Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 194: The East meets the West

1928, late December, Cairo, Egypt.

As one of the four ancient civilizations, Cairo has now become one of the colonies of the British Empire.

However, with the end of World War I, the weakening of Britain and the prevalence of nationalism around the world, Cairo is no longer one of the back gardens of the British Empire. It is a place where good and bad people mix together and ambitious people gather, all wanting to make a fortune from this ancient civilization.

Because there are so many legends here, treasures buried in the pyramids, the curse of the pharaoh, and even the land left by the gods.

And in this ancient land full of legends, a group of uninvited guests arrived.

"So, where do we look for clues?"

In the hotel, Hendler, who was accompanying them, held the black-and-white photo which was the only clue in his hand and looked at Wang Yi and the Behemoth Group's alien team.

Since the Behemoth Consortium knows its competitor, the old mutant organization Ant Nest, and the most important ingredient of the drug that can transform ordinary people into mutants is the immortal legacy from the ancient Egyptian civilization, then this trip to Egypt will not change whether Wang Yi joins or not. The difference is that with Wang Yi's participation, they can go from being bystanders to direct participants.

Their idea was simple. Instead of trying to use Wang Yi's power to fleece the ant nest, it would be better to be direct and take over the ant nest's supply point. No matter how much they took, Behemoth had the capital to negotiate cooperation with the ant nest. Besides, it would be a waste to leave Wang Yi, a great master, unused.

As for Wang Yi, the Behemoth Consortium wanted to obtain the relics of the ancient Egyptian civilization to strengthen itself, and so did he. Rather than taking risks alone, it would be better to use a chicken to lay eggs. As long as he did it in a subtle way, the Behemoth Consortium would not know what they had obtained from the relics of the ancient Egyptian immortals.

The two sides hit it off immediately and decided to go on this unplanned trip to Egypt.

This trip to Egypt was also by boat, but the journey was much faster than the trip to New York during the Republic of China. They set out in late November and arrived in Cairo at the end of early December. Led by Wang Yi, Chambol's team of Behemoth Foundation's alien confidants and Hendler, an expert in alien research, checked into the hotel opened by the Behemoth Foundation in Cairo as a tour group.

But the only clue they have right now is this photo and an ancient city that does not exist on the map of Egypt - Hamunaptra.

When asked this by Hendler, Chamblee, the captain of the team, also frowned.

Their Behemoth Group had no business in Egypt. If they had not deduced the unknown elements from the alien transformation drug, they would not have known that the Ant Nest had quietly opened an overseas base in Cairo and had been excavating the immortal relics of ancient Egyptian civilization.

It is said that money makes the world go round. The Behemoth Group is not short of money, but it is difficult to find a target to spend the money.

Subconsciously, Qian Bol also looked at Wang Yi, who was sitting by the window and writing something in a diary.

"Wang, do you have any good suggestions?"

"I have a question for you. Why do you think we are the only ones who know that the Ant Nest has discovered the remains of ancient Egyptian immortals here? Cairo is still British territory, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"There is a saying in our country that it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. It seems that the secret left by the immortal is no longer a secret. You should have noticed it."

Qian Boer walked to the window and looked at the crowd of people outside the window with a serious expression.

“It seems like there are too many tour groups.”

As he spoke, he glanced at the diary in Wang Yi's hand, wanting to see what Wang Yi was writing. But Wang Yi, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, had already closed the diary, stood up, walked to Hendler, opened the document on the table about the discovery of ancient Egyptian immortals near Cairo by Ant Nest, and pointed to the ancient city of Hamunaptra that was not recorded on the Egyptian map.

"No prizes for guessing, where is the best place to learn about the history of a place?"

Cairo, Museum of Antiquities.

After changing into their outfits, Wang Yi and his companions came directly to the museum to consult professionals for clues about the ancient city of Hamunaptra, which did not exist on the map but only existed in ancient Egyptian legends.

"Hamnatha?"

"Yes, you know?"

Chamblee pulled out a stack of dollars from his pocket and placed it on the table, looking at the museum director in front of him.

"Sir, every year there are no less than ten tour groups coming to me to ask for clues about the legendary ancient city of Hamunaptra. There are British, Americans... But yours is the most special tour group I have seen in recent years."

The curator looked at the group in front of him, a tour group with black, white and yellow races gathered together, with the young yellow man leading the group, which was rare.

"We just want to know where we can look for clues to this ancient city."

When Wang Yi stepped forward and took back the stack of dollars that Qian Boer had placed on the table, the director also held Wang Yi's hand and pointed in the direction of the library.

"The library administrator Evelyn is in charge of the books here. You can go over and ask her."

"Thank you."

Wang Yi and his group also walked in the direction the curator pointed. The curator, who was sitting on a chair and putting the dollars into the cabinet, watched the backs of Wang Yi and his group as they left. He only dialed the phone on his desk after they disappeared from his sight.

