Ariel is an excellent businessman. The goods he chooses are always as popular as water in the desert, just like the fine silks he just sold. He always has a way to deal with such forbidden things. You can do it, and you can pass various levels smoothly.
People in many places rumored that he must have visited the mysterious Eastern Empire in person, and some even exaggerated, saying that he was a guest of the mysterious Eastern Emperor. Whenever Ariel heard such rumors, he never confirmed or refuted them.
He is an unsmiling person and is very familiar with this trade route that has been traveled back and forth by his family for generations. He knows exactly what dangers there are, what kind of monarch and what kind of character.
But this time, his serious expression was filled with worry.
More than half a month ago, when he sent people out to inquire for information, he heard some rumors that the Nile River had frozen.
It might be possible in other places, but this is Egypt, which is full of deserts. He has never heard of such a thing in his whole life. He, his father and grandfather have traveled this trade route for many years. , and have never seen such a strange thing.
Ariel thought it was probably just a deliberately created rumor, maybe there was going to be another war.
But as he walked towards the Nile River, the weather became colder and colder, which made him more and more uneasy. How could it be getting colder in a place full of deserts? And it's so cold?
Until today, he finally came to the Nile River. In the cold, his eyes were expressionless, but in his heart, he looked at the frozen Nile River with waves in the sky.
It's really freezing!
miracle?
warn! ?
He was very uneasy, very uneasy!
If the business this time is the same as in previous years, even if there is more high-quality silk, or it is more dangerous, for example, the pack team contains Oriental Poria, which also comes from the mysterious East and can cure some unspeakable aristocratic disease, even if it is so valuable Ariel can still be calm and calm about things worth a thousand gold, at least he won't feel weak in his heart.
But not this time.
This time, he embarks on the biggest adventure in family business history.
There were several "people" from the north hidden in his caravan. These "people" were the targets of being burned to death everywhere. Some people called these "people" devils.
The relationship between the Ariel family and these "people" dates back many years. To this day, the relationship has become very stable and the involvement is very deep.
There have been some major events in the north over the years, and the families of these "people" are also involved. Now seeking his help, he needs to take the risk of smuggling these "people" out of the north and arrive in Egypt.
This was by no means a good business, it was very dangerous, but he couldn't refuse it unless the family could bear the cost of losing all business in the north.
Ariel made full use of the family's various resources and his excellent personal reputation in various parts of the trade route to carefully bring these "people" here. He was on tenterhooks along the way and was almost discovered a few times. Fortunately, No near misses.
After crossing the Nile, his mission was almost complete.
The destination of those "people" is coming soon, and his task is to send these people to one of the pyramids.
If someone discovers that he smuggled these "people" here, he will definitely be hanged. No matter how powerful the family is, they can't protect him and they will be cut off from him quickly, even if the family finally agrees to this business. Yes, the risk must be borne by him alone.
Ariel returned to the temporary rental residence worriedly, and entered a secret room with a serious face.
There were five "people" sitting quietly in the room.
These "people" are all young, but it is usually difficult to tell their age from their appearance. They seem to always be so young.
If Ariel hadn't been acquainted with the other family for many years, he would still have no way of knowing whether these "people" were indeed the younger generation of "people".
Ariel walked into the room, and the other party had already noticed him.
He said to the leader of the five "people": "Nika, the Nile River is indeed frozen."
The leader named Nika's eyes were completely opposite to those of the worried Ariel, full of indescribable surprise and excitement.
But he knew Ariel's worries, so he concealed his surprise well and comforted him: "You really don't have to worry, this is just a business. We have said many times that we are really not devils. You don't have to worry about it." If you have any burden, one day you will see our evidence, and those nobles and princes who live in huge castles and are protected by knights wearing thick armor are the real vampires."
He said fervently and full of faith: “We are the true people of God!”
Ariel had indeed heard similar words from many people in the other family's family countless times. He had heard them since he was a child, when he first followed his grandfather to the north.
Business with the North is not very legal, after all, everyone has different beliefs, but doing business with the devil is not tolerated anywhere.
Although Ariel was not a fanatic of faith, he still had a serious sense of panic and blasphemy when faced with a miracle like the freezing of the Nile River.
He might have done something wrong, and God might be giving a warning.
But he could no longer turn back. Even if the Nile froze, he had to complete this business.
Otherwise, he will lose not only all the family's business in the north, but also his own life and that of all the members of the caravan.
With no choice, he could only try his best to convert the huge risks of this business into all benefits. He tolerated all worries and instead made increased demands that were both greedy and reasonable: "Before, we didn't You didn’t know that such a terrible warning would happen, so you must agree to all the conditions we proposed for the first time, otherwise it is unfair.”
