[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

Daniel ordered in a deep voice: "Start the rescue operation immediately."

The rescue operation of the "Retracing Civilization Project" refers to when the magnetic field is disturbed or the researchers are trapped in different time and space for some reason, starting from the laboratory, a temporary space-time tunnel is directly constructed, and the researchers go to the target time and space to rescue the trapped people. sleepy people.

Everyone else in the laboratory objected to this: "Boss, the construction of the temporary 'space-time tunnel' is very risky. And...we don't have personnel with the physique suitable for the magnetic field!"

It is very difficult for the laboratory to construct a "space-time tunnel" that spans time and space, and the chance of failure is very high.After all, if this method is reliable, Daniel would not have to take Yinan to fly over the Euphrates River to "airdrop" through the tunnel of time and space.

There are so many people in the entire project team, and only Yinan has the physique suitable to pass through the "time-space tunnel".Now I have to find another suitable person to rescue, where can I find it temporarily?

Unexpectedly, Daniel grabbed a piece of protective clothing in the drawer, put it on indiscriminately, and said, "No one else, I'll go—"

"You go—"

The whole lab was dumbfounded.

Daniel has always been called a "scientific madman". If it wasn't because of his unsuitable physique, he would have taken on this time-traveling mission by himself, so why would he ask someone else to do it for him?

But now, for the safety of one of his researchers, Daniel actually wants to go to ancient times to rescue him through a temporary space-time tunnel with an ordinary protective suit.

"Boss, you—"

The researchers were speechless.What else could they say?

What is the risk of doing so, whether it is to be smashed to pieces or to be scattered - no one knows better than Daniel.

And what are the chances of success? Is there 1%?

Boss, don't be impulsive! ——Someone wanted to speak to persuade, but suddenly reacted: Emotional...emotional...so the boss, he was really emotional?

Daniel was very calm and said: "You don't need to persuade me, this is my own decision. I am grateful and honored to have the opportunity to work with you."

"However, Yinan is the researcher of the project, and I am responsible for this project. Therefore, she is my responsibility..."

After Daniel finished speaking, he had already put on a protective suit made of light metal.

But can this protect him from the time and space tunnel? ——The colleagues looked at each other in blank dismay, and they were not optimistic about this.

But at this moment, no one could speak to prevent Daniel from going to the rescue in person.After all, he said it himself: Yi Nan is his responsibility.

At this moment, the image on the big screen that was distorted and snowflakes flashed suddenly returned to normal.

A colleague with sharp eyes saw it and hurriedly said: "Boss, wait a moment, you can see the situation in Yinan first, and then it will not be too late to make a decision."

Daniel turned to the screen, and sure enough, he saw Yinan.She was still standing there perfectly, and there were even cheers resounding around her.

When Daniel saw her appearance clearly, his heart couldn't help but tugged again.

The "Holy Light" shines on the royal court of Babylon.

The priests who believed in Marduk, the god of Jupiter, couldn't figure it out. How could there be a holy light coming when Saar said something rebellious and disrespectful?

Did the gods also agree with Saar's words, proving that people can really believe in themselves at certain times?

There is such a vision, even if the priests have doubts in their hearts, they dare not show it. They just bow down blindly and claim to be holy.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the queen, who had been by the king's side all the time, suddenly took a step forward, stretched out her arms to protect the king's body, and whispered two words: "Danger!"

Chirp chirps sounded outside the royal court.

Thrall, who was blocked by Yi Nan, raised his head and immediately noticed a golden halo in the sky.

This halo didn't look that big, and it was approaching Yi Nan's side very quickly.

The falcon Jiujiu, which was kept by Wang Ting, suddenly sank its wings and flew towards the circle of light, as if it wanted to stop at the forefront and help Yi Nan resist one or two.

Hearing a mournful bird song, Jiujiu disappeared into the circle of light and disappeared in an instant.

And Dolly, the female officer who had been standing by the window of the royal court, couldn't help screaming, and a few drops of blood splashed on her face—tweeting.

