The next day.
When the sun rose again from the east, Luo Zhen and his party finally arrived in Uruk.
As the center of this era and the largest fortress city in the world, one can imagine its grandeur and luxury.
Because the Sumerians have appeared on the historical stage since about 4,000 BC, their civilization has become very mature after more than a thousand years of development.
The oldest urban civilization of mankind, the Sumerian civilization, started when the Sumerians got rid of the village society where thousands of people lived together. They began to increase grain production through irrigation and farming, thus gradually forming a group of urban countries with a scale of 10,000 people. It was only formally established later.
Although it is not as large as a modern country, after becoming a country of this size, writing was naturally invented, and higher education was also taught. Although the wood was not benefited by nature, the fertile land surrounded by two large rivers The earth can produce high-quality soil, allowing the Sumerians to use the clay extracted from the soil to build a variety of tools, buildings and even city fortresses.
So, this is a country of mud and clay and wheat and sheep.
Then, as the oldest fortress city in mankind, Uruk's prosperity is also second to none in the world.
At this moment, even during the war, the market in Uruk is still bustling.
Shouts were heard everywhere.
The sound of banging iron blocks also kept ringing.
Smoke seemed to be produced by forging weapons, rising from all directions.
People wearing only rough clothes are moving around in such a city, either setting up various stalls and storefronts, making constant shouts, or hurriedly carrying out work such as forging iron and transporting, causing The market scene is not even comparable to the modern bustling city.
"""So... so lively!"""
Standing in front of the gate of Uruk City, looking at this bustling city, everyone, including Luo Zhen and everyone in Chaldea, seemed to be stunned and couldn't help but say something like this sound.
Even Anna, who had kept quiet all the way and did not interact or communicate with anyone, was stunned by the scene in front of her, with a stunned expression.
"This... is this Uruk in ancient Mesopotamia!?"
"Why is it so lively!?"
"It's obviously during a war, and they are still against God. It's incredible that the humans here can still maintain such vitality!"
The voices of Olga Marie, Leonardo da Vinci and Roman rang out from the communicator one after another. It is conceivable that they were also frightened by the scene in front of them.
"Is this really the kind of environment that civilization in 2600 B.C. could have created?"
Luo Zhen could not hide the look of surprise on his face.
Originally, Luo Zhen thought that since it was ancient times almost five thousand years ago, even if urban civilization had formed, it would have been crude and sloppy.
In fact, the city in front of everyone is indeed not as modern as it is. There are no paved roads, and there are no high-rise buildings. There are just sandy streets that have been repaired, and almost all the buildings are made of earth. It seems It's like a house of earth and stone, and even the stalls and storefronts are very simple, telling others that this place is undoubtedly ancient.
But whether it was the market or the fields, there were people working energetically and in an extremely orderly manner.
The level of excitement and the layout of the rules are no less impressive even in modern times.
"How's it going? Do you think it's an eye-opener?"
Merlin seemed to be expecting everyone's surprised expressions. Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Merlin immediately spoke out with great satisfaction.
"This is Uruk. There is no doubt that since it is called the oldest civilization of mankind, as the earliest civilized society in human history, and as the origin of future human civilization, it will be so lively and energetic, that's all Is it a matter of course?"
After all, the civilizations of later generations are based on this civilization. Therefore, the shadow of the civilization of later generations can be seen in the current civilization.
"In the future, this kind of civilized society will continue to develop, and sooner or later it will become a society and environment that you are familiar with. You should cherish it if you can witness the origin of it all."
With that said, Merlin raised the staff in his hand and pointed forward.
"Look, the sacred tower located in the center of Uruk is the city's temple. It is also the king's palace and serves as a sacrificial site. But now that the city god is gone, it has almost become Gilgamesh. It’s King Shi’s palace.”
Hearing this, everyone looked around.
What comes into view is a temple with a pyramid structure. Just as Merlin said, it is located in the center of Uruk. It looks majestic and sacred.
All the streets in Uruk lead there in all directions, converging on the square where the temple is located. The closer you get to the temple, the more majestic the buildings and layout are. Finally, there are stone bricks paved on it. On the road, the urban center where the temple is located looks extremely prosperous.
"Let's go to see the king." Merlin smiled at everyone and advised: "But you must be mentally prepared first?"
What kind of mental preparation
Of course, it is a mental preparation for a difficult communication with the oldest hero and king of mankind.
"Although he is a wise king who has awakened after searching for immortality from the underworld and has achieved complete enlightenment, he is still the hero king, the most terrifying tyrant, the most arrogant and ruthless judge, and he wants to fight on an equal footing with that king. Dialogue, that is definitely not an easy task, and you may even be regarded as an enemy and killed on the spot. If you don’t want it to turn into the worst situation, you have to think carefully about what to do.”
Merlin said this so seriously that Mashu couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and his expression became tense.
Luo Zhen's eyes flashed slightly.
As for Anna, she had already recovered from her surprise. Looking at the lively and prosperous city in front of her, she suddenly lowered her head.
"I won't go." Anna whispered: "I don't want to go to a gathering place of humans and meet the king of humans or something like that."
After saying that, Ana wanted to turn around and leave.
Merlin didn't stop him.
No, it should be said that he had anticipated Anna's reaction.
therefore...
"Oh? Is this good?" Merlin said as if shaking his head: "If you leave here now, with your own strength, not to mention defeating the Goddess of Warcraft, you just want to break through the army of Warcraft. See It is impossible to reach that goddess, even so, do you still want to leave?"
Hearing this, Ana stopped.
"Your goal is to defeat that goddess, right? That's why you made an agreement with me, isn't it?" Merlin said in a seductive tone: "In that case, you should stay here and use the power of Uruk to Join us in fighting the Goddess of Warcraft, so that we can see the Goddess of Warcraft and defeat her, okay?"
"...That's not what you said before." Anna turned her head, glared at Merlin, and said, "Before, you clearly said you would take me to see the Goddess of Warcraft."
"Yes." Merlin nodded calmly, but said with a smile: "But I never said I wanted to break in alone with you, right?"
Ana was suddenly speechless.
"How's it going? Do you want to come?"
Merlin laughed slyly.
"... ... well."
Ana was silent for a while, then sighed and walked over.
"One day, I will definitely kill you."
With these words behind her, Anna walked into Uruk.
"Yes, yes." Merlin didn't take it seriously, and then smiled at Luo Zhen and Ma Xiu: "Then, let's go too."
"Okay... okay." Matthew looked like he couldn't say anything.
Luo Zhen simply rolled his eyes.
The group of people walked into Uruk and headed towards the tower.