Chapter 2863

This is the most famous monastery in the Western world and one of the oldest monasteries. It is located at the foot of Mount Sinai. Because of its long history, it looks simple and vicissitudes.

It is said that at the foot of Mount Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery is actually 1,570 meters above sea level, and it is backed by Mount Sinai, which is regarded as the holy mountain by the three major religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

When the tripartite joint exploration team arrived at the St. Catherine's Monastery, the sky had gradually brightened, and a touch of fish belly appeared in the east. This ancient monastery and the Mount Sinai behind it were bathed in a morning light.

When the joint exploration convoy drove along the highway, Ye Tian saw this ancient Byzantine-style monastery from a long distance away, and also saw many believers and tourists who set off from the monastery to climb Mount Sinai.

Along the St. Catherine's Monastery up to the top of Mount Sinai, many believers and tourists from all over the world are lining up to climb this holy mountain of the three religions.

Due to the different climbing routes taken by people and the headlamps worn on top of each person's head, two long dragons radiating dazzling light appeared on this holy mountain of the Three Religions, winding and twisting, extending from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

In the larger and more tortuous light dragon, there seemed to be waves of melodious camel bells, which were pleasant to the ear.

Some people who come to Mount Sinai to travel, want to climb to the top of Mount Sinai to watch the spectacular sunrise, but don’t want to work hard to climb up, they can rent camels to carry them up the mountain!

Because of this, this mountain road is also known as the "Camel Trail", which is the route most tourists choose when climbing the mountain. The sound of camel bells comes from this mountain road.

As for those devout believers, they don't bother with this opportunistic climbing method. They often choose a route called "the ladder of repentance" to hone their physique and will.

The "Stairway of Repentance" was created by a monk in the past for atonement. There are a total of 3,750 steps, all of which are carved out of the stone wall, which is relatively steep.

While speaking, the tripartite joint exploration convoy had arrived in front of St. Catherine's Monastery and stopped one after another.

At this time, at the gate of this famous monastery, there were several clergymen in Orthodox costumes and two senior officials from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.

Since its establishment in the sixth century AD, St. Catherine's Monastery has been one of the most important monastic centers of the Orthodox Church, and its status has never changed. Those who practice here are naturally Orthodox priests.

As for the senior officials of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, they came for the tripartite joint exploration team, for the legendary Solomon's treasure and the Ark of the Covenant.

except them,

There are also some believers and tourists who came to Mount Sinai for pilgrimage!

These people were preparing to climb Mount Sinai when they saw the arrival of the tripartite joint exploration convoy, so they stopped!

Looking at this joint exploration convoy, everyone at the scene was full of curiosity and excitement, including the priests of St. Catherine's Monastery!

When the convoy stopped, a large number of armed security personnel got out of the car first, and quickly dispersed to be on guard.

After confirming the safety of the scene, Ye Tian and the Bishop of Kent got out of the car one after another and landed on the square in front of the ancient monastery.

The first time he got off the car, Ye Tian quickly scanned the surrounding situation, and then looked at the ancient monastery not far ahead, as well as the priests and Egyptian officials.

It is not so much a monastery as it is a strong castle.

This famous monastery is surrounded by a city wall. The city wall is extremely thick and tall. It is all made of large pieces of granite. Although it is mottled, it is very strong!

There are many arrow buttresses and many square shooting holes on the walls of the monastery. There are also towering towers and bell towers inside the monastery, which can be used to look down at the outside situation for defense and attack.

In fact, in the sixth century AD, when Emperor Justinian ordered the construction of this monastery, the purpose was to protect the monks practicing on Mount Sinai!

Over the past thousand years, this monastery has been successively occupied by ancient Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottoman Empire, Napoleon and other forces, but it has always stood at the foot of Mount Sinai and has not been destroyed!

Of course, the reason why St. Catherine can stand up to now and be preserved intact is mainly because it is located in Mount Sinai, a holy place of the three religions, and it is unanimously protected by all forces.

In just a moment, Ye Tian had already scanned the outside of the monastery, and had a general understanding of its external situation.

As for the situation inside the monastery, only by entering this monastery can we understand something!

In addition, Ye Tian also quickly scanned the surrounding situation, especially those rocks and trees in the shadows, the hillsides in the distance, etc., in case someone was ambushing in those places!

Fortunately, he didn't find any danger, and the scene was very safe!

While speaking, the Bishop of Kent, Joshua, and the Deputy Minister of Culture of Egypt came over and joined Ye Tian and David.

Afterwards, everyone walked to the gate of St. Catherine's Monastery.

