Chapter 369: No Attacks on Each Other for a Year

Olympia.

This is the only city in Elis.

When Roy came here with Hippodamia and 3,000 troops, Pelops had already fled with the Mycenaean soldiers.

The Athenian soldiers took over the city without any hindrance.

Because the Athenian soldiers were led not only by Roy, but also by Hippodamia, the princess of Elis.

The Temple of Ares in Olympia has now been transformed into the Temple of Zeus by the Mycenaeans, with statues of Zeus and Poseidon enshrined in the temple.

Roy and Hippodamia came here with the Athenian soldiers. Roy ordered the soldiers to push down the statues of Zeus and Poseidon, and then said to Hippodamia.

"Hippodamia, I leave you 1,000 soldiers. Can you fulfill my expectations and integrate the Elis region into the Kingdom of Athens?"

After all, the Elis region is different from the Argos region and Arcadia region.

The main ethnic group of the Kingdom of Athens was the Pelasgians, and the Argives and Arcadians were also Pelasgians.

The Kingdom of Athens conquered the Argos and Arcadia regions to save its own people from the rule of the foreign conquerors, the Mycenaeans.

Moreover, Roy neither let them worship other gods nor changed their way of life.

After the Mycenaeans conquered the Argos and Arcadia regions, they had already eliminated the local ruling class.

Roy implemented the policies of the Kingdom of Athens in the Argos and Arcadia regions, and would not be opposed by the Argives and Arcadians.

But the Ilis people were Illyrians, a different ethnic group from the Pelasgians.

Although Roy saved the Ilis people from the rule of the Mycenaeans, Roy wanted to dethrone the god Ares they worshipped, and transform them from nomads to farming people, which would inevitably be strongly opposed by the Ilis people.

"I..."

Hippodamia said with some lack of confidence.

"I have confidence that I can integrate the Elis region into the Kingdom of Athens."

"But I have no confidence in you."

Roy sighed and said.

"Under your rule, the Elis people can continue to maintain their nomadic lifestyle. I only ask the Elis region to abolish Ares's status as the patron god and worship Metis as the new patron god of Elis - this should not arouse strong opposition from the Elis people."

Hippodamia immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"If your majesty's request to me is just to drive Ares off the throne, I have confidence that I can integrate the Elis region into the Kingdom of Athens."

Originally, Ares was a god worshipped by the Elis people for thousands of years, and it was not easy to drive Ares off the throne.

But the city of Olympia was conquered by the Mycenaeans, which meant that Ares lost to Zeus, the patron god of the Mycenaeans.

As a failed god, Ares could not protect the Elis people - this gave Hippodamia a legitimate reason to drive Ares off the throne.

"Hippodamia! I only allow the Elis people to maintain their nomadic lifestyle temporarily. Next year I will transform the Elis people into an agricultural nation, so you have to establish a strong ruling authority within this year."

After leaving Hippodamia with a thousand soldiers, Roy left Olympia with two thousand spearmen and headed for Elis in the north.

When Roy came to the south of the Pinios River with two thousand spearmen, Perseus appeared in a chariot and questioned Roy angrily.

"Roy, we Mycenaeans have no intention of being enemies with the Kingdom of Athens, why do you want to take away our territory? Now we are relatives, and I also attended your wedding and sent you wedding blessings - how can you do this to me?"

After listening to Perseus' questioning, Roy said with a smile.

"Perseus, so what if we are relatives? So what if you attended my wedding? Acrisius is your grandfather, and you killed him to seize the throne. Now I want to increase the territory and population of the Kingdom of Athens, and there is no reason to stop my ambition."

"You already know that I killed my grandfather--"

With the stain of killing his grandfather Acrisius, Perseus immediately lost the confidence to accuse Roy.

"Roy, we Mycenaeans are no longer a threat to the Kingdom of Athens. Can't you really give us a way out?"

"You want a way out, and I can give it to you."

Roy looked to the north and said.

"Perseus! Now I want to incorporate the entire Peloponnese Peninsula into the territory of the Kingdom of Athens. You can take the Mycenaeans and migrate to the northwest of the Balkan Peninsula ruled by the Illyrians! I will make an agreement with you in the name of the goddess Metis that in the next year, we will not attack each other, and you can do your best to conquer the Illyrians."

Roy's proposal made Perseus look shaken.

Because after contacting the Illyrians, Perseus found that the Illyrians' civilization was very backward.

As a backward nomadic people, the Illyrians not only had a small population, but also used mostly wooden or stone weapons.

Perseus led the Mycenaean soldiers using bronze weapons to conquer the Illyrians, which could be said to be a dimensionality reduction attack.

"One year... If you agree with me not to attack each other for ten years, I will accept your proposal."

"Perseus! Don't you have the confidence to conquer more territory and population than me in one year and build a powerful kingdom that can fight against the Kingdom of Athens?"

Perseus certainly wouldn't think that his talents were lost to Loy's.

Since Roy was able to establish a powerful Kingdom of Athens in half a year, Perseus was also confident that he could build an equally powerful kingdom in one year.

"Roy! I can accept your proposal and make an agreement with you not to attack each other for one year, but you must agree to one condition."

Perseus said with a solemn expression.

"You have to give me ten days to take away all the food and people in Elis City."

"Okay! Let's make a deal now! King Roy of Athens promises you in the name of the goddess Metis that as long as the Mycenaeans leave the Peloponnese, the Kingdom of Athens will not take the initiative in the next year. made an attack on the Mycenaeans."

After Roy made his promise, Perseus followed.

"Perseus, King of Mycenae, promises you in the name of Father God Zeus that in the next year, the Mycenaeans will not take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Athens."

After both parties made an agreement in the name of the gods, Perseus said to Roy.

"I heard that Hippodamia, the princess of Elis, is also your woman. Now that I have captured your father-in-law Oenomanus, I can release my good will and return your father-in-law to you."

Roy rolled his eyes and said.

"Hippodamia is not my woman, and Oenomanus is not my father-in-law. You don't have to give him back to me. Whether you want to kill Oenomaus or use him as a slave, None of them have anything to do with me.”

"Since you say so, I want to return Oenomanus to you even more."

Perseus finished jokingly and drove away in his chariot.