Chapter 317 Pyramids and Curses (Update 4000)
Su Yun shook his head and asked, "When do we set off?"
Emma looked at the time and said, "Let's go now."
Everyone nodded, and after everyone picked a camel, they were ready to set off.
But before they took a few steps, a middle-aged man's voice came from behind.
"Hey, wait for me!"
Huh?
Everyone turned their heads in confusion.
They saw Boss Richard leading a camel full of supplies, rushing towards this side quickly.
"Boss, what are you doing?" Emma glanced at the camel and asked in surprise.
"How about taking the risk and adding me?" Boss Richard smiled.
"Boss, aren't you not going?" Emma was a little confused.
Richard rode on the camel, "I think I have lived too comfortably these years, and it's time for a man's adventure!"
As he said that, he glanced at Carlos and sighed, "I really miss the days when we two ventured together. This time, let's treat it as the last adventure before retirement!"
Carlos was stunned and said in surprise, "You are so rich, you really want to go to such a dangerous place?"
"It's not like your character."
"Ahem..." Richard coughed a few times and said embarrassedly, "This is not curiosity, I'm just looking outside, it shouldn't be dangerous."
Well...
Carlos and Emma thought it was no wonder, and they were relieved at the same time.
"Let's go!"
The group walked towards the empty and terrifying desert under the golden sunshine.
...
The sun was shining, and there was no cloud in the sky.
Dingling~Dingling~
A series of bells rang, and the sound of trampling rang from time to time as the camel walked.
"This camel is shaking and I want to vomit!" Emma complained.
She glanced at the camel and saw that its mouth was full of saliva, and she was disgusted.
"How disgusting!"
Richard smiled disapprovingly, "I think it's furry, just the opposite of you. Look how cute it is."
He reached out and rubbed the yellow fur on the camel's head.
"I can't tell, boss, you are still a fur lover." Emma teased.
After that, she looked around and found something.
She pointed to a building that looked grand in the distance and exclaimed, "That pyramid must be the Pyramid of Khufu, it's really grand!"
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed.
Due to the direction problem, they could just see the pyramid over there from a distance.
The Pyramid of Khufu is the largest pyramid among the ancient Egyptian pyramids. The tower is 146.59 meters high. Due to weathering over the years, the top has peeled off 10 meters and is now 136.5 meters high, equivalent to a 40-story building.
The tower is built with 2.3 million huge stones, and the stones of varying sizes weigh from 1.5 tons to 160 tons.
The total weight of the pyramid is about 6.84 million tons. Its scale is the largest among the more than 70 pyramids discovered in Egypt so far.
"It is very magnificent." Richard agreed.
Carlos said curiously, "I heard that there are many rumors about the pyramids. Do you know any? Tell me to relieve your boredom."
Su Yun glanced at him, "I do know some."
Everyone's eyes immediately shifted to him.
Su Yun said, "The pyramids are known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient times."
"The rest are the Colossus of Rhodes, the Statue of Zeus in Olympia, the Lighthouse of Pharos, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, and the Mausoleum of King Mausolus."
"These are all miraculous buildings. Even if you don't know them, you should have heard of one or two."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Su Yun shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the other six ancient wonders have been destroyed for various reasons, leaving only the Egyptian pyramids."
He paused, "Of course, there are more miracle buildings than these. Now the world has selected several new wonders."
"Let's continue talking about the pyramids." Su Yun turned back to the topic.
"According to various evidences, ancient Egypt was not as simple as we imagined. Whether it was astrology or the use of mathematics, it was incredible even from the perspective of modern people."
He thought for a while and found a few examples, "Just like the three waist stars of Orion in the sky, after calculation, the vertical line just fell on the position of the three largest pyramids headed by Khufu."
"Even the circumference of the base of the Great Pyramid divided by twice the height of the pyramid is exactly the famous pi!"
Emma had some doubts and asked, "Why are the pyramids related to Orion?"
