Amon finally led the frontline generals back to the main city of the cape city-state, and once again met Pharaoh Lasis II of Eju. And Rod Dick, the lord of the cape city-state, has returned half a month early to prepare for a grand celebration ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by the pharaoh himself, and Li Quide, the high priest of the kingdom, was the master of ceremonies. The imperial general Amon enjoyed the highest honor, and was only half a step behind, almost offering sacrifices to Horus side by side with the pharaoh.
The ceremony took place at the city-state temple, but its real climax was when the guard of honor marched across the square to be cheered by the people. Amon walked beside the pharaoh wearing a shining armor and a long sword. This is not a battle attire, but the dress worn by the general to participate in the sacrifice ceremony. The sword is a special gift from the pharaoh.
This is the second time for Amon to walk here and hear the cheers of the people. The last time he came to return the relics of Nero, the people praised the great god and wise city lord Rod Dick at that time. This time the story changed the protagonist, and the people who praised the gods, Pharaoh and Amon.
Amon is more in the limelight than the gods and pharaohs. The young and handsome general of the empire in military uniform has made many miraculous achievements and returned triumphantly. He is simply an idol in men's minds and a fantasy in women's dreams. Countless eyes focused on him, and Amon heard people cheering his name, and the reverence and admiration from the heart merged into a force. When he unfolded that strange ability, he could clearly feel it!
Amon, who had lost his power, felt a strange power inexplicably on this occasion, but he didn't know what it could be used for. It wasn't the mana of a magician or the force of a warrior, and it contained too many mysteries and unknowns. He also felt all kinds of thoughts between the gates of the Hades. That is the prayer of the world to the Queen of the Hades. Does it also contain such power
The Underworld of Anuna is the domain of the underworld king Erebi. Could it be that the mystery of the so-called domain of the gods also lies in this? Is that power that only the gods know how to use
Countless people's thoughts were refracted into Amon's soul, and countless gazes were projected on him. Amon felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, and even seemed to be heading to another battlefield. He didn't want to be so eye-catching, but he had nowhere to hide. When people cheered his name louder than Pharaoh's name, he could clearly feel the displeasure of Rasis II beside him. How to describe the emotion of Pharaoh, it is like a child being robbed of his favorite toy, or an alcoholic seeing others drinking better wine.
Of course, Lacis II would not show such emotions. He walked at the forefront of the team, wearing a tall golden crown, and he was the most majestic king on the mainland. Amon glanced at the crowd on both sides, and found that many girls were waving headscarves at him, pointing their fingers on their lips and waving wildly at him, shouting passionate words that even made people blush and heartbeat.
Amon could only smile bitterly in his heart, inexplicably thinking of Gilgamesh again. After Gilgamesh beheaded Humbaba, he sent part of the snake teeth and tendons to the capital of Baron, and it was the same scene when he entered the city. At that time, Barron's dignitaries who came to greet him had different attitudes, but the proud hero didn't care at all, just nodded and waved generously, accepting the cheers of all people.
Amon doesn't have the style of Gilgamesh, although today he also has a prestige no less than Gilgamesh. Maybe it's because of a different mentality. Gilgamesh is the hereditary lord of the city and has been the pride of the city-state since he was a child, while Amon has always been a magician with the mission of unlocking the secrets of the gods, so he is not used to being so ostentatious.
Gilgamesh, the hero who was once extremely proud, has retreated, but he has achieved the glory of Amon today.
When the pharaoh reached the end of the long steps and turned around in front of the majestic temple gate and raised his hand to signal to the people, the cheers reached their peak, like a tsunami, and many people in the square trembled with excitement, even their voices became hoarse . Amon took another half step back and quietly stood aside, while the generals and priests lined up under the long steps.
This scene reminded Amon of Gelie again, and Gelie's reputation in the Kingdom of Hatti had reached an unprecedented peak. Whether it was Gilgamesh in the past or Gelie now, Amon's status and glory seemed to be comparable to it, but he knew very well in his heart that the actual situation was very different.
Amon is a foreigner, and his background is quite unclear. His rise to status is too fast, he is too young, and he has too much prestige in the army. He is undoubtedly suspected of having made great achievements, as can be seen from the mood of Pharaoh just now. . Whether it is King Hatti or King Baron, even if they are afraid, they can't do anything to Gelie or Gilgamesh, but Amon's situation is different, not to mention that he has lost the power to protect himself now.
When the officials of Aiju followed the Pharaoh into the temple, the cheers of the crowd stayed outside the door, and the majestic and solemn statue of Horus came to meet him. The Horus enshrined in the Cape Temple has a human body and the wings of a giant eagle. Amon inexplicably thought of the cloud eagle that was killed by Enkidu's sword.
