The Witch and the Doll Swear

Sinai is a gift from Nerocle.

From the hot land in the Great Sand Sea in the south, to the junction of the Storm Sea and the Elegant Inland Sea in the north, the delta of Nile Klein, bounded by the ancient city of Memphis, is divided into Upper Sinai and Lower Sinai. This long flowing river is the kingdom of blood.

Historically, the pharaohs who ruled the two regions made the red and white crowns a symbol of unity after a long war. Therefore, there are considerable differences in some customs between the two regions.

On the sixth day of the Sky Moon, Liliana, Alice, Tina and Ai, who arrived in this city, just set foot on the pier along the river of Debis to go to the city, when a group of children carried baskets full of colored paper and flower petals Swarmed up, sang and danced around them.

"Travelers who have come to Dibis, can I invite you to express my gratitude to Nirokle? Let us pray that the river of Niroklei will also overflow the highest field this year!"

The oldest child held the scented sand and generously invited them to pray together. For Sinai, this year's Nerocle can also flood high and wide, which means that more fields will leave a piece of fertile soil after the river recedes, which means a bumper harvest in the coming year.

Liliana did not refuse, she picked up a handful of sand from the barrel, solemnly put it on her chest, and sprinkled it towards the slowly flowing river water in the children's hymn about the mother river.

Tina and Ai also imitated the witch's movements and sprinkled white sand mixed with spices into the river.

The children cheered, and they put small wreaths on the girls' heads one by one, and then ran towards other ships docked at the pier together.

"You are really enthusiastic children. It seems that the city didn't suffer much damage in that sandstorm..."

"Maybe it's just that the celebration of the festival covered up the atmosphere of grief, even though it was two months ago, and Dibes, as the largest city in Upper Sinai, has enough granaries. This is also the place of belief of the god Amon Ra. ...more so than Memphis."

Standing on the pier, Ai looked at this Villetopolesta, a city older than Memphis, with somewhat curious eyes.

This is one of the few ancient capitals in the history of the mainland. Before the establishment of Alexandria, apart from Memphis, this was the city that had witnessed the rise and fall of the most dynasties.

The tall tower wall that can also be seen from the pier is the largest building in the city. It belongs to Karnak and Luxor and is the most sacred hall dedicated to Amon Ra and his wife Mut.

Compared with Lower Sinai, which has more exchanges with other kingdoms, although elegant people with white skin and blue eyes can be seen here, there are no elegant buildings at all.

The bungalows in Sinai are painted with snow-white wall powder, and huge sculptures depicting the gods and pharaohs can be seen everywhere. Artists play desert-style music with lyres and sabi flutes, and sometimes priests use divine magic to create A gigantic vision of the warriors of Sinai fighting for the beast-headed god, walking through the streets of the city, seems to be taken to the glorious ancient kingdom in a trance.

"Is that secret place in this city..."

Ting Na, who spoke subconsciously, shrank her neck in fright after she finished speaking, and the ancient and mysterious atmosphere immediately became weird—if the ancient magic emperor's secret realm was set in such a big city with people coming and going Among them, even if nothing happened, the girl still felt hairy.

"...No, the exact location is on the other side of Nile Klein. For Miss Tina, perhaps another name is more familiar—Valley of the Kings."

Along the way, the witch who never took the initiative to mention the detailed location of the secret realm shook her head.

She looked at the broad river, which was fuller than when there was no water and moon, and at the stretching valley with no greenery on the other side. After staring deeply, she turned her head.

"...There are no villages or towns there. Collect some information today and prepare for the investigation. Rest overnight and go there tomorrow. And...Miss Tingna and Ai also want to do some sightseeing in this city. .”

After she finished speaking, she took a step forward, but the witch quickly stopped, turned around, and added something to her secretary and apprentice with some hesitation.

"...it's not for you guys in particular."

To be precise, it was to Miss Secretary.

Just like Tingna slowly getting to know witches and dolls during the journey, the witch who had no concept of what an "ordinary person" is, began to understand Tingna who always regarded herself as an ordinary person.

