Chapter 1868 The Glory of the World to the Sun (Seventy-Two)
At the same time (?), somewhere in Africa, in the tomb of Pharaoh Menes.
Boom!
With the last wave of explosions, the rubble blocking the road in front was shattered by high-frequency sonic explosions. They slowly slid down like quicksand, and finally revealed a passable road in front of Bediwell and others.
"Ahem, cough... finally!" The werewolf young man waved his hands to push away the flying dust, and coughed and complained: "I thought I would have to dig in this damn ancient tomb for the rest of my life!"
"Isn't it just half an hour?" Academician Zuster, who was following Bediwell, said, "That's how excavation work is, you have to be patient. You haven't seen the worst yet."
What is the worst, how many days or how many months will it take to dig? Bedivere did not ask, he was too impatient to ask such a question.
As the rubble was cleared away, the passage in front was opened again, and we could finally see the situation of a large area in front. However, it is strange to say why the corridor was collapsed and blocked due to the change of the bottom shell, but the front was more
A vast space without any damage?
"I know what you are thinking, Mr. Bedivere." Academician Zuster had already guessed the doubts in the werewolf youth's heart, and explained first: "Ancient buildings like the Pyramid of Menes are generally found in large areas.
Supplemented with the space expansion technology of subspace, it expands the space and also forms a protective energy field in that area. As a result, the area protected by this energy field is not susceptible to crustal changes.
It collapsed due to the impact of the energy field, and the ordinary corridor connection area was more likely to collapse because it was not protected by the energy field."
"That's it." Bedivere replied thoughtfully. Having said that, since they first entered the pyramid, they have almost been operating in the area that has been supplemented by subspace. No wonder all the nearby rooms have been preserved.
It was in perfect condition, with no signs of collapse.
Bediwell didn't know how many layers deep into the ground they had now. He gave up counting after counting a few layers. He only knew that the excavation just now was using the high-frequency sonic explosion devices of the spherical golems to explode.
The rubble blocking the road stretched downward diagonally while clearing the road, and passed through a long passage or corridor-like structure before they finally arrived in front of this relatively large hall.
This place should have been quite deep underground. It has been affected by the crustal movement over the years. Although the subspace function of this hall is still intact and has not collapsed, the lighting has become very poor. The hair on the surrounding ceiling and walls is
The shimmering magic spell seemed to be its only means of illumination, and the ruby sconce on the wall no longer worked and was completely extinguished.
"Everyone, be careful, there may be traps in this hall." Bediwell then took out the Black Moon Shengsteel scimitar from his waist, smeared it with flame rosin, and used it like a torch.
Although he said so, judging from the dilapidated condition of this hall, the chance that there is a functioning murder trap hidden in it is actually not high.
"Boss, you should take a look at this." Lawrence tugged on Bedivere's clothes at this time.
"What?" The werewolf young man then looked at it.
In the direction where Lawrence was pointing, there was a mural on the wall. Under the firelight, the gold on the mural formed a very sharp contrast with the dark gray of the wall, making the mural even more conspicuous.
Bedivere initially thought that this was the special texture of the magic spells on the wall, or some kind of purely decorative mural. But when he looked carefully, he found that the so-called mural was actually a narrative comic strip, and it was simple in style.
The picture has a unique sense of refinement.
The first picture shows a king-like figure. His distinguished status can be seen from the crown and scepter he carries. He is looking into the distance. In the distance, there seems to be an island among the ripples of the ocean.
The background is the picture of the sun rising.
"The first king of Egypt, Menes, had endless power and treasure." Academician Zust said suddenly. Bedivere thought Zust was telling a story, but he soon realized that the academician was actually facing the bottom of the mural.
The cuneiform characters are being recited. Those characters that Bedivere cannot understand can only be understood by the scholars of the Melson Brotherhood.
"However, the great king has everything, but only one thing, which cannot be preserved." Academician Zuster continued to translate.
"This thing is, life itself."
People will age, and one day they will age to death. Since ancient times, no matter how famous princes and generals are, they can never escape the clutches of death.
Bedivere frowned and turned to look at the second picture that followed.
The second picture shows the Pharaoh sitting on his throne, hiding his face in worry. Although the mural does not depict the specific appearance of Menes, only the outline of the king is depicted in extremely simple strokes, but the observer should not
It is difficult to tell that Menis must have entered his twilight years at this time.
