Marduk was the god of the city-state of Babylon. In the eyes of the Babylonians, the throne of the king of Babylon is granted by Marduk, and the monks in the temple are the servants of Marduk. The people need her asylum to please Marduk in exchange for his grace and protect the country and the city. forever.
The temple is used as a station for the arrival of the gods. Only the king of Babylon and the monks will be allowed to enter. Only on special days like today, the king can enter the temple with his concubine, Princess Edith of Medes. , to be blessed by Marduk.
The ceremony was very long, and Lin Luoran, like everyone else, could only wait outside the temple seemingly piously.
There is a stone tower next to the temple, about fifteen or six meters high, only one head higher than the solid and towering inner city wall. Compared with the magnificent temple, it is a bit shabby.
The buildings in the entire inner city of Babylon are all colorful and gorgeous. She even glimpsed that the top of the temple is made of gold. How could there be an inconspicuous stone tower in such an important place to Babylon? Things were a little unusual, the ceremony of blessing the newcomers in the temple lasted for a long time, Lin Luoran had to find something for himself to think about.
Don't even think about asking the female slaves around you, see how they dare not look up, let alone talk to her.
The monks who stayed outside the temple stared at Lin Luoran with displeasure on their faces. In their view, anyone who dared to look at the temple quietly on such an occasion was a blasphemy against Marduk.
When Nebuchadnezzar and Edith came out side by side, Lin Luoran's inspiration happened to flash at this moment. Babylon lacks stones, and all buildings are built with earth and fired bricks, except for the humble stone tower in front of you, and the glorious Marduk Temple next to it!
Why are precious stones used on such an inconspicuous stone tower
The monks leaned forward and said something in the ear of the high priest. A vicissitudes of eyes looked this way, Lin Luoran only glimpsed the deep eye lines, it was a face that had been sculpted by time, and the woman surnamed Ji Whether to go back or not, Lin Luoran has no reason to feel guilty about this high priest.
She shrank back from the line of female slaves.
"Princess, is this silk-wearing female slave you brought from Medi?" The high priest didn't let her go because of her backing down. Lin Luoran cursed in her heart that she was fine to wear silk, and now she made herself Like a red-crowned crane among a group of white cranes, it doesn't matter if you want to be inconspicuous.
Edith's hand was held by Nebuchadnezzar, smelling the spices on his body, she was a little absent-minded: "Lin is not a slave girl, she is a distinguished guest of Medes." She lowered her voice, "King, it is Lin I painted beautiful makeup."
Nebuchadnezzar laughed, immediately driving away his old-fashioned appearance.
"Edith, your friend, you can really be a court painter." In the eyes of this king of Babylon who is fighting all over the world, there is no difference between painting and makeup. Lin Luoran's appearance didn't quite fit Babylon's aesthetics, and Nebuchadnezzar's eyes didn't stay on her for long.
"High Priest, I am going to rebuild the Tower of Babel to worship the god Marduk. What do you think?" Nebuchadnezzar stood in front of the steps of the temple and talked with the high priest.
Hearing the words "Tower of Babel", Lin Luoran's ears automatically perked up.
The more the king attaches importance to religious activities and devoutly worships the god Marduk, it is better to build temples all over the country, so that the interests of the monk group will be guaranteed and expanded. The high priest had no reason to refuse, but when he heard that he was rebuilding the Tower of Babel , the old priest who looked like he was going to die hesitated for a while before nodding in agreement.
Nebuchadnezzar took Edith's hand and walked to the edge of the stone tower, "Edith, this is the God's Gate of Babylon. I will build it straight to the sky and enshrine the god Mardu in it. We can also climb up to it." Climb to the top of the tower and look down on our kingdom."
At this moment, Nebuchadnezzar is full of pride, and Edith looks at her hero with longing and intoxication.
Only Lin Luoran almost fell over. This unremarkable stone tower turned out to be the Tower of Babel! ! —Wrong, it should be the predecessor of the Tower of Babel. It has not reached the sky at this time. Only the reconstructed Tower of Babel can bring her back to the 21st century? Could this be the test of the checkpoint... Lin Luoran's thoughts were confused for a moment.
