Chapter 319 Dailulu is Jealous Again (This chapter is a must-read; I savored it as I wrote it, which is why it took me so long)
"The Mediterranean sun hangs high in the sky, and the spire of the Pyramid of Khafre gleams with the light of the sun god Ra. Beneath its towering and majestic body, we humans are but a tiny grain of sand."

"The Sphinx has stood before the Pyramid of Khafre for thousands of years, silently gazing into the earth where the Pharaoh's eyes fall, and all that his gaze can see is the land of Egypt."

The dark-skinned Arab tour guide waved his small flag and gave a passionate explanation, as if it were his ancestral graveyard.

Li Ji stared blankly at the Sphinx in the distance, estimating it to be about four or five hundred meters away.

"Is this what His Highness the Crown Prince meant by 'familiar with the place'? It turns out he just hired a tour guide and hasn't even entered the scenic area yet."

"Shh, Li Ji, keep your voice down. If you don't listen, don't disturb our note-taking, meow."

Dailulu and Nini both pulled out a paper notebook and began taking notes diligently.

Where did you get these notebooks from?

The Crown Prince, who was taking notes, suddenly shoved a black notebook into Li Ji's arms.

"Shh, Li Ji, listen carefully to the expert's explanation."

"He's just a tour guide, what kind of expert is he?"

His Highness the Crown Prince shook his head: "Li Ji, don't assume things. Awang is an expert in ancient Egypt. We've been working together for many years, and he came all the way from Egypt this time."

Li Ji was somewhat taken aback, realizing that he had made a assumption.

His Highness the Crown Prince is no fool; how could he possibly just hire any tour guide?
One must maintain a humble attitude.

"I'm sorry, teacher. I was being presumptuous. Please continue, Dr. Awang."

With a smile, Awang led everyone to a stall filled with countless small bottles, each containing simple drawings made of various colored sand.

He took a bottle from the boss and showed it to everyone.

There is a simple picture of a puppy on it.

"These are famous local Egyptian sand paintings, made with sand from the Nile River. They're very beautiful, and each one only costs $5. You can buy some to take home."

Looking at the suggested retail price of $1 written in Arabic on the bottom of the bottle, Lee couldn't help but complain.

"He's clearly a tour guide, okay? And one of those shady tour guides who colludes with small vendors! Who on earth wants to buy this stuff?"

"I want it!" His Highness the Crown Prince held the sand painting bottle with great delight. "It's a truly exquisite work of art. Perhaps there are traces of interstellar people inside."

"Even if there were interstellar ashes inside, they would have decomposed by now."

"I want 10 cats!" Delulu excitedly went to the stall and started picking them out.

Seeing that they all wanted them, Nini was not to be outdone and took out her money to buy them as well.

Li Ji looked helpless: "Are we an interstellar research team or a senior citizens' tour group? Luckily, I have Shark Baby to keep me awake. Where's Shark Baby?"

He turned his head and saw Shark Baby running towards him from a great distance.

"Li Ji, look what great stuff I bought!"

Shark Baby chuckled foolishly, revealing a row of big white teeth, and waved a wooden slingshot in his hand.

"Look, the owner said this was handcrafted by a master craftsman from ancient Egypt, using ancient pine trees from the Nile River. It was a tool used by the ancient Egyptians to tame lions."

There were so many things to complain about that Li Ji didn't know where to begin.

"Are you sure thousand-year-old pine trees can grow along the Nile River in the tropics?"

"That's what he said. Is that not allowed?"

"Go back and carefully review 'Earth Climate and—'"

"Don't mention the book title, I'm going to fall asleep!" Shark Baby said, rubbing his head in a daze, staggering as if he was about to faint.

"Your academic failure syndrome is already in its late stages."

Li Ji took the slingshot and gently pulled the rubber band on it.

"Snapped--"

The rubber band snapped instantly.

"Are you sure the ancient Egyptians could use this to tame a lion?"

"Perhaps you're using it incorrectly."

Shark Baby took the slingshot and slammed it hard on the ground, instantly creating a sand wave half a meter high.

“It works very well; this will definitely be able to tame a male lion.”

"Is it possible that your strength is more outstanding?"

Li Ji suddenly noticed a white piece of paper stuck to the slingshot handle, and he picked it up to examine it.

【Made in Yiwu】 【Production Date: January 12, 2005】

"What kind of zombie slingshot is this? No wonder the rubber band is so poor quality. How much did you pay for it?"

"15 US dollars."

"Why don't you just buy some sand paintings? It's cheaper to fall for that scam."

"also."

The two returned to their stall.

Li Ji wasn't in a hurry to find Anata Capone. According to the information provided by his senior, Gu Yuqing, she wouldn't arrive at the scene until tomorrow morning.

I have some time to purchase exhibits for the exhibition.

Li Ji wasn't particularly fond of sand painting; he just thought that if Master Barney liked it, it could be a potential exhibit.

He browsed through the sand art stalls, casually asking Delulu, "What kinds of patterns do you cats like?"

Upon hearing this, Dailu felt as if she had been electrocuted. She silently put down the sand painting bottle in her hand, turned her back to Li Ji, pouted, and said arrogantly, "Are you planning to give it away, meow?"

"That's it."

Li Ji picked up a bottle of kitten paintings and then put it down.

"Actually, I think this kitten is pretty good, meow."

"Row."

Dailu watched as Li Ji paid the bill and walked towards her.

She stretched out her hand with a forced smile.

She watched with anticipation as the kitten painting on the bottle came toward her palm.

The distance between my fingers and the bottle was only three centimeters, yet it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

She watched helplessly as the bottle slipped through her fingers and ended up in Lee Ki's own pocket.

Dailu looked stunned: "Aren't you going to give the cat away now?"

"Now?" Li Ji stuffed the bottle into his pocket. "She's not here, how am I supposed to deliver it?"

"Her meow?"

A beautiful calico catgirl appeared in Delulu's mind.

A fire ignited in her heart, burning that beautiful image to pieces.

"It's that old woman again, meow!"

Her body began to tremble uncontrollably, and her ears slowly bent downwards.

"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"

Li Ji's tone brought Dai Lulu back to reality.

She was taken aback.

She didn't understand why she was angry. It was Li Ji's freedom to give things to the old woman. What did it have to do with her? What was there to be angry about?
She instantly switched to a smiling expression, her tone sweet and obedient: "I'm fine, meow!"

Nini, who was standing nearby, noticed all of this. She crossed her arms and smiled slightly: "I see. This is how to defeat Delulu."

"Clap clap-"

Tour guide Awang clapped his hands to signal everyone to gather.

"Next, I'm going to visit the Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre. Everyone, come with me."

They followed the tour guide through a long market, lined with stalls selling souvenirs.

Awang would explain and promote his products at every stall he passed.

Watching everyone scrambling to buy things at the stalls, Li Ji asked the Crown Prince with a helpless expression, "We'll walk until dark and still not see the Sphinx. Do we really need Awang to take us?"

Holding the pottery jar in his hand, His Highness asked with utmost seriousness, "Li Ji, do you really think he's just an ordinary tour guide?"

"He is definitely not an ordinary tour guide."

"You're very perceptive."

"No ordinary tour guide would rip us off like this, making us buy souvenirs all day! At least show us the sights!"

(End of this chapter)

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