Egyptian Mythology: Daily Life of the Desert God

Chapter 22 The Prophetic Bird

Bethet didn't know much about Seth, but she also knew Seth's character.

She turned around and left the temple without pleading.

Set watched Bethet leave.

He didn't want to get into trouble.

With eternal life and great power, he just wants to live a stable daily life.

Taking a long breath, Seth sorted out the information he had just received, and then left the temple.

It had been some time since the moonshine wine had been in his hands.

It's time to find a suitable snack for it.

Outside the temple, Set casually gave Akka his real name and summoned a new yellow sand giant bird.

Lying on the back of the giant bird in the yellow sand, Seth said: "Go to the nearest oasis."

He wanted to see what spices could be used to grill the meat.

Of course, it would be best if a businessman has already figured out the secret recipe for delicious barbecue.

When the time comes, he can just buy it directly, eliminating the need for him to do it himself.

……

The day is empty.

A group of crocodiles basking in the sun by the river suddenly started to move.

They jumped back into the Nile quickly without daring to show their heads.

Not long after, two gods wearing crowns walked past here.

The breath of God makes the crocodiles in the Nile tremble.

These two gods are Nut, the goddess of the sky, and Kebu, the god of the earth.

"There are still twenty solar days until the next solar month." Kebu said: "Let's stay temporarily at the source of the Nile."

Nut nodded, his eyes full of expectation.

There are still twenty-four solar days before they can see the god Metes mentioned.

Then there was the matter of awakening the Moon Goddess, and then of finding Isis to fulfill her promise.

In the end, Meters will have life again and be reunited with their family!
Keb and Nut were immersed in happiness.

……

In an oasis in the desert.

Caravans coming and going carried large amounts of goods and stopped for trading.

The tribesmen living in this oasis welcomed the caravan.

The tribal children were running around in the trading market excitedly.

When I see something new and rare, I stop.

"Brother, there is a talking bird over there!"

Suddenly, a little boy in blue pants shouted.

The older boy heard it and immediately shouted the same sentence to the other friends.

After a while, a dozen children gathered and ran to the stall mentioned by the little boy in blue pants.

The stall was already surrounded by dozens of adults. Fortunately, the children were short and squeezed in between their legs.

The stall owner is a middle-aged woman wearing a silver bracelet. She is sitting on a red fur carpet and holding a golden bird.

The bird is not big, only as big as the fist of a few years old child.

But the feathers on its body seemed to be made of pure gold, shining brightly in the sunlight!

"I can predict the future, and I only need twenty copper coins at a time." The golden bird spoke, making a childish voice.

The onlookers were amazed.

The children stared intently at the talking bird.

There was even a businessman carrying a cloth bag who said, "I'll buy your golden bird for ten gold coins!"

The people watching were talking a lot, mostly with envy.

A family of four in the oasis only had ten gold coins to eat and drink for half a year.

The middle-aged woman shook her head: "Not for sale."

The merchant hesitated for a while, but didn't increase the price, didn't threaten, didn't speak, and didn't leave.

At this time, a tall, thin teenage boy wearing a blue and white skirt took out twenty copper coins and put them into a clay pot next to the middle-aged woman.

"What do you want me to predict for you?" The golden bird looked at the boy with eyes like black beans and asked.

"Will I get rich in the future?" the boy said sheepishly.

The onlookers laughed out loud.

The golden bird buried its head in its left wing and emitted a crisp cry.

The boy looked curiously.

"It's making predictions," the middle-aged woman explained. After a while, the golden bird stuck out its head and said, "You will make a fortune."

"With your third brother."

"Remember it's with the third brother."

"Yeah!" The boy nodded vigorously, squeezed through the crowd and ran over.

Some people who know the boy believe it.

The boy has four brothers in his family.

So they also gave twenty copper coins to predict their future.

The woman's stall was so popular that in the evening, she got up, packed her things and left the market.

The golden bird rested on her shoulder, attracting people's attention.

"Do you think my prediction is accurate?"

Suddenly, Jinniao spoke and asked the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman didn't even look back. As she walked, she replied: "Very accurate."

"But he didn't believe it."

"He also said that you severely injured him and ate him alive."

"Humph, that's nonsense!" Jinniao said indignantly, "I kindly told him what will happen to him in the future."

"And told him how he could survive."

"He didn't believe it and even wiped out my river water!"

The middle-aged woman stopped when she heard this and looked at the golden bird: "You said that he would be with Nephthys."

"Yes." Jinniao nodded.

"But I don't think Seth loves Nephthys." The middle-aged woman said, "Your prediction is wrong."

The golden bird snorted coldly and said, "Nephthys will be with him."

"If you don't believe it, just watch."

After saying that, the golden bird disappeared out of thin air.

The middle-aged woman has an expressionless face, her figure shrinks rapidly, and she grows thick hair.

Blinking, she turned into a black cat.

People around him turned a blind eye.

The black cat jumped up and down and disappeared.

……

From the air, it looked like an oasis of pancakes, and Seth was a little troubled.

He came to this oasis and was just about to go down to inspect the food.

A small skeleton ran up to him, with the power of Nephthys attached to it.

Upon contact, the skeleton disintegrates into the text of the holy book.

The content is that Nephthys is coming to his temple to find him.

It is said that a rare flower was obtained from the tree spirit in the Twisted Forest.

I want to enjoy the flowers with Seth.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Seth could feel it.

Nephthys is still evil and still covets him!

Seth immediately responded with a letter, stating that he had some problems with his authority and that he had to sleep to recuperate.

Tell Nephthys not to disturb her, lest the injury worsen.

At the end of the letter, Seth did not forget to introduce a god to Nephthys.

Moss, the god of platinum, loves flowers and plants the most, and he must have a common language with you.

Seeing this sentence, Seth nodded with satisfaction and then sent the letter out.

After doing this, Seth asked Akka to return to the temple with his ankh.

Ankh will emit divine power and cover the entire temple.

This would prevent Nephthys from knowing that Set was lying to her.

Of course, it won't be a big deal if you know.

However, we will meet again in the future, so there is no need to make it too awkward.

Aka obediently took Anka back the same way.

Seth concealed his divine aura and turned into an ordinary young man, landing on the edge of the oasis.

At this time, darkness has fallen, and the oasis is full of torches.

Picking a random direction, Seth walked over.

He wanted to first check whether the food in this oasis was delicious.

(End of this chapter)