Using the door key given by the Egyptian Ministry of Magic, the group arrived at the city of Bel Ramesses, where the sun relic was located.
This was a lost city of miracles, a place that ancient Egyptian archaeologists and adventurers dreamed of visiting.
Amidst the rolling yellow sand, Elwyn saw the ruins of a huge city in front of him.
They stood on a building that looked like a wall. A few wizards were retching from the discomfort of traveling with the door key.
Beneath their feet, countless broken walls and ancient ruins stood in the desert.
Majestic and mysterious huge stone pillars and statues carved from granite could be seen everywhere. Time had left obvious traces on them, as if they were using a silent language to tell the world about the glory of the past. In the blink of an eye, a gust of wind blew past and covered everything in front of them, making it seem like a dream or an illusion …
"Bel Ramesses!" Lavier said, walking to Elwyn's side. She was also looking at the ruins in front of them. "It means the palace of Ramesses. It's spectacular, isn't it? This city was the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of Ramesses II. There were countless palaces, temples, and treasures left behind by ancient wizards. However, less than a tenth of the area has been discovered so far. Most of the buildings and treasures are still buried under the thick sand. "
"Then why don't we dig them all out?" Elwyn asked.
He felt a strange magic reaction here that was interfering with the operation of his magic.
Elwyn had encountered this situation before. It meant that there was a powerful magic or magic item working in this area, affecting the magic.
"Because the damn gravel itself is a kind of curse!" Hearing Elwyn's question, the fairy pendulum said in a sharp voice, "It's said that after Ramesses II died, the yellow sand covered the city. It's a magic spell. Only when the pharaoh returns from his slumber will his capital see the light of day again. Alright, Lavier, hurry up and pack up. Sayed is complaining again. We still have a long way to go. It's not easy to use the illusion here. "
Lavier went over to help. Elwyn followed the others down the broken wall.
Just as the pendulum had said, the sand here was very strange. It felt very surreal when one stepped on it.
Before he could even take a few steps, his body was already sinking.
The speed at which they fell was very fast, as if they had fallen into a bottomless swamp or the mouth of a terrifying monster.
Elwyn hurriedly pulled out his wand, but before he could use his magic, he was dragged out of the sand.
"Be careful, little guy!" A burly, dark-skinned wizard shook Elwyn's body easily, as if Elwyn weighed nothing.
His name was Benny, and he was in charge of the logistics of the excavation team.
This guy was almost as tall as Hagrid. Elwyn was sure that he definitely had giant blood in him.
"Thank you!" Elwyn said, panting, gesturing for the other to put him down. This guy was making him dizzy.
"It's nothing. People who come here for the first time always make this kind of mistake. But you have to be careful not to go the wrong way again. Many people die in the sand every year," Benny said, pointing at the rocks on the ground. "This isn't the kind of place where you can just go wherever you want. Only these reinforced roads can be used."
The ground was paved with huge stones, extending into the distance.
"Oh, sorry, Elwyn, I forgot to tell you!" Noticing the situation below, Lavier sprinted down from the wall. She was now carrying a large backpack. "The gravel is magical. Anyone who steps on it will keep sinking. That's why the excavation at Per-Ramesses is progressing so slowly. On the surface, it's hard to know what's under the sand, and it's impossible to determine the exact location of the ruins that are worth excavating. It's also very difficult to remove the sand. It will keep appearing. By the way, are you okay? "
"I'm fine!" Elwyn said. He was just a little dizzy from Benny's shaking. He looked at the endless yellow sand. "Hmm, there's a very special magic on the sand. The Quicksand Spell seems to have a similar effect."
To be able to cast the Quicksand Spell on such a large city and last for so long, the power of those ancient Warlocks was simply terrifying.
Elwyn squatted on the ground, placed his magic wand on the gravel beside him, and used a spell.
In the blink of an eye, the gravel quickly solidified, but soon dissipated into sand again.
"Yes, it can solidify into stones like the one we're standing on now, but it won't last long. It needs to be reinforced regularly. In order to maintain the entire Sun Ruins and this road, the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts hired three hundred Warlocks to do this." Lavier explained. "And reinforcement doesn't help at all to know what's under the sand. Any detection magic won't work either. To know what's under the sand, you can only dig and reinforce the gravel at the same time. Those ruins are usually buried very deep …"
Elwyn nodded. Speaking of which, the process of discovering the Sun Ruins was indeed not easy.
In order to find ancient magic treasures, Warlocks and fairies also paid a great price.
"Hurry!" The vice-captain of the excavation team, Mr Sayed, walked down from the city wall and said gloomily. "We didn't come to this damned place to let you foreign Warlocks study this sand."
"Ignore him!" Lavier said softly, pulling Elwyn up.
Following the reinforced road, the excavation team set off towards the Sun Ruins.
After walking for about twenty minutes, a huge square appeared in front of them. The ground here had all been reinforced, and it was crowded with other excavation teams waiting to enter the Sun Ruins, adventurers, some scattered Warlocks who came here to make a fortune, and even many Muggle archaeologists and excavation teams.
"Eh, those Muggle …"
"Gringotts needs the help of these Muggle. They're very good at handling ancient Egyptian history and ordinary relics. Don't worry, the memories of the Muggle have all been modified, they won't remember anything related to magic. "Lavier said." The Sun Ruins are just below here. We don't have to queue up and can go straight in. Mr Pendulum just said that we'll go to the God's Vault first. That place can help you get a better understanding of the Sun Ruins. "
"Wait, where's the Sun Ruins?"
Elwyn looked around. Apart from the people on the square and above, he didn't see anything else.
In the distance was an endless desert. There were no buildings, no plants, nothing but sand.
Describing this place as barren was not an exaggeration at all.
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