"Sir, look there!" the captain shouted in surprise.

It turned out that an Egyptian herdsman drove a herd of cattle to eat grass on the tidal flats on the shore, but he didn't expect a crocodile lurking there, which almost bit the calf. The herdsman came forward in panic and wanted to drive away the crocodile, but found that the crocodile was not big, so he wanted to hunt it. He drove his hound to harass the crocodile to prevent it from escaping back into the river. He held a wooden stick and started attacking carefully...

This thrilling scene soon attracted the papyrus boat passing by and the nearby farmers. They surrounded them with crane-mouth picks and watched the fun. Someone shouted loudly: "Hey, do you need my help?! But after killing the crocodile, I score a little!"

In the busy and boring work, farmers rarely have this moment of leisure...

At noon, Ansitanos and his friends passed by a city, Naukratis.

This is an Egyptian town with great relations with the Greeks.

More than 200 years ago, the Egyptians overthrew the rule of Assyrian with the full support of Greek mercenaries from Ionia and Kalia. Pharaoh Psamaticus accepted these Greeks who made great contributions and built the Castle of Daffonai in the eastern part of the Nile Delta to allow Greek soldiers to live in, and also issued an order: to open Egypt's trade to the outside world and allow the Greeks to live in Egypt permanently.

So, the Milidu people built a cargo workshop by the Kalobite River. With the continuous arrival of the Greeks, a Greek town gradually emerged around this workshop area, named Naukratis (and the meaning of the Queen of the Ocean).

For a long time, this colonial city has become a shared port for all Greek merchants, even under the current Persian rule, where Alsibidas had traded.

Seeing the people in the port area of ​​the city wearing familiar Greek costumes, Ansitanos felt even more intimate, but his boat would not stop here, but continued to move forward.

Finally at dusk, the ship passed through the Nile Delta and entered the wider Nile River. At this time, the sky was dark and the captain was not familiar with the river and did not dare to move forward. He could only park on the shore and hired a boatman on the shore.

Ansitanos and his subordinates spent the night on the boat. Listening to the "waving" sound of the Nile River and the strange animal calls on the shore or river, this is a strange experience for young people, but for Ansitanos, who is already in his 50s, it is a torture. Especially the bites of mosquitoes really caused him some pain, and he fell asleep late at night because of his fatigue.

The next day, he barely cheered up and continued to move forward.

A few hours later, the ship passed through the ancient town of Giza.

When Ansitanos looked at the west coast and could vaguely see the outlines of the tall pyramids on the Giza Plateau, his spirit finally became excited.

At noon, the passenger ship finally entered Memphis, the capital of Egypt.

There are more ships passing by the Nile River near Memphis, but there are few delicate papyrus boats, and there are more narrow and long, pointed at both ends, a tent in the middle, equipped with many paddlers, and wooden boats with a length of from several meters to dozens of meters. Of course, there are sometimes tall and spacious large passenger ships.

When Ansitanos was on the boat, he was amazed at the tall outer wall of Memphis. It was nearly 15 meters high and the buildings inside the city were almost invisible outside the city, except for the towering obelisks and the palaces in the center of the city.

Because the Pharaoh received a message from the Karabic River whistle card in advance, the Dionian passenger ship was actually allowed to enter the dock in the inner city.

This is a good sign! Ansitanos thought.

Ansitanos got on the shore at the pier, and there were already carriages waiting on the shore.

After getting on the carriage, under the control of the coachman, the carriage galloped towards the palace.

The inner city is a gathering place for the prominent Egyptian officials, high priests of the temples, wealthy nobles and royal members. Therefore, along the way, you can see magnificent temples, luxurious official residences and mansions one by one, showing the grandeur and luxury of the ancient capital.

The carriage was driving on the wide and straight avenue. According to Ansitanos's vision, the width of the avenue was enough for more than a dozen carriages to drive side by side. At the end of the avenue, a towering city wall lies in front of you, which was the Egyptian royal palace.

As he passed through the majestic city gate, Ansitanos made a rough estimate that the wall was more than ten meters thick, which showed the Pharaoh's concern for his own safety.

Going further forward, you can see dozens of towering golden statues standing on both sides of the avenue, each of which is about 20 meters high. Although they are human bodies, they have animal heads. Ansitanos knows that these statues should be gods respected by the Egyptians.