Next to the Pharaoh's throne, the shape of a woman is particularly conspicuous. The woman's lower body has a snake-like tail, and her face is particularly beautiful. She seems to be saying something to the Pharaoh.
"The king who is afraid of death listened to the words of the one who came and learned that there is an immortal in the world who can cheat time." Zuster continued to translate.
"The Adventer?" Lawrence the Great couldn't help but want to ask.
"Shh!" Bedivere interrupted Lawrence and told him to shut up, so that Academician Zuster could concentrate on continuing to translate.
At this time, the academician had already turned his attention to the third mural.
In the third mural, the Pharaoh is holding several gems in one hand and a book in the other, sitting among his treasures. He may have found a way to make himself immortal, but his twilight appearance remains the same and his worries remain the same.
, it doesn’t look like he has rejuvenated himself and gained eternal life.
"Traveling all over the world, the king found a treasure. The king learned about the existence of the law of eternal life, and also knew that he was a descendant of the ancient gods. However, the ancient gods could not avoid death, so what could the king do?"
[Decay of the Soul] ------ Bediwell has known about this for a long time, and naturally connected everything. The ancient gods and humans traveled through the old universe and came to the new universe. With their immortal constitution, they thought they could live
Until eternity, little did they know that [the decay of the soul] broke the dream of the ancient gods and humans. The ancient gods and humans, whose bodies would never die, died because of the constant decay of their souls. Many people suddenly fell to the ground and would never be seen again.
Got up.
Pharaoh Menes may have found a way to make his body become "immortal" close to that of the ancient gods and humans, but he knew that he could not escape [the decline of the soul]. He would die one day.
Just like the ancient gods and humans at that time.
No one can escape death except...
"[The Ancient God of Eternity]------a relic from the Deep Sea Age." At this time, Academician Zuster had already moved his eyes to the next mural and said.
The painting style of the fourth mural suddenly changed, from the original simple and delicate style to a complex and rough one.
There were no other characters in the painting, only a monster.
A monster that looks like an octopus with an octopus covering its forehead. The beards of that thing are the tentacles of the octopus. Its strange body is also difficult to look at directly. Its outline is somewhat similar to that of a deformed human being, extremely rough and covered with scales. It has a gilt body.
Bedivere was also quite surprised that the gold-carved mural could show such fine scales. In addition, the monster's huge ring-shaped mouth opened wide on its chest with countless fangs, and its back was like
The strange, spiny wings like a bat and the long and thick tail covered with thorns all show that it is not a creature on earth.
"The sleeping ancient god...devours...everything...kills..." Academician Zuster translated intermittently and with difficulty.
However, this part of the cuneiform writing has become extremely difficult to read due to years of weathering and erosion.
"They...create everything...but don't care about everything..."
"They possess, the secret to true immortality... lies in the [extraordinary logic]." Zuster said.
Just when the translation reached this point, Eric, the strategist next to him, suddenly became moved.
"You said yes [extraordinary logic]?!" Eric, who had always been calm, asked excitedly: "Why? Just here, [extraordinary logic] was mentioned?!"
Academician Zuster did not directly answer Eric's question, but just shrugged. He just translated it according to the cuneiform script, and he didn't know much else.
"Please continue, Academician Zuster." Bedivere said. He was not interested in the extraneous theory at all. He just wanted to know how this series of murals developed later. What kind of existence is the ancient god?
Let the werewolf youth care.
"Well... the king discovered the secret. A conspiracy." Zuster then turned his attention to the next mural and continued to translate: "The king knew that if he continued to pursue eternal life, maybe he could get it, but
You will lose everything because of this."
The Pharaoh in the mural looked solemn again. He was holding something like a crystal ball in his hand. He was peering into the ball, as if he could see all the truth of the universe.
"[The Yingqi Orb] tells everything, and also tells the king the path he should take in the future."
"Seal everything and hide the sun. In this way, the ancient gods will never be able to come, and the king's descendants will survive."
"People should not pursue things that cannot be pursued. Otherwise, it will only bring about their own destruction."
"The Yingqi Orb is staring at you."
Academician Zuster just translated it according to the text and read it sentence by sentence. However, the words engraved on the mural may themselves be some kind of incantation, and when Zuster finished reading it, some kind of mechanism was triggered, and finally
The stone wall where a mural sits is beginning to sink.
An extremely cleverly hidden door behind the wall appeared in front of everyone.