I, Son of Tiamat

Qiye's calm words caused an uproar in the crowd, even Semiramis, who had followed Qiye for thirteen years, couldn't help being stunned.

The crowd strongly questioned the decision made by the outsider Qiye, and their opposition was so loud that it almost shook the entire city of Uruk.

On this day, this absurd ruling will definitely be recorded in the history of Mesopotamia.

"What kind of ruling is this, Qiye, what do you want to do now..." Semiramis clenched her hands. She didn't think Qiye would really do this, but his expression was calm, as if he was serious.

Facing the loud and deafening questioning sound like a sea tide, Qiye's expression remained the same, and the blade he was holding had never wavered. That kid was cut in half...

"Hahahahahaha!"

In the midst of all the doubts, suddenly there was an extremely harsh laughter, who is it! In the face of such a ruthless and bad ruling, he can still laugh so happily.

The indignant residents of Uruk looked at the place where the laughter came from, it was on the high platform!

Oh! The one who laughed was the king of Uruk, Gilgamesh... Since he was laughing, there was nothing he could do.

It is quite normal for this vile tyrant to laugh in the face of such a ruthless and cruel ruling.

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The wanton laughing Gilgamesh wiped the tears from his eyes, stared at Qiye's back with piercing eyes, and grinned, "Yes, this is the fairest ruling, unbiased, unselfish, and ruthless. Decisive, fair and equitable splitting the contest in half, and neither side will be dissatisfied with the ruling."

"Your king seems to have agreed with the ruling I made, so what do you mean?" Seven nights, holding a blade, looked at the mother who wanted to get the child.

The mother's face was a little pale, but in the face of the ruling that Gilgamesh had already agreed with, she nodded timidly, expressing that she had no opinion on the ruling of Seven Nights.

After getting the mother's response, Qiye turned to look at the second mother, not only her face was pale, but the expression of despair as if the sky was falling.

"how about you."

"I don't want it!" The second mother rushed up, her hands stretched out to the blade of the sword Qiye was holding, and Qiye shook her wrist with a smile, and the blade that drew the sword flower disappeared. Hidden behind by Qiye.

The mother who grabbed the empty blade knelt down to Gilgamesh in panic, and she said in a sad voice like a cuckoo weeping blood, "Wang, it's my fault, I shouldn't compete with others for the child, so please take the child Sentenced to her."

"Oh, you know very well what you're talking about now."

Gilgamesh stopped smiling, his evil smile disappeared from his handsome face, and he looked at the kneeling woman coldly, "As a member of Uruk City, you must be well aware of the punishment for cheating. , according to the crime you attempted to steal, all your property will be seized and driven from Uruk, never to enter Uruk."

The city of Uruk is the first civilization of mankind, and the laws governing the people were also born. Strict and harsh laws constrain the nobles and commoners of Uruk, as well as slaves.

"Yes...Yes, I know very well, so please Wang annul the adjudicator's judgment and save the child's life." The sobbing mother whimpered.

At this time, with a loud bang, the blade held by Qiye returned to the soldier's scabbard. He turned and walked towards the mother who was kneeling in front of Gilgamesh. Qiye's face was full of apology. She helped up.

"You are not wrong, and there is no need to plead, because the child is yours, and this is my real ruling."

"?!"

Everyone in the situation that had taken a turn for the worse was at a loss. Only Gilgamesh's face showed a smile. When he laughed wantonly, he probably had a vague understanding of Nanye's thoughts.

The tyrant of Uruk, although he is cruel, he is very smart.

Qiye supported the mother, and then he said to the people under the high platform with a complicated expression, "Most mothers love their children, so mothers should prefer to suffer, suffer, and punish themselves rather than let themselves The child suffers and suffers, and I want the child to live happily and freely... I always think so."

Then Qiye said to the mother who was supporting him in a tone of admiration, "You know very well that this child is yours, and in the face of the ruthless ruling that the child is about to die, you chose to let others take away your property and let others go. to drive you out."

"Even so, you want the child to survive, so you are the child's real mother."

Qiye faced the crowd under the high platform. He raised his arms and shouted loudly, "Residents of Uruk and foreign traders, do you think my ruling is correct?"

"Correct!" The emotional crowd shouted. Compared with the uneven questioning voices before, their responses this time were so neat and shocking.

Now, as the onlookers, they finally figured out Qiye's idea. He, the adjudicator, did not intend to make a ruling by himself, but used a ruthless strategy to force the real mother to make a choice.

The crowd under the high platform was sighing at the wisdom and wit of the adjudicator, and Semiramis was completely relieved. With her eyes softened, she muttered two words to Qiye on the high platform.

"Bad..."

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After getting everyone's response, Qiye turned to look at Gilgamesh, "This is the ruling made by my ruler, Ruler."

"This king agrees with this ruling, hey, what are you still doing sacrifice, hurry up and return the child to his mother." Gilgamesh, grinning, said to the priestess holding the child.

After receiving Gilgamesh's order, the priestess let go of her breath and returned the child she was holding to the mother who was weeping and crying. 's biological mother.

