Chapter 14: The cocoon boy in BC It is conceivable that when the huge airship suddenly landed on Crete, the islanders of the Kingdom of Minoa were naturally in commotion.
At this time, the Kingdom of Minoa ruled many islands in the Aegean Sea.
The island of Crete, where its capital Knossos was located, covered an area of approximately 8,300 square kilometers, approximately equivalent to a quarter of Hainan Island.
Olive oil and Wine is the main specialty of this island, but more importantly it is famous for its industrial, commercial and maritime trade.
It often exports exquisite painted pottery and gold and silver vessels to foreign countries in exchange for daily necessities and raw materials such as food.
Geographically, this island is the transportation hub of the Eastern Mediterranean and is known as the "Crown of the Aegean".
It can connect with Asia Minor and Syria to the east, and maintains trade relations with Egypt to the south, so it became the first place in Europe to be illuminated by the light of civilization.
As for the European continent to the north of these Aegean islands, well, except for the Mycenaean city-state at the southernmost tip of the Greek peninsula, the entire European continent is still sleeping in barbarism and ignorance.
The so-called "Europeans" are almost the same in this era.
It means "barbarian" Also due to geographical reasons, unlike those traditional continental civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia, the ancient civilization of Crete was the first maritime civilization in human history, and the islanders of Crete were also the first marine civilization in human history.
The first seafaring nation in the world, the mountains on Crete are covered with dense forests, providing the islanders with wood for building ships; the climate in the Eastern Mediterranean is always calm, and it is densely populated with islands that can serve as navigation landmarks.
The ancients were able to use simple boats to navigate the waves.
These oldest professional navigators in human history relied on the unique natural conditions of their homeland to sail dhows loaded with grain, ivory and glass from Egypt, horses and timber from Syria, and marble from the Aegean Islands. , silver from Asia Minor, copper mines from Cyprus, furs and goats from the European continent, as well as olive oil and painted pottery produced in Crete, travel to and from various ports in the Mediterranean year after year, creating a vibrant openness A civilized country.
In short, through the powerful fleet that dominates the Mediterranean and the prosperous maritime trade, the residents of Crete are almost the most extensive and knowledgeable group of people in the current Middle Eastern civilization circle.
However, no matter how well-informed they are, , faced with something like an airship that transcended all concepts and common sense, they were still frightened to the point of nervous breakdown.
As a result, when General Jutta and his soldiers set foot on the land of the motherland again at dusk, they found that there was an atmosphere of being faced with an enemy everywhere, and some people even lit beacon fires and sounded the alarm. , and even messed with them with javelins and arrows until midnight.
Poor General Jutta finally contacted the Queen Mother of Minoa who was in power, told the whole story of the matter, and calmed down the commotion.
But it was obviously too late at this moment to disturb the sick little king's rest.
So, everyone rested for the night at General Jutta's suburban manor, and found a hilltop to tie the airship to.
They waited until the next morning before entering the palace to meet the sick little king and the ruling queen mother.
Unlike those ancient cities on the Eurasian continent where wars were frequent, which were tightly protected by city walls, trenches and fortresses, all the cities in Crete were unprotected because the islanders were confident that they could defeat the outside world with their unparalleled fleet.
Even the most prosperous capital city of Knossos was fortified.
There is no clear dividing line between the urban area and the suburbs of the capital, which is similar to modern cities.
"Dear Daughters of the Nile and all distinguished guests from heaven, welcome to our country of Minoa."
The crowd gathered around Princess Caroll.
As soon as they reached the "suburban junction" of Knossos, they saw a distinguished young woman wearing a conch-shaped hat and purple clothes, who came forward with excitement on her face.
The ministers following her also saluted, and then whispered and looked at Carol and his party with curious eyes, especially the blond Daughter of the Nile and the weird-looking cat-shaped robot Doraemon.
According to Wang Qiu overheard a few words, and they seemed to be discussing whether this was a strange pet kept by Nile's daughter.
"The Queen Mother is so polite."
Carol, who had dazzling blond hair, nodded her head gracefully, and replied in a princess-like manner, "We have come all the way on behalf of Egypt to bring the most sincere greetings to the king of your country. greeting" As for the travelers who were not familiar with ancient etiquette, they also followed Carol's example, bowed slightly, and then acted solemnly from the side.
In this situation where they didn't know what to do, they could only act like they were superior.
Only with such momentum can you not lose others or lose the formation.
"I just want to ask where the king is now."
After scanning around, he didn't see a young man who clearly looked like King Minoa.
Carol asked with some confusion, but the Queen Mother of Minoa suddenly became nervous.
"Please forgive me, distinguished guests.
It's not that we are being negligent.
It's just that my son Minos's body is too weak.
Recently, his condition has become more and more serious.
He can't even get out of bed.
I will take you to the palace to see him right away." he."
When she said this, her tone was extremely humble, without any hint of arrogance.
She couldn't help it.
Facing a group of "gods" who could soar into the clouds and soar into the blue sky, how could she be arrogant even if she was an emperor and empress?
