[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

As the dense water vapor rises, a sweet aroma overflows from the pottery cup in front of you.

Saar sat opposite Yinan, took the clay cup hesitantly, looked down, and saw some crushed leaves, petals and fruits in the clay cup. After brewing with hot water, it exudes a unique the taste of.Even in the royal court of Babylon, no one had ever seen this drink.

"I'm sorry, the types of plants grown in the summer palace are limited. I can only prepare these, so I have to ask you to drink as much as you can."

Yi Nan raised the ceramic cup on the opposite side, and took a sip first as if demonstrating.

This drink is a "mix and match" of various herbs, fragrant flowers and fruits, and a lot of mint is added to it, so even hot tea will feel extra refreshing after drinking.

Yinan took a sip, sighed secretly, and felt that it was a pity that there is no Chinese tea here, and the local "tea" is the predecessor of Arabic tea. It is more addictive to drink, so it is better not to drink it.

However, Saar faced the scene in front of him and was so surprised that he didn't know what to say.

At this moment, the sun is setting on the mountain, and the heat is about to completely recede.Beautiful woolen blankets were spread across the three floors of the Summer Palace.In addition to the fragrant herbal tea, there are also various snacks baked with flour and honey on the blanket.

In the huge pottery vat near the wool blanket, there is an ancient tree with a graceful figure.A little eagle perched proudly on the tree, looking like a guard.

There are fireworks rising in the kitchen in the distance, it seems that a sumptuous dinner is already being prepared.

Thrall felt well received.

But the question is - who is the master here?

Obviously the person in front of him is temporarily placed here by him, so it seems that the other party is the master and is receiving him hospitablely.So Sal took a sip of tea blankly, and a refreshing coolness spread from his mouth, gradually diluting the dryness on his body.

"The princess lived very leisurely in the summer palace?"

Sal finally spoke up and asked a question. "It seems that the dowry you brought from the Kingdom of Medes is enough for you to last for a while?"

This remark was ill-considered, and the female officer who followed Yi Nan glared at her.

Yi Nan didn't care at all.She casually pinned one of the hair hanging by her cheek behind her ear, and said casually: "I didn't bring any dowry. Most of the flowers here are given by this summer palace."

Sal: ...?

"Many of the flowers and plants planted here before have been dug up, transplanted into flower pots and sold." Yi Nan pointed casually, "I exchanged some food and clothing for us to live on."

Sal's face changed, thinking that there are such self-talking guests in this world?Change the flowers and plants planted in the summer palace into potted plants and sell them for money?

Where does this make him face the royal court of Babylon?

Saar could already imagine the people in Babylon happily spreading his gossip: the marriage partner the prince refused to accept, and the sale of royal property in order to make a living...

But taking a closer look at the summer palace, Saar realized that the princess in front of her was not just digging up flowers and plants to sell for money—the flowers and plants growing here were messy before, but now they are not only orderly, but also beautiful and elegant, which is comparable to the gardeners in the royal court of Babylon. Compared with the garden that has been managed, it is not inferior.

The floors and stairs that were dilapidated before have now been completely cleaned up.Although this summer palace cannot be said to be the same as the new one, it has also been restored to its original appearance on a large scale.

It's hard to imagine that this was done by the princess of the Medes Kingdom with so many female officials.

Thinking of this, Prince Saar's anger has calmed down, and he felt guilty: it was his fault, he threw the person here, and never asked again.

He didn't send anyone to provide supplies at all, but hoped that the other party would "retire in spite of difficulties" and propose to dissolve the engagement.

But now the other party not only didn't see any embarrassment, but lived a comfortable and nourishing life - where did he have the nerve to accuse the other party?

Look at the woman in front of her again, Princess Medes.

She was wearing the traditional costume of the Medes, but for the first time, she did not wear a veil, which revealed her delicate and beautiful face.She leaned quite casually on a low hardwood table, her posture was elegant, but she happened to expose a pair of white and tender feet from under the robe.

She is indeed beautiful, extremely beautiful, so beautiful that Saar has never seen such stunning beauty in his life.

It is impossible to say that Sal was not moved at all.In fact, when he saw this woman, he felt admiration and appreciation in his heart.

But he was also vigilant at the same time: he vowed to make the Medes princess "retreat". Seeing the scene in front of him, Sal naturally thought that the other party was seducing her with beauty and wanted to change her mind.

"Miss, please stay away for a moment, I have a few words that I need to clarify with the princess alone."

