Thousands of years ago, the Minoan "trading wharf" was really lively, the seaside street built on the mountain, the shops on both sides are stacked, it is made of stucco and colorful white pebbles, the exterior walls are decorated with colorful pottery panels, the windows of Minoan houses are very distinctive, built on the top of the house, there are one or more small panes, and the shops are neatly arranged and compact, one by one.

In front of the door are shelves of leather goods, fresh meat, seasonal fruits, wood, and bronze tools. The shop plaque has only understood a few words, this kind of text that has not been deciphered by modern people, a bit of a curved and crawling shape towards an earthworm, the door of several pottery workshops is crowded with Egyptian merchants wearing robes, not far from the dock, two pointed sheep's head boats are full of all kinds of goods, is Minoan exported to Egypt, Athens, Greece, Rhodes.... goods.

Before 1500 B.C., Minos was the commercial center of the surrounding countries at that time, and the Minos on the island of Crete, located at the southern end of the Aegean Sea, relied on strong military strength, especially the world's first military fleet established by the Minoan king, which made Minos dominate the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Syria, Babylon, Asia Minor, and Rhodes Island have been like its vassals and tributes, and there are not only Minoan goods, but also high-end goods from neighboring countries.

Today's trip can be regarded as allowing Jiu'er to see the glory of this birthplace of Europe with his own eyes.

There are also groups of dancing girls in naked clothes and flamboyant dances in the streets, and slaves performing bull riding, somersaulting on the backs of oxen, boxers wearing gloves... If it weren't for "Xuanye" pulling Mo Jiu, Jiu'er would definitely have taken a good look at the bustling Minoan streets.

The smell of delicious wine filled the entire street, and the gold, ivory, and soapstone seals from Egypt brightened Mo Jiu's eyes, "Prince, you see how beautiful that Egyptian gold finger cuff is, buy me one." ”

"What? A bold minion, dare to ask for something from the master! Prince Theseus' eyes widened, and for a moment he could not believe his ears.

Mo Jiu was happy to forget her identity for a while, and thought that by the side of the ancient Greek Seleucus, she was just a prince's entourage at this time, and to put it bluntly, she was a house slave.

In a ready-to-wear shop, Prince Theseus bought a dark blue robe for Mo Jiu, and the Minoan shopkeeper wearing a tight tunic skirt pulled off Jiu'er's Greek robe, and Mo Jiu stood there naked, the female shopkeeper wrapped the short robe around Jiu'er's waist, fixed the edge of the short robe with a leather corset inlaid with lace, and completely exposed Jiu'er's upper body, Jiu'er covered her chest with her hands, "Sister, can you change me into a longer robe?" Jiu'er begged the shopkeeper.

Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, Theseus shouted angrily, "What kind of robe does a man wear, don't you see that both Heknus and I are wearing only a corset?" ”

At the time of Mo Jiu's change of clothes, Theseus and "Xuanye" (that is, Heknus in Theseus's mouth) took off the Athenian robe and replaced it with a corset with a length of only 20 centimeters, which is a common men's clothing in Minos.

At this time, even if it is a woman, Jiu'er has seen it all the way, and there are many women who are directly naked.

I know that I don't have to say more, this Theseus doesn't have the bearing of a prince at all, he is fierce, Jiu'er picked two palm leaves and covered them in the vital places, Theseus pouted and looked at Jiu'er, "You still say that you are a woman, do women have such small breasts as you?" ”

Jiu'er had nothing to say to this prince, and after looking at the snickering female shopkeeper next to her, Jiu'er put her hope on the beautiful female shopkeeper: "Sister shopkeeper, tell him whether I am a man or a woman?" ”

When she changed her clothes just now, the store had already seen herself through, and she could prove her true identity.

The shopkeeper glanced at Mo Jiu, who was full of hope, and said with a smile: "It's a girl, it's a girl!" Haha......"

"Who believes it!" Theseus gave the shopkeeper a casual look, shook her head and smiled.

It's no wonder that Theseus didn't believe it, the female shopkeeper's smile was too colorful, Mo Jiu slanted a glance at the female shopkeeper, same-sex rejection, she must be jealous of her "beauty".

During the conversation of several people, the attendant Heknus never spoke, and sat there drinking an unknown drink, very pleasant, this attendant may be because of his outstanding appearance, and he is quite favored by Prince Theseus, this Prince Theseus will not have special habits, right, like men, not women? Otherwise, why is the attitude towards her Mo Jiu so bad?

Mo Jiu thought wildly and walked out of the shop with the group and walked towards the Minos Palace.

