Treasure Hunt all over the World

Passing through the mottled castle gates, an ancient Ethiopian capital suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

In this ancient city, there are six magnificent castles of different sizes, scattered in different places.

These ancient castles are of different sizes, different heights, and built according to the terrain!

Their architectural styles are also different, and their preservation conditions are different. Some are relatively complete, while others are seriously damaged and mottled, and even only one frame remains.

But without exception, these ancient castles built with granite and basalt all give people a shocking feeling!

In particular, Fasil Gabe Castle, which is the closest to the entrance of the scenic spot, is the most well-preserved, and is also the most magnificent, has brought more shock to everyone.

Looking at this majestic castle, everyone can truly feel the glory that the Abyssinian dynasty once had.

In addition to these six ancient castles, there are many ancillary buildings in the Fasilidas castle complex, such as churches, and fragments of walls.

There are not many traces of modern civilization here, and even street lights are rarely seen, and everything remains the same as before.

Here, time seems to have stood still, in Ethiopia's past, in the seventeenth century.

Walking in here, everyone feels like they have just traveled through the tunnel of time and space and walked into the ancient history of Ethiopia, which is very wonderful.

As Mustafa said, there are no other tourists in the Fasilidas Castle group, and it is only open for the tripartite joint exploration team this afternoon, which seems very empty.

Standing at the entrance of the castle group scenic area and looking in, there is no one in sight, only some ancient buildings, and the sense of vicissitudes of history blows over us!

After admiring at the door for a while, everyone walked into the group of ancient castles and began to visit.

The Fasilidas Castle complex is full of green grass, with many luxuriant banyan trees and fig trees, but there are no deliberately planned roads, and everything remains in its original state.

The roads in the castle group are all dirt roads stepped on by the staff and tourists of the scenic spot. They are of different widths, rough and uneven, and have a very primitive style.

The only thing the staff of the scenic spot did was to cut off the weeds on the roads leading to the gates of the castles and sweep away the fallen leaves so that the weeds and fallen leaves would not completely bury the roads.

Walking here, everyone is like walking on the lawn of the park,

It's soft underfoot and feels great with every step.

On the way, the manager of the scenic spot introduced the situation here to everyone.

"Fasilidas Castle Group is the most famous cultural landscape in Gondar. This magnificent castle at the entrance of the scenic spot was built in the 17th century by Emperor Fasilidas of the Abyssinian Dynasty.

After it was completed, this magnificent fortress castle was named Fasil Gabe Castle, because it was built by the "King of Kings" Emperor Fasilidas, so it was also known as Fasilidas Castle.

The rest of the castles in the castle group were built by the descendants of Emperor Fasilidas. They were built in different years and have their own architectural styles. The same is true for the auxiliary buildings in the castle group!

These ancillary buildings include palaces, monasteries, churches, libraries, stables, lion taming houses, etc. Unfortunately, many buildings were bombed many times during World War II and were severely damaged,..."

While speaking, everyone had come to the front of Fasil Gabe Castle and stopped here.

This majestic castle is the closest to the entrance of the scenic spot, so it is naturally the first destination for everyone to visit.

"Gentlemen, this is the famous Fasil Gabe Castle, which for a long time was the residence of the Emperor of Ethiopia and the most magnificent castle in Ethiopia.

Standing on the top floor of Fasil Gabe Castle, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the entire Gondar, and you can also see the rippling Nata Lake dozens of kilometers away, as well as the monastery on the island in the middle of the lake,..."

The manager of the scenic spot introduced this ancient castle with pride in his words and expressions.

At the same time as he was introducing, Ye Tian and the others all raised their heads, admiring the ancient castle.

Due to the long history, under the tempering of time and wind and rain, this magnificent castle has been mottled, and there are countless damaged places, giving people a feeling of weathering.

The steps into the castle and the walls on both sides are covered with green moss, which looks quite slippery.

Compared with many castles that you have seen and explored before, this ancient castle is very special.

It embodies the traditional Ethiopian architectural craftsmanship in many ways, but the jagged lace, arrow stacks, and domed turrets on the front of the castle are the architectural style of temples in the Arabian Peninsula or in India.

At the same time, the oval doors and windows, magnificent decorations and carvings in the castle reveal the characteristics of Baroque architecture, which is obviously the influence of the Portuguese.

