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Chapter 5: Memphis's Worries

Upper Egypt, the city of Thebes

After a small day of turmoil, by the afternoon of this day, at least superficially, the city of Thebes had calmed down a little from the panic of the "visitors from above". But whether it was the streets, taverns, markets, or courtyards of mansions, everyone could not help but look up at the huge airship suspended above the palace, whispering in surprise or worry, exchanging views and feelings with each other.

-- There is joy at the advent of the "man of God," fear of the unknown, and even more anxiety about the unpredictable future.

At least, in the heart of the aged Prime Minister Imhodeb, there is definitely more worry than joy and more boredom than excitement at this time. In particular, he carefully planned and prepared the grand welcome ceremony for many days, as well as the scheduled schedule for receiving foreign envoys later, all of which were completely ruined because of this.

“…… Alas, what an incredible behemoth, it is simply oppressive to all beings......"

Standing in the vast courtyard paved with boulders, Prime Minister Imhodeb squinted at the huge silver airship above his head and muttered in a low voice.

As a veteran minister who has served kings for generations, he has long passed the age when he is curious and excited about new things, and only hopes that the world will continue to remain unchanged, so that the years can pass peacefully until the end of his life...... But in the last few years, all kinds of unbelievable things have befallen the land of Egypt one after another, and his old and decrepit heart has been tormented, and he may stop beating one day.

- The sudden assassination of the first king, the discord between the new king Memphis and the sibling of Queen Isis, the arrival of the daughter of the Nile, and the chaotic expeditions that were prepared hastily...... Although Egypt has won a number of glorious victories and once again established its prestige with the outside world, it has also consumed a lot of national savings, and it has not been able to manage the occupied territories well, and the balance of payments of the country is barely enough at best......

King Memphis flaunted his might on the frontier and abroad, and did not hesitate to launch a series of expeditions to save Kelol, but the Prime Minister Imhodeb in the rear had to rack his brains to raise weapons, food, and transport fleets, and had a great headache...... Finally, when the Nile daughter returned, the continuous military conflict also came to an end temporarily, Imhodeb thought that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but who knew that such an incredible strange thing happened

Fortunately, the attitude of these visitors seemed to be friendly, and the Nile Daughter had a good time talking to them, and if they could use their magical powers to benefit the country, it might be beneficial to Egypt...... The old man thought about it as he walked into the palace with a step.

When Prime Minister Imhodeb was ordered to meet him, the Egyptian king Memphis was lazily leaning on the fur-covered couch, squinting and playing with an all-steel folding knife that had just been given by the traversers - as long as it was a man, there were few people who did not like weapons, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, so when the dazzling array of "tributes" were displayed in front of him, Memphis fell in love with this silver glittering stainless steel knife at first sight.

For the 21st century traveler, this stainless steel knife is nothing more than a big road commodity that can be found everywhere in the city. There is neither hollow carving nor painted decoration, at best, the steel is better, the polishing is relatively smooth, and the practicality is good.

But in the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, who had only recently acquired the art of iron smelting, it was a terrible weapon.

--King Memphis silently played with the knife made of unknown material, and looked at the small mechanism that folded the blade, and fell into deep thought: on this delicate dagger, there is not the slightest trace of hand-polishing, but whether it is the blade that is stronger than iron without the slightest rust, the blade that is so sharp that it blows off, or the handle that is so curved that it is easy to hold, all of them are so exquisite that anyone can imagine, and it also makes this small dagger have excellent piercing ability...... This is definitely a weapon that all men dream of

In comparison, Memphis's cherished iron saber was crude: it was a Hittite sword captured from the battlefields of the East, originally belonging to a captured Hittite nobleman, the Hittite kingdom who was the first Hittite kingdom to smelt iron, the pioneer of the Iron Age, and far removed the technology of iron smelting from other countries. But even this high-grade iron sword, painstakingly forged by the most experienced craftsmen of the Hittite Empire with the best iron ore in the most suitable season, was definitely not one ten-thousandth of the ingenious divine weapon in his current hand.

Hey, if you can have a lot of technology to forge such weapons, you can just say that you want to conquer the world.

No, in fact, with the massive spaceship above their heads, they could conquer any city in the world.

King Memphis rarely calmed down his mind that was carried away by love, so thoughtful, and at the same time casually greeted, "Imhodb, it's you here, these are gifts from those guys in the sky just now, it looks good, you can pick a few things you like from it."