Along the stone steps that spiral between the mountains, all the way up, there is a splendid palace not far away, this is the Minoan palace with 1,700 rooms and an area of more than 20,000 square meters, surrounded by a "megalithic" wall, the palace is tightly wrapped in the middle of the castle, a nine-foot-wide gate, composed of four boulders, above the lintel is the symbol of the Minoan religion, a golden horn of the "bull ghost" sculpture, in the upper right corner of the bull ghost is a double axe carved from ivory, this symbol is really here, Jiu'er excitedly rushed to the gate of the palace: Kui Wood Wolf, Mo Jiu is here to take you home!

Entering the tall east city gate, along the spacious street paved with stones, a red stone pillar corridor appears in front of you, through the corridor, it is a hall that is laid with pure white gypsum board, along the stone steps inlaid with faience, a group of people came to a rectangular central courtyard of about 1,000 square meters, the courtyard is planted with exotic flowers and plants, bees and butterflies linger in the meantime.

A large swimming pool, tens of thousands of koi fish swim freely in the water, a few concubines wearing only "fig leaf", comfortably raise their wine glasses, in the pool to show their charming posture.

On either side of the central courtyard are the four-storey East Palace, and the two-story West Palace, which is the queen's bedroom, the royal residence, the sacrificial room, and the storage storehouse.

The West Palace is a two-storey king's treasure hall, an audience room, a sleeping palace, and a variety of national workshops surrounding it, and the whole labyrinth is mostly red, yellow and blue.

"Your Excellency Prince Theseus of Athens, the King invites you to the audience room." A squire in a pleated skirt and a leather tunic bowed to Theseus.

Theseus beckoned everyone to join him, and the crowd followed Prince Theseus along the characteristic corridor of red stone pillars, through a curved passageway, a spacious foyer, and a few steps later, and finally entered the golden King's Audience Room.

As soon as you enter the door, a colorful mural catches Jiu'er's eye, three lion-headed monsters with sheep bodies and snake tails, crouching in the lush reeds, this is the totem of the Three Realms worshipped by Crete.

The king sits on a high-backed throne made of plaster, and the backrest of the throne is carved with the symbol of a double axe in gold.

The Minoan king on the throne, about forty years old, wears a crown of lilies and peacock feathers on his head, a long hair that falls over the shoulder naturally hangs down the back of his head, a necklace of golden lilies, a short skirt embroidered with various animal patterns, a belt, an angular face, brown skin, and a blazing gaze, this is the Minoan king in 1500 BC, majestic, extraordinary, and contemptuous eyes, which made Jiu'er unconsciously look away.

Theseus stepped forward and bowed deeply to King Minos: "Your Majesty, according to your request, Athens has specially selected these seven pairs of boys and girls for you to inspect. ”

"Good! Go back and tell the old Aegean king that don't forget to give the gift on time this time next year. King Minos laughed.

"Let the boy get closer, and this king will see how the goods are this year?" Theseus waved the boys forward.

The children trembled up to the king, and Minos reached out and touched the children's faces, "It's quite tender, well, take the boys down, and tomorrow I will sacrifice for the Minotaur." When the children finally learned why Prince Theseus had brought them to Minos, they wept with fright.

The king laughed and looked at his greedy eyes, as if he were the one who wanted to eat the children raw, not the monster.

The attendants forcibly took the children down, and the king prepared a sumptuous dinner for Prince Theseus, and Jiu'er and Heknus stood next to Prince Theseus, devouring a meal, I really don't know how this prince behaved, and the food was too ugly.

Mo Jiu and Heknus "Xuanye" stood and drank a glass of wine and ate a few pieces of snake meat, this was the first time Mo Jiu had eaten snake meat, and Heknus had to ask himself to eat it, and there was an indescribable feeling.

At the banquet, Mo Jiu has been looking for someone with the double axe logo, and Heknus only cares about eyebrows with Adriana, the princess of Minos, whether this Xuanye is crossing or reincarnating, it is difficult to change its dead nature, so cruel king, his daughter also dares to provoke, and Mo Jiu remembers that the legend of this princess later eloped with Prince Theseus, Heknus, the little squire, did he eat the leopard's gall, and the prince's women dared to provoke.

After the feast, Mo Jiu and Heknus were arranged in the same room, tomorrow is the day of the boy's sacrifice, and then Jiu'er has no reason to stay in the Minoan Palace, so she has to find someone with a double axe mark before tomorrow, while Heknus is asleep, Mo Jiu put on his coat and groped out of the room by the faint olive oil light.

The Minoan palace is full of corridors, foyers, compound roads, stairs, thousands of doors and corridors, winding alleys and dark halls, flickering and closing before and after passing, unpredictable, upstairs and downstairs dazzling.

After walking for nearly an hour, Mo Jiu didn't touch the king's bedroom, and the double axe logo should be on a heavyweight figure like the king, so he wanted to sneak into the king's bedroom to check it out, but now it seems that the chances are slim, let alone looking for the king's bedroom, even if he goes back to his room, Jiu'er has been used for half an hour, and now he is completely lost.