Chapter 1213 The Secret of the Oasis
Bang!
After getting off the bus, he stopped next to the spring surrounded by a circular pool. Zhang Zi'an quietly patted a mosquito buzzing in front of him.
In the same oasis, the number of mosquitoes in Siwa Oasis is much less than that in Fayum Oasis. This is strange. Siwa Oasis has more than 2,000 natural springs and also has saltwater lakes. The environment is similar to that of Fayum Oasis. In theory, the number of mosquitoes should not have such a big gap.
To be honest, the planting area of plants and crops here is much smaller than that there. Second, although Kalong Lake is a saltwater lake, it is not too salty. At least fish and shrimps still survive in the lake. However, the salt content of Siwa Lake is too high. Even the beaches around the lake are covered with a layer of white frost-like salt particles. Mosquitoes cannot lay eggs and hatch larvae in the lake.
The water in the spring is living water, clear and clear, while mosquitoes like to lay eggs in stagnant, still and smelly water.
Of course, the sound of his slapping mosquitoes could not be hidden from Fina's ears, but when he passed by the market just now, he didn't seem to find a vendor selling honey, which made it extremely regretful, and he was very grateful.
Standing by the pool and watching the children playing in the water for a while, Zhang Zian finally confirmed with disappointment that the European female tourists had no intention of swimming naked, but a few young men seemed to be taking off their clothes and getting into the water.
While he glanced at the scattered look, Fina kept looking at a yellowish-colored building hidden by the dense date palm trees.
From here, you can only see the spire of the building, but there is no fixed destination anyway, and you don’t want to see men swimming, so Zhang Zian suggested walking there.
When passing under the date palm tree, Richard took a few dates with a slut, but immediately spit it out, almost spitting it on Zhang Zi'an's clothes.
"It's sour and astringent, so unpalatable!" it murmured.
"Isn't this nonsense? You can eat it before you mature? But I heard that dates are dipped in cooling oil, do you want to try it?" Zhang Zi'an knew that it was idle, and that his broken mouth could not be closed for a moment. He had to find something to do, either eating or saying it.
As they were talking, they walked through the woods and saw a building that looked like a broken castle, but it seemed that there should not be a castle here.
Zhang Zi'an thought about it and immediately understood the identity of this building. This is the oracle temple where Alexander the Great came to seek the oracle, and not far from it is the Temple of Amon.
Now when it comes to the Temple of Amon, it usually refers to the large Temple of Amon in Luxor, and few people come here.
Whether it is the Oracle Temple or the Amon Temple, the sun god Amon, who is a sheep-headed human body, is now in ruins.
These two Amon Temples and Oracle Temples, which once changed history, were not destroyed by heavy rains, because the ancient Egyptians usually used stones instead of mud bricks to build large buildings, and perhaps mud bricks were better. They would not have been burned with explosives in 1896 because they were built too strongly. Police stations and other facilities were built using local materials.
After listening to Zhang Zi'an's explanation, Vladimir nodded in praise and said, "Although it is a pity, I support destroying the four olds and eliminating feudal superstitious ideas! The people are the masters of their own country, demolishing temples and building houses to shelter ordinary people from wind and rain. This should be considered a good thing! As for God, he can let him go out for a few days temporarily!"
"This..." Zhang Zi'an told it tactfully, "This has nothing to do with eliminating feudal superstitions. The demolition of this temple is just because the locals nowadays do not believe in this god..."
Vladimir understood what he meant and couldn't help but feel speechless.
The Oracle Hall is built on a small mound, and you can climb up the steps with your feet.
It was deserted around, and there was no one there.
Zhang Zi'an and the elves came to the ruins of the oracle temple. There was a stone tablet here. The stone tablet recorded in English and Arabic how Alexander the Great entered the desert with a small number of followers to seek oracle.
This is considered a commanding height of Siwa. After all, God must always be high and superior to God.
Standing here and looking around, you can see the whole view of the town. It is surrounded by dark green date palm groves, and further away is a rippling saltwater lake.
Through the town, the hill of the dead is far away from here.
The sun wanders near the horizon, and the sunlight is no longer dazzling. This is a good place to think about life and understand history. Standing alone in front of the oracle hall, your heart seems to be empty. Whether it is a dynasty that lasts for thousands of years or a temple worshipped by all people, it is just a piece of loess in the end.
Zhang Zichang sighed in a state of shame, and could only allow himself to temporarily let go for a while. After all, he still had to make money to marry a wife and then his descendants were in endless... Facts have proved that only the continuation of bloodline is the most reliable.
What surprised him was that since he came to the Oracle Temple, Richard suddenly became silent, lowering his head as if he had been thinking about something silently.
Its silent appearance really made Zhang Zian uncomfortable.
"I said, did you take the wrong medicine?" he asked, "or do you want to get diarrhea after taking too much? I can tell you, if you dare to pull it on my body and clothes..."
Richard shook his head and said seriously: "I am thinking about a question, don't disturb you, idiot."
Damn?
Zhang Zian stared at it in disbelief. Such serious words really didn't seem to be spoken from its beak, a bird that often spits out feces.
"What are you thinking about?" he asked curiously. Is it a very important question that can make this little bird think about selflessly?
Richard tskated, "I said don't bother me! What's the use of you idiot even if you know?"
"You can't say that." Zhang Zian was going to endure its contempt in order to understand the doubts in his heart. "Have you heard that? The three cobblers combined together are worth one Zhuge Liang! If you tell the question, maybe I can help find the answer?"
"Tsk! Just you? Let's add up to you, you will lower your average IQ level!" Richard rolled his eyes.
It seems that if it is soft, it will not eat it, it will have to eat it hard!
Zhang Zian just rolled up his sleeves and prepared to enforce the law violently. Its good bird did not suffer any loss in front of him. He immediately changed his tone and said, "Gaga! It's okay to tell you, maybe you are the son of destiny, and it's just right to solve this problem!"
"Oh? Actually, I feel so!"
He was happy to hear it, but he was also alert, because this little bird would never praise him for no reason.
Richard lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Did you find it? We walked from the hotel and didn't seem to see a woman along the way?"
Chapter completed!