Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2864: Time stands still
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Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Ye Tian unloaded the guns, ammunition and sabers he carried with him one by one and handed them into Matisse's hands.
Then, he named two groups of company employees and asked them to follow him into St. Catherine's Monastery with pulse metal detectors and other exploration equipment to explore the treasures of Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant that may be hidden here.
As for Israel and the Vatican, only a limited number of people, including Joshua and Bishop Kent, can enter the Orthodox monastery, while other members of the exploration team can only wait outside.
While talking, everyone had arrived at the door of St. Catherine's Monastery and stopped at the door.
This door is opened at the bottom of the city wall on the west side of the monastery, and the door is very narrow, less than 1.5 meters wide and over 2 meters high. It is out of proportion to the tall and thick city wall. It looks more like a hole carved into the city wall. from?.
Just above the entrance to the monastery, there is a small window to facilitate people in the monastery to fight back against intruders.
And directly above this small window, there is a smooth piece of granite, which seems to be engraved with a line of text, but it is not clear!
At the door, Father Harris pointed to the deep entrance to the monastery, then pointed to the granite above the entrance, and introduced to Ye Tian and the others:
"Gentlemen, Bishop of Kent and Rabbi Isaiah, this is the entrance to St. Catherine's Monastery. Since the monastery was built, this door has existed for more than a thousand years and has witnessed the history of the past thousand years.
There is a piece of granite directly above this door, on which is engraved a sentence from the Bible, "This is the gate of the Lord, the righteous will enter it." Although these words are no longer clear, they are always engraved in our hearts. ! ”
Following Father Harris's introduction, everyone at the scene looked at the deep monastery gate and the granite block directly above the gate. Everyone had a solemn expression.
Especially Bishop Kent and Rabbi Isaiah, when they looked at the granite above the door, they all prayed in a low voice, very devoutly!
Although they belong to different religions, Christianity and Judaism, they all believe in God. This is something they have in common!
But Ye Tian, who was standing at the front of the team, saw something different from the others.
In his eyes, this ancient and ancient famous monastery radiates colorful and dazzling light, which is dazzling!
After the Bishop of Kent and Rabbi Isaiah finished praying, everyone lined up to enter the narrow gate and walked towards the St. Catherine Monastery inside!
This is a dark corridor. Although there are a few lights hanging in the corridor, the light is very poor. This may be deliberate by St. Catherine's Monastery to create a sense of mystery and sanctity for people!
On both sides of this corridor, there is a bronze oil lamp every few steps, placed in a niche on the wall. Although it is no longer in use, it has not been removed.
Without exception, these bronze oil lamps are all antique relics, and they all come from the medieval period, so they have certain collection value!
The walls on both sides of this corridor and the vault above are engraved with religious stories from the Bible and folklore, as well as many ancient texts.
There are ancient Arabic, ancient Syriac, ancient Latin, ancient Greek, etc., to name a few!
In addition, there are several small sculptures in this corridor, including a statue of the Virgin Mary, a statue of the Crucifixion of Jesus, a statue of Saint Catherine, and some angel statues.
Except for the angel statues located on the vaults, the other statues are placed in niches, which are dug directly into the walls.
If you are not a Christian believer, walking in this dark corridor will probably give you a feeling of coldness, or even gloomy, which makes people uncomfortable!
This can be said to be a common problem in ancient castles, especially Byzantine castles and Gothic castles with strong religious colors, which give people an even stronger feeling!
If this castle has been abandoned for a long time, partially collapsed, or even turned into ruins and overgrown with grass, then it can be used for filming ghost movies and horror movies!
Of course, St. Catherine's Monastery is not like this. Ye Tian and the others who are in this corridor at this time don't care about this!
They are admiring everything here with great interest and listening to Father Harris’s introduction to learn about the relevant history and stories!
After a while, the group of them passed through this corridor and officially entered the interior of St. Catherine's Monastery!
What appears in front of everyone is an ancient, religious town.
All the buildings in this small town are of typical Byzantine style, and these buildings are very dense, one building after another, the streets are very narrow, only two or three people can walk side by side, the terrain is undulating, and steps can be seen everywhere.
In this small town, time seems to have stayed in the Eastern Roman Empire more than a thousand years ago. Apart from some wires, electric lights, and glass on the windows, there is almost nothing related to modern society. .
In this monastery, the Orthodox monks who were looking at Ye Tian and his party were all wearing black robes, hats, and long beards. Their expressions were pious and solemn, just like the suffering monks from ancient times. Repair in general!
Similar to previous explorations, Ye Tian quickly scanned the place as soon as he entered St. Catherine's Monastery, secretly looking through the ancient buildings in front of him.
What he saw was a colorful and beautiful scenery, which was amazing. There were many priceless top antiques and works of art in it, and there were a lot of them!
Even the walls, pillars, roofs, and other places here are engraved with various patterns and decorations, including ancient emperors, Christian sages, birds, beasts, fish, insects, flowers, plants, trees, etc.
Seeing this, even the well-informed Ye Tian couldn't help but admire it secretly, and then reluctantly ended the fluoroscopy.
At the same time, Father Harris’s voice came out again.
"Gentlemen, Bishop of Kent and Rabbi Isaiah, what you are seeing now is part of the interior of St. Catherine's Monastery. Although it has been more than a thousand years, it has never changed. It is a peaceful place. Religious Holy Land! ”
In Father Harris’s introduction, everyone could hear a strong sense of pride, even a bit of complacency, and also piety.
Before he finished speaking, several Orthodox monks in robes suddenly appeared from the bell tower not far away and walked straight towards Ye Tian and his group.
The person walking at the front was an Orthodox monk in his sixties or seventies, who was obviously an important figure.
Every monk who sees him will take the initiative to say hello to him and respect him very much.
While talking, these Orthodox monks came closer.
Father Harris immediately stopped talking and began to introduce these monks to Ye Tian and the others.
As everyone expected, the leading Orthodox monk is the deputy abbot of St. Catherine's Monastery. He is responsible for handling various daily affairs of the monastery and is a truly powerful figure.
The abbot of the monastery above him basically didn't care about these secular affairs and only wanted to practice cultivation. He did not show up at this time.
After everyone got to know each other, the vice-president welcomed the three-party joint exploration team on behalf of St. Catherine's Monastery, and then got down to business.
"Gentlemen, Father Harris and I will take you to visit St. Catherine's Monastery. Except for some forbidden areas where outsiders are not allowed, you can go to other places.
After the joint exploration operation is launched, we will supervise on site. To be honest, we also want to know whether the legendary Solomon's treasure and the Ark of the Covenant are hidden in the monastery! ”
Speaking of this, the Orthodox monk couldn't help but glance at Ye Tian, his eyes full of curiosity and expectation.
After chatting for a while, everyone began to visit St. Catherine's Monastery. Under the leadership of Father Harris, they walked towards the nearest Byzantine building.