The sky is bright summer on the banks of the Red River

As a nominal goddess of war, Xili doesn't need to go to the front line, but her subconscious mind tells her that if she stays by the prince's side without doing anything like this, she will become a non-existent person. As for her going home, she had to wait for Venus to rise nine months later and His Highness the Prince to cast a spell.

"Your Highness, as for the statue that was taken away, I really can't think of how to find it." Irbonni said again at this time, and he also had a headache about this problem. This seemingly ordinary statue was placed in the temple Heba The Goddess Statue is a secret left by Princess Cindy, and must not be known to any outsiders.

"You don't have to worry about this. I'll let Cenasha handle this matter. Alina has been friends with him for many years, and the relationship between the two seems to be not simple. I doubt whether Cenasha already knew Alan Where Lina is going." Kailu calmed down and analyzed carefully: "This matter is here for the time being, I am tired, you should also go to rest."

After letting Irbonni step down, Prince Kailu and Xili continued their relationship training project.

However, the trajectory of the script and fate, after quietly twisting, is about to start a big drama that no one can expect.

Leaving the Anatolian Plateau, the entire climate changes abruptly, especially in Ugarit, where this feeling is particularly evident.The warm and humid Mediterranean climate will always bring the sea breeze with a salty smell, and the fishy smell of the sea will make you sneeze incessantly in summer.Seeing Ming Xia's appearance, Sara was also quite worried.Fortunately, Ming Erhuo is very adaptable, and he got used to it in a short time.

Ancient Syria was located at the southern tip of Palestine. It was not a unified country, and even the landforms and landscapes were very different from place to place.The wide terrain traverses northwards directly to the Kurdistan Mountains.In the south is the Arabian desert, and near the coast is the snow-covered Levant, which is later Lebanon, where valleys are scattered and springs continue all year round.In the north, the Oman Mountains of Alexandretta Bay are equally picturesque.South of Mount Carmel and the Transjordan Mountains in the later Judah region were the richest Phoenicia and Ugaria in ancient times.

Throughout Syria, the contrast between the coastal plain and the highlands is quite stark.There are not as many nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples between the "desert and crops" as there are farmers and merchants along the coast and farmers in the interior.The two big countries, Hittite and Egypt, as well as Assyria, are constantly vying for the dominance of this region.

To sum it up in one sentence, since the beginning of the Twelve Dynasties of ancient Egypt, it has never stopped.

The journey is also continuing, and the two of them continue to set off in the direction of the desert in the south of Ugarit.

This desert is the famous desert in West Asia in later generations, distributed in northern Saudi Arabia, western Iraq, southern Syria and

Eastern Jordan.The area is about 32 square kilometers.The annual rainfall is less than 120 millimeters. Most of the desert is covered with lava, which is not suitable for grazing, and it is even more difficult to pass. The living environment is quite dangerous. There are only a small number of herdsmen in the southern Hamad area.

But at this time, it is a major obstacle in the traffic of West Asia, and it is also the best hiding place.It is because of this great desert that blocked the civilized exchanges between Egypt and the Mesopotamia, and their travels all took the sea route of the Mediterranean Sea.However, even in the most difficult and dangerous environment, there are still people living in this great desert, and they are the indigenous Bedouins.

In the deserts and Gobi of West Asia, due to the perennial drought, the temperature in summer is often between 40°C and 50°C, and the rainfall is extremely uneven. In some areas, the pastures are completely dry.Therefore, searching for pastures and oases and competing for water sources are years of struggle among the entire Bedouin indigenous people, and it has not stopped after 3000 years.Now, let alone.

As early as two years ago, Mingxia sent two caravans to station there. On the surface, they were doing business with the Bedouins, but in fact they were searching for new oases and water resources in the desert to prepare for their future settlement. Intend.Maybe God took care of this Ming Erhuo who fell from the later civilization to the ancient civilization, but actually let her caravan find a small lake with an area of ​​about one square kilometer [-] kilometers away from the edge of the desert. , an oasis with a radiation range of four square kilometers.

When this news reached Ming Xia's ears, at that time, Xi Li hadn't come to this world, and Princess Nakiya was still ready to move. The internal conflicts of the royal family at that time were not as clear as they are now.At that time, Ming Xia was still sitting firmly in the position of the highest priest in the West Terrace.

The ancestors said that you should think twice before doing things, and you must take precautions before they happen.Therefore, after Ming Xia received the news, he decided to let the leaders of the two caravans, Cloton and Ihabi, stay in the desert for construction, together with their caravan members.Now, it has been more than a year since the order was issued, so the vicinity of the oasis should be almost done.

