Chapter 5: The Mystery of Construction
Including Tatu, who was watching from the sidelines, the result of the opponent's sudden outburst and the destruction of the opponent's ability to resist with one blow was also a big surprise.
After a brief silence, hundreds of slaves in the surrounding area cheered high and low at the same time.
Xi'an has always bullied the weak and has a lot of grievances. At this time, he was seriously injured and fell to the ground, and no one was afraid of him, so the slaves cheered with each other.
"Shut it up!" a loud cry shook out, like a thunderbolt on the ground. The middle-aged overseer's face was fierce, he looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on Fang Di's face, and said in a deep voice: "If you fight with other slaves without authorization, you should be punished with whipping to set an example." Whoever comes, is immediately punished. ”
In the squad of Egyptian soldiers who lined up around the perimeter and were always responsible for supervising the slaves, two biao-shaped soldiers stepped out, holding heavy leather whips like children's arms, and forced them towards Fang Di.
'Whew!'
One of the soldiers sneered and swung the whip in his hand, making a muffled sound that tore through the air.
Fang Di was not prepared to resist or flee senselessly, and stood calmly in place.
It is important to know that every slave is an integral part of the labor force in the construction of the pyramid, and slaves are constantly dying due to the heavy physical labor on weekdays. Therefore, the overseers and soldiers were entitled to flog and punish slaves, but unless the slaves rioted or tried to escape, in most cases, they were not allowed to directly maim and kill the slaves, thereby delaying the construction of the pyramids.
Previously, Fang Di was provoked by Xi'an, and he counterattacked, not on his own initiative, everyone here can see it. Therefore, the approach of the two Egyptian soldiers was to torture and whip each other, not to endanger his life, and there was really no need to resist without any chance of victory.
However, just as the soldier walked in and was about to be executed, a voice interjected gently:
"It is not easy for the slaves to work all day, and it was Xi'an's waste provocation before, this is called Fang Di's foreign slave, so the punishment of whipping will be waived for the time being. ”
Everyone looked at the speaker, surprised. The one who said that Fang Di was exempted from punishment was actually Tatu, who had always taken pleasure in beating slaves.
If Tatu asked for a heavier punishment, Fang Di felt that it was normal, but his statement that he was exempted from the whipping was not only abnormal?
Under the gaze of everyone, Tatu said in a deep voice: "The whipping can be avoided, but it cannot be unpunished, since you have injured Xi'an, then your workload will be doubled today, and you are not allowed to rest at night, you have to work all night to make up for your mistakes." ”
Working all night, this punishment is not insignificant, but the uneasiness in Fang Di's heart has not diminished at all, and he still feels that this is not Tatu's final resort.
However, Tatu did not continue, and did not speak again, but there was a clear mockery in his gaze when he looked at Fang Di.
"Now that Lord Tatu is gracious, you damned slaves, don't get out of here. The middle-aged overseer said, "Come, take this fool away and allow him to rest for a day, and if he is not able to work normally tomorrow, report to the governor and apply for him to be put to death." ”
No one was interested in taking another look at the unconscious Xi'an, and the slaves, led by the soldiers, were orderly dispatched to the various duty stations.
Fang Di's job became to replace Xi'an during the day, carrying stones, and he was not allowed to rest at night, and he had to go to the pyramid to polish the stones and complete the workload of two people.
'Pong!'
There was a tremor like a mountain falling to the ground, and the dust flew and the earth trembled. It is a boulder hauled by cows, horses, and slaves, and finally stopped at a predetermined position under the pyramid after being pushed by rolling logs, and fell to the ground.
Like the slaves who worked with him, Fang Di sweated profusely from the side of the boulder, which was nearly human-high, revealing a calm and cold face, and a lean body that followed the customs of the locals, only a piece of animal skin around his waist.
Those who were not personally involved in the construction of the pyramid could never have imagined the hardships involved.
The magnificent pyramids of ancient Egypt are each made up of hundreds of thousands, millions of huge stones, the largest of which is more than 30 tons, and the smallest is about 2 tons.
