Only after Cairo, the largest and most civilized "developed" city in Black Africa, John systematically understood the era in which he is today.
Now the world is about to end World War I and World War II has not yet occurred in the 1920s, that is, after 1920.
The exact thing is 1923.
The situation in this world seems to be basically consistent with my impression in my previous life. While John feels very friendly, he also has a bit of fear.
"In such a real world, is that world in my previous life real or an astral plane outside the main world?"
It was really terrifying to think about it, but John soon threw this question behind his mind.
Because no matter whether the world in the previous life was real or the fantasy world like the astral plane, at least everything you have experienced is real.
Although his parents who divorced early in his early years were hostile to each other because of political marriage, their two faces were already very blurred in his impression, but his grandfather, who loved his early death since childhood, taught his inheritance of Heifeng Mountain
Master, as well as the group of brothers and fellow Taoists, these familiar faces are all vivid in my mind.
So John thought it would be better not to think too much.
Besides, in 1993, the revolution on the mainland of the East was in full swing, and many major events happened, but the distance was too far. John, as a passerby, had no identity to participate in it, so he no longer paid attention to it.
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The recent major event that has had a great influence from his current location is that the Turkish bourgeois revolution led by Kemal in the Ottoman side was victorious, the Allies such as Britain, France, Italy, and Greece that participated in armed interference were defeated, and the Turkish Republic was declared established.
This greatly affected the stability of Britain's disguised colonial rule over Egypt.
Today's Egyptian people can be said to be ready to move, and it is estimated that another wave of resistance will appear soon.
At the same time, this chaotic period before the end of British rule was often the best opportunity for ambitious and adventurers to make a fortune.
Because the British government is likely to relax the governance in many places. As long as money opens the way, whether it is the Cairo Museum, the official or private research teams of the great powers such as Britain, France, Germany and Italy, smuggling merchants, etc., there are a lot of people who can do it for you.
Find what you need.
Given that this world seems to be a world dominated by secularity, there are actually many powerful existences hidden secretly, John feels that he should honestly follow the advice given by the college, and temporarily find out the details of this world before
Take action!
So John used magic to confuse the staff of the British government's office here and gave himself a fake identity.
Then he began to buy a large compound not far from Cairo Museum, the largest museum in Cairo, under the name of the Scottish rich businessman.
He spent a lot of money to repair houses and buy furniture. At the same time, he also released news to use gold and silver to purchase antiques and books from the ancient Egyptian period.
Next, a while before the house was repaired, John lived in the most luxurious high-end hotel run by the French in Cairo. He hired two housekeepers and a dozen servants respectively. He had all the food, clothing and expenses, and he had already made it.
The luxurious life of the decaying capitalist master.
At first, some people doubted John's identity, but as he spent a lot of money and continued flow of funds, many people were knocked out.
For a time, in the foreign circles of black Africa, and even in the Western Europe and the Mediterranean on the other side of Africa, everyone knew that there were stupid Scots in Cairo who were very stupid and rich, so they came to slaughter fat sheep.
The reason why John pretended to be a Scot, was to take advantage of the name of the British Empire. Now, it was still before World War II. The British Empire's number one card was very useful. The second was that it was due to historical problems. The overall economy of Scotland was far away.
Not as good as the Island of England, but there are more local tyrants in the area than England, and these people are often not so harmonious with the British government. Now some places maintain ancient rules and customs, which are more closed than the open England.
Ireland, where there are not many rich people, is rich, so there is a high probability that no one will be exposed.
Therefore, in just two months, John had already made a name in the local foreign circle and collected many useful antiques that were not available one after another.
Among them, there are nineteen extraordinary items that have been truly circulated, and there are three books involving extraordinary secrets, and they are all ancient scrolls that have been circulated in ancient Egypt and even the ancient Babylonian period.
Especially the volume of records about the Babylonian archival gardens and the Tower of Babel, which may have been seen by ordinary scholars in the ancient Babylonian kingdom of luxury and decay in the miracle of building the sky gardens and the tower of heaven, but John
You can read from it about the important components of the two floating cities, namely one of the three wonders of the Arcane Empire.
The other two miracles are arcane energy cores and virtual divine characters, both of which are also closely related to the floating city.
Although it is not the core secret of the Arcane Empire, it is also of great value to John. Although he is not a researcher like a wizard, the value of this thing is in the main world, and even the great powers and even legends of all parties.
The precious inheritance that the strong will take action to seize.
So he could completely leave it to Helena, the aunt of the advanced mage, for research. If the Emsdan royal family creates the Arcane Garden and the upgraded mage tower, he will naturally have his own share.
The other two ancient scrolls record the content of ancient Egyptian theology. As a theocratic country, the countries in various periods and regions of ancient Egypt were mainly based on the beliefs of the gods, and developed their own special extraordinary system under the system of gods.
, Generally speaking, alchemy and undead spells are the main ones. The various amulets and rituals of ancient Egypt are the most famous. They are also world-famous when engineering creations, whether it is the Sphinx or the pyramids.
Special supernatural powers are contained in it.
These two ancient scrolls are about the use of alchemy and several rituals to try immortality. Although it is of little value to John for direct use, it also has certain reference value.
On the contrary, although most of those ancient extraordinary items have been invalid or damaged, they have inspired John more in the alchemy enchantment.
John has been relatively satisfied with these gains in three months, but people are greedy, and only with greed can one have the desire to make progress, which is understandable.
So while John continued to purchase antiquities on the entire Cairo market, he also began to take time to participate in auction activities carried out by some smuggling merchants, expedition teams and other groups.
The gains of these foreign merchants and expedition teams are generally shameless. If you trade directly with the company, you will inevitably be suppressed by price reduction. They will also feel that it is not cost-effective, and taking them back to China for transportation to China and China is also very risky.
Generally, books or wooden antiques are afraid of the humid air on the sea, and porcelain from the Far East is easily preserved improperly.
In addition, if you suppress a large number of goods, you will not only easily encounter the attention of pirates, but also may also encounter shipwrecks such as storms. At that time, gold, silver, and fine materials are easy to carry when escaping, so a large number of goods will be difficult to take into account.
Therefore, Zheng Xuan foreign smuggling merchants and adventure teams usually like to auction in big cities with the nearest harvest.