Chapter 3178: Senate Treasure

Chapter 3178 The Treasure of the Senate
When everything was ready, Nick and another company employee went down to the bottom of the pit and began to clear the dirt covering the granite strips.
Ye Tian and the others, who were wearing full protective suits, stood on the edge of the pit and watched the ongoing cleanup at the bottom of the pit.
After a while, the floating soil on the granite strips was almost cleared.
At the same time, Nick and the others also made new discoveries.
"Steven, these granite strips have some text engraved on them. It looks like some ancient Greek, but I don't know what it means."
Nick said excitedly.
Hearing that there was a new discovery, everyone was very excited, and their eyes lit up.
"You take pictures of those ancient Greek texts and spread them on the ground, and we will analyze them"
Ye Tian said to the bottom of the pit.
"Ok, Steven"
Nick responded with a bang, and then got into action.
After a while, the ancient Greek characters engraved on those granite strips appeared on the screen of the iPad held by Ye Tian.
Professor Paul and the others immediately gathered around and began to decipher on the spot.
After a while, the contents of those ancient Greek records were deciphered.
"Gentlemen, the content recorded on these granite strips is exactly the time and reason for the establishment of this ancient Roman Senate on the ground, and also the time of the construction of this underground space.
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The senate and subterranean chambers were built around AD 60, during the reign of the tyrant Nero, less than two decades after the Roman Empire conquered Mauritania.
At that time, Morocco was part of Mauritania and was also conquered by the Romans, and the Roman Empire set up the province of Mauritania here to rule the region.

Professor Paul introduced the meaning of those ancient Greek words.
After listening to the introduction, Ye Tian pondered for a moment before saying:
"I think I know why the ancient Romans built such a secret space deep underground in the senate. Maybe it has something to do with the tyrant Nero."
Before he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at him.
"Steven, tell me your thoughts and judgments, everyone wants to hear them"
Professor Kane said curiously.
Everyone else nodded, all curious.
Ye Tian nodded, and then continued:
"During the reign of the tyrant Nero, Nero had a very bad relationship with the Senate, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was an enemy of life and death. Nero killed many senators, and was finally forced to death by the Senate.
At that time, the ancient Roman elders were in danger and could be killed by Nero at any time, so everyone built secret rooms to hide in at home, as well as various escape routes, in case of emergency.
Since this Senate was built during the reign of Nero, it was normal to build underground treasure rooms and escape routes. After Nero committed suicide, it gradually lost its function.
From this, it is inferred that these ancient Roman treasures hidden deep in the ground may be the property of the elders of the Senate. They obviously know that the most dangerous places are often the safest.
It is not even possible to rule out the possibility that those ancient Roman elders have all died under Nero's butcher's knife, and the treasures hidden in the depths of the ground have been completely silent since then."
Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation from the scene.
"Wow! In that case, this ancient Roman treasure should be called the Senate treasure, which seems more appropriate!"
"The possibility of this is really high. That guy Nero was aggressive. At that time, the Romans were digging cellars, and they wanted to bury every silver coin deep in the ground."
Everyone was talking and became even more excited.
The excavation at the bottom of the pit continues.
About half an hour later, both ends of the five granite strips had been dug out.
The two ends of those granite strips were buried in the soil for about thirty centimeters each, which tightly blocked the entrance of the secret passage below.
After Nick and the others cleaned up the soil, Ye Tian let them rest for a while.
After about ten minutes, the next step of work began.
That is, hang the granite strips on the ground one by one!
This is a boring and arduous task. The granite strips each weigh hundreds of kilograms. It is not an easy task to lift them out with a combined winch.
Fortunately, everything went very smoothly, and there were no surprises!
After more than half an hour, the granite strips were lifted to the ground one by one, and then moved to the open space next to them.
Under the granite strips, there is a square granite slab.
In order to successfully pry up this granite slab, it was also out of safety consideration that Ye Tian had to go out in person.
He used the safety rope to go down to the bottom of the pit, replacing the two men who had been working at the bottom of the pit before.
After standing at the bottom of the pit, he pretended to take a serious look around the granite slab to make sure there was no danger.
Fortunately, there are no traps here, and it looks very safe.
