I Have a Little Black Hole

Chapter 176: Anticlimactic Archaeology

Lei Tiantang shook hands with him, then said with a smile, Minister Arria, to be honest, we are surprised that we have achieved so much now. I also understand what your government thinks, so you can leave some cultural relics for you. But what price will you pay?

Then what does Mr. Lei want to get? Say it and let's discuss it! Ariya was very happy to hear Lei Tiantang say this. It seems that this task is not as difficult as imagined!

Hehe, Minister Aria, the conditions should be put forward by your Egyptian government first, and then we can discuss. Today is the first time we meet. Maybe you don't know my specific situation very well, so it is not suitable to discuss the conditions. See if this works, anyway, our work has just begun, after you go back to investigate my situation, and then discuss with other officials of your government what conditions can be used to make me relax! Lei Tiantang said with a smile. .

Alia listened to Lei Tiantang's words and looked at Lei Tiantang carefully. He was a little blind and couldn't tell which rich Lei Tiantang was, and he didn't pay much attention to some technology news, so he didn't know him. Lei Tiantang is also normal.

But listening to Lei Tiantang's words, he also knew that it was impossible to discuss this matter all at once, so he had to be polite with Lei Tiantang and the others before leaving. He had to go back and check it out. Who exactly is Lei Tiantang, otherwise the next negotiation may be fruitless.

After sending off Ariya and his party, Joseph asked curiously: Mr. Lei, how could you promise them to leave some of the cultural relics to them, we all paid for it, and the American government will back us up!

Haha, professor, you also know my situation, I invested in this operation mainly because my girlfriend likes this kind of work, and from the statues we have dug up, there are many repetitions, from the repeated It's not a big deal to leave it to the Egyptians, and it won't affect your research, and the Egyptian government can also cooperate with our museum for publicity, and in case you come to Egypt for archaeology next time, you can also Get more support from the Egyptian government! Isn't that a good idea! Lei Tiantang smiled and said his plan.

Joseph listened to Lei Tiantang and felt that it was reasonable. This Mr. Lei was not bad for money, and he did not think about getting any benefits from such archaeological activities. The main thing was to support his girlfriend's hobbies, so he had such a plan. Not surprising, so he didn't persuade him either.

At the entrance of the passage, everyone started to put on heavy chemical protective suits again, and began to enter the passage with a large number of equipment. Since this time it was going up, the speed of travel was much worse than yesterday, especially with so much equipment. equipment, it is even more tiring to walk up diagonally.

This passage should lead to the main tomb, because the passage is much wider than the one down, but correspondingly, the stone gate at the end of the passage is of greater quality.

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With the help of 8 hydraulic lifting equipment, the stone gate was opened. Through the light of the searchlight, everyone also saw the situation in the tomb, which was completely different from what everyone imagined. The space inside the tomb is indeed very large, but there is only one sarcophagus inside. , there is nothing else, if there is any, that is, all kinds of murals are painted around and on the top of the tomb.

Seeing such a situation, everyone was a little disappointed. In the end, Joseph responded and said with a smile: This situation is normal. After all, this is the tomb of the Pharaoh. It is understandable that there are no other things. Having a sarcophagus is the biggest gain! Let's see what sleeps inside. Which pharaoh's mummy is it?

After his greeting, everyone entered the tomb, which is about 100 square meters and about 3.5 meters high. In addition to the sarcophagus in the middle, everyone is also very interested in the frescoes around and on the head, because there are various ancient Egyptian mythological figures and animals on it, and there are many hieroglyphs, Joseph was very excited when he saw these words, The value of Chinese characters in archaeological discoveries is sometimes higher than that of cultural relics, because they may record some long-lost ancient secrets.

He quickly arranged for someone to fix the searchlight, and then took detailed pictures of these murals. Joseph also arranged for someone to open the sarcophagus after being excited for a while.

After the sarcophagus was opened by tools, there was a beautiful wooden coffin with the statue of the pharaoh carved on it. Everyone was very excited when they saw it, because having a coffin means there is a mummy, which means that you can know about this place. Which pharaoh does the pyramid belong to!

So Joseph did it himself and carefully opened the coffin, but the result was a big disappointment to everyone! There is only a small statue about one and a half meters inside the coffin, and there are some funerary objects around the statue, let alone a mummy, the shroud of the mummy can't be seen!

Joseph was also stunned for a while before he regained his senses. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: Looking at the situation here, it is the same as some other pyramids. Those priests thought that after the death of the pharaoh, he fell into the arms of the gods, so they secretly He buried his mummy elsewhere!

Everyone present knew about this matter, so after Joseph explained it, he could only sigh and continue to work. After taking detailed photos of the inside of the coffin, Joseph asked people to take out the funeral objects and statues and pack them. Then he asked everyone to use tools to hoist the coffin out and pack it out for good luck, while he continued to study the murals and words.

In the next two days, another passage was discovered. This passage leads to the Queen's tomb, but there are no murals inside, let alone a sarcophagus. Inside is an empty tomb, nothing. !

Such an anticlimactic result also made them depressed. They thought they would have a great discovery that shocked the world, but now they can't even figure out which pharaoh's name should have been placed here! Now I can only hope to translate those words after returning to the United States to see if I can gain anything.

Fortunately, although the archaeological work took a long time, it was not difficult. With huge investment from the rich, their living conditions were many times happier than previous archaeological activities, which was a little comfort to everyone.

And the Egyptian Minister Arria also went back to investigate Lei Tiantang's situation and came to the camp again. This time he saw Lei Tiantang and was more enthusiastic. He should also show respect for such an influential rich man. Yes, if you have a better impression, you may be able to make some investments in the future!

He also learned from Professor Mahmoud that they didn't gain much in the future, so the conditions for coming to him this time have also been reduced a lot, and Lei Tiantang didn't want to argue with him here over this matter.

Both parties were satisfied with the outcome of the negotiation. The Egyptian government returned 300,000 US dollars, and Lei Tiantang handed over a total of 36 statues of various sizes to the Egyptian government. As for the rest, Lei Tiantang owned them.

The Egyptian government also agreed to help them go through the customs clearance procedures as quickly as possible, and was also willing to publicize his museum after it was completed, so the Egyptian government would also benefit, because Lei Tiantang left them some cultural relics, which were also The contract handed over the pyramid to them completely, so while promoting Lei Tiantang's museum, we can also draw some curious tourists to Egypt.

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