From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

Solan was directly knocked down by a gaze from the Sphinx, and his mount was also intimidated by the power contained in this gaze, trembling, his legs were weak, and he couldn't even stand up.

However, the Sphinx saw that the pharaoh had left and was approaching the tall pyramid, and stopped talking to it, and immediately closed his eyes——

The ray of light in its eyes disappeared, and the stone statue quickly merged with the increasingly dim scenery around the pyramid.

Solan struggled to jump up from the soft ground in front of the stone statue, and shouted at it indignantly: "Sphinx—"

You snob!

nothing happened—

The stone statue didn't move or make a sound.

The scene that happened just now was like Solan's dream, never really existed in reality.

Gritting his teeth, Solan stomped a few times, and jumped a few more times in front of the Sphinx stone statue, trying to jump to the height of the Sphinx's eyes.But in fact it just makes him look funny, like a jumping monkey.

Finally, Soran no longer made it difficult for himself, he found that all this was in vain: even if he is a great general who has made great achievements in Lower Egypt, as long as he is not a pharaoh, he is not qualified to open the eyes of the stone statue at all.

But for Pharaoh Delos, this was just an understatement to say hello.

For a moment, Solan felt a slight chill in his heart: Pharaoh...the god who walks in the world really has a unique personality and power.

But Delos, like Solan, is also an ordinary man with all kinds of emotions and six desires, but because of a good birth, he has everything easily.

Solan recalled that he had experienced such a miserable and lonely childhood, and fought desperately on the battlefield for so long before he managed to achieve today's achievement——

Originally, he thought that he could lead the border army and snatch a few nomes in Lower Egypt from the pharaoh, and he had reached the extreme among the ministers.

It can be seen that after seeing the Sphinx, I feel that I have paid a lot, but I still have to be knocked down by the words "Born".

At this moment, Memphis is on the other side of the river, only seven or eight days away from Giza.

Solan has come this far, and he must keep what he has already got.The last thing he wants is to waste all his previous efforts and all his efforts in vain.

So the general suppressed all the indignation in his heart, just like he had never seen a Sphinx with his eyes open, his facial expression was normal, and he stepped to the side of Pharaoh Delos.

At this time, the setting sun had completely submerged below the horizon, and the night wind was blowing back and forth between the several great pyramids, and the sound of the wind was like a weeping song.

The soldiers under Solan's command had already lit the pine torches. At this time, they rushed over on horseback and gave the torches to Pharaoh and the general.

At the same time, someone rushed to take Solan's mount away from the Sphinx statue. At this moment, the arrogant stallion seemed to have been severely frightened, covered in cold sweat, and snorting every step of the way. , slower than the oldest mount in the battalion.

Solan took the torch from his subordinates, held it high above his head, and walked towards Pharaoh Delos step by step.

In the flickering flames, he could vaguely see a giant stone standing at the base of the Great Pyramid in a daze.

"This, this turned out to be..."

Solan leaned over to help Delos illuminate the scene in front of him——

I saw that there were several graphics drawn on that boulder.

The graphics are drawn on the pyramids with sharp stones. The strokes are rough, but it can be roughly seen that four people are drawn, two adults, two children, and one horse, cow, or camel. creature.

The figures in the painting lined up with their mounts, and in front of them were several sharp horns, simulating the spire of a pyramid.

Although the picture is rough, but the brushwork is lively, and there is an aura of aura naturally revealed from the characters and scenery.

Facing the painting, Tylos' face was quite distorted, and Soran could hear him grinding his teeth.The Pharaoh murmured, "Go up to Egypt, the one who came from Go up Egypt..."

Solan suddenly noticed that a lily was painted in the corner of the picture.

The lily is a symbol of Upper Egypt, just as the papyrus is a symbol of Lower Egypt.

So Solan opened his mouth after deliberation, and guessed: "This is probably the people from Upper Egypt who came to pay homage to the mausoleum of the former king. Draw this mark here to show that they have been here."

However, Delos was suddenly furious: "What are those Nomes in Upper Egypt? When the lowly officials came to pay homage to the former king, they dared to leave a mark on the surface of the former king's tomb?"

The pharaoh was coerced and controlled by Solan, and he never lost his composure or complained. At this moment, he suddenly saw the painting on the pyramid, but he was furious.

When Solan heard Tylos' complaints, he suddenly felt complacent.

This imprint comes from people, from the most ordinary people①.

