[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

"10:05:22"

——The time left for her to stay in this era is the last 10 hours.

At this time, Yi Nan had just listened to what Dumuzi told her about what happened in the temple warehouse.

Yi Nan deeply hated that she was not there: she knew very well that the marks used by Kuxin to make the "unchangeable" oath were actually words, words!

In fact, the symbols that Kusin inscribed on the clay tablets with reeds already have the definition of written characters in linguistics-although those may not be the first lines of text in the world (after all, Cusin often used this method to write on clay tablets). Inventory recorded on the board), but that is definitely the first line, written in person in front of so many people, and burned into clay tablets.

However, according to Dumuzi’s report, Kuxin’s faith made her feel extremely admirable; and the power of this faith actually contributed to the birth of writing—although this surprised Yinan, but after careful consideration, it seemed logical.

"Nan, what are your plans in the future?"

Dumuzi saw Yi Nan's complexion change, so he opened his mouth and asked in a low voice.

"I'm going to the Euphrates River to meet that 'old man'." Inan said that he had received news from Eridu.

"The plan hasn't changed quickly. Now it seems that Eridu's pressure is not so important. I'm afraid we have to be careful, don't really let Uruk and Eridu have an irreversible conflict, it will be self-defeating gone."

"Dumuzi, at the temple, you and your sister are still proceeding according to the original plan. Be careful to ensure everyone's safety, and don't let everyone have radical actions. After I meet up with Enki, I will come together to settle this matter .”

"Also, maybe you can use the box Wu mentioned."

"The box?" Dumuzi asked.

Yi Nan nodded: "I don't know what's in that box, but I have an intuition that this item may be very useful—I mean, it may help us and change the mentality of ordinary people. Erase the direct influence of witches on them."

"Okay!" The shepherd agreed.

After Yinan finished explaining everything, he opened his arms and hugged Dumuzi gently.

She clearly felt the temperature and breathing of this young shepherd.

"Everyone should be well." Yi Nan whispered - if not, her plan would not be realized, and the realization would not be considered complete.

The young man's breathing became short of breath, and he nodded emphatically.

After being released by Yi Nan, he stared into Yi Nan's eyes and asked her intently, "Have you ever wanted to see the oaths written by Kuxin on the clay tablets?"

Yi Nan's curious and regretful gaze earlier must have all fallen into Dumuzi's eyes.

Inan nodded.

So Dumuzi found a branch, and drew stroke by stroke on the soft dust in front of him:

"'Oath', 'Goddess Inanna', 'Sacrifice', 'Lifetime'..."

Dumuzi's memory is very good. He saw the mark written by Kuxin in the temple storehouse earlier, and now he draws it in the same way, except that there are no wedge-shaped sharp corners drawn with triangular reeds. The ones that Sim noted down were exactly the same.

Yi Nan stared intently, as if he wanted to record the most important moment in human history with his own eyes and personal experience.

Unexpectedly, Dumuzi put another mark on the front of this line of "text" - "Dumuz".

Yi Nan straightened her eyes: she recognized this complicated mark, when the two of them were trapped on Enki's small island, they came up with it together when they were bored.

Yi Nan even persuaded Du Muzi not to use such complicated symbols: it is like not using so many strokes when naming a baby, so as not to blame himself when the baby goes to school to write in the future.

Dumuzi smiled: This is not complicated at all for him.

Now this young shepherd solemnly writes his name in front of his lifelong oath.

What's more - the mark the two of them created for the name of Miss "Nan" on the island is very similar to the mark representing "Goddess Inanna", and it is difficult to distinguish without writing with a sharp reed.

In other words, Dumuzi wrote this line meticulously on the ground, which can also be understood as: Dumuzi vowed to devote his life to the south, and this life will not change.

Yinan suddenly felt a little turmoil in his heart, and didn't know what to say.

Dumuzi stood up, threw the long branch in his hand, and waved his hand at Yi Nan: "Go—"

The handwriting that was handwritten on the ground gradually dissipated when blown by the wind, and it never remained in this world.

But in this world, any indelible oath is written in people's hearts.

The time for the residents of Uruk to gather in front of the temple was much earlier than Wu had informed.

Everyone was excited, and most held the weapons that had been confiscated from them, from their homes—weapons in name, but everyday implements that could also be used in fighting, such as rolling pins, hardwood sticks, rocks, etc. Roller, stone chisel, stone hammer...

With these in hand, the people of Uruk feel more at ease.

"As long as the Eridu people dare to come, I will be the first to rush out and fight with them!"

"I will strike down all the Eridians, and ask them, one by one, where they hid our goddess."

"Yes...we still have to fight all the way to their temple, capture their main god Enki, and force them to return the goddess to us."

It is easy to say bold words, and easy to boast.But this large group of people has no command after all, and everyone has no other idea except to gather in front of the temple and shout chant.