He thought of another thing. Is the power gathered by the gratitude and admiration of the people just now felt the so-called power of the gods? Perhaps it is also the meaning of God's Domain! The statue standing on the altar is of course not Horus himself, but Amon can feel the pressure of being watched, as if he has some kind of life, as if Horus is here.
What is the significance of this idol to the gods? The answer may lie in this. To become a god, is it necessary to do so, to stand tall on the altar? Maybe maybe not, this is not what Amon wants to think about now, but he can't help but think about it.
After the sacrificial ceremony to the gods, there was a grand dinner, as if returning to the scene of the banquet with the Hattite officials in the desert. Many people got up to toast the pharaoh, and then toasted Amon and praised his achievements. Pharaoh also patted Amon on the shoulder and said, "Our general is the real number one warrior on the mainland!"
The day after the dinner party, it was finally time to get down to business. The regiments need to return to their station to recuperate, the soldiers who died in battle need to be compensated, and the soldiers who have made military exploits need to be rewarded. The pharaoh and his officials need to discuss the major issues, and then hand them over to the handling staff for implementation.
In fact, the Ecu Empire did not win the last two battles at all. It was unfavorable in the battle in Hatti and fell into a desperate situation. Then, because of the unexpected reversal of the battle situation, the peace talks were successful. As for the battle with the Uruk Legion, they retreated first and then defended. Although the opponent was severely injured, the losses of the Ecu army were even heavier. In the end, the Uruk Legion took the initiative to retreat.
For the glory of the empire and the pharaoh's face, it can be said that this is the victory of the Ecu, but these two battles did not take any advantage. Si II still wants to reward the whole army according to the big victory.
Since Pharaoh himself didn't care about it, Amon naturally didn't have to consider it for him. He asked the commanders of each army to directly submit the list of soldiers who needed key awards to Pharaoh. As for the An-La Legion he personally led, of course not one meritorious person was left behind, so the clerk would count them up in advance.
The rewards nominated by Amon are of course well deserved. Xiou, the quartermaster of the An-La Legion, finally got his wish and became a nobleman. Not only that, but because of Amon's special recommendation, he also became a nobleman with a famous title, and had a fake job title in the property department of the Memphis city-state. title.
With a title, there must be a fief, but the pharaoh didn't directly reward the territory, he just allowed Xiou to buy it with his own money. Of course, Xiou couldn't wish for it. He was not eligible to buy a piece of land near Memphis City as his own territory before, but now he can.
John, the former commander, was demoted to Mount Horie for reckless crimes, and was later promoted by Amon to the An-Ra Legion. He was seriously injured when blocking the Uruk Legion's attack, and has returned to Memphis City to recuperate. His contribution is not small. Under Amon's recommendation, he was promoted to the third-level title, and his status is already equivalent to the director of military affairs of the city-state.
At the same time, Amon requested to resign from the positions of the commander in chief of the battlefield and the head of the An-La Legion, officially handing over his military power. Pharaoh pretended to save a few words, persuading Amon to still serve as the commander of the An-Ra Legion, and thanked him for training such an elite division for the empire. Amon handed over his military power to relieve his burden, so he was determined to resign, so Pharaoh followed suit, and Amon resigned with honor.
Although the Uruk Corps has retreated, the disputes in the Duke Plain are clearly not over yet, and the defense of the cape city-state is naturally more important than before. The Seth Legion wanted to return to the garrison for reorganization, and the original city-state garrison alone was obviously not enough. Rod Dick applied to Pharaoh to let the An-Ra Legion garrison the cape city-state.
Amon also made the same suggestion to Pharaoh, and elected John as the successor of the legion. Although John is not yet a great warrior, he has outstanding military exploits and is one of the direct founders of this legion. Of course, there is no problem in recommending him. The pharaoh agreed to the An-La army stationed in the cape city-state, and did not veto John's appointment, but said that he would wait until General John's injury recovered before discussing it.
It is not necessary to detail the rewards received by the soldiers who followed Amon. He selected 80 personal guards when he set off, and thirty-six of them survived the series of battles. These people were specially selected by Mei Danzuo. They were very qualified. They were all civilians with no background and no literacy. They followed Amon through life and death, and now they all became nobles.
The personal guards belonged to the nature of the private army, and they were also guards of honor for the great nobles of the empire to travel. However, their salaries were issued by the empire, and Amon himself could pay for subsidies out of his own pocket. After the military power was handed over, it was naturally impossible to keep a large number of private troops. Thirty-six people were divided into three teams, which happened to meet the number of personal guards stipulated by an imperial general. Amon was going to take them back to his territory.
Amon now only holds the false title of a great general, but his status is very high, surpassing the average city-state lord, comparable to a big city-state lord like Memphis and the high priest of the Temple of Isis, so the people around him The status of the captain of the personal guard is not low. In terms of rank, it is equivalent to the chief of the garrison of an ordinary city-state. This is what Amon can personally appoint.
