Chapter 51

Yesterday Amun heard a conversation between yinnana and Gilgamesh, which was also related to the secret of the gods. The relationship between Marduk and enril did not seem to be very good. However, humbaba was the gatekeeper of enril's divine domain. He hoped to establish his own temple in the city-state of Uruk, and also have the divine domain, but was rejected by Gilgamesh. What is "divine domain", is it the realm in which the kingdoms set up temples for gods? Amun is not sure.

Humbaba accepted sacrifices from the people along the river, and its descendants could not come out to attack people in the daytime. This seems to be the agreement of the gods. Yesterday, it was obvious that a strange snake violated the agreement. Although it had been killed by Amun, Gilgamesh seized the opportunity and went to destroy humbaba with grace.

Amun is right. Gilgamesh has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Since the day he became the Lord of Uruk, he wanted to kill humbaba.

Like the city states of Syria in the kingdom of hathi, the city-state of Uruk also produced valuable cedar, and the yield was very large. It's a big cost to cut down the mountains and mountains of the city. However, the conditions of the city-state of Uruk are much better. The woodcutter only needs to cut down the trees on the high mountains along the river, and then put them into rafts and float down the Youdi river. At the lower reaches of the river, the city is held by a special boat and towed to the shore.

Cedar wood is not only a kind of precious wood, but also the material for making chariots and warships. It is a very important economic and strategic material, and also one of the main products of Urumqi city-state. However, there are hongbaba and his descendants in the river. Every year, they have to sacrifice flocks of cattle and sheep in order to navigate safely during the day, and at night it is very likely that they will be killed by snake kisses. As the city Lord, Gilgamesh had long wanted to eradicate this disaster.

Unconsciously using the art of detecting divinity for a long time, the sound of fighting in the distance finally stopped. Amun came back to God, and the sky was already bright. Although he "had a rest" for a night, he felt more tired than yesterday. He was always dizzy and even a little unstable, not only because of the indescribable shock, but also because of the excessive use of magic power for one day and one night.

It was the first time Amun encountered this kind of situation. He almost doubted whether he was ill or not. It seems that he still lacked the experience of using divinity. Last night, the consumption of detecting divinity was beyond the limit that he could bear, but it happened slowly unconsciously. When he came back to his senses, he had become very weak. Any sorcerer in this situation needs to rest for a long time to recover. That is to say, Amun has the strength of a medium level warrior and has not yet laid down on the spot.

Amun forced himself to drive the carriage on the road. It never rains but it pours. He finds that the two horses are also withered and can't keep up their spirits. He is very tired and tired. He can't run fast, and he's loose in the middle of the road. Horse is a kind of delicate animal. Amun drove too hard yesterday. It is estimated that he would be tired to death on the road for ordinary horses. These two horses can't stand it.

They are horses reared in captivity. They did not eat dry fodder yesterday, but drank some spring water. In the morning, they ate grass leaves with dewdrops. After a day's running, they also showed signs of weakness. Even people and horses have become like this. Amun knows that he can't continue to travel in this situation. He must find a place to recuperate, otherwise he will be in danger if he encounters an accident.

Fortunately, it was far away from the city of Uruk, and the place was also very remote. He wanted to find a farmer to give him enough money to stay for a few days to recuperate and recover. At the same time, he also fed his horse well and took enough fodder when he left.

He was really lucky. Before noon, he saw a farm at the foot of the hill in the distance. The house was very big and beautiful. On the left was continuous farmland, and on the right side were herds of cattle and sheep. There was a path leading to the farm. Amun waved his whip, and the two horses turned the corner and drove slowly to the farm. Through the fence, they came to the flat land in front of the house.

A carriage entered the farm, and the people in the house were already disturbed. Several people came out of the house to see the movement. Amun stopped and was about to explain his intention. However, he found that the two men in front of him had already knelt down and saluted: "your honor, how could you come to our house?"

It was a coincidence that the two men kneeling down were the two warriors guarding Amun on the ferry, the bodyguards hired by Lescott Lee on the road. At the moment, they were no longer wearing swords, just dressed as farmers, but their clothes were very clean, and there were simple embroidery on the neckline and cuffs. Behind them should be their families and farm servants. As soon as the two men knelt down, they all followed.