Although the destination is close at hand, preparations and investigations should not be taken lightly at this time. Liliana does not want Tingna to misunderstand the last sentence of her previous paragraph as changing the itinerary for them, but when she said After finishing, the expressions of Ting Na and Ai were somewhat dull for some reason.

"……ha……"

Even Alice sighed in her arms.

"……What's wrong?"

"No, there's nothing wrong... Lily, let's find a hotel."

"..."

The witch tilted her head, but didn't feel anything from the sigh, so she turned her head and left.

Leaving the pier, you entered the market area of ​​Dibes. There are stalls selling snacks in one row, and shops with gems and jewelry in another row. Unlike the regular Ptah Avenue in Alexandria, and the original open-air market in Lietopolesta, this is more like an enlarged version of the front square of Faros Port, even the geographical location is so similar, One is an airport and the other is a river port—however, Dibis also has its own airport, just outside the city in the other direction, and airships take off and land from time to time.

"There shouldn't be any cultural relics dealers here. Speaking of which, the batch of cultural relics that Alexandria was recognized by Kamula seems to come from the Valley of the Kings..."

Ai looked at Tina's expression as he walked past the shop selling figurines and animal mummies, and seemed to think the same thing.

"In this way, we have some fate with this city, and I don't know if it's a bad thing or a good thing..."

Speaking of the encounter in Alexandria, Tingna couldn't help but see a thin and dark figure in her mind.

Kamula, Pharaoh's daughter, speaking of it, she still holds a promised item that can go to her.

After leaving Letopolesta, the witch never returned to Alexandria, and she didn't know what the royal family thought about Letopolesta's re-burial. Regrets the complete futility of the excavations at Letopolesta due to this sudden disaster, and promises to resettle those who have lost their settlements...

It is not advisable to get lost in thinking in a market full of people coming and going. As soon as Tingna was distracted, the two girls, who were considered short among the pedestrians, disappeared in an instant.

The girl who raised her head stayed for a while, looking around to find Ai and Liliana, she tried to call them, but at this moment the shop on the side held a big brass horn and began to advertise their ancestral story, which once went to Sinai The barbecue burritos at Cleopatra's dining table, Tina's voice was muffled, and then she had to dodge to the side in order not to pass between a pair of people who looked like lovers, and then, because of unsteady footsteps, she hit On a back.

"Ah, hug, sorry..."

Ting Na apologized reflexively. She turned her head and looked down at the girl who was bumped into, and then froze on the half-eaten barbecue roll that fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a black cat jumped out from nowhere, bit the meat roll with one bite, and quickly disappeared into the forest made up of human legs and sandals.

"..."

"..."

For a while, even the hustle and bustle of the market seemed to be far away.

"... Hug, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I will compensate..."

The corners of Tina's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

"No, no need."

Just as she was about to take out her wallet from the space storage ring, the girl who just lost a delicious-looking barbecue roll shook her head and looked at her with a smile.

...the voice is a little familiar.

Tina stopped what she was doing, looked carefully at the girl's face, and then—

For a moment, Ting Na really felt that she might need to find a reliable astrologer to divination if she really had a strange fate that would meet a noble woman.

"...Ka, Kamura Palace——"

The word that the almost sluggish girl couldn't finish was blocked in her mouth by the girl's palm that still smelled of spices.

She was wearing a set of clothes that looked very cheap, and she put a finger to her lips, and then greeted the secretary who hadn't seen her in two months with a smile.

"It's a pleasant surprise to meet here, Miss Tina... and Miss Ai, and Ms. Liliana, greetings, powerful and beautiful Your Majesty the Witch."

"……haven't seen you for a long time."

The witch, who didn't know when she returned to Tina, responded lightly. As for Ai, she simply nodded her head.

"Li, Miss Liliana, Ai, I thought I was going to get separated from you..."

"Even if you can't see me and Master Liliana, we can still see Miss Tingna, and you forgot your earring?"

Ai covered her face and sighed.

Ah, yes... and the black pearl earrings...

The girl who hadn't reacted yet remembered the jewelry on her ears that could communicate with Liliana, Ai and Alice within a range of 100 meters.

