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Solomon salutes to see off in the post road entrance, looks at the Aesop carriage to depart, he has not recognized that to throw over the driving a cart person of cape is being Amon, does not know that is the only god who he believes. Actually Solomon saw Amon, felt that this person looks familiar, but he wants not to think, because Amon from Cloudy Dream Temple, just together turned toward swamp Goddess to offer sacrifices with one group of driving a cart people.
The caravan of process from Black Fire Marsh, two days luck specially good, the weather is not cold is not hot always makes one feeling very comfortable, putty pool in swamp also no longer sends out the corrupt flavor, wild beast this moment trail that in Jungle occasionally can present does not have, without a trace that irritating mosquito also vanishes.
Two days later, Amon drove to go out of Black Fire Marsh, arrived at him to capture alive the place of King Lu Xier in the past. Here is another end of post road, now also develops a large-scale small town, in the town has new construction Omiya Temple, what consecrates is person believes in the bright ceremonial fire that another swamp female Temple.
After Enlil falls from the sky, Hittites regional Enlil Temple also, when Hittites was annexed by, Cyrus as well as afterward big erosion have not forced the native to demolish Enlil Temple, but various province official have constructed Omiya ceremonial fire Temple, the object who the official offers sacrifices has become Omiya shenma.
Along with passing of years, Enlil forgot gradually, Hittites Kingdom has not saved, the new generation people who under several new province governments in divides grow, regional Enlil Temple also gradually leave uncultivated. ’ Enlil Temple, since lost the official status, some people quietly demolish the stone material to take to cultivate the house and courtyard wall of oneself.
To today, in original Hittites and Assyria also retain completely, have Enlil Temple that the people offered sacrifices frequently not to be many, mainly had three kinds of people to Enlil offering sacrifices \; first, since childhood devotionally believed in the Enlil old man \; second, because family and other reasons inherited the young people of this belief. As for the third-order person, they do not believe in Enlil and Hanoune Qi Zhongshen actually, but expressed the bosom through this style the 1 st some train of thought or desire.
On the contrary is swamp Goddess Cloudy Dream two Temple, now offering sacrifices was still continuous, she has become the place god in legend.
Amon drives not to walk to northwest original Hittites, but sailed to the seashore toward south, the left is the vast yellow sand, the right is gradually the luxuriant prairie, here was he in the past led secure Regiment and Hittites battlefield of Nall Regiment combat, now war already silent, prairie yellow sand still as before.
Amon and Metatro do not need to rest, but Aesop was only a mortal and age was very big, the food and clothing daily life needed to pay attention. Although Aesop says the body to be hale and hearty, does not need the Spiritual God to look after specially, but Amon like servant of world of mortals, on road all arrangements is very good, does not make Aesop feel fatigued of journey.
Aesop and belonged to his paddies to leave the friend the mansion in salem city, but he empty-handed did not return to the hometown, was having his savings, this was big large amount of money, these years profession also made Aesop very rich. As for potable water food that on the road needs, by the Amon belt in Spatial magical tool, along the way does not need other supplies.
When this seems like ordinary carriage arrives at the deep blue sea, finally had revealed it is extraordinary, two steeds of pulling a cart before the surge of seacoast subconscious wants to pause, but that driving a cart person has hit a loud whip, ’ horse as if receives the stimulation of movement of some strength, raises the hoof to rush forward.
Aesop opens the car(riage) curtain to look outward, what driving a cart is God Amon, regardless of presents what kind of miracle he to have the mental preparation, but at this moment still by deep shock. Horse-drawn vehicle Ben Hang on the mighty waves turbulent sea wave crest, the fresh sea breeze sways to come, a salty rank aura, exceptionally is comfortable to the feeling of person.
In how many mortal life does in world have to have such enjoyment to be intimate? Aesop looks into the sea long time, takes back the line of sight to look at the Amon's back, in eye fill gratitude beyond description. More mysterious experience in behind, after carriage being in fashion sea level, speed compared with quick ten times has continued on the land, like was being bound the soaring by an invisible wind request.