There was no other place in the field at a glance. There was only such a farm at the foot of the mountain. Since he had run into Amun and wanted to hide, he had to put down his whip and walk down the horse Lane: "how could it be so clever? I met you here again. My horse is ill, so I need to rest and feed grass. I am tired after a long journey. I want to find a place to stay for a few days. I will pay you enough. "

The two men said in unison, "your honor, it's our honor that your carriage stops at the door! What's the reward? It is you who saved our lives. We should repay you well. Please come in and your horse will get the best care

Amun lived in the farm of the two brothers. Originally, he only wanted to stay for a day or two. However, his excessively consumed mana had not been fully recovered, and his body always felt unwell. He even stayed for more than ten days. The two brothers were very respectful to Amun, and let him live in the best room, with the best food and food in the family.The two brothers, Cain and Abel, lived in a large farmhouse, sharing the same hall, but the house was divided into two parts, with their own stairs. Amon lived on the upper floor of his brother Abel's house.

The two brothers were also aristocrats, but their family had already fallen into poverty. Now only this farm and a pasture outside the farm were left in the family territory. As the farm and the ranch are close together, the two brothers still live together after the separation. The farmland was given to Cain and the ranch to his brother Abel. On his deathbed, their father told the two brothers to live in harmony and help each other.

There were servants to help look after the fields and raise cattle and sheep, and the two brothers occasionally went to the fields and pastures to work for themselves. More often, they like to go out and look for opportunities, such as serving for the kingdom to restore the honor of their ancestors and rejuvenate the family.

Although their families were in ruins, they had the opportunity to learn physical arts when they were children. Now they are both second-class warriors. They are well-off, but they are not well-off, and it costs a lot of money to go abroad. This time, when the two brothers ran out of money on their way home together, they were hired by a businessman as bodyguards to cross the Yardi river through the desert to deliver the goods safely to the city state of Urumqi. However, they encountered monsters in the river. Without Amun, they would not have come back

Ping When they often talk together, the two brothers are very respectful. When Amun asks, they will answer them, for fear that they will not explain carefully enough and neglect the noble master of divinity. However, Amun found out a lot about the kingdom of balun and the city-state of Uruk. At least he understood the enmity between the so-called God of the Euphrates, hunbaba, and the city-state of Uruk, and why Gilgamesh wanted to kill it.

Amun also heard of another interesting thing, and finally "confirmed" Yin Nanna's identity. The beautiful and moving girl should be princess Xiaoxi, sister of King hamurabi II of Baron.

it is said that this little princess has amazing beauty, but she does not like the life in the palace. I often go to various places to play, yearn for the heroic stories in myths and legends, and like to disguise as a civilian girl, walking in the streets and fields, I do not know how many men's hearts have been taken away. Because of her identity, there is no need to explain the reason. The men who pursue Xiaoxi as a civilian girl also include some disciples who have a bad attitude towards her. They all have no good end.

Gilgamesh sang a song when she met yinnana. If the lyrics are about Princess Xiaoxi, the whole kingdom should understand what it means. There is also a very important news, Princess Qian is Gilgamesh's fiancee! This marriage was appointed by the old king Hammurabi I when he was still alive. The purpose of this marriage is of course to win over the most famous city-state heroes of the Kingdom and promise to use another city-state of the kingdom as the dowry of Princess Xiaoqian.

This political marriage can not only consolidate the rule of the kingdom of balun, but also better control the western border town of Uruk city-state. It holds the throat of the Yardi River, which crosses the desert to the west of the Youdi River, which is the junction with the eju Empire and the khati kingdom. Marriage has been arranged, and the parties can not refuse, and it seems that no one has reason to object. One is the most beautiful princess of the Kingdom, and the other is the most famous city-state hero of the kingdom.

However, after the death of the old king Hammurabi I three years ago, the situation has changed subtly. Hammurabi II, the eldest son of Hammurabi I, succeeded to the throne. He is very old, but he has no children of his own. The dispute over the future succession of the kingdom of Baron has laid the groundwork. It is the nephews of Princess Xiaoxi and the old king who are qualified and may intervene in the struggle for the throne.