Hearing this, the time-travelers who had read the comics and understood the plot were naturally indifferent.
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Only Carol himself felt a little unexpected.
Although he had long heard that the King of Minoa was young and frail, he did not think it was true.
To be so weak, he must be suffering from some terminal disease, right?
Although she was thinking about this in her mind, she still nodded calmly, "Then, Queen Mother Lao will lead the way."
From the perspective of ancient Western civilization, the palace of Knossos is quite uniquely designed.
Compared with the solemn, majestic, rough and proud megalithic buildings in Mesopotamia and Egypt, it is more like Beverly Hills in modern Los Angeles, USA.
Those beautiful courtyards and the entire palace were built against the mountains.
They were large in scale.
From a long distance away, you could see countless small flat-roofed buildings standing side by side.
Some were three or four stories tall, and some even reached four or five stories.
Doors, windows and corridors are arranged at random, and the palace rooms are connected by stairs.
It mainly uses stones and gravel to build the foundation, and then uses mud bricks to build it.
However, it does not have the cold and hard feeling of the building.
Instead, it is cleverly integrated into the beautiful mountains and forests.
It seems to be natural, giving people a harmonious life. breath.
In general, every building in the Knossos Palace is surrounded by vibrant flower beds, lawns and shrubs.
Under the careful cultivation of gardeners, all kinds of flowers bloom together, blooming with the fragrance of different colors.
It's really stunning, and the grass blades are also lush and green, with occasional residual dewdrops shining in the sun.
Butterflies can be seen flying among the flowers, and there are chirping parrots on the branches.
The refreshing air is filled with waves of light floral fragrance, which is refreshing.
Between each flowerbed is a pavement paved with stone slabs, engraved with patterns painted by craftsmen.
In addition to the linear spirals, triangles, curves, crosses and herringbone patterns commonly seen on Cretan painted pottery, there are also patterns of flowers, plants and animals.
However, following the footsteps of the Queen Mother and the ministers, the further they walked into the depths of this comfortable palace, especially after entering the door of the King of Minoa's palace, it began to become darker and darker, and the more disturbing it became.
I feel short of breath.
The young king’s palace is actually semi-underground.
This is really unbelievable.
The poor people who "drifted north" in later generations really had no money to live in basements.
Hitler got into the bunker because he had no way to avoid bombing.
Today's Minoa Kingdom is rich all over the world, and there are no enemy bombings these days.
You Why are you digging a bomb shelter when you have nothing to do?
"Why is it so dark here that no sunlight can shine in?"
After walking for a while, Carol couldn't help but asked the maid next to her in confusion.
"Because King Minos hates the sun very much."
The maid replied respectfully.
She didn't think there was any problem with it at all.
So, Ma Tong gave Carol a look of "Look" and said, "You can't even see the sun."
How can people who are exposed to the sun have a healthy body?
"So, King Minos rarely goes out, right?"
Wang Qiu interjected, pretending to be casual.
"Yes, because His Majesty is in frail health and cannot be exposed to wind according to the doctor's instructions, we usually try to avoid letting him go out."
The maid replied, "Besides, there is everything in the palace, so since he got sick, His Majesty usually stays in there and doesn't come out."
Wang Qiu exchanged a clear look with Ma Tong: Sure enough, this King of Minos is a young man from the Cocoon tribe in BC.
The so-called cocooning tribe is another concept of "emerging groups" invented by Japanese society in the 21st century after the NEETs and otakus.
Mainly refers to some teenagers who are self-isolated and socially indifferent.
They are withdrawn, lack friends, and are afraid of contact with the outside world.
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They are often like silkworm chrysalis in a cocoon.
They often like to lock themselves in their rooms and do not come out for a long, long time.
Of course, there is obviously a difference between King Minos, who is unable to go out due to illness, and those Japanese cocooners in the 21st century who take the initiative to stay indoors.
But in terms of actual physical and psychological effects, it seems to be just as bad.
Several time-travelers were walking slowly behind the Queen Mother and the maids, while discussing the condition of the young king of the cocoon tribe whom they had not yet met.
After a while, a huge dolphin was playing in the water in the corridor of the palace.
The mural finally reached the end, and a dark but spacious semi-underground hall appeared.
The hall is surrounded by thick high walls with no windows.
Only a row of ventilation holes are opened at the top near the ceiling.
Together with the oil lamps that are lit all day long in the corner, they bring a faint light to the room.
In order to cater to King Minos who was unwilling to step out of his room, this luxurious underground palace had almost everything.
Not only was it furnished with many dazzling handicrafts, but it was also piled with scrolls and clay tablets for recording text.
They also built indoor flower gardens with a variety of flowers, and even artificially created gurgling streams, rockeries, and fish ponds, but none of these could make up for the effects of sunlight and natural wind, nor could they keep the air moist enough.
Drying and Freshening Buildings from the fourteenth century BC did not have the ventilation and dehumidification technology of modern houses.