Has not known how long, in the sea horizon of distant place presented several dot, is one piece, that is the warship of array, Metatro heard the shocking war cry indistinctly. These many ships gather, front is erupting an unprecedented scale the big naval battle. Has not waited for these battleships to realize that in the sea level had carriage Ben to come, Amon shakes the reins, the carriage has soared to rush to the sky.
Steed galloping of pulling a cart, under the hoof lives to say step by step.
The Aesop carriage passed through the battlefield sky, what marine eruption is a decision final result big naval battle. Downward looks from the clouds that warship quantity has surpassed the warship of Sidon allied armies obviously, but Navy actually came from each province of big empire, the soldiers language combination and a ship many director is impeded. But the soldiers of Sidon allied armies come from the sailor who navigates all the year round mainly, the unity of command dispatch get the knack, washout the formation of warship.
This naval battle was called Thalami naval battle, finally the Sidon allied armies win, Navy main force loss is serious, after that again is also incapable of launching the attack from the sea. In this naval battle shortly after erupts, takes Kibada soldier as the Sidon army of main force also in Pradha and Army fierce combat, similarly has obtained win.
The victories of these two campaigns symbolize that Sidon united Kingdom to repel the invasion of empire thoroughly, various City State got rid under rule. When Aesop arrives in the Ngaren city, here people are forgetting kindnesses to shout loudly, is joyfully celebrating their victory.
The Aesop carriage crossed sky over the battlefield, directly in Ngaren suburbs extra income place. Metatro also cracks a joke to say with Aesop: „You are really a propitious indication, along with your arrival, Army retreats finally completely.”
Ngaren is beautiful City State, Guardian God that they believe is the Olympus god is intelligent god Ngaren, on the hill of close neighbor inhabited area, is standing erect tall and pleasing to the eye Ngaren Temple. This City State is also bringing the vestige of flames of war, on some white marble pillars of construction is remaining the gunsmoke smoking mark, but is lively is lively vital.
Metatro curious saying: ” I also think that will see one in all directions is remnant of destroyed building City State, already by looking awful that the flames of war devastate, has not thought that is actually this kind of picture. ’
Aesop said with a smile: „I heard that Army set on fire to burn down the Ngaren city, now knows that the hearsay completely was not necessarily solid, the people in Ngaren city all removed at that time, it is estimated that was oneself sets on fire to burn down thing of a number of not being able to carry off. However here loss is not small, you have not seen the city walls and many constructions are build?”
The Metatro nod said: „I noted certainly, the manpower and resources financial resource that the little Ngaren city had were many, the short time will advocate the city to construct this appearance.”
Amon that had not spoken explained: „This war Ngaren City State's makes a profit is not small, it is the organizers and leaders of allied armies, its navy has played the most vital role, the nearby prepares City State also to attach in it, Ngaren has made a big war wealth. In the discussing official business hall was discussing that many City State forming an alliance matters concerned, Ngaren became a hegemon.”
Aesop enters the Ngaren city accepts questioning the time, has shown the oneself status confidently, has not concealed anything. He introduced directly oneself was born in Sidon unites the Kingdom meter to benefit City State, the father is a merchant, when he was very young follows the merchant to go to sea to run into the pirate, was kidnapped reselling to be the slave by the pirate, went through many places to have been to Pivot Sky Continent many places. Afterward he gained the freedom, became City Lord of salem city in the Duk plain, now old finally people eventually go back home, and took out has been able to prove the oneself status document.
Heard that is very surprised, some people indistinctly have also listened to the legend as well as the Aesop of salem city name, that is the news that good tour remote continent Sage bring back, has not thought that today actually sees the honorable person in legend. The arrival of Aesop even caused not too big nor too small causing a sensation, the sergeant of defense questioned the goods that his status document as well as carried along carefully, has not found out any problem.
