Return of the Mummy

Old Saruman is over 50 years old, he has no children, and his wife died more than ten years ago.The one who lives with him now is the carpenter in his yard.

However, he does not feel lonely when he does what he does and loves what he does.It's just that sometimes in the dead of night, I sigh a little, I'm afraid he won't be able to find a successor for this skill in his lifetime.

There is no other reason. Although old Saruman was a carpenter, he did not make tables, cabinets and benches like other carpenters.He likes to make some clever gadgets, such as adding some small accessories to the bow and arrow to make the bow and arrow shoot farther and so on.

However, because of his low status, he happened to be in power when he was young and energetic-Akhenaten had no interest in these things at all-so he has never had the opportunity to be appreciated.

Although the new pharaoh is now in power, the blows he has received in the past few decades have been enough for the old man to dispel all his enthusiasm.

He is just setting up a stall now, buying some useful gadgets, and occasionally making furniture, just to make ends meet.

On this day, he was preparing to close the stall when two teenagers suddenly appeared in front of him.Leaving aside the tall and strong boy at the back, the boy in front with fairer complexion than ordinary Egyptians, black hair, and delicate face, even with simple and plain clothes, could not conceal his aura.

Old Saruman lived most of his life and had seen countless people, so it was natural to see that the identities of these two people were extraordinary.What surprised him in particular was that the boy who looked better than a girl actually had a shocking sense of shock.

He didn't know when he offended such a dangerous person.

When Hollenhib found the old carpenter, he was about to close the stall.However, the old man didn't seem to have much reaction, he just carried his small wooden box on his back: "If the two adults are willing to show your face, let's go to the old carpenter's house and sit down first."

Opening the door, the old Saruman put the box on his body at his feet temporarily.He was about to find out if there was anything in the house that he could offer to entertain guests, but was stopped by Holunhib with a wave of his hand.

That's right, what haven't these upper-class nobles eaten?Can you still value your little things?Thinking of this, old Saruman poured two glasses of water, took out the two best stools at home and asked them to sit down, and stood up by himself: "I wonder what you two adults want to say to the old carpenter?"

Holunhib motioned for old Saruman to sit down too, and when the old man sat on a stool a little awkwardly, he said, "In this case, I'll cut to the chase. I got what you did by accident. A bow and arrow—a child's thing, but I can see that it took a lot of work. And I was surprised by the little accessories on it..."

Picking up the water on the table and taking a sip, Hollenhib made his smile more kind: "To tell you the truth, I found someone to investigate you later... I am very interested in your craftsmanship. So Said, this time I made a special trip to ask you to do something for me."

If it was in the past, old Saruman might have agreed on a whim.But now that he is an old man, he is not so enthusiastic: "May I ask what are the identities of the two adults? What do you want the old carpenter to do?"

Doing things for one person means a lot.Old Saruman knew his skills.Then this person has investigated himself and knows his details. If he wants to do something against morality...

Although I am just an old carpenter, I still have my own bottom line.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that..." Hollenhib raised his chin slightly and asked Seke to take out the things, "But before that, I want you to watch some things. Then you can decide whether to follow Let's go." He didn't intend to use power to oppress people—although in ancient Egypt, this was indeed a good thing.

Here Holunhib is confident, but Tutankhamun in the palace of Thebes is not so relaxed.

"The king of Assyria is just messing around. What's the use of sending a little princess who is only twelve or thirteen years old?" Well, don't think that he doesn't know what good idea the Assyrian king has. Who are here?"

After listening to the situation on the Assyrian side, Tutankhamun was silent for a while, and then said: "The Hittites did not send any envoys this time, did they?" , although the two armies were at peace for the time being, Hittite may not be able to see it so quickly, especially as the defeated side.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Ayi didn't think so like Tutankhamun.He felt that the reason why the Hittites didn't put on a show was mainly because they were already fighting in private for the position of heir in their country.

And Egypt is not an ally of Hittite, so sending people here will not win much support-if Egypt's reputation is borrowed, then Hittite will be inferior to Egypt in the future.Not to mention that the Hittites are now eyeing Egypt from top to bottom, how could it be possible to show favor to Egypt, which has killed their king and has been branded as an "enemy country"?

At that time, not only will they not win, but they will be charged with crimes such as "collaborating with the enemy and treason" and the gains will outweigh the losses.

But Tutankhamun also felt that Hittite didn't come here--anyway, if they came, they would have no good intentions.At that time, it is better not to have this thought in the first place than to spend time on guarding against them.

For the time being, the affairs of the envoys of various countries have been briefly arranged. Tutankhamun can't rest - there are things brought by the governors of Lower Egypt, border defense, and other subsidiary areas to see.

Tutankhamun dug out the thinnest file from the pile of files, and unfolded it to read.My big brother is really good, I don't like myself if I don't like it, but I still deal with it with such a thin paper and so little content.Did he really think that he was too young to touch him?

But if Hollenhib was here, he would probably say that you are dissatisfied if others write less, and if others write more and write in detail, you will probably say that the other party is demonstrating to you again.

All in all, it is actually the two brothers Smenkarui and Tutankhamun who dislike each other, and a "conspiracy theory" can be constructed no matter what.

Tutankhamun is consuming brain cells to work here, but things in Hollenhib are going very smoothly there.

Holunhib asked Seke to hand over to old Saruman the drawings of crossbows and trebuchets he drew from memory.In fact, although Hollenhib knew about these things, it was still difficult for him to draw them in detail.But fortunately, to attract talents, you don't need to be too elaborate.

