The sun continued to set.
Egypt's poor vegetation coverage meant that the heat storage capacity of the earth was basically zero. When the sun was strong, it was hot, and once the sun was weak, the heat would quickly dissipate.
It was a pain in the ass. Every day at this time, the Egyptian locals would come out of their homes and offices to start outdoor activities. They would not go to bed until around three o 'clock at night.
Foreigners who had just arrived in Egypt and wanted to do business with the Egyptians generally found it difficult to adapt to the Egyptian routine, but there was no other way. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
So, if it was the peak season to travel to Egypt and you wanted to avoid the bustling tourists, the best way was to get up early.
Zhang Zian also squatted on the ground, lined up with the other elfins, and silently watched Fina's back in the ruins.
It sat alone in the ruins, sometimes silly, sometimes crazy. They could empathize with it, but they could not bear to see it. This was the feeling of losing a loved one.
Zhang Zian was not sure if bringing Fina here was the right choice. He was worried that he had been too cruel to deliberately open Fina's scars and make it bleed again.
However, no matter how strong he appeared to be, there were times when he should take off his strong armor and let the pain in the depths of his heart be vented. Just like a dam, if he only stored water without releasing it, it would collapse sooner or later.
Fina's behavior had been normal since it came to Egypt, but this in itself meant that it was not normal. It should not be so calm. It was its calmness that made him decide to bring it here and destroy its disguise.
It was just that … it had been in the ruins for too long.
Even he had not thought that the accumulated pain in Fina's heart would be so deep. Would venting this time cause it to be unable to recover?
"I think that if the Temple of Bastet had not been destroyed, it would have been the best place to store the Holy Cat statue," Old Time Tea said. "No matter how powerful a false god is, it is still a false god. If it is placed in the Temple of Bastet, under the supervision of Goddess Bastet, it should not be able to cause trouble again."
"That's not necessarily true." Zhang Zian expressed a different opinion. Although he respected Old Time Tea very much, he would not agree with Old Time Tea's mistakes out of respect.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details. "Old Time Tea was not offended and asked humbly.
Zhang Zian organized his words and explained his opinion to them.
The ancient Egyptians had very complicated feelings about the cat goddess Bastet.
On the one hand, their faith in Bastet was very strong, and there were many legends about Bastet, especially in the late period of Ancient Egypt, the era of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Almost every household had a statue of Bastet and worshiped it day and night …
The Temple of Bastet was not as magnificent at first, and the Bubastis carnival was not as grand at first. It was only with the expansion and support of generations of pharaohs that the worship of Bastet reached its peak.
But on the other hand, such an important Cat Goddess, Bastet, was somehow not included in the list of gods in ancient Egypt. In other words, Bastet was not an official god in ancient Egypt, which was very puzzling.
As for what ancient Egypt's divine list was, the most authoritative source should be the Book of the Dead.
The Book of the Dead was not a book, but a scripture copied by ancient Egyptian scribes for the dead, including incantations, hymns, lengthy exegesis, various ceremonial mantras, and the true names of important gods.
Yes, it was somewhat similar to the game system of Pet Hunter. The ancient Egyptians attached great importance to the true names of the gods. For example, they believed that the reason why the sun god "Ra" was able to live forever was that Zeus had given him a true name that no one knew or could guess.
When pharaohs or important officials were buried, scrolls of scripture would be placed next to their mummies, or carved on the walls of the sarcophagi and pyramids. When grave robbers of later generations dug up the mausoleum and found these scriptures, because they did not know the ancient Egyptian language, they collectively called these scriptures the Book of the Dead.
There were different versions of the Book of the Dead, but in any version that had been discovered so far, the name of the cat goddess Bastet did not appear. Instead, the name of the lioness god Tefnut appeared. Perhaps the ancient Egyptians regarded these two gods as one.
But in any case, the list of gods listed in the Book of the Dead was all the gods recognized by the priests of the ancient Egyptian Underworld King Osiris. Its authority was unquestionable, and Bastet's name was indeed not among them.
For the ancient Egyptians, who placed great importance on true names, not having a name meant that they were not official gods.
If they were not official gods, then their divine power was a little worrying.
Perhaps this was the reason why the Holy Cat statue had revived and wreaked havoc on the world at least twice — Bastet did not have enough power to suppress it.
Unless a newer, more complete, and more authoritative version of the Book of the Dead was found in archaeology in the future, and Bastet's case was reversed, this cat-headed goddess could only continue to be a god that the people loved to see but did not have an official title …
Before leaving from China, in order to find a safe place to place the Holy Cat statue, Zhang Zian had also thought of Bastet's Holy Temple, but upon investigation, he found that Bastet's Holy Temple had long been destroyed in the flames of war. After further investigation, he found that even if Bastet's Holy Temple still existed, it probably did not have enough power to seal the Holy Cat statue.
Fina should have known this a long time ago, so it had clearly pointed out early on that the Holy Cat statue should be placed inside the pyramid under the protection of the gods, and not in Bastet's Holy Temple.
Zhang Zian explained what he had learned to the other elfins. After listening, they understood that the relationship between the ancient Egyptian gods was also quite complicated …
"So, we can only continue to look for a pyramid that has been preserved to this day but has never been discovered? This is simply hellish … "Famous sighed.
Zhang Zian shrugged. "There's no other way. I hope that the expedition team can find something during their trip to the western desert. Otherwise, we'll have to carry the Holy Cat statue back to Binhai City. Not only will it be a waste of effort, but we'll also have to pay double the shipping fee."
Everyone knew that the probability was too low. Although more than 100 pyramids had been discovered in Egypt so far, this thing was not something that could be found just because one wanted to. With that kind of luck, one might as well buy a lottery ticket.
After he finished speaking, Zhang Zian looked at the time and noticed that Fina seemed to have calmed down. Amidst the ruins, Amidst them, its figure looked unusually fragile.
He hesitated whether he should go over and say a few words to it, or release Snowy Lionet and let Snowy Lionet handle the task of the mine.
Just then, Richard patted his head with its wings, motioning for him to look back. "Ga ga! We seem to have company! "
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