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The white elf disappeared into Ye Tian’s left cuff again, but the shock it caused was deeply engraved in the minds of the Ethiopians present.
In particular, several senior Orthodox monks headed by the head of Endacion Church kept looking at Ye Tian’s left cuff, their eyes both fanatical and full of fear.
Ye Tian has long been accustomed to this kind of situation, so it is not surprising.
He stepped forward to check the entrance of the secret passage again, and then said:
“There should be no poisonous creatures in this secret passage leading deep underground and in the secret room at the end of the spiral staircase. Some of them have been killed by the little white elf.
Next, we will use small drones to explore this underground space again to see what is going on in the secret room deep underground. After making sure it is safe, we will send people in to explore.”
Everyone at the scene nodded and had no objections.
Immediately afterwards, employees of the Brave Exploration Company took out two small drones and began debugging them.
After the debugging was completed, they immediately released the two small drones, one after the other, and flew straight into the hole in the wall.
The next moment, the situation inside the cave entrance appeared on the monitoring screen and appeared in front of everyone.
In addition to the spiral staircase leading deep underground, at the entrance of the cave, everyone also saw two rusty bronze pillars about ten centimeters in diameter.
“Gentlemen, the two bronze pillars you see now should be the mechanism that opens the entrance to this secret passage, or in other words, they are part of the mechanism.
Due to their age, they have become rusty. Fortunately, they can still function. Because of this, I was able to open this secret passage.”
Ye Tian briefly introduced the situation.
Then, two small drones slowly flew downward along the spiral staircase.
On this spiral staircase, a thick layer of dust fell, and the dust was covered with moss, making it very slippery.
The walls on both sides of the stairs are also covered with moss and mottled.
In addition, some mouse tracks can be seen on the steps, but not many.
It can be seen that even for rats, this confined underground space is not a good place to settle down.
There are countless hidden corners in the Endacion Church. The mice have many choices, so naturally they will not choose such a place to make their home.
Perhaps it was because the construction time was too hasty, or perhaps because its function was very simple, just for hiding treasures.
There are almost no decorations on the walls on both sides of this spiral staircase, only two small niches used to place candles and torches.
Other murals and statues are not found here.
There are no shooting holes on the walls on both sides of the ladder, and no traces of other traps were found. The ladder seems to be very safe.
While two small drones were exploring, Ye Tian analyzed the situation and explained.
“Gentlemen, judging from the current situation, no traps have been found on this spiral staircase. It looks very safe and can be passed with confidence. This is undoubtedly a good thing!”
While talking, two small drones flew to the bottom of the spiral staircase.
Wherever the light went, a small underground secret room appeared on the surveillance screen and appeared in front of everyone.
This secret room is only a few square meters in size, less than 1.8 meters high, and is shrouded in darkness.
Looking in from the door of the secret room, you can only see some limited situations.
In the center of this underground secret room, there seemed to be some boxes stacked up, but no other items.
Because the secret room is small, it does not appear empty, but gives people a depressing feeling.
Seeing this scene, a cry of exclamation immediately erupted in the church.
“Wow! I can’t believe that there is such a secret underground chamber deep underground in the confessional of Endacion Church. It’s incredible!”
“What exactly are in those boxes? Are they the gold, silver, treasures and antiques that Alfonso Mendes collected during his missionary work, or are they something else? It’s so exciting!”
While everyone was talking about it, two small drones had flown into the underground secret room to start further exploration.
In this small underground secret room, apart from the boxes stacked in the center of the secret room, nothing else was found.
Like the spiral staircase above, there are no statues or other objects in the secret room.
You must know that this secret room is located deep underground in a famous church, but it does not have any religious-themed sculptures. This is still relatively rare.
It can be seen from this that when Alfonso Mendes built this secret room, it must have been very secret and almost no one knew about it; the time was also very short, and there was no time to make any decorations and arrangements.
Due to the age, the boxes in the secret room, as well as the surrounding walls and floors, were covered with moss, covering everything.
After a while, the two small drones had completed their exploration.
Ye Tian checked the captured video again, and then asked his employees to take back the drone.
