Egyptian Mythology: Daily Life of the Desert God

Chapter 4 Oasis
Seth glanced at the desert at the edge of the oasis.

The endless yellow sand seemed to be alive, quickly devouring the oasis.

The evil god recovered from his inability to resurrect the dead, and he tried to rush towards Set.

However, the powerful divine power emitted by Anka firmly bound him in place.

Faced with the disappearance of the oasis, the believers were quickly swallowed up by the yellow sand and found no way to escape.

They all knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly to the evil god.

Many blank powers fell on the evil god and became evil.

At the same time, he kept struggling and his appearance was changing.

It didn't take long to become a real person.

"You can't kill my followers!!" The evil god raised his head and roared at Seth.

Seth didn't respond.

In fact, he wouldn't bother to kill the evil god if possible.

The problem is that after the evil god absorbs enough faith, he will notice something.

The power of faith allows them to do things that believers pray for.

For example, a good harvest and good health are supported by the power of faith.

Once the power of conversion is exhausted, harvest will turn to plague and health to death.

This strong contrast will cause evil gods to want to gain authority.

Thereby raiding and hunting the gods, while craving more faith.

It's a pity that evil gods cannot defeat even weak lower gods when facing gods with control and authority.

Maybe after the evil god has enough faith, he can hunt down the lower gods.

But the gods would not allow the evil god to grow to that point.

Ah!
Suddenly, the evil god screamed.

Countless pitch-black scales appeared on his body, and the bones all over his body were also changing.

Seth glanced at the remaining oasis, where only two people could stand.

There was only a girl left there who kept praying, the last believer of the evil god.

She prayed, praying to live.

Unfortunately, the yellow sand eventually swallowed her up.

The oasis is completely buried under the yellow sand and becomes part of the desert.

At the same time, the evil god completely lost his human appearance and turned into a huge black lizard.

When you lose your followers, you no longer have power.

Set took back the Ankh, and the Lizard fell on the desert.

Swallowed by the surging yellow sand, it turned into minced flesh.

At this point, the evil god and his followers were all dead.

Sitting on the back of the flying bird on the yellow sand, Seth raised his hand and wrote a series of words in the holy book, recording the affairs between the evil god and his believers.

When he finished writing the last word, the words in these holy books twisted and merged, turning into a palm-sized flying bird on yellow sand.

"Go find Matt." Seth said.

The flying bird on the yellow sand flapped its wings and quickly disappeared from Seth's sight.

As long as Matt is not seriously injured like him, or intentionally closes himself off, she will see it.

"Go to the nearest oasis." Seth said.

"Yes, Master." Huang Shaniao replied respectfully.

……

The pungent smell of spices, the smell of cattle, sheep, camels and other livestock, the smell of scones, barbecue, and barley wine fill this oasis that relies on the tributaries of the Nile.

Seth transformed into an ordinary boy, walking among the pedestrians coming and going.

Seeing and coming into contact with living people again after decades, Seth found that he was not too excited.

In fact, he had already noticed it when dealing with the evil god.

Regarding people, he casts his gaze from a god's perspective.

In short, his self-perception is that of God, not man.

Therefore, killing all the people who believed in the evil god did not cause any disturbance in his heart.

"It's because it's fused with Seth's memory..." Seth muttered, but didn't dig into it in the end. The fusion is irreversible, he just needs to know that he is Seth now.

After solving a problem, Seth quickly walked to a stall selling scones.

The baked golden scones are piled on the side, exuding an enticing aroma.

"Brother, how many cakes do you want?" the fat stall owner, wearing a skirt, asked with a smile.

"Three." Seth asked, "How much?"

"Six copper coins." The stall owner smiled.

Seth took out six copper coins and handed them over, and got three scones.

After getting it, Seth couldn't wait to eat it.

The sweetness brought by chewing starch is enough to satisfy Seth for a moment.

While eating, Seth walked towards the center of the oasis.

In the center of the oasis is a small town surrounded by wood, which should have more delicious food.

On the way, Seth stopped with great interest in front of a stall of a woman wearing a long linen skirt.

Not for any other reason, but because the woman was performing magic to the onlookers.

"O source of magic, please grant your followers the power to control water." The woman sang softly.

The next moment, a ball of water the size of a human head appeared in her hand.

There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd, and several businessmen even dropped copper coins at the woman's feet.

Seth bit the cake and left, feeling disappointed in her heart because her magic was too weak.

However, Seth remembered Isis mentioning it.

She has the power to limit the ability of creatures to perform magic.

She didn’t say much about the specific reasons, but she did have restrictions.

After all, magic belongs to Isis, and it would be too easy for her to restrict it.

"There is an abandoned well deep in the desert."

An exaggerated and high-pitched female voice reached Seth's ears.

After swallowing the last bite of the scone, Seth followed the sound.

I saw dozens of men surrounding a camel carrying a dozen bulging bags.

In front of the camel stood a girl with wheat complexion, green pupils, and two golden rings on her ears.

She made an exaggerated expression and said to the people surrounding her.

"I dug in that dry well all day."

"At night, I prayed to the moon god for a long time!"

“Then we dug up this big bag of gold!”

After saying that, the girl untied a cloth bag carried by the camel, revealing the gold inside!
In an instant, the eyes of people around him lit up!
Several people wanted to reach out and touch it, but the girl unceremoniously opened their hands and tied the bag tightly.

"Don't touch it, I haven't touched it carefully yet!"

A bald man who was watching said with doubt in his eyes: "Are you really willing to hand over the map?"

"Of course, how could I lie to you!" the girl replied decisively.

Seth watched with interest, and even bought a piece of barbecue and ate it while watching.

God deceives people into digging for gold in the desert. This is a rare scene.

"There is a lot of gold in that well, and I can't dig it all by myself." The girl shrugged and said, "Why don't we share it and everyone can dig it!"

After speaking, the girl took out a stack of papyrus from the camel's bag and distributed it to the onlookers.

It’s a matter of grabbing points, and the map will be distributed quickly.

People who got the map left immediately.

Seth glanced at the map in one of the men's hands curiously.

The crooked lines and the markings in secular script look fake at first glance.

"Is the barbecue delicious?"

Hearing this, Seth looked at the girl who walked in front of him and said with a smile: "The spicy barbecue is not bad."

"Really? I'll try it too." The girl walked to the place where Seth bought barbecue and bought one too.

(End of this chapter)