themonasnovels Chapter 1057 Constantinople
Chapter 1057 Constantinople
Chapter 1057 Constantinople
dark night,
Arrived in the ancient capital of Rome.
Floodlights lit up the shores of the Golden Horn, revealing the silhouettes of mosques and slender minarets gleaming against the night sky.
At this moment, it is evening prayer time.
This ancient city echoes with the call to prayer... calling believers to worship.
Except for the devout believers who hurried to the mosque, the rest of the city went on with their lives.
The noisy tourists drank raki and tasted local specialty spirits;
Vendors are hawking fake antiques in the Byzantine style in a unified wholesale from the small commodity market, and the price is [-] yuan;
There are also young, romantic Turkish girls, standing at the window, smoking shisha, inviting customers into the room, trying to figure out the "teachings" learned by Allah...
Amen...ah bah, Allah!
This is a fragmented and chaotic city, filled with items from different times and spaces, and a variety of opposing cultures:
Religious, secular; ancient, modern; eastern, western...
But this kind of chaos is wonderfully mixed together, inclusive, and there is no sense of conflict.
after all,
This is Byzantium,
is Constantinople,
It is Istanbul.
It is the holy land of Jingluo.
It stands on the dividing line of the Eurasian continent. After 2000 years of wind and rain, it was regarded as a great city of capital by the two empires of Rome and Ottoman.
It has enough mind, rich historical background, inclusive of everything... no matter what kind of culture.
It's like... Chang'an in East Asia, where you can find ancient tombs by digging a subway wherever you go;
It's just like... Baghdad, the "Land of God" recorded in the "Code of Hammurabi" in West Asia.
Far from Washington, D.C., a young city devoted to copycats, can be compared.
Tonight, among these busy crowd, there is a handsome 16-year-old boy.
At a young age, he was wearing a white loose robe and a cap, holding an old "Koran" in his hand, like an imam.
Many people showed respect when they saw him, and even the young girls who were recruiting customers on the side of the road did not dare to pester him too much, trying to "teach" him physically.
All kinds of world and all living beings fall into Tom's eyes.
he,
calm at heart.
Plain and self-sustaining.
It has been more than two months since he came to Constantinople from the United States, and the old man did not take him to find the god of death, nor did he teach him prehistoric mysteries.
Just let him become an imam, study the Bible, the Qur'an every day...
In addition, it is to walk through the streets and alleys of the city on foot.
According to the old man:
"Only by practicing in the world can you better feel the lost power."
Although Tom didn't feel anything, he still completed the task well and persisted every day.
The mood is also quite peaceful.
Climbing over a serpentine column from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Tom walked to the city's most famous place.
--Hagia Sophia.
Hagia Sophia, built in 360 AD, was originally an Orthodox cathedral.
In 1204, the Governor of Venice led the Fourth Crusade and occupied the city. When it was looted, it was converted into a Catholic church.
Later, when Mehmed II occupied Constantinople, it became a mosque again.
Going around like this, Sophia Cathedral keeps changing beliefs... The characteristics of the three churches also remain on it.
Tom looked at the church, inexplicably thinking of the old man who called himself Slytherin, and he was so mixed up.
The first time I felt nondescript, but now it is more interesting.
The Hagia Sophia shone brightly in the dark night sky, and its huge figure was like a mountain.
The central dome is so wide that it cannot be added.
Four towering minarets rise from the four corners of the cathedral, each with a balcony and silver-gray spire.
Tom unconsciously developed a feeling of his own smallness.
He didn't stay too long, walked along the marble road, passed through the tourist entrance, and slowly came to the entrance of the cathedral.
Three sunken archways, and a bronze gate below.
Several armed security guards stood guard on both sides, and no one was allowed to pass.
Tom knew his way through the bronze door and entered the inner hall.The security guards didn't even seem to see the young imam.
After entering the inner hall, the ears are quiet, as if a wall separates this place from the noisy city into two worlds.
The decoration of the inner foyer is extremely luxurious, the walls are made of polished stone, and the elegant chandeliers shine brightly.
Tom walked across the hall to a huge door.
The famous Emperor's Gate, during the Byzantine period, only the emperor could use it.
Inside the Emperor's Gate is an even more magnificent hall.
The 150-foot-high dome is like the crown of the entire building.
Forty arch ribs, radiating from the center like sunlight, stretch out to form a circular arcade with forty arched windows on it.
In the most conspicuous place, there is also a huge mosaic of Jesus.There is a huge disc on the left and right sides, and it is written in Arabic calligraphy:
Names of Muhammad and Allah.
As if... Jesus was both Allah and Muhammad.
Trinity.
