Chapter 709
The pile of gold in the basement was cast into the shape of a round cake.
The surface is somewhat oxidized, forming a light brown or black oxide layer.
Satan picked up a piece of gold cake and scraped it a few times with a dagger, immediately revealing its original brilliant golden color.
Martin glanced at him,"Satan, let me use the dagger," he said.
Satan threw the dagger.
After catching it, Martin held up a knife and made a few cuts on the yellow mud seal under the lid. Then he inserted the knife blade into the gap under the left corner of the lid and pried it hard.
The material of the box is also palm wood, which has been treated with antiseptic treatment and will not decay after hundreds of years.
As Martin exerted force, the nails at this corner of the cover were pried up.
He did the same thing at the other four corners.
After a while, the cover of the box was completely opened by him.
The unique smell of parchment came to my nose.
It also has a hint of lime.
Martin looked over and saw neatly bundled volumes of parchment inside, and his face suddenly became happy.
That’s right, these should be the batch of books that"disappeared" from Timbuktu.
He casually picked up a scroll of parchment, well, or it might be more appropriate to call it a scroll. He untied the hemp rope tied on it and opened it 140 degrees. Each ancient Arabic text appeared in front of him, and the handwriting was still clear.……
"Nature is a general name for all that exists and all that does not exist, all that can be understood by the mind or that is beyond the power of the mind.……"
Martin is proficient in almost all texts and languages in the world, including ancient Arabic.
He read the contents of this parchment smoothly. Isn't this Eriugena's work"On the Distinction of Nature"?
(PS: Eleogenna, whose full name is Johannes Scott Eleogenna, is an Irish-born philosopher from the Eastern Roman Empire. He is proficient in Greek and once translated the work of Pseudo-Dionysius into Latin and named it"The Letter of the Chancellor". His representative works include"On the Distinction of Nature"》、《"On God's Predestination" etc. )
This most famous philosophical thought is the"ontological proof", which aims to prove the existence of God through reason.
Moreover, for Eriugena, faith and reason are not opposed to each other, but interdependent.
He believed that faith should be subordinated to reason.
Many of his thoughts are similar to those of early Confucianism. If you are interested, you can learn about them on your own.
After a few glances, Martin rolled up the sheepskin scroll in his hand, tied it up, and put it back into the box.
Looking at all the sixteen big boxes in the room, his eyes were full of joy.
These books are the most valuable thing in this place. Gold has a price, but knowledge is priceless.
Through these books, people can clearly see part of the historical, cultural, and economic development trajectories of Europe, Africa, and even the Arab region during that period.
Moreover, even if you don’t look at the intangible value of the knowledge contained in these books, even if you look at them as antiques, their value far exceeds that pile of gold.
"Let everyone come here. There is no need to search other places. Pack up everything here."
Martin said with satisfaction.
But he didn't notice that when he was reading the parchment scroll, the little guy in his satchel was almost pulling out most of his body.
While he was talking, the little guy's two little claws fiercely With a strong force and a kick of his two hind legs, he managed to pull it out of the satchel and fell to the ground.
"Miwu!"
After crying out in pain, the little guy who was suddenly"liberated" started running around.
"Arthur, come back!"As soon as Martin said these words, the little guy suddenly disappeared.
"Walter?"
Martin was stunned.
Then he immediately picked up the dagger, walked to the place where the little guy disappeared in a few steps, and looked down.
There was a dark crack on the ground here, and the little guy's voice was coming from the crack.
Martin used force He stamped his feet.
Dong-dong-dong!
There was an echo, and it was actually empty below.
He squatted down and pried his horse's head toward the ground.
He pried open a square wooden door.
"There is actually a basement below this underground (cjej) room."
Satan's surprised voice came from the side. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
"Arthur!"
Martin shouted
"Chirp, chirp, meow."
The little guy's response came from below.
Martin jumped down.
He had already scanned it with magic power. The basement was not deep, only about 2 meters high and about 10 square meters in area.
After landing, Martin's boots He was hugged by the little guy who rushed towards him.
He was probably frightened because the little guy kept chirping.
"Let’s see if you still run around next time."
Martin picked up the little guy and stuffed it into his satchel, and then looked around.
The basement was a little dark, but this was not a problem for Martin.
The things inside were very simple, a table, a chair, and There was a stone box on the table.
Martin walked to the stone box, picked it up and looked at it twice, and then fiddled with it a few more times before pulling off the lid of the stone box. Inside the stone box was a cloth made of strange material. Bag.
This is... asbestos?! []
Martin suddenly understood, no wonder it has not decayed after more than 600 years.
The asbestos was bulging, and it was obviously filled with something.
Martin did not open it in a hurry to take a look, but searched the basement again. , then left here first
…………
After going through some twists and turns, all sixteen large boxes were put on the off-road vehicle. The trunk of the modified off-road vehicle was a huge pickup truck-like bed, which was enough to put everything found in the basement..
On the way back, Martin finally opened the asbestos bag.
There are two things inside: one of them is a golden book. This is a"Quran" written on gold foil. What surprised Martin is that the text used is"Menggu script".
The other one is a travel diary written on asbestos paper. The author of the travel diary is named Rabban Sauma. It is also written in ancient Mongolian script, and the writing method is actually the ancient Chinese style. And down, left to right style.
Martin looked at the golden Quran twice and put it back.
Then, I started reading the travelogue
"My name is Rabin Saowuma, and I also have a famous Chinese Saowuma. I was born in Kyoto, the capital of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty.……"
"My father's name is Xiban, and he is a Nestorian inspector in the Kyoto area."
"At the age of 30, I officially became a Nestorian monk and practiced in Fangshan. My name was known to all the people in the Yuan Dynasty around me."
"Soon, a Nestorian named Marcus from Huoshan, Shanxi (now Gudongsheng, Neimeng) joined my disciples and practiced together with me."
"In the thirteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1276), our country, the Yuan Dynasty, began a war to destroy the country in the south, the Song Dynasty, and I was ready to embark on my journey.……"
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