Prime Minister Imhodeb looked down and saw that the palace was full of gifts that had just been offered by visitors from outside the world—crystal clear glassware, brightly coloured fabrics, all sorts of cheap ornaments, and splendid porcelain and metal crafts...... The above commodities were plundered from the city and houses of the bed lord city, although the vast majority of them were stuffed into the [automatic pawn machine] by Doraemon to exchange money to pay off debts, but a small part was also detained by Wang Qiu and others, and now it is just taken out to borrow flowers and offer Buddha, so that the ancient Egyptians can open their eyes.

The old prime minister unceremoniously bent down and picked up a blue and white porcelain tray from the ground that was as warm as jade and had jade bones, first admired its beautiful shape, smooth lines, and pondered the beautiful blue patterns with Chinese characteristics on the plate, and then flicked his fingers on the edge of the plate, only to hear the clear sound, and suddenly couldn't help but admire, "...... It is indeed a rare treasure, what a beautiful pattern, what a smooth touch, this thing looks as if it exudes the luster of a precious stone, and the feeling of touching it is more like touching the skin of a twelve-year-old virgin......"

“…… And even prettier, Imhodb. I'll give you this too," King Memphis smiled as he handed over a metal artifact.

At first glance, it looks like a branch with leaves and flowers, each with a lifelike appearance and delicate texture. But there is a cold and inanimate sheen, and when you look closely, the flower branch is actually made of some unknown light metal, shimmering with gold, silver, green, violet and other colorful sheen. In addition, on top of each leaf and each flower, there are sparkling zircons, pearls and various stained glasses, so that the whole artificial flower branch is enveloped in an indescribable gorgeous halo.

“… Thank you, O my King, for your generosity, it is truly an amazing and peerless treasure, and I could not believe that there is such a beautiful thing in the world until I saw it with my own eyes. But while they profess to come for peace and friendship......"

After a long time, Imhodb put down this exquisite and gorgeous metal flower branch handiwork, and sighed solemnly, "...... But, my king, I don't know if you have ever thought that there is no gift in this world without a cause. Since they have offered you such a generous gift, they will definitely ask for something. ”

“… Of course I understand that. Imkhodb. Memphis rubbed her forehead with some distress, "...... They're not here to take Carol away, I'm definitely not going to agree to such a thing, no matter what kind of power it is, they can't separate me from Carol."

“…… That's not it, Her Royal Highness is currently entertaining them...... How so? They are not from the same place as Her Royal Highness, and she has no intention of taking the Nile Daughter away, but Her Royal Highness seems to understand where they are coming from, and thinks that they have no ill will......"

-- Because of the vastly different basic concepts and ways of thinking, the initial negotiations between the travelers and Prime Minister Imhodeb were almost like chickens and ducks. So, Kairol, who was angry, simply drove away the old minister and directly communicated and communicated with the traversers.

“… In the conversation just now, they said a lot of things to the princess that the old minister couldn't understand, but their attitude was quite polite. ”

Prime Minister Imhodeb hesitated for a moment, then replied, "...... In the end, they seem to have a deliberate intention to settle near Egypt......"

Hearing this news, a tangled look appeared on the face of King Memphis, who had regained his rational thinking.

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At the same time, in another palace of the Theban royal palace, there was a joyous atmosphere.

Sitting cross-legged in the shady megalithic palace, wearing a sleek and comfortable white silk shirt, listening to American country rock music playing on the tape recorder, and sipping on a can of Coca-Cola that she hadn't tasted in a long time, Miss Carole's mood seemed to be very good.

“… Hiccups - Wow, I've never drunk Coke like this since I came to Ancient Egypt."

Ignoring the repeated admonitions and dissuasions of the personal female officer Ya Li, this golden-eyed American chick rarely relaxed herself in front of Wang Qiu and others, drank Coke with her legs crossed without manners, and nibbled on some French fries dipped in tomato sauce by the way, enjoying this long-lost experience on her taste buds.

Well, no matter how many doubts and worries the ancient Egyptian magnates such as King Memphis and Prime Minister Imhodeb had about these visitors, in the heart of the innocent and kind Carol, there was only the joy of "meeting the old man in a foreign land" and the excitement of enjoying all kinds of modern goods again.

