Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2284: Cooperate in acting
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Time passed quickly, and it was already past ten in the morning.
To the west of Tomar Castle, there is a long elevated aqueduct that leads from the end of the fields to the monastery in the castle, which looks quite spectacular.
At this time, Ye Tian and the others were standing on this long-dried aqueduct, admiring this water supply building built in the Middle Ages.
As before, Ye Tian was still responsible for explaining.
“The elevated aqueducts you see now emerged during the Roman Empire. Depending on the terrain and the distance of the water source, the construction methods will be different, but they are all similar.
In the Middle Ages, southern Europeans did not stop building this kind of aqueduct. Especially the knights and monks had higher requirements for drinking water and insisted on drinking mountain spring water. This aqueduct came into being.
This elevated aqueduct is divided into two layers. The lower layer is a pointed arch and the upper layer is a round arch. There are fifty or sixty holes in total, which not only effectively supports the aqueduct above the elevated structure, but also maintains its beauty.
It can be seen that this elevated aqueduct is built on a small valley, with one end connected to the fields and the other end connected to Tomar Castle. It is more than 100 meters long and about 12 meters from the deepest point of the valley bottom.
In addition to being an aqueduct, it is also an integral part of the fortifications of Tomar Castle. It is entirely made of granite stones and is very strong. It has stood here for more than 800 years.
In the Middle Ages, building such a high-standard aqueduct was obviously a huge project. Perhaps the purpose of the Knights Templar in building this elevated aqueduct was not as simple as it seemed."
While listening to Ye Tian’s explanation, everyone was also visiting this ancient elevated aqueduct and the surrounding scenery.
Standing on this elevated aqueduct, you can have a panoramic view of the nearby fields and villages, the rolling mountains in the distance, and the quietly flowing Rute River. The scenery is very beautiful and the visual conditions are excellent.
Due to time constraints and the somewhat dangerous nature, everyone did not walk along the elevated aqueduct to the other side. They only visited the castle for a while and then prepared to return to the castle.
At this moment, Mattis's voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie.
"Stephen, in seven or eight minutes, His Majesty the Pope's motorcade will arrive at Tomar Castle and come to Tomar Castle for a visit. Accompanying the visit are the Portuguese President and his wife, as well as many high-level officials of the Society of Jesus"
After hearing the announcement, Ye Tian immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Copy that, Matisse, we'll go over immediately and notify our guys to stay in the place I designated. Don't move around without my order, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble"
"Understood, Steven, everyone knows how to do it, and I will discipline everyone"
Mattis responded and immediately ended the call.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian said to everyone around him:
"Gentlemen, the motorcade of His Majesty the Pope and the Portuguese President and his wife has arrived, let's go back to greet them"
"Okay, Steven"
Bishop Kent nodded in response, and the others also nodded in response.
Afterwards, Ye Tian and his party returned to Tomar Castle, then walked through the historical buildings in the castle and walked towards the castle gate, preparing to meet the Pope and the Portuguese President.
It didn't take long for Ye Tian and his group to arrive at the main entrance of the castle.
At this time, the convoys of the Pope and the Portuguese President had arrived at the square in front of Tomar Castle.
And the two big men had already gotten out of the car and were shaking hands or exchanging greetings with the nuns and castle staff who were lined up to greet them.
Looking at the nuns who lined up to greet him, their eyes filled with excitement. They kept crossing themselves on their chests and praying in low voices, as if they were thanking God for giving them the opportunity to meet the Pope. .
In fact, the person they should thank the most is not God at all, but Ye Tian, who just walked out of the castle gate. It was he who made all this happen.
Seeing this scene in the square in front of the castle, Ye Tian couldn't help but chuckle, with a sense of pride in his eyes.
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Soon, half an hour passed.
Accompanied by Sister Sofia and Jesuit Bishop Tomar, the Pope and the Portuguese President and his wife were visiting the Salola Church and admiring the religious murals carved on the walls.
Besides them, there were several other people in this small ancient church, including Ye Tian and Bishop Kent.
A few of them stood next to the church door, chatting in low voices, looking very relaxed.
The several senior Portuguese government officials and senior Jesuit monks standing nearby had serious and solemn expressions on their faces, even looking a little reserved.
In the blink of an eye, nearly five minutes passed, and the Pope and the others finally finished their visit.
However, they did not leave immediately to visit other places in the castle, but turned to look at Ye Tian and the others.
"Steven, Bishop of Kent, come here, there are some things I want to know"
The Pope standing at the door of the prayer room said, and waved to Ye Tian and the others.
Seeing this scene, everyone in this church's eyes lit up and they suddenly became more excited.
After waiting for so long, or in other words, everyone has been acting together for so long, the truly exciting show has just begun!
"Okay, Your Majesty the Pope"
Ye Tian nodded in response, and then walked towards the prayer house with Bishop Kent.
Everyone in the church was looking at the two of them. Some were full of expectations, others were full of worry, and some were in very conflicting moods.
In a few steps, Ye Tian and Bishop Kent had arrived in front of the prayer house and stood still.
Ye Tian first smiled and nodded to the Portuguese president and his wife, and then asked pretending to be curious:
"Dear Your Majesty the Pope, I wonder if there is anything you want to know? I will tell you everything you know"
"Steven, I heard Sister Sofia say that after you arrived at Tomar Castle, you did not immediately launch an exploration operation. You said you wanted to wait for us to arrive and investigate the situation here.
Now that we have arrived at Tomar Castle, how is your inspection going? Have you discovered anything? When do you plan to launch the search for the Templar treasure? ”
The Pope said with a smile, his expression was very natural, but his eyes were full of expectation.
After the words fell, Ye Tian immediately continued:
"Sister Sofia is right. After we arrived at Tomar Castle, we did not immediately start exploring. Firstly, we did not know much about the place, and secondly, we were worried about disturbing your visit.
Our employees and security personnel of the Brave Exploration Company are inside Tomar Castle at this time. Everyone is ready to go to work and explore this ancient castle at any time.
In the past hour, I walked around Tomar Castle. While visiting, I also inspected the situation here. I made some discoveries, but these discoveries need to be verified one by one."
At this point, the Portuguese president standing next to him suddenly interrupted and said:
"Steven, where do you plan to start your exploration? As far as I know, you have reached an agreement with the Ministry of Culture, the Tomar Municipal Government, and the Jesuits.
When your joint exploration team launches operations, there must be representatives from the other three parties on site to supervise. Is this true? Is it the same for your operation this time? ”
Ye Tian looked at this person, then said with a smile:
"Yes, Mr. President, our previous exploration operations in Tomar had representatives on site to supervise the other three points, and the entire exploration operation was videotaped to show openness and transparency, and of course it will be the same this time!
As for the location to explore, it is actually not difficult to choose. Our main targets are the historical buildings built by the Knights Templar themselves, as well as the various open spaces in the castle. There is no need to explore the buildings built by later generations.
The Salola Church where we are located was built by Guardim Pais himself. It is one of the most important goals. Today’s exploration of the Knights Templar’s treasures might as well start from inside this church. ! ”
As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to the octagonal prayer house in front of him.