——What kind of "holy light" is this? This is simply a murderous shadow.

Yi Nan strode forward and said loudly, "Everyone, bow your heads—"

In front of them were the priests of the temple. They had already prostrated themselves on the ground, but now that they saw the vision, they dared not even move.

But that golden circle of light seemed to be coming towards Yi Nan quickly, without any involvement with other people.

At this moment, Saar could no longer sit idly by: In his memory, Yi Nan stepped forward and protected himself too many times.

This time it was finally his turn to protect his woman.

So, amid Yi Nan's exclamation, Saar held her arm, turned his back, and protected her in his arms.He carefully protected her and surrounded her, the only barrier between them was the long and narrow wooden box that Saar had given Yi Nan earlier.He hugged her tightly, only the wooden box was between them.

The golden beams of light converged and finally formed a light arrow, which pierced right into Thrall's back.

When Yi Nan came to his senses, Sal had already become a person made of rays of light.

Cracks appeared all over his body, and incomparably dazzling light burst out from these cracks, making it impossible to stare at.

Yi Nan stretched out his arms to hug him in pain, but finally got nothing.

Sal turned into a dazzling light beam and disappeared before her eyes——

It all happened too fast.There was only a sound of "clang", and the long and narrow wooden box that was originally in Yi Nan's hands rolled down on the exquisite carpet laid in the royal court of Babylon, rolling a few times.

Yi Nan was stunned, as if she couldn't believe what happened before her eyes.

Sal, where are you?

I'm here--

Someone vaguely responded in the void: I am, I am... I have always been.

--wait for me.

This me will definitely appear in front of you again——

what did you say?

Yi Nan couldn't hear clearly, and reached out to the endless void again.

--Where are you?

She could hardly help crying out loud.

——Remember, I love you!

There was a faint echo in the void, so weak that it was inaudible, and the trace was extinct.

Yi Nan withdrew his hand and covered her face.

Finally, finally this time it was her turn—

Fate is so fair, every time she leaves early, leaving the other party with infinite melancholy, nostalgia, and... time.

But this time it's her.

It was he who chose to leave without looking back, leaving her alone to bear all the responsibilities, all the guilt, and all the memories.

She will be alone, staying in this world, facing this life that does not know when will be the end.

Yi Nan hugged the rapidly disappearing light beam in his arms, unable to cry at all.

The female officer Doli quickly rushed up, hugged Yinan's leg, and supported it with all her strength: "Queen! The king must have been led by the gods and left our mortal world. You must be strong, be strong... We, we Only you!"

"Yes, my lord queen—"

The high priest of the Marduk Temple took a step forward on his knees, bowed his head at her feet, and said respectfully, but said loudly:

"The king was led by the gods and left this mortal world."

"But this worldly kingship should be taken over by the worldly people."

Yi Nan suppressed the ups and downs of his emotions, tilted his head slightly to the high priest, and said, "Please tell me—"

The royal court of Babylon has undergone earth-shaking changes in an instant.And she, as the queen of Babylon, had just endured the pain of losing her lover, and now she immediately faced the crisis of being deprived of power.

There was no chance for her to be sad in this world.

Her eyes quickly turned cold, although the warmth left by Sal was still there, barely warming her heart.

She calmly stretched out her hand, and picked up the female officer Dolly who was kneeling at her feet—at such a time, every help is extremely precious.

Dolly came to her senses in an instant, wiped the tears from her face, and instantly turned a solemn poker face, as if nothing had happened in this royal court just now.

The high priest saw the two women in front of him change faces faster than turning over a clay board. He had a headache for a moment, but he had no choice but to continue:

"According to the code left by the former king Hammurabi, if the king has heirs, the heirs will inherit the throne; if the king has no heirs, his younger brother will inherit the throne... If the king... cannot come back..."

Speaking of this, the high priest paused for a long time, probably really not sure what happened just now, and not sure whether Sal could appear in front of people again.

"Babylon will choose one of the princes left by the previous king to inherit the throne...the throne left by the previous king Saar."