"Ms. Tingna must not have realized how conspicuous the tall figure that makes many men feel ashamed even without wearing high heels is so conspicuous in Sinai, especially when paired with snow-white skin and blond hair."

"... I didn't want to grow so tall... When I was young, because I grew up too fast, the clothes my mother bought me were two sizes too big..."

Tina pouted and looked at Camula who was teasing her.

He obviously wasn't bullied for being too big when he was a child, but he didn't expect that after leaving the small Yansha City, various comments about his height would instead increase.

She didn't feel angry or offended at all, but after hearing Tina's words, Kamula's expression froze slightly, she shook her head and apologized to the girl.

"...Sorry, I didn't mean it, but, not long ago, I heard a family's conversation at a clothing booth. A mother's older sister's old clothes were quickly lost because her youngest daughter was growing too fast. I can't wear it, so I can only buy loose clothes that are a few sizes larger...but the larger clothes cost more than a dozen copper coins, so she complained endlessly."

The pharaoh's daughter looked around the bustling street with a wry smile, and pointed to the coarse linen blouse with a wry smile.

"I also experienced the life of the poor in this city in Dibis, but this is a city of God. Like Memphis, it is not as rich as Memphis. Even beggars will donate part of the copper coins they collect to The temple, the royal voice is not loud enough here, I don’t even know how to help them... Ha, let’s not say these disappointing words, let’s go find a tavern to chat, since Leto Polesta, I I haven’t heard from you anymore. What I wanted to find when I went to that city...Have Miss Witch already obtained it?”

Realizing that the expressionless witch was not very interested in what she was saying, Kamura changed the subject and pointed to a shop with a wine bottle sign outside the market to invite the girls.

During the grandest flood festival, even during the day, the tavern was full of people enjoying themselves.

Much of this year's harvest was lost in the dust storm, so beer brewed with malt is more expensive than usual and tastes lighter.

Even so, there is still an endless stream of drunk people. They use smaller cups to get themselves and their friends drunk in front of the bar, and sing vulgar songs about God while they are intoxicated.

Avoiding these drunkards who started whistling when they saw several women walking in, Kamura took Tina and the others to a corner on the underground floor. After sitting down and briefly ordering a few glasses of red wine, the witch's hand lit up. The colors of the aurora not only cut off the noise, but also made some guys whose sanity was almost paralyzed by alcohol look away knowingly.

"Speaking of which, why is Her Highness Kamura in Dibis? The Flood Festival is an important festival in Sinai. Generally speaking..."

A soundproof barrier was erected, and Tina, who was worried that Camura would talk about the sensitive topic of Leto Bolesta, took the initiative to ask her why she came to Dibis.

Even two months later, discussions about Reto Bolesta still occupy a large space in Sinai newspapers.

All kinds of speculations are flying in the sky, rumors are spreading rapidly in the mouths of people who are intentional and unintentional, and the royal family who led the excavation of the city has been unanimously criticized by all the temples.

Especially after it was exposed that the scholars sent by the royal family later insisted on workers continuing to excavate during the terrible sandstorm, the Thomyl royal family retreated steadily amidst the outcry of public opinion, and several major temples took the opportunity to destroy it. The royal family stretched out their hands.

Under such circumstances, as the one who buried that city, Tina felt indescribably awkward sitting opposite Kamura.

"Yes, I was supposed to attend the royal banquet in Alexandria, persuade my father and ministers to take advantage of the festival to help the slums to a certain extent, find Sinai nobles and businessmen who are willing to cooperate, and promote the construction of some cities to facilitate people's lives. project…and now here I am.”

When the waiter who delivered the wine placed the wine glasses in front of the four girls, Kamula paused in time.

After the attendant left with the wooden tray, the princess leaned back on the chair without grace at all and sighed longly.

It was still caused by the sandstorm two months ago.

From Alexandria to Memphis, from Fayoum to Siwa, including Dibis, the desert storm during the harvest season is the most terrifying. The harvest in the entire Sinai is not good-looking, and famine has occurred in many places, but there is no food in stock. Grain merchants are driving up grain prices, more than doubling the prices of old grains from two or even three years ago.