At the same time, the Orthodox priests and Egyptian officials who were waiting at the gate of the monastery also walked down the steps and greeted them.

When the two sides met, it was naturally a polite greeting, and they introduced each other to each other.

Next, the two sides got to the point.

Joshua came forward and introduced the purpose of the tripartite joint exploration team to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery, and thanked the Egyptian government and the monastery for their cooperation.

Although the purpose of the tripartite joint exploration team was known for a long time, when Joshua said that the tripartite joint exploration team was here to find the legendary treasure of Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant, several priests and several Egyptian officials of St. Catherine Monastery , both eyes are bright, shining straight!

After Joshua finished his introduction, an Orthodox priest continued to say:

"Gentlemen, according to the agreement we reached with the Israeli government and relevant people of Judaism, you can enter St. Catherine's Monastery to start exploration operations, but only for half a day!

Some areas around St. Catherine's Monastery are also included. I don't know where you plan to start, is it from the outside of the monastery, or inside the monastery? I can take you there!

Another point is that St. Catherine's Monastery is a place of practice, and outsiders are not allowed to enter some places. There are many very precious antiques and artworks, as well as ancient books and documents.

In view of this, when you are exploring, people from St. Catherine's Monastery must be present to conduct on-site supervision, and representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture must also be present to achieve fairness and transparency.

St. Catherine's Monastery has never been affected by war since it was first built for more than a thousand years. This is a peaceful place where the three major religions coexist peacefully. You cannot enter with guns! "

Hearing this, Joshua and Bishop of Kent all turned their heads to look at Ye Tian, ​​waiting for his decision. He is the leader of the tripartite joint exploration operation.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Tian immediately nodded with a smile and said:

"No problem, Father Harris, we can accept what you said, including the on-site supervision of Brother St. Catherine and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture officials, and the prohibition of bringing guns and ammunition into the monastery.

We will never rush into the forbidden places inside the monastery that outsiders cannot enter. We are very clear about the historical and cultural value of this monastery, as well as its transcendent status in the religious world.

For the many ancient buildings in this monastery, even every plant, tree, brick and tile! We will do our best to protect them and will never destroy them. Regarding this, you can rest assured!

At this time, everyone can see the situation outside the monastery. There are still many believers and tourists climbing Mount Sinai. The outside situation is chaotic, so I decided to start exploring from the inside of the monastery first!

There is one more point to explain. When King Solomon's ring and Holy Grail were discovered in Tomar, Portugal, the small white translucent cobra guarding those two holy objects is on me at this moment.

May I ask, Father Harris, if I can take this little cobra into St. Catherine's Abbey? In order to avoid misunderstanding, after all, some people say that it is the incarnation of Lucifer or Raphael.

If you don't allow this little guy to enter St. Catherine's Monastery, I can leave it outside. If you allow it to enter the monastery, then I will take it. It will not actively hurt people! "

While saying these words, Ye Tian slightly shook his left hand and whistled.

The next moment, the little white elf came out from his left cuff, wrapped it around his wrist, raised his small triangular head, and looked at him affectionately!

As for the other people on the scene, they were ignored by this little guy gorgeously, as if they had never seen them!

The moment he saw this little guy, there was an exclamation at the scene.

"My God! Lucifer, it really is the legendary white translucent cobra!"

"Wow! What a terrifying guy!"

Amidst the exclamation, all the Egyptians on the scene took half a step back, everyone's eyes were full of horror, and they were on high alert.

Compared with them, Joshua, Bishop of Kent, David and others were much calmer. They had seen this scary little guy many times before and knew that it would not actively attack people!

Looking at the several priests of St. Catherine's Monastery, their eyes were shining brightly, and they were extremely excited. Their eyes were fixed on the little white elf, and their eyes were even a little crazy!

It's no wonder that they are a group of extremely pious monks, and the white elves have been guarding the Holy Grail for a long time. They are veritable guardians of the Holy Grail, and they can be said to have their own holy light!

When they saw such a holy grail guardian with holy light, it couldn't be more normal to behave like this!

"Of course no problem, Mr. Steven. This little white cobra is the incarnation of an archangel and has been guarding the Holy Grail. It's too late for us to welcome you. How can you refuse? Of course it can enter St. Catherine's Monastery!"

Father Harris said excitedly, but his eyes were fixed on the white elf coiled around Ye Tian's wrist!

At this time, he wished he could directly replace Ye Tian, ​​personally welcome this white cobra incarnate into St. Catherine's Monastery, and enshrine it!