Chapter XXXI: The Obelisk
From the moment they set foot on the Tower of Hamna, the capital of the dead, the members of the Samsara Squad felt a strong malice that enveloped them at all times, and the surrounding stone buildings, especially those tall obelisks, were engraved with mysterious hieroglyphs, and the gold-wrapped spires reflected the brilliance of the sun. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"The obelisk is another architectural masterpiece of ancient Egypt and a monument to the worship of the sun god Ra in ancient Egypt, and it is the most characteristic symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization other than the pyramids." Chen Ang read the hieroglyphs on it and introduced it to Hong Fan and the others.
Hong Fan tightened the black-clothed cloak on his body and muttered, "I feel that it exudes a disgusting energy. ”
Chen Ang carefully observed the record above, and said casually: "Of course, the text on this is a poem in praise of the sun god, you a vampire standing under it, of course you will feel awkward, if I didn't control the energy it emitted in advance, more than half of the people here would be unlucky, and the energy emitted by the spire will turn you into ashes." ”
As he spoke, Chen Ang handed Zhang Ziqiang a black cloth and asked him to cover the golden spires of these obelisks.
"Half of us are vampires, and it's still early for the sun to go down, and the sun shines on these obelisks, and the light reflected like a dazzling sun carries a lot of positive energy, and for them, it is a deadly holy light. The effect is roughly like a person falling into a sulfuric acid barrel. There are a total of nine obelisks, large and small, and the sunlight reflected by them will shine on the golden spires of the other obelisks, forming a reflection group, drawing positive energy from the sun's rays and accumulating them. The positive energy accumulated over thousands of years, I'm afraid Imorton wouldn't dare to touch it easily......"
Hearing Chen Ang's words, Hong Fan couldn't help but tremble, he glanced at these mysterious and elegant buildings in fear, and whispered, "Can't you tear them down?" Even if it was covered with a black cloth, I felt awkward underneath. It's too dangerous! It's still safer to dismantle it......"
When Jonathan heard this, he hurriedly nodded and agreed: "That's right, you don't need to move the other inscriptions and the body of the tower, just remove the golden spire!" ”
Chen Ang glanced back at O'Connor and the three of them when he heard this, and saw that Evelyn was busy transcribing the words on the obelisk, and did not react to Jonathan's words, and couldn't help but sneer, these so-called Western archaeologists have such views on the protection of cultural relics, since Egypt was colonized, a large number of obelisks have been destroyed and taken away by Western colonists.
They are obsessed with the hieroglyphs on the obelisks, the mysterious and beautiful shape of the golden spires like pyramids, so they smash the obelisks one by one, tear down the precious golden spires, and bring them back to their own countries for 'protection', which is not their practice for a while, in fact, they continue to do so until the twenty-first century.
If it weren't for Chen Ang's intervention, Evelyn and O'Connor in the original plot would probably have happily collected a large number of relics from the Tower of Hamna, smashed down the obelisk here, pried away the gold decoration of the spire, smashed the head of the god, glued away the murals in the stone chamber with adhesive tape, and then brought them back to London under the banner of research.
Just like their predecessors and descendants did in Dunhuang, in Angkor Wat, in the Euphrates River Temple.
Chen Ang said to Hong Fan slowly: "These obelisks have very valuable research value, whether in archaeology, theological research, or in the study of magic and divine arts, their existence is a whole, even without these, they are invaluable works of art." These works of art and research value are not isolated, they are one with the city and the Hamna Tower, the capital of the dead. They are a whole! ”
"If you dare to move these obelisks and destroy the overall research value here, then I don't mind studying the mechanism of the destruction of positive energy on the blood clan when I lack research subjects. The way to do this is to hang you up and then use these obelisks to scorch you and see if you can develop resistances, or how the Divine Light can damage you......"
Hong Fan imagined this picture for a moment, and immediately became honest, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that Zhang Ziqiang is not strict enough, this is a major matter related to life...... I'm going to check it out! ”
Zhang Ziqiang, who was rushing over, heard this sentence and wondered: "What are you checking?" I have covered five or six layers, in order to prevent the wind from lifting, I also used hemp rope to tie a few circles underneath, which is very safe! ”
After listening to Zhao Yingqi's retelling next to him, Zhang Ziqiang groaned instead, and he raised his head and asked, "You mean, the obelisk here may be a means reserved by the ancient Egyptians to guard against Immorton?" Can we ...... then?"
"No," Chen Ang guessed what he wanted to ask, and vetoed it out.
