Chapter 1152: Searching for a Quiet Visit
When walking along the steps to the entrance of the robbery cave, Zhang Zian stopped to check the tickets, and gave the elves a wink to let them slip in first.
"no bag! no!"
The gatekeeper said routinely while checking the tickets.
Zhang Zian was packing lightly today, he only carried a bottle of mineral water when he went out, and he shared it with the elves when he was waiting under the sun, so there is no suspicion of any contraband. As for the camera, now it is the mobile phone that takes pictures, and few people still carry the heavy and cumbersome camera with them.
The elves had already slipped in. Zhang Zian looked back. There was no one behind him. He might be the last one, that is, the 300th person to enter the tower today.
Walking inside, the huge boulder above the head is pressed down like a dark cloud. In fact, there is still a certain distance from the head, but the head is still bowed instinctively.
It was dark.
The strong sunlight outside formed a sharp contrast with the darkness inside the corridor.
Although it is not so sunny, the imagined shade has not come. It may be that the boulders have absorbed the heat of the sun, making this place an incubator.
Although Egypt introduced German ventilation equipment into the pyramids, the air was still stuffy.
This is a burglary hole, dark and narrow, the light is blurred, and one can only walk forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
The elves are here waiting for him.
"No wonder Xinghai doesn't want to come in, it's really uncomfortable here." Fei Max complained in a low voice.
If people feel bored, shorter animals like cats and dogs will feel bored even more.
Richard was fortunate to stand on Zhang Zian's shoulders. Even though his night-blind eyes made it almost impossible to see clearly, it was better than being a living air detector.
"Hush! Silence!"
Lao Cha had sharp ears and eyes, and was highly vigilant, keenly aware that someone was coming. The corridor is so narrow that any small sound will be amplified. It would be bad if people could hear a dog barking in the corridor.
A black shadow flickered in front of him, Zhang Zian hadn't seen the other person's appearance clearly before his body was hit hard, causing him to stagger and take a step or two back.
"Sorry!"
A blond-haired Caucasian female tourist showed uneasiness, and apologized in a low voice while rubbing her sore shoulder. She held onto the cave wall with her other hand, and without stopping, she hurried past Zhang Zian, and the elves stepped aside to make way.
what happened?
Going so fast in bad light? Aren't you afraid of bumping into someone or falling?
Zhang Zian stared at her back wonderingly, seeing her walking out of the cave as if she was trotting, until she was bathed in the strong sunlight before stopping in relief, panting heavily.
He recognized her from her dress, she had entered the pyramid not long ago.
"Meow! What the hell are you doing?" Vladimir was speechless, because it dodged left and right just now, but she still almost stepped on it, because her steps were messy, and it was impossible to judge her walking route.
"Gah! Is this woman drinking too much water and urgent to urinate?" Richard murmured, "If you are really urgent, you can solve it on the spot..."
Zhang Zian glanced at it sideways, meaning that if you dare to solve it on the spot, I will sacrifice you here.
People with a little common sense know that it is not advisable to drink too much water when traveling, so as not to find a toilet temporarily, and it is so hot today that drinking water all the time may not be able to make up for the loss of sweat.
Rather than saying it was urgent to urinate, it might be better to say that she encountered something... that made her nervous, so that she left the pyramid early.
The elves also find it weird, but what can happen to this popular tourist attraction where you can't even bring your bags?
Zhang Zian couldn't help thinking of the terrorist attack and the curse of the pyramid that he had been worrying about before, but the situation didn't seem to be that serious.
If there is a terrorist attack, it will only happen in the downtown area. Is there any use in terrorist attacks against the pyramids? Throwing dozens of pounds of plastic explosives may not be able to do anything to get these 10,000-ton boulders.
As for the illusory curse, neither Zhang Zian nor the elves believed it.
"Squeak.
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π also seemed to be affected by the tension, and the claws that grabbed the corner of Zhang Zian's clothes tightened even more. It doesn't have good dark vision like cats and dogs. Facing the dark and chapped corridors, it retreats, and wants to quit and stay outside with Xinghai.
"Don't worry, there are lights in front." Zhang Zian comforted it by patting its head lightly.
Femas said: "I think that the woman just now may also have a slight claustrophobia. She insisted on walking inside for a while, but the claustrophobia broke out and she had to retreat halfway."
This statement has been generally recognized by everyone. After all, the corridor is dark and narrow. Even normal people will feel oppressed, feeling that the huge boulder above their heads may be crushed at any time. If someone with a mental illness such as claustrophobia came in, the panic would definitely be worse.
π nodded, feeling a little relieved.
The path dug by the tomb robbers soon came to an end, connecting with the original passage in the pyramid.
There are lighting equipment and wooden plank roads installed by the Egyptian government for the convenience of tourists to enter, and there is enough light to illuminate all the surrounding things.
This is an uphill road with an inclination of 20 to 30 degrees. The two sides of the passage are made of huge granite stones. These stones are complete and strong, and they are larger than the weathered and cracked boulders outside the pyramid.
As rumor has it, the granite slabs are so incredibly skillfully stacked that the gap between the two slabs is almost impenetrable for a needle.
One of the mysteries of the ancient Egyptians' construction of the pyramids is how did these huge granite bars come from Aswan, 500 miles away, and how were they cut so neatly? The same goes for knife-cut tofu.
Scientists have studied and given explanations, but they still cannot convince everyone.
The top wall of the passage is about 20 meters high, very magnificent, probably this is the ascension passage reserved by Pharaoh for his soul.
The granite strips on both sides are intact, but if you look closely, you can see that the surface of many stones has been engraved with fine handwriting - of course not the curse left by the pharaoh, but inscribed in various languages "So-and-so came here for a visit".
When Fina saw the handwriting left by these unscrupulous tourists, she straightened her face, because it was tantamount to blasphemy against the Pharaoh.
Zhang Zian also shook his head secretly when he saw it. The pyramid is the tomb of the pharaoh. Is it a good thing to engrave his name on the tomb?
Everything is possible in this world, who dares to say that gods really do not exist? In case the pharaoh is resurrected one day, seeing these graffiti will really explode in anger, and the owners of these names must be found out one by one.
The strange thing is that so far, I have only met the lady walking out just now. Where are the other people who haven't come out yet?