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Chapter 10 Treasure Quest (4)
There are a lot of gold and silver treasures that treasure hunters dream of hiding on Cocoa Island. Many explorers have spent their lives exploring the island many times. Since the 20th century alone, more than 500 expeditions have gone to the island to hunt for treasures, but all of them have returned without success. .

In 1978, the Costa Rican government declared Cocoa Island a Costa Rica National Park, and prohibited anyone from exploring the island on the grounds that digging for treasure would damage the ecological environment.

Discover the Treasures of Oak Island

Legend has it that islands are usually places where pirates bury their treasures. Oak Island is such an island. Some people say that the shaft on Oak Island is a "bank" built for burying pirates' gold, silver and jewelry.

Oak Island is located in the southeastern sea of ​​Nova Scotia in southeastern Canada, with an area of ​​only 52 square meters.Since the end of the 18th century, due to the discovery of some mysterious and complex shafts and tunnels on the island, many people have explored and excavated it.

Therefore, for more than 100 years, this small island has been a "sacred place" for people to explore.

In 1795, three young men discovered a makeshift shaft on Oak Island.After digging down 3 meters, due to the lack of suitable tools at the time, they gave up digging in 9 and returned empty-handed.After the news came out, many people speculated that a large amount of treasure hidden by pirates might be buried in the shaft, so many people continued to dig.They found that every time they excavated 1804 meters down, they would encounter a layer of paved, thick and round oak trees; the oak trees at 3 meters and 12 meters were still coated with thick putty. At 27 meters there is not oak but a layer of spruce.A smooth stone slab was found at a distance of 30 meters, with some codes engraved on it, which have not yet been deciphered by people. The shaft below 27 meters was filled with seawater. Later, it was discovered that there was sea water in the shaft because there were two tunnels connected to the beach 30 meters away.

It is believed that the purpose of building the shaft was to bury treasure, and the island was used as a "bank" by pirates

Yes, some say the notorious Captain Gate was among these pirates; but others believe that the owner of the treasure is Sir Henry Cnington, the British commander-in-chief during the American Revolutionary War. When he marched on New York in 1778, he probably took the oak The island served as its own munitions depot and temporary bank; others believe that the owner of the treasure was the French governor of Canada, who may have transported their gold reserves from the fortress of Fort Louis to the island in 1758.However, no matter how legendary these speculations are, in fact, 100 people have lost their lives and spent nearly 6 million US dollars to find these "treasures" over the past 300 years, but the imaginary "treasure" is still nowhere to be found. The artifacts found in the shaft consisted of a few gold chain rings, fragments of iron, two scraps of parchment, and the ring bolts that secured the ship.

In 1949, a shaft and tunnel remarkably similar to Oak Island was discovered in Haiti, Latin America, presumed to have been built in the early 18th century.A group of unrelated pirates started from the shaft and dug horizontal tunnels at different depths, burying the looted treasures in the tunnels.Spanish gold coins worth $5 have reportedly been found at a treasure hunt in Haiti.The discovery greatly encouraged treasure hunters on Oak Island.More recently, the Syndicate, which owns most of Oak Island, and the rest of the island are set to explore it again in full.Exploration will start at the same time as the rest of the island from the original shaft known as the "Treasure Well".

The exploration of Oak Island has a history of more than 100 years. Not only have no treasures been found, but even the number of tunnels has not been clarified.And what is the purpose of building the shaft on the island, who built the shaft, why it was filled after it was repaired, and why a layer of oak trees was laid every 10 meters, it is still the same today as when the shaft was first discovered, People don't know about it.Whether people can solve the mystery of Oak Island is still unknown.

Where is Charente's treasure?

This is a comforting story to hear.Treasures can always be seen in this beautiful city from time to time without one having to look for them.

Charente is located in the southwest of France. Although there are only more than 1000 residents, it is a historic city.

In 1569, Baron Rogi de Carbonnier, a lieutenant under the naval commander of the Coligny region of France, not only set fire to the Charente Abbey, but also massacred all the monks after occupying Charente. The historical treasures of the early Middle Ages, after a full 40 years of prosperity and vicissitudes, were finally doomed and destroyed.Although the monks had been very careful to hide the holy objects and treasures, however, since no monk could escape the catastrophe, these holy objects and treasures have also become a mystery through the ages.

There are often some magical things happening in Charente, and they are related to treasures.For example, every 7 years, in the warm spring season, there are always many notices declaring that "the treasures of the monastery will appear under the stage of the Eucharist" are posted on the main entrance of the large building in Charente and on the stone pillars of the ancient market.Nor are these announcements nonsense.For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of Charente have been miraculously discovering gleaming gold and silver treasures and various rare holy relics from time to time.This may be due to the location where the treasure was buried, which created a clever refraction phenomenon, revealing the gold and silver treasures and sacred objects.This makes people more convinced that this treasure must be kept here.

