Looking at Black Book of the Dead and Golden Book of the Sun in his hands, Ian was in a very happy mood. So far, coupled with the previous "Moon's Tears", his harvest from this trip to another world has far exceeded expectations.
What's more, there are still many treasures in this world waiting for him to discover, and the risks are extremely low. Although he still needs to be wary of those gods, since they have not appeared yet, it means that there may be some mechanism restricting their actions.
"Okay, you two take these two books and Imhotep back to Floating City," Ian said to Lily and Snape.
"What about us?" Hermione asked.
"We need to deal with this group of people," Ian pointed to Evelyn and O'Connell, who were still unconscious. "Having a good relationship with them will be good for our future actions."
Ian remembers that the plot of <The Mummy 2> involves the bracelet of Bleach Anubis. Although he could find it in advance, the bracelet seemed to have the ability to identify its owner, and it finally chose the son of Evelyn and Rick - Alex.
Of course, even without the bracelet, Ian can still find Oasis of Ahm Shere, which is the location of Scorpion King's mausoleum. But as he speculated before, the second part is likely to be a game between Osiris and his son Anubis, and he does not intend to directly intervene.
He wanted to hide in the dark and observe.
After meeting Imhotep, Ian verified some conjectures about gods, but he still needs more evidence. Therefore, he plans to confirm these theories when the plot of the second part takes place.
The only problem is, that was eight years later. Now Alex is not even a fertilized egg, let alone born.
But this is not a big problem. The gap period of the past few years has just provided him and the team with time to rest and conduct a lot of experiments.
Then, Ian waved his magic wand to wake up the three people on the ground.
"What happened?" Rick raised his gun alertly as soon as he woke up and stared at Ian with a wary face, "Where is Imhotep?"
"That the Mummy has been solved, and the curse that enveloped Egypt has been lifted," Ian explained calmly.
After Imhotep fell into coma, Ian used Golden Book of the Sun to deprive him of his power, and those disastrous curses naturally dissipated.
"However, we can't stay here for long, this mausoleum will collapse soon."
The five people quickly rushed out of Hamunaptra. The moment they left, the ruins behind them completely collapsed amidst the roar and were buried in yellow sand.
After escaping from death, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But this did not eliminate Rick's suspicion of Ian. He still had a straight face and his eyes were full of distrust.
Hermione had already received instructions from Ian through Telepathy, and took the initiative to go forward and talk to Evelyn, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere just now.
"I know you may not be short of money, but I think it's better to divide these things."
With that said, Ian took out a small bag and poured out the contents.
In an instant, countless gold and silver jewels poured out of the small bag and piled up into a hill.
Jonathan's eyes were instantly lit up, and he rushed towards the pile of treasures like a hungry tiger.
"For us?" he asked in disbelief.
"Half is yours. Since we all participated in this expedition, considering the efforts you have made, it is obviously inappropriate for me to take all the treasures alone," Ian replied.
"In this case, everything is forgiven to you!" Jonathan said as he grabbed a handful of gold coins and gems and played with them fondly.
Ian split the treasure into two and put them into two different bags.
In the bag he handed to Rick and others, he deliberately put the inconspicuous scepter--that is, the real Spear of Judgment.
"This bag can only be opened once, and it will become invalid after that. So, after you find a safe place, remember to pour out everything inside."
Jonathan was a little disappointed after hearing this. He originally thought he could get a legendary magic bag. But when he thought about the huge wealth he was about to get, the regret disappeared.
After the division of the spoils was completed, the two parties parted ways.
"Shall we go back to Floating City to start the experiment now?" Hermione asked.
"No, we still have somewhere to go--Fountain of Youth."
"Where to start?"
"We have to go to China and find Eye of Shangri-La."
Ian does not need to wait until the plot of <The Mummy 3> begins 20 years later to seek benefits, he can do it now.
Later, the two Apparition came to China and began to look for the gem named "Eye of Shangri-La".
According to memory, this diamond was smuggled out of China by the Britain intelligence agency in 1940. It is now 1926, so it is still in China territory.
Ian originally wanted to use Divination to locate it directly, but the diamond seemed to be blocked by some force.
In desperation, he could only use the clumsiest method. After more than a month of asking around, collecting intelligence, and frequently reading the memories of passers-by, he finally found it in the private collection of a wealthy widow.
After "borrowing" the diamond, Ian flew directly to a pagoda in Himalayas.
He placed the diamond in the mechanism at the top of the tower. Following the guidance of the light, the exact location of Shangri-La was revealed - that is where the witch Zi Yuan and her daughter Lin lived in seclusion.
However, as soon as Ian arrived at his destination, he was greeted by a huge fireball.
Luck What's more, he was already on guard and instantly put up a shield to block the attack.
Through the shield, he saw a beautiful woman who still had charm, a young woman, and three white giant Yeti waiting in full formation.
"Is this the power of the Five Elements?" Ian murmured to himself as he felt the fluctuations of the spell just now.
In <The Mummy 3>, Dragon Emperor is set as a master proficient in the occult, controlling metal, wood, water, fire and earth Five Elements Power.
As a witch who has lived for more than two thousand years, Zi Yuan is naturally an extremely powerful spell caster.
(Note: In the original movie, only Dragon Emperor showed Five Elements Power. Although Zi Yuan has a powerful setting, the spell to summon the undead is almost only used once in the whole film, and the rest of the time is spent slashing each other with swords. This is obviously not consistent with her identity as a thousand-year-old witch, so this setting was modified in this book.)
"Please calm down, we come with peace," Ian said in fluent Chinese.
"Outsiders, you are not welcome here," Zi Yuan coldly refused.
"We just want to exchange knowledge," Ian reiterated.
He didn't lie. He was very interested in the book "Oracle Bone Scripture" in Zi Yuan's hand. That book recorded countless spells in the ancient world.
In other words, that book contains the essence of magic from different languages, regions, cultures and races in the world.
With it, Ian can quickly master the magic system of this world.
Moreover, he was also very curious about the person who created this book.
"Since you can't heed the warning, then stay here forever."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless sharp swords flew up out of the air, floating in front of Zi Yuan, with the sword tips pointed directly at Ian.
"Is this the power of 'gold' among the five elements?" Hermione analyzed in a low voice, "It looks a bit like magnetic control."
Without any nonsense, she immediately implemented the quick fix plan she had just formulated through Mind Link and Ian.
Hermione In an instant, Apparition came behind Lin and struck out with a Stunning Spell, directly knocking her down. Then, she followed the same pattern and launched an attack on those Yetis.
However, these Yeti seemed to have extremely high magic resistance, and Hermione had to attack them several times in succession before knocking them out.
At the same time, Ian also took action against Zi Yuan.
When the flying swords in the sky attacked him, he instantly teleported behind Zi Yuan and launched the attack.
However, Zi Yuan has extremely rich combat experience. She performed a flexible backflip and narrowly escaped the blow.
Unfortunately, the moment she landed, Ian mobilized the Battle Aura in her body and rushed to her side at a speed that exceeded the limit of ordinary people. This sudden close combat was obviously beyond the mage's expectations.
An ice shield instantly formed around Zi Yuan in an attempt to defend herself, but Ian's palm wrapped by Battle Aura penetrated the ice like a sharp blade and accurately hit her acupuncture points.
Zi Yuan's body stiffened and he couldn't move for an instant.