-- Although strictly speaking, the two sides are not people of the same era, or even the same world, and there is a considerable gap between their thoughts. But it's not very important, it's important that they at least share similar values and worldviews to Carole, and can understand some of Carole's thoughts and feelings...... And this is something that the ancients could not do anyway.

What is the most unadaptable thing for a modern person to travel back to the distant past without preparation?

For the pampered Princess Carrol, food was obviously not the biggest problem, although the food of ancient Egypt was far less colorful than that of later generations, and there was no popcorn and potato chips, but on the tables of the Egyptian royal palace, there was also a complete range of delicacies from the mountains and seas, fresh fruits and honey juices. Even when she was in distress several times, with her noble status as a daughter of the Nile, she was at least able to fill her belly.

As for clothes, it's not a problem, in this hot place all year round, even a bare butt won't freeze your body. Many poor Egyptians can live their lives naked**. Cloth and clothes, in this place are very much dù decorations, not necessities. What's more, unlike ordinary girls, Carol, whose biggest hobby is archaeology, is not so keen on beautiful clothes.

There are also some other shortages of daily necessities, which are of course difficult for ordinary people. But for the wealthy and powerful families, there are many alternatives - if there is no electric fan, let the palace maid shake a long-handled fan and fan the wind all night; There was no running water, and their own slaves prepared the warm baths; There is no radio, and there are various bands and jugglers, ready to perform for Her Royal Highness.

In fact, in this distant time and space, the most difficult thing for Carol to adapt to is the loneliness and loneliness of the soul.

Although she knew the language of the ancient Egyptian world and communicated with the people of this world without hindrance, she also won the love of the noble king of Egypt, and had a great reputation and the title of "daughter of God", which was a double harvest from the perspective of love and career. However, the generation gap that spanned centuries of time and space, as well as the vast difference in consciousness and knowledge structure, still made her always hold a lot of things in her heart, and she didn't know who to confide in

- In this world, as a literary girl, Cairol, in fact, is very lonely, although she was moved by Memphis's love and finally chose to stay, but she did not think back to the familiar modern world of the twentieth century: after all, even if the love is strong, deep and fiery, if there is a difference in values between the two parties, there will always be some subtle regrets that are white and slightly flawed.

You know, in mind and mind, in this world, Cairol has always been lonely and has nowhere to talk.

For example, she tells Memphis not to cut down slaves at will, and Memphis may laugh and beat away those who are as cheap as ants, but only to make Carole's pleasure, rather than genuinely agreeing with her idea that "all men are equal, and every life is precious."

For example, in the face of the regular flooding of the Nile, Cerrol can tell Memphis about the geography and climate behind it, but Memphis probably neither believes nor understands, and most of the time, he treats her like a child, although this does not affect their deep love.

Therefore, after confirming that Wang Qiu and the others were not hostile, an indescribable joy gripped her heart. When Wang Qiu and the others offered gifts such as coke, fries, and silk clothes prepared in advance in order to please the Nile daughter, Carol was even more happy.

On the other hand, Wang Qiu, Ma Tong, Doraemon, Nan Lixiang and others were also surprised to see that Carol actually calmly accepted the "future history" about the global nuclear war and the end of the world, only a little sigh, and there was no hysterical surprise at all.

“…… In other words, the two of you guests from China, as well as this strange-looking Mr. Ji, are from a future parallel world where the Cold War ended peacefully and there will never be a nuclear war again. And in another parallel world where the Japanese refugees came from, a global nuclear war broke out after all, and the entire civilized world was ruined. Hey, how do you say that? What a cruel fate."

-- As an American girl at the height of the Cold War, Carol can be said to have lived under the constant fear of nuclear weapons from birth. At that time, there were even special education classes on the three defenses of nuclear warfare on American campuses, and the whole society, from top to bottom, was always worried that the world would disappear overnight in the flash of a nuclear explosion...... So, when Minami told the story of the world being destroyed by a zombie virus and a global nuclear war in the 21st century, the reaction in Carole's mind was "Ah, this damn thing is finally alive", not "How is this possible?" ”

In this regard, I have to praise this Miss Carol again, who is extremely strong in terms of psychological endurance.

However, when the topic delved further into the matter of resettlement of refugees from another world, the atmosphere of the conversation was not so relaxed.