Although the Egyptian sun shines, it will eventually set.
Night fell as promised.
They camped near the pyramid. Ramses II wanted to understand the current power structure of the world before making plans.
There is a hall on the middle floor inside the temple. There are ancient Egyptian murals on both sides of the hall. The middle of the hall is surrounded by a long corridor in the shape of round thick stone pillars. The middle section of the stone pillars is wrapped in gold, with ancient Egyptian paintings carved on it. Hieroglyphics.
Both the West and the East like to use large columns in palaces. On the one hand, they are supportive, and the round, thick support columns also give people a sense of grandeur.
At the end of the hall there are two upward stairs. On both sides of the stairs are two magnificent statues of gods, and at the top of the stairs is a throne.
People stood in the hall and could only look up at the person sitting on the throne.
At this moment, Ramesses II was sitting on the throne, resting his elbow on the armrest of the throne, supporting his right face with the back of his right hand, quietly looking down at Theodore below.
He was lowering his head at the moment, telling Ramesses II about the pattern of the world.
Simon and others were also here. They originally planned to leave, but were left behind by Ramses. He asked them to tell him the history after his death.
After a moment, Ramses II said calmly.
"So, Egypt now is ruled by this Turkish empire called the Ottoman Empire, right?"
"Yes." Theodore nodded and said, "However, their control over Egypt is not strong, or in other words, they have never cared about Egypt and have always allowed the Egyptians to develop freely.
The number of Ottomans in Egypt was actually only over 10,000.
And they are now attracted by Beichen, so if you want to regain your territory, it should be easy with your ability. "
Ramesses II did not answer, but looked into the distance and murmured softly.
"If we start from Macedonia, the ancient Egyptian civilization has been extinct for nearly two thousand years."
High Priest Eliton, who stood beside Ra Er, was silent for a moment and said, "This is also what we originally guessed. After the gods disappear, Egypt's decline is inevitable."
Theodore, who was standing at the bottom, couldn't help but raise his head and look at Ramses II. After a moment of silence, he said.
"My lord Pharaoh, if you ruled Egypt, what would you do with the Arabs in Egypt?"
Ramesses II lowered his eyes and stared at Theodore below, and raised the corners of his mouth.
"I take back my previous opinion. You do look a bit like a king."
Theodore lowered his eyes and said nothing, as if waiting for his answer. After a moment, he continued.
"You may not know that most of Egypt today are actually Arabs."
When he said these words, he was actually mentally prepared to make the person in front of him angry.
But what he didn't expect was that Ramses II not only did not show anger, but slowly raised the corners of his mouth and asked him a question.
"Do you think ancient Egypt was a nation or a civilization?"
Theodore fell silent. He didn't know much about these things.
"I have no idea."
"You don't understand the difference between civilization and nation, do you?" La Er continued to ask.
Theodore nodded.
La Er explained very patiently.
“The so-called civilization is the sum of the humanistic spirit and inventions accumulated in all human history with words as the carrier.
Such as literature, art, education, science, civilization covers the relationship between people, people and society, and people and nature.
It is a manifestation of high human development.
Civilization, on the other hand, is passed down through the blood ties of the nation.
but"
Ramses II paused before continuing.
“Does a nation form because of civilization, or does a civilization form because of nation?”
Seeing that Theodore was still silent, Ramesses II did not continue to play riddles, but said.
"The two are related to each other. A nation is a collective formed by using a unified language and a unified culture. In other words, it becomes a nation because of civilization.
But civilization was also created because of a group of people who used a unified writing system, and civilization was formed because of the nation.
But in other words, words and the culture they form are the key.
But this thing is not a living body, that is to say, any intelligent life can become its carrier.
If there is such a foreign race that uses the words and culture of another civilization, is it a member of this race? "
There was a little confusion in Theodore's eyes, but soon, Ramses II said something that made him feel that his worldview collapsed.
"If I said that most of your bloodline comes from the ancient Egyptians, would you believe it?"
Theodore's pupils shrank slightly.
"The ancient Egyptians have actually always existed." Ramesses II said calmly, "It's just that during the more than a thousand years that they were continuously occupied, the ancient Egyptians in this land were also continuously Arabized for more than a thousand years. Year.
They no longer think of themselves as ancient Egyptians, but as Arabs.
The ancient Egyptians actually had blood ties with the Arabs.
Casting our perspective around the entire world, going back tens of millions of years, people may still have a common ancestor.
Therefore, blood relationship is not as important as you think.
The basis for determining whether a civilization exists is writing and culture.