Su Yun explained, "Orion is of great significance to the Egyptians. They believe that God lives in Orion, which is where heaven is."
Everyone suddenly understood.
"What about the mummies?" Emma asked curiously.
Su Yun smiled and said, "The ancient Egyptians believed that the soul is immortal after death."
"They believed that people are made up of body and soul. Even in the underworld, the dead still need their bodies. As long as the body is kept intact, the soul will not die."
"If the body rots and breaks down, the soul will also gradually disappear. The complete destruction of the body means the complete extinction of the soul."
Su Yun finally said, "So they made mummies, hoping that the soul can continue to exist, and even attempted to resurrect after death."
Emma listened and suddenly felt a little worried. She said, "I heard that the pyramids are cursed. Anyone who wants to dig will meet bad luck."
After hearing Emma's meaningful words, except for the bodyguards who didn't understand the destination, everyone else understood what she meant.
"I've heard of curses too." Su Yun said, "It is said that each pyramid is cursed, and each pharaoh has his own protective spell.
"Like Tutankhamun, there is a chilling text on the inscription of his tomb, 'Whoever disturbs the peace of the pharaoh, the wings of death will descend on his head'."
Richard and others heard this, whether they had heard it before or not, and they felt worried.
"Is there really a curse?" Matt's face was a little stiff.
"Who knows." Su Yun said casually, "But some rumors about the curse are very widespread."
"The American Medical Monthly has published a report confirming that among the 100 people who have entered the Great Pyramid, the probability of dying from cancer in the next 10 years is as high as 40%." "
And those who have excavated Tutankhamun's tomb have encountered many accidents."
"I'll tell you briefly, I don't know if it's true, you just listen to it." Su Yun said.
"Regarding the Pharaoh's curse, some locals did not believe it and thought it was just to scare off tomb robbers. It was not until a series of encounters occurred during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb that people changed their views."
Su Yun said slowly, "In 1922, a British explorer named Carnarvon and a British-Egyptian archaeologist named Carter led an archaeological team to search for Tutankhamun's tomb."
"Just when the archaeological team discovered the tomb and were exploring inside, they suddenly received a telegram that the explorer Carnarvon, who led the exploration of the tomb, had suddenly fallen seriously ill and died."
"It is said that when he died, he kept saying the Pharaoh's name and his expression was very terrified. The hospital even had a power outage for no apparent reason, and the power company could not give a reasonable explanation."
Su Yun thought of something and chuckled, "If it were put to this day, the hospital would probably not be able to rest in peace unless they paid a million dollars for this."
Everyone was speechless. How could this man laugh at such a horrible thing?
"Go on." Boss Richard couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Not long after that man died, something even more bizarre happened."
"The guy who was responsible for pushing open the tomb door and finding Tutankhamun soon developed a strange mental disorder and died in extreme pain."
"And the person responsible for compiling the cultural relics in the tomb chose to commit suicide a few years later. I heard that his father also chose to commit suicide a year later."
"And the director of the Cairo Museum at the time declared that he didn't believe in the so-called curse at all and was directly responsible for directing the workers in the tomb to take out the cultural relics."
"Unexpectedly, this man died of a heart attack in less than a month."
Su Yun finally said, "In the end, more than 20 people died strangely, and even Tutankhamun's amulet was lost to the outside world and killed several people."
"For a long time afterwards, all explorers and tomb robbers who had entered the pharaoh's tomb died unexpectedly, either by accident or from illness."
"Even the guy who unwrapped Tutankhamun's shroud and took an X-ray became extremely weak after taking a few X-ray photos, and died after a while."
As Su Yun finished speaking, everyone was a little horrified. Emma said absentmindedly, "Is there really a curse in the world?"
"Maybe there is a curse, or it could be some kind of germ." Su Yun speculated.
"Humph!" Professor Luca heard this with disdain on his face, "You're talking about gods and ghosts, and you can believe what's circulating on the Internet?"
