bit stealing game

Chapter 51

279 Entering the desert this time is very ostentatious.

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

A red banner with very national characteristics was also pulled up in the venue, and a letter was written [Warmly celebrate the smooth progress of the Sino-US cooperation expedition team to the Eastern Sahara in Egypt].

Both parties in this cooperation are actually 279. To put it bluntly, it is to give the entire identity of this operation as a cover.

I thought it was just a pretext, who would have thought that it would really be done in a hurry.

As the funder and person in charge of the expedition, Rhea surrounded a large number of people, almost holding a press conference.It's really like what Li Yuan said, she is doing this seriously.

In this opening ceremony, our team arrived.

Even Chang Xiao, who hadn't appeared since the first dinner, stood listlessly under a palm tree away from the crowd.Even if this person is placed among the mavericks like 279, he still seems a bit out of place.

I wondered what Chang Xiao was here for, and coincidentally, his eyes also swept over.I was about to smile, but the eyes that were clearly looking at me seemed to be unresponsive, and moved away slowly according to the original trajectory.

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

"What are you doing here with a smile on your face? The team leader and Mr. Wang are also here, come and say hello with me." Lou Shiqi came out of nowhere, dragged me to the other side of the venue.

The team leader still kept his pipe in his hand, and Teacher Wang was still joking.After telling us about the excavation in the past two days, he added specifically: "You two are not here, but we ate another meal of red sea fish."

He had only been with 279 for two days, but he felt that his days in the archaeological team seemed like a world away.

The team leader didn't mention that we went to the underground temple yesterday morning, but just asked about our work in 279.

Lou Shiqi was very happy to see the two teachers. Hearing the question from the team leader, he couldn't wait to tell what happened in the past two days.As soon as we talked about Yanuo's banquet, Meng Weiqing and Teacher Bai walked over.

After the two parties greeted each other, Meng Weiqing praised a few words about 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 trouble them for not being helpful." He paused as if he wanted to say something more. He paused, but in the end he just brought the pipe to his mouth and took a deep breath, saying: "This time, you have no experience in going to the desert for investigation. You should listen more, learn more, and don't force yourself into things you don't know. Be careful. , I have to go to the construction site when I come back a week later.”

Lou Shiqi immediately stated: "Team leader, don't worry, we will definitely work hard." Ever since he was encouraged by the team leader before joining 279, this kid seemed to have been beaten.

I also nodded again and again.

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

The leader nodded.Several teachers chatted again, Lou Shiqi and I said our goodbyes wisely and left.

There was a lot of excitement in the venue.

However, for the upcoming [Eastern Sahara Desert Expedition], apart from anticipation and uncontrollable murmurs in my heart, I really have no intention of socializing.Just as he was about to go back to find Ah Tian and Lao Zhang, he was stopped by an unexpected person.

It's Carl.

As soon as I saw his hairline that wanted to compete with God and his handsome but disgusting face, the smiling face I put on politely came to a screeching halt again.

Although we know that several teams will act together, it does not mean that there will be a friendly working atmosphere between us.After all, those people who blatantly blocked the road and robbed Li Yuan in the downtown area yesterday were probably arranged by Karl.

Fearing that others would not know that he was British, Carl chatted with us about the unchanging weather in Luxor over a cup of tea.This person has no self-consciousness of being unpopular, and at the end he complained hypocritically that the cheese here is not good.

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

"Isn't this Eric, I actually saw you here." Carl said so, but the expression on his face seemed to have known that he would appear. "Your father finally couldn't stand you chasing that Rhea all over the place, and threw you to her? She is really kind, and she even wants to help take care of the child."

It turned out that this blond young man named Eric was the eldest son of a multinational entrepreneur in Germany.A few years ago at a reception, I ran into Rhea who was visiting Europe and fell in love at first sight.At the beginning, the high-profile pursuit was fruitless, so he changed his strategy and chased Rhea in a low-key manner for several years.

Rhea had been honest about his pursuit.Later, when I saw him acting like he was studying with an open mind, he simply gave him more guidance as if he were a junior.

Carl said unabashedly that Eric was just chasing after Rhea, and he also assumed the attitude of being the master, which made the young man's face change.

My distaste for Carl was at its peak.Before I could open my mouth to mock him, I heard Eric say: "I have learned a lot from being with Rhea, and these times are very meaningful. But you, you have nothing to do except complain about cheese and the weather. Is it gone?"

Thanks to his thick skin.Carl was choked for a while, 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 bypassed Eric with high spirits , and greeted the people behind. "Miss Rhea! I haven't seen you for several months and you are still so beautiful."

Rhea was wearing a crisp silver suit with a slim lake-green silk shirt underneath.The curly hair was coiled up, revealing that bright face.