The Aesop carriage enters a city, the surroundings person throws, to envy, suspicion and doubt vision in abundance surprisedly, whoops in secret, said anything has. Already did not care about these to discuss by the Aesop age and experience, confidently facing all kinds of visions, with Metatro is chatting this Ngaren city in the past with the present.
Why Metatro will say that here is „the little Ngaren city”? This City State in Sidon unites in Kingdom not to be no doubt small, but once had seen with him compared with Pivot Sky Continent famous City State, is not very truly grand is not very lively. Metatro grows up in Babylon City, afterward had gone to Memphis, if according to the City State's scale, Ngaren city Babylon City 1/10, is inferior to the Memphis City that vigorous atmosphere.
The history of Pivot Sky Continent various nations in millennium or above, the civilization was already well-established, but Sidon unites Kingdom like the Olympus god is, is only the promising youth in continent edge. But this City State with the vitality, it derived the seed and nutrition of Pivot Sky Continent various nations civilization vital, development unusual is quick.
Here people thought is more free and presents flowers blooming condition, was born many Great scholars and Sage, Amon once had seen Aristotle is one of them.
But the mentality of many general publics' in this City State to waiting on Pivot Sky Continent various nations are complex, they once were small and weak and learner, when facing formidable and bountiful Egypt, Babylon, Hittites and other countries, there is a prostrating oneself even inferiority complex of subconscious.
When they become are formidable and rich and populous gradually, gradually changes is proud arrogant, that historical inferiority in subconscious transforms an inexplicable superiority feeling as well as treats the different civilized the hostility.
This complex after the Sidon person repels Army, starts to appear gradually, when the people see Aesop to return, will have various discussions to have the complex mood that is very difficult to describe. This is a civilized source and course, in the marrow of settles down possibly subtly will also be affecting many people when several thousand years of long time, but Amon exactly is when Ngaren City State civilization just emerged arrives.
Amon arrives, just repelled Sidon of formidable empire to unite Kingdom, is various ideological trends is in flood, various ideological collisions often to burst out the dazzling spark the age, this also is one with Pivot Sky Continent various nations different, new state. Amon enters the Ngaren city, narrows the eye to listen respectfully to various sounds that in City State is making, discussion that not only some surroundings people direct to Aesop, in City State meeting hall discussed heavy I,'
Important matter I ~'
During war, nearby prepares City State to attach in Ngaren, has established Ngaren Union, this union earliest 35 City State, the according to agreement, everybody jointly organizes the Sidon union navy, pays the pledge gold/metal to build the warship by Ngaren City State. However after the victory, joins this union newly reaches more than 200 every large or small City State, the pledge gold/metal that pays has become a political Kun Kim, has the nature of union taxes, or directly is the protection money.
Prepares the City State payment has the political donation nature qualitative pledge gold/metal, regarding the Ngaren city is the beyond example huge great sum of money, originally is the allied armies with one military expenses of empire battling. After the victory ended, various pledge gold/metal of City State payment actually do not reduce instead increases, turns over to Ngaren City State control, for strengthening own political military strength, and has constructed grander Ngaren city.
The Ngaren city is not Kingdom, but is a City State Republic. In City State had the citizenship adult male to establish the citizen congress, was one discussed that various business, quarrelled and chats idly, talks nonsense and disseminates the consulting politics organizations of various rumors. Also noble conference beside citizen conference, only then noble of status honour is qualified for participating, is an important participating in government organization.
Based on citizen conference, Ngaren City State has organized 500 people of conferences, is the daily discussing politics organization.
Amon first time goes to such City State Republic, when he enters a city, day that the Ngaren city 500 people of conferences convene, the main body that City State discussing official business hall discussed was the nearby prepares City State to join the matter of Ngaren Union newly.
