Chapter 1988: The Templars who returned to the human world
This is a sea of swords, a world of cold weapons in the Middle Ages.
As soon as he entered the 'King and Knight' exhibition hall, Ye Tian saw a familiar picture.
About four or five meters away from the entrance of the exhibition hall, there is a fully transparent bulletproof glass display case with a height of more than two meters, and several spotlights in it have already been lit up, projecting on the exhibits in the display case from different angles.
The exhibit is a shiny and incomparably sharp medieval Crusader knight's sword, with the hilt pointing upwards and the tip rushing down, in the center of a boxy marble pedestal, like the legendary sword in stone.
Under the illumination of several spotlights inside the display case, the knight's sword looked cold and cold, revealing a fierce murderous aura, especially the deep blood groove on the sword's body, which was terrifying to look at.
The floral Latin inscription engraved on the sword's body and the lines of text carved on the marble base are also very clear in the bright light.
In addition, in front of the Crusader Knight's sword, a mask-covered all-metal helmet rests against the blade, and in front of the marble pedestal, a fine iron shield reclined.
This is the last chief of the Templar Order, the knightly sword of the famous Templar Jacques de Molay, and a full set of Crusader knight equipment, Ye Tian is all too familiar with it.
He had found the Knights Templar treasure in Larnaca, and when he had cleaned it up and was ready to take away the priceless antiques in the treasure, he pulled out the knight's sword and boxed it up.
The inscription 'J.' engraved on the knight's sword, as well as the life of Jacques de Molay engraved on the marble pedestal, also illustrate the origin of the knight's sword and other knightly equipment.
Although he had already seen this knight's sword and this set of Crusader knight equipment, Ye Tian was still excited to see them again at this time and see them displayed in his exhibition hall.
As for the authenticity of this Crusader knight's sword and the rest of the knights' equipment, and whether the Metropolitan Museum has stolen the beams and changed the pillars, as soon as he walked into this exhibition hall, Ye Tian instantly understood.
Needless to say, they're all genuine, and each one is a priceless piece of top-notch antique artifact.
In Ye Tian's eyes, the brilliant light they radiated was enough to explain everything.
More than 700 years ago, the last leader of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, held this Crusader knight's sword and wore these knightly equipment, leading the Templars to the battlefield and interpret the legend of the knights.
Unfortunately, in the end, he was burned at the stake because of the greed of King Philip IV of France, which ended in tragedy and became the protagonist of a famous tragedy.
To the left of Jacques de Molay's knight's sword, the knight's sword and other equipment of the High Priest of the Templar Order, when he was the head of the Order, are also displayed in a fully transparent bulletproof glass display case.
Looking further, Ye Tian saw the knightly sword and other knightly equipment of the other chief of the Templar Order, Guimira III de Bojean, and opposite him was the knight's sword and other equipment of the high priest of the same period.
And so on, every little time you look forward, you will see two fully transparent bulletproof glass display cases, each displaying a timeless and razor-sharp Crusader Knight's sword, as well as other knightly equipment.
The scene in front of me is all too familiar.
Just as when the swords and equipment of the Templar leaders were first discovered, the 'Kings and Knights' gallery features a horse and other crosses, and they are even larger.
The difference is that the swords of the Knights Templar's successive chiefs and high priests, as well as the corresponding knightly equipment, are displayed in fully transparent bulletproof glass display cases that are more than two meters high.
Next to each showcase, there is a glass platform about one meter high, on which there is a small LCD screen, which is used to introduce visitors to the exhibits in the showcase.
Due to the large size of these bulletproof glass display cases, in order to make them easier for people to visit, and for safety reasons, the distance between each two display cases is two meters, which is much larger than before.
All of these bulletproof glass display cases are fixed to the floor of the exhibition hall, which is very sturdy and not afraid of the impact of visitors, and each display case is installed with a state-of-the-art anti-theft system to be monitored at all times.
At the bottom of the horse's other crosses, as seen in Larnaca, is the knight's sword and equipment of Jacques de Molay.
At the top of the other crosses is the Crusader Knight's sword, the founder of the Knights Templar and the first Grand Master of the Templars, Hugo de Pain, and the corresponding equipment.
The center of this horse's other cross also happens to be the center of the entire exhibition hall.
If you look down from the ceiling, this huge horse cross composed of a large number of cold light and other knight swords, as well as other knight equipment, gives people an even more shocking feeling.
Looking beyond this horse other cross, at the far end of the exhibition hall, there is a larger display case of fully transparent bulletproof glass.