As time went on, Thrall's reappearance seemed less and less likely.So much so that his title has changed from "His Majesty the King" to "The Former King".

Dolly pretended to be angry and said, "Babylon's rules, it takes at least a month to pay for the funeral of the former king, let's talk about succession—"

When Sal's father died, such a procedure followed.

But the high priest protested loudly: "No, the former king Saar does not need to attend the funeral! The matter of succession should be arranged immediately."

Dolly was dumb for a moment, thinking that it was true: if Sal was really led by the gods and entered heaven.

Yi Nan was very calm, and nodded in agreement with the high priest's point of view: "Yes, the king does not need to attend the funeral."

She froze there after she finished speaking, silent for a long time without making a sound.Sadness slowly overflowed from her body, not only Dolly, everyone present, every priest, felt this emotion.

The queen herself did not let herself be immersed in emotions.

When she woke up from her contemplation, she looked at the priest who had helped Sal earlier: "Spat, what do you think?"

Spat is the name of this little-known ordinary priest.

The priest, Spat, never thought that since the queen could remember the name of such a small person like him, he expected that he would follow the queen in the future.He was suddenly overjoyed, and his whole body became energetic.Where would he say anything against the queen and in favor of the high priest?Just listen to Spat say:

"Didn't the king just reveal that he has transferred the kingship to the queen—"

"High Priest, have you forgotten that all of us are witnesses!"

After Spat's reminder, the high priest's face was a little ugly: he originally wanted to let this experience go.

"Queen, isn't the box in your hand a token?"

It was only then that Yinan remembered that there was such a long and narrow box lying on the thick carpet in the royal court.

Sal had given her the box four years ago; she had never seen what was inside.

"Yes, Queen, take a look, what the king left for you in this box!" Dolly also persuaded from the side.

Yi Nan nodded, and immediately leaned over to pick up the box, lightly pressed the flip button on one side of the box behind him, and the lid of the box popped open with a "snap".

Her eyes fell on the things in the box, and her eyes suddenly became gentle, she stopped talking, just stared at the things in the box quietly - this time, all the priests in the royal court were very anxious.

What exactly is contained in this box: It is worthy of the king to give it to the queen so preciously, and the queen is looking at the box so solemnly and tenderly.

Doli, who was standing beside Yinan, showed a confused look.She didn't seem to understand at all what was in the box.

The completely different expressions of the queen and the female officer whetted the appetites of all the priests.

Yi Nan didn't care about the curious eyes of those people at all, he just stared at it for a long time, and then reached out, took it out of the box, and held it in his hand.

This is a scepter with a particularly simple shape.

The scepter is divided into two parts: the head and the body. The head is made of brass, and the body is polished hardwood.The stick head is a minimalist "

This is—a long, long time ago, Yi Nan gave the shepherd king Dumuzi the scepter.

The Sumerian King List records that the kingship descended from the sky and landed in Eridu, and then the goddess Inanna took it to Uruk to bestow it on the king of the world.

It's just that the scepter contained in this box is a replica.Yi Nan reached into the box, took out the scepter, and held it firmly in his hand.

Only then did the priests kneeling in the royal court of Babylon see clearly what the items in the box looked like.Everyone was shocked, especially the high priest. He said tremblingly, "This is... the scepter God gave to Shepherd King Dumuzi—"

No one thought that Sal would actually send such a thing to his queen.

To a certain extent, Spat claimed just now that Saar transferred the royal power to his queen: what was transferred was such a scepter, and there were so many priests as witnesses, indeed—this transfer of power may be more powerful than The traditional "inheritance" of father to son and brother to brother is more reliable.

Because what Yi Nan got in his hands was unique in this world, a symbol of royal power.

——Why can all the priests recognize this scepter?

This is because the shepherd king Dumuzi is so important in the history of Mesopotamia—the first time that human beings took over power from the gods.This scene is depicted on the bas-reliefs of almost all temples.

