Pet King

Since they’d gotten used to the darkness, any bit of light was precious.

Richard lay on his back on the ground, staring at the yellow glow stick rolling past him. He was suddenly filled with fresh joy.

He secretly made up he mind to evolve into a noble, pure bird. No longer would he be willing to be a low-level type of bird…

In the blink of an eye, a black shadow followed the glow stick.

Galaxy’s jaw loosened, and bundles of fluorescent sticks fell to the ground. “Hey! Galaxy is coming!”

Old Time Tea and Fina had their attention fixed firmly on the magnificent tomb.

In contrast to the bare, almost empty burial chamber of the Great Pyramid, there was a large number of funerary objects stacked in the tomb. The gold-plated wooden cabinets were decorated with bracelets, head ornaments, necklaces, and other ornaments made of gold and precious stones. It was as if they were cheap children’s toys for daily home usage.

There were also various utensils and pottery of various sizes and shapes. They were piled high and were everywhere. Animal-themed gold products dazzled with exquisite craftsmanship and luxury materials. The inferior imitations sold in the Khan el-Khalili Market were easily dwarfed by these.

However, these items were piled up messily, as if they had been hurriedly brought in, thrown into the burial chamber, and left there.

Under the walls on one side of the tomb, there were two small boats that had been hollowed out and painted with gold lacquer. There was no seam or shackle in the hull. If taken out, it would be possible to go fishing on the lake at any time. Of course, the lake that could have been used for boating had already dried up.

There was some colored powder on the floor near the wall. There may have been murals on the walls. As the air ducts were opened, they may have been weathered down. What was left was some debris, suggesting that there might have been beautiful murals here.

Although the weathering of murals was unfortunate, if the air ducts had not been opened more than half a century in advance, they would soon die from a lack of air.

The most important thing was the stone sarcophagus in the center of the tomb. The sarcophagus was open, and the heavy cover lay on one side.

When Fina saw this situation, she guessed that it was most likely empty. Nevertheless, there was a possibility that she was wrong.

She took a deep breath, jumped on the edge of the sarcophagus, and looked in. Unsurprisingly, it was empty.

It was no wonder that she had married three men in her lifetime. These three men had died earlier than her. Furthermore, one of the men was a brother whom she did not like. As for the other two, she was not in a position to control how they were buried. Leaving them empty was her best option.

Fina could not wait to go to another burial chamber. She wanted to know if the gods she’d seen in front of the Siwa Shrine were real.

If they were real, she would see her alive. If they were not real…then it must be Zhang Zian’s foul mouth!

She wanted to go but was afraid… Much like how college students feared knowing the results of their college entrance examinations, she did not dare to find out the truth. She was afraid that all her fantasies of how things should have been would be entirely ruined.

However, she was the guardian of the kingdom of eternity. She could not be scared off that easily. How could she choose to run from the truth out of fear?

Fina’s eyes narrowed, and she walked to the exit of the tomb, determined.

“Meow! Wait!” Galaxy ran forward and tried to stop her.

“What?” Fina was very upset because it had been difficult for her to muster that courage. She did not want there to be any other reasons for her to falter.

“It’s too early. Not yet,” Galaxy said seriously.

Fina snorted. “What is too early?”

“Nothing! Those people are coming in from the north. Won’t you think of stopping them?” Galaxy evaded her question.

Fina was reminded that it was something more urgent. She had momentarily forgotten after being so focused on finding those gods. Peter Lee and his team could break through the wall at any time. It they were allowed to enter her tomb and perform a ritual that absorbed the pure energy of the universe, that was tantamount to a major embarrassment for her!

Galaxy grabbed a light stick with his front paw and placed it under his feet. “Hey! You need this.”

Fina really needed it, because once she left this tomb, it would be very dark.

Yet how would she bring it with her? In her mouth or with her claws? Either way was not suitable for her to face upcoming fights.

It glanced at the tomb. If only she could find the necklace she used to wear. It had a cat god statue carved on it. However, the gold ornaments in the tomb seemed to be for humans. They probably would not fit on her neck.

Finally, her eyes fell on Richard.

Richard was not lying on the ground as she’d initially thought. He curiously used his claws to play with all kinds of gold jewelry around him. He said, “Oh! If Zhang Zian the idiot sees this, he may have a heart attack on the spot!”

Suddenly, his back felt cold. It was as if a predator was staring at him.

Richard turned back and saw Fina, who was very close to him. “Hey… Your Majesty, you…are you hungry?”

He must have been made stupid from the fall earlier if he was speaking his mind. Was he trying to get killed?

Sure enough, Fina pulled out her claws and picked him up. She brought him closer and closer to her mouth.

“Oh… Your Majesty, I do not taste good! I have too much bone. My meat is very little! It is also very tough to chew. Plus, my feathers may clog up your throat on their way down. And…and… I did not poop today. I am dirty and smelly. You will definitely lose your appetite…” Richard was scared. He thought that he would actually die.

“Old Time Tea, do we not have a good relationship? Galaxy, I always play hide-and-seek with you… Come and help me, quick! I do not want to be eaten! Ah ah ah ah ah!” He screamed desperately.

Fina blinked coldly. “What are you talking about? Put this stick in your mouth and follow me.”

“Eh?” Richard was stunned. “Don’t you want to eat me?”

Fina impatiently put the light stick in his mouth. “Do as I told you. Stop with all your nonsense!”

After narrowly escaping death, he didn’t dare to let go of the light stick in his mouth and desperately nodded. He thanked Fina for not eating him.

Fina turned and walked to the exit of the tomb, and Richard followed closely.

Old Time Tea sniffed and said, “Hey, what is this strange smell?”

He quickly found the source of the scent—where Richard was lying, there was a pile of yellow-green and white bird droppings. They must have been released out of sheer fear or, otherwise, forcefully squeezed out.

Old Time Tea was speechless. He did not want to be near that pile of droppings. He said to Galaxy, “Galaxy, let’s proceed forward together so we can look out for one another.”

Galaxy nodded and picked up the bundle of light sticks from the ground. He then left the tomb with Old Time Tea.