After crossing, I inherited Uruk

After seeing through the old man's inner thoughts, Urningal quickly put on the hood again.

The wide white hat once again concealed the petite boy's face.In this way, others will naturally not be able to see the appearance of the hidden child through the delicate fabric.

Although Ur has never seen what Gilgamesh as a tyrant looks like.

But seeing the old man's subconscious reaction, he can also feel his fear of Gilgamesh.

So, how scary were you back then?

Ur groaned while observing the old man's state, and after confirming that the old man was indeed relieved by his actions, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The old man came back to his senses slowly.

The impact brought by the blond hair and red eyes is really a bit big.After all, in the Sumerian region, most of this rare appearance configuration belonged to the gods.

What's more, the guest this time is still from Uruk, and he had some bad associations for a while...

However, the old craftsman was not a fool, so he naturally realized it. Based on his age, the king of Uruk, who had become extremely good-looking over the years, could not possibly look like a child.

What's more, the child looked over with faint worry in his eyes. Although those eyes were red, they were obviously round pupils of ordinary people.Rather than the king's aggressive and oppressive vertical pupils like wild beasts.

But... Thinking about the child's self-introduction before... The old craftsman felt his heart ache again.

"You... this... you are really Your Highness Urningal!" The old man became incoherent, and sweat gradually oozes from his forehead, "No, no, no... I didn't doubt what you mean, it's just that I... ...sorry Your Highness...I just didn't expect..."

Who would have thought that your majestic crown prince would come directly from Uruk to Nippur in order to get a custom-made harp!

Wouldn't it be nice to just send a servant to fetch things for you?At worst, he can send it over in person!

Even if he didn't use his ability this time, Urningal probably understood the meaning of what the old man didn't finish speaking.

In fact, he just wanted to find an excuse to come out to play and see the scenery of the country. His Royal Highness coughed lightly, and then concealedly grabbed the edge of the hood with his hands, making his appearance more hidden in the shadows. inside.

"Don't be nervous." Ur habitually lowered his voice, trying to hide his inner embarrassment with this deliberate calm and serious look, "After all, I don't care about the products made by the best craftsmen in these countries. Harp is very interested. So I couldn’t wait to come over after hearing that it was completed.”

As soon as he talked about his work, the old man also became serious and no longer so nervous: "Ah, thank you for your kindness. But I am really confident in my craftsmanship, and I believe I will not let you down. Please wait a moment. Wait a minute, I'll go back and fetch it..."

After Urningal nodded, the old man heaved a sigh of relief and hurried to the rear warehouse.

The old man did not lie about his confidence in his craftsmanship before. He was indeed a well-known craftsman here. When he was young, he specialized in serving the royal family and nobles, which is why he had contact with the king of Uruk.

It's just that he is getting older now, and although his craftsmanship has not deteriorated, he still wants to live his life in peace rather than working all day and all night.

It should be like this.

But the old man made an exception and accepted the commission from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Uruk.

He didn't want to, but His Royal Highness Urningal gave too much!

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Of course, the harp carefully crafted by the old craftsman could not be placed in the corner of the warehouse, and the old man got the harp very quickly.

While secretly proud of his good craftsmanship that has not faded over the years and even improved a little bit, he couldn't restrain his curiosity at the same time.

Since this Highness spent a lot of money to hire the best craftsmen, and even came here in person after learning that the production was completed, he must be a person who loves the piano.

The music played by such a person must be unusually beautiful.

So when he handed the violin to the crown prince of Uruk, one couldn't hold back and asked.

Urningal, who was watching the violin with satisfaction, said, "..."

Would you believe me if I said that I can't actually play the harp at all?

Although Urningal came to pick up a harp in person, a big reason was because he wanted to play in this country guarded by the wind god Enlil.

But if it's just for tourism, he doesn't need to spend a lot of money to hire the best craftsmen.

In fact, he was really looking forward to the finished harp.

As a history buff, Ur, who knows a little bit about the history of the Sumerian region, naturally knew of the golden bull-headed harp that was collected in the British Museum before crossing.That's exactly what the era he belongs to now - 2600 BC created.

