Four Years [Fourth Update]

Another rainy season had come to an end.

The Nile River, its flood season over, no longer roared. This rainy season had brought Memphis a bountiful harvest.

Under Queen Nitocris's leadership, the farmland around Memphis had been redesigned, and many new-style irrigation canals had been constructed. These canals efficiently diverted the waters of the Nile River into vast stretches of land.

Compared to the simple canals of the past, the new canals could channel Nile water to far more places, allowing the farmers around Memphis to reclaim more farmland.

At the same time, the farmers had learned a new method of cultivation—drip irrigation.

In traditional Egyptian agriculture, crops were watered through flood irrigation—using diverted Nile water to soak entire fields. While this thoroughly moistened the crops, it required far too much water and caused tremendous waste.

Drip irrigation was different. It involved laying water pipes made from broad vines across the fields—these vines were somewhat like bamboo. After being dried, their inner tissue was removed, and small holes were cut into them to serve as water pipes. Water dripped out through the holes, irrigating the land drop by drop. This conserved far more water, allowing the same amount of water to irrigate more farmland. Even during the dry season, crops could be grown in some fields closer to the Nile River through drip irrigation.

Many more modern agricultural methods from Ye Ting had been applied to this ancient kingdom, allowing a realm that had endured a long period of chaos to begin flourishing once more.

In the blink of an eye, four years had passed since the Great Judgment.

Over those four years, Nitocris had gradually grown into an outstanding Pharaoh, while her officials had quickly become qualified administrators with the help of magic. The entire nation—or at least Memphis—had