Chapter 012: Descendants

O'Connor had very little tolerance for Benny—after all, Benny had screwed him over badly back then. Upon hearing that Benny was on the same ship, he couldn't sit still and turned to leave.

This time, when he left, besides looking for Benny, he also wanted to verify whether what Wang Bo had said was true or false.

If he really could find Benny on this ship, it would prove that Wang Bo indeed knew a lot of things.

The things that you and he said are very likely true, including the matter of Hamunaptra.

If he couldn't find Benny, it would mean Wang Bo was lying.

But he didn't quite believe that Wang Bo would tell such an obviously flawed lie.

Of course, he didn't fully believe what Wang Bo said either; everything would have to wait until after Benny.

Jonathan couldn't help but say, "He wouldn't really kill that guy named Benny, would he?"

"Killing is out of the question, but teaching him a lesson is probably unavoidable." After all, Benny had nearly gotten O'Conner killed back then. Wang Bo said calmly, "Don't worry, O'Conner knows his limits."

"Really? That's wonderful." Jonathan let out a sigh.

After all, they came only to seek treasure, not to kill.

Evelyn stared fixedly at Wang Bo.

Wang Bo raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"How do you know so many things? Who exactly are you?" Evelyn had a huge question in her heart. She could never see through Wang Bo; she felt he was too mysterious.

Wang Bo said, "Didn't I already tell you? I'm a superman."

"That's hardly an answer."

"Then what kind of answer do you want, Your Highness?" Wang Bo asked.

Evelyn snorted and did not press further. "If you don't want to answer, fine. When we get to Hamunaptra, I'll verify whether what you said is true or false."

Wang Bo didn't take it seriously and said, "By the way, let me remind you, Miss Evelyn, never lose the keys."

"Key, what key?"

“That box your brother stole from O'Connell—that is the key. Without that key, you cannot open the Book of the Dead.”

"Are you telling the truth?" Evelyn took out a mechanism box from her own belongings. "Is this the key?"

"Exactly!"

Evelyn examined the box in her hands several times over. At first, she had simply thought it was just a puzzle box containing the map to Hamunaptra.

If the curator of the museum where she worked hadn't accidentally burned part of the map, she would never have come to find O'Connell, nor would she have met Wang Bo.

But now, Wang Bo suddenly reminded her that this was the key to opening the Book of the Dead, and Evelyn immediately realized something.

This box is even more precious than imagined.

And Wang Boming, knowing full well that this was the key, not only did not quietly take it away but instead reminded himself. This action caused Evelyn's impression of Wang Boming to shift slightly.

At least it's not as annoying as it was at the beginning.

"Alright, I'll keep this key safe." In the end, Evelyn chose to trust Wang Bo.

Wang Bo shook his head and said, "If you really want to keep this key safe, you should give it to O'Connor."

Evelyn was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Trust me, with your strength, you cannot keep this key safe."

Evelyn was no fool either. Upon hearing Wang Bo's words, her mind raced and she thought of a possibility. "You think someone will come to steal this key."

"It's not that someone might, but that someone definitely will."

"What makes you so sure?"

"Not only am I certain, I also know who it is that snatched the keys." Wang Bo felt that the way he spoke was increasingly resembling that of a charlatan.

But it didn't feel too bad.

"Who is it?" Evelyn said skeptically.

Wang Bo did not keep them in suspense and said directly, "They are the descendants of the Pharaoh's guards."

Evelyn couldn't help but widen her eyes; she had been shocked too many times today. "The descendants of the Pharaoh's guards actually still exist?"

She knew far more about the Pharaoh's Guard than Wang Bo did, even some of its secrets, but precisely because she knew, she understood just how incredible this was.

Ancient Egypt was ruled by the Pharaohs, but after Egypt was conquered by the Arabs, its power was greatly diminished.

The last pharaoh of ancient Egypt was Cleopatra VII.

Many people might not know this name, but under another name, it is believed to be thunderously familiar to many.

That is the famous... Cleopatra!

She was the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in ancient Egypt. She allowed a venomous snake to bite her, thereby ending both her own life and that of Egypt, though research suggests it is more likely that she was murdered by Octavian.

From then on, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.

And this Egyptian queen was a figure from before the Common Era.

In other words, after the last Egyptian pharaoh died before the Common Era, the pharaoh's guards naturally ceased to exist. Now it is 1926, nearly two thousand years since the last pharaoh died and the guard was disbanded.

Two thousand years is enough time for the seas to change into mulberry fields, and for things to remain the same while people are no longer the same.

But the descendants of Pharaoh's guard actually still exist—how unbelievable is that!

"Are you sure everything you said is true?"

"Do you think I would deceive you in this regard?" Wang Bo retorted.

"I still find it hard to believe," Evelyn said skeptically.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask O'Connor; he once saw the descendants of the Pharaoh's guard."

"O'Conner saw it?" Evelyn was even more astonished.

"Of course."

Evelyn immediately turned her head to look at Jonathan and said, 'Go and summon O'Connor back.'

Jonathan nodded and was about to go find O'Connor when he suddenly remembered O'Connor's fierce demeanor before leaving and couldn't help but lose his nerve again. "I think O'Connor seems to have something very important to do. How about we wait until he's finished before we talk?"

Evelyn calmed down and nodded. "Alright."

This matter really is not urgent for the moment.

Wang Bo stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go sunbathe first."

Evelyn nodded. She, too, needed to digest what Wang Bo had just said, analyzing which parts were true and which were false. She was no naive sweetheart who believed everything others told her; she had her own judgment.

Wang Bo nodded and left Evelyn's room.

He planned to go up on deck and bask in the sun for a while. At this critical juncture, he had to give it his all; the stronger he could become, the safer he would be.