Chapter 3072： Secrets in the confessional

Chapter 3872: Secrets in the Confessional

In the confessional.

Ye Tian was standing in front of an alcove, watching the contents in the alcove intently.

In this niche, no more than fifty centimeters high, is a small bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.

The strange thing is that this statue of the Virgin Mary is connected to the wall and cannot be taken out at all.

Also in the confessional was the archaeologist from Columbia University.

At the door of the confessional, the deputy mayor of Axum, Joshua and others were looking inside curiously.

In addition, the company employees who notified Ye Tian to come were also at the door of the confession room.

Ye Tian pretended to study carefully for a while, then whispered a few words with the archaeologist, and then turned and walked out of the confessional.

Coming outside, he glanced at the crowd, then smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, according to my assessment, the statue of the Virgin Mary in this confessional was created approximately in the early to mid-17th century. It has a certain history and is a very good antique relic.

This is a small bronze statue, but it is connected to the wall of this ancient church. It can't be taken out at all. That's it, it's still relatively rare. I haven't seen much before.

However, the construction time of the Nda Cion Cathedral was much earlier than the time when this statue was created, that is to say, the statue of the Virgin Mary was placed here later.

It is connected to the wall again, which suffices to explain that the wall where the statue is located was moved by people during the period from the early to mid-17th century to place the statue."

"what!"

Several Ethiopians, including the head of Nda Cion Church, screamed in surprise.

They were all taken aback by these words, and they couldn't believe it.

After a while, the head of Nda Cion Church said:

"Mr. Steven, will your judgment be wrong? According to relevant documents in the church, this statue of the Virgin Mary existed a long time ago, and this wall has never been moved by anyone.

What you said, this statue of the Virgin Mary was created in the early and mid-seventeenth century. This wall was also manipulated during that period. Could it be a misjudgment? We have never found relevant evidence! "

When the voice fell, everyone looked at Ye Tian to see how he responded.

Ye Tian shook his head and said decisively:

"Gentlemen, I can't be mistaken. I am very confident in my own vision of identifying antiques and artworks. I have never looked away in this regard, and it is the same this time.

There is no doubt that this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary was indeed created in the early and mid-17th century. If the Nda Cion Church had not been remodeled and expanded at that time, someone must have moved it! "

Hearing this, Joshua and the Bishop of Kent both nodded and agreed with Ye Tian's identification conclusion.

They trust Ye Tian to identify antique cultural relics and works of art, and they are even a little blind!

There is no other reason. Ye Tian has never seen the miraculous performance of one eye, which is the best proof.

However, these Ethiopians at the scene are still somewhat skeptical.

At this moment, the archaeologist from Columbia University said:

"I can prove that Steven's identification is very accurate. This bronze statue of the Virgin Mary was indeed created in the early and mid-seventeenth century, not an earlier or later period.

The reason for saying this is that this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary has a very hidden characteristic of the era, which precisely explains the exact age of its birth.

The characteristics of this era are related to Catholicism, not the dominant Eastern Orthodox Church in Ethiopia. We know that Catholicism was also popular in Ethiopia for some time."

"Yes, Catholicism was indeed popular in Ethiopia for a while, but it was very short-lived!"

The head of Nda Cion Church nodded and said.

Other Ethiopians who understand this history also nodded.

But most people are at a loss. They don't know this history.

After a short pause, the archaeologist continued:

"And this period was the early to mid-seventeenth century, when the Ethiopian emperor at that time, the Solomon dynasty emperor Susnillos, once converted to Catholicism.

As a result, in 1632, Susnillos was overthrown by his son, Facilidas, led by soldiers, and Ethiopia returned to its original belief, which is the Orthodox Church.

Catholicism has existed in Ethiopia for a short time, only six years before and after. If it is placed in the long river of history, this time is completely negligible, so no one pays attention.

However, in these six years, Emperor Susnillos still did some things. For example, this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary is a work from that era! "

"You said that this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary has characteristics of that era. What are the specifics? We know this bronze statue very well, but we have never found the characteristics you mentioned!"

The head of Nda Cion Church asked curiously.

"That's two swash Latin letters, it's a person's initials, and basically no one knows this initials, because it's a former name.

This person is Alfonso Mendes, who was sent by the Holy See to Ethiopia to spread Catholicism. This cardinal was called another name when he was young.

The two Latin letters engraved on the base of this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary are the abbreviations of his name when he was young, so no one knows.

