Five or six minutes later, Xiao Ran arrived at the stone door of the underground palace.
Matthew and Charlie, who followed closely, arranged two strong lights in this straight corridor.
As the lights came on, this section of the corridor was suddenly illuminated like daylight, and everything became much clearer.
The pattern carved on the stone door also became clearer.
Although everyone has seen this stone door before through the pictures taken by the two small drones, seeing it again now, it still feels creepy.
In the center of this stone door is a huge crucifix in the early Baroque style.
This cross is carved very vividly and meticulously, lifelike, and at the same time gives people a feeling of sadness and depression.
At first glance, you can even feel streams of blood flowing out of Jesus' body, and you can seem to hear Jesus' painful screams.
Directly below this cross, there is a scene of hell.
What is described on the screen are countless ferocious ghosts struggling painfully in the River Styx, trying to break free from the shackles of the River Styx and escape from hell.
On the River Styx facing the end of the cross, there is a devil with two horns on his head. His upper body is sticking out of the River Styx, and he is desperately stretching out his right hand, trying to grab the Crucifixion Cross above.
The water of the Styx turned into countless chains, tightly locking his waist and legs, dragging him into the Styx.
The other ghosts in the River Styx all had hideous and painful faces, and their eyes were filled with prayers.
They stretched their heads or hands out of the River Styx one after another, screaming and struggling desperately, trying to escape from the River Styx of death and regain their lives.
In order to escape from the River Styx, they either reached out and tried to grab the cross above, or they hugged the sharp ghost with two horns tightly, trying to crawl over him and climb out of the River Styx!
Above the Styx, there were several angels holding spears and bows, flying around in the air.
They seemed to be guarding the River Styx, and they seemed to be preventing those evil spirits from desecrating the Crucifixion above, ready to kill at any time.
On both sides of this stone door, stood two rusty knight statues, each holding a cross sword in their hands!
These two knight statues are also in the early Baroque style, but they are severely rusted, which affects the look and feel.
But they are also quite beautiful and can be regarded as two very good pieces of antique art.
Seeing this scene in front of them, everyone, including Xiao Ran, was so shocked that they froze on the spot.
While being shocked, everyone felt a spooky ghostly aura, which made their hair stand on end!
After a while, Xiao Ran finally woke up.
Then, he said with emotion:
"Gentlemen, standing in front of this stone door, I really feel like I am about to enter the medieval Inquisition."
"When I think of Copernicus who was burned to death by the Inquisition and the various cruel punishments of the legendary Inquisition, I feel a little horrified!"
"The period when this underground palace was built coincided with the time when the terror of the Inquisition was gripping Europe."
In fact, he was not the only one who felt this way.
Everyone else, one by one, looked at the picture on this stone door, with chills running down their backs and feeling terrified!
The historians and archaeologists in the lobby of the apartment building were frightened and excited at the same time.
"Sean is right. This stone door does have the flavor of the Inquisition. Perhaps this was once the secret prison of the Inquisition."
“The period when the Bastille was built and the existence of this secret prison coincide with the era of the Inquisition.”
"If this is the case, this underground palace will become more precious, with more historical commemorative significance and research value."
Several historians and archaeologists said this one after another, all of them beaming.
At the same time, they were impatient and wanted to enter this underground tunnel immediately and explore this strange stone door for themselves.
At this moment, Xiao Ran's voice suddenly came again.
"I don't know if you have noticed it, but the pattern carved on this stone door is very similar to the masterpiece "Gates of Hell" by Rodin, the modern sculpture master. The theme is basically the same, but the artistic style is different."
"From an artistic point of view, the pattern carved on this stone door is even more limited than Rodin's "Gates of Hell". It is also a top-notch work of art and very precious."
After hearing his words, the others began to pay attention to the artistry of these stone carvings.
After some observation, those who could understand the stone carving patterns all nodded in agreement.
Pierre, experts in antiquities and art appraisals, were even more excited.
After admiring the creepy patterns on the stone door for a while, Xiao Ran began to check the stone door and the ground in front of it.
He carefully wiped off the dust and moss on the ground with a towel and pretended to look carefully.
After making sure it was safe, he walked to the stone gate and began to check the situation on the stone gate.
After a moment, he made his decision.
"There are no traps on this stone door. It is very safe. We are going to wipe off the dust and moss on the stone door and take another look."
"Matthew, come and wipe off the dust and moss on this stone door. You don't have to worry about safety issues, but you still have to be gentle."
With that said, he stepped aside and gave up his position.
"Okay, Sean, it's my pleasure."
Matthew nodded excitedly and immediately stepped forward and started wiping.
The reason why Xiao Ran backed away and gave the job to Matthew was because he was an atheist.
The patterns on this stone door are extremely religious, especially the Crucifixion.
In addition, there is a live broadcast on the Internet now, and countless people are watching everything happening here.
In order to avoid suspicion and avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he backed away.
After stepping aside, he began to examine the two bronze knight statues.
The two knight statues are rusty and have long lost their original luster, but they still have a bit of majesty and murderous intent.
There is nothing special about the knight statue on the right. Xiao Ran looked at it carefully but found nothing.
Then, he came to the statue on the left and took a closer look.
After a moment, he suddenly let out a surprised sound.
"This knight statue is special. Some places seem to be movable. Maybe it's a mechanism that opens the stone door."
"Charlie, bring the metal detector over and scan the ground around this statue and the wall behind it."
As soon as the words fell, Charlie immediately picked up the metal detector placed on the floor and walked over.
When he came closer, he immediately used a metal detector to scan several locations designated by Xiao Ran.
When the exploration coil approached the ground in front of the statue, a pleasant chirping sound suddenly sounded from the scene.
Apparently, there are some metal objects hidden under the floor in front of the knight statue.
Xiao Ran stepped forward to check the detected signal, then smiled and said:
"Under this ground, there are some metal objects hidden. It should not be a fatal trap, but a mechanism to open this stone door."
"It seems that the key to opening this stone door lies in this rusty knight statue. As long as you find the correct opening method, you can open this stone door."
Next, Charlie scanned several other places and discovered some metal objects one after another.
Especially the wall behind the knight statue, the metal signal is very strong.
Xiao Ran stepped forward to check and determined that what was hidden behind that wall should be the mechanical device that opened the stone door.
More importantly, those metal objects are connected to the metal objects underground in front of the knight statue.
From this, Xiao Ran further determined the location of the mechanism that opened the stone gate.
On the other side, Matthew also wiped away the dust and moss on the stone door.
The pattern carved on this stone door suddenly became clearer.
Inquisition