The old king had only two adult children. His eldest son was Hammurabi II, who was born in his youth. He was nearly 70 years old this year. His youngest daughter was Princess Xiaoqian, born to his beloved concubine in his later years. She was less than 20 years old this year. The great difference in age was not uncommon to the royal family, for the old king had many concubines, but only these two children were left in his youth and later years.

Princess Xiaoqian herself has repeatedly publicly expressed that she is not interested in power and power. She just wants to stay away from Wangdu and have a good time. She doesn't want to get married so early. She looks like a playful and mischievous girl. In the Kingdom, there was a rumor that some political opponents wanted to assassinate the princess when she was out. There is another rumor in the well that if Gilgamesh marries Princess Xiaoxi, he may usurp the throne of the kingdom of Baron, and it is not clear who spread the rumors.

These rumors made Gilgamesh very unhappy, so he was not in a hurry to marry Princess Xiaoxi, so the marriage was always delayed.

Some time ago, Princess Xiao Qian disguised herself and went out for a visit. I heard that she had not returned to the palace from last summer to this winter. It is estimated that she has been playing pranks everywhere as a common people. She has not been a noble princess at all. It is said that Princess Xiaoqian is naive and romantic. She has aroused many lovesickness tears of infatuated men in the kingdom. Therefore, some people will say that she is neither improper nor dangerous. Her political enemies will take this opportunity to send people to assassinate her.

After hearing this, Amun confirmed that yinnanna should be Xiaoxi princess, so as to explain all his views: Why did yinnana add the mark that only gods or royal nobles can use when writing her name in divine script; why she knew Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh sang that song, but he saluted her and invited her to go with the car.Enqidu clearly knew that Amun was a magician, but he said that he had passed through the city under the protection of Yin Nanna, and threatened Amun not to have any improper thoughts, otherwise he might be killed. The reason is very simple. Princess Qian is Gilgamesh's fiancee, so far everything has been reasonably explained.

Now that he has "known" the identity of Yin Nanna is Xiaoxi princess, Amun sighs a little and doesn't think about it any more. Maybe he is just one of the many people that the romantic and naughty Princess played with in the game kingdom. Even if he came to Baron city in the future, Amun could not go to the palace to find her. As for the reward promised by yinnana, he did not intend to ask for it.

But he had a good impression of Yin Nanna. At least it was very beautiful to walk in the field together. The cake she gave him was also the most delicious one amon had ever tasted. She didn't do anything sorry for him, instead, she sheltered an exposed magician to pass through the city-state of Uruk safely. Put this feeling and gratitude in your heart. Don't think much about it. Amun only takes care of himself in his two brothers' farm.

The two brothers treated Amun very well, so that he could have a comfortable hiding place when he was weak and could recover his mana better. Amun was grateful from his heart. When they were on the ferry, the two brothers went up to the bow of the boat to guard him. The others were panic stricken and hid in the cabin. Amun was very grateful to them at that time. Then another thing happened. Amun, who was recuperating, decided to repay the two men.

On the seventh day of Amun's residence in the farm, a messenger from the city came up on the road outside the farm. The Lord of the city sent many messengers with flags to all the villages of the city and announced two news to the people. First news: seven days ago, a ferocious snake, a descendant of humbaba, attacked the ferry during the day and was killed by a magician on the spot. Gilgamesh issued a proclamation to the whole city-state, explaining Amun's identity as a magician, but did not name him.

Gilgamesh did not hide his identity for Amun, but the message sent by the messenger did not say what happened to the magician. It was said in private that after getting off the boat, the magician quietly walked down the path. Seven days later, it was estimated that he had left the territory of the city-state of Uruk.

A magician killed a monster and saved the boat, which was a shocking thing, even some unspeakable absurdity. But people's attention was attracted by the second news, because it was unimaginably shocking! Lord enqidu, commander of the guard of the city-state, killed hunbaba, the God of the Euphrates, seven days ago in the night. He cut off all his nine heads, made a drum out of snake skin, made a drumstick out of snake bone, and drew out nine snake tendons and thirty-six tusks.

Lord Gilgamesh and enqidu fought side by side, intercepting the retreat of humbaba, leaving him nowhere to escape. Finally, all his heads were cut off by enqi. This is a heroic feat that shocked the world. As soon as the news spread, the names of enqidu and Gilgamesh have become gods in the minds of the city-state people!

