Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 120 Cards and Conclusion

It was Liang En's expectation that nothing was found in the first two rooms of the Sun Cave, after all, this religious relic was voluntarily abandoned.So it is also a very reasonable thing that all movable belongings were taken away.

But when Liang En came to the last room, which was the entrance of the Mithraic Hall, he finally found some relics related to Mithraism.

For example, there are two statues of angels at the door of this house, one of which is holding an upward torch, while the other is holding a downward torch.

When everyone finished checking the first two empty rooms and illuminated the last hall with the special lamps they carried, what appeared in front of them was a magnificent hall.

In addition to the Mithra Taurus statue placed on the main seat, there are also a large number of other stone sculptures placed in the hall.And it's in very good condition.

After an inventory, they found two pairs of angel statues, three statues of Mithra slaughtering the bull, three altars, seven reliefs, and 26 other statues, including Mithra's birth from stone.

There are not many rules for the arrangement of these stone carvings. Some are placed on the platforms on both sides of the hall used as seats for believers, and some are placed in the corridor between the platforms on the left and right sides or beside the statues at the end of the corridor.

In addition, there are beautiful mosaics on the floor and walls. For example, there are five mosaic murals on the wall, depicting the initiation ceremony of Mithraism.

There are seven mosaics on the ground, symbolizing the seven classes of believers in Mithraism through symbols.

"The research value of these patterns is very high, because it allows us to understand the secrets about Mithraism." Professor Brown excitedly recorded the patterns with his camera and introduced them to the people around him.

"Mithraism has always been a secret religion in history, plus the subsequent religious wars, so there is no information about the internal situation of the religion has been recorded at all."

"So for us, any secrets about this lost religion can only be discovered through archaeology, and this kind of picture is one of the most important ways for us to obtain information."

"For example, from the mosaic images on the ground, we can know some of the differences between the various classes within Mithraism, as well as the representative symbols of each class. For example, the lowest layer is called a crow, and the symbols are cups and Mercury's authority. Staff—”

Following Professor Brown's explanation, everyone present fell silent and listened quietly.And when Liang En listened to him explain all the knowledge derived from these statues and patterns, seven cards instantly appeared in his mind.

Five of the seven cards are the lowest level N cards, including three [Legendary Power (N)] cards, one [Identification (N)] and one [Repair (N)].

The other two cards are a [Detection (R)] and a silvery SR card [Sun Apostle (in blockade) (SR)]

[Sun Apostle (in blockade) (SR): An intermediate historical explorer can already master various supernatural powers, and doing this through some secondary occupations is naturally the most common and most appropriate means.

As Mithraism, which was once the state religion of ancient Rome, there are many legends related to supernatural powers in this religion, and the information left by these legends can naturally be used by historical explorers, making it appear related to the legends. The power of consistency.

Secondary job card (permanent), attached to the main job card. , and is permanently bound to the user's soul, which cannot be lifted.The power related to it must pass through this card to be able to play a role. 】

"Mithra is called the God of the Sun, so it's normal for the cards related to it to be called the Apostle of the Sun." Looking at the last card, Liang En fell into deep thought. "But there is a question, what does the so-called supernatural power mean here?"

The term supernatural is too general. For example, the skills that Liang En had mastered before actually had more or less supernatural factors in them.

Therefore, based on the words on this new secondary job card alone, Liang En couldn't tell what kind of power he had gained this time.

Just like the ring that he has been hanging around his neck now, everything is hidden in the mist before reaching a certain standard, and it is impossible to figure out what kind of power is contained in these things.

However, for Liang En, there will be enough time to slowly solve these things in the future. The most important thing now is to conduct a comprehensive inspection and registration of this sun hole.

"Except for the statue, there is almost nothing left here." After checking the not-so-big cave with the students, Fan Meng walked up to Liang En and whispered.

"According to the information we collected through observation, the former Freemason should have sealed off the place and left after seeing the statue of Mystra the Taurus at the entrance of the cave, just as the notes he left said. Nothing was taken from it."

"Judging from the dust and various traces on the ground, there should be a lot of items in those rooms in the past. It's just that when the cave was sealed off, it was also removed at the same time."

As he said that, Fan Meng led Liang En to the entrance of the hall, and then used the flashlight in his hand to shine on the stone walls on both sides of the entrance of the hall.And Liang En soon saw several iron bars protruding from the wall by only one or two centimeters in the illuminated place.

"This thing should have been much bigger than what's left now." Liang En came to a conclusion after stepping forward to carefully inspect the iron protrusion that was about the height of the eyes.

Because according to the height and location of these remaining iron rods, as well as the tradition of the Mithraic sun cave, these iron rods should be fixed objects used as light sources for lighting in the past.

The reason why there are only so few left is also very simple. After all, this place was evacuated in an orderly manner by the other party, so there is enough capacity and manpower to remove all the metal products fixed on the wall.

Unlike the world entering the industrial age, all kinds of metals and metal products in ancient times were very expensive.So no one is going to waste a morsel of metal if given the chance.

And this thorough cleaning of the traces further confirmed Liang En's previous inference, so he took pictures of all the traces of this type in the previous two compartments and recorded them, then met with Professor Brown in the hall and expressed his conclusion.

"I think this sun cave should be used by the Anthony Great Wall garrison, and it is likely that some wealthy believers donated it." Liang En said to the people present.

"It's just that with the retreat of the garrison, the believers had to move south. Before leaving, they chose to take away all the things that could be taken from the Holy Land, and then closed the cave."

"That's right, this should be the most reasonable explanation." Professor Brown nodded and said, "And we just found some food residues in the cracks between the stone slabs in the cave, such as cow bone fragments or fishbone."

"Therefore, if these organic matter are tested, it is completely possible to determine when the sun cave was abandoned. Then determine the specific time of existence of this relic."

(End of this chapter)