Chapter 419: Suez Canal Needs River Workers

After losing the city of Bubastis, the city controlled by the Hyksos in Egypt proper, only the city of Avaris remained.

When Roy and Nafir left the Aries Army to manage the city of Bubastis and wanted to take down the city of Avaris with an army of 100,000 people, Andromeda led 300 Hyksos The Sri Lankan soldiers blocked the front of the army.

Roy rode up to Andromeda himself, preparing to negotiate with Andromeda.

Before Roy could speak, Andromeda accused him first.

"Didn't you say that you would help us avoid war? Now that you are attacking us with the Egyptians, is everything you told me lies?"

"Andromeda, I sincerely want to prevent the war between the Egyptians and the Hyksos."

Roy explained helplessly.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't fulfill my request."

Roy's words left Andromeda speechless.

Because Andromeda did not complete the transformation of the Hyksos.

"Loy, I need time. Transforming the Hyksos cannot be accomplished overnight. As long as you give me enough time, I can turn them into subjects of the Athenian Empire."

"How long do you want me to give you? A month? Half a year? Or a year or two?"

Roy couldn't help but shook his head and said.

"I believe that given you enough time, you can indeed convince the Hyksos, but I don't have so much time to waste on you. As long as the Egyptians put the knife on the necks of the Hyksos, the Hyksos The Sothians can become what I want them to be in no time.”

"Roy...didn't you expect me to transform the Hyksos from the beginning?"

"Andromeda, of course I have hope for you. If you can convince the Hyksos to carry out transformation in three to five days like a miracle, I will definitely stop this war. It happened, but it’s a pity that you didn’t create a miracle in the end.”

Roy said with a serious face.

"Next the Egyptians will conquer the Hyksos and reduce all Hyksos to slavery. But you can rest assured that I will not make your people slaves for life. As long as they dig a canal in the Isthmus of Suez for five years , I will set them free again.

The Isthmus of Suez, between mainland Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, is a geological fault between the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea. The reason for its formation is unknown.

About three million years ago in the middle of the Pliocene, the Mediterranean Sea once submerged the Isthmus of Suez and connected with the Indian Ocean.

Later, as a result of the crustal uplift in the eastern part of the Nile Delta, the Isthmus of Suez rose above the ground, blocking the connection between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

In another world, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, providing the shortest route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean and nearby Western Pacific.

It is one of the most frequently used routes in the world and the main thoroughfare between Asia, Africa and Europe.

After Loy conquered Egypt, opening the Suez Canal was one of Loy's main goals.

The Hyksos, Phoenicians and the Light Tribe who were conquered by the Egyptians are undoubtedly the best sources of canal workers.

"You want to reduce us Hyksos to slavery?"

Seeing Andromeda's eyes widen in shock, Roy nodded and said.

"The Hyksos have enslaved the northern Egyptians for more than a hundred years. I only let the Hyksos dig the canal for five years. I am already very kind to you."

"But you are not Egyptian."

Andromeda said angrily.

"What does it have to do with you that we Hyksos enslave the Egyptians?"

At this moment, Nafir rode up to Roy and said.

"Loy is my husband and the king who rules over all Egyptians. He is certainly qualified to punish the Hyksos on behalf of the Egyptians."

Facing Nafir, the Queen of Egypt, Andromeda obviously lacked confidence.

This is not only because Nafir is more powerful than Andromeda, but also because Nafir is qualified to take revenge on the Hyksos.

Seeing Andromeda calm down, Roy persuaded her.

"Andromeda, if you don't want to be demoted to a slave maid by me, please stop getting in my way. Although I will demote the Hyksos to slaves, you are still my woman, and so are your parents. You will be treated favorably. If you continue to disobey, not only will you be demoted as a slave maid by me, but your parents will also be demoted as slaves by me. Then your father will go to dig canals with other men, and your mother will be demoted with other men. Women work together as weaver slaves.”

Upon hearing Roy's threat, Andromeda was immediately frightened and her body trembled.

Because she knew Roy wasn't trying to intimidate her.

After Andromeda lowered her head, Roy looked at Nafir and said.

"Nafel, let's continue on our way!"

The city of Avaris.

When Roy and Nafir came here with an army of 100,000 people, the city of Avaris had become an undefended city.

Because Phineus and the nobles took away more than half of the Hyksos soldiers when they migrated.

Now only 2,000 Hyksos soldiers and 5,000 Egyptian soldiers remained in Avaris.

It is obviously impossible for Egyptian soldiers to fight desperately to defend the rule of the Hyksos, and two thousand Hyksos soldiers are not crazy enough to want to fight against an army of 100,000.

At the same time that Nafir's Egyptian soldiers took over the city of Avaris, the goddess Sekhmet also descended on the city of Avaris.

Because after the current patron saint of Avaris, Set [Zeus], ​​was driven away, Avaris would most likely become her territory.

"Sekhemet!"

When the goddess Sekhmet wanted to enter Avaris, Set [Zeus] appeared above Avaris and warned Sekhmet.

"Zeus!"

Looking at the angry expression on Set [Zeus]'s face, Sekhmet teased jokingly.

"At this time, you still want to stop me? If you don't want to lose Avaris, why don't you resist? It seems that the battle with Amon a few months ago really hurt you, so you haven't recovered yet."

Sekhemet [Zeus] said angrily.

"Don't be complacent! My beloved Phineus has become the new king of Hyksos. He will lead the nobles of the Hyksos to conquer a new territory and let me ascend the throne of the patron god again. When the Hyksos become strong again, I will once again conquer the land of Egypt and your Egyptian gods."

As soon as Set [Zeus] finished speaking, Roy entered the Temple of Set [Zeus] in Avaris and personally pushed the statue of Set [Zeus] to the ground.

As the statue shattered and collapsed, not only did Set [Zeus] lose his identity as the patron god of Avaris, but the temple of Set [Zeus] above Avaris also collapsed and disappeared.

"Roy - you damn human, I remember this shame."

After an angry roar, Set [Zeus] left Egypt.

And in the future, he will no longer use the identity of Set, the native god of Egypt, but will completely restore the identity of Zeus.

Not only Zeus, but also the native Egyptian god Ptah - now Hephaestus, left with Zeus.

The Almighty God worshipped by the Light Tribe and the Sun God Ra served by the Ramses family did not leave.