So Qiye's ruling is correct.

Qiye looked at the mother who was holding her child and crying with joy. How beautiful are those crystal tears.

Just like the tears of the goddess of creation, crystal clear.

"Outsideer, is this the little commotion you mentioned earlier?" Gilgamesh, who was in a very happy mood, pointed to the crowd cheering loudly below.

Qiye took his eyes away from the mother and child, and glanced at Gilgamesh, "No, this is not what I call a little commotion."

The commotion Qiye mentioned was not now, but after this incident had passed, he felt that Semiramis would definitely complain about his commotion.

"Hey~" Gilgamesh sneered, and then he hooked his fingers to the side, and the servant who had been staring at Gilgamesh instantly saw this move.

The servant holding the child hurriedly stepped onto the high platform, and said with a happy expression like "unloading a load", "King, after a long chase, I finally rescued the child who was stolen by the thieves."

When Qiye heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at the servant. Although the servant was sweating coldly, his breath was steady, and the shoes he was wearing were not dusty at all. He didn't look like he had been chased.

"Oh, then return this child to his mother." Gilgamesh waved his hand very casually, and Qiye smacked his lips. The guy who held the kingship didn't even ask what happened to the thief, what happened to this guy I have a problem thinking...

This public trial is almost over. Both mothers successfully got their children back. Under Gilgamesh's order, the public trial officially ended.

And Gilgamesh went to Qiye, he came to Qiye, and with his arms crossed his chest, he sneered and said, "Outsideer, your ruling makes this king very satisfied, in order to reward you for the joy you brought to this king, This king will be generous and let you be rewarded."

"Gems, precious jade, gold, cattle, sheep and livestock, what do you want?"

"I don't need anything, I just want to get an answer from your mouth." Qiye narrowed his eyes and looked at the handsome tyrant, "I want to know if you planned this."

When the soldiers on the side heard these words, they immediately took a few steps back in fright and avoided the place, fearing that they had heard something, and then Gilgamesh threw them to move bricks because they knew too much...

Gilgamesh was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed again, "Hahahaha, it's funny and interesting! No reward, as long as this king's response is correct, then this king will satisfy you."

"That's right, this farce was caused by this king." Gilgamesh admitted generously, but his response made Qiye smack his lips, "You worked so hard to create such a farce, you Did you have fun?"

"Ah, yes, this king is having a good time, I haven't been so happy for a long time." Gilgamesh restrained his wicked smile, he looked at Qiye, "You have seen through all this, right, so That's why you pulled out the blade before, to scare this king?"

"Not only that, at that time I wasn't sure if you planned these things, so the main reason for pulling out the weapon was to help me and to let everyone know who the real mother of that child is," said Qiye.

"It's not just that... Then you, a daring outsider, really have the idea of ​​scaring this king."

"How could it be." Qiye shrugged and continued without answering, "Now that the farce is over, then the king of Uruk, I will take my leave."

Gilgamesh didn't stop Qiye from leaving the high platform. His scarlet eyes stared at Qiye's back. This man was different from others.

Unlike those coquettish slanderers, he chose a meaningless answer in the face of readily available treasures.

Qiye returned to his original position under the eyes of all the attention, and Semiramis wrinkled his nose with a small resentment, "This is the solution you said, it's really messed up, you Don't worry they will catch you."

"This method is a little messy, but it's very effective, isn't it?" Nanye smiled brightly at Semiramis, who was worried and complaining about himself.

Qiye's smile was as bright as the sun, making Semiramis blushed slightly, she nodded her head and muttered, "Every time I commit a crime, I always smile like this, really..."

The muttered Semiramis grabbed Qiye's palm and pulled him away from this place full of people. If they continued to stay here, Semiramis felt that they would be surrounded by the crowd.

"This man is really interesting. Let's play with this king in the future." Gilgamesh, who was aroused with interest, left the high platform happily. At this time, the servants and soldiers rushed over to serve him.

Then Gilgamesh, who was smiling happily, suddenly thought of something. He arbitrarily buckled a lapis lazuli gem from his luxurious white robe and threw it to a servant who was holding someone else's child before.

"This is given to this king to the woman who knelt down. Since she kneeled to this king so sincerely, the reward cannot be less."

No matter what you think, the gem that is qualified to be inlaid on Gilgamesh's clothes is a top-grade lapis lazuli gem... This nouveau riche just gave it away!

The servant was very smart. He knew that this was Gilgamesh trying to make amends for the two women, so he carried the hot lapis lazuli jade in his hand, "King, only one mother is compensated..."

After Gilgamesh's scarlet eyes looked over, the servant quickly changed his words, "Oh, I mean, is there only one mother who has received your reward?"

"Of course, did the other one kneel to this king?" Gilgamesh sneered arrogantly, "That woman is trying to occupy someone else's child, so it's not bad that this king doesn't settle accounts with her. Do you want a reward?"

This... it's not because you, an unscrupulous tyrant, caused this farce!

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Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Gilgamesh: There are people who are more savage than me...

"Huh? Why does this king think you are thinking of something bad?" Gilgamesh looked at the servant.

