"I never imagined such an enormous pyramid structure was buried underground!"
The tomb robbers' leader excitedly directed his men as they worked.
"Judging by its size, this pyramid is almost as large as the Pyramid of Khufu!"
Naturally, the band of tomb robbers included scholars. Without historians and architectural experts who understood pyramids in depth, even the boldest tomb robbers might not dare excavate a pyramid tomb.
Its immense scale and intricate internal structure concealed unimaginable dangers that had survived for thousands of years.
"Incredible! Excavating this pyramid will add another remarkable chapter to the history of Ancient Egypt!"
Even a scholar bought off with money still felt the instinctive excitement of his profession.
"The owner of such an enormous pyramid must have held an extremely high position in life. Yet almost every period of Ancient Egypt's history has named rulers, and their pyramids have already been excavated."
"The discovery and study of this pyramid will transform the study of Ancient Egypt's history.
No, it will transform historical scholarship worldwide!"
"A sleeping king from an unrecorded period of human history will become known to the world once again!"
The tomb robbers' leader interrupted the scholar impatiently. The dagger in his hand gleamed coldly as he lightly tapped it against the man's cheek, abruptly jolting him out of his fantasies. Looking at the sharp blade, the scholar broke out in a nervous sweat.
"Enough talking!"
The leader impatiently motioned for the scholar to stop prattling on.
"I don't care about history. I only care whether there are enough valuable burial goods inside!"
"Get your ass back to work, and we'll all get rich! Then you can study whatever the hell you want!"
Trembling with fear, the scholar bowed his head submissively and hurried away. With both his personal safety and money