Plague Doctor

[The king of Assyria heard that it was said about Taharakah king of Cush, “He has come out to fight with you.”—Isaiah 37:9]

The Old Testament records that in the seventh century BC, the Assyrians were preparing to attack Jerusalem to level it and turn it into a desolate place. Taharqa, the Pharaoh of Nubia and Egypt, rallied a large army to the northern edge of his empire to defend Jerusalem from Assyrian attacks.

Tahaka sent people to tell the Assyrian king that he would fight with him.

Taharqa was the first Kushite king to conquer Egypt and established the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.

The pharaoh had two snakes in his crown, representing that he was the ruler of Nubia and Egypt.

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There are many pyramids in Nubia and they are widely distributed.

Because of Zhou Haorui's search record, the first joint team initially headed from Cairo, Egypt to Shendi, where the Meroe pyramids are located. This is a small town in northern Sudan. Meroe is about 45 kilometers southwest of Shendi. Ancient city ruins.

However, the joint team seemed to be a few steps late again. Deng Ximei and Xiaoxu both had heavier and more chaotic strange feelings there, but found nothing.

Meroë was no longer the center of events, and perhaps never had been.

This consumed them for a day. At the same time, the global floods and petrochemical disease epidemics were out of control. Many areas lost their rescue capabilities and could only watch the collapsed cities being flooded and countless lives buried in stagnant water; many areas also lost their lives. It has the ability to treat patients and count confirmed diagnoses. Before this, the number of confirmed petrochemical patients worldwide exceeded 10 million.

Ten million is not just a seemingly large number, it is ten million people and countless families.

The weight of these lives is greater than the pressure of the flood, but the frontline workers cannot allow themselves to stop and immerse themselves in grief, and can only continue to rush to the next place.

Karima, another town in northern Sudan, and the ruins of the ancient city of Napata, another pyramid complex, are just northwest of Karima.

The distance between Karima and Shendi is about 400 kilometers, further north. Before Meroe became the capital of the Kushites, Napata was once the capital of the 25th Dynasty and the center of worship of "Nubian-Amun" believed by the Kushites.

If the ceremonial center of the Order of the Little Ram is not in Meroe, it probably can only be here in Napata.

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“The Little Ram Cult likes to quote content from the Bible, and I don’t know if it’s just a metaphor or if it has some other profound meaning.

However, there is a mainstream hypothesis in academic circles that "King Cush" refers to Taharqa - the founder of the 25th Dynasty and the pharaoh of Nubia, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Because he sent troops to fight the Assyrian king Sennacherib in a decisive battle, the Assyrian king finally gave up the siege, and the Assyrians could no longer advance towards Jerusalem.

Since the "Ten Plagues of Egypt", the Little Ram Cult has identified itself as Jews, referring to those of us who do not believe in the Little Ram God and the Black Goat as Egyptians. Therefore, I think the founder of this order is likely to be of Jewish origin. But it’s not just that, because God can create descendants from stones, Little Ram believers are spread across all races around the world. They are all experts and professors who study ancient Egyptology and ancient Kushite studies. They are a group of very mature and prudent old people. .

These people have taken the identity of ‘Yahweh’, the only God, to be the deity they believe in.

In this case, Tahaka, the Cushite king who conquered Egypt, was a divine messenger of the little ram, like Moses. We are not just Egyptians, we are so-called ‘pagans’, so we are also Assyrians, specifically Assyrians. Aren’t we, the frontline personnel, like the Assyrians who are about to attack Jerusalem? There is also that unknown force, those crows... they must also be Assyrians.

Then the king of Cush sent word to the king of Assyria, saying, He is out to fight with you.

And now, we came to the pyramid mausoleum of Tahaka, the 'Protector of Jerusalem', but after looking around, we didn't find it.

In fact, I am not surprised at all, because archeology is also such a process. If you are looking for a legendary ruins location, you will not find it by just going to one place. You will often have to work hard for a long time, but in the end you will not find anything valuable. Those little ram believer archaeologists are most familiar with this kind of thing, so they are also good at playing this kind of game. Although we have followed the clues and found the Cush kings, they will not just be here.

