Treasure Hunt all over the World

This is a rectangular square with a small area, but it is very flavorful and full of history. It is also a small museum of Western architecture.

To the east of the square is the main church in Byzantine style with Gothic style, and to the west is the Manuel-style Tomar City Hall.

They are the two most important buildings in this square and the tallest buildings here, respectively the political and religious center of Tomar.

On the north and south sides of the square, there are some two or three-story Renaissance-style buildings, as well as Baroque-style historical buildings, with scattered heights and uneven levels!

All these historical buildings, each of which is very distinctive, has many wonderful stories hidden behind each of them, and they are all valuable antique works of art. It's worth enjoying and savoring.

On the ground floor of these historical buildings on the north and south sides, there are many shops, including cafes, restaurants, bars, luxury stores, shops selling tourist souvenirs, etc. The business of each shop seems to be good.

People coming and going on the square, or sitting at the open-air table of the cafe, enjoying the scenery, chatting and chatting with friends, or going in and out of different shops, choosing the products they like, and so on.

In the center of the square stands a tall statue of a Templar, which appropriately reflects the history and origin of the city of Tomar.

Standing on the square covered with granite slabs, looking towards the city hall, you can see Tomar Castle standing high on the top of a hill at a glance, just behind the city hall.

Like the main church, it is a medieval castle with a Byzantine style and a Gothic style. It is condescending and presses on top of the small city of Tomar, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Tomar Castle is the most important building in the city, and it is also the symbol of the city. This small city was built on the basis of Tomar Castle.

At this time, it was around ten o'clock in the morning, and it was the time when the main church square was bustling with tourists.

The arrival of the joint exploration team immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the square. People looked at this side curiously and excitedly at the same time.

Ye Tian and the others turned a blind eye to these attentions from all directions. They walked into the square talking and laughing, and walked straight to the statue standing in the center of the square.

After a while, they came under the tall statue and began to admire the statue.

This is a tall statue of a Knight Templar,

It has stood on this square for hundreds of years, and statues like this are hardly seen in other parts of Europe.

The reason is simple. Ever since the Knights Templar was disbanded and exterminated as heretics, it has become a taboo. How could anyone erect statues for them? Most of the original ones were smashed!

Only in places like Tomar, a stronghold of the Knights Templar and later the headquarters of the Jesuits in Portugal, would such a statue appear.

This is an old Templar leader, standing straddled on a tall white marble pedestal, staring piously at the main church in front, with his back to the town hall and Tomar Castle on the top of the hill!

He wears the signature robes of the Templars, under which he is bound from head to toe in mail, a knight's helmet, and holds the hilt of a Crusader knight's sword folded on his chest.

This knight's sword should have been very long, with the tip reaching straight to the marble base, but unfortunately, the blade of this knight's sword had already been smashed into pieces and disappeared, leaving only the hilt in the knight's hand!

Behind the Knight Templar stands a huge triangular knight shield, the height from the ground to the elbow, leaning on his back, with the emblem of the Knights Templar, the Maltese cross, engraved on the shield.

In addition, countless traces of knives and axes can be seen on this tall triangular knight shield, telling people the illustrious military exploits of this Templar knight.

Although this Templar is old, he has a tall and straight figure and a resolute face. He still looks high-spirited, like a sharp knight sword, which can be swung again at any time to kill the opponent!

On the base of this statue, the life story of the Knight Templar, the creator of this marble statue, and the year of creation are engraved for people to understand.

However, the information is inscribed in Portuguese, and there is no introduction in English or Chinese.

Except for Barbosa and the Portuguese, the rest of the people at the scene couldn't understand the introduction, and naturally they couldn't understand the relevant information of this statue.

"Steven, who is this old Templar? Why is his statue standing here? Could this be some Grand Master of the Templar Order?"

Jason asked curiously, asking a series of questions that everyone wanted to know the answer to.

Ye Tian didn't respond immediately, but turned to look at Barbosa who was standing aside.

Logically speaking, as the host, Barbosa should take the initiative to stand up at this time and introduce this statue of the Templar to everyone.

However, this buddy made a gesture of invitation to Ye Tian, ​​meaning to let him explain. Obviously, he has the intention of taking the school exam, and he has malicious intentions!

Ye Tian didn't refuse, he nodded slightly with a smile, and then began to introduce the Templar statue.

"The statue of the Knights Templar in front of us is not carved by a certain head of the Knights Templar, but the status of this Knight Templar is no less than that of the most famous Knights Templar. figure.

The name of this Templar is Guardim Pais. He is one of the earliest members of the Knights Templar, the founder of the Portuguese branch of the Knights Templar, and the most important Templar in Portuguese history.

Even in the entire history of the Knights Templar, Guardim Pais is one of the most important knights. Even though he has never been the head of the order and is not known for being brave and good at fighting, it does not hinder his career. historical status.

Guardim Pais stayed in the holy land of Jerusalem for five years, and he knew all kinds of mysterious and esoteric knowledge of the Knights Templar. He could be called a scholar-type Templar. status is very high.

After the Knights Templar helped Alfonso I capture Lisbon, in order to keep the Knights Templar, Alfonso I allowed the Knights Templar to set up a Portuguese branch, and granted Tomar to the Knights Templar as a territory.

Guardim Pais is one of the founders of the Portuguese branch of the Knights Templar. Not only that, he is also the founder of the city of Tomar. In this city, his legacy can be seen everywhere. trace.

In the process of building Tomar, Guardim Pais put into practice all the knowledge he had learned in the holy land of Jerusalem, and built Tomar into a small Jerusalem. The size of the hand is so large that it can be called a miracle! "

Hearing this, everyone at the scene had a deeper understanding of this famous Templar Knight more than 800 years ago.

Admiration flashed across the eyes of the Portuguese in Barbosa, even though they didn't like Ye Tian very much! But he had to secretly give him a thumbs up!

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"According to legend, Guardim not only mastered a lot of mysterious and esoteric knowledge of the Knights Templar, but also has a lot of research on some supernatural knowledge, and he has always been shrouded in a layer of mystery.

Regarding this point, we can see one or two of some important buildings in Tomar. In the next exploration operation, we will keep talking with this twelfth-century Templar across time and space!

If it is said that the treasure of the Knights Templar is hidden in Tomar, it must have something to do with Guardim Pais, although the era when he built Tomar was more than a hundred years earlier than the era when the Knights Templar died.

Because of Guardim Pais' academic background and his research on occultism, if the Knights Templar really want to hide some sacred objects, such as the Holy Grail, the best person to carry out the task is him,

If we are going to explore the treasures of the Knights Templar in Tomar, we will definitely not be able to avoid the Templar Knight Guardim Pais, and it is for this reason that we are here today, which can be regarded as a kind of tribute.”

At the same time as the voice fell, Ye Tian also gave a knight salute to the statue in front of him to show respect!

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There was a warm applause at the scene, resounding through the entire square.

Everyone was applauding Ye Tian's wonderful explanation, and gave the applause to the long-lost Guardim Pais, the wise Templar.

The applause fell quickly, and everyone continued to appreciate the sculpture in front of them, and everyone had a new feeling.

After a while, Barbosa asked again:

"Steven, after admiring the statue of Guardim Pais, where should we go to explore next?"

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