Chapter 1929: The Stone of Destiny
For lunch, everyone eats very simple, all fast food, just to save time.
After eating lunch and resting for a while, Ye Tian took David and Jason, as well as many company employees, back to the basement and equipped them to carry out the follow-up treasure cleanup work.
They were accompanied into the crypt by the Bishop of Kent and two senior friars from the Vatican, as well as Prince William and the Minister of Culture, who oversaw on behalf of the British royal family and the British government, respectively.
As for the two live broadcast groups from Sky TV in the United Kingdom and NBC TV in the United States, they were left in the inner temple on the ground.
They can only continue the live stream after cleaning the medieval palace deep underground and bringing all the boxes hidden in that palace to the surface.
Once inside the basement, everyone who was going to participate in the clean-up and about to enter the underground palace began to wear protective clothing and prepare accordingly.
During this period, Ye Tian was also making some corresponding arrangements, just in case.
He directly picked up the walkie-talkie and said aloud through the walkie-talkie:
"Cole, the security of the basement is left to you, and no one is allowed to enter this basement until the treasure is cleaned up and without my permission.
Whether it's the lawyers of the Inner Temple, or the British government and the royal family, or the high-ranking friars from the Vatican, and the police of Scotland Yard, all of them are included."
"Understand, Steven, don't worry, we'll keep this basement safe, and not a fly will ever try to fly in without your permission."
Cole's voice came over the intercom, and his tone was unequivocal and confident.
Hearing his words, Prince William and the British Minister of Culture, who were standing next to him, both of their faces changed, and there was anger in their eyes, but they were also very helpless.
They clearly knew that Ye Tian's words were mainly for them, so that they could dispel all unrealistic illusions.
The Bishop of Kent and several other high-ranking Vatican friars naturally heard this, but their expressions were very calm and did not change at all.
They have seen this kind of thing many times, and they have long been accustomed to it.
After talking to Cole, Ye Tian looked at the company's employees who were about to participate in the treasure cleanup.
"Guys, as before, in the process of cleaning up this Templar treasure, everyone must turn on the pinhole camera they carry with them to record the entire cleanup.
In addition, when cleaning up the treasures in that palace deep underground, it is never allowed to act alone, at least two or more people must act together to avoid some unnecessary trouble.
And most importantly, you must pay attention to safety, when opening those dusty boxes, you must be cautious, and if you encounter any problems, remember to notify me as soon as possible.
Be careful when cleaning the contents of the boxes, which have been sleeping deep underground for more than 700 years, and may be fragile and can cause irreparable damage if you are not careful."
"Understood, Steven, we know what to do"
Many of the company's employees responded in unison, and everyone was full of confidence.
Next, Ye Tian said to Prince William and the British Minister of Culture:
"Your Royal Highness, Mr. Minister, after entering the medieval palace deep underground, please obey the command and do not act without permission, so as not to bring some unnecessary danger.
Although the traps in that underground palace have been eliminated by me, it is better to be careful if you don't keep them in place, and you had better not touch those dusty chests.
This is also for safety reasons, no one knows the situation in those boxes, I don't know if there is danger inside, and you are not professionals, and some places are inevitably not well thought out."
"No problem, Steven, we're only on site and don't be involved in the cleanup"
Prince William nodded and said, and the British Minister of Culture next to him also nodded slightly, and there was no disagreement.
"Alright, let's go, let's go to that medieval Gothic palace deep underground, I'm sure there must be a lot of surprises waiting for everyone"
Ye Tian said with a smile, and casually threw his huge mountaineering bag full of exploration equipment and weapons and ammunition on his back.
Immediately afterward, he walked straight out and straight into the confessional cell.
The others followed, and they rushed into the confessional cell, and then descended one by one down the makeshift steel staircase, holding the safety rope, to the bottom of the pit and into the secret passage.
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Soon, more than an hour had passed.
