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Chapter 96 Boyajian Star Trap

"Bruce!" Carl shouted excitedly.

The blond man stood beside the ship and looked back. His blue eyes melted into the moonlight, like waves in the deep sea, and all the light was shattered in the pupils. Then he smiled comfortingly at everyone, as if replying

The sea was calm. But no one knew what kind of undercurrent was hidden underneath, and they didn't want to try it, so they could only watch him step onto the golden sun boat without looking back.

For Chinese Buddhas, it doesn't matter whether you come by land or by water, everyone who comes is destined to come. But this temple is different. It requires you to come from the holy lake and there is no other way.

We have all seen it just now. The moonlight illuminates the desert very brightly, and the holy lake is like a silver quicksand. The temple is surrounded by this kind of quicksand, making it impossible for people to get through. The only way is to get on the pirate ship.

Apep was waiting beside the boat. The black snake's huge head floated on the water with a sense of oppression, and its golden vertical pupils were clearly blind but seemed to be staring at everyone.

According to ancient Egyptian mythology, Apep, the god of chaos, blocked the sun god's journey at night and drank up the river water, causing the sun's golden ship to run aground. It was Seth who fought with him and killed it, which allowed the sun god Ra to survive.

Opportunities arise again from the east.

But why is Apep guarding the Sun Golden Boat now to guide us across the holy lake?

Not allowing me to think too much, everyone gradually got on the boat, and I had no choice but to follow. The golden boat didn't look too big, but it could accommodate more than thirty of us without being too crowded. Bruce stood on the bow, Morgan and Booth

Virdu looked at him.

The sun-gold boat cruised on the lake, shattering the moonlight and starlight, as if lighting more than three hundred lamps, accompanying us through the sparkling reed swamps.

Lyra chanted a hymn to the gods.

If we hadn't known that this trip would be unlucky, with the big black snake Apep in front of us, and a lot of familiar people around us, crossing the river under the moonlight would actually be quite artistic.

Li Yuan saw that my expression was wrong and asked: "What are you worried about?"

I told him my idea. "The other thing I don't understand is that not everyone can get on the Sun Golden Boat. Who is making the choice? This is completely unreasonable."

Someone next to him sneered, but it was Chang Xiao. This person was always eccentric, and always said strange things without knowing anything. If Meng Weiqing didn't want to say anything, he would show it very straightforwardly, but Chang Xiao always seemed to have a hook in his words.

It makes you want to find out more, but you are still confused and choked. In addition, being trapped in this weird sun gold boat, I am not feeling well.

"It would be great if you could give me a few pointers, otherwise I really can't imagine how I could laugh in this situation."

Chang Xiao raised his eyelids and looked at me and Li Yuan, showing an expression that couldn't be said to be sarcastic or bitter. In short, it was very uncomfortable.

"I have told you before, don't just look at what you see. Do you still think these things can be explained by common sense? Or do you think these are related to ancient Egypt?"

"Isn't that Lou Shiqi you were talking about earlier?"

I was shocked. I didn't expect Chang Xiao to be more surprised than me.

"What did I say about that kid?" He stared hard. "You look very smart, what are you thinking about?"

I was dumbfounded and couldn't help but look at Lou Shiqi. He was slightly hunched over, and he still looked like he had no backbone when he was next to He Rongchuan and Jiang Can.

Suddenly, the boat that had been running smoothly swayed, and Laila, who was close to the side of the boat, almost fell out. Lou Shiqi quietly moved in her path as if there were eyes behind his back. The full moon was too enchanting,

It was as if half of the night had been sucked in. The moonlight was above us and the holy lake was below us. It was bright and bright, but it felt dark. If I hadn't happened to be watching Shi Qi upstairs, I wouldn't have noticed his actions at all.

Even Laila thought it was just Lou Shiqi who happened to help her.

But the commotion continued. It turned out that when everyone's attention was focused on Bruce, who was the first to get on the boat, without paying attention, someone was attracted by the moonlight and reached out to touch the lake. There were actually people who were not afraid of death and went into the holy lake.

Go fishing for the moon. The water in the Holy Lake was very clear before we got on the boat, but now it looks turbid from the boat. It is even more chaotic than turbid. The water in this lake is very strange. The Sun Golden Boat can sail freely on it, but if we go

Touching it felt like touching cracked broken glass.

The man couldn't pull his hand back, and then his whole body was sucked in. The person next to him wanted to help, but he was also swallowed by the lake water. The stirred water surface did not form ripples, but shattered.

As we drove closer, the two men seemed to have filled the broken place. When the boat passed by, there was no ripple on the lake.

Apart from cursing and cursing, no one could hear anything else, and everyone was on alert. In addition, the one who jumped into the lake by himself had already killed three people. We hadn't even reached the temple yet, and he was simply showing off his power. I

I clearly realized that from now on, the difference between life and death is no longer so clear.

