Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1841: Crown of Thorns
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Outside the castle, the situation became increasingly tense. The air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder, and it was about to explode.
People from the Monastery of Mount Martyr, the Portuguese Jesuits, other churches and religious organizations, as well as Russian gangsters, Turkish soldiers and other people were still blocked outside the first cordon.
At this time, these guys with ulterior motives were confronting the Cypriot police and United Nations peacekeeping force soldiers. They were all impassioned and trying to force their way through the first cordon.
At the half-collapsed gate of the castle, the mayor of Larnaca and the Greek Orthodox bishop and his party were stopped by Cole and Leonardo. The two sides were in a confrontation.
"Father Stefano, what exactly did you find in this castle? We, the Larnaca Municipal Government, have the right to know and must know, this is our jurisdiction!"
The mayor of Larnaca said loudly and righteously, with anger and curiosity in his eyes.
Before he finished speaking, the Greek Orthodox bishop standing next to him continued:
"Brother Stefano, this castle is the property of our Greek Orthodox Church. No matter what you find here, we have the right to know and the right to participate in this exploration!"
When he said these words, the Greek Orthodox bishop looked through the gate of the castle and kept looking inside the castle, scanning every corner within his sight, trying to find something.
Not only him, but the mayor of Larnaca next to him and everyone who came with him were looking into the castle. Everyone wanted to figure out what was going on inside the castle as soon as possible.
Even a fool, faced with this situation, can guess that the joint exploration team working in the castle must have made some major discovery, maybe it is the famous Knights Templar treasure.
Obviously, no matter whether it is the mayor of Larnaca, the Greek Orthodox Bishop and his entourage, or the guys who were stopped outside the first cordon, no one is a fool, but they are all human beings!
Stefano glanced at the guys in front of him, and then said decisively without giving in:
"Mr. Mayor, Bishop, please don't forget the agreement we reached before. Since it is an agreement that you and I reached willingly, there is no reason to regret it casually. I hope that both of us can strictly abide by it.
This medieval castle is within the jurisdiction of the Larnaca Municipal Government and is the property of the Greek Orthodox Church of Larnaca. This is undeniable, but this is not a reason for you to interfere with the joint exploration operation!
According to the agreement we reached before, you are not allowed to intervene at will during the joint exploration operation. When the joint exploration operation is over, we will choose an opportunity to make a public explanation and display the results.
We will abide by the agreement and fulfill all the conditions we promised you, without giving any discount. But you want to break the agreement and interfere with the ongoing joint exploration operations. I'm sorry, but this can't be done! ”
Hearing Stefano's words, the old faces of the mayor of Larnaca and the Greek Orthodox bishop couldn't help but feel a little feverish and a little embarrassed.
At this time, they regretted so much that they really wanted to give themselves two big mouths!
My eye sockets are really too shallow. Why did I easily agree to the conditions set by the Vatican? Isn’t this losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds? I’m so stupid!
Although I regretted it so much that I wanted to jump into the Mediterranean Sea and knew that I was in the wrong, it was simply impossible for the mayor of Larnaca and the Greek Orthodox Bishop and his entourage to turn around and leave at this time!
You must know that this medieval castle that has been reduced to ruins may very well hide the famous treasure of the Knights Templar. What a huge treasure that is, who can give it up?
More importantly, if the treasures of the Knights Templar are really hidden here, it is very likely that several Christian holy relics that fell into the hands of the Knights Templar and were hidden by them are also hidden here. In the castle!
When thinking of those extremely important Christian relics, the mayor of Larnaca and the Greek Orthodox Bishop felt so excited that they almost trembled with excitement.
Especially the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, whose eyes instantly turned red, which looked a little scary.
However, facing people from the Vatican, who were close associates of the Pope, and armed security personnel who were watching eagerly and with bullets loaded, they had to be cautious and did not dare to force their way into the castle!
For a while, the situation near the gate of the castle completely froze. The two sides refused to give in, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.
At the same time, far away on the other side of the Mediterranean in Rome, Italy, the Vatican has launched operations.
Two cardinals, along with several senior monks, several senior Vatican diplomats, and dozens of heavily armed Swiss Guard members, left the Vatican in a car and rushed towards Leonardo International Airport. .
At Leonardo International Airport, a large passenger plane filled with aviation fuel was parked on an emergency runway, waiting for the Vatican delegation to arrive, and then took off and flew to Cyprus!