When Dolly heard this, she poked her neck and said loudly in Babylonian with a strong accent: "According to the rules, it is beyond the rules for unmarried couples to meet before marriage. How can they get along alone without being accompanied..."

Unexpectedly, the word "unmarried couple" is the word Sal hates the most.Dolly stroked the reverse scale that should not be stroked all at once, and the prince immediately glared fiercely at her.

Dolly suddenly felt a chill rushing towards her face, as if a sharpened knife had been held above her head.The normally calm female officer suddenly felt her knees go limp, and instinctively turned around and fled.

As if she had seen a beast, she stumbled away and left her "master" behind.

Yi Nan couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile, "Dori has always been conceited, so I never thought I'd meet you."

Sal turned to Yinan, but saw that the woman didn't respond at all, neither frightened nor angry.It seemed as if he was watching him fight with the female officer with cold eyes, and thought it was very funny.

"You want to explain this marriage contract to me!" Inan said loudly.

Sal nodded.

"Indeed. I just wanted to apologize to you. You are really innocent in this matter..."

Before he finished speaking, Yi Nan turned to look at the little eagle beside her, and said loudly, "If there hadn't been Jiujiu, I'm afraid the prince wouldn't have thought of coming to me to apologize today, would he?"

The little eagle sitting on the old branch heard his "name", immediately spread his wings, and called "chirp" and "chirp" twice.

Sal's face was burning hot: The other party was right. If it wasn't for his favorite eagle, he would never have come here to meet this woman today, and it would be even more impossible to offer an "apology" so frankly... …

In this matter, he was really... so insincere.

Saar lowered his head and bowed on the wool blanket: "It is indeed... my fault."

The noble Saar, the brave Saar, unexpectedly bowed his head to a woman to admit his mistake at such a time.

Little did he know that this was his consistent style. Once he made a mistake, he would never excuse his mistakes, never shirk responsibility, but decisively admit his mistakes, apologize, and find ways to make amends—this is why he has always had a good reputation in the army. one of the reasons.

"Your willingness to be open and honest is what I want to see."

At this moment, Yinan crossed his knees, sat upright solemnly, hid his feet in his robe, looked straight at Sal, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's talk about your fiancée!"

For the first time in recent times Sal heard the word "fiancée" without getting angry.

How many times his thoughts have been ridiculed and denied, even by people very close to him.How many people suggested that he forget about this, saying that a political marriage can make his heir position more stable, why bother to offend the father of the king and the king of Medes for such a woman whom he has never even met.

But this is the obsession in his heart.

He knew from a young age that there was such a person in this world—he was waiting to meet her.

In addition, he can also feel a kind of regret from time to time, knowing that if he doesn't persist, that kind of regret will make him loveless in life.

He has never been able to clearly describe this feeling to others-it is too unimaginable, and every time he opens his mouth to explain, he is interrupted by others.

In the end, he didn't explain at all, just insisted.

To this day, the woman in front of me, who was actually directly damaged by his obsession, sat across from him, spoke softly, and asked him to "talk" about it.

Sal felt a little grateful.He suddenly felt that the woman in front of him would be someone who could understand and get along with her.

And her Babylonian language is too good to tell that she is a foreigner.

So he described in detail how he felt when he remembered things. At first, it was just a vague impression, and then he could hear a very clear voice in his mind.But when he went after the sound, he couldn't trace the source of the sound.

He could only take it for what it was: the voice of God.

When he met such a person for the first time, instead of laughing or denying it, he asked him every subtle feeling in detail.Saar felt happy in his heart, even grateful, as if he had collected a treasure that was not recognized by others for many years, and finally there was a second person who could understand its value.

Yi Nan listened to Saar's statement very seriously. She put her right arm on the low table, rested her chin, thought and thought, and finally asked cautiously: "When you were young, did you eat a kind of round Round, with a stalk, white, small fungus?"

Sal was stunned: ...Little fungus?

He suddenly understood, and immediately wanted to throw the pottery cup out of his hand, smashing it to pieces.

I believe you can understand me, but you think I ate small bacteria?

Yi Nan could see Thrall's anger at a glance.She dismissed it with a playful smile: "Aren't I helping you analyze the problem? Some possible situations must be ruled out! Very good, it has been ruled out now, it is not because of the phantom caused by eating fungi by mistake... Then why? Woolen cloth?"

Sal was almost mad at Yi Nan just now, and he felt better after hearing this.

