Next, they stayed in the reed fields for the time being,

The people here are friendly and don't feel excluded because they are outsiders.

On the contrary, it is very welcome.

In their view, those who were able to enter the reeds were those who were recognized by God.

As long as it's not black or Jewish.

Although there was no such thing as racial discrimination in ancient Egypt.

But because of their location in Africa, blacks have always been the old enemies of Egyptians.

Just like the Shenzhou civilization used to be like the Turks and Mongols.

The Twenty-Five Dynasties of Egypt were founded by the blacks, and Egypt was conquered by Nubian troops, but later driven out of Egypt by the Egyptians.

And the feud with the Jews is a long time ago.

The Jews used to be on the Arabian Peninsula, but the drought and famine forced them to migrate westward.

Later, they wandered to Egypt, where they were warmly received by the local Egyptians, and arranged for the Jews to live in the lower Nile and become neighbors with the Egyptians.

But the Jews wanted the fertile land of Egypt, the population increased dramatically, and they did not leave Egypt, and they still retained the independent power of the Jews, which posed a great threat to Egypt.

But it was after the Hyksos invaded Egypt that the real contradictions began.

According to one of the speculations, at that time, the Jews, who were supposed to live and die with the Egyptian people, chose to help the Hyksos for their own benefit.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and when the Egyptian people defeated the foreign invaders, the fate of the Jews can be imagined.

They were driven into the inhospitable desert to build tombs for the pharaohs and nobles of Egypt, where they were sold as slaves and lived on the brink of despair.

In the book of Exodus in the Bible, it is the legend that Moses, the leader of the Jews, left Egypt with the Jews for the Promised Land.

Interestingly, in some speculations, the great villain in Exodus, Pharaoh, who prevents the Jews from leaving, seems to be Ramses II.

Just as the Jews were welcomed by the Egyptians when they first came to Egypt.

They came to the Reedfields with the same enthusiasm of the Egyptians.

This is the meaning of civilization, which transcends race and ethnicity.

Stark found a good teacher of ancient Egyptian in the village of Reeds, and Char first transmitted the language they knew to the man, who then taught it.

The good news is that Stark doesn't even have to learn ancient Egyptian to look for the contents of the Jade Catalogue.

There was an old man in the village named Elidon, who was the high priest of Ramses II, and he knew what was in the jade records.

It's simple, only thirteen sentences:

Truth is not false, never lie, it will inevitably bring truth:

The lower is like the top, and the upper is like the bottom, and the miracle of the One is fulfilled in this way.

All things are the One, created from the One through differentiation.

The sun is the father, the moon is the mother, conceived by the wind, and nourished from the earth.

This is the source of all perfection in the world, and its power is the most complete on earth.

Divide the soil into fire, extract the essence in roughness, and act cautiously.

He ascended from the earth and descended from heaven to attain power above and below him.

In this way, you may receive the glory of the world, and be free from darkness and obscurity.

This is the power of ten thousand forces, destroying the tenacity.

This is how the world was created.

And so the miracle can be.

I am called the threefold great Hermes because I have the wisdom of the three parts of the world.

That's what I call great work.

It seems to be a riddle, and it seems to faintly point to something.

Eliden knew something, but he couldn't teach it to Tony, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't help it.

This seems to be a unique "epiphany" that cannot be shared in any linguistic nature, and can only rely on people to think for themselves.

According to Eliton, some people may understand it in an instant, but some people may not be able to understand it in a lifetime.

Talent and luck are essential.

Tony is obviously very confident, since he was a child, he has never lost to anyone when it comes to talent, and even boasted to Eliton, saying that he could understand it in three months.

But at that time, Eliden just smiled and did not speak.

Char naturally didn't have to learn it, because if Tony comprehended it, he would be able to share it after recovering the power of fate.

Tony knows how he does, and Gallant is also learning, but apparently his talent is worse than Tony's, at least in the reeds.

But he has a longer life, more time, and maybe he can really figure something out.

