Treasure Hunt all over the World

"Sure enough, as in the legend, there are many mysterious symbols left by the Knights Templar, but unfortunately, no one can decipher the connotation of these mysterious symbols now!"

Ye Tian said in a slightly regretful tone, his eyes fixed on the many mysterious symbols engraved on the wall in front of him.

Next to him stood David and the Bishop of Kent, Martinez, the curator of the Louvre Museum, the Archbishop of Lyon, and another French man in his sixties.

At this time, the few of them were on the tower of a medieval castle, admiring the series of mysterious symbols left by the Knights Templar on the wall of the tower!

This ancient medieval Gothic castle is the Argegney Castle located in the fiefdom of the Earl of Beauge in Lantay, Rhône, France. The joint exploration team is the main exploration target of this trip to France.

The tower they were in was the tallest Gothic tower in the Alzhni Castle, the Alcimi Tower.

Then there is no need to ask, the 60-year-old French man standing next to Martinez is obviously the contemporary Count of Beauge, the nephew of Jacques de Molay, the last head of the Knights Templar, and the descendant of the Count of Beauge. .

And coincidentally, this contemporary Earl of Beauge is also named Jacques.

For their family, this may be a very meaningful and great name, so it has been passed down from generation to generation, and each generation has several men named Jacques.

Let's not talk about what's going on in Argeny Castle, let's go back to yesterday and see what Ye Tian and the others did in the city of Lyon yesterday.

It's actually very simple. Ye Tian, ​​David and the others spent the whole time in the Lyon Museum of Art from ten o'clock in the morning until six o'clock in the afternoon yesterday, admiring the many top artworks displayed in that famous museum.

Even their lunch was settled at the fast food restaurant in the rest area of ​​the museum, and they were not willing to leave the Lyon Museum of Art to eat outside, it was a waste of time.

The reason why they are like this, of course, is because of the top artworks displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon.

The Lyon Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest museums in Europe today and an important museum in France second only to the Louvre. It is affectionately called the "Little Louvre"!

The museum was formerly a monastery with a huge area of ​​15,000 square meters. Its history can be traced back to the eighth century AD and has a long history of more than one thousand years.

In history,

This monastery is famous, it is directly under the leadership of the Pope, not under the orders of the King of France and the Archbishop of Lyon, and all the managers of the monastery come from the local aristocratic families in Lyon.

These include the family of the Dukes of Forey, the Beauges, the Dukes of Savoy and more.

Over time, the religious power represented by this monastery and the imperial power represented by the king have been in friction and conflicts, and the rivalry behind the two has continued to evolve with large and small political disputes.

In the sixteenth century, under the strong suppression of the then French King Louis XII, the monastery began to decline and gradually lost its momentum!

Another three hundred years passed, and in the nineteenth century, with the strong support of the local elite in Lyon, the monastery was transformed into the Lyon Art Museum!

After several expansions, it finally grew into a museum with a large collection of paintings and sculptures by famous masters, showing European cultural treasures to tourists from all over the world.

In this famous art gallery, there are collections of excellent sculptures and paintings from all over Europe in various eras, the most elite of which are the European art collections from the nineteenth century to the twentieth century.

There are well-known representative works of Impressionism such as Monet's "Algenta Snow Landscape" and Renoir's "Portrait of a Young Woman", as well as outstanding works of Post-Impressionist masters Cézanne and Gauguin.

In addition, many outstanding paintings by famous art masters such as Picasso, Degas, Pissarro, Francis Bacon, etc. are displayed here, each of which is a priceless top-level artwork.

In the many exquisite courtyards of the art museum, there are various sculptures from the ancient Greek and Roman periods to modern times, famous sculptors Rodin and Budel, for the people who come to visit to appreciate!

Such a palace of art naturally made Ye Tian linger and was reluctant to leave.

While admiring the many top artworks displayed in the Lyon Museum of Art, Ye Tian did not miss this excellent opportunity to absorb spiritual energy and improve his own strength.

By secretly absorbing spiritual energy, he once again increased his strength a lot and became even stronger.

By the time he left the Lyon Museum of Art at 6:00 p.m., the distance between his eyes to see the light of antique artworks was close to 180 meters, and his perspective ability had also increased a lot.

As for his own strength, speed, reaction, and agility, they have all been greatly improved.

In fact, these abilities of his have already surpassed the limits of human beings in the general sense, and there is no need to do any more tests!

It was already dusk when the group of them came out of the Lyon Museum of Art.

Next, they went to enjoy a dinner with local characteristics of Lyon, and then strolled on the ancient streets of Old Lyon, enjoying the night view of Old Lyon.

