Tom cat breaking through the dimensional wall

Chapter 184 Mummy

On the road to the ruins of Thebes, a caravan of camels is slowly moving forward.

Thebes is not too far away.

At this time, Tom and the others were no different from ordinary tourists.

It's just that Evelyn and Jonathan looked at the hump in front of them with strange expressions.

They rented a total of four camels.

Tom and Xiaoyu shared one, and the other three adults each took one.

After all, Xiaoyu is still young, so Tang Mu has to watch over her a little bit.

For these four camels, each camel's hump was stored by Tom Mu.

There is no shortage of ice cream and cold drinks, even iced fruit.

If you want to go deep into the desert in the future, these are all good things.

It didn't take too long.

The camel team "tapped" to a tavern outside Thebes.

According to Jonathan, that's where he got the scarab ruby.

It was a French Foreign Legionnaire named Berny Garber.

It's just that he seems to have been judged as a deserter.

During this period of time, I hid in this tavern to drink away my worries, and at the same time, I wanted to avoid the limelight.

At that time, Penny was disheveled and seemed to have just escaped from a sandstorm, drinking here with a few rubies.

Some words were set out by Jonathan.

It was learned that their foreign legion was ordered to find Hamnata at that time.

In the end, Hamna Tower was indeed found, but was also attacked by a group of black knights.

The entire Foreign Legion suffered heavy casualties, and he managed to escape from there.

At the same time, he also picked up a little ruby ​​from there.

Since then, Jonathan has thought carefully.

While Penny was drunk, he secretly took one of his rubies.

It turned out not to be very lucky.

The ruby ​​is nothing more than a shell.

Inside was a very scary carnivorous beetle.

It was this beetle that attracted the attention of the thirteenth district.

It's just that Jonathan didn't expect it.

Not only him, but even that Penny was noticed by another group.

That group of people was the British Museum, a group of archaeologists led by Abuli.

Even as early as four days ago, they had reached Hamna Tower.

After entering the tavern, Jonathan asked about Benny's situation, and only then did he know what had happened recently.

"It seems that Hamnata is quite popular."

Jonathan put his hands on his belt, looked at the bartender in the tavern, and then at Jackie Chan, "What should we do now? That Benny has been gone for a long time."

Jackie Chan did not want to give up easily.

Besides, he was also very interested in the Hamna Tower, so he looked at the bartender and said, "You said they went to the Hamna Tower, do you know where the Hamna Tower is?"

The bartender was wiping the glass in his hand, and when he heard Jackie Chan's question, he couldn't help grinning: "Hamna Tower is just a legend, how would I know."

That being said, there was clearly something intriguing about the look on the bartender's face.

Jackie Chan doesn't have much dealings with this kind of people, but Jonathan is very good at it.

One look at the bartender's appearance, it is clear that he must know something.

But it's no good, and I'm sure I won't say anything.

Jonathan hugged Jackie Chan's neck and whispered behind the bartender's back for a while. Seeing that Jackie Chan agreed, he ran to bargain with the bartender again this time.

Tom and the others were waiting on the sidelines.

About five or six minutes later, the bartender shook his head and said something to Jonathan.

Jonathan didn't hesitate, took out some money and handed it over.

The bartender naturally put the money into his pocket, as if nothing happened, and continued to tidy up his bar.

"How about it?"

Seeing that Jonathan had finished asking about the situation, Jackie Chan asked after he approached.

"He really doesn't know the exact location of Hamna Tower."

When Jonathan said this, Jackie Chan's expression moved slightly.

I don't know what I was thinking.

He may or may not do the work in the thirteenth district, but he is still very interested in Hamna Tower.

It would be a pity if you can't go to Hamna Tower.

Jonathan didn't know what Jackie Chan was thinking, but continued: "Although he didn't know the location of Hamna Tower, a group of people passed by here just half an hour ago, and their destination was Hamna Tower. If we move fast, we might still be able to keep up."

"What do you mean?" Jackie Chan didn't quite understand.

Jonathan explained: "Benny was hired by people from the British Museum. The bartender knew some of them, and it happened that those people came back to meet the second batch of museum personnel who arrived today."

"So the bartender guessed that their destination is Hamna Tower, otherwise they don't need their own people to lead the way."

Hearing what Jonathan said, Jackie Chan and Evelyn immediately looked at each other.

Apparently, they both wanted to be together.

The second batch of staff from the British Museum is presumably the group of Dr. Boyan.

Boy, what a coincidence.

No wonder they sneaked over to Egypt so early.

At first, I really thought they were going for the ruins of the castle in Aswan, but now it seems that it is all a cover, and the main purpose is the legendary Hamna Tower, the city of the dead.

"Then let's go now."

Jackie Chan also knew that the longer the time dragged on, the harder it would be to catch up.

Jonathan had already asked where they were leaving, and the group rode on the camels and chased there.

Jackie Chan and the others just left.

Walong and his party also passed by here, and followed the guidance of the magic energy, and went deep into the desert.