At that time, he failed to go to the museum to witness the superb skills of the ancient Sumerian gold inlay craftsmen from BC. After traveling to this era, of course he could not miss the ready-made products.

To see is to see the best!Now, not only does he not have to watch the collection in the showcase through the glass, but he can also personally customize a golden harp of the highest quality that is unique to him!

In the modern society where he used to live, the gold harp with the bull's head in the museum was found in the tomb of King Abarji and Queen Subad of Ur.

However, it was unearthed in this country whose name happened to collide with him, which does not mean that there are no other regions. It may just be that the tombs of the royal family and nobles are more suitable for preserving funerary objects——

With such thoughts, Urningal inquired a little bit.Sure enough, I learned that there are bull-headed golden harps in other regions.

The habit of using cows as symbols in artworks is a major feature of Sumer.In Sumerian culture, cattle are a symbol of dignity and heroes.

For example, Ishtar, the goddess of Venus, has Gugalanna, the bull of heaven.

In Sumerian, Gu means cow.And gal has the meaning of greatness, which reflects the Sumerian admiration for the creature cow.

The bull's head of the harp is made of gold, the beard is lapis lazuli, the eyes, beard, and horn tips are inlaid with sapphires, and the body of the harp is carved out of yellow poplar wood.

In Urningal's impression, there are even four pictures inlaid with shells on the case of the harp unearthed in modern society.

And one of them, by coincidence, happened to depict his own father in this life—the hero king Gilgamesh embracing and dancing with a human-faced bull.

Urningal: "..." I always feel that it would be very bad if my father found out about it.

Although he was very interested in the golden harp, Ur would not ask the old craftsman to draw his own father on the harp case in pursuit of restoration.

Otherwise, let's not talk about what evaluation Gilgamesh will make after knowing this, he himself feels extremely awkward...cough...

Urningal rubbed the harp for a while, struggling for a while, and finally chose to tell the truth in terms of face and honesty: "No, I don't know how to play the piano. But I will study hard in the future."

Old craftsman: Got it, it is indeed the blood of that king, even beginners should use the best ones.

Although it was a bit different from his inner expectations, the old man would not be able to hold on to this topic and make a crown prince feel unhappy.

So he just happily accepted the ruby ​​that Ur handed over, and then suggested: "Your Highness, it's getting late now, if you have no other plans in the future, why don't you just stay overnight in Nippur?"

Urningal was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized: "Is there any activity in the city tonight?"

After entering the city, he noticed that the Nippur people were busy and seemed to be preparing for something, so he didn't think too much about it at the time.Now it seems that this scene does have a reason.

"That's right..." The old man confirmed Ur's thoughts with a smile, "We will hold a celebration tonight. If Your Highness doesn't mind, you can also stay and play together."

Ur, who already had the idea of ​​having a good time, didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and said yes in his heart, but nodded calmly on the surface: "I see."

Soon it will be time for Uruk to hold a celebration. Thinking about it this way, this period of time is really pleasant.

Holding the golden harp in his arms, he also got the good news that he could stay here tonight to participate in the celebration.

What's more, in the near future, he will be able to enjoy the grand occasion with the people again in Uruk. Urningal's already good mood has become better, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised slightly, bending out to express his happiness. radians.

Hmm... Obviously there is still some time before the celebration, why don't we go to Arrian first.

Thinking like this, the blond boy closed his eyes, feeling the gentle and intimate breeze blowing across his cheek——

Urningal has the protection of Enlil, the former god-king and wind god.No matter what he wants to know, as long as it is where the wind can reach, it will definitely be able to convey the desired message for him.

……

The boy opened his eyes suddenly.

Urningal's expressionless face rarely showed a blank look, and his red eyes were filled with bewilderment.

What is that... what the hell is going on?

Different from what was expected, there was obviously something unexpected in the news brought by the wind.

what happened!

Through the transmission of the wind, Urningal felt what was happening not far from here.

Screams, fleeing, erratic steps, cries, pain, struggles, rusty smells, lost lives.

as well as--

The roar of a beast (monster).