This temple holy lake definitely did not come out of thin air. No one or life can come into existence out of nothing. Even if there is, it is just a cover-up. But now we are actually crossing the lake. Unless it was originally here, for some reason

It's just invisible to us. This reminds me of a controversial astronomical phenomenon in recent years.

Many astronomers have observed a star numbered KIC 8462852, named Boyajian. It is better known as Tabby's Star. This star, which is about 1,480 light-years away from us, is famous for its unknown

Causes drastic darkening.

No one can explain this yet. Some people speculate that the reason why Boyajian's star dimmed suddenly is because it is wrapped in a huge artificial structure, and that an advanced alien civilization is building a Dyson sphere structure around Tabby's star.

The Dyson sphere structure was proposed by Freeman Dyson in the 1960s. It is a giant artificial celestial body used to surround stars to mine their energy. It is also a natural nuclear fusion reactor that uses stars as a power source. When Boyajian's star was discovered by the Dyson sphere

When surrounded by structures, the star's light naturally dims, making it even difficult to see.

If the temple and the saint were hidden for similar reasons and only appeared after we came, then we would have walked into a trap. We don’t know who, or what, is waiting inside. However, no matter what

Whoever can set up such a trap to invite you into the urn should not be underestimated, and his motives are unpredictable.

I looked at Apep's huge snake body and couldn't help but wonder if we had all been deceived. What if the storm in the desert was Seth and he didn't want us to do something wrong?

All of this is just my conjecture, but this lake is too real. It is impossible for my touch, smell, hearing, and vision to deceive me. Furthermore, even if it deceives me, how can it deceive these old monsters?

I quietly looked at those people. Meng Weiqing's expression was solemn, no different from usual; Teacher Bai squinted his eyes and paid attention to the surrounding environment; Buswell had long stopped playing the harmless fringe archaeologist, and he looked at Kawaii

Sang winked and stood in front of the Sun Golden Boat. They were all observing Bruce consciously or unconsciously.

The boat docked, and we walked onto the Shinto road with Apepuru watching us from behind.

I looked up and stared at the distant and majestic building at the end of the road.

In the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, nature has divinity, and they integrated their own understanding into the shaping of nature. The gold mined from the ground was the same substance as the sun to the ancient Egyptians, so

They used gold to cast bodies for their gods, and they used gold to carve the most holy buildings.

Bruce ignored Karl's hesitation and the suspicious eyes of the others, and took the lead in walking towards the palace that was more dazzling than the moonlight.

"Isn't that Apep's lair? It sent us here to feed its snakes and grandsons." Jiang Can muttered, earning Ding Ze a look of disdain, and he plausibly said: "Journey to the West.

That’s how it works.”

"If this is its lair, then where is the snake? As an animal's territory, this is too clean." Ding Ze asked. He was originally a hunter in the snowy area and had considerable experience in animal habits. Another person asked

People who have insights into animal habits are not alone.

"You still remember that before Apep emerged from the desert, we thought its head was a black rock. Then the road under our feet may have been paved with its snake slough."

After hearing what Lou Shiqi said, everyone in 279 lowered their heads and looked at the Shinto floor tiles. Just now our attention was focused on the statues standing on both sides, and we ignored a very inconsistent point, that is, regardless of the holy lake, both sides of the Shinto

The statue of the god and the building at the end are all white, only the road under the feet is black.

"Flag, this is wrong." Jiang Can frowned and looked at it for a long time, "No matter how big the snake is, it won't be able to cover the entire road, right?"

Indeed, although the black snake that was watching eagerly in the holy lake to ensure that we walked towards the temple was extremely large, its trunk diameter was only more than one meter. And the road in front of us could at least accommodate the entire 279 walking sideways.

Lou Shiqi said that some snakes will continue to develop during their lifetime and live as long as they want. This is why they need to shed their skin, because the original skin can no longer keep up with the body.

"Of course, it's also possible that this is the sum of several snake sloughs, or it's not a snake slough at all. Once you've come, let it go. If you don't leave, you will be overtaken by others." Lou Shiqi didn't understand, but he knew how to give it.

Go down the stairs yourself.

Meng Weiqing was not interested in studying such a trivial matter. He had a task to complete. There was no turning back, so everyone had no choice but to move forward with the mentality of "we've all come here".

The feeling of uneasiness that has been making me uneasy since I crossed the lake became more and more obvious after I walked onto the Shinto. The statues of gods sitting on both sides brought not only oppression, but also a very strong sense of disobedience.

Who was this road prepared for, so that the gods who were supposed to be worshiped could wait by the roadside in such a humble posture? And they had to wait for thousands of years.

Unfortunately, there is no answer at the end of the road, and another even more difficult-to-explain thing makes me want to turn around and leave.

We are about to enter the main plot∠(　∠)＿

The field of reeds refers to the Egyptian afterlife

(End of chapter)