"How's Dad doing? What did the Holy Lord say!?"
Seeing his father sigh, Chen Long immediately became anxious.
His father ignored Chen Long and said, "The Holy Lord wants the Eye of Horus as an exchange."
"The Eye of Horus? Is it the Eye of Horus I'm imagining? But isn't that an Egyptian legend?"
As an archaeologist, Chen Long certainly knew what the Eye of Horus was, but in his memory, it was just a legend.
"No," his father shook his head and said, "The Eye of Horus is not just a legend; it is real."
Nick Fury asked in confusion, "What does the Holy Lord want the Eye of Horus for? Does it have extremely strong magical power?"
"I saw it in an ancient book once. It is said that the Eye of Horus possesses terrifying destructive power, and the solar fire released from it can instantly destroy a city. The ancient book recorded that a team of explorers, composed of mages, ascetics, and mercenaries, found Ra's tomb after immense hardship. After paying a great price, they also found the Eye of Horus stored in the deepest part of the tomb chamber. However, its power was too terrifying. The expedition team feared that it would cause immense destruction to humanity in reality. Therefore, they resealed the tomb chamber and reinforced the defenses of the entire tomb with magic. Finally, an ascetic voluntarily stayed in the tomb to guard it."
Chen Long asked incomprehensibly, "But why does the Holy Lord want the Eye of Horus so badly? He's already very powerful in terms of destructive capability, isn't he?"
"That's what I'm worried about," his father pushed up his glasses and said, "I fear the Holy Lord wants to restore his own inner fire through the magic of the Eye of Horus."
Hearing his father's words, Nick Fury's brow furrowed unconsciously.
Although he desperately wanted to help rescue Xiao Yu, if the Eye of Horus was found and handed over to the Holy Lord, the Holy Lord's strength would likely increase again, making it even more difficult to subdue him. Therefore, Nick Fury began to consider whether to stop Chen Long's family from searching for the Eye of Horus.
His father was not foolish and immediately saw through Nick Fury's little calculation. He said, "It's alright, we don't need to hand over the real Eye of Horus to the Holy Lord. As long as we find it, I can create an indistinguishable replica. However, the prerequisite is that we must find it first."
Chen Long's expression brightened upon hearing this and he said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's pack up and head to Egypt to find the Eye of Horus."
"Chen Long, don't be in such a hurry."
His father stopped Chen Long and said, "The Eye of Horus is stored in Ra's tomb. That tomb is fraught with danger, not to mention it was reinforced again by that expedition team. We must be fully prepared."
His father glanced at Nick Fury and said, "How about this: you go contact Black, and have him provide us with the necessary equipment for the expedition. Once we find the Eye of Horus and get Xiao Yu back, the genuine one can be handed over to Sector 13 for safekeeping."
"Wait."
Just as Chen Long was about to pick up the phone to contact Black, Nick Fury immediately stopped him.
"Sir, there's no need to be so hasty. As far as I know, Sheriff Black is currently undergoing secret training, and this training is completely confidential. Unless the training is completed, there is no way to contact him from the outside."
Nick Fury paused and then added, "I can fully understand your desire to rescue your niece. S.H.I.E.L.D. is very willing to provide you with everything you need for this expedition."
He was kidding. That was the Eye of Horus, the eye of the Egyptian Sun God Ra in legend, possessing world-destroying destructive power. How could such an opportunity to earn merit be allowed to fall into the hands of the people from Sector 13?
Chen Long hesitated a bit upon hearing Nick Fury's words. His father, however, walked forward decisively, extended his hand, and shook Nick Fury's, saying, "Pleasure cooperating with you."
The speed of his action left Nick Fury momentarily stunned.
Actually, after Xiao Yu was abducted by Bai Qi, Chen Long's first thought was to ask Black for help. However, his calls went unanswered, and he couldn't find Black in Sector 13, so he had no choice but to go to S.H.I.E.L.D. to find Nick Fury.
Therefore, his father knew from the beginning that Black was unavailable, and asking Chen Long to make a call was merely a pretense for Nick Fury.
It was known that the Eye of Horus was historically believed to be the eye of the Sun God Ra in Egypt, a treasure of Egypt. If it were to be taken away by Chen Long's family without anyone noticing, it would be fine. But once the news leaked, they would surely be wanted by the Egyptian government and condemned by the world.
Therefore, for such a matter, it was best to find a reliable backup. If trouble arose, there would be someone to clean up the mess.
And the person with sufficient capability to clean up the mess was undoubtedly Nick Fury.
With Nick Fury's generous sponsorship, Chen Long and his father wasted no more time and hurried back to the antique shop to prepare the equipment needed for the expedition.
Although Nick Fury felt somewhat taken advantage of, it was the Eye of Horus! Only by keeping it in S.H.I.E.L.D. could it be ensured that such a weapon of mass destruction would not fall into the hands of those with malicious intentions, thereby preventing disaster.
With this thought, Nick Fury did not linger. He quickly instructed his deputy, Hill, to select the most capable S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, with Hill directly in command, and to prepare ample equipment and instruments. When Chen Long's family descended into the tomb, she would be in direct command.
As for whether the Egyptian government would find out, and how to resolve it if they did, Nick Fury organized a special team specifically to handle this matter.
On the other hand, after dealing with the matters here, before Bai Qi could even catch his breath, the "Three Fools" delivered another big surprise to Bai Qi.
The Pan Ku Box, through Rasu's casual manipulation, unlocked a demon's hell gate.
"Alright," looking at the three people standing below, Bai Qi asked with a slight headache, "Bring out the Pan Ku Box and let me see which demon it is."
After careful examination, Bai Qi discovered it was "Xun," corresponding to the hell gate of the wind demon, Xiaofeng.
Regarding Xiaofeng, based on the Holy Lord's impression, he was considered the most easygoing among the eight demons. Whenever there were conflicts among the demons, Xiaofeng would always step in to mediate, acting as a peacemaker.
However, in Bai Qi's opinion, Xiaofeng was not a good-natured person at all, or rather, none of the eight demons were good people. They were all complete troublemakers.
Each time, under the guise of mediation, they would interfere, gain benefits, and then retreat.
But compared to the other demons, Xiaofeng was more cunning in his actions. Releasing him might draw more of the righteous forces' attention.
It was just that the location of Xiaofeng's hell gate caused Bai Qi some headaches.
That's right. After unlocking the Pan Ku Box, Rasu and the other two did not immediately come to find Bai Qi. At that time, Bai Qi was still dealing with magic souls and had no time to attend to them. So, thinking that idleness was also idleness, the three of them also solved the riddle given by the Pan Ku Box.
The final result all pointed to one place: Arkham Asylum.