Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

At the edge of the cold and damp pool, Liang En and Fan Meng gathered together and stared at the lead sheets in front of them that were filled with words. Just the first few pictures introducing the Masonic initiation ceremony made the two of them look at it with gusto.

After all, the internal etiquette and activity rules of Freemasonry that are circulated to the outside world mainly come from an anonymous book published in the Netherlands in 1745. It is difficult to determine whether it is true or false.

Therefore, after seeing a real member of the Freemason reveal these secrets that are not secrets, both Liang En and Fan Meng are very interested in these things.

It now seems that the previous book and subsequent expert research were all correct. At least the content recorded on these lead sheets is basically the same as the content disclosed to the outside world.

Compared with the previous records, the latter records are more interesting to Liang En. Because more words later record the reasons why this once staunch Freemason chose to leave.

It all starts with his Masonic initiation ceremony. As one of the oldest branches of Freemasonry in Scotland, the initiation ceremony here naturally has a stronger sense of ritual.

According to the record on the lead sheet, they held such a ceremony in an ancient secret room underground in an ancient church. For this member, this naturally strengthened his loyalty to Freemasonry.

This loyalty has lasted for decades, and has accompanied him from an ordinary geological prospector to a master in the field of geological prospecting.

Of course, the reason why this Freemason has achieved such high achievements is that he has the support of his fellow members.

But the more important point is that in the era of the first industrial revolution, the huge demand for various minerals led to the huge development of these occupations related to mining, which naturally benefited those in this field.

If nothing unexpected happens, this Freemason should remain loyal to Freemasonry until the end of his life. But the world is always full of surprises. When he was 50 years old, an exploration work completely changed everything.

The exploration work was carried out in a mountainous area of ​​Scotland. Because of the industrial revolution, the country needed more coal, iron and even copper. So this Freemason was sent to a mountainous area that historically produced copper to explore for copper deposits.

"——We used some explosives to try to blow up a mountain cliff to find traces of mineral veins, but after the explosives blew away some rocks, I saw something that shocked me very much." Looking at the words on the lead sheet, Liang En Read it quietly.

"There is an ancient cave hidden under a pile of rubble, and the layout in the cave is exactly the same as the basement where I held the initiation ceremony. The only difference is that there is a pagan statue of a pagan god in the basement where the cross is placed."

"At this time, I thought of another legend about Freemasonry, a legend about the relationship between Freemasonry and paganism. I only thought it was a rumor before, but now it seems that there is more to it than that."

"So after a brief hesitation, I used the remaining part of the bomb to create a small landslide to cover up the ruins. Then, after long consideration, I chose to return to religion to save my soul. .”

"Of course, because Freemasonry has helped me over the years, I have not betrayed these secrets. But I am going to die now, so I hope to be able to finally tell these things and let God decide all this - may God forgive me. My soul."

After reading the words on the lead plate, Liang En gently took the last lead plate. It turned out that the lead plate contained a detailed latitude and longitude.

After searching on their mobile phones, they discovered that one of the two locations was in an abandoned church near Edinburgh, now a public Masonic lodge, and the other was in the mountains northwest of Falkirk.

"I think there is no need to mention the Masonic Hall. This should be the place where this member took the oath to join the Freemasonry." Fan Meng said while looking at the electronic map displayed on his mobile phone.

"But the other place is a bit interesting. According to him, he discovered a pagan worship ruins in the mountains, and after taking a look, he directly hid the ruins."

"That's right, at least that's what is written here." Liang En nodded and said. "Considering that the other party wrote these things for inner peace before his death, these records are most likely to be true."

"Then what should we do next, Liang Zi?" At this time, Fan Meng changed his name to Liang En and asked everyone about their next move as a friend.

"We have found what we were looking for when we came here, so what should we do next? Should we return directly to London or continue to follow this address to find the pagan ruins?"

"Needless to say, of course we will continue to search." After thinking for a few seconds, Liang En made his decision.

"After all, this last location is only a few hours' drive away from where we are now. We have already been here, so we might as well visit all the points in this area to avoid having to run again next time."

"It's up to you, then continue." Fan Meng had a happy expression on his face. After all, he not only thought following Liang En would have a better future for his friend, but more importantly, he could have an unusual life.

For him, he has been living a standard life working in his family's restaurant. It will also outperform most people. If you didn't have a yearning for an adventurous life in your heart, you wouldn't have chosen this path.

Soon, the two men returned to Dundee along the same route. Considering that time was not particularly urgent, the two simply chose to stay in Dundee for one night with the things they had just found, and then set off in a rented car early the next morning.

The straight-line distance of this journey was only about 100km, but because there was a huge bend in the Forth River on the road, they had to make a big circle to avoid that bend.

The average temperature in Scotland in February is generally in the single digits. Fortunately, the plants on both sides of the road are gradually recovering, so at least it is guaranteed to be green to the eye.

But because the temperature outside was too cold, both Liang En and Fan Meng closed the car windows tightly and had no intention of breathing in the fresh outdoor air.

"We're finally here. Let's have something to eat first." After parking the car in a parking lot closest to the intended destination, Liang En got out of the car and found that there were complete service facilities around it.

This is very normal in China, because China's population is enough to support the operation of these facilities, but in the UK, especially in sparsely populated places like Scotland, many parking lots are just empty spaces with the most basic facilities. That’s all.

Fortunately, a sign not far away explained his inner doubts, because the sign indicated that these facilities belonged to the Antonine Great Wall, a tourist attraction.

"Travel attraction?" Liang En raised his eyebrows. After all, when he was looking for a parking lot, he simply considered it to be closer to his target location, so he didn't see what the parking lot was for.

But this is not a bad thing for Liang En. Compared with the previous decision to buy something to eat, going to these restaurants to have a hot meal is naturally a better choice now.