Soran seemed to realize that even if it was the relics left by the previous pharaohs, ordinary people could still exert influence on them. They could paint freely on the cornerstones of the pyramids—this might mean that the power left by the gods was weakening.

If things go on like this, will there be a day when Pharaoh will no longer be a god, but an ordinary person like him, Solan, will control the world.

Solan's depressed state of mind was greatly boosted in an instant.

Delos didn't seem to notice the ups and downs of the general around him. He gritted his teeth and said: "The king swears, the king will investigate to the end, and those who randomly draw pictures on the tomb of the former king will pay the due price."

Solan poured a clay pot of cold water on the side: "You'd better wait until you return to Memphis and complete the sacrifices to the gods before you pursue this matter."

Tylos was speechless for a moment.

The pharaoh returned to Memphis to offer sacrifices to the gods at the request of Solan. This ceremony will confirm the border army's control of the Nomes in Lower Egypt, which means that the power of Delos is officially shared by Solan.

Compared with such a major event, it is indeed a trivial matter to investigate the scribbles on the surface of the pyramid.

After Solan finished speaking, Tylos was unable to answer for a while, and could only continue to stare at the graffiti on the wall with the light of the torch in Solan's hand who had turned away.

However, Soran, who turned and left, didn't notice that there were several gigantic boulders at the base of the pyramid in front of Tilos. One of them seemed to have been pulled out and put back again. .

Soran didn't go far, and Tyros had already caught up with him.

Pharaoh asked the general, "Shall we camp here tonight?"

Solan's army has this ability. No matter what the terrain conditions are, they can build a camp on the spot so that the general and the pharaoh can rest comfortably.

But Solan shook his head: "Your Majesty, please get on the horse first. There are several villages of craftsmen and craftsmen who built pyramids nearby, as well as ready-made houses left by the supervising officials. You can rest after a little tidying up."

Delos hummed, and seemed to agree reluctantly.

But in fact, when the torch was removed and his face was hidden in the dim twilight, Delos couldn't help raising the corners of his lips, finally showing a somewhat comfortable smile.

It seemed Delos had it all figured out—he was about to win.

Erich draws a map of the whereabouts of Soran and Delos in the Memphis palace.

She marked the places she wrote down when tracking the two every day on the map of Lower Egypt kept in the palace, and connected them together to form a map of the whereabouts of the king and the general.

This map begins in Tanis and ends in Giza.

Seeing the ground of Giza, Erich suddenly remembered something she had discovered when talking with the people in the royal treasurer, and immediately ordered someone to summon Tabac and Iago.

After this period of study, Tabak and the others have a deep understanding of the operation of the Royal Treasurer, as well as the content and methods of the clerks' accounting. The Royal Treasurer has no secrets to them.

And Iago is already submissive now, not daring to have the slightest temper in front of Alicia.

"You two, I remember you mentioned last time that the king has resident servants and craftsmen near Giza, and he wants to build a mausoleum for the king." Erich asked directly without greeting.

She still remembered that, for this purpose, Memphis allocated a large amount of food to Giza every year to support the daily expenses of peasants and craftsmen.

It is not surprising to build a royal tomb. Most of the Egyptian pharaohs started to build their own tombs when they first came to the throne.

Because of their emphasis on life after death, pharaohs would spend a lot of time on site selection, design and construction of tombs.Even so, in many cases the mausoleum may not be completed when they are still alive.

For example, the underground tomb of the female pharaoh Nitocris that Elyse visited should have been built by the queen's father for Nitocris when the queen was still a princess.

But what surprised Erich was that if the account number recorded by the royal treasurer was true, it meant that it was a staggeringly large militia team in Giza who repaired the pharaoh's tomb.

So Erich called Tabac and Iago at the same time, and asked them: "Have the numbers of the food and items sent to Giza been verified?"

She suspected that Noam had misreported the figures, or that the clerks were merciful and hid the space for people to deduct.

Unexpectedly, both Tabac and Iago nodded together, saying that they had verified it, and it was indeed such a number.

Iago also made a heart-pounding appearance, confessing that he would never dare to deceive the first princess.

Ailixi lowered her head and thought for a moment, stretched out her hands to support her waist, and asked, "So, how many people are there who built the royal tomb for the king in Giza?"

Iago seemed to know this very well, and decisively reported a number.

Alicia stared fixedly at Iago for a long while, causing the latter to recall worryingly that he hadn't washed his beard before entering the palace, and now there were still traces of eating in the morning on his beard.

