I was a priest in the city-state era

Nafir's army stayed in Memphis for three days and looted enough food to support the army for ten days.

The fourth day.

Nefir left a general and 5,000 soldiers to manage Memphis, and then continued to march south with 85,000 troops.

At night, Nefir's army arrived at Itaw.

Because of what happened in Memphis, the governor and priests of Itaw were very wary of Nefir, and the walls of Itaw were full of soldiers guarding the city.

Nefir sent an envoy to Itaw and promised in the name of Amon that he would not harm the governor and priests of Itaw, and would not drive the goddess Sekhmet off the throne. The governor and priests of Itaw immediately came out to greet Nefir.

After all, as the daughter of Amon, Nefir had already made a guarantee in the name of Amon. If the governor and priests were still on guard against Nefir, Nefir would really have a legitimate reason to deal with them.

Itaw was the capital of the 12th and 13th dynasties of Egypt.

About a hundred years ago, the last pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty was unable to fight against the Hyksos, so he had to abandon Itawiya and move south, making Thebes the new capital.

From the historical context, the last pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty was most likely the ancestor of Nefer.

The successive pharaohs of the Nefer family were obsessed with expelling the Hyksos in order to wash away the humiliation that the Hyksos brought to their ancestors.

And this capital of the 13th Dynasty a hundred years ago was originally ruled by Nefer's family.

The royal palace of Itawiya.

Nefer led everyone to the hall where the throne was located, sat on the throne like a queen, and looked down at the governor and priests and nobles of Itawiya and said.

"I know you will be uneasy, but I can assure you that I eliminated the priests and nobles in Memphis and drove Ptah off the throne because the priests and nobles who served Ptah fabricated myths to blaspheme Amon, and in the myths, the great Amon was demoted to the son of Ptah. Itawiya was the city ruled by my ancestors a hundred years ago. Sekhmet, the patron saint of Itawiya, was also the patron saint of our Pharaoh family a hundred years ago. My respect for Goddess Sekhmet is second only to God Amon, so I will not allow anyone to offend Goddess Sekhmet."

Hearing Nefer's words, the priests and nobles of Itawiya were all relieved.

They now fully believe that Nefer's driving Ptah off the throne is just a special case.

Then, these priests and nobles had even bolder ideas in their minds.

Since Itawiya was the capital of the Pharaoh family a hundred years ago, and Goddess Sekhmet was the patron saint of the Pharaoh family and the queen of gods.

Then now, a hundred years later, Itawiya City may once again become the capital, and the goddess Sekhmet can once again become the patron saint of the Pharaoh family, the guardian of the country, and the supreme queen of the gods.

Thinking that Itawiya City will once again become the capital, and the goddess Sekhmet will once again become the guardian of the country, they, the priests and nobles, will also gain more benefits, a priest noble said impatiently.

"Great Lord Nefer - Great Pharaoh Nefer! We in Itawiya City are willing to fully support you in defeating Ahmose. Can you consider making Itawiya City the capital again?"

Other priest nobles also said.

"Now the priests and nobles of Thebes have become supporters of Ahmose, and Thebes is no longer worthy of being the capital."

"Itawy was the capital ruled by your ancestors a hundred years ago. Now Pharaoh Nefer has expelled the Hyksos to the north of the City of the Sun, and your capital should also be moved to the north so that you can continue to attack the Hyksos."

"Goddess Sekhmet is the great queen of the gods, and we in Itawy support you to become the female pharaoh. The priests of the Temple of Sekhmet are also willing to worship you as the daughter of Sekhmet."

Hearing these words, Nefer immediately widened her eyes in surprise.

She really didn't expect that these priests and nobles actually wanted Itawy to become the capital again, and wanted Goddess Sekhmet to replace God Amon and become the new protector of the country.

After all, Nefer is not her ancestor. She was born and raised in Thebes, and her identity has always been the daughter of Amon, so she has no feelings for Itawy and Goddess Sekhmet.

After recovering from the surprise, Nefer said calmly.

"I believe that the priests and nobles of Thebes are just confused for a moment. When my army arrives outside Thebes, the priests and nobles of Thebes will give up supporting Ahmose."

After the priests and nobles gave up persuading, Roy had a new idea in his mind.

Now Nefer and Ahmose have started a civil war for the throne of Pharaoh. The priests and nobles of Thebes choose to support Ahmose. This is indeed an opportunity to suppress Thebes and Amon.

If Nefer wants other gods or even foreign gods to replace Amon as the guardian god, he will definitely encounter huge resistance.

But the goddess Sekhmet was originally the guardian god a hundred years ago. If she replaces Amon as the guardian god, I am afraid that even Amon himself can't say why he objects.

Late at night.

After the governor and priests and nobles of Itawy left the palace, Nefer took Roy to the Temple of Sekhmet next to the palace.

The priestesses of the Sekhmet Temple warmly welcomed the two and took Roy and Nafir to the main hall where the statue of Sekhmet was located.

The main hall was illuminated by bronze lamps burning olive oil.

The lion goddess Sekhmet, with a lion head and a human body, stood on the throne with a sun disk on her head. In her right hand, she held a scepter symbolizing royal power, representing her glorious history of being the queen who once reigned over the gods.

In the myths made up by the priests of Ptah, the patron god of Memphis, the lion goddess Sekhmet was the wife of Ptah and the mother goddess of Nefertum, the plant god, the son of Ptah.

In the myths made up by the priests of Ra, the sun god of another world, the lion goddess Sekhmet was degraded to the daughter of Ra, and was confused with goddesses such as Hathor, the cow goddess of South Egypt, Bastet, the cat goddess, Wadjet, the sun snake goddess, Tefnut, the rain god, and Aphrodite, the foreign god.

But in Itaw City, Sekhmet was not only worshipped as the sun goddess, the goddess of war, the goddess of revenge, the goddess of medicine, and the goddess of fire, but also the protector of the country and the queen of the gods a hundred years ago.

Looking at the lion head of the statue of Sekhmet, Roy couldn't help muttering.

"If Sekhmet can't turn into a beautiful goddess, it would be a waste of her figure."

"Do you want to see me turn into a beautiful goddess?"

Accompanied by a teasing female voice, the statue of Sekhmet on the throne turned into Sekhmet herself.

Seeing this scene, Roy's eyes widened in surprise.

As Sekhmet took off the lion's head like a helmet, the original lion-headed and human-bodied Sekhmet turned into a goddess with a beautiful face.

But only Roy saw this scene, because Sekhmet did not let her figure appear in the eyes of others.

Looking at Roy's reaction, Sekhmet said to Roy with ambition.

"Human! I let you see my true face. Are you ready to pay the price?"