Ming Xia was very happy in his heart, because he learned from Sara that the overall situation was very good. At least the main members of the two caravans plus their affiliated family members, there are now more than 400 people in the oasis. , can be self-sufficient and live a life of adequate food and clothing.Well, if you go by yourself now, and bring a sky-defying space plug-in, presumably that day will be even more popular, and you will be more refreshing and free.

The more I want to see this place, the more I feel like returning home.Calling the camel to speed up the pace, they headed in the direction Sarah said in the vast desert. The two chased each other and ran wildly in the golden sand sea, and their hearty laughter floated on the endless Gobi. clear.

Just go three to five

One day, finally, at dusk when the sun was setting over a sea of ​​sand, a lush and verdant sand date forest appeared not far away.

"We're here, Master Mingxia." Sara rode on the back of the camel, facing towards the direction of the jujube forest, and put her hand into a trumpet to cover her mouth, and shouted loudly in surprise: "Cloton, Iha Bi, come out quickly and see who is coming?!"

This girl, I really can't tell that when she is excited, her voice is so loud and high-pitched, she seems to be piercing clouds and cracking stones.Such a shout is earth-shattering.Under the already quiet oasis, everyone heard it.

The camel's bells were tinkling, carrying them forward.

But before they ran about ten steps, they saw a group of men in white robes, square scarves of the same color on their heads and golden tassel ropes riding horses of different colors towards them.

Pulling the camel, Ming Xia stopped at the same spot, looking at the crowd of people riding horses with smoke billowing all the way.When the man on the black horse was about ten steps away from Ming Xia, he quickly reined in the horse, quickly jumped off the horse, and walked slowly to Ming Xia.Ming Xia lifted the sand scarf covering her face, and smiled at the man in front of her.

The moment the man saw Ming Xia lift up the scarf, he knelt down on one knee without saying a word, put his right hand on his chest, lowered his head and said respectfully and sincerely: "Welcome the master back." In that voice, was Can't hide the deep joy.The people behind him, seeing this situation, quickly got off their horses and knelt down on the ground.

Ming Xia just let the camel kneel down, got off the hunchback, walked to the dark-skinned man with black curly hair exposed under the scarf, took his arm to help him up, and said with a soft smile: "Ihabi , This year, I am really lucky for you."

"Ihabi doesn't work hard. Being able to do things for the master is already the happiest thing in Yihabi's life." The strong man who stood up and was two heads taller than Ming Xia was Ming Xia who worked in Hatu back then. The first batch of slaves bought by Sass was originally a descendant of aristocrats in Ugarit, but he was sold as a slave because of the family's infighting.Ming Xia saw him in the slave market, covered in blood from being whipped, but the forbearance and bloody ferocity revealed in those wolf-like eyes, she decided to buy this slave.

Facts have proved that she still has a good eye for people, and Depot also taught him well, and he was originally a descendant of aristocrats, and he was also educated, so he became one of the eighteen caravans lead.It's just that he is now being used by Ming Xia as a pioneer, but his ability really makes Ming Xia admire him.Be the number one scholar, what the ancestors said is indeed the truth.

"Ihabi, where's Cloton?" Ming Xia looked at the people behind him, but didn't find another familiar figure, "

Where did that kid Cloton go?You won't run to lead the caravan out again, will you? "

"Master, go to the yurt first, and I will talk to you later." Ihabi frowned slightly, and changed the topic: "You are tired from traveling all the way, go sit down and take a rest, drink some water How about rest?!"

"Okay, it's all according to your arrangement." Ming Xia stuffed the camel's rope into Sara's hand, and said, "Thanks to Sara for this journey, otherwise I would have to spend some time to find you alone. By the way, De Has Potter messaged you? When's he coming?"

"Master, don't worry, I'll wait for ten days at most before he arrives." When Ihabi heard Deporte's name, he couldn't help but smile knowingly: "He said he didn't dare to go by land. , he is expected to take a boat to Byblos, then from Egypt to Ugarit, and then ride a camel to Bedouin."

Ming Xia was relieved, and laughed loudly: "The relationship is good, maybe we can meet Cloton."

Ihabi didn't speak, just smiled and led Ming Xia to the tent.

The nomads living in the desert have houses, and all rely on felt tents and camels.Indigenous Bedouins live on animal husbandry, and they have three specific types of animal husbandry.

The first type is the camel nomads, living in the depths of the desert, a typical large tribe, wandering in the desert all year round.The second type is the goat and sheep nomads. This group of people is mainly in Ugarit, Tire, Sidon, and Bibros.The last type is only later generations, people living in South Sudan, they are split people, but at this time in the fourteenth century BC, they don't know where they are yet.