Chapter 266: Do you understand what the final right of interpretation is?
"In addition, I can also promise that precious iron sand will flow out of your rivers for you to make weapons."
Horses and iron are the most precious things in this era strategic resources.
Iron can also be replaced by bronze, but horses cannot be replaced by cattle and sheep.
Besides, the presence of horses means there are fertile pastures and water sources.
Poseidon holds the wealth and power of the entire ocean, and the rich resources she can develop are far beyond the reach of Athena.
Although Cecrops remained expressionless, no tendency could be seen.
But the ordinary people under the steps were very obviously biased towards Poseidon.
Poseidon can provide unlimited blessings for fishing, pasture, and travel and trade.
Who doesn’t want the land where he lives to become extremely rich?
In comparison, Athena's promise only contained various knowledge and technologies, which did not seem so attractive.
But only Cecrops, as the king, knew the difference between the two.
Athena gives wisdom so that humans can develop and change their lives.
What Poseidon gave was a pure gift, making this city extremely rich and possessing an unparalleled geographical location.
Also, Poseidon supports war and conquest.
Whether it is ships that must have favorable winds, or iron ore and horses, there is no doubt that her country can become strong quickly.
Being strong means expansion. After people have power, they will want to occupy all the fertile land and pastures in the world.
Horse racing to enclose land is a common feature of all civilizations.
If the person as the judge is not Cecrops, but someone else, or a majority vote.
Now Poseidon has probably won. After all, people pay more attention to immediate interests.
Faced with Poseidon's generous price tag, Athena seemed to realize that it would be difficult for her to make a difference if she continued to use ordinary wisdom and knowledge as a bargaining chip.
She also needs to add some more tempting and impactful chips to gain some support for herself.
After thinking for a moment, Athena took off the laurel wreath woven from olive branches on her head and spoke softly.
“Indeed, in terms of these material blessings, I can’t compare to you as the Lord of the Seven Seas.”
“But the path you gave them is full of barbarism and The bloody road leads to destruction sooner or later.”
Throwing out the olive branch in his hand, it took root deeply on the stone steps and sprouted quickly.
In just a few breaths, it grew into a lush green olive tree, with branches full of fruits.
Athena turned around, faced all the people under the steps, and said loudly.
“I give you an alternative, an alternative to war filled with death and destruction.”
“Peace and civilization! Wisdom and wealth!”
"I will teach you how to create your own wealth with your own hands."
"Even if this is just an ordinary olive tree, it can create unexpected wealth."
Looking at the olive tree planted by Athena, Eros said it was familiar to him!
Sesame oil made from olive oil is one of the most common practices in Greece.
Eros has smelled this smell from almost most of the women he knows.
Even on many occasions, I have personally tasted the body that reflects the shimmer of light like a bodybuilder.
Of course, this thing does not only have such a use. Olive oil does symbolize wealth in Greece.
Aware of her disadvantage, Athena finally changed her direction. "Oh, without swords and horses, even if you have wealth, you can't protect it."
Poseidon said something slightly critical, but gave Athena the biggest assist. .
After hearing her words, Athena instantly put away her smile, showed a determined look, and suddenly raised her spear.
"Then I will bring you peace and victory! In the name of the son of Zeus, I promise you!"
"I will bring wisdom and civilization and defend you. of peace, I will regard your city as my most dazzling pearl and let it be immortal with me."
"I refuse barbaric conquest, but as long as you have the fighting spirit to defend your own peace, I will. I will definitely bring you victory!”
“I am the son of Zeus, the goddess of wisdom, and I will be with you and mankind!”
Athena's brazen dive stunned Poseidon for a moment.
The previous words were all unearned contributions, but these words are completely different.
We are deeply bound to human beings and to the human beings on this land. We are both prosperous and devastated.
Such a sacrifice is too heavy. At least Poseidon cannot do such a thing.
Although the gods will have their own elects and blessings, they will never make such a deeply binding declaration like Athena.
Especially a guaranteed victory? Even Nike, the goddess of victory, is just a driver of Zeus.
Athena actually dared to speak like this, which really surprised Poseidon.
But the next moment, she knew that she could no longer compete with Athena.
She just wanted to gain a vassal by the way, but Athena completely treated her as her own backbone.
The investment and goals of the two are not on the same level, which makes it impossible for her to win no matter what.
Unless now Poseidon, like Athena, is bound to the people on this land in his name as King of the Sea.
That way she could overpower Athena, but in doing so, the sacrifice would be a bit high.
As the King of the Sea, she controls the entire vast ocean, so why would she bind herself to these humans?
If these humans fail, are conquered or destroyed, her reputation as the Sea King will also be damaged.
Except for Athena, who has no real power, it seems that no god would make such a sacrifice.
Cecrops finally opened his eyes wide and looked at Athena with a moved expression.
So good? It seems that the relationship between this trio of human beings is really strong.
She didn’t understand why Athena did this, she just thought that Prometheus and Eros were proud enough.
At this moment, her mood was extremely complicated, and she didn't know how to express Athena's attention.
With this level of guarantee, it can be said that when necessary, Athena will personally pick up the spear and shield to fight for the city-state.
Among so many people, only Eros and Prometheus heard the mystery in Athena's words.
Peace does not necessarily have to rely on fighting~ Sometimes giving in and negotiating peace is also a kind of peace.
As for the degree of guarantee of victory, after all, even if she is defeated, Athena can still benefit by other means.
Who said that if you can't beat others, you will definitely lose? Do you know what trade anti-dumping is?
Win! Big win!
The last sentence even more removes himself from the barbaric war of conquest.
She, Athena, only fights for wars of protection and peace, and will never fight unjust wars of aggression.
As for what counts as guardianship? What counts as conquest?
The final right of interpretation still belongs to Athena.
If Athens is to be built into a holy city of saints, what will theseus and the like do when they turn around?
(End of this chapter)