Chapter V: Hanging Death

"Who's coming... Help... Help me. ”

In the empty and silent library, the caretaker, Ms. Eve, is in the midst of a great crisis in her life. The Anglo-Egyptian lady was standing on a long straight ladder in a difficult posture of stepping on stilts. She struggled to maintain a delicate balance while trying to cry out for help in a very faint voice.

"Good day, Lady Eve." A young man dressed as a traditional English gentleman walked into the library, and he looked up and took off his top hat to Eve in the high place, and then said calmly.

"Good day, Mr. Su. Is the end of your Egyptian course for today? Eve was stunned for a moment, the man in front of her had appeared in the museum a few months earlier, studying Egyptian with the curator. Although the two only nodded at each other, she straightened her back and wanted to salute out of politeness. This made the already rickety ladder swing even harder.

"Yes, the curator seems to be looking for you just now. By the way, where is the book on priesthood and spices in ancient Egypt? ”

"The T-word starts with the third row, and the sixth book is."

Hearing the book-related questions, Eve, who was still nervous from the shaking of the ladder, suddenly calmed down. She stood motionless on the ladder for a moment, then gestured to the bookshelf beside her in a calm tone.

"Thanks, do you need help? Ms. Eve. ”

"Well, there's a reason for that." Eve stood awkwardly on the rickety ladder and tried to explain, but soon she put aside her reserve and shouted for help, "Well, I do need help." Oh oh oh, Mr. Su, please hold on to the ladder quickly. ”

With Su Qin's help, Eve finally got out of the previous predicament, and the two talked casually for a few words and were about to separate. Suddenly, there was a strange noise in the Egyptian collection area.

Could it be a thief?

The two of them glanced at each other and quietly walked towards the room where the noise was committing. As soon as he walked into the collection area, Su Qin raised his eyebrows and took the torch in Eve's hand. He walked a few brisk steps and stopped two or three meters away from an ancient coffin.

"It's astonishing, Mr. Jonathan, I didn't know you had a penchant for sleeping with corpses."

"What?"

"How did you show me?"

Slightly drunken words came from inside the coffin, and then a young man with a hippie smile rose inside.

"Your breathing is loud enough to wake up the pharaohs lying here." Su Qin looked back at the rich collection of mummies in the collection area, and said in a wry voice.

"Oh, dear Mr. Advisor, your ears are sensitive enough. Don't worry, these old guys who have been dead for thousands of years will never get up. Do you say yes, sweetheart? Jonathan burped and hugged the mummy in the coffin in a flirtatious and joking tone, before staggering out of the coffin under Eve's tug.

"Mr. Advisor, I heard that you have been collecting ancient Egyptian artifacts lately. Today, ah, no, it's two days ago. Two days ago, I, well, bought a nice little box in Thebes. Are you interested? Speaking of which, Jonathan, though he was full of alcohol, suddenly showed a shrewd look. After deliberately emphasizing the word "buy", he looked at Su Qin expectantly.

"Oh, what kind of box is that? I'll see. Su Qin's eyes flashed, he had been waiting for this day for three months.

Three months ago, they arrived in Cairo. I wanted to find a guide to go to Hamnata or Ashem to find possible distortion points after replenishing the provisions. But as soon as they offered to go to the Hamna Tower, the local guides who were familiar with the terrain rejected them in unison, and no matter how much they raised their salaries, it was useless. All of the team had no experience in desert travel, and they would not dare to rush into the endless Sahara Desert without a skilled guide to lead them, even if they had a map. Forced by dwindling funds, Su Qin had to choose to take a risk.

In this age of ignorance and civilization, the occult has a peculiar importance in the hearts of some in power. The current British Governor General in Egypt is one such superstitious authority. With the ineffective spiritual energy in his hands and the huge knowledge reserves created by the modern information society, Su Qin learned from a certain demon monk who had bewitched the Russian tsar for decades, and successfully seized the position of occult adviser to the governor.

