People are in the moon, The Sims - #120 - Chapter 120

After setting a certain distance, Saitum rushed towards the Nubian again. The oar in his hand was thrown forward like an anchor, and the golden feet of the boat were like the sun’s sword of dawn, just like that day. The spear formed by the fire of calamity forced the Nubian to raise the weapon in his hand to resist.

The heavy golden oar once again broke the bone dagger in the Nubian’s hand. At this time, Setum came to the Nubian and hugged the Nubian’s hand with both hands. With the help of the inertia of the body’s forward thrust and the twisting of his hands, only a click was heard, and the Nubian’s neck was forcibly broken.

But Saitum also fell into the lake.

“Pah ha——!!”

Poking his head out of the water again, Saitum took the golden oar in his hand and swam towards the small wooden boat again. He needed a good rest now.

Approaching a small wooden boat nearby, Saitum climbed on board with all his strength. The person on this boat was another brother born to his cheap father when he was still strong. There were a total of two brothers within 10 years of age difference between him and himself. Once upon a time Saitum was impressed by his father’s energy.

What he saw when he climbed onto the wooden boat was this cheap brother with a dark expression on his face. He was originally dark-skinned, but under the influence of the curse, his expression became even darker. This brother was not very lucky. The poisonous needle What was stabbed was his ear. Although more than 20 pieces were cut off immediately, part of the curse still spread to his face, and the irritability and pain continued to torture the boy.

Therefore, after seeing Sai Tum boarding his ship, this brother who did not have a very good relationship with Sai Tum directly showed an expression of disgust.

Facing his brother’s disgusted expression, Saitum usually didn’t care about it, let alone now when he was tired.

However, this kind of behavior seemed to the boy to look down on him. If he hadn’t been in a weak state due to the curse at this moment, I’m afraid the boy would have cursed him directly.

Not every noble will have excellent qualities after receiving a good education. After all, for these princes who are not valued, if they do not have an excellent teacher, then the education these princes receive is more of just written knowledge. As for The principles of life…Who cares?

For these cursed royal children, it is a bit of torture to continue to stay on the lake surrounded by flames. After all, they need to recover their bodies as soon as possible, and for the tired Saitum, Isn’t this burning flame a natural barrier? At least the hordes of Nubians outside could no longer affect them.

Unless those Nubians can kill their old father, this is Egypt’s territory, and it is extremely difficult to kill a pharaoh.

Maybe it was because he was too tired, or maybe it was the slight ripples on the water that made the boat feel like a cradle. Coupled with the incomparable gentleness of the sun’s rays, Saitum drifted far away without swimming. When he came back to his senses, , the voice of soldiers has been heard from the shore, and the burning reeds have been forced to open a channel. Although the surrounding flames are still burning, people can pass safely for the time being.

After seeing Saitum, Moses also showed a reassuring expression on his face. Although he knew the strength of his students, he still couldn’t help but feel a little worried when encountering such a situation.

When encountering such an incident, it is naturally impossible to continue the visit to the temple. In addition, so many people have been cursed. Of course, they must return to the temple in the capital immediately. Those who are cursed must be treated immediately, and those who are not cursed must also To carry out inspections, this time the actions of the Nubians can be regarded as a wake-up call to Egypt.

Chapter 418: Eye of Horus

After everyone in Egypt returned to the capital, they immediately rushed towards the temple. Although some treatment was given to everyone on the way, how could the death curse that had penetrated into the body and been permeated for a long time be treated by ordinary people? It can be restored, not to mention that because of the burning flames, these curses have already penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

Everyone in the temple, both men and women, wears pure white robes. If you look carefully, you will find that these people who serve the gods not only have no hair and body, but also no hair or even eyebrows. In the eyes of the Egyptians, those who serve the gods have hair on their bodies. Being disrespectful to God means being disrespectful to God, and it is also impure to oneself. Hair can easily hide dirt, so there should be no stains when facing God.

But at first glance, it looks a bit like an alien.

This is the first time Saitum has entered the depths of the temple. From the moment he enters the temple, he can see the statues of gods enshrined around him from time to time. However, the more lofty and noble the gods are, the more naturally there are statues in the depths of the temple. Their own temples, such as the sun god Ra and his successor Horus, or Osiris and his wife in the underworld, and even Anubis also has his own temple.

In this country that regards death as new life, the god in charge of death has a lofty status like the sun, but it can’t shake the position of the main god of the sun.

