Nan Tong was puzzled and surprised when he heard Lin Ke's order, but he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he immediately responded, "Yes, Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh!"
Lin Ke nodded, then asked the soldiers to bring a roll of blank papyrus and some rush for dipping ink.
Holy Egyptian carbon-based ink is made from charcoal or wood ash, mixed with resin and mineral pigments to keep the font color bright.
Then, Lin Ke quickly started writing on it.
After writing, he waited for the writing to dry before rolling up the papyrus and handing it to Nan Tong.
"Nantong, leave a magic mark on it to ensure that this decree will not be tampered with by anyone when it is sent back to Cairo."
"This handwritten order is very special. Only in this way can we dispel the doubts of those generals and ministers."
Lin Ke could almost imagine the expressions of the generals and ministers in Cairo after seeing this imperial edict.
Nan Tong took the papyrus and quickly gathered magical power in his hands.
A soft light flowed out from his palm, wrapped the papyrus, and then left a unique mark on it.
This is the mark that only Nan Tong can make.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Lin Ke: "Your Majesty, the Holy Pharaoh, I have cast the magic seal."
"I will immediately dispatch my best soldiers to rush this letter back to Cairo."
Lin Ke nodded, his expression serious: "Very good."
"You must remember that this must be done as quickly as possible without any mistakes!"
Nan Tong nodded, turned and left, and immediately arranged for the soldiers to carry out Lin Ke's orders.
Lin Ke exhaled slowly from his mouth. His body was already a little tired, but he didn't dare to relax at all.
Lin Ke knew very well that the order he had just issued would be considered treasonous in the eyes of anyone in Holy Egypt.
To dig up the remains of the pharaoh's parents from their tomb represented not only a desecration of the dead, but an almost subversion of the sacred Egyptian tradition.
Because, in the Egyptian culture, death is not the end of life, but the threshold to eternity.
It can even be said that it is the only threshold.
Every pharaoh, every noble, and even every commoner, hoped that their bodies could be properly buried so that they could continue to live in the afterlife.
A mausoleum is not just a place to rest the body, but also the residence of the soul of the deceased before it goes to the afterlife.
Destroying tombs, especially those of the pharaoh's family, was considered a great disrespect to gods and ancestors.
In addition, Egyptian tombs are usually built extremely solidly, especially the tombs of the pharaoh's family, which are full of mechanisms and traps.
Of course, although this is to prevent the invasion of tomb robbers, if people are allowed to dig the tombs, they will face the same problem.
That is to say, it may trigger the mechanism in the tomb and cause unnecessary casualties.
Lin Ke was well aware of these two points, so he explained in detail the reasons and necessity of the order on the papyrus.
He wrote:
"To the ministers and generals in Cairo."
"The Holy Pharaoh is well aware that this order goes against tradition and may even be considered treasonous."
"However, Holy Egypt is now at a critical moment of life and death, and Holy Pharaoh has no choice but to take this extraordinary measure."
"The remains of the holy parents may be the key to awakening the ancient gods."
"If the ancient gods can be resurrected, Holy Egypt will regain the protection of the gods, and the threat from the Hebrews can be reduced."
"This order is the result of Saint Pharaoh's careful consideration. I hope you will not doubt it or stop it."
"Anyone who disobeys will be regarded as traitor and severely punished."
"——Holy Pharaoh, in his own handwriting."
He knew that this imperial edict would inevitably cause controversy when it was sent back to Cairo, and might even be strongly opposed by some old ministers.
He could even imagine that some loyal old ministers would definitely send cavalry to confirm again. If this went back and forth, precious time would be wasted.
The precious time saved by attacking this city must not be wasted in such a place.
Therefore, Lin Ke understood that only in this way could he ensure that the orders were executed.
At this time, Nan Tong had already arranged elite soldiers.
He handed the papyrus to a captain and whispered, "This is a handwritten order from His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh. It must be sent back to Cairo as soon as possible."
“There must not be any delay on the road, and no one should be stopped.”
"Those who disobey orders will be executed."
The captain took the papyrus and almost immediately jumped onto the fast horse.
Camels are not as fast as horses, so they did not choose to ride camels.
Even if the horse or the person dies, they must be delivered urgently.
The captain immediately prepared to set off: "Yes, Master Nantong! We will definitely complete the mission!"
Nan Tong nodded and watched the soldiers leave quickly.
Although he was somewhat confused, he knew that such things had happened many times before.
Everything is the plan of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, no need to ask any more questions.
Then everything will become clear.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, the imperial edict has been sent." Nan Tong came to Lin Ke and reported in a low voice.
Lin Ke nodded, as if he was still thinking about something: "Very good."
"Next, we will reorganize the army and continue to wait."
Nan Tong bowed and agreed, but Lin Ke continued:
"Nantong, I know what you are worried about."
"But to avoid a future of destruction, we must take extraordinary action."
"Ramesses alone cannot fight against the Hebrews."
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