Chapter 418: Nafel's Three Requests

Roy wanted to conquer the entire Egyptian region, and of course his biggest enemies could not be the Hyksos, Phoenicians and the Light Tribe.

After all, the combined number of these three ethnic groups is only 300,000 at most.

The Egyptian kingdom ruled by Nafir has a population of more than two million, which is more than seven times the number of these three ethnic groups. Therefore, the Egyptian kingdom of Nafir is the biggest enemy of Roy's conquest of Egypt.

It was obviously impossible to persuade Nafir to agree to the Athenian Empire's annexation of the Kingdom of Egypt.

So Roy didn't waste time trying to convince Nafir with thousands of words.

In order to get Nafir to agree to his request, Roy chose to use Nafir in sleeping clothes.

"Will you really let me and my children rule Egypt?"

After hearing Roy's words, Nafir said with a shaken expression.

"If you didn't lie to me - since the final result is that I will rule Egypt, then don't let your Athenian empire annex my Egyptian kingdom."

"Dear Nafir!"

Roy showed a gentle smile, picked up Nafir in a princess hug and said.

"Before we discuss this important issue, I would like to fulfill my duties as a husband to you so that we can become husband and wife as one person."

After saying that, Roy hugged Nafir and left the hall towards the bedroom.

the next day.

When the sun filled the entire palace, Nafir was still lying in Roy's arms, unwilling to wake up.

Looking at Nafir, whose cheeks were blushing and hiding in his arms like an ostrich, Roy pinched her ear with his right hand and said.

"Dear Nafir, we can continue the topic we talked about yesterday. Now that we are husband and wife, are you willing to trust me without reservation?"

"Um……"

"Naphiel! I want to merge the Empire of Athens and the Kingdom of Egypt into one country because I have a reason to do so. I want to become a god after death. To do this, I must build a country with a population of five million or even thousands. The entire Egyptian region has a population of about three million and is an integral part of my plan to become a god after my death, so I must completely control Egypt if you want to stop my plan to become a god. I can only use force to destroy your Egyptian kingdom. After losing your identity as the Queen of Egypt, your status in my heart will also decline. If you are willing to actively cooperate with my plan, I can guarantee that the dominance of the Egyptian province will belong to you and me. your child."

Roy spoke his thoughts without reservation, and Nafir raised his blushing face and said.

"Dear! In our Egyptian history, many pharaohs have made various efforts to become gods, so I can understand your idea of ​​​​wanting to become gods. But your Athenian empire will exclude all ruling classes other than the royal family. Demoted to civilians, if I agree with you to merge the Kingdom of Athens and the Kingdom of Egypt, the various city-states of the Kingdom of Egypt will definitely break away from my rule. I oppose the annexation of the Kingdom of Egypt by the Empire of Athens because I don’t want to see the Kingdom of Egypt become fragmented.”

The rulers of the various city-states in the Kingdom of Egypt were not fools.

If Nafir agreed to the merger of the Kingdom of Egypt with the Athenian Empire, the rulers of various city-states would certainly not sit still and wait for death.

"Nafel, you don't need to worry about the rebellion of various city-states at all."

Roy said confidently.

"After we unify Egypt, the number of city-states we rule will reach thirty. Even if half of the city-states launch a rebellion, suppressing them will be as easy as crushing ants."

"Are you joking?"

Nafir rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction and said.

"If half of the city-states rebel, it is possible for these city-states to join forces to drive us out of Egypt. Even if we can suppress the rebellion, we will definitely pay a huge sacrifice."

"Naphiel, you know nothing about the power of the Athenian Empire. Now your Kingdom of Egypt is still in the Bronze Age, and the Athenian Empire has entered the Black Iron Age. Athenian soldiers who use black iron weapons can crush them on the battlefield. The Egyptian soldiers with bronze weapons are as powerful as one against ten. As long as you support your husband, I will arm your Egyptian soldiers with black iron weapons so that you can easily suppress the rebellion."

"Dark Iron Weapons - Is this the secret of your Athenian empire's ever-expanding empire?"

Nafir looked at Roy with ambitious eyes and said.

"As long as you agree to my three demands, I will agree to the merger of the Athenian Empire with the Egyptian Kingdom."

"Tell me your request first."

"My first request is that the Egyptian province be ruled by me and my children, and that I have military and diplomatic autonomy. My second request is that the advanced technology of the Athenian Empire must be spread to the Egyptian region, allowing Egypt to The region has entered the Black Iron Age. My third request is that the status of the goddess Sekhmet as the head of the Egyptian gods cannot be changed.”

"You are the daughter of a god favored by the goddess Sekhmet. The goddess Sekhmet is the head of the gods in Egypt. You are the noblest human being in Egypt."

Seeing Nafir's thoughts, Roy said with a smile.

"Dear Nafir, I agree to all three of your requests. Now let's complete the unification of Egypt first, and then I will help you build an infantry legion and a cavalry legion using black iron weapons, so that you can easily suppress the rebellion. "

When Roy and Nafir left the City of the Sun with five legions, Aries' 5,000 army and Nafir's 50,000 army had already arrived at Bubastis City.

Before Nafir's 50,000-strong army could launch an attack on the city, Bubastis City took the initiative to open its gates.

Obviously, the Egyptians in Bubastis did not want to sacrifice their lives to defend the rule of the Hyksos, so Bubastis chose to surrender.

This was an expected result.

In the war in which the southern Egyptians expelled the Hyksos, the city-states ruled by the Egyptians rarely resisted.

After Roy and Nefer arrived in Bubastis, they immediately eliminated the priest nobles and temple priests in Bubastis.

Because of the elimination of the priest nobles and temple priests, when Roy and Nefer implemented the policies of the Athenian Empire here, Bubastis would not join the rebellious city-states.

The patron saint of Bubastis is the cat goddess Basteto.

Basteto was originally a lion goddess, war goddess and sun goddess with a lion head and a human body.

Because Sekhmet became the patron saint of Egypt and the queen of gods, Basteto was forced to change from a lion goddess to a cat goddess.

Basteto lost the image of a lion goddess because of Sekhmet's suppression.

Bastetto lost her status as the goddess of war and the goddess of the sun because of the rise of the sun god Ra.

During the 17th Dynasty of Egypt, the city of Bubastis was nominally ruled by the Hyksos, but in fact it had the status of an independent city-state. The worship of Bastetto reached its peak during this period.

After the 18th Dynasty of Egypt unified Egypt, the sun god Ra began to rise, and eventually Bastetto became one of the sun goddesses whose sun status was taken away by the sun god Ra.

Later, Bastetto became a cat goddess who was in charge of music, dance and family protection.

Although Bastetto was deprived of the image of the lion goddess by Sekhmet, she is still the sun goddess and the goddess of war.

Roy and Nefer only eliminated the priest nobles and temple nobles of the city of Bubastis, and did not shake Bastetto's status as the patron saint, so Bastetto did not stop Roy and Nefer.