Where are these treasures hidden?This is a very difficult mystery.The underground of Charente is covered with criss-crossing webways.Most of these underground network tunnels are connected to ground buildings.Part of the underground network is connected to the castle, part of it is connected to the monastery and church, and the other part is connected to the residence and the manor.The underground network tunnels are connected to each other.But in recent years, most of these underground passages have been blocked by thick walls glued together by residents, and some have already collapsed, so it is almost impossible to clean and excavate these underground passages.

Other clues must be looked for, such as the existence of instructions or drawings showing where the treasure is buried; if so, this map must be found first.In addition, various legends may provide some valuable clues for treasure hunting.

In 1568, Clement, a young shepherd, hid in a cave near Charente in order to escape the persecution of the Hughes (the French Catholics called Calvinist Protestants from the 16th to the 18th centuries AD).

He stumbled upon a network of underground passages in the cave.

After walking along one of the tunnels for two days, he found an exit in a very hidden place 4 kilometers away from Charente.According to Clement, the tunnel was wide enough for a knight to swagger on his own steed.Moreover, there are two churches, one large and one small, in the tunnel: the large one may belong to the Nantes Monastery in Charente, and the small one may belong to the Saint-Sophier Abbey in Charente.It seems that the structure of these tunnels is very complicated, which shows that their functions are diverse: hiding treasures, fighting, and cultivating Taoism.Clement's adventure has been passed down among his descendants.The French writer Madeleine Maria also wrote this legend into the book "The Legend of the Charente", which is listed as one of the reference books for finding the treasures of the city of Charente.

Moreover, the legend of Clement the shepherd appears to be true.

Because, according to Mrs. Werner, who lives in the small village of Baronnières, 4 kilometers from Charente (which is consistent with Clermont's account), "50 years ago, my father told me , There is a tunnel in the cave that can lead to the bottom of the hill.

He once saw a high hall in the tunnel, like a church, surrounded by 100 stools.This underground project has been extended to a very far place, which can lead to the handle X of the city of Charente. What Mrs. Werner said was strikingly similar to what Clermont had seen, but it was strange that Mrs. Werner had never heard of the legend of Clermont. This may indicate that more than one person had entered This underground passage.

In addition, according to local legends, the Saint-Sophier Abbey once built a 20-kilometer-long underground passage that could directly reach the Nantes × Abbey in Charente.Therefore, if this mysterious network of underground passages is indeed what the shepherd Clermont claims, then the treasures of the Abbey of Charente, especially those large and expensive treasures and sacred treasures, such as gold plates, candelabra, etc. , tableware, it is likely to be hidden there, where it is not only safe, but also easy to protect.

In the 20th century, a group of children in Charente discovered a tunnel under an old house in the area where the Perillon family lived while playing hide-and-seek.The children were very curious. They sneaked into the tunnel. With the light of the flashlight, they found a vaulted hall with 3 spans in the distance and a stone altar inside.It is most likely an underground church.What is the purpose of building an underground church?Some historians believe that this is entirely out of a kind of religious piety, to show that people worship God not only on the ground, but also underground; Possibly a sign indicating where the treasure was hidden.One-third of the tunnel extending from what is believed to be the underground chapel hall has been filled with fallen soil.

According to a grandson of the owner of the house, he followed his father to walk 2000 meters in this endless tunnel when he was a child, and he didn't realize that the tunnel had been filled until he was near the Charente River.After careful observation, his father believed that some people had also entered this tunnel in the past, and they probably found a fortune.

Many people believe in this view, and come here admiringly, wanting to enter the tunnel to have a look.Regrettably, although Mrs. G, the owner of this place, admitted that such a discovery had indeed been made, she refused to allow people to excavate it, and even refused archaeologists to enter the tunnel here, which caused the work of studying this tunnel to come to a halt.

The local people also said that there is a tunnel starting from under a barn to the St. Sophie Monastery and its surrounding eight churches.In the direction of Mrs. G's house, this tunnel leads to a small underground chapel, and from there it continues to a cave near the village of Baronnier.There is also an entrance in this cave, which can lead directly to an underground cathedral. Under the cathedral, there are some tunnels leading to mysterious places, where huge treasures are hidden.In short, in this ancient city of Charente, which is full of labyrinthine underground tunnels and large and small churches, there are ruins that are enough to evoke the feelings of the world, exciting treasures, sacred objects, and spiritually fascinating. Reverie vivid legends, as well as ancient culture and customs.

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