Chapter 016 Walking in the Desert

After crossing the Nile, Wang Bo and his party traveled through the night to evade pursuers. After several hours, they finally reached a small town on the edge of the desert in the middle of the night.

The weary and thirsty group knocked on the door of an inn, booked a few rooms, and fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillows.

Except for Wang Bo, who still felt full of energy, everyone else was almost exhausted to death.

After absorbing enough sunlight during the day, Wang Bo's physical strength was superhumanly abundant. But even so, he still planned to rest for a while; even if his body wasn't tired, there was a trace of mental fatigue.

The next day, everyone slept until around noon before getting up one after another.

By this time Wang Bo had already gotten up, standing on the balcony of the hotel, soaking up the sun to replenish his energy.

After lunch in the small town, the group gathered together once again.

Wang Bo still sat in the sun, not missing any opportunity to absorb sunlight.

O'Connor said, "Next, we're going into the desert. Once we enter the desert, we won't encounter any oases or small towns, so we need to make ample preparations here."

Evelyn asked, "What should we prepare?"

Laura said, "In the desert, the most important things are water and food; besides these, everything else can be simplified."

O'Connor nodded. "That's right, beautiful lady, but you've forgotten one thing."

"You mean the camel."

"Exactly." O'Connor snapped his fingers and said, "Without camels, relying on our own legs, it would take a very long time to reach Hamunaptra."

Jonathan couldn't help asking, "If we had camels, how many days would it take to reach my treasure, uh, I mean Hamunaptra?"

O'Connor said, "At the shortest, four days; at the longest, a week."

Although in the film the group finds Hamunaptra after a few shots, in reality Hamunaptra lies deep in the desert, and even with camels, it takes several days to reach.

Wang Bo had long been prepared for this.

Evelyn said excitedly, "What are we waiting for? Let's get everything ready and set off quickly."

She could hardly wait to find Hamunaptra.

Wang Bo suddenly said, "There's no rush for that. Let's first divide the spoils."

Everyone was taken aback.

Wang Bo turned his head and said to Evelyn, "Princess, if I remember correctly, what you seek in Hamunaptra is a book, a book made of gold."

Evelyn nodded. "Yes, I am indeed fascinated by the Sun Gold Sutra."

Wang Bo said, "So, I can let you have the Sun Golden Sutra, but I want another book."

"The Book of the Dead?" Evelyn asked tentatively.

"That's right." Wang Bo said bluntly: "The Golden Sun Scripture goes to you, and the Black Scripture of the Dead goes to me. No problem, right?"

Laura couldn't help but cast a grateful glance at Wang Bo. She indeed needed the Book of the Dead more than anyone else.

She kept in mind what Wang Bo had done.

Evelyn was about to agree when O'Connell interrupted, "It's too early to talk about that now. We should find Hamunaptra first. Only after we find Hamunaptra and get our hands on these things can we proceed with the distribution of the spoils."

Wang Bo nodded. He had brought this up now without expecting Evelyn to agree.

He did this merely to give Evelyn a reminder.

With him around, there was absolutely no way that Evelyn would resurrect Imhotep.

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Next, everyone split up to gather what they needed for the desert.

And water and food are the key to it.

The food was still good, but water was absolutely the key of keys.

In a place like the desert, water is absolutely a luxury, and the price of a bag of water is staggering. And the amount of water in a bag is just what an ordinary person needs for a day.

If drunk sparingly, it could probably last a day and a half, but definitely not two days.

And entering the desert to find Hamunaptra would take at least four days, or as long as a week.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, a person should stock seven days' worth of water.

No, no, no, that's not right. That's not how you calculate it.

The seven days were merely the journey to Hamunaptra, and water was also needed for the return trip. In the movie, the group bought only four camels and brought very little water along, but that was just a movie.

When the movie becomes reality, one must consider the amount of water used.

If there is no water in the desert, then this person is not far from death.

So to be on the safe side, a person should stock at least half a month's worth of water.

Wang Bo's group, consisting of six people, needed six camels, half a month's worth of water, and half a month's worth of food—definitely no small expense.

Especially in a place like the desert.

Besides, everyone also needed tools for excavating the ancient tomb.

When everyone had finished buying all the items, Jonathan was almost in tears by the time he went to pay.

This was most of his savings.

If this trip turned out to be fruitless, then he could declare bankruptcy.

"Don't worry." Wang Bo patted him on the shoulder and said calmly, "When we find Hamunaptra, you'll know what it means to have mountains of gold and silver. I believe you'll never have to worry about money for the rest of your life."

After a pause, Wang Bo added, "If you want to bring back more gold, buy a few more camels. Trust me, or you'll regret it later."

Upon hearing these words, Jonathan felt as if he had been injected with a stimulant and bought several more camels. He swore that he would strip Hamunaptra bare.

But in Wang Bo's view, this was unlikely; after all, the gold of Hamunaptra was simply too much.

After all the supplies were purchased, the group, led by O'Connell, set out on the road to find Hamunaptra.

This stretch of road, however, was extremely monotonous.

Because here, aside from the desert, there is only the desert. Gazing into the distance, whether by day or by night, the scenery is the same, and the boundless desert quickly becomes tiresome to the eye.

Moreover, the environment in the desert is indeed harsh, with a huge temperature difference between day and night, around ten degrees Celsius.

Of course, it's not that there aren't greater temperature differences; it's just that people haven't encountered them.

In this environment, where the daytime heat is unbearable and the nighttime cold makes people sneeze, the only one who seems completely unfazed is probably Wang Bo.

Absorbing sunlight during the day, Wang Bo could ignore even the coldest nights.

If on the first day everyone was still excited about entering the desert for the first time, then by the second day, they no longer looked excited.

By the third day, the group had lost even the interest to talk, driving on relentlessly, eager to reach Hamunaptra as soon as possible.

After these days of absorbing sunlight with all his might, Wang Bo's strength advanced even further.

If he went all out, he could deliver a force close to three tons.