From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

Tanis Pier.

Right now is the dry season, and the water level of the big river is very low.But people still piled up mounds on the banks of the big river to intercept the flowing water, drained the water in the embankment, and then poured something called cement in the designated position.

This mortar, formed by mixing sand, water and quicklime, has a peculiar property.

When it is just prepared, it is a mortar that can be adjusted in shape at any time.

But when it dries, it becomes as hard as stone quarried in a quarry.It is too convenient for craftsmen to build projects by the riverside.

"The method taught by Miss Biola is really good."

"Now there is no need to mine large stones, and we don't need to work hard on the stones."

"Miss Biola also said that she has asked the merchants who travel to and from the sea to pay attention to go to a place called Vesuvius to collect a special kind of marl there. It is said that the marl is mixed with cement, It can be poured directly under water, and it can harden on its own—"

"Really? Then we don't even need to build embankments to drain the water for the projects we'll be doing on the banks of the big river?"

"Yes, that's what Miss Biola said."

"Wow, that's great—"

At this moment, Tanis craftsmen who had completed half of the project heard the sound of cooking, put down their tools and headed to the construction site.

There, Viola stood among the women in charge of the logistics. Her long blond hair was wrapped in a piece of linen, and her sleeves were tied in with a string, revealing a pair of curvaceous arms.

Like the other women, she was serving wheat porridge from a large iron pot, and then stacked a piece of salty wheat cake smeared with suet. This is the lunch of the craftsmen.

At such times, the craftsmen like to have a chat with Miss Biola, asking if she is busy recently, and if there are any new inventions for them to experience.

While talking, if other women passed by behind Viola with clay pots and iron pans, they would gently press their elbows against Viola's back to avoid touching her and scalding her.

When the artisans took plates and saucers from Biola's hands, they didn't care at all, not afraid to touch Miss Biola's arm occasionally——

The curse on Miss Biola is fake.

This is already a secret shared by all Tanis.

But once someone asked, the people of Tanis would still nod unanimously, "That's right, isn't it, that lady has a terrible curse on her body."

"I heard that it will disappear automatically after a year, but who knows?"

This is because no one in the entire city wants Miss Biola to leave.

In just a few months, she has brought too much change to the city.

In addition to the craftsmen who were working on the pier, there were many people in Tanis queuing up to find Biola.

Among them is the research and development team of the textile industry, who came to ask Biola about the technical details of the loom;

There are also goldsmiths and coppersmiths. Recently, they have mastered the simple method of how to plate gold and copper on the metal surface, and they came here specially to thank;

There are also blacksmiths and carpenters, because last time Biola mentioned a kind of bellows that can be driven by windmills, which can increase the temperature of the iron-making furnace, remove impurities, and smelt steel with higher hardness...

During this process, there is a person who has been silently watching.

Today, Ren always wears the daily clothes of Tanis merchants.If it weren't for his strong body and eagle-like eyes, no one would have thought that he was a senior officer in the elite frontier army.

Silently watching Biola's achievements, the idea in Ren's heart became more and more firm: Never enter the palace, never become a Pharaoh's man.Biola, you deserve your freedom.

He also tried to minimize his presence in front of Viola, to avoid reminding Miss Viola of those embarrassing pasts and remembering that she was still a prisoner under surveillance when she appeared.

Unexpectedly, while Ren was watching silently, someone suddenly attacked from behind and covered his mouth to prevent him from calling out.Then a sack fell from the sky, and then a sap knocked Ren unconscious.

Of course, Biola was unaware of all this.She only knew that the border army officer she had rescued was watching her secretly and protecting her, but he kept avoiding appearing in front of her.

That night, Ren, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, held a torch in his hand and carried a huge object on his shoulder, and came to the tent where Viola lived.

The tent has been transformed into a semi-permanent building—the craftsmen stopped by to build a few cement brick walls for Viola when they were experimenting with cement, and helped her install a wooden roof.

"Miss Biola—"

Ren's voice was hoarse.

Unless it was a last resort, he didn't want to come here to interfere with the girl's life.

But today he met someone and heard some news that changed his mind.

He felt obligated to tell Viola the truth so she could make a choice sooner.

"Ren?"

Viola lifted the curtain and came out, eyes full of surprise: "Long time no see you?"

The torch in Ren's hand illuminated the scars on his face.Surprised, Viola quickly waved her hand and said, "You seem to be seriously injured, do you need me to help you with some medicine?"

Although Biola is not as good as the envoy of Sekhmet now, she has mastered a lot of Tanis' local folk remedies, which are enough for her to deal with some simple injuries.

Unexpectedly, Ren just put down the heavy load on his shoulders, and then told Biola solemnly.

"His Royal Highness the First Princess gave birth to a girl."

Biola was stunned for a moment, she was almost completely used to life in Tanis, and the past events that happened in the royal court of Memphis were far away from her.

But soon Biola realized that there was a rift between the pharaoh and the first princess, and now the princess failed to give birth to the pharaoh's heir as she wished.