"It seems that the city of Hamunatta really exists."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because the curator is an alien, and a very strong one at that. Even I am not sure if I can take him down."

"what?"

In the corridor, Wang Yi, who was following the signpost to the library, suddenly spoke, which startled Qian Boer and others around him, and then they also showed a look of doubt on their faces. They were not shocked because they did not see that the other party was an alien, but because of Wang Yi's evaluation of the director.

How strong is Wang Yi? They still haven't figured it out. They only know that they need to use the army to deal with Wang Yi. But now such a monster gave such an evaluation to the museum director? There are so many extraordinary masters in the world? Can you meet one when you go out?
"Why do you all have the same expression? This is Egypt. Even though the civilization has been discontinued, it was once an ancient civilization as famous as my country. Isn't it natural that there are powerful aliens guarding this place?"

"We just can't understand. How do you know he's so strong?"

"Because he just came into contact with me. As for why he is so strong, Doctor Heng, you have been in the Republic of China for quite a while. Didn't you tell them about this?"

"You know, in America, this is better than aliens. But given the history of our country and their age, can we expect to see aliens like that? It's useless to talk about it."

Hendler on the side laughed, revealing the Browning under his vest. He took this opportunity to popularize the knowledge about the gleam in the eyes of aliens and the return to nature of the eyes after reaching a certain stage of cultivation to Qianbol and the other seven aliens who are members of the Behemoth Group.

Then the seven of them ran to Wang Yi one by one, looking at Wang Yi's eyes, which were slowly changing towards a stage of restrained brilliance compared to theirs, and their filter for Wang Yi deepened.

"So you conclude from this that the ancient city of Hamunaptra must exist? Then why haven't so many expeditions found it over the past thousands of years? Alexander the Great, Caesar, and even Napoleon, they all returned empty-handed? Is it like the legend here, that this is a cursed city of the dead, where only the dead can go?"

"I'm impressed Steve, you've even learned to do your homework."

"This is Egypt, and I'm following you to explore a city that may have been left behind by the ancient Egyptian gods. I have to be responsible for my own life. Besides, Bucky and I will have stories to tell our two children at Christmas."

"You two have kids?"

Wang Yi paused slightly, looking at the two guys beside him, his eyes became weird for a moment. There was no way, the names and abilities of these two guys plus the black guy next to them were too familiar, for Wang Yi, a time traveler from modern times, sometimes it was hard not to think of something wrong. Just like when he was in the Republic of China, with the Tang Sect disciples and the priest who was the son of the martial arts champion outside the border and tried to kill the Western boy.

Even though he knew that the other party was an extraordinary person, the abilities he displayed were really shocking to Wang.

"Wang, why can you speak Chinese and English so ambiguously? Bucky and I each have a child, and they are more fortunate than the two of us, as they were born Inhumans."

"name is?"

"Joseph Rogers and Buchanan Barnes, both born in 1918, are the most troublesome now."

When talking about their children, their expressions became very excited and they started showing off their babies.

"Don't change the subject. How do you know this city really exists? If it does exist, why hasn't anyone found it? Is it, as Professor Tesla said, hidden in a space we can't explore? You know, the professional term in your country is a cave?"

"Old Qian, don't think that we are so profound. If the immortals over there can open up a subspace to hide themselves, and they can do that, then why is English still the mainstream communication language in the world? Hamunata has always been here, but we just haven't found a way to enter. Let's see what clues this librarian named Evelyn can give us."

Wang Yi’s rebuttal left Qian Bol speechless. He wanted to say something to question Wang Yi’s words, but when he thought of his family’s only 152-year-old foundation, he could only shut up.

But Wang Yi's guess is not groundless. The most obvious example is the Twenty-Four Section Tongtian Valley, the immortal cave left behind by the Taoist Zi Yang Immortal after his ascension in Qinling Mountains.

The Twenty-Four Sections Tongtian Valley is located in the Qinling Mountains, but no one has ever found it. I guess the same is true for the ancient Egyptian city called Hamunaptra.

Just as Wang Yi was acting as a top student and educating Qian Bol and his group of American mutants who lacked basic knowledge about some common sense in the mutant circle, a quarrel was heard in the library in front of them.
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"I've said it many times before. I know for sure that Hamunaptrah exists, but I don't know how to get there."

"Didn't your parents leave you any clues? No offense, Miss Evelyn, but your parents followed an American expedition to explore the ancient city of Hamunaptra in 1923 and never came back. Don't you want to know about them?"

"That's why I gave up my application for admission to your university and became a librarian here, but I just don't know!"

"I'm afraid that's not the case. From what we know, your parents sent you a package from Cairo before they disappeared."

"How did you know that? Jonathan!"

“The key point now is, Miss Evelyn, only we can help you find your missing parents, and your parents are also professors in our school, you should trust us.”

"I don't trust anyone! Let me go!"

