This is the last step, and below is the bottom of the secret passage. Ye Tian stopped on this step and stopped moving downward.

Walker behind, Miller and Martinez also stopped and stood on several different steps.

Under the illumination of the searchlight, the bottom of the secret passage is extremely bright at this moment. The thick dust on the ground, the dark green moss, and the traces of crawling by small animals such as mice are all clearly visible!

Like the basement above and other places in the secret passage, the secret passage is also paved with granite at the bottom, but it is not that big and has a much lighter weight.

In addition, the space here is much larger.

The corridor is about three meters long, has a height of two meters, six or seven meters, and a width of about two meters, five meters, and is completely a corridor hidden deep underground.

On the walls on both sides of this corridor, there are three neoclassical bronze candlesticks installed, a total of six, all from the early 19th century and are also considered valuable antique artworks.

There is a niche at the end of the corridor connecting to the arc curve, which is located inside a statue of the Virgin Mary, which is also a neoclassical sculpture and has certain artistic value!

After standing on the last step, Ye Tian quickly scanned the bottom of the secret passage with the help of the searchlight, and then said in a deep voice:

"Everyone put on goggles and masks. It has been closed for more than 200 years. Although the air is pretty good and not much different from the outside world, there is inevitably some mold.

After we go down to the bottom of the secret passage, we will definitely bring up some dust accumulated over aged years, so we are asked to wear goggles and masks. This is for safety reasons.

After saying that, he leaned the shield in his hand against the wall next to him, then took out the goggles and a special mask from his backpack and put them on.

"Okay, Steven"

Walker and Martinez in the back responded, and followed suit, and soon put on goggles and a special mask!

Then, Ye Tian picked up the heavy shield and blocked him in front of him, preparing to continue exploring.

Just like before, he first observed the top of the corridor and confirmed that there was no mechanism on it. Then he picked up the police shield and hit the walls and ground on both sides.

"Bang bang bang"

The dull collision sounded again, echoing in the secret passage and the secret room ahead.

There was a dust rising from the ground, and there was no other change.

Obviously, there are no mechanism traps here. The ground and the walls on both sides are hard granite, and they have not been artificially hollowed out to create mechanism traps.

After about four or five seconds, Ye Tian took a step forward, stepped onto the ground at the bottom of the secret passage, and stood firm on the granite floor.

Next, he used the same trick again, using heavy police shields to constantly hit the ground and walls on both sides, and groping forward bit by bit. Although the speed was very slow, it was very stable.

Walker, Miller, and Martinez, went down to the bottom of the secret passage one after another, followed Ye Tian's footsteps, and explored step by step.

While exploring and moving forward, Miller was constantly wiring and installing lighting equipment. As light bulbs light up, the corridor became brighter and brighter.

This corridor is very short, only about three meters.

Within three or two steps, Ye Tian and the others had arrived at the end of the corridor, which was the starting position of the arc-shaped curve.

When he walked here, Ye Tian suddenly stopped and stopped moving forward.

He knew very well what he would face next bypassing the arc curve in front of him.

Turning over to the end of the corridor, two seven-pound cannons were waiting for everyone.

Ye Tian quickly glanced at the environment he was in, then smiled and said:

"Martinez, come and see this statue of the Virgin in the niche, see whose work it is, and take the opportunity to rest for a while, restore your physical fitness and calm your mood.

Miller, Walker, you can release the drone and check the situation behind this arc curve. From now on, we will deal with the mechanism trap!”

"Okay, Steven, let me appreciate this statue of the Virgin and see that it is the masterpiece of the sculptor!"

Martinez responded, then walked up to stand side by side with Ye Tian, ​​and began to admire the statue of the Virgin in the niche at the end of the corridor.

At this time, the position where he and Ye Tian stood was about 1.78 meters away from the niche. With the help of the searchlight, the statue of the Holy Virgin can be clearly seen.

At the same time, Walker had opened his backpack and released the beetle drone, and began to explore the situation behind the curved curve.

Just like before, the beetle drone did not appear on the live broadcast screen. At this time, the statue of the Holy Mother in front of Ye Tian and Martinez.

