novelcrest Chapter 253 The Curse Breaker
Chapter 253 The Curse Breaker
Chapter 253 The Curse Breaker
"I mean... is what we're looking for really here?" Sean suddenly asked. "Of course," Lily pushed up her sunglasses and replied in a matter-of-fact tone. Then she raised an eyebrow, turned to Sean, and asked, "If this thing isn't here, why did we fly all the way from England to get here?"
Sean nodded slightly when he heard Lily's words.
The two found the van that Lily had arranged in advance in the airport parking garage and got in.
Sean readily took the passenger seat, leaving the driving opportunity to Lily. He habitually adjusted the seat to ensure he could comfortably observe the road ahead while also giving Lily enough driving space.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why Sean admires Lily—she is skilled in using various Muggle tools.
He doesn't seem like a wizard at all, or rather, he doesn't seem like an old-fashioned wizard from the 13th century.
In this respect, her older sister Vivi is far inferior to her.
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With the sound of the engine starting, the van slowly drove out of the parking garage and merged into the traffic outside.
Lily skillfully maneuvered the steering wheel, and the car drove smoothly and quickly along the road under her guidance.
Sean, meanwhile, was intently watching the scenery outside the window, occasionally glancing down at the map in his hand to confirm their direction of travel.
The car was filled with a faint smell of leather and the unique scent of a new car, which gave people a sense of inexplicable excitement.
Sean turned to look at Lily and saw her looking at the car's side mirror with a frown.
"What's wrong?" Sean asked softly.
Lily snapped out of her daze and gently shook her head. "No problem, there are no cars behind us, we're driving at just the right speed, we'll be at the hotel soon."
"Your driving skills are excellent," Sean praised sincerely.
Upon hearing Sean's praise, Lily smiled smugly. "Thank you for the compliment. I've worked part-time as a taxi driver."
"You? A taxi driver?" Sean looked at Lily with some surprise.
He hadn't expected the other person to have had such an experience.
Lily nodded. "Yes, back then I had just come to this world and was curious about everything in the Muggle world. I heard two Muggles on the street say that you could learn a lot of things by driving a taxi, so I learned to drive and drove a taxi for a while." Her tone was filled with nostalgia and emotion.
Then she sighed, "The Secret Law is a good thing. In our time, the relationship between wizards and Muggles was much more tense than it is now."
This brought up a question that intrigued Sean, who pressed further, "What was the relationship like between wizards and Muggles in the 13th century? I've heard that the wizarding world was very closed off back then, is that true?"
Lily recalled for a moment and slowly said, "Yes, in the 13th century, the wizarding world was indeed very closed off."
"At that time, wizards generally considered Muggles to be inferior and were unwilling to have any interaction with them."
"Muggles also harbor fear and misunderstanding towards wizards, believing us to be evil dark wizards, and it is precisely because of this..."
so......"
Lily didn't continue; she seemed somewhat dejected and unwilling to continue the topic.
Sean noticed Lily's change in mood and quickly changed the subject: "Let's talk about this. I mean, how did you know there was... a pocket watch here?"
"I can't tell you the specific reason," Lily said rather frankly. "What I can tell you is that the pocket watch is related to Chronos or Thoth."
"Chronos?" Sean hesitated. "That Titan king?"
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"The Titan King is Cronus. In the ancient language, the stress should be on the first syllable of his name. It's Cronus," Lily patiently corrected. "Read it with me: Cronus."
"Kronos," Sean repeated.
Lily frowned and said, slowly and deliberately, "No, it's Chronos."
Sean then imitated Lily, repeating "Kronos" in a slightly more serious tone.
"Chronos".
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"K... never mind," Lily shook her head, "whatever his name is, what I'm talking about is that primordial god from ancient Greece."
Sean also gave up on the idea of continuing to tease Lily. He shook his head, signaling Lily to continue.
"This primordial god, Chronos, represents the flow and endlessness of time in ancient Greek mythology. He is the god of time... and also the first cause of the universe, the god who created the universe."
"Thoth is the Egyptian god of time. Egyptians believed that Thoth invented writing and that he was the scribe of the underworld, who completed the Book of the Dead."
Lily took a deep breath and concluded, "And our goal this time is related to these two gods."
Sean hesitated, then tentatively asked, "You don't mean... these two gods really exist, do you?"
"How could that be?" Lily looked at Sean with the kind of look one might give someone with intellectual disabilities. "How could a god really exist in this world?"
"So you mean...?" Sean frowned.
"Alchemy tools," Lily paused, then continued, "European alchemy originated from ancient Egypt. I've heard that there might be alchemy tools here made by alchemists of that time, imitating the priesthood of Thoth or Chronos..."
As they spoke, the two arrived at the hotel where they were to stay.
The hotel, named the Ramses Hilton, is located on the banks of the Nile River and is named after Ramses II, the 19th-century Pharaoh of the New Kingdom.
The hotel's main lobby is designed in the style of a pharaoh's temple, and the rose-colored granite columns were specially transported from Aswan in Upper Egypt. All things considered, it can be considered one of the most luxurious hotels in all of Egypt.
Lily booked two business rooms in total, located on the hotel's standard floor, which was both convenient and comfortable.
After checking in, the two went to their respective rooms, put down their luggage, and agreed to rest for two hours before heading to their destination—the Great Pyramid of Giza.
As Sean was enjoying the hot water, trying to wash away the fatigue of the long flight, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Sean called out as he took a towel from the shelf next to him and wrapped it around his body, slightly surprised.
"It's me." A familiar voice rang out from outside.
Sean was a little confused, but he still walked to the door and looked out through the peephole.
It's Lily.
