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Chapter 51 Eastern Sahara Expedition Departs

279’s entry into the desert this time was very grand.

Not long after the sun rose, the grass behind the hotel was already filled with people who came to cheer.

A red banner with very national characteristics was also raised at the venue, reading "Warmly congratulate the smooth launch of the Sino-US cooperative expedition to Egypt's Eastern Sahara".

Both parties in this cooperation are actually 279. To put it bluntly, they are giving this operation a complete cover.

I thought this was just a pretext, but who would have thought that it would really start to happen in a hurry.

As the sponsor and person in charge of this expedition team, Rhea was surrounded by a lot of people, and her posture was almost like holding a press conference. It really seemed like what Li Yuan said, she was serious.

Really doing this.

At this opening ceremony, our team finally arrived.

Even Chang Xiao, who had not been seen since the first dinner party, stood listlessly under the palm trees far away from the crowd. Even among the mavericks like 279, this person seemed a little out of place.

I wondered what the reason for this constant smile was, and coincidentally, his eyes also glanced over. I was about to smile, but the eyes that were clearly looking at me seemed to be slow to respond and did not follow the original trajectory.

Moved away quickly.

I don’t know what can catch Chang Xiao’s eyes, and I don’t bother to look anymore.

"What are you doing here with such a smile on your face? The team leader and Teacher Wang are here too, come with me to say hello." Lou Shiqi came out of nowhere and pulled me to the other end of the venue.

The team leader still smoked his pipe, and Teacher Wang was still laughing and joking. After telling us about the excavations in the past two days, he specially added: "While you two were away, we had another meal of Red Sea fish."

It's quite annoying.

I have only been with 279 for two days, but I feel like my days in the archaeological team have already passed away.

The team leader didn't mention our visit to the underground temple early yesterday morning, but just asked about our work at 279.

Lou Shiqi was very happy to see the two teachers. When the team leader asked about it, he couldn't wait to tell everything that happened in the past two days. As soon as they talked about Arnold's banquet, Meng Weiqing and Teacher Bai left

Came over.

The two parties exchanged greetings, and Meng Weiqing praised us for our serious work attitude.

The team leader nodded and then told us: "Shi Qi, Wang Yu, you two must act according to Teacher Meng's request. Don't cause trouble to them instead of helping them." He paused as if he wanted to say something more.

He paused, but in the end he just put the pipe to his mouth and took a deep breath, saying: "This time you go to the desert for inspection, you have no experience. You should listen more and learn more, and don't push forward what you don't know. Pay attention to safety.

, I still have to go to the construction site when I come back in a week.”

Lou Shiqi immediately expressed his position: "Don't worry, team leader, we will definitely work hard." Ever since he was encouraged by the team leader before joining 279, this guy has been like a chicken.

I nodded again and again.

Meng Weiqing said: "Xiaolou and Xiao Wang are both very good young people and have provided us with a lot of help at work. Don't worry, we will definitely ensure their safety."

The team leader nodded. Several teachers started chatting again, and Lou Shiqi and I said goodbye and left knowingly.

The venue was lively.

However, regarding the [Eastern Sahara Desert Expedition] that was about to begin, besides looking forward to it, I also had uncontrollable murmurings in my heart, and I really had no intention of socializing. Just as I was about to go back to find A Tian and Lao Zhang, I was stopped by an unexpected person.

It's Carl.

As soon as I saw his hairline, which was as high as God's, and his handsome but disgusting face, my polite smile came to a screeching halt.

Although we know that several teams of people will act together, it does not mean that we can have a friendly working atmosphere. After all, the people who brazenly robbed in the downtown area yesterday and injured Li Yuan were most likely arranged by Karl.

of.

As if he was afraid that others would not know that he was British, Carl brought tea and chatted with us about the unchanging weather in Luxor. This man did not have the slightest sense of being unwelcome, and at the end he complained hypocritically that the cheese here was not good.

eat.

"That's really poor hospitality." A slightly cold voice interrupted. It was the little golden retriever who had been with Rhea when he was in London.

"Isn't this Eric? I'm seeing you here." Karl said this, but the expression on his face was as if he had known he would appear. "Your father finally couldn't stand you chasing that Rui all the time."

Did Ya run around and leave you to her? She is really kind, and she actually helped to take care of the child."

It turns out that this blond young man named Eric is the eldest son of a multinational entrepreneur in Germany. A few years ago, he met Rhea, who was on an inspection tour of Europe, at a cocktail party and fell in love at first sight. After his high-profile pursuit failed at first, he changed his strategy.

I kept a low profile and chased Rhea for several years.

