Chapter 3000 Taohuayuan Is Still a Jedi
After walking less than 100 meters along the narrow path, everyone encountered the first problem.
This is a newly-appeared trench. The trench is about 20 meters wide and more than 10 meters deep. The interior is very steep and difficult to climb. It directly cuts off the narrow path under your feet.
The Israeli advance team that arrived first was checking the terrain here, trying to find a way to safely cross the trench, enter deeper into the valley, and continue to explore.
It can be seen that their faces are ugly, and the appearance of this trench is obviously beyond their expectations.
At this point, Ye Tian raised his hand and made a stop gesture, telling the joint exploration team behind him to stop and stand by, and he took Mathis to check the situation.
When they came to Haogou, an Israeli explorer immediately introduced the situation.
"Steven, when we sent people here to check the terrain more than two months ago, there was no such trench. It obviously just appeared. It was either caused by rain erosion or collapsed."
Ye Tian looked at the terrain here, then looked at the depths of the trench and the situation on the opposite side, then smiled and said:
"Now it is useless to say when this trench was formed. What we should think about is how to get through the trench safely and continue to advance into the valley."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded, and an Israeli explorer said:
"Steven, leave this matter to us, it will be done soon"
Ye Tian nodded, then pointed to the opposite side of the ditch, and put forward his own opinion.
"Our goal is to pass here smoothly, so come as quickly as possible! I suggest using a zipline, and you use a drone to fly to Haogou with a climbing rope.
Then go around behind the boulder on the opposite side, and then fly back here, so that a zipline can be set up to allow everyone to pass through this trench smoothly, which saves time very much.”
Following the direction of his finger, everyone saw a huge boulder on the opposite side of the ditch.
That stone is the size of a table, it can completely fix the zipline, it must be very strong.
Several Israeli exploration team members nodded in agreement,
After determining the plan,
Ye Tian and the others backed away, while the Israeli explorers got busy.
After a while, a zipline across the ditch was erected.
The first to fly over that trench was still a few guys from the Israeli advance team, followed by other members of the tripartite joint exploration team.
Everyone flew across the sky one by one, and after a while, they safely crossed the ditch.
Next, there is still a meandering path, close to the cliff on the right, extending deep into the valley.
Compared with the path at the entrance of the valley, the latter part of the road is more difficult to walk, and the ups and downs are greater. Everyone treks through it with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and always be careful of stones that may fall from the cliff.
Fortunately, it was still early, and the sun had not yet entered the valley, so the temperature was quite suitable, at least they didn't have to endure the torment of the heat.
After walking along this narrow path for about a hundred meters, an archaeologist who was walking in front suddenly shouted excitedly:
"Steven, come over and have a look. There seem to be some words and patterns engraved here. It looks like ancient Hebrew, but it's not very clear."
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately looked forward.
Several historians, archaeologists, and ancient text experts who were also in the team all looked forward, and everyone was very excited.
While speaking, Ye Tian and the others had already come to the archaeologist's side, following the direction of the archaeologist's finger, looking towards the cliff on the right side of the team.
Seven or eight meters away from everyone, there is a steep cliff, like a knife and an axe!
Like many places in Egypt and Sudan, there is no vegetation cover here, and the blue-black mountain rocks are directly exposed and unobstructed.
There are indeed some ancient characters and patterns engraved on that cliff, but because of the age and the erosion of wind and sand, those characters and patterns are very blurred and difficult to recognize.
Only from the structure of the text, it can be vaguely distinguished that it seems to be some Semitic language, and ancient Hebrew happens to be a branch of Semitic language.
Due to the long distance, the characters were blurred, and for a while, people still couldn't make out the true origin of those characters and patterns.
Ye Tian checked the terrain here, and then said to everyone present:
"From here to that cliff, the terrain is very steep, but you can still pass. For safety's sake, you'd better tie a safety rope, and I'll take you there to look at those ancient characters and patterns."
