Chapter 2314： Is it a religious shrine?

The exploration is still continuing, Ye Tian and the others have come to the very center of this underground palace and are staring at everything in front of them dumbfounded.

What appeared in front of them were eight towering granite Ioni pillars. Each stone pillar was carved with exquisite patterns. They were all stories from the Bible, such as Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark and so on.

These eight Ioni pillars together form a large circle, or a circular hall, with a diameter of about eight meters. The distance between each two stone pillars is exactly the same and distributed symmetrically.

Inside the rotunda, in front of each stone pillar, stood a statue of Templars standing with two hands holding swords and bowing their heads. These Templars seemed to pray devoutly.

Above this rotunda is a huge Byzantine-style circular vault with exquisite zenith paintings carved on it, depicting a magnificent and solemn heavenly beauty.

Obviously, this was built after imitating the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is just like the Sarola church on the ground. People who have some knowledge of it can tell at a glance.

Different from other places I have explored before, there are not a lot of dazzling gold and silver treasures and many valuable antiques, and there are no mottled boxes piled up like hills.

The ground here is quite empty except for dust and moss, not even a gold coin or a gem can be seen.

Although the ground here is covered with a layer of dust and covered with moss, it can be vaguely seen that there seems to be a huge five-pointed star pattern under the dust and moss, which is Solomon's seal.

In the center of this five-pointed star, that is, in the center of the rotunda, stands a statue of the Virgin Mary in a fluttering clothes and holding the Holy Child. It is about two meters high and the sculpture is quite exquisite and vivid!

On both sides of this milky white marble statue are a statue of an archangel. On the left is the archangel Michael and on the right is another archangel Raphael.

The statues of the two archangels are not high, only sixty to seventy centimeters. Each stands on a marble base about one meter high, looking up at the statue of the Virgin Mary in the middle.

It can be seen that on the two marble pedestals, there is a box made of gold on each. Although a layer of dust falls on it, it can't hide its bright golden light.

Looking at all this in front of them, Ye Tian and the three of them were all dumbfounded and shocked.

It is more than them. Everyone in Tomar Castle on the ground, including the pope and the Portuguese president and his wife in the reception room, behaved the same, without exception.

Before countless live broadcasters, it was dead silence at this time. Everyone was dumbfounded to watch this scene on the live broadcast screen, eyes full of incredible.

Some of the devout Christian believers have been drawing crosses on their chests and praying in a low voice.

After a long time, Ye Tian and the three of them were the first to wake up.

Then, Walker said excitedly:

"Steven, did we walk into a religious sacred site? Or we found a religious sacred site?"

"Before today, this may not be a religious holy place, but it will be difficult to say after today"

Ye Tian replied solemnly, his eyes could not hide the excitement.

Following their conversation, everyone in the outside world was suddenly awakened.

In the next moment, the entire Tomar Castle, and even the entire Western world, suddenly boiled completely.

"Gosh! Is this really an unknown religious holy place, as Steven said? It looks a lot like this. This discovery is really amazing, it can definitely make a sensation in the whole world!"

"Wow, this is like a church of the Holy Sepulchre in the depths of the earth! It's incredible, what is in those two golden boxes? Will it be a long-lost religious holy thing?"

Just as people exclaimed, Ye Tian and the three of them had quickly adjusted their emotions and were ready to continue exploring. The goal was naturally this shocking rotunda.

At this moment, the voice of the Bishop of Kent suddenly came over from the walkie-talkie, sounding quite excited.

"Steven, can we enter this underground palace? Explore this rotunda with all of you. The situation in this rotunda is so special.

Judging from the current situation, the two golden boxes on the pedestal where the two archangel statues are located are likely to contain two long-lost religious sacred objects.

According to our joint exploration agreement, all the religious sacred objects in the treasures of the Knights Templar belong to the Vatican. We really want to pick up these religious sacred objects by ourselves"

Before the words of the Bishop of Kent fell, Father Ramirez's voice came over, listening very urgently.

"Steven, and us, we strongly request to participate in the next exploration. If the two golden boxes really contain religious sacred objects, we hope to invite those sacred objects together with the Vatican.

For the past seven hundred years, we, the Portuguese Jesuit Society, have been guarding this place. We have never slackened for a while. Since there are religious holy objects hidden here, we have the right to participate in the discovery of holy objects."

Hearing this, Ye Tian suddenly chuckled and said loudly:

"Don't worry, Bishop of Kent, I will certainly meet your requirements; Father Ramirez, the Portuguese Jesuits want to discover together and ask for religious sacred objects that may be hidden here. I can understand this feeling.

However, you need to discuss this matter with the Vatican. If the Vatican agrees, I will naturally not object. In view of the complicated situation in this underground palace, you cannot enter it yet.

This is for safety reasons. You have witnessed the whole process from when we entered the secret tunnel until we walked here. I must not emphasize how dangerous this underground palace is!

After we finish exploring this underground palace, understand the scale of this Knights Templar treasure, and make proper arrangements, it will not be too late for you to come down and explore. I don't want to see anyone accidentally.

In the next exploration, we will open the two golden boxes at most to see what is inside. If it is a long-lost religious sacred object, I will never touch them.

Because I am an atheist, I open the two golden boxes and check the contents stored in the boxes. I will leave all these tasks to Walker and Peter. They are all Christians.

This way, I think it will satisfy you and avoid unnecessary trouble for me. After exploring this treasure of the Knights Templar, I will take you down again. I believe it will not take long."

Following Ye Tian's words, the walkie-talkie fell silent, and the bishop of Kent and Father Ramirez were obviously thinking or discussing in a low voice.

A moment later, the voice of the Bishop of Kent came.

"Okay, Steven, we are waiting for your good news in the church, hope it won't be too long"

After getting these things done, Ye Tian immediately began to issue orders to prepare for the next exploration.

"Walker, Peter, wipe the ground. If I read it right, there is a huge Solomon seal on the floor of this rotunda, which should be laid out with slabs of different colors and heights.

This is most likely the handwriting of Guardim Pais. The specific meaning is not known for the time being, and it needs to be explored. Perhaps it is closely related to the things in the two golden boxes in the middle of the hall.

One more thing, the situation here is a bit wrong. In this rotunda, I did not see a Moroccan cobra, but outside this rotunda, I can always see those highly poisonous guys.

Those guys seem to be very afraid of this place. They would rather walk around than enter this rotunda. You must be on high alert and don’t leave me too far away. There may be a huge danger hidden here."

When he said this, Ye Tian's tone was rather solemn, and his face was also very serious.

Of course, this is just a performance, which is shown to people on the ground and countless audiences on the live broadcast.

What is hidden in this rotunda? Is there any danger? What is in the two boxes made of gold? Ye Tian had already seen it clearly through perspective.

Being infected by him, Walker and Peter immediately became nervous, and looked around warily.

Everyone in Tomar Castle, and everyone in front of countless live broadcasters, unconsciously and nervously, held their breath and stared at the live broadcast!

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