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When everything was ready, Nick and another company employee went down to the bottom of the pit and began to clean the soil covering the granite bars.

Ye Tian and the others, wearing full protective suits, stood on the edge of the pit, watching the cleaning operations underway at the bottom of the pit.

After a while, the floating soil on the granite rocks was almost completely cleaned up.

At the same time, Nick and the others also made new discoveries.

"Stephen, there are some words engraved on these granite stones. It looks like some ancient Greek words. I just don't know what they mean."

Nick said excitedly.

Everyone was very excited when they heard about the new discovery, and their eyes lit up.

"You take pictures of those ancient Greek texts and send them to the ground, and we will analyze them."

Ye Tian said towards the bottom of the pit.

"Okay, Steven"

Nick responded and immediately took action.

A moment later, the ancient Greek text carved on those granite stones appeared on the screen of the iPad in Ye Tian's hand.

Professor Paul and the others immediately gathered around and started deciphering on the spot.

After a while, the contents recorded in ancient Greek were deciphered.

"Gentlemen, what is recorded on these granite stones is exactly the time and reason why the ancient Roman Senate was established on the ground, and it is also the time when this underground space was built.

The Senate House and underground chamber were built around AD 60, when the tyrant Nero was in power, less than twenty years after the Roman Empire conquered Mauritania.

At that time, Morocco was part of Mauritania and was conquered by the Romans. The Roman Empire established the province of Mauritania here to rule this area."

Professor Paul introduced the meaning of those ancient Greek words.

After listening to the introduction, Ye Tian pondered for a moment and then said:

"I think I know why the ancient Romans built such a secret space deep underground in the Senate. This may have something to do with the tyrant Nero."

Before he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at him.

"Steven, tell me your thoughts and judgments. Everyone wants to hear them."

Professor Kane said curiously.

The others also nodded, their eyes full of curiosity.

Ye Tian nodded and then continued:

"During the reign of the tyrant Nero, the relationship between Nero and the Senate was very bad. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were life-and-death enemies. Nero killed many senators, and was finally forced to death by the Senate.

At that time, the ancient Roman senators were in danger and might be killed by Nero at any time, so everyone built secret rooms for hiding in their homes and various secret escape routes in case of emergency.

Since the Senate was built during Nero's reign, it was only natural to build an underground treasure room and a secret escape tunnel. After Nero committed suicide, the place gradually lost its usefulness.

It can be inferred that these ancient Roman treasures hidden deep underground may be the property of the senators in the Senate. They obviously know that the most dangerous places are often the safest.

We do not even rule out the possibility that those ancient Roman senators died under Nero’s butcher knife, and the treasures hidden deep underground have been completely silent since then.”

Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation of exclamation on the scene.

"Wow! In this case, this ancient Roman treasure should be called the Senate Treasure. It seems more appropriate!"

"The possibility of this is indeed very high. Nero was a man who exacted exorbitant taxes. At that time, it was common for the Romans to dig cellars, and they wanted to bury every silver coin deep underground."

Everyone was talking about it and became more excited.

The excavation operation at the bottom of the pit is still continuing.

After about half an hour, both ends of the five granite bars had been dug out.

The two ends of those granite strips were each buried about thirty meters centimeters into the soil, completely blocking the entrance to the secret passage below.

After Nick and the others finished cleaning up the floating soil, Ye Tian let them rest for a while.

About ten minutes later, the next step of the work began.

That is, lift those granite strips to the ground one by one!

This is a boring and arduous task. The granite bars each weigh several hundred kilograms. It is not an easy task to lift them out with a combination winch.

Fortunately, everything went very smoothly and there were no accidents!

After more than half an hour, the granite bars were lifted to the ground one by one, and then moved to the open space next to them.

Under those granite strips, there is a square granite slab.

In order to successfully pry up this granite slab, and for safety reasons, Ye Tian had no choice but to do it himself.

He used the safety rope to descend to the bottom of the pit, replacing the two men who had been working at the bottom of the pit.

After standing at the bottom of the pit, he pretended to carefully check the situation around the granite slab to make sure there was no danger.

Fortunately, there are no traps here and it looks very safe.

