From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

In Ymir's voice of yelling injustice, Erich raised the corners of her mouth high.

"I misunderstood you? Ymir, who possesses divinity... why don't you explain how you were able to sense the smell of mushroom spores in the depths of the ground from the remote surface?"

Earlier, the talisman Ymir kept saying that he had sensed the breath of life. If it wasn't for this, Erich wouldn't rush into the underground tomb of the palace without any preparation.

"I...Ymir is also a talisman..."

Ymir explained the protest weakly, as if the rune and the mushroom were meant to be a pair.

"Then, please explain again, why on the statue of the former queen... um, the place where the mushroom grows can just hold a twenty-sided dice?"

Erich actually discovered long ago that on the chest of the painted statue of the female pharaoh Nitocris, there was a small hole with the right shape and size to accommodate the talisman Ymir.

According to common sense, a bright gemstone should be embellished there, which is in line with the identity of a female pharaoh.

But when Alixi looked at it, it was empty, and even fungal spores fell into it, and mycelia grew in a humid, dark and dark environment.

And Ymir, as a gem, was also cut out from the eye position of the painted statue that Pharaoh made for her.

This is similar to what she couldn't help thinking about.

"dice?"

Senmut stood next to Erich, seemingly confused: What are these twenty-sided dice?

"me……"

Ymir no longer insisted, and suddenly changed a humble tone, crying to Erich: "The greatest and wisest master, your faithful servant Ymir has been looking for you so hard!"

"What... what?"

This time it was Alicia's turn to be unable to turn the corner for a while.

"Earlier, Ymir purposely spoke rudely and treated Master poorly, all for the purpose of probing...to be sure that you are my Lord, and to return to Master!"

"You are indeed extremely intelligent and wise, and your judgment is accurate. I am indeed the exclusive talisman of the former female pharaoh Nitocris..."

Alicia: ...Oh, flattering for fear of punishment.Worthy of being a talisman.

"I follow the last wish of that female pharaoh, and try to find and assist the next female who can rule the two thrones of Upper and Lower Egypt."

"It took me 800 years to find a way to leave the underground tomb of Saqqara and re-enter the world..."

Erich thought of the weathered skeleton next to Nitocris in the mausoleum.Ymir probably left the deep catacombs by relying on a tomb robber who escaped by chance.

"I waited another 200 years before I sensed God's will and your birth..."

"And it took me another 18 years to facilitate the encounter with you."

The encounter that Ymir mentioned was actually installed on the painted statue for her funeral, and he only met her when she was dying.

"At that time, you got out of danger with your dexterity and intelligence that are different from ordinary people, so I signaled to you without hesitation, let you discover my existence, and take me away from there..."

The talisman was flattering there, and Erich heard it was funny: No matter how beautifully Ymir said it, the condescending and arrogant attitude when it first appeared can't be washed away now.So much so that she still feels that Ymir has admitted the wrong person.

"Great master, Ymir cannot be mistaken. You are destined to be the woman who can reunify Upper and Lower Egypt and ascend to the throne for thousands of years."

"Isn't that exactly what you want?"

With a thump in her heart, Erich suddenly realized that Senmut had listened to the words completely.

She turned her head slightly, glanced at Senmut who was listening attentively, and said slowly: "Unfortunately, I am not someone who can become a pharaoh. I am just a poor woman who was abandoned by the pharaoh and sent to the palace."

"No, no, no..." Ymir repeatedly denied, "Becoming a pharaoh is a destiny bestowed on you by the gods. It has nothing to do with blood, nor is it limited by identity. You just need to obtain your divinity...even if it is by your side. Standing as a super high priest of God, he can't change or obliterate this..."

This is not flattery, this is clearly provocation!

Alixi had to turn around slowly, facing Senmut, and asked calmly: "Master High Priest, you have heard all the nonsense about this talisman, what do you want to say?"

She winked secretly to Nanna who was following Senmut.

Nanna comprehended, and instantly stretched her bow and set her arrows, fully drawing the bow, and a cluster of golden arrows used for purification was aimed right at Senmut's vest.