Unlike Jackie Chan, they chose to ride horses.

It's just that Valon's face is not very good-looking.

He always felt that he was cheated.

The money for renting a horse, as well as the mortgage, are too high.

But for Walloon, bargaining is a bit too out of line, and he is not willing to do it.

But don't bargain, and feel like a fool.

I'm not in a good mood no matter what.

At the same time that three groups of people rushed to Hamna Tower, the excavation work in Hamna Tower was still in full swing.

Before the arrival of Dr. Boyan, Abuli planned to conduct a preliminary excavation.

At least the entrance to Hamna Tower must be dug out.

After these days of hard work, his goal has indeed been achieved.

With a burst of cheers, the entrance of Hamna Tower was finally discovered by them.

Then there was a "boom" explosion!
A section of stone slab under the yellow sand was directly blasted by them, revealing a huge space below.

Yes, a group of professional archaeologists, excavating ancient tombs, even chose to use explosives to blast.

No one present felt that there was anything wrong.

As the entrance of the ancient tomb was exposed, Abuli pulled Beni aside, and said, "Haven't you been to Hamna Tower? Come, go in with me."

Benny smiled flatteringly, and said again: "I didn't go deep, I just wandered around the perimeter, and then I was chased out by a group of black-clothed warriors."

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

Abuli pushed Benny.

He also planned to achieve some results before his mentor came, so as to increase his impression points in front of the mentor.

It is precisely because of his understanding of Abuli's character that Dr. Boyan chose to let Abuli come to look for Hamnata.

After entering the ancient tomb, I found that it was very dark inside.

There are many mirrors next to it, which can brighten the interior of Hamna Tower by refracting sunlight.

But this method is not long-lasting, and as the sun moves, it will be useless after a long time.

So according to previous archaeological experience, they also specially brought lighting tools and generators here.

A group of people began to install lights on Hamna Tower, and bundles of wires were spread all over the floor.

With the generator outside started running.

Amidst the sound of "click, click", the lights were turned on one by one.

The dim environment in Hamna Tower was immediately dispelled.

With the lighting already on, everyone started to work naturally.

They're working pretty fast.

In other words, some things are placed not far from the entrance, and they will be the first to discover these things.

Therefore, while Dr. Boyan and the others were still on the road.

After a blanket search, this group of people has already gained a lot.

With the efforts of everyone, some things found inside were initially pulled out.

A black book, a small box, a large box, and five canopos, or rather, five canopy altars.

One of the largest objects is a coffin.

The coffin was still very heavy, and a group of people used various methods, including dragging and dragging, to pull it out of Hamna Tower and place it in an outside camp.

Hamna Tower is very big, and there are still many places that have not had time to explore.

But these findings alone are enough to get them excited.

Especially the black book.

Abulike still remembered that his mentor, Dr. Boyan, had told him many times that their purpose was to find this book.

Although I don't know what is so magical about this book that the instructor cares so much.

But compared to the black book, Abuli was more interested in the coffin.

"Come and do me a favor, we'll open the coffin."

Abuli greeted, and several people came over immediately.

As everyone tried their best, the coffin remained motionless and could not be pried open.

If brute force is not enough, Abuli can only outsmart him.

He lay down on the coffin and examined it carefully for a while.

Suddenly he made a discovery.

There is a sun-like concave figure on the lid.

This figure is also in the black book.

I remember that Dr. Boyan once said that Hamnata's book is locked and requires a key to open it.

Abuli guessed that the coffin should also be locked.

That being the case.

Abuli took the small octagonal box he found from the underground palace, twisted it lightly, and the box bounced off in an instant.

Its shape fits perfectly into the depression on the coffin.

Seeing this, Abuli didn't even think about it, he directly pushed the box up and twisted it hard!
With a "click", the coffin opened.

"Roar--!"

But the coffin had just been opened, and the mummy inside immediately bounced like a spring, and even let out an extremely terrifying roar!
It was clearly broad daylight, but suddenly there was a gust of evil wind blowing around.

The high temperature of nearly forty degrees dropped instantly.

Everyone felt a distinct chill.

"what happened!"

Abuli and the others took two steps back in fright.

The timid Benny even hid far away, his lips trembling a little.

When he came here before, he felt that something was wrong.

Now this feeling is even deeper.

"Don't be afraid, everyone, it's just a mummy!"

Abuli leaned forward and took a look, and after seeing the situation in the coffin clearly, he immediately yelled loudly.

When everyone heard the words, they all approached tentatively.

It was found that there was indeed only a mummy inside.

I just don't know why it popped up suddenly just now.

Now it's lying back down again.

It's really rare for people to see mummies.

As we all know, mummies are the top ten treasures of the British Museum.

Anyway, the name of the British Stove House did not wrong them at all.

At first, everyone was just taken aback by the sudden situation.

After confirming that there was no movement of the mummies in the museum, each of them became more courageous.

In the early days, Europeans were very fond of mummies.