Char also took Alicia to the Reeds, where the kind Egyptians rebuilt them with small houses on the village, complete with beds and wardrobes.

The climate here is very comfortable, not as hot as the Egyptian desert, nor cold. It's a warm feeling.

The warmth is indescribable, as if you wake up naturally in the morning, and when you open your eyes, you see the blue sky and lazy white clouds.

The temperature is neither cold nor hot, you stand on the balcony, feel the warm sun and breeze caressing your cheeks, bringing the coolness of autumn, and then stretch lazily.

The scenery is beautiful, the people are friendly and the climate is warm.

People have a busy life in the world, and it would be a blessing to be able to come to such a wonderful place after death.

If Char had had existed in this place in the past when he was a social animal, maybe every moment of his life would have been beautiful.

The vast majority of people can actually accept some suffering to a greater or lesser extent, and people are a very resilient life, and only bitter and sweet can it be regarded as life.

But what they can't accept is that they have been the same all the way to the end.

The existence of the reed field is to give the meaning of life to the people of the world.

"It looks like I won this game."

In the reed field, Tony took a step forward with the chess pieces in front of him, and then said proudly to the bald old man in front of him.

The old man was a little blessed, with a lot of folds on his face, but he was very kind, and the corners of his mouth were involuntarily raised, and he seemed to be smiling all the time.

He was Stark's teacher in the Reeds, Eliton, High Priest of Ramses II.

In front of them was a checkered chessboard with five consecutive squares marked on one side.

This is the ancient Egyptian Senit chess, which originally meant "to pass through, to clear the customs".

It is a game designed based on the path of the dead to the underworld.

Legend has it that Khonsu, the moon god of the Theban triumvirate, faced off against Thoth, the god of wisdom, and bet on his light, with Thoth winning the game, so he could not show all his light – except when the moon was full.

It is written in the Book of the Dead: "Duel with an unseen opponent to protect your soul." ”

It's Senit, and it's about whether or not you can travel to the afterlife.

This is probably the origin of the Dark Duel (laughs).

"You're very smart, maybe you can really crack the mystery of Jade Record." Eliden laughed.

"Of course." Tony raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't change the subject, you've won a lot of things with me." ”

"Don't worry, I've been ready for a long time." Eliton pulled out a sign with a chain on it and handed it to him.

Tony took the sign with some confusion, it was very much like a soldier's dog tag, oval, with his name written on it in ancient Egyptian.

"What is this?"

"The King's Circle, in the past, was something that only pharaohs could have." "It's the most important part of the royal logo. ”

"What, are you going to choose me as pharaoh?"

In Egyptian, the circle of kings is called shenw, a term derived from sheni, which means "to surround," a concept associated with a rope that means "as far as the sun reaches," i.e., the universe.

The magic of this enclosed shape is used to protect and support the name around which it surrounds, and it has the meaning of being wrapped in the sun. ”

Tony nodded, "That sounds like a good idea." ”

"The Circle of Destiny is a very important symbol for the pharaoh, the soul of the pharaoh corresponds to his frescoes and past exploits according to the circle of king's destiny, once the circle of destiny is destroyed, the soul will not be able to find a place to live.

Therefore, there are often cases in history of destroying other people's royal circles and then carving their own names.

There was one pharaoh who was particularly fond of doing this kind of thing. ”

Tony seemed to have thought of something, and his expression was a little subtle.

"Ramses II?"

"Looks like you know a lot about our history." Eliden laughed.

Tony said, "Is it really him?" This is also too lacking in morality. ”

In modern times, this thing is to replace the QR code for receiving money, cross out other people's royal life circles and engrave their own names, which is to occupy other people's merits.

"The king inherited the throne at a very young age, and he was desperate to prove himself to the world, but people always grow." Eliton sighed.

Tony seemed to want to say something.

But suddenly.

He felt the earth tremble and hum like a landslide.

Under the panicked eyes of the people in the reed fields, the sky began to crack in all directions.