This means that Pharaoh will soon send someone to fetch her.As long as Pharaoh's people come to Tanis and ask carefully, they can immediately find that the curse is the result of the general's spoof.

"No, I can't stay here—"

Biola immediately opened her eyes, with a pleading face, took a step, and said to Ren: "You are someone who can understand me, Ren, I beg you to take me away."

"No, no, no!"

Before Renn could respond, Biola denied her plan by herself.

"What should I do? I still have a lot of things to do in Tanis... I promised everyone..."

For a moment, Viola felt an infinite attachment to this city—after all, this is the city she has devoted her infinite energy to, sweated and built with so many people.

"Miss Biola, that's why I venture to ask you to see someone."

Ren was full of emotions in his heart. At the beginning, he wanted to prevent Viola from being deceived by this person, and he was afraid that she would be seriously injured if she was taken away by that person.

But now, he was willing and personally arranged for Viola to meet that man.

"Meet someone?"

Viola opened her big, deep-colored eyes, puzzled—there was no one else behind Ren.

Ren thrust the torch in his hand into the ground, then untied the heavy object he brought earlier, and stood it up on the spot.

Biola suddenly saw a door standing in front of her eyes.

"This is the Sight Door that the Hittites have. Through it, you can talk directly to the Hittite prince face to face. But you don't need to worry, he can't go through this door to hurt you."

When Ren explained, he clearly wrote: I will never allow him to hurt you.

How could Viola forget that night of horror, when she saw the door frame with intricate patterns painted on the surface, her body was already trembling slightly——

"Prince Hittite promised that he will never have any malicious intentions. And there is really a reason for him to meet you in this way." Ren explained beside him.

In front of Biola, in the empty door frame, an expanding pattern began to appear, like the ripples caused by a stone falling into the water.

When the ripples gradually subsided, Viola saw an image appearing in the door——

Karsha, a Hittite prince who once pretended to be an adventurer.

He stood on the other side of the door, smiling, his eyes focused on Viola's face.

This really is——the door of looking at each other.

"Miss Biola, please forgive me for meeting you in this way—"

"But I once promised the First Princess of Egypt that I would never set foot on the land of Tanis within a year. My pride does not allow me to break my promise."

Viola raised her beautiful eyebrows in surprise, it turned out to be like this——

So the other party went through Rennes and talked to himself remotely in this way?

However, the Hittite prince insisted on his promise, which is admirable.

But to be honest, Viola has long been used to this method, no matter how magical the Door of Viewing is at this moment, she just treats it as a video phone with a super-large screen.So Viola nodded slightly and said, "Please tell—"

Kalsha, the Hittite prince, nodded with a smile on the other side, and said twice, "You are so calm and magnanimous, you are indeed Miss Biola."

"Ren must have told you what happened in Thebes."

Biola nodded, and glanced at Ren, only to see Ren clenched his fist with his right hand and knocked on his heart.

She knew very well that Ren must have also heard about this from his fellow soldiers in the border army, and the two corroborated it, so there was nothing wrong.

"Yes, I understand—"

Viola tried to calm herself down.

"As a person who has some relationship with you and understands your inner expectations, the advice I can give you is..."

The more Viola heard it, the more surprised she became. She never expected that the dignified Hittite prince would make such a request.

But Karsha was right about one thing, he really knew her, and knew that her life would never belong to a palace that could trap people to death.

After Karsha finished speaking, Biola turned her head and looked at Ren.

I saw Ren nodded solemnly and said, "It was His Royal Highness who convinced me. I also think so, because what you need in the end is...freedom..."

Ren's words helped Viola make up her mind.

But the girl finally hesitated for a moment and said, "Please wait for me a moment, I want to pray to the god I believe in and beg for his oracle."

This was quite a common behavior in Tanis, so neither Karsha nor Renn took it seriously.It's just that they all think that it's normal to pray, but it's not so normal to get an oracle.

Unexpectedly, Viola returned to her residence, and came out after a while, with an excited smile on her face: "The god responded to me, and He said, yes!"

Karsha and Ren: ...

Erich sat in a small meeting room next to the Temple of Amon, listening to the discussion of the 13-member council.

It was a proposal for a small school in Thebes—a proposal quickly passed by the thirteen-member council.But disputes soon arose over the subjects taught at the school.

They unanimously passed the teaching of logarithmic arithmetic, and likewise began specialized schools to teach various crafts and crafts.But on the secular hieroglyphs created by Senmuth, the two sides disagree.

Several elders representing the priests and nobles did not approve of letting the school students learn to write.

However, several people from other backgrounds and other social classes strongly agreed with it, wishing to promote it immediately, and then learn it by themselves.

Priest Feilin sat in the meeting hall with a serious expression - he has not publicly expressed his views so far.

Who knows, someone came in to report at this time.

"The Pharaoh of Lower Egypt has come."

The voices of various discussions in the chamber suddenly fell silent.

But a clear female voice responded freely: "Everyone don't care about the arrival of Pharaoh, he just came to dethrone me."

Everyone in Thebes was dumbfounded: Is it just dethroning?