Then, he picked up a crowbar, inserted the thinner end of the crowbar under the stone slab, and then slowly exerted force, trying to pry open the heavy granite slab.

At first, the stone slab was motionless, as if it had grown at the bottom of the pit. It seemed impossible to shake it!

But as Ye Tian continued to increase his strength, the granite finally became loose.

Immediately afterwards, the unusually heavy granite slab was pried open to create a gap, and then was pried to the side.

The moment the stone slab was pried up, a piece of filthy air suddenly overflowed from under the stone slab, rushing straight towards Ye Tian, ​​and then rushed to the ground.

Fortunately, Ye Tian was wearing a full set of protective equipment, and so were the others, so he didn't suffer much damage.

After the dirty air rushed to the ground, it quickly dissipated in the air. It was quickly neutralized by the fresh air from the outside, and then lost its threat.

The exploration team members who did not wear protective clothing, as well as some Moroccan government officials, experts and scholars, all wore masks and stood far upwind, so they were naturally safe.

Except for the large amounts of dirty air that continued to be sprayed out, no traps were triggered under the stone slab.

There may be traps here, but because of the age and the Lisbon earthquake, these traps may have long since failed and there is no threat.

Maybe there are no traps here at all, just an ordinary secret passage and treasure room.

Even so, Ye Tian was still very cautious.

He pried the granite slab aside bit by bit, pausing every five or six centimeters.

He would not continue to use force to pry the granite slab until he was sure it was safe.

And he always stayed on this side of the stone for safety.

In this way, even if there are crossbow arrows and javelins shooting out from under the stone slab, they will not hurt him.

Those guys standing on the edge of the pit above were even more likely to be injured than him and were more dangerous than him.

After a while, the granite slab was pried open about half a meter.

A dark, downward-sloping hole immediately appeared at the bottom of the pit, leading deep underground.

But Ye Tian didn't stop. He held the edge of the stone slab with both hands and pushed the stone slab to one side.

He didn't stop until the granite slab was opened about eighty centimeters, and then looked at the dark hole under the slab.

Professor Paul and the others, who had previously hid aside for safety, immediately returned to the edge of the pit and looked towards the bottom of the pit.

When everyone saw the dark cave entrance at the bottom of the pit and the stairs sloping downward in the cave entrance, they all cheered excitedly.

"I didn't expect that there is actually an underground secret passage here. It's incredible."

"I wonder where this secret passage leads. Will it lead to an ancient Roman treasure not far away? I hope the interior of the secret passage is intact and has not collapsed!"

Everyone was talking excitedly, and everyone's eyes were shining.

While cheering, the Moroccans, including Yahya, secretly regretted it.

Why didn't our country discover this secret passage earlier? In that case, half of this ancient Roman treasure would not have been looted by this guy Steven.

Before the cheers could end, Ye Tian's voice came up from the bottom of the pit.

"Where does this ancient secret passage lead to? What secrets are hidden deep in the secret passage? I believe the answers to these questions will be revealed soon."

After saying that, he ordered his employees to pull him up to the ground.

When he returned to the ground, two company employees went down to the bottom of the pit and began to prepare for the next exploration operation.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful ventilation fan was hoisted to the bottom of the pit.

The powerful ventilation fan was placed directly at the entrance of the secret passage and began to quickly replace the dirty air in the secret passage, especially the possible poison gas and methane gas.

During this period, Ye Tian and the others who were staying at the edge of the pit stepped aside and discussed the follow-up exploration actions.

"Steven, can we send someone to explore this secret passage later, follow this secret passage to the ancient Roman treasure, and dig and clean up that treasure?"

Morocco's Minister of Culture asked eagerly, obviously impatient.

Ye Tian did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"Mr. Minister, when we were digging the entrance to this secret passage just now, we discovered that the formation here is severely distorted, which should have been caused by the Lisbon earthquake in the 18th century.

In view of this and for safety reasons, I do not agree with sending people into this ancient secret passage for exploration at the first time. Instead, we should use a small drone to fly in for preliminary exploration.

If there is no landslide in this secret passage, the walls and floor of the secret passage are intact, and there is no distortion, then you can consider sending people into this secret passage to explore.