Inside that display case was the knight's sword of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, as well as a complete set of knightly equipment.
And all of these priceless knightly gear are worn on a dummy, which glistens in the light, giving the impression that in the distance stands a knight of the king from the Middle Ages.
In particular, King Baldwin IV's distinctive leprosy mask is very eye-catching, covering the face of the dummy, which invisibly brings people a strange and gloomy feeling, which makes people shudder.
Due to the distance, nearly a hundred meters apart, except for Ye Tian, the others couldn't see the top antique relics in the King Baldwin IV display case at all, and could only imagine the situation in that display case.
Next, everyone looked at the walls around the exhibition hall.
In front of the walls around the gallery stand rows of fully transparent bulletproof glass display cases, each of which displays a number of Crusader knights' swords, swords, and other weapons of varying lengths.
In addition, next to each bulletproof glass display case, stands a dummy dressed in a full set of medieval Crusader knight gear and posing in different combat poses.
Some of them held knights' swords and shields in their hands, others held weapons such as javelins and bows and arrows, and they were attacking or defending, with different expressions.
Some of the dummies are also riding on horses, making sword slashing or spear stabbing attack movements, which are very vivid and realistic, revealing a murderous aura, and even a bit of tragic momentum.
Of course, the weapons held by these dummies are connected to their bodies, and they are modern artifacts, not antique relics.
Those antique weapons are displayed in the display case next to it, and it is impossible to put them outside, so as not to cause any accidents.
The war horses under the crotches of these dummies are naturally fake, they are modern handicrafts, but they are made vividly and look like the real thing.
Without exception, all of these dummies wore the Templars' signature white robes, with large red horse crosses embroidered on their chests.
Even the fake horses were dressed in horse coats with red horse crosses, and several of them were also wearing armor and spikes on their foreheads, as if they were ready to charge at any time.
Although these Templars and their horses and weapons are fake, they are for the occasion and for the purpose of display.
However, the armor worn on the fake Templars, the helmets they wore on their heads, the boots they wore on their feet, and the shields they held were all genuine antique artifacts, all of which came from Templar treasures.
Unlike the knightly equipment of the previous leaders of the Templar Order, the weapons in the surrounding display cases, as well as the armor and helmets worn on the fake Templars, were rusty and tattered.
The white robes of the fake Templars, and the coats that were draped over the fake horses, were also tattered, with holes everywhere, and there were even many blood stains on them, as well as marks left by sword slashes.
As a result, the fake Templars in armor and helmets, who seemed to be fighting hard, looked like a group of knights from the depths of hell, wielding their swords to kill the world.
The atmosphere in the entire exhibition hall has become much more solemn as a result.
If the lights are dimmed a little more, everyone will feel like this in this exhibition hall.
I am in a battlefield in the Middle Ages, witnessing and participating in a bloody battle.
And this is exactly what Ye Tian deliberately did, and it is exactly the effect he wanted to create.
There is no doubt that once the 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall is unveiled and presented to the public, the medieval battlefield-like atmosphere of the exhibition hall alone will cause a huge sensation and attract countless visitors.
Not to mention the fact that it is home to a wealth of priceless antiques, the perfect place to showcase the legendary history of the Knights Templar, and to learn about the history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and medieval Europe.
Also in this 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall, there are many top antiques related to the Knights Templar and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which are scattered throughout the exhibition hall.
For example, the golden crown of King Bohemond VI of Antioch and the statue of Godfrey of Bouillon are displayed in different bulletproof glass display cases, each of which is a priceless antique artifact.
It took three or five minutes, and Ye Tian, who was standing at the door of the exhibition hall, had a general understanding of the situation in this exhibition hall, and everyone felt dazzled.
"Wow! It's so spectacular, standing at the door of this exhibition hall, I feel like I'm stepping into the Middle Ages, feeling like I'm about to step into a medieval battlefield and participate in a bloody battle!"
David said in amazement, his face full of shock.
Everyone else in the scene was the same, everyone nodded in agreement, and their eyes were almost straight.
"The reason why the Kings and Knights Gallery is in this way is completely out of Steven's design, remodeled and furnished according to his wishes, and I have to say that it is an extremely stunning and extremely talented design.
After the renovation of this exhibition hall and the completion of the exhibition, everyone in our museum was completely shocked, everyone was dumbfounded, Steven, I didn't expect you to be a genius designer!"
Thomas, the director of the Metropolitan Museum, said, and gave Ye Tian a thumbs up.
With his words, everyone on the scene looked at Ye Tian, and everyone's eyes were full of admiration, and they even couldn't believe it.