But they won't be here, because if King Cush is really a messenger of God, then there is no way they won't be here. Only here can there be such connection power that can drive the entire ceremony. This is where the kings of Kush return, and it is also the most suitable place for ‘Nubian-Amon’ to descend.

In the same space, 2,700 years ago, people here were calling Amon's name. It's just that the time didn't come and the name of the god was lost. They didn't succeed, but they left a special connection. The Little Ram Cultists need that kind of power.

It must be here, the Napata Royal Cemetery founded by Taharka.

Things have a beginning and an end, if not with the first pyramid here - the tomb of Taharqa - then most likely with the last pyramid here - the tomb of Nastassen.

When Nastassen was on the throne, it was already the fourth century BC. By that time, Egypt and Kush had long been divided again, and the Kingdom of Kush was in decline. After Nastassen, the capital will be moved to Meroe. This also meant that the most powerful period of the Kingdom of Kush came to an end.

Nastassen is a full stop, a watershed, an end.

Now, the Order of the Little Ram wants to start over, to make their god come, to start over from where it ended, which is a continuation.

For these reasons, I deduce

The place we're really looking for is the Pyramid of Nastassan here.

In addition, due to the rising groundwater level in Nubia, many of the tombs under these pyramids are submerged by groundwater. Nastassen's tomb is one of them. The three tomb chambers under its pyramid have long been flooded.

For many years, no archaeological team has tried underwater archeology in Sudan. They did not have the technology, and there were too many other sites in Nubia that could be studied, which were enough for them to keep them busy, so they have not done so. But this is only on the surface. I don’t know if any tomb robbers have touched it. Apparently, it was only in 2018 that Christman, an Egyptologist and underwater archaeologist at the University of Arizona, finally led a team to tamper with Nastassen's tomb.

They dug out stairs leading underground and reinforced the narrow tomb with steel chutes to prevent the rocks from collapsing and trapping people underwater. After completing these tasks, they dived and explored three tombs, and also went to the third innermost tomb to see the sarcophagus of Nassen Tower.

They believe that groundwater has deterred tomb robbers. The tomb has not been vandalized, but it is also because of groundwater that many cultural relics inside have been dissolved. They brought out some cultural relics, but they were in tatters.

I now suspect that Chrisman’s team is a member of the Little Ram Cult, because a year ago, Chrisman died in a mysterious car accident. Who knows if he really died? Professor Liu Jiecheng and Professor Zhang Zhang also died that year. Several other members of the team disappeared before the disaster broke out. It was not such a coincidence. Among the things they unearthed at that time, there must be something that the Little Ram Order was looking for. In addition, they were the only ones who had been to the three underground tombs, and no one else knew what arrangements they had made in them. Because their cameras can be faked.

That place is undoubtedly very dangerous now. Even if there is no abnormal power, it is already very dangerous.

No one knows what the underwater environment is like, whether it will collapse or whether there are any weird things.

However, we will definitely have to send a death squad to explore in the end, because we can't blow it up as soon as we get there. That may damage the ceremony, but it may also lead to other consequences. Sacrificing a few lives on the front line is not good for the overall situation. This is acceptable.

That's my opinion. "

The scorching sun scorched this group of tombs, and the low and broken Kush pyramid stood on the desert.

After Xiao Xu finished speaking, the young boy's face was still expressionless and he was not breathing, but this was probably the most and longest time he had spoken in his life.

Lou Xiaoning looked at the child and was stunned for a few seconds. His brain still needed time to digest so much information at once, "I remember you are not an archaeologist."

"Yes, I'm not." Xiaoxu said, "I'm good at mathematics, and archeology is just a bit of my spare time research."

Everyone around looked at each other in astonishment. Feng Peiqian really didn't know that there was such a powerful guy in the Tianji Bureau. She hesitated to say: "When it comes to archeology, of course Captain Yu is good at it...but Xiaoxu, you are also pretty good."

"Xiao Xu makes sense." Deng Ximei nodded in agreement.

Hubbard Scott of Citigroup's fbm confirmed the information Xiaoxu said. Chrisman's team has indeed been listed as a suspect.