Regardless of whether it is mythology or historical records, although the god-kings have changed in different periods, such as Ra, Seth, and Horus, these three were once called a generation of god-kings, but in any case the latter two are regarded as As the heirs of Ra, Amun and Atum are regarded as the incarnations of Ra, so the temple of the sun god Ra is naturally at the center and is also the current destination of everyone.

Although the god who resurrected from the dead is the god Osiris, so Osiris is also the god of life, that god is the god who manages the underworld after all, so it is better to leave the curse of death to the sun.

Compared to the princes who couldn’t stand Setum, the priests in this temple obviously had some subtle respect for this boy who looked a little different from most other Egyptians.

Although I am a little worried about the appearance of such a hard-working child among the royal children, this child’s bloodline is destined. As long as all other legitimate children do not die, and there are others in the royal family who are more authentic than his bloodline, then this child will be could never inherit the position of Pharaoh.

In this case, there is no need to worry about the child’s rights to suppress their religion after he becomes a pharaoh. Putting this aside, on the day this boy was born, the sun’s rays passed through the layers of buildings and shone on his mother’s belly. But the child born has some of the same color as God.

In other words, maybe this child is closer to the gods than the priests like them. Now that I have passed the exam, it is not a bad thing. At least he will go to the underworld after death, which can be considered a bonus.

The atmosphere in this temple made Saitum feel much more comfortable than that in the palace.

The injured royal children were led by various priests to the place where the curse was removed. The uninjured royal children like Saitum could walk around the temple on their own after being inspected. Such an opportunity could not be not much.

Saitum looked at the statues in the temple, and felt a subtle feeling in his heart. He unconsciously walked towards the deepest part of the temple, and the surrounding priests just followed without any hindrance.

The statue of the sun god Ra is still so sacred, and at the same time it brings a warm feeling of intimacy to himself. The last ray of sunlight shines in one direction, as if giving guidance. He turns to look at the priest behind him and follows his own priest. After seeing the statue of Ra, they lowered their heads again. This was their respect for the god.

However, when the priest raised his head, the prince he was following had disappeared.

This made the priest panic. Although he should be safe in the palace and the temple, this could not cover up his dereliction of duty. Even a prince who was not taken seriously would be punished to a certain extent. What’s more, Not to mention that the one who has disappeared in front of his eyes now is a child who is still valued by the Pharaoh.

And Saitum was walking in the sunshine, and the rays of sunlight seemed to be constantly sliding, like water light. What was strange was that as Saitum continued to move forward, the constantly sliding sunlight seemed to Like a barrier, the surrounding priests seemed not to see the boy, and he seemed to melt into the sunlight as he was covered in sunlight.

This is also how the previous priest felt that Saitum had disappeared in front of his eyes for a moment.

Following the guidance of the sun, Saitum came to a temple, which was also a temple of a powerful god. The owner of the temple was Horus, who served as the leader of the Egyptian mythology and legends for a period of time. The god-king, the successor of Ra, was also revered as the main god for a period of time in Egyptian history.

However, with the stability of the myth, the grandson of Ra once again half-retired from the position of the main god, but this does not prevent people from respecting him.

There is a special thing about Horus, that is, this god has only one eye, but the surrounding eyes are also regarded as the incarnation of the sun. He can see through all illusions and can be regarded as a powerful and rare demon. Of course, for gods, perhaps it should be described as divine eyes, which is more appropriate.

Saitum looked up at the statue in front of him. The prime minister’s closed eyes flashed across the official website, and then disappeared directly into Saitum’s left eye. For a moment, Saitum’s pale golden eyes suddenly became extremely bright. , golden stripes appeared around the left eye, and with the help of homework, a perfect Eye of Horus pattern appeared in the corner of the eye.

The Eye of Horus has a sacred meaning, representing the blessing of the gods and the supreme power of the king. The ancient Egyptians also believed that the Eye of Horus could play a role in their resurrection and rebirth, preventing the evil spirits from returning when they were reborn. The earth, or those who can be reborn cannot be reborn.

To some extent, it is also the authority of Hades, so the Eye of Horus is often used to symbolize sacrifice, healing, restoration and protection.

But it’s better not to let other people see this eye. After all, the Eye of Horus represents imperial power. Even if my father doesn’t mind, those cheap brothers won’t pretend that nothing happened. I’m afraid many people will think so. Gouge out this eye.