"By the way, the witch hasn't shown up until now, is it true... did he run away?"

"Didn't Wu say that she has the power handed down by Wizard Dan? Even if she runs away, then we, we can rely on ourselves... okay?"

"Yes, the Eridians are blessed by their main god Enki after all, and we?...It seems that we are the only ones?"

Although the Uruk people swear by it, the belief they have developed over the years is this: as long as they maintain devotion to the goddess and witch, the goddess and witch will protect them.

Without these external support, just relying on these rolling pins and stone rollers in their hands-the people in Uruk still seem to lack confidence.After all, Wu had never said this to them: You can still rely on yourself.

Just as Kuxin had predicted before: as time went by, neither the witch who swore at the beginning nor the priests who had always been showing off their might in Uruk did not appear.

The sparks of courage that Kusin ignited with his own faith in front of the warehouse of the temple lost their temperature little by little with the passage of time.

"In my opinion, there must be a leader to stand up. Otherwise, our large group of people will be like the sand by the Euphrates River. Even if we are picked up by others, they will all flow away through our fingers in the blink of an eye."

Finally someone couldn't watch it anymore.

"Yes, we need a leader! Someone has to tell us what we should do now."

"Do you remember? The saint said this at the New Year ceremony."

Once reminded, people remembered it one after another.Although two months have passed, at this very moment, when these many people are in front of the temple, they seem to be able to see Yi Nan's bright face, and her words seem to be still in their ears:

"You don't actually need a witch... What you really need is a leader, a wise king who belongs to the world. His responsibility is to lead you out of the current predicament and create your own abundance and happiness."

"The saint is right, what we need is—the king!"

Several voices sounded from all over the crowd at the same time, instantly attracting countless echoes.

"We need a king! A king of Uruk!"

However, now that Uruk is precarious, who can have the courage and courage to lead the people of this entire city to protect their population and property from humiliation and destruction?

Also, if a "king" really came to them at this time, how would the residents of Uruk judge whether this person is trustworthy, whether he has enough wisdom and ability, and believes that he can lead the city out of the predicament? ?

"Cushin—"

Suddenly someone remembered the trainee priest who came up with a brilliant idea in front of the temple warehouse and made an "unchangeable" oath to help everyone get back their weapons.

"I recommend Cousin!" Someone came up with the idea.

Immediately, many people responded.

Cousin stood out from the crowd decisively and shook his head: "I'm just a trainee priest, and I've only dealt with wheat and barley all my life."

"It's not that I lack courage, but that I'm worried that my knowledge is limited. Even if I'm elected as a leader, I may only be able to teach everyone how to count wheat and barley..."

Cushing said rather embarrassedly.

The people of Uruk sighed in unison—knowing that he had a point.

But at this time Uruk's horse trainer scratched his head and said, "Speaking of knowledge, I have someone to choose. He accompanied the saint to Eridu earlier, and he knows the situation of the two cities very well."

The owner of the pottery shop nodded and added: "I also know a person like this..."

The owner of the small hotel quickly echoed: "I also know him..."

The young people from Bad Tibila village said in unison: "It's him, he was originally an extremely smart person."

"We have never seen a shepherd who can understand so much by himself without being taught."

The identity of this person has been revealed so far.

It's just that in Uruk, a huge city, there are far more people who don't know Dumuzi than those who know him.Therefore, doubts are far more than his recommendation and support.

"I said who it was, it turned out to be a shepherd!"

"Shepherd, can he do it?"

"..."

"Why didn't we choose a priest, didn't choose a businessman, and finally only chose a shepherd?"

At this moment, Cousin was still standing in front of the crowd, waving his hands to thank those who recommended him just now.

"Thanks to everyone's appreciation, these friends have just elected me, Kuxin, to become the 'king' of Uruk. I thank you for your trust, but please transfer this trust to my friend. .”

"I, Kusin, elect Dumuzi, the shepherd from Bad Tibera, to be the king of Uruk, to obey him unconditionally, to trust him wholeheartedly, to be able to lead the great city of Uruk , get out of the immediate predicament."

Just like when he made the "unchangeable" oath in front of the temple warehouse earlier, Cousin put his right hand on his chest and said this with all his sincerity.

Cushing's statement touched many people.People also stretched out their hands and raised them to the sky:

"So, we are all happy to recommend Dumuzi!"

"But... where is this guy now?"

Finally someone noticed this problem.Even if many people are willing to recommend, the Lord must stand in front of the residents of the entire city and personally say that he can do it, right?

All of a sudden, people looked around: that shepherd who everyone praised and agreed... what about others?

At this moment, Ku Xin pointed to the distance and said loudly, "Here we come!"

