"A tiny civilized world, an intelligent creature the size of an ant."
Xu Zhi lowered his head and looked at the intelligent species that he had evolved step by step. This white-haired old man with tears streaming down his face felt a little sad.
Back then, the young insect ape that he held in his hands, the hot-blooded young man who stood on top of a giant tree, holding the Sword of Damocles and roaring at the sky. He was already past his prime, and he was approaching the end of his life.
His ambitious, hot-blooded and arrogant attitude seemed just yesterday … and indeed, two days ago.
Their seemingly endless years were only a short moment in my eyes.
"Gilgamesh, how have you been all these years?" Xu Zhi asked softly. His voice pierced through the vast clouds and fell on the entire bustling Uruk Royal City, above the Central Palace.
Gilgamesh's body trembled as he held the Holy Sword.
"I … I think I've been alright."
His throat was dry and hoarse as he looked at the towering giant in the sky.
Even though it was not the first time he had seen it, he was still moved by the magnificent scene. The towering giant pierced through the clouds, his torso seemed to be supporting the entire world. His face was covered by a thick radiance, and a faint light shone through the clouds. It was a pure and holy light, but its majesty could not be seen clearly. Its eyes were extremely deep in the clouds.
The giant was looking down at the entire Uruk City.
Majestic, great, solemn, holy. No words in the world could describe that kind of stunning beauty!
"Heavens!"
"It really exists!"
The tens of millions of people in the city, including merchants in luxurious leather clothes, slaves in rags, women in aristocratic dresses, commoners, and craftsmen, put down their work and walked out of their shops and houses to stand on the streets, looking up at the giant that pierced through the sky.
"The legendary intelligent species that gave us civilization, the intelligent giant beast …"
"A giant that is ten thousand feet tall."
"What a great and vast life, comparable to the sun, moon, and stars in the sky!"
They were all immersed in shock. Their minds were blank. Longing, fear, shock, and countless other complex emotions interweaved. In the end, they turned into unparalleled admiration.
The surrounding officials of the palace were also shocked. This caused Gilgamesh to laugh involuntarily. He thought back to the first time they had met, and it was also the same feeling of shock.
After a moment of silence, Gilgamesh raised his head and revealed a longing gaze. "Intelligent behemoth, I have completed the civilization inheritance that you gave me over a hundred years ago."
Xu Zhi was like a giant who had traveled through the ages. His voice was mighty, penetrating the clouds and sprinkling on the Uruk Royal City below. "Your great achievements will be recorded in the Sumer epic 'Genesis' that you wrote. You will be the greatest king of the first generation in the history of the Sumer civilization, the Hero King Gilgamesh. Future generations will write songs of praise for you."
"No, the glory of thousands of years after death, living in an epic passed down by word of mouth, is not what I want." Gilgamesh suddenly became excited.
"Then what do you want?"
"I want to be like you, eternal life." Gilgamesh raised his head and looked at the towering giant with incomparable longing. "I am willing to give up everything. I am willing to give up everything. Please give me the three treasures of eternal life!"
Xu Zhi was silent for a moment.
At this moment, Gilgamesh, this king, had almost obtained everything in the world. Glory, women, power, wealth. The world belonged to him, but he was still not satisfied.
Eternal life, Xu Zhi also wanted it!!
Xu Zhi was now terminally ill and on the verge of death. He was extremely envious of Gilgamesh's magnificent life. It was like an epic chapter of life.
"Gilgamesh, you are too greedy. I do not have the three treasures of eternal life." Xu Zhi calmly looked at the king who was approaching old age. "The birth and death of species is the law of nature. I cannot change it."
At the end of life, everyone wanted to live.
Xu Zhi seemed to be sighing at himself at this moment.
Identity and status were erased at this moment. The scale of countless civilizations were crossed. He and Gilgamesh were just two pitiful species silently waiting for their decline and facing the fear of death.
Whether it was a king or an ant, in the end, they could not escape the yellow soil and white bones.
Xu Zhi suddenly wanted to say:
I am the same as you, facing death.
However, he did not. He only looked down at King City with great emotion.
"No … no …"
Gilgamesh squeezed out a hoarse voice and looked at the giant holy face in the sky surrounded by clouds. "No, you are lying to me. You can do it. You can clearly do it!!"
His gaze was fiery as he looked at Xu Zhizhi's towering and sturdy young body that was as sturdy as a boulder. After more than two hundred years, he had already aged, but he had never left a trace on this great giant's body.
To him, it was like yesterday.
The intelligent giant beast, as the most mysterious intelligent species, was immortal in his view.
"What kind of power is this? What kind of long life is this coveted …"
Gilgamesh's lips trembled. He suddenly raised his head and could not help but roar: "Then are you here to answer my call to witness my death? A lowly and pitiful life, shivering and dying of old age. "
"I am here to send you off. I do not have the ability to extend your life. I am also here to carry out the second handover and warning of civilization." Xu Zhi sighed and said, "Your civilization is too cruel. You've exterminated the surrounding creatures, destroyed the forests, and slaughtered the giant beasts. The entire land has been trampled by you. A true civilization is not cruel, nor is it barbaric. I beg you, stop your killing!"
"Stop, killing?"
Gilgamesh's burly body was white-haired, but he was still strong. He suddenly trembled. His eyes seemed to be burning with a ball of fire, becoming more and more vigorous and burning.
This white-haired old man suddenly took a step forward.
"No, the killing will not stop. My footsteps will not stop either! Do you know that all these years, this sword of Damocles that you have given me seems to be hanging high above my head? It has given me great power, but it has also brought me incomparable fear … And today, I will personally pull out the sword hanging above my head! "
"Akkad."
"Your subject is here." The Historiographer in charge of compiling 'Founding Era' stepped forward.
"Record the history of our civilization. I will speak, you write." Gilgamesh's voice was decisive.
On the red table, Akkad silently raised his quill and spread out a roll of gray animal skin. "Your Majesty, speak."
"The history of mankind fighting against nature is a history of courage and praise … The original intention of ordering people to compile 'Founding Era' was to leave history for future generations, to let future generations understand the courage of our ancestors fighting against nature."
"Now, let history record this moment of courage of mine."
Gilgamesh took a deep breath. His old body leaned against the sword of Damocles, and he gave a low laugh as he narrated.
"Founding Era, year 175 of the Sumerian Dynasty. After killing the strongest legendary giant beast in history, Finbar, the Hero King Gilgamesh, who had sealed his sword for over a hundred years, made his move again. With the power of the entire nation, he lured the intelligent giant beast high above to appear. He wanted to brandish his sword and kill the intelligent giant beast!"
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