Then, he picked up a crowbar, inserted the thin end of the crowbar under the slate, and then slowly tried to pry the heavy granite slate apart.
At first, the slate did not move at all, as if it had grown at the bottom of the pit, and it seemed impossible to shake it at all!
But as Ye Tian continued to increase his strength, the piece of granite finally loosened.
Immediately afterwards, the unusually heavy granite slab was pried open a gap, and then pried to the side.
At the moment when the slate was pried up, a foul air suddenly overflowed from under the slate, came straight to Ye Tian, ​​and then rushed to the ground.
Fortunately, Ye Tian was wearing a full set of protective equipment, and the rest of the people were the same, so he was not hurt.
After the foul air rushed to the ground, it quickly dissipated in the air, and was quickly neutralized by the fresh air outside, and then lost its threat.
Those expedition members who did not wear protective clothing, as well as some Moroccan government officials, experts and scholars, all wore masks and stood in the upper winds of the distance, so they were naturally safe.
Except for the continuous spouting of a large amount of foul air, no traps were triggered under the slate.
There may be traps here, but because of the age and the Lisbon earthquake, these traps may have long since expired and there is no threat.
Perhaps there is no trap at all here, just an ordinary secret passage and treasure room.
Even so, Ye Tian was still very cautious.
Little by little he pried the granite slab to one side, pausing every five or six centimeters.
Until it is safe, he will continue to exert force to pry the granite slab.
And he was always on the side of the slate for safety.
That way, even if something like a crossbow arrow and a javelin shot out from under the slate, it wouldn't hurt him.
Those guys standing on the edge of the pit above are even more likely to be injured and more dangerous than him.
After a while, the granite slab was pried open by about half a meter.
A dark, sloping downward hole immediately appeared at the bottom of the pit, leading all the way to the depths of the ground.
But Ye Tian didn't stop, he held the edge of the slate with both hands, and pulled the slate to one side.
He didn't stop until the granite slab was opened by about 80 centimeters, and then looked at the dark hole under the slate.
For safety, Paul, who had been hiding to the side, taught them, then returned to the edge of the pit again, and looked at the bottom of the pit.
When everyone saw the dark entrance at the bottom of the pit, and the stairs sloping downward at the entrance, they all cheered excitedly.
"I didn't expect that there really is an underground secret passage here, it's incredible."
"I don't know where this secret passage leads. Will it lead to the ancient Roman treasure not far away? I hope the interior of the secret passage is intact and has not collapsed!"
Everyone was discussing excitedly, and everyone's eyes lit up.
While cheering, the Moroccans, including Yahya, were secretly remorseful,
Why didn't my own country discover this secret passage earlier, in that case, this ancient Roman treasure would not be looted by Steven this guy.
Before the cheers fell, Ye Tian's voice came from the bottom of the pit.
"Where does this ancient secret passage lead? What secrets are hidden in the depths of the secret passage? The answers to these questions will be revealed soon."
After speaking, he instructed his staff to pull himself to the ground.
When he returned to the ground, the two company employees went down to the bottom of the pit and began to prepare for the next exploration.
Immediately afterwards, a powerful ventilation fan was hoisted to the bottom of the pit.
The powerful ventilation fan was placed directly at the entrance of the secret passage, and began to quickly replace the dirty air in the secret passage, especially the possible poisonous gas and methane gas.
During this period, Ye Tian and the others who were staying at the edge of the pit stepped aside and discussed the follow-up exploration.
"Steven, can we send someone into this secret passage to explore later, follow this secret passage to the ancient Roman treasure, and dig and clean up the treasure?"
asked the Moroccan Minister of Culture eagerly, apparently impatient.
Ye Tian didn't answer immediately, but thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"Mr. Minister, when we were excavating the entrance of this secret passage just now, we found that the stratum here is very distorted, which should have been caused by the Lisbon earthquake in the 18th century.
In view of this, and also for safety reasons, I do not approve of sending people into this ancient secret passage for the first time to explore, but should use a small drone to fly in for preliminary exploration.
If there is no collapse in this secret passage, the walls and ground of the secret passage are intact, and there is no distortion, then we can consider sending people into this secret passage to explore.
