The king of Lagash, Gudea received an urgent report from the city-state warriors!
A huge beast that had never been seen before, with four wings, six arms, and a body as fat as a red sack, descended near the city wall of Lagash and settled on the edge of the village. This beast also brought A sacred bull that looks very much like the Bull of Heaven!
There was an atmosphere of panic in the city-state, but some people were also in high spirits. They swore on the streets that they had seen the return of the Bull of Heaven, and that the Bull of Heaven who had been killed since the time of Gilgamesh was resurrected. The halo of stars once again shines over Lagash!
"There is a person in that beast that I have never seen before..."
People in the Sumerian area also had yellow skin, black hair, and full beards, but their face shape and skin color were still very different from the ancient people in the Eastern Mountains and Seas. Even though everyone had black hair and black eyes, they could still be easily identified. It turns out that the other party is not from the world they know.
Gudea put on a dress made of reeds and goat hair, and a leather cloak used for war, inlaid with yellow copper nails. He took off his rimless sheepskin round hat and put on his copper helmet instead. The bronze and strong arms grasped his weapon, which was a gold-plated sickle sword. He carried the bow and arrow on his back and stroked the gold dagger at his waist. The dagger handle made of lapis lazuli exuded a dark blue luster.
He and his guards walked out of the gate of Lagash City.
He takes the lead, and the chariot he drives drives at the forefront of many warriors. This spirit comes from Ennatum, the past king of Lagash. This king took the lead in the battle and recorded his achievements on the vulture inscription. During the battle with Uma City, he was shot by the enemy's arrow. After pulling out the arrow, he still led the charge.
Of course, it was not the horses that pulled their chariots.
Instead, there were four donkeys, with bright red ropes and reed clothes hanging around their necks.
In this era, the donkey, which was regarded as a "wonder beast" in the East, was commonly seen in Central Asia and West Asia. It was valued as a chariot tool beast in ancient times, and its role was the same as that of a horse.
And the shape of their chariots is not that advanced compared to the East. The wheels are also solid wooden wheels, but they are reinforced with two slots, so that the wooden wheels will not crack easily. , this point is much better than Danzhu's design, but not as good as Xi Zhong's design. Even in the normal historical plane, the spoked wheel made by Xi Zhong is also much stronger than this solid wooden wheel. .
The chariot itself is more like a large lidless box that can be pulled away. In front of the box, there is a tall shield integrated with the chariot, standing high.
The king of Lagash, Gudiya finally saw the Emperor River inhabiting the plain not far away.
The huge overlord-level beast was something he had never seen before, and the sacred bull indeed looked like the Bull of Heaven.
Gudea approached with his weapon, accompanied by many followers. Following closely, he saw Yuzai who was drawing a map of the city-state.
The other party's dress is indeed completely different from the people in Lagash. The clothes on his body are not reed skirts, but linen, but they are different from the local linen clothes in that they are white.
As for the material of the layer of clothing inside the linen, you can't tell what it is made of at all, but it is very beautiful. The dark blue lining is also carved with some strange textures. Even if you look at it from a distance, you can tell. That material is extremely breathable.
The opponent's lower skirt is khaki, different from the color of the top, and the part covered by the clothing is close to the knees. Below the knees is leather, which is separated from the lower skirt to protect the calf, and the boots worn under the calf are also leather. It's made and looks very heavy.
The other person's hair is tied up and there is a little yellow chicken on his head. I wonder what kind of special custom this is?
The clothes on the arms are also protected by leather. At the same time, he was carrying a huge leather package, which looked extremely heavy. This man was standing on the plain, looking at the city-state of Lagash. He was holding a strange thin object in his hand and making carving movements. He didn't seem to care about the arrival of his troops, and he didn't seem to have the slightest bit of concern. reaction.
People in the Sumerian area did not know the existence of paper. In fact, in the long past, the ancient Egyptians invented papyrus in 3000 BC, which was 800 years ago, when Shennong ruled the world. when.
However, papyrus is not a real paper, but a natural and simply processed writing material. What is interesting is that papyrus can only be made from papyrus, which only grows in large areas near the Nile River, so when Egypt was After the papyrus became extinct, the craft of papyrus was also lost.
And its production method is also very simple. Just pick and peel the papyrus, cut the inner core into thin slices, cross-stack it, flatten it and dry it, and then it becomes papyrus paper.
The tools for writing depend on the natural materials that can be found. Egypt has papyrus, so there is papyrus. There is no papyrus in the East, so there is bamboo and silk. Writing on bamboo slips and white silk can still be passed down. In the Sumerian area, Using clay tablets, they could write very small words, and even thousands of words could be written on a small clay tablet.
But what Yu Zai is holding now is real paper. Of course, the East now uses bamboo paper, which is cheaper, more durable and faster to produce than draft paper. Bamboo can be recycled and used, so bamboo paper is cheap to make. In line with the market's demand for large-scale supply.
There is no environment for bamboo to grow in Central and West Asia, and this plant is almost impossible to see here.
Gudiya looked at Yu Zai's clothes and then looked at his own clothes. They were completely different. He rarely felt a little embarrassed because the other party's clothes were amazing, while his own clothes were so different. It seems a bit crude and simple.
"Who are you and where did you come to Lagash? Tell me why you came. If you are an enemy, you will not be able to leave."
Gudiya asked the charioteer to drive the chariot not far in front of Yuzai, and asked, being very vigilant. After all, if the person in front of him was hostile, then today's battle would not be easy.
A powerful aura gradually emitted from his body.
There is no doubt that this is a human-level king, who should be called "The Great One" in the local area, and his strength is much stronger than the average human-level king.
And to be able to rebuild the city-state of Lagash, which was destroyed by the Akkadians in the past, in this dark age, and to allow the people here to live a stable life, the kings of these generations of Lagash have powerful abilities. Strength.
Being able to have such a stable place to settle down in troubled times will naturally attract more people, and it will also attract many strong people.
Yuanzai couldn't understand the local language. After all, what he learned from Naboo was limited, but he could tell that the person in front of him had a high status. Yuzai took out a piece of paper with crooked Chinese pronunciation on the edge.
These are the words of Naboo in translation. Ruan Zai knows their meaning, but he will not extend it. He just reads it from the script. It is roughly "I have reached beyond the mountains of the sun", "The light of wisdom shines in the east", " Naboo greets the King of Lagash in the land of Han."
Among the short sentences, there is a very important sentence.
“The oily belly is dead...”
red sheep.
