"That is to say... if I make any drastic reaction, those people lurking in the dark will lose their composure because they are worried that I will disappear forever with the secret." The earl continued Tianyi's words.
Tian Yi took a sip of coffee and said, "Of course, since I have reached a deal with you, I will naturally ensure your safety and deal with these people once and for all."
"Master, what do you plan to do?" The count was asking at this moment. In fact, he was constructing a scene in his mind: Tianyi was in a cave with burning torches, and the surrounding walls were covered with evil paintings. Symbols, there was a pile of stinky flesh and blood in the middle of the room. Tianyi danced crazily in a black robe, and then recited a bunch of spells. Then, all over Rome, those who threatened their safety collectively died due to the curse. Sudden death.
"The plan is very simple, divided into three steps." Tianyi held out three fingers: "The first step is to hide the treasure; the second step is to send out a message telling them that the treasure has been hidden; the third step is to take the treasure with you The secret of the hiding place dies forever.”
After hearing this, the earl turned pale: "Master... don't be joking."
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to really die." Tianyi said, "I'm just burying the name Guiche de Beauge. Only after you die once will you be absolutely safe."
"So that's it." The count thought for a while and said: "By cheating my death, I made everyone think that the treasure has been buried forever, and I left the world with the secret of the treasure... It is indeed a once and for all approach!"
"However, this involves another issue, which is our transaction." Tianyi said: "If you want me to help you solve the treasure problem, it will be another transaction."
"But... that's part of my security problem, isn't it?" the Count asked.
"I told you this three-step plan to make the treasure issue become part of your security issue." Tianyi replied: "I can also use other methods to solve your security issue, but if I do that, the situation will not be the same. Same, the transaction conditions regarding the treasure issue will become very harsh." He paused and looked into the earl's eyes: "So, it's up to you to accept my suggestion and make a second deal with me now. The deal is, let me use other methods to solve your personal safety problem, and accept a more difficult condition to solve the treasure problem in the future."
The count seems to have a choice, but we all know what he will do: "Okay, master, I believe you."
"Do you believe in my ability, or do you believe that I really want to help you?" Tianyi said with a smile.
The earl's Adam's apple squirmed, and after hearing these words, he was even more upset. Tianyi was not related to him, and he didn't receive half a cent of benefit. The conditions of his first transaction seemed inexplicable, and he just asked himself to save an injured young man. Why does this weird wizard think about things from my perspective? How do I choose whether the conditions are harsh or not, and what difference does it make to him
Tianyi looked at the other party's tangled expression and seemed to get great pleasure. He then said: "Haha... You don't need to answer. Let's hear the conditions of the second transaction."
The count's nerves were tense and his heart was in his throat. He couldn't guess what kind of request the guy in front of him would make.
"Actually, if you think about it yourself, you should know what the conditions are. That is, you will forever give up your position and identity as the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and you will not transfer it to anyone before I create a 'death' for you." Tianyi said.
When the earl heard this for the first time, he felt a sense of relief. He thought about it and realized that this was more of an inevitability than a condition. According to Tianyi's plan, not only would he have to give up his position as grand leader, but also his original position. The title, status, and even the name had to be discarded.
"I'm afraid I have to agree to this condition in order to fulfill my promise to my uncle," replied the earl.
Tianyi said: "Your uncle just doesn't want the treasure to fall into the hands of Philip IV and those people. Don't think of him too lofty. The so-called 'hiding until the end of the world' is just that he is worried that he will not be able to enjoy the wealth." I only made you swear under certain circumstances."
"As long as the gold and silver does not fall into the hands of the enemy, whether it is inherited by future Templars or transferred to other people's hands, I can accept it, but..." the Earl said seriously: "I don't think those 'treasures' should be Live on in the world and should be buried, preferably forever.”
"Hmph... What you think is your business." Tianyi said nonchalantly: "In short, our deal is now concluded. Just follow my plan and complete these three steps, and all your problems will be solved. You can live the life you want without continuing to face these dangers."
The earl replied: "Master... you are basically helping me for free. Forgive me for asking, what can you get from this matter? Is it your original purpose to have those treasures buried forever?"
"Since you can objectively get the results you want, don't ask me about what I did." Tianyi drank all the coffee, stood up, and put the hood on the back of the black robe on his head: "Come with me Well, before dusk, I will take you to see where the treasure is hidden."
