From the moment they set foot on Hamnath, the capital of the dead, the members of the Rebirth Team felt a strong malice shrouding their surroundings. The surrounding stone buildings, especially the tall obelisks, were engraved with mysterious hieroglyphs. The gold-covered spires reflected the light that symbolized the sun.
"The obelisk is another architectural masterpiece of ancient Egypt. It's also a monument to ancient Egypt's worship of the sun god Ra. Other than the pyramids, it's the most distinctive symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization." Chen Ang read the hieroglyphs on it and introduced it to Hong Fan and the others.
Hong Fan tightened his black cloak and muttered, "I feel like it's emitting a disgusting energy."
Chen Ang carefully observed the records on it and casually said, "Of course. The words on it are poems that praise the sun god. As a vampire, of course you'll feel uncomfortable standing under it. If I hadn't controlled the energy it emitted in advance, more than half of the people here would've been unlucky. The energy emitted by the spires would've turned you into ashes."
As he spoke, Chen Ang handed Zhang Ziqiang a black cloth and asked him to cover the golden spires of the obelisks.
"Half of us are vampires. It's still early before the sun sets. When the sunlight shines on these obelisks, it's like the dazzling sun. The radiance reflected off it carries a large amount of positive energy. For them, this is a fatal holy light. The effect is roughly equivalent to a person falling into a vat of sulfuric acid. There are a total of nine obelisks here. The sunlight they reflect will shine on the golden spires of the other obelisks, forming a reflective group that absorbs positive energy from the sunlight and accumulates it. I'm afraid even Imoden wouldn't dare to touch the positive energy accumulated over thousands of years … "
Hearing what Chen Ang said, Hong Fan couldn't help but shiver. He looked at these mysterious and elegant buildings in fear and whispered, "Can't we just tear them down? Even if we cover them with black cloth, I'll feel uncomfortable down there. It's too dangerous! It's safer to tear them down … "
Hearing this, Johnathan nodded hurriedly and said, "That's right. We don't have to touch the other inscriptions and the body of the tower. Just remove the golden spire!"
Hearing that, Chen Ang turned to look at O'Connor and the other two. Seeing that Evelyn was busy copying the words on the obelisk and had no reaction to Jonathan's words, he could not help but sneer. These so-called archaeologists in the West had such a view on the protection of cultural relics. Ever since Egypt was colonized, a large number of obelisks had been destroyed and taken away by the Western colonizers.
They were infatuated with the hieroglyphs on the obelisk, and the mysterious and beautiful shape of the golden spire that resembled a pyramid. Thus, they broke the obelisk at its base, dismantled the precious golden spire, and brought it back to their own country to 'protect' it. This was not something they had done in the past. In fact, they were still doing it in the twenty-first century.
If not for Chen Ang's intervention, in the original plot, Evelyn and O'Connor would probably have happily collected the large number of cultural relics from the Rahamnath Tower, smashed the obelisk here, pried away the golden ornaments on the spire, smashed the heads of the statues, and used tape to glue away the murals in the stone chamber. Then, they would bring them back to London under the name of research.
Just like what their predecessors and descendants had done in Dunhuang, Angkor Wat, and the Temple of the Euphrates River.
Chen Ang said slowly to Hong Fan, "These obelisks have very precious research value, be it in archaeology, theology, or magic and divine arts research. They exist as a whole. Even without these, they are invaluable works of art. These works of art and research value are not isolated. They are one with the city, with the Rahamnath Tower, the capital of the dead. They are a whole! "
"If you dare to touch these obelisks and destroy the overall research value here, then I don't mind studying the damage mechanism of positive energy to the Blood Clan when I'm short of research subjects. The research method is to hang you up and then use these obelisks to roast you, to see if you can develop resistance, or the principle of divine arts and holy light hurting you … "
Hong Fan imagined this scene and immediately became obedient. He swallowed his saliva and hurriedly said, "I'm afraid that Zhang Ziqiang didn't cover it well enough. This is a matter of life and death … I'll go and check it out!"
Zhang Ziqiang, who was rushing over, heard this and was puzzled. "Check what? I've built five or six layers, and to prevent the wind from lifting it, I even tied a few rounds of hemp rope at the bottom. It's very safe! "
After listening to Zhao Yingqi's retelling, Zhang Ziqiang became silent. He looked up and asked, "You mean, the obelisks here may be a means of the ancient Egyptians to guard against Imoden? In that case, can we … "
"No." Chen Ang guessed what he wanted to ask and rejected it immediately.
