After Zhang Ziqiang returned from the Suez Canal Company, he saw Hong Fan squatting at the door with a gloomy face, smoking. He went up to pluck the cigarette butt and asked, "You're back so soon? Where's Dr. Chen? "
"He's interrogating Curator Terence inside!" Hong Fan touched the bruise on his face and said with a bitter smile, "Qiangzi, I've embarrassed myself today! I'm not even as good as a weak scientist. "
"What happened?" Zhang Ziqiang asked in a low voice.
"Sigh! We went to catch Curator Terence, and it turned out that the curator was completely different from the one in the plot. He actually knew magic, and the museum was full of his puppets. He almost escaped! Then, it was Dr. Chen who caught him! "Hong Fan gestured." He only used a pistol. "
"Isn't he a biological scientist? How does he know how to interrogate? "Zhang Ziqiang glanced into the room and asked.
Hong Fan looked up. "Yes! He didn't know how to interrogate, but he knew psychology, and he used what he learned. There were plenty of people to learn from in this prison. He found two prison guards who were good at it, and after ten minutes, he did better than them. Now, he's still learning ancient Egyptian occultism, hieroglyphics, and sacrificial culture … "
"I watched from the side as he spent thirty minutes getting information about the organization left behind by the priests of Imoden. After that, he asked about the culture and legends of the gravekeeper tribe. At that time, I didn't understand a single thing. Then, when he learned hieroglyphics and ancient Egyptian from Terence, I couldn't understand a single word. After that, they were talking about magic and occultism, and I came out to smoke! "
Hong Fan took the cigarette butt from Zhang Ziqiang's hand, took a deep drag, and blew out smoke rings. "That Terence is also a Ph.D., a Ph.D. who studies ancient Egyptian culture. What the hell can I do when two Ph.D.'s are discussing academics?"
"It feels like they're discriminating against my education." Hong Fan threw the cigarette butt at his feet and ground it back and forth with the sole of his shoe.
Chen Ang, who was talking to Dr. Terrence, seemed to sense something. He looked back at the door. The relationship between the two did not seem to be that of a kidnapper and a kidnapper. Dr. Terrence was sitting on the sofa, fiddling with the collar around his neck. Chen Ang was sitting beside him. The two were drinking black tea like a pair of friends chatting.
In fact, Dr. Terence wasn't just an expert in ancient Egyptian culture, he was also a master of Egyptian occultism. He had inherited the priest culture of the gravekeeper tribe from the pharaohs, and had been studying ancient Egyptian scholarship for many years. He was already an internationally renowned master. This status allowed him to obtain even more ancient mysterious legacies.
Although he didn't look like much, in fact, Terence was already the most powerful priest on the gravekeeper's side. In today's occultism world, he was also a very powerful existence.
Chen Ang was now a Ph.D. in biology, but in fact, he was also very accomplished in western occultism research. He was also one of the few wizards who could obtain the title of Grand Arcanist. Because of his identity, he couldn't show it in front of the Lord God, but it wasn't difficult for him to understand and learn from Dr. Terence's knowledge.
"Dr. Terence, I'm sorry to use this bomb collar to control you, but you don't have to fiddle with it anymore. The lock uses a thirteen-digit electronic lock, and with the program I designed, no one in this world can open it. Also, if it leaves your neck, it will explode. "
Dr. Terence helplessly touched the collar and said, "I've already agreed to cooperate with you. As long as you don't let Imoden out and don't harm our tribe, I'll do my best to help you explore the city of the dead. "
"Usually, it's other people who go to my country to explore and do archaeology, but I want to go to the great ruins of other countries to plunder … no, to be precise, I've been doing archaeology for a long time." Chen Ang nodded and smiled. "So I can understand your feelings, and I don't believe you'll obediently obey us."
"The Qing Kingdom?" Dr. Terence was surprised.
"I'd rather you call it China, the Central Kingdom, not the Kingdom of Porcelain! Of course, the fact that you know the word 'Qing' means that you know more about our country than most western scholars, "Chen Ang explained.
"The mysterious and great Ceris, the country praised by Voltaire!" Dr. Terence complimented.
"My student, Evelyn, is also preparing to search for Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead. I believe that you will not disturb the vengeful spirits that have been cursed there for thousands of years. Even though his soul has already returned to the Underworld, the vengeful energy from Imhotep's bite will only strengthen his soul and magic power. Anubis favors him. He's even scarier than when he was alive! "
"Once he's released, he'll destroy all life in this land," Terence advised.
"And the city of the dead is the mausoleum of the pharaohs. The pharaohs have ordered the priests to set many powerful curses there. It's also a taboo among us. All greedy people try to find it, but they usually don't even have their bones left. Listen to me, there's unspeakable horror there. I advise you to cancel your trip … "
Chen Ang said slowly, "You've neglected the calendar and time … In the ancient Egyptian calendar, this year is the Year of the Cat, and the Sirius is rising with the sun. It's close to the birthday of Osiris, the god of the underworld. On that day, the moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the planetary time. The curse of the city of the dead will be at its weakest, and even mortals can enter and leave at will."
Terence's facial muscles twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "How do you know all this? I'm sure I've never revealed this. It's a secret among us guardians! "
Chen Ang nodded. "It seems that I'm right. Have you heard of the tomb raider? Every layer of entanglement is a barrier … When I was studying for my doctorate in biology, I also studied for a doctorate in Chinese tomb culture. Professor Hu, who taught me how to divide gold and seal acupoints, was a half-family copy of the 'Sixteen Characters of Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique'. Not only can he defeat Chinese tombs, but he has also done a lot of research on foreign tombs! "
Terence took a deep breath and said helplessly, "I can take you to the city of the dead, but please don't disturb the souls of the pharaohs …" When he said this, he seemed to have lost most of his energy and slumped weakly on the chair.
Chen Ang respected this old man who was devoted to his mission. He nodded to him and gave the space to Dr. Terence to adjust his mental state. He retreated from the room and saw Hong Fan coming up to him. He asked curiously in a low voice, "Do you really know about tomb raiding?"
Chen Ang answered cleanly, "I don't understand!"
"Then how do you know when the curse of the city of the dead will weaken?" Hong Fan asked nervously. "The Lord is too cunning! If we foolishly followed the original plot and went to the city of the dead ahead of time, we would have run into him! No wonder the Americans in the original plot dug out the Book of the Dead and Imoden's coffin so easily. It turns out that they also paid attention to the timing! "
Chen Ang handed him a few large books. Hong Fan looked at the Egyptian and English characters in the books, confused. He listened to Chen Ang's explanation. "What tomb raiding? That's all a lie. The real source of information is these books. In Dr. Terence's library, there is a lot of information about ancient Egypt. It's not true that I know Star Fengshui, but it's true that I know Egyptian characters and hieroglyphs."
"So the reason you asked him to teach you Egyptian was actually to numb him?" Hong Fan asked with his mouth wide open in surprise.
Chen Ang had to answer, "On the one hand, and on the other hand, to learn the essence of his knowledge, so that I can better understand the relevant culture. After all, Dr. Terence's decades of experience in this field are not fake."
Hearing Chen Ang's words, the two could not help but click their tongues. Such a learning ability was formidable.
"With this information, we have a lot more places to use," Zhang Ziqiang said with a sneer. A hint of gloom flashed in Zhang Ziqiang's eyes. He sneered and said, "Now we control the time of departure. I've spent a lot of gold this time to bribe and control those Americans. At the same time, I've mixed the prisoners and prison guards under our control into this team. Now we have absolute control over the two teams going to the City of the Dead."
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