Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1863: Arzheny Castle
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"This place is indeed just like the legend. There are many mysterious symbols left by the Knights Templar, but it is a pity that no one can decipher the connotation of these mysterious symbols now!"
Ye Tian said with a slightly regretful tone, his eyes staring at the many mysterious symbols carved on the wall in front of him.
Beside him stood David and Bishop Kent respectively, as well as Martinez, the curator of the Louvre Museum, the Archbishop of Lyon, and another French man in his sixties.
At this time, several of them were standing on the tower of a medieval castle, admiring the series of mysterious symbols left by the Knights Templar on the wall of the tower!
This ancient medieval Gothic castle is the Argeny Castle located in the fiefdom of the Count Beauje, Langtai City, Rhône Province, France. It is the main exploration target of the joint exploration team during this trip to France.
The tower they are in is the tallest Gothic tower in the Arzheni Castle, the Alcimi Tower.
No need to ask, the sixty-year-old French man standing next to Martinez is obviously the contemporary Count Beauje and the nephew of Jacques de Molay, the last master of the Knights Templar. Descendant of an earl.
And coincidentally, this contemporary Count Beauje is also named Jacques.
For their family, this may be a very meaningful and great name, so it has been passed down from generation to generation, and each generation has several men named Jacques.
Let’s not talk about what is happening in Arzheni Castle. Let’s go back to yesterday and see what Ye Tian and the others did in Lyon yesterday.
It's actually very simple. Yesterday, from ten o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Tian and David spent time in the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts, admiring the many top-notch works of art displayed in that famous museum.
Even for lunch, they had lunch at a fast food restaurant in the museum's rest area. They were reluctant to leave the Lyon Museum and go out to eat. It was a waste of time.
The reason why they are like this is of course because of the top-notch artworks displayed in the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts.
The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is one of the largest museums in Europe today and an important museum in France after the Louvre. It is affectionately called the 'Little Louvre'!
This museum was formerly a monastery with a huge area of 15,000 square meters. Its history can be traced back to the eighth century AD and has a long history of more than a thousand years.
Historically, this monastery has a great reputation. It is directly under the leadership of the Pope and does not obey the orders of the French King and the Archbishop of Lyon. All the managers of the monastery are from local aristocratic families in Lyon.
These include the Duke of Forey family, the Beauje family, the Duke of Savoy family and so on.
As time went by, there were conflicts between the religious power represented by this monastery and the imperial power represented by the king. The competitive relationship between the two continued to evolve with political disputes, large and small.
In the 16th century, under the strong suppression of the then French King Louis XII, the monastery began to decline and gradually lost its momentum!
Another three hundred years passed, and in the 19th century, with the strong support of the local elite in Lyon, the monastery was transformed into the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts!
After several expansions of collections, it finally grew into a museum with a large collection of famous paintings and master sculptures, displaying European cultural treasures to tourists from all over the world.
In this famous art gallery, there are excellent sculptures and paintings from all over Europe in all eras. The most elite of them is the European art collection from the 19th to the 20th centuries.
Here are famous Impressionist representative works such as "Argentai Snow Scene" by art master Monet and "Portrait of a Young Woman" by Renoir, as well as outstanding works by post-Impressionist masters such as Cézanne and Gauguin.
In addition, many outstanding paintings by famous art masters such as Picasso, Degas, Pissarro, and Francis Bacon are displayed here. Each of them is a priceless top-notch work of art.
In the many exquisite courtyards of the museum, various sculptures from the ancient Greek and Roman periods to modern and modern famous sculpture masters Rodin and Boudel are displayed for visitors to appreciate!
Such a palace of art naturally makes Ye Tian linger and reluctant to leave.
While enjoying the many top works of art displayed in the Lyon Art Museum, Ye Tian also did not miss this perfect opportunity to absorb spiritual energy and improve his own strength.
By secretly absorbing spiritual energy, he once again greatly improved his strength and became even more powerful.
When he left the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts at six in the afternoon, the distance at which his eyes could see the light of the antique artwork was close to 180 meters, and his perspective ability had also improved a lot.
As for his own strength, speed, reaction, and agility, they have all been greatly improved.
In fact, these abilities of his have already exceeded the normal human limits, and there is no need to do any more testing!
It was already dusk when the group of them came out of the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts.
Next, they went to enjoy a dinner with local Lyon characteristics, and then walked around the ancient streets of Old Lyon and enjoyed the night view of Old Lyon.
