Chapter 660 Going to the Red King's Mausoleum
Chapter 660 Going to the Red King's Mausoleum
After breakfast and packing up the camp, the archaeological team set out to explore the remains of the Chiwang civilization.
Tirzad prepared himself mentally for about ten minutes, then he closed his eyes and made up his mind, "Kekekeke, I can fly now!"
Afraid that this guy would foam at the mouth again, Su simply left him to Gabriel.
After Gabriel and Jade mastered the use of the Wings of Wind, Su set up a powerful wind field so that they could take Tirzad to their destination.
Looking at the group of travelers flying easily to the Hall of the Epiphany, Jade showed a melancholy expression.
Gabriel patted his daughter on the shoulder. He had guessed that the Traveler Group was not an ordinary group. Chasing such a being would be very difficult.
Jade: "Don't worry, Dad. I've given up."
She was not afraid of hard work, but Su was unwilling to give her the chance to experience it.
She didn't want to be treated as a stranger by Su, and she didn't want to be hated by Su. The only thing she could do was to restrain herself and give up.
After some time, the archaeological team gathered in front of the main door of the Hall of the Epiphany.
Su continued to take pictures. "The main hall gate is triangular. The Red King really likes triangular symbols."
Not only the gate, but also the stone pillars and walls are decorated with many golden triangles.
Kong took out the red sand slab that had a level of authority activated, and the heavy stone doors opened one by one.
Everyone stepped into the long-sealed temple and saw a huge mural in the hall at the end of the road.
The murals are inlaid with a large number of gold lines, and the patterns are painted with precious gem powder.
At the highest point of the mural was a long, piercing eye radiating thousands of feet of light. Su knew that this represented the Red King.
Below the red king's sun-like radiance is the outline of a temple. In the temple stand seven huge figures wearing golden crowns, symbolizing the seven saints under the red king's throne.
Outside and below the temple are priests wearing wolf-ear hats and holding triangles in their hands, and figures kneeling devoutly.
The content of this mural is simply the supreme Red King and all living beings shrouded in his glory.
Tirzad believes that this mural shows the tyranny of the Red King. "The Red King is a terrifying king who uses absolute and supreme power to bring all his people under his sight and makes them tremble!"
Su clicked his tongue, "You make the Red King sound like some kind of surveillance control freak."
Jade also disagreed with Tirzad's remarks, "Under the watchful eyes of the gods, all living things are in order and perform their duties. Isn't this great?"
The desert has been in chaos for so many years that civilization has almost been destroyed. This is because there is no one strong and wise enough to control this "loose sand".
Tirzad thought that Jade's interpretation was fabricated, but Gabriel, who had been silent all along, took the initiative to express his thoughts.
"This destroyed country was once strong and beautiful. The people of Huangsha relied on their wishes to be closely connected with the Red King, thinking that this would allow them to resist all disasters. Unfortunately, the result was not as expected..."
Tirzad was almost furious, feeling that Jade and her daughter were challenging his academic authority and his pride as a scholar of the Causal Theory.
While he was arguing unilaterally, the mural shook and moved away, revealing a secret passage leading upwards.
The traveler team swaggered up the secret passage, followed by the mercenary father and daughter. Tirzad turned around and saw the backs of everyone leaving. He quickly jumped up and chased after them, "Please don't leave me alone!"
The secret passage behind the mural leads to the upper hall. There are still huge stone statues standing around the hall, this time with eagle heads.
On the edge of the altar in the middle of the hall sits a stone statue with wings on the body of an animal, and in the middle of the altar stands a huge stone pillar of the holy seal that is different from other places.
Paimon: "This pillar is bigger than any we've seen before, and there's a huge gem in the middle!"
Kong was shocked! What's the difference between Paimon's words and reminding Su to pick up the gem? !
Without waiting for him to grab the girl beside him, Su rushed forward with the treasure-stealing team's shovel.
After the gem took a shovelful of the food, it glowed blue and displayed the projected image. At the same time, the girl who touched the image instantly disappeared.
Paimon held his face and screamed, "SUEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Kong grabbed the frantic Paimon and said, "She must have run into this projection..."
With a "swoosh", Kong and Paimon, who was holding his hand, also disappeared in this space.
The Traveler Team reunited in front of the Red King's Mausoleum.
"I'm scared to death!" Paimon held Su's head tightly, "The ruins are very dangerous! Let's not mess with the things inside."
Kong: "This teleportation ability..." The technological level of the Scarlet King civilization is indeed a bit ridiculous.
After comforting their friend, the remaining three people appeared nearby using the projection's teleportation ability.
Everyone looked up and saw a huge hourglass-shaped building standing between the yellow sand and the sky, with an inextinguishable flame of energy gushing out from above.
Su touched his chin and asked, "Is this a cremation at the same time as the burial?"
"No, don't say such disrespectful words!" Even Tirzad, who regarded the Red King as a tyrant, would feel awe in the face of such great deeds.
The triangular stone gate of the Red King's Mausoleum opened, revealing a long corridor. On both sides of the road lay countless black statues of Hermanubis, representing that this was the territory of the dead.
In the open space of the hall at the end of the road, gold coins were scattered all over the ground like gravel, and there were also a large number of gems mixed in, shining alluringly under the lights.
"Wow—" Paimon opened his mouth greedily, "The last time we saw such a rich scene was in the Golden House, hehehe!"
Kong was prepared and grabbed Paimon with one hand and Su with the other, "We just agreed not to touch anything in the ruins!"
Paimon wiped the non-existent saliva and said, "I was just sighing, I'm not moved! Su, be careful not to touch me too!"
Su was surprisingly not tempted this time. "Judging from the plot of the game and light novel, the conspicuous gold coins and gems in the mausoleum are probably traps used as tests. Maybe they are coated with a deadly poison that can destroy a person's body."
"Ah!" Paimon suddenly felt that the pile of gold coins and gems were emitting the black aura of death.
Tirzad, who had always been timid, showed his rare brave side. He used a specially made long clip to clip a few gold coins and gems and carefully put them into a sealed bag.
"These gold coins and gems are very helpful for studying historical materials. Especially these gold coins, the patterns on them can also reveal a lot of information."
Everyone present either had enough Mora or had strong will and faith. They all resisted the temptation of gold coins and successfully came to the huge coffin in the center of the hall.
Tilzad determined from the decoration on the sarcophagus that a coffin of this level could only belong to the Red King, and his whole body was shaking with excitement.
With the help of the Greatest Sage and the Knights of Flowers, he is about to uncover the secret of Achmar! What an amazing achievement!
A group of people spent a lot of effort to successfully unlock the seal of the sarcophagus. The heavy coffin lid was removed, revealing the stone carvings inlaid with gold and gems inside.
"How could this happen?! There is nothing here!" Tirzad scratched his head frantically in disappointment, then convinced himself, "I understand! This is just an illusion!"
"Of course the Scarlet King could have imagined that in the future there would be scholars like me who were inquisitive and who, based on the principle of getting to the bottom of things, wanted to find out all of His secrets."
"Of course He would not easily allow others to spy on His secrets, so He built such a large mausoleum, prepared so many traps and doors, and offered the temptation of wealth. All of this is just to mislead us!"
"Of course the most important things won't be in such a conspicuous place, and this place is too low, really too low..."
Tirzad raised his head and looked up. "The real treasure, His remains, must be somewhere higher, closer to the sky..."
"Body? The Red King has no body." Su said suddenly.