If there is a landslide or other safety hazard in the secret passage, then no one can be sent in. The safest way is to dig from top to bottom, which will just take a little more time."

After hearing this, several Moroccans were silent for a moment.

Obviously, these guys are a little impatient and can't wait to dig up the ancient Roman treasure immediately.

In their eyes, the treasure is the most important, and the safety of the exploration team members is the second priority.

After a moment of silence, the Moroccan Minister of Culture nodded and said:

"Okay, Steven, let's deal with it the way you said. This is indeed safer!"

Ye Tian nodded and said nothing more.

Then, he asked his employees to start preparing small drones and other equipment.

After a while, the dirty air in the underground secret passage was exhausted.

Instead, a large amount of fresh air is injected from the outside.

After lifting a powerful ventilation fan from the bottom of the pit, Ye Tian asked his employees to throw a few fluorescent lighting rods into the depths of the secret passage, and then used a strong searchlight to illuminate the situation inside the cave entrance.

As the light enters, the situation inside the hole is also revealed.

Inside the entrance of this secret underground passage, the walls and steps were covered with moss and a thick layer of dust, making it look very slippery.

About half a meter diagonally below the entrance of the cave, there is a small niche on the wall, in which is placed a simple bronze candlestick.

The bronze candlestick was also covered with dust and covered with a thick layer of moss.

Although I can't see its true appearance, it is definitely rusty.

As for the situation deeper inside the secret passage, it is difficult to see clearly because the secret passage slopes downward.

After visual observation, Ye Tian asked his employees to release a small drone, carrying a small searchlight and an infrared night vision high-definition camera, and flew into this ancient secret passage.

As the small drone entered, the situation inside this ancient secret passage was immediately displayed on the monitoring screen and on the iPad in Ye Tian's hand.

The first thing that appeared in everyone's eyes was a secret passage that sloped downward.

Just like the situation at the entrance of the cave, this secret passage was also full of dust and moss, covering everything.

It is impossible to see whether there are words, patterns or other things engraved on the cave wall, whether there are cracks, etc.

There is also a bronze candlestick in this secret passage, also placed in a small niche.

The metal models previously detected with the pulse metal detector should be these ancient bronze candlesticks.

After the small drone flew about three or four meters, the secret road became much smoother, and there were forks in the road, leading to two directions.

One of the branch roads leads outside the ruins of the Senate and points directly to the Atlantic Ocean.

But this branch of road definitely cannot lead to the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is several kilometers away from here.

Except in AD 60, the coastline was much closer, even within easy reach.

The other direction leads to the central area of ​​the Senate ruins, where the treasures of ancient Rome are hidden.

The secret passage leading to the center of the Senate slopes downward and extends into the darkness.

In addition, where the fork in the road is located, the inner space of the secret passage is relatively spacious, but everything is covered with dust and moss.

In other words, the situation on the cave wall and roof of this secret passage is still unclear.

It is not yet known whether there are cracks in the secret passage.

In addition to the bronze candlestick, there is also a small statue.

Judging from the appearance of him fighting with a trident, he is obviously Poseidon, the god of the sea.

But this statue is also covered with dust and moss, and it is currently impossible to determine its material and artistic value, whether it is a masterpiece by a famous artist, etc.

What is certain is that this is an ancient Roman sculpture and was created around 60 AD.

This alone is enough to determine that this statue of Poseidon is worth a lot of money.

If it is a work by a famous artist, it is a top-notch work of art that is priceless.

Ye Tian carefully checked the picture returned by the small drone, and then gave the direction of exploration.

"Go to the center of the Senate ruins. Let's first explore the ancient Roman treasures hidden deep underground, and then explore other places!"

"Okay, Steven, leave it to us."

The man who controlled the small drone nodded in response, full of confidence and extremely excited.

Then, the small drone flew towards the center of the Senate site, preparing to explore the ancient Roman treasures hidden deep underground.

Deep in the secret passage shrouded in darkness, the small drone slowly flew forward.

Not long after flying forward, a corner appeared in front, and the small drone immediately turned around the corner.

At this moment, a large shadow suddenly appeared in front, blocking the path of the small drone.

"Steven, there is a landslide in the secret passage ahead."

said the employee controlling the small drone.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed!

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