Outside the castle, the situation became more and more tense, and the air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder, which exploded at the slightest moment.

Fellows from the Martyrdom and the Portuguese Jesuits, as well as other churches and religious organizations, as well as Russian gangsters and Turkish soldiers, were still kept out of the cordon.

At this time, these ill-intentioned men were confronting the Cypriot police and the soldiers of the United Nations peacekeeping force, all of them acting impassionedly, trying to force their way through the first line of guard.

At the gate where the castle had collapsed in half, the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church were stopped by Cole and Leonardo, and the two sides were in a confrontation.

"Father Stefano, what exactly have you found in this castle? We, the Municipality of Larnaca, have the right to know and must know, that this is our jurisdiction!"

The mayor of Larnaca said righteously and loudly, his eyes full of anger and curiosity.

Before he could finish speaking, the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, who was standing next to him, said:

"Fellow Stefano, this castle belongs to our Greek Orthodox Church, and whatever you find here, we have the right to know and to participate in this exploration!"

As he said this, the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church looked through the gates of the castle and into the castle, scanning every corner of his sight, trying to find something.

Not only him, but also the mayor of Larnaca next to him, and everyone who came with him, were looking inside the castle, and everyone wanted to find out what was going on inside the castle as soon as possible.

Even a fool can guess that the joint exploration team operating in the castle must have made some major discovery, perhaps the famous Templar treasure.

Obviously, neither the mayor of Larnaca nor the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, nor the guys who were stopped outside the first cordon, were stupid, but all of them were human spirits!

Stefano glanced at the fellows in front of him, and then said without backing down, categorically:

"Mr. Mayor and Bishop, don't forget the agreement we reached before, since it is an agreement that you and I are willing to reach, there is no reason to go back on it casually, I hope we can both strictly abide by it.

There's no denying that this medieval castle is under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Larnaca and is the property of the Greek Orthodox Church in Larnaca, but that's no reason for you to interfere with the joint exploration!

According to our previous agreement, you are not allowed to intervene during the joint exploration operation, and when the joint exploration operation is over, we will take the opportunity to make a public explanation and display the results.

We will abide by the agreement, and we will honor all the terms we promised you, without any discount, but if you want to break the agreement and interfere with the ongoing joint exploration operation, I'm sorry, this can't be done!"

Hearing Stefano's words, the old faces of the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church couldn't help but feel a little feverish and a little embarrassed.

At this time, they regretted that they really wanted to give themselves two big mouths!

My eye sockets are really shallow, how could I easily agree to the conditions prescribed by the Vatican in the first place, isn't this losing the watermelon and picking up sesame seeds, it's just stupid!

Although I regret that I want to jump into the Mediterranean, and I know that I am at a loss, it is impossible to make the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church turn around and leave at this time!

You know, this ruined medieval castle is likely to hide the famous Knights Templar treasures, what a huge fortune that who can afford it?

What's more, if the Knights Templar's treasures were indeed hidden here, there is a good chance that the few Christian relics that were said to have fallen into the hands of the Knights Templar and hidden by them are also hidden in this castle!

The thought of those extremely important Christian relics made the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church tremble with excitement and excitement.

Especially the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, his eyes turned red instantly, and he looked a little scary.

However, on the other side were people from the Vatican and the Pope's cronies, plus those armed security guards who were eyeing the sky and had already loaded their bullets, so they had to be cautious and did not dare to break into the castle!

For a while, the situation near the gate of the castle was completely frozen, the two sides did not back down from each other, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.

At the same time, far across the Mediterranean, in Rome, Italy, the Vatican has already launched an operation.

Two cardinals, along with a few high-ranking friars, a few senior Vatican diplomats, and dozens of heavily armed Swiss Guards, had left the Vatican in a car and galloped toward Leonardo International Airport.

At Leonardo International Airport, a large passenger plane with a full tank of jet fuel has been parked on an emergency runway, just waiting for the Vatican to arrive, and then take off and fly to Cyprus!

