Next, they temporarily stayed in the reed field,
People here are friendly and don't feel ostracized just because they are outsiders.
On the contrary, it is very welcome.
In their view, those who can enter the Reed Field are those recognized by God.
As long as they are not black or Jewish.
Although there were no words such as racial discrimination in ancient Egypt.
But because they are located in Africa, black people have always been the old enemies of the Egyptians.
Just like the Chinese civilization used to be like the Turks and Mongols.
The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt was established by black people. Egypt was conquered by the Nubian army, but was later driven out of Egypt by the Egyptians.
The grievances with the Jews go back a long time.
The Jews used to live on the Arabian Peninsula, but due to severe drought and famine, they had to move westward.
Later, they wandered to Egypt and were warmly received by the local Egyptians. They arranged for the Jews to live in the lower area of the Nile River and became neighbors with the Egyptians.
However, the Jews wanted the fertile land of Egypt, and their population increased rapidly. They did not leave Egypt and still retained their independent Jewish political power, which posed a great threat to Egypt.
But the conflict really began after the Hyksos invaded Egypt.
According to one of the speculations, at that time, the Jews, who should have lived and died with the Egyptian people, chose to help the Hyksos for their own benefit.
Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. When the Egyptian people defeated the foreign invaders, the fate of the Jews can be imagined.
They were driven into the desolate desert, built tombs for the Egyptian pharaohs and nobles, and were sold as slaves. Their living conditions reached the edge of despair.
The Book of Exodus in the Bible tells the story of Moses, the leader of the Jews, leading the Jews out of Egypt to the Promised Land.
Interestingly, in some speculations, the villain Pharaoh who prevented the Jews from leaving in Exodus seems to be Ramses II.
Just as the Jews were welcomed by the Egyptians when they first came to Egypt.
When they came to the Reed Field, they were welcomed by the Egyptians as always.
This is the meaning of civilization, which transcends race and ethnicity.
Stark found a good ancient Egyptian teacher in the village of Reedy Plains. Char first transmitted the language they knew to that person, and then that person taught it.
The good news is that Stark doesn't even have to learn Ancient Egyptian to find the contents of the Jade Log.
There was an old man named Eliton in the village who was the high priest during the time of Ramesses II. He knew the contents of the Jade Record.
Very simple, only thirteen sentences:
Being truthful and never lying will inevitably bring about truth:
The bottom is like the top, and the top is like the bottom. This is how the miracle of the One is accomplished.
All things are originally One, and are created from One through differentiation.
The sun is the father and the moon is the mother, conceived by the wind and nurtured by the earth.
The source of all perfection in the world is here and its power is most complete on earth.
Divide earth from fire, extract essence from roughness, and do it carefully.
Ascending from the earth to heaven, and descending from heaven, it acquires the power above and below.
In this way, you can gain the glory of the world and escape darkness and ignorance.
This is the power of ten thousand forces, which can destroy the strong and tough.
This is how the world was created.
Miracles can be achieved in this way.
I am called the Triple Great Hermes, for I possess the wisdom of the three parts of the world.
This is what I call a great job.
It seems to be a riddle, and it seems to be vaguely pointing to something.
Eliton knew something, but he couldn't teach Tony this knowledge, either because he didn't want to, or because he couldn't help it.
This seems to be a unique "epiphany" that cannot be shared in any language and can only rely on people to think on their own.
According to Eliton, some people may understand it in an instant, but some people may not be able to understand it after watching it for a lifetime.
Talent and luck are essential.
Tony was obviously very confident. Ever since he was a child, he had never lost to anyone when it came to talent. He even boasted to Eliton, saying that he could understand the things in it within three months.
But at that time Eliton just smiled and had no words.
Of course, Char doesn't need to learn it, because if Tony understands it, he can also share this understanding after recovering the power of destiny.
Tony knows it, which means he knows it. Galante is also learning, but obviously his talent is worse than Tony, at least he can't learn it in Reed Plains.
But he has a longer life and more time, so maybe he can really research something.
