Great time travel

Chapter 13, Flying over the Great Green Sea
"...with the light of daybreak, the sun god 'Ra' appeared from the banks of the Nile, the mother of Egypt far away. The dazzling golden light, shining on our faces, reflected back on his countenance, every day. , year after year, the mighty sun god 'La' crosses the sky every day, and we have been watching his majestic figure..."

As the bald priests in the temple prayed in the morning, the No.18 dynasty of the ancient Egyptian kingdom ushered in another dawn.

However, a certain behemoth that does not belong to this era made the dawn sky different on this day.

A huge silver-white airship is slowly heading north along the Nile River, the most obvious natural landmark in Egypt.

And in the belly of this giant airship, in the spacious pod that is about the size of a small yacht, Wang Qiu, Doraemon and other traversers who are in charge of driving and operating are nothing more than those who were ordered to accompany the Egyptian soldiers. And the Minoan sailors were all terrified by this beyond-imaginable air travel.Almost as soon as they saw the airship lifted off the ground, they knelt down on the floor and muttered words, praying to their respective gods in fear and fear. Tower, too, is no exception.

Only Princess Carol, a daring American chick, dared to curiously lean against the alloy bulkhead, overlooking the scenery below her feet through the solid porthole.She held the camera borrowed from the traversers with one hand, and opened the glass porthole with the other hand, and the hot wind with the vapor of the Nile suddenly blew in through the window, making a sharp whistling sound.

——Visiting this ancient civilized country from the air is a very fresh and exciting experience even for her.

If you open the satellite map, you can see that the golden sand sea almost covers the entire land, and the mighty Nile River flows from south to north, crossing the whole of Egypt, digging out a long valley in the desert, bringing green and prosperity together. Scattering towards the Mediterranean Sea - this valley is like a dark green ribbon, the widest part is only 20 kilometers, the narrowest part is only one or two kilometers, but the length is more than 900 kilometers.

In this dark green river valley, there are ditches and green fields everywhere, but just a few feet away, there is the endless Sahara Desert, full of continuous sand dunes and jagged rocks, shining brightly under the scorching sun. Not even a shred of vitality.

Therefore, looking down from the air, the boundary between the two is so clear: one side is green land, and the other side is desert.On one side is life, on the other side is death... Green and yellow, wetness and thirst, abundance and barrenness, life and death, heaven and hell, all these are placed together so tightly, only separated by a green dividing line, forming An absolutely impressive contrast.

In general, this narrow and winding Nile Valley is full of lush greenery, full of wheat fields, orchards and vegetable gardens.At the junction of the green field and the desert, a long protective forest belt stands to protect the Egyptians from wind and sand.There are some drought-resistant tree species in the shelter belt, and there are quite a lot of date palm trees with economic value.These date palm trees look graceful, like gentle and beautiful "women" among the many tall and straight trees. Their oval fruits have a waxy luster, which looks like fake fruits made of plastic from a distance, but in fact These dates are very sweet and juicy. According to Wang Qiu's experience after tasting them here, they are probably comparable to the fruits from the Hami region of Xinjiang, China.

Along the banks of the Nile, there are countless temples. These Egyptian temples are all similar in style, almost built according to the same structure and scale-huge archway, obelisk in the center of the square, courtyards, colonnades, Looking further inside, there are endless archways and colonnades. These gates are pushed forward layer by layer, and finally lead to the "sanctuary": a strange hut that has been specially designed with lighting to produce some kind of magical effect.

Where the airship passed by, the fishermen and sailors who were making a living on the water of the Nile were almost all startled by this silver-white giant beast in the sky. Some people spilled their meals into the water.Then, they ran away in all directions in a hurry.Or immediately fall to the ground trembling.But when these boatmen found that the huge monster in the sky was not dangerous, they stopped running away, and stretched out their own boats from the reeds, and followed and watched the airship in the sky like a diorama.

And in the cities along the Nile River, the appearance of the monsters in the sky attracted many crowds of onlookers. When the airship flew over a certain town, the ground was empty, and more and more people rushed to the street Or climb up to a high place, kneel down and kowtow to the airship in every open place.There are also countless heads moving along the trajectory of the airship. This scene is really spectacular, causing Kyroll to press the shutter repeatedly and exclaim incessantly.

"...Wow, this 'bird's eye view of ancient Egypt' scenery is really amazing! There are places worth taking pictures everywhere, I really want to preserve all these scenery... just don't know if there will be enough film Use it!"

——Obviously, in the 70s when Ms. Carol Lido lived, humans should not have invented digital cameras...

"...Don't worry! Miss Carroll, the film is all old calendars on our side! You can shoot as much as you like!"

Ma Tong, who was beside her, said so while inputting the photos Kyroll had just taken into the computer and printing them out one by one. Date palms, palm fruits, melons and figs were served on one of the plates, and some special Egyptian snacks made from ground papyrus tubers were placed on one of the plates... What most foreigners do not know is that the Egyptians used The papyrus used to make papyrus is actually an edible plant similar to lotus root and water chestnut.The tubers of this kind of papyrus are rich in nutrients and can be eaten raw or roasted like sweet potatoes. They can also be dried and ground and mixed with honey to make a kind of dessert that the ancient Egyptians loved very much.