Tony's eyes opened, not knowing what was happening, but Eliton's expression was calm.

"Looks like you've reached the limit?"

Tony remembered what Char had told him earlier about the imminent collapse of the reed field.

He came back to his senses and looked at Eliton.

"I've known since you had access to the Reed Fields." Eliton said calmly, "The reed has a strict screening system, and if it can work normally, ordinary people will not be able to enter it at all.

This shows that the limit has been reached here, and it is only a matter of time before it collapses.

If I'm not mistaken, Egypt has disappeared from the world, right? ”

Tony was silent for a moment before saying, "But the Egyptians have survived. ”

"Is that so," Ellayton whispered, "that is, it has been invaded by strangers, and civilization has never been continued."

He looked at Tony, "You guys, you shouldn't be dead, right?" ”

Tony nodded silently.

"You don't have any breath of the dead on you." Eliton said, "It's fine. There's no point in leaving here. ”

"What about you?" Tony said.

"We?" Eliton smiled, "We've lived a long time, Stark.

Nothing in this world is eternal, even in the reed field, which was originally called eternal.

The king sacrificed himself, so that we could survive, so that we could see the smile of our parents again, and we could laugh with our wife and children, which was already a blessing.

One of the most important things that people have to learn in this world is contentment. ”

Tony pursed his lips, "But we're just beginning to get acquainted." ”

"Friendship isn't worth a long time, is it?" Eliton smiled kindly.

Tony's eyelids twitched slightly, and he softened his emotions.

"What can I do for you?"

"If you can, pass on the knowledge I have passed on to you."

Eliton silently packed up the chessboard in front of him, he had won many chess games in his life, and today was the first game he had lost in more than 3,000 years.

It has been said that if Senit loses, he will lose the afterlife.

The fate of this world may be so wonderful.

His words continued.

"Let Egypt not be forgotten by the world"

"No, it won't."

Tony said.

"Egypt will always be remembered, and mankind will never forget its predecessors."

After a pause, he whispered.

"I used to be dismissive of history, I didn't care about the past, for me, the future of humanity is the most important thing.

But now that I think about it, maybe that's also the meaning of history. ”

"By the way, I like your gift."

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Tony's mind at that moment, and he seemed to think of something, and suddenly raised the royal name circle in his hand.

Remembered what Eliden had said earlier.

Wang Mingquan means "as far as the sun can reach", that is, the universe.

universe

He looked at Eliton, his eyes flickering.

"I understand that those thirteen sentences are the process of the formation of the universe.

It is the origin, it is the root, it is all things.

It is one, and it is all.

There is a force in this world that unifies all the fundamental forces and is the root of all matter.

His name is Taiyi. ”

The more Tony spoke, the more excited he became, as if it was because of the power left behind by Jade.

He felt a myriad of flashes of light pass through his mind.

Huge amounts of information kept coming to his mind, and countless amounts of knowledge were surging through it.

He felt as if he had peered into the truth of the universe, the mysteries of the world.

The knowledge he possessed in the past was simply a gap between heaven and earth compared to this vast amount of knowledge.

His heart was full of excitement and joy.

Beyond his reach, a white glow erupted from his body and flew towards the pyramid not far away.

Tony looked up at Eliton, looking at his state, his smile frozen.

Eliden still had a slight smile on her face.

But at this moment, his body was like a clay pot about to shatter, covered with cracks, as if a pot would be shattered, just like this fragmented world.

"I really didn't mistake you, you are indeed suitable for alchemy."

"That's the case. I'm relieved."

He let out a soft breath and slowly closed his eyes.

But also at this time.

"Boom !!"

With a violent sound, the pyramid in the distance suddenly erupted into a dazzling light, and a pillar of light ran through the sky from the spire of the pyramid.

What is surprising is that the collapse of the world seems to have come to a standstill at this moment.

Elidon opened his eyes in confusion.

A golden figure landed directly in front of him from the sky.

Seeing that figure, his pupils also shrank into a little at that moment.

(End of chapter)