"It's useless..." Yumir sighed, "My master, you are temporarily unable to resist the ability of the priest of the gods. You can only consider methods such as lure, or even sex - you can definitely do it."

Is there such a bad idea?

Erich has already thought about the way to punish this rune, but it's too cheap to make a dice, this guy should use it as a whetstone, a cutting stone... Look at this fragile rune. Is Fu still talking nonsense like this?

But she believed what Yumir said: Enanna and her, the combined personalities of their two favored persons should be no match for Senmut alone.In terms of force, there is definitely no possibility of victory.

What's more, hundreds of people were trapped in Saqqara's palace by the flood of the big river, and they might be ruined--Elich didn't think this was a good time to conflict with Senmut.

She calmly faced the brown-haired and golden-eyed man in front of her, and nodded slightly, indicating that Senmut could speak freely and say what he wanted to say.

"The minister is loyal to the pharaoh who ruled Egypt..."

Senmut stared at Erich with a pair of pale golden eyes.

Erich didn't have any extra emotions, and looked at Senmut calmly.

"But... this is not only the fate bestowed on you by God, but also your own choice!"

Senmut said the key in one sentence.

Yes, if Ailixi just wanted to escape the fate of being executed and maintain her original status as a favorite concubine, she would have countless opportunities to return to Delos and use various means to invite favors and beg for mercy.She has the oracle of the Pharaoh's mother, and Delos will not do anything to her for the time being.

Alixi stared at Senmut: "If I answered yes, then you would..."

"I must be loyal to my duties as a courtier." Senmut replied equally firmly.

"It's just not now..."

Alicia: Sure enough, dealing with smart people is easy.

She was trapped in the palace of Saqqara by the flooding river, and it is not known how to escape the catastrophe.

Even though all she pretended in her heart was resentment and ambition towards Pharaoh, she couldn't do anything now.

What the high priest meant was that he chose a temporary truce—until the flood crisis in Saqqara was lifted.

"What's more, I still need your protection for the time being."

When Senmut said this, his face flushed shamefully.

Senmut's evasion was destroyed by Eilish, so Erich agreed to temporarily take care of Senmut for a while, as an anchor for emotional stability, preventing Senmut from falling into madness due to sensing too many intense and turbulent emotions .

"Then, it's a deal!"

Erich held out her hand to Senmut.

The two briefly shook hands to signify a deal.

But at the moment when Alixi touched Senmut's palm, Alixi felt a little relieved.This kind of emotion quickly poured into her heart, and her whole body relaxed accordingly.

Does this guy really have the ability to infect others with his emotions?

Erich secretly guessed, turning her head to look at the talisman she was wearing on her chest.

"Ymir, you really seem to be an omniscient talisman. So you should know what characteristics a qualified dice has."

If the runes had teeth too, there must be a war going on right now.Hearing Erich's words, Ymir's voice immediately began to tremble.

And the talisman worn by Erich on her chest also seemed to tremble uncontrollably.

"I know... I know, there are numbers engraved on each side..."

"Well, I'm going to ask the craftsmen of the craftsman team, is there anyone who can engrave on the surface of gemstones."

Erich frightened Ymir with a brisk voice.

The talisman immediately burst into tears, begging for mercy in every possible way.

Alixi didn't stop on her feet, and rushed directly to the station of the craftsman team.

Nanna followed Elyse step by step.

When Senmut heard the word number, he glanced thoughtfully at the small and exquisite facets on the surface of the talisman, and imagined out of thin air how to engrave complicated numbers with many strokes on it... He seemed to have suddenly realized something, and quickly followed.

On the small square outside the main hall of the Saqqara Palace, another round of torrential rain has just stopped, and the square is full of tense and busy scenes.

More than a dozen militiamen are using big brooms made of palm leaves to quickly sweep out the stagnant water in the palace.

The craftsmen of the craftsman team took out a large bundle of papyrus stems shipped together with the food and spread them in the center of the small square. Several craftsmen with nimble fingers were demonstrating how to weave papyrus stems to the peasants and women around them. When he got up, one of the loud voices began to explain, and it was Karam.

