Chapter 18: The Treasury in the Gathering Point
readx; Peter and his party followed the priest to a chapel at the gathering point. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info: The two knights waited until Bishop Fernández walked in, closed the door and stood guard by the door.
Peter looked around and saw how small the church was. As soon as you enter the main entrance, you will be greeted by only about five or six rows of seats, neatly arranged in the hall, and a small prayer table is placed in the direction of the main door. The seats on both sides look relatively dilapidated, and at a glance, you can tell that they have a long time engraved on them.
The church is not very large, so the height of the hall is not very high, and Peter can clearly see the frescoes on the top floor as soon as he looks up.
The whole church was very dim, even though it was the hottest time of the day, and the sunlight was trying to penetrate through only a small round window of stained glass, which would give the small prayer table a glimmer of brilliance.
Peter felt a little disappointed in this church. He didn't communicate with the people around him casually, but followed the priest in front of him to a door that was hiding in a dark corner. The door, like the seats I had just passed, was a sight to tell at a glance that it had been very old. Peter even wondered if it would do its job, it looked so dilapidated that one wondered how long it would last.
There is an old keyhole on the left side of the door. Peter saw the priest grope out of his bosom a key that looked very bulky at first glance, and the key had a hint of yellow luster in its blackness, but the key was basically wrapped in rust.
The priest carefully opened the door with the key, and then he didn't know what mechanism he found in the wall, and in a moment the dark chamber lit up.
He bowed to Bishop Fernández and Peter, and they were the first to walk in.
Peter looked at Eva and then turned to look at Fernandez, who was not sure if he wanted to go inside, for fear that some terrible monster would suddenly pop out of the room. However, to his disappointment, Fernandez waved his hand impatiently, and Peter had no choice but to purse his lips and lick his lips, take a deep breath, and walk in.
To his surprise, the air inside was not very bad. At least there is no such stuffy feeling in the heart, and at first glance, it is always in a state of ventilation.
The space in the room was not small, and if Peter looked at the church from the outside, he would not have believed that such a small church could have such a large secret room. But after looking closely, he was relieved, because there was nothing here, and it was just the empty environment that gave him the illusion.
The priest stood in the middle of the room and waited until everyone had walked in, then motioned for Wren to close the door. Then he came to a wall and felt it carefully, and in a moment it seemed that another mechanism had been pressed.
Peter looked curiously at the priest's cautious look, and he looked around again to be sure that there was nothing in the room. He had no idea what the priest was going to do.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long, and there was a rumbling sound, and although it sounded loud, there was no change in the room. Peter looked around again, and he couldn't help but become curious, and he waited quietly for the unknown to happen. There is still a little bit of excitement and fear in my heart.
After a while, Peter felt a jolt beneath his feet, and the unmistakable floor tile in the center of the room slowly sank to reveal an entrance to the ground.
He opened his mouth wide in surprise, not knowing how to express the shock and disbelief in his heart for a long time. Peter turned his head with difficulty to see the distorted and shocked expressions on the faces of Eva and Wren beside him, both of whom were just as frightened as he was. Just as they were panicking, they heard the calm voice of Fernandez behind them.
"What are you doing in a daze, hurry down or it will be time in a while. Fernández spoke to Peter in a flat tone, as if he was not surprised by the fact that something was beyond their knowledge.
Peter looked at it and pouted helplessly, and then followed the priest down the exposed staircase. The stairs were steep and dark all around, and he walked very carefully.
Eva grabbed Peter's hand tightly for fear that he would accidentally roll off, and Peter turned around and smiled at her and continued walking.
For a moment in the darkness was the sound of footsteps and breathing. Peter could clearly hear Eva's rapid breathing, showing her concern. He couldn't help but tighten his clenched hand, and Eva felt that Peter's hand being dragged by him was all wet with sweat, and she couldn't help but relax her mood all of a sudden, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
I don't know how long it took, but Peter never knew there was such a long staircase. Finally, everyone finally got down to earth, and Peter and Eva let out a sigh of relief, and before they could speak, they saw Wren sweating profusely.
They couldn't help but look at each other and smiled, and waited quietly. Fernández also showed his figure, he looked around and said to the priest in front of him, "It looks like no one has been here for a long time. Let's move on. When the priest heard him say this, he took the torch from the lampstand on the wall beside him, and as the torch lit the people gradually became able to see what the place they were in was like.
I saw a narrow, dark corridor reflected in the dim light, and the walls were made of stones on both sides.
Peter looked down and saw that the same was paved with stone slabs under his feet, not on the dirt as he had imagined. He squinted his eyes and looked ahead, and in the dim light he could only see that there seemed to be a white mist in front of him, and it was very damp here. The walls are lined with a large number of creepers.
Peter shuddered, and in his mind he couldn't help but think of a huge number of insects lurking in front of him, he quickly shook his head to drive this thought out of his mind, took a deep breath, and walked behind the priest.
To her surprise, there was no danger, even if she walked into the white mist, she only felt that her breathing was not very comfortable, and there was nothing else unusual.
After walking through the narrow corridor for a while, I came to a warehouse protected by a large metal door. Peter looked at the metal door and saw that it was carved with many patterns, most of which were from the life of the Lord, and a few were scenes of war. The metal door has obvious marks of knives and axes, and it appears to have been attacked by an unknown person. But looking at the way it was now, Peter could tell that it must have failed, and the door was not so easy to break at first glance.
This time the priest stepped aside to give up his spot, and Peter saw at once the huge keyhole that he had just blocked.
Before he could sigh, he saw Fernández walk up, carefully pulling out a stone from a package he was carrying behind him and a metal key from his robe.
Peter knew that he had reached a critical place, and he was afraid that Fernández would be mistaken, so he confessed to the group here. He had just seen that the walls on both sides of this corridor were densely covered with arrow holes in addition to a large number of creepers, and there were many places on the walls that were dark red colors, needless to say, he knew that many people had died under the mechanism.
Fernández looked at the stone in his hand carefully and looked at the door in front of him for a long time before trying to get the stone stuck in a hole. With his other hand, he used the key to open the huge metal lock. A rumbling sound came through behind the door.
Fernández let out a sullen sigh and relaxed, and he said to the crowd on the side: "Stand behind me, don't move." This door will open itself in a moment, don't touch anywhere. He explained very seriously, and Peter and the others quickly nodded vigorously and walked behind him.
It wasn't until the huge metal door showed a crack that Fernandez smiled and said, "Okay, we're here." Welcome to a treasure trove in Cromwell's Abbey, and you of the Redemption House go into it quickly. Remember to keep it a secret when you return to the monastery. Also, after finding something that suits you, we have other things to do. He stepped forward and pushed the door, of course he couldn't push it with all his strength, but the door was slowly opening because of a mechanical force that Peter didn't understand.
Soon they saw the scene behind the door through the dim torches in the priest's hand, and the huge room was stacked with weapons and many, many wooden boxes.
He and Eva Wren stood in the doorway, bewildered, completely unaware of what Fernandez or Cromwell's Abbey was up to. I could only stupidly walk in at the urging of the priest and Fernandez.