Sean opened the door. Lily had just finished showering, her wet hair hanging down her chest, water droplets still dripping from her hair onto her bare shoulders.
Her bathrobe was loosely tied around her waist, vaguely revealing the beautiful, naked scenery underneath.
Lily's eyes seemed to be glistening with moisture, making her look incredibly charming.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Sean asked calmly.
Lily looked slightly embarrassed. "Sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if you have any extra towels? I think I'm out of towels."
Hearing this, Sean remembered he had a clean coin, so he nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I'll get it for you."
After saying that, he turned and went into the room, and quickly found the pure white towel.
He unfolded the coins, confirmed they were correct, and then quickly returned to the front door.
In those few short seconds, countless images flashed through Sean's mind—Lily wrapped in a bathrobe, her fair skin, her voluptuous figure—all of this replayed in his mind, causing his blood to boil rapidly.
Sean pushed open the door and handed the coins in his hand to Lily.
The moment their eyes met, Sean felt his heart leap into his throat.
Because of... the woman before him with a face as cold as ice.
It's Vivi.
Sean's hand, raised in mid-air, was caught in a dilemma: whether to hand it over or not.
Vivi, on the other hand, seemed to have gotten used to this situation.
She calmly took the towel from Sean's hand, said thank you, and then went into Sean's room.
"So, we've arrived in Egypt?" Vivi asked casually while drying her hair in front of the mirror.
"Mmm." Sean responded softly, then slipped into the soft, comfortable blankets without hesitation, lying down on the bed, looking somewhat tired but also relaxed.
However, he had just closed his eyes, trying to enjoy this rare tranquility and allow his body and mind a moment of rest, when, less than two minutes later, he heard Weiwei's clear but slightly hurried voice again from the other side of the dressing mirror, "Shall we go?"
"Your sister said she'll go in two hours," Sean replied lazily, turning over in bed.
"So, this isn't what I said," Vivi replied calmly.
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About half an hour later, the two arrived at the Great Pyramid of Giza.
This was Sean's first time in Egypt, and the first time he had ever seen this magnificent building in person.
When Sean actually stood at its feet, he realized how enormous and awe-inspiring it was.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built during the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, more than 4,000 years ago. It is the largest existing pyramid in the world, reaching a height of 147 meters and covering an area of 130,000 square meters.
The entire structure is composed of more than 230 million limestone boulders, each weighing several tons or even tens of tons.
Even in today's technologically advanced society, constructing such a massive project would be an immense challenge. Let alone in that era, the fact that the ancient Egyptians, relying on primitive tools and manpower, were able to complete this magnificent masterpiece is truly astonishing.
Sean looked up and saw the pyramid's spire towering high above, gleaming in the sunlight.
It stands like a majestic mountain peak, towering on the earth, giving people a sense of immense power and solemnity.
"So beautiful," Sean exclaimed.
"What's so beautiful about it?" Vivi interrupted Sean's remark without any politeness, then looked at the picture in her hand—no matter how she looked at it—
The map is incomprehensible.
Yes, she's a terrible navigator who can't read a map, and also... a terrible navigator who doesn't appreciate beauty.
Regardless, that's what Sean thinks.
Just as the two bought their tickets and were about to follow tourists from all over the world into the interior of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Vivi suddenly tugged at Sean's arm. "Look over there."
Sean looked in the direction Vivi was pointing and saw a group of people in robes studying something near the side gate not far from the entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Judging from the way people around them were looking at them, it was as if they didn't even know these people were there.
Perhaps it was because Vivi's outfit stood out too much in the crowd.
A moment later, one of the men in the group, a tall, thin man with a long red ponytail and an earring, ran over and looked at the two of them with a strange expression. "You can see us?"
"Of course, of course we can see you. Is there a problem?" Lily answered the question very naturally.
The man frowned and asked suspiciously, "Are you wizards too?"
"Of course," Lily replied with a smile.
Sean asked tentatively, "Are you Bill Weasley?"
The man seemed very surprised. "Do you know me?"
Sean certainly knew this junior.
He had seen the other person several times in the library when he was still studying at Hogwarts.
However, since the other person came to work at Gringotts in Egypt after graduation, it has been a year, two years, or even eight years if we count back to this year.
So when he saw him again, he felt a little unfamiliar... and a little strange.
"I know your father, Arthur Weasley." Sean made up an excuse without thinking, "I met Arthur a few times at the Ministry of Magic, and to be honest, it's hard not to think of him when I see this hair."
"I see. So you're wizards from England too." Bill's smile widened at Sean's reply.
He was clearly delighted to meet a wizard from the same place in this foreign land.
"Yes, we are indeed from the UK," Lily replied with a smile.
"Would you like to come and take a look at our work?" Bill offered.
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate..." Sean said, but his feet had already "unconsciously" taken a step. "What's wrong with it? As long as you don't find our work boring." Bill introduced his work while leading Sean and Vivi to where the wizards were.
Bill's job was as Gringotts' unraveler.
According to Gringotts' own advertising at Hogwarts, this is a challenging profession, involving travel, adventure,
And generous treasure rewards associated with danger.
In fact, it's not much different from what they described.
This profession primarily involves contacting, neutralizing, or breaking spells cast on objects or places.
They are employed by Gringotts to search for magical treasures all over the world, break the spells cast on them, and then bring them back to Gringotts.
This profession requires a 0.WL certificate in arithmetic, and... courage.
They received no formal training; the only training they received was on the job.
Therefore, professional curse breakers have their own methods and approaches based on their experience.
Bill and his group gathered around the Great Pyramid of Giza today, clearly having gained something different.
From conversations with others, Sean learned that...