Chapter 139: The Deal with Immorton
London, England, 1926
After a hard journey by boat from the port of Giza, William and his party finally arrived in the most powerful country in the world at this time, England.
Despite the blows of the First World War, the British Empire at this time is still a well-deserved overlord in this world, Jackie Chan and Wallon followed behind William, and the high priest Immorton accompanied William to play board games, which is an ancient Egyptian Senite game, a game designed according to the path of the dead to Hades, Evelyn leaned behind William and watched William play cards, at this time everyone's mood was in high spirits.
Jackie Chan was happy to see the British Empire in the last century, Wallon was happy to cash in the gold and silver he received from Hamnata, and Jonathan was equally happy, compared to Egypt, once he had money, he couldn't wait to live a life of a superior man in London, England.
The boat listened on the dock, William looked at the unfinished chessboard, looked at Immorton, hugged Evelyn beside him, and then leaned back in his chair and asked comfortably, "How is the world in three thousand years." ”
"Amazing, isn't it? The traces of magic are gone, and it is science that affects every aspect of life in this world, and the gods are no longer visible. Immorton said calmly.
"But gods are always there, aren't they?" William said.
Immorton was silent, the relationship between the two was very delicate, although they cooperated with each other, but each other also had their own thoughts, but William was now on the strong side, so Immorton could only hide all his thoughts.
Immorton is not without hole cards, the descendants of the Pharaoh's Guardian survived and developed in Egypt in the form of a secret society, and can continue at the same time, which shows that the descendants of the Pharaoh's Guardian have a solid organization, have their own ideals and stable sources of funding, and constantly have fresh blood to join, which is a pivotal force in Egypt, in the same way, after Immorton assassinated Pharaoh Seti I, he was sentenced to insect devouring and sealed in the mausoleum of Hamnata Tower, in the sarcophagus at the foot of Anubis, the god of death, never able to die, and the monks who faithfully followed him, the high priest, were also mummified, but were not punished like him.
It's just that from the eighteenth dynasty onwards, the position of the high priest became prominent, Visil (prime minister) and the high priest began to be held by the same person, during the nineteenth and twentieth dynasties, even the priests became the de facto rulers of Upper Egypt, and the priestly class loyal to the high priest Immorton was not small, even if Ramses II continued to attack after succeeding to the throne, but they also survived and multiplied like the descendants of the pharaoh's guard, and also formed a secret society that worshiped Immorton and tried to resurrect him, At the beginning of the second episode, it is they who re-excavate the Tower of Hamna and resurrect Immorton at the British Museum.
It's just that the loyalty of the monks of Immorton three thousand years ago to Immorton may be undoubted, and they can continue to fight with the descendants of the Pharaoh's Guardian under the suppression of the Pharaoh and the monks of Thebes, they also have their own goals and ideals, but three thousand years of time is enough to change many things, not only the collapse of the Egyptian dynasty, the vicissitudes of life, the changes in the main nation, the change of faith, and at the same time, the descendants of the monks who are loyal to Immorton have long ceased to be so pure, In order to perpetuate their organization, they have long since deteriorated.
The idea of resurrecting Immorton may have always existed, but their purpose in resurrecting Immorton was only to use Immorton's power to conquer and rule the world, and then obtain great power and wealth, which was also determined by the will and interests of the descendants of the monks, which made Immorton have to challenge the Scorpion Emperor and gain the dominance of the Anubis Legion.
William put his arms around Evelyn's body, his eyes were quite clear, "I know what you want, you should also know what I want, we are mutually beneficial companions, in the team of this trip, Jonathan wants to get rich, Jackie Chan wants to save the world, Valon wants to get the treasure of the Golden Rooster King, and you want to resurrect your lover Ansuna with the power of the Black Sutra of the Undead, and I want the Dragon Emperor's Terracotta Army and the Scorpion Emperor's Anubis Legion, all of us have common interests." ”
"I'm not your master, I've never been, we're partners, we're friends, we're like-minded people." William began to change his words, and if he wanted to make employees die, he had to put down his position and promise the interests of the other party, and if he was too arrogant, it would not be conducive to the rule.
As soon as the sun jumped out of the sea, William's ship was ready to start docking, the sea and sky to the east were reflected crimson, and Immorton's mana had begun to slowly recover.
Immorton was indeed judged by the summoning thunderbolt of the Sky Dragon of Osiris, thus losing his immortal body and mana, but he only lost his strength and did not lose the root of his power, he still has a small part of his mana left, and as time goes by, he is recovering his strength little by little during the journey to England, as long as he is given some more time, he will soon be able to recover to his provincial period.
As the high priest of the pharaoh during his lifetime, Imo was the leader of all the monks, and being able to sit in this position not only symbolizes his high status, but also means that he is more favored by the gods, has great magical power, and after death, he is cursed to become an immortal demon, which only strengthens his power, this huge dark power is far more powerful than he was alive.
The same is true of the Dragon Emperor, once he comes back from the dead, he may be even more powerful than Immorton, especially the soldiers who are cursed like the Dragon Emperor, once they cross the Great Wall, they will become a powerful army that will never die.
In a sense, if he chooses one of the two, William is not interested in the endless army of Anubis, but the army of the Dragon Emperor's terracotta army, which absolutely does not contain any national feelings, and is completely the benefit of being in the rule.
Although the Anubis army is endless, as long as the head is cut off, it will die, and the Dragon Emperor's terracotta army will not die after stepping out of the Great Wall, and the Dragon Emperor's terracotta army is human after all, so if the modern scientific and technological weapons of human beings, guns are equipped on the terracotta army, how spectacular it will be, as long as he can return to the original world with modern scientific and technological weapons and terracotta army.
Not to mention the evil dragon William, even if he participated in the Crusades to recover the fallen holy land of Jerusalem, and saved the Eastern Rome (Byzantium), which was attacked by the Ottoman Empire and was about to die at any time, he was full of confidence.
"What can I do for you?" Immorton asked.
"I want to slay the dragon, and then inherit the power of the Dragon Emperor, legend has it that the Dragon Emperor holds the power of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and I need to perform a ritual to let this power belong to me after the death of the Dragon Emperor." William said.
"You think I can do that." Immorton said.
"Why not, isn't that what the Egyptian gods were? The Egyptian gods had limited authority over power, and if they needed to achieve a goal beyond his authority, they had to merge with each other and share each other's power for a short time. In order to rejuvenate the sun god Ra, every time he is dying, he will merge with Osiris, and new gods will appear when they are combined, such as the union of Amun and Ra, and the three images of the sun god morning, noon and evening, which can be shared means that they can be taken away. ”
William's hand pressed on Evelyn's chest, Evelyn felt something, her face turned red, and then she saw William and said softly, "Imhotep (Imhotep), the great architect, high priest, physician, Visir, the founder of Egyptian astronomy and architecture, the creator of the pyramids, the only mortal in Egyptian history to become a god, the god of medicine and the embodiment of wisdom, the protector of the secretary, you can inherit this name, can you really not do it?" ”
Putting the name of God in one's own name is the name of the throne, and it is a privilege belonging to the pharaoh, and the fact that the high priest was able to do this only proves the superiority of the high priest Immorton.
"Your Majesty, I can try it for you." Immorton got down on one knee.
"I'll forgive you no matter what." William reached out to support his body.
The deal was made in a conversation, to put it mildly.