Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 3068: Is this Ark of the Covenant real?

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After a few hours of rest, everyone's mental and physical energy has basically recovered, and everyone is in high spirits and resurrected with full blood.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Tian and Joshua left the hotel and prepared to go to the famous St. Mary Church of Mount Zion to meet with senior figures in the Ethiopian religious circles and Tigray.

Participating in this meeting were mainly Joshua, who represented Israel, and Bishop Kent, who represented the Vatican.

As one of the three parties in the joint exploration team, Intrepid Exploration Company sent only one senior employee and an assistant lawyer to attend the meeting to ensure the interests of Intrepid Exploration Company.

As for Ye Tian, ​​David and others, they went to visit the Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion.

When they came out of the hotel, they saw many Ethiopian Orthodox monks and believers in white robes gathered at the door of the hotel.

A few hours later, the swarming Ethiopian Orthodox monks and believers had blocked all areas in front of the hotel and several nearby streets.

Many of them were sitting cross-legged on the ground, staring at the hotel door, and everyone's eyes were full of anger.

Fortunately, this place is located on a plateau, just after the rainy season, and the temperature is not very hot, so they don't have to worry about heatstroke.

Seeing Ye Tian and the others come out of the hotel, the Orthodox monks and believers sitting cross-legged on the ground stood up and glared angrily.

Of course, many people in the crowd were protesting and even shouting curses.

Other than that, these Ethiopians did not do anything radical and did not attack Ye Tian and the others and the three-party joint exploration convoy.

Obviously, they have received instructions from above, so they can exercise restraint.

After walking out of the hotel door, Ye Tian and the others nodded to the Ethiopians, and then boarded the exploration convoy parked in front of the hotel.

The heavy convoy immediately started and drove directly to the Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion in Axum.

Just like when it came, the motorcade still passed through the midst of angry Orthodox monks and believers.

The difference is that the number of Orthodox monks and believers gathered here is more than double that when they arrived.

The situation on several streets near the hotel is the same. Sitting in the car and looking out, in addition to the Tiren soldiers with live ammunition, there are fanatical Orthodox monks and believers everywhere.

This situation gives people the impression that Axum is a purely religious holy city. There seems to be no one else in this city except fanatical Orthodox monks and believers.

But this is not the case. Aksum is also a distribution center for coffee, grains, livestock products, honey and other goods, and produces exquisite weavings, leather and metal products, etc.

This situation only occurred because the arrival of the three-party joint exploration team touched the sensitive nerves of many people and even shook the foundation of their beliefs.

Looking at the situation on the street, everyone looked very solemn and very vigilant.

Fortunately no accident happened!

Not long after, the three-party joint exploration team arrived at the famous Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion.

This is a Byzantine-style castle-like church, which is integrated with Ethiopian traditional culture and is very distinctive.

The entire church complex is tall, majestic, ancient and solemn, standing on Mount Zion in Axum.

Yes, Mount Zion in Aksum, not Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

The Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion is the highest-level church in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It is known as the 'head of the monastery' and is a holy place in the hearts of all Ethiopian Orthodox believers.

According to legend, the Ark of the Covenant is enshrined in this famous church.

To be more precise, it is enshrined in the Holy Martyrdom Chapel in the church.

It is closely guarded and no one is allowed to enter except for a lifelong guard who guards the Ark of the Covenant, including senior monks of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

When the tripartite joint exploration team arrived, hundreds of Ethiopian Orthodox believers and monks in white robes had gathered here, occupying the open space in front of the church. The scene was very grand.

At the front of the crowd stood some important figures.

They are the governor of Tigray, a senior representative of the TPLF, the mayor of Aksum, the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the head of the Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion, etc.

These Ethiopians had received the news in advance and walked out of the church one after another to greet the tripartite joint exploration team outside the church.

In fact, many of them do not welcome the three-party joint exploration team, and even hate it deeply.

However, the procedures on the scene still have to be followed.

No matter the Israeli government or the Vatican, they dare not offend or neglect, and the same goes for Ye Tian and Intrepid Exploration Company!

When the convoy stopped and the scene was safe, Ye Tian and Joshua got out of the car and walked towards the church door under the protection of security personnel.

At the same time, the governor of Tigray and others also came forward.

After everyone met, they exchanged polite greetings, introduced each other, shook hands and so on.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Steven, welcome to Tigray. I hope you like it, discover something here, and create miracles again!"

The governor of Tigray said politely and looked at Ye Tian deeply.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Governor, nice to meet you. Along the way, we have found that the scenery in Tigray is beautiful, and I have been admiring the ancient city of Aksum for a long time"

Ye Tian said with a smile and shook hands with the other party.

Next, he shook hands with several other people and got to know each other.

After completing these procedures, everyone walked towards the door of Santa Maria Church.

When Ye Tian and the others passed through many Ethiopian Orthodox monks, these fanatical monks and believers stared at them with rather unkind eyes.

