From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

A former librarian with an excellent memory, Elyse also knows something about alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone.

Later generations generally believe that alchemy originated in ancient Egypt, and Tut, known as the god of knowledge and wisdom, later became the ancestor of alchemy together with Hermes in Greek mythology.

But the information about the emerald slab provided by Biola was unknown to Eilish—after all, Biola came from an archaeological family and had a lot of research on ancient Egypt. And I know it.

After returning from Tanis, the first thing Ailixi has to do is of course to find Senmut.

As a priest of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Erich would never believe that Senmut had no detailed understanding of this aspect.

When she saw Senmut, the man was taking care of the child as she expected.

Ou Nai is seven or eight months old, and breast milk and goat milk can no longer meet her growth needs.

Therefore, Erich will ask Urania to make some paste made from fried dry wheat flour for the little princess to eat.

And Senmut often served as the princess's feeder. At this moment, he was sitting opposite Ou Nai who was sitting up, facing the little princess with a face covered in mud, trying to pass the food in the wooden spoon to the princess extremely patiently in the mouth.

As soon as Alicia came, she reached out to wipe O'Neill's little face, then turned to look at Senmut and asked her question.

"Alchemy? The Philosopher's Stone?"

Senmut put down the wooden spoon in his hand and turned to Erich.Hearing these two nouns, he frowned immediately.

There are tiny golden patterns flashing in his eyes, it seems that this master of knowledge is quickly searching the palace of knowledge in his mind.

Suddenly, his brows and eyes moved, as if he had thought of something.

But at the next moment, Senmut's expression turned blank, as if the knowledge he just found out from the knowledge palace was quickly deleted, blocked, and even the clues were cut off.

Alice suddenly saw Senmut frowning again, searching in memory.

But this time the result was the same as before. Senmut just showed a little dazed expression, and he immediately turned into a daze, and then became distressed.

After trying again and again, finally, Senmut stretched out his hands to hold his head, buried his head deeply, and said something vaguely in his mouth.

Anxiety and pain were revealed in his voice. The High Priest, who had always been calm, knew and mastered everything, had never shown such a side in front of Erich.

This is the first time.

Erich had some bad premonitions, she turned to look at Ohnai.

The primordial baby seemed unable to comprehend what was happening in front of it at all, and continued to hug the fence of the cradle, leaning out, as if it still couldn't get enough of the bowl of wheat porridge in Senmut's hand.

Erich and O'Neill's black eyes that looked like lacquer dots looked at each other, but the inspiration in their hearts gradually became clear——

Senmut knew everything about alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone, but his knowledge of this part of knowledge was blocked in advance.If he insists on remembering, it will only bring him harm.

She immediately reached out to grab Senmut's arm, and said firmly, "Senmut, I haven't asked anything, and I don't want to know anything from you—"

"Do not--"

This time, Senmut directly interrupted Alicia's words.

"I can definitely think of it."

His face was pale, he raised his face and glanced at Alicia, then stretched out his hands to hold his head, concentrating on thinking again.

But this kind of determination can't change the reality. Senmuth is still deeply involved in the endless cycle of searching-finding-blocking.

Soon Alixi saw two thin lines of blood slowly crawling down the corners of Senmut's eyes.

Erich didn't expect that this question about alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone would have such a big impact on Senmut.

Asking a question brings unforeseen dangers to the answerer.

Fortunately, this danger is not too great, and the damage caused is not serious.

Don't be so reckless again in the future - Erich warned herself.

What she needs to appease right now is Senmut, who is trying to die as long as he can't die.

He is always loyal to her and always does everything to satisfy her request and grant her wish.

At this moment, he was feeling extremely disappointed that he couldn't help Alicia, and his heart naturally revealed frustration, frustration and guilt.

But Erich had a way of pulling Senmut out of the mood—she was her anchor.

Erich thought so, and at the same time held Senmut's hand forcefully, trying to influence Senmut with the firm will in her heart——

It's just a question...it's okay if you don't get an answer.

Senmut gave up this futile struggle in an instant, raised his head in a daze, and looked at Erich.

I don't know if it was a stress reaction or he was really too frustrated, tears welled up from the corners of his eyes, instantly blurring the two thin lines of blood before, turning them into two pale red water marks.

"High priest, this time I am sorry for you."

Erich stretched out her hand to stroke the brown hair hanging down on both sides of Senmut's cheeks, looked straight into his pale golden eyes, and said softly, "Don't do this again—"

"You are my most important ally, the person I trust the most."

"If the question I am asking you crosses the line, don't venture into it, let alone force yourself to do so."

"not worth it--"

She immediately stood up, and after exchanging a look with O'Neill, she bid farewell to Senmut and turned to leave.

Senmut still lowered his head, seeming to be trying to control, suppressing the disappointed whimper deep in his throat.

"It's not a question of whether it's worth it..."

A voice echoed in his heart.

Finally, he seemed to have calmed down all his emotions, turned his head to look at Ou Nai, and found that Ou Nai's dark eyes were also looking at him.

"You mean, there's something wrong with me, isn't it?"

O'Neill looked at him for a moment through the fence of the cradle, his eyes were clear but indifferent.After watching, Oh Nai let out a naive yah yah, seeming to have forgotten the delicious oatmeal, and turned to play, leaving behind Senmut, whose expression was mixed with shock and loss.

After knowing all eight original miracles, Elyse did not immediately try to find or discover the remaining original items that had not yet been opened. She stayed in Thebes, trying to skillfully use the original seeds and the potter's flywheel, using these two Items and the abilities of those around her to change the lives of the people of Thebes, bring them well-being, and spread this well-being to the various Nomes of Upper Egypt.