"Oh no, magnanimous king, that must be your delusion, I'm going to give this highest reward to that mother now." The servant carrying the lapis lazuli jade hurriedly left.

With the end of the fair trial, the city of Uruk gradually returned to calm, but they were still enthusiastically discussing the verdict of the adjudicator, because the adjudicator this time was different from the adjudicator that appeared in the past.

In the past, the adjudicator carefully asked Gilgamesh, and only after getting the answer from him did he make his ruling. Everything was to win Gilgamesh's favor.

But this adjudicator is different... He used ruthless and cruel actions to guide the truth under the incident, and the final result of the adjudication is so convincing and admirable.

Because of the convincing ruling, some residents of Uruk sighed loudly.

"If the outsider becomes the priest in charge of the trial, then we don't need to worry about being misjudged by the nobles and priests."

"It makes sense, and I heard it just now! That outsider refused even the king's reward, and just wanted to get an answer from the king."

"Answer? What answer?"

"That's not clear, but ah, the judge who doesn't even want a reward will definitely be able to make the most fair judgment."

The discussions in Uruk’s city well reached Gilgamesh’s ears. After thinking for a while, he showed a happy smile, waved his hand, wrote down the order, and threw it to the palace just now. Among them is the chief priest Siduri.

"Head Priest, you hand this over to the outsider."

Siduri, who had not rested, spread out the gold silk in her hand, which contained the words left by Gilgamesh. After seeing the content clearly, Siduri looked at Gilgamesh in shock, " Wang, this is a priest... and it is also the priest responsible for the goddess, how can you let an outsider take over?"

"This position is very important. We have to be among the nobles of noble blood, through strict selection at various levels, and then through the approval of the elders' house, before we can decide who will serve the goddess. What is your decision now! How can you do it without authorization? Choose an outsider of unknown origin for such an important position!"

Mesopotamia had a very clear hierarchy.

The class of gods, the class of kings, the class of priests, the class of nobles, the class of soldiers, the class of commoners, the class of slaves...

The priestly class is only under the gods and kings, and it is also higher than the noble class.

As I said before, human beings are servants created by the Mesopotamian gods to serve the gods and offer tribute to the gods.

Most of the gods in Mesopotamia were enshrined in the temple, and the priests were the servants of the temple, responsible for presiding over sacrificial activities, festivals, chanting prayers, divination, etc., so their identities were only Second to the gods and kingship, and higher than the aristocracy.

The temple was built to worship the gods, and then to maintain a good relationship with the gods, so as to bless their town with good weather, national prosperity and safety.

The more temples dedicated to gods, the better, the more gods, the more pious and sincere they appear, so gradually...the number of temples for gods became countless, and the gods liked it.

Because a priest is an existence who serves the gods, the priest gradually evolved into the representative of the gods in the world, and the king obtained the kingship from the priest who represented the gods and became the spokesperson of the gods.

If the king's kingship is not obtained through the hands of the priests, then he is not a legitimate king. After passing the solemn and solemn ceremony, the priests representing the gods hand over the kingship to the king, then he will become the real king.

Therefore, under this kind of theocracy, priests have great privileges.

Those who can become priests must be nobles of noble blood, and they must pass various screenings before they can assume the position of priests.

And the urban **** of Uruk city is the goddess Inanna. I don't know how many princes and nobles want to serve this goddess who symbolizes the "harvest".

Although the goddess has been imprisoned for many years, she has never been seen...

But Siduri thinks that's not the point.

The point is that the nobles and elders knew that such a valuable and important position was taken away by an outsider of unknown origin. Siduri thought Uruk would riot.

There will really be a riot!

The commoners may have an indifferent attitude towards Gilgamesh's decision, but the nobles will definitely riot! They won't accept losing this one-step position.

The city **** that Uruk worshipped was first [God Anu], Anu was the **** of the gods in the entire Mesopotamian mythology system, but then God Anu gave the temple where Uruk enshrined him to the **** of the gods. His favorite great-granddaughter, Inanna, lives there.

Therefore, the **** Uruk worshipped became the goddess Inanna, or the goddess Ishtar.

If you are lucky enough to become a priest of the goddess, then you may be able to get the goddess's love. If you are more fortunate to make the goddess pregnant during the worship and give birth to a demigod, it will be even better.

"Tsk, there are people who want that goddess who is more savage and unreasonable than me." Gilgamesh smacked his lips, he said 'horribly', and the seven-night chief priest Siduri turned pale, the king of Uruk like this Disrespectful to the city god, if the city **** knows about it... that will bring disaster to Uruk!

Once the urban **** in charge of 'love and harvest' cuts off the relationship with Uruk in anger, then Uruk's love between men and women and the harvest of plants will all be affected.

"King, please be careful, and take this order back." Siduri, who was pale, handed the golden silk back to Gilgamesh.

Perhaps Gilgamesh also remembered the rules and regulations, and he no longer insisted on his whim, but he did not give up, he said, "Chief priest, you must have known from my mother, The goddess Inanna will come to Uruk in the near future."