This triggered a chain reaction. For example, there was a siege on grain merchants in Fayoum. In the desert in the hinterland of Sinai, several oasis cities suffered from plague after famine because the temples and government offices did not release grain in time.

"As for Dibis, the villagers and citizens who were forced to have no other way out by high food prices have started other businesses. As Miss Witch knows, the other side of the river is the resting place of dozens of pharaohs."

The witch's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"...grave robbery?"

"The resting places of seven pharaohs were robbed - or ransacked. Before the temple could react, a huge black market for underground cultural relics appeared in Dibis. Poor people exchanged pottery and lacquerware for coins, and used gold Silver jewelry was directly exchanged for old wheat. The grain merchant also worked part-time as an cultural relic dealer. Ah, he was not the same group of people as the cultural relic dealer that Miss Tina and Miss Ai met, if not for some in Alexandria more than half a month ago. The guy slipped up and we had no idea this was happening.

Even if the food for famine relief is in place, and even if the Valley of the Kings is completely blocked, the black market for these cultural relics has not disappeared under the attack of the city guards and the temple.

"Can you believe it? Just a week ago, a group of rampant tomb robbers even stole a pharaoh's golden coffin and his sacred mummy!"

While sipping the red wine, Kamula even laughed angrily as she spoke.

In the long history, many precious treasures in Sinai have left this land during wars or conquests, but even so, this is the first time in this ancient country that even the sacred mummies of the Pharaohs have been destroyed by those who have no respect for the dead. Stolen by tomb robbers.

"...Which pharaoh's mummy was stolen?"

The witch was holding the wine glass nonchalantly. After hearing the news that the Valley of the Kings was sealed off, the corners of her mouth covered with light lipstick twitched imperceptibly.

"Tutankhamun, "the image of the god Amun", was a young pharaoh who was crowned at the age of 9 but died at the age of 19. "

"The young pharaoh who ended the solar disc reform implemented by his father? Among the pharaohs of Sinai in the past, he is one of the most worthy of study."

Tina was still remembering which chapters of the thick chronology of the Kingdom of Sinai should correspond to this name, and Ai had already quickly mentioned the major events related to this name.

The Sunlun Reformation - Tina knew this, and Liliana also said that the history of Sinai is full of mysteries, and this is a story that is easy to make people interested.

Camula nodded, but the girl's expression was a little subtle in Tina's eyes. Although it was well concealed, there was still some disdain in her pupils.

...Probably, it's not about Ai.

"Anyway, that's why I'm here. I can't leave until I retrieve the pharaoh's mummy and those cultural relics and ensure that they are well protected. Unfortunately, there is no progress in the investigation."

Although the current Dibes will not be subject to any inspection when entering, if he wants to leave, even the space storage ring will be required to be opened for inspection. The priests of Amon Ra and the magicians of the Temple of Isis are all over the city. He put down his eyeliner, thanks to this, those precious cultural relics should still be in Dibis.

But that's all they can know.

The rats that survived the attacks of the temple and the city guards are the most hidden. In addition, there was a mixed flow of people during the festival, so there has been no progress in this matter for several days.

After speaking quickly, Kamula's eyes didn't continue the topic. Tina's attempt to change the subject obviously failed, and she asked about Liliana's gains from going to Letopolesta.

"...I think, Your Highness Camura, I just need someone to help you find that mummy."

But Miss Witch didn't answer.

She braided the loose long hair of Alice who was sitting on the table, and when she spoke, Kamula showed a knowing smile.

"That's true, but what can I do to help a noble treasure-level powerhouse?"

"Honestly, at Alexandria, we've been very impressed with your help."

"But here, I can't help much... However, if Ms. Liliana can really help us find that mummy and those tombs, I believe that someone will spare no effort to help you."

"who?"

Camula shook the wine glass, and under the reflection of the ruby-like liquid, the corners of her mouth hooked up happily like a kitten who had stolen a fish.

………………………………………………………………………………………

Ten minutes later, under an obelisk in the Luxor Temple, Tina met the person who "will spare no effort to help them".