In the medieval palace deep underground, the lights were bright at this time, and Ye Tianzheng was leading his staff to be busy, cleaning up the gold and silver treasures and antique relics that had been sleeping in the dark for more than 700 years.
As Ye Tian said, in the past hour or so, surprises continued to appear one after another, and excited cheers rang out frequently one after another, resounding throughout the entire underground palace.
In those moss-covered chests that almost fell apart, Ye Tian and the others found a large number of dazzling gold and silver treasures, as well as many antique artifacts from the Middle Ages and even earlier.
Among them, gold products and all kinds of gold and silver coins, gold bars and gold bars are the most numerous, and every gold product and every gold coin radiates an incomparably dazzling light, which is enough to make people crazy.
Due to the age and the cold and damp environment of this underground palace, most of the chests here are rotten and on the verge of collapse, except for a limited number of chests that are okay.
The gold, silver, treasures, and antique artifacts that were originally packed in these boxes were all transferred to the special sealed bags that Ye Tian and the others brought down, and then piled them up in the center of the hall.
The rest of the boxes, which had been cleaned up and barely functional, were packed into sealed bags and then moved to the center of the hall.
It didn't take long for the center of the hall of this underground palace to be filled with dark gray sealed bags, each of which was filled with gold and silver treasures and valuable antique relics.
Seeing this scene and looking at the countless huge wealth, Prince William and the British Minister of Culture, who were supervising the scene, had red eyes that were about to drip blood.
They couldn't wait to rush forward and take all the gold, silver, treasures and antiques in those sealed bags and keep them for themselves!
But this can only be wishful thinking and is destined to be impossible.
Not to mention anything else, Ye Tian, who was close at hand, could shatter all their illusions.
As he spoke, another ten minutes passed, and another batch of gold and silver treasures and antique artifacts were cleared out, and then packed into sealed bags and transported to the center of the hall.
Suddenly, an excited voice came to everyone's ears.
"Steven, come and see, we found a dark gray stone that looks a bit like the legendary Stone of Destiny, but with Old Irish carved on the side of this stone.
I happen to know these old Irish words, and they mean 'Stone of Destiny', and if this dark gray stone is really the 'Stone of Destiny', it will definitely cause a magnitude 10 earthquake in the British Isles!"
It was Tommy's boy, who happened to be of Irish descent and majored in art history at university, so he was a professional.
Before his words could fall, a small earthquake had already been triggered in the underground palace.
"What? The Stone of Destiny has been found! This is impossible, the Stone of Destiny has been kept in Westminster Abbey before, and it was only sent back to Edinburgh, Scotland, two years ago, how can it be here?"
Prince William said loudly, his tone very firm, and his head shaking like a rattle.
As the second in line to the British throne, he naturally knew very well about the stone of destiny, which symbolized England's annexation of Scotland and had been placed under the coronation seat of Westminster for hundreds of years.
For the British royal family, that stone of destiny carries the supreme glory.
As soon as Prince William finished speaking, the British Minister of Culture immediately continued:
"Indeed, the Stone of Destiny could never have been hidden here, and from 1296 until 1996, it was kept at Westminster Abbey before being transported to Edinburgh and never left the spotlight."
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, Mr. Minister, whether the dark gray stone hidden here is the famous 'Stone of Destiny', let's go and see if it is.
Whether or not that stone is a stone of destiny, it must be extraordinary for it to be hidden here by the Knights Templar, and it may be another major discovery that will shake the world."
Ye Tian said with a smile, and made a gesture of invitation to Prince William and the British Minister of Culture.
With that, he stepped out and walked straight to Tommy's side.
Prince William and the British Secretary of Culture were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other again, and then immediately followed.
As they went, the two men kept shaking their heads and muttering in their mouths.
"No! it can't be the Stone of Destiny! That priceless treasure can't be hidden here!"
When they said this, their tones were very firm and unquestionable, but their eyes were full of apprehension.