After confirming that Mr. Burns in front of him was indeed a member of the DuPont family, Chen Mo's attitude towards him quietly changed a little.
It's not that Chen Mo needs to curry favor with the DuPont family. As a necromancer and time traveler, he doesn't care much about the Dupont family of the 1920s.
It's just that according to Chen Mo's plan, after he handles the Immorton matter, he will take control of Egypt through Adebe and the others and expel the British influence in Egypt.
Although the British have always implemented colonial rule in Egypt, it has to be said that the British have spent a lot of effort in building up Egypt. In this era, Egypt is the most powerful and influential among many Arab countries.
and the most populous country.
Several cities that Egypt could acquire at this time, such as Cairo and Alexandria, had heavy investment from the British.
Egypt's basic economic construction also has the influence of the British. For example, the famous Suez Canal and Aswan Dam were both invested and built by the British in Egypt.
As for the cotton planting industry, one of the most important economic pillars of Egypt at this time, it was also invested and constructed by the British. Even if Egypt could become independent from the rule of the Ottoman Empire, the work done by the British was indispensable.
Although all this was for the British to occupy the Egyptian colony for a long time, it has to be said that the British still invested a lot of money and energy in Egypt at this time.
If the British are expelled now, Egypt will suffer a serious economic impact.
Although it is not impossible to turn to other countries, Britain and France are wearing the same pants now, and the neighboring Ottoman Empire has been defeated in World War I, and the same is true for Germany, which is also worried about Egypt.
If Egypt wants to develop, become strong, and gain true independence, it cannot do without the support of other countries in this era.
After all, although the current British Empire has begun to decline, until the last Indian's blood is shed, the British Empire is still the most powerful country in the world. Even without the use of troops, just an economic blockade is enough to
Egypt couldn't eat anymore and walked away.
Especially the Suez Canal, the British Empire would rather let Egypt become independent than give up its power over the Suez Canal.
As a super shortcut between Europe and Asia, this canal plays a pivotal role in the world and can bring huge profits to the British Empire every year.
Therefore, if you want to truly control Egypt, expelling the British and recruiting Americans as your backing is a good choice.
As for whether the Americans will take this opportunity to control Egypt, Chen Mo just wants to say that the current United States is not the United States that reaped the dividends of World War II decades later. They will plunder certain interests in Egypt, but they do not yet have the ability to control it.
Egypt.
The United States is still only an economic power, and its political and international influence is still suppressed by established powers such as Britain and France. To break this situation, we have to wait until after World War II, when the foundation of established powers such as Britain and France is exhausted.
After the colonial system they relied on to maintain world hegemony was broken.
What's more, the Americans are still pursuing an isolationist policy at this time, not favoring any party, but only grabbing economic benefits. Let them go against the British Empire, the world's most powerful country, for Egypt, a land far away from the Americas. They don't want to
willing.
Therefore, it was an inevitable choice for Chen Mo to expel the British forces in Egypt during this period, take advantage of the power vacuum created after the expulsion of the British to control Egypt, and conduct economic cooperation with the Americans to build his own base.
As for making friends with a member of the DuPont family, even if they are just distant relatives, and contacting the DuPont Group through him to let them invest in Egypt, although it is not something that Chen Mo must do, it is a benefit and cost-effective thing to follow the trend.
Just as Chen Mo and Burns were getting closer, Ada Wang finally arrived at the museum, but she came alone, and the Egyptologist who was originally with her had disappeared.
"Miss Ada? Where is Mr. Allen? Didn't you go to Mr. Allen's house to get notes together? Why are you the only one coming back?" Seeing that only Ada Wang came back, everyone couldn't help but become nervous.
stand up.
Ada Wang greeted everyone and handed an old-looking notebook to Chen Mo before explaining: "We encountered the monster at Mr. Allen's house. The guide you hired, Benny, betrayed
We fell into the arms of the monster. He led his men to attack Mr. Allen and me, and the monster took the opportunity to suck him dry.
This is Mr. Allen's notebook. He threw it to me at the last moment. After the monster sucked Mr. Allen dry, it turned into a ball of yellow sand and swept Benny away."
Hearing Ada Wang say this, everyone couldn't help but show expressions of fear and regret on their faces, but no one felt any sadness about the death of the Egyptologist.
Even the three Americans are nothing more than dead rabbits and wounded foxes. After all, it was the three of them who opened the box together with the Egyptologists. Now that one of the four is dead, the remaining three must be
A little scared.
"Transformed into yellow sand? It seems that our high priest's power has begun to recover." Chen Mo had already opened his notebook and was flipping through it. When he heard Ada Wang mentioning Immortun's transformation into yellow sand, he turned his eyes.
He turned to the curator and Adebe: "So do you have any way to deal with him? Didn't the Pharaoh leave any means of restraint when he killed him?"
"We were the means of restraint, but we failed." Adebe shook his head with regret, obviously feeling guilty for failing to prevent Immorton's resurrection.
On the other hand, the curator on the side thought for a while and then said: "Imerton violated a taboo by murdering the pharaoh and stealing the Black Book of the Dead, so he was sentenced to be eaten by insects. His soul was trapped in his body, and he was trapped in his body.
He will be tortured forever and ever.
When his body is erased by time, his soul will also dissipate. Originally, this should be the most perfect result, but because of your chaos, he is now resurrected, which will bring terrible disaster to Egypt...
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As if to annotate the curator's words, a fire rain suddenly began to fall outside the window at this time. Big fireballs fell from the sky like meteors, covering the entire Cairo like rain.
A group of people hurriedly gathered around the window, looking at the gradually chaotic and burning city outside. Everyone was shocked and speechless.
Also changing along with it is the sun in the sky. A huge shadow is gradually blocking the sunlight and swallowing up the light.