He explained: "These obelisks are quite old, although the age of formation varies, but the first two are well before the Thirteenth Dynasty and the Fourteenth Dynasty where Immorton was buried, which means that Immorton knew of their existence and may have even personally participated in the restoration work, and the possibility of using this to trick him is almost non-existent." ”
Chen Ang stroked the stone body of the obelisk and said quietly: "Moreover, the Hamna Tower is the tomb of the pharaohs of all generations, and it was already a forbidden place in the time of Immorton. The history is very long, do you think that there is an evil existence like Immorton suppressed in it? ”
Zhang Ziqiang suddenly said in horror: "What do you mean? ”
Feeling the huge energy contained in this stone stele, Chen Ang smiled: "I said that these obelisks have a longer history than Immorton, so what were they used for before Immorton?" The biggest role of the obelisk was to suppress evil and protect the Egyptians at that time, so what evil did they suppress before Immorton? ”
Everyone in the reincarnation team was shocked, and in retrospect, although there is a villain in the mummy plot, but now that the main god has turned this plot world into reality, will it follow the plot in the movie?
According to Zhang Ziqiang's experience, most of the plot world created by the main god is still based on logic and reality to supplement the blank space that the plot is not described, so the blank historical time in the pharaoh's tomb in the capital of the dead is inevitably a little too much, and how many secrets are hidden here, I'm afraid the main god can't say for sure.
"If these obelisks are destroyed! Then the balance between the yin and yang sides of the Hamna Tower will also change dramatically, and this change is enough to destroy the balance of time precipitation here...... During the day, it is the temple of the Egyptian gods, and at night it is the sleeping tomb of the pharaohs, and the power of the yin and yang sides has been balanced here for thousands of years. ”
"If anyone destroys these obelisks and destroys the temples of the gods of the sun, then the disturbed pharaoh's spirits will be irrepressible, and the unbalanced Hamna Tower will be your burial place."
Chen Ang smiled, "In the same way, this short time when the curse is weakened will also disappear due to the destruction of balance. He looked at the ruins of this huge city and said to Zhang Ziqiang and the others: "The reason why this place is so quiet is because of the curse that protects this place during the day, and it is weakened to the lowest because of the changes in the sky. ”
"If you underestimate this city because of this, then it will not be long before you see the terrible power that has been accumulated here for thousands of years."
After listening to Chen Ang's words, Zhang Ziqiang and the others immediately became honest and did not interfere in the cleanup of Hamnata led by Chen Ang.
Terrance came over with a smile at this time, and they even said hello, called Chen Ang away and asked in a low voice: "What we are going to do next is much more serious than this, listening to what you told them, you won't have nothing to do!" ”
Chen Ang sneered: "A few rotten bones that have been dead for more than 2,000 years, plus a few little gods who have broken down, what trouble can there be?" I just don't want them to touch my stuff when I say that. Chen Ang looked around at this ancient city half-buried under the yellow sand, nodded and smiled: "The first time I saw this place, when I saw these mysterious spell runes, the magic energy and blessings that had accumulated for thousands of years, as well as the souls and mummies of those pharaohs, I decided - this will be my city." Everything of value is my research object and property. ”
Terrance nodded and replied, "There are the bones and souls of eleven pharaohs from fourteen dynasties buried here, each of them is the greatest priest of Egypt, they are favored by the sun god Ra, their souls are extremely powerful, and there are many pharaohs who are proficient in Egyptian culture, writing and mysteries, among them are the most powerful priests and astronators, and even the cruel pharaohs who are proficient in curses and black magic. ”
"The Egyptians at that time revered and feared them, they revered the holiness of Pharaoh, and they feared Pharaoh's cruelty, power and authority, so they built this capital of the dead, so that Pharaohs could rule the world of the dead after death, and prevent those cruel Pharaohs from coming out to persecute them. Compared to the pharaonic tyrants in the City of the Dead, Immorton is like a child. ”
"This is something that your mausoleum keepers have inherited?" Chen Ang showed a playful smile and asked casually.
Terrance shuddered and replied respectfully, "Yes, my master." The greatest task of the tomb keepers was to appease the spirits of these brutal pharaohs and prevent them from rushing out of the capital of the dead in a rage to regain control over Egypt. Immorton was only the most dangerous of them all, not the most powerful, for he was obsessed with his curse, and he wanted to destroy Cairo all the time. ”
"Most of the pharaohs were in a quiet slumber. As long as you don't provoke them, it's relatively safe. ”
Chen Ang thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said, "These are excellent materials and experimental subjects!" Each of the pharaohs buried a large number of faithful guards and slaves, who guarded their tombs, placed a great deal of wealth in the capital of the dead, and the most powerful and vicious curse, the Lord God of Egypt, cursed us for destroying and entering the place. ”
"These curses have been destined to be used on you, they can enable you to gain a powerful power comparable to the oldest bloodline overnight, but at least hundreds of thousands of troops buried here, the souls of slaves, and a large number of spells, divine energy, and even those powerful pharaohs, will be mine."