From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

"I have actually experienced the situation you mentioned."

The older embalmer is lost in memory.

"That was more than 20 years ago, when I was still an apprentice like this kid..."

"At that time, Lower Egypt encountered an unprecedented drought. At that time, there was a very beautiful girl who volunteered to sacrifice herself, go to the underworld, meet the gods, and pray to them for protection in the world."

"By the way, princess, she seems to be the daughter of the great priest just like you..."

The old man raised his eyes and glanced at Alicia.

"The drought was extremely severe that year, the river dried up, the river bed dried up, and even the wells in the Pharaoh's Court didn't have much water."

"It is said that the warehouses of pharaohs and wealthy households were still full of gold, turquoise, and turpentine, while the barley that could be used to make bread in ordinary households was about to bottom out..."

"In the end, the pharaoh agreed to the girl's request and sent her to the underworld to meet the gods."

"When she came here, everyone in Memphis went out to see her off, including Pharaoh..."

She can sacrifice herself for many ordinary people in this country. This girl's behavior is indeed admirable, and it is no wonder that so many people come to see her off.

"Of course, the great priest's daughter did not go to the underworld in the end, but married the pharaoh at that time, that is, the former king, and became the first princess."

Alicia: ...the risk is great, but the reward is also great!

Now it seems that the previous First Princess' method of forced marriage is very unique.

According to the original memory of Ai Lixi: the former king and the former princess were famous for their deep love as husband and wife.

However, her complexion became weird again soon, and she suddenly remembered one thing: the current pharaoh Delos was not born to the first princess.

This is a bit embarrassing.

Erich vaguely felt that the original body was so cruelly abandoned by the current pharaoh Delos, which had something to do with Delos's life experience.

But the original body's memories were too many and complicated, she suddenly accepted them all, and couldn't sort out any clues for a while.

"Everything was ready at that time. The first princess is sitting here, yes... princess, this is where you are sitting now, one arm is stretched out to the fig basket containing the poisonous snake; the other hand is gently stroking The amulet on the chest..."

Probably this incident left a very deep impression on the elderly embalmer. The embalmer made gestures while explaining, and he spoke very vividly.

"I was on the sidelines, watching the poisonous snake poke its head out from between the figs. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the captain of the palace guard rushed in and asked loudly: "Have you not attacked the princess yet?"

"My teacher thought he was blaming him for delaying the time, so he hurriedly urged."

"Unexpectedly, the captain of the guard cut off the snake's head with a sword, and his voice was full of joy and fear, telling us: embalmers, stop all actions."

"Sirius has risen."

"Sirius rising?"

Alice's eyes widened.

"Yes……"

"Sirius will rise with the sun, and the river will flood. For three consecutive days starting from the early morning of this day, all embalmers must put down their work and concentrate on offering sacrifices to the river god with the high priest to purify their bodies and minds..."

Following the story of the embalmer, Erich finally understood a little bit.

The big river in the mouth of these craftsmen naturally refers to the long river that runs through Egypt from south to north—the Nile River.

The name of the Nile comes from the Greeks' descriptions and records of Egypt, but the Egyptians themselves would not call it by this name.

In their hearts, the Nile is the river, the only river they depend on for survival.

The flooding of the Nile River will bring fertile soil and rich nutrients to the vast alluvial plains of Lower Egypt, and the flooding with sufficient water means a bumper harvest in the coming year.

Therefore, the Egyptians attached great importance to the celestial phenomenon of the rising of Sirius. When this celestial phenomenon appeared, temples throughout Egypt would hold sacrifices, and embalmers were also an important part of the sacrifices.

"What happened afterwards? Has that girl relieved the severe drought?"

The young apprentice was completely attracted by the story, and asked about the follow-up with concern.

"Of course it's relieved." Alicia replied indifferently.

The rise of Sirius means that the Nile River is about to flood, and droughts and so on will no longer exist.There is no need for the previous first princess to sacrifice herself and go to the underworld.

The elder embalmer nodded: "Exactly."

As he recalled, he said with emotion: "At that time, the whole of Memphis was celebrating, celebrating that the great god had heard our most devout prayers."

"People are also very grateful to the great priest's daughter, admiring her, a little girl, who has such courage to sacrifice herself and go to the underworld."

"Pharaoh proposed to her at that time, and made a vow of life and death..."

So, the way for the first princess of the previous generation to save her life and force her to marry was the celestial phenomenon of the rising of Sirius?

Alixi bowed her head and thought: Is it possible for me to catch up with such a good thing?

The odds are very, very small.

The level of astronomy and calendar in ancient Egypt was very high.The calendar used by the Egyptians is believed to be the origin of the later solar or Gregorian calendar.

The year of the Egyptians was 365 days from the rising of Sirius to the next rising of Sirius, which was a year.

