[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

After half a day, the smoke on the battlefield outside the gate of Babylon finally dissipated.Antipater was seriously injured, Cassander was half mad, and a thousand elites from Macedonia were slaughtered by "Greek Fire".

Ptolemy and other Macedonian warlords had long been scrambling to get down from the tower, begging Yi Nan, lest she would not agree to let them swear an oath immediately... The scene that happened before their eyes made them never want to step into Caleb again in this life. Bottom step.

Just imagine, as soon as they get close to the pass of Chaldea, crazy flames will fall from the top of the city like lightning, black smoke will cover the sky, and the steam mixed with the smell of burning will make the soldiers suffocate and fall to the ground, and the luggage will be reduced to ashes...

——What kind of battle is this?

As for the coffin of Alexander the Great, Ptolemy expressed his wishes unanimously to Inan on behalf of his companions:

The coffin of the great emperor should be parked in Babylon!He loved it so much when he was alive.

Yi Nan gave them a promise: —— 20 years!

"If you can stay in your fiefs, stop waging foreign wars, and spend your energies on the well-being of your people... If any of you can do this, in 20 years, I will send the coffin of Alexander the Great Your territory makes you all the guardians and heirs of Alexander's spiritual fire. And Chaldea will become your loyal ally."

"Year 20?"

Several old and cunning warlords looked at each other.

They were all Macedonia's most outstanding generals, and they spent most of their lives on horseback.Asking them to stop fighting, asking them to think about the well-being of the people is really...

But the conditions put forward by the other party are indeed tempting.

One-eyed Antigonus raised his mouth sinisterly: he is the oldest, and he probably won't see what happened in 20 years——what's the point of such a promise to him?

"This promise is equally valid for your children."

Antigonus was silent for a moment: he had to think about his eldest son Dmitri.

"That's it." Ptolemy was the first to leave.

He felt that it would be useless to say more. Who can say what will happen 20 years later.

So the warlords left one after another.

Inan sighed.

For 20 years, she proposed a period of 20 years, precisely to avoid the occurrence of "successor wars".

20 years is really long for human life, but for the whole human being, it is like a blink of an eye, a snap of the fingers.

20 years of short-lived peace cannot change the warlike nature of some people at all.

And in order to make up for her lack of "strength", she brought an unprecedented terrifying weapon to the world-Greek fire.

In the eyes of the Babylonians, this time the Republic of Chaldea simply won a complete victory.

All Macedonian warlords affirmed the independence of Chaldea and vowed not to serve Chaldea for life before the spirit of Alexander the Great.The emperor's coffin was kept in Babylon, but those warlords never dared to think that they could lead an army to break through the borders of Chaldea.

Babylonians rejoice in the city - celebrating the rebirth of the Chaldean Republic.

Aristotle looked for Yi Nan in the city of Babylon and wanted to say goodbye to her.

After a lot of trouble, the old philosopher asked many people, and finally found Yinan in the fortress-like underground city of the Babylonian palace.

She sat alone in a quiet room, silently looking at the wall.

She heard footsteps, raised her head, saw Aristotle, got up quickly, and stretched out her arms to the old man.

"I'm sorry I should have forgotten you. Aristotle, were you well received in Babylon?"

Aristotle responded to Inan's courtesy like a friend.He said, "Dear Queen of Chaldea, I have come to bid you farewell."

Hearing the title "Queen of Chaldea", Yinan couldn't help but smile.She shook her head: "As you know, Chaldea is a republic, and I have never been a queen."

Aristotle also smiled immediately: "I forgot about this—let's call you Master Chaldea."

He reiterated again: "I have come to say goodbye to you. Before I say goodbye, I have a few words to tell you."

Yi Nan didn't say any polite words. Seeing Aristotle's expression, she knew that the old man had made up his mind to go, and there was no room for further persuasion.

"I recall seeing you at Plato's Academy when I was young—"

Aristotle's opening remarks just echoed what Yinan left when he met him for the first time.