In the library where the bookshelves are arranged in a circle like dominoes, Miss Evelyn, a 20-year-old librarian with brown curly hair, glasses, a striped shirt and a brown skirt, is standing on a wooden ladder, looking down at these guys who suddenly broke into her office, claiming to be alumni of her missing parents, and asked about the whereabouts of the ancient Egyptian city of Hamunaptra as soon as they came in.

Their reasons made Evelyn laugh. It has been 1923 years since her parents disappeared in 6. Now you come out and say that you are her parents' schoolmates and can help her find her parents' whereabouts. Why haven't you been doing this before?
"I'm afraid not, Miss Evelyn. If I let you go, you'll lose your job."

The person holding the ladder was right, because at this moment, Miss Evelyn and the ladder were both standing upright. If the person below let go, Miss Evelyn and the ladder would knock down the bookshelves arranged like dominoes.

"I can get down by myself!"

"Dean?"

"Talbert, we have to convince Miss Evelyn that we are indeed capable of helping her."

The man called the dean by the young man was a gentleman who looked to be in his thirties, and was obviously the leader of the expedition team. After getting the dean's approval, Talbert just said a word of caution and let go of his hand on the wooden ladder.

Without any surprise, the moment Talbert let go of the ladder, Evelyn, who was unable to maintain her balance, naturally crashed into the bookshelf in front of her along the ladder.

As Mr. Talbert said, after the wooden ladder knocked down the first bookshelf under the weight of Miss Evelyn, the fate of the bookshelves arranged in a domino-like manner in the library could be imagined.

Amid Miss Evelyn's screams, the man watching the farce took out a wooden stick from his arms as if he had been prepared. Just as he was about to take action, an invisible force appeared out of nowhere and supported the bookshelf that was about to collapse, and also supported Evelyn who fell from the wooden ladder.

This sudden change also stunned the group of people who were preparing to show their power in public. Then, the young man named Tabert also heard a voice that should not appear in this country.

"Wow, there is an old saying in China that goes, 'You will meet someone you know everywhere.' I didn't expect to see an old friend here. I now believe that strangers are attracted to each other. I remember your name. Your name is... Talbert, right?"

Talbert looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wang Yi standing at the door of the library with his hands behind his back, smiling at him.

When seeing Wang Yi's face, not only Talbert, but others also followed Talbert and screamed like a groundhog, and then shouted: "Wang Yi! Why are you here!"

Tabert was stunned. Of course he knew Wang Yi, because in the Beijing embassy circle in the 16th year of the Republic of China, he was one of the eight foreign heroes who challenged Wang Yi. Before he could use any of his skills, he was knocked unconscious by Wang Yi's simple and unpretentious palm strike.

But he didn't understand, he had already come to Cairo, why did Wang Yi show up in Cairo instead of causing trouble for the Japanese in the Republic of China.

What? You can't find anyone to slap? Are you thinking about the Flamel Academy in old Europe?
"That's why we say fate is indescribable. It seems that you and I have the same goal. Have we found the right person?"

In the quiet library, Evelyn, who was at the center of the incident, had forgotten to scream. As an ordinary person, the scene before her was too unbelievable.

I was suspended in mid-air. The bookshelves that were supposed to collapse were frozen in place by some force and began to reset themselves. The scattered books also returned to their original positions.

And the one who caused all these changes was the Chinese man standing at the door of the library, who was not much different in age from him?

Wang Yi did not pay attention to Evelyn. His eyes passed over Tabert, the Western alien with whom he had slapped each other, and looked at the bearded alien behind him. He was only a few years older than him, but when Wang Yi saw his eyes, which were beginning to turn bright like his own, he knew that this guy was a real master, no less skilled than himself and Zhang Zhiwei.

"Talbert, introduce your friend."

When Wang Yi was looking at him, the man whom Talbert called the dean also spoke. His gentle and polite attitude did not arouse any bad feelings.

"The dean, he is the Chinese alien named Wang Yi that I mentioned. Wang Yi, this is our dean, the dean of our European Alien Academy, Flamel Academy. His name is Flamel Isaac Taber."

When Talbert said the full name of the dean behind him, Wang Yi had already expected it.

Because the only person who could give him this kind of oppressive feeling, and who was from Europe, was Isaac Taber, who appeared in the Luotian Dajiao at Mount Longhu in the original work's modern timeline.

A guy who was regarded as very powerful by the elderly Zhang Zhiwei. If the Chinese superhuman circle is strong because of the existence of Wang Yi, he and Zhang Zhiwei can be regarded as the top in the Eastern superhuman circle.

Then this Isaac Tubber is the top of the Western alien circle.

When Tabbert introduced himself, Isaac Tabbert walked past the students he led, walked towards Wang Yi and extended his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Wang Yi, a foreigner from China."

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Isaac Tubb."

Wang Yi and Isaac Taber, one Chinese and one Westerner, the future top figures from the two alien circles of the East and the West, also started their first test of each other in this small library in Cairo.

(End of this chapter)