"That...... Your Majesty, may I ask you a question? ”

After accompanying Cleopatra for a long time, and listening to her introduce all kinds of luxury products along the way, I couldn't help but speak.

"What is it, distinguished guest, as long as the concubine knows, she will definitely answer you seriously."

Cleopatra also seemed to be in a good mood, nodding and smiling at me.

"In your palace...... There doesn't seem to be such a thing as a real luxury. I scratched my head and said, "Although you use a car with beautiful patterns, it is mostly dyed with gold dust rather than real gold; You're looking for a quality of life, but the materials you use aren't very valuable...... Why is that? ”

Yes, there is a strange contradiction in Cleopatra.

On the one hand, her personality is very flamboyant and outgoing, and her clothing, food, housing and transportation must reflect the ultimate beauty; On the other hand, however, the materials she uses are very common.

I had already noticed at the banquet that although there was a wide variety of fruits and drinks, they were all freely picked in Egypt and did not require much manpower and material resources.

Compared with the lavish banquet in the palace, it is more like a family banquet for the host of the ordinary people who are hospitable.

This may seem similar to Nero's way of doing things, but it is completely different, Nero must pursue the most extravagant things, even if it costs a lot of money.

"There is something wrong with what you said." Cleopatra looked at it, shook her head, and said, "In your eyes, isn't it true that only the most expensive things are the most beautiful?" ”

"This ...... Of course not, there are things that are very expensive to price. I hesitated, "But you are the Lord of Pharaoh, and Egypt is so rich that it stands to reason that you can pursue luxury." ”

“…… No matter how rich Egypt is, wealth does not belong to every people. Cleopatra sighed, "O guest of Britain, you have come from both sides of the Nile, and you must have seen the living conditions of the local people, right?" ”

"Yes...... Their lives are still relatively difficult, and some of them are even barely fed. I nodded, feeling a little heavy.

"So, when I think that there are still so many people in the country who are not being taken care of as they should be, how can I bear to enjoy a lot of wealth?" Cleopatra shook her head, "Although I can't change the distribution of wealth due to some domestic reasons, I also firmly believe that as long as I use less, I can save more for these poor people." ”

"Could it be that some of the reasons you mentioned have something to do with the temple?" My heart moved.

"Well, I think you already know." Cleopatra didn't look surprised, and nodded lightly, "You can eradicate the entire temple organization in Rome, and it is indeed not to be underestimated. ”

"In that case, let's help you ...... the Egyptian temple by the way"

"No, don't do that." Cleopatra shook his head again and again, "Egypt thanks you for your kindness, but this is our own business, and we don't need external help now." ”

"But didn't you say you couldn't change the status quo?" I frowned and said, "If this continues, do you want to turn a blind eye to this poisonous weed?" ”

"Let's talk about it, wait until our cooperation on the legend of the Knight King is reached, and then talk about the rest of the matter."

Cleopatra smiled softly and did not continue the conversation.

"Alright, it's time for the banquet to end, and I'll arrange a room for you to rest. We'll talk again tomorrow morning. ”

Before I knew it, we had turned back to the ballroom.

"By the way, it was a very pleasant experience to chat and walk around with you!"

Leaving such a sentence, Cleopatra smiled and walked in first, and I had no choice but to follow behind.

In the banquet hall, Nero and Iskandar were still so basking in the lively atmosphere that they didn't even notice that Cleopatra and I were leaving.

It wasn't until Cleopatra announced the end of the banquet that the two of them fell in love with me and followed the two guards, who had just been promoted to generals, to their lodgings.

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"Lord Emiya, we are guarding the door, please feel free to call us if you need to."

The two men who are now my retinue bowed respectfully to me.

Probably because I indirectly helped them get promoted, and they were all very polite.

"Wait, I'll ask you something." I stopped them and said, "Have you observed anything unusual in the Queen during your time with her?" ”

"Lord Emiya asked us about the Queen, could it be that he wanted to ......?"

They both looked at each other, then squeezed their eyebrows at me at the same time.

"Where did you think of it! That's not what I meant. ”

Feeling the suggestive meaning in the expressions of the two, I couldn't help but laugh.

“…… It's just that when I was hanging out with Kolo Patra today, she behaved strangely, as if there was something in her heart that she couldn't let go. "So I'm wondering, you two have been guards by her side for a long time, do you know a little bit about this?" ”

"About this...... Are you sure you want to know? ”

When the two attendants heard this, they were also rarely silent, and only after a while did they ask.

"Of course, not to mention the future interests, the mere fact that she needs help is enough for me to act." I nodded, "So while I don't know why you're so secretive about that, I really want to help." Trust me on that. ”

“…… Well, Lord Emiya, you have been gracious to us, so we will also risk being punished by the queen today by informing you of some hidden things. Did you know that the tombs of our Egyptian pharaohs were made into pyramids in the desert? ”

One of the attendants finally nodded heavily and looked at me.

"Well, I also know that their remains will be made into air-dried mummies and stored for a long time." I affirmed, "But...... Does this have anything to do with our topic? ”

"Of course there is, as early as nearly a thousand years ago an evil organization infiltrated Egypt. They declared their name to be the Temple, but because they did not enter the central government to compete for power, let alone cause trouble among the people, they were not taken seriously at all when they first appeared, and were freed as ordinary missionary organizations. ”

"Is it really just a mission?" I was a little skeptical, "In that case, there is really nothing to be afraid of." ”

"However, it was only later that we found out that the people of these groups were divided into people who were close to the desert. They convince those people that they are abandoned by God and can only live in a lonely place of death, while those who live along the rich Nile are God's people. In this way, sharp contradictions were created, and civil strife broke out frequently. ”