At the same time, he even hinted that if the governor gave himself enough time and money to prepare for the so-called "ritual", he would be able to find out the location of the golden capital of Hamnata with the help of divination.

Out of greed for money and reverence for occult magic. The Governor gave him the green light for all sorts of preparations, not only introducing him to learn ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from the museum curator (he learned very quickly with the help of the translation system). A small group of well-trained soldiers was also appointed to follow his command. Of course, secretly this group of people must also be tasked with spying on him, but Su Qin didn't have the time to care about this kind of thing.

During this period of study, he had basically mastered most of the low-level spiritual abilities recorded in the classics. He even learned some psionic skills unique to the Crow Sect. Without alarming the creatures of the subspace, he could occasionally use a few simple psionic powers. As long as it is not continuously used in a short period of time, the risk from subspace is still under control.

However, whenever he remembered the sacrifice of the god of the underworld with 3,000 years of mana in the movie. Su Qin felt that these shallow natural abilities in his hands were a little insufficient. Fortunately, there is also a prop in the original plot to restrain that monster - the Golden Sutra of the Sun.

15o years is a staggering amount of time, which is far beyond the reach of any one person in the makeshift squad. And they all have things that need to be done in their respective worlds, so finding the distortion point has become the most important task for several people in recent times. One can imagine how excited he must have been when this little iron box appeared in front of Su Qin. Although the map inside means nothing to him, the appearance of the iron box also indicates that a certain survivor from the Hamna Tower has appeared in the Cairo prison. For three months, he has been looking for clues about the other party all the time. But for some reason, even if he borrowed the power of the governor, Su Qin still did not show the other party's existence.

"This box seems to have some meaning." Pressing the excitement in his heart, Su Qin pretended to take the iron box casually. After fumbling around, he realized that he couldn't find the mechanism as easily as in the movie, so he handed it to Eve, who was eager to try it out next to him. Sure enough, this librarian, who was originally unremarkable, found the hidden mechanism in an instant after taking over the iron box.

"Oh, what is this? A piece of papyrus, let me see what is written on it. The royal seal of Seti I, about three thousand years ago, well, this ancient Egyptian record is Ha... Governess... Nata? Hamna Tower! Thanks to her excellent knowledge of archaeology, Eve was surprised to find that this was an ancient map to the legendary golden capital of Hamna.

"What's that? Well, I just want to ask two questions right now. Who is Seti I? Is that dude rich? ”

"Very ...... Very rich. Eve used two very words to emphasize the pharaoh's wealth. This made Jonathan show an expression of excitement and confusion at the same time. He looked up at Su Qin, who was smiling.

"I'll go check with Mr. Curator." Before the other two could react, Eve was already trotting to the curator's office with the map in hand.

Jonathan just wanted to follow, but Su Qin grabbed him.

"Mr. Advisor, do you have the matter? If I'm not in a hurry, I'd like to go over and check if what Eve said is true. Jonathan looked impatient.

"Mr Jonathan, I understand the thirst for treasure of a gambler who owes a lot of debt. But I would like to tell you one thing, Your Excellency the Governor has always been obsessed with the gold of the Tower of Hamna. ”

"What? Wait, it's not fair! By law, I have the right to ......"

"This is Egypt, not England."

“……”

Su Qin expressed the governor's will in a calm tone, and when he heard this, Jonathan's face couldn't help but show a trace of despair. Oppressed by the powerful, this prodigal man tries to make a final struggle. He moved out of the English law, but Su Qin's pointful tone made him consciously shut his mouth.

"Of course, because of the failure of the last treasure hunt, the Governor will not discharge his army without confirming that the treasure is truly there. So I hope this expedition will be with you. Speaking of this, Su Qin suddenly paused. Looking at the extremely lost guy in front of him, Su Qin felt the need to add some motivation to him. So he ......, "But because of the lack of adaptation, I seem to have a bad look in my eyes recently." If there's any windfall this time, I guess I won't be able to see it clearly. ”

"Really? Thank you so much! Mr. Advisor, I solemnly invite you to join this adventure. Hearing this, Jonathan couldn't help but shake Su Qin's hand with his eyes shining.

