Chapter 329: The Pyramid
Africa, a barren desert region in the east.
The blazing sun hung high in the sky without any cover, and the scorching sun scorched the endless desert into a scorching heat.
At the end of the stretching desert, a blurred line of figures gradually appeared on the edge of the dunes.
Climbing over a tall sand dune, Emir Chang pulled down the strip of cloth covering his head, squinting his cloudy eyes across the barren desert in front of him.
"Damn, how long will it take, old man!"
Behind him, a rough interrogation sounded.
"It should be around here."
Sticking out his tongue and licking his chapped tongue, Chang Emir looked back at the embarrassed mercenary squad behind him, and replied in a hoarse voice.
As Emir Chang had expected at first, Ulysses Crowe finally agreed to his request and sent a team of mercenaries to help him find the mysterious pyramids that appeared in the desert. At first, the operation went well, and according to the clues about the pyramid that Emir Chang had obtained, they kept approaching the last position of the pyramid.
However, after a huge sandstorm, all this was completely messed up.
The camels carrying the supplies were separated from them in the sandstorm, losing their most important supplies and water, and in the first few days, Chang Emir and others almost survived.
Fortunately, at the most critical moment, they encountered the resident tribe living in the desert.
Using his language and similar appearance to his tribe, Chang Emir was able to exchange food and water for his survival.
During this period, the members of the mercenary team also had conflicts with Chang Emir, but in the end, Chang Emir still relied on the vibranium of Wakanda in his possession to persuade everyone to continue to move forward according to his previous purpose.
Opening the water bag on his body, Emir Chang took a sip of water, feeling the slightly bitter liquid moisten his throat.
"You've drunk enough, old man."
In the next second, a thick arm came out from behind him and brutally snatched the water bag from Chang Emir's hand.
Reaching out and snatching the water bag from Emir Chang, the burly white mercenary shook the water bag in his hand, felt the amount of water in it, licked his dry lips, and without hesitation, he raised the water bag and poured it into his mouth.
"Shit, this thing tastes worse than urine!"
Frowning, the strange taste coming from his mouth made the mercenary can't help but curse his brow, and curse a few words in succession.
Even so, he forced himself to drink the strange liquid from his mouth and tossed it to his companion behind him.
"This is a precious source of water that the Bakarahari have found in the desert for generations, a liquid that contains a lot of water extracted from the roots of plants, and although it tastes bad, it at least keeps you alive."
Glancing over the mercenary leader in front of him, Emir Chang licked his still chapped lips and explained.
"Didn't they think about getting out of the desert?"
"For the Bakarahari, this is their home, the place where they were born and finally died."
"This kind of shit-like place, if it weren't for the mission, I wouldn't want to stay any longer."
Taking back the water bag from the last mercenary to drink water, the white mercenary looked at Chang Emir in front of him and said with a threatening expression: "So, old man, don't let me find out that you are lying to me, otherwise, you will disappear into that sandstorm like the camel before you." ”
Reaching out to catch the water bag thrown by the mercenary leader, Chang Emir shook it to feel the little water that was left inside, licked his chapped lips, but forced himself not to drink the liquid in it, and also ignored the mercenary's threat, turned around and said: "Since you have already drunk all the water, then continue to set off, according to the direction pointed by the Bakarahari, the pyramid should be located behind the three dunes." ”
Looking at the back of Chang Emir turning around, the white mercenary pursed his lips, but he also raised his hand to signal the mercenary behind him to continue walking.
Having lost the camel's commute, every step in the desert was arduous, and when one foot stepped on the soft gravel, it instantly sank into the calf.
After a few times, even these mercenaries with rich combat experience couldn't help but become out of breath.
In particular, the whole desert is barren, there is no other reference around it, the layers of sand dunes seem to spread endlessly, and the scattered gravel and dead wood do not play a guiding role, but give people the illusion that they are standing still and not moving forward at all.
After climbing another sand dune with difficulty, the white mercenary looked at the desolate desert in front of him, which still had no change. The emotions that had been suppressed finally couldn't help but burst out: "Damn, old man, didn't you say that it was close, why hasn't the shit pyramid in your mouth appeared yet, and where did the so-called clues and rumors you said come from......"
The reason why the white mercenary was so excited, not only because of the endless desert along the way, but also because from the very beginning he was suspicious of the so-called pyramid in the mouth of Chang Emir.
In the face of the white man's rough and almost uncontrollable reaction, the expression on Chang Emir's face remained calm.
He has always been steadfast in the existence of the pyramid.
This is not only because of his persistence, but also because the Bakarahari people who live near this desert have also told him that they have seen the pyramids.
So, ignoring the appearance of the white man, Emir Chang used his mixed gaze to constantly sweep the barren desert scene in front of him.
Immediately, he was attracted by a vague triangular building in the distance.
"Found it!"
Seeing the faint shadow in the distance, a different expression finally appeared on the face of Emir Chang, who had been calm, and without complaining about the white mercenary, the old black man immediately walked in the direction where the shadow appeared.
“……”
The gesture of Chang Emir's disregard made the white mercenary's face gloomy.
However, hearing what Emir Chang said before leaving, the mercenary leader had to suppress the anger in his heart and follow Emir Chang's footsteps in the direction where the shadow appeared.
The shadow may not seem far away, but it is actually more distant than imagined.
After nearly half an hour's long journey, Chang Emir and the others were only less than half of the distance shown by the shadows.
However, after this arduous journey, the pyramid mentioned by the Emir of Chang finally showed its full appearance in front of everyone.
"I didn't expect it to be true."
Looking at the huge pyramid-like building in the distance, the original anger in the heart of the white mercenary had been replaced by shock.
He never imagined that in the depths of the desert, there would be a pyramid here.
"What exactly is this pyramid all about, who built it, and why was it built in the desert?"
"I don't know."
Faced with the questioning of the white mercenary, Chang Emir swallowed with difficulty, looked up at the majestic and huge pyramid, and said hoarsely: "In the past, no one has ever discovered this pyramid, so no one knows the origin of this pyramid, and the only thing that is known now is that someone has entered the inside of this pyramid and seen amazing things in it?" ”
"Amazing stuff? What is it? ”
Hearing the content of Chang Emir's words, the white mercenary subconsciously asked.
"I don't know."
At this, Chang Emir still shook his head.
"The man died after revealing the existence of the pyramids, he had survived in the desert for too long, and he was already dying when he was found."
"Could it be a treasure, like the golden funerary goods of the Egyptian pharaohs?"
Listening to the conversation between the two, the mercenary on the side couldn't help but say something.
As the mercenary speculated, the possibility of the treasure immediately sparked a riot in the squad.
The mercenary leader's eyes also flashed with a strange light, and he looked at Chang Emir in front of him.
"If it's really a treasure, then I'll give it all to you."
In response to the gaze cast by the white mercenary, Chang Emir replied simply.
"Really?"
Hearing this, the white mercenary's face showed a skeptical expression.
"If I need money, I can get it by buying and selling vibranium."
Looking at the mercenary leader in front of him, Emir Chang replied calmly: "My purpose is just to figure out something through the pyramid, and after that, no matter whether there is a so-called treasure in the pyramid or not, I will tell you what I promised before, the loopholes in Wakanda." ”
“……”
Emir Chang's crisp reaction made the expressions on the mercenaries' faces soften slightly.
Although the mercenary leader still had doubts in his heart, he immediately suppressed it in his heart, looked up at the pyramid not far away, and a trace of obvious greed flashed in his eyes.
Although they have been working under Ulysses Crowe, how can they do it under others compared to themselves. If there really is a treasure in the pyramid, then it will undoubtedly be an unexpected gain for them, and even if it doesn't, the vibranium route in the mouth of the Chang Emir can make up for his loss.
"Okay, then I'll trust you for a while."
The situation in front of him did not lend itself to long thinking, so the white mercenary only had a brief silence before agreeing to Emir's request.
As he spoke, the mercenary leader couldn't help but glance up at the huge pyramid in the distance.
……
Another nearly hour-long trek.
When everyone came to the pyramid, even the Emir of Chang, who had been leading the way in front, couldn't help but stumble and fell to his knees on the desert.
The desert on the ground was scorching hot under the scorching sun, but Chang Emir couldn't care about it at all, and just fell to the ground and gasped.
Emir Chang is not young after all, even if he used to be the mentor of the philosophers of Wakanda, but after all, this was more than ten years ago, and now he has been able to hold on to it only because of his urgent desire for something in the pyramid.
"Old man, water!"
After a while, the white mercenary on the side immediately stretched out his hand to Chang Emir and said a word.
"There's not much water left."
Faced with the mercenary leader's actions, Emir Chang couldn't help but frown and replied.
However, the white mercenary didn't pay any attention to Emir Chang's reminder, he snatched the water bag directly from him, frowned and took a sip, and then handed the water bag to his accomplices again.
After a round, when the water bag returned to the hands of Chang Emir, there was almost nothing left.
Lift the hydration bag and pour the last drop of liquid into your mouth.
Emir Chang licked his lips and carefully put away the water bag again.
Raising his head, he looked at the pyramid in front of him, opened his mouth and said hoarsely: "The tribe of the Bakarahari is quite a distance from the location of our current pyramid, in order to avoid water shortage, we must fight quickly and find out the secrets of this pyramid." ”
The pyramid in front of him is huge, making it impossible to see the top at a glance, looking at this huge pyramid, a strange color flashed in the eyes of the emir, and then quickly converged it.
"Head, come and see, I seem to have found something!"
At this moment, a mercenary in charge of the search suddenly spoke up and shouted to the people of Chang Emir in front of the pyramid.
Following the direction of the mercenary, everyone immediately came to a cave that was mostly covered by yellow sand.
Seeing this entrance, without the slightest hesitation, Chang Emir immediately went inside.
Looking at the disappearing back of Emir Chang, he didn't have time to think, and the mercenary leader also walked in.
The reason why the white mercenary showed such concern was not because he cared much about Chang Emir, but purely because Chang Emir still held the vibranium channel he had promised before.
The first thing that comes to mind when you enter the pyramid is a longer corridor, and the temperature inside the pyramid is much cooler than in the desert. The ceiling inside was unusually high, and from a simple visual inspection, the distance from the ground to the top was at least more than three meters, and with the help of the faint sunlight at the entrance of the cave, it was possible to faintly see that the walls and the top seemed to be carved with mysterious characters and patterns.
It's just that, looking inside, with the faint sunlight at the entrance of the cave, the entire pyramid is pitch black.
Trumpet!
In this regard, the mercenary team has obviously been prepared for a long time.
Although the previous sandstorm had blown away a lot of things, they still carried some necessary equipment with them. Noticing the dark environment inside the pyramid, a mercenary immediately took out the light source that had been prepared long ago.
Folded off the military glow stick in his hand, and immediately the dark environment inside the pyramid was illuminated one by one.
With the help of these blue rays, Emir Chang and the rest of the mercenary team were able to see everything inside the pyramid clearly.