Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 122 The Destroyed Sun Cave

Realizing the weirdness of this place, Liang En and the others immediately went to the nearby cave and called Professor Brown and his students.Then we dug together.

Because of the large number of people and the strength, after only ten minutes, all the gravel on this nearly square wooden board was cleaned up.

"These gravels are somewhat different from the previous ones." After carefully picking up a few gravels with a magnifying glass and looking at them, Professor Brown said to Liang En.

"Different from the rubble piled up in front of the previous ruins, the rubble in this place has been excavated before, and then piled up again."

"That is to say, after the former Freemason blasted the mountain, someone dug up the gravel twice and discovered the cave below." After listening to Professor Brown's analysis, Liang En fell into a trap. I'm thinking about it.

However, Liang En, who was lost in thought, did not hinder Fan Meng and the students from the next step of their work. Soon, the iron-covered wooden board was lifted aside by several people, and then a hole that could only be climbed into by an adult male was revealed. small cave. "

Damn grave robbers! "Just after climbing into the cave for inspection, Professor Brown cursed loudly. And Liang En, who was following him, took a flashlight to look around and immediately understood why he did this.

Because the overall structure of this cave is very close to the Mithra Sun Cave just now, but the overall structure is obviously much simpler.For example, there were three rooms in the previous cave, but there are only two rooms here.

At the same time, unlike the cave filled with all kinds of sculptures just now, this cave is empty.

Judging from some murals left on the walls of the cave, the cave itself should also be the sun cave of Mithraism, so there are ceilings that imitate the starry sky and the statues of gods unique to Mithraism.

However, unlike the almost intact Sun Cave not far away, this cave has obviously experienced a man-made catastrophe: the murals on the original walls have been stripped away in large pieces, leaving only the bare walls themselves.

"This mural will not be damaged for more than 100 years." Looking at the sharp-edged traces, Professor Brown cursed angrily, his voice was amplified by the narrow cave and buzzed in everyone's ears.

Almost all the students present looked at the mess in front of them with angry eyes, because the damage here was too serious, neither the statue of Mithra at the core of the Sun Cave nor the surrounding portraits recording religious ceremonies were all gone. .

However, Liang En and Fan Meng did not feel that these people were in the same hatred. After all, the British used to paste murals in other countries in the same way. It is normal for their own murals to be destroyed. There is not much to be too sad about.

Of course, there was still a sad look on their faces.This was mainly because the cave now belonged to Liang En, so if it was destroyed, it would be equivalent to damage to his property, so naturally he would not be happy.

"What's that?" After sweeping around with the flashlight, they accidentally discovered that there seemed to be something in the place where the altar should have been placed.

"Let me see." Liang En said as he took out his flashlight and walked to the edge of the platform, only to find that there were seven silver coins lined up on the top of the stone platform, which was the same as the stone gap above the entrance of the cave before Liang En and the others. The same silver coins found in the

This makes people feel quite a time-distorted feeling. After all, this kind of Victorian silver coin should not appear in an ancient Roman ruin.

"For Mithraism, seven is a number full of magic." Professor Brown came from behind and said at this time, "So the seven silver coins in this place are probably related to this."

"If you say that, I think there is a high probability that these silver coins were placed by people who came here before. There was a certain revival of ancient paganism in the Victorian era, so many people are trying to revive those ancient paganism. teach."

After hearing what Professor Brown said, Liang En quickly synthesized the information he had obtained before and came to a conclusion.

"That is to say, these silver coins may be some kind of remuneration, which is used as an exchange for taking away murals or stone carvings. It is similar to Huaxia's buying statues and returning home. You can't say buy, but say please."

Historically, since the Industrial Revolution, non-Christian paganism in the European continent has gradually begun to cause a revival.In the beginning, these things were kept secret, because the influence of religion was still strong at that time.

However, with the passage of time and the weakening of religious influence, these pagan activities have become more and more frequent, and at the same time, various activities have gradually been put on the bright side.

For example, in the early 18th century, Cambridge University archaeologist and physician William Stukery, a Masonic scholar and Anglican priest, led a movement to re-establish the Druid religion.

Today, the emerging Druidism can already be practiced publicly. For example, in the first decade of the 21st century, this religion has gained the status of a legal religion in the UK.And openly gather around Stonehenge on the winter solstice.

Therefore, it should be a very reasonable explanation if some British people who re-selected Mithraism discovered this sun cave, and then took away all religious-related things in the ruins for their own activities.

"If that's the case, then it's okay. What I'm most worried about now is that some people will take it away and keep it as a private collection and hide it in my room." After listening to Liang En's analysis, Professor Brown said with a sigh.

"If it is really the revival of those ancient religions, the other party should consciously maintain the integrity of those murals. One day we will have the opportunity to see the content on them."

One thing Liang En and the others can be sure of is that there is a high probability that the pasted murals still exist. After all, using special tape to remove murals from the wall is a very professional act, and only rich people with clear goals will do it. do it.

Therefore, the guy who stole the murals from here should have enough money and professionals. In this case, it has become a high probability event that those murals have survived for more than a hundred years.

While Professor Brown and his students were filming the damaged cave with distressed faces, Liang En followed Fan Meng out of the cave entrance.

"Did you find anything just now?" After leaving the cave, Liang En, who had confirmed that there was no one around, asked Fan Meng in a low voice, because Fan Meng was the last to come in just now, and after entering, he pulled Liang En's clothes to signal I have something to say to him.

"Yes, a new discovery." Fan Meng said as he took out the silver coin that was dug out from the crack above the cave, and placed it in front of Liang En.

"When you entered the cave just now, I thought the cave was too small, and it would be boring if there were too many people. So I just stayed outside and looked at the silver coin just now, and found an unusual mark."

With that said, Fan Meng pointed to the smooth surface of the silver coin below the portrait of George III on the front of the coin.

"This is - the symbol of the Masonic Society!" Liang En took out a small magnifying glass from his body and took a look at a black spot at that position. Liang En immediately recognized that the black spot as big as a grain of rice was a compass. and ruler masonic symbols.

(End of this chapter)