"Like my name, William Pendragon, my ideal was to rule the British Empire, not Egypt."
William's expression was very frank. He had no intention of discriminating against Egypt, but if he had to choose between the British throne and the Egyptian throne, he would definitely choose the British throne.
Countries are different. Some countries are still the world's hegemons even now. For example, the British Empire, which was still showing off its power during this period, owned the most territory in the world with its invincible navy and advanced technology, surpassing Rome. The Guinness World Records of the Empire and the Mongol Empire have not been surpassed by any country so far, but its weaknesses are still quite obvious, and this weakness can even be quite fatal.
The lifeline of the British Empire is its huge overseas colonies. The prosperity of the British Empire was created through its huge colonies. The British Isles, the homeland, are far away from Europe. They can sit back and watch the changes in the European continent. Its unique geography is like the United States in later generations, but this still cannot be changed. The British Empire did not have enough territory to support a huge empire.
The British Empire's British Isles plus the complete Ireland, its mainland area is only about the same as Japan. Once it loses the technological advantage of the first-mover monopoly, even if there is no world war, the area and population of the British Empire can no longer support its hegemony.
This was true for the British Empire, not to mention Egypt. If the first-mover countries lose their scientific and technological advantages and face the catching-up of late-mover countries, the first-mover countries will decline. Similarly, the development ceiling and development potential discrimination of some late-mover countries will be like that.
France can have a strong man named Napoleon to defeat Europe, but it cannot expect a strong man to come out of The Gambia to defeat the world. There are no resources, no industry, population explosion, and poor ecological environment. Except for the prosperity of its ancestors, Egypt really belongs to Blank slate country.
"No, my master, our Egyptian ancestors were once richer. Our history is older than Greece, Babylon, India, and China." Immorton heard William's words and was not discouraged. He said, "Scorpion The New Year is coming soon. Once the Scorpion Emperor is resurrected, it is inevitable that the Anubis Army led by him will sweep across the world. Whether it is the British Empire or France, not only the entire Europe, but even Asia Even the whole world will be conquered by the Scorpion Emperor’s army.”
Although the current market situation in Egypt is not very good, its ancestors are indeed rich, and it is recognized by history that it is older than the other three ancient civilizations. However, this is completely meaningless.
Using the civilization and knowledge accumulated over thousands of years to prove how good you are, how old your civilization is, and how proud you are is simply a joke. Even if you were conquered by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, you were actually conquered by the Arabs. The dinosaurs The history is even older. I am afraid that the dinosaurs after their resurrection are not qualified to say that their civilization is great.
The Darwinian law of nature is so simple. What is important is not the foundation of civilization, but the continuous development of civilization. The history of the upstart America may not be very long, but he is a beacon for the later world. In the world of Hollywood culture and popular culture, who dares to say American culture is not great.
"Master, as long as you kill the Scorpion Emperor, you will be able to seize the dominance of the Anubis Army of the Scorpion Emperor. The Anubis gods prefer their own people, and becoming the Pharaoh of Egypt means that you Become our own people.”
Immorton said, his eyes eager to try. The Dragon Emperor was just the monarch of Eastern China two thousand years ago, while the Scorpion Emperor was a figure from five thousand years ago. The power of the two is not at the same level, because the source of the Scorpion Emperor's power is It comes from the true spirit.
The army of Anubis is immortal, and their number is like the yellow sand in the desert. Once they are all awakened, they will be enough to drown the armies of all countries in the world, and the ruler of the Anubis army will also become the monarch of the world.
There is no atomic bomb, no hydrogen bomb, no torrent of steel.
Although modern technology is not impossible to compete with the Anubis army, the Anubis army that still uses cold weapons is immortal and endless.
"One of our own."
William sneered in his heart, Immorton's reason was the real reason why he refused to become the King of France.
Once anyone becomes a pharaoh, the royal soul of Horus will be infused into the body of the new pharaoh. At the same time, the new pharaoh will not only have the corresponding title, but also have his own throne name.
For example, after Seti I became Pharaoh, his throne name was "Mon-Mayat-Ra", which means that the justice of the god Ra is eternal. The pharaohs of Egypt were also "kings of Upper and Lower Egypt", "sons of the god Ra", The titles "Horus" are supplements to the throne name. These titles and titles with extremely strong religious meanings undoubtedly symbolize the marks of the Egyptian gods.
If William was an Egyptian, it would be understandable to want to become a pharaoh, but William had been baptized by Father Bernard and had the mark of God. Although it was not impossible to convert, the consequences of converting would simply not be worth the gain.
After all, William's roots are in his own fairy tale world. Once he becomes a pharaoh and bears the mark of the Egyptian gods, wouldn't he become a complete heretic? Not to mention wanting to get the support of the church to become a king without being sent to prison. The stakes would be fine.
"Mr. Jackie Chan, let's go to the British Museum together to look for the Eye of Shangri-La."
William ignored Immorton and said to Jackie Chan, the only thing that can deal with magic is magic, and the only undead army that can fight Anubis is the Dragon Emperor Terracotta Warriors who are also an undead army.
The Dragon Emperor's tomb is located in the Imperial Tomb in Xi'an and has not yet been dug out. However, the Eye of Shangri-La, the medium that revived the Dragon Emperor, is located in the British Museum at this time.
From ancient India, Eastern China, Egypt, Babylon, etc., the British Museum has a collection of more than 7 million cultural relics and treasures from all over the world. The number and variety of collections are rare in museums around the world.
Because of its huge collection, the British Museum can almost show the civilizational history of different countries and nations around the world.
The collection comes from the Middle Ages, and is especially famous for its collections from ancient Egypt and ancient Greece and Rome. It also has a large number of cultural relics from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Many cultural treasures in the world cannot be seen in this country. Instead, treasures can only be seen in the British Empire. .
Take mummies as an example. In theory, Egypt, the birthplace of mummies, should have the largest number of mummies. In fact, the British Museum has more mummies preserved than Egypt.
The descendants of the monks who supported Imogen had just dug Imogen out of the Hamna Tower and resurrected him in the British Museum in the blink of an eye.
The Eye of Shangri-La is currently in the British Museum.