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

Rao Karl didn't expect her to look good, so he was a little embarrassed now.He sneered, and looked at Rhea presumptuously: "Your charm is obvious to all. Besides Eric, I think this outstanding young man also admires you very much." Carl refers to following Rhea Li Yuan is by my side.

Li Yuan was wearing a casual suit with a long windbreaker, and he looked quite decent.No matter what the full moon brought him last night, he had already left it in the moonlight.

Li Yuan did not respond to Carl's offensive description.The Liang Zi between these two people is far more than this intimacy description, but Li Yuan just has the ability to act as if he is ignorant.

It was Eric who was irritated by Carl.

But how could Rhea let Carl get cheap in front of her, especially this person may have hurt her sister's son yesterday.

"Young people, the seniors still need to learn more about their experience in dealing with people. Some people are afraid that no one will teach them, so they don't know that they are not welcome." Rhea's red lips curled up, and Carl calmed down. He said lightly in his eyes: "Continue to bite people everywhere, and one day someone will cut off their tongue, and your master will have to change another dog."

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

He walked over with Jacqueline, who gave Carl a wary look.The image of Karl the Mad Dog that night in the Valley of the Kings is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Riya, you look great!" Yano 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, let's wait a while We are about to leave, and we are about to say goodbye to you."

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

Yano opened his eyes innocently: "What happened to him?"

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

Rhea used to smooth Li Yuan's clothes wrinkled by Yano, and Li Yuan showed her a warm smile.

I didn't expect these two to be so unavoidable.Eric was more surprised than I was, and his blue eyes almost popped out.He probably misunderstood the relationship between the two, but I didn't point it out maliciously.

Arno was disgusted and performed for a while pretending to be wronged.

To my surprise, Eric's attitude towards Arno was colder than towards Karl.Yanuo didn't take Eric's cold face seriously, and said with a joke: "I really feel sorry for Miss Rhea. I want to see your coffin face every day."

Eric's face darkened further.Yano, however, seemed to want to annoy him, and babbled nonsense again, making Rhea and Jacqueline laugh.Only then did he leave with regret, and went to join Alex and the others.

"Riya, Yu, Yuechen, let's see you later." Yano said lightly.At the end, he added: "It's a pity that Eric doesn't come with you." The little golden retriever snorted coldly.

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

At this time, a person came.

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

I was at a loss for words.If being blocked and robbed and injured can be regarded as a small trouble.

"Thank you for thinking about it. After all, it's just a small trouble, it's nothing." Li Yuan said with a smile.

"Young people have such an attitude. But Rhea, can you stand the environment?" Sir Black seemed like an old man who cared about the younger generation.

Rhea and Sir Blake have a really good relationship.She leaned slightly to eliminate the height difference between her and the wheelchair, and said in a brisk tone: "Look at you, I came here just to tell me this. We have brought all the things we need to prepare, so don't worry."

Sir Black smiled and said yes.

"Some things are not convenient for me to say more." He turned to me and took out a palm-sized leather book from his arms. "This is Bruce's note. Most of what happened 60 years ago is written in it."

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

joke.Yesterday Li Yuan and I were targeted as soon as we came out of the Egyptian Exploration Society, and now he wants to give me a copy of his uncle's diary. Is it because I am afraid that I will not cool down fast enough.

"Why can't I take it. You go to bring Bruce back this trip, what do I need this notebook for?" Sir Black looked at me and smiled. "Even if I don't give you this note now, you won't be safe after seeing me yesterday."

Seeing that I couldn't hide my small thoughts in front of him, I felt embarrassed, so I said quickly: "No, no, if you are willing to part with us, it must be of great help to us."

Sir Black didn't point it out either, and nodded with a smile.Then he paused slightly, and continued: "Since you are a timid person, why did you get involved with the kid from the Rhea family? Being with him is more noticeable than holding this note."

My smile froze.

This is the third time today.If I do it a few more times, I will be completely paralyzed.

"Don't scare her, okay? If you scare her away, how will you pay for it?" Rhea raised her eyebrows and pretended to be angry.

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

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

Probably hearing the answer he wanted, Sir Black said: "Young man, I will wait for your return." The three-piece suit appeared in due time and pushed the old man away.

I always feel that there is something in the words of the old and young foxes.It's a pity that the species are different, so I can't understand what they are thinking.

"Why, aren't you really scared by Uncle Black?" Rhea asked narrowly seeing that I was silent.

She clearly knew that I would not just walk away, but she would provoke me with words over and over again.

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

When the two of them appeared alone, they didn't feel it.Now that Li Yuan and Ruiya looked at each other at the same time, they realized that their eyes were so similar.

I can't bear to be stared at by these two pairs of twinkling peach blossom eyes.I can only express my opinion with the strongest smile: "Hey, we who do archaeological work, how can we be scared so easily."

Rhea just nodded reservedly, she was satisfied.

Someone came to chat with Rhea again, and took the opportunity to sneak up to Ah Tian and Lao Zhang.