Although the lingering anger still persisted, he suddenly had a desire: the Princess Medi in front of him was quite different, maybe she could help him solve this puzzle that had troubled him for many years, and help him find the woman he was "destined" to be. maybe.

Yi Nan listened carefully to Saar's statement, thinking that this prince really sounds like an interesting research subject.

The way he perceives "God" is that he can hear "voice" in his mind.In the process of studying the brain and consciousness, human beings have indeed put forward such a point of view—that this is a special phenomenon produced by the structure of the human brain. Early humans did tend to use beliefs to explain it, identifying it as a "god" .

The second possibility is that Thrall in front of him is affected by the "magnetic field".

Yi Nan looked at his handsome face and those bright eyes reflecting the setting sun, a little unsure if this man was the same as those men she had met before.

But the problem is: she has just arrived in this era not long ago, so even if there is a magnetic field, it should start from now. It is impossible to go back more than ten years and let the other party be affected as soon as she can remember.

A third possibility is small mushrooms - this was also voted down.

So, what is it, what is it that makes this Prince Saar always believe that he will have a "destined" partner?

Does this have anything to do with "gods"—Yinan was a little puzzled.

She suddenly thought of a question: "You don't know the other person's name, you don't know the other person's appearance, if the other person is in front of you at this moment, how can you tell that it is her?"

Sal: ...!

He didn't know either.

But this question was raised from the mouth of Princess Medes, so there was some suspicion. It seemed that Princess Medes was trying to persuade or retain Saar.

Saar had no choice but to pretend to be very sure: "This... When I find her, I will naturally recognize her."

Yi Nan: Well, you have a point.

She carefully considered all possibilities, and finally came to the conclusion: there is no solution.

Be it dreams, hallucinations, or psychological hints, Saar is now loyal to this illusory feeling and is unwilling to compromise with others, so he is also unwilling to compromise with the Princess Media dressed up by Inan.

"Although I can't get married smoothly, I live here very happily."

When Sal was about to leave, Yinan got up to see him off.She stretched out her hand generously and said, "Since you don't love me and I don't want to, why do you need to be a husband and wife? Come, be friends and get to know each other!"

Sal hesitated, he had never seen such a free and easy girl.

But there will always be the first one——Thinking of this, Thrall stretched out his hand and shook Yinan's fingers.

Her fingers were cool and pleasant to the touch.

Then Sal casually untied the armguard tied to his arm, put it on his shoulder, and blew a whistle.The young falcon Jiujiu who had been hiding behind Yinan and pretending to be stupid had no choice but to jump up, flew over and landed on Sal's shoulder.

"It's very comfortable to talk to you," Saar felt that it was the first time he met a person with whom he could speak without any pressure. "If you need anything in the future, please feel free to speak up."

Unexpectedly, the corners of Yi Nan's mouth twitched, and he smiled joyfully: "The hardest days at the beginning have been passed like this. From now on, I can rely on myself for everything I need. There is really no need to work for your Excellency."

"So I won't ask you for anything."

Sardon suddenly felt that he had made a fool of himself: he wanted to give a good face, but the other party didn't appreciate it-it was his own fault.Sal had no choice but to leave angrily.

When he returned to Babylon, it was already dark.Gu Erwen, the deputy who was in charge of watching several projects for him, had been waiting near the city gate. When he saw the prince, he said, "You are back."

The deputy explained the status of several projects in a few words, and finally asked Sal: "You have been hunting for a long time...why haven't you seen any harvest?"

The prince's only harvest was a juvenile falcon on his shoulders.The Saker had a bulging belly, and a pair of small eyes looked at Gulwin warily.

Saar randomly picked two things about the current situation of the summer palace, and Gurwin was also very surprised when he heard it.

After hearing that Princess Medes had sold the wild flowers and plants in the summer palace in exchange for these, Gurwin blurted out: "Your Highness, I'm afraid you have been fooled."

Sal: ...?

Gurwin: "It was extremely manpower-intensive to maintain a summer palace like the one before. At least dozens of slaves had to work together every day to deliver enough water to each floor to irrigate the flowers and plants there."

"I heard from you just now that in the current summer palace, the vegetation on all floors has been restored. The Medes princess used at least fifty strong laborers to help her take care of the garden every day."

"As you said, there are only some female officials around her, plus a few long-term workers... This, this is simply impossible!"

Gurwin knew the prince well, knew that he couldn't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, and knew that he didn't want to see Princess Mede who came from afar, so he deliberately picked out the "flaws" of Princess Mede in order to please the prince.