In modern times with the rapid development of science and technology, there is no perfect explanation for the mystery of pyramid construction.
In those ancient years ago, in what incredible way did the Egyptians accomplish such a magnificent and miraculous building?
Later speculations generally believe that the construction of the pyramids was most likely done in two ways.
The first is to use cattle and horses, manpower, plus quicksand and rolling wood to push the force, and then build a winch wooden frame by the principle of mechanics, and place the boulders in the corresponding position exactly to complete the construction of the pyramid over time.
If this method is true, it proves that the ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago had mastered the construction techniques that even modern people would be amazed and marveled at. This in itself is a puzzle that makes people puzzled.
Not to mention the construction of the pyramids, there is also incredible knowledge about pi, the distance between the earth and the sun, and the sum of the earth's own mass.
Another idea about the mystery of the pyramid construction was developed by the French scientist David Duvis.
He believed that the megaliths used to build the pyramids were poured by hand, not all natural complete stones, but were broken into pieces, and the materials were first transported to a higher place, and then poured into guò to form complete monoliths weighing several tons.
This statement is also mysterious, could it be that the ancient Egyptians mastered the technology of pouring concrete thousands of years ago?
However, the French scientist who put forward this speculation also found a hair of an ancient Egyptian thousands of years ago inside the megalith where the pyramids were built, which seems to confirm the correctness of his inference.
In fact, there is also a speculation about the pyramids, which is the most fanciful. Some people directly pointed out that the pyramids were by no means successful for the ancients at that time, because there were too many unexplainable mysteries in them. Such architectural monuments can only be explained by extraterrestrial visitors.
No one can prove which one is correct. Modern people can only revel in the myths and legends of pyramid puzzles.
It was only when Fang Di came to this incredible time and participated in this great building that he was able to determine that some of the later analyses of the pyramid construction were correct.
At least the first two inferences have been confirmed, and the Egyptians did use tens of thousands of laborers to transport huge stones thousands of miles to complete the construction of the pyramids.
In a small number of special locations, there are people who are really using primitive pouring techniques, using a liquid that seems to be extracted from plants, pouring and solidifying stone powder into stones.
These two methods were carried out at the same time, and their construction speed far exceeded later estimates.
But even though he personally participated in the construction of the pyramid, Fang Di still didn't understand one thing. That is, in these days, he has never seen with his own eyes, any huge boulder weighing more than ten tons and extremely large is transported from the ground and placed on top of more than half of the pyramid.
Just like Fang Di and the slaves, the boulder that had just been transported was placed at the bottom of the pyramid, and then quietly lined up with dozens of other large boulders, and no one moved it to the top of the pyramid.
These extraordinarily large stones seem to be waiting for some more special means to complete the final transport to the pyramids.
As Fang Di muttered, the whispers of other slaves came from beside him.
Someone said in a tone of awe, "・・・・・・ tomorrow is the day when the priests of the holy city are sent by Pharaoh to show the glory of the gods." ”
"Well, I wonder what kind of miracles I'll see?" another voice responded.
The speakers were two middle-aged slaves who had been working on the construction site for a long time.
The two slaves were about to continue talking, when the shouting and scolding of the overseers could be heard not far away, and several of the slaves who were talking or listening immediately stopped talking and threw themselves into another hauling of the boulder.
"Pharaoh sent priests ・・・・・・ show the glory of the gods!" Fang Di recalled the whispers of the two slaves, and looked at the boulder that had been hauled earlier, his thoughts moving slightly.
The day's busyness was over, the heavy work was over, the slaves were given a rare respite, and everyone had the joy of being reborn.
Soon, only a handful of people remained on the site, slaves who had been disciplined and who still needed to continue their work after the others had dispersed.
Night is coming.
Fang Di followed behind one of the soldiers and walked towards the triangular entrance built at a height of several feet above the ground in the pyramid.
He needed to work all night in the tower.
Suddenly, at the moment when Fang Duotong Guò climbed the wooden frame and stepped into the entrance of the pyramid, there was an inexplicable strange change on his forehead, and a dark golden brilliance quietly flowed out.