Nika also did a good job of hiding his instant disdain for Ariel when he said this. He looked down on such people, but he and his family needed such people, and even more needed Ariel to be extraordinary on this business road. He had average reputation and ability, so he had to smile gratefully and said:
"Ariel, you are our closest friend. There is no doubt about this. Your request is very reasonable at this moment. We will never let down our friends. That's it. We agree to your first request."
Ariel breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was even more worried. The other party agreed to the maximum conditions he proposed during the first negotiation. Obviously, the freezing of the Nile River was great news for these "people".
Is the devil’s good news good news for people?
Ariel didn't dare to think about it, so he left the room and prepared to cross the river.
More than ten days later, on a night when the starry sky shrouded the earth, Ariel anxiously led his caravan to camp in the wild. The camp was not very far from the opponent's destination pyramid.
His mission was completed after tonight. His ability and credibility allowed the mission to be completed on time.
But he was not relaxed at all. He always felt that he had done something terrible.
The starry sky tonight was unprecedentedly bright and brilliant, as if all the stars were staring at this place, which made Ariel shudder.
It was so cold at night near the pyramid that he had to wear cotton clothes to leave the tent and watch those "people" leave.
Ariel waited for those people to disappear into the starlight before returning to his tent.
But he couldn't fall asleep until late at night.
Before daybreak, which people often say is the darkest time, he suddenly heard a commotion in the camp.
Ariel, who was already extremely uneasy, didn't even bother to put on his cotton-padded clothes and rushed out of the tent.
As soon as he got out of the tent, he saw a young "man" covered in blood rushing toward him in horror.
He knew the name of this young "man", called Murphy. He rarely spoke along the way and was taciturn. He didn't know what happened. Among the five "people" who went to the pyramid, he was the only one who came back!
"Where's Nika?" Ariel also asked in a panic.
"Dead, all dead, it's the devil, the devil!" Murphy didn't know what kind of stimulation he had received, and his eyes were full of panic after a psychological breakdown!
Ariel immediately panicked, but he could barely maintain a trace of calmness. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the pyramid. He was instantly stunned and knew why the camp was in commotion.
Above the pyramid tip, in the starry sky, huge spheres covered with ice and snow appeared at some point, as if they were the land of another world.
On a mountain peak in that land, there stood a strange-style "palace", majestic and full of mystery. Together with the ice and snow land, it seemed to stand upside down opposite the pyramid.
Ariel's breathing seemed to have stopped, leaving only a pounding heartbeat.
Is that the devil's world, the devil's "palace"? ?
God, what have I done?
At this time, in the pyramid, a cold voice said to himself: "What went wrong? Where did that He go?"
At the same time, in a county government office in the far and mysterious east, the old County Magistrate Liu had been drinking early in the morning and had no intention of dealing with county affairs in the morning. Wish you good luck.
It's a pity that the range of auspiciousness he can think of is always inseparable from the records in books. People have long stopped being surprised. There is nothing new at first glance. Others have already used it first. It is so auspicious, not to mention that it can make the emperor look at him. .
County Magistrate Liu was lying in the yard basking in the rare good sunshine, squinting at the sky, and under the influence of alcohol, he dreamed about when he would get a "heavenly book" that fell from the sky, and then he would rise to prominence...
In his fantasy, he seemed to see five-colored divine clouds and the divine palace of the Heavenly Palace. A true immortal floated down and descended into the world!
How wonderful it would be if it wasn't a dream. Look, there are fairies waiting around the real immortal...
When Magistrate Liu was thinking so regretfully, the county government office was in chaos.
Magistrate Liu, who was known to be calm and solemn, was very dissatisfied. He opened his drunken sleepy eyes slightly and scolded the servants who did not follow the etiquette.
However, no sound came out of his wide-open mouth. An old servant crawled in from the other side of the courtyard door. He didn't know whether he was frightened or excited, and shouted to him: "Alang, Alang, he is an immortal, an immortal..."
County Magistrate Liu trembled, and finally closed his mouth suddenly. The first thing that came to his mind was not to welcome the legendary immortal to the world, but to shout: "Where is Chu San? Where is Chu San? Hurry, hurry up Prepare paper and ink, I want to report, report, report——"
At this time, he seemed to see the phase that thousands of people admired waving to him!
This is a true immortal!
This is the third year of Dazhong and Auspicious Years. It has been three years since the emperor dreamed of receiving the Heavenly Book, but he has not seen the true immortal.
I wrote this chapter over and over for several nights, and finally it was divided into two chapters. I deleted and rewrote the second half of the chapter, and made it into a separate chapter to be updated later. These two chapters involve a lot, and many small places are relatively trivial. When I wrote the climate record of the freezing of the Nile River in Egypt yesterday, I misremembered the specific time. I remembered it this evening and rechecked the information. In 1010, I forgot about it in the outline. Jotting down the exact time, I almost made a mistake.
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