plague.
In ancient Egypt, where there was no medicine, no drugs, and no powerful magic to help, the mortality rate caused by a plague could be as high as 70%.
Simply put, a city of one million people may lose hundreds of thousands of people within a few months.
Simple treatments such as herbal medicine or bloodletting are completely ineffective against the plague and may even accelerate death.
This medical helplessness will greatly exacerbate social panic.
Not only that, the plague can easily take away the most valuable groups in society, such as healthy workers and soldiers defending the country, as well as newborns in the city.
That would easily lead to the instant collapse of the city's economic production and national defense.
In addition, the plague can cause farmland to become deserted and uncultivated, leading to the closure of workshops and the interruption of trade.
Because people died of illness, the living people did not dare to go out, which led to a larger famine, which further exacerbated the death toll of the people in the city.
Even more, society will quickly degenerate from a civilized state into a jungle state where the strong prey on the weak.
For the Egyptians at that time, what they could do was the most logical, comprehensive and only feasible response strategy.
"...It seems that their attempts to seek help from the gods were hopeless, which is why no one went to the temple to repair and clean it."
Ramses listened to Lin Ke's words and nodded slightly.
"Not only that, perhaps many priests and believers also died, which led to the current state of the Temple of Isis."
"But it seems to me that the Supreme Goddess Isis must also be deeply distressed by this. After all, not only was she unable to provide any help, she even caused a rupture in faith."
Lin Ke took a deep breath. He could even see that the handwriting on some of the papyrus seemed a little distorted, as if the priests were forcing themselves to write these words despite physical discomfort.
But all this is in vain.
"It says they have offered the blood of people of different identities, but why has Isis still not been able to demonstrate any power?"
When Ramses heard Lin Ke's question, he took out another piece of papyrus.
"The key lies here, Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"Sacred blood."
"What is sacred blood? Clearly, the blood offered by the priests is not ritually acceptable."
"The only thing that can be called sacred is the royal blood."
"No matter what kind of blood they offer, Isis will probably not respond in kind."
"There are no royals in Aswang."
Listening to Ramses' explanation, Lin Ke nodded slowly.
Looking at the papyri, he seemed to be able to see how the sick priests held on to their bodies and came here to beg Isis for divine power.
That kind of powerless despair seemed to make Lin Ke, who lived decades or even a hundred years later, feel the same way.
At the same time, Nan Tong and others also found some important clues in the temple.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
Nan Tong hurried over to report: "We found a stone pool in the main hall of the temple. It seems to be an important ritual site."
The succubus then added mysteriously, "Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, we have discovered something else. When Elsa stands next to that pool, she emits strange energy fluctuations."
"She became extremely agitated, and I have now beaten her up and tied her up aside."
Lin Ke's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Okay, take me over to have a look."
In the center of the main hall of the temple, a hexagonal stone pool stands quietly.
The pool had long dried up, and the bottom was covered with thick mud and dust. Apparently, the Nile River had also "polluted" the area quite a bit when it flooded.
Elsa, who was standing next to her, had a bruise on her face, but her robe was swelling up at an exaggerated rate.
Even Lin Ke, who often dealt with the Mayan lord Bigtik, widened his eyes slightly when he saw this scene.
Obviously, Elsa here has surpassed the Mayan lord Bigtik.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh..."
"Hehe, handsome Saint Pharaoh..."
"Oh, beauty, please help me, I can't bear it anymore~"
"I beg you, I'll do anything as long as you can help me!!"
Elsa laughed at first, and then twisted her body in pain on the ground, kicking her legs wildly.
Obviously, this is the "special area".
"Your Majesty, Holy Pharaoh, please look."
The succubus paid no attention to Elsa who was in pain. She just pulled Elsa up and lifted her above the stone pool like a chicken.
"Ah... beauty, you only make me more eager..."
As Elsa approached, a faint blue light appeared in the dust.
At this moment, Ramses' eyes suddenly flashed.
"This is."
"The remnants of divine power!"
Obviously, Ramses sensed an increasingly powerful divine power here.
Lin Ke walked around the stone pool, carefully observing every detail nearby.
"According to the papyrus, this ritual requires sacred blood."
"Nantong, give me the knife."
Nan Tong was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a while before handing the knife to Lin Ke.
He did not try to dissuade her. After all, Lin Ke had dug out his own heart and cut his wrists to let his blood flow.
He only knew that no matter how he tried to dissuade him, he would not change the decision of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh.
Therefore, he only needs to obey the orders of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh?"
The succubus was slightly stunned when she saw Lin Ke's actions.
"Don't stop me."
"God of the desert and the Nile, always pay attention to the changes in divine power."
Lin Ke opened his palm without any hesitation.
Blood dripped into the stone pool, and sure enough, the stone pool soon showed a violent reaction.
The light began to flicker, and Ramses seemed to be frozen. Obviously, he was trying to establish a connection with the supreme goddess Isis.
"Divine power is increasing."
Lin Ke withdrew his hand and waited for news from Ramses.
But at this moment, the golden light on Ramses' body became brighter and his voice became blurred.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh...something is blocking me from entering."
"The sacred blood is incomplete."
"It's Nephthys, it's Nephthys's divine power."
"She's pushing me away, and I'm about to return to my original form."
Ramses' golden light flashed rapidly, and Lin Ke's brain began to work rapidly.
...The sacred blood, isn't it his blood?
......etc!
Lin Ke suddenly turned his gaze to Aisha.
At this time, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
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