"Since I remembered that incident, I began to worship you like a god."

"You have a long lifespan and a delicate face... You also have courage and wisdom that are different from ordinary people. I once thought that you would not have the troubles of the world—"

"Until that day, outside the gates of Babylon, I saw you weep with my own eyes." Aristotle said softly.

Yi Nan's beautiful eyebrows twitched slightly, and she lowered her eyes and closed them.The old philosopher's words aroused the contradiction in her heart, and Yinan almost wanted to cry again.

But Aristotle continued: "Until that moment, I really felt that you are a person."

Yi Nan was touched, and raised his head again, looking at the old man.

"More than that, you are still a child."

Yi Nan's shoulders began to tremble slightly, she did not expect to hear this judgment from the mouth of this wise man.

If her lifespan is calculated according to the time she has experienced, she is at least several hundred years old.To her, birth and death are actually the most common things in this world.

She has experienced people from generation to generation, she is used to mediocrity, and she also knows wise men.

Some people succumb to her strength, some admire her beauty, and some simply adore what she has done for them.

People would call her queen, call her lord, honor her as a vicar of the gods—but no one would ever say that she was a child.

Suddenly a strange emotion flooded into her heart, Yinan lowered his head, his shoulders trembled more violently, and tears poured down——

Yes, after experiencing so much, her heart is still soft, she is exactly the same as when she just left the modern society, she is still a child, an extremely sincere child.

"Boy, come on—"

Seeing the situation in front of him, Aristotle raised his arms to Yi Nan and opened his chest, allowing Yi Nan to hug him vigorously and sprinkle all his tears on his long beard.

"I am just like you, I am just a child." Said the philosopher.

"We are all the same, the whole human being is the same, we are still too young, and we need to learn to grow through setbacks."

In 323 BC, it has been 8 to [-] years since Homo sapiens left Africa.Human beings at this moment are humbly aware of their ignorance and weakness, unlike modern people a few years later, who often think that they can control the entire world.

Compared with the vast universe, human beings have always been children who have not grown up, and have always been.

Hearing what Aristotle said, Yi Nan, who was venting her tears and emotions, began to feel that her heart, which had been blunted by the years, seemed to gradually clear up.

"Son, I want to thank you."

"To be honest, if you hadn't sent someone to pick me up from Athens, I think I should have died by then."

Aristotle remained in Athens until the death of Alexander the Great.Inan's men managed to get the wise man out of there before the emperor died, and brought him to Babylon.

"I don't think so because of the politics of Athens, but because I don't think I have the ability to solve any problems and explain any phenomena—until I came to Babylon."

"It's a city rich in history, but in my opinion, younger than any city in the world."

"Because people here always have a strong thirst for knowledge and are tirelessly trying all methods to find answers."

"Farewell, my child, my little girl... With your ability, as long as you want to do it, you will be able to succeed."

"Please don't be too eager, please wait for time to give you the answer."

Aristotle hugged Yi Nan - he had already realized what Yi Nan was looking for, and what she wanted to find must be very difficult.

Hearing such warm encouragement, Yi Nan cried again.This time her heart was not so gloomy.

She is no longer an immortal monster, she is just a young man with eternal youth.

"Thank you, I will remember your words!" she promised Aristotle.

After leaving Babylon, Aristotle died in 322 BC at the age of 63.

The war of successors did not happen—although the descendants of the "successors" of Alexander still continued their predecessors' style of fighting for power and profit, fighting because of power and desire, but most of them limited their scope to their own fiefdoms, at least not Dare to provoke Chaldea.

After Aristotle left, Yinan, together with a handful of craftsmen who knew the formula of "Greek Fire", guarded the secret of "Greek Fire" closely.

The artisans kept their vows and took the recipe for "Greek fire" to their graves.The only person who knew the recipe was Yi Nan.

Vessels and devices used in Greek fire, such as manual pressure pumps, are widely used in agricultural production.