At the same time as the support convoy left the Vatican, the Pope, who was in a meeting room in the Vatican and was urgently discussing countermeasures with many cardinals, also picked up the phone and began to contact the outside world.

He first contacted the Italian Prime Minister, who was also in Rome, then the Secretary-General of the United Nations, then the British Prime Minister, several other dignitaries, and finally the Cypriot authorities!

As for the relevant people of the Greek Orthodox Church, it is not in the scope of consideration for the time being, and the time to contact the Greek Orthodox Church is when the newly discovered Christian relics arrive at the Vatican!

On the side of the castle, the exploration continues.

After taking a picture of the fragment of the 'True Cross,' the Bishop of Kent carefully wrapped the Christian relic and put it back in the gold-encrusted rosewood box.

The blood-stained Knights Templar pennant was still used to wrap the Christian artifact, and the parchment that recorded the origin of the fragments of the 'True Cross' was also wrapped.

Then, the Bishop of Kent carefully picked up the gold-encrusted rosewood box and handed it to another senior monk standing next to him, so that the senior monk could guard it full-time!

Immediately afterwards, everyone's eyes on the scene looked at the other gold-inlaid rosewood box, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot and full of anticipation!

The gold-encrusted rosewood box that had been opened earlier contained the fragments of the 'True Cross', an extremely important Christian relic.

There is no doubt that the news of the reappearance of the fragments of the 'True Cross' will cause a sensation throughout the world!

So what was in the remaining gold-inlaid rosewood box? Could it be another Christian relic?

Thinking of this, everyone was excited, and they couldn't wait to go beyond the bounds, so they immediately stepped forward to open the gold-inlaid rosewood box and find out!

Compared with David and many brave and fearless exploration company employees, Bishop Kent and the other two senior Vatican priests are even more exaggerated.

Each of them had red eyes, staring at the remaining gold-inlaid rosewood box, and they were reluctant to take their eyes off for a moment, and they even looked a little crazy.

Ye Tian saw the performance of everyone at the scene.

As before, he made a gesture of please again, smiled and said aloud:

"Bishop Kent, you should open the rest of this gold-inlaid rosewood box, this is more appropriate, I hope the contents of this box can bring us a huge surprise again!"

Hearing this, the Bishop of Kent nodded in response:

"Alright, Steven, let me open this gold-encrusted rosewood box, and may God bless us with another surprise and a holy relic!"

With that, the Bishop of Kent whispered a few words of prayer before he stepped forward and carefully reached for the gold buckle on the chest with trembling hands that were trembling with excitement!

"Smack"

With a crisp sound, the golden buckle, which has a long history of seven or 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 of the box were immediately presented to everyone.

When the lid of the box was opened halfway, there was an exclamation at the scene, one after another, and everyone was completely shocked by the thing in the box!

"Oh my God! There's a crown in the chest, and it's made of gold, it's so dazzling!"

"Wow! It's not an ordinary golden crown, it's a crown of thorns, very similar to the one kept in Notre-Dame de Paris!

Just when everyone was talking, Ye Tian's slightly excited voice suddenly came out.

This is indeed a crown of thorns, but it is not the crown of the crucifixion, but the crown of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, another Christian holy relic.

Compared to the crucifix crown in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Baldwin IV's crown of thorns is a little simpler and, of course, a little less important,......"

Before his words fell, the scene had been completely fried.

"What? The crown of thorns of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, yet another Christian relic, this is incredible, crazy!"

"Oh my God, the discovery of two Christian relics at the same time is a miracle!"

In the midst of an exclamation, the lid of the gold-inlaid rosewood box was completely opened, and the crown of thorns contained inside was also completely displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

Look at the Bishop of Kent, who is already in tears at this time, crying like a three-year-old child!

The other two high-ranking friars from the Vatican, who were not much better, were already in tears, sobbing incessantly, but their eyes were always fixed on the crown of thorns in the box!