From these aspects, it can be seen that this ancient and magnificent castle not only embodies the tradition of the Abyssinian Kingdom, but also reflects the perfect fusion with modern Arabian and Indian, as well as Baroque art and architectural styles.

Standing at the gate of the castle and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian smiled and said:

"It really lives up to its reputation! Fasil Gabe Castle is indeed magnificent and shocking. From this magnificent castle, it can be seen that Ethiopia has a very splendid ancient civilization and history.

I am very interested in the interior of this ancient castle, and I really want to go in and take a look to see how it is different from those European castles I have visited before. Maybe there will be surprise discoveries! "

Everyone at the scene nodded, and everyone was also full of anticipation.

Mustafa scanned the scene, then smiled and said:

"In this case, let's go in and visit this ancient castle"

With that said, he made a gesture of please.

Ye Tian nodded, then stepped out, stepped on the slippery steps, picked up the steps, and walked towards the castle gate above the steps!

The others followed closely and walked up the ancient ladder one after another.

In front of the main entrance of Fasil Gaby Castle, there is a staircase with a forty-five-degree angle, consisting of dozens of granite steps, leading directly to the second floor of the castle.

Over the past few hundred years, these granite steps have been trampled so smooth that they are like mirrors.

Not only that, many steps have been damaged, and even only a short section remains.

On both sides of the stairs, there is a half-person-high, unusually wide and thick parapet, sandwiching the stairs in the middle.

In the middle of the stairs, there is a Baroque-style oval arch.

Below the arch is a small platform that divides the staircase into upper and lower parts.

At this time, the rainy season in Ethiopia has not yet completely ended, and the steps, the parapet walls on both sides, and the arch in the middle are covered with green moss, which looks relatively slippery!

Everyone who walked up the stairs was not fast, and they all took care to avoid any accidents!

Fortunately nothing happened!

After a while, Ye Tian had arrived at the top of the stairs and in front of the gate of Fasil Gaby Castle.

In front of him is an old and mottled red door, open this door and enter, it is the ancient royal palace of Ethiopia.

At the top of the stairs, Ye Tian first looked at the gate, then turned around and looked at the group of ancient castles.

Just as he turned around, other members of the tripartite joint exploration team and some security personnel entered the Fasilidas castle group one after another.

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The Abyssinian dynasty has long since vanished, and the castle of Fasil Gabe has lost its splendor.

Almost everything in this ancient castle has been emptied.

There are only some simple solid wooden tables and chairs left in the castle, an empty body, simple and desolate, without a trace of popularity!

Like many old castles I have been to before, the light in this old castle is also very dim, and many places do not see sunlight all year round, making it somewhat gloomy.

In addition, it is the end of the rainy season, and the air humidity is very high.

The walls inside the castle are covered with moss, patches of green, giving people a more eerie feeling. It is perfect for shooting ghost movies and horror movies, and it can start right away without even setting the scene!

Only those rooms and places whose roofs were blown down by the Allied forces during World War II and can see the sky can feel some yang energy and bring people a better feeling.

While visiting this ancient castle, everyone is also exploring simultaneously.

Look at the ground, walls, roof, etc., to see if you can spot something.

From time to time, Ye Tian would tap on the walls and the ground to listen to the feedback and see if there was a hidden secret space.

Like many ancient castles, there are also many ancient characters and patterns engraved on the walls, floors, and ceilings of this ancient castle.

These texts are mainly in Amharic of Ethiopia, and there are also some Italian, Arabic, English, and Portuguese.

Of course, there are also many traces left by tourists from all over the world.

For example, so-and-so came here for a visit, and I love so-and-so and so on.

Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia. It is a branch of Semitic languages. It has a very long history and can be traced back to around the fourth century AD. It is one of the oldest languages ​​in the world today.

As for Italian and Arabic, English, Portuguese, etc., are all foreign languages.

They are here for different reasons.

Starting from the seventeenth century when Fasil Gabe Castle was built, Ethiopia has suffered several invasions in the past few hundred years, and has also been colonized by other countries.

This includes Britain and Italy, Portugal, and Ottoman Turkey, all of whom have left their traces in this ancient castle.

Especially the Italians, who colonized Ethiopia twice.

During World War II, the Fasilidas Castle complex was used as the headquarters of the Italian invading army.

Because of this, this ancient castle group was bombed by the Allied forces and suffered serious damage.