"This is……"

Erich came forward to watch, Nanna and Senmut followed closely behind her.

Nanna's rough voice sounded behind her, explaining to Erich: "You told them to think more about the way out of Saqqara. This is they are building a ship out of papyrus stalks."

"shipbuilding?"

Alicia is interested.

Egyptian papyrus is very famous, and the papyrus made of this plant can be preserved for thousands of years without decay.Therefore, Erich preconceived that papyrus is usually used to make paper.

But now craftsmen are actually building ships out of papyrus?

Erich approached the craftsmen, and at a place where it would not interfere with their construction, she reached out and grabbed a bunch of papyrus that the craftsmen used to build boats.

These papyrus stalks are hard on the outside and hollow on the inside. The thickest ones are as thick as Erich's arm, and the thinner ones are as thick as a thumb.

Craftsmen choose the thickest and hardest papyrus stalks as the keel and main support of the boat, and densely weave several layers of impermeable hulls with thin grass stalks. This kind of papyrus boat looks like Bamboo rafts look like sampans at a closer look.

It looks extremely small and can only accommodate up to two people.For a moment, Alixi had the illusion of seeing the bumper boats in the water park in the later life.

Erich reached out and lifted a half-finished papyrus boat stacked at the feet of the craftsmen, and found that it was unexpectedly light and light, and she could lift it steadily with one hand.

Whether such a light boat can sail smoothly on the water in the environment of flooded rivers and huge waves is a question.

The leader of the artisan team, Karam, scratched his head and approached Erich, saluted her, and then said embarrassedly: "I heard that you travel on the huge ship of the Pharaoh's court every day, and you are laughing at such a small ship. "

A few other big men happened to hear Karam talking to Erich, and poked their heads out from behind their leaders out of curiosity, and asked, "Princess... Your Highness, how many people do you usually take in a paddle boat?"

Before Alixi could answer, Nanna, who had always taken the responsibility of protecting the princess's dignity as her own, had already opened her mouth in a rough voice: "In the past, when our princess was swimming in the big river and going upstream to Thebes, when the big boat gave an order, There were twenty oarsmen swinging long wooden oars..."

The craftsmen showed yearning together, imagining the scene on the big river: a big boat that can only be rowed by 20 people, they have never seen before.

Unexpectedly, Nan Na added: "It's just one side of the ship..."

The horror on the faces of the craftsmen was even greater, and they looked at each other dumbfounded: the size of this giant ship has doubled in size.

Karam looked at their companions with disgust: "Don't always act like you haven't seen the world..."

He turned his face and asked Erich again: "Your Highness, the keel of such a huge ship should be made of cedar wood brought by Hittite."

Alicia nodded expressionlessly: she must be so.

"Unfortunately, we don't have that material."

As Kalam said, he looked back and forth on the main beam of the main hall that had been dismantled earlier with regretful eyes.

Alicia knew what he was regretting.

Even if the dismantled materials can be used as keels and panels, there are not enough tools and materials here to support craftsmen to build a large ship.

Even with tools and materials, craftsmen don't have enough time.

Even with all the materials, tools, and time, it would not be possible to make a ship large enough to carry all the people here.

Flooding rivers are turbulent, and if the day comes when boats are needed, it means that disaster is imminent.With so many people gathered in the Saqqara Palace now, how many of them can survive.

"Boss, this one is finished, let's go into the water and try it first."

While speaking, a small boat made of papyrus was completed, and several craftsmen asked Karam for instructions loudly.

Karam looked at Erich.

Now he admires this young and calm princess too much.

Alicia looked up at the sky, and the dark clouds rolled in the distance, oppressing her aggressively.She nodded to Karam. "Got to move faster."

In fact, she was also very curious, and wanted to see how such a small boat could move in the water, whether it was practical, and whether it would leak.

If it is really useful, consider using such a small boat for fishing or sending letters during flooding of large rivers.

The door of the Saqqara Palace was opened.

Everyone gasped in unison.