"Okay, Steven"
Several experts and scholars nodded and did not disagree.
Next, Ye Tian asked the employees of his company to act, and tied a safety rope around the waist of each of these experts and scholars, and he himself was no exception.
After taking safety measures, everyone left the narrow path under their feet, lined up, and walked towards the steep cliff, step by step, everyone was very careful.
Guided by Ye Tian, everyone came to the cliff without any risk, stood still, and looked at the ancient characters and patterns carved on the cliff.
In the blink of an eye, everyone has come to a conclusion.
"That's right, these are ancient Hebrew words, and they are very old, which proves that the ancestors of the Israelites did live in this valley!"
"It's a pity that these words have existed for too long and are blurred, so they cannot be translated completely, only a few words can be translated.
The above records seem to be the living conditions of the ancestors of the Israelites here, and there are some content related to sacrifices, but they are intermittent.”
Listening to the analysis of these experts and scholars, Ye Tian was silent for a moment, then said with a smile:
"Since it is proved that this valley is indeed the place where the ancestors of the Israelites once lived, our trip is not in vain. In the depths of this valley, there may be surprises waiting for us!"
While saying these words, he took a quick look at the cliff and the ground under his feet.
It's a pity that there were no surprising discoveries, only rocks and soil appeared in his eyes.
Next, several archaeologists took out their cameras and mobile phones to take pictures of the cliff and every word and pattern carved on the cliff, and prepared to take it back for further study.
After doing this, everyone came down the steep slope and followed the exploration team to move on.
As the exploration team gradually deepened, the valley also became wider, from the initial width of less than 60 meters to nearly 150 meters wide.
Although the width of the valley has increased, the terrain has become more dangerous, which slows down the progress of the tripartite joint exploration team.
After walking about 200 meters further, a cliff suddenly appeared in front of us, blocking our way.
Unlike the previous trench, this cliff has existed since ancient times, and it is very steep.
On the right side of this cliff is a cliff 70 to 80 meters high, on the left side is a gully more than 30 meters deep, and in front of it is also a steep cliff.
On the cliff on the right, there is an artificially excavated narrow path less than half a meter wide, which only allows one person to pass through, and the terrain is very dangerous.
Because no one has walked or maintained it for a long time, the trail is rugged and covered with large and small stones.
Not only that, some places in the middle of the trail were smashed and collapsed, making it very difficult to walk.
At this point, the tripartite joint exploration team stopped again, and had to think of countermeasures on the spot, how to pass here safely.
Fortunately, everyone has a lot of experience and quickly came up with countermeasures.
That is to tie a safety rope and pass slowly one by one. Although time is wasted and the efficiency is very low, safety is no problem, and this is the most important thing.
Next, the Israeli advance team in charge of exploring the road took the lead in tying up the safety rope and began to pass through this narrow path one by one!
After they all passed, safety measures were taken on the other side of the cliff, and the others began to pass one by one.
During this period, several guys slipped down the narrow path one after another and fell down the cliff, but they were pulled back by everyone, and then pulled to the opposite side.
It took nearly half an hour for the tripartite joint exploration team to successfully pass through this narrow path, and then move on to the depths of the valley.
That's it, stop and go.
It took nearly an hour for the tripartite joint exploration team to walk through this mountain road about one kilometer long and reach the depths of the valley.
What appeared in front of everyone was a valley with a width of more than 200 meters and a depth of more than 300 meters, surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides.
In this valley, there are some ruins of ancient buildings, most of which only have a short wall left, and there are broken walls everywhere, and even a complete building cannot be seen.
Perhaps because no one or herbivores have entered here for a long time, there are some green plants and a few tall palm trees, which add a bit of vitality to this valley.
Standing at the entrance of the valley, Ye Tian quickly shot the entire valley, and then said to the people around him:
"For the ancestors of the Israelites, this place is indeed a very good safe haven, where they can avoid the wind and sand outside, as well as the disputes outside, and seek peace.