But he did not continue to appoint Medanzo. Medanzuo's identity is quite embarrassing. He is a nobleman of Baron, and he is employed. The Ecu army just fought against the Uruk army from Baron some time ago. Amon didn't know that there was going to be another battle before he set off, otherwise he wouldn't have directly appointed Mei Danzuo as the captain of the personal guard.
In the battle with the Uruk Corps, he did not let Medanzuo lead the soldiers to charge, but appeared on the battlefield as his own guard. After the war ended, he handed over his military power, and Medanzuo naturally left the Ecu army, and received a large sum of money but no other rewards.
It doesn't matter, Amon asked Mei Danzuo to return to the newly acquired territory with the personal guards temporarily. If the candidate for the personal guard captain is vacant, just leave it empty, and save it for later.
Gossip less, in the meeting hall of the Pharaoh's palace, after all the messy affairs were discussed, the pharaoh was about to let the officials leave, but Amon stood up, left his seat, came to the center of the hall, knelt down and saluted the pharaoh: "Your Majesty, Amon has one more thing to ask you."
Pharaoh was startled, then smiled and said, "General, please sit down and talk. If you have any requests, just ask."
But Amon didn't stand up, and said unhurriedly: "After the meeting with King Hatti, you once said that if I want any reward, I can ask after I return to Eju. Now I want to make a request to His Majesty." .”
This is a blatant reward in front of the courtiers. Pharaoh has already rewarded Amon heavily, and now he wants to continue to demand rewards, and grasping what Pharaoh once said in front of the courtiers will inevitably be suspected of forcing the palace. However, based on the merits he has made, it is normal for Pharaoh to resign with only a false title. It is normal to ask for rewards after handing over military power. No matter what kind of request he makes, it is difficult for Pharaoh to refuse.
Lacis II was stunned for a moment, and laughed heartily: "Amon, you can naturally ask for any reward, just tell me, as long as I can get it!"
Amon: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your permission. You have rewarded me enough, and I don't want to ask for more. It's just that my people are the descendants of miners from Duke Town. They are still doing hard labor in Mount Horeb. I hope you Release them and set them free. I fight for the empire, for your glory, and to save my people."
Pharaoh frowned: "Is there such a thing? Why don't I know!"
I don't know if Pharaoh really didn't know or was pretending to be confused. Amon took out a scroll and held it above his head: "Maybe Your Majesty can't remember such a small thing, but it is very important to me. You personally ordered them to be imprisoned in Mount Horeb Served, this is the official record."
A servant took the document and handed it to Pharaoh. Lacis II opened it, glanced at it, and said with an oh: "I remembered, there is such a thing. General Amon, your request, I am Unable to refuse. But do you still remember the peace agreement we signed with the Kingdom of Hatti? To return the fugitive slaves of the other side, you are also a participant in the peace agreement. I left them in Mount Horeb, which is also a form of protection. Do you want Return them to Hatti Kingdom to continue?"
Amon replied calmly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to return them to the Kingdom of Hatti, because they left Hatti as slaves, not as slaves, but as refugees who lost their homes and had nowhere to go. Your Majesty is generous and merciful." On behalf of the tribe, I would like to express my gratitude for taking them in!"
Amon was trying to force Pharaoh, but Pharaoh's face was not very good-looking. The Minister of Internal Affairs of the empire next to him hurriedly interjected: "General Amon doesn't know that they are already Pharaoh's slaves. Although you have made great contributions to the empire. , but they are only your kinsmen, and you cannot give them freedom because of your meritorious deeds."
Amon thought for a while and said, "That's easy, I ask His Majesty to reward me with these slaves."
Pharaoh looked at Amon, and finally smiled again: "Of course it's no problem, there are only a few dozen slaves. If I even stingy rewards for these, how can I convince the soldiers of Amon? Amon, your people are now you slaves, you can bring them back to your own territory."
When they spoke just now, the generals in the hall heard that Pharaoh rejected Amon’s initial request, and they all showed dissatisfaction, and they all wanted to help. Now that Pharaoh agreed to reward these slaves to Amon, they didn’t make a sound. . With Amon's credit, he just asked for dozens of slaves, and they were still his own clansmen, so that's not a big deal.
Amon saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift!"
The Pharaoh probably felt embarrassed himself, so he deliberately asked again: "Amon, what else do you want? Whether you want treasures or beauties, or more slaves and territories, you can ask for it."
Amon smiled: "Since Your Majesty said so, I really have a request, I hope you will give me another piece of territory."
Unexpectedly, Amon would really climb along the pole. Pharaoh's words were too hard to take back, so he had to ask again: "General, you already have a large territory, so what are you looking for?"