Xiaya also brought Alicia to the Reed Plains, where the kind-hearted Egyptian people built several small houses for them in the village, with complete beds and wardrobes.
The climate here is very comfortable. It is not as hot as the Egyptian desert, nor is it cold. It has a very warm feeling.
This kind of warmth is somewhat indescribable, just like waking up naturally from sleep in the early morning, opening your eyes and seeing the blue sky and lazy white clouds.
The temperature is neither cold nor hot. You stand on the balcony, feel the warm sunshine and breeze caressing your cheeks, bringing the coolness of autumn, and then stretch lazily.
The scenery here is beautiful, the people are friendly, and the climate is warm.
People are busy all their lives in this world. It would be a blessing if they could really come to such a beautiful place after death.
If this place had existed when Xiaya was still a social animal in the past, maybe every moment of his life would have been beautiful.
In fact, the vast majority of people can accept some suffering to a greater or lesser extent. Human beings are very resilient beings, and life can only be regarded as having both bitterness and sweetness.
But what they couldn't accept was that it was like this all the way to the end.
The existence of Reed Plains gives people in this world meaning to live.
"It looks like I won this round."
In the field of reeds, Tony fiddled with the chess pieces in front of him and took a step forward, then proudly said to the bald old man in front of him.
The old man was slightly stout and had many wrinkles on his face, but he was very kind. The corners of his mouth were raised involuntarily, and he seemed to be smiling all the time.
He was Stark's teacher in the Field of Reeds, Eliton, the high priest of Ramesses II.
What was placed in front of them was a square chessboard with three horizontal and ten vertical squares, with five consecutive squares marked on one side of the vertical row.
This is the ancient Egyptian chess game Senet. Senet originally means "traveling, passing through".
This is a game based on the deceased's path to the underworld.
Legend has it that Khonsu, the moon god among the three gods of Thebes, competed with Thoth, the god of wisdom, as Senet, and bet his light. As a result, Thoth won the contest, so he could not Revealed in all His glory - except when the moon is full.
It is recorded in the Book of the Dead: "Duel with an invisible opponent to protect your soul."
We are talking about Senet chess, which is related to whether you can go to the afterlife.
This should be the origin of Dark Duel (laughs).
"You are very smart. Maybe you can really crack the secret of the Jade Record." Eliton smiled.
"Of course." Tony raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't change the subject. You can win a lot from me."
"Don't worry, I've already prepared it." Eliton took out a sign with a chain from his body and handed it to him.
Tony took the tag with some confusion. It looked like a military dog tag, oval-shaped, with his name written on it in ancient Egyptian.
"What's this?"
"The king's name circle used to be something that could only be owned by pharaohs." Eliton said, "This is the most important part of the royal symbol."
"What, are you going to choose me to be Pharaoh?"
“In Egyptian, the king’s circle was called shenw, a name derived from sheni, meaning “to surround,” a concept associated with the rope, meaning “the reach of the sun,” that is, the universe.
The magic power of this closed shape is used to protect and support the name it surrounds, and has the meaning of being wrapped by the sun. "
Tony nodded, "Sounds like a very good meaning."
"The King's Circle is a very important symbol for the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh's soul corresponds to his murals and past achievements based on the King's Circle. Once the King's Circle is destroyed, the soul will not be able to find a place to live.
Therefore, in history, there were often cases of destroying other people's life circles and then engraving their own names on them.
One pharaoh was particularly fond of doing this kind of thing. "
Tony seemed to have thought of something, his expression was a little subtle.
"Ramses II?"
"It seems you know our history very well." Eliton smiled.
Tony said happily, "Is it really him? This is so wicked."
If this matter is changed to modern times, it is to replace the QR code for payment, cross out other people's life circles and engrave your own name, which is to take advantage of other people's achievements.
"The king inherited the throne when he was very young. He was eager to prove himself to the world, but people will always grow." Eliton said with emotion.
Tony seemed to want to say something else.
But suddenly.
He felt the earth shaking and making a buzzing sound, like a mountain falling apart.