The Italians not only occupied this ancient castle group, but also left many traces on the walls of the castle to prove that they had been there.

During the visit, Ye Tian discovered a lot.

It's a pity that he doesn't understand Italian, Amharic, Portuguese, Arabic, etc. He can only understand the English engraved on the wall.

In addition to words, there are many patterns engraved on the walls and ceilings of the castle.

The patterns carved on the walls come from different sources.

Among them are the ancient murals carved at the beginning of construction, as well as many graffiti of later generations, as well as some unknown patterns and symbols.

The murals carved on the ceiling are basically religious themes, most of which are derived from stories from the Bible.

Unlike those religious-themed murals in Europe, many of the characters appearing in these murals are black.

For example, black angels, etc., which can be regarded as Ethiopian characteristics.

Fortunately, Jesus was still white, otherwise Christians in the Western world would have quit!

This is a banquet hall located in the royal palace on the second floor of Fasil Gabi Castle, and it is also empty, with nothing in it.

At this time, Ye Tianzheng was standing in front of the wall on the north side of the banquet hall, admiring and studying the words and patterns carved on the wall.

A script expert who was born in Beta Israel explained to him the Amharic words inscribed on the walls.

"Steven, what these texts say is the story of Emperor Fasilidas defeating the invading Portuguese army after he established his capital in Gondar. The mural next to it also reflects this historical story..."

Listening to this interpretation, Ye Tian just nodded with a smile and didn't say much.

After the Israeli philologist finished his introduction, he carefully observed the characters and patterns, as well as the wall, thinking deeply.

After a while, he suddenly turned his head to look at Mustafa behind him, and asked with a smile:

"Mustafa, if we find other treasures in the Farsilidas Castle Group, can you really keep your promise and share this treasure equally with our Brave and Fearless Exploration Company?"

Hearing this, the eyes of everyone on the scene lit up, shining straight.

Without exception, everyone looked at the wall beside him at the same time, wishing they could see through the wall right away!

Everyone agreed that he must have discovered something? That's why I asked this question!

Mustafa and the rest of the Ethiopians did the same, staring at the wall with bright eyes, trying to see something.

Even the manager of the scenic spot, who is very familiar with this place, looked at the wall with doubts and excitement, looking at the words and patterns carved on the wall.

It's a pity that this ancient, moss-covered wall is still the same!

On this wall, everyone didn't find anything, and they didn't see anything special!

Mustafa did not respond immediately, but took a quick glance at the wall.

After confirming that he hadn't found anything, he fell into deep thought again.

After a long time, he said:

"Steven, please rest assured that Ethiopia is a trustworthy country and government, we will abide by our commitments and respect the relevant agreements signed between us.

If you really find something in the Fasilidas castle complex, as long as it is not Solomon's treasure, except for the immovable architectural relics, we can share the rest of the treasure equally!

Why are you asking this question? Was there something found in Fasil Gabe Castle? If there is any surprising discovery, you can tell it, let's explore together! "

Ye Tian shook his head and said with a smile:

"Everyone may have misunderstood. I also asked this question because I suddenly thought of it. That's good. Mustafa's answer made me feel much more at ease, so I wouldn't be too nervous.

Whether there are hidden treasures hidden in the Fasilidas castle group, no one knows. Only by exploring here carefully can we know the answer to this question.

The time is almost up. Many members of the tripartite joint exploration team have entered the castle complex, and they are probably ready. It is time for them to take action and explore.

While they are exploring the Fasilidas Castle Group, we can continue to visit, appreciate and study these words and patterns carved on the walls and ceilings, without delay! "

Everyone at the scene nodded, but they were a little skeptical.

Especially those Ethiopians, once again glanced at the wall ahead.

Unfortunately, they still found nothing!

After a short pause, Mustafa nodded and said:

"Okay, Steven, Joshua, you can let the members of the three-party joint exploration team take action, explore this ancient castle group, and see if you can find something!

During the exploration process, you must be careful, try not to destroy anything here, every thing here, every brick and tile, has a special meaning! "

"Don't worry, Mustafa, everyone under my command has very rich experience in exploring treasures and archeology, and they know how to protect this ancient historical site!"

Ye Tian nodded and said, full of confidence.

Hearing this, those Ethiopians could only nod their heads,

Afterwards, Ye Tian picked up the walkie-talkie and began to notify his subordinates to take action!