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#555 - Chapter 42: Giza

Stepping into the museum, the first floor immediately comes into view. Here, various precious cultural relics are meticulously displayed in chronological order, extending from the Old Kingdom period to the Roman rule period of the fifth and sixth centuries AD. These exhibits cover a wide range of fields, including a large number of ancient papyri and coins, each bearing the marks of time.

However, Liu Yuan's target was not the first floor, but the second floor—the Pharaoh Special Exhibition Hall. This place specializes in displaying the pharaoh's burial objects and the renowned mummies. One can't help but wonder if the ancient Egyptian development in this world was influenced by Transformers? From the promotional pictures, it can be seen that many of the ancient pharaohs' burial objects and golden coffins are engraved with Cybertronian characters.

Especially the items from the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, which contain even more Cybertronian symbols. They even use Decepticon script, roughly meaning: circuit, insert, insert, exit, re-insert, reverse, shield, and so on. These words puzzled Liu Yuan, but he guessed that it was possible that the ancient Egyptians did not understand the meaning of these characters and just pieced them together randomly.

Liu Yuan continued to visit the other collections in the museum with great interest. Suddenly, he was attracted by a special exhibit—a stone slab inlaid with gold. This stone slab was covered with exquisite patterns, depicting a fascinating scene.

This stone carving depicts a very grand and detailed scene, allowing people to feel the atmosphere and story of the time as if they were there. The picture first shows a commoner or a soldier kneeling on the ground to report something to the pharaoh, and then the pharaoh leading his army in chariots to a dry river valley. There, they discovered the remains of six giants or gods in a huge cave. The bodies of these giants were so huge that they were shocking.

The king and his entourage seemed insignificant in front of these giants, not even reaching their toes.

And the tentacles and horns on the statues are obviously the outer armor of robots. He thought that the ancient Egyptians should have discovered the remains of the six Primes of the Transformers. The whole picture is full of mystery, as if taking people back to that distant era.

Liu Yuan stood quietly in front of the stone carving, carefully examining every detail, trying to glean more secrets about this period of history. He imagined how the ancient Egyptians viewed these giants or gods, and whether they regarded them as gods to worship.

The next stone carving shows a scene: countless workers began construction on the basis of this cave, and the pharaoh ordered the construction of a magnificent temple. At this time, the image of the pharaoh has changed, which means that after a long period of time, another pharaoh has been in power. The construction of this temple undoubtedly consumed a lot of manpower and material resources and was a great feat in that era.

However, after expert verification, this stone slab actually came from the early First Dynasty of ancient Egypt, more than a thousand years apart from the Fourth Dynasty of Khufu, who built the pyramids. That is to say, the Decepticons had already visited the earth more than six thousand years ago and directly influenced the formation of ancient Egyptian civilization.

When Liu Yuan released his powerful divine sense, he immediately realized that there were no items from Cybertron in this museum. So, he decided to take a simple tour and leave. After all, he had other important things to deal with and could not waste too much time here.

On the way out of the museum, Liu Yuan secretly planned to resolve the affairs here as soon as possible and strive to return to China before the end of the month. The 2008 Olympic Games are about to kick off, which is a world-renowned event. In his original timeline, he missed the opportunity to watch the Olympic Games in person due to his busy work. So, this time he decided to make up for his past regrets.

Liu Yuan looked at the time displayed on his watch and found that it was still early, so he decided to visit the pyramids today. He thought that Cairo's subway system was not bad, so he went to Sadat Station near Liberation Square to take the subway. He chose Line 2, because this line could take him to Giza Railway Station on the west bank of the Nile. From there, less than eight kilometers away is the world-famous Pyramid of Khufu. He could transfer to other means of transportation to the pyramids, or try the dromedary camel, known as the "ship of the desert."

When Liu Yuan arrived at his destination, the surroundings seemed a bit chaotic. Countless locals set up stalls on the roadside selling local specialties. Walking on the street, he often saw some vendors carrying a huge copper pot and hanging a few cups, hawking along the street. These vendors mainly sell iced carob juice, which tastes cold after adding ice and is quite similar to domestic plum juice.

Egyptians have a special liking for juice, and they are good at making various vegetables and fruits into delicious drinks. In the sweltering summer, being able to drink a cool and refreshing drink, especially in the desert, is an unparalleled feeling of comfort.

Considering the crowded roads, Liu Yuan chose a box-type small tricycle motorcycle. Along the way, he could see tourists from different countries, who came from thousands of miles away just to see the style of the world civilization's pyramids.

The Giza pyramids that people often talk about are actually the pyramid complex located in the Giza region of the Nile Delta. This pyramid complex mainly consists of the Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure, and the famous Sphinx. In addition, there are many "Mastabas" distributed around the pyramids—a structure similar to the base of a pyramid, but without a triangular building on top. This "Mastaba" is usually used as a residence. At the same time, some smaller pyramids are dotted among them, making the whole area full of mystery.

Liu Yuan had just gotten off the tricycle and hadn't had time to stand still when he was instantly surrounded by a group of local guides. These guides spoke in various accents, all enthusiastic and vying for business. Some of them saw that Liu Yuan had an East Asian face and immediately greeted him in Japanese or Korean; and what surprised Liu Yuan even more was that he even heard Chaozhou dialect and Fujian Hakka dialect with strong accents. Even he couldn't speak them, these people were really desperate for a living!

However, Liu Yuan knew very well his special purpose for this trip. Therefore, he did not intend to hire any local guide.