The Nautilus is a unique submarine in the world. The Nautilus is a blade-shaped submarine with a total length of 135 meters and a width of 13 meters. It sails in the sea like a sharp blade cutting the sea, so the crew also calls it their own privately. The ship is for the Poseidon Sword. The maximum speed can reach 50 knots!
This speed is simply a myth. You must know that even the best British surface ships can only travel at a speed of about 50 nautical miles (28 knots)! The Nautilus is a submarine.
At the same time, the power of the Nautilus is also epoch-making. It is completely powered by electricity. What's even more awesome is that the power of the Nautilus is completely extracted from sea water. The ship extracts sodium from red water and mixes the sodium with mercury to form a chemical that can replace natural gas. The alloy of zinc element in the battery unit is obtained after being converted into electricity and stored in the battery. In short, there are black technologies everywhere on the ship, and some things are even amazing to Kai, a person who has experienced the 21st century.
The interior of the ship is spacious and comfortable, and there's even a museum and library! Apart from being a bit noisy and boring, it's more comfortable than the average star-rated hotel.
Kai's journey aboard the Nautilus was barely pleasant. That's if you don't count the terrible food on board.
Captain Nemo and most of the sailors are from the Indian subcontinent, simply Indian... Can you imagine the smell of curry wafting throughout the ship? That's what happened on the Nautilus. These sailors are all good people. Although they are Indians, everyone is polite and full of humanity. Each of them can even speak more than two foreign languages.
Kai also likes them very much, but he disagrees with their eating habits.
They even refused to use cutlery!
On the contrary, Catherine and Cotterman and their gang of British guys really like the Nautilus's meals...
After about a month of sailing, Kai finally set foot on land. Under Alfred's arrangement, everyone quickly got on the train to Cairo.
When Kai set foot on the familiar yet unfamiliar land of Egypt, he felt that the atmosphere here was not very good. The Egyptians did not welcome the British and were even very hostile. This feeling is especially strong after leaving Alexandria.
In fact, Britain does have little control over Egypt. Britain only occupied Egypt to secure the Suez Canal.
By November 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the war, and Egypt stood firmly with the central government (Egypt was still nominally a province of the Ottoman Empire at the time), so Britain unilaterally declared its protectorate status over Egypt. And overthrew the government at that time and supported a new government. The head of the new government was forced to declare himself the Sultan of Egypt, independent of the Ottomans.
Such a government would naturally not be supported by the Egyptians, so the new government had no authority in Egypt. Outside Cairo, the government's orders were like useless paper. The United Kingdom has no ability to change this situation at this time. After all, their main energy is in Europe. The British only need to ensure that they control the Suez Canal.
As for the actual disintegration of Egypt, they did not consider it.
When a group of people walked out of Cairo Railway Station, they could clearly see the malicious intent of the Egyptians around them.
Kai naturally had no feeling for this kind of malice. He was not British. In his heart, he just lamented that things have changed. Egypt used to be one of the most developed regions in the world. The Pharaohs ruled the entire North Africa in Egypt. But now, the once glorious buildings are missing. The original self-confidence and pride have disappeared from the faces of the Egyptians, replaced by dilapidation. In the low and dirty city, people's faces only show numbness and hatred.
After entering the hotel, an officer came up to talk to him. He should be the British government's contact person here.
These matters were originally the responsibility of Catherine and Cotman, but when Kay saw the officer's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but said to the old Alfred who was saluting beside him: "Is it my imagination? Why do I always feel this Does the child look like you?"
This officer was very young, looking to be in his twenties, but he already had the rank of captain.
"No, Your Majesty the Duke, that is not your illusion. He is my grandson, little Alfred."
Kai looked at old Alfred in surprise.
"real?"
"Yes." Old Alfred said with a little reserve.
"Then he is only 20 years old!! Your son... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention it." Kai originally wanted to say that Alfred Sr.'s son died two years ago, so why did he let himself be just 20 years old? His grandson entered the army. Kay knew that Alfred Sr.'s son was only 36 years old when he died in the battle, and his grandson was not yet an adult at the time.
"No...you don't need to apologize, I understand what you mean. But I must say that as men of the Pennyworth family, it is their responsibility to join the army, especially during war times, men of the Pennyworth family It’s even more impossible to evade responsibility!”
It has been more than two years since his son died, during which time Alfred Sr. has adjusted.
Although Kay is not British, this does not affect Kay's appreciation of old Alfred. Patriots will be respected wherever they are.
Soon Catherine and Cotman finished negotiating with the young man. After completing the work, the young man walked to his grandfather with a happy face, took the old Alfred's hand and saluted.
"Your Majesty, this is my grandson, Alfred."
Foreigners are not good at this. They like to give their offspring the same names as their own or their elders, and they are not afraid of confusion. For example, the grandson of Alfred Sr. should logically be called Alfred II or Alfred Jr.
"Alfred, this is the Duke of Brittany."
"Hello, Your Majesty the Duke." Alfred Jr. did not damage the name of the Pennyworth family. Although he was wearing a military uniform, his etiquette was impeccable.
"Hello, um...can I call you Ah Fu?" Kai is Chinese at heart, and it was a bit awkward for him and his grandson to have the same name, so he simply used the abbreviation. Of course, it's a bit rude to call someone by their abbreviation when they first meet.
Little Alfred obviously didn't meet this kind of person. You only need to look at old Alfred to know the environment in which he grew up. However, due to his good education and cultivation, he did not show any strange emotions, but instead nodded in agreement very naturally.