It is said that the Lord of the city also made a decision to divide the spoils into three parts, each containing three snake tendons and twelve tusks. One was left in the city of Urumqi as a permanent memorial, one was dedicated to the great God of Marduk, and the other was sent to the Palais of Baron as a gift to his wife, Princess Xiaoxi.

Recently, Gilgamesh will go to the main temple of Marduk and the Palais of Baron in the name of offering gifts. As soon as the news spread, not only the city-state of Uruk, but also the whole kingdom of balun are boiling. In every city-state, even in the remote countryside, people are excited to talk about the grand event which has not happened for many years.

The people in the kingdom of Baron are boiling. It seems that Amun is far away from Amun, who lives in the farm. However, he is in an awkward situation. The messenger of the city-state came to the gate of the farm and read out the announcement of the Lord of the city aloud. He could hear clearly from the upstairs, and the two brothers who were also on the ship also knew his identity.

If you don't know, you can explain it. But now that you know the announcement of the city, what they should do is take Amun and give it to the city temple. The two brothers have seen Amun's ability and know that they are not rivals at all. Of course, it is impossible for them to do so. However, it is not appropriate for them to keep Amun.

Amun didn't want to make trouble for them. After watching the messengers of the city-state far away from the window above, he was ready to pack up and leave. Unexpectedly, the two brothers returned home, but as if nothing had happened, they still respectfully invited Amun down to dinner. The dinner was more abundant than before, and there was no mention of the messenger reading the announcement. During the dinner, Amun expressed his thanks and said goodbye. He planned to leave immediately and didn't want to stay for another night.

But the brothers sent everyone away, and Abel said very sincerely in front of Amon, "our benefactor, please do not doubt our sincerity in entertaining you. You saved our brother's life. Your coming is our gospel! In fact, we can see that you are not feeling well these days and you need a good rest. And your horses are also sick. The groom in the farm will certainly feed them and carry you on the road ahead. Please don't worry about anything and stay here until you are completely recovered! The journey may be smoother. "

Abel is clearly suggesting that Amun is a magician, and that he is not fit enough to go on his way. They will not mind, let alone reveal Amun's identity. They will still treat him respectfully and repay him for saving his life. Now the news has spread throughout the city-state. If Amun returns to the main road, someone may know him. It will be safer to take a good health.This is indeed a more sensible choice for Amun. Although he has not fully recovered, he is not afraid of the two brothers. All the people in the farm are within the scope of Amun's detection divinity. In this remote place, even if there is any situation, he can easily hide in the nearby wilderness and jungle.

Amun thought for a while and finally nodded: "thank you for your kindness. I will certainly repay you. If you have any request, please do your best." There was no other meaning in his saying so. Although Amun was plain dressed but absolutely rich, he had enough money to reward the two brothers, even if he bought them a farm several times larger than now.

After dinner, Cain called his brother Abel into the field and discussed with him, "what can we ask for, my dear brother?"

Abel shook his head and said, "although Amun is a magician, he can use the scroll. He should be very rich. But how can we plan his money when we treat him in return for saving his life? "

Cain patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "you are mistaken. How could I want his money? We all saw him on the ship. He is such an excellent magician and has mastered such a powerful and magical power Don't forget that we are also qualified to learn divinity. We have even registered our names in the ritual records of the temple, but no one will teach us divinity again

Abel also sighed: "yes, grandfather's friend, the respected old priest, has passed away."

The conversation between the brothers also involved a past event. Only the nobles are qualified to learn divinity, but it does not mean that as long as they are noble, they can learn divinity at will. This must obtain the permission of the temple, accept the awakening ceremony of the power, and must have a clear registration, which is equivalent to obtaining the recognition qualification.

Therefore, it is difficult to pretend to be a magician. The origin of each magician can be found on record. It is very clear which city, temple and priest held the awakening ceremony of power.

When the two brothers' grandfather was still alive, an old priest in the uluk temple was his friend. He had promised to teach Abel and Cain the divinity, and held a wake-up ceremony of strength, which was confirmed in the temple. But the awakening of power was not immediately successful. The old priest simply held it for them once, and then he died.

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