They not only transported the mummies back to the collection, but also ground a large number of mummies into powder and ate them.

It has to be said that the operation of the Europeans is in line with their characteristics.

At that time, mummies could be said to be a tight commodity in Europe.

It was sold out once.

They firmly believe that eating mummies can cure diseases and even live longer.

Of course, there must be relatively few people in modern society who can still think this way.

But most Europeans are not taboo about death.

The mummy was their old friend again, and they no longer had any fear at all.

One by one, they lay down on the side of the coffin and carefully looked at the mummy in front of them.

Abuli looked at it, and suddenly stretched out his hand to poke the mummy's body.He frowned and said, "That's not right."

"What's wrong?"

A companion asked.

"We have all seen many mummies, but have you ever seen such a fresh mummy?"

After hearing what Abuli said, everyone realized something was wrong.

The so-called mummies are artificial mummy.

Its production technology, as well as the long time between ancient Egypt and modern times, have eliminated the possibility of such a fresh corpse.

Egyptian mummies are arguably the most famous mummies in the world.

The ancient Egyptians believed that humans have souls.

Therefore, when an important person dies, people will make him a mummified body to keep his body immortal, waiting for the return of the soul one day, so as to achieve the purpose of resurrection.

The process of making mummies is also more complicated.

The ancient Egyptians would remove the brain from the nasal cavity and the internal organs from small incisions in the abdomen, and store them in burial urns for permanent preservation.

The body was then wrapped in 180kg of a salty mixture called natron, which acts as an embalming agent to keep the body dry and reduce odor.

They also place an amulet over the body's heart, the only remaining internal organ.They then wrapped the mummy in fine linen and adorned it with prayers.

In addition to amulets of various styles.

One of them is Jackie Chan's target scarab!
In an ordinary world, scarabs are simply dung beetles.

The ancient Egyptians believed that the sun was pushed up and down by a huge scarab like a ball of dung.

Therefore, the scarab became the messenger for humans to communicate with the sun god Amon.

The ancient Egyptians believed that if a corpse covered with scarabs was placed inside the body of the deceased, the scarab would bless the undead to pass the inspection of the underworld and safely pass to another world.

They have found many similar scarab amulets.

It's just this situation...

Abuli's face was a little dignified.

He reached out and picked up a dry, flat black beetle corpse in the coffin.

This thing looks a bit like a dung beetle, but it's very different.

This black beetle has a pair of mouthparts that look hideous.

Abuli touched it lightly with his hand, and blood came out from the sharp mouthparts.

Looking at his bleeding fingers, and at the densely packed scarab corpses in the coffin in front of him, Abuli's mood became more serious.

Although the scarab has the effect of amulets.

But they have never seen a real bug buried with a person.

And there are so many bugs!
"Abuli, look at this!"

Suddenly someone called out and motioned Abuli to look over.

Hearing this, Abuli walked around the sarcophagus in front of him and walked to his companion.

What his companions showed him was nothing else but the sarcophagus lid that they had just pried off.

Inside the coffin lid, there were several sharp scratches.

There was also a line of deep hieroglyphic writing carved out by fingernails.

Seeing these things, Abuli took a deep breath of the Turkish barbecue.

The bad premonition in my heart is getting stronger and stronger.

Abuli glanced at the situation in the hall, and then at the coffin lid.

As if recalling something, he turned the coffin lid over again.

Turn the lid of the coffin towards you.

I was too excited to pay attention just now, but now Abuli found out.

The holy law of this coffin was chiseled out.

This means that the people in the museum will be cursed not only in this life, but also in the next life.

Then, he thought that they had dug out this coffin at the foot of the stone statue of Anubis, the god of death.

Those who can be buried at the feet of Anubis are either princes or nobles, or they have committed heinous crimes.

The companion on the side watched Abuli's movements, swallowed, and said, "Is the nail scratch on the coffin lid?"

There is no further word to say.

But everyone knew what he was going to say.

There are nail scratches in the museum, which means that the mummy was put directly into the coffin when it was alive.

Look at the densely packed scarabs in that hall.

Everyone shuddered suddenly.

This person was probably killed by those bugs.

Abuli didn't speak, he turned the coffin over again, and carefully examined the line of hieroglyphs.

He has a good talent. He has read the papers published by Jackie Chan in the past few years, and he has followed the direction to study and research.

Evelyn was able to learn part of ancient Egyptian, and he learned it even better.

It's just that there is no authoritative certification before.

But with the birth of the Aswan stele, it shows that Jackie Chan's research results are not wrong.

Abuli pointed to the hieroglyph in front of him, and read softly: "Death is also the beginning..."

"What does it mean?"

Companion asked.

Abuli shook his head.

He doesn't know either.

"Let's put this here first, and wait until the instructor comes. They should be here soon."

As Abuli said, he walked towards the camp.

After reading the mummy, the book Dr. Boyan had been looking for suddenly aroused Abuli's interest.

He wanted to see if there was any introduction to this mummy in that book.

(End of this chapter)