Obviously, lying in such a "semi-basement" without seeing the light all year round, I'm afraid even a healthy person will suffer from depression.
Anyone who knows a little bit about health care knows that a healthy and upbeat attitude is the basic foundation for getting better.
Although I don’t know that this bad living habit of keeping the door closed is different from King Minos’s.
Between illnesses, who is the cause and who is the effect, but if you want to recover, you must make some changes.
Not only the correction of daily habits, but more importantly, the adjustment of personal psychology.
The travelers couldn't help but sigh and looked at the luxurious bed hung with layers of curtains in the center of the hall.
Surrounding the bed were a large group of fat and thin beautiful palace maids.
Some were fanning, some were playing the harp, and some were taking a nap out of boredom.
Suddenly, they saw the Queen Mother coming in with a group of strangers, especially the blond-haired lady.
The sexy Carol and the chubby Doraemon suddenly jumped up in shock.
"What's wrong?
Is the Daughter of the Nile here?"
As if sensing the noise outside, a young boy's hoarse voice came from the bed, which seemed to be filled with some kind of expectation.
"Yes, my child, the Daughter of the Nile, has come to see you from Egypt," the Queen Mother sobbed slightly and replied with tears in her eyes.
Hearing that the long-awaited daughter of the Nile had arrived, the young king Minos on the bed was immediately excited.
He immediately ordered someone to lift the curtain, and then with the help of the maid, he managed to stand up and show off to all the visitors.
His sickly figure was revealed: his pale, almost transparent skin, almost You can almost vaguely see blood vessels.
Although the facial features on the face are as delicate and delicate as a beautiful girl, they have a sickly look without any brilliance.
The body is so thin and thin that it seems like it can be swept away by the wind.
It is just a child.
The simple act of sitting up on the bed already made him breathless.
As soon as he saw Carol's brilliant blond hair, a strange light flashed through the dull and dull eyes of this sickly and beautiful young man.
Then he made a move that shocked everyone.
He ignored his thin and sick body. , actually struggled to hold on to the bedpost, and with the help of the maid and the Queen Mother, he just got out of bed and stood up.
"Are you the daughter of the Nile God?
Sure enough, you have blond hair as bright as the sun."
With a faint blush on his face, the handsome young king staggered slowly towards Carol, his eyes as fanatical and focused as those of future star-chasers.
Carol was at a loss for a moment: "Your Majesty, I am here to visit you."
How could this young king's eyes be so penetrating that she even had goosebumps all over the floor?
Hey, don't look at my long face.
De Nen, she is already a married woman, okay?
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“You are finally here and I sincerely thank you Daughter of the Nile” After saying this, the sickly young king seemed to have exhausted all his strength and fell directly to the ground.
"It hurts so much, save me" he whispered with difficulty, groaning in pain.
"Oh no, my child, come quickly.
Someone come and save him."
The Queen Mother's face suddenly changed and she cried.
"King Minos, please cheer up!"
The helpless palace maids also hugged the young king and shouted in vain.
For a moment, the dark dormitory was filled with the noise of crying and shouting.
More people heard the sound and hurried in from outside, shouting and shouting around the young king.
The sky was dark and the sky was dark.
But these guys not only polluted the original indoor Apart from the lack of turbid air circulation, it hardly had any positive effects.
Instead, it created more noise, making the poor boy feel even more uncomfortable.
Damn it, let alone such a sick and weak boy who can fall down at the slightest blow, even a healthy person can't bear the service of you idiots.
"Quiet, please step aside and let me see how he is doing."
Unable to bear it any longer, Carol finally put her hands on her hips and let out a loud shout, shocking the group of maids and servants who could only cry and yell.
Then she pulled Wang Qiu, Doraemon and others together and squeezed away.
These obstructive guys picked up the semi-conscious King Minos with their own hands and carefully Observe the state of his illness attack, um, shortness of breath, pale complexion, spasms of limbs, dripping with sweat.
Looking at Minos, whose consciousness is gradually blurring, and has begun to twitch his hands and feet, and his pale sick face full of desire to survive, Carol My heart couldn't help but throb in pain.
"Doraemon, how can he be rescued?"
She turned around and asked Doraemon.
"Looks like a chronic respiratory disease, like asthma."
Doraemon made a simple diagnosis and sighed, "Hey, even though this child's respiratory function has failed like this, we still have to lock him in an airtight basement with turbid air and not let him out for ventilation.
There was even a fire burning inside all day long."
He looked up at the bright oil lamps in the corner and couldn't help but shake his head, "Is this seeking death, seeking death, or seeking death?"
"I also know that the environment here is very bad for the patient, but no matter what, we have to save him first."
Looking at the increasingly painful expression of Minos in his arms, Carol said anxiously, "Do you have any quick and effective treatment?"
"I don't have any particularly good solutions.
He looks like this and it's impossible to get an injection or take medicine, and the cause of the disease has not been found out."
Doraemon spread his hands and took out a can and a mask from his pocket, "Anyway, let's give him some oxygen first." oshow7: