Chapter 1497 Good Omen
Eight o'clock in the evening.
Nie Yao led all members of the archaeological team and arrived at the underground palace early.
In order to avoid too many people on the scene and causing confusion, the excavators did not stay on the scene, and Nie Yao selected a group of desert natives to go down to the underground palace together.
Firstly, these indigenous people, as descendants of craftsmen, are more familiar with the construction of underground palaces. Secondly, they are all strong and can replace the excavators to do some physical work!
With the support of Director Taofik and his adoptive father, the application report submitted by Nie Yao was approved. The authentic heirloom that was originally treasured in the museum and donated by Li Jinxing was also sent to the underground palace under special escort.
The guards outside the underground palace were strengthened to avoid being disturbed at the most important moment.
In addition to the members of the archaeological team, Nie Yao's adoptive father, Professor Fred, was also a little worried. He came to the underground palace with his old body and the help of a cane.
Nie Yao originally wanted to persuade her adoptive father to go back and rest, but she knew he also wanted to witness the opening of the most important secret chamber in the underground palace, so she stopped trying to dissuade him...
As it was getting later, many people in the underground palace felt a mixture of excitement and anxiety. They were excited because they might soon witness an important archaeological discovery, but they were also anxious in case their hopes were dashed!
"The night view is so beautiful tonight..." One of the archaeological team members raised his head, looked outside through the skylight in the underground palace, and sighed softly.
"Yes, the stars are shining brightly. I hope this is a good sign!" Another member nodded and said in agreement.
"I just don't know if the blue moon will appear on time!" Someone was still a little worried. Steve said confidently, "It will definitely appear. We've done astronomical calculations!"
Steve said this, then turned his head to look at Nie Yao and asked with a smile, "Senior, don't you agree? When the blue moon appears, there will definitely be a pattern displayed on the stone door of the secret room!"
"I'm not completely sure, but I believe this time I won't be wrong!" Nie Yao frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice: "And by then, the weather will definitely change!"
"The weather has changed? But I think the weather is pretty good tonight, so there shouldn't be any sandstorms, right?"
The other archaeologists were puzzled. Steve also looked puzzled and asked hesitantly, "Senior, if the weather really changes, will the blue moon still appear? Or, in other words, we might not be able to see the stars anymore!"
Nie Yao frowned and said nothing. She still remembered what Osiris had said before - wait until the sun sets, the blue moon comes, the stars gather, and the dust roars... that is the moment when the treasure of the underground palace will be revealed!
She believed that he would not say such a thing for no reason!
So by then, there will definitely be strange weather phenomena!
However, the time for the blue moon to appear was very close, and the weather was as calm as ever. She was not quite sure... Was Osiris lying to her, or would there be changes soon?
Thinking of this, Nie Yao whispered to Steve, "Steve, have you arranged everything I told you to do? The preparations for preventing sandstorms, and the safe escape route in the underground palace?"
She was worried that if the sandstorm was too strong, it would have a huge impact on the entire underground palace. Not only would it cause the palace to sink and the cultural relics to be damaged, but the many archaeological workers in the underground palace might also be harmed...
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I've checked several times and have arranged everything according to your instructions. I'm sure that even if sandstorms arrive, the underground palace artifacts and archaeologists will not be damaged!"
Steve patted his chest and made a promise to Nie Yao with full confidence!
"That's good!" Nie Yao finally felt relieved.
As the night deepened, the temperature in the underground palace plummeted. Li Jinxing handed the thermos cup to Nie Yao and whispered, "Yaoyao, drink some hot water to keep warm..."
Nie Yao took the thermos cup and took two sips, then whispered to Li Jinxing, "I've prepared some thick clothes. Don't worry. Go and stay with my adoptive father. He's old, and he might not be able to endure staying in the underground palace!"
"Okay, if there is any news on your side, remember to tell me!" Li Jinxing reminded in a deep voice.
Nie Yao nodded and responded with a smile. Seeing Li Jinxing stand up and walk towards his adoptive father, she felt relieved and continued to look up and use the telescope to stare at the changes in the stars in the sky.
"Captain, it seems that the blue moon is coming!" Someone shouted first, and the others looked up excitedly.
Steve's eyes widened as well, and he quickly said, "No, no, let me see!"
Nie Yao also looked through the telescope, stood up and said in a deep voice: "It looks like... they are indeed here!"
Nie Yao handed the telescope to someone else and looked up with her naked eyes. At this time, the blue moon had appeared, but it was not so clear yet. The faint moonlight shone through the open skylight and fell on the stone wall, but no obvious changes had occurred.
"Could we have made a mistake?" Someone was a little disappointed when they saw that the blue moon had appeared, but the stone door of the secret room had not changed much.
"Let's wait and see!" Steve firmly believed in the judgment of his senior sister Nie Yao, and hurriedly shouted to comfort others.
Nie Yao and all the archaeological team members quietly waited for the more eye-catching blue moonlight to fall through the skylight. Obviously, the time was a bit unbearable, but they had no choice but to wait patiently!
An unknown amount of time passed before the blue moonlight became clearer and clearer. An archaeologist who had been observing the changes in the stone wall pointed in the direction of the stone gate and shouted in surprise, "Look, there's a change!"
Nie Yao and the others turned their gazes away from the moonlight and looked towards the stone gate. Sure enough, under the blue moonlight, a clear image gradually emerged from the stone gate, which had originally been devoid of any pattern...
The wider the range covered by the blue moonlight, the clearer the picture appears!
If the mural on the stone gate was only a small part under the ordinary full moon, then under the blue moon, the mural had obviously expanded its scope, almost covering the entire stone gate in front.
In order to prevent the lights from blocking the radiance of this special mural, Nie Yao ordered everyone to dim the lights and simply rely on the blue moonlight to look carefully at the mural that appeared in front of them.
On the mural, Anubis tended to the mummies of Isis and Nephthys, both kneeling in mourning. Behind them were twelve of the twenty-one exits from Osiris's house, each representing a meticulously designed checkpoint, with sword-wielding guards squatting at each.
Nie Yao looked at the mural, then picked up the telescope and looked at the night sky. At this time, she could just see the position of the Big Dipper in the sky!
She reached out and gently pressed the direction of the exit on the mural, then pressed the handle of the Big Dipper one by one according to the direction of the current constellation...
She pressed down all twelve checkpoints, and with a loud rumbling sound, the stone door finally changed. Dust fell down, and the entire underground palace seemed to tremble.
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