A young woman was wearing gorgeous clothes, and her delicate gold crown made her taller. When she stood under the obelisk, there were almost no other people in the area surrounded by the high wall. The two Guards stood in front of the door, blocking anyone who wanted to approach.

After negotiating with them, Kamula took Liliana, Tina and Ai to the obelisk, and the woman who felt someone approaching turned her head. When she saw the young princess, the disgusted expression on her face was almost Unabashedly.

"What's the matter? His Highness Kamh Titira Hasut. We have tried our best to search for the thief who stole the mummy, but during the flood festival, we are really short of manpower. Even if you urge us, there is nothing we can do."

"Lord Flanadi, I didn't come to urge you. In order to maintain the order of the festival and prevent people from destroying it, I understand the shortage of manpower. That's why I invited Ms. Liliana to help—— This is an honorary adventurer of the Adventurer's Association, a Noble Phantasm-level witch, who was very active in Alexandria."

"..."

The woman whose unceremonious tone was met by the pharaoh's daughter with an impeccable smile turned her gaze to the witch standing behind Kamula.

Perhaps it was because the "Noble Phantasm" that Kamula said was important enough, and although she folded her hands on her lower abdomen with the majesty of a high-ranking person, when she asked Liliana, her tone was very polite.

"Then Your Majesty the Witch already knows the predicament we are facing. It is the mummy of the pharaoh, and it is the noble Fu Yang, the king who expelled the heretics. Every minute his noble mummy is left outside, there is a danger of being desecrated for another minute." , if Your Excellency the Witch can help us find it, as long as it is something I can do..."

She didn't talk too much nonsense and got straight to the point. Looking into those black eyes, Liliana also answered briefly.

"...a room suitable for sleeping, fresh evening primrose essential oil, twenty-two beeswax candles, a sterling silver mirror, black lotus aromatherapy, and then, wait until night."

This answer stunned both Kamula and the priestess known as Flanati. When the young princess looked at Liliana with puzzled eyes, Flanati's eyes suddenly lit up. up.

"Your Majesty the Witch, can you dream in a large area?!"

fall asleep.

Although there is also magic that can enter other people's dreams in the magic of the spiritual system, but for the witch, dreaming is not a kind of magic, but a talent.

The ancestor of the witch signed a contract with the emerald dragon. While gaining the ability to travel in the dream world, it also guards the emerald secret realm where all the dreams on the mainland gather. Therefore, every witch is born with the ability to enter the dream world.

However, since it is a talent, of course there are highs and lows.

The dreams of most witches can only affect a few people, but Liliana, the leading immortal witch in the mainland, can sneak into the dreams of the entire city with the help of rituals.

"The passage of time in the dream is more or less different from the reality, and the action does not consume physical strength. What's more, the vast majority of people don't hide secrets in the dream, protect themselves, and can't even control the dream. Determine the goal If you are still in the city, dreaming is indeed the best way..."

People always have to sleep.

And as long as you fall asleep, even if you don't have a dream, you will be connected with the Emerald Dream, and you can explore it through dreaming.

As long as everyone involved in the theft of the pharaoh's mummy stays up tonight, they will be able to find the corresponding clues.

——Obviously the lady known as the "God's Wife" knows this very well.

Late at night, in the prepared room of the temple, Ai explained to Tina while placing the candle in his hand on the granite floor.

After the Witch proposed that the reward she wanted was to enter the Valley of the Kings to explore—of course, including those ancient tombs of the pharaohs—although she hesitated, the willingness of her final promise made even Kamula dumbfounded.

"The only disadvantage is that this ceremony has to wait until night to perform it. It is a ritual magic that requires a lot of symbolism."

Alice floated in mid-air, acting as a viewing angle, and determined that the fourteen candles were arranged in the shape of a seven-pointed star, so that the central corner included the low bed. The remaining eight are placed in a circle in the center of the seven-pointed star, the sterling silver standing mirror is placed in the center, facing the bed, and the small burners filled with incense are placed around the room.

Then, Liliana took the girls to bathe and clean themselves in the nearby bathroom, lay on the bed, applied the fragrant evening primrose essential oil on their body, lit the incense, and let the elegant smoke dimly fill the room.

