London, England, 1926
After a hard journey by boat from Giza Port, William and his party finally arrived at the most powerful country in the world at this time, Britain.
Despite experiencing the blows of World War I, the British Empire at this time was still the well-deserved overlord of the world. Jackie Chan and his party followed William, and the high priest Immorton accompanied William to play chess and cards. Game, this is the Senet game in ancient Egypt, a game designed based on the road of the dead to the underworld. Evelin leaned behind William and watched William play cards. At this time, everyone was in a state of excitement. .
Jackie Chan was happy to see the British Empire of the last century, and Valon was happy to realize the gold and silver he got from Hamna Tower. Jonathan was also happy. Compared to Egypt, once he had money, he I just can’t wait to live a life like a human being in London, England.
The ship listened on the dock. William looked at the unfinished chessboard, looked at Immorton, hugged Evelin next to him, then leaned on the chair and asked comfortably, "How is it, three thousand years?" The world after.”
"It's amazing, isn't it? The traces of magic have disappeared. It is science that affects every aspect of life in this world, and the gods have rarely appeared." Immorton said calmly.
"But gods always exist, don't they?" William said.
Immorton was silent. The cooperative relationship between the two was very subtle. Although they cooperated with each other, they also had their own small thoughts. It was just that William was now on the stronger side, so Imogen could only put all his Thoughts are hidden.
It’s not that Immorton doesn’t have any trump cards. The descendants of the Pharaoh Guards survived and developed as a secret society in Egypt. At the same time, it can be continued, which shows that the descendants of the Pharaoh Guards have a stable organization and their own The ideals and stable source of funds, with the constant addition of new blood, are Egypt's decisive force. In the same way, after Immorton assassinated Pharaoh Seti I, he was sentenced to insect bites and sealed in Hamna Tower. In the tomb, in the sarcophagus at the feet of Anubis, the god of death, he can never die, and the monks who loyally followed him as the high priest were also mummified, but they did not receive the same punishment as him.
However, starting from the Eighteenth Dynasty, the status of the high priest became more prominent, and the visil (prime minister) and the high priest began to be served by the same person. During the Nineteenth Dynasty and the Twentieth Dynasty, even the priests became the actual ministers of Upper Egypt. The rulers, the priests who were loyal to the high priest Immorton, were quite powerful. Even though Ramses II continued to attack after he came to the throne, they survived and multiplied like the descendants of the Pharaoh's guard, and also formed a A secret society worshiped Immorton and attempted to resurrect him. At the beginning of the second plot, it was they who re-excavated Hamna Tower and resurrected Imogen in the British Museum.
It's just that the loyalty of the monks of Immorton to Imogen three thousand years ago may be unquestionable. They were able to survive the suppression of the Pharaoh and the monks of Thebes and fight with the descendants of the Pharaoh's guard to this day. They also have their own goals and ideals, but three thousand years are enough to change many things, not only the collapse of the Egyptian dynasty's rule, the vicissitudes of the world, the changes in the main nation, the change of beliefs, but also the descendants of the monks who are loyal to Immortun They have long ceased to be so pure. In order to continue their own organization, they have long since deteriorated.
The idea of resurrecting Immorton may have always existed, but their purpose of resurrecting Imogen was just to use Imogen's power to conquer and rule the world, and then gain great power and wealth. He was also a descendant of the monks. Determined by their will and interests, Immorton had to challenge the Scorpion Emperor and gain control of the Anubis Army.
William hugged Evelin's body, his eyes were quite clear, "I know what you want, and you should also know what I want. We are mutually beneficial partners. Among the people on this trip, Jonathan wants to get rich, and Jackie Chan Want to save the world, Valon wants to get the treasure of the Golden Rooster King, and you want to use the power of the Black Book of the Dead to resurrect your lover Ansuna, and I want the Dragon Emperor's terracotta army and the Scorpion Emperor's Anu We all have a common interest in the Bisi Corps."
"I'm not your master, and I never have been. We are partners, friends, and like-minded people." William began to change his words. If he wanted to make employees work hard, he had to put down his dignity and promise the other party's interests. If he spoke too arrogantly, , which is not conducive to governance.
As soon as the sun jumped over the sea, the ship William was riding was about to dock. The sea and sky in the east were reflected crimson, and Immorton's mana had begun to slowly recover.
Immorton was indeed judged by the thunderbolt summoned by the sky dragon of Osiris, thus losing his immortality and mana. However, he only lost his power and not the root of his power. He still retained a small part of his mana. As time went by, As time goes by, on the journey to England, he is regaining his strength bit by bit. As long as he is given some more time, he will soon be able to return to his provincial period.
During his lifetime, Imo was the high priest of the Pharaoh and the leader of all the monks. Being able to sit in this position not only symbolized a high status, but also meant that he was favored by the gods and had great magic power. After his death, he was cursed. Becoming an immortal monster actually enhanced his power. This huge dark power was far more powerful than when he was alive.
The same is true for the Dragon Emperor. Once he is resurrected from the dead, he may be even more powerful than Immorton. Especially the soldiers who are cursed like the Dragon Emperor will become a powerful army that will never die once they cross the Great Wall.
In a sense, if he had to choose one of the two, what William was interested in was not the endless army of Anubis, but the Dragon Emperor's army of terracotta warriors and horses. There was absolutely no national sentiment involved, and it was all about the benefits of being in control.
Although Anubis's army is endless, it will die as long as its head is chopped off, while the Dragon Emperor's Terracotta Warriors and Horses army will not die after stepping out of the Great Wall. At the same time, the Dragon Emperor's Terracotta Warriors and Horses army were human beings after all, so human beings' modern technology How spectacular it would be if weapons and guns were equipped on an army of terracotta warriors and horses, as long as he could return to his original world with modern technological weapons and an army of terracotta warriors and horses.
Not to mention William the Dragon, he was confident even if he participated in the Crusades, regained the fallen Holy Land Jerusalem, and rescued Eastern Rome (Byzantium), which was attacked by the Ottoman Empire and was about to be destroyed at any time.
"What can I do for you?" Immorton asked.
"I want to slay the dragon and inherit the power of the Dragon Emperor. Legend has it that the Dragon Emperor controls the power of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. I need to perform a ritual so that this power can be returned to me after the Dragon Emperor dies," William said.
"You think I can do this," Immorton said.
"Why not, isn't that what the Egyptian gods were like? The Egyptian gods held authority with limited power, and if they needed to achieve a goal beyond his authority, they had to merge with each other and share each other's power for a short period of time. Sun In order to rejuvenate the god Ra, he would merge with Osiris every time he was about to die. The combination of each other would create new gods, such as the combination of Amun and Ra, and the three images of the sun god in the morning, noon and evening. Being able to share means being able to take away.”
William put his hand on Evelin's chest. Evelin felt something and her face turned red. Then she saw William and said softly, "Imhotep (Imhotep), the great architect and great Priest, physician, Visil, the founder of Egyptian astronomy and architecture, the creator of the pyramids, the only mortal in Egyptian history to become a god, the god of medicine and the embodiment of wisdom, the protector of secretaries, you who can inherit this name , is it really impossible?"
Putting the name of God in one's own name is the name of the throne, and it is a privilege belonging to the Pharaoh. The fact that the high priest can do this can only prove the superiority of the high priest Immoton.
"Your Majesty, I can try for you." Immorton knelt down on one knee.
"I will forgive you no matter what." William stretched out his hand to support his body.
The deal was done in a casual conversation.