I saw that in the morning, the water of the big river, which was still a few hundred steps away from the gate of the palace, rose a lot, and most of the long stone steps in front of the palace were submerged in the water.

People's hearts were inexplicably tense, and there was a long silence in front of the palace.

Kalam's mind was on the papyrus boat, and he invited two young guys who were good at water to try the boat.

"Approximately see the direction of the stone steps, don't drive too far, don't deviate. Be careful that there are... bad things underwater."

The two boys looked at the vast and vast expanse of water in front of them, feeling a little apprehensive in their hearts.

The two of them first pushed the papyrus boat into the water to about waist depth, one of them jumped into the boat first, and then pulled the other aboard.

The two young men prepared wooden oars in advance, and when the long handles of the oars were propped up on the stone steps at the bottom of the water, the small papyrus boat swung away from the steps.

Alicia paid attention to the direction of the boat, and saw that the two young men were indeed proficient paddlers, and they could easily handle it on a small papyrus boat.

But when driving a little farther into the depths of the water and encountering undulating waves, the small papyrus boat is like a leaf drifting with the waves, sometimes pushed to a high place by the waves, and sometimes sinking into the troughs.

The two young men have excellent boat control skills, and they stick tightly to the surface of the boat, maintaining their balance at all times.

Karam asked loudly from a distance, "Will it leak?"

A young man shook his hand vigorously towards the shore, while the other shouted proudly: "Not at all."

It seems that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen weaving papyrus is fully qualified.In their hands, the reed-like papyrus was not only woven into boats with complete shapes, but also strong, waterproof and durable, making it a convenient and practical means of short-distance waterway transportation.

It's just that this kind of small boat is too light and light, is too affected by the wind and waves, and the passenger and cargo carrying capacity is too limited.

Karam waved his hand: "Then come back."

At this moment, a thick cloud above Alixie and the others suddenly parted, and a ray of sunlight fell, shining golden on the water surface, reflecting a wonderful sparkling water.

Alice suddenly saw a few clear black shadows in the water, rushing towards the boat quickly.

Immediately she said to Kalam, "Tell them to come back at once, quick!"

Before Karam could react, Erich turned to Nanna and said in a deep voice, "Get ready!"

Nanna didn't need to tell Elysidor, she had already pulled out a feathered arrow made of gold as an arrow cluster from the quiver on her back, and placed it on the fully drawn bowstring.

Over there, Karam and the craftsman waiting on the shore hurriedly greeted the two young men to return to the voyage.

All of a sudden, the gap in the thick cloud disappeared, the sun was gone, the sky returned to its original dark and gray appearance, and the cold wind whipped up instantly, setting off big waves on the shore.

A small papyrus boat slowly approached the shore.

Nanna's bow and arrow were always aimed at the vicinity of the boat, beware of any sudden danger.

The two young men on board also realized that the danger was coming, they swung their oars vigorously, fought against the wind and waves, and moved closer to the shore bit by bit.

Nanna's eyes flashed, and with a whoosh, the arrow in her hand shot out.

At the same time, everyone's exclamation suddenly rose, and there was a giant crocodile behind the boat, which opened its mouth wide and attacked the boat.

Like a shooting star chasing the moon, the arrow shot accurately into the mouth of the giant crocodile. The body of the giant crocodile was raised high without any force in mid-air. Half of its body fell naturally and hit the water directly. In the papyrus boat, the two young men were drenched like soaked rats, and the small boat was half full of water, and it was about to capsize.

The two young men's noses were filled with blood, and they didn't even have the courage to look back. They just relied on their superb skills and desperately rowed the boat back to the Saqqara Palace.

What they faced was a group of stunned craftsmen and civilians—people were shocked by the sight before them, and forgot to help their own people for a moment.

Only when the two were dragged ashore by Karam and others did they have the courage to look back.

I saw the giant crocodile shot by Nanna's golden arrow rolling, struggling and bleeding in the water.

There are also several smaller crocodiles surrounding it, constantly attacking and tearing, each bite can tear off a small piece of meat from the giant crocodile.

In an instant, the deep red blood color continuously rippled in the water.