Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2720: High-standard stone gate
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There were bursts of harsh noises in the basement. Ian and the others were holding handheld electric drills and were demolishing the stone wall facing the atrium garden in the basement.
Ye Tian, David, and Bishop Kent stood a little behind, chatting while instructing and supervising the demolition work.
“After the failure of the last Crusade, the strength and authority of the Holy See was so diminished that it was coerced by King Philip IV of France and moved to Avignon, France, as its headquarters.
Since then, the Roman Pope has been controlled by the French king for more than 70 years. This event is known as the "Prison of Avignon" in history. This event marked the decline of the Holy See and was controlled by the secular state.
In the mid-to-late fourteenth century, due to a series of defeats in the Hundred Years War between England and France, France was no longer able to take care of the Holy See in Avignon. The then Pope took this opportunity to move the Holy See back to Rome.
For more than a hundred years after that, the location of the Holy See changed many times, and was moved back and forth between Rome and Avignon several times. During this period, there was also a split in the Holy See, which was a major schism that lasted for forty years.
Of course France supports the Holy See in Avignon, while France’s enemy countries, such as Britain, support the Holy See in Rome. These countries support different popes out of their own interests.
At that time, there were even three popes in office at the same time. One of them was a notorious pirate leader. To put it bluntly, the pope at that time had become a puppet of secular politics.
It was not until the mid-fifteenth century that the Holy See was finally unified again, but its prestige and power could no longer be restored. Even its famous religious jurisdiction was gradually lost.
At the same time, with the rise of the Renaissance and the decline of the Holy See, other political cultures in Europe began to flourish, and nation-states in the true sense of the word were gradually born in Europe.
The Holy See, which has just experienced a hundred or two hundred years of turmoil and regained a foothold in Rome, has a need to build some secret chambers to hide some important secrets or treasures to prevent tragedies from happening again.
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It is for these reasons that there are secrets or treasures hidden behind this stone wall, and the person hiding them is naturally the Holy See, but it just doesn’t know what these secrets or treasures are? ”
Ye Tian, who was standing in the middle of the basement, was talking and introducing the history of more than five hundred years ago to everyone.
During this process, he used his words as tactfully as possible to avoid embarrassment to Bishop Kent who was also present.
In fact, during that period, the Holy See had completely become a puppet of several powerful European countries, and its situation was very miserable.
After hearing his words, everyone at the scene nodded and had no different opinions, including Bishop Kent, who looked slightly embarrassed.
While he was talking, the harsh sound of the motor at the scene suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, Ian's excited voice came over.
"Steven, there is a thick granite bar buried horizontally in this stone wall, supporting the stones, ground and buildings above. It seems that this is the entrance"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately stopped talking and looked at the wall, as did everyone else at the scene.
At this time, several pieces of granite within the designated area on the stone wall had been pried off by Ian and the others and placed on the floor.
And inside that wall, about 1.56 meters above the floor, there is a granite strip about 30 to 40 centimeters thick and about one meter long, lying across the wall.
This is only the length that can be seen by sight. The two ends of the granite bar are buried in the walls on both sides. The specific length is not clear yet.
The moment he saw the granite stone, Ye Tian's face showed a look of surprise, and he quickly walked to the stone wall.
When he came to the stone wall, he first pretended to check the condition of the stone wall and the granite strip seriously, and then said with a smile:
"Well done, guys. This granite stone was obviously buried here deliberately. It does not belong to the same era as the surrounding stones, and the texture is also different.
According to my judgment, this granite bar was buried here in the early 16th century. Its function is clear at a glance, which is to support the walls and ground buildings above.
Under this granite stone, there should be a stone door. As long as you peel off the stones outside, you will probably be able to see an ancient stone door and reveal the secret hidden here."
After hearing Ye Tian's analysis, a burst of cheers immediately erupted from the scene. Everyone was very excited and started cheering and celebrating.
"Awesome! There is indeed a treasure hidden here, I hope this is a huge surprise!"
“I don’t know what is hidden behind this stone door. It’s so exciting!”
After a short celebration, Ye Tian spoke again:
"This stone door that is about to appear has been closed for more than five hundred years. There may be a large amount of dirty or even poisonous gas accumulated inside. For safety reasons, it is best for everyone to put on protective clothing and gas masks to prevent Unexpected"
With his words, everyone immediately took action and put on protective equipment.
Immediately afterwards, Ian and the others took action again to dig.
Ye Tianze stood aside to provide guidance, ready to help at any time to avoid any accidents.
As time went by, pieces of large or small stones were removed from the stone wall by Ian and the others one after another, and placed in piles on the ground, which soon formed a hill.
At the same time, a large hole about 1.5 meters high and 1.23 meters wide appeared on the stone wall.
Inside this large hole, a stone door covered with mud and mottled gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Although this stone door is covered with mud, everyone can still clearly see the general condition of the stone door.
A large Crucifixion Cross is carved directly above this round-arched stone door. The left and right sides of the stone door are engraved with images of the archangels Michael and Gabriel respectively.
The two archangels were holding long swords and crosses respectively, flying in the air, seemingly guarding the stone door. Around the two archangels, there were some flying little angels.
At the bottom of the stone gate, there are some scenes of **** carved on it. Those suffering in **** are looking up to the sky, as if praying for God's forgiveness and mercy!
In addition, there are many exquisite decorations and patterns, as well as some words, carved on and around this stone door.
Because this stone door is covered with mud, the details of the decorations and patterns are not yet clear, including the Latin characters.
Unsurprisingly, the moment they saw the stone door, there was another burst of excited cheers. Everyone in the basement had their eyes shining with excitement.
"Oh my God! This stone door is so shocking. If nothing else, this stone door alone is a priceless and significant top antique cultural relic"
"Wow! The standard of this stone door is really too high. The secrets or treasures hidden behind this stone door must be extraordinary, and it may be another great discovery that will shock the world."
While everyone was talking about it, Ian and the others had removed all the stones outside the stone door and laid them on the ground one by one.
Afterwards, Ye Tian asked them to step aside, walked forward, and began to check the condition of the stone door.