Chapter 19: The Sacrifice of the Guards
Zhang Yang rode a camel, led by Adbe, to a large oasis east of Hamnata, which was very close to Egypt, and this was the territory of the Pharaoh's Guards.
O'Connor and Evelyn returned directly to Cairo, and the base of the Pharaoh's Guards could not be known to outsiders at will, so only Adebe and Zhang Yang came here. After turning a sand dune, Zhang Yang stopped moving forward and was shocked by the scene ahead.
In the vast yellow sand, thousands of horses were scattered all over the oasis, and countless camp tents were tied together, surrounding a river near the oasis. This river finally headed towards Egypt and merged into the majestic Nile.
"This is the main member of our Pharaoh's Guards."
Adebe stood beside Zhang Yang and looked proudly at the scene in front of him.
With Adebe's leadership, Zhang Yang came to the depths of this oasis without any obstacles. In a camp, twelve elders with patterns on their faces greeted Adebe and Zhang Yang.
"Thank you for helping us kill Imoton, the new priest."
An elder, representing everyone, expressed goodwill to Zhang Yang. Their original mission was to prevent Imodon from reappearing in the world. This time, Zhang Yang completely eliminated them and won their favor.
"He has just summoned the undead, and it will take some time before he can summon again. In the evening, I will notify all members to watch the ceremony in the square."
Adbe explained beside him, and the two elders nodded.
"We have begun to prepare a high platform so that everyone can pay tribute to the glory of their ancestors and worship them again."
When Adebe again gave Zhang Yang a request to him, he said, "The content is."
"Zhang Yang, these four undead are the ancestors of our guards. I hope you can resummon them and let the rest of the guards worship again."
Zhang Yang did not lose much, except for some mental power, and what he could obtain was probably the huge number of people in the entire guard team and the power of faith!
So he agreed to Adebe's request and came here.
Now there are more than two hours before the cooling time for him to summon the dead. When it is almost night, you can summon it again. Zhang Yang was led to rest in a arranged tent, and the priesthood ceremony at night may be very exhausted.
The golden sun and golden sutra appeared in his hand. He quietly looked through it. Except for the spell, the other contents were mostly patterns that Zhang Yang could not understand. These were not ancient Egyptian, but some more mysterious hieroglyphs and patterns. Zhang Yang remembered that legend.
According to legend, the Sun Gold Sutra records the mantra of the god of the sun god Atom, and the Black Sutra records the mantra of the god of the dead Anubis, but the Black Sutra focuses on mantras, and the main content of the Golden Sutra is some patterns that are not understood by the Yang Yang.
"Is this the language used by God to record God's mantra?"
Zhang Yang had another idea in his mind.
In the movie world, Anubis, the god of death, made Zhang Yang confirm the existence of the gods. According to common understanding, the gods are all noble, but in order to maintain a sense of mystery and to be respected by humans, there is a sacrificial existence and preaching the existence of God to the world.
In order to maintain a sense of mystery, gods will inevitably not use languages that humans can understand, but create a language, that is, divine words. At the same time, in order to prevent the fall of the gods or the priests' inheritance from being cut off, some gods need things that humans know, and in the way of divine words, they have been recorded on some items. The most famous representatives are the Sun Gold Sutra and the Undead Black Sutra.
"These words of God should require a specific way to interpret them, and only the priesthood can do them."
As a profession that communicates with gods and humans, the priest has a high status, and the position of the high priest is almost the same as that of the Pharaoh. There are rumors that the high priest shares the same status as the Pharaoh in other aspects except in terms of rights.
In layman's terms, as the ruler who is in power, it is impossible to allow other existences to share power with him, but the Pharaoh and the High Priest are an exception.
The high priest and the pharaoh coexist. Although Zhang Yang didn't know whether all the high priests were loyal to the pharaoh, they would not dare to kill the pharaoh like Imoton.
"The coexistence of Pharaoh and the priest must have something to restrain each other.
Zhang Yang thought about it and he would not be so stupid that he thought friendship could replace the existence of power. That was just a joke. If a king really did this, he might be a good friend, but from another perspective, he himself was not a good king.
A true king should have great power, decisive killing, and exclude all factors that are unfavorable to rule. This is the king.
"As a country with an ancient history, Pharaoh is definitely not a fool, especially the mysterious spells of Hamnata, which shows that in addition to sacrifices, Pharaoh seems to have special powers."
As Zhang Yang was thinking about these problems, time passed rapidly, and it was soon night. When Adebe came, Zhang Yang's skill cooling time had passed.
"how's it going?"
Adebe asked, Zhang Yang nodded.
"I'm ready and can start anytime."
