After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

"At the Battle of Hatin in 1187, the Crusaders of the Kingdom of Jerusalem were defeated by Saladin, and the True Cross was defended to the death by the Templars until the last moments, but eventually fell to the enemy.

Had Saladin not personally ordered the slaughter to stop, all the Templars who guarded the True Cross would have died, and upon obtaining the True Cross, Saladin ordered the Christian artifact to be broken.

Since then, the True Cross has completely disappeared from history, and what people didn't expect is that we were lucky enough to see the fragments of the 'True Cross' here, which is undoubtedly a great discovery.

In my judgment, this irregular dark plank is most likely a fragment of a 'true cross', and the traces of slashing and burning on the plank are indeed from the late twelfth century."

Hearing this, the eyes of everyone at the scene have become extremely bright, like a searchlight, and everyone's eyes have become more and more fanatical!

However, no one at the scene made a sound, but continued to listen to Ye Tian's analysis.

"There is some reason why this fragment of the true cross appeared here, as after the victory at the Battle of Hardin, Saladin did not slaughter the last remnants of the Templars, but let them go.

Among them was the Templar Commander-in-Chief Gerald, who had to admit that Saladin was a very chivalrous and gifted commander, which was well known and widely praised.

As the victor of the Battle of Hardin, I think Saladin did not hesitate to show his famous knightly demeanor by giving him a fragment of a true cross when Gerald withdrew from Jerusalem.

Gerrard then led the remnants of the Templars to Cyprus, where they licked their wounds and recuperated on the island, ready to attack the Holy Land of Jerusalem across the sea.

Naturally, this fragment of the true cross was also brought to Cyprus, along with the relics of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, as well as other items.

Why did the fragment of the True Cross come together with Baldwin IV's relics? First, because of Baldwin IV's kingship in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and secondly, because of his high prestige among the Crusaders!

What's more, the last recorded appearance of the 'True Cross' was at the Battle of Mongiza, when Baldwin IV led the Templars and infantry into battle.

For these reasons, after Gerard brought the True Cross to Cyprus, he placed the Christian relic with Baldwin IV's relics, and has preserved it ever since.

Of course, this is just my personal speculation, the words of the family, whether this is the case or not, I believe that the parchment under this dark wood board is recorded, everyone will see later!"

As soon as the words fell, the scene fell silent, leaving only the sound of heavy, rapid breathing.

Regarding the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian and his speculation, no one at the scene doubted it at all.

Most of the brave people at the scene fearlessly explored the company's employees, and each of them knew Ye Tian very well and knew how sharp and accurate his eye for identifying antique artworks was!

When has Steven seen it? Never before, and this time it can't be an exception.

There is no doubt that this irregularly shaped dark wooden panel is 100% a fragment of one of the most important sacred objects of Christianity, the true cross.

It took a long time for someone at the scene to break the silence.

"Stefano, you immediately go up to the ground to inform our people, no matter what, you must block the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, and you must not let them come down, even if you completely tear your face with them!

I immediately contacted the Vatican, contacted His Holiness the Pope, and told them about everything that happened here, the importance of the fragment of the true cross, and each of us knows that there must be no slip-up in our hands!"

Bishop Kent said excitedly, assigning the task to another senior monk from the Vatican.

"Okay, Bishop Kent, I'll go to the surface, even at the cost of my life, I'll stop the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church from coming down, unless they step over my corpse!"

Stefano nodded categorically, a resolute tone in his tone.

Then the high-ranking clergyman from the Vatican turned around and left the underground hall and returned to the surface, walking with an unusually firm step!

Immediately afterwards, the Bishop of Kent also turned and walked towards the entrance of the hall, preparing to return to the ground floor to report to the Vatican about everything that was going on here, and about the discovery of the fragments of the true cross.

Don't even think about it, once his phone call goes out, the entire Vatican will have a magnitude 10 earthquake and run at high speed, just to recover this piece of true cross as soon as possible!

When this piece of the real cross is safely transported back to the Vatican, and then the news is announced, the entire Western world will be completely shocked!

Seeing the Bishop of Kent leaving, Ye Tian immediately instructed Jason to lead two men to follow, lest the Bishop of Kent get too excited and accidentally fall into a certain flap trap, happy and sad!

Of course, this is not without the meaning of supervision, even if it is a partner, the eyes that should be kept are still left!

When Bishop Kent and Stefano all left, Ye Tian's face immediately bloomed with a bright smile, and a look of pride flashed in his eyes.

With the Vatican in front of you, the Cypriots and the Greek Orthodox Church guys don't even want to enter this underground hall unless they want to cause war!

Next, Ye Tian continued to tell you the story of the 'True Cross', as well as the story of the Crusaders holding the True Cross and the Arabs during the Crusades.

After his artistic reprocessing and deliberate rendering, these medieval knight legends made everyone on the scene enthusiastic and fascinated, and even wished that they were in that era!

In the process, Ye Tian used the pinhole camera he carried with him to take pictures of the fragments of the real cross lying quietly in the gold-inlaid rosewood box, and also took out his mobile phone to take a few close-ups.

David and the rest of the company's employees would not let go of this God-given opportunity.

They took out their phones and took many photos of the fragment of the real cross, recording this great moment that is destined to be remembered for the rest of their lives!

Pictures were taken, but no one at the scene touched the Christian holy relic, and even such a thought did not arise!

Ye Tian is even more so, he doesn't want to make trouble for himself.

A few minutes later, the Bishop of Kent returned with two Vatican priests.

The two men who followed him into the hall looked a little fluttery in their footsteps, their eyes red and flashing with crazy colors, apparently due to excitement.

Next, the two high-ranking Vatican monks naturally shouted and burst into tears of excitement.

Finally, when their emotions had stabilized, the Bishop of Kent took them with great care to pick up the fragment of the true cross, and took out the parchment that was pressed underneath.

Then the contents of the parchment were deciphered.

The content recorded on that piece of parchment was almost exactly the same as the analysis that Ye Tian had just made, only it was more detailed!

At this point, the Bishop of Kent dared to be truly sure.

The scarred dark plank in a gold-studded rosewood box is a fragment of one of the most important sacred relics of Christianity, the true cross!

When this was confirmed, the three high-ranking Vatican monks at the scene burst into tears of excitement again, shouting one by one, just like three madmen!

When the mood calmed down a little, the Bishop of Kent immediately took out his mobile phone and took a lot of close-ups of the fragments of the real cross and the extremely important piece of parchment, and then sent them to the Vatican and the Pope!

Taking this opportunity, Ye Tian also took a lot of close-ups of these two priceless treasures, which is the highlight moment of the brave and fearless exploration company, of course, it must be recorded!

At the same time, the situation outside the castle has become more and more tense, even to the point of saber rattling!