Rhea was initially open-minded about his pursuit. Later, when she saw that he was showing an attitude of humbly learning, she simply gave him more guidance as if he were a junior.

Karl unabashedly said that Eric was just running after Rhea, and he also assumed the attitude of taking ownership presumptuously, which made the young man's expression change.

My dislike of Karl reached the extreme. Before I could speak sarcastically to him, I heard Eric say: "I learned a lot from being with Rhea, and these times are very meaningful. But you, besides complaining,

Is there nothing else to do besides cheese and weather?"

Fortunately, he was thick-skinned. Karl was choked for a moment and just raised his eyebrows: "I really learned a lot from Rhea. I just don't know if you are the only one." Then he suddenly became interested.

She walked around Eric high and walked towards the person behind her. "Miss Rhea! I haven't seen you for months and you are still so beautiful."

Rhea wore a neat silver suit with a slim-fitting lake green silk shirt underneath. Her curly hair was tied up, revealing her bright face.

"That's because you can't see anything except a woman's beauty." Rhea didn't give him face.

Even though Karl had not expected her good expression, he was a little embarrassed now. He sneered and looked at Rhea wildly: "Your charm is obvious to all. Except for Eric, I think this outstanding person

Young people also admire you very much." Karl was referring to Li Yuan who was following Rhea.

Li Yuan wore a casual suit and a long windbreaker, and he looked quite presentable. Whatever the full moon brought to him last night, he had already left it in the moonlight.

Li Yuan did not react to Karl's offensive description. The conflict between the two people was far greater than this affectionate description, but Li Yuan had the ability to act as if he was unaware.

It was Eric who was angered by Carl.

But how could Rhea let Karl get an advantage in front of her, especially since this man might have injured her sister's son yesterday.

"Young people, we still need to learn more about the experience of our predecessors in dealing with others. Some people are afraid that no one will teach them, so they don't know that they are not welcome." Rhea curled her red lips and calmed down when Karl

He said lightly with his eyes: "Keep biting people everywhere, and one day someone will cut out your tongue, and your owner will have to find another dog."

"Did I miss something?" Arno's voice happily squeezed into the frozen atmosphere.

He and Jacqueline walked over together, and the latter took a careful look at Carl. The image of Carl's mad dog that night in the Valley of the Kings was still deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"Riya, you look great!" Ya Nuo first praised Rhea, and then put his arm on Li Yuan's shoulder: "Yuechen, what were you talking about just now? It's great that Yu is here, we'll see you later

We are about to leave, and I was just about to say goodbye to you."

"If you know you're about to leave, don't mess around here." Carl was very angry at Rhea. He choked Arno, turned around and left.

Arno opened his eyes innocently: "What's wrong with him?"

"Leave him alone, your people are leaving." Li Yuandi removed Arnold's arm, then tilted his head in the direction of Morgan and others.

Rhea went over to smooth Li Yuan's clothes that were wrinkled by Arno, and Li Yuan gave her a warm smile.

I didn't expect these two people to be so unwilling to avoid suspicion. Eric was more surprised than me, and his blue eyes almost popped out. He probably misunderstood the relationship between the two, but I was evil-minded and didn't point it out.

Arnold was disliked and acted aggrieved for a while.

What surprised me was that Eric's attitude towards Arno was colder than that towards Carl. Arno didn't take Eric's cold face seriously, and even said jokingly: "I really feel sorry for Miss Rhea who has to see her every day."

Look at your coffin face."

Eric's face turned even darker. Arno, as if he was deliberately making him angry, started talking nonsense again, making Rhea and Jacqueline laugh. Then he regretfully left and went.

Join Alex and others.

"Riya, Yu, Yue Chen, let's see you later." Ya Nuo said easily. At the end, he added: "It's a pity that Eric doesn't come with us." The little golden retriever was so angry that he snorted coldly.

One sound.

The groundbreaking ceremony came to an end with the departure of Arnold and others.

At this time, a person came.

"I heard that you encountered a little trouble yesterday." Sir Black was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at me and Li Yuan with his eyes like the vast deep sea.

I was at a loss for words. If being robbed and injured could be considered a minor trouble.

"Thank you for your concern. After all, it's just a small trouble and nothing serious." Li Yuan said with a smile.

"It's good for young people to have such an attitude. Rhea, can you stand that environment?" Sir Black seemed like an old man who cared about the younger generation.

Rhea has a really good relationship with Sir Black. She leaned over slightly to eliminate the height difference between her and the wheelchair, and said in a brisk tone: "Look, you came here just to tell me this. We have everything we need to prepare."

You have brought it, you don’t have to worry.”

Lord Black smiled and said yes.