"What? Now?" asked the count.
Tianyi did not answer, but made a "please" gesture with one hand, indicating to the earl to go forward. The earl hesitated for a few seconds, and walked towards the door of the bookstore without asking any more questions.
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After Anshui saw the red double cross mark, he immediately dug the loess around the brand with his hands, and dug out a small pit in two or three strokes. Then he turned around and said to the person standing behind him: "Don't stand directly behind me. Move a few steps to both sides."
After hearing the words, everyone lined up on both sides behind Anshui, leaving some space. Anshui pressed the palm of his right hand on the mark and held it for about five seconds. The red double cross mark gradually changed color. , emitting a green light.
Then, a large piece of the ground suddenly collapsed a few feet behind An Shui. A second later, the second adjacent piece collapsed, which was deeper than the first piece, and so on... When the surface of the ground collapsed After the sand, gravel and soil shattered and fell, a two-meter-wide staircase extending toward the ground appeared in front of you.
"This passage has been closed for hundreds of years. We'd better put on a breathing mask before going down." An Shui said, opening his backpack and taking out the mask he had prepared in advance.
Everyone else followed suit, and Lodovico kept watching. Although he himself had no intention of going down, he naturally wanted to use every available opportunity to gather more information before the expedition team went down.
"How deep is this passage? Can we expand it by digging?" he asked An Shui impatiently.
Anshui replied: "The depth will naturally exceed the big pit in the center of the Colosseum, but I can't know exactly how deep it is. I suggest that you don't try to use external force to attack the ruins or surrounding facilities. The internal impact is difficult to predict.”
Lodovico nodded in agreement on the surface, but was already thinking about whether to let the "reserve team" follow him in fifteen minutes.
After everyone put on their masks and took out their flashlights, Anshui walked at the front and stepped into the dark passage. The gunsmith followed him, then Suised, then ten knights of the Iron Discipline, and at the end of the line were the counselor and Vanessa.
In this order, both parties will feel more at ease. On the side of the reverse cross, the consultant must follow Vanessa at all times. He has to monitor that this woman does not use her abilities on her companions, and he has to be on guard against any conspiracy she may have. On the Steel Commandment side, the three dangerous elements were separated in this order, with Suisside, the strongest, guarding the two in front, while Vanessa walked at the back of the team, guarding the advisors.
In this delicate atmosphere, everyone tacitly took the first step to explore the ruins.
Except for the ladder mechanism triggered by dark water at the top, this staircase passage does not extend downward diagonally. As you go down, you will find that the passage is in the shape of a spiral staircase. The lateral length of the steps is about two meters. There is a distance of about one and a half steps on the surface for people to stand, that is, three people can stand side by side on one step.
The passage was like a dragon coiled on a pillar, spiraling downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and extending underground. Therefore, everyone was not heading towards the spire in the center of the Colosseum at this moment, but walking vertically downwards. However, it is not too far away from the spire dug by Steel Commandment. If the ruins are indeed a pyramid structure, they will encounter a slope of the pyramid underground if they go down a certain distance.
The steps at his feet and the walls on both sides looked like nothing more than stone and soil, including the collapsed steps at the top of the passage, which were not made of metal. Many people are wondering, how was such a passage built? How do dirt and stones stay in this shape? As everyone walked down, they didn't see anything like wood or metal brackets to support the structure of the passage. This was completely unreasonable.
Vanessa did not consider this problem. Since this channel exists, there must be some scientific or non-scientific force to keep this structure stable. At this moment, her mind was busy estimating the depth of their downward progress. Based on the angle formed by the slope of the pyramid and the earth, the depth of the spire, the distance between the entrance of the passage and the excavation pit, etc., if they continued to advance directly downward, how many You should be able to explore the outer wall of the ruins in about a hundred meters. At the current forward speed and the slope of this passage...
"Did you see that?" The consultant suddenly interrupted her thoughts and asked in a low voice.
"What did you see?" Vanessa asked.
Because they were wearing masks, their voices were muffled and did not attract the attention of the team in front. The consultant deliberately kept a distance from the people in front, tilted his head and said to Vanessa behind him: "Look carefully at that wall..."
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