"Let's go!" Lou Xiaoning waved his hand and glanced at the Taharka Pyramid, "Why are we still here? Let's go to Nastassen's Mausoleum immediately."

She felt that her IQ was not enough. When did this child sort out all this? Everyone obviously acted together. From Cairo to Meroe and then here, they stayed together almost all the time. No one got more information than others. Why did Xiaoxu...

But thinking about it, Xiaoxu used his laptop to check some information and fbm's shared information.

At that moment, the first joint team immediately rushed to the Nastassen Pyramid, which was not far away.

Since many tombs here are submerged by underground water, the logistics side has already made preparations for underwater archaeological equipment, as well as the most advanced underwater robots, underwater firearms, etc.

As for draining groundwater, this cannot be done. The Nile River is right next to the town of Klima. The town was built next to the river bank and has a population of 14,000. These people have been urgently evacuated and controlled. No one knows whether there are Little Ram believers inside.

Just because of the existence of the Nile River, this seems to be a counterintuitive fact - there is water under the pyramids in the desert.

Therefore, the groundwater in the Nastassen Mausoleum cannot be pumped out. Even if part of it is pumped out, it will take more time than the front line can wait for. The Nile River has begun to become turbulent, as if it is the eve of a storm.

When the joint team arrived at their destination, they looked at the huge and broken mound of earth and rocks, as well as the staircase excavated by the Chrisman expedition that led to the tomb deep under the pyramid. The end of the staircase was soaked in earthy yellow. of underground water, the surface of which was silent and waveless at this time.

It's just that there is no need for people with super high gnosis such as Deng Ximei and Xiao Xu to make judgments. Anyone with rich frontline experience can detect that something is wrong.

There was a faint black color flowing through the underground water surface.

The special operations personnel in the joint team, Li Zhenjing, Zhang Jingjing and others also frowned.

"Vice Captain Li, you are responsible for reporting to Mr. Tong and conducting routine experiments on underwater robots."

Lou Xiaoning withdrew his gaze from the entrance to the increasingly dark underwater passage, looked around at the people around him, and said: "Get ready for the expedition. Regardless of everyone's wishes, the space inside is limited. A group of 12 people

A small team of about 100 people will do. "

The base of the Nasta Pyramid is about 930 square meters. Although it is not large compared to the Egyptian pyramids, it was originally quite spacious. However, because part of it collapsed, there were rockslides, silt, etc., the terrain inside was both cramped and cramped. complex.

And there is another fatal point. The underwater terrain information they have is all explored by Chrisman's team... What if this is not the case?

Therefore, this small team is a death squad among death squads. You may not necessarily die if you fight on the front line, but if you go down, you must be prepared to die.

"Captain Lou, let me go." At this time, a young voice suddenly emerged, but it was Chen Jiahua who stood up excitedly.

He blushed a little because of his excitement. He also knew that Gu Jun's tomb was desecrated by the enemy. "I want to give you some ideas. If it's wrong, I'll laugh. The uncertainty of this expedition is too great. You should not directly leave it to Captain Lou." Go, you are all capable and have a more important role. Generals are different from soldiers who are the first to die. People like me should be the ones to open the way. If there is just a trap inside, it will only be me who will die."

Everyone suddenly had different expressions. Uncle Dan was a little anxious: "You young man..."

Lin Shengbo, who was not far away, remained silent and didn't really want to go down.

"What kind of person are you?" Lou Xiaoning scolded Chen Jiahua, a little annoyed, but not because he was angry, "You are the first to die...I am the first to die. Chen Jiahua, if you have the guts, go and fight Give your family a call; there’s no need to argue with the others, I’ll just pick a few. He’s right, this team can’t include all the main players. Xiaoxu! I’m going down, and you will be the temporary captain. Your boy is more suitable to be the captain than me."

Lou Xiaoning's words were rough and heavy, and a heavy weight fell on everyone's hearts. Xiaoxu said, "Okay."

Meanwhile, routine trials are proceeding one by one.

But as expected, the underwater robot disconnected the signal and lost contact before it could complete the underwater stairs.

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