"There are some things I can't say more about." He turned to me and took out a palm-sized leather notebook from his arms. "This is Bruce's notebook. Most of the things that happened sixty years ago are written in it."

"This is too precious to you, I can't accept it." I quickly declined.

Just kidding. Yesterday, Li Yuan and I were targeted just after we came out of the Egypt Exploration Society, and now he wants to give me a copy of his uncle's diary. Is this because he is afraid that I won't cool down quickly enough?

"Why can't you accept it? You went to bring Bruce back this time. Why do I need this notebook?" Sir Black looked at me and showed a smile. "Even if I don't give you this notebook now, you met yesterday."

I won’t be able to live peacefully in the future.”

Seeing that I couldn't hide my little thoughts in front of him, I suddenly felt embarrassed and had to say quickly: "No, no, no, if you are willing to part with me, it will be of great help to us."

Sir Black didn't point it out, and nodded with a smile. Then he paused slightly, and then said: "Since you are a fearful person, why would you get involved with the kid from the Rhea family? Being with him is better than holding this note.

It’s more noticeable.”

My smile froze.

This is already the third time today. If it happens a few more times, my whole face will be paralyzed.

"Please don't scare her, okay? If you scare her away, how will you compensate her?" Rhea raised her slender eyebrows and feigned anger.

Sir Black laughed, and then he looked at Li Yuan again.

Li Yuan didn't need him to speak, and his words immediately followed: "What you give us will be put to good use."

Probably after hearing the answer he wanted, Sir Black said: "Young men, I'll wait for you to come back." The three-piece suit appeared at the right time and pushed the old man away.

I always feel that the two foxes, the old one and the small one, have something to say. It’s just a pity that they are different species and I can’t understand what they are thinking.

"What, you're not really scared by Uncle Blake, are you?" Rhea asked narrowly when she saw that I didn't speak.

She knew very well that I wouldn't just leave, yet she kept trying to provoke me with words.

I couldn't get angry with this young lady anymore, so I looked at her helplessly. Only to find that not only Rhea, but also Li Yuan was looking at me, as if waiting for an answer.

They didn't notice it when they appeared alone. Now that Li Yuan and Rhea looked at each other at the same time, they realized that their eyes were really similar.

I couldn't stand being stared at by these two pairs of twinkling peach blossom eyes. I could only put on my best smile and express my position: "Hey, we are doing archaeological work, how can we be scared so easily."

Rhea then nodded reservedly, feeling satisfied.

Someone else came to talk to Rhea and took the opportunity to sneak up to A Tian and Lao Zhang.

"Lord Black gave me his uncle's notes."

A Tian frowned after hearing this.

In fact, we already know everything we should know. If there is any discrepancy between the note and Sir Black's description, it would not be given to me. So this note obviously has other purposes. In addition, it is clear that Rhea and Sir Black are closer.

, Li Yuan had a deeper entanglement with the magnetic field, but he just gave me the note in front of everyone. He also specifically made it clear how dangerous Li Yuan was. No matter how he looked at it, he felt there was something wrong.

"It's useless to think about it now. You can read the notes yourself when you find time. If you have any questions, feel free to tell us." A Tian stopped talking. "I just saw that the Americans have left."

I nodded.

"I didn't expect Alex's parents to be related to what happened twelve years ago. If she is also involved in the magnetic field, this trip may be dangerous." Lao Zhang felt a little melancholy. In this regard, he was more righteous than Li Yuan. Li

When Yuan learned about the entanglement between Alex's ancestors and the Black family, he was unmoved. "When you really find the 'temple' in the desert, if Sir Black's uncle is there, will her parents be there too.

just in case"

After so many years, I'm afraid there won't be any good news.

I also became silent.

Those who went there sixty years ago and twelve years ago were in bad luck. Can we really get an advantage this time?

A Tian also reminded me: "Although technological development has made great progress now, it may not be able to cope with that weird magnetic field. No matter how complete the hardware is, it can only reduce the risk relatively speaking. You have to be more careful."

."

I subconsciously patted my trouser pocket, which contained the gloves Qi Tian gave me last night.

If it weren't for the blind trust in 279's strength and the expectation for the truth about prehistoric civilization, I would really want to give up.

"Old Zhang, didn't you say yesterday that the Yin family might have been transformed into a weak magnetic field?"

He nodded.

"If Mustafa's scarab and the jade my grandma gave me may have magnetic fields, why haven't the people around us been transformed? Hassan and Laila have been transformed, but why are Ali and the others okay?"

Lao Zhang said: "It may depend on the degree of contact. It may require a strong magnetic field and some physical problems before it can be transformed."

