From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

Thebes, Temple of Karnak.

The weather was as sunny as ever.The sun rises from the east, and the bright and warm sunlight paints a layer of magnificent orange-red gold on the sandstone materials used for the construction of the Karnak Temple.

Erich got up early in the morning, and when she arrived at the Temple of Karnak, it was already crowded with people from the citizens living in Thebes and the surrounding villages.

Like yesterday, they gathered in front of the Karnak Temple, waiting for the most important result to be released.

Today's temple selection will determine the selection and order of the three-person council of the Karnak Temple, that is, the first, second, and third priests.

Among the people waiting outside the temple, some were looking forward to it, while others were numb——

"It's been nearly four years, or five years. The priests elected every year are the same, and the order is not changed. This year must be the same..."

"Is there any way? The gods must still favor those few, after all their families have offered so many sacrifices to the gods and temples."

"That's not necessarily the case. In the past, the people of Thebes chose behind closed doors. This year, the envoy of God Amon was present in person. If the priests want to do something wrong, it will definitely not happen this year."

"What are you thinking? You haven't entered the Temple of Amon to witness the election, but I have. Let me tell you—the result of the election is really God's will, and there is no fraud."

"Uh..." Ailixi couldn't hear these discussions. She supported Urania with her left hand and Nanna with her right hand. Mushana, who was wearing local women's clothing in Thebes, led the way in front of her.Senmut, Karam and others were separated by more than ten steps, and followed behind them.

This divine envoy, composed entirely of women, walked on the trail in front of the Karnak Temple, which was very conspicuous and beautiful.

Their gorgeous makeup, colorful clothes and feathers, and jingling gold ornaments all caught the attention of the Thebes.

The Thebes who watched for a while forgot to talk about the selection of the temple, and stared dumbfounded at the women who walked dignifiedly in the middle of the Shinto path. After a long time, someone finally sighed: "It's so beautiful!"

This was pure praise without any lust, and instantly resonated in the hearts of the Thebes: "Yes!"

"They're so pretty!"

Alixi couldn't help but look sideways, and said in her heart: Just wait, there will be better ones today.

In fact, behind her, it is also very beautiful.

The high priest Senmut followed her a dozen steps away with fluttering sleeves, and his demeanor was unrestrained.

Especially the pair of golden eyes with exotic features also attracted the attention of countless people.

The pale boy Kong Si walked beside Senmut, constantly being watched by people, suddenly became impatient, let out a scream, stretched out his wings behind his back, his hands turned into claws, and rushed straight into the clear blue sky with a whoosh, circling in the air He made a big circle, then jumped down under the attention of thousands of people, and landed in front of Elyse with a thud, staring at Elyse with blood-red eyes.

But Elyse just raised her hand lightly, and called Kong Si to her side, comforting him with gentle words.

The blood in Kong Si's rebellious eyes slowly receded, his huge black wings retracted, and he followed Elyse silently.

A group of people, led by Mushana who knew the way well, walked up the trail before the Karnak Temple.

This walk is about ten or twelve cubits wide, and is made entirely of stone.On both sides of the trail, there have been one white and flawless alabaster pedestals. Obviously, statues will be placed on these pedestals, most of which will be the sacred animals of God Amun.

When Alixi saw these pedestals, she couldn't help thinking: I don't know if the other party will understand anything after talking with the bald priest yesterday.

Directly ahead of the trail, the Hall of Columns of the Temple of Karnak can be seen.The Hall of Pillars is made up of countless giant columns.

Each giant pillar requires more than ten people to embrace it.The thickest giant pillar requires at least 40 or [-] people to embrace it.In Erich's view, it looked like a small hill, standing majestically in the center of the hall of pillars.

Such a huge stone pillar must weigh at least dozens of tons - Erich couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

She has been in the world of this book for a while, and has a certain understanding of the level of engineering technology in this era——

The craftsmen here use the most complicated counting and the simplest tools to build the most magnificent and magnificent buildings of this era.

It has to be said that the belief in the gods gave them the strongest motivation.

Thinking of this, Erich suddenly stopped and glanced at the city of Thebes behind her—in fact, she was thinking: Compared with Memphis, it is actually not bad to regard this as the capital of the kingdom.

A group of people crossed the column hall and entered the temple.This is already a boundary that ordinary Thebes cannot enter at will.

Normally, a woman like Mushana would not be able to come in openly, but today she was purely in favor of Elyse.

Passing through the courtyard of the temple, along a long colonnade, is the famous Temple of Amon.

All the priests and spectators who will participate in and observe today's selection of the temple have gathered in the Temple of Amon at this moment.

The fourth priest, Filin, followed behind the first, second and third priests, standing in the most conspicuous position.As soon as he saw Mushana appear, there was no one else in his eyes.

Mushana, however, was extremely calm and composed. She seemed to be the most dignified guide, with her head slightly raised, her arms slightly raised, and her hands clasped together. She walked in front of Elyse and led her all the way to the temple. In front of the most prestigious seat.

This seat was originally owned by the first priest, Plato.But today Plato willingly gave it up to Erich because of no other reason—the location is conspicuous and easy to observe.

Alicia turned and sat down without hesitation.Nanna and Urania stood behind her, one on the left and the other on the right.

Erich's eyes swept across the temple, and she already had a general understanding of the situation here——

The temple election ceremony, well-deserved of its reputation, is the most important annual political ceremony in Thebes.At this moment, at least [-] Thebes gathered in the Temple of Amon.

Earlier, Filin and Mushana introduced to her that these people covered all classes and industries of Thebes.

