The next day.
When the sun rose in the east once more, Luo Zhen and the others finally arrived at the city of Uruk.
As the center of this era and the largest fortified city in the world, its grandeur and luxury were only to be expected.
Since the Sumerians had already appeared on the stage of history around 4000 BC, their civilization had become highly mature after more than a thousand years of development.
The oldest urban civilization of mankind, the Sumerian Civilization, had only officially come into being after the Sumerians broke away from village societies where thousands lived together, developed irrigation agriculture that increased grain production, and gradually formed city-states with populations of tens of thousands.
Although its scale could not compare with modern nations, once countries of this size emerged, writing was naturally invented as well. There was even higher education where lessons were taught. Though nature had not blessed them with much timber, the fertile land surrounded by two great rivers produced high-quality soil, allowing the Sumerians to use clay refined from that soil to build all kinds of tools, buildings, and even fortresses.
Thus, this was a land of mud, clay, wheat, and sheep.
And as mankind's oldest fortified city, Uruk's prosperity was likewise second to none in the world.
Even now, despite being in wartime, Uruk's market remained bustling.
Shouts rang out from every direction.
The sound of metal being hammered also continued without pause.
Wisps of smoke, seemingly produced by the forging of weapons, rose from all around.
People clad in nothing but rough clothing moved about this city. Some set up various stalls and shops, calling out incessantly, while others hurried through tasks such as forging iron and transporting goods, creating a market scene livelier than even a modern commercial district.