But only Yi Nan knew that Saar was definitely not seen from the reliefs of that temple; after all, the reliefs left over from thousands of years ago would not show the material.Only those who have personally experienced those times and those things will remember the scepter she bestowed, which was made of hardwood, brass as the handle, and inlaid with malachite; the shape chosen was the one that once had a place in ancient life "Boomerang"?

It seems that Sal should have already picked up the memories belonging to the "predecessors" - but he never told Yinan.

Yi Nan thought silently: This explains why Saar failed to touch the standard of "mission completed" when he confessed his love that time.

—he remembered it all.

However, he didn't tell Yi Nan, maybe he wanted to wait until he had proved his ability as a "human" before letting Yi Nan know about it.

But now, this casket, this scepter, has become a token left by Saar to Inan, the only thing that can help her grasp the Kingdom of Babylon.

"Yes, King Saar, there is no need for funerals—"

"He was led by the gods and went to a distant place." Yinan felt a little against his will when he said that: Saar had clearly surpassed most people in this world, and obtained the self-awareness and free will that belonged to human beings. But I have to say that he was taken away by the gods.So she changed her words: "One day he will come back!"

Yi Nan said it firmly, and his tone was unquestionable.All the priests present bent over and held their breath, not daring to speak.

Yi Nan looked down at the scepter in his hand, feeling emotional.

What kind of reincarnation is this: she was the one who gave the scepter to Dumuzi back then, and handed over the power from the "witch" to the "human";

Now Thrall returned the same scepter to her, preventing the temple from taking away from her the power to protect the well-being of the people.

That being the case, what reason does Yinan have for not taking over the country of Babylon?

Sal left because of helping her, and she had the responsibility to shoulder the burden that originally belonged to Sal and lead the country and the people on this hot land to move forward.

Thinking of this, Yinan stretched out his hand to hold the wooden handle of the scepter, and said loudly, "I thank the king for his trust—from today onwards, I will take over the heavy burden entrusted by the king and bear the burden of this country until my ability is not enough... "

Priest Spat looked excited. Before Yi Nan finished speaking, he was already looking at his peers, hoping that other priests would agree and support him.

Unexpectedly, the high priest questioned first: "Queen, if this is really the scepter of the shepherd king Dumuzi's era... If nothing else, the wooden handle should have been rotten."

Yi Nan sneered, threw out the box that originally contained the scepter, and threw it at the high priest's feet, saying, "Look for yourself!"

The high priest picked up the box in surprise, and suddenly saw that the wooden box was densely engraved with cuneiform characters: it was Saar's confession.Sal said that he once had a dream, in which the gods took him to ancient Uruk.In the dream, he became the Shepherd King Dumuzi, and took over the scepter symbolizing royal power from the Venus goddess Inanna.

He deeply felt that the Kingdom of Babylon also needed such a symbol of royal power, so he asked a master craftsman who specialized in casting gold and silver vessels for the temple to forge such a scepter according to the scene in his dream.

"If you don't want to believe the high priest, you can ask the craftsman who cast the scepter in person. The king entrusted this important task to him, and he must have revealed something to him." Yinan said.

The high priest had no choice but to pick up the wooden box angrily and said, "I will go!"

He turned around slowly, thinking all over his heart, what should he do next, to force the queen to voluntarily give up the royal power in her hands, and hand over the power to a more "orthodox" king's heir, such as Saar's a brother...

Before he had gone far, he suddenly heard the voice of the former priests behind him: "Your Majesty the Queen—"

The high priest was shocked.

It never occurred to him that a woman could also become a king.

What's more, this woman has no royal blood, nor is she a Babylonian—she is just the wife of the king of Babylon, and has never raised a man and a woman for the king... Even if the king gave her the scepter symbolizing royal power, What qualifications does she have to call herself a queen.

So the high priest turned around and rushed back towards the royal court.

But he saw a row of royal court guards swarming up and surrounded the high priest. His mouth was quickly blocked, and he didn't even have a chance to speak out——he realized at this time: The queen has been running the Babylonian kingdom for several years. The current royal court is all hers.

The high priest heard Yi Nan asking from a distance: "Spat, with your qualifications, how far is it from the high priest?"