At the same time, he explained to everyone present:
“Now it is basically certain that there are no traps in this spiral staircase leading deep underground, as well as in the secret underground chamber, and you can enter with confidence.
I guess the reason for this situation is that time was too short, and Alfonso Mendes’ time in Axum was too short, and there was no time to make any unnecessary arrangements.
The greater possibility is that this secret chamber was built when Emperor Susnillos was overthrown and Alfonso Mendez was about to be driven away, just to hide the treasure.”
“Yes, Steven, Emperor Susnillos and Alfonso Mendes failed very quickly. They didn’t have much time to make more careful arrangements.
When Alfonso Mendez escaped from Ethiopia, it was said that he was alone and took nothing with him. Within a few years after returning to Rome, he died in depression! ”
The person in charge of Endacion Church continued.
Everyone else at the scene nodded, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian’s analysis.
Next, Ye Tian said some more of his judgment.
Then he asked his employees to bring some lighting sticks, fold them one by one, light them up, and throw them into the spiral staircase leading deep underground.
As a large number of lighting sticks were thrown in, the spiral staircase that had been sleeping in the darkness for four to five hundred years finally ushered in the light.
After doing this, Ye Tian looked at everyone present, smiled and said:
“Gentlemen, next I am going to send people into this secret room deep underground and take out the boxes hidden in the secret room. During this process, we will take video of the entire process.
After taking out the boxes hidden in the secret room, I will open them one by one in front of everyone in this church, clean out the items in those boxes, and register them one by one.
At the same time, I will complete the appraisal and evaluation on site, and then divide the treasure into two parts based on the overall value after the evaluation, and complete the distribution here to avoid having to worry about it later.”
Hearing this, several Ethiopians suddenly became a little anxious.
“Mr. Steven, you immediately launch a cleanup operation to dig out this treasure from the depths of the ground, inventory and register it. We have no objection to any of this.
However, is it too hasty to start the evaluation and appraisal work immediately and complete the distribution on site? How can you ensure accurate identification and fair distribution? ”
The deputy mayor of Aksum said with a frown.
Before he finished speaking, the person in charge of Endacion Church continued:
“Yes, it is indeed too hasty to allocate this treasure on the spot. Mr. Steven, how can our interests be guaranteed by allocating the treasure based solely on your personal appraisal conclusions and evaluation opinions?”
Ye Tian looked at these Ethiopians, then said with a smile:
“Gentlemen, I want to say something here that you don’t like to hear. You don’t have top antique art appraisal experts in Tigray, Axum, or even the entire Ethiopia.
In other words, you can’t find authoritative experts and scholars to identify the gold, silver, treasures and antiques in this treasure. Without accurate identification, there is no accurate assessment! ”
All the Ethiopians at the scene were stunned, saying nothing and looking embarrassed.
They want to refute it, but the facts are here, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it!
There are no top antique art appraisal experts in Tigray and Axum, and there are only a few with average skills!
If you hire someone from outside, it will be very expensive.
This is a price that Tigray and Axum are not willing to pay!
Before the Ethiopian could respond, Ye Tian continued:
“I am extremely confident in my ability to identify antique cultural relics and works of art! I can also guarantee that as long as I give identification conclusions and evaluation results, I will be responsible for them.
During the process of identifying this treasure, we will record the entire process and leave you with a copy of the video information. If you have any questions in the future, you can come to us to report!
In other words, if you feel that the appraisal results and evaluation values I gave are inaccurate, you can go back on your word at any time and ask more authoritative institutions and experts to conduct appraisals.
As for the on-site distribution of this treasure, it is even simpler. I will divide this treasure into two parts of completely equal value based on the overall estimated value I gave.
Next, you will take half of it first, and the other half will belong to our company; if you feel uneasy, you can choose again. This should be fair, right? ”
“Ah!”
The deputy mayor of Aksum exclaimed and was stunned.
Other Ethiopians were stunned as well.
Ye Tianze smiled and unleashed his trump card.
“I have some understanding of the situation in Tigray. That is why I proposed this distribution method. It is simple and neat, saves a lot of red tape and a lot of time, and is beneficial to both of us!”
