Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 32: Self-reliance is the only way to save yourself
Lin You turned and left, and O'Connor kept shouting through the cell door behind him: "Hey, wait, come back!" But he turned a deaf ear. Instead, O'Connor's shouting finally alarmed the prison guards, and he was whipped twice through the cell door.

The mercenary pointed at Lin You's back as he left and shouted, "Didn't you see it?"

"what did you see?"

"See... eh?" As soon as he turned his head, Lin You's back disappeared; now O'Connor suspected even more that he had seen a ghost.

"Be quiet, the gallows will be ready soon, why are you in such a hurry?" The prison guard taunted as he walked away.

Leaving behind the suspicious male protagonist, Lin You drove the Disillusionment Spell and strolled all the way to the "observation platform" in front of the execution ground, where he could enjoy the movie plot up close.

This is the best place to watch the hanging. The warden is already in place, and the heroine Evelyn is pestering the short and fat prison administrator to plead for O'Connor.

Because of the conditions set by O'Connor, Evely, who was eager to find the City of Death, had to bite the bullet and try to rescue the other party from prison.

Faced with the difficult situation, this seemingly dull female museum researcher was gradually being squeezed out of her wisdom and tenacity. She quickly figured out the ecological environment of the prison and the country's legal system, and found the fastest way to rescue O'Connor.

Bribe the warden directly.

The warden had great power, and O'Connor was not an important figure, so no one paid attention to him. Therefore, as long as the warden was willing, he could be released.

Coincidentally, like many colonial officials in the British Empire at that time, this warden did not care about integrity, and taking bribes was the main part of his daily work.

There was only one problem: facing the delicate female museum researcher, the warden said that he was not too interested in money today and hoped that the beautiful lady would use a bribery method that men would prefer...

But Evelyn said that she would only pay money and not sell her body; so the matter came to a standstill.

Lin You hid in a corner of the "observation deck", listening to the arguments in front of him, thinking silently in his mind.

The gods of the big world have not been seen for a long time. It seems that their vision is blocked and they cannot locate themselves in 1920. Since there is no external rescue for the time being, if I want to get out of this muddy water as soon as possible, I must do something.

I wonder how many of the native gods of the mummy world were won over by Jupiter and Setra?
If all these native gods have turned against us and stood on the opposite side of the big world plan, then naturally, forget about everything and just lie down and wait for the big guys to decide the outcome.

If there are still some native gods who continue to support the Great World Project...

How can I contact them?

If he could master the Ophiuchus microcosm, with this power comparable to that of a god, he might have a chance to get in touch with the native gods - but unfortunately, the microcosm was still half dead. Especially after coming to the mummy world, there seemed to be an additional layer of looming external suppression.

Lin You counted on his fingers and found that there was only one most reliable self-rescue plan left; that was to get one of the "Black Book of the Dead" or the "Golden Book of the Sun".

As the treasures passed down by the ancient Egyptian sun god and the god of death respectively, they are also the two most powerful magic tools in the world of mummies. Through these two books, there may be a chance to open up a dialogue channel with the sun god Ra or the god of death Anubis.

Considering that it is still unclear which native gods will cooperate with Jupiter, it is best to get both books; in such a short time, it is impossible that both gods have been successfully won over by Jupiter, right?

If your bad luck is really this bad, it won't be too late to just accept your fate and lie down.

Furthermore, Jupiter and Set will not let themselves stray too far away from the two protagonists; because they also want to be as close to the center of the story as possible in order to absorb the original power of this world to the maximum extent possible to block the attention from the big world.

In this case, Lin You thought he might as well take the initiative to follow the protagonist. While he was thinking, the gallows was already in place, O'Connor was pushed onto the gallows, and the noose was around his neck.

The bargaining on the "observation deck" became increasingly fierce; Evelyn eagerly quoted high prices one after another, but unfortunately the warden today was determined to have a taste of the beauty, and remained unmoved by the price increases of three hundred and five hundred.

Soon, with a "click", the pedal of the gallows fell, and O'Connor was suspended in the air. He was strangled so hard that his eyes rolled back and his legs kicked continuously.

All I can say is that a man who could survive in a desert environment must have thick skin and flesh, at least his neck is strong enough; a weight of more than a hundred pounds fell straight down, but the huge impact force did not even break his neck.

Evelyn on the "observation deck" could no longer care about anything else and revealed the secret she had been hiding on the spot.

"This man knows the secret of Hamunaptra, the city of the dead. If you find Hamunaptra's treasure, I can give you 10 percent."

The warden's eyes lit up immediately, and he decisively bargained: "Fifty percent!"

Being willing to bargain means you are interested.

Sure enough, for these corrupt officials, there is often only one reason why they do not accept bribes - not enough money. When there is enough money in front of them, any beautiful woman can be thrown out of their mind.

Today, ancient Egyptian antiques are all the rage in the British Empire’s collecting community, and any one of them, as long as it’s genuine, can be sold at an astronomical price at an auction house.

As long as you have money, you can have any kind of beauty you want.

How can a fresh meal compare to a fresh meal every day?

When Evelin saw that the matter was going well, she immediately showed her housewife's haggling style and bargained again: "Twenty percent."

Warden: “Forty percent!”

Evelyn: “Thirty percent!”

"Twenty-five percent..." The warden said this before he could think straight, and only realized it after Tulu came out.

Evelin made a prompt decision: “Ha, deal!”

The warden slapped his forehead in regret; Evelyn pointed to the execution ground and urged anxiously: "Put him down quickly."

Although the profit was reduced by 5%, if the person died, another 25% would be reduced; the warden had no choice but to order the noose to be cut immediately.

O'Connor was almost fainted from lack of oxygen in his brain. When the noose broke, he fell to the ground in a daze, unable to recover for a long time. When he looked up, he saw Evelyn looking down at him from the "observation deck", with a woman's jubilant expression on her face.

Money can attract people. Just one day later, the warden, who was eager to get rich from ancient Egypt, arranged everything and boarded the cruise ship up the Nile.

Amid the chaotic crowd, Lin You also strolled onto the boat. No one noticed this little boy who was only tall enough to buy a half-ticket.

In the past, every time they traveled back and forth to the story world, the gods would directly open a portal to the place where the story took place; now that they have to be self-reliant, they have to use the stupid method of tracking the protagonists.

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