mechanical court

Keane's tone was unprecedentedly solemn, his hands folded flat on the table, his voice suddenly raised by one degree:

"But you may not know, nor can you imagine, that we have fully automatic mining equipment and do not need human labor at all. Your insignificant labor is nothing but dispensable things to us."

"If this is the case, then the army that Menis fought before should be those things! I believe you may have that kind of thing, but unfortunately, they cannot be used here, right?"

Yiwen confronted each other without showing any weakness. Although his vision became more and more blurred, his mind was unprecedentedly clear.

His words were mixed in the chaotic noise of the storm, and they seemed a little weak, even if he was negligent, he couldn't even hear them clearly, but it made the representatives of the consortium fall silent again.

If they hadn't consulted the archives of the Amenemhat royal family in advance, they would have suspected that the other party was a defector from the Federation.In a mere human civilization that has never been in contact with space, there are actually people who can see the reality of their own side. If such a thing happened in the past, they would not believe it even if they were shot.

……

After careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, the consortium finally agreed to his request.And sternly warned him that this is the bottom line that his side can tolerate, please don't act recklessly.

It's a pity that Yiwen doesn't care about the bottom line—sorry, the Hob meat can do whatever it wants.

"So... I have one last request, please delete the seventh article of the treaty."

Ivan clutched his chest and sat at the negotiating table with a pale face. Because his body was on the verge of a limit, he twitched unnaturally like a stroke.

"Your Majesty the Sun King!"

This time, several representatives of the consortium couldn't sit still, and stood up from the negotiating table in unison—they had never seen such a pushy person, who dared to talk to the butcher even though he was a lamb to be slaughtered. bargain.

"I have to warn you that what you are doing at this moment has gone against the interests of Menis!"

"The consortium will not accept your unreasonable demands, prepare for war!"

"The next time we meet, you will sit in the electric chair of the Federation!"

The representative of the consortium completely lost patience, put away the documents on the negotiating table, left a few words coldly, and left the seat without looking back.

"..."

The representatives of Menisfang were all stunned, followed by a burst of annoyance, and the intestines of remorse turned green.They all complained in their hearts that Yiwen didn't know how to accept it when he saw it, and completely pissed off the other party. Now all the previous efforts were in vain.

However, no matter how vicious intimidation and threats are, they are meaningless nonsense to a person who takes death as his own.Ivan told himself indifferently, that they were all feces, and the representatives of the consortium under the blurred vision really looked like feces.

"This is my last request... Please think carefully..."

At this time, his heart was beating hard, like a string about to break, and every syllable he spoke had to be exhausted:

"Article [-] has no practical meaning to you, it is simply an additional treaty, isn't it? And, you who are high above, why should you care about the beliefs of us aborigines?"

"This is your loss!"

Keane stopped, turned around, and said coldly: "Accept our belief, and you may also become a glorious member of the Federation."

"Sorry, that's my bottom line too."

Ivan resisted the drowsy discomfort, exhausted all his strength, squeezed out the last voice, and said to Elu Rome:

"Don't let anything take me before I draw my last breath!"

"..."

Wang Shen looked at him with a complex expression, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and she finally nodded.

……

As a time traveler, especially a time traveler who has accepted the influence of atheism, he should have an indifferent attitude towards religious matters.

In fact, the same is true, Yiwen is not a believer in the sun god Atum at all.The reason why he insisted on this treaty was that he had to deal with it because a large part of the Sun King's legal principles were rooted in the local religion.Without the belief in the sun god Atum, the legitimacy of Amenemhat's royal rule would be greatly reduced.

High-level civilizations have a great erosive force on low-level civilizations themselves. If their beliefs are allowed to enter Menes, it will not take long for the native religion to disappear.

At that time, the so-called Sun King will lose its use value.

For the capital of making a comeback in the future, Yiwen had to gamble, and the nature of profit-seeking betting was higher than their dedication to preaching.I also bet that Elle Romer is willing to believe him and chooses to stand on his side.

What happened next was beyond his choice.

Ivan tried his best to raise his eyelids, resisting the growing drowsiness, and stared blankly ahead. In a trance, his gaze seemed to pass through space.A gust of wind caused a torrential rain all over the sky, and with fluctuations visible to the naked eye, it slowly floated into the city, like a gray shroud gently covering the city in the lake.

"I tried my best……"

He was talking to himself silently, unable to resist the heavy drowsiness anymore, his vision quickly plunged into darkness... Consciousness... weightless...

Chapter 6 Order of Atum

In a coma, Ivan's consciousness gradually became heavy, and he had the illusion of slowly sinking into the abyss. The warmth was stripped from his body bit by bit like liquid.He felt cold, a chill that penetrated deep into his soul, and his consciousness froze a little bit, becoming more and more blurred.

But at the last moment, a fiery and violent light broke through the boundless water and descended from above.

A gorgeous golden color rippled in Ivan's perception, just like the shattered light of the setting sun melted into the vortex, enveloping him suddenly, and forcibly fished him out of the boundless abyss of darkness with an extremely powerful force.

"hiss--!"

Ivan took a deep breath, and the air mixed with some kind of incense was poured into his lungs, and his brain regained some clarity.He struggled to open his eyes, and subconsciously turned his gaze to the light source—under the clear green crystal lamp, at the intersection of shadow and candlelight, a beautiful girl with short hair was sitting on the side of the bed looking at him in surprise.

This is a girl about his age, about 13 years old, with a pair of round eyes like almonds under Qi Liuhai, very playful and cute; the eyebrows are slightly raised, her eyes are clear and lively, and her nose is straight. Straight and straight, with a vigorous temperament.

She was wearing a white dress, with healthy wheat-colored skin, long hands and feet, holding a steaming gem in her hand.I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ivan felt that when the girl looked at him, there seemed to be a golden shimmer on the surface of the eyeball.

"you're awake?"

The girl suddenly leaned in front of him, stretched out her hand to snort, and then relaxed.She took a deep breath and couldn't help patting her chest, with a beautiful smile on her face:

"Great, I finally saved you."

"That... may I ask who you are?"

"I'm Charlie!"

She showed a sunny smile and made a victory gesture:

"The lamp bearer of the sect also saved your people, please thank me soon."

"Thank you...thank you very much!"

He thanked him sincerely, then raised his head and looked around carefully.

The four walls are hung with curtains as high as the ceiling of the hall, and the edges of the curtains are embroidered with the sun wheel symbol of the Atum Order with silver thread. The snow-white curtains reflect soft light, revealing a bit of warmth.Candlesticks and silver bells are hung on the window sills, and the incense burner in the shape of an animal's mouth is burning with soothing spices, which are burning hot at this time.

"This is... the temple?"

"Yes!"