"Jesus is the third child in another story of the three brothers, who is given Death's goblet and drinks from it.
After being executed in Rome, he was resurrected three days later. "An old voice sounded.
Tom turned his head and found that the old man had appeared at some point.
He is wearing a yarmulke, a Catholic purple cassock, and a white cassock, standing in a corner.
The glass pieces inlaid in the golden panels reflect and reflect again, creating the famous "mysterious light" of Hagia Sophia...all falling on him.
Compared with portraits, the old man is more like Jesus and Muhammad.
"Where's the goblet?" asked Tom.
"It fled to Britain and was obtained by Merlin. It is also the famous Holy Grail." The old man passed through the podium and came over:
"Later, Rome invaded Britain, snatched the Holy Grail, brought it back to Constantinople, and placed it in this Hagia Sophia.
Later, the Doge of Venice ransacked the church and took the Holy Grail back to Venice. "
Tom suddenly remembered something, his pupils dilated, a little unbelievable.
"That's right." The old man seemed to know what he was thinking, nodded and smiled, "Three years ago, the White Dragon incident in Venice was related to the Holy Grail.
William got the Goblet of Death.
I was in St. Mark's Basilica and witnessed the whole process. "
Tom couldn't help sighing, the more he knew William, the more terrifying he was.
What else does he have that he doesn't know?
"Then why didn't you stop it?" Tom wondered.
"Why should I stop it?" The old man looked at the peaceful night in the distance and said with a smile:
"The three wizards met the God of Death through trials, obtained the Deathly Hallows, and passed them on to the world.
It should have been obtained by a worthy wizard, otherwise why did the god of death go to such great lengths?
Just like the prehistoric mysteries, only those who are worthy can learn them.
Why should I stop?
Whether it's Jesus, Merlin, or William... it's the same. "
Tom narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
"Tom, do you know why I brought you here?" The old man walked to the window and looked at the vast sea.
Tom shook his head.
"Back then, Osman I, who was still the leader of the tribe, dreamed of a wizard shrouded in black robes.
He dreamed and said:
'There is a city that sits at the junction of two seas and two continents, like a diamond between two sapphires and two emeralds.
Get it and you can sit on the world, the largest territory.
That city was Constantinople. "
Tom also went to the window and looked out into the distance.
He could see a dazzling angular peninsula jutting out of the dark Sea of Marmara.
That was the Bosphorus, a wide chasm that split Constantinople, and indeed Eurasia, in two.
Judging from the description of the dream alone, there is indeed only Constantinople that meets the conditions.
The city takes the 30km Bosporus Strait as its natural "central axis".
West Coast Europe,
East Coast Asia,
Presenting the trend of two bread sandwiches.
to the north of the Black Sea,
To the south is the Sea of Marmara.
Like two bright gems.
Sitting in Eurasia, controlling Africa from a distance, "bringing three continents to the five seas"... This is the unique geographical location of Constantinople.
In fact, after the Ottoman Empire occupied Constantinople, it did occupy a large amount of land, and even cut off the Eurasian passage, which led to the occurrence of great voyages.
Tom frowned slightly and said, "It's just a dream that has created hundreds of years of war and conflict?"
This conflict even continues today, and is still the most difficult problem in the Muggle world.
This black-robed sorcerer who entrusted his dream is much more skillful than him.
"It's the god of death who entrusted the dream." The old man stared at the breathtaking scenery in the distance, and said in a low voice:
"The god of death has entrusted dreams more than once, guiding wizards to find the Deathly Hallows."
"Then why did he guide Muhammad to Constantinople in a dream?"
The old man was silent for a moment, then said softly:
"Because this eternal city, straddling the two continents of Asia and Europe, is a bridge from the old world to an even older world."
"A bridge to an older world?!"
"That's right." The old man was radiant, he spread his palms, pointed to the distance and said:
"Back then, young Dumbledore and Grindelwald planned a pilgrimage.
The final destination is here.
Those familiar stories of the three brothers, who want to find the god of death, started here.
They set out from Constantinople, and the passage is just under the city!
There is the connection between the underworld and the human world. "
Tom's eyes widened.
"Tom, you can go find that boy and come here with that piece of soul." The old man patted the young man on the shoulder:
"The time has come for me to send you to Death. He will like you."
Tom nodded.
At this time, a breeze blew from a distance, bringing not only coolness, but also the voices of the believers praying.
Countless people shouted:
"La-ilaha-illa-Allah."
There is only one God - Allah.
The old man looked at the sea, and a large storm cloud was gathering in the sky.
He also prayed in a low voice:
"There is only one god in the world—Death."
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(End of this chapter)