In addition to all the clergy present, there were also nobles, merchants traveling between various places in Upper and Lower Egypt, landowners who owned fields and manors in the surrounding area, military officers and mercenary leaders, and a small number of relatively wealthy craftsmen, such as goldsmiths and jewellers. Jewelers and more.

Of course, servants and slaves without any identity and personality power will not have representatives appear in this temple.

In addition, to Eilish's surprise, an official sent by Lower Egypt appeared here. After seeing Eilish, he rushed forward with great joy, shouted the number one princess, and gave her a toe-toe salute.

After the official withdrew, Erich turned her gaze to Plato, the first priest with white beard and hair, and saluted him from a distance, as if praising him for making a wonderful move——

Use this lower Egyptian official to remind everyone in Thebes that this is not only the envoy of Amon, but also the first princess, the wife of Pharaoh.

Of course, none of this mattered to Erich, what made her most unhappy was——

This person will report to Pharaoh Delos, and this is his job, and Erich can't even punish or hate him for it.

What a thug——Elexi smiled and nodded to Plato, sending such a word of approval in her heart.

She then turned her gaze to the Temple of Amon.

Last night, she heard Feilin and Mushana say that the selection of the temple is not so much that people recommend each other, but rather that the god chooses the person he recognizes from the candidates from Thebes, as the priest, to manage the city .

Temple selection can only happen in this temple.Because there is a unparalleled statue in the temple-a huge wooden statue of Amun.

This statue is about fifteen to eighteen cubits high, and it is a standing statue. The appearance and attire of God Amon are similar to those of Egyptian pharaohs. He wears a headscarf similar to that of pharaohs, bares his upper body, wears a waist garment, and puts one foot in front. Standing solemnly with one foot behind.

In Egypt, which lacks large timber, the people of Thebes really paid a lot of money to make such a tall statue of Amon.

But this statue is not just tall and expensive, its upper body and arm joints can move.

According to Feilin's introduction last night, the selection of the temple is closely related to this statue.

The so-called selection means that the people of Thebes themselves nominate candidates who are qualified to participate in the three-member council—most of them are hereditary clergymen and children of priests like Feilin.

Each of these people will submit a ball with a special symbol painted on it, and all these balls will be randomly placed on a disc with holes and sent to the statue.

In full view of the crowd, the statue of Amon will stretch out his right hand to the bottom of the disk, and lightly poke it up three times, and three balls will fall on the spot, being poked out of their original positions, and leaving along the disk. Some arc-shaped slides slide down on the spot and fall into the pots specially filled with fruits.

The candidates they represent will then be members of the three-member council.

It sounds like this method of selection is just as its name suggests, the god stretches out his golden finger, pushes and selects, and the result is released.

What the fourth priest Feilin complained about last night was the selection of the temple, which he felt was unfair.

In the past four to five years, the results of the annual elections have been completely consistent, and the positions of the three-person council will always be firmly occupied by Plato, Alba, and Roach.And Plato's history as the first priest can continue to ten years ago.

Originally, Filin was given high hopes because his father and grandparents were members of the three-person council. When he just came of age, Filin solemnly placed the ball with his family mark on the disc, expecting As the god stretches out that holy hand, his orb will fall smoothly.

Who knew there was no——

Not only that year, but also in the next two years, the round ball of the Feilin family never had the chance to be chosen by God.

At the same time, the forces belonging to the three-person council controlled affairs in Thebes, and in Yurou Township, they went their own way and provoked disputes.

These three prominent priests obviously regarded the result of the temple's selection as their pocket.

Feilin was worried that he would never see any upright and kind Thebes in his life who could become members of the council.

That's why I asked my wife last night to pretend to be a servant of the hotel, sneak into the hotel, beg to see Elyse, and ask her to come forward to uphold justice.

"Do you suspect that the results of the temple's selection were falsified?"

At that time, Erich asked Felin so.

Ferrin agreed affirmatively, saying that he firmly believed that such a result could not be the will of the gods.

At this moment, Alicia's eyes searched among the crowd in the temple.She is looking for Kalam, the favored of the God of Craftsmen.

Karam quickly caught her gaze, rushed over quickly, bent down beside Elyse, and whispered: "Your Highness, I have seen the form of the statue of Amon. From the right shoulder to the right arm of the statue, to the The wrist, and the index finger are all equipped with mechanisms and can move."

Alicia thought to herself: This is not surprising.If you don't install joints on this statue, how can the statue complete the operation of pushing a small ball?

But Karam immediately shook his head again: "I don't see anything that can be artificially influenced."

He stretched out his hand to point out to Aili Xi: "The head, arms, waist, and legs of the statue are not big enough, and it is impossible for someone to hide inside."

Erich narrowed her eyes—if no one could hide there, no one could respond to the randomly placed discs.

She cannot now say that she is an atheist.But it was impossible for her to believe that God Amon, who had always been silent and never responded to those favored by the gods, would interfere with the selection results of the temple in Thebes.

Just as she was thinking, Alicia suddenly caught a glimpse of a small figure in the depths of the temple behind the statue of Amon.

"Kalam..." Erich turned around, wanting to ask if the craftsman had forgotten his son again.

But she immediately remembered that Hansu was placed in the hotel today, and Senmut and Kalam comforted him for a long time in the early morning.

That's not Hunsu—

Ai Lixi's eyes flashed, and she immediately remembered the scene she had seen from the memory of her original body: the short figure in front of her, she had actually seen it in the royal court of Memphis.