Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2758: Step by step
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At the entrance to the secret passage at the bottom of the pit, Ye Tian gently wiped away the dust and moss on the first step of the spiral staircase and the walls on both sides with a towel, pretending to take a serious look at the situation.
Then he said loudly:
“Guys, there are no traps at the entrance of this spiral staircase. It seems quite safe and you can enter with confidence. As for the deeper parts of the secret passage, you can only explore step by step.
Peter, Derek, just follow me. Remember, you must follow in my footsteps and don’t act without permission. I don’t want to see any accidents happen.
Before entering the unknown space behind the stone door, your task is very simple, that is to arrange lighting fixtures to completely illuminate this spiral staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci himself! ”
“Understood, Steven, we know what to do and we will never act on our own”
Peter and Derek, who were standing at the top of the pit, responded in unison, and also let out a sigh of relief, somewhat relaxing.
The two of them were preparing to follow Ye Tian to explore this secret passage created by Leonardo da Vinci and the underground space deep in the secret passage. Naturally, they felt a little uneasy.
At this time, the corridor in the basement has been taken over by David and Matisse with several armed security personnel. No one can approach it without Ye Tian’s permission.
Representatives from all parties, including the Bishop of Kent and Giovanni, as well as several experts and scholars, could only stay at both ends of the corridor and look around.
The reason why Ye Tian arranged this was of course for safety reasons. He did not want others to cut off their escape route while he was competing with Da Vinci across time and space deep underground!
Especially among the many Italians present, those guys’ eyes have already turned red and they have to be on guard!
A combination winch has been set up above the deep pit in the center of the corridor, and safety ropes have been tied to ensure the safety of Ye Tian and the others.
During the next exploration process, once Ye Tian and others are in danger, Matisse and others at the entrance of the pit can immediately use the safety rope to pull them out of the secret passage.
After checking the steps and walls at the entrance of the secret passage to ensure that there was no danger, Ye Tian picked up the heavy police shield that was placed aside, blocked it in front of him, and stepped onto the first step. Go down the stairs.
“Bang”
The first thing to land on the granite steps was the heavy police shield, which made a muffled sound.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian also stepped onto the first step and truly entered the secret passage built by Da Vinci.
No changes occurred, no deadly javelins or crossbows were shot out, no venom was sprayed, and there were no traps such as flipping boards or rolling logs and rocks.
Seeing this scene, David and others who gathered at the entrance of the pit couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Next, Ye Tian picked up the heavy police shield again and dropped it to the second step.
The police shield fell, and his footsteps immediately followed, but still nothing happened.
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At the same time, Peter and Derek, who were staying at the entrance of the pit, also took action.
They each carried a mountaineering bag, tied safety ropes, and carried a large amount of exploration equipment, lighting fixtures and wires, and descended to the bottom of the pit one after another.
The first time they went down to the bottom of the pit, they now placed two lights here, illuminating the bottom of the pit as if it were daytime and extremely bright.
While talking, Ye Tian had already walked down four or five steps and came to the first corner of this spiral staircase.
When he reached here, he stopped and turned to look at the candlestick embedded in the No. 0 stone pillar.
As seen on the drone surveillance screen before, this is a Renaissance-style stone candlestick. It is placed quietly in the niche and is connected to the No. 0 stone pillar. It cannot be taken out unless it is removed. Its sawn off!
Ye Tian naturally didn’t bother to do such a thing. He didn’t reach out to touch the candlestick. He just used the light of the headlight to appreciate the antique cultural relic at close range. .
After admiring the candlestick, he turned his head and looked at the marble statue on the diagonally opposite wall.
Like this candlestick, the marble knight statue is also an antique artwork in the Renaissance style, but it is more exquisite, has more artistic value and collection value, and is a quite good antique cultural relic.
Ye Tian still just admired it and did not reach out to touch it, seemingly not wanting to cause any trouble!
In fact, he knew better than anyone else that the candlestick and marble sculpture were simply antique relics, not a fatal trap, and there was no secret hidden behind them.