Speaking of dreams is night, so this ceremony can only be held at night.

"Well, I also follow the past, is it really okay..."

Lying on the bed, feeling the calming effect of essential oil soaking into her skin, Tingna was a little nervous.

It wasn't until Liliana asked them to take a bath together for the ceremony that she didn't know that she was also a member of the dreams of the residents of Dibis.

"... After all, it is still very troublesome to find something specific among so many sleeping people. The more people, the better."

"But Alice is a puppet that can't sleep or dream, so I can only ask Miss Tina for help."

"...I, I will work hard..."

Underarms, gaps between fingers and toes, behind knees, behind ears... the palms of the dolls are small and cool. Alice didn't stop until the essential oil was applied to all the places that are easily overlooked. Yana looked at each other, the witch nodded, and lit all the candles with a snap of her fingers.

"...Then, it's time to start, look at that mirror and relax..."

She didn't even have time to take a look at Ai who also seemed to have a fever all over her body. Liliana's words led Tingna, who was blushing under the "care" of the doll lady, to look at the sterling silver standing mirror in front of the bed. .

At that moment, the seven-pointed star seemed to light up.

When this ancient mystical pattern is used in the ritual of dreaming, the six corners represent the six ends of the hexagram, the six elements, and also represent the real world composed of elements.

The seventh corner where Ting Na and the others are located symbolizes the ethereal dream that transcends reality.

The mirror, since ancient times, has represented the boundary of the world.

Under the shroud of aromatherapy and essential oils, staring at themselves in the mirror, Ai and Liliana, whose bodies still exuded damp steam after bathing, were suddenly swept away by some kind of drowsiness.

"Hmm... so... sleepy..."

The eyelids became heavy, and it was difficult for the back to support the swaying body. After saying these words in a daze, the girl's body tilted and fell on several layers of mattresses.

But a soft feeling of impact did not come to the body, and it was replaced by a fall.

As if falling into an abyss in the ocean, falling endlessly. The cool sea water slides over the fingertips, taking away the scorching heat, and the deep darkness gives people a sense of peace of mind. In the depths of the darkness, there is a voice calling the girl's name.

"...Miss Tina, Miss Tina."

familiar voice.

Tina couldn't help opening her eyes.

Into the eyes, it is a piece of snow-white sand, the brilliant blond hair with a platinum luster flutters in the sea water, the slender body almost leans on the soft white sand, and the pair of star-like eyes seem to suck people in. like that.

Tingna immediately remembered when this scene happened. After meeting Liliana and Alice, at the Seagull Festival in Salt Sand City, she jumped from a high platform. There were silvery white sand grains under her eyes. When she raised her head, she could see Clear and bright sea water.

"...Miss Tina."

Unlike then, the Witch was not silent.

She called her name, and then everything except the witch faded away quickly, like a scene made of ice and snow slowly melting. After Tina finally remembered that this was already the time of the ceremony, the witch holding Tina's hand appeared beside her. Ai's small figure appeared.

At the same time, the emerald sky stretches infinitely in the field of vision.

Under the high crescent moon, there is a city in the middle of the night, tall temples and mansions. The low and plain bungalow looked a little dark under the moonlight, there was no one on the street, and there were no lights in the room, only the emerald crystal pillars of turquoise, blue, crimson and white were illuminated by the moonlight , floating like a bubble of shimmer.

They are in this world, their translucent bodies floating like three night ghosts.

"...Welcome to the Emerald Dreamland, Miss Tingna, this place is where all illusions gather."

"Ah... um... what a... wonderful scenery..."

Tina remembered the principle of dreaming that Alice told herself:

Make your own dream first, and then go to the Emerald Dreamland through guidance.

"It's beautiful...and, it's reassuring."

"The witches and the emerald dragon guard this place. Except for the occasional nightmare, the Emerald Dream is very safe—at least, that's what it says in the book."

Ai also scanned around with curious eyes, and came to an emerald crystal pillar that stood not far away, which was almost as tall as her.

She looked at the irregular gemstone curiously, and then tentatively stretched out her hand to touch it.