"Thank you very much for your cooperation, Mr. Jonathan."

At this moment when the two sides reached an agreement, Eve suddenly walked in with a sad face.

"Jonathan, I messed up again."

"Oh my dear sister, what did you give birth to this time?" Jonathan held Eve with a headache and comforted:

"Your Map ......"

"What's wrong with my baby map?" At the sight of the word map, Jonathan jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on.

“………… Go up in flames. ”

"Oh God! You must be hating me! Jonathan let out a scream with his head in his hands.

"Mr. Jonathan, don't be in a hurry. Now that the map is ruined, you might as well think back to where you got this little tin box. Su Qin shook the iron box in his hand and began to guide Jonathan to think in the direction he wanted.

"By the way, that drunk!" Jonathan suddenly stood up and patted his head, his face once again showing excitement.

"What drunkard? Didn't you say that the box was bought from Thebes? Wait, you're lying to me again. Eve said with round eyes and an unhappy tone.

"Oh, dear sister, I have always deceived everyone equally. Oh, except for you Mr. Advisor. ”

"It's okay, if it's convenient, I hope you can tell me the story of that drunk in detail."

"Oh, it's a long story, and I can tell you more on the way to the Cairo prison."

"My pleasure, but let me send a letter to the Governor first."

Su Qin walked out of the museum and stretched out his hand to signal the soldiers waiting for the door to come over, and he handed the written letter to the non-commissioned officer who led the team, and asked this person to pass it on to the rest of the temporary team. Because the letter was written in Chinese, he wasn't worried about someone peeking at the contents.

A few hours later, they were guided by the jailer to the stands next to the prison gallows.

"Warden, these gentlemen and ladies want to see you. They said they were going to find someone in prison. The jailer said respectfully.

"Oh yes? A few welcome to Cairo Prison. If you want to find someone, please wait for me to watch this execution, and the guy on the stage who wants to have fun will definitely find the fun he wants, hahahaha. The warden said with a mocking smile, and the rotten tooth, yellowed by inferior tobacco, was wantonly exposed to the air. Seeing this, Eve couldn't help but show a look of disgust, and at the same time took two steps back and hid behind Jonathan.

The warden, who was bored with himself, rolled his eyes and angrily shouted orders to the jailer who was being sentenced to death.

"Hang him!"

"Wait, that guy is the drunkard I was talking about." Jonathan stared at it, and then screamed like a businessman who was about to go bankrupt.

"Oh, he's got a strong neck. It's a pity that you said it too late, sir," the warden laughed and turned triumphantly to look at Jonathan, as if he had taken some pleasure from his watch.

"1oo pounds buys him a life." At this time, Eve was more calm.

"Nope." The warden flatly refused.

"5oo pounds plus the friendship of an advisor to the Governor." Eve turned her head to look at Su Qin, and seeing that he didn't object, she began to continue to increase the price.

"Wait, which Mr. Consultant are you referring to?" The Warden frowned a little uneasily, he had recently heard that the Governor had a terrible advisor on his side, and there were even rumors that the guy was a wizard.

"Of course it'......"

"We might as well put that drunkard down and discuss the price. You tell me? Mr. Warden. ”

Before Eve could finish speaking, Su Qin interrupted the bargaining between the two, because O'Connor, the protagonist of the original work, who was hanging in mid-air, had already begun to foam at the mouth. At the same time, he gently shook his fingers to draw a small stream of psionic energy from the subspace.

"Well, I hope you guys can give a good price. Otherwise, I'll have to put in the effort to hang that guy up again. The warden suddenly showed a trance-like expression, and he said with a stiff face.

"Trust me, you'll be satisfied."

Su Qin responded politely, looking at his dark eyes and feeling dizzy, the warden couldn't help but swallow his spit, and loudly ordered the jailer to put down O'Connor, who was about to be hanged.

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