I weave my destiny in parallel time and space

Next, they temporarily stayed in the reed field,

People here are friendly and don't feel ostracized just because they are outsiders.

On the contrary, it is very welcome.

In their view, those who can enter the Reed Field are those recognized by God.

As long as they are not black or Jewish.

Although there were no words such as racial discrimination in ancient Egypt.

But because they are located in Africa, black people have always been the old enemies of the Egyptians.

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

The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt was established by black people. Egypt was conquered by the Nubian army, but was later driven out of Egypt by the Egyptians.

The grievances with the Jews go back a long time.

The Jews used to live on the Arabian Peninsula, but due to severe drought and famine, they had to move westward.

Later, they wandered to Egypt and were warmly received by the local Egyptians. They arranged for the Jews to live in the lower area of ​​​​the Nile River and became neighbors with the Egyptians.

However, the Jews wanted the fertile land of Egypt, and their population increased rapidly. They did not leave Egypt and still retained their independent Jewish political power, which posed a great threat to Egypt.

But the conflict really began after the Hyksos invaded Egypt.

According to one of the speculations, at that time, the Jews, who should have lived and died with the Egyptian people, chose to help the Hyksos for their own benefit.

Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. When the Egyptian people defeated the foreign invaders, the fate of the Jews can be imagined.

They were driven into the desolate desert, built tombs for the Egyptian pharaohs and nobles, and were sold as slaves. Their living conditions reached the edge of despair.

The Book of Exodus in the Bible tells the story of Moses, the leader of the Jews, leading the Jews out of Egypt to the Promised Land.

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

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

When they came to the Reed Field, they were welcomed by the Egyptians as always.

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

Stark found a good ancient Egyptian teacher in the village of Reedy Plains. Char first transmitted the language they knew to that person, and then that person taught it.

The good news is that Stark doesn't even have to learn Ancient Egyptian to find the contents of the Jade Log.

There was an old man named Eliton in the village who was the high priest during the time of Ramesses II. He knew the contents of the Jade Record.

Very simple, only thirteen sentences:

Being truthful and never lying will inevitably bring about truth:

The bottom is like the top, and the top is like the bottom. This is how the miracle of the One is accomplished.

All things are originally One, and are created from One through differentiation.

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

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

Divide earth from fire, extract essence from roughness, and do it carefully.

Ascending from the earth to heaven, and descending from heaven, it acquires the power above and below.

In this way, you can gain the glory of the world and escape darkness and ignorance.

This is the power of ten thousand forces, which can destroy the strong and tough.

This is how the world was created.

Miracles can be achieved in this way.

I am called the Triple Great Hermes, for I possess the wisdom of the three parts of the world.

This is what I call a great job.

It seems to be a riddle, and it seems to be vaguely pointing to something.

Eliton knew something, but he couldn't teach Tony this knowledge, either because he didn't want to, or because he couldn't help it.

This seems to be a unique "epiphany" that cannot be shared in any language and can only rely on people to think on their own.

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

Talent and luck are essential.

Tony was obviously very confident. Ever since he was a child, he had never lost to anyone when it came to talent. He even boasted to Eliton, saying that he could understand the things in it within three months.

But at that time Eliton just smiled and had no words.

Of course, Char didn't need to learn it, because if Tony understood it, he would be able to share this understanding after recovering the power of destiny.

Tony knows it, which means he knows it. Galante is also learning, but obviously his talent is worse than Tony, at least he can't learn it in Reed Plains.

But he has a longer life and more time, so maybe he can really research something.

Xiaya also brought Alicia to the Reed Plains, where the kind-hearted Egyptian people built several small houses for them in the village, with complete beds and wardrobes.

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

This kind of warmth is somewhat indescribable, just like waking up naturally from sleep in the early morning, opening your eyes and seeing the blue sky and lazy white clouds.

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

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

People are busy all their lives in this world. It would be a blessing if they could really come to such a beautiful place after death.

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

In fact, the vast majority of people can accept some suffering to a greater or lesser extent. Human beings are very resilient beings, and life can only be regarded as having both bitterness and sweetness.

But what they couldn't accept was that it was like this all the way to the end.

The existence of Reed Plains gives people in this world meaning to live.

"It looks like I won this round."

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

The old man was slightly stout and had many wrinkles on his face, but he was very kind. The corners of his mouth were raised involuntarily, and he seemed to be smiling all the time.

He was Stark's teacher in the Field of Reeds, Eliton, the high priest of Ramses II.

What was placed in front of them was a square chessboard with three horizontal and ten vertical squares, with five consecutive squares marked on one side of the vertical row.

This is the ancient Egyptian chess game Senet. Senet originally means "traveling, passing through".

This is a game based on the deceased's path to the underworld.

Legend has it that Khonsu, the moon god among the three gods of Thebes, competed with Thoth, the god of wisdom, as Senet, and bet his light. As a result, Thoth won the match, so he could not Revealed in all His glory - except when the moon is full.

It is recorded in the Book of the Dead: "Duel with an invisible opponent to protect your soul."

We are talking about Senet chess, which is related to whether you can go to the afterlife.