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Chapter 827: Hermione's Reasoning
🕑 Added 2023-07-27 14:47:36 +0000 UTC"I don't like this goblin!" said Gabrielle.
"No one does. This guy's malice is too obvious," said Hermione. "What are you going to do, Evan?"
"We have no other choice. If we want to view the Emerald Tablet, we have to agree to his terms. This goblin got it right." Evan replied. He didn't like being forced, but the current situation was that he had to join Zoser’s excavation team.
Bill had told them before that the Emerald Tablet was kept deep in Gringotts.
Zoser was one of the heads of Gringotts in Egypt, and had the authority to decide whether Evan could go to watch the Emerald Tablet.
"Exploring the ruins is a very dangerous task, but don't worry too much about it," said Bill. "Evan, I can go with you. If it's just about deciphering Alchemy-related issues, it shouldn't be too dangerous."
"No matter what, we'll all be with you." Fleur frowned slightly.
The unexpected invitation dampened the group's mood for further exploration, so they left Gringotts and went back to the hotel directly.
Bill had gathered a lot of materials about Ramses II and the remains of Amun Ra from Gringotts, and they spent a long time studying them that evening.
From these materials, it was evident that Ramses II, the great pharaoh, was almost like a deity himself.
The remains of his reign were visible everywhere in Egypt. A large number of ancient statues and inscriptions told about the pharaoh’s feats and courage, making his image last forever and withstand the test of time.
There were so many legends about him that they couldn't be all told for days and nights.
Evan’s focus was on the strong magical power displayed by Ramses II, while Hermione and Gabrielle were interested in the love story between the pharaoh and his queen Nefertari.
"On the tombstone of Nefertari is engraved the confession of Ramses II's love for her: 'My love is unique, and no one can compete with it. When she died, she stole my heart'." Hermione slowly recited this sentence. "Very romantic, isn’t it?"
Gabrielle nodded vigorously and also delved into the materials about Ramses II's love story.
The person who could write these words was not like a god-like majestic pharaoh, but more like a young man deeply in love. After reading these stories, the image of a perfect young king appeared in front of Evan. Unbelievably, he was also the most powerful warlock in the world at that time.
"There’s another sentence here, also in praise of Nefertari: 'The one for whom the sun shines'." said Gabrielle, holding her chin with her small hand. "So romantic! She was Pharaoh's favorite and last wife. For thousands of years, their temples have been facing each other on the banks of the Nile..."
Gabrielle closed her eyes trying to imagine the beauty of the queen, and Evan looked at her speechless. She was really cute. But everyone was here to help Evan find clues about the relics of Amun Ra. How did the topic finally change to this aspect? As for Bill and Fleur, they had long gone to talk alone!
They said they were going out to buy juice for the three of them. Now it was unknown where they were.
Hermione was more reliable, immersing herself in that pile of literature for four hours, which made Evan feel a bit sorry for her.
"Hermione, take a break. You don't have to work so hard, I’m just going to help them with Alchemy..."
"The one for whom the sun shines!" Hermione raised her head suddenly and looked at Evan.
"What?!"
"The one for whom the sun shines!" Hermione repeated, flipping through the information in her hand, as though she had suddenly thought of something. "Evan, look here. This sentence is also found on the glyphs outside the ruins of Amun Ra."
Evan took the copy of the photo from her. It was a sentence engraved on the outer gate of the ruins of Amun Ra. The photo showed a stone gate engraved with ancient hieroglyphs and magical runes. Part of it was buried under the yellow sand. The middle sentence was ‘The one for whom the sun shines’ handwritten in English.
"If this is Ramses II's praise of Nefertari, would this temple ruin be related to this queen? Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so coincidental," said Hermione hurriedly. "This is a great discovery, Evan."
"It's really interesting reasoning!" Evan carefully looked at the picture in his hand. "The relics of Amun Ra may actually be related to Nefertari. No one has discovered this so far."
This sentence was considered to be a tribute to Amun Ra, who was the highest god in all Egypt.
Therefore, this temple located in the center of the city of Pi-Ramses was also known as the relic of Amun Ra.
All kinds of daily necessities and frescoes on the walls were considered to be the most direct evidence of the possible existence of the Golden Book of Amun Ra.
But if the ruins of this temple had nothing to do with Amun Ra, then all the above reasoning would be invalid.
The most important thing was that this had not yet been discovered. Bill had got all the internal information of Gringotts. Those goblins and magic historians did not seem to pay too much attention to the love story in front of Ramses II.
"Let's sort out the life of Queen Nefertari and follow this line of thought..." said Hermione excitedly, with an expression reminiscent of when she was preparing for an upcoming exam. "Queen Nefertari played an important role in the early days of Ramses II's reign, but her figure disappeared at the celebration of the year 30 of the reign. She may have passed away shortly before."
"It’s recorded in a history book that the god was envious of their love," said Gabrielle, turning the book to the page.
"It may be due to illness, or accident or a curse. In short, she left and died. We can clearly see from the existing ruins that Ramses II had loved her, Nefertari was the love of his life," said Hermione. "That’s why he built this splendid temple for her in the center of the city."
"What for?" said Evan, feeling that he was about to grasp the key point. "There are many temples about Nefertari. Her grave is also the largest and most spectacular in the Valley of the Queens."
After a brief silence, Hermione was still working on the thick document quickly, and Evan and Gabrielle were watching her.
Organizing data was Hermione's strength, and she could always find vital clues in complex narratives.
"Remember the inferences made by the wizard of Gringotts about the relics of Amun Ra and immortality?!" said Hermione as she took out a few pieces of dense parchment. "Since it was not Ramses II who wanted immortality, it must have been prepared for the resurrection of Nefertari."
This pharaoh already had the strongest power in the world while he was alive, and he could do everything by magic, even killing gods.
That being the case, he must have been sore about the death of his beloved queen and wanted to resurrect her.
"The purpose of the construction of the relics of Amun Ra was to resurrect Queen Nefertari. There will certainly not be the Golden Book of Amun Ra hidden in there. This magic book can only rest the dead and cannot resurrect them." Evan paused for a moment and looked at Hermione in disbelief. "So, if there’s really a magic book hidden in the relics of Amun Ra, it is the complete Black Book of the Dead, a magic book that can bring disaster to the world.”