He pondered for a moment and looked at me: "If I'm not mistaken, once the transformation occurs, it is irreversible. It's like there is a line here, Li Yuan is on the other side of the line, the Yin family steps on the line, and we are the other half of the line

.As soon as the conversion begins, no matter what the degree, it is considered that the line has been crossed. Li Yuan may be thousands of miles offline, Hassan Leila may be one kilometer offline, and Alex may be two hundred meters offline. But they are all online.

That side. This is transformation.”

"What about me?" I asked him, "Where do you think I am?"

Lao Zhang stared into my eyes and said: "Of course you are closer to us, much closer to us than Li Yuan." He stretched out his hand and pointed at himself and A Tian. "But if you cross that line, you have passed it.

"

All three of us know what this means.

"But it's no big deal! As long as this transformation is not too drastic, it might even prolong your life." Lao Zhang's hand fell on my shoulder and patted me hard. The solemn atmosphere just now was gone by him.

I glared at him. "Then I will torture you to death with this transformation."

"Yes." Lao Zhang unexpectedly did not talk to me about it, but said seriously: "We can't follow you the rest of the way. These people are not good people, and only Li Yuan is okay.

In short, Lao Wang, just remember that no matter what problem you encounter, the thirty-six strategies are the best."

"It's not like I've never come back, so why am I feeling real feelings?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Shut your mouth." Lao Zhang couldn't hold it back and punched me with a smile.

"Okay, don't be embarrassed, you two." A Tian pulled us apart and said seriously: "Zhang Yang is right, don't treat them as your own this time. In fact, you don't know much about them at all. Those information

Those who are there may not necessarily be the real ones, and the purpose of your actions may not be the real purpose. You should be more careful, and remember to contact us at any time if you have any questions." A Tian said seriously, and then showed his face to me

A smile. "We'll wait for you to go back to school together."

I nodded seriously again.

Most of the people who came to the pre-departure conference were just joining in the fun. In the end, there was only one translator, two genuine experts who had been pioneering in Egypt early in the morning, and an Egyptian in charge.

According to what Jiang Can told me privately, this Egyptian is in charge of the military. After all, our expedition team is not worthy of its name.

Because the preliminary work went smoothly, the expedition team was only there to inspect and accept the results, so the trip was announced to be only six days.

The main reason is that the seven-day full moon only has five days left to be valid.

Eric was left in Luxor by Rhea to take charge of the follow-up matters. I don’t know how Rhea appeased him. He swept away his resentment and sent him all the way to the port happily.

I looked at the cruise ship in front of me and felt that I was really defeated by the eldest lady.

Going against the current from Luxor to Aswan in this season, generally no one would choose to take this trip at this time.

The sunshine in the morning was just right and the wind was gentle.

Except for Meng Weiqing, who didn't know what he was busy with every day, and Ruiya, who was afraid of ultraviolet rays, everyone else was sunbathing on the deck.

I stood on the edge of the railing and looked at the Valley of the Kings and the rolling hills in the distance.

Li Yuan brought me a glass of sugar cane juice, and then said in my ear: "I gave Sir Black's pocket watch to Chris."

I was so surprised that I almost dropped the cup into the river: "Can Teacher Meng and the others agree?"

Li Yuan also replied softly: "He came up with this idea."

"But without it, would we still be able to find Thutmose's temple?"

"Why not? Don't you still have Black's notebook in your hand?" Li Yuan said lightly.

I stared at him.

"I'm not kidding you anymore. In fact, I don't need that pocket watch at all. I am a magnetic field detector myself." After Li Yuan leaned comfortably on the railing, he raised his eyes and looked at me. "They all know this."

I subconsciously looked towards the deck.

"Yuechen is right. He himself is the compass pointing to the magnetic field and the key to unlocking the secret." Teacher Bai walked over to meet my gaze, not hiding that he overheard our conversation that should have been blown away in the wind.

"It is precisely because of Yue Chen's special qualities that people from many fields want to win over him."

Lou Shiqi and He Rongchuan looked this way. Jiang Can stood up to get something, which happened to block their sight.

"Although we still don't know why Yue Chen is special, we need him." Teacher Bai turned to me again and continued: "Because there are Yue Chen and people like him, the temple of Thutmose III, maybe

It will become the end point of our pursuit for decades.”

Are there people like Li Yuan?

I couldn't help but frown.

Li Yuan raised a smile after hearing Teacher Bai's words.

We all saw that smile in our eyes.

The cruise ship smoothly cut through the water of the Nile River and headed towards the end of ancient Egypt.

Heading towards the desert~

(End of chapter)