Chapter 309: The Great Prophet of Muhammad
"Nile Valley, Upper Egypt!" Han Xingke said happily with this report. Han Xing was almost certain that the disappearance of the patrol had something to do with the Amxie Oasis.
"Are you crazy? Could it be heat stroke? I told you to twist your hair like I did, but you didn't listen! Well, now there's something wrong! Guards, go call the doctor, go! Come, come, drink some water, you'll feel better! Believe me, I've got a test in this regard. Napoleon touched Han Xing's forehead with the back of his hand with a worried face, and then shouted to the guards outside, then picked up the tin kettle, poured a glass of water, and stuffed it into Han Xing's hand, seeing that he was indifferent, he simply poured it into him.
"Thank you, Napoleon!" This news came too timely, it was like a sleepy pillow, just when Han Xing, Ali and the others didn't know anything about the location of the Amsey Oasis, this news narrowed the scope of the search for Han Xing:
It said that a convoy had stumbled upon an oasis hidden in a gorge at a dry fork in the upper Nile, and in order to confirm the news, the local garrison sent a team of more than a dozen people to investigate and verify the news. But the number (rì) has passed, and there is still no news.
As the French army had just arrived in Egypt, the British cut off the Eastern Army from the mainland through a naval blockade. Napoleon had the intention of establishing roots in Egypt, so he asked the local garrison to cooperate with geographers and military surveyors to explore and survey the topography and hydrology of the whole of Egypt in order to draw a standard and detailed topographic map of the new Upper and Lower Egypt.
The oasis can be described as a transit point of life in the desert, and its significance is naturally self-evident in the desert region of Egypt. So the discovery of a new oasis would naturally be on Napoleon's desk, which was a great achievement! As a result, the French army unexpectedly solved the most pressing problem in front of Han Xing - determining the location of Amsey.
"Fortunately, fortunately, I am ready, to bring Napoleon to the bazaar in Cairo, I have a way to get him to Amsei!" Ali suddenly sent a text message to Han Xing.
"I also have good news for you, Amshei's location has been determined! An expedition has gone missing at a dry fork in the upper reaches of the Nile, where there is an oasis, presumably the Oasis of Amsheh! Han Xing hurriedly replied.
"Great, you've done me a great favor!" Ali said excitedly.
"Napoleon, how about we go to the market? You're not going to be bored here all day, are you? Han Xing hurriedly picked up Napoleon.
"Are you alright? It's morning, and the sun is poisonous! Napoleon looked surprised.
"It's okay, why don't you just put a headscarf on your pocket?"
"Let's go and inspect the reconstruction, and find out what the local residents think of the French army! Ruling a country is more than just sitting on a sofa chair! Han Xing persuaded Napoleon while pulling him out. We might be able to eat some fresh fruit····· For example, the climate in Egypt is very suitable for melons! If you can soak the melon in the cold well water, it will definitely be refreshing! ”
In the crowded Cairo street market, even the blazing sun can not stop people's shopping**, pedestrians use white turbans to protect their heads, and street vendors set up pergolas, and do not forget to use clay pots full of cold water, with a large bowl of clay, from time to time to pour a mouthful of cool white water into their mouths.
If it weren't for the buildings being rebuilt and the construction workers standing on scaffolding and sweating in the sun, Cairo would have been truly prosperous. The vendors are shouting and selling anything you can imagine, food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as anyone needs it, someone will sell it! These even include woolen blankets imported from Turkey. Of course, the purpose of these wool blankets is to decorate the walls and floors. Anyone who slept in a woolen blanket in Egypt would not only get angry, but the next day he would also have a feeling that the shēn was all shriveled, which was a sign of dehydration!
Of course, there will be no appliances and electronics here, these things have not yet been introduced! Mainly food, wine, fruits, sheep (nǎi) cheese, steamed buns (flour products, similar to steamed buns). There are also clothes, but these clothes definitely can't meet the shopping of modern women**, in view of the prevalence of machismo in the world so far, coupled with factors such as high temperature and long photo time, the clothes are mostly black, white, green, and blue, these monotonous cold colors, and they are strict, and you can't even see (xìng) after wearing them, let alone outlining any graceful curves!
There are a lot of jewelry, but unfortunately the workmanship is too rough, and the big gold chain is large, and it looks like a black rap singer when you wear it. It's very real, but for the people of the Celestial Empire, it's not exquisite enough.
The streets are bustling with pedestrians, but also with a constant stream of mules, horses, and camels, which are often the main force of caravans, carrying heavy loads through oasis cities of various sizes in the vast sands. From time to time, they will "hum ~ hum ~ chirp~" a few times, I don't know if they are satisfied with the blazing sun, or the burden on their backs.
In an inconspicuous corner of this prosperous explanation, there is a small pergola, under which sits an old black man dressed in *** dress, with a white and green turban wrapped around his head, and the white robe on (shēn) is clean, but the corners of the robe are tattered, and a few patches are even more conspicuous.
