Chapter 646：

Ye Ting still admired the actions of the Heliopolis God System very much.

However, perhaps it is for this reason. In the future, Heliopolis will gradually be replaced by Hermopolitan, and the **** Amun will rise as the main **** and replace the rule of the sun **** Ra.

Chapter 0804 Egyptian Royal Gossip

The journey in the desert is extremely boring.

Because the scenery here is always the same, no matter where you go, there is only sand, sand, or sand.

Except for the occasional cactus, there is hardly any other scenery in the desert.

Finding sand scorpions, scarabs, and sand snakes twisting sideways to leave strange lines in the desert is one of the few pleasures for travelers in the desert.

But since joining Necht's caravan, Ye Ting has had more fun, that is, like Necht asking for information about the customs of Egypt.

As a businessman, Neht is one of the few Egyptians who can travel around. Although he is not a high-ranking official, he can be regarded as a person who knows all parts of Egypt better.

Therefore, as a traveler who had just arrived in Egypt, Ye Ting had this opportunity and naturally regarded him as his source of intelligence.

And in respect of the "noble" Ye Ting, Necht is naturally inexhaustible about the questions that Ye Ting raised--some even naive in his opinion.

At the same time, he also increasingly believed in Ye Ting's identity as a foreign traveler.

After all, he asked some questions. As long as they were Egyptians, they knew everything well. The young man in front of him was very knowledgeable but didn't know anything about it. Obviously, he hadn't stayed in Egypt for long.

Because of this, Necht admired Ye Ting more and more.

"It's amazing to be able to have the courage to travel to a foreign country alone, Mr. Thoth," Necht complimented. Knowing that these years, even in Egypt, it is very chaotic."

"Oh, how do you say?" Ye Ting asked curiously.

"Oh, you are a foreign traveler. No wonder you don’t know anything about it. In fact, Egypt’s chaos has been around for a long time," Neht explained. The most expansive and peaceful kingdom, but I heard my grandfather say that everything has changed since Pharaoh Pepi ruled Egypt. Grandpa often said that His Royal Highness Pepi is too weak, and the governors of the states don’t listen. In his words, each state has its own governance, and some even pulled up their own troops and collected their own road taxes."

"It's terrible."

"Yes, from that time on, all the caravans have had troubles. After the death of Pharaoh Pepi a few years ago, this situation has become more serious. We traded in various places in Egypt, and most of the income was handed over to the governors. Nowadays, prices are very high everywhere in Egypt. Some citizens can't even buy spices."

For the Egyptians, spices have always been a commodity that has a wide range of needs, and even women among civilians are willing to put a handful of balm on their hair.

"So, many can't survive?"

"You're right," Naihe nodded, "My grandfather heard from my grandfather Zeng that they didn't have so many sand thieves at that time, but now, we have to take a few strong bodies when we go out. The slave guard."

Ye Ting looked at the nearby slaves. Indeed, several of them were very tall, not comparable to ordinary slaves. With a curved blade hanging on their waists, you could tell that they did have enough force.

However, Ye Ting heard something strange in Neht's words.

"Your grandfather?"

"Yes, my great grandfather experienced the reign of Melaran I before Pharaoh Pepi. At that time, Egypt was much more peaceful-you may not know that Pharaoh Pepi ruled for ninety-four years."

The Pharaoh who was able to rule for 94 years is indeed a miracle on earth-how many successors will have to die in the process.

It seems that Pharaoh Pepi is the king who has ruled for the longest time in human history.

Admiring the pharaoh's longevity, Ye Ting then asked.

"Then what?"

"Then?" Neht shook his head. "After the death of Pharaoh Pepi, the successor was Mylaran II. This pharaoh is not as weak as his father...Perhaps he has been holding back for too long as the heir. Right. Although he wanted to do something ambitious, he was too impatient, and had a lot of conflicts with those officials, which made the whole country more chaotic."

Necht's tone was sarcasm, and he obviously dismissed Melaran II.

"You mean, there is such a situation in Egypt now and he has his credit."

"Yes," Nahe nodded his head. "These big people have contradictions, and it is our little ones. It is because of them that the labor and taxes in Egypt are getting heavier and more and more people can't survive. But he also I paid a price for my actions."