If there is a collapse in the secret passage, or there are other safety hazards, then no one should be sent in. The safest way is to dig from the top down, it just takes more time.

Hearing this, several Moroccans were silent for a moment.
Obviously, these guys can't wait to dig up that ancient Roman treasure right away.
In their eyes, the treasure is the most important thing, and the safety of the exploration team members is the second thing.
After a moment of silence, the Minister of Culture of Morocco nodded and said:
"Okay, Steven, just do it the way you said, it is indeed more secure!"
Ye Tian nodded and said nothing more.
Then, he asked his employees to prepare small drones and other equipment.
After a while, the dirty air in the underground tunnel was evacuated.
Instead, there is a flood of fresh air injected from the outside.
After hanging the powerful ventilation fan from the bottom of the pit, Ye Tian asked his staff to throw a few fluorescent lighting sticks into the depths of the secret passage, and then used a strong searchlight to illuminate the situation inside the hole.
As the light enters, the inside of the hole also emerges.
Inside the opening of this underground passage, the walls and steps were covered with moss and a thick layer of dust, which looked very slippery.
And about half a meter below the entrance of the cave, there is a small niche on the wall, in which is placed a bronze candlestick with a simple shape.
The bronze candlestick was also covered with dust and had a thick layer of moss.
Although I can't see the real appearance, it must be rusted.
As for the situation deeper in the secret passage, since the secret passage is inclined downward, it is not clear.
After visual observation, Ye Tian asked his staff to release a small drone, carrying a small searchlight and an infrared night vision high-definition camera, and flew into this ancient secret passage.
As the small drone entered, the situation inside this ancient secret passage was immediately displayed on the monitoring screen and on the IPAD in Ye Tian's hand.
The first thing that appeared in everyone's eyes was a secret passage that sloped downward.
Like the situation at the entrance of the cave, this secret passage is also full of dust and moss, covering everything up.
It is not clear at all whether there are texts and patterns engraved on the walls of the cave, and other things, whether there are cracks and so on.
There is also a bronze candlestick in this passage, also placed in a small niche.
The metal models detected by the pulse metal detector before should be these ancient bronze candlesticks.
The small drone flew about three or four meters, and the secret road became much smoother, and a fork in the road appeared, leading to two directions.
One of the forks leads outside the ruins of the Senate, directly across the Atlantic Ocean.
But this fork is definitely not going to lead to the Atlantic Ocean, and the coastline is several kilometers away.
Unless in AD 60, the coastline was much closer, even close at hand.
The other direction is to the central area leading to the ruins of the Senate, where ancient Roman treasures are hidden.
The secret passage leading to the center of the Senate is sloping downward, extending into the darkness.
In addition, the place where the fork is located~EbookFREE.me~ has a relatively spacious interior space, but all places are covered with dust and moss.
That is to say, the situation on the walls and roof of this secret passage is still unclear.
Whether there are cracks in the secret passage is not known for the time being.
In addition to the bronze candlesticks, there is also a small statue.
Judging from the shape of his fighting with a trident, it is obviously Poseidon, the sea god.
But this statue is also full of dust and moss, and it is temporarily impossible to determine its material and artistic value, whether it is a famous work, and so on.
To be sure, this is an ancient Roman sculpture, and it was created around 60 AD.
This alone is enough to decide that this statue of Poseidon, the sea god, is worth a lot.
If it's a masterpiece, it's a top-of-the-line artwork that's priceless.
Ye Tian carefully checked the picture returned by the small drone, and then gave the direction of exploration.
"Go to the center of the senate ruins, let's explore the ancient Roman treasure hidden deep underground, and then explore other places!"
"Okay, Steven, leave it to us"
The subordinate who controls the small drone nodded in response, full of confidence and excitement.
Then, the small drone flew in the direction of the center of the ruins of the Senate, ready to explore the ancient Roman treasure hidden deep underground.
In the depths of the secret passage shrouded in darkness, the small drone slowly flew forward.
Not long after flying forward, there was a turn ahead, and the small drone immediately turned the turn.
At this moment, a large shadow suddenly appeared in front, blocking the way of the small drone.
"Steven, there is a landslide in the secret passage ahead"
said the employee who controls the small drone.
Hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed!