Chapter 2: Celestial Camp on the Bank of the Nile (Part 1)
At first glance, it should not be difficult for a visitor from another world with the strong support of Doraemon to find Mr. Zhang Daniu.
First, according to general rules, the exit for their first time travel should be near a certain target person - and in the plot space of "Daughter of the Nile", the only target person who traveled through time was Mr. Zhang Daniu A person does not have the trouble caused by multiple goals.
Second, Doraemon’s magical prop [Tracking Cane] can help Wang Qiu and the others quickly point out the direction of the target person.
Third, in ancient Egypt in the 14th century BC, there were absolutely no yellow people from East Asia. When a Chinese comes here, he is as conspicuous as a light bulb in the dark. If he could survive in ancient Egypt for three years, he would be known and paid attention to by many Egyptians.
So, they came to the world of "Daughter of the Nile" confidently... and then were slapped hard by the cruel reality!
First of all, the place where we arrived after our first journey was on the outskirts of Thebes, the capital of Upper Egypt. This is indeed an important plot stage in "Daughters of the Nile", but it is also the most densely populated place in ancient Egypt. There are nearly 100,000 urban residents alone. Plus the farmers in the surrounding fertile farmland, the total population of the area I'm afraid it won't be less than 200,000! And there are a lot of caravans coming and going every day... so it's not easy to find people.
Secondly, when the helpless Wang Qiu turned to Doraemon for help, he was surprised to find that the [Traveling Stick] seemed to be ineffective here - the magical stick spun around and around on the ground, but it always failed. He couldn't fall down, and he couldn't point out the direction of Mr. Zhang Daniu!
In this regard, Doraemon explained like this: "...[The Searching Cane] can indeed help us find people, but the premise is that the person we are looking for has not changed his name! And since this Mr. Zhang Daniu You have lived in ancient Egypt for three years, so in order to follow the local customs, you may have followed the ancient Egyptian customs. He gave himself a new Egyptian-style name according to the cultural customs of the time, and completely forgot about his old name. In addition, other people in this time and space may only know his Egyptian name... When encountering such a situation. , [Looking for the Cane] has nothing to do.”
Well, this explanation seems reasonable, but the question is, where do you ask Wang Qiu to find out the Egyptian name of Comrade Zhang Daniu?
——Even in Doraemon’s [Universe Encyclopedia], it’s impossible to record the secrets of this parallel world, right?
Moreover, several days have passed now. Ships on the Nile River have been coming and going, and caravans riding camels are also coming and going. Who knows whether Comrade Zhang Daniu is still in Thebes?
Fortunately, although this deceptive [Traveling Cane] cannot find the traveler Zhang Daniu, it can find several plot protagonists of "Daughter of the Nile" - now it has been confirmed that the three protagonists of the love drama "Daughter of the Nile" The protagonists of the misery, whether it is Queen Isis of Egypt, King Memphis of Egypt, or Carol, the daughter of the Nile, are not in the capital city of Thebes at this time. Only the veteran Prime Minister Imhodeb is presiding over the government in the palace.
As for the specific whereabouts of these protagonists who are so in love with each other, or where the plot has progressed, further investigation is needed.
For this reason, when Wang Qiu and Ma Tong were lying on the hill and peeping at the scenery of the Nile Valley, Doraemon put on a [stone hat] that concealed his figure (roughly comparable to an invisibility cloak, or an extremely high-end Three-dimensional holographic camouflage), quietly sneaked into the city of Thebes with a camera.
And now is the time they agreed to meet again.
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In the vast desert to the east of the Nile Valley, a shining silver hemispherical metal building appeared at some point.
If the ancient Egyptians were willing to leave their green valleys and walk a few dozen minutes to the east, they would be horrified to discover this "miracle"... However, given that few ancients would rush deep into the desert to ask for it, It's hard to eat, and it's far away from commercial roads, so no one knows about it so far.
This is Doraemon’s magical prop, the [Portable Camping Cabin], which can be shrunk into an adventure hat and worn on the head during normal times. When used, it is placed on the ground and restored to its original shape. It becomes a strong fortress that can accommodate six people. Don't even think about tearing open the metal shell and breaking in.
For safety reasons, the only hatch was opened at the top like a tank turret... He grinned and grabbed the metal ladder that was so hot that it could burn an egg. He turned over and jumped into the camping cabin, feeling the air-conditioning blowing. Wang Qiu couldn't help but feel refreshed and refreshed by the bursts of air-conditioning.
Although the temperature inside the cabin is a full 30 degrees Celsius, it is already cool and pleasant compared to the scorching hell of 50 degrees Celsius outside.
At this moment, Doraemon was kneeling alone on the floor, looking through a large number of various photos one by one. Next to him were dozens of original Japanese comics of "Daughter of the Nile" spread out. Seeing Wang Qiu and Ma Tong come in, he greeted them casually, and then immediately started talking about business.
"...I walked around the city of Thebes and went to explore the palace, but no matter where I was, I didn't see any East Asians, and I didn't hear any similar legends... About "The Nile" As for the plot trend of "Daughter", I found some clues in the city - according to the chatter of the palace ladies that I overheard, Queen Isis seems to have married the King of Babylon, Lagesh, and left Egypt forever. .And the Nile Woman My son, Carol, was kidnapped several times by hostile forces such as the Hittite Kingdom, the Assyrian Kingdom, the Babylonian Kingdom, and Queen Isis. The last time, I went through untold hardships and narrowly escaped death before escaping from the Devil's Desert. He came out and met her husband Memphis, but she had just returned to Egypt, and she was so sad that she jumped into the Nile River and ran away in anger because King Memphis wanted to marry Princess Gaffna of Libya..."
Doraemon took out a small book, and based on the records on it, he talked to Wang Qiu and Ma Tong, "... As time travellers, of course we know that she has returned to the modern world, but these ancient Egyptians do not I know, I just thought that the Daughter of the Nile had returned to the 'Abode of God'..."
"...So, does it mean that Carol is not in ancient Egypt right now, but has traveled through time and space and returned to the modern world - the 'modern world' of the 1970s?" Wang Qiu poured soda into his mouth. He frowned and muttered, but then denied this speculation, "...No, if Carol is not in this time and space, then the [Traveling Cane] shouldn't react!"
"...Bingo! That's right, so Carol has actually returned to this time and space, but he hasn't returned to Egypt yet."
Doraemon snapped his fingers and said - I really don't know how his round and round palms were able to achieve such difficult movements, "...I sneaked into Prime Minister Imhodebu's office and found Several government documents written on papyrus indicate that someone saw the Daughter of the Nile at Mount Musa near the Salt Sea (the Dead Sea in modern Israel, according to the ancient Egyptians)
For this reason, the Egyptian government immediately sent the palace guard captain Unas to organize the Lower Egyptian army nearby to search for her traces in the Musa Mountain area. King Memphis then left Thebes and rushed to Memphis, the ancient capital of Lower Egypt, to prepare to welcome his 'Golden Princess'..."
"...So, the story of "Daughter of the Nile" should have entered the plot of volumes 26 to 30?
At the beginning of traveling to this world, Wang Qiu had already done some homework on the comic story of "Daughter of the Nile", so he immediately made a judgment, "...In this way, our heroine, Miss Carol, Is there going to be another bloody drama this time?”
"...Well, this American girl first "lived in seclusion" in Musa Mountain with her admirer Masali because of King Memphis' change of heart, but was kidnapped again by Prince Izmi of the Hittite Empire. After finally escaping from the clutches of Prince Izmi, Carol successfully met with General Unas of Egypt and solved his previous misunderstanding about Memphis - the original The King of Egypt did not marry a second princess, but she believed the rumors before... Hey, the heroines written by Japanese female writers are so hypocritical! She was only allowed to return to modern times and live with her former fiancé Jimmy and the wealthy Arab man. There is a tangle between Avmed, but the male protagonist Memphis is not allowed to have sex with a black Libyan girl
What's more, from the perspective of history and human nature, it is strange that ancient Western kings did not practice polygamy! I have read a lily-type time-travel novel written by a European and American writer. The heroine is also a modern heroine with blond hair and blue eyes. She also traveled to the ancient Middle East. She quickly adapted to the environment of serving the same husband with all the beauties in the harem, and competing for favors at the same time. While taking the opportunity to push down all kinds of girls..."
Senior Sister Ma Tong took over the conversation and commented, "...Well, where did I just say it? Oh, by the way, after meeting General Unas, Kairol set out to return to Egypt, but who knew he was halfway there? In the Salt Sea Temple, she had a narrow encounter with the former Queen of Lower Egypt and the current Queen of Babylon, Her Majesty Isis, who hated her to the core. As a result, she fell into the Salt Sea (Dead Sea) in the chaos and aborted the child in her belly...
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However, even such many crises and tribulations could not annihilate the persistence of love between Carol and Memphis. After going through many difficulties and dangers, they were finally able to meet again. However, Carol and Memphis had a miscarriage. Carol was weak and unconscious. In order to revive Carol, Memphis carried her to the temple to pray. But the priests had been bribed by Queen Isis to pour oil into the trench surrounding the altar in order to burn them to death. Next, accompanied by a raging fire, Carol woke up from Memphis's arms. The two ignored the flames and hugged each other tightly... Oh, how can a king risk his life for love! How romantic! It is simply more shocking than the love story in "Titanic"! ”
"...Why do I just think that the evil supporting actress Queen Isis is so stupid that people don't know what to say?"
Wang Qiu rubbed his forehead and muttered, "...I can't keep a man's heart, I can't keep my power, and I even ruined my reputation. All I can do is seek death along the way...Hey, that's right, a A woman who has almost lost herself for love, but is so cruel and cruel that she regards human life as nothing. Man, how can you expect her behavior to be rational? Fortunately, she has left Egypt far away and will not cause us any more trouble. Otherwise, I would still treat such a crazy and vicious woman who likes to express her anger. I really don’t know how to deal with it..."
"...But the problem is, if she hadn't faced an enemy like Carol who was tougher than a cockroach, she wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Ma Tong shrugged his shoulders and muttered, "...When I was reading the comics, I always felt that Carol, a seemingly delicate rich lady, is actually comparable to Saint Seiya in terms of survival ability and luck. If she wants to compete with If she is an enemy, it will definitely be a nightmare that can drive people crazy!
Starting from the first volume of "Daughter of the Nile", the pampered Miss Carol, under the arrangement of the author Aunt Hosokawa, seems to have experienced eighty-one hardships like the Tang monk who went to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures - first of all, the water disaster : Falling into the Nile River, the Dead Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Many other rivers and mountain streams, fell into the garden pool of the Hittite palace, fell into the crocodile pool of the Egyptian palace, fell into the cistern of the Tower of Babel in Babylon, fell into the flood zone of Syria, fell into the underground sewers of the Minoan palace , and was eventually tied up with hemp ropes and thrown into the Mediterranean...
Then, the daughter of the Nile encountered a lot of fires: first she saw Queen Isis killing Princess Medavin and being burned, then she detonated the Tower of Babel in Babylon and was burned while escaping, and then she was set on fire by terrorists while taking a cruise ship in the modern world. Being burned by fire, riding a horse in ancient times will also encounter modern oil refinery fires that span time and space. Even lying down when sick and comatose will continue to be framed and burned...
What follows is a mountain disaster: being buried under falling rocks while evading kidnapping, running into bandits when escaping into the mountains, and encountering cave geysers blocking the road while escaping from pursuers...
In addition, there are animal disasters: cobras were released in the bedroom, crocodiles were chased while walking, lions attacked when getting married, and wolves chased when escaping...
As for the "human disasters" she encountered, there are countless others: she was captured by Queen Isis to be mummified, her wrists were broken by King Memphis of Egypt, she was whipped by Prince Izmi, she was forced to eat poisonous flowers in Assyria, and she jumped from a tall building into the sea. , being strangled, suffering miscarriages, being buried alive, being kidnapped countless times, getting lost in the desert several times, and suffering from countless seizures and fainting from anemia. Even the male protagonists and supporting actors in the plot of "Daughters of the Nile" mostly went through the process of turning enemies into friends with Carol. The Egyptian king Memphish wanted to kill her at first, the Hittite prince Izmi wanted to kill her at the beginning, and the Babylonian king Lagash also wanted to kill her at the beginning, and then they all fell in love with Carol in the end~ Wow, it’s really Warm!
As for the love rivals who had been robbed of men by Carol, whether it was Queen Isis of Lower Egypt, Princess Gaffna of Libya, or the increasingly long list of princesses, queens and ladies from various countries... it seemed that they had been trying to kill her from the beginning to the end. She persists no matter how many years... Oh, how miserable!
However, even though this little blond woman is so innocent and kind-hearted, or a brain-dead idiot, she will shout: "Memphis, save me" all day long, and there are so many enemies who are targeting her from morning to night. Everyone is eyeing her, but this daughter of the Nile is still alive and dazzling, even making all the people in power in Egypt's neighboring countries want to get her like crazy... How enviable! ”
She sighed, "...In short, no matter whether Carol has that kind of 'unkillable protagonist aura' over her head, we must not have any bad ideas against her, otherwise she will definitely die without knowing how. Damn it...people’s luck is the most unpredictable thing!”
"... You can rest assured about this." Wang Qiu rolled his eyes, "... When dealing with such a person who has great luck, we can only flatter and please, and we must not offend him. No matter what happens, We really can’t reach an agreement. If we can’t afford to provoke it, why can’t we avoid it?”
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"...Ahem! Let's get back to the subject. In view of the huge ideological gap between us and the ancient Egyptians, direct communication may be very troublesome. It is more appropriate to find an intermediary. Therefore, what we have to do now is to wait for Kai with peace of mind. Roll, a modern man, comes back and makes plans..."
Doraemon coughed a few times and then interjected, concluding, "...In any case, it is easier to have this daughter of the Nile from modern times as an introducer than to deal directly with a group of ancient people - although, in your eyes, , this American girl born in the 1960s, probably can’t be considered a ‘modern person’...”
——Indeed, after half a century, in the eyes of Ma Tong and Wang Qiu, it would be difficult to say that Carol and they were contemporaries. It should be noted that in the past half century, the world has changed rapidly.
If you were to talk to Carol, whose thinking was stuck in the 1960s and 1970s, and talk about the end of the Cold War, the collapse and disintegration of the Soviet Union, China's reform and opening up, the 911 incident in the United States, as well as the melee in the Middle East that the US military has been fighting on and off for decades, and the beginning of European and American countries, After deindustrialization, the Japanese became useless otakus after the economic collapse, China emerged as the world's factory, and the population of modern Egypt expanded to nearly 100 million... There are also the Internet, holographic movies, etc., it is estimated that her eyeballs will It’s so scary that you can’t help but laugh out loud—but this is how world history has evolved.
Not to mention that in order to arouse Caroll's sympathy, Wang Qiu and the others also planned to ask all the refugees from Bedlord City to come forward and tell the originator of the Virgin Mary Sue the tragic story in "School Apocalypse". The apocalyptic version of future history...
After finalizing the next action plan, Doraemon changed the topic again and talked about what he had seen in the city.
"...Also, after walking around the city of Thebes, I finally understood why you suggested that I not bring Nobi Nobita, Xiao Fu, Fat Tiger and the others here... The streets are full of people without clothes. Bare-butt men and women are really not suitable for primary school students to watch! ”
——Well, indeed, in the eyes of those conservative-minded people, ancient Egypt was almost a large-scale nudist camp that had lost all sense of shame... Even if the Japanese people have a relatively open sexual concept, for a group of innocent primary school students, This is still too exciting. We can’t seriously start “sex education from primary schools”! And it’s such a visual “practical class”!