Edifis is having none of this however given Artifis’ unscrupulous behavior. Upon arrival, the greedy and suspicious Artifis shows up hoping to work out a deal whereby he can partner in the project. The journey is uneventful – with the exception that the Pirates make their obligatory and funny appearance.
Getafix is delighted to help, and Asterix and Obelix invite themselves along. Journeying to Gaul, he beseeches Getafix to assist him in the construction of the palace. He immediately remembers Getafix, a druid that he has come to know during his travels. Worried that he will not be able to do so, he realizes that only by magic will the project be possible. Upon his departure, he calls in Edifis, the best architect in Egypt and tasks him with building a palace for Caesar within three months.
In anger, she hastily wagers that she will prove to Caesar that Egypt is still capable of producing such wonders as the pyramid and the Sphinx. He has seriously pissed her off by calling Egypt a second rate nation. The book opens with Julius Caesar lounging in Cleopatra’s palace in Egypt.
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