One thing happened, and after Miamon accepted the thanks from Noam and his parents on behalf of the three, they embarked on the journey again.

Crossing the Nile from Yunu and heading south for a day back to Thebes, they came to Saqqara, or City of the Dead.

Most of the people living here are descendants of craftsmen who built mausoleums for emperors thousands of years ago. Although the royal cemetery has now been transferred to the Valley of the Kings, it is still necessary to use the techniques passed down by the residents of Saqqara to evolve and improve them to build magnificent tombs. .

The pharaoh's mausoleum is so huge that it is impossible to build it overnight. The first thing every pharaoh does after taking office is to summon craftsmen to work hard and dispatch stone materials to slowly build a satisfactory mausoleum for himself. After death palace.

As the grandson of the pharaoh, Miyamon is also very interested in this. He has studied some architecture himself, and can even chat with craftsmen.

Ye Lan: "..." I don't quite understand this enthusiasm for the grave.

One of the craftsmen became interested, and even took Mi Yameng to see the tomb built by his ancestors in the desert.

"Ah, of course you can't get too close. If you disturb the rest of Pharaoh, you will be punished by God." The craftsman warned several people, saying that they could only watch from a distance.

Craftsmen introduced the most important mausoleums to them.

The first is the oldest stepped mausoleum, which was built by the greatest pharaoh Djoser of the third dynasty; the second mausoleum is cone-shaped, and was built by the founder of the fifth dynasty, Pharaoh Userkaf; The last, also conical, was built by Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty.

According to the craftsmen, the ancestors of their family participated in the construction of the second and third tombs, and they are proud of it from generation to generation, so that their descendants can remember this supreme glory, improve technology, and also serve as the tomb of the pharaohs for future generations. Contribute yourself.

"I assure you, I will definitely use it!" Miyamon admired this generous craftsman, and even selected him as one of the candidates to make his own tomb.

"Hahaha, thank you for your blessing."

Mi Yamen chuckled, this is not a blessing, but a promise made by the future pharaoh!

"By the way, tomorrow is Xiamo Festival. You can't get together with your family when you travel, why don't you spend it with my family?"

"Xiamo Festival?" Ye Lan was puzzled.

"Xiamo" means "resurrection of all things". It means to wish for peace and peace in the world and spring will last forever. Every spring, the day is as long as the night and the day is chosen as the festival, which is around late March.

This festival originated in the third dynasty and is said to be the day when the benevolent god defeated the evil god; on this day, sun boats with exquisite carvings were made, people rowed on the Nile, priests and soldiers beat drums, cheered and sang songs, Pharaoh The ministers, ministers and people enjoyed the beautiful scenery in front of them, while the children played happily on the side.

During the Shamo Festival, people will eat eggs, lettuce, green onions and salted fish, and find a suitable place to have a picnic on the ground at the outing; Enhances fertility.

But the most popular is to eat boiled eggs.

The Egyptians regarded eggs as the origin of life, and believed that the sun god gave life to eggs and the earth. Therefore, eggs hatched into chickens, and the earth produced life.

Eggs are not only a sacred food on the festive table, they can also be used for good luck.

At night, use colored paints to paint various wishes on boiled eggs, and then put these eggs into baskets, or place them in front of or behind the house, or hang them on nearby tree forks, waiting for the sun god to appear; When greeting each other, bumping eggs into each other is also a way of praying for good luck. Whoever's eggs are not broken means that the sun god will fulfill his wishes.

——The above is Moses' explanation to Yelan.

Ye Lan understood, and summed it up, it is probably a day of joy for the whole country, which is similar to the Chinese New Year.

"Hahahahahaha! I agree!" Mi Yameng readily agreed.

The next day, the three were invited to the craftsman's house to have a picnic by the Nile with them.

"Speaking of which, Mia Meng, you don't seem to have tasted this kind of home-cooked dish?" Ye Lan filled a bowl of stew made by Shatiya, the wife of the craftsman, and handed it to him.

When they travel, apart from eating dry food when camping, they will stay in temples in various cities at other times. Naturally, the temples dare not neglect the precious grandson of the Pharaoh. They have always prepared dinner for the three of them with the highest standard. This is Mia. For the first time, Meng ate food that ordinary people were eating.

"Hmph! It's still in your mouth."

In fact, except that the quality of the meat is not as good as the ingredients used by the Wang family, and less spices are added, Ye Lan feels that it is not much different from what he ate in the palace.

"This should be the result of Mrs. Shatiya's investment in the Xia Mo Festival. As far as I know, common people would not cook this meaty dish in a meal." Moses looked at the various dishes on the cloth blanket. According to the analysis of traditional barbecue and stew, "In general, bread with onion and garlic is the main food, supplemented by lettuce and beer, and meat is eaten about once every four or five days."