Hearing this, the eyes of the TPLF representative and the deputy mayor of Aksum lit up.
Yes! How could I forget this!
Tigray State and the Tirentan Front now need a large amount of money to purchase many things, such as arms and supplies. There is no time to waste on asking experts and scholars to identify this treasure.
More importantly, the treasure distribution plan given by this guy Steven sounds very reasonable and impeccable!
Even if the treasure distribution is completed, can’t you still regret it and find the consequences? There seems to be no problem.
Thinking of this, the TPLF representative and the deputy mayor of Aksum immediately looked at each other and nodded lightly.
Next, the deputy mayor of Aksum nodded and said:
“Okay, Mr. Steven, this plan sounds very reasonable and we can accept it. This is Tigray and it can indeed save a lot of unnecessary red tape!”
Seeing them nodding in agreement, the head of Endacion Church and other senior Orthodox monks said nothing more.
After reaching an agreement, Ye Tian immediately called a company employee and an Israeli exploration team member to prepare them to enter the secret room deep underground to clean and transport the treasure.
I chose them because these two guys are the right size.
They are all just over 1.7 meters tall and have lean bodies that can fit into the narrow spiral staircase.
When the two came closer, Ye Tian gave some instructions, mainly related to safety.
Next, they each put on a set of protective clothing, put on various equipment such as gloves and headlamps, then tied safety ropes around their waists, and then entered the secret tunnel entrance on the wall.
Since the entrance to the secret passage is relatively narrow, and the same is true inside the spiral staircase, they all climb into the secret passage backwards with their feet in and heads out.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. They all passed through the secret passage safely and entered the spiral staircase.
Then, protected by safety ropes, they walked step by step along the spiral staircase deep underground.
In addition to being slippery, the spiral staircase had no traps, so no accidents occurred.
In a short time, the employee of the Brave and Fearless Exploration Company who was the first to get into the secret tunnel had entered the secret room deep underground.
Immediately afterwards, the Israeli exploration team member also got into the secret passage and went down to the secret underground chamber.
As they entered, the underground secret room suddenly became brighter.
The people on the ground finally saw clearly what was going on in the underground secret room.
As seen before, in the center of the underground secret room, there were a dozen ancient wooden boxes piled up, each of which was covered with moss.
The difference is that some wooden boxes have rotted and are about to fall apart.
Under the illumination of powerful searchlight beams, pieces of bright light were faintly revealed from the gaps in several wooden boxes.
Except for a dozen wooden boxes, there was nothing else in the secret room, and not a single religious-themed sculpture could be seen.
Looking at this scene, everyone was very excited.
Especially those Ethiopians, their eyes shine brightly.
Ye Tian looked at the surveillance screen, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
“Nick, you don’t need to worry about the situation in other parts of the secret room. You are only responsible for cleaning the dozen wooden boxes. You must be careful when cleaning. Those wooden boxes are four to five hundred years old and must be fragile.
Next, we will use safety ropes to put several small portable safes down. You start cleaning from the top of those wooden boxes. It is best to put those wooden boxes into the portable safe as a whole.
If the entire transfer cannot be carried out, or the wooden boxes are too rotten, you can take out the items in the wooden boxes and put them into portable safes, and I will arrange for someone to hoist them to the ground.”
“No problem, Steven, leave these things to us!”
Nick nodded in response.
Next, Ye Tian asked his employees to put down several small portable safes and began to clean and transport this hidden treasure.
After receiving the first small portable safe, Nick and the others took action.
On top of the dozen boxes in the center of the secret room, there is a small, square box.
Nick carefully took the wooden box down from the height and gently wiped off the moss attached to it.
As he moved, a dark red wooden box immediately appeared on the video screen.
This dark red wooden box is quite well preserved without any damage. There are some exquisite patterns and seemingly ancient writings engraved on its surface.
On the front of this wooden box, there is a shining gold buckle. The buckle is designed to look like a golden lion and is locked with a gold lock.
“Steven, the top wooden box is very well preserved without any damage. It’s a miracle. This wooden box is very beautiful and has a certain weight. I wonder what is inside?”
Nick reported the situation over the intercom.
“This is an African rosewood box. This precious wood can effectively prevent insects and rats from being bitten. It has a dense texture and is very corrosion-resistant, so it can be well preserved to this day.
Judging from the surface decoration and the golden lion buckle, this rosewood box should have come from the Solomonic royal family, and the items inside may be related to the Solomonic royal family! ”
Ye Tian briefly said a few words.
Listening to his analysis, everyone became more excited.
Next, Nick and the others packed the exquisite rosewood box into a portable safe and locked the safe.
Two or three minutes later, this portable safe appeared in front of everyone.
Without any hesitation, Ye Tian immediately opened the portable safe and took out the rosewood box from four to five hundred years ago.
As soon as this rosewood box appeared in the outside world and was exposed to natural light, some oxidation reactions inevitably occurred, and it suddenly became much older.
Only the golden lion buckle and the golden lock still radiate bright light.
No one paid much attention to the changes in this rosewood box.
What everyone is most concerned about and wants to know more is what is contained in this rosewood box and what secrets are hidden?
Ye Tian and several archaeologists studied the rosewood box carefully, and then nodded in unison.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian said with a smile:
“Gentlemen, my previous judgment was correct. This exquisite rosewood box does come from the royal family of the Solomon Dynasty. The things contained in this box should be related to the Solomon royal family.
Based on the close relationship between Alfonso Mendes and Emperor Susnillos, I made a bold guess that the contents of this rosewood box may have come from Emperor Susnillos! ”
“Yes, this possibility does exist. The golden lion buckle on the box is one of the symbols of the Solomon Dynasty. Others are not allowed to use it. This is proof!”
An archaeologist from Harvard University said, and several other experts and scholars also nodded.
At this moment, the person in charge of Endacion Church suddenly said:
“Mr. Steven, how do you plan to open this golden lock? This golden lock has a history of four to five hundred years. Judging from its exquisiteness, it should be an antique cultural relic of certain value.
If this rosewood box does come from the Solomonic dynasty, its value will be higher, so it is best not to destroy this antique gold lock, which will greatly reduce its value.”
Hearing this, Joshua and Bishop Kent couldn’t help but chuckle.
Several archaeologists and historians from the tripartite joint exploration team paused for a moment, and then laughed.
“Don’t worry, I can easily open this antique gold lock without damaging it, and see what kind of treasure is contained in this rosewood box?”
Ye Tian said with a smile.
“Ah! How do you open this antique gold lock without a key?”
The person in charge of Endacion Church said in surprise, and other Ethiopians were also confused.
“Just use this, this is the key to unlocking the door!”
As he spoke, Ye Tian suddenly had a thin metal pick in his hand!
Before the Ethiopians could react, he had inserted the metal pick into the keyhole of the gold lock and started to turn it gently.
In just three to five seconds, with a soft ‘click’ sound, this antique gold lock from four to five hundred years ago was opened.
Then, Ye Tian took off the antique gold lock and placed it on the carpet next to it.
“Oh my god! Steven, how on earth did you do that? It’s like magic!”
“Aren’t I dazzled? It’s so fast, so what’s the use of such an antique gold lock?”
The Ethiopians at the scene exclaimed one after another, and their eyes were so wide that they almost flew out.
At the same time, they also felt frightened!
“This guy Steven is so scary, he can do anything!”
“Who can afford to offend such a miraculous guy? Otherwise, I don’t even know how his head fell off!”
Ye Tian just smiled softly, as if he had done something insignificant.
After successfully opening the antique gold lock, he stood on the side of the rosewood box and carefully opened the top cover of the wooden box.
There are no traps in the box, there are no sharp arrows shooting out, and there is no deadly poisonous smoke. It is very peaceful!
After confirming that it was safe, Ye Tian completely opened the rosewood box.
With this action, the scene immediately flashed with an extremely bright golden light, which dazzled everyone’s eyes!
Everyone took a moment to adjust to the change in light, and then they could clearly see what was contained in this rosewood box!
That is a simple mountain-shaped gold crown, dazzling!
And around the golden crown, there was a circle of huge rubies inlaid with extremely bright colors, as red as pigeon blood.
The scene fell silent instantly, and everyone was shocked!