500 people of conferences adopted a resolution at absolute majorities, decided that enhances attached prepares the City State's alliance gold/metal, opens the trade, to form Ngaren person the unified command union army in each City State, after punishing and suppresses these join the union, reneges on a promise does not pay the pledge gold/metal or wants to withdraw from City State of union.
Amon more listens more to think to intend graciousness, the system that Ngaren person applies, should receive the support and welcome of people compared with the continent various nations monarchy, but here public mentality set is actually worth pondering. At this moment, he also heard the talk of Metatro and Aesop, therefore opened the mouth to explain Ngaren City State made the war wealth recently greatly the matter.
But discussion in City State discussing official business hall was still continuing, on a subject about income, the second subject about debt.
During war, Ngaren builds the navy to consume really greatly, recently repaired City State is also a huge disbursement, therefore the meeting must enhance prepares the City State's alliance gold/metal. Now large amount of money income, should repay the debt that the Ngaren city owes as a rule first, during this debt is mainly the war, borrows to the preparing nation outside Ngaren Union.
Ngaren City State actually does not want , the Renmeng gold/metal that because they receive newly must build more formidable armies, construction more merchants and construction firmer city defense works as well as grander Temple. Therefore they think that means that is that votes by the citizen congress repays this debt? If the citizen congress decides not to repay, then Ngaren City State, popularly did not say that is also the voting repudiates a debt.
Ngaren City State does not want to repay the debt the reason is very explicit, they taking advantage of this sum of money to go to war, need many funds enrich the oneself strength now, the idea and behavior of Ngaren person are prepare the one protection and concern of nation to surroundings. This proposition passed in 500 people of conferences, waited for that submits the citizen congress to vote.
The third subject of this conference was still related with the finance, has few people to think the big rich merchant that in Ngaren City State carries on the navigation trade, is preparing City State to evade the tax money with various methods, needs to check up strictly neat. However this proposition formerly was overruled by the noble conference, this time was overruled in 500 people of conferences, will not submit the citizen congress to discuss votes.
The last subject of this conference about the military arrangement, war had ended obviously, why Ngaren can City State also increase that huge disbursement to be intimate? Besides constructing merchant and Temple, other main expenditures are used in the military, because at present very good excuses, that is striving for hegemony between Ngaren and Kibada.
Ngaren City State has established Ngaren Union, but military power very formidable Kibada, seizes the chance to conquer the surroundings small nation, has established Kibada Union, is preparing the aspect and Ngaren Union resists. The Ngaren city hopes that Kibada Union prepares City State to attach in it respectively, thus forms more formidable Ngaren Union.
Amon has been listening to the discussion in City State discussing official business hall, at the same time rephrased in own words these subjects and discussion results to Aesop, finally said: ” These people are very complex, they consulted in the City State interior vote, the decision that like this made although the efficiency was low, but was easier than to be supported king's order. But they were discussing how to extort other City State, making Ngaren person obtain more wealth, simultaneously with this form decided that does not return the debt, but also agree does not order to investigate rigorously in the behavior that various City State evade the tax money regarding Ngaren Rich merchant. Are you Sidon Kingdom person, what view ¨ inch this have? ”
The Aesop forced smile said: „When my youth, Ngaren is now such City State Republic, if by the military it compared with Kibada, if discussed is rich and populous its as if might as well I the hometown rice to benefit, but it became in this war formidable, became the leader of Ngaren Union. Does not know whether you heard, a few words that the passer-by who passed through a moment ago once accidentally spoke 11 ‚Ngaren is the Republic of Ngaren person, is the empire of Sidon person.’ ` Amon smiled, has not said anything again, asked that Aesop said: „ You is a guide, where should I toward rush for this car(riage)?”
Aesop replied: „Walks forward, I show the way, we look for an inn to live in days.”
Metatro somewhat wonders to ask: „Doesn't your hometown benefit in the rice? The Ngaren city passed by, why must stay here, doesn't worry to hurry back intimately?”
( to be continued )
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