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

Ah Tian frowned after hearing this.

In fact, we already know what we should know. If there is any discrepancy between the note and Sir Black's description, it is impossible to give it to me.So this note obviously has another purpose.In addition, it is clear that Rhea and Sir Black are closer, and Li Yuan has a deeper entanglement with the magnetic field, but he just gave me the note in front of everyone.He also made it clear how dangerous Li Yuan was, so he thought there was something wrong with it.

"It's useless to think about it now, you can look at the notes yourself when you find time. Feel free to tell us if you have any questions." Ah Tian stopped talking. "I just saw the Americans had gone."

I nodded.

"I didn't expect Alex's parents to be involved in the incident 12 years ago. If she is also involved in the magnetic field, I'm afraid this trip will be dangerous." Lao Zhang is a little melancholy, and he is more righteous than Li Yuan in this regard.When Li Yuan learned of the entanglement between Alex's ancestors and the Black family, he was unmoved. "When you really find that 'shrine' 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 fell silent.

People who went there 60 years ago and 12 years ago were in bad luck. Can we really get a bargain this time?
Ah Tian also reminded me: "Don't look at the great progress in technological development, but it may not be able to cope with the weird magnetic field. No matter how well-prepared the hardware is, it can only reduce the risk relatively. 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 my blind trust in 279's strength and my anticipation of the truth about prehistoric civilization, I really wanted to retreat.

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

He nodded.

"If the scarabs including Mustafa and the jade my grandma gave me may have magnetic fields, why haven't the people around us been transformed? Hassan and Laila were 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, coupled with physical problems, to 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, the other side of Li Yuan's line, Yin's family stepped on the line, and the other half of our line .As long as the conversion starts, no matter what the degree, it is considered to have crossed that line. Li Yuan may be offline for a thousand miles, Hassan Leila may be offline for a kilometer, and Alex may be offline for 200 meters. But they are all online That side. That's 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 to himself and Ah Tian. "But if you cross that line, you've passed."

All three of us knew what that meant.

"But it's not a big deal! As long as the transformation is not too severe, maybe it can prolong my life." Lao Zhang's hand fell on my shoulder and patted it vigorously.The dignified atmosphere just now was taken away by him.

I glared at him. "Then I'll point at this transformation and boil you to death."

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Lao Zhang didn't break up with me, but said seriously: "We can't go with you for the rest of the way. These people are not good people, and that Li Yuan is just fine. In short, Lao Wang, you remember what problems you encounter, and the 36 plan is the best plan."

"It's not like I've gone and never returned, why do I really feel it?" I raised my eyebrows.

"You can shut up." Lao Zhang couldn't hold back, and punched me with a smile.

"Okay, don't be ashamed, both of you." Ah Tian pulled the two of us apart, and said seriously: "Zhang Yang is right, don't treat them as your own when you go this time. In fact, you don't know much about them at all. Those materials The ones above are not necessarily the real ones, and the purpose of your actions may not be the real purpose. Be careful yourself, and remember to contact us at any time if you have anything." Ah Tian said solemnly, and then showed 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 meeting were just to join in the fun.In the end, there was only one translator with us, two genuine experts who had pioneered in Egypt early in the morning, and an Egyptian in charge.

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

Because the preliminary work was done smoothly, the expedition team went this time only to check and accept the results, so it was announced that the itinerary was only six days.

The main reason is that the seven-day full moon is only valid for five days.

Eric was left in Luxor by Rhea to take charge of the follow-up matters.I don't know how Rhea comforted him. He swept away the grievance just now, and happily sent him all the way to the port.

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

This season from Luxor to Aswan is against the current, and generally no one chooses to take this trip at this time.

The morning sun is just right and the wind is gentle.

Except for Meng Weiqing, who didn't know what he was busy with every day, and Rhea, who was afraid of ultraviolet rays, the rest of the people were basking in the sun on the deck.

I stood by the railing and looked at the Valley of the Kings and the rolling hills.

Li Yuan brought me a glass of sugarcane juice, and then whispered in my ear, "I gave Chris Sir Black's pocket watch."

I was taken aback and almost dropped the cup into the river: "Mr. Meng, can they agree?"

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

"Can we find Thutmose's temple without it?"

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

I glared at him.

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

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 heard the conversation between us that should have been blown away in the wind. "It is precisely because of Yuechen's special features that people from all walks of life want to win over him."

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

"Although we don't know why Yuechen is special, we need him." Teacher Bai turned to me again, and continued: "Because there are Yuechen and people like him, the temple of Thutmose III may be It will be the end point we've been chasing for decades."

There are people like Li Yuan?
I couldn't help frowning.

Li Yuan smiled after hearing Teacher Bai's words.

We all see that smile in our eyes.

The cruise ship cut the water of the Nile smoothly and went to the end of ancient Egypt.

　Go to the desert~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)