They didn't return to the hotel until around ten thirty in the evening.

It's worth mentioning that during this day, Ye Tian didn't go into any antique shop or gallery in Lyon, nor did he visit any antique art market to raid those places!

His behavior made those Lyon antique dealers and gallery owners who had been worried for a whole day breathe a sigh of relief, somewhat relaxed, and at the same time felt very surprised!

While Ye Tian and the others were visiting and admiring the top art works displayed in the Lyon Museum of Art, and lingering, the Bishop of Kent and the others were also busy.

The Bishop of Kent and the others not only negotiated with the French government and the Lyon Municipal Authority, but also negotiated with the Catholic Church in Lyon and the Langtai Municipal Authority, trying to pave the way for the next exploration!

Of course, this also includes the owner of the castle of Argeny, Count Beauge.

I don't know what the Bishop of Kent promised those Frenchmen? What conditions did you agree to the other party's offer? But the result is very good, and the next exploration operation will proceed smoothly without any hindrance.

For Ye Tian, ​​this is enough, he doesn't care about the rest!

One night passed, and a new day came soon.

The joint exploration team set off early in the morning, left Lyon, and rushed to the Castle of Argeny, which is located within the jurisdiction of Lantay City, and launched an operation to explore the treasure of the Knights Templar.

Leaving Lyon with the joint exploration convoy, there are also many heavily armed Lyon policemen, as well as a lot of Frenchmen who call themselves supervisors but actually have their own ulterior motives.

These Frenchmen include the French Minister of Culture and the confidant of the French President, Martinez of the Louvre, the Archbishop of Lyon, a deputy mayor of Lyon and the chief of police, etc.

Without exception, these guys are full of anticipation and excitement, hoping to discover the treasure of the Knights Templar at the Castle of Argeny today and shock the world again!

In that way, the city of Lyon is bound to be in the limelight, attracting countless attention, and attracting many tourists from all over the world to visit.

While full of anticipation, the depths of each of their eyes also shone with greedy light, and they couldn't hide it at all.

Once the treasure of the Knights Templar appears, the real show will be staged immediately. Ye Tian knows this better than anyone else!

As for those who followed all the way from Rome and coveted the treasures of the Knights Templar, such as the Priory of the Sacrificial Mountain, the Portuguese Jesuits, the Italian Mafia and so on.

In addition, the local gangsters in Lyon, professional treasure hunters, and lively idlers, etc., all drove behind the joint exploration convoy and rushed to Langtai City together!

Of course, those media reporters who have a keen sense of smell and fear that the world will not be chaotic are also indispensable, and there are more people than before!

Let's go back to the Alcimi Tower of the Alzhni Castle. After Ye Tian said what he just said, he turned his head to look at the people around him, and looked outside through the ancient windows on the tower.

Compared with the medieval castle in Larnaca, Cyprus, Arjni Castle has an equally long history, but its preservation is much better. The castle walls and various historical buildings inside and outside are all intact.

Around the castle and in the courtyard inside the castle, well-planned French gardens can be seen everywhere, but because it is winter now, it looks a bit bleak.

Looking up, you can see the snow-capped Alps in the distance, the vast forests at the foot of the mountains, dotted villages and towns, colorful rural buildings, jade-belt-like rivers, etc. The scenery is extremely charming.

Looking back from a distance, when you come to the vicinity of the ancient castle, you can see a large number of vehicles of various origins, parked on a road leading to the ancient castle, extending far away.

The people driving and riding those vehicles have all got out of the vehicles at this time. Some are holding binoculars, some are holding cameras with focusing functions, and some are looking at the castle with their naked eyes.

Even though it was more than two hundred meters away, Ye Tian could still feel the endless greed in each of the gazes shot from those guys' eyes!

If the Lyon police hadn't been prepared and set up a cordon about 200 meters away from the gate of the castle to stop all those guys, they might have already rushed to the gate of the castle.

The line of sight continued to return. Cole, Leonardo and the others set up a second line of defense at and around the gate of this medieval castle. Numerous security personnel guarded the place strictly, making it as solid as gold.

Inside the castle, Jason is busy with many employees of the fearless exploration company, making final preparations for the upcoming exploration operation.

In addition to Jason and the others, there were several people from the French Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Lyon in the castle, as well as the management staff, or gardeners, of the Castle of Argeny.

These people just stood in the courtyard of the old castle, watching Jason and the others curiously at their work, and did not participate in it. This was Ye Tian's special request!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had a panoramic view of the situation inside and outside the Alzhni Castle, and he also had a general understanding of the situation here.

At this moment, the voice of the current Count Beauge suddenly came from the side.