He explained, "These obelisks are all very old. Although they were formed at different times, the earliest two were far older than the 13th and 14th dynasties, where Imoden was buried. This means that Imoden knew of their existence, and may have even personally participated in the repair work. It's almost impossible to use this to trick him."
Chen Ang stroked the stone body of the obelisks and said faintly, "Moreover, the Hamunat is the tomb of the pharaohs of the past. It was already a forbidden area in Imoden's era. It has a very long history. Do you think that an evil existence like Imoden is being suppressed in it? "
Zhang Ziqiang was suddenly shocked. "What do you mean?"
Feeling the huge energy contained in the stone stele, Chen Ang smiled. "I said that the history of these obelisks is longer than Imoden. So what was their use before Imoden? The greatest use of the obelisks was to suppress evil and protect the Egyptians at that time. So what kind of evil were they suppressing before Imoden? "
Everyone in the Samsara team was shocked. Thinking back, although the mummy plot had a villain, Imoden, now that the Lord God had turned this plot world into reality, would it follow the plot of the movie?
According to Zhang Ziqiang's experience, the plot worlds created by the Lord God mostly relied on logic and reality to fill in the blanks that were not described in the plot. Then the City of the Dead, the tomb of the pharaohs, had too much blank history. How many secrets were hidden here, even the Lord God might not be able to tell.
"If these obelisks are destroyed! Then there will be a huge change in the balance between the Yin and Yang sides of Hamunaptra. This change is enough to destroy the balance of time here … During the day, this is the temple of the Egyptian gods, and at night, this is the tomb of the pharaohs. The power contained in the Yin and Yang sides has been balanced here for thousands of years. "
"If someone destroys these obelisks and the temple of the Yang gods, then the disturbed pharaohs will be uncontrollable, and the unbalanced Hamunaptra will become your burial place."
Chen Ang smiled. "Similarly, this short period of time when the curse is weakened will also disappear because of the destruction of the balance." He looked at the huge ruins of the city and said to Zhang Ziqiang and the others, "The reason why it is so quiet here is because the curse protecting this place during the day has been weakened by the changes in the weather."
"If you underestimate this city because of this, then it will not be long before you see the terrible power that has been accumulated here for thousands of years."
After hearing what Chen Ang said, Zhang Ziqiang and the others immediately became obedient and did not interfere with the clean-up work of Hamunaptra led by Chen Ang.
Only then did Terence come over with a smile and greet them. He called Chen Ang away and asked in a low voice, "What we are going to do next is much more serious than this. After hearing what you said to them, don't tell me you don't have any ideas at all!"
Chen Ang sneered. "Just a few rotten bones that have been dead for more than two thousand years and a few poor gods. What trouble can there be? I only said this because I don't want them to touch my things. " Chen Ang looked around the ancient city that was half-buried under the yellow sand and nodded with a smile. "When I first saw these mysterious magic runes, the thousand years of divine energy and blessings, and the souls of the pharaohs and mummies, I decided that this will be my city. Everything of value will be my research object and property. "
Terence nodded and bowed as he replied, "There are a total of eleven Pharaohs from fourteen dynasties buried here. Each Pharaoh was the greatest priest in Egypt. They were blessed by Ra, the Sun God, and their souls were exceptionally powerful. Many of the Pharaohs were proficient in Egyptian culture, writing, and mysteries. Among them were the most powerful priests and astrologers, and there were even brutal Pharaohs who were proficient in curses and black magic."
"At that time, the Egyptians respected and feared them. They respected the sanctity of the pharaohs, but they feared their brutality, power, and authority. So they built this city of the dead so that the pharaohs could still rule the world of the dead after they died, and to prevent the brutal pharaohs from coming out and persecuting them. Compared to the tyrannical pharaohs in the city of the dead, Imoden was like a child playing house. "
"Is this something passed down by the mausoleum guardians?" Chen Ang smiled playfully and asked casually.
Terence shuddered and replied respectfully, "Yes, my master. The biggest task of the mausoleum guardians is actually to appease the souls of these brutal pharaohs, to prevent them from rushing out of the city of the dead in rage and ruling Egypt again. And Imhotep is the most dangerous of them all, not the most powerful. That's because he can't forget his own curse. He's always thinking about destroying Cairo. "
"And most of the pharaohs are in a peaceful sleep. As long as we don't provoke them, it's relatively safe. "
Chen Ang thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up and said, "These are all excellent materials and experimental bodies! Every pharaoh has buried a large number of loyal guards and slaves with him. They are very careful with their tombs, and have placed a lot of wealth in the city of the dead. There is also the most powerful and vicious curse. The main god of Egypt also cursed us for destroying this place and entering it rashly. "
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