Even so, the terrifying and unique appearance of "Greek fire" under the city of Babylon was enough to frighten the world for many years——

Twenty years later, the coffin of Alexander the Great was taken to Egypt by the long-lived and relatively peaceful Ptolemy, where he was buried there permanently.

Inan again handed over the Republic of Chaldea to the National Assembly and the House of Elders, to be governed efficiently by these institutions.

She herself set foot on the road again, and began to travel in the four directions again.

Over the long years, she has traveled to many places and met many people.She once stroked Hannibal's war elephant, and once accidentally stepped into Archimedes' bathtub; her life was wonderful, and her fighting spirit was high.

She has been working hard to find a person and try to solve a mystery that is closely related to human beings themselves.

She couldn't find it for a long time, and the puzzle couldn't be solved either.

But Yi Nan was not in a hurry. Aristotle gave her faith, so that she could not only move forward, but also maintain enough patience.

She still has time.

In the large laboratory of the "Returning Civilization Project", Daniel silently looked at the big screen.

As Yi Nan continued to travel around, the ancient history researchers of the entire project were very happy.Inan's colleagues, paradoxically, hoped that she would be able to stay in the target time and space for a while, so that they could "witness" ancient history as she did.

But at the same time, they can also understand the pressure and loneliness she endured, and they all hope that she can come back as soon as possible.

Most of the time, Daniel didn't say a word, but when there was no one else, he would stare at the image of Yi Nan on the screen and murmur:

"Please be patient, wait a little longer—"

This time, he accurately measured the influence of the magnetic field and came to a conclusion.

"It's not far from the next encounter..."

47 BC, on the banks of the Nile.

The consul of the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, is accompanied by the young and beautiful Egyptian queen Cleopatra, sitting on a cruise ship, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Nile River.

Just after the Battle of Alexandria, the Roman military commander who monopolized power decided to rest in Egypt for a few months. While ensuring the continuous supply of food produced in Egypt, he fell in love with the stunningly beautiful Egyptian Queen and enjoyed life. A rare moment of peace.

At the time of deep affection, the Roman guard came to report that an old friend of Caesar had come to visit.

"A...female." The guard hesitated when he saw the Egyptian queen sitting beside Caesar.

"Female?" Cleopatra raised her eyebrows with playfulness in her tone.

"She said that she was a classmate with you for a short time in Rhode Island."

Caesar suddenly remembered: "It turned out to be her!" He couldn't help smiling when he remembered the past.

"Queen, you also know that I have studied in Rhodes Island, that is the one I knew."

When Caesar was young, he had studied under the orator Polonio in Rhode Island, but it is hard to imagine that he would have a female classmate.

But the Queen of Egypt was relieved: Caesar was already an "old man" in his 50s, and his experience of studying in Rhodes Island was 30 years ago.In Cleopatra's view, the "old man" at that time was no longer a threat in front of her youthful beauty.

Caesar nodded, and the Roman guards went immediately.Caesar turned to look at the Egyptian queen beside him, and said with a half-smile, "You remind me of a sentence she once said to me—blankets can bring good luck."

"I never understood what she meant, but now that I think about it: it's the blanket that brings good luck."

The Egyptian queen blushed.

Earlier, she had a bad relationship with her younger brother Ptolemy XIII, and it happened that Caesar came to Egypt in pursuit of his political enemies.In order to seek the support of the consul, the young Cleopatra wrapped herself in a large blanket, and the merchant sent the blanket to Caesar-this was the year-end love of the current pair.

She guessed that this was probably a coincidence, and the other party should have mentioned the "blanket" by mistake.

At this time, the hull of the cruise ship moved, Cleopatra was still sitting steadily, Caesar had stood up, and greeted loudly: "Miss Inan, why did you come to Egypt?"

"It's almost 30 years...you are still so young and beautiful." Caesar sighed.

Cleopatra sat steadily, not even wanting to lift her head, thinking that no matter how young and beautiful she is, it is impossible... This is impossible!