However, the princess helped the personal maid to get up, turned around and left without even telling them to leave the palace.

Alicia only let them hear: "Nanna, come with me quickly—"

The footsteps disappeared into the numerous palaces of the royal court, leaving only Tabac and Iago sitting there in a daze.

"Pharaoh has already thought of a way to deal with the general."

Erich tells Nanna about her guess.

Nanna: "Dog..."

The God of War favored quickly swallowed the word Pharaoh back.

Ai Lixi continued indifferently, "Soran is not a good thing either."

"But I urgently need to see what's going on in Giza."

She took Nanna into the bedroom, and the safety of the God of War was entirely responsible for her.Then log into the Eye of Horus and point to Pharaoh Delos.

It now appears that the duel between Tylos and Soran will be held in Giza.

According to the information revealed to her by the talisman Ymir, the Egyptian pharaohs of all dynasties would hide some important items in the pyramids. When they needed to use them, the pharaohs could use them as an excuse to sacrifice to the ancestors and go to the pyramids to take them out.

Delos chose this location and timing, and there is a high probability that he will use a magical item with divine power.

But Soran was so easy to take the bait, agreeing to fight the Pharaoh?

She has no special affection for General Solan.Not even happy to call this brother brother.

But she is very clear: in Lower Egypt, she needs someone who can barely resist Pharaoh and help her temporarily contain Delos.

There is no other candidate for this person except Solan.

Although Suo Lan is too selfish and has limited talents, he is really a relatively good type among the outstanding supporting actors in the original book.

However, his strength would not be so strong that he directly lost the position of Tyros, and he would not cause immediate turmoil in the whole of Egypt.

Solan could only use the power of the border army to fight against Delos with a few nomes - this is exactly what Elyse needs.

In addition, Alixi also wanted to know what the pharaoh used to suppress the bottom of the box.

Ever since she passed through the book, Alicia has only seen a pharaoh who is indecisive, swaying from side to side, and trapped in love——

However, as the inheritance of the pharaoh's blood, Delos must have skills that have not been shown in front of Erich.

Moreover, facing the aggressive Solan at this moment, he retreated to Tilos near Memphis, and he had reached the point where he could not retreat.

He is bound to fight back - because he is the hero in the original book!

With a bit of hatred for the hero of the original book, Alicia logged into the Eye of Horus. This time she quietly emerged from the surface of a stone wall, and in front of her was Delos and Solan.

The space they were in was a room with poor conditions.

The four walls of the house are flat stone walls, and the gray and heavy stone walls reminded Erich of the embalmer's workshop she had just been in when she was wearing a book—but the walls here have cracks in the walls, not a secret room completely carved out of the mountain.

Also, Erich noticed that the roof had a slope on one side, and a huge window was opened on that side.

The floor under the feet of Tylos and Solan extended outwards, forming an outdoor platform naturally.

The wind poured in, occasionally raising the black hair of Tylos and Solan, which made Erich unavoidably think: Is it possible that this place is still on a high place?

Tylos and Solan sat facing each other. They both sat at the same stone table, and each sat facing each other on high-backed chairs, also made of stone.

Alicia lowered her head silently, and she could see something on the table, which looked so familiar——

Senet Chess...

The most common board game in the Egyptian royal palace.

Erich played with the maids not long ago, enjoying the joy of killing all directions on the chessboard.

But now, Tylos and Solan, are they going to decide the outcome in a game of chess?

"General, before the chess box of this chess set is opened, you still have one last chance to refuse."

Delos' voice is as steady as the cornerstone of a pyramid.

"Your Majesty, you said that in front of the entire frontier army, and there is no way I should not fight."

Soran stared at Tylos closely.He has a dignified expression, but if you observe carefully, you can see that his face is tense, a little nervous, and he glances at the chessboard on the stone table in front of him from time to time.

As a mad general, Solan, who has gone through hundreds of battles without losing a single defeat and is famous for his bravery, has reached this point. It is impossible for him to refuse Pharaoh's request in this game.

"Are you sure you can bear all the consequences?"

"It's just a game of chess!"

Solan laughed out loud.

After seeing Soran nodding, Delos sighed silently.Immediately, he looked down at the chessboard in front of him, stretched out his hand, and quickly pulled out the chess box containing the Senet chess.

