Melibra Aheito [Fourth Update]

It was no exaggeration to say that under Nitocris's rule, although Memphis had been in chaos for many years, it now stood unrivaled in strength throughout all of Egypt.

And in terms of military combat power alone, the combined forces of every other nome in Egypt were no match for this army.

In history, Nitocris's death marked the end of the Sixth Dynasty and the temporary end of centralized rule in ancient Egypt. At that time, more than seventy pharaohs emerged across Egypt overnight, each claiming the right to inherit the nation. This Seventh Dynasty of ancient Egypt lasted only seventy days before collapsing, followed by eight years of chaos. During that period, pharaohs still existed, but their decrees could only be carried out in Memphis. Pharaohic rule existed in name only.

The dynasty that rose afterward was the Herakleopolis Dynasty, with Herakleopolis as its capital—the Ninth Dynasty of Egypt.

The first king of the Ninth Dynasty was Melibra Aheito I. He had originally been the governor of Herakleopolis. Through brutal means, he seized the throne and took the royal name Melibra, imposing his rule upon his peers and the other governors. Aside from the Delta region, which had been infiltrated by Asians, the vast regions of Middle Egypt and southward to Aswan recognized his royal authority.

Herakleopolis was the capital of Upper Egypt's twentieth nome. It guarded the boundary between Upper and Lower Egypt and held an extremely important strategic position.

At this time, its governor was Melibra Aheito. Among the many rulers who had divided Egypt, most were short-sighted. Their only purpose in breaking away was to establish their own local rule, becoming petty kings and using local wealth to support themselves.

Melibra Aheito alone was different. Located at a strategic crossroads, he had always served as the