The 365 days are divided into 12 months of 30 days each, plus five days for the birthdays of the five gods Osiris, Horus, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys.

It can be said that the Egyptians, who mastered the calendar, knew when Sirius would rise.

Of course, there is another possibility that the calendar is only in the hands of the great priest and other clergy, and ordinary people cannot know it at all.

Therefore, Alixi is very suspicious: the girl more than 20 years ago may have just completed a pre-planned performance.

She got her wish and became the first princess;

Her family has thus reaped political benefits.

However, the situation now is different from 20 years ago: Pharaoh Delos is determined to send Elyse on the road, and the high priest has expressed his attitude that he wants to sell his daughter for glory, and they will not let her have the opportunity to take advantage of this loophole.

Unless... Erich thought with her head down, unless the superimposed worldview can exert an influence on this matter.

Putting myself in the shoes, if she is the god that exists in this world, the simplest and most direct way to save her loved one's life is actually to temporarily change the astrology, even if it is not necessary for Sirius to rise earlier, even if it is just to let people see a false appearance... ...It can also give her a little buffer and reverse the current bad luck.

Then, if the god Amon really exists, please let Sirius appear on the sky, and temporarily suspend the activities of the embalmers——Alice silently prayed in her heart.

Can she be regarded as self-reliant, giving advice to the gods?

Alicia wasn't sure.

Although she prayed secretly in her heart, she didn't know if her thoughts could be conveyed to the gods.

Earlier, the kobold Anubis oracle acted as a mouthpiece between her and the gods, indicating that she was unable to communicate directly with the gods at that time.

But she hadn't become an Asut then.

Now she officially has her own personality—although it is almost zero.

She is fundamentally different from the past Erich.

"I still remember this vividly, and your appearance now is exactly the same as that first princess back then."

The old embalmer sighed unceasingly, reached out his hand to touch the top of his bald head, and said suddenly: "By the way, the amulet prepared for you is also the one prepared for the former princess. She didn't use it at all back then."

He turned to his student and asked, "Where's the amulet?"

The embalmer apprentice looked blank: "Amulet?"

Alixi watched coldly, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

In the original novel, the apprentice embalmer, whose theory is greater than practice, and memorization is better than hands-on, dropped the amulet on Erich's mummy-and it is the same now.

The young embalmer rummaged through boxes and cabinets, sweating profusely, and finally found the amulet in a jade jar, and handed it to Elyse.

Erich took a look, and saw that it was a scarab amulet made of brass, with a large piece of round turquoise inlaid on the insect's body as insect wings.

The so-called scarabs are also known as dung beetles in the real world.

Although the name and living habits are not elegant, this insect was indeed worshiped by the ancient Egyptians as a creature that could protect the soul.

Most of the amulets worn by the dead when they were mummified were in the image of scarabs. After more than 20 years, this amulet is still well preserved. The copper head and body of the insect have been polished to shine. The irregular patterns on the surface of the turquoise add a bit of natural beauty to the insect wings.

The amulet is attached to a thin copper chain for hanging on the chest.

Alixi held the amulet and looked at it for a while, and suddenly felt a slight heat on her right arm.

Alicia remained calm, turned her head slightly, and quickly glanced at the inside of her arm.

Her chin actually moved a little bit, and the beam of light grew a little bit taller than before.

Could it be that God Amon's injection of capital into His favored ones has finally arrived?Alicia thought about it.

But as a god's investment, this beam of light is really pitifully short—it's really not like it.

Alicia thought again: Maybe this means.Once she gets this amulet, will her luck improve a little bit?

With this thought in mind, Erich quickly lifted the copper chain of the amulet over her head, and put the scarab around her neck.

In an instant, a very clear thought flowed through Alicia's mind: "This amulet is called - Guardian."

It's not a word, a sound, or anything else, it's just a thought, a thought.

It flows through Erich's heart like water.Then it settled in Alixie's memory safely.

Erich could perceive it without hindrance—when she touched the scarab amulet, it was like reading a book, and she could learn everything about the amulet at a glance.

Its advantage is that it can protect the wearer from external damage, but the disadvantage is that it will consume a certain amount of health of the wearer in a short time, that is, the card.

This was an item used by the first princess of the previous generation who had a similar fate to Elyse's to protect herself.

Even if the first princess of the previous generation couldn't wait for Sirius to rise, she didn't have to worry about getting hurt, because she had a guardian.

"Its specific usage is..."

"Using it actually pays a corresponding price..."

Erich held the scarab in her palm and closed her eyes. She could feel some energy in her body interacting with this magical amulet.

The door of the mummy factory is open, and the deep night is constantly infiltrating from the mottled wooden door into the room.

A stern voice came from outside the door: "The king has already ordered, embalmers, what are you delaying?"