Chapter Twenty-Three: A Serendipitous Encounter
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It is a great river, shaped in this way according to some great will, to turn its banks into paradise.
The ancient Emunkai people discovered a long time ago that the wind on the water of this great river was always blowing upstream, so after the sails were made, the river was the largest transportation artery in Emunquet.
As always, the Countess's car is a noble and elegant magical object, and the discrete essence fills the air, bringing out the mystical colors.
It was a medium-sized sailing ship with tall white sails, and at the end of the silver-white metal hull was a state-of-the-art essence furnace. The whole ship has elegant curves and a pure appearance, like a swan.
"It will take about twenty days for us to reach Thebes, the ancient city of a hundred gates, in the heart of Emenchet in the south, and then into the desert of the east, and about ten days before we reach the oasis of Nephthys. ”
"Hopefully, by then, the camel had not yet found Thoth's right hand. ”
"You seem pretty sure of his trip. ”
"Of the seven gods' collections, this is the only one that is the most difficult for camels to obtain. There was only one way he would get the disobedient robbers to listen to him. ”
"If you're wrong, it's up to me what to do next. ”
"You've always had the final say, ma'am. ”
The countess smiled, and she turned and walked into the cabin, leaving Magellan alone looking at the wide, earthy river.
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"Why are you in a hurry here?"
"You see, all the sand pirates know that I called them together to be their leader, and I will do this so that one day they will be sent to their deaths. ”
"They don't have to die, our paladins will help you. ”
"No, you see, the important thing is that I have to be their leader, and the leader must send them to death, and the important thing is not that I let them die, understand?"
"After the death of the most powerful and unruly sand bandits, you are the undisputed supreme leader of the sand bandits. ”
The camel shook his head: "No, it's not enough. ”
"So you're here?"
"Yes, you see, no sand thief can take anything here, not even a grain of sand. So I'm going to take the right hand of the gods from here, and that's the case with the sand thieves, and then they will think in their hearts that I am the only leader. ”
The black-robed man shook his head silently, his face hidden in the darkness so that the camel could not guess whether the man was disapproving or persuaded.
The sun had just risen, and the desert heat had not yet really arrived, but it was already maddening to be wrapped in a black robe, and the camels were no longer surprised by the strange behavior of their companions, but they could not help but be shocked.
"We crossed the river from Thebes. ”
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Magellan and the Countess walked towards the eastern gate, where they saw the tall Temple of the Sun, and the huge statues of the pharaohs and his wife outside looked down on the city in the sun, the glorious Thebes.
"Why isn't there a part of Thoth's body hidden in that temple......"
With a wordless smile, the countess made Magellan realize the stupidity of the question, and then he smiled, the same as before losing his talent.
"Will what the city councilor say be true?"
"Most likely, the king of the world was once the governor of Emangkat, and at that time almost the entire banks of the Nile were adored by all of them. ”
"Therefore it is impossible for him to lie to the guest of the king of the world, the noble countess, that is, the camel went into the desert before us, followed by a strange man in a black robe. ”
"There is no such thing as a person in the Holy See. ”
"He's a theologian, a learned master of ancient magic, but I don't have to worry about him. ”
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The camel sat on a camel and swayed its body leisurely following the footsteps of the camel beast, like a slightly drunken drunkard.
"The desert on the east bank of the Nile is much narrower than on the west bank, but the coast is a narrow Red Sea, otherwise the rain can create large oases. ”
This large passage was entirely self-talking, because the camel knew that the men around him would not talk to him on such topics.
"So, the oasis of Nephtis, known as Lake Tsuru, is a true miracle, and many people have speculated about how this water pool was formed, and it seems to me that there must be a cave under the desert that connects to the sea to the east and allows the water to flow over. ”
The man next to the camel was silent, and even he would find it strange that a man who called the desert his home was a chatter, because talking constantly in the dry air would make his throat and lips feel like suicide after losing water.
"I say this with complete evidence, you see, it is the rugged mountains that block the sea breeze from the east, and if you want me to say, that oasis must be lower than the sea, so the sea will flow over and ......"
The camel suddenly stopped talking.
They can already see the edge of the oasis.
It was a sight to be seen as a miracle in the desert, with dense palm groves and turquoise lakes glistening in the sun behind gaps in green leaves.
This is Lake Tsuru.
The camels of the two unconsciously quickened their pace, and the camels smiled.
"Look, that's what I told you, it's a valley, so we have to get very close to see it. ”
With that, the man reluctantly caused their camels to change direction and go around the north side of the oasis.
"Almost all the people who walked into the city were from Thebes, so the sand and the sweat on their bodies, and the dung of their camels were concentrated on the west shore of the lake, and if you would take a little time to go around to the north, the first sip of water would be clean. ”
The man under the black robe was still silent, noncommittal.
They went around for a long time before the camel let go of the mad beast on its own, and then soon they were rushing into the palm grove.
The camel threw off the reins and walked under a large tree to untie his belt.
"You don't have to worry about camels, no one can steal them. ”
Fastening their belts, the camels and their companions headed deep into the woods.
"Actually, it's an unbelievably large surface of water......"
Suddenly, the man fell silent.
At the edge of the woods, where the desert meets the lake, a man is turning.
"Magellan......"
"Long time no see, camel. ”
The man drew his sword from the sand beside him and walked towards the two of them.
"That's amazing...... camel spread his hands and smiled cynically.