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Chapter 1184: God Horus
🕑 Added 2024-07-29 22:59:33 +0000 UTCBill and Evan had talked about this before.
Now after listening to Rawya’s explanation, Evan had a deeper understanding of the current situation of the Egyptian Wizarding world.
The phenomenon of wizards, goblins, adventurers and Muggles excavating a ruin together was rare for him, but it was very common in Egypt.
As the most important country in the ancient magic era, Egypt had too many relics.
There were a large number of ancient relics of various kinds, scattered in every corner of the country.
The wizards simply couldn't clear them all, even with the help of adventurers and goblins from Gringotts.
That's why they left the non-magical areas to be handled by Muggles.
For example, the work of breaking the curses inside the Great Pyramid had never stopped.
Many wizards and goblins firmly believed that there were still undiscovered magical treasures inside the Great Pyramid.
Bill's previous job in Egypt was to lead a team of Curse-Breakers to break the curse inside the Menkaure Pyramid and find the hidden treasures. He also took Evan, Hermione, Gabrielle, and Fleur in for a tour.
People who hadn't seen that kind of scene might not be able to imagine it at all...
In the pharaoh's burial chamber, there was a seemingly ordinary stone door, but it had been enchanted with thousands of curses by ancient Egyptian wizards.
Anyone who touched that door would undoubtedly die.
Pyramids were very dangerous, and there were countless cursed places like this.
But for Muggles, it was a well-known tourist attraction, visited by millions of people every year.
This would never happen in Britain.
Not to mention tourist attractions, all the magical relics from ancient times had been cast with Muggle-Repelling Charms, and there was not a single Muggle to be seen nearby.
There was another reason involved here, which was that the Egyptian Ministry of Magic had very weak control.
In fact, this was probably the case throughout the region.
Instead of letting adventurers steal those precious magical relics, it was better to adopt this cooperative approach.
The same was true for cooperation with the goblins in Gringotts, because they had money. Therefore, the hometown of the goblins was the Nordic region, and Gringotts was headquartered in Britain, but their greatest influence was in the Middle East and Africa...
The excavation and management of ancient magical relics showed how bad the actual situation in Egypt was.
The situation in the countries surrounding Egypt was extremely unstable, and there were also strange sorcerers from Africa.
Evan couldn't help but think that if Voldemort rose in this country and developed his dark forces, he would probably not encounter any opponents or resistance. He would be able to start his evil rule in a few years. At that time, he would use Egypt as a base to build an army and expand to surrounding areas...
He shook his head. It was too scary to think like that.
By then, the scale of the Wizarding War would expand to the whole world.
The impact, intensity and difficulty of the war would also multiply, and the number of Death Eaters alone might exceed ten thousand...
Fortunately, with Voldemort's character, he would not give up Britain and Hogwarts. He would definitely stay in Britain and confront Dumbledore, Evan and others head-on. At the same time, Voldemort also looked down on the wizards in this area and their bloodline.
"What's the connection between the room where the time distortion occurs and this necropolis?" Evan asked.
"The Muggle excavation team cleaned up the tombs. We originally thought that this was the edge of the site, but we found a passage in a tomb that led to the time-distorted room you mentioned..."
"Another secret passage!" said Evan in surprise.
Judging from the current situation, the structure of the Ruins of Amun Ra was quite complex and contained many secret passages.
This reminded Evan of Hogwarts. There were a huge number of secret passages throughout the castle, and no one could fully master them.
"Yes, it's another secret passage. There's nothing strange about it. The reign of Ramses II was the most powerful period in ancient Egypt, so the ancient buildings that were popular in that era were all very spectacular. At the same time, they were also very complex and contained many secrets. The excavation has been going on for more than a year, but until now, we have not been able to grasp the overall outline of the Ruins of Amun Ra … only a rough outline." Seeing the surprised expression on Evan's face, Rawya explained, "After discovering the secret passage, the Ministry of Magic sent people to check each tomb one by one. Because the excavation progress of the main building has been very slow, the goblins from Gringotts also led people to excavate that chamber..."
What happened later, Evan already knew. The excavation team sent there suffered heavy losses.
Because time was chaotic in the chamber, people who entered it aged and died rapidly, and finally turned to dust.
"Well, did they discover anything?"
"We have gained some insights. We can speculate who the deity enshrined in that chamber is," said Rawya. "Although the chaotic time in the chamber prevented the excavation team from entering, after checking the tombs above, three similar passages were found, one of which leads to the main building of the Ruins of Amun Ra and has not been fully cleared; another leads to another hidden chamber where the statue of Duamutef is enshrined..."
"Duamutef," Evan thought for a moment and whispered, "the god of Funerals!"
Since last year, he had been learning about the ancient gods of Egypt.
Duamutef, the god of funerals, was one of Horus's four sons, along with Imsety, Hapy and Qebehsenuef. They usually appeared on canopic jars containing the deceased's organs, managing the stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver of the dead.
"Since you know about Duamutef, you should also know that the four gods responsible for funerals always appear together," said Rawya, raising her voice slightly. "This means there are other hidden chambers beneath that necropolis. Considering these four gods are the sons of the guardian god Horus, many experts believe that the god Horus, who was not seen in the Hall of the Gods, might be in this area..."
From Rawya’s tone at this moment, it was easy to tell that she was somewhat excited.
Evan knew why she was excited. The excavation of the Ruins of Amun Ra had been going on for so long, but not much valuable was found.
If Horus could be found, it would be big enough news.
In ancient Egypt, Horus was a very important god and was also known as the symbol of royal power.
Now that his location had been deduced, the importance of the necropolis located at the edge of the ruins quickly increased.
"After the discovery of the statue of Duamutef, the Muggles' excavation work in that area was suspended," Rawya said excitedly. "I've studied it carefully, and Horus must be nearby. Many people believe he's in that time-distorted chamber, along with treasures related to him. We..."
"Does that mean that if I enter that chamber, in addition to facing chaotic time, I might also encounter a curse related to Horus?" Evan interrupted Rawya and said hesitantly, "I've heard Bill say before that the curses left by ancient Egyptian wizards are often related to the gods enshrined in the ruins..."
Hearing this, the smile on Rawya's face suddenly froze and gradually disappeared.