For a moment, a look of great surprise appeared on her face.

"Master Liliana, Miss Tingna! Are these people's dreams? I saw a man in a bar pouring alcohol to his heart's content...Ah, someone came to challenge him, and they began to compete for alcohol!"

She removed her hand from the emerald, and when the surprise had not faded from her face, she floated to another house. There were three emerald pillars in this house. Ting, who hadn't recovered from the wonderful scenery, Na was also brought there by Liliana's hand, and put a hand on one of the smaller crystal pillars.

Suddenly, Tina saw a desert. The little boy was riding on a camel, heading towards an oasis. Both the desert and the oasis were painted with crayons, and there was a golden palace among the lush trees in the oasis.

It looked like some kind of bedtime adventure story, the boy on the camel brandishing a paring knife and a pot shield with Tina over his head, but he didn't know it.

"You can really see... people's dreams..."

"...and with this, we can still see their memories. Imagine an exact time in your mind, it could be a specific date, it could be yesterday, the day before yesterday."

The witch's voice came from one side. Tina subconsciously thought of "yesterday", and then, the picture the girl saw changed.

She saw how the boy got out of bed and followed his parents out to the morning temple prayers, saw how his breakfast yesterday had been two burritos with a bit of fish and some very small dates.

The boy's memory is presented in front of the girl like that. As long as she wants, she can even change the speed of the picture, and read his whole day's memory in less than a minute.

And as long as yesterday in my mind becomes "the first three days", the memory of that day can also be clearly presented, as if I ask a question with my mind, and the person in the dream will answer it.

"...The mummy we are looking for was stolen about a week ago, so we only need to check the memory of a week. After checking, leave the emerald pillar, and my magic will automatically leave a mark near the crystal, indicating that the dreamer has died. been checked."

"I see."

When he moved his hand away, the dream in front of him disappeared, and a ball of light appeared beside the crystal. The witch and Ai were standing beside them, and on the backs of their hands and their own, there was an aurora-colored magic circle.

"...Then, let's split up."

Looking at Ting Na and Ai who were excited about coming here for the first time, the witch who didn't say anything except the necessary explanation waved her hand casually and walked in one direction of the street.

They didn't come here for sightseeing. Although they don't want to have anything to do with the temple and the royal family, but the current situation has no choice. Entering the Valley of the Kings and the Pharaoh's tomb is a sensitive matter. If you can get official Permission is definitely better than sneakiness.

Tina soon realized, though, that it and sightseeing had an unexpected parallel.

You can see people's dreams by touching those emeralds. In order to touch these emeralds, you need to move constantly, from this bungalow to that mansion, from this street to that hotel, the ancient city that you can't visit during the day, under the moonlight It exudes a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

I have to say, this is really tedious and time-consuming work, but it is very interesting.

It is said that every person will have different dreams every night, but this is the first time for Tingna to realize how rich people's dreams are. According to different dreams, even the color and shape of those emerald pillars are different. different.

Emerald green and blue represent peaceful dreams without violent emotional fluctuations. Tina saw a family picnic in these emerald pillars, young people leisurely boating on the Nero Klein, and even ferocious crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Form a team and follow behind the reed boat.

The climax of dreams is often going on among the red and orange emeralds, some are fighters fighting in the arena, some are the first riders and horses to cross the finish line, and one even tasted honey milk pudding for the first time in his life tonight girl sitting in a dream sitting on a mountain of puddings and feasting.

And the deep purple jade is a nightmare, and the turbid color is a symbol of fear. After seeing one, Tingna immediately began to search her memory the moment she touched it.

Those living and even first-person nightmares were too terrifying. When the owner of the dream was pushed into the dry well in the empty courtyard, Tina's screams attracted both Ai and Liliana.

As for black, it means that there is no dream, even if you touch it, you can only see a piece of nothingness, and you can only see their memories after time pops up in your mind.

In this way, the girl wandered in the ocean of dreams, to touch each dream, to see the memory of each dreamer within a week, but there was no progress in the search for the pharaoh's mummy.

There are too many Dibes people now, even if two-thirds of the people choose to party all night, the number of crystals surrounded by twilight is still around four figures.

