Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 113 Freemasonry

In fact, the most studied party of Freemasonry today is their worst enemy—the Church.As early as 1738, 19 years after the founding of modern Freemasonry, Pope Clement XII condemned the organization.

And his successor, Benedict XIV, summed up six threats to Catholicism posed by Freemasonry.

According to information obtained by Liang En, it has been 300 years since the founding of the modern Freemasonry.The church has always compared Freemasonry with Satan the devil.And this hatred has continued to this day.

Fortunately, the saying that the person who knows you best is the enemy belongs to a universal principle, so from the materials left by the church, Liang En also obtained some common sense knowledge about Freemasonry.

Freemasonry, for example, claims the Knights Templar as its immediate ancestors.The Scottish Freemasonry, in particular, claimed that shortly after the execution of the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, de Molay, several of his most loyal followers fled from France to Scotland.

It is difficult to determine the truth of this statement, because when the Holy See announced the ban on the Knights Templar in 1304, Scotland was in a chaotic civil war, so it was simply unable to implement this order.

More importantly, there were many elite fighters among the members of the Knights Templar, and as the weaker side in the war with England at that time, the Scots needed the help of these fighters.

As a result, a large number of Templars on the European continent went to Scotland to seek refuge, and even kept their organization intact.

To take an extreme example, at the time of the Glorious Revolution in 1688, a rebellion was started in Scotland as a supporter of the overthrown Stuart dynasty.

And when a tragic battle ended, people found a large cross of the Knights Templar on the body of the Scottish nobleman Cloughhouse who died in the battle, and it was an item left before 1307.

That is to say, at least 400 years after the fall of the Knights Templar, part of the order is still operating in some way in Scotland.

And this is not just an isolated case. For example, after a purely formal trial, the branch of the Knights Templar in Portugal was renamed the Christ Knight, and it existed until the 16th century.

For example, the famous navigator Da Gama was a member of this organization, and the red triangle cross used on his ship was the symbol of the Templars back then.

Considering that the knights of the Knights Templar were originally the upper-class elites in medieval Europe, and they had a considerable status in the fields of administration, commerce, and culture.So they are still able to maintain their inheritance after being exiled.

Although with the passage of time, the descendants of these knights no longer have the fanaticism of the past, but the deep-rooted hatred for their ancestors who were brutally backstabbed by the Holy See must be passed down from generation to generation among a few people.

So when the Masonic organization claimed to be a descendant of the Knights Templar, the real descendants of the knights were easily attracted by them and joined them, and finally made the bragging story a reality.

In fact, most secret organizations in modern times set up a shelf by bragging first, and then attracting the upper elite to manipulate public opinion to make some of these bragging come true.

These organizations include, but are not limited to, the Priory of Sion, the Kabbalah, the Rosicrucians, the Presbyterians of Zion, the Golden Dawn, and the Illuminati.

It's just that as the fabricated stories become more and more evil, these organizations have gradually become mysterious and unattainable in the hearts of ordinary people, and appear in various movies, novels or legends.

And Fan Meng is the victim of such a legendary story, so he regards the treasure that this Freemason may leave behind so important.

"I probably understand. You want to tell me not to have too much hope for these things, right?" After listening to Liang En's brief introduction of the information on supply opportunities that can be confirmed now, Fan Meng sighed a little disappointed. said with a sigh.

For him, what Liang En said completely shattered a previous dream of his like telling a child that Ultraman does not exist.Fortunately, he was no longer a child, so he adjusted quickly.

"I thought of one thing." Fan Meng asked Liang En while driving on the bumpy pasture road. "We only brought two backpacks this time, in case there are more treasures—"

"Don't worry, there shouldn't be too many." Liang En, who had used cards to investigate the situation of the lead map before, assured him. Of course, he knew that there was no way to convince his friend of this reason. Fortunately, he had already thought about it. Well the corresponding excuse.

"You think, we found this hidden thing at the bottom of the lead box. In other words, there is a high probability that the other party did this without telling their own organization." Liang En said after organizing his words.

"So there is a high probability that the other party is just a secret treasure hidden by one person. Considering the traffic at that time, how much stuff do you think a person can bring with him on a horse?"

"That's right, and if it's just to hide secrets, there is a high probability that the other party won't hide any property." Fan Meng said helplessly, "Now we can only hope that the carrier of the other party's secret will be worth a little bit after 200 years. money."

As the two of them gradually approached the mountains, the road became more and more difficult to walk.The trails that had been used to transport livestock or grow pasture gradually disappeared, leaving only a cobbled river valley.

Seeing this, Liang En and Fan Meng directly parked the car at the nearest herdsman, and rode their motorcycles along the springboard at the rear of the car to the river valley.

I have to say that this section of the road feels really bad. Although the terrain of this river valley is very flat from the map, the gravel on the ground makes people riding on a motorcycle feel as bumpy as standing on an air drill.

"Next time, you can't make a decision just by looking at the map." An hour later, Liang En, who got off the motorcycle with crab steps, muttered.Because he felt that a few more rounds of this thing might affect his happiness for the rest of his life.

"You are right. Although I have received this type of training before, I have never experienced such a level of broken road." Fan Meng also said helplessly.His situation seemed to be better than Liang En's, but the improvement was limited.

After complaining to each other about the bad road they passed when they came, the two came to the edge of a pool.

This is a small pool located in the valley, which looks only the size of a basketball court.On the other side of the pool, a waterfall is rolling down the hillside and pouring into the pool.

The person who hid earlier naturally did not hide by the pool. After all, this place is too humid, which is not conducive to the preservation of various items.

The reason why Liang En and the others came here was because this water pool was used as a calibration point on the map, and then the location of the destination was marked.

"The stone on the edge of the pool—it should be this." After comparing with the map on the phone photo, Liang En and the others quickly walked to the side of the stone that was as tall as a person on the other side of the pool.

Obviously, the other party's selection of calibration points also has its own characteristics.For example, this stone has a pattern similar to the natural Arabic numeral eight.

Soon, Liang En found a sign of a cross under the stone, and then walked along the longest arm of the cross towards the stone wall at the edge of the valley.

(End of this chapter)