Ye Lan compared the children of the craftsman's family with Mia Meng, and there was indeed a big gap in body size.

"That's why Miyamon was able to develop abdominal muscles at the age of nine..."

"It has nothing to do with eating! Moses and I eat the same thing!" How could Miameng make Yelan think that the result of his hard work was just because he ate better.

"Ah, also..."

The reason why the three of them were able to talk about private topics in this way was that although they had a picnic with the craftsman Naduo’s family, there was still a distance between them. together.

He appreciates Nado's technology but will not endure the noise of bear children for him. This is his dignity, and he will only dine with people he agrees with.

Ye Lan felt a little embarrassed that all the dishes were made by Na Duofei and Mrs. Shatiya, but the things in his space were all attached with magic, so it was inconvenient to give them to them, so he used his own metal to make a few exquisite ones. Bracelets and toys in return.

Mia Meng looked at the ring that Yelan had given her before on her finger, and then at the jewelry made by the latter herself: "..."

"Ye! The gift is actually given to those brats and not to me! Do you know how disrespectful this is!" He said in a high-sounding way, the best thing must be paid first, and it is not allowed to give it to others before giving it to him.. ...In short, they are asking for gifts.

"But mine is not gold, is it?" Yelan's metal ability looks golden after materialization, but it is darker than ordinary gold, and its nature is quite different.

"It is also my duty to receive tribute from my subjects, for better or for worse."

"...But I don't know what to do for you, you have enough things on you..." Ye Lan scanned Miyamon from top to bottom, but didn't find that she could still place to contribute.

Miyamon: "..." Damn it! It's actually defeated here!

"Puchi...Miyameng, I told you not to carry so much gold on your body, don't you think it's heavy?" Moses added insult to injury.

The sharp golden pupils stared at him immediately: "Shut up!"

In fact, Ye Lan thinks that the gold on Mi Yameng's body is not too much. Compared with a certain king's gold armor, it is considered simple, but all the parts that can be decorated with accessories have been occupied in advance, but if you don't want to make accessories Toys...Ye Lan is sure that Mi Yameng will be thrown aside immediately.

Moses finally laughed enough and put forward a very constructive opinion: "The metal you made should be very hard, right?"

"That's right, because it's usually used to attack."

"Then make a weapon for Miyamon. I remember he told me that he has never been able to find a suitable weapon."

"Okay, what kind of weapon does Namiyamen want? Knife, sword, gun, axe?"

"A curved sword will do."

Curved sword, as the name implies, is a curved sword. The edged part is limited to the outer circle of the curved blade, the tip of the blade, and a small part of the barbed part. The straight part and the back of the blade close to the handle are not sharpened; The design of the blade makes it easier to cause damage at the moment of contact with the target when chopping the target, making the curved sword have excellent chopping ability.

The curved sword can perform very effective slashing by relying on its own weight, and at the same time, relying on the barb at the back of the curved blade can directly destroy the opponent's shield defense. Due to the advantage of the length of the weapon itself, it can more easily bully the opponent's short sword soldiers and The shield hand, which can also be locked with both hands for disarming, is the iconic weapon in the army these days.

Considering Mi Yameng's identity, Yelan made some intricate carvings on the blade for him to represent his dignity, and considering that he will become the supreme pharaoh in the future, he inlaid a piece of wood on the contact between the hand and the blade. A sapphire, just became the gold and blue color that symbolizes the pharaoh.

"Try it, if the weight is too heavy or too light, you can adjust it."

"That's it, I'll adjust it in the future." He is using it right now, but he is only nine years old. The growth of strength will definitely make him feel that the weapon is getting lighter and lighter. If he can make adjustments, he will not have to change weapons all the time.

"And what about Moses? What do you want?" You can't favor one over the other, you can give them all, and it's an annual festival, and Yelan won't be stingy to give another one.

"Well...I want a bell that can be hung on the rod." Moses said that he and the Hebrew compatriots bought a shepherd's rod when he was in Yunu, but it was a pity that he lacked a beautiful bell. .

"of course."

Ye Lan quickly made the finished product.

Different from the bells that are hollowed out below, what he made is a bell ball with a hollowed out surface, and there are several small metal balls inside. Once shaken and hit, it will make a pleasant bell sound, and the engraved patterns are even more in line with it. Moses' shepherd's staff is a lovely sheep.

"...Could it be too cute?" Ye Lan looked at it and thought it seemed more suitable for girls.

"No, I like it very much, thank you Ye."

"Let me hang it up for you." Yelan used her powers to make a metal ring on Moses' tent and hang a bell on it, making sure that it wouldn't fall off even if it was knocked on.

"This year's Shamo Festival is really happy, and I also received gifts, right, Miyamon?"

"Hahahahaha! I will agree with you this time."

The author has something to say: This chapter is also known as Kanwang Literary Knowledge XD

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