Unexpectedly, Sal had a good impression of Princess Media, and said: "She doesn't need to play tricks on this kind of thing. But..."

Sal's words paused: "Gurwin, I'll leave this matter to you, go and check it out, and then report back to me."

"Yes!" Gurwin accepted the job without hesitation.The next day, they dispatched two confidantes, pretending to be part-time workers, to find a way to get to the Xia Palace, and successfully stayed to "help" Yinan and the others.

A few days later—

"It only takes one person to work for half a day, and can water all the flowers and plants on several floors?"

Gurwin slammed the case: "It's impossible!"

"Indeed, that's true... Even the princess herself has done the watering work. She said that she is idle on weekdays, and shaking the water wheel can... exercise!" The confidant managed to find out. Remembered the new vocabulary of "exercise".

Guerwen saw that there was nothing he could get out of these two idiots, so he immediately decided to sacrifice himself, and disguised himself as a "relative" of his confidant, saying that the confidant before was "ill" and came by himself OEM.

Therefore, the female officials of the Kingdom of Medes felt that the Babylonians were quite "trustworthy", and readily agreed to Gurwin's help.

As a result, Gurwin was able to "sneak into" the summer palace to help, and he volunteered to find a job on the waterwheel.

Sure enough, as his confidant said, he could finish all the work of lifting water by water truck from early morning to morning every day.Gulwin wanted to fetch more water to the higher floors, but the ladies stopped him.

"That's enough, this much water is enough. Could it be that your relatives didn't tell you that it's easy to work here?"

Gurwin couldn't believe it: before he joined the army, his family had a farm.He has also done farm work, and even with only such a little water, the soil will dry out after a long time, and the plants will definitely die.

But this summer palace is not the case at all.Everywhere is lush and lush.

Gu Erwen felt unconvinced, so in the evening when most people were preparing meals in the kitchen, they sneaked to the second and third floors of the Summer Palace to check - he wanted to know how the water from the waterwheel was sent upstairs. Watering various green plants.

As Prince Saar's deputy, Guerwen is very good at observing, never letting go of any details.

On the third floor, he found that the soil of the plant roots has been slightly moist until now.

Ordinarily, the water poured in the morning, after half a day of exposure, the soil should have been completely dry.Unexpectedly, when I reached out and touched it, the shallow soil on the surface was still wet.

He quickly found the pottery tube buried near the root system of the plant, and along the pottery tube, he found tiny "twigs" protruding from the small holes.It is the ends of these branches that, at this time, can still slowly drip, drop by drop, and clear water flows out.

The vegetation planted on the third floor is diverse and has different needs for irrigation.Gu Erwen keenly noticed that the "branches" of the tiny pottery tubes extending from the pottery tubes are also somewhat thick and some thin.Thick ones drip faster, and thinner ones do the opposite.

It seems that the people here rely on the water dripping from these pottery pipes to control the different water consumption of different plants.

Gurwin wanted to bury his head in the emerald green plants to check the installation of these clay pipes-he finally relied on his keen sense of smell to smell a little bit of natural asphalt.

It turns out that people here use natural asphalt to prevent water seepage.

Guerwen once accompanied Prince Saar to inspect Phoenicia, a vassal state by the sea, and had seen the sea and shipyards, so he knew that natural asphalt could indeed do this.

He was overjoyed, and withdrew from these flower beds and green plants, thinking: Since watering in this way is fast and good, why not tell the family about this method?Wouldn't it be easier for people to work on the farm at home?

Unexpectedly, as soon as Gurwin raised his head, a woman behind him asked in a deep voice, "Have you seen enough?"

Gurwin: ...Damn it!

Soon he was brought before Princess Media.The face of Princess Medes was reflected by the light of the oil lamp, and it was really hard to describe—Gurwin thought to himself: No wonder the prince is really helpless when facing this woman.

Gu Erwen knew that he had overlooked the other party's most important irrigation method and violated the other party's taboo.He hastened to swear, claiming that he was looking into these irrigated secrets only out of curiosity.

"The villain will never reveal a word about this method."

In fact, he thought to himself: This is the way the Medes irrigate. As a Babylonian, it is worth lying for the sake of Babylon's land and farms.

Who knew that Princess Medi on the opposite side just raised the corners of her lips and smiled: "No, since you understand everything, I just want you to help leak it out."

"I've been waiting for a candidate like you for a long time."

When Prince Saar heard about it, he looked at his right-hand man in astonishment: "She really said that?"

Gurwin nodded dejectedly: "Well——"