Sure enough, when he saw the pattern, old Saruman's seemingly submissive eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Old Saruman lived for most of his life, now he cannot be attracted by the riches and honors, even if it is monstrous power, it is not as good as his love for this profession.However, people who work hard are the cutest, and Horunhib also saw that old Saruman had a good work ethic.

Later, the old Saruman found out that the offer—yes, it was an offer, the paid one—was Holunhib, and he immediately agreed without saying a word.

Don't think Hollenhib's name is not loud enough.You know, his old man also went to see it the day the army came back, and later when he was buying and selling things, the gossip in the market also spread some things about this young and promising boy.

It has to be said that, to a certain extent, Holunhib has become the standard for educating children in the families of many ministers and nobles - not everyone can go from studying with the pharaoh to a close bodyguard, and become a general in less than half a year. Became a deputy general.

It would be fine if he relied on the blessing of his ancestors. The key is that when the general Hapoquites was unable to command, it was this young man who turned the tide, reversed the defeat in Egypt, and severely defeated the Hittite army, and even severely injured the Hittite king. King Hittite died of his wounds shortly after his return.

If someone whispered that he was lucky, he could only envy and hate him.Perhaps, he is really the darling of Goddess of War?

But old Saruman didn't care about these, anyway, he couldn't go to the battlefield.Knowing that the other party is famous, there is no bad idea, and there are so many novel ideas - in addition to the blueprints, Hollen Hibb also talked about some ancient Chinese ladders, folding bridges, flying torches, siemen knife carts, etc. wait……

It's hard to find a bosom friend!Old Saruman couldn't wait to pack up his things, and was ready to go with him.Anyway, he is alone now, so it is very convenient no matter what.If you can make those miraculous things in your lifetime, then you will have no regrets in this life.

And the old Saruman still had an idea - with the backing of Holunheb, perhaps he could select or train an outstanding apprentice.After all, as a craftsman who loves his skills, he still doesn't want his skills to be lost.

Horunhib's trip was a complete success. He first asked Seke to take the old Saruman back to the general's mansion to settle down.As for him... Cough, now that Hathor is learning about etiquette and other knowledge every day, the little girl is tired. As a good brother, he should buy something to comfort her.

Taking advantage of no one's attention, Edjo opened his mouth and yawned, and swam to Hollenhib's waist like lightning—he didn't want to be a bracelet anymore, every time his beauty raised his hand, he would faint Dizzy for a while.Uh huh~ The beauty's waist is still comfortable, it's thin, smooth and soft, and the clothes are shaded... Uh huh, snakes are afraid of heat.

Hollenhibb carried some silver duds and some brass kate.Because the things bought in the market are not very expensive—the expensive things are usually bought and sold in special shops—so Hollenhib didn’t plan to bring much money.

And the things in those shops are usually sent directly to the general's mansion for selection, so although the things in there are good, they may not surprise the little girl.

When Hollenhib made up his mind to buy something, the things on the pavement naturally jumped into his eyes.What kind of pipes, clothing, carpets, tableware, baskets, inlaid wood, spices, papyrus, jewelry, wood, carvings... Although the workmanship is a bit rough, it does not prevent many novel gadgets inside.

And because the ancient Egyptians preferred bright colors—perhaps because the colors in Egypt are not as colorful as those in places with a mild climate, the most common color is the yellow of sand—so those jewelry and carpets are mostly red, royal blue, and golden yellow. Peacock green mixed together gives a very gorgeous feeling.

In the end, Horunhib picked and chose a small wooden doll of Quite who was carved in a very ingenious way—well, the goddess of love and beauty, Hathor should like it, right?

Hollenhib looked at the naked statue sitting on a lion, holding a flower in one hand and a mirror in the other, feeling a little embarrassed—why do the goddesses of love and beauty wear no clothes?Venus is, this is also...

When Hollenhib left, another couple came in front of the stall.The girl tilted her head: "The one just now was..."

"It's Master Holunhib." The boy suppressed his voice, but his eyes were still looking at the leaving figure, with deep admiration in his eyes.

"It's him?!" The girl was a little surprised, "I didn't expect him to come to the market too..." She looked at the boy next to her with some doubts, "Eureka, don't you admire Lord Horunhib very much? You saw him just now, right? Why didn’t you go up and say hello?” You know, now that Eureka is in the southern theater, it is very difficult to meet people from the northern theater.

It's a pity to miss this opportunity, Hasamili smiled slyly: "But he is so powerful now, I don't dare to go up and say hello." Seeing that the other party didn't speak, she curled her lips, "Well, Forget it, Eureka, it’s not easy for you to have a vacation, you must make good use of your role, you have to take everything I want to buy...there are some things at home that are not enough."

"Well, I see." Eureka nodded and retracted her gaze.Seeing Hasamili, who was haggling with the stall owner enthusiastically, looked down at his hand, and slowly closed it—it wasn't that he didn't want to say hello, it's just that facing the adult who was already the deputy general, his current strength was still weak. Not enough to watch.

If you want to follow that lord, you must be stronger.

The author has something to say: The sand almost didn’t come in**, because I was very busy today, so I rushed to get out of this point, thank you Xiaoran for the long comment on the small fan... Ed Joe is so sad, puff...but If it’s Shazi’s small theater, it’s probably only about a hundred words. After all, it’s a small theater, hehe~

The sand is so sad, I knew the words of the double update, everyone left a message on the last one, and the previous one was so lonely... 嘤嘤~

There are still a lot of great weapons in ancient times, but this doesn't seem to be something from Egypt...