"Big guy, please be quiet." Elsa, who was sitting next to Tom, complained.
George continued to explain: "The temple in Turkey is not fake. After all, there are several temples of Athena. We can only say that the temple we found is exactly what we imagined.
The first temple of Artemis built by humans.
Before Crawford and I had time to use instruments to detect it, we could both tell that the temple was built at least eight thousand years ago, or even tens of thousands of years ago."
"Tens of thousands of years...oh my god." Hans said with emotion.
The Temple of Artemis, located in the center of Selcuk, Turkey, was built on July 21, 356 BC, exactly 2363 years ago.
There are a total of 126 stone pillars, each stone pillar is 18 meters high, and the entire temple is 125 meters long and 50 meters wide. This scale can be listed as one of the "wonders of the ancient world".
It is said that the people at that time spent a full 120 years building that temple.
Thinking of this, Hans turned his head and looked to the right.
Just by observing with the naked eye, one can see that the size of the temple next to them is much larger than the one in Turkey.
With the technological level of more than 2,000 years ago, it would take 120 years to build a temple, one of the "wonders of the world". How did humans build this temple 10,000 years ago?
How many years did it take to build?
Hans's scalp was numb, and he felt that there were too many mysteries in human history, and some things could not be explained at all.
After George finished speaking, Crawford took the initiative and said:
"There are no statues of gods inside the temple, but the stone pillars are engraved with symbols such as antlers, the moon, and bows and arrows, which are enough to indicate the identity of the god enshrined here, which is Artemis, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus."
"If you take this information back, Professor Sears will definitely be very happy!" Aisha agreed.
"Yeah." Everyone nodded.
The Professor Sears the five students were talking about was none other than Quill Sears, a professor in the Department of History at Oxford University and a leading figure in the archaeological community.
In fact, seven years ago, Sears led previous students to discover the ruins of a city that was also built ten thousand years ago, Gobekli Tepe.
And in the ruins, they found Lilith, a living corpse pierced by the Spear of Fear, and Ares, the God of War who became a giant skeleton. They also encountered a white giant who was hostile to humans.
Afterwards, Sears and the students at the time had their memories modified by Umbrella, and the Göbekli Relics were transformed into Umbrella's research center.
However, even if the memory is modified, Sears is still the leading professor, and the students have successfully graduated and entered the society, forgetting that thrilling past.
George and Crawford studied at Oxford University in 2004 and were completely unaware of the existence of Göbekliv.
After enrolling in school, the same interests made the five of them become close friends, and from the moment they enrolled, they set the goal of "finding the first Temple of Artemis".
With Sears's teaching and guidance, their tireless research on unofficial history, mythology and other information, and the funding provided by the wealthy Crawford, after three years of unremitting efforts, they actually found the secret hidden deep in the forest.
Temple.
"Okay." George stood up at this time: "We have worked hard these days. Let's rest for two hours first. It will not be too late to continue research after we have regained our energy.
(Looking at Tom) I’m sorry to trouble you about the warning, Tom.”
"No problem!" Tom responded loudly, patting his chest.
The other three people also had no opinions.
After four days of trekking in the forest without roads, to be honest, they needed a good rest.
Next.
Tom, who was still very energetic, took care of the camp while the other four people used the filtered lake water to wash themselves briefly and then went to the tent to take a rest.
The scorching sun continues to tilt to the west, the sunshine gradually becomes less dazzling, and the weather is no longer as hot as in the morning.
Seeing this, Tom, who acts as a "human alarm clock", wakes up his companions by tapping the tent to get up and work.
The energetic George and Crawford left the tent, prepared all the necessary instruments, and headed to the temple to continue their unfinished research.
Tom went into the tent and slept soundly. It seemed that he wanted to sleep until night.
Of course, when the other four people were working, they would not forget to take a look at the situation in the camp to ensure that sleeping Tom would not be in danger.
Even when they arrived at a seemingly safe area, they did not relax their vigilance.
Time flies.
The setting sun in the evening reflects on the lake, making this small lake in the forest the most beautiful moment of the day.
But the four Georges only admired it for a moment, and then devoted themselves to research again, taking another look at the situation of the camp.
When the sun completely set and the natural light was not enough to provide a good view, the four people left the temple and returned to the camp.
They received a lot of goods today. They feel that if they continue at this pace, they will be able to collect all the required information in two days. By then, they can leave the forest and return to the city, enjoying the conveniences brought by modern civilization.
The next four people put away their instruments and tools and started preparing dinner.
When the sky darkened completely and entered the night, they turned on the lighting equipment they had set up and relit the bonfire in the center of the camp.
This environment and atmosphere made them couldn't help but imagine that if they brought enough ingredients and a barbecue grill, they could have a wild barbecue by the lake.
But conditions do not allow it.
A quick meal, enough for six people, had just been prepared. Tom also woke up naturally from his sleep, walked out of the tent smelling the aroma of rice, and came to the campfire to join the dinner party.
The meal in many places was prepared for Tom. After all, Tom did the most physical work and was also responsible for the vigilance work in the first half of the night.
After finishing their meal, everyone gathered around the campfire and talked about the future, imagining what kind of highlight moment they would have after announcing this amazing discovery.
After chatting for a long time, George and Tom agreed that he would stay for the rest of the night, and then he was the first to wash up and rest, followed closely by Crawford and Hans.
In the end, only Tom and Elsa were left sitting by the campfire.
Elsa looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, and she couldn't help but sigh with Tom: "Tom, what would you do if...an emergency happened?"
"Emergency situation?" Tom, who was wary of his surroundings, was startled, but soon smiled and showed off his biceps:
"Of course I'm protecting everyone!"
"..." Aisha has nothing to say.
At this moment, the bright crescent moon came to the center of the night sky, and the two discovered that the lake in front of them was actually emitting light!
It's not the moonlight reflected on the lake, but the entire lake is emitting a faint white light.
"Haha~"
When the two of them saw this incredible scene, they also vaguely heard laughter coming from the east side of the camp.