Chapter 117: The Golden Mask
The documents I read were all ancient Egyptians, so even if Yan Zizi introspected, he couldn't fully interpret them, so he had to spend money to hire the curator of the museum to interpret these historical materials for them. .org
"So in fact this pharaoh existed for a period of time between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties?" Yan asked introspectively.
The curator replied: "There are very few historical records during this time, and most of these documents are made up of some wild histories, after all, no one knows where the pyramid of the pharaoh is, but if you want to know the history of the Eighteenth Dynasty, I can give you a good introduction, talking about the golden masks and golden coffins left by the pharaohs of that dynasty are very famous." ”
Xu Wei heard the words Golden Mask and said, "Please tell me in detail." After all, Xu Wei is also a person who has worked hard, and some simple English communication can still be done.
The director of a museum, of course, is no stranger to this international language, and he says: "One of the famous pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1567-1320 BC) was Tutankhamun (1361-1352 BC), the owner of the famous golden mask. Tutankhamun, the 11th king of the 18th dynasty, died at the age of ten from a head wound above his left eye. ”
"Tutankhamun's tomb was not hidden in a high pyramid, but was built underground, so it remained undiscovered for a long time.
It wasn't until November 5, 1922, that British archaeologist Howard Carter finally found the entrance to Tutankhamun's mausoleum. He was dug at the bottom of a cliff, under the mausoleum of another famous pharaoh, Ramses VI.
When Carter's collaborator Canafon arrived, they opened two doors in a row, and the countless treasures almost suffocated everyone present. On February 17 of the following year, a third door was discovered, and here they opened Tutankhamun's extravagant coffin. It was also here that Carter found a plaque made of clay. A few days later, the inscription on this plaque was translated: "Whoever disturbs the peace of this pharaoh, the 'wings of death' will descend on his head." Since then, Tutankhamun's curse seems to have spread from the shadows of antiquity. For decades, almost all those who dared to enter the pharaoh's tomb answered the spell and were either killed on the spot or died in agony soon after suffering from a strange illness. ”
"If it weren't for this curse, his tomb would have been looted and destroyed, and how could those things have been preserved intact."
Yan introspected: "Actually, some biologists have suggested that it is caused by a fungus. ”
"Even though science can explain it, we still believe that the pharaoh's tomb has the power of curse." The curator shook his head.
Xu Wei said: "Can you describe the appearance of the golden mask in detail?" ”
The curator said: "The mask has always been treasured in the National Museum of Egypt, you can see it for yourself if you have the chance, but you ask us to say it, then I will describe what the mask looks like." ”
"The mask is made of gold leaf with gemstones and stained glass. The forehead is decorated with the god eagle and the god cobra, symbolizing upper and lower Egypt (the condor is the protector in Upper Egypt and the snake is the protector in Lower Egypt); Underneath is a beard that symbolizes Osiris, the god of the underworld. ”
"It's exactly the same as my mask, so my mask actually belongs to the Pharaoh? And the Eight Mirrors are Japanese artifacts, so are the twelve props legendary items and artifacts of various countries? ”
The two discussed in a whisper, and the curator chattered about the history of Egypt, slowly from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Nineteenth Dynasty.
After greeting Xingyue, the three of them secretly ran out of the museum, and sat in the car Xu Wei said: "It seems that it is difficult to find the information about the mausoleum we are digging." ”
Yan Zijiu also nodded and said, "But at least I understand the regular traps in the mausoleum, so you must be careful when you go down." ”
"We can let the group of archaeologists go down first, and when they get the stuff, we'll take over." Xu Wei said.
"You kid has opened up and knows who is looking for thunder." Yan smiled introspectively.
"As you said, the Pharaoh's tomb is full of organs, and if we go down, we will indeed have to have nine lives like cats, and there will be 24 hours of madness at the end, and we have to do it as a last resort." Xu Wei sighed.
"The main thing I have is another consideration, if we follow it, will it directly cause supernatural phenomena such as curses, but they ordinary people go down, do they only need to face the mechanism in the mausoleum, and although the mechanism is terrible, but the current scientific and technological power is not weak, as long as they bring enough weapons and supplies, it is not considered to let them be used as cannon fodder to die."
Yan introspected: "You are becoming more and more like a leader now, and you are thinking about things more and more comprehensively. ”
Xu Wei looked at the long yellow sand and took out a bottle of water and drank: "This is also forced out all the way, if there is no damn game task, I am probably still going to my class safely, looking forward to every rest, every day of the game, I can live very comfortably." ”
"Some people just want their lives to change, to have more exciting things to do, to cultivate like that, to call the wind and rain, and then to become the god who dominates everything, don't you think it's a good day? We're heading for that. ”
Xu Wei laughed at himself: "Before this happened, I did hope to be able to cross or something, as you said, but if something like this really happened, it made me want to return to the ordinary, and it is really hypocritical for a creature like a human." ”
"The main thing is that there is no luck and fate of the protagonist! There's nothing hard to do all day, that's why you're disgusted. Yan introspectively laughed heartily.
"Say whatever you want." Xu Wei didn't want to mention more.
Xingyue was already asleep in the back row, and the three of them were also tired from this day's travel, so they came to the hotel to stay.
In fact, they can have a lot of things to do during the period before digging through, or they can not do anything, this mission has no time limit, no limit area, Xu Wei If they want, they can fly anywhere else, but the consequences will be unpredictable.
Soon Xu Wei fell into a deep sleep, in the dream, he dreamed of a huge sandstorm, countless terrible beetles, huge scorpions, and mummies wrapped in countless yellowing and rotten bandages, they kept attacking the three of them, the yellow sand devoured them, the beetles ate their bones, the scorpions cut off their bodies, and the mummies sucked their blood dry.
In the quiet hotel room, Xu Wei woke up in a cold sweat, the dream was so vivid, it was like the end of their mission......