"These things must have scientific basis. When technology develops, the secrets will be unearthed sooner or later."
At this point, his face was full of confidence.
Boss Richard asked, "Professor Luca, don't you believe in mysterious powers?"
"I'm an atheist." Professor Luca said lightly.
Although he usually talks about God, it's just a habitual catchphrase. He doesn't believe in God in the world at all.
Emma wiped her sweaty forehead and frowned to refute.
"Professor, recently there have been rumors about Eastern immortals and priests who are suspected to be six-winged archangels on the Internet. Doesn't this prove that there are mysterious powers in this world?"
After hearing what she said, Tam and others thought about it and their faces were full of approval, thinking that Emma was right.
Richard and others also had some concerns about the next expedition.
Upon hearing this, Professor Luca not only did not agree, but sneered and scolded, "I said, can you believe what is on the Internet?"
"Only young people like you will believe those false and exaggerated videos. I have seen a lot of such hype!"
When those videos first came out, he was indeed shaken in his heart, but he quickly regained his consciousness and strengthened his mind, thinking that they were all false propaganda.
As long as he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe it!
Others on the side were a little stunned when they heard it. Professor Luca's thoughts were too stubborn, right?
"But it looks very real! How could it be fake!" Emma expressed her disbelief.
She said, "Their appearance represents that there are mysterious powers in the world, and gods should also exist!"
"Little girl, you are still too young." Professor Luca shook his head and sighed, "Even if what you said is true, how can you prove that God exists?"
"No matter how you look at it, those two people are very different from gods, right? Even if they really have magical powers, they are just things that have been cultivated."
"The most direct evidence is that if there are gods in this world, according to the description of the power of gods, our world would have been destroyed long ago, and we would not be able to live the good life we have now."
Professor Luca said lightly, "So there are no gods in the world. Those who exist are those who have cultivated some abilities and are called gods by ignorant people."
Listening to Professor Luca's words, everyone looked thoughtful and felt that what he said made some sense.
Perhaps the gods are just some powerful people, and there is nothing great about them. Who knows, the technological weapons of human beings today can kill gods!
Only those ignorant ancient people without the help of technology would believe in and submit to gods.
Emma opened her mouth, wanting to refute something, but couldn't speak.
What Professor Luca said was right. They didn't understand the immortals in the East, but the priest guessed that it was the six-winged archangel who came to the world. That was just a guess. Who can prove that God really exists?
Looking at the people who agreed with him, Professor Luca swept away the previous depression and couldn't help showing a satisfied smile on his face.
Su Yun listened to their discussion with a strange look on his face.
But he didn't say anything. Instead, he sank his mind into the divine space and carefully examined the divine.
Su Yun glanced at the blue color at the bottom of the godhead, silently calculated, and thought to himself, "According to the calculation, the next promotion should require about two million faith threads."
"Now there are only more than 500,000 faith threads, and there is still a shortfall of more than 1.4 million."
Looking at this data, he couldn't help but frowned and thought seriously.
"The number is so different, it is difficult to get so many faith threads with ordinary methods."
After thinking for a while, he hesitated for a while, and then a firm look appeared in his eyes.
In order to resist the seventh-level god, at least one more promotion must be made, so this time the impact seems to be bigger.
After talking all the way, everyone rode the camels and walked a distance. The sun in the sky caused the temperature to change rapidly, making them a little uncomfortable.
At this time, Richard suddenly thought of something and said to everyone, "I almost forgot, I have something for you, stop first!"
Everyone pulled the rope, causing the camel to stop and looked over curiously.
Thanks to '??Yu Yu Yu Yu' for the 1500 Qidian coins reward.
Thanks to 'Mo Qi Shao Nian Poor for a while' for the 100 book coins reward.
Thanks to 'Zong Yi An' for the 100 Qidian coins reward.
(End of this chapter)
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