Chapter 1878： Underground palace full of boxes

"Bishop of Kent, I repeat, as long as you enter this secret path, you must obey my command and you must not act without authorization to avoid danger."

Ye Tian said solemnly, admonishing the bishop of Kent who was standing next to him.

"Understand, Steven, don't worry, I will never act without authorization, let alone die in that dark space deep underground."

Bishop Kent nodded and said, his face was full of excitement, and his eyes were full of expectation.

At this time, they were standing on the edge of the big pit in the wine cellar, preparing to enter the secret passage to explore the mysterious space deep underground that had been shrouded in darkness for hundreds of years.

Like the previous exploratory operation in Larnaca, Ye Tian was again fully armed, carrying a heavy police shield in his left hand and a strong light in his right hand.

The headlights on his head were turned on, a strong beam of light shone directly at the bottom of the pit, and the high-definition camera on the chest of Kevlar's body armor was also turned on, ready to record the next exploration.

Behind him, he carried a huge mountaineering bag, which contained many exploration tools, emergency life-saving equipment, two sets of spare breathing systems and matching small oxygen cylinders, etc.

Of course, there are also necessary weapons and ammunition.

After all, no one can guarantee that there is no danger hidden in the dark world deep underground, so be careful.

The Bishop of Kent, who was about to enter the secret path with him, was also wearing a Kevlar body armor, carrying a strong light and a small hand-held electric cutting machine.

He also carried a backpack on his back, but it was much smaller, and it contained some simple exploration tools, such as bright flashlights, towels, gloves, magnifying glasses, brushes and the like.

Everything is ready, you can enter the secret passage and explore the dark world deep underground.

Ye Tian quickly looked through the equipment carried by himself and the Bishop of Kent, and after confirming that there were no problems, he was ready to descend to the bottom of the pit and enter the secret tunnel that sloped to the depths of the ground.

At this moment, Martinez's voice suddenly came from the door of the wine cellar.

"Steven, do you think about it again? Let me enter the secret passage with you and explore the deep underground space that has been shrouded in darkness for hundreds of years.

I have a background in archaeology, have rich archaeological experience, and know how to appraise antique works of art. I will never cause trouble to you, but will help! "

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head and looked at the door of the wine cellar, where Bishop Kent and Jason were the same.

The moment they turned their heads, everyone saw a face full of expectation, even with a hint of prayer. It was Martinez, the curator of the famous Louvre Museum.

As a well-known archaeologist and top antique art appraisal expert, how can I miss this golden opportunity? What's more, this opportunity is probably related to the treasures of the Knights Templar!

If the treasures of the Knights Templar are indeed hidden here, then this exploration operation will be forever in the annals of history. As long as you are not an idiot, you will not easily miss this once-in-a-lifetime and possibly famous opportunity.

Obviously, Martinez cannot be an idiot, but a human being!

That's why he put down his figure and repeatedly asked Ye Tian to let him participate in this exploration operation and enter the secret passage and the deep underground space for the first time.

However, the development of things is often unsatisfactory.

Ye Tian looked at this old friend standing in the corridor outside the wine cellar, and then shook his head very firmly.

"I'm very sorry, Martinez, I can't agree to your request. When we signed a joint exploration agreement with the Vatican before, we had already agreed that we would not accept any third party to participate in the joint exploration operation.

To be honest, let you stay at the door of the wine cellar. We have made a lot of concessions. In Larnaca before, representatives of the Cyprus government and the Greek Orthodox Church could only stay on the ground.

You should stay here and wait for the results of the exploration. You must not enter this secret path without the unanimous consent of the bishop of Kent and I. Not only you, but also Jacques.

If the treasure of the Knights Templar is indeed hidden here, it is basically certain that there are probably those long-lost Christian holy relics in the treasure. You should be very clear about the importance of those things.

This is the main reason why I rejected you. You should wait here. If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, I will invite you to participate in the exploration. I believe this opportunity will appear soon.

Okay, that's it, Bishop of Kent, let's get started and see what is hidden in the dark space deep underground. Gentlemen, please look forward to our good news! "

After speaking, before Martinez could respond, Ye Tian turned around and jumped directly into the big pit about 1.5 meters deep.

The Bishop of Kent nodded lightly at Martinez, and then followed Ye Tian to the bottom of the pit.

"What a bastard, he doesn't talk about feelings at all!"

There was a gritted curse at the door of the wine cellar, of course from Martinez.