At the end of these huge statues, a magnificent and magnificent palace stands majestic, making Ansitanoston, who gets off the carriage and stands in front of the steps, feels his own insignificance.

Above the 100-level steps, there are huge Aries statues on both sides of the main entrance of the palace. They are lying down, looking down at the visitors outside the palace with wide eyes, making the center of Egypt less solemn and mysterious, and more elegant and peaceful.

An official took a team of mighty guards and walked down the steps with a steady pace: "The envoy from the Kingdom of Dionys, the great pharaoh is waiting in the hall. Please follow me to see you!"

Ansitanos bowed and opened his hands to ask the guard to check if he was carrying any weapons.

Ansitanos went up the steps and walked into the hall through the huge columns that required three or four people to embrace.

The extremely flat walls are supplemented with smooth gray paste and painted with colorful flower and grass patterns; and on the smooth marble floor, vivid lotus aquatic plants, birds, and animals are painted, as if they are in the fresh nature; coupled with the various and exquisite gold and silver objects in the hall, the entire hall looks magnificent.

Pharaoh Nektanib held high on the throne.

The general-born pharaoh was tall and strong and dark-skinned. He usually liked to wear the red striped Nemethustpa, which symbolized the identity of the pharaoh. It was both simple and elegant. But he obviously valued this meeting very much, so he brought the most orthodox red and white crown that symbolized the unity of two powers, and the gold Ulaas (a cobra in Egypt) decorated his forehead. At the same time, he also wore a fake beard and held the right sign in his right hand.

On his left hand sat the queen, a gold-made goose-style crown buckled lightly on her head, and her spread wings pressed down on her straight black hair, leaving her long hair hanging on her chest. She wore a precious chest ornament and looked elegant and luxurious in a gorgeous dress.

Although Ansitanos learned through information that the women in Egypt have a high social status, especially the queen, and even participated in state affairs. But today, the first time I saw a woman appearing in a major state situation, I was a little surprised. But he didn't know that it was precisely because this queen was not of royal blood that Pharaoh Nektani Bhu made her appear frequently in state affairs to improve her status and stabilize her rule with her family.

On both sides of the hall were several ministers and generals, all looking at Ansitanos who walked into the hall with curious eyes.

Ansitanos stood calmly in front of the throne and finished his salute respectfully. As a Greek scholar, he wanted to study historical materials from all over the country. When he was young, Ansitanos specially purchased Egyptian slaves and carefully studied Egyptian language. At this moment, he said loudly in standard Egyptian language: "Dignity Lord of the Upper and Lower Egypt, I brought friendly greetings from King Daphus, the Kingdom of Dionys, and presented generous gifts to express his sincere congratulations! Congratulations on being favored by God Amon and becoming the master of Egypt!"

As soon as Ansitanos finished speaking, the minister who was closest to Pharaoh walked closer and whispered a few words to Pharaoh.

When Nektani Bpharaoh heard that the gifts given by Dionia were numerous spears, swords, shields, armor, and even several three-layer oar warships docked at the mouth of the river..., he felt very satisfied: Egypt now does not lack food, gold, silver and jewelry, but what he lacks is more elite weapons and soldiers.

Therefore, he also had a smile on his face: "Thank you very much to King Davers from the West for his sincere blessings and generous gifts! Although Egypt and Dionys are far away, I have also heard many times that the reputation of the Kingdom of Dionys and the bravery of King Davers can receive greetings from a king who also flows with the noble blood of the gods (the Egyptians believe that Pharaoh is the incarnation of God, and Pharaoh often publicly declares himself the son of God La), which makes me very happy! I warmly welcome your visit, the messenger of Dionys!"

Nektani Bharaoh stood up, stretched out his left hand, and made a welcome gesture.

What he said was not a polite word, but indeed had a little understanding of the Kingdom of Diony. Although among these city-states and countries along the Mediterranean coast, the Egyptians were the most closed and conservative, and they preferred to serve the land rather than do business by boat. Therefore, to this day, many Egyptian officials probably did not know that there was an additional Kingdom of Diony in the Mediterranean. But Nektani Blazer was different. Before becoming a pharaoh, he had guarded Sais for many years. The city of Sais was not far from the city of Naukratis, so he had heard many magical rumors about the Kingdom of Diony in the Greek merchants who came to Naukratis to trade.
Chapter completed!