Chapter 39: Brothers

【Influence Card: Foreign Trade】
【Starting from Larsa, the Edenites, as you anticipated, began to show interest in the outside world and extended their reach throughout Mesopotamia.】
【In an era without standardized roads and transport infrastructure, and lacking supplies for travel, Edenites, with dinosaurs as companions and able to plant trees on-site for rest, quickly became an important link between Sumerian city-states.】
【The cuneiform script, widely used later to denote the Edenites, simultaneously carried three meanings: “People from the Garden,” “Messenger,” and “Merchant.”】
【When Jacob succeeded Isaac, who was completely overwhelmed with duties, as the new Speaker of the Tri-Head Council, he focused on a road construction plan with the secondary goal of expanding Eden’s territory (similar to the environment of El Neim). Every Edenite engaged in trade had to plant Kabbalah seeds at designated points and apply laws established by the Pterosaur and Triceratops clans.】
【The spreading roots would reinforce a convenient path for travel and beneficially transform the surrounding environment, serving as temporary rest stops.】
【After centuries of evolution, the Sumerians fully accustomed to the presence of Edenites, even came to see it as a near-natural law. City-states, in turn, entered a state similar to the previous isolation of Edenites—locked in their own territories, unwilling to venture out, as they could obtain everything simply by trading with the Edenites.】
【Although some Sumerians aspired to become traveling merchants, the vast differences in conditions made it an unenviable task.】
【Through foreign trade, the Edenites compensated for many temporarily unnecessary technologies, such as mining, metal smelting, wool weaving, etc., clearly beneficial in the long run.】
【Influence Card: Great Art – Martial Arts】
【Meanwhile, the Edenites did not forget the combat techniques you taught. Although they viewed it as a practice to get closer to the planet, it undoubtedly led to a leap in the tribe’s military power.】
【The Tyrannosaurus clan, already specializing in combat, required nearly a hundred years of training for each member before allowing them to live freely. This led to almost every member being able to defeat phantasmal species barehanded, with some even developing fantastical moves. Since you had already categorized Edenite martial arts as a branch of the Great Art, this wasn’t surprising.】
【The Edenites’ martial prowess, coupled with their foreign trade, became well-known to the Sumerians, whose warriors took pride in receiving guidance and recognition from the former. This was largely because the Edenites often “casually” subdued rampaging magical beasts during their journeys, with several instances of one person and one dragon suppressing city-states attempting invasions.】
【In fact, Edenites gradually became protectors and arbiters of the Mesopotamian region, with countless raiding barbarians unable to even reach the edges of the city-states.】
【Some covert actions by gods, sending their chosen and magical beasts to harass, ultimately became part of Edenite legends.】
【Trait “Ray of Light Piercing the Stars (B+)” revised to “Martial Tradition (C)”】
【Trait “Reptilian Allies (D)” upgraded to “Reptilian Allies (C)”】
【Era Goal Updated: Rule (10%), Culture (40%)】
【Based on the progress of civilization, you have earned 50 Brilliance Points.】
【Round Six, Begin.】

Compared to prehistoric times, not much has changed in the Edenite settlement of El Neim… except for the four-wheel drive racetracks placed at every few doorsteps. Somehow, it feels quite peculiar. A certain schemer really did something outrageous. Adam rubbed his temples, slightly headache-stricken.

“It seems the entire Mesopotamian region has fallen under Edenite influence. I suppose those so-called gods must be grinding their teeth in irritation. They’re probably too cowardly to confront us directly,” Jeanne d’Arc Alter mocked the Mesopotamian gods without mercy, her disdain for religion making her reminiscent of French nobles who had once denied her entry into their cities.

“However, Miss France, our goal, or rather the boss’s goal, isn’t to make the Edenites another group of gods. Haven’t you noticed? There’s an urgent issue that needs addressing,” Drake pointed out to Jeanne.

Jeanne looked puzzled, eventually turning to Adam for an explanation.

Realizing they had come to the same conclusion, Adam didn’t hesitate to speak up. “Times have changed. If not guided properly, it’s easy to stray off course. Now, the Sumerians are almost like livestock in pens, fed and harvested by the Edenites.”

Adam had promised to create an ideal world, so he couldn’t tolerate such a distorted relationship. The relationship between Edenites and other civilizations should be fraternal, not treating the younger as useless pets.

“True, but how do we resolve this? We can’t just set a fire to force the Sumerians into action,” Jeanne said, limited by her experiences prior to the Renaissance.

“Let’s hear your thoughts, Jacob,” Adam naturally turned the topic to Jacob, who had been informed by Gaia of the progenitor’s arrival and had hurried to the scene.

Now mature, Jacob stood nearly two meters tall, robust yet elegant, the epitome of an Edenite warrior. Beside him stood a Sumerian brother and sister, struggling to adapt to El Neim’s environment but intently listening with their clay tablets and carving tools.

“I’ve been pondering how to interact with the Sumerians since your last guidance. You said it’s not enough to point out mistakes; we must also teach the right things. So, I plan to have our traders recruit Sumerians as apprentices,” Jacob proposed.

“Good, but it’s not enough. With the Edenites’ reputation, we can do better. Gather capable and willing members of the Triceratops clan (management and scholarship). Next, we’ll ‘plant trees within the city-states,'” Adam directed.

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