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"Rameses is the king, aren't you also the king, Ivan? Will you force others to give you something?"

"I... I can't be compared with King Ramses. He is the real king, but I am a puppet king, and I will only be forced to give things to others." Ivan smiled self-deprecatingly.

"You are pitiful."

She looked at him from the side. On her face without makeup, her skin was as tender as the green of a boiled egg, and it seemed to be able to emit a faint light, making her look very cute.

"Not only pitiful, but also very sad."

He let out a long breath, and the reflection of the chandelier in his pupils was also stained with a bit of depression, and he was indescribably depressed and lonely.

"I've heard about you too..."

In the 'low air pressure' unconsciously emanating from Ivan, Xia Li also seemed to be infected, showing a bit of depression. Halfway through speaking, she suddenly seemed to think of something, and her voice became lively again:

"But there are priests to help you! Lord Ozymandis, together with all the elders, will perform the Eucharist blessing on you and help you become stronger!"

The priest girl looked at him with glowing eyes, and her expression became more and more excited. After she finished speaking, she paused, and then screamed in a voice like a nightingale:

"At that time, like King Ramses, you will be able to force others to give you something to 'enshrine' yourself!"

"Hahaha!"

Ivan turned over with a chuckle, and looked at Xia Li's joyful expression. When he saw that the other party's face was blushing, he leaned forward and gently scratched her nose:

"That carefree mind is to be envied."

"Eh... hum!"

Xia Li reacted with a thoughtful expression for a second, then showed an angry face, and opened his hand resentfully.

At this moment, the wall clock on the wall rang eight times. After hearing the sound of the bronze bell telling the time, the priest girl sat up immediately, arranged her gauze in a hurry, and turned to look at him:

"It's almost time for the meal. The priest said that there will be a banquet tonight. You should prepare quickly and go with me."

"Ah!? You just told me now?"

Ivan felt a little better now, and when he thought of seeing that old fox again, his head suddenly swelled with pain.

"Didn't I tell you that!"

Charlene raised her head and chest, put her hands on her waist, and looked righteous.

"Ok."

He shook his head, not arguing with her.

"Change your clothes and I'll wait for you outside the door."

The young priest looked at him with a very serious expression, and after earnestly exhorting, she left the room first, her swaying back was like a new branch of an oak tree, which caused ripples in her heart.

"..."

Ivan watched Xia Li close the door lightly, and closed her eyes tiredly. This kind of tiredness was not physical tiredness, but a heavy heart.

In this quagmire-like filthy environment, it is unbelievable that there will be such a innocent and innocent girl beside me.It was like feeding a goldfish in a loach pond. Although there was a little spiritual comfort, the subtle disharmony in it was enough to make him vigilant.

Even if the expression and demeanor of the priest girl didn't look like a fake, he didn't want to believe his own eyes - isn't his vicious cheap cousin as pure and beautiful as a lake elf.

Zhang Wuji's mother said long ago that all women are deceitful, and the more beautiful a woman is, the more deceitful she is.

"It's pointless to worry about this now."

Ivan knew very well that he didn't have the capital to indulge his hormones. Regardless of whether Xia Li's current temperament was true or not, he could only treat everything as false.

……

The restaurant where Ozymandis entertained Ivan was far more luxurious than he had imagined. It was like an independent palace, with mosaic glass windows on all sides and lampposts close to the wall, making the whole space colorful.

Looking up is the eight-meter-high dome, with a huge chandelier hanging under the century-old murals.The layout of the furnishings is also beautiful, the polished imitation stone floor is radiant, the column with scroll flower leaves is magnificent, and various flowers are carved and drawn on it.The scarlet cloth surrounded the entire hall, but it looked a bit old and faded, as if it hadn't been replaced for a while.

"It's such a grand occasion... Who is the king?"

Ivan looked at the other party's luxurious restaurant, and recalled the bedroom where he stayed for a day, and felt that he was completely inferior in comparison.

Beside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the high priest on the right side of the round table saw him approaching, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled face:

"Your Majesty, please sit down!"

"Master Sacrifice really knows how to enjoy life."

He unceremoniously walked across from Ozymandis, pulled out the seat forcefully, and sat down straight.

In addition to the two of them, there were more than a dozen priests and elders sitting at the table with their backs straight.Most of them were very old, as if dug out of the grave, stripped of body hair, dressed in linen robes and papyrus shoes.

When these people saw Yiwen, they all showed excited expressions and bowed their heads in salute.

"..."

He saw this scene in his eyes, lowered his head calmly, his eyes fell on the dining table, he held up a flute-shaped silver cup, and took a sip of the liquid in the cup.

The drink was found to be a very frothy beer with a strong aroma and a clear blue liquid with a refreshing and slightly sweet taste.

Since almost all the people attending the banquet were priests, according to the religious regulations, they were not allowed to eat fish, so most of the food on the table was fruit.A small portion is pastry made from papyrus stalks mixed with sugar, while the rest is vegetables and dairy products.On the whole, apart from being a little lighter, it can be regarded as full of color, fragrance and taste.

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Ozymandis picked up the flute-shaped wine glass in front of him, stood up and looked around, the wine glass followed his eyes to everyone in the seat, then raised his jaw, and sighed in a nostalgic tone:

"There hasn't been such a meeting for many years... First of all, thank you for taking the time to come here in such a chaotic situation. Let's toast the Menesian Empire, the Atum Cult, and this rare moment! "

"..."

The elders all nodded slightly, raised their glasses and took a shallow sip to express their respect.

The high priest raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. A blush appeared on his old face, then he bent his back and cupped his hands to welcome Ivan by his side:

"Next, let us meet the noble descendant of God Atum, the Sun King of the Menesian Empire, the holy guardian, His Majesty Ivan."

"..."

Ivan nodded slightly, maintaining a deadpan expression, neither hitting him in the face nor agreeing with him.Looking around, he found Xia Li on the third seat on his right.

At this time, the young priestess was sitting beside an elderly priestess, with a stern face, looking sacred and inviolable.When he saw him looking at him, that frosty mask-like face suddenly thawed out, he stuck out his tongue playfully, and then, as if changing his face, he instantly returned to seriousness and indifference.

"Praise Amon!"

The priests and elders stood up at the same time, pressed their hands on their chests, and lowered their heads. .