Erich took a closer look, and saw that this set of Senet chess was nothing special in appearance, but the board was slightly wider than the one in the Memphis palace, and the surface board was no longer horizontal and vertical. Instead of a square chessboard of ten, it was changed to five horizontally and ten vertically.

This time, even without the talisman Ymir by her side, Erich's spiritual body felt the peculiarity of this chessboard—the faint energy quickly overflowed as the chess box was opened.

Erich concluded that it was a chessboard made of special materials.But because it is not a talisman, and has not been in direct contact.So she couldn't be sure what function this item had for the time being.

But one thing she was sure of was that Pharaoh had bet his fate and future on this chessboard.

Facing this chessboard, Solan was so nervous that his mouth became parched and he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

The pharaoh calmly took out four small wooden sticks for throwing points, and handed them all to Solan.He said softly, "Don't worry, this will be an absolutely fair matchup."

"All the privileges belonging to the pharaoh will be denied the moment this round begins."

"At this moment, like you, I am an ordinary person living in this world."

"You take what you have, I take what I have, we will decide the outcome in a game of chess, no matter what the price-"

"Soloan, isn't this exactly what you want?"

Hearing this, Solan nodded, reached out and grabbed the four wooden sticks, and threw them out.

Then comes Tylos, who also rolls a point.After comparing the points of the two, it was decided that Solan would go first and Tilos would go second.

Without their hands, all the chess pieces in the chess box flew out by themselves at this time, and they were neatly arranged at the hands of the opponents.

"There is no possibility of repentance."

Delos held out his hand, making a gesture of invitation.

The pharaoh repeatedly reminded that he could not go back and forth, which greatly aroused Erich's curiosity.

She saw Solan drop, and then Tylos.

At this time, Solan probably sensed that something was wrong, and turned his head frequently, forgetting about the huge, empty window that the two of them were facing, the platform leading to the outside world.

Alicia also listened attentively, she heard a rustling sound, which seemed to be a human voice, very far away.

The two threw their sticks again and started walking.Soran's luck was not very good this time, a chess piece was hit by Delos' chess piece, and it was pushed back one square.

The noise outside the window suddenly became extremely loud, mixed with the shouts of countless people.Alixi clearly saw that Solan became bloodless, dropped the chess pieces and sticks in his hand, turned around and rushed out immediately.

Alixi decisively chose to log out, but the observation position was not good, so she immediately chose to change the target and log in again.

This time she logged in with Solan in mind.Therefore, when surfacing, the perspective used to observe Solan is used.

Sure enough, she appeared behind Solan, her eyes suddenly brightened, and her ears were buzzing—the previous prediction was correct, she did come outdoors, and she was at a high place.

But Erich was immediately stunned by the sight in front of her, just like Soran.

At this moment, Solan was on the tower of one of the three Great Pyramids of Giza.

Because the location is high enough, Soran and Erich can clearly see the situation on the ground.

On the wide plain in front of the pyramid, a huge rectangular square suddenly appeared, with five vertical lines and ten horizontal lines. From the shape point of view, it was exactly the chessboard of the Sainet chess set in front of Ross on the stone table.

On both sides of the chessboard, there are huge chess pieces lined up neatly in the distance.

But when Alicia looked closely, she realized that those were not pawns—they were people, all of them people, real people.

From a distance, those wearing desert-colored robes are the frontier army under Solan's command. They are about 2000 people in the army, and they are densely packed together, and they become a pawn.

On the other side, Erich also saw the color of the people who were put on the chessboard by Pharaoh Delos. They were dressed in earthy brown linen clothes, and most of them exposed their dark upper bodies under the scorching sun. , These people are the servants used by the Egyptian pharaoh to build the tomb.

These chess pieces seem to have completely lost their consciousness.Not only did they gather into round chess pieces one after another, but they also began to move on the chessboard following the changes in the chess game.

Solan suddenly yelled—his chess piece was knocked out of the grid by the Pharaoh earlier. On the real battlefield in front of him, a desert-colored chess piece also collided with the earth-brown chess piece and was quickly knocked out of the chessboard. Ge, those border soldiers in desert-colored robes and the militiamen in earth-gray clothes fought hand-to-hand, but they seemed powerless to fight back. They were knocked down one by one, and then the militiamen carried them out mercilessly. Throw it over the board.

Alixi was in a high place, and suddenly felt cold all over her body.

It turns out that this is the method used by Tylos to turn the game around. Senet chess uses chess pieces and people at the same time.

This is the king's chessboard.