Under the panicked eyes of the people in the reed field, the sky began to crack in all directions.
Tony opened his eyes, not knowing what was happening, but Eliton's expression was very calm.
"Looks like it's reached its limit?"
Tony recalled what Char had told him before, about the impending collapse of the reed field.
He came back to his senses and looked at Eliton.
"I've known about it since you were able to enter Reed Plains." Eliton said calmly, "Reed Plains has a strict screening system. If it can operate normally, ordinary people will not be able to enter at all.
This shows that the limit has been reached here, and collapse will happen sooner or later.
If I guessed correctly, Egypt has disappeared from the world, right? "
Tony was silent for a moment and then said, "But the Egyptians continued."
"Is this so?" Eliton murmured in a low voice, "That means we were invaded by foreigners, and civilization has never continued."
He looked at Tony, "You guys shouldn't be dead, right?"
Tony nodded silently.
"You don't have any breath of the dead on your body." Eliton said, "That's fine. Just leave now. There is no point in staying here."
"What about you?" Tony said.
"We?" Eliton smiled, "We have lived a long time, Stark.
Nothing in this world is eternal, even the Reed Plain that was originally said to be eternal.
Wang sacrificed himself so that we could survive, so that we could see the smiles of our parents again and laugh with our wives and children. This is already a blessing.
In this world, the most important thing that people need to learn is to be content. "
Tony pursed his lips, "But we have just begun to get acquainted."
"Friendship is not measured by the length of time, right?" Eliton smiled kindly.
Tony's eyelids trembled slightly, and he calmed down and said.
"What can I do for you?"
"If you can, pass on the knowledge I imparted to you."
Eliton silently cleaned up the chessboard in front of him. He had won many chess games in his life, and today was the first game he had lost in more than three thousand years.
Someone once said that if Senet lost, he would lose his afterlife.
The fate of this world may be so wonderful.
His words continued.
"Let Egypt not be forgotten by the world"
"Will not."
Tony said.
"Egypt will always be remembered, and mankind will never forget its forerunners."
After a pause, he whispered.
“I used to be dismissive of history, and I didn’t care about the past. For me, the future of mankind is the most important thing.
But now that I think about it, maybe this is also the meaning of history. "
"By the way, I like your gift very much."
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Tony's mind at that moment. He seemed to have thought of something and suddenly raised the king's ring in his hand.
Recalling what Eliton said before.
The circle of king's name means "where the sun reaches", that is, the universe.
universe
He looked at Eliton, his eyes flashing.
"I understand, those thirteen sentences are the process of the formation of the universe.
It is the origin, the root, and everything.
It is one and it is whole.
There is a force in this world that can unify all basic forces and is the source of all matter.
His name is Taiyi. "
Tony became more and more excited as he talked, seemingly because of the power left by Cuiyulu.
He felt like countless inspirations flashed through his mind.
Huge amounts of information kept emerging in his mind, and countless knowledge surged in it.
He felt as if he had glimpsed the truth of the universe and the mystery of the world.
Compared with the vast knowledge he had in the past, there was simply a gap between heaven and earth.
His heart was very excited and full of joy.
In a place where he could not detect it, a ball of white light emerged from his body and flew towards the pyramid not far away.
Tony raised his head and looked at Eliton. Looking at his state, his smile suddenly stopped.
There was still a slight smile on Eliton's face.
But at this moment, his body was like a clay pot that was about to be broken. It was full of cracks, as if it would break as soon as the pot was broken, just like this world that was only broken into pieces.
"I was indeed right about you. You are indeed suitable for alchemy."
"In this case, I will feel at ease."
He let out a soft breath and slowly closed his eyes.
But also at this time.
"boom!!!"
With a violent sound, the pyramid in the distance suddenly erupted into a dazzling light, and a beam of light penetrated the sky from the top of the pyramid.
What is shocking is that the collapse of the world seems to have stopped at this moment.
Eliton opened his eyes with some confusion.
A golden figure fell directly in front of him from the sky.
Seeing that figure, his pupils shrank to a point at that moment.
(End of chapter)