I saw a large group of people walking along the street in front of the temple.The two who walked in the front, one was a handsome young shepherd, it was Dumuzi who was unanimously recommended by many people just now.

Walking beside him was a trainee priestess with a stern expression. Many people recognized that she was the witch's confidant. She was always reticent and never showed any expression on her face.

Dumuzi and Gashti walked in the front of the group in a calm and dignified manner, which formed a sharp contrast with the timid guys behind.

Following the two were a dozen or so people wearing robes of apprentice priests.They walked with their waists hunched, trying to hide their faces with the hem of their robes, trying to hide their true colors from others.

But behind this group of people, there was another group of trainee priests who were mercilessly scolding and driving them forward.

This is... the trainee priest hit the trainee priest?

When this group of people came to the front of the temple steps, some of them really refused to leave.Dumuzi turned his head when he heard the sound, looked at them and said coldly: "Are you willing to show your face to the Uruk people gathered here and let them see your true colors?"

These people hid their faces even more when they heard the words, and dared not respond in hiding.

But someone still recognized them.

"This is the high priest... and the witch?"

"Really!"

All the Uruk people in front of the temple rushed up at once, carefully identifying them: "This... this is really a witch!"

"And the high priests!"

"What's the matter? Wu usually wears that noble purple robe, and the high-ranking priests, what's the matter? Isn't the dark blue robe not good-looking?"

"Hahahaha...why didn't you even figure this out?" Someone laughed at his companion's naivety.

"The witch and the high-level priests are going to leave Uruk alone and slip away temporarily. They can't run away wearing those expensive clothes clearly?"

"Oh, really... really running away!" The people who had had a little fantasy about the witch, finally believed it at this moment: the witch had completely betrayed their trust and asked them to gather in front of the temple. It's just a blindfold, so that they have a chance to escape.

At this moment, Wu, with her hair loose and her face covered with mud to cover her face, raised her eyes to Dumuzi and Gashti in front of her, grinding her back molars and said, "Gashti, you... I Really blind."

It looked like Gashti, the young novice priestess, the witch's confidant, led the witch and the high priests out of the city, but led them directly into the encirclement, circled them, and sent them back to the temple.

Gashti slapped his palms lightly, and followed behind her. The trainee priests who escorted the group back unceremoniously piled up all kinds of large and small bags on the steps in front of the temple, and opened them for Uru Ke people appreciate.

"my God……"

"I didn't expect Wu to be so rich."

"It's rare that I still send her so many sacrifices all day long."

"Come on, you are making a sacrifice to the goddess Inanna, a sacrifice to the goddess."

"But if my sacrifices were really sent to the goddess...Where did these witches come from?"

"This one……"

Even if someone wanted to argue for the witches of Uruk, they were completely choked back by this time.

The act of a witch is one of the most contemptuous and contemptuous acts of an honest Uruk: she enriched herself from the sacrifices to the goddess and accumulated a considerable fortune in the past 20 years; In an emergency, when she was needed most, she took a few high-ranking priests with her, abandoned the entire city, thousands of residents, and left secretly.

For a while, there was a wave of scolding.

If it weren't for Dumuzi and those genuine trainee priests to protect them, the weapons that the Uruk people had just retrieved from the warehouse would have greeted these people in anger.

"I must leave Uruk!"

"This is the will of God that I... perceive!"

The witch is not a vegetarian either. After being slapped by Gashti, she quickly returned to normal. She simply tore off all the cumbersome robes that covered her head and face, and stood straight in front of the temple steps.

"Even if Goddess Inanna descends and stands opposite me now, I still have the guts to say that."

"Venus has fallen, and Uruk is hopeless," Wu Li said confidently, "I must leave Uruk, start anew, and build a new city, so that everything I know, everything about civilization, can be found in the new city." The city continues."

The crowd suddenly roared——

"You didn't tell me sooner!"

"Not only did you deceive us, you also confiscated all the weapons that could be used to resist..."

"You, you, you, aren't you just driving the whole city to death together?"

What people are most dissatisfied with is not that Wu secretly left Uruk with his confidantes, but Wu's ruthless deception and concealment—you know, they are gathering here now, at Wu's request, to sacrifice to the wizard Dan together. , regain the power to protect this city.

Dumuzi and his companions stopped the angry Uruk again.For the sake of safety, he had someone bring the witch to the temple of the Inanna Temple——

"Here, in front of this solemn temple, please speak clearly, what does it mean that Uruk is hopeless?"

"What is the will of God that you perceive?"

"As you said, why can't the power left by Wizard Dan not be able to protect this city?"

Dumuzi asked three times, but Wu pretended to be condescending and sneered, rolling his eyes to the sky.

"You are just a shepherd from a small village, what qualifications do you have to ask me about God's will?"