It was the cardinal's very tough missionary methods that caused the hatred and resistance of the Ethiopians, and then overthrew Emperor Susnillos.

Regarding this point, you can follow me in to check it out. Later, you can also do a carbon 14 test for this bronze statue, and you will know the result! "

Not surprisingly, there was another exclamation at the scene.

Immediately afterwards, the head of the Nda Cion Church and the deputy mayor of Aksum followed the archaeologist into the confessional to check the situation.

A moment later, when they came out of the confessional, they nodded at the same time.

"Yes, that's the abbreviation of Cardinal Alfonso Mendes's name when he was young. You can find it on the Internet through your mobile phone. The font is exactly the same!"

"Alfonso Mendes is an unpopular historical figure in Axum and throughout Ethiopia. It seems that we must remove this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary!"

With their conclusions, no one had any doubts about what Ye Tian said just now.

Without exception, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian.

Whether he likes him or not, even if he hates him, everyone at the scene has to admit that his vision of identifying antiques and artworks is truly unparalleled in the world.

"Mr. Steven, the age of the creation of this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary has been determined. There is no problem with your appraisal conclusion, that is to say, this wall was passive before 1632.

And the person who did it is most likely the Bishop Alfonso Mendes who once occupied the church of Endacion. What we want to know now is why Alfonso Mendes did these things?

What secret did he hide in this wall, behind this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary? I hope you can explain to us, we really want to know what this secret is."

The Deputy Mayor of Axum asked, his eyes shining straight.

The same goes for everyone else on the scene. Everyone wants to know what secrets are hidden behind this wall!

Ye Tian did not respond immediately, but pointed to the two company employees next to him, and then said with a smile:

"Gentlemen, let the two members of this exploratory group introduce the situation first, and then I will talk about my judgment, and then start the next step of exploratory action."

Following his movements, everyone looked at the two exploratory team members.

The guy who was holding the pulse metal detector probed the disk, and then said:

"When I was exploring this confessional just now, after scanning it, I found that there were many metal objects under this bronze statue of Santa Maria, and these metal objects were connected to the statue.

Judging from the shape, it looks like a metal connecting rod, which leads all the way to the ground. In other parts of this wall, we did not find any other metal objects. Then we scanned the ground again.

As a result, in a place more than three meters underground and nearly four meters deep, we scanned some metal signals again, and there were a lot of them, gathered together, which looked like they were packed in several boxes.

From this we can judge that there may be an unknown treasure hidden deep underground in this confessional, and the mechanism that opened this treasure should be this bronze statue of Santa Maria"

Although everyone has anticipated, this may be the result.

However, everyone was still shocked to hear the exploratory team say it personally.

Not surprisingly, there was an exclamation immediately on the scene.

"Oh my God! There is an unknown treasure hidden deep underground in this confessional, it's incredible!"

"The person who remodeled this wall and placed this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary is Alfonso Mendes. It seems that this unknown treasure was hidden by him!"

When everyone was amazed, Ye Tian let the exploratory team enter the confessional and scanned the wall below the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary again.

As the scan began, the pulse metal detector screamed immediately, and the sound was very pleasant, just like the sound of nature!

Next, Ye Tian took the monitor of the pulse metal detector and began to explain to everyone on the scene the meaning of various data and signals on the monitor.

Looking at these detection data, everyone no longer had any doubts.

There is no doubt that there is indeed an unknown treasure hidden deep underground in this confessional.

As for the size of this treasure, what is hidden in it, and how valuable it is, everyone has no way of knowing it, and can only imagine it out of thin air!

When the exploratory team finished the scan and came out of the confessional, the deputy mayor of Axum could not wait to say:

"Mr. Steven, how on earth should I open the mechanism of this hidden treasure? How to enter it? Pick up these treasures buried deep underground?"

Ye Tian did not respond immediately, but glanced at all the Ethiopians present.

Then he smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, before I speak my judgment, that is, how to open this mechanism and safely get out of this treasure hidden deep underground, there are some things I need to clarify.

First of all, this treasure was discovered by us. There is no doubt about this. So how should it be distributed? Will it be allocated according to the agreement we have reached in advance, or will it be discussed temporarily?

According to the relevant agreement reached before, if this treasure has nothing to do with the legendary Solomon treasure, then half of this treasure belongs to our company, and the other half belongs to you.

If this treasure is part of the legendary Solomon's treasure, or is Solomon's treasure, then everything in the treasure belongs to us except the religious sacred ark.