At the same time as the support convoy left the Vatican, the Pope, who was in a Vatican conference room and urgently discussing countermeasures with many cardinals, also picked up the phone and began to contact the outside world.
The first person he contacted was the Italian Prime Minister who was also in Rome, then the Secretary-General of the United Nations, then the British Prime Minister, and dignitaries from several other countries, and finally the Cyprus government authorities!
As for those related to the Greek Orthodox Church, they are not within the scope of consideration for the time being. It is time to contact the Greek Orthodox Church when the newly discovered Christian relics arrive at the Vatican!
Here at the castle, exploration continues.
After taking pictures of the fragment of the 'True Cross', Bishop Kent and the others carefully wrapped the Christian holy relic and put it back into the gold-inlaid rosewood box.
The blood-stained triangular flag of the Knights Templar was still used to wrap the Christian holy object, and the parchment recording the origin of the fragments of the 'True Cross' was also wrapped.
Then, Bishop Kent carefully picked up the gold-inlaid rosewood box and handed it to another senior monk standing next to him, letting the senior monk guard it full-time!
Immediately afterwards, everyone's eyes turned to the other gold-inlaid rosewood box, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot and full of expectation!
The gold-inlaid rosewood box that was opened earlier contained fragments of the 'True Cross', an extremely important Christian holy object.
There is no doubt that once the news of the reappearance of the fragments of the 'True Cross' comes out, it will surely shock the whole world!
Then what is contained in the remaining gold-inlaid rosewood box? Could it be another Christian holy object? The possibility seems high!
Thinking of this, everyone was so excited that they wished they could go ahead and immediately stepped forward to open the gold-inlaid rosewood box to find out!
Compared to David and many Brave Exploration Company employees, Bishop Kent and the other two senior Vatican priests behaved even more exaggeratedly.
Each of them had red eyes, staring closely at the remaining gold-inlaid rosewood box, unwilling to look away for a moment, and even looked a little crazy.
Ye Tian saw everyone's performance at the scene.
Same as before, he made a gesture of invitation again, smiled and said loudly:
"Bishop Kent, it is more appropriate for you to open the remaining gold-inlaid rosewood box. I hope the contents of this box can bring us another huge surprise!"
Hearing this, Bishop Kent nodded hurriedly and said:
"Okay, Steven, let me open this gold-inlaid rosewood box. I hope God will bless us and give us another surprise and let us find another sacred object!"
As he spoke, Bishop Kent prayed a few words in a low voice, then stepped forward and carefully reached for the gold buckle on the box with his hands that were shaking with excitement!
"Pa"
With a crisp sound, the golden buckle with a history of seven to eight hundred years was gently opened by the Bishop of Kent.
Immediately afterwards, the lid of the gold-inlaid rosewood box was lifted, and the contents inside the box were immediately revealed to everyone.
When the box lid was half opened, there were exclamations of exclamation, one after another, and everyone was completely shocked by the thing packed in the box!
"Oh my God! There is a crown in the box, and it is made of gold. It is so dazzling!"
"Wow! That is not an ordinary gold crown, but a crown of thorns. It is very similar to the Christian holy relic preserved in Notre Dame de Paris! Could it be another crown of thorns for the crucifixion of Jesus!"
Just as everyone was talking about it, Ye Tian's slightly excited voice suddenly came out.
"Yes! This is indeed a crown of thorns, but it is not the crucifixion crown of thorns, but the crown of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, another Christian holy object.
Compared with the Crucifixion Crown of Thorns stored in Notre Dame de Paris, this Crown of Thorns of Baldwin IV is simpler in shape, and of course, slightly less important..."
Before he finished speaking, the scene was completely in a state of shock.
"What? The crown of thorns of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, another Christian holy object. This is incredible and crazy!"
"Oh my God! Two Christian relics were discovered at the same time. This is simply a miracle!"
Amidst the exclamations, the lid of the gold-inlaid rosewood box was completely opened, and the crown of thorns contained inside was fully displayed in front of everyone.
Looking at Bishop Kent again, he was already in tears, crying like a three-year-old child!
The situation of the other two senior monks from the Vatican was not much better. Their eyes were full of tears and they kept sobbing, but their eyes were always staring at the crown of thorns in the box!