"The price?" Ye Ting was puzzled.

"Others say that His Royal Highness Melaran II died of aging, but I don’t believe it. Pharaoh has the power of God. If there is no accident, it is possible to live as long as Pharaoh Pepi, Melaran. He was only in his seventies when he was old, how could he die so easily? According to the gossip, Melaran II was assassinated by ministers."

"These ministers dare to attack the descendants of God, it's really bold." Ye Ting sighed.

"Who said no?" Neht also sighed with emotion. "Two pharaohs died within a year. How can such an Egypt not be chaotic? It's just a pity that Melaran's little wife is so young. He was a widow, and he was treated as a puppet-but his husband is so old, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t keep his widow... Most of them will give birth to His Royal Highness Pharaoh Nitocris."

Speaking of the gossip of big shots, even people in this era are very interested. This is about the same as people in the future.

"But, who is Pharaoh Nitocris?" Ye Ting asked despite hearing the familiar name.

"Speaking of Pharaoh Nitocris, she is indeed one of the few good pharaohs," Necht said with a little respect in his words when he spoke of the name. This was when he was talking about Pepi and Myra. However, the emotions that the second king did not have, "Pharaoh Nitocris and Pharaoh Melaran are both children of Pharaoh Pepi, but she is the daughter of Pharaoh Pepi, so she is very young, now only twenty years old, In addition, she is the queen of Melaran II."

Niubi, not only orthopedics, but also old couples and young wives, these pharaohs are really good at playing.

Necht continued: "After the death of Pharaoh Melaran, the ministers simply elected His Royal Highness Nitocris as the new pharaoh-she is also the daughter of Pharaoh Pepi, but I think these ministers are just Bullying her is a little girl so controllable."

Even ordinary businessmen know about this kind of thing, and it seems that Nitocris is quite miserable.

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It seems that it is because of the respect for Pharaoh Nitocris, or because the beauty of Pharaoh Nitocris is enough to attract Neht, when she talks about her, the businessman can be regarded as chattering.

"I once saw her on a trip from a distance. She was lying reclining under a sky tent made of golden brocade. The gorgeous gold ornaments can't set off her beauty. She is more ingenious than the ingenious Hathor in the picture. The goddess is even more delicate, as sacred and inviolable as the great Horus..."

(Hator is the goddess of love and beauty, the **** of wealth, the **** of dance, and the **** of music in ancient Egyptian mythology. She cares for the common people, sympathizes with the dead, is also the protector of mothers and children, and is the wife of Horus. The ancient Greeks often compared Hathor with Aphrodite.)

"After the annual flooding of the Nile River, she would personally come to the fields to sow grains and lead the people to develop production. She is a very friendly queen, and everyone respects her very much..."

It seems that he wanted to fully express his inner longing for the female pharaoh Nitocris. Neht seemed to be a little chattering, but Ye Ting didn't care about it. He still listened with a smile on his face. To this female pharaoh, He is also very interested.

Until their conversation was interrupted by the shout of the slave.

"Be careful! Be careful! The sandstorm is coming!"

The slave's cry was like a thunder, and Necht woke up.

Sandstorms are the most terrible disaster in the desert. The duststorms rolled up by the violent wind not only obscure the sky, but also the fine dust can choke people to death. If the sandstorm lasts for too long, people who can't avoid it may even be affected by it. Buried.

Ye Ting and Neht looked into the distance.

Under the strong wind, nearly a hundred-meter-high sand wall covered the sky. The terrifying dust that was higher than the tall buildings, like a huge mouth of the devil, would come and engulf the caravan at any time.

In the face of such a sandstorm, their only way to resist is to find a suitable place to hide. Otherwise, their ending will only be buried by the sand and eventually become a corpse. Perhaps thousands of years later, the surface of the desert will be exposed under the wind and sand, or be excavated by archaeologists.

However, now they are in the middle of the desert, where can they find a suitable shelter.

"Everyone, take the cargo off the back of the camel and pile it up on the spot. Hurry up and tie the camel. We will hide behind the camel and the cargo."

Neht commanded loudly, and the slaves immediately tied the hurriedly running camels and prepared shelters for themselves.