I was a priest in the city-state era

Memphis is one of the most important cities in ancient Egypt.

Since the Third Dynasty of Egypt 2,700 years ago, Memphis has been the capital of many Egyptian dynasties.

The patron saint of Memphis is Ptah, the god of fire and craftsman.

Because Memphis was once the capital of many dynasties, Ptah, the patron saint of Memphis, was naturally worshipped as the god of the country by these dynasties, and had a lofty status above all gods.

So in the myths made up by Ptah's priests, the powerful goddess who became a neighbor of Ptah - Sekhmet, the patron saint of Itaw City, who once became the queen of the gods, became Ptah's wife.

Nefertum, the plant god of Memphis, became the child born of Ptah and Sekhmet.

Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertum were also combined into the three pillars of Memphis, corresponding to the three pillars of Amon, Mut, and Khons in Thebes.

If the myths fabricated by Ptah's priests were just blaspheming the goddess Sekhmet, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Because Itawy was only the capital in the 12th and 13th dynasties.

Now Itawy has long been weak, and the goddess Sekhmet no longer has the powerful authority of the queen of the gods.

But in the myths fabricated by Ptah's priests, the nine gods headed by Atum, the eight gods headed by Amon, and other gods all became descendants of Ptah.

To put it bluntly, the myths fabricated by Ptah's priests blasphemed the patron gods of all city-states in Egypt.

If Nefer, under Roy's instigation, eliminated the priests and nobles of Memphis and drove Ptah off the throne of the patron god of Memphis, it would definitely be something that other city-states would applaud.

Thinking of the food that could be seized from the priests and nobles of Memphis, Nefer said to Roy.

"I can destroy the priests and nobles of Memphis and drive Ptah off the throne in the name of blaspheming Amon. But you can't let me deal with the priests and nobles of other city-states and the gods they serve, because if I don't have sufficient reasons to deal with the priests and nobles, I will be hostile to the priests and nobles of all city-states."

The target of boiling frogs in warm water can only be frogs.

Humans are not frogs that sit and wait for death. If Nafel does something to hurt the priests and nobles or even abolish the patron god without sufficient reasons, the priests and nobles of all city-states will regard her as an enemy like Roy, and then fully support her brother Ahmose to eliminate her as a public enemy.

After listening to Nafel's words, Roy said with a smile.

"Nafil! Of course I won't let you deal with the priests and nobles of other city-states, but if other city-states support our enemy Ahmose, then we will have sufficient reasons to deal with them. For the city-states that are hostile to us, we will eliminate the priests and nobles there and abolish the patron gods there, which can also deter other city-states and make them dare not be enemies with you."

"You--"

Nafil looked at Roy with suspicion and said.

"You don't-want to use me to complete the goal of eliminating the priests and nobles and the patron gods they serve?"

Roy shook his head and said.

"I do this to increase the number of cities you can directly control. Don't you think that eliminating the priests and nobles is beneficial to the rule of your Pharaoh family?"

The priests and nobles of each city-state are the targets that the Pharaoh family should eradicate, which is a fact that history has proven.

In the history of another world, Amenhotep IV, the Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who abolished all the priests and nobles and patron gods of Egypt, was the descendant of Nafil more than 200 years later.

Nefer did not reject Roy's proposal to eliminate the priest nobles, but readily accepted the reasons given by Roy, because she knew that the priest nobles were an obstacle to the Pharaoh's family's grasp of power. As long as the reason was found, the priest nobles should be eliminated and the patron gods they served should be abolished.

Before the establishment of the Third Dynasty of Egypt, both the ruling class and the common people in Egypt would be buried in a rectangular tomb made of mud bricks after death, which the ancient Egyptians called [Mastaba].

Later, a minor noble named Imhotep invented a new construction method when designing a tomb for Pharaoh Djoser - square stones were transported from the mountains to replace mud bricks, and the design of the tomb was constantly modified, and finally a six-level trapezoidal square pyramid was built.

This is the prototype of the pyramid.

The trend of building pyramids began to prevail in the Third Dynasty. By the Fourth Dynasty, the pharaohs were pursuing more magnificent tombs.

The pyramid of Khufu, the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, was the most amazing in size. It was known as the Great Pyramid and was more than 150 meters high.

To the south of the Great Pyramid is the Sphinx built by Pharaoh Khafra, son of Khufu. The body is like a lying lion, about 83.5 meters long and 23 meters high.

3,600 years later, the giant pyramid near the city of Memphis was hailed as one of the seven wonders of the world.

These pharaohs built magnificent pyramids, perhaps hoping to gain eternal life after death, or even become gods.

But there is only one human being related to the pyramid who was deified after death, and that is Imhotep, who invented the pyramid.

When Imhotep was alive, he was favored by the pharaoh and became a prime minister with great power.

After Imhotep's death, he was gradually deified into the god of medicine and the patron saint of the pyramid.

When Nefer's 90,000 troops approached the city of Memphis, the ancient pharaoh's pyramids and buildings such as the Sphinx appeared in the sight of Roy and Nefer.

Looking at the great pyramids that were more majestic than one, Nefer couldn't help but say.

"I should build an equally magnificent pyramid for my brother Kamose."

Hearing what Nafel said, Roy couldn't help but complain.

"Do you want the dynasty you rule to become a one-man dynasty? The ancient Third Dynasty invented the pyramid, but the Third Dynasty only existed for seventy-three years. If we count from the time when Pharaoh Zoser built the first pyramid, the Third Dynasty only lasted fifty years. The Fourth Dynasty's ruling power exceeded that of the Third Dynasty, and it only existed for one hundred and ten years."

"Is there anything wrong with this?"

Nafel looked at Roy puzzledly and said.

"From the First Dynasty to the present, most dynasties can only exist for about a hundred years. Do you still want to establish a millennial dynasty that will exist for hundreds of years - or even thousands of years?"

"That's right!"

Roy nodded without hesitation.

"I just want to use a perfect system to establish a millennial dynasty so that people in the future don't have to experience wars as frequently as people in the past."

"You-"

Roy actually had such an incredible goal, Nafel looked at Roy with a smile and said.

"You are such a strange man. No wonder Brother Kamose wants me to be with you. For the sake of our descendants, I am willing to work with you to establish a thousand-year dynasty with the most perfect system."

After saying that, Nafel took the initiative to throw himself into Roy's arms.

Just when Roy was stiff and didn't know how to react, Nafel continued.

"When I defeat Brother Ahmose and become the female pharaoh of Thebes, we will get married!"