Do you agree to this distribution? Only when these points are clarified and the interests of our company are ensured, we will start further exploration and start this treasure! "

The voice fell, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Those Ethiopians were all dumbfounded, looking at each other, it was difficult to choose for a while, and there was a bit of anger in everyone's eyes.

This hidden treasure that has never been known is right in front of your eyes and is at your fingertips!

Under such circumstances, who could be willing to watch this treasure being swept away by others in half, or even all, in vain?

However, the tripartite joint exploratory team's exploratory operation in Axum has just begun.

This treasure may be just an appetizer, and even bigger and more amazing treasures may be discovered one after another!

If you turn your face at this time and tear up the previously signed treasure distribution agreement, will you pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon, leading to greater losses?

Suddenly, these Ethiopians have no choice.

Looking at the performance of these Ethiopians, both Joshua and the Bishop of Kent were a little worried.

They were afraid that these Ethiopians would be short-sighted and only saw this potentially small treasure, but the tripartite joint exploration operation would be aborted. That would be troublesome!

Looking at Ye Tian, ​​he was always smiling and acting very relaxed, chatting in a low voice with David.

Perhaps he did not care about the treasure hidden deep underground in this confessional. Instead, he used the treasure to test the Ethiopians and see what choice they would make.

After hesitating for a while, the deputy mayor of Aksum nodded while biting his molars.

"Mr. Steven, please rest assured, we will abide by our promises, abide by the relevant agreements signed before, distribute the treasures according to the agreements, and will never tear up the agreements at will.

I hope you will continue to explore, open this secret organ, and get out of this treasure under the confessional, and see what is hidden in this treasure! "

There is no doubt that this is the answer Ye Tian wants to hear.

He nodded slightly, then smiled and said:

"Now that we have reached an agreement, there is no problem. Next, I will try to open this hidden mechanism and pick up this hidden treasure."

As soon as the voice fell, the person in charge of the Nda Cion Cathedral said:

"Mr. Steven, in the process, I hope you will protect this ancient church as much as possible, and not want to destroy it. In that case, we have the right to stop at any time."

Obviously, this senior Orthodox monk was still a bit unwilling.

But he couldn't think of any way to stop it, so he could only say so.

Ye Tian looked at each other, then smiled and nodded and said:

"Although rest assured, we have very rich experience in exploring treasures, and we can safely and quickly get out of this hidden treasure without destroying brick by brick.

After digging and clearing this treasure, if necessary, we can completely restore it to its original condition, exactly like before, just like what we did at Fasil Gaby Castle before."

"In this case, I have nothing to say, you can start to act!"

The head of Nda Cion Cathedral nodded and said.

Later, Ye Tian said his judgment.

"By scanning with a pulsed metal detector just now, we can find that under this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, a metal connecting rod is hidden, which leads all the way to the ground.

This metal link should be the mechanism that opens a secret passage. As long as you find a way to turn this link, you can open the secret passage leading to the deep underground and enter the secret room where the treasure is stored.

The mechanism that turns this metal connecting rod is this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, but because it is too old, it is not easy to turn it.

Next, I will try to rotate the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary to see if I can open the secret passage, and then enter the underground chamber where the treasure is hidden! "

Listening to this explanation, everyone at the scene nodded, everyone was excited and full of expectations.

Next, Ye Tian entered this confession room again.

He did not immediately turn the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, but took a closer look at the ground and walls to make sure it was safe.

Confirming that there is no deadly trap here, he called the Deputy Mayor of Aksum into the confession room and let the other party witness the next action on the spot!

When the deputy mayor of Aksum took his place, he came to the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary and gently held the base of this ancient statue with both hands.

He first tried to turn the bronze statue to the left and right, but the statue did not move at all.

Later, he asked his company employees to bring in a bottle of lubricant and drip it on the bottom of the statue along the base.

Then he waited a few more minutes before holding the bronze statue again.

This time he kept increasing his strength and tried to turn the bronze statue to the left and right.

At first, the bronze statue remained silent.

But as he exerted more and more force, the thing finally moved and slowly turned to the left.

"Ka Ka Ka"

Suddenly, there was a sound of machine rotating from the wall, which was extremely harsh and ear-piercing.

But this sound was heard in everyone's ears, but it was as pleasant as the sound of nature.

"God! There are actually mechanisms in this wall, it's incredible!"

"The Cathedral of Endacion has stood here for hundreds of years, but no one has discovered that such a secret is hidden in the confessional!"

Just as everyone was talking about it, a stone on the wall next to the confessional seemed to move suddenly.

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