Chapter 419: Gift of Anubis

What’s more, this eye doesn’t look like an ordinary Eye of Horus or any other magic trick, but the real left eye of the God of Space. After God Toth recovered, the left eye that was once lost naturally became an extra existence.

And now this divine eye is in his own eye. Even though this eye was once injured by Set, the god of war, and has lost a lot of power compared to the complete right eye, it can still be regarded as powerful among humans in this era. It’s a rainbow-level magic eye.

Now my left eye is shining like the sun. When I look up at the statue in front of me, I seem to be able to see a white-feathered eagle-headed god. The corners of his mouth are slightly raised, exuding a gentle and majestic temperament. Now the god’s The shadow itself can already be seen. It is precisely because his eyes have been integrated into the divine eyes that he can see the gods.

After the shadow of this god flickered twice, it gradually disappeared. It looked like it had just come here to send a magic eye.

Then the ray of sunlight shone out from the temple of Horus and pointed at a remote part of the entire temple. The Eye of Horus, which had not had time to completely suppress it, could see the aura of death exuding in that area. .

That should be the temple where the gods of the underworld live. Speaking of which, not everyone came back safely this time. Except for those Huang family disciples who took the initiative to cut off part of their bodies, there were also some unlucky ones who were on their own. They were unconscious before the injured areas were dealt with, and these people were already dying on the way back.

I am afraid that some people are already lying in the temples they saw. After all, it is not only a place where gods are worshiped, but also a place where mummies are made.

The darkness and holiness of death are constantly intersecting here. These dead royal children are about to embark on a new journey. This is death and rebirth. They will live in the paradise of souls deep in the reeds.

There is no smell of decaying corpses here, but the faint smell of blood and bacon is extremely strong. After all, the body and internal organs must be completely dehydrated in salt, and during this period some antiseptic magic will be applied. Because of this, this subtle smell filled the mummy processing plant.

Walking into this temple, what caught his eye was a familiar face. It was a royal disciple who studied with him. At this moment, the cold body was lying on the processing table, and the pool-like processing table was filled with water. In addition to the extracted salt, there are some bottles and jars around, which are ritual vessels for placing offal.

At this moment, the boy’s head was being gently held up. His eyes, which he said had no warmth, were staring at the door and looking at Saitum. His left eye, which was still glowing with a faint golden light, could be seen on the processing table. At the edge of the scene, a god with a black jackal’s head was following the boy’s soul.

This is none other than Anubis, patron saint and judge of souls.

The soul standing next to Anubis looked at Saitum who walked in the door with an unhappy expression, as if he was extremely unhappy about his own death, and seemed to be jealous that this child who was not his legitimate son was unscathed.

Anubis glanced at this soul, but did not have any mood changes due to the inner fluctuations of this soul. On this land, souls are passing away all the time, and every passing soul will be Protected by the power of Nubis, and all death will be reflected in his eyes, after these long years, what is there that has not been seen?

Whether jealous, unwilling, calm, resentful, or satisfied, when the soul is reborn, everything in the past should be let go. The heart that carries their emotions needs to be taken out during the trial, and It is for these souls to find peace in another world.

“Lord Saitum?”

The priests in the temple knew each prince to some extent. After all, many priests themselves had royal blood flowing through them. Even the general chief priests would have princesses or princes serving as them.

While the priest looked at the prince who appeared in front of him in surprise, he skillfully inserted the small hook in his hand into the nose of the corpse in his hand. This is a tool specially used to destroy the brain and extract brain plasma and blood. .

Saitum really didn’t know how to complain about this expression of smiling at himself while handling the corpse.

Looking up at the tall statue of Anubis in the middle of the temple, a ray of sunlight magically hit the statue. If the priests who were making mummies around them screamed in surprise, after all, they were dealing with corpses. , under normal circumstances the sun will never be seen, but at this moment the sun shines on the statue of Anubis, so gentle, and at the same time does not touch the body of the deceased…

It’s like the gods did it on purpose.

Then the shadow of Anubis looked at the boy standing in the sun with some surprise as if he had received some order, then raised his hand, half of the black jackal mask condensed in his hand, and then poured directly into it. Entered the boy’s body.

Then those golden sun rays slowly receded, and Saitum’s presence was finally fully revealed in front of everyone.

“Lord Saitum, this is not the place you should come.”

Although death is also new life, it is better for the living people to live well. This is the place where mummies are made. The bodies of dead people will breed some bacteria to some extent. Once infected by bacteria, they will be easily infected. On diseases, this also emphasizes that Egypt is not so afraid of death, because death is new life, but it also needs to be slightly avoided.

