Author: Sifang Qianjun

September and October are the winter wheat sowing seasons.

The cement road from Athens to Thebes.

Loy galloped on his fast horse. Along the way, he could see three or five farmers using oxen and horses as livestock to pull iron plows or columbians to sow the fields. There were also squads of Athenian soldiers patrolling around to eliminate bandits or wild beasts.

On the distant sea, one can also see the warships of the Athenian navy patrolling the sea.

Because Roy provided a large number of jobs with public projects such as building bridges and paving roads, and vigorously cracked down on bandits and pirates, the current Athenian Empire can be called the safest country in the world.

Even if you travel far alone, you can reach your destination safely.

Thebes city.

Roy came to this city ruled by Harmonia and saw that the city of Thebes had undergone new changes.

As the largest city closest to Athens, the population here has become larger and the streets have become more prosperous.

The palace of Harmonia.

Upon hearing the news of Loy's arrival, Harmonia took Iol, Helle, Alcestis, and Laodamia out of the palace hall to greet Loy.

Seeing Roy looking very weak with two dark circles under his eyes, Harmonia asked with her eyes widened in surprise.

"My dear, what happened to you? Did you have a hard battle with a powerful enemy?"

"That's right!"

Roy said with a wry smile.

"I did have a hard battle with two witches and almost had my life drained out of me by them."

Although Harmonia is an unmarried girl, she is not a child who doesn't understand anything.

"Are the two witches you are talking about Procne and Philomela? Then the reason why you are like this is--"

Before she finished speaking, Harmonia blushed with embarrassment.

Roy walked up to Harmonia, held her in his arms and said.

"Dear Harmonia, I have now conquered the Apennine Peninsula and turned the Kingdom of Athens into the Athenian Empire with an area of ​​330,000 square kilometers and a population of two million. I do not plan to continue to launch wars. We will take advantage of it as soon as possible.

Get married during this time!”

Harmonia nodded and said.

"I will arrange our marriage immediately, but why do you look so anxious? Are you lying to me when you say you won't start a war next?"

"Now I really don't want to start a war, but the plan can't keep up with the changes, and I don't know if there will be any unexpected situations in the future, so I want to get married to you as soon as possible. If we don't hurry up and get married, if something unexpected happens

If something happens, or I change my mind and want to start a war, then I won’t be able to marry you this year."

"Don't worry, I have already prepared for the wedding."

Harmonia said with a smile.

"In order to hold our wedding, I have invited twenty first-class citizen families, thirty second-class citizen families and fifty third-class citizen families to live in Thebes. Tomorrow we will send these citizen families to witness the wedding.

Invite us, and we can hold a formal wedding at the temple of the goddess Mnemosyne the day after tomorrow."

Return to the palace hall.

Roy held Harmonia and sat on the golden throne.

Loy said in surprise when he saw Iol, Helle, Alcestis, and Laodamia holding some account books for inspection.

"Harmonia, do you regard them as tools?"

"After all, I don't care for idlers here!"

Harmonia admitted with a smile.

"Thanks to them sharing my work, I can manage a huge territory of 15,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 150,000 by myself. And -"

After a pause, Harmonia blushed and whispered into Roy's ear.

"I not only want them to share my work, but also let them serve you with me. There are five people in Thebes who serve you together. Can you stay here for a little longer?"

Harmonia wanted Iole, Helle, Alcestis, and Laodamia to be her dowry maids, and Loy would certainly not object.

After all, for Roy, the more tool men who help him rule the Athenian Empire, the better.

The best way to ensure the loyalty of these tool men is to make them Roy's women.

By then, even if it is not for Roy, they will work hard for their children.

"Harmonia! After the Athenian Empire has a great harvest next year, I plan to conquer the entire Balkan Peninsula. The area of ​​the Balkan Peninsula is 550,000 square kilometers. The Athenian Empire only owns 70,000 square kilometers of the Balkan Peninsula and six

A population of 100,000. Next year the Athenian Empire will increase its area by 480,000 square kilometers and its population of about 1.5 million, and your work will increase several times. In order to manage the huge territory in the north, you must train them well.

Let them become qualified tool workers."

"My dear, I will definitely complete the task you gave me. How do you plan to reward me?"

Roy bit Harmonia's cherry lips, and then said with a serious expression.

"Although you are my third woman, your status in my heart is not inferior to that of Procne and Philomela - are you satisfied with such a reward?"

Harmonia bit Roy with her cherry lips——

Apparently this was her answer.

In a blink of an eye, it’s the day after tomorrow.

This is the day when Roy and Harmonia hold their official wedding.

Temple of Mnemosyne in Thebes.

Loy and Harmonia, all dressed up, walked into the temple of Mnemosyne in the presence of a hundred citizen families.

As a trainee priestess serving the goddess Mnemosyne, Iole was responsible for officiating the wedding today.

Roy and Harmonia walked hand in hand to Iol, who had his back to the statue of Mnemosyne. Iol said nervously.

"In the presence of the great goddess Mnemosyne and all the guests, are you willing to marry Harmonia and become her husband who will love and care for her forever?"

Roy first showed a gentle smile to the nervous Yiole, then looked at Harmonia and said.

"The goddess Mnemosyne and all the guests bear witness that I will be Harmonia's husband and will love and care for her forever."

"The goddess Mnemosyne and the guests present have witnessed your oath. I hope you will never forget this day."

Yiole took a deep breath and then said to Harmonia.

"Harmonia! In the presence of the great goddess Mnemosyne and all the guests, are you willing to marry Roy and become a loyal wife and bear him children?"

Harmonia said with a bright smile.

"As witnessed by the great goddess Mnemosyne and all the guests, I swear that I will always love Loy deeply and fulfill my wife's responsibilities and obligations for Loy."

Roy and Harmonia said their respective vows, and the wedding was completed.

Yiole breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"The great goddess Mnemosyne and all the guests present have witnessed that you are now a legal couple at the wedding. I wish you can become a happy couple."

As soon as Iol finished speaking, an Athenian soldier broke into the temple and shouted.

"Your Majesty - I bring you important news!"
Chapter completed!