Adbe led Zhang Yang to the center of the gathering place, crowded with people all the way. In front of the crowd, a four-meter-high platform was erected, and countless torches were lit, illuminating the surroundings as if they were during the day.
Countless men in black stood neatly in a row, leaving a wide road in the middle. The adult men had mysterious patterns on their faces, which meant that they were part of the Pharaoh's guards. Behind them were some women and children. These children were not yet adult, but had a pattern on their hands.
"The Twelve Elders will say something later, and then you need to come on stage, summon the dead ancestors and let everyone worship."
Adebe took Zhang Yang to the crowd passage. The twelve elders were standing on the platform at this time. After seeing Adebe's arrival, Adebe made a gesture without a trace, indicating that he could start.
An elder looked at the crowd ahead, his voice exuding the rugged unique to the desert.
"I am the great elder of the Pharaoh Guard, Buck Amu. As descendants of the Pharaoh Guard, we protect Hamnata in the times and guard the evil spirits inside."
His eyes slowly glanced at everyone: "For three thousand years, our ancestors have been dying constantly, and countless babies have been born, carrying out the inheritance of the guards."
"We have never been to big cities and have not lived a good life. We have taken root in the Sahara day after day, year after year, giving up happiness, life, and glory, just to fulfill our mission and guard Hamnata!"
Hearing the words of the Great Elder, Zhang Yang felt a vicissitudes of succession that had been passed down for thousands of years. His heart seemed to sink deeply into the words of the Great Elder, and the blood in his body began to boil.
"Now, let our young captain, Adebe, lead our heroes in front of us!"
Everyone's eyes turned to the passage of the crowd. At the end of the passage, two figures were standing there, one of them they were very familiar with, the next famous captain, Adebe, and the other figure was the new priest.
Adebe is already very familiar with this kind of scene, so he glanced at Zhang Yang.
"We're going to play."
Zhang Yang raised his head, felt the countless pressures coming from his eyes, and took a deep breath.
"Then let's go."
"Dada."
Everyone held their breath, and the sound of footsteps falling to the ground was clearly heard. Zhang Yang followed Adebe and walked slowly. People along the way were looking at Zhang Yang quietly, looking at this young face.
Adbe led Zhang Yang slowly walked from the passage to the front of the platform. The twelve elders walked off the stage and stood in a row, waiting for Zhang Yang.
After Zhang Yang came over, Adebe led Zhang Yang and turned around, and the elder spoke solemnly.
"Everyone, this is the inheritance of the ancient Egyptian priests, the new priests!"
Everyone looked at Zhang Yang quietly and looked at the new priest, especially Zhang Yang's age, which surprised them a little. After the introduction of the Great Elder, Adebe gave Zhang Yang a wink and Zhang Yang nodded.
In front of the platform, a soil slope was built, about 3 meters high and 6 meters wide. This was to facilitate the convening of the undead, and this height could be seen by the people behind.
Zhang Yang walked to the earth slope, and at the top was a platform. According to Adebe's request, the ceremony was solemn. Zhang Yang deliberately changed into a black robe, and except for his head and hands, he was hidden in the black robe.
"I am a new priest who, in the name of my priest, sent my call to the dead underground."
The low ancient Egyptian language was spit out from Zhang Yang's mouth, and a gust of wind suddenly blew around him, but everyone opened their eyes wide and watched the changes on the soil slope.
Zhang Yang raised his hands, and suddenly there were 4 bulges on the flat breakthrough. The bulges gradually became larger, and then his arm that had been dry all the time stretched out.
Everyone's breathing became rapid. Looking at the four earth slopes that were constantly insolent, they saw the priests casting spells for the first time, so they were very focused.
Four mummy guards crawled out from the ground, stood in a row in front of Zhang Yang, and then faced everyone.
Adebe and the twelve elders, seeing the patterns on the mummy guards and their familiar outfits, immediately knelt down. As they moved, the people in front of them seemed to fall dominoes, and like tides, they knelt down one after another.
They could already confirm that these four mummy guards were indeed their ancestors.
A low voice sounded from the kneeling people, and Zhang Yang was a little ununderstood. Adbe reminded Zhang Yang in advance that this was the ancient language of their guards. It was used to make secret contacts. At this time, it was used to worship the four mummy guards.
With the sound of worship, everyone lowered their heads. In the dark night, Zhang Yang was surprised to find that a trace of white light was emitted from everyone's bodies.
Above everyone, white light gathered little by little into the air. The white light continued to gather, becoming dazzling and dazzling. All the people who worshiped the sacrifice seemed to be in a strange state. Zhang Yang glanced at Adebe, as if he didn't realize the white light.
In the white light, a little bit of golden light shone out. In Zhang Yang's surprised gaze, a huge golden eye suddenly appeared in the white light!
Chapter completed!