Chapter 11: Dialogue and Choices Before Death
"A tiny civilized world, resembling intelligent creatures the size of ants. ”
Xu Zhi lowered his head, looking at the intelligent species that he had limited his size and reproduced and evolved step by step, this white-haired old man with tears in his face was a little embarrassed.
Back then, the young insect ape holding it in the palm of his hand, standing on the top of the giant tree, holding the sword of Damocles and roaring at the sky, he was already in the twilight, and he was coming to the end of his years.
His ambitious youthful attitude, hot-blooded arrogance, as if it was just yesterday.... It was indeed two days ago.
Their seemingly long, endless years are only a brief moment in my eyes.
"Gilgamesh, how are you doing all these years?" Xu Paper whispered, and the voice pierced through the vast clouds and fell into the bustling Uruk royal city below the entire area, above the central royal hall.
Gilgamesh held the holy sword and trembled.
"I.... I'm doing well. ”
His throat was dry and hoarse, and he looked at the sky, the towering giant.
Even if it is not the first time to see it, I am still moved by the magnificent scene, the vast giant of the 10,000-zhang level pierces straight into the sky, the torso seems to support the whole world, the rich light covers the face, and there is a faint light in the clouds, a trace of white and holy light, I can't see the majesty clearly, and the eyes between the clouds are extremely deep.
Giants, looking down on the whole city of Uruk.
Majestic, great, majestic, sacred, no word in the world can describe that kind of shocking beauty!
"Oh my God!"
"It really exists!"
The city's tens of millions of people, merchants dressed in leather, slaves in rags, women in aristocratic dresses, commoners, artisans, put down their work, went out of their shops and houses, and stood in the streets, looking up at the vast giant who pierced the sky.
"Legend has it that the wisdom of civilization has been granted, the wisdom beast...."
"A super-sized giant with a height of 10,000 feet. ”
"What a great and vast life this is, comparable to the sun, moon and stars in the sky!"
They were all immersed in the shock, their minds were blank, longing, fear, shock, and countless complex emotions were intertwined, and finally turned into unparalleled admiration.
The surrounding palace ministers were also shocked, which made Gilgamesh smile dumbly, and he remembered the first time they met that year, and it was also this shocking mood.
After a moment of silence, Gilgamesh raised his head and showed a wistful look, "Wisdom Behemoth, I have done what you have done with the civilization inheritance you handed over to me more than a hundred years ago. ”
Xu Paper seems to pass through the vast giants of eternity, the voice is mighty, piercing the clouds, and spilling down on the royal city of Uruk below, "Your great deeds will be recorded in your Sumerian epic poem "Genesis", you will be the greatest first king in the history of Sumerian civilization, the hero king Gilgamesh, and future generations will write a hymn to history for you." ”
"No, the glory of thousands of years after death, living in an epic by word of mouth, that's not what I want. Gilgamese suddenly became excited.
"And what do you want?"
"I want to be like you, eternal life. Gilgamesh looked up at the towering giant, eager to say, "I am willing to give up everything, willing to give everything, please give me three treasures of eternal life!"
Xu Shi was silent for a moment.
Gilgamesh, the king, at this moment, has almost everything in the world, glory, women, power, wealth, the world belongs to him, but he is still not satisfied.
Immortality, Xu Paper also wants!!
Xu Zhi is now terminally ill and dying at any time, and envy Gilgamesh's magnificent life, like an epic chapter of life.
"Gilgamesh, you are too greedy, I don't have the three treasures of immortality. Xu Shi calmly looked at the aging king, "The birth, aging, sickness and death of species are natural laws, and I can't change them." ”
At the end of life, everyone longs to live.
Xu Shi seemed to be sighing at himself at this time.
Identity and status were erased at this moment, the scale of countless civilizations was crossed, and he and Gilgamesh were just two poor species silently waiting for their demise and facing the fear of death.
No matter the emperor or the ants, they can't escape the loess and white bones after all.
Xu Shi suddenly wanted to say:
Like you, I face death.
However, he didn't, just looked down at the royal city below with great emotion.
"No... Nope..."
Gilgamesh squeezed out a hoarse voice in his throat and looked at the huge divine face surrounded by clouds and mist in the sky, "No, you deceive me, you can do it, you can do it!!"
His eyes were fiery, and he looked at the sturdy young body of Xu Zhiru, which was as tall as a mountain range and as strong as a rock, and he had grown old for more than two hundred years, but he had never left a trace on the body of this great giant.
Time seemed like yesterday to him.
The Wisdom Behemoth, as the most mysterious species of wisdom, is immortal in his opinion.
"What a powerful force, what a coveted longevity..."
Gilgamesh's lips trembled, and he lowered his head, and he threw his head up sharply, and could not help but roar: "Then you have come in response to my call, to witness my death? ”
"I'm here to see you off, and I don't have the ability to extend your lifespan, and I'm here to carry out the second handover and warning of civilization. Xu Shi sighed and said: "Your civilization is too brutal, exterminate the surrounding creatures, destroy the forest, slaughter the giant beasts, the whole land is trampled by you, the real civilization is not brutal, nor barbaric, I ask you, stop your killing!"
"Stop, kill?"
Gilgamesh's burly body was gray-haired, but still strong, and he suddenly trembled and trembled, and his eyes seemed to burn with a flame, growing more and more vigorous, and burning,
The gray-haired old man took a step forward suddenly,
"No, it is impossible to stop killing, and neither can I stop! Do you know that the sword of Damocles that you have given me over the years seems to be hanging high above my head, and it has given me both great strength and unparalleled fear.... And today, I'm going to pull out the hanging sword above my head with my own hands!"
"Akkadian. ”
"The minister is here. "The historian in charge of compiling the Book of Genesis stepped forward.
"Write down the history of our civilization at this time, I say, you write. Gilgamesh's voice was decisive.
On the red desk, Arcade silently lifted the quill pen and spread out a roll of gray animal skin paper: "Your Majesty speaks." ”
"The history of man's struggle against nature is a history of courage and praise.... The original intention of compiling the Book of Genesis was to leave history to future generations, so that future generations could understand the courage of our ancestors to resist nature. ”
"Now, let history record my courage in this moment. ”
Gilgamesh gasped heavily, and with the sword of Damocles in his old body, he smiled lowly and elaborated:
"Genesis, in the 175th year of the Sumerian Dynasty, after killing the strongest legendary power giant beast in history, Gilgamesh, the hero king who has been sealing the sword for more than 100 years, struck again, with the power of the whole country, to lure the high-flying wisdom giant beast to appear, and wanted to swing his sword at it and kill the wisdom giant beast!"