Spat was modest: "One step away, one step away." He knew that he had done the queen a big favor today, and the queen would definitely express it.

Only Yi Nan said coldly: "There is no one step away. From today on, you are the high priest of the Kingdom of Babylon!"

The original high priest had already been gagged and taken away.Spat was ecstatic, he really didn't expect that he would easily get the position of the high priest by being so ruthless today.

He led his peers to bow down to Yinan and congratulate the queen on her enthronement, but ignored the chill in Yinan's tone—he never thought that Yinan would not allow the power of the temple to interfere with the kingship.

At this time, tens of thousands of people in the city of Babylon had already gathered around the palace.

They had all witnessed the Babylonian palace bathed in the "holy light" earlier, but they didn't know what happened, so they all gathered together, anxiously waiting for the news.

Finally, news came from the palace: their king Saar, guided by the gods, had temporarily left the Kingdom of Babylon.The king has handed over the "royal power" to his queen - under the auspices of the high priest of the temple, the queen has ascended the throne as queen and continues to lead the country.

"Long live the king, long live the queen!"

The reaction of the people was—a jubilation.

But no one expected that the people did not care as much about King Saar's departure as the high priest.Instead, they were overjoyed at the Queen's accession.

After all, the queen has been conscientiously managing Babylon's government affairs for so many years.With her here, it means that Babylon will not undergo any unfavorable changes in the short term.

As the voices of the people outside the palace became louder and louder, the queen...no, their queen, appeared on the outermost terrace of the kingdom, where she raised her scepter to greet the people.

The Babylonians were immediately overwhelmed by the sight.People frantically called Yi Nan's name to welcome the arrival of the new king.

Dory, the maid of the Medes who was always by the queen's side, watched Inan worriedly.

Over the years, Dori has long ceased to regard Yinan as a Judean slave whom she met outside Babylon by chance, and she regards Yinan as her most important partner and...master.

Just now, even all the priests thought that Sal was just taken away by the "Holy Light", and only Dori knew that Sal was really in danger—because her face was splashed with the blood of Saker Chirp.

Later, although the queen controlled the situation, she took advantage of the situation and became the queen.But Dory paid attention to Yi Nan's expression, and knew that there was something extremely important missing in Yi Nan's heart; it seemed that something had been dormant since then, and it was unknown when it would wake up again.

Now Inan was standing on the terrace waving to the Babylonians.She was so beautiful and radiant, but she never smiled, and always had a dignified and solemn expression.

Dolly was extremely worried, she was really afraid that Yinan would be suffocated from now on.She wanted to persuade Yi Nan: even if she leaves the public for a while, finds a secluded place, and has a good cry, it is better than holding on like this!

But she saw two thin lines of tears slowly creeping down Yi Nan's jade-like cheeks.

Dolly trembled all over, and couldn't help covering her mouth with her hand to stop her sobs: she had known Yi Nan for ten years, and she had never seen Yi Nan cry.

I don't know how long it took, and some blood streaks mixed into these two thin tear lines, and the transparent and colorless tears turned into a faint red.However, Yi Nan kept her expression unchanged, and she still had a great manner. These two thin lines of blood did not damage her perfect appearance and demeanor at all.

She was still the most shrewd and capable Inan in the hearts of the Babylonians.

But there was only one thought in her mind: Where is your soul now, and when will you...appear in front of me again?

Daniel looked at Yi Nan's face on the screen, and clearly saw the two light red blood lines slowly climbing down Yi Nan's face, of course he felt uncomfortable.

The only gratification is that the magnetic field is finally stable.Yi Nan is temporarily safe in the ancient society, and her observation mission will continue.

Like him, the "predecessors" decisively chose to sacrifice themselves to save Yinan.

It's just that although the "predecessor" was hit by a magnetic field, he couldn't be transported into modern society like Saker Chirp.This further confirmed Daniel's guess that Sal was actually himself.

Inan, my love——Daniel thought silently in his heart.From now on, in the target time and space, it is all up to you.