“Greetings to the emperor of China. My name is Queen Raya from the land of Maharlika. I am here to offer a gift to you as the beginning of our friendship.”
The warriors handed 50 talents of gold, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and pearls to the slaves of Emperor Tao.
“Thank you for the gift, my queen. My name is Emperor Tao. It’s a pleasure to meet you! To what do we owe you the pleasure?”
“We would like to know how you built the Great Wall. Was it also built by giants just like the Pyramid of Egypt?”
“Nice guess. Our Great Wall was built by my giant ancestors at first. We built it to prevent the Barbarians and the Mongolians from invading us. The construction of the Great Wall of China could have been finished in less than 10 years if our giant ancestors didn’t suddenly become extinct. They died one by one without any heir. There are only a few giants left but they are not as tall as our early ancestors. Due to the extinction of our giants, it took us 200 years to finish constructing our Great Wall. Even if you stand on the moon, you can see our Great Wall due to its massive structure.”
'The Great Wall of China is a perfect fortress for countries like China. However, it is no use in our country since we are surrounded by thousands of islands. The best that we can do for our country is to unite all our people by building a land bridge to connect all our islands from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.' Queen Raya thought.
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A Paradise Lost
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