After all, there are very few countries like South America where you dig up your ancestors and change them into new clothes during every festival.

But when the sunshine recedes, it basically means that there is no need to stay here.

As soon as he left the temple, Saitum saw many generals walking towards the palace. It seemed that after such an assassination incident, his cheap father was ready to take action against the Nubians. Indeed, after all, the north The disaster has been completely eliminated, and it is time to settle old and new grudges with the Nubians in the south.

However, his cheap father is already old. This time the war against the Nubians should be fought by children like them. If he wants to make a name for himself, then he should go with him in this war.

Chapter 420: The value of a crowned son

Saitum did not notice that after he left, a light flashed in the eyes of the statue of Anubis, reflecting Saitum’s figure, and a breath of death had wrapped around Saitum’s neck. The fate in the underworld seems to indicate that this trip will have bad consequences.

But this is not a bad thing for Saitum. Don’t forget that one of the boy’s identities is that he is a person from the underworld. In any case, Saitum is destined to go to the underworld.

Compared to heading to the underworld when your lifespan is up, it is not a bad thing to go down early now. After all, young people have strong learning abilities.

When you get to the underworld, you can better adapt to and learn the various knowledge and requirements of the underworld. Maybe you can get started early and share a little bit of responsibilities for everyone in the underworld. By then, you can naturally get a priesthood, even if this priesthood is not accepted. The living people know it, but it does belong to the authority and power of God.

Think carefully about Setum’s identity.

In this era, Egypt’s age of gods has not yet ended. There are people watching over it. Is it possible that life in the underworld will be poor? Are you kidding me? Going to the underworld is just a review. Even if Saitum goes to the underworld, it’s not like returning to her parents’ home. Maybe the gods in the underworld will push a small cake and say “Happy new life!”

After all, if the sun god is his old father, Osiris, the Lord of the Underworld, is Setum’s big brother, the kind of person he loves.

What does it mean to be a crowned son? There is someone backstage to protect you wherever you go.

Hey, although it is very proud to make a career on one’s own, but wouldn’t it be a loss to have a good father who doesn’t fight against his father?

It’s just that before this expedition, I need to prepare my own weapons. Not only that, but I also need to learn more magic. The community body’s ability to learn Egyptian magic is much better than my own martial arts. Of course, this is also It’s not that Saitum’s fighting skills are bad, it’s just that if his fighting skills are at the genius level, then his magic learning is like a monster.

The magic spells in the Royal Magic Hall can be read for a very short time. Even a child like Saitum who is loved by the pharaoh has a prescribed time. It is precisely because of this that Saitum’s magic performance has been restricted before. However, It can also be seen from the temple battle that Saitum, who has mastered a lot of magic compared to other princes, is already very strong.

Now that I have obtained the Eye of Horus, I can still achieve a simple photographic memory, which means that I can record the magic that interests me in as short a time as possible.

At this point, Saitum must complain about the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Many of the characters are very similar. As people become more and more aware, sometimes a short sentence actually requires an entire page. Papyrus is used to write, especially secret books like magic, using ancient characters from ancient Egyptian writing.

Just like the ancient Chinese writing, it has been continuously changed and simplified over the years, and new characters have been created at the same time. However, the Egyptian hieroglyphics are just a few patterns, spliced ​​in different orders. It is a headache to write down. Although he has strong magic talent, he does not have a photographic memory, which was the biggest factor that limited him before.

Every time he looked at these magic books, Setum would sigh with emotion at how much effort the Queen of the Sky had to put in, and what kind of fire of revenge burned in her heart, to become the Queen of Magic in Egypt.

Saitum killed many Nubians this time, and gained part of the time and opportunity to enter the magic hall. By the way, he could also use up Moses’ time from his own teacher Moses.

My teacher is now over 60 years old. A long time ago, my teacher would rarely enter the magic hall to learn new magic tricks except when necessary. What’s more, I can also see that in my teacher’s heart There seem to be some different ideas, but this should not be something that I can get involved with.

Everyone should have no regrets about their choices in life. If your teacher really takes that step, then all you have to do is silently look forward to it. Your teacher will not feel regret because of his choice.

Since he has chosen to perform meritorious service on the battlefield, the next period of time cannot be wasted. After recording enough magic tricks, Saitum returned to his room and continued to practice these magic tricks. Of course, here During a period of time, I also went to the forging bureau dedicated to serving the royal family, and entrusted specialized personnel to forge weapons for myself, which were like spears and staffs.

