Chapter 3027 Strange Church

Although he knew that these guys from the American embassy were unreliable, but in order to make the Ethiopian government feel scruples, Ye Tian still had to use this tiger skin as a banner.

He took David and Matisse out of the gates of the ancient castles, and brought the American ambassador and cultural counselor into the Fasilidas ancient castles.

Two groups of Marines protecting the American ambassador were kept outside, not allowed in.

Also staying outside was the Ethiopian exploration team that had just flown in from Addis Ababa.

Because the exploration operation in the Fasilidas castle complex is one of the purposes of the tripartite joint exploration team coming to Ethiopia, and an agreement was reached with the Ethiopian government.

Therefore, this later Ethiopian exploration team cannot intervene.

Under their strong request, Ye Tian finally agreed to let them send two representatives into the castle group to supervise the actions of the tripartite joint exploration team on the spot.

After returning to the castle group, Ye Tian introduced the situation to these new visitors.

Including the process of discovering the priceless sheepskin scroll yesterday, he also briefly introduced the precious treasure map!

He told these guys with certainty that the treasure that the treasure map pointed to was the huge wealth that Italy plundered from all over East Africa, and it was hidden in the mountains near Gondar.

During the introduction, these guys were all staring at the black portable safe in Matisse's hand, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot, even greedy.

That's right, Ye Tian handed over the portable safe to Mathis to carry.

But this is just a cover, the priceless sheepskin scroll is actually in the backpack behind his back.

While everyone doubts this, no one is sure.

"Steven, is the parchment scroll you found yesterday contained in this portable safe? Can we appreciate it?"

The US ambassador to Ethiopia asked curiously, but couldn't hide the greed in his eyes.

Not only him, but one of these newcomers wanted to see the priceless sheepskin scroll.

If you can keep it for yourself,

Of course it couldn't be better!

Ye Tian looked at the American ambassador, then glanced at the other guys, then shook his head with a smile and said:

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Ambassador, I said before that no one can see this precious treasure map until this shocking treasure is actually found. This is for confidentiality, please forgive me!"

The face of the American ambassador changed immediately, and his expression was somewhat embarrassed.

However, his face quickly returned to normal, and he nodded with a smile and said:

"In this case, forget it, Steven, I understand your strict secrecy!"

Before speaking, everyone has entered the interior of the castle group and came to the resting place of the tripartite joint exploration team.

At this point, Ye Tian introduced the situation to these guys again.

"In order to save time and also for safety reasons, we do not intend to return to the hotel for a rest and lunch at noon, but choose to rest here so that we can start the next exploration as soon as possible.

During the exploration operation this morning, we explored most of the area in the ancient castle group, but unfortunately there were no surprising discoveries. I hope that we can gain something in the exploration operation in the afternoon.”

Listening to his introduction, the American ambassador and others nodded.

At this moment, a newly arrived Ethiopian archaeologist suddenly said:

"Mr. Steven, can we go to the banquet hall where the sheepskin scroll was found? We are very interested in the discovery process of this treasure map and want to learn more about it!"

Ye Tian looked at the person who spoke, and then nodded.

"Of course no problem. When the sheepskin scroll was discovered yesterday, Mustafa and the others were at the scene and witnessed the whole process with their own eyes. Let Mustafa take you there. It will be convenient for communication!"

As he spoke, he looked at Mustafa.

Having said all this, Mustafa could only nod his head in agreement.

Afterwards, those Ethiopians who had just entered the castle group left here and followed Mustafa to Fasil Gabe Castle.

Obviously, they have something to communicate with Mustafa alone.

It was just an excuse to go to the Banquet Hall of Farsil Gabe Castle, where the treasure map was found, to check the situation.

Ye Tian was well aware of this, but he was too lazy to point it out.

After the Ethiopians left, Ye Tian and the others continued to rest and prepare for the exploration in the afternoon.

...

In a blink of an eye, it was about half past two.

The exploration operation in the afternoon has been carried out for more than an hour.

We explored some places, including ancient castles, various ruins, grasslands and woods, etc.

Unfortunately, nothing new was discovered.

During this process, although those exploration teams scanned some metal objects buried deep underground, those metal screens were not treasures and were of little value.