As long as a human being is willing to learn Egyptian culture and Egyptian writing, then he is an Egyptian. "
There are actually not many Egyptians with fighting ability in the Reed Plains, but the most valuable thing about these people is that they have systematic knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization.
These people are the fire of civilization.
Ramesses II looked at Theodore.
"Do you understand it?"
Theodore's eyes were slightly absent-minded. In this era dominated by nationalism, Ramses's words were undoubtedly ahead of his time.
But Theodore couldn't deny that the existence in front of him did make sense.
His heart was trembling, whether because of fear or because of the pattern revealed by Ramses II when he said the last words.
As the leader of the rebels, he clearly understood the meaning behind this passage.
If this concept can really be expanded.
That's exactly what he said before.
Where the sun shines and where the yellow sand dances.
It’s all Egypt!
He let out a long breath, made the gesture of respect he had just learned to La Er, and called out the title.
"I understand, Pharaoh."
The corner of La Er's mouth raised an imperceptible arc, "Get back."
He looked at Galante and others beside him, "Let me talk to these friends from foreign countries."
Theodore nodded, turned his head and walked away from the palace, but compared to his previous depression, he seemed to have figured something out and his mood seemed to be slightly better.
He felt that his horizons had been broadened a lot, and he had a different perspective on the world.
His grandfather said that the pharaohs of ancient Egypt were all descendants of gods and possessed the wisdom of gods. Now that I think about it, it seems that this is indeed the case.
La Er looked at Simon.
“Tell your emperor everything that happens in Egypt.
Then, tell him that if he wants to unify Germany and take back the lands in the south.
You can come and talk to us."
Simon and Galante left the palace. He needed to go back quickly to tell the Kaiser about the changes in Egypt.
Galante planned to continue studying alchemy, which required a certain amount of financial support, so he also chose to follow Simon back.
It is undeniable that if alchemy can really refine the Philosopher's Stone, it can really extend life, but he does not have a method to refine it now.
So in a sense, this can also give the Kaiser a reply.
Watching Simon leave, Ramses II turned his head and looked not far away.
"Come out……"
Beside his throne, Xia's figure slowly appeared.
"Mr. Merlin."
Elayton evidently recognized him as well.
Suddenly, he turned back to look at La Er, and seemed to realize something, and turned his head sharply to look at Xia Ya.
Next, La Er's words confirmed his suspicion.
"It took so much effort to pull Yu out of the long river of time." La Er looked at Xia Ya, "What is your purpose?"
"Does it take a lot of effort?" Xia Ya raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't think so."
La Er was silent for a moment and said.
"You don't want to say it, do you?"
"Egyptian civilization is a very ancient civilization." Xiaya said. "It would be a pity that such a civilization would be lost in the long river of history."
Xia Ya raised his eyebrows and made a frivolous nasal sound, seeming to be thinking.
"If there is any other reason, it is that I feel very comfortable living in Reed Plains."
"Just because of this?"
"Isn't this enough?"
La Er fell silent again, just as he had said to Eliton before.
Pull him out of the long river of time, who has completely disappeared from the world.
Even the gods cannot achieve this kind of power.
The casualness of the man in front of me was an outrageous but reasonable answer.
It is a kind of freedom and freedom after possessing absolute power.
"Yu Neng can feel that Yu is a little different from the past." La Er said, "Now Yu may really be able to revive Egypt.
No matter what, you are Egypt’s benefactor.
If in the future, you have anything you need to accomplish.
As long as I can do it, I can promise you. "
Xia Ya smiled and said, "Maybe it will really be of use to you."
After a pause, he continued, "But... let's wait for you to revive Egypt first.
I am looking forward to the reappearance of a civilization called Egypt in this world.
Rather than a country called Egypt. "
Char took a step back.
"Then. Goodbye."
Then, he slowly disappeared from the spot.
For a time, only Ramses II and Eliton were left in the entire palace.
Eliton came back to his senses, "Who is he?"
"I don't know either." La Er murmured in a low voice, "However, what is certain is that in this era when the gods have long since disappeared, He is a person with absolute power.
How did he enter the reed field? "
"I don't know either." Eliton said confused, "They came in as a group, and two of them found out that I wanted to learn about ancient Egyptian writing and the contents of the Jade Record.
I don’t want these things to disappear completely, so I teach them all.
The man just now has been living in the village with a very beautiful woman, and they really like Reed Plains.
They are all living people. How they got in, I don’t know. "
"It's easy for a being like this to enter the Reed Plains." La Er murmured in a low voice, "Merlin? Maybe we can look up this name in the future.
But next.”
La Er raised his head and looked quietly at the end of the palace.
"We have a lot to do."
(End of chapter)