It is a pity that neither the candlestick nor the knight statue were carved by Leonardo da Vinci himself. They should be works created by the craftsman who built this place and another artist at that time, otherwise they would be more valuable!
After admiring these two pieces of Renaissance-style antique art, Ye Tian casually took the towel hanging on the inner handle of the police shield and gently wiped it on the wall next to the marble knight statue.
With his movements, the dust and moss attached to the wall were immediately wiped away, revealing the granite wall below.
On this wall, there is a mural carved, the content of which is a war scene.
One of the parties fighting was the Milanese army under the command of the Sforza family. The Sforza family’s double-headed snake flag was extremely conspicuous.
The other side of this war was the army of another principality in Italy at that time, and the other side was also flying the flag of its own family!
In addition, there are several lines of Latin text engraved on the side of this mural, which should be introduction to the war.
Seeing this mural and text, Ye Tian couldn’t help but chuckle.
There is no doubt that these are also valuable antique cultural relics, with high historical research value, as well as certain artistic value and collection value!
Next, he pretended to take a serious look at the surrounding situation.
Here, he did not find any traces of traps. There was not even a single shooting hole on the walls and ceiling, and there were no traps such as **** on the steps under his feet.
After making sure it was safe, he smiled and said loudly:
“Peter, Derek, you can come down now. There are no traps in the first half of this spiral staircase, or even the entire spiral staircase. The first test we face should be the stone door!”
After finishing speaking, Ye Tian picked up the heavy police shield again and continued to walk down the stairs, still acting very cautiously and taking steps step by step.
Peter and Derek responded in unison, and then entered this ancient secret passage.
As they entered, the spiral staircase suddenly became brighter, even far beyond the basement above, with strong lights illuminating the place as if it were daytime.
The exploration continued. Amidst the muffled sounds one after another, Ye Tian and the three of them continued down the spiral staircase and gradually entered the depths of the underground.
As Ye Tian expected, there were no fatal traps on this spiral staircase and it was very safe.
It is unknown why Leonardo da Vinci did this. Perhaps it was just a bait he released to lure intruders deep underground and relax their vigilance.
The stone door located deep underground was the first meal he prepared for subsequent intruders, and the test really began from there!
While walking, Ye Tian saw several candlesticks embedded in the walls, as well as several marble statues of different sizes, also embedded in the walls.
As before, he just admired these antique artifacts created during the Renaissance, and did not reach out to touch them rashly, nor did he wipe the dust and moss off these antique artifacts.
On the No. 0 stone pillar surrounded by the spiral staircase and on the outer walls, there are also some murals and texts engraved, including religious stories, myths and legends, as well as the history of the Sforza family.
Ye Tian also glanced at these murals and texts without spending much time and energy studying them. Now is not the time!
It didn’t take long for Ye Tian to reach the bottom of the spiral staircase and stand in front of the unusually thick stone door.
When he arrived here, he quickly scanned the situation in this space. After confirming that there were no traps here, he began to study the stone door in front of him and the No. 1 stone pillar standing next to the stone door.
As for the legendary Da Vinci cryptex, he did not rush to study it, but put it at the end.
After another two or three minutes, Peter and Derek also reached the bottom, standing on the last step of the spiral staircase, looking at everything here excitedly.
With their arrival, the space deep underground suddenly became brighter.
Ye Tian, who was standing in front of the stone gate, looked back at the two guys, then pointed at the granite pillar beside him and said:
“Peter, Derek, this is Stone Pillar No. 1 that was supposed to stand on the ground. Its location corresponds to the upper left corner of the one-square-meter square in the corridor, exactly!
Leonardo da Vinci hid this granite pillar deep in the basement to support the space in front of the stone door. It was a truly ingenious move! He also has another purpose in doing this, which is to mislead everyone.”
Following the direction of his finger, Peter and Derek immediately saw the Arabic numerals carved on this granite pillar, 1!
And this number is very well preserved. After Ye Tian wiped it, it looked like it had just been engraved on it!