Dumuzi raised the corner of his mouth and asked with a smile: "Witch who claims to know everything, why didn't you figure out that a shepherd from a small village can also stop you from escaping and let your disgusting behavior In front of the whole city?"

Witch Qi Knot: Of course she didn't count... Of course she didn't count, Gashti, who she put all her trust in, actually bent her elbow outward at the most critical moment ?

At this moment, Dumuzi turned his head and looked for Gashti.

Gashti had just rushed to the temple's holy hall, and now he had come out of the temple, holding a box made of hardwood in his hand, and handed it to Dumuzi—the witch didn't take it with him when he fled. This box, but still left it in the temple.

Crimson, box made of hardwood.Everyone in Uruk still remembers this. The witch once held up the box and told the people of Uruk vowedly that the power to protect the entire city and all Uruk people is preserved here.

"Let me ask you one last time, are you willing to tell the world what is in this box?"

Wu raised his head proudly: "I am the witch of this city, and I have inherited the power and responsibilities left by Wizard Dan. Why should I answer a question asked by a shepherd?"

At this time, Kuxin suddenly shouted among the crowd: "He is not only a shepherd, Dumuzi, but also the king elected by the entire Uruk."

Kuxin raised his arms and shouted, and there were countless responses in a short time.

Wu, however, had a completely laughing expression: "King? Can there be such a stupid king in this world?"

"Wang Hui is so stupid that he wants to ask what is the source of the power left by the greatest witch in the world?"

She even moved her eyes to Gashti's face, as if she was asking: You are not very smart, how can you support such a stupid guy.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the shepherd raised his hands and made a movement to open the box.

Wu suddenly panicked: "Don't, don't..."

"If you open this box, the power will truly disappear, people's hearts will be far away from you, and no one will trust you."

If it is serious, Wu is an astrologer who thoroughly implements mysticism. She can't manage the affairs of the city, and she can't manage the people under her. She is a deformed character parasitic on this temple—but she She thought her judgment on people's hearts was accurate, so when she saw the young shepherd reaching out to open the box, Wu really panicked.

At this moment, the residents of Uruk gathered in front of the temple steps all held their breath——

People are curious, at this moment, all Uruk people are concerned, how much they hope that what Wizard Dan left behind is a magic weapon capable of resisting powerful enemies; Like a witch, Kong has a mysterious shell, but when he really opens it, he only disappoints.

Just hearing a "click", the box was opened without hesitation.

There was an instant silence in front of the temple, only the sound of breathing remained.

On the steps, in front of the temple, the witch's face was pale, as if he was about to faint.

Dumuzi stared at the box intently, his eyes were extraordinarily bright at this moment, and even showed a little "it really is so" expression.

Gashti next to him came over and took a look, but she was very surprised and blurted out: "Rope?"

"rope?"

This interrogative sentence is like ripples on the surface of calm water, spreading rapidly wave after wave.It didn't take long for all the Uruk people gathered in front of the temple to learn that the box left by Wizard Dan contained only an ordinary rope.

What is the use of the rope?

Can it protect the entire city from alien attacks?

Will it keep all the lands perpetually rich and fertile?

If not, this...

At this moment, most of the eyes looking at the temple of Inanna turned into disappointment.Wu Ze was so angry that he fainted and collapsed on the ground.

But people soon noticed that the young shepherd had a smile on his face.

Yes, he reached out his hand decisively, and grabbed the rope from the wooden box - the rope was bright yellow, and there were dense patterns woven into it.

Dumuzi stretched out his hands and carefully stretched the rope: after thousands of years, this rope has not only not decayed, but also maintained all its toughness and elasticity.

"Did you see it clearly?" Dumuzi firmly stretched this brightly colored and distinctive long rope with both hands.

"This is the rope used by the ancestors to protect their homes, to bind stones, and to make slings." Dumuzi said this without any hesitation, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, and knew clearly In those days, people really used this tool to do this.

"So Wizard Dan left us this?"

Some of the Uruks realized it vaguely.

"More than 1000 years ago, when the people of Uruk had nothing, they could defend their homeland with ropes and stones."

"We now have so many people and so many weapons... why are we still waiting here?"

"So, the greatest witch back then, the one who created the foundation, specially asked the witches to pass this thing down from generation to generation. Could it be that they wanted to tell us..."

People look at me and I look at you, what is in their hearts is ready to come out.

Dumuzi raised the safety rope in his hand and said loudly: "Wizard Dan left this thing, isn't he just trying to tell us that the real power is in our own hands?"

"If you want food and shelter, you can farm and irrigate, and burn pottery to build a house."

"To defend the city, I tied the stones on the rope with my own hands, and threw them out with all my might."

——Yes, it is not witches, priests, or mysterious boxes that possess power.Dumuzi's voice hit everyone's heart heavily:

"People who belong to Uruk, the great power that truly protects this city is not ourselves?"