Chapter 1814 Mediterranean Islands

At noon the next day, Jerusalem Atarot International Airport.

Ye Tian and his party stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows in the terminal, watching an American Airlines charter plane on the runway in the distance take off, roar into the sky, and fly straight to the northwest.

The American Airlines charter plane, which flew directly to New York, was not carrying passengers to New York, but antique artworks that Ye Tian swept from Jerusalem, each of which was worth a lot of money.

Of course, this does not include the bronze candlestick of seven branches cast by Herod the Great and the golden pendant that King Herod gave to the love of his life, Miriam, two Jewish holy objects.

At the private auction last night, these two Jewish holy artifacts had been successfully auctioned, and the transaction price made Ye Tian very satisfied.

Beating all competitors and successfully auctioning off the two Jewish artifacts, it was a Jewish super-rich man from New York.

What Ye Tian got was not a large amount of green dollars, but Belmont Park, the largest and most famous horse racing park in the eastern United States, which he had been missing for a long time in Queens, New York!

When Jason and the others came forward to buy this horse racing park, Ye Tian's offer was capped at $2.5 billion, but it was not negotiated, and the real estate acquisition was temporarily shelved.

After finalizing last night's antique art deal, Ye Tian now only needs to pay $1.5 billion to win Belmont Park.

In other words, the price of those two Jewish holy vessels, at least no less than a billion dollars, is a very staggering price.

After reaching a deal through a video call last night, Ye Tian quickly signed an electronic art transaction contract with the other party under the witness of everyone on the scene.

Immediately afterward, he handed over the two Jewish holy artifacts to the Israeli government for safekeeping, and it was none of his business as to how the Jewish super-rich man in New York disposed of the two holy artifacts!

Soon after the deal was completed, Betty, who was far away in New York, quickly assembled a team of lawyers, accountants, and professional managers and drove directly to Queens to take over Belmont Park overnight.

As of 11 o'clock this morning, the reception of Belmont Park has been basically completed, and it has finally become Ye Tian's private property.

When the weather warms up next spring, the world-famous horse racing park will usher in the most powerful king in the history of thoroughbred horse racing!

In the future, it will become the focus of attention of all horse racing fans around the world, and will continue to bring endless wealth to Ye Tian!

It wasn't until the American Airlines charter plane in the air flew out of sight that Ye Tiancai retracted his gaze, turned around and stretched out his right hand to Joshua who was standing next to him, and said with a smile:

"Joshua, it's time for us to leave, although we didn't find the Templar treasure on this trip to Jerusalem, which is a little regrettable, but we also had a very pleasant time and had a good harvest.

Here I would like to thank you for your hospitality, and for the security you provided us during this time, I love the ancient city of Jerusalem very much, and will definitely come back here in the future when I have time!"

Hearing his words, Joshua and all the Israelis at the scene rolled their eyes angrily and complained to themselves!

Of course you are having a very good time! Can you not be happy, you greedy bastard, who is about to ransack Jerusalem?

You bastard is not satisfied, and you want to come to Jerusalem again, you are so greedy!

If it were possible, you bastard, you'd better never come to Jerusalem again, never again, as far as you go, and what city can withstand the mad ransacking of you bastard!

Of course, this was all Joshua's mental activity, and it was impossible to resort to the mouth.

As a representative of the Israeli government, basic decency and politeness must be maintained in public, otherwise it will be too ungraceful, isn't it!

Joshua glanced at Ye Tian deeply, then shook his hand, and gritted his back molars and squeezed out a stiff smile.

"Steven, that's what we should do, no thanks, I hope you have a smooth journey on your next adventure, and find the Knights Templar's treasures and the religious relics in them.

If you have the opportunity in the future, you are welcome to come back to Jerusalem again, but I hope you are only here to visit, and not to come to Jerusalem to loot valuable antiques and art!"

"Hahaha"

There was a hearty laugh at the scene, and Ye Tian and Bishop Kent all laughed.

The Israelites, led by Joshua, had smiles on their faces, but they were worse than crying!

After chatting for a while, Ye Tian and Bishop Kent said goodbye and left, and walked together towards the VIP passage of the private jet not far away, and soon disappeared out of Joshua's field of vision.

About half an hour later, Ye Tian's Bombardier Global Express 8000 and the Gulfstream G650 in which the Bishop of Kent were riding took off one after another, roaring into the sky, and flew directly to Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.

At the same time, dozens of kilometers away at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport, Bowie also left Israel and flew back to New York with a large number of antiques and artworks that swept in yesterday!

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Cyprus is an island country located at the junction of Europe and Asia, in the eastern Mediterranean, geographically belonging to Asia, but culturally and politically part of Europe.

It is a beautiful and historic country, where humans lived on the island 9,000 years ago, and legend has it that it was also the home of Venus, the goddess of love.

Because of its location in the Mediterranean Sea and the gateway to Western Asia, Cyprus has been a place of great fate since ancient times, having suffered numerous invasions and wars throughout its history.

In recorded history, the ancient Greeks moved to Cyprus in 1500 BC, and the island was heavily influenced by Greek culture.

Since then, it has been ruled by the Assyrian Empire, Ancient Egypt, the Persian Empire, the Ancient Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire.

At the end of the 12th century, the Knights Templar, who had been defeated by Saladin's army and evacuated from Jerusalem, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, withdrew to Cyprus, where they continued to fight.

At the end of the 13th century, after the defeat of the Siege of Acre, the remnants of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller retreated to Cyprus, where they repaired for a long time before returning to France.

But who would have thought that when the Knights Templar returned to France with their exhausted and scarred bodies, they would be greeted not with applause and flowers, but with a catastrophe and endless slaughter!

Although the Knights Templar were the largest creditors in France with thousands of castles and vast wealth, they were still unable to defend themselves!

In order to settle his debts and swallow the Templars' vast wealth, King Philip IV of France fabricated a charge of 'heresy' and began to exterminate and slaughter the Templars.

When the Knights Templar were almost slaughtered, Philip IV discovered that the legendary wealth of the Knights Templar had disappeared!

As the main base of the Knights Templar between the late 12th and 13th centuries, Cyprus was a natural place for Philip IV to suspect that he had buried his treasures.

He once sent people to the island to search frantically, but found nothing, so he could only return with a feather.

Half a year later, Philip IV, who had been cursed with death by Grand Master Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Templar Order, died in an accident during a hunting trip!

On the island of Cyprus, although Philip IV did not find the Templar treasure, many still suspect that the Templar treasure is buried somewhere on the island, waiting for the day to see the light of day!

Over the past 700 years, countless professional treasure hunters and explorers have flocked to the island of Cyprus in search of Templar treasures in search of the Knights' treasures in an attempt to make a fortune!

However, all these guys returned in vain, and none of the hairs were found!

If Ye Tian and his joint exploration team want to find the Knights Templar's treasures, then Cyprus is definitely not to be missed, even if it has been explored countless times by professional treasure hunters!

Less than an hour after leaving Jerusalem, two private jets of the joint exploration team flew over Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, and landed on the runway.

At the same time, the news of Ye Tian's arrival in Cyprus has spread like the wind throughout the island of Cyprus and even the world, attracting countless attention.

Hearing this, many people who coveted the treasures of the Knights Templar immediately set off and flocked to Cyprus!