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Chapter 1361 Do You Want To Fry The Pyramids?

A majestic triangular pyramid building like a hill stands in the desert. The wind in the desert kicks up the sand and dust, and the sun at noon is extremely hot, as if even the air is scorching hot.

The officers of the expeditionary force came to the foot of the pyramid led by the natives of Cairo, looking up at the huge pyramid.There is also a huge Sphinx next to this pyramid, which makes everyone sigh.

"Unbelievable, such a height is more than forty feet, just like the legendary Tongtian Pagoda built by Wu Zetian in Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty. It's just that the Tongtian Pagoda has disappeared, and the stone can last longer." Sun Chuanting sighed .

Fortunately, this place is also a miracle of ancient civilization, just like Westerners seeing the Great Wall.

"It is also the first time we have seen the pyramids. These big things have been unknown to the public. Before that, they were only mentioned occasionally by travelers or businessmen. Maybe this pyramid would have been even bigger a long time ago. Now we can see that the stone walls have been weathered. Signs," said Sir Greenville.

"Isn't the king buried in these pyramids a long time ago? Will there be a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in it?" Zheng Zhibao, who was born as a pirate, looked at the huge pyramid with fiery eyes.

The purpose of this expedition to Egypt is for treasures. If there is a lot of wealth in the pyramid, then he doesn't mind blasting the entrance of the pyramid and emptying the pyramid of wealth.

"The pyramids have existed here for a long time. The Arabs, Mamluk nobles ruled here, and the Ottoman Empire. If there were really a lot of gold and silver treasures, they would have been looted by them," Sir Greenville said.

Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhibao and others listened to Sir Greenville's deduction, and they seemed very reasonable. If there were priceless funeral objects in the pyramid, so many forces had occupied Egypt, and someone would always try to take away the treasure inside.What's more, the pyramid is not too far away from Cairo City, and there is no way to hide its huge traces in the desert.

"Cough, cough..." Hannah, following her brother, was also in the team visiting the Great Pyramid, coughing violently due to the dust.

"Bringing this thing will make you feel much better." Li Jinde handed over a scarf.

Hannah was a little surprised and took the scarf and wrapped it around her face, only revealing a pair of big eyes, and she really felt much better.

"This kind of place is desert except for the banks of the Nile River. The climate is really uncomfortable. You were not injured in the previous battle, right?" Li Jinde asked.

"There are no injuries. Those people have already been defeated by our musketeers, and they have no intention of turning back to fight back..." The female knight, who was struggling to kill the Mamluk cavalry in the pyramid war, shivered in front of Li Jinde.

Although Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhibao and others deduced that even if there were treasures in the pyramid, they had been robbed by the rulers or tomb robbers who occupied Egypt, they still asked the local people about the pyramid.

In fact, except for Venice and Sicilians on the Mediterranean coast who have heard about Egypt, other European countries don't seem to care much about this place, and they know little about the pyramids.

If it is not from the value of historical relics, the pyramids are just a pile of big stones piled up in the desert.

"They say this is the cemetery of the ancient pharaoh. According to legend, anyone who disturbs the pharaoh's rest will be cursed by the pharaoh."

"Pharaoh? The former king?" Zheng Zhibao twisted his neck, as if he didn't care.

All he cares about is whether there are treasures in the pyramid, as for the curse of the Egyptian pharaoh... explosives can make any curse disappear!

"It seems that it is not easy to find the secret way into the pyramid, and there may not be treasures inside." Sun Chuanting calculated the value inside.

If it is a large relic thousands of years ago, will there really be precious metals in it as funeral objects?Have the later rulers and thieves visited this pyramid?

"You are a civil engineer who came out of the Imperial University. Can you judge how much gunpowder is needed to blow up this pyramid?" Sun Chuanting, who didn't want to give up searching for treasures in the pyramid, recruited civil engineers from the army.

Civil engineers have been observing the structure of the pyramid after seeing the pyramid: "If such a building was built with ancient labor, in order to maintain the stability of the building, the simplest structure must be used, and the inside cannot be very complicated. On the contrary, This may be a hill that is close to solid, only the king's tomb and passages are hollow, and the king's tomb may be small, otherwise, based on the ancient people's understanding of architecture, the too large space inside would not be able to bear the overall weight."

Zheng Zhibao's head grew dizzy after hearing this: "You just said, can we use gunpowder to blow up the pyramid?"

"If you can find the entrance of the pyramid, you should be able to blow it up with gunpowder. If you can't find the entrance, you can't blow it up from the outside. There may be some ancient bacteria or toxic substances such as mercury that people at that time could not understand. Substance, I don't think it's worth the risk," said the civil engineer.

"The king's tomb may be small?" Seeing his own judgment, Sun Chuanting glanced at Zheng Zhibao.

The two shrugged their shoulders. It seems that there is not much point in exploring this stone mountain, not to mention that the conspicuous pyramids are likely to have been looted by thieves and later rulers in so many years of history, even if they find the stone mountain covered in dust. Entrance, and you may find nothing if you enter it.

"It would be interesting if the pyramids could be transported back to the mainland as spoils of war, but such a big thing can't be transported back. The previous kings don't know how many civilian laborers were required to complete it. It is estimated that it is similar to Qin Shihuang's construction of Afang Palace and Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum." Sun Chuanting Exclaimed.

"My lords, do you want to take a photo here to commemorate the victory of the expedition to Egypt?" The cameraman who came with the army came over with a heavy camera and said to the officer of the expedition.

"What do you think?" Zheng Zhibao looked at Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting nodded.

The officers of the Allied Forces of the Six Nations lined up in two rows under the Sphinx and against the background of the Great Pyramid. Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhibao, Li Jinde and others lined up in the middle, while on both sides were Britain, Venice, the Papal States, Malta, Sicily and other forces officer.

"What are we going to do?" The military officers in Venice, the Papal States, Sicily and other places did not know what a camera was, and they lined up in two rows at this time, and they couldn't help asking in doubt.

"Our artist will draw a picture for us to commemorate our expedition." Zheng Zhibao didn't bother to introduce the camera to them, and they would know what it was when they saw the developed photos.

"Oh..." The officers from the Italian peninsula half understood.

These officers held their heads high one by one, and some held sabers to show off their power to conquer Egypt.

"Okay!" said the cameraman.

"So fast?!" The military officers in Venice and other places were mentally prepared to be drawn by the opponent's painter for half a day, but the camera finished it all at once.

The most brilliant painter can't do this, can he?

(End of this chapter)