The person who came was a young girl in traditional Chaldean clothing, who seemed to be only about 20 years old.Caesar personally went to the side of the boat to pick her up, held the girl's hand with a smile, and welcomed her onto the boat.

Cleopatra: ... Julius, you are kidding me!

The girl's figure is excellent, and the Chaldean costume perfectly outlines her curves and properly exposes the snow-white skin on her shoulders, side waist and long legs.

The clothing of the Chaldeans is relatively simple, which is naturally incomparable to the glittering gown of the Egyptian queen.But Miss Yi Nan's attire only makes people feel fresh, and it is completely different from the gorgeous and extravagant attire of the Egyptians.

Caesar has never looked away since she got on the boat.He asked softly, "Why do you remember that you came here to see me?"

The Queen of Egypt's sourness welled up all of a sudden, thinking: Could this couple in front of me have an old relationship?

According to her guess, the granddaughter in front of her, probably not the old lover, came to see Caesar pretending to be her grandmother.

But Miss Yi Nan smiled heartily and answered frankly: "If I didn't have an important question that I want to ask clearly, why would I not come?"

For such a tone, Caesar always smiled and didn't feel disobedient in the slightest.Cleopatra finally understood: Caesar and this woman were indeed close friends, not some granddaughter pretending to be.

"I want to ask, I heard that during the Battle of Alexandria, soldiers shot rockets at the Great Library of Alexandria, causing a fire. But someone bravely extinguished the flames and saved the library. How did this happen? of?"

When the Queen of Egypt heard Inan asked about the Battle of Alexandria, she immediately blushed.

In that battle, Caesar led the Roman army to fight the Egyptians in order to stand up for Cleopatra.In this battle, the Romans completely defeated the Egyptians, but the victor Caesar did not incorporate Egypt into the Roman Republic, but instead supported Cleopatra as queen and monopolized the power of Egypt.

The Library of Alexandria was indeed hit by rockets during the battle, which set it on fire.If the fire had not been extinguished, it is estimated that more than half of the millions of books in the library would have died in the flames.

This library was originally built by Ptolemy, the Macedonian warlord. If it really burned down, Cleopatra must be to blame. Because of this, Inan asked, and Cleopatra was very special. Awkward.

However, neither the Queen of Egypt nor Caesar expected that the Chaldean girl who hurried over would ask Caesar this.

Caesar said "Oh", nodded, and said, "This is all thanks to Vitruvius."

He turned his head to look at the bank of the Nile, pointed to a young figure on the bank, and said, "Here, that's him. Marco Vitruvius, military engineer."

"Vitruvius?"

Yi Nan seemed to hear a familiar name, and his eyes lit up immediately.

The Egyptian queen, who had been watching her silently from the side, was a little puzzled: This woman seemed to be completely indifferent to Caesar's favor, but she was extremely interested in a little engineer.

Inan didn't care about Cleopatra's thoughts, she immediately turned to Caesar, "Julius, can I meet him?"

Caesar nodded: "Of course."

However, he and the Queen of Egypt exchanged a glance.Both of them couldn't help laughing.In the end, Caesar explained to Yinan: "It's just that he may not be willing to see you."

"Oh? What's the reason?" Yi Nan became more interested in this military engineer.

Cleopatra shrugged to Yinan at this time, and said rather reservedly: "Miss, if you can make him look at you one more time, then the sun will rise from the west of the Nile River."

On the other hand, Caesar was directly on the cruise ship, and greeted the figure on the shore: "Marco, Marco, I have a friend who wants to see you, come here."

The young man on the shore, Marco Vitruvius, apparently heard the consul's greeting.He turned his head and saluted to this side, and saw standing beside Caesar was a beautiful woman in oriental costume.

At that moment, he shook his head resolutely, made a gesture of refusal to Caesar, then bowed his head and continued the work at hand.

Instead of being disobedient, Caesar laughed in unison with the Egyptian queen.

Yi Nan became more interested in this guy named "Marco".