On the day of the charity auction.

Ceremonial chariots converged from all directions, the doors opened, and out of the richly dressed people and their female companions stepped out.

Dressed in a white ribbon, hairless, and oil-coated with holy oil, the chief attendant stood by the door, pronouncing the family names of the guests in a sonorous voice.

The attendants in charge of receiving the guests were all white-robed and bald-menians paid great attention to trimming their hair, even ordinary commoners needed to keep their hair neat, nobles would pluck out their body hair on top of this, and priests had to clean their eyelashes and private parts to symbolize purity.

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As guests walk through the gates and neat corridors, the melodies of the music become clearer and clearer, and the darkness and depth of the antechamber of the Temple of Hades give them a unique experience.

The decoration of the temple is simple, the dome of the central hall is about 30 meters high, and there are more than 100 crystal lamps, and only a few white candles are lit to symbolize sacrifice and mourning. There were no handsome guys and beauties among the waiters, all of them were insiders of the temple, and there were no wine and delicacies in the tray they were holding, just simple water and melons and fruits.

The windows on both sides were wide open, and dust flew in the golden light, illuminating the outlines of the reliefs between the walls. Realistic portraits of the affected areas are placed everywhere, and the tragic situation of the victims crying out for hunger and cold makes people feel worried at first sight.

The orchestra sometimes played bleak and sad music, sometimes played chant-style music, and all kinds of factors superimposed, so that the aristocratic men and women who were originally laughing and laughing involuntarily calmed down one by one.

The shoppers saw the nobles from a distance and greeted them eagerly, and the attendants moved with them with pamphlets of various jewels. These people have been professionally trained by Evan, and although their manners are not elegant, they cannot find fault with them. The appearance is not very handsome and beautiful, but it is easy for people to let down their guard, with an amiable smile, so that the old man feels at home at home, and at the same time, he suddenly has a sense of closeness.

The reason why they are so enthusiastic is because Evan promised these people that the more items they sell, the more dividends they will pay. Maybe you won't have to worry about eating and drinking for a few years, is there a reason not to work hard!?

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As the centerpiece of the auction, the atmosphere inside the Temple of Hades is relatively calm, because the nobles deliberately maintain elegance and calmness, they have the intention to compete for treasures, but they are not willing to lose their dignity for this.

In stark contrast is the terrace and plaza of the temple, which is surrounded by manicured bushes and is majestic and otherworldly. It was originally a sacred religious site, but it was dyed into a vegetable market-like scene by wealthy merchants.

Like wolves smelling blood, the merchants followed the shopping guides in groups to visit the samples, bid for each other, and even quarreled over some goods, and needed the Holy Cult Army to appear to maintain order.

And further out, near the street, there are tents scattered in the open field, and some civilians with spare money come and go, trying to find some cost-effective household items. Due to the abundant supply, most people have found the ideal item.

Due to the experience of his previous life and the Sun King, although there were some twists and turns, the auction went smoothly overall.

Evan hid behind the scenes the whole time, listening to the voices of the nobles bidding for jewelry and antiques, while nervously calculating the amount. He knew very well in his heart that he had offended Eru Lomei a few days ago, and if he let her find fault, he was afraid that she would have to shed her skin.

"Sixty-three thousand deben, plus seven hundred and twenty-two thousand deben, plus ...... Eighty one million six hundred and thirty deben!"

He counted the numbers on the rough papyrus and calculated the money for the small half-day auction, and breathed a sigh of relief.

It was only a few hours later, and the jewels worth 800,000 deben were sold, and the enthusiasm of the nobles in the auction was somewhat more than Ivan expected.

"Your Majesty...... You...... You've figured it out?"

Yasin stood behind him, looking at the dense blue star numbers, his expression was like reading a book from heaven, and then at Evan, the pious color on his face became a little stronger.

"yes. ”

Ivan nodded disapprerovingly, considering that the other party had never touched the Blue Star number at all, and patiently explained: "It's more complicated to calculate with the Holy Book style, so I'll use some simple symbols instead, just a little trick, don't care." ”

"But you're faster than the most senior master!" said Yasin with a look of reverence.

Known as the Tears of Atum, the Menes considered themselves to be the births of the Holy River, as the regular flooding of the river brought with it fertile silt, which was a guarantee of a good harvest. However, while ensuring a good harvest, the river also floods all the field boundaries, so the fields must be remeasured and counted every time they flood.

This indirectly led to the worship of mathematics among the people, whether it was a nobleman or a commoner, and they had great reverence for those with a high level of calculation. Normally, however, the discipline of arithmetic was monopolized by the aristocracy and the sacrificial class, so the people often regarded it as a special skill only for the upper classes.

So, when Ivan showed a special ability in mathematics, Yasin felt that it was a divine ability.

"Do you think it's hard to calculate?" he asked with interest.

"Difficult!"

Yasin nodded firmly, then couldn't help but droop his head and explain ashamedly:

"So many words, put together, I faint at a glance!"

"The holy book is too complicated, you use my method, look, this symbol represents the number one ......" With the attitude of trying it out, Evan began to teach his guard chief mathematics.

"Well, I'll try ......"

Yasin looked weak, and it was not easy to disobey his wishes, so he had to nod his head.

"This symbol represents two, this is three, this is four......"

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Ten minutes later.

"What is eleven plus thirty-two? No fingers are allowed, and toes are not enough, use paper!"

"Equal to...... Amount...... It's equal to forty-four!"

"Congratulations, you got it right!"

Evan patted him on the shoulder vigorously and said with a look of relief: "I believe that it won't take long for you to master addition and subtraction within a hundred." ”

"How amazing!"

Yasin excitedly picked up the papyrus and said incoherently, "These symbols must have magical powers, they can speed up my thinking and make my calculation ability improve by leaps and bounds." ”

“......”

Evan shook his head helplessly, superstitious people are terrible, where does the magic of numbers come from, it's just simple and easy to remember.

Isn't slowness, simplicity and memorization the biggest advantage!?

He soon realized that if these simple symbols could be promoted, they would definitely greatly improve the efficiency of the calculation, and by the way, they could also earn a wave of life-saving prestige.