"It's hard to believe that this church was built 500 years ago in the 6th century.

This Monza Cathedral is hardly worse than the Cathedral of Saint-Denis in Paris! "William and his entourage came to Monza Cathedral, looking at the milky white huge church, carved with countless intricate and beautiful, ingenious religious sculptures, it is hard to imagine how people built this huge church five hundred years ago, which is more than 20 meters high and has a radius of thousands of meters.

Walking into the church, the interior is a simple and solemn red masonry structure, and the interior is a complex corridor, along the corridor William and his party walked for nearly half an hour before entering the Monza Cathedral.

In the Cathedral of Monza, the huge dome is painted with lifelike dome paintings, there are angels, there are twelve apostles, there is the Virgin Mary, countless dome paintings with strong religious meaning are painted on the top of the dome more than 20 meters above the ground, looking up, even William, who is not rich in religious knowledge, can feel the sacredness and solemnity from these beautiful dome paintings.

"Count Russell, where is the Lombardy Iron Crown?" William withdrew his gaze from the magnificent dome paintings and reliefs, looked at the deserted Monza Cathedral, and spoke his doubts to the Count Russell beside him.

This problem is not only for William, but also for Duke Rodrigo and Faller. Osborne and the others were also very curious, after all, this was the Lombard Iron Crown, which represented the ruler of Italy, a holy relic comparable to a real cross.

"Your Majesty, please come with me, the Lombard Iron Crown is behind the altar not far away." Earl Russell bowed and pointed to the altar not far ahead.

"Lead the way, Earl Russell." William forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and pretended to be calm.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Earl of Russell obeyed orders and led the way with recklessness.

William and his entourage, guided by Count Russell, came to the altar in the deepest part of Monza Cathedral, and followed Count Russell's gaze to the sculptures and frescoes behind the altar.

The stone carvings and frescoes detail the life of Queen Theodorinda of Lombardy in the 6th century, including the queen's coronation, the queen's own expeditions, and her banquets.

"Your Majesty, look, there's a cup here, don't you think it's a little abrupt?" Count Russell walked over to a golden wine glass placed on the countertop and said.

"Oh? Are you saying that this golden goblet is the mechanism that opens the Lombardy Iron Crown Vault? William reacted immediately and said to Earl Russell.

The routine was too old-fashioned, and when he saw this abrupt golden wine glass, William immediately sensed what it did.

"Your Majesty is wise and wise, and sure enough, you can guess that this golden wine cup is indeed the mechanism that opens the secret chamber where the Lombard Iron Crown is stored." Russell was a little surprised that William could react so quickly, and immediately praised loudly.

"Alright, let's not say more, Earl Russell, open the secret room mechanism for me first!" William said with a wave of his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Earl of Russell bowed and said to the people, "Please let your Majesty and your lords push it away first." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, take ten steps back with me." William understood what Earl Russell meant, he was worried that something dangerous would happen when he opened the secret room, so he nodded and said to everyone.

After William and the others left the altar, Count Russell placed his hand on the golden wine glass and turned it vigorously.

Quack quack... Crunch crunch...

With the sound of a loud thunderclap, the frescoes and reliefs behind the altar were full of cracks, and then moved in half and on both sides, revealing a doorway for two people to enter and exit.

"It turns out that this Monza Cathedral has a cave, it's amazing!" Although Faller was a few years older than William, he did not have the indifference that William showed at all, and covered his mouth in surprise and exclaimed.

"Technology in Roman times? With this advanced technology, it would have been possible to build this stunning Monza Cathedral. William analyzed rationally.

"Everyone, come in with me and have a look." William stepped forward and spoke first.

"Your Majesty, allow me to clear the way for you." Duke Rodrigo tightened his shield tightly, and then bravely stood in front of William and bent down.

"Lord Rodrigo is loyal and courageous, and he is truly worthy of being the first knight of the kingdom!" William couldn't help but exclaim.

William praised Rodrigo as the first knight of the Norman kingdom, which is a very high evaluation, after all, the monarchs at that time were all proud to be knights, and even William himself had a knighthood.

Not only Duke Rodrigo, but also Farer Osborne and others also picked up swords and shields and guarded William's surroundings, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

"You don't have to be so nervous, let's go." William smiled lightly and waved his hand.

William and his entourage, under the guidance of Count Russell, cautiously entered the secret room behind the altar that had just been opened, and as soon as they entered, they saw a golden jeweled franc arm ring quietly placed on a golden stand.

"This is the iron crown of Lombardy, no doubt!" William reached out and picked up the Lombard Iron Crown and rubbed it carefully, his tone affirming.

The armband-like wide, ring-shaped iron crown is made of six gold plates hinged into each other, decorated with cross-petal-shaped jewels and enamel, in a distinctly Byzantine style, and the inside of the iron crown is held in place by a narrow iron ring about three-eighths of an inch wide, which gives it its name.

According to legend, Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, found the real cross at the Crucifixion site, and how it fell into the hands of the Lombard kings.

About Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, William knows, this is one of the most famous ancient archaeologists in history, or is it thought that the noble queen mother, the true cross of Christianity, the golden cross in the heavenly dynasty, and the Lombard iron crown in William's hand, was excavated from Jerusalem by the Queen Mother.

Since then, the crown has been treasured as a true cross-like relic, and has been regarded as a supreme symbol of power, and the monarchs who possess it are without exception the most powerful natural beings in the world, such as Constantine the Great, Charlemagne, the HRE Emperor Conrad II, Frederick the Redbeard I, and many HRE emperors.

Of course, the most famous of these was Napoleon, Emperor of the French Empire. Bonaparte, May 23, 1805, Napoleon was crowned King of Italy in Milan with a splendid enthronement ceremony, and on the solemn throne he was awarded the royal coat of arms by the Cardinal of Milan, then he went up to the altar, took up the iron crown, put it on his head, and proclaimed, in accordance with the tradition of the enthronement of the ancient Lombard kings: "Dieu me la donne, gare à qui la touche" ("God has given me, and no one else dares to blaspheme").

Napoleon the Great's invincible demeanor, William is also quite desirable.