At the same time, this is also a Jedi, if someone blocks the exit of this valley from the outside, and then attacks from the cliffs on three sides, those who hide in this valley will only have a dead end."
"It is true, and perhaps it is precisely because of this awareness that the ancestors of the Israelites who lived here left in the Middle Ages and went to Ethiopia in the south.
At that time, Sudan had become the sphere of influence of the Arabs. If the Israelis did not leave here in time, they would be massacred by the Arabs! "
A Columbia University historian went on to say that everyone else in the room nodded too.
While talking, Joshua and two Israeli archaeologists came over and began to introduce the situation here to Ye Tian.
"Steven, what you see now is the village where the ancestors of our Israelites once lived. After returning to Sudan with the last pharaoh of the Nubian dynasty, this Israelites lived here for more than a thousand years!
It was not until the Middle Ages that they left here and went to Ethiopia in the south. We are also among the Ethiopian Jews. We knew the existence of this place, and then sent people to investigate here, so we can confirm it!
After the ancestors of the Israelites left here, although other nations and tribes also entered here, they did not stay here for a long time, and the damage they caused was not too great, and the place basically maintained its original appearance.
The ruins in front of us are the villages of the Israelites. In this piece of ruined walls, we found many things related to the Jewish people, but unfortunately we did not find the legendary treasure of Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant.”
An Israeli archaeologist said that he introduced the situation in the valley to Ye Tian and the others.
During this process, Ye Tian kept looking at the cliffs around the valley, as well as the ground under his feet, and took a quick perspective of the place.
When he looked towards a cliff to the west of the valley, a look of surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes, and it was so fleeting that no one noticed it.
After a while, the Israeli archaeologist had finished his introduction.
Ye Tian looked at Joshua, then scanned the crowd, and said loudly:
"Gentlemen, since we have come in, let's start to act. Before the weather is too hot, start exploring as soon as possible to see if we can find anything. This valley may bring us a surprise."
After the words fell, everyone immediately took action.
Everyone unloaded their backpacks and put down the boxes containing various exploration equipment to prepare for the upcoming exploration operation.
As in the past, Ye Tian called the employees of the company together and said to these guys:
"Guys, let's divide into several groups and scan the valley with a pulse metal detector, first scan the ground in the valley, and check every place to see if we can find something.
After exploring the ground, let's explore the cliffs around the valley. During the exploration, if you detect metal objects, you must not act rashly and remember to notify me as soon as possible.
Because none of us can be sure whether those metal objects are mines or gold and silver treasures, so be careful! After taking action, groups adjacent to each other should take care of each other and respond to each other.
I will send security personnel to follow you all the time to ensure your safety, and besides, when you explore the cliffs around the valley, everyone must be tied with a safety rope to avoid accidents!"
"Understood, Steven, we know how to protect ourselves, don't worry!"
That guy Derek responded loudly, and the rest of the people also nodded. Everyone was full of fighting spirit and confidence.
"Okay, the mobilization before the war is here, so that everyone will not hate it if you talk too much, let's start working, I hope to hear good news from you!"
Ye Tian said with a smile, and issued an action order.
The next moment, many employees of the brave and fearless exploration company took action.
Everyone took out the pulse metal detectors in the boxes, assembled them, and then went to the ruins in the valley in groups of two and two while scanning the ground.
The rest of the tripartite joint exploration team, those from Israel and the Vatican, could only stay at the entrance of the valley and watch others explore the valley.
After the employees of his company dispersed and began to explore, Ye Tian led several archaeologists and historians to the biggest ruin in the middle of the valley!
It used to be a temple, and the Israelites who came here to explore earlier found a large number of stone tablets, pottery fragments, and broken statues engraved with ancient Hebrew characters and patterns.
If there is indeed treasure hidden in this valley, the ruins of the Jewish temple are the most likely place to hide the treasure.
Because of this, Ye Tian took people to explore there.