"This statue of the Holy Virgin is elegant and dignified, exudes a noble temperament, and uses bas-relief carving techniques. Judging from these points, this must be a neoclassical sculpture work.

From the late 18th to the late 19th century, this century was the era when neoclassical sculpture became popular. The most outstanding sculptor was Antonio Canova of Italy.

Judging from the surface texture and muscle luster of this Virgin statue, it should not be Canova's sculpture. Apart from Canova, I am not very familiar with other neoclassical sculptors!"

Martinez commented on the statue of the Virgin in front of him, but did not give a clear answer.

"Yes, Martinez, this is indeed a neoclassical sculpture work with certain artistic and market value. It is not a masterpiece of the neoclassical sculpture master Canova.

If I read it correctly, this should be the work of another famous neoclassical sculptor Mons during the same period. If you take a closer look at the hem of the skirt of the statue of the Virgin, it seems that there is a signature from the author.

As he said that, Ye Tian pointed to the hem of the skirt in the lower right corner of the statue of the Virgin.

Martinez then looked there with an excited expression.

"As sure, there is a mark there that looks like a capital m, which seems to be Mons' personal signature. Unfortunately, it is covered in dust. Let's go and take a closer look!"

As he said that, Martinez was about to walk forward and wipe off the dust to see what was going on!

Just when he was about to start, Ye Tian grabbed him.

"Don't be impatient, Martinez, based on our previous findings, we have now entered a dangerous area. For everyone's safety, it is best not to touch anything here easily.

After eliminating various mechanism traps later and confirming safety, it is not too late for us to go over and appreciate the neoclassical sculpture work. The statue of the Holy Virgin will not have wings flying, and there is still time!"

Hearing this, Martinez immediately withdrew his steps he was about to take, nodded slightly and said:

"Okay, Steven, let's go and enjoy that sculpture later."

Then he admired the sculpture for a while, and then Ye Tian walked to Walker and asked while watching the picture sent back by the beetle drone:

"Walker, have you found anything?"

"You are right, Steven, the corridor behind the curved curve is indeed full of dangers and murderous intent everywhere. There is almost no possibility of passing through safely.

The two seven-pound cannons at the end of the corridor pointed directly here, which was a huge threat. Fortunately, after a long period of erosion, the two cannons were already rusted and completely scrapped!

The muzzles and barrels of the two cannons were covered with rust and moss. The same was true for the barrels. The anti-rust grease applied more than 200 years ago has already evaporated completely.

The seven-pound shells inside the barrel were also covered with rust, and even stuck to the barrel. I didn't see any gunpowder, but I must have been damp.

On the wall behind the two cannons, and on the walls on both sides of the corridor, we found many shooting holes. Through those shooting holes, we could see muzzles and sharp arrows.

Obviously, a large number of tunnel fire guns and crossbow arrows are arranged behind the shooting holes. Once they are activated at the same time, they can completely cover the entire corridor, and those entering it have no way to escape.

I am looking for the control mechanism for tunnel fire guns and crossbows to see if the threat can be removed from here. According to common sense, there should be a control mechanism in the first half of the secret passage, and maybe it is right next to us.

Of course, there is also this possibility. The control mechanism of muskets and crossbows is in the secret room. A special method must be adopted through this passage. If this is the case, it will be troublesome.

We haven't had time to investigate below the ground, but without thinking, the ground in this section of the corridor must be full of dangers, and the triggering mechanism of two cannons, muskets and crossbows must be on the floor! "

Hearing Walker's introduction, Martinez couldn't help but shivered, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, I didn't touch the statue of the Holy Mother just now, otherwise I might have died under the arrows and shot into a hedgehog by those crossbow arrows!

Not only him, but many people in the living room above and on the live broadcast, secretly terrified!

Ye Tian laughed softly, and then said to Walker:

"You continue to explore and try to discover the control system of those traps of the organs as soon as possible. I will take a look at the situation here, maybe I can discover the control mechanism here!"

As he said that, he turned to look at the wall next to him and began to investigate it bit by bit.
Chapter completed!