Sure enough, less than two months later, Egypt began to concentrate its troops. At the same time, a legitimate son of Ramses II served as the leader of the army to launch an attack in the direction of the Nubians. At the same time, many royal children participated in this attack. Come in action.

Of course, some people wanted to steal the attention of the Pharaoh. After all, many of the favored royal children showed ugly behavior on the lake, and many of them became disabled because of this. In the future, they may only be used as disabled people raised in the palace. , this time is the opportunity for other royal children to take the lead.

At the same time, some people wanted to take revenge on those Nubians. Those who wanted to take revenge on those Nubians were those who were cursed in the previous battle and were therefore disabled, but not that seriously.

Although their lives will not be as seriously affected as those who are missing limbs, they have also lost many of the status they should have had because of their physical disabilities.

For example, one of the boys wears half a golden mask. The mask covers one eye and has a golden fake ear. Although the obsidian on the mask can barely replace the role of the eyes after magic is applied, it is not Real eye vision will be severely affected, while the missing ear will also affect some hearing.

This boy was exactly the one Saitum met when he climbed onto the boat. Although the boy cut off his ear at the first moment, the curse of death continued to spread on his face. The curse was not that deep, but because it lasted for a long time, it still destroyed half of the skin of the face and one eye.

This also made the boy become more and more jealous after seeing that Saitum was still intact and even seemed to become stronger. In the only remaining eye, he seemed to be thinking about something. The thoughts in his mind had finally come to an end. Completely clear.

Chapter 421: Departure

The wars of this era were quite cruel. Ordinary soldiers had no armor at all, and even the shields in their hands were made of wood. Although bronze weapons were already available at this time, for senior Egyptian officers, weapons were still made of gold. To further highlight the identity, or to include gold on the periphery of bronze.

Ordinary soldiers naturally do not have the ability to equip shields made of metal on a large scale, let alone armor made of metal. Even if one or two soldiers occasionally have armor, it should be the wooden armor prepared by their families.

Even if there is metal armor, in Egypt, most battlefields will take place in wastelands and deserts. Metal armor will become hot under the sun, and will become cold under the low temperature at night. Wearing it on the body is also a kind of torture.

With limited forging conditions, it is extremely difficult to forge a piece of armor that is convenient for movement.

Also in this era without a three-piece horse suit, riding a horse is also an extremely dangerous thing, not to mention that in the desert battlefield, the mobility of the cavalry will also be affected. Most of the Egyptian war horses are used to equip chariots, and as a Of course, the royal children, Saitum and others did not need to walk to the battlefield like ordinary soldiers, but rode on chariots all the way south.

Although the tanks of this era are a bit uncomfortable, they are powerful weapons in open areas.

But even with a chariot as a mount, this march was still a torture. Whether it was the scorching heat of the day or the cold of the night, or the dry food and slightly turbid water they carried, it was a torturous journey. An important factor in team attrition before the war.

Saitum was doing well. The sunshine during the day did not bring him warmth, but the moonlight at night seemed to cover him with a layer of gauze, making the air not as cold as expected. Even so, On the way south along the Nile River, I was also extremely tired.

All the way south along the Nile River, the consciousness becomes steeper and steeper, and various rocky canyons also appear on the march. Every advance is a test of the soul. After all, this kind of canyon is Nubia. People like places to ambush.

At the same time, the canyon is narrow. If you want to reach the battlefield within the specified time, it is inevitable to divide your troops. Every choice in these canyons may be death knocking on your door.

If there is an ambush, people sitting on the chariot will naturally become the first choice for attack. It can be said that the probability of death for royal family members and leading officers like them is higher than that of ordinary soldiers. Maybe one of them is not good enough. , one’s own mummy doesn’t even have a head, or the mummy only has stumps, and the rest are all replaced with wood.

In that case, they might not even have a chance to be reborn in another world. Although the green color of the wood represents vitality, the resurrection of Osiris is just missing one. It is not so fatal. It just affects the dignity of men. However, After replacing it with wood, it might be even bigger.

And the lack of brains is no joke, what if it is their heart that is damaged?

According to the Egyptians, the heart was the key to resurrection.

Reaching another fork in the road, looking at the three canyons ahead and the water flowing in the canyons, both the soldiers and the royal disciples present could not help but tense up and it was time to make a decision.