In addition, in those dilapidated old castles and ruins, we also found some ancient characters and patterns.

Those scripts are mostly Amharic, with a small amount of Nubian and Italian.

However, those characters and patterns have long been discovered and deciphered by the Ethiopians, and there is no secret at all.

Then there are some secret spaces, including secret compartments, secret passages, and small secret rooms, etc., which are scattered and hidden in several ancient castles.

Some of them have been discovered before, and some are discovered for the first time.

Without exception, these hidden spaces are all empty and there is nothing.

This result disappointed everyone.

When the time came to 2:30 in the afternoon, after finishing all the preparations, Ye Tian led the team to the ancient church that looked like Noah's Ark on the edge of the castle.

The real name of this ancient church is actually the Church of the Angel's Head.

Just because it looks like Noah's Ark recorded in the Bible, people call it Noah's Ark Church.

According to Israeli investigations, the Noah's Ark Church was built in the seventeenth century by Beta Israelis living in Gondar, and it was completely built by Beta Israelis.

According to some legends passed down by the population of Beta Israel, there seems to be some unknown secrets hidden in this ancient church.

Fortunately, from the seventeenth century to the present, this Noah's Ark church has been completely preserved.

Even the frequent bombing of the Allied forces during World War II did not cause any damage to the church, which is a miracle!

And this Noah's Ark church is the main goal of the tripartite joint exploration team coming to Gondar and Fasilidas Castles.

The precious treasure map discovered yesterday, and the shocking treasure it points to, are nothing but unexpected gains!

Before coming to this church, Ye Tian and the others did not start exploring immediately, but walked around this ancient church and looked at the exterior of the church.

Next, the group of them entered the church again and began to visit.

Regarding Ye Tian's actions, the Ethiopians didn't have any doubts, they just watched them closely to see if there would be any surprising discoveries.

This ancient church is called Noah's Ark Church because it looks like a big ship.

And this big boat has a roof, which can keep out the wind and rain.

Its other name, the Church of the Angel's Head, is taken from another notable feature of this ancient church.

On the ceiling of this church, there are densely packed angel heads, as many as eighty in total.

These angel heads are different, facing different directions, representing omnipresent divine power. No matter where you stand in the church, there will be an angel head facing you.

And every angel's smile is slightly sad, it is said that they are sad because they saw Jesus being whipped.

Unlike the angels in European Christian churches, the heads of these angels all have black faces.

In other words, this is a group of black angels, all with small black curly hair and big eyes, very special.

Ye Tian and the others carefully admired the exterior of this ancient church before entering the interior of the church and continuing to visit.

As soon as they entered the interior of the church, they saw the heads of the three saints hanging on the front wall, and below it was the cross of Jesus, surrounded by murals, which was a bit dazzling.

The contents of those murals are all derived from the Bible and tell the story of Jesus' life.

The Jesus crucified is no different from the image of Jesus in European Christianity. It is a white-skinned Jewish image.

Below the front wall, there is a prayer room on the left and right, and a confessional in front of the side walls.

The size of this ancient church is not large, giving people a very cramped feeling.

However, this building is still very characteristic, and the interior decoration is very different from those churches in Europe, which is worth seeing.

After walking around the church and taking a rough look at it, everyone got to the point.

Ye Tian turned his head and looked at the people around him, then smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, we have finished visiting this Noah's Ark church, and it is time to explore it. As you can see, this church is not large, and it will be a bit crowded if there are too many people.

Next, I will call a few exploration teams to come in and scan the church thoroughly with a pulse metal detector. They are all equipped with exploration equipment. After entering, the church is even more crowded!

In view of this, I can only ask everyone to leave this church, Israel and the Vatican, and Ethiopia, and leave one person from each of you to supervise the scene and watch us explore.

As in the past, our exploration in this church will keep video images throughout the whole process, and everyone can view them at any time, so there is no need to worry about what tricks I will play! "

The other three parties and the American ambassador looked at the ancient church, then nodded, and no one raised any objections.

The size of this church is really small, and if a few more groups of exploration team members come in, it really won't be able to use it.

The historians and archaeologists who were in this church were somewhat unhappy.

However, they do not have the right to speak and can only follow orders.

"Okay, Steven, we accept this arrangement"

Joshua nodded and was the first to respond.

