Ten minutes later, Pierre and Henry descended into this secret underground palace.
Also coming down was an exploration team under Xiao Ran.
Everyone who enters this underground palace wears full protective equipment and is wrapped tightly from head to toe.
As soon as they entered the underground palace, Pierre and the others rushed towards Michelangelo's marble sculpture, eager to study the statue carefully.
When they came closer, Xiao Ran immediately smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, I have kept my previous promise and let you participate in this exploration operation and jointly discover the secrets hidden here."
"I hope you can also abide by your promise, obey the instructions throughout the process, do not act without authorization, and do not touch anything here at will."
"I checked the situation here before and I was basically sure that there were no traps, but I wasn't completely sure, so I asked everyone to obey the command."
Pierre and Henry looked at each other, and then nodded in unison.
"No problem, Sean, we will follow the command and act as long as it allows us to participate in this exploration operation."
"Be careful. This underground world is too dangerous. We want to discover the secret of Napoleon's treasure, but we don't want to lose our lives here."
Xiao Ran nodded and then continued:
"Now that everyone has reached a consensus, it's the best. This can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"I just checked and there are no traps around this marble sculpture by Michelangelo."
"Everyone can appreciate and appraise this sculpture first. I will arrange work for my men, and then start the next step of exploration."
"Okay, Sean."
Pierre and the others nodded in response.
Immediately afterwards, these guys rushed forward impatiently and began to appreciate and identify the marble sculpture.
Xiao Ran walked towards the excited employees, planning how to assign tasks to these guys.
When he came closer, he looked at these guys who were eager to try, then smiled and said loudly:
"Guys, we found the legendary Napoleon treasure. I have to say it's a huge surprise."
"This may be one of the largest treasures in France and even in Europe. It is also an amazing discovery that can shock the world."
Before he finished speaking, the employees in front of him wearing full protective equipment immediately cheered excitedly.
"Awesome! Sean, you are the best. We are the best treasure hunting company in the world."
"Wow! This is incredible, Sean, we are so honored to be a part of this expedition."
Looking at these excited guys, Xiao Ran nodded proudly.
Pierre and the others who were standing not far away all turned their heads and looked over.
Everyone on the ground, including those watching the excitement outside the apartment building, many media reporters, and countless viewers in front of the live broadcast, were watching this scene.
Without exception, everyone was filled with envy and jealousy, and everyone wished they could be there.
Of course, there are countless people who are coveting the Napoleon's treasure hidden here, eager to take this shocking treasure as their own.
It's a pity that even if their eyes are so red that they are almost bleeding, they can only look at it with greed.
After the cheers died down, Xiao Ran began to assign tasks.
"Guys, let's take action and clean up the dust and moss on the surfaces of these boxes."
"Be careful during this period. Do not move any boxes or try to open any boxes to avoid accidents."
"After all, this place is located deep underground. It is not a place to stay for a long time. I am going to move most of the boxes here to the ground and open them for cleaning."
"Only those boxes that are too heavy will be opened here, and then the contents of the boxes will be scattered and moved to the ground."
Before he finished speaking, many employees immediately responded in unison:
"Okay, Sean."
Then these guys took action.
Xiao Ran turned around and walked towards the altar on the west side of the hall, preparing to explore the situation of the altar.
When he passed by Michelangelo's sculpture, he glanced at Pierre and the others who were fascinated by the sculpture.
Then he chuckled and stepped onto the altar built in the seventeenth century.
This early Baroque-style altar gives people an eerie feeling and gives rise to goosebumps all over.
There are four levels of the altar from bottom to top. At the front is something similar to an offering table.
There is a granite platform in front of the altar, which is about fifteen centimeters high. The surface seems to be polished very smooth. It looks like a place to kneel down to atone for sins and repent.
On the altar table made of stone slabs, there were several gilt copper candlesticks, two silver plates and two gold and silver wine glasses inlaid with several gems.
There is a layer of dust on these things, but it cannot hide their beauty.
In the center of the altar, there is a crucifix about two meters high.
This cross is also made of gilt copper. Although it has a thick layer of dust, it is very beautiful and has no rust.
There are four rows of seats on each side of the cross, arranged from low to high, and each row of seats can accommodate three people.
Looking at the situation on this altar, Xiao Ran couldn't help but frown.
The next moment, he said in a deep voice through the microphone:
"Judging from the condition of this altar, this palace hidden deep underground was once the famous Inquisition."
"Those rooms in the palace should be the cells used to hold important prisoners. God knows how many people died here."
"In addition to being an altar, the altar in front of you is also the underground court of the Inquisition, responsible for interrogating the prisoners detained here."
"The people who once sat on the seats on either side of the gilt cross in the middle should be the cardinals and others sent by the Holy See to France."
"As for the layout here, you can take a look at the famous Spanish painter Goya's painting, "The Inquisition", which has highly similar scenes."
Following his explanation, many people took a breath of cold air.
In Western history, the Inquisition is almost synonymous with darkness and terror.
It can be said that countless people were sentenced to death by the Inquisition and executed by various cruel methods.
The next moment, Xiao Ran went straight to the stone altar table and began to check the situation here.
But he didn't touch anything here to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
The several items placed on this altar table are all in good condition and are antique cultural relics with certain collection value.
If you connect them with the infamous Inquisition and Napoleon, their value will definitely increase significantly.
Xiao Ran looked at the things on the altar table, thought for a moment, then turned around and said:
"Gentlemen, come over and take a look at these things. You will definitely make some new discoveries."
Hearing this, Pierre and the others all turned their heads and looked this way.
Immediately afterwards, they came this way.
When they came closer, before they could stand firm, a series of surprising sounds suddenly sounded in the palace.
"Sean, guess what we found? There are two boxes here with the coat of arms of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty branded on them. They should come from the Vienna court."
"Wow! This box has the coat of arms of the Russian Romanov dynasty engraved on it. It must have come from Moscow or St. Petersburg."
"Sean, here are two boxes from the Napoleon family, with the Napoleon family coat of arms engraved on them."
With this series of cheers, everyone's attention was instantly attracted.