The old man had a white goatee, and there was no black pupil in his wide-open eyes, obviously blind, but listening to his voice was unusually kind and kind, he sat quietly in his chair, and muttered something in his mouth, and at this time he was holding the hand of a bearded Egyptian, and was explaining something, and there were several locals with deep-set eye sockets who listened with relish and nodded again and again. They spoke Arabic, but Han Xing didn't understand it at all.
At this time, Napoleon and Han Xing happened to pass by here, and Han Xing was still wondering at this time, "Where is Ali?" Anyway, I'll see you in the market, but it's been two circles, and I haven't even seen his ghost! ”
Just as Han Xing walked in front of the old prophet's stall, he suddenly felt something stumbling under his feet, but he almost fell into the mud, "Which bastard dares to trip me?" I skinned him! Just as he was about to lash out, he found that the old prophet was frantically charging at him, blinking at his big cataract eyes.
"I'll go, this guy is Ali? Isn't that amazing? This cataract eye is so real that even I was bluffed! Han Xing looked at the old prophet with rolling eyes in surprise, and exclaimed in his heart.
Napoleon paused for a moment and listened. Then he smiled contemptuously and turned (shēn) to leave. At this moment, the old prophet suddenly kicked his legs, closed his eyes, and fell to the ground, and the Egyptians around him hurriedly stepped forward to help him, shouting "Muhammad or something."
Then the old prophet suddenly foamed at the mouth, and shēn twitched violently, trembling on the ground. Then he stood up, and several Egyptians around him were so shocked that they kowtowed their heads and worshipped, because whether in a foreign country or in the Celestial Empire, this is basically a sign of the gods (shēn)!
Then the old prophet began to speak in a loud, clear voice, but this time Han Xing understood, because he spoke in French: "Ah~ Caesar's Diadochi! An ancient calamity is about to descend on Egypt, the scorpions will bring the army of the Grim Reaper, and only you can stop the resurgence of evil! Omen··· The omen has appeared, and the missing ones · The missing will show you the way! Go, master of Upper and Lower Egypt, the burden of saving the world can only be lifted by you! Defeat him, defeat him... I've got you covered! As he was playing, the old prophet fainted again, and if it weren't for the support of a few Egyptians (shēn), he would have turned into a puddle of mud and stuck on the ground.
After listening to his words, Napoleon's face changed, in the past he really did not believe in ghosts and gods, but the encounter a while ago had proved that there are indeed ghosts and gods in this world, so he was stunned, and then he immediately realized something, "Oh my God, Hanschel, did you hear that?" Will the scorpion bring the army of the Grim Reaper? Will Egypt be destroyed? ”
"It can't be a lie, right?" Han Xing knew that if he blindly gave Ali help, it would cause Napoleon to be suspicious. If you question the language of the great prophet, it will work wonders.
"Unlikely, only you and I know the news of someone's disappearance! This prophet could not have known! Napoleon shook his head.
"It's true! After all, we've never been apart during this time! Han Xing nodded and said, he was actually clearing his suspicions and stifling the possibility of himself and Ali joining forces to set up a game (xìng).
"You don't know, this prophet is not only blind, but also half-shēn, usually sitting still, but just now he stood up, judging by his language, demeanor, and even voice, he is definitely not a liar! And he doesn't seem to know French at all, which only means that it was the gods who used his (shēn) body to warn me! Napoleon methodically analyzed.
"I'll go, Ali is really a super dramatist! I had made so many preparations in advance, even I almost believed it! Han Xingbu (jìn) exclaimed in his heart.
"Now it's just a final verification!" Napoleon walked towards Ali.
"I'll go, Napoleon actually played surprise inspection, no, I have to remind Ali!" Han Xing was in a hurry when he heard this, and hurriedly connected Ali with a spiritual link, and warned: "Napoleon is going to test you, you be careful!" ”
Napoleon swaggered up to Ali, took a closer look at his face, and then nodded, intending to turn (shēn) away. However, at this moment, he turned his head abruptly, pointed at Ali's nose in French, and shouted: "Old liar, I see through you!" You're not blind at all, and you can speak French too! You old liar, I'm going to throw you into the deepest and darkest dungeon in Egypt and lock you up for the rest of your life! You're dead, wait to rot inside! ”
"Oh my God, was the trick between us actually unbunked by Napoleon? Miserable! Just when Han Xing yelled that it was not good and wiped a handful of sweat for Ali.
But seeing that Ali did not move at all, when Napoleon cursed him, the watch (qíng) did not change in the slightest, and he looked dumbfounded. After Napoleon finished speaking, he smiled slightly, took out a piece of silver franc from his arms, slapped it on the table in front of Ali, said something in Arabic, probably "sorry" or something, and then pulled Han Xing back in a hurry.
When Han Xing saw this, he understood Napoleon's wave (cāo) work, "The feeling (qíng) is all temptation!" If Ali had a ghost in his heart, when Napoleon turned back, he would definitely be killed by surprise and exposed. Napoleon's curses and threats were in French, and if Ali understood the meaning and felt frightened, this unnaturalness would have come out of his face. And Ali passed the test this time..."