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"Maybe the Ten Commandments are ten gold plates!"

The Cardinal spoke.

"There is only one gold plate here. Are the other nine gold plates somewhere else?"

The priests began to speculate that if the Ten Commandments really existed, they needed to be collected.

"Could it be that the Ten Commandments were already obtained by the Manichaeans, and they hid them in various places?"

Conrad III said that this was the treasure of Manichaeism. If gold plates were found here, there must be gold plates in other places as well.

"Since we have found the items left by the Lord, we must retrieve them all!"

The cardinal said devoutly, holding a cross in his hand.

The rest of the people immediately began to pray, from inside the ruins to outside, tens of thousands of people did so.

……

"It looks like everyone has been fooled."

Mi Sheng looked through a telescope at the excited crusaders who were kneeling on the ground praying and smiled.

"Your Majesty has spent a lot of money this time. If you don't want to be fooled, I will kill them all!"

Lu Fang said that this time they built a total of ten treasures, each of which cost a lot of money.

"We should go!"

Mi Sheng said to everyone that fighting would soon break out on this land.

……

Persian Gulf.

Sun Lei looked at the information sent from various places.

"Four treasures have been discovered already? It's going pretty well!"

Sun Lei nodded with satisfaction.

"The treasures were arranged in a hurry, and a treasure map was left behind. There are so many people, so it's not difficult to find them!"

Li Zhu said that the treasures were found and transformed from some ancient ruins, and the location was not remote, and they also left a map.

"We have to take action next! Give them some pressure!"

Sun Lei nodded and said, we can’t just let those people find the treasure, we have to let them know that the treasure is limited and first come first served.

After arranging everything, Sun Lei walked to the edge of the bay.

"It's winter, and it's still so hot here!"

Sun Lei felt the scorching sun and spoke helplessly. He should be in Liangshan City watching the snow scenery now.

"Your Majesty, leave the matters here to the generals. You should return to the court as soon as possible!"

Li Assistant spoke.

"Wait a little longer, wait until things are almost done before leaving, the situation is not clear yet!"

Sun Lei shook his head. The Crusaders had come, the Arab coalition had come, and even the desert bandits and robbers had come out. He had no choice but to stay.

"Waiter, if we take the boat, how long will it take to get back to Liangshan City?"

Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer and asked.

"Your Majesty, at the earliest, a month will be enough!"

Ruan Xiaoer got the answer after a simple calculation.

"Well, there's still time!"

Sun Lei said.

"Your Majesty, we have already captured some ports in the outer sea. The Arabs there put up a fierce resistance, but we have strong ships and powerful guns, so it just took us a little longer."

Ruan Xiaoer spoke again.

"what's the situation?"

Sun Lei asked. If Ruan Xiaoer could tell them, the enemy's resistance would not be simple. "The enemy knew that they were no match for us in a naval battle! So they gave up the naval battle. They hid in the harbor, relying on the houses and the mountains to resist. In order to prevent our warships from entering the harbor, they also sank the bad ships outside the harbor to block them..."

Ruan Xiaoer introduced the battle situation on the front line.

I have to say that the Arabs' ability to cope with the situation is quite strong, and they came up with a countermeasure so quickly.

In fact, for the Qi Navy, hiding in residential areas and mountains to resist was a minor problem. The most troublesome thing was the sunken ships.

Because the ports were built by the Arabs, they were very familiar with the conditions of the waterways. Shipwrecks often occurred in the middle of the waterways, which could easily cause accidents.

"These guys really have something!"

Sun Lei touched his chin and said, although the ship is strong, it dare not directly hit the obstacle, even the ironclad ship cannot take the risk. Who knows what is under the water? If it is a hard obstacle, it is likely to cause a ship accident.

"Tell Xiaowu and Xiaoqi that there is no need to rush to attack the port. You can blockade the sea area first. Those people can't go to sea and won't last long!"

Sun Lei said that the enemy had begun to sink ships to create obstacles and would likely intensify their efforts later.

"Also, didn't those Venetians promise to dig a canal? Now there's no news?"

Sun Lei asked again.

"Your Majesty, we contacted the Venetians before. They said that we acted too quickly and they are not ready yet."

Ruan Xiaoer replied.

"What a bunch of rubbish! I shouldn't have trusted the Merchant of Venice. These idiots can't do anything right! They took so long to prepare!"

Sun Lei said with a grim expression that the canal was very important to the State of Qi. With the canal, the navy of Qi could directly enter the Mediterranean and march into the West.

"Your Majesty, perhaps those people in Venice do not want us to enter the West."

Li Zhu suddenly spoke.

Sun Lei looked at Li Zhu, wanting to hear his opinion.

"Your Majesty, the Venetians wanted to cooperate with us because of profit. Our Qi country's goods are too valuable."

"But now our Qi State has shown too much strength. We have fought all the way here. This kind of fighting power has scared those people. They are worried that we will threaten them if we go over there!"

Li Zu said that although the Venetians were greedy, they could still distinguish between life and death. Once the Qi army arrived below, the Venetians would have no bargaining chips to negotiate with Qi.

"Is that so?"

Sun Lei was thoughtful. He realized that he had demonstrated strong enough strength this year, pushing all the way from the east to the Persian Plateau. No one had ever done this before.

"Since they don't want to, let's do it ourselves!"

Sun Lei looked at the sea in the distance and said that the canal must be dug. He couldn't let the navy go around the Cape of Good Hope. That was too far and the current shipping technology could not support such a long distance.

……

In the next few days, treasures were continuously discovered in the Mesopotamian region and the Persian Plateau. These guys, who were used to being poor, went crazy when they saw the countless gold coins.

"I heard that the Crusaders also found the treasure. Didn't they say they were only looking for the Ark of the Covenant? Why are they competing with us for the treasure?"

The senior officials of the Arab coalition were all furious. They had an agreement with the Crusaders, and now the Crusaders were coming to steal the treasure.

"It is said that Manichaeism has twelve Holy Fire Tokens, corresponding to twelve treasures. We found one in the previous treasure! Now the Crusaders have found one, the bandits have found two, the State of Qi has found two, and with our one, there are only six treasures left!"

A famous Arab noble spoke up.

"There are so many gold coins and countless treasures in one treasure trove, we must not let it go!"

"I heard a rumor that if you collect twelve Holy Fire Tokens, you can summon the eternal holy fire and destroy any enemy!"

……

Everyone started talking at once, none of them willing to give up the treasure.

"We have more than 100,000 people and only got one treasure. How can this be possible?"

An elderly Arab said that the treasure was too important to them.

"Sir, could this piece be the evil weapon of that evil cult?"

One of them suddenly pointed at the gold plate in front of him and said, this thing is exactly the same as the one the Crusaders found. (End of this chapter)