Chapter 180 The Nile Monster (Modified)
Just when Alan and Ron were standing on the balcony admiring the scenery of the Nile River, they noticed something strange.
The weather outside was so hot that there was actually a group of people gathered around the river under the scorching sun!
"Let's go down and take a look." Allen suggested.
Ron, whose curiosity was aroused, immediately nodded in agreement.
They walked to the river, and it turned out that the group of people were gathered around a large sand pit.
An Egyptian wearing a white robe and a red hat was standing next to the sand pit and gesticulating.
He was giving orders in a high voice, his face was red and sweating, and he seemed to be angry about something.
Several barefoot young men stood beside him holding shovels and pickaxes.
"I've said it before. You can't come to the river alone at night! Why are you disobedient? You didn't dare to tell us and instead buried the body in the sand pit! Stupid!" The man in white robe pointed at the sand pit. said.
Alan and Ron looked at the sandpit, and Ron couldn't help but exclaimed. A rotting animal carcass was dug out, with only a small part buried underground.
"What is this?" Ron asked Alan quietly.
Allen endured the discomfort in his heart, looked at it a few times, and confirmed: "This is a donkey!"
One of the main means of transportation for the Egyptians was the donkey.
People came from the direction of the village in twos and threes. There were more people around the sandpit, standing in a huddle.
This seriously affected the excavation work, especially the children who were digging in and out.
In the crowd, the man in white robe raised his voice, "Back off! Back off!"
He seemed to have a lot of authority among the group, and everyone backed away convinced.
"Nasser, what happened?" someone in the crowd asked.
"It's a water monster. The Nile Monster has appeared again! This is the evidence." Nasser pointed to the corpse in the pit and shouted.
"Stupid Hassan encountered a water monster. Fortunately, he escaped, at the cost of losing his donkey!" Nasser pointed to a dark-skinned, thin man holding a shovel on one side.
"He actually hid the truth about the reappearance of the water monster because he was afraid of being tabooed by the villagers! If Saleh hadn't discovered it, I don't know how many people would have been killed!" Nasser roared and almost dropped his red hat to the ground.
Hassan stood dejectedly.
"I emphasize again, everyone should try not to go to the lake at night! Pay attention to safety!"
The people who learned the truth retreated one after another, leaving only the first few people, who continued to deal with the rotting donkey in the sand pit.
"Is it really a water monster?" Ron was a little curious.
"Not sure, after all, it decayed too quickly." Alan replied.
There is an aborigine in the village who is very business-minded. Seeing so many people gathered together, they actually pushed a drinks cart out to sell.
Alan and Ron also came over, and it turned out to be watermelon juice, apple juice, and some beer.
Allen bought some of everything, and he and Ron took the beer back to the villa.
The drinks were a hit. Arthur also conjured up a lot of ice cubes to keep the drinks cold.
Alan and Ron told everyone what had just happened by the lake.
"Coward, you are a wizard, what do you have to be afraid of?" George teased Ron.
"Of course I'm not afraid, I'm just reminding everyone to pay attention to safety." Ron defended himself.
The Weasley twins ran away laughing.
"No matter what, we try not to go out at night." Molly caught up and warned, staring at the twin brothers until the two of them nodded in agreement.
In the evening, Ron and Alan were talking about what they knew about the pyramids, the origins of the mummies and other issues.
In fact, it was Alan who was talking and Ron was listening, asking questions from time to time.
"Osiris' body was broken into fourteen pieces, but he can still be resurrected?" Ron asked in disbelief.
"What's the matter? Some people's bodies are completely gone, their souls are broken into seven or eight pieces, and they are also looking for opportunities to be resurrected." Allen was very calm, thinking of the mysterious man.
At this moment, Allen heard footsteps coming from the door.
In the bright moonlight, Allen saw the door handle turning - someone was about to open the door.
Alan jumped up and pointed his wand at the door.
The door handle turned. The door creaked open.
Two tall, vague shapes stood in the doorway.
When the two shadows staggered into the room, Allen saw them clearly and couldn't help but hold his breath in shock.
Even in the dim light, he could tell what it was - "It's a mummy!"
In the haze, the mummy staggered into the living room, arms stretched forward, as if trying to catch Ron - but Alan had stopped laughing.
Ron's mouth opened wide, looking like he wanted to scream, but no sound came out.
Allen, who knew the identity of the other party, deliberately pulled out his wand, pointed it at the mummy and began to chant exaggerated spells, and the mummy indeed made a familiar sound.
"Don't attack, it's us!"
It's George and Fred!
Ron angrily threw the pillow from the bed, hitting George's bandaged chest and bouncing back.
Fred and George burst into laughter, clearly amused.
"Didn't you say you're not a coward?" George's words stimulated Ron.
"I'm not a coward! It's just that your appearance is too scary!" Ron's face flushed with anger made his freckles more obvious. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net He didn't think it was funny at all!
"I told him he'd be scared!" Fred said to George.
"I know it's you. I recognized you as soon as you came in!" Ron defended himself.
"Alan is the one. He started laughing immediately when he saw us, and you really should have seen your expression at that time. You looked like you were about to cry out of fright!" George finished speaking loudly and started laughing again.
Ron muttered, looking unhappy.
"Okay, don't be like a little girl. Ellen, come here and help us pull these things off. It's not convenient for us to use the wand now." Fred asked Ellen for help - although it was a small magic spell, it was obvious that he He has no confidence in his younger brother.
Helpless, Allen pointed with his wand, and the straps on their bodies automatically fell off and rolled up into a ball.
"Ron, you said you are not a coward, do you dare to go for a walk by the river?" George rolled his eyes and came up with another idea.
"Just wait!" Ron stood up angrily.
Allen hurriedly followed behind. Something had indeed happened by the river. Ron himself was too dangerous. Although Allen discovered that the twin brothers were actually following quietly, he obviously didn't really feel relieved and let them go alone - -In fact, Alan wondered if this was a convenient excuse to deal with their parents later on when they wanted to go out on an adventure.
The Nile River is extremely quiet at night, but in Ron's opinion, this quietness hides many crises, and we must be prepared.
"Alan, look!" Ron suddenly pointed to the middle of the lake.
Looking in the direction Ron pointed: a horse appeared in the lake swimming freely. After Alan took a closer look, he discovered that its mane was made of broad-leaf cattail grass.