It was not until around 10:30 pm that the group of them returned to the hotel.
It is worth mentioning that within this day, Ye Tian did not enter any antique shops and galleries in Lyon, nor did he visit any antique art market to raid those places!
His behavior made the Lyon antique dealers and gallery owners who had been on tenterhooks all day breathe a sigh of relief, feel somewhat relaxed, and at the same time feel very surprised!
While Ye Tian and the others were visiting and admiring the top-notch works of art displayed in the Lyon Art Museum, Bishop Kent and the others were also busy.
Bishop Kent and the others are not only negotiating with the French government and the Lyon municipality, but also with the Catholic Church in Lyon and the Langtai municipality, striving to pave the way for the next exploration!
Of course, this also includes the owner of Arzheny Castle, Count Beauje.
I wonder what Bishop Kent and the others promised those French guys? What conditions did you agree to? But the results are very good, and the subsequent exploration operations will proceed smoothly without any obstacles.
For Ye Tian, this is enough, he doesn't care about the rest!
One night passed and a new day came soon.
The joint exploration team set off early in the morning, left Lyon, rushed to the Argeny Castle within the jurisdiction of Langtai City, and launched an operation to explore the treasures of the Knights Templar.
Leaving Lyon with the joint exploration convoy, there were also many heavily armed Lyon policemen, as well as many French people who were euphemistically called supervisors, but actually had their own agendas.
These French guys include the French Minister of Culture and a close associate of the French President, as well as Martinez from the Louvre, the Archbishop of Lyon, a deputy mayor and police chief of Lyon, and so on.
Without exception, these guys are all full of expectations and excitement. They hope to discover the treasure of the Knights Templar in Arzheny Castle today and shock the world again!
In that case, the city of Lyon is bound to stand out, attracting countless attention and attracting many tourists from all over the world.
While full of expectations, deep in the eyes of each of them, there was also a glimmer of greed that could not be concealed at all.
Once the Templar treasure appears, the real show will begin immediately. Ye Tian knows this better than anyone else!
As for those people who followed all the way from Rome and coveted the treasures of the Knights Templar, such as the Monastery of Mount Martyr, the Portuguese Jesuits, the Italian Mafia, etc.
Coupled with local Lyon gangsters, professional treasure hunters, and fun-loving idlers, they all drove behind the joint exploration convoy and rushed to Langtai City together!
Of course, those media reporters who have a keen sense of smell and are worried about the world being in chaos are also indispensable, and there are more of them than before!
Let’s go back to the Alsimi Tower of Arzheni Castle. After Ye Tian finished what he just said, he turned to look at the people around him and looked outside through the ancient windows on the tower. .
Compared with the medieval castle in Larnaca, Cyprus, the Arzheni Castle has a similarly long history, but its preservation condition is much better. The castle walls and various historical buildings inside and outside are all intact.
Neatly planned French gardens can be seen everywhere around the castle and in the courtyards inside the castle, but because it is winter, they look a little bleak.
Looking up into the distance, you can see the snow-capped Alps in the distance, the vast forest at the foot of the mountains, dotted villages and towns, colorful rural buildings, jade-belt-like rivers, etc. The scenery is extremely charming.
Looking away from the distance, when we came to the vicinity of the castle, we could see a large number of vehicles of various origins, parked on a road leading to the castle, extending far away.
The people who were driving and riding in those vehicles had all got out of the car at this time. Some were holding telescopes, some were holding cameras with focusing functions, and some were looking towards the castle with their naked eyes.
Although he was more than 200 meters away, Ye Tian could still feel that the glances from those guys' eyes contained endless greed!
If the Lyon police had not been prepared and set up a cordon about 200 meters away from the castle gate to stop all those guys, those guys would have already rushed to the castle gate.
The line of sight continued. In and around the gate of this medieval castle, Cole and Leonardo set up a second line of defense. Numerous security personnel were on guard one by one, making the place impregnable.
In the castle, Jason and many employees of the Brave and Intrepid Exploration Company are busy making final preparations for the upcoming exploration operation.
In addition to Jason and the others, there are also several people from the French Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Lyon, as well as the managers, or gardeners, of Arzheny Castle in the castle.
These people just stood in the courtyard of the castle, watching Jason and the others' work with curiosity, and did not participate in it. This was also specifically requested by Ye Tian!
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had a panoramic view of the situation inside and outside Arzheni Castle, and had a general understanding of the situation here.
At this moment, the voice of the current Count Beauje suddenly came from the side.