In Thebes today, the Karnak Temple still looks grand, with craftsmen present, and several large temples have been added to the temple in just a few months.

But the temple has become more of a public place shared by the entire Thebes, and has become the home of the entire city.

Through school education, more and more people can use simple characters.Tables of words dedicated to the teaching of secular script were copied on papyrus and sent to the nomes of Upper Egypt.At the same time, there are also various formulas, songs and literacy cards that have been circulated.

The secular script has also been used to record the discussions and resolutions of the 13-member council. Those who can make such records are no longer limited to priests or nobles. Ordinary people can also try to apply for the position of recorder.

Artisans such as Karam began to record the techniques they had always taught by precept and example, and promoted them to the four directions through the technical schools organized by artisans in various places.

The female elders and relatives in Mushana's family can also use pictures and simple words and numbers to record their recipes that have been passed down for many generations, so that the delicious food can be widely spread.

And the appearance of the city of Thebes has also changed a lot-people in the city are no longer afraid of walking at night, because a lot of street lamps have been installed in the city. At the top of the pillar, when the sky gets dark, it will automatically burst into bright light.

There are a few more airships parked in the dock.But most of the time they travel between Upper Egypt and Nubia, directly crossing the multiple waterfalls in the upper reaches of the river, and the parts that are impassable by boats, exchanging important materials for the two places.

In addition to [-] watts and airships, the Thebes and Upper Egyptians also have windmills that can be automatic without wind, and waterwheels that rotate forever without worrying about wear and tear.

The lack of food in Upper Egypt is now hardly a concern.And Alixie has already turned her attention to other uses of plants. She introduced a plant called cotton whose fruit has soft and fluffy fibers. , more durable cloth.

She allows the bitter and astringent olive fruit to extract a rich oil, which can be used in cooking and in skin care ointments.

She also made several common herbal medicines traditionally grown by the Egyptians more effective and able to treat more diseases.

These changes were promoted by her to Thebes and the Nomes of Upper Egypt in the name of God Amon, and the happiness these changes brought to people won her more worship and faith.

Gradually, Alixi felt that it was not difficult for her to accumulate faith.

Even she can feel the energy flowing in every day: this is because the belief is formed every day and pointed to her through the god Amun.

This comes from the belief of 10 people, and it may only be a matter of time before they are all gathered.

And her efforts in Upper Egypt are not only seen by the Egyptians, but also by other gods based on the land of Egypt——

The wheel of fortune on Alixie's arm, the beam of light representing her personality, is also advancing steadily one by one, and I believe that she will soon be able to reach a level close to promotion.

For Erich, the only problem with promotion is that there is no one to guide her.

Beside her, no one is higher than them except Senmuth who is in the same personality as her.No one has the experience of being promoted from priest of god to demigod.

Erich also consulted the talisman Ymir and the cobra goddess Wajit, but they didn't get any results.

Ymir himself is just a talisman, and has never experienced the process of Asut's promotion, which can be seen from its mediocre and flustered performance before the ceremony where Elyse was promoted from a favored person to a divine envoy.

The cobra goddess Wajit is an animal god who walked on the ground before the chaos. According to him, the way animals become gods is very different from the process of humans becoming gods, and they should not be confused.

Alixie: It seems that I can only rely on divination and inspiration, cross the river by feeling the stones, and count each step.

Just when everything was going very smoothly and Erich was close to becoming a demigod, the mercenary Gilman and his party she sent to explore the ancient country of Ponte had an accident.

Gilman's trip had gone miraculously well.

When he set off from Thebes, he received a large amount of funding from Elyse, and he also found many maps of Thebes' old road to the Red Sea from the warehouse of the Karnak Temple.

The mercenaries came to the Red Sea along the deserted old road hundreds of years ago, went south along the coastline, and found an old abandoned shipyard left by the ancestors in the south.

Gilman's team has its own artisans, and these artisans have remote support from Elyse.

Therefore, two large ships were built in the fastest time, and accompanied by more than ten flat-bottomed boats.

Then follow the instructions of Kongsi, who is flying high in the sky, cross the strait at the narrowest part of the Red Sea strait, and reach the opposite shore safely.

On the other side, Gilman really asked for clues about the ancient country of Ponte, and hired locals as guides with a lot of money, went deep into the eastern inland, and finally found the legendary ancient country of Ponte.

There, according to Elyse's request, Gilman showed the products of Egypt and tried to start a trade with the Punt people.

Interestingly, in their history, the Ponte people also had legends about the Egyptians. It is recorded that the Egyptians crossed the strait 1000 years ago, came to Ponte, and made an agreement on friendly exchanges.

But the Egyptians often break their promises, and each time they miss an appointment, it is dozens or even hundreds of years.

According to the Punts, every time there was a newcomer, the Egyptians seemed unaware that they had come before them.

Gilman was also confused when asked: Erich and the Upper Egyptian never told him that anyone had been to Punt before.

Fortunately, Ponte himself has experienced historical turmoil.Those in power today are not even the same tribe as they were a thousand years ago.

Now that trade with Upper Egypt is beneficial to Punt, the ruler of Punt still decided to show goodwill to Egypt on the other side of the strait.

The two sides hit it off.

Gilman exchanged all the samples he brought during this expedition with the Ponte people, and even got a lot of goods that were very valuable in the eyes of the Egyptians, and returned with a full load.

When they returned to the sea by the same route and were about to cross the strait and return to their homeland of Egypt, an accident happened.