In short, it is one of the great joys in life to welcome the dawn of ancient Egypt, overlooking the scenery and tasting delicious food.

However, as the sun gradually rose towards the top of the sky, the appetite and interest of the two girls disappeared rapidly along with the temperature.

You know, in Egypt surrounded by deserts, the most terrifying time of the day is the scorching sun at noon.

At dawn, the rare cool breeze will knock open the Egyptian window and pour into the room, refreshing people's spirits.However, the good times don’t last long. The morning breeze has just blown away people’s drowsiness, and when people cheer up, the scorching heat will soon hit from the window——the walls of the houses reflect a dazzling white light, And the clear sky is more like a sea of ​​flames, which makes people unable to open their eyes.Even staying on the banks of the Nile does not feel much coolness, because the waves of the river flash like a raging fire, and it is almost impossible to look directly at the sparkling waves.

Due to Egypt’s tropical desert climate, it’s often not until noon. Going out has become a kind of torture in purgatory, while staying indoors is exhausting. At dusk, people can wake up from their lethargy and feel a little more comfortable.And the airship suspended in the air is exposed to more sunlight than the ground, and everything from the bulkhead to the porthole is scorched by the sun, even if the air conditioner is turned on, the temperature cannot be brought down.

Therefore, as time goes by, the sun in the sky becomes more and more dazzling, and even the wind blowing in the sky becomes very hot, making people unable to feel a little coolness, while the unchanging yellow sand and green fields under the feet, It also caused everyone to experience visual fatigue, and even a little drowsy... Fortunately, when they felt more and more sleepy, huge pyramids suddenly jumped into the field of vision!
More importantly, not far behind the Giza Highland where the ancient pyramids and the Sphinx stand, the originally long and narrow green field suddenly became vast and vast—they finally flew out of the long and narrow Upper Egypt River Valley, into the Lower Egypt Delta!

And behind this delta is the vast Mediterranean, or the "big green sea".

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When the Nile River flows along the long and winding valley and finally runs to the end, it accumulates a fertile oasis at the mouth of the sea—this is the famous Nile Delta, the fan-shaped alluvial plain formed by the Nile River flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. The richest black soil in the Mediterranean.

Putting this river valley and this delta together, it looks like a famous Egyptian plant-papyrus.

The narrow Nile Valley is the stalk of the papyrus, and the wide Nile Delta is its spreading vines.

In the geographical concept of the Egyptians, according to the flow of the Nile River, the flower stalks in the south are called Upper Egypt, and the vines in the north are called Lower Egypt, thus forming two symmetrical parts of Egypt - Upper Egypt has more Emperors and monuments, while Lower Egypt holds the window for foreign exchanges.

As for the outside of the "leaf vine" of the Nile Delta, it faces the rippling Mediterranean Sea, or the "big green sea" as the ancient Westerners called it.In the middle of this sea of ​​ancient civilizations, there are countless scattered islands of different sizes, which have been inhabited since the Stone Age, and are collectively called "islanders" by the Egyptians.And the Minoa kingdom to which General Uta belongs is the most powerful force among these islanders.

With a powerful fleet, the Kingdom of Minoa on Crete is the overlord of the Aegean Sea and the source of the oldest civilization in Europe.

——Feeling the cool sea breeze with a salty smell on this "big green sea" and looking at the familiar blue sea waves under his feet, General Uta, who had been drowsy from the scorching desert sun, suddenly felt refreshed , showing off to Carol about his sailing experience.

"... Great Daughter of the Nile, I remember that when we set off from the island, we endured countless trials and tribulations along the way, and even fought a battle with pirates. It took us 20 days to reach Egypt...Of course, Now that you can take this giant flying ship, it must be much faster than the paddle boats of us mortals, maybe tomorrow you will be able to see our beautiful Minoa island country..."

However, before he finished speaking, Wang Qiu's tired voice came from the cockpit in front.

"...Princess Kairol, General Uta, please get ready! Crete, uh, doesn't seem to be called that now... Anyway, the island where Knossos, the capital of the Minoan Kingdom, is already We're here! We'll be landing in a while!"

"...What? That's impossible! It seems that it's just evening now!" General Uta was taken aback when he heard this, and rushed to the side of the porthole, trying to look forward. Houses and palaces... So I couldn't help being crazy.

And on the "Book of Time Traveling" opened in Wang Qiu's hand, there is also a line of golden writing:
"...bring Kairol, Unas and General Uta, arrive at Crete ahead of schedule, get 1000 reward points..."

So far, Wang Qiu has easily earned more than 5000 reward points in the plot world of "Daughter of the Nile".

The only regret is that Comrade Zhang Daniu, the traveler who was lost in this world, has not found any news so far...