Amon's request was indeed a little too much. All the generals looked at him curiously, and they didn't know which piece of land the general was looking for. If it was an owner's land, it might be a bit difficult to deal with. I saw Amon unhurriedly took out another parchment scroll from his arms, held it up above his head and said, "I have prepared the map, please have a look at it, Your Majesty."
The Pharaoh picked up the parchment presented by his servant, and immediately said in surprise: "Duke Plain! This is not within the territory of the Eju Empire!" Amon presented a map of the Duk Plain. He drew a map of the original Duk Town. The irregular circle with a radius of two to three hundred miles is the fertile soil most suitable for living and establishing a city-state after examining the terrain.
Amon nodded and said: "Yes, I can't be greedy with military merits, and naturally I can't ask for more territory in the empire. But according to the peace treaty between Eju and Hatti, explorers from both countries can enter there to find wealth, Cultivate the wilderness. I just ask His Majesty to grant it to me in name, as for whether I can reclaim it as a territory, it is all up to me."
It turned out that all the ministers showed relieved expressions. Pharaoh refused this request for no reason. For him, it was a favor without cost. He gave Amon a territory that was not in the territory of Eju, and he needed Amon to reclaim it by himself. Pharaoh looked at Amon and nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, it seems that you have already prepared! Then let the Ministry of the Interior issue a document to grant you this piece of land in the name of territory, but you need to occupy it yourself. reclamation."
Amon thanked again, then stood up and returned to his seat. He had already prepared two things before he accomplished what he was doing today, and relying on his military exploits in front of the officials, Pharaoh had no choice but to nod.
Although only a nominal fief was obtained, it meant a lot to Amon. Pharaoh refused to release those miners as slaves, and Amon asked Pharaoh to give them to him. This was only the first step. Although Amon can treat those slaves kindly in the territory, slaves are slaves after all, and Amon has no right to give them freedom. Once these fled the country, according to the agreement between Eju and Hattie, they still had to be returned.
Although the Pharaoh's Expedition did not take advantage, he still did not give up on the Duk Plain and wanted to keep this group of miners in his hands. The descendants of Duke Town used to be the legal owners of that piece of land, but now they are slaves of the Pharaoh. As long as the Pharaoh gets the title deed, the owner of the slave will become the owner of that piece of land.
Pharaoh asked about the whereabouts of the land deed before launching the war, but Moses and others only said that the land deed had disappeared in the flood along with the town of Duk. Whether there is a title deed is just a cover, and the pharaoh still launched an expedition.
This group of miners has a more important role. Not only have they mastered magical skills, but they are much more efficient at mining divine stones than ordinary magicians. They are also familiar with the distribution of mineral veins around Duke Town, which symbolizes a living, Huge wealth, how can it be easily sold!
What's more, now that there is a new situation, their staying in the Eju Empire will be a means to contain Amon. Amon had a high prestige among the people of Egypt, especially the army, and such a person could not but make Pharaoh fearful. It would be fine if he served the Eju Empire faithfully, but if Amon went to any other country on the mainland, it would be a blow to the Eju Empire. Pharaoh naturally didn't want Amon to bring his people back home. Such people had to be used by Eju, and whether they were useful or not was another matter.
It was nothing that Pharaoh gave the slave to Amon. They were still slaves of the Eju Empire. Being detained in Amon's territory was not only a favor, but also a better restraint.
However, Amon had already prepared for this move, and asked the pharaoh for an unimaginable territory, and under such circumstances, it was impossible for Lasis II to refuse to agree!
As the lord of the fief, Amon can naturally send his slaves to cultivate the land. These two requests seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they just happened to allow Moses and others to escape the slavery of Eju and return to their hometown. As for their identities after returning to the Duk Plain, it is no longer up to Pharaoh to control them.
Today's general of the empire is no longer as ignorant as when he first walked out of Duke Town. Amon sat in the position of commander-in-chief on the battlefield, but he dealt with all kinds of people a lot. The technique of granting territory was inspired by a certain experience long ago. Princess Xiaoqian of the Baron Kingdom gave Ussier, the leader of the Giant United Tribe, a territory, but it was not in the Baron Kingdom.
Amon learned this from Princess Xiaoqian, but he made the request on his own initiative. He has always been a simple boy, and he never plays tricks with others. The first time he played official tricks, he played a big game, and his opponent was Pharaoh Ecu.
Pharaoh immediately realized Amon's intentions, but there was nothing he could do at the moment. Captured King Hatti alive to rescue the army crisis, facilitated the peace talks between the two countries, commanded the army to repel the Uruk army, and summoned the gods to protect the territory of Eju. What a credit! He only took the initiative to make such two trivial requests, and he couldn't even refuse them.