The tripartite joint exploration team has been formed for some time, and this senior official of the Israeli government has a general understanding of Ye Tian's behavior style.

As long as he decides something, it cannot be changed, and what others say is useless!

More importantly, every decision he makes is extremely correct, which has been proven countless times in previous exploration operations, beyond doubt!

That being the case, Joshua naturally would not object.

The Deputy Director of the Vatican Museum also nodded. He is the representative of the Vatican.

Seeing this situation, Mustafa could only nod his head.

After reaching a consensus, everyone else withdrew from the Noah's Ark Church!

Only Ye Tian and David, Joshua and Mustafa remained in this church, as well as the deputy curator of the Vatican Museum, as well as a Harvard University archaeologist and a Columbia University archaeologist. scientist.

As the number of people dropped sharply, the interior of the church suddenly seemed much more spacious.

Ye Tian looked at the remaining people, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said:

"Derek, you bring in three exploration teams to explore the interior of the Noah's Ark Church, and the rest of the exploration teams spread out to explore the area around the church to see what they can find."

"Okay, Steven, we'll come right in"

Derek's voice came over the intercom.

After a while, this guy led three exploration groups into the interior of the church.

As they walked towards Ye Tian, ​​they looked at the interior of the church.

Everyone was amazed when they saw those black angel heads on the ceiling.

From childhood to adulthood, they probably have never seen so many black angels.

When he came close, Derek immediately said:

"Steven, I've never seen such a weird church. It's the first time I saw it today. It's really eye-opening!"

Not only him, but the other guys also nodded.

Ye Tian smiled lightly and said:

"That's because you have been in Europe and the United States, and you have seen traditional churches since you were young. Whether Jesus, angels, or saints, they are all white images.

It’s a different matter in Africa. The Christian believers in this land, the kingdom of heaven in their minds, is naturally very close to them. This is human nature.

Let’s not talk about this matter, let’s explore separately, carefully scan every inch of the ground and walls of this Noah’s Ark church, and see if you can find something! "

"Okay, Steven, leave it to us!"

Derek nodded in response, and the rest of the people also nodded.

Subsequently, these exploration teams took action and scanned the ancient church with pulse metal detectors in their hands.

Ye Tian was not idle either, he took the Harvard University archaeologist to the front wall where the cross of Jesus was hung, and began to check the condition of that wall.

David, Joshua and others who were also in the church stood in the center of the church, watching Ye Tian's every move closely, and everyone was full of anticipation.

Especially Joshua, his eyes were shining brightly with excitement, and at the same time he was looking forward to it, but at the same time he was a little apprehensive.

Among all the exploration destinations listed by the Israelis, this Noah's Ark church is one of the most important goals, and there are few that can be tied with it.

For this ancient church, the Israelis placed great expectations, hoping to find the legendary treasure of Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant here.

In the past, they have sent exploration teams many times, and they have come here to explore secretly several times, but they have never found anything.

In desperation, they can only hope that Ye Tian can create miracles again.

After the exploration operation started, the expected beep of the pulse metal detector did not sound.

Three exploration groups kept scanning the ground and walls of this ancient church, but did not get any surprising feedback.

In other words, in the explored area, there are no buried metal objects inside the walls of this ancient church and deep underground.

At least within the maximum detection range of the pulse metal detector, there are no metal objects.

It is not known whether there are metal objects buried deeper underground.

Everyone was a little disappointed with this result.

At this time, Ye Tian was completely involved in it.

He, the Harvard archaeologist, and the paleographer were studying some Amharic words carved into the base of the front wall.

"Steven, the content recorded in these Amharic languages ​​is the process of building this Noah's Ark church. The people who built this church should be the Beta Israelites.

Regarding this point, the few names mentioned in these Amharic languages ​​are enough to illustrate the problem. For example, the leader named Naphtali, his name appeared twice.

The name Naphtali is very Jewish. Unless you are a Jew, other nations will not take this name, because Naphtali is the sixth son of Jacob, the third ancestor of Israel.”

As he spoke, the paleographer pointed to the name engraved on the wall.

Before he finished speaking, Joshua, who was standing in the center of the church, immediately responded impatiently:

"That's right, Steven, Naphtali is a very pure Jewish name!"