area51novel Chapter 883
Chapter 883
When the line of sight penetrated the ground and penetrated deep underground on the lawn on the west side of the castle, a bunker made of strips of stone suddenly appeared in Xiao Ran's field of vision.
To be precise, it was an armory deep underground, consisting of five rooms of similar size, each with a large amount of weapons and equipment hidden.
The difference is that some of the armament is from the Middle Ages, and it is the armament of the Crusaders.
The crusader knights' equipment was stored in two rooms and included a large number of crusader swords, shields, spears, as well as chain mail and helmets.
All these crusader weapons and equipment are rusty, but they are all antique artifacts and have some collectible value!
Some of them are engraved with the coat of arms of the Capetian dynasty, as well as crusader swords and equipment engraved with the coat of arms of the Knights Templar's double horse, which are more valuable and very good antiques.
In the other three rooms, however, there were a large number of flintlock muskets and barrels filled with gunpowder and bullets, as well as several guns and some shells.
Apart from weapons from two different eras, this underground armory has nothing else.
Seeing the situation in this underground armory, Xiao Ran instantly understood the situation.
It is clear that around the thirteenth century, this Gothic castle should have belonged to the famous Knights Templar, one of their strongholds!
At that time, the legendary Knights Templar was the richest organization in Western Europe, or a military consortium.
They were creditors to countless people, and even the king of France had to borrow money from them to keep the country and the royal family running.
At the same time, the Knights Templar were the largest landowners in Europe, owning numerous tax-free lands and castles throughout Europe.
This Gothic castle in front of you is just one of them.
Due to the strategic location of this ancient castle, the Knights Templar stationed a lot of people here, and also hid a lot of weapons and equipment in case of emergency!
In the fourteenth century, Philip IV, then king of France, co-founded the Pope to annihilate the Knights Templar in order to pay off a huge debt to the Knights Templar and rob them of their wealth and land.
Since then, the Gothic castle has fallen silent.
Until the seventeenth century, the French aristocracy built several Renaissance-style buildings here and enclosed the castle in the manor.
After another twelve hundred years, the estate fell into the hands of the Napoleon family.
The Napoleonic family discovered the armory hidden deep underground, as well as the crusader equipment stored inside.
But instead of making the discovery public, they put the underground armory to good use, and stored a large number of muskets and artillery in it.
After Napoleon was overthrown, the estate changed hands several times.
It eventually fell into the hands of the French government and became a historical and cultural site for tourists to visit!
Through the light radiating from the various antique relics in the underground armory, as well as the sealed passages and stairs above, Xiao Ran deduced the history related to it in a blink of an eye.
His inference may not be completely accurate, but it is not far from the truth!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had thoroughly seen through this underground armory, and did not spare a corner.
Making sure that there were no other secrets in this underground armory, he withdrew his gaze and ended his perspective.
Immediately afterwards, he whispered to several people around him:
"Let's visit the inside of the castle first, visit the inside of the castle, and then go to the periphery to take a look, so that it seems more natural"
Hearing this, Elaine and they all nodded, and there was no objection.
Afterwards, the group walked into this Gothic castle and continued the visit.
This ancient castle displays weapons and equipment from various eras.
For Xiao Ran, these things are not very interesting.
The same weapons and equipment, they have seen many times before, and they are all too familiar.
Many of the weapons and equipment used in the American Revolutionary War came from France, such as the famous Charville flintlock gun.
In a series of treasure hunts in the United States, many of these antique flintlock guns were found.
The company still has a lot of inventory in its warehouse, which is slowly being sold.
Compared with the various weapons and equipment on display, Xiao Ran paid more attention to the top of the tower and the basement of this ancient castle.
Standing at the top of the tower, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding scenery and an unbeatable view.
In the basement of the ancient castle, you can see through the buried underground tunnels and discover more secrets.
In more than half an hour, Xiao Ran and they had finished their visit and walked out of this ancient castle.
Seeing them come out of the castle, the guys who followed immediately began to ask questions.
"Sean, have you found anything after visiting this manor for so long? Can you tell us about the situation?
"Hello, Sean, if you find treasure in this manor, will you cooperate with the French government to jointly carry out excavation operations?"
Hearing these questions, Xiao Ran immediately stopped.
He quickly glanced at the lively guys around, as well as media reporters, and the management of this estate, and then said aloud with a smile:
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your attention, whether we have found anything here, it is inconvenient to tell you
" "What can be told to everyone is that if we really find something and want to carry out the next step of exploration, we must cooperate with the French government
" "As we all know, This manor belongs to the French government and is a historical and cultural site, unless the French government is willing to sell it,"
a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the crowd.
"Sean, it is impossible to get the French government to sell this historical and cultural site
" "If you really find something, the two sides cooperate to explore, there are some possibilities"
With these words, everyone turned their heads and looked back.
Xiao Ran and they were the same, and also looked at the back of the crowd.
The next moment, they see.
Frank came over with two of his men and two French art policemen who were following.
Especially Frank, this guy, Gu Pan Shenfei, seems to be quite proud.
Seeing these guys, Xiao Ran suddenly chuckled.
In a moment, Frank and they were near.
After greeting each other, Frank immediately asked in a low voice
, "Sean, can you tell me what you found here?"
Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head, and the words followed.
"Let's not say what we found here, Frank, I would like to ask
" "If we do find a treasure in this manor, is it possible for us to cooperate?"
"If a cooperation agreement is reached, according to the practice of the treasure hunting industry, we will enjoy half of the rights and interests in this treasure, can you accept it?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Frank shook his head firmly.
"No way, Sean, this manor belongs
to the French government, and the treasure hidden here naturally belongs to the French government" "We will never agree to your conditions and give you half of
the treasure, but we can pay you to hire you and find this treasure" "I can tell you that we have organized an exploration team, and will soon rush here to explore, I believe that something will be discovered"
Before the words fell, Xiao Ran shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"In this case, we have no possibility of cooperation, we have no hobby of working for others!"
"I wish you luck to find the treasure hidden in this manor, if there is really a treasure
here" "As for us, we have to leave here, and everything that happens here next has nothing to do with us"
After speaking, he waved his hand.
Then he took Elaine and them towards the gate of the manor without the slightest hesitation.
Looking at Frank again, he was directly stunned in place.
He didn't expect Xiao Ran to refuse so crisply and walk so dashingly.