Chapter 1193 Gravel
Using the port key issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Magic, a group of people came to the city of "Bael-Ramesses" where the sun ruins were located. ?ranwe?n??????????`
This is a lost city of wonders, a dream place for ancient Egyptian archaeologists and adventurers alike.
In the undulating yellow sand, Aiwen saw a huge city ruins presented in front of him.
They were standing on what looked like a city wall, and several wizards were retching from the discomfort of the Portkey travel.
Below their feet, countless ruins and ancient ruins stood in the desert.
Magnificent and mysterious huge stone pillars and statues carved from granite can be seen everywhere. The years have left obvious traces on them, and they seem to be telling the world the glory of the past in a silent language. In a blink of an eye, A gust of wind and sand blew past, covering everything in front of me again, like a dream...
"Peer-Ramesses!" Lavie said, walking to Ivan's side, she was also looking at the ruins of the city in front of her, "It means the palace of Ramses, is it spectacular, isn't it? This city It was the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of Ramses II. It has countless palaces, temples, and treasures left by ancient wizards. However, less than one-tenth of the area has been discovered so far, and most of the buildings and treasures are still Buried under thick gravel."
"Then why not dig them all out?" Ivan asked.
He felt a strange magical reaction here, which was interfering with his magical operation.
Aiwen has encountered this situation before, indicating that there is a powerful magic or magic item at work in this area, which affects the magic power.
"Because these damned gravel itself is a kind of curse!" Hearing Ivan's question, the goblin pendulum said in a sharp voice, "It is said that after the death of Ramses II, yellow sand covered this city, It's a magic, until the pharaoh returns from his slumber, his capital will never see the light of day again. Well, lavier, hurry up and pack up, that guy Saeed is complaining again, we still have a long way to go Come on, Apparition doesn't work well here."
Lavie went to help, and Ivan followed the others down the damaged city wall.
As the pendulum says, the grit here is weird, with an extra unreal feel to step on.
Before taking a few steps, his body was sinking.
The fall was rapid, as if falling into a bottomless swamp or the mouth of a monstrous monster.
Ai Wen hurriedly pulled out his wand, and before he could use magic, he was dragged out of the sand.
"Be careful, little one!" A burly dark-skinned wizard shook Aiwen's body easily, as if Aiwen had no weight.
His name is Benny, he is in charge of the logistics of the excavation team, and he is moving materials down below.
This guy is almost as tall as Hagrid, and Ivan can be sure that he definitely has giant blood.
"Thank you!" Ivan panted, motioning for the other party to put him down, and the guy shook him dizzily.
"It's nothing. People who come here for the first time will make this kind of mistake, but you must be careful, don't make mistakes again. Many people die in the sand every year." Benny said, pointing to the rocks on the ground , "This is not the kind of place where you can go wherever you want, only these reinforced roads can be walked."
The ground is paved with huge stones, extending to Yuanchuan.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Ivan, I forgot to tell you!" Noticing the situation below, Lavier sprinted down from the city wall, and she was now carrying a large backpack, "These gravels are magical, step on them People who go up will always sink down, which is why the excavation work at Peer-Ramesses is progressing slowly. On the surface, it is difficult to know what is under the gravel, and it is impossible to determine the exact location of the ruins worth digging. It's also difficult to get rid of the sand, it just keeps coming. By the way, are you okay?"
"It's okay!" Ivan said, but he was a little dizzy from being shaken by Benny just now. He looked at the endless yellow sand, "Well, there is a very special magic on these gravel, and the Quicksand Curse seems to have a similar effect."
To be able to cast the Quicksand Curse on such a large city and last for such a long time, the power of those ancient warlocks is simply terrifying.
Ivan squatted on the ground, put his wand on the gravel next to him, and used a spell.
In the blink of an eye, the gravel was rapidly solidifying, but soon dissipated and turned into sand again.
"Yes, they can be solidified into the stones we are standing on now, but it won't last long, and special personnel need to be reinforced on a regular basis. In order to maintain the entire Sun Ruins and such a road, the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts hired three Hundreds of wizards specialize in doing this." Lavier explained, "And the reinforcement will not help at all to know what is under the sand, and any detection magic will not work. If you want to know what is underneath, you can only dig The gravel is reinforced on the side of the pit, and those ruins are usually buried very deep..."
Aiwen nodded. Speaking of which, the process of discovering the sun relic was indeed not easy.
In order to find the ancient magic treasure, wizards and goblins also paid a great price.
"Let's go!" Mr. Said, the vice-captain of the excavation team, came down from the city wall and said darkly, "We didn't come to this damned place to let you foreign wizards study the sand here."
"Ignore him!" Lavie whispered, pulling Ivan to stand up.
Along the reinforced road, the excavation team started to head towards the Sun Ruins.
Walking forward for about 20 minutes, a huge square appeared in front of you. The ground here was all reinforced, and it was crowded with other excavation teams waiting to enter the sun ruins, adventurers, and some scattered people who wanted to make a fortune. The wizards who came here, and even many Muggle archaeologists and excavation teams.
"Hey, those Muggles..."
"Gringotts needs the help of these Muggles. They are very good at dealing with ancient Egyptian history and common cultural relics. Don't worry, Muggles' memories have been modified, and they won't remember anything related to magic." Veyer said, "The Sun Ruins are right below here. We don't need to line up, we can go in directly. Mr. Pendulum just said, let's go to the Dome of God first, there can help you have an overall understanding of the Sun Ruins."
"Wait, where is the sun relic?"
Ai Wen grasped all around, except for the people on and above the square, he saw nothing.
In the distance, there is an endless desert with no buildings, no plants, and nothing but sand.
It is not an exaggeration to use the word barren to describe this place.
"As I said just now, the Sun Ruins are right under our feet!" Lavier explained, "It is almost impossible to completely remove these magical gravels, so the wizards used magic to destroy the entire Sun Ruins Center. The upper layer of gravel in the area is reinforced, that is, the place we are standing now, and then digs down a little bit, through several paths to make key breakthroughs, one leads to the Dome of God, and the other is the one that our excavation team is in charge of. In this area, the goblins seem to be still studying new excavation routes, there is no gravel inside the ruins, as long as they can get in, they can start digging..."