"Of course, it's my pleasure, Your Majesty."
Then Ah Fu took everyone to the room they had reserved. After settling in, a group of people gathered in Kai's room and began to understand the current status of the mission.
"Before you arrive, we finally find out who is leading the German team this time - Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin. A priest of the Russian Empire, a favorite of the Tsar and the Empress." Report to Kai and others The man was a British intelligence officer, brought in by Ah Fu.
"Wait, are you talking about the half-human, half-demon evil monk?" Dr. Hyde, who had always seemed very quiet, asked in a very gossipy manner.
(As for the deeds of Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin, you can search on your own. If you are a very good person, I won’t comment on it. Anyway, there are all kinds of filth in the harem and interference in government affairs. Historically, Grigory was It was killed in October 1916, and the magic has been changed here)
Although it is wartime, some things will not fade away because of the war, especially gossip. It has spread all over Russia, and many newspapers in London have also published it. London newspapers like to publish this kind of thing during the war. news to relieve people's tension. Therefore, Gregory's name is still very famous in London.
"That's right, it's him."
"Isn't he a Russian? How could he get together with the Germans?" It is really concerning that a favorite of the Tsar actually got together with the Germans and even went to Egypt.
"He has defected. His situation in Russia is not good. Many people want to kill him. In fact, before defecting to Germany, he has suffered countless assassinations. The latest assassination was carried out by Prince Yusupov and Di. Archduke Mitri, Councilor Prisikevich and others conspired. So he defected.”
The intelligence officer shrugged and curled his lips helplessly. There is no doubt that Gregory is a scandal for the Russians. In normal times, the British would be happy to see the Russians embarrassed, but the problem is that they are allies now. What is even more unfortunate is that this Gregory has begun to cause trouble to the United Kingdom.
"Well, that's what the Russians are..." Kottmann shrugged too. Few British people like Russians, especially under the current situation. In the war, although the Russians were not considered pig teammates, their role was quite limited. (The Russians’ record is really not that good)
However, Kai didn't know much about this Gregory. He looked at Lao Fu (the name was too long, so I'll simplify it). As a housekeeper, Lao Fu would never let Kai down. Soon Lao Fu told Kai some of Gregory's deeds. Kai was stunned when he heard this.
"He came to Egypt this time to find the legendary Book of the Dead."
"Huh? What did you just say?" Kai, who was listening to the gossip, suddenly heard a familiar name.
"Book of the Dead?" The intelligence officer was a little confused. He didn't know Kai's identity. In fact, there were no more than ten people in the UK who knew Kai's true identity. He only knew that the identity of the Duke of Britannia was very noble and mysterious, and he was asked by his superiors to cooperate with the Duke unconditionally.
But Cotman and Catherine understood that Kay must know something. In fact, sometimes they also wonder why a native Englishman from ancient times knows so much about mythology outside of England. At least from their chat with Kai, they learned that Kai knew about Olympus, Sumer and ancient mythology. Egyptian mythology.
"Do you know that thing?" Catherine asked curiously.
"Well... that book, how should I say it? Well... let's put it this way, it's best not to touch that book. It's very evil." Kai didn't elaborate. According to the usual urine of human beings, if Kai detailed He explained the function of that book. Maybe some fool who likes to commit suicide will go and take that book to commit suicide. "If Gregory with the Big Bird really wants that book, then the information you got before is very likely to be correct."
The British had received intelligence that the Germans planned to resurrect an ancient army.
A group of people looked at me and I looked at you, a little doubtful of Kai's words. However, the tomb-exploring team was somewhat convinced, because they had an example of the resurrection of the dead before their eyes.
Seeing Catherine and the others looking at him, Kai knew what they were thinking.
"Don't look at me, I'm a special case! The things resurrected by the Book of the Dead are not real living people."
"Okay, let's continue talking about business." Kottman knew that Kai's identity could not be revealed at will, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Oh...Okay." The intelligence officer quickly calmed down and continued to explain the information. As an intelligence officer, he naturally knew what should be understood and what should be pretended not to have happened.
"We have learned that Gregory hired an American to help them find the Book of the Dead. Originally we planned to continue investigating along this line, but our manpower was lost too much when investigating Gregory. As a result, we were unable to continue following this line. However, we learned that just half a month ago, a group of Americans hired a group of locals to head south to the depths of the desert."
The British intelligence department is indeed very powerful, but this is Egypt, and the environment here is naturally unfriendly to the British, and too many people have been lost.
There are not enough helpers and no manpower. Even if these British people are 007, they can only be a clever woman who can't make a meal without rice. They no longer have the ability to gather intelligence beyond Cairo.
"By the way, we also collected information that another group of people seems to be eyeing the Book of the Dead."
"Who are these people? French?" Courtman asked.
"No, the leaders are British, a pair of brothers and sisters. The elder brother is named Jonathan, and the younger sister is an archaeologist named Evelyn. They found an American from prison to be their guide."
"British?" Coatman frowned and looked at Catherine. Since the intelligence officer said this, it meant that he was not from the intelligence department, so Coatman wondered if he was from the Holy Church. The Holy Church The church also works underground by nature, so it is not unusual to have agents.
Catherine shook her head. The people of the Holy Church mainly operate in white-dominated areas such as the United Kingdom and Canada, and they are not involved in Egypt.
"Okay, how can you help us?" Cotman asked directly.
