To Four Thousand Years Later

Unlike Egypt next door.

These days, Jerusalem is very lively.

A few days earlier, their people had heard King Solomon's prophecy. Their king told them that in a few days a noble queen would come up from the southern kingdom to worship their king.

When the queen's envoy arrived yesterday, the citizens smiled and pulled him along to chat enthusiastically.

talking about the day that made his hair stand on end

"You are the envoy of the queen in the south, right?"

"When will Her Lady Queen arrive?"

"Hey, where are you from..."

The messenger on the camel was shocked.

King Solomon...does he really have the ability of a prophet as in the legend?

And this kind of accuracy, no matter how you say it, is amazing...

Although the city residents were enthusiastic, he still felt embarrassed and panicked. Mr. Messenger rushed to Solomon's palace in a panic.

"Hello, I am…"

Just as he spoke and introduced himself in the not-so-fluent Israeli language, the inner guard of the royal city who guarded the gate opened it: "No need. I know you... go in quickly."

"Messenger, the king has been waiting for you for a long time."

Another inner guard answered and gave him a slight push: "Please go in."

"...Okay, okay."

The messenger shivered and walked in obediently.

But he felt a little uncomfortable. It's like some evil beast is staring at him nearby... It's not a good feeling to be seen. It seems that everyone's eyes here can penetrate the secrets of their hearts.

In a trance, he seemed to see a pair of majestic pale golden pupils flashing past. Faintly burned in his heart.

His heart seemed to be shaking, and his hands and feet were a little numb. The brain beats rhythmically like the heart, and the ears become extremely silent, even the slightest sound will be maximized.

Some fear.

He had to admit his unease—because he had sworn before the Queen that he would never lie in his life.

And this kind of fear and anxiety reached the extreme when he saw the legendary wise king Solomon with his own eyes.

"—Hi, Larry."

Solomon's peaceful voice resounded in the temple, with heavy echoes: "I already know your intentions."

At that moment, the messenger Laeli felt a living fear crawling up his spine.

He couldn't help but reached out and touched the back of his neck. To be sure that nothing really climbed up.

"Since you have come with sincerity and friendship, I will also treat you with sincerity and friendship; if your queen asks me for wisdom, I will give her wisdom; if your queen asks me for wealth, I will also give it to you." Her wealth."

Solomon's voice was majestic, and the words revealed a peaceful and rational atmosphere: "So, what can your queen give me?"

Just a little bit different from the legend...

It was rumored that Solomon was only twenty years old this year, and he was a handsome and young king—but after confirming it with his own eyes, Laeli knew that it was absolutely impossible for Solomon to be only twenty years old.

Even saying that his son is twenty years old is more convincing. In that case, Laeli might think that King Solomon is young...

——That kind of mature, stable and very peaceful temperament, coupled with the mature and tough face of at least thirty years old, is very in line with the image of "King of Wisdom" in Laeli's mind.

"The queen can bring you a lot of treasure."

The messenger said quickly and fluently: "We have brought one hundred and twenty talents of gold and precious stones. We also have four war elephants and a large amount of spices... I hope you will accept it."

Rather, this is his main business, what he should do.

Solomon nodded with satisfaction: "Your queen is very generous. She will get the friendship of Israel."

Sure enough, it was just like the legend... Queen Sheba brought a lot of wealth. All the small nations that paid tribute to Israel did not have as much gold as she brought this time.

One talent is equivalent to about 35 kilograms; one hundred and twenty talents is four tons of treasure—if not, elephants would not be used to transport it.

For Israel, this is already a very large fortune.

But after receiving Solomon's promise, the messenger hesitated for a moment, but then asked tentatively: "Then, Mr. Solomon, the wise and virtuous king... If it is to get your personal friendship, how much gold do you need?"

"Not necessarily, Laeli."

Solomon said with a smile: "As far as I am concerned, even if a fool gives me a mountain of gold, I will not bother to look at him; even if a wise man has nothing in his hands, I will smile."

"The queen's wisdom will satisfy you."

The messenger said confidently.

Solomon just shook his head: "Wisdom alone is not enough."

"Wisdom, benevolence, fairness, integrity, and caring for the world - if you get one of the five, I will face up to her identity; if you get the second, I will be friends with her; if you get the third, I will treat her as a sister ; The fourth is that I will go out of the city in sackcloth to meet you."

He said flatly.

The messenger was amazed at Solomon's words.

He casually asked: "If so, there are people in the world who have all five things..."

"—that's me."

Solomon replied forcefully.

There was no doubt in his eyes, they were all confident and calm.

"...Is that so. That's what he said."

Sitting on the elephant, the woman whose face was shrouded in a light veil lightly bit her index finger, and said casually: "It's amazing."

Her skin is light brown, smeared with spiced olive oil, and has a strange allure. But her long, exposed hair was so brilliant that it was not human-like silver, and it was so smooth that it looked like a living thing.

— No, rather than saying she is not human, it is better to say that she is not human at all.

She has bat-like wings, a snake-like tail, and goose-like webbed feet, as well as a high protruding chest and an extremely slender waist.

"I heard from Gabriel that Raziel is following him. He was originally guarding the Ark, but he made a contract with David and Solomon, so Solomon must be an outstanding king..."

She said softly, with a lazy voice: "Can you believe it? He even abolished Leviticus, so that people in the whole country no longer need to spend money for sacrifices. This kind of wisdom can be said to be unique in the world."

"But the sacrifice was originally..."

The messenger knelt down in front of the Queen of Sheba, not daring to raise his head, but muttered in a low voice.

"Only the scapegoat of the sin offering is mine, silly boy."

But the Queen just chuckled and said, "Just like the two sheep offered by Aaron—one for Yahweh and the other for Me. If there is no one, there will be nothing... Anyway, offering a sacrifice is not something to be proud of."

As she spoke, her body slowly changed. The snake's tail, goose webs and the wings behind it all gradually disappeared and changed into what a human should be.

The corners of her mouth turned up in a lovely smile.

"I want to see what kind of king can subdue Raziel."