At this time, Martinez was not the only one who cursed Ye Tian.

The Count of Beaugé, who was staying on the edge of the big pit in the wine cellar, and the French Minister of Culture in the corridor outside, were also cursing Ye Tian secretly, but each of them was helpless.

After landing and standing at the bottom of the pit, Ye Tian immediately turned his head to look at Bishop Kent, and nodded gently at the other side.

Immediately afterwards, he stepped out and stepped onto the first step in the secret passage. The heavy police shield carried in his left hand protected him in front of him, covering his entire body.

Nothing happened, everything was calm.

There was no sound of mechanism activation in the secret passage, no arrow rain or javelin shooting from the depths of the secret passage, no flap trap, or a boulder falling from above the wine cellar, etc.

Although this result had already been expected, but seeing this scene with their own eyes, everyone on the scene breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat relaxed.

At this time, Ye Tian had once again picked up the heavy police shield and stepped out, stepping on the second step in the secret tunnel, and the police shield in his hand fell to the third step.

"boom"

There was a muffled noise from the secret passage, echoing in the secret passage leading to the depths of the ground and in the wine cellar above.

As before, nothing happened.

While speaking, Ye Tian had already walked down ten steps, and his whole body had entered the secret path and disappeared from everyone's vision.

Jason and the others, standing on the edge of the big pit, could only hear heavy footsteps and a muffled sound from the heavy police shield hitting the granite steps, constantly coming from the secret passage.

When the heavy footsteps came from the secret path again, Ye Tian's voice also came out.

"Bishop of Kent, you can come down. There are no traps in the first half of the secret road, but to be on the safe side, you must step on my footprints when you come down, and always hold on to the safety rope for safety!"

"Understood, Steven, I will come down here"

The Bishop of Kent nodded in response, and then stepped out, expectantly, into this secret passage leading to the depths of the earth.

Soon, the Bishop of Kent disappeared from everyone's vision, and the footsteps that came from the secret path changed from one to two.

"Tap..."

The sound of footsteps kept coming from the depths of the secret road, and it sounded like it had been drifting away.

In a blink of an eye, Ye Tian had already walked the first half of the secret road and successfully passed the curve at a depth of more than ten meters. He turned right and walked east, step by step, firm and persistent.

At this point, the **** of the secret road has suddenly slowed down, and the space has become larger and larger. Under the illumination of the strong light in the hand, it has become like daylight.

Like the situation detected by drones before, the ground and walls of the secret road were covered with dust and covered with a thick layer of moss, and the footsteps stepped on it.

Apart from these, there was nothing else. There was not even a rusty candlestick on the wall, let alone frescoes or statues. It was bare.

Looking forward along the secret road, seven or eight meters in front is the rusty iron fence, and behind the fence is the underground space filled with various boxes.

That is a huge underground space, or perhaps an underground palace.

Standing here on the iron fence, with the help of headlights and strong lights, Ye Tian could only see a part of that space, and most of the rest was still shrouded in darkness.

In the place illuminated by the light, there are many boxes of different shapes and sizes, piled up into hills, but for the time being, it is not known what the boxes are.

Compared with what he saw on the drone monitoring screen before, Ye Tian saw more boxes this time, and was shocked more intensely.

Fortunately, his nerves are strong enough and well-informed. Although he felt shocked, he was not lost.

At this moment, the boxes behind the iron fence are close at hand, all within the perspective range, but Ye Tian did not turn on the perspective, anxiously to check the contents in those boxes He was going to pass a few meters ahead The iron fence outside, walked into the underground space, and then opened the boxes that had been sleeping for hundreds of years one by one to explore the mysteries. That would be interesting.

In fact, based on the dazzling light emitted by those boxes and the halo attached to them, he already had a preliminary judgment.

In a blink of an eye, Ye Tian had successfully arrived in front of the iron fence, and through the rusty iron fence, he looked at the piles of boxes inside.

Soon, the Bishop of Kent arrived here, stood side by side with Ye Tian, ​​and looked at the space behind the iron fence.

Although I have seen this scene before, it is only an infrared image taken by a drone, with only a rough outline and poor clarity, and the screen of the liquid crystal display is also very small. How can it be shocking to see it in person!

The Bishop of Kent was completely stunned by the picture in front of him, standing in front of the iron fence dumbfounded, muttering to himself.

"If this is really the treasure of the Knights Templar, it would be too exaggerated, unless the Knights Templar ransacked the entire medieval Europe!"