Chapter 406 The Princess Is of No Use

When Aurora walked down the Acropolis and entered the streets of Athens, a golden carriage, shining in the sun, was also pulled down the Acropolis by two white horses.

Hearing the sound of the carriage approaching her, Aurora turned around vigilantly and saw twelve Athenian soldiers guarding the carriage behind her. Roy, Procne, and Philomela were sitting in the carriage, and Andromeda was sitting in the driver's seat.

"What do you mean?"

Aurora stopped and asked Roy.

"Do you regret it?"

Roy smiled and shook his head.

"I just want to see how you can survive in my territory without money and without the free help of others. I will always follow you, just pretend we don't exist!"

"I'm not a child, do you think I don't have the ability to survive?"

After rolling her eyes at Roy, Aurora turned around and continued to move forward.

When she was about to reach the west gate of Athens, the aroma of hot steamed buns wafted over, and Aurora immediately felt a little hungry.

Seeing many Athenians gathered in a steamed bun shop to buy steamed buns, Aurora also walked over curiously.

After the people in line bought the steamed buns, the owner of the steamed bun shop asked Aurora.

"Beautiful girl, how many steamed buns do you want to buy?"

"I don't eat much, just give me two steamed buns."

"Then do you want to pay with small silver coins, copper coins, salt or grain?"

"Pay the bill--"

Of course Aurora knew that there was no free lunch in the world, but she had nothing to pay the bill.

So Aurora said with some shame and embarrassment.

"I am the princess of the Etruscans in the northern part of the Apennine Peninsula. Can you give me the steamed buns first? I will give you ten times and a hundred times the return in the future."

"Are you a princess?"

Looking at Aurora's beautiful face and noble temperament, the steamed bun shop owner couldn't help laughing.

"You really look like a princess! It doesn't matter if you don't have money to pay the bill. Two steamed buns are not worth much. Just consider it as a gift from me."

Just when the steamed bun shop owner wanted to give the two steamed buns to Aurora, an Athenian soldier came over and said to the steamed bun shop owner.

"Shopkeeper! This princess is the enemy of our Athenian Empire, so His Majesty the Emperor ordered that anyone who provides free help to this princess will also become an enemy of the Athenian Empire."

The enemy of the Athenian Empire-

For such a serious crime, will the punishment be the killing of the whole family or being demoted to slavery?

The steamed bun shop owner was so scared that his whole body froze, and the steamed bun in his hand fell to the ground.

After coming to his senses, the steamed bun shop owner immediately said to Aurora tremblingly.

"You...you leave me quickly, I won't give you anything."

Seeing the steamed bun shop owner's attitude change drastically, driving her away like avoiding the plague, Aurora said with some dissatisfaction.

"Roy just doesn't want you to give me free aid. I will definitely pay you in the future, so this is not free aid."

"Go away! Even if you have money - no matter how much money you have, I won't sell it to you. Our family still wants to live a good life and can't afford to offend a big shot like you."

Seeing that the steamed bun shop owner was so anxious that he was about to cry, Aurora sighed helplessly and turned away.

Walking to Roy's golden carriage, Aurora said dissatisfiedly.

"Why did you send soldiers to scare the steamed bun seller?"

"I didn't scare him, I just told him the consequences of helping you for free. It's the owner's own choice not to sell the steamed buns to you, and it has nothing to do with me."

Roy's words were very reasonable, and Aurora could only leave Athens hungry.

Piraeus Port.

Aurora came here hungry and saw a stall selling bread, oatmeal and other food to sailors and dock workers, so she walked over and asked.

"I want to exchange this necklace for some food. Are you willing to sell it to me?"

After saying that, she took off the necklace from her neck.

Aurora's necklace is naturally very valuable to be worn on the neck of a princess.

The stall owner was about to accept this profitable deal, and an Athenian soldier came over and said.

"Stall owner! This princess is an enemy of the Athenian Empire, so His Majesty the Emperor ordered that anyone who provides free help to this princess will also become an enemy of the Athenian Empire."

Enemy of the Athenian Empire-

Such a serious charge, even if Aurora is willing to pay, the stall owner is scared and does not want to do business with her.

Aurora, who failed to buy food again, came to the carriage angrily and complained to Roy.

"I'm going to exchange my necklace for food, why do you want to destroy it?"

Roy said innocently.

"Aurora! It is my responsibility and obligation to let all Athenians know that you are an enemy of the Athenian Empire. It is the right of these shopkeepers and stall owners to refuse to sell things to you."

"Then what should I do next? They dare not sell things to me when they know my identity. Do you want me to starve to death?"

"You can exchange your labor for food."

Roy laughed jokingly.

"For example, here at the port, the dock workers' jobs are all provided with food and accommodation. You can become a dock worker."

"Dock workers--"

Aurora looked at the dock workers who were carrying various goods.

The work of these dock workers was obviously very hard, so in this cool autumn, they were still sweating.

"The dock workers work so hard, their wages must be very high!"

Andromeda, who was driving, said expressionlessly.

"Their wages are not actually high. The minimum wage is 100 kilograms of grain per month, the average wage is 150 kilograms of grain per month, and the highest wage is 200 kilograms of grain per month."

"Ah--"

Hearing the wages mentioned by Andromeda, Aurora widened her eyes in surprise.

As an Etruscan princess, the food Aurora and her maids eat every day is worth hundreds of kilograms of grain.

These dock workers work so hard for a month, but they can only feed her and her maids for one or two days.

"Dock workers work so hard, but their wages are so low. I don't want to do this kind of work."

"Then would you like to be a waiter in a hotel?"

Roy pointed to a Royal Hotel in Athens and said.

"The women walking around there are waitresses in the hotel. Their job is to serve guests orders. Although their salary is similar to that of dock workers, their work is much easier than that of dock workers."

Aurora observed the hotel lobby and saw many guests pretending to be casual and taking advantage of the waitresses. Aurora said angrily.

"You actually let me do this kind of work? I am an Etruscan princess. How can I be taken advantage of by sailors and merchants who are civilians at first glance."

"Then can you weave? If you can weave, I can recommend you to be a weaver."

"No!"

"Then can you cook? If you can cook, I can recommend you to be a cook."

"No!"

"Then what can you do?"

"I can hunt!"

"I'm so sorry. Every blade of grass and every beast in the Athenian Empire belongs to me. If you engage in poaching, you will be punished by Athenian law, so your hunting skills cannot get you a job."

Roy said with a smile.

"It seems that as a princess, the most suitable career for you is princess."