Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 816

The extraordinary research organizations in Europe and America in this world, or to be precise, the exchange activities between the open extraordinary research organizations began in the 20s. Under normal circumstances, activities are held every two years.

Such exchange activities are often held in a place with mysterious legends in history, and everyone will seize the opportunity to exchange important information and items during this time period.

There is no doubt that this kind of exchange is very valuable, and it is precisely because of these exchange meetings that the occult research organizations in Europe can share resources to the maximum extent.

And this kind of shared resources has two advantages. One is to avoid repeated research as much as possible, and the other is to be able to put together some originally incomplete clues and research more clues.

The core of this symposium is related to Liang En's search and discovery in the past two years, whether it is the oldest city of Uruk, the site of the ancient Queen Boudica's last battle, or several places recorded in epic legends. The remains are striking.

Therefore, for various extraordinary research organizations in Europe, it is inevitable to conduct large-scale discussions on these discoveries, so Liang En was invited.

Under normal circumstances, people in every organization who can participate in such high-level seminars are old members of the organization, with only rare exceptions.

Liang En was an exception this time, because he was the discoverer of this series of ruins, so he was able to get the opportunity to participate in this high-level exchange meeting as a newcomer.

"I am honored to be able to participate in this exchange meeting. Please tell me the time and place, and I will arrive on time." After figuring out the content of the meeting, Liang En immediately expressed his willingness to participate in this seminar.

"I'm very sorry, I can't accompany you to shoot a documentary in France this time." After hanging up the phone, Liang En looked at Joan who had already packed the package and said with apologetic expression. "I have some more important-"

"It's okay, Mr. Duris will take good care of me over there." Joan of Arc said with a smile, "And both Elizabeth and Mary can move alone. I'm fine now."

"You don't need to blame yourself at all on this point. After all, they are all adults, and their situation is different from yours." Liang En heard the embarrassment in Jeanne's tone, so he said.

"But even though you are an adult now, it's a good idea to go out and venture out, and I think if there are no accidents, this filming should be good for you."

The benefits Liang En mentioned were mainly psychological benefits. In any case, everything that happened that year left a certain psychological shadow on Jeanne, so this time I just had the opportunity to solve this problem.

Of course, Joan herself also had this idea, so she took the initiative to ask to join the filming work, hoping to solve this problem.

So after saying goodbye to each other at the airport in Dublin, Liang En and Joan of Arc got on their own planes, but unlike Joan of Arc who went to Paris, Liang En took the plane to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

The reason for choosing Sofia for this gathering is also very simple. Although everyone has communicated now instead of choosing to be as secret as in the past, there is still a certain degree of secrecy to the outside world.

There is no doubt that if you choose to hold a meeting in developed Western Europe, it is obviously not conducive to confidentiality work, so this kind of meeting will naturally be held in Eastern Europe, and Bulgaria is very suitable for this kind of meeting.

More importantly, compared with modern Western Europe, these countries in Eastern Europe obviously have more mysterious legends, so it is obviously more meaningful for these research organizations to hold meetings here.

A few hours later, the plane landed at Sofia Airport, and then drove towards the urban area of ​​Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, 10 kilometers to the west.

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, the temperature of the four seasons is not much different, the whole city is located in the Sofia Basin surrounded by mountains.The city straddles the Isker River and its tributaries, with an area of ​​167 square kilometers and a population of nearly 120 million.

Although it is the capital of a small country, Sofia is not a city lacking in history. The earliest settled Thracian tribes have lived here in hundreds of BC.

And until the fifth century BC, it became a Thracian national alliance, which was also part of the Kingdom of Odrysia.Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, destroyed the town in 339 BC.

In 29 BC, Serdica was conquered by the Romans and immediately became a Roman-style city.During the reign of Trajan it became a municipality.

During Roman rule, the city walls of Serdica were built, and buildings in the city such as public baths, grand theaters, and city halls rose from the ground.

This period was a prosperous period for the development of Serdika, so that Emperor Constantine once wanted to build his capital here. Unfortunately, the city was destroyed by the invasion of the Huns in 477, and it became a ruin for a long time. century.

Its later reconstruction was during the time of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.The prosperity of Justinian's reign can still be seen in contemporary times through the remains.

Then came the period when the city belonged to Bulgaria, and Serdika belonged to the country of Bulgaria for the first time during the reign of Krum Khan of Bulgaria.But with the destruction of the First Bulgarian Empire in 1018, the city once again fell into the hands of the Byzantine Empire.

In 1382, the city, which had been renamed Sofia, fell to the Ottomans after a lengthy siege.The city was occupied by Hungarian troops for a short time in 1443.

After the failure of the Christian coalition attack on Sofia, the Ottoman Empire dispersed the Christian elite in the city.In the 16th century, the urban layout of Sofia began to take on an Ottoman style.

It was not until after the Russo-Turkish War that Sofia was liberated from Ottoman rule by Russian troops and became the capital of Bulgaria in 1879, where it remains until today.

The whole city looks more prosperous, or it is one of the few prosperous cities in Bulgaria. After all, 1/5 of the entire country's population is concentrated here.

But the prosperity is the prosperity, but the city does not look very big. After all, Bulgaria is a small country, and it is still a small country with a small population, so no matter how prosperous it is, the scale is limited.

Although the limited scale makes it impossible for the business in this area to develop particularly well, it is indeed a good place from the perspective of tourism.

Because of the small population and long-term operation, Sofia is now a veritable garden city, with Paris-style buildings of the last century, behemoths of the Soviet era, and ruins of the ancient Roman era.

After leaving the urban area, the suburbs are green mountains and green waters, with beautiful natural landscapes.Coupled with low prices and pitifully few tourists, it is simply a tourist paradise.

For example, on the way to the city by car, Liang En saw a lot of beautiful scenery, small groups of backpackers, and some small vendors selling tourist souvenirs and food.

Soon, the car entered the urban area, and then Liang En smoothly checked into a hotel near the Vituosha Pedestrian Street near the city center, and then started preparations for the upcoming meeting.

(End of this chapter)