Fortunately, these guys just stared at everyone, did not do anything extreme, and did not cause any accidents.

In a moment, everyone had entered the St. Mary's Church, temporarily getting rid of the angry Orthodox monks and believers outside.

The church was very empty and there was no one else.

The walls and ceiling around this church are covered with various murals from the Bible, and most of them are based on the Virgin Mary.

Different from the murals in churches in Europe and other parts of the world, the characters in these murals, except for Jesus, are all based on black people, which is very distinctive.

In addition to numerous murals of biblical stories, there are also several murals of Ethiopian Orthodox saints, such as the murals of St. Yalade, the founder of Ethiopian religious music, and so on.

After entering the church, everyone first took a look at the general situation here, and then started to visit this famous church.

The person in charge of explaining is an Ethiopian Orthodox monk in his forties.

"Gentlemen, the Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion is the birthplace of Ethiopian Christianity. In the fourth century AD, Christianity was introduced to Aksum and spread rapidly.

In 331 AD, King Aizana of Aksum converted to Christianity and established Christianity as the state religion. By the fifth century AD, nine Syrian saints came to Ethiopia to preach.

They built churches and monasteries in Ethiopia, thus spreading Christianity throughout Ethiopia and quickly becoming the largest religion in Ethiopia.

This church was built in 372 AD under the order of King Aizana. The original church had twelve altars and dedicated the Virgin Mary as the 'Eternal Queen of Ethiopia.

After the church of St. Mary of Mount Zion was built, King Aizana personally rushed to Kechus Island in Lake Tana and invited the Ark of the Covenant, which was stored in the monastery on the island, to Aksum.

After the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Aksum, it was stored in the Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion. The Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion where we are now was rebuilt in 1964..."

At this point, the Ethiopian Orthodox monk in charge of the explanation suddenly paused.

He turned his head and looked at Joshua, Bishop Kent, and Ye Tian.

Other Ethiopian Orthodox monks and senior Tigray officials at the scene also looked at Ye Tian and the others, and their intentions were self-evident.

"That supreme holy object, the Ark of the Covenant, has been stored in the Church of St. Mary of the Faith on Mount Zion since ancient times. It has never been lost. How can you **** explore it?"

Ye Tian and the others naturally understand what these Ethiopians mean.

But they just smiled and did not argue with each other, nor could they argue with each other unless they wanted to fall out immediately.

Next, they continued to visit this famous church.

The Orthodox monk, who was about forty years old, continued to introduce the situation here.

"The Church of Santa Maria on Mount Zion has gone through many hardships in history. It was burned several times and rebuilt several times. It was not until the beginning of the seventeenth century that Emperor Fasilidas completely rebuilt the church.

The church he built still exists and is known as the Old Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion. Just behind this church, this church was rebuilt in 1964 and is the new Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion.

The original old St. Mary of Mount Zion Church did not allow women to visit and worship. It was not until the reconstruction of the new church was completed in the mid-1960s that women were allowed to enter the church..."

Unconsciously, half an hour has passed.

Everyone has finished visiting the New Saint Mary of Mount Zion Church, and it’s time to move on to the next step, which is multi-party talks.

As for the old St. Mary's Church on Mount Zion and the Holy Cross Church where the Ark of the Covenant is placed, we don't have time to visit it yet. We can only visit it after the meeting, or another day.

Of course, this was for Joshua and the Bishop of Kent.

Ye Tian had plenty of time and was not bound by this.

When the Ethiopians proposed to start talks and prepared to lead everyone to the room where the talks would be held, Ye Tian smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, there will definitely be a lot of content related to religion in the following talks. It is inconvenient for me to participate in it, and our Intrepid Exploration Company will not participate in the discussion of these issues.

I have explained this before, so I will not participate in this meeting, but I will send company employees and assistant attorneys to attend to ensure our interests.

In the meantime, I want to walk around the church and have a tour. I have been admiring this ancient church for a long time and would like to take a closer look. Is it okay? ”

After hearing this, many Ethiopians at the scene were stunned for a moment.

After a while, they woke up.

Several major figures immediately walked aside and discussed in low voices before making a decision.

Immediately afterwards, the person in charge of St. Mary's Church in Mount Zion said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Steven, you can visit around the church, but only outside. You must not enter the old St. Mary of Mount Zion Church and the Holy Cross Chapel, where outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering.

In addition to the Old Saint Mary Church of Mount Zion and the Holy Martyrdom Chapel, there are also several forbidden areas here. You are not allowed to wander in randomly. I will send someone to take you to visit and protect you! ”

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately smiled and nodded and said:

"No problem, we are only looking outside and will never break into any forbidden areas, please rest assured"

Next, the Orthodox monk in charge of the explanation took Ye Tian and David to the side door of the church, preparing to visit the Old Saint Mary Church of Mount Zion and the Holy Martyrdom Chapel.

Leaving with them were Cole, two security personnel, and a translator.

After watching Ye Tian and the others leave, the others walked towards the other side door of the church, preparing to go to the conference room to start negotiations.

While talking, Ye Tian and the others had walked out of St. Mary's Church in New Mount Zion and arrived at the side and rear of this famous church.

As soon as they came out of the church, they saw some Ethiopian Orthodox monks wearing white robes.

These guys were sitting and standing scattered around the church.

Like all the Orthodox monks I met before, the eyes of these guys were also very unfriendly, full of anger and even hatred.

What Ye Tian is paying attention to is not these Orthodox monks, but the Holy Martyrdom Hall not far away.

In the words of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and in the hearts of all Ethiopians, the most holy object, the Ark of the Covenant, is stored in this Holy Martyrdom Church!

The reason why Ye Tian came here today is to see whether the Ark of the Covenant stored in this Holy Martyrdom Hall is authentic or fake?

At the same time, he also wanted to see if there were any major secrets hidden in this supreme religious holy place in the hearts of Ethiopians!

The Church of St. Mary of Mount Zion has three main buildings.

They are the New St. Mary of Mount Zion Church and the Old St. Mary of Mount Zion Church, as well as the Holy Martyrdom Chapel sandwiched between these two churches.

The Holy Martyrdom Chapel is a square building, like a fortress, very strong.

The chapel is surrounded by a courtyard and an iron fence around it. It is strictly protected and no one is allowed to enter.

The steps of the chapel are covered with mottled and ancient carpets.

The person guarding the Holy Martyrdom Chapel is a monk guard. He is responsible for guarding it day and night and is the only person who can enter the Holy Martyrdom Chapel.

However, he was not allowed to leave the courtyard where the chapel was located until his death.

Before his death, he can designate his successor to take over his role in guarding the Holy Martyrdom Chapel and guarding the Ark of the Covenant.

Ye Tian looked at the surrounding situation, as well as the Orthodox believers and monks who were gnashing their teeth, and then led David and the others towards the courtyard of the Holy Martyrdom Hall.

The Orthodox monk who acted as a guide followed immediately.

Seeing him walking towards the Holy Martyrdom Chapel, the other Orthodox monks and believers followed him.

And each of them was on high alert, keeping a close eye on Ye Tian and the others, lest they make any unexpected move, such as breaking into the courtyard that was designated as a forbidden area.

When they arrived at the wall of the courtyard, Ye Tian and the others stopped, and through the courtyard wall and iron fence, they began to visit the Holy Martyrdom Chapel, which was used to worship the Ark of the Covenant.

This chapel was built like a fortress, square and very strong.

Due to its age, the exterior walls of the chapel are mottled, adding a sense of historical vicissitudes to it,

In addition, the rainy season has just passed, and there is still a lot of moss growing on it.

There are only a few small windows around this chapel, all of which are sealed tightly, and a few arches that are always closed.

Standing outside the courtyard wall, you can't see the situation inside the chapel at all.

Looking at this famous religious building that may house the Ark of the Covenant, David and the others' eyes were bright, but they were also full of doubts.

"Stephen, do you think the Ark of the Covenant is really stored in this Holy Martyrdom Chapel? If so, wouldn't our trip to Axum be in vain!"

David asked in a low voice.

Ye Tian turned to look at him, then smiled and whispered:

"I don’t know the answer to this question either! Except for the Orthodox monk guard who has guarded the Holy Martyrdom Chapel all his life, no one probably knows the answer to this question.

Even the highest-ranking figures in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have probably never seen the Ark of the Covenant enshrined in this Holy Martyrdom Chapel. Of course, they must think that the Ark of the Covenant is here.

According to legend, the Ark of the Covenant has only been used once since it was brought to Ethiopia by Menelik I, and that was when the Axum Obelisk was erected 1,700 years ago.

In order to erect the granite obelisk, the King of Aksum invited the Ark of the Covenant and borrowed its power to erect the huge monolithic obelisk.

Since then, the Ark of the Covenant has never appeared again. Except for the Orthodox monk guards who have guarded the Ark of the Covenant in the past dynasties, it is basically impossible for anyone else to see the Ark of the Covenant..."

While explaining in a low voice, Ye Tian had turned on his perspective and began to see through the situation in the Holy Martyrdom Chapel.

His sight easily penetrated the ancient and solid wall of the chapel, plunged into the chapel, and saw the situation inside.

This is a dark religious place. The sky is clear outside, but it is like dusk inside the chapel.

Only a few rays of sunlight shined into this ancient chapel through the gaps in the doors and windows, bringing a little light and warmth to the place.

On the altar of the chapel, there is a pair of gilt candlesticks with several candles inserted on each, but only one candle is burning, and the light emitted is very limited.

Behind the altar, there is a two or three-meter-high Crucifixion Cross, which is very eye-catching.

However, this is not what Ye Tian wants to see.

What he really paid attention to was the building in the center of the chapel.

To be more precise, it should be called the ‘Holy of Holies’!