Fortunately, this unchanging night sky and city make people feel the passage of time at all, and different dreams will not get boring no matter how you look at it.

After crossing half of the city, Tina came to another block that was not marked by an aurora-colored light ball. When she reached out to a dark red crystal, a voice rang in her ear.

"Akhenaten...Akhenaten...Akhenaten!!!!"

Tingna's eyes went dark, and in this dream, she wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and shivered, while the room was melting in darkness, those walls, those utensils, tables and chairs, as well as the old carpet and cushion.

Is this a nightmare?

But the color of the emerald pillar is obviously dark red, right?

Tingna watched the darkness approaching helplessly. Even in her dream, she felt cold sweat dripping from her whole body, and she couldn't help convulsing. And the deep, wet darkness seemed to engulf him and engulf him, and it continued to follow.

Tap, tap.

In the eerie silence, there was the sound of footsteps shuffling on the ground, and Tina bit her lip—she didn't know whether it was her own reaction or the dream owner's reaction—from under the bed Looking out, I saw the darkness stagnating by the bed.

What appeared in front of his eyes was a decayed face covered with bandages, the shriveled and shriveled lips that were thinly attached to the jawbone opened, and the voice full of hatred and anger was like a curse, from the hideous and terrifying Spit out from his face, like the breath of death, to coagulate the blood and freeze the heart.

Great fear welled up from the bottom of her heart, and Tina screamed, but at this moment, a quiet city under the moonlit night reappeared in front of her eyes. The witch was holding her hand, and her pupils as deep as the night sky were staring at her. Purple crystal pillars.

"...A lot of nightmares are not nightmares from the beginning, so I will encounter such a situation occasionally."

Liliana withdrew her hand and looked at the terrified girl.

"I, I saw a terrible mummy in my dream, and it was shouting a name in spite..."

The terrifying face flashed before her eyes, Tina trembled violently, and told Liliana everything she saw in her dream. Na nodded when she felt uncomfortable.

"...It seems that we have found our target"

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"underground?"

In the middle of the night, in the main hall of the Luxor Temple, Flanadi and Kamura showed headaches when they heard the witch's words.

In the end, before midnight, the witch saw from the man's dream the whole process of them colluding with the guards in the Valley of the Kings and stealing the pharaoh's coffin.

The guards on shift are their relatives, who gave them space and cover during their shifts, and now they are hiding underground in Dibes, relying on accomplices who did not participate in the tomb robbery to deliver food, waiting to bring the pharaoh's coffin and other cultural relics Time to ship out Dibes.

"Sure enough, it's hidden there..."

Flanadi couldn't help but press her forehead.

"The ancient tunnel underground in Dibis was first used as a refuge when the desert storm came. We relied on this in the sandstorm two months ago, so we didn't have a lot of casualties. But the terrain there is intricate, and we need to find and catch them... …We were already understaffed.”

"Should we wait until the flood festival is over?"

"At that time, they may do extreme acts to damage these precious cultural relics!"

"Then grab their accomplices and cut off their supplies."

"It's the same. We can't push them to the point of no return. If there is any damage to the pharaoh's mummy, we will all become sinners forever!"

After getting the exact clues, the priests of the temple still had nothing to do. Flooding Sacrifice needs manpower everywhere, and this matter should be kept as secret as possible. The most important thing is the safety of the cultural relics. They discussed in a hurry, but There is no way to get it out.

"...If you can't discuss a suitable solution, then I can provide one."

Then, Liliana, who showed an impatient expression, ended the meeting with a clear voice.

"...do you know smoked hare?"

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Postscript of a certain day:

"Scared me to death, someone would dream of that kind of mummy..."

"It's because of fear. For the people of Sinai, Pharaoh is a god. This belief is deeply rooted, so even if you are forced to make a living, it is normal to feel fear and have nightmares."

"However, why did that mummy roar at Akhenaten? Could it be that this is the man's name..."

"...Miss Tina."

"Yes, it is."

"...Could it be that Miss Tingna is the type who is not good at memorizing names?"

"..."

"..."

"It seems so."

"Yes……"