The high priest's eyes full of stories saw the expression on her face, which fluctuated from joy to sorrow.
"My lord, it's time for you to go with the concubine to accept the congratulations of the people." The high priest woke up Nebuchadnezzar, and the cheers of the people outside the wall never stopped. The people of Babylon were expecting their king to appear with the concubine , Nebuchadnezzar boarded the step Luan with Edith in his arms, full of spirits.
The slaves, musicians and guards all moved into action. Lin Luoran was about to follow when two monks stopped her.
She was vigilant in her heart, surprised, as if she didn't know why they stopped her.
The high priest laughed: "Court painter? You Chinese monks, in order to enter the Tongtian Tower, you are really willing to think of any way."
Lin Luoran's neck was stiff, with a feeling of being seen through. Do you refuse to admit it, or gossip about him, or catch up to seek Edith's protection? Several thoughts were fighting in her mind, and amidst her natural cautiousness, there was also a hint of adventure factor clamoring, this is her best chance to get close to Tongtian Tower, right
"Where are you from?" The high priest stared at her for a while, then suddenly asked.
To die or to live, to hide or fight? Lin Luoran's body had already responded instinctively, and she showed a gentle and harmless smile, "High Priest, my daughter is from the East." Lin Ma said that she had a relationship with elders since she was a child, and that she was blessed by the Daoist Sanqing, what Lin Ma said must be true real.
The high priest with wrinkled face shook his head, "You are not like those arrogant orientals who are trying to seize the Tongtian Tower, little girl, are you really from the east?"
Lin Luoran was in a cold sweat, "High Priest, you are joking. The little girl is indeed from Eastern Huaxia." She silently added in her heart that she came from Eastern Huaxia more than two thousand years later, so she is not lying, right
The high priest was noncommittal about her answer, "The cultivation base is very low, since you are here for the Tongtian Tower, you might as well go and meet her, are you willing?"
Lin Luoran suspected that she had misheard, this old man was actively inviting her into the tower? Could it be that Taoist Sanqing heard her wish? In fact, it's more likely that it's a trap. The high priest just looked at her quietly with neither sadness nor joy. It doesn't matter.
"We in China have a saying that respect is worse than obedience, the high priest please first." This sentence is also from China, but Chunqiu does not have it. At this time, there is no one else present except these Babylonian monks. Lin Luoran is not afraid of revealing his secrets and talking nonsense.
The monks retreated into the temple, the old priest walked in front barefoot, Lin Luoran's legs were so stiff. Since the Tower of Babel has existed for a long time, she guessed wrong before, maybe it was not built by the Chinese monks, but the female cultivator surnamed Ji, who wanted to seize the things that belonged to Babylon. The princess is a disciple, so I don't know how many years this has been going on.
At this time in Huaxia, has something happened, so that a existence like a female cultivator surnamed Ji has to start the idea of an interstellar teleportation array? Lin Luoran was uneasy, the high priest didn't seem to be aware of her ups and downs, and walked in front of her at a leisurely pace, never thinking about the possibility of her running away.
The stone pagoda at this time is not considered magnificent, it is very different from the Tongtian Pagoda that appeared in the void when they came, but when Lin Luoran stepped into the stone gate, he was indescribably nervous. There is no guiding light, and there is no crystal ball. This really is not the Tongtian Pagoda 2,600 years later.
Lin Luoran was a little disappointed, the high priest waved his hand, and the stone door slowly closed. Lin Luoran didn't notice any trace of using spiritual power.
Inside the tower is a dome, with the stone door closed, there is a flickering light above the dome.
Those touching flickering spots of light and their beautiful orbits were so familiar, Lin Luoran was so astonished that she blurted out: "Star map!" On the dome in the tower, the shining spot of light was on the jade steps, which made her almost The lost first-order star map!
The wrinkles on the high priest's face deepened, "Do you know the star map?"
Lin Luoran wanted to bite off her own tongue. If she was lying, the chances of being fooled in front of this mysterious high priest are higher than the chances of her instantly transmigrating back to modern times—