In the Baron Palace, Amon saw Hammurabi II on the sickbed. The old king was nearly eighty years old. He used to be rich, but now he was very thin. The skin on his cheeks and chin was wrinkled and drooping, his eye sockets were sunken, and his cheekbones and forehead had an abnormal red luster.
As soon as he saw this brilliance, Amon knew that this person was already terminally ill. If it were an ordinary person, he would have died a long time ago. He has been relying on various blessing magic techniques performed by the priests to maintain himself. But no matter how miraculous the power of divine arts is, it can only adjust a person's body functions to the best state. When these functions themselves have failed, no matter how clever a master of divine arts is, there is nothing they can do.
Hammurabi II was in a half-sleeping and half-comatose state, lying there with his mouth half-opened panting heavily, but seemed to be struggling to expect something. When Amon walked in, he suddenly opened his closed eyes, and there was a strong luster in the cloudy eyes, and his shoulders and elbows moved, as if he wanted to get up from the bed.
The priests guarding around the sick bed exclaimed softly: "Your Majesty is awake!"
Amon said softly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to sit up." With the snap of his fingers, the abnormal blush on Hammurabi II's face disappeared, and the color of death gray in the paleness returned, but his His mind was fully awake, and he was able to speak clearly.
Lying on the hospital bed, Hammurabi II said in an old voice with fear and sincerity: "God, please forgive me for being impolite. I am tormented by illness, biting my body like a poisonous snake. I can already feel the venom spreading to the Every corner, can not get up and kneel at your feet. Thank you for coming here in person, I pray for your blessing!
All things wither and prosper alternately, and the trees that have lost their yellow leaves in autumn seem to have died in winter, but when the earth returns to spring, it can rejuvenate its vitality. It is said that this is the power of the gods to awaken all things. God, please grant me this power, and I will always be your servant. "
Amon guessed right before he came. As soon as Hammurabi II opened his mouth, he prayed to the gods to bring him back to life and regain his vitality. After Amon walked in, everyone in the room except the king knelt down to him, including Prince Fonniu and the kingdom's chief high priest who followed behind. The high priest's expression was a little hesitant, but seeing that Prince Feng Niu did the same, he had no choice but to kneel down and salute.
Amon didn't speak, and stretched out his hand to point to the king on the sick bed, a layer of faint golden light enveloped Hammurabi II's body. The king's face returned to normal blood, and miraculously found that he regained his vitality in an instant, as if he had returned to the youngest and strongest time in his life. His surprise was indescribable, and he jumped up from the hospital bed, knelt down in front of Amon and shouted in a trembling voice: "Thank you, omnipotent god! You gave me a new life !"
The shock of other people in the room seeing this scene is indescribable. Since ancient times, no one has heard that the gods can bring any emperor back to life, but God Amon really saved the dying Hammurabi II with a wave of his hand. In particular, Prince Feng Niu's expression was very complicated, with an expression of confusion or regret in the shock.
But Amon shook his head and said: "Trees alternately wither and flourish, and there is a day when they are really withered. The leaves that sprout every spring are not the ones that fell to the ground last year. A person's life will eventually end, and the soul may die in another way. You are reborn in a new way, but that is no longer you, Your Majesty! I did not give you a new life, you feel full of power at this moment, that is my thanks, and I am supporting you with my divine power."
Amon did not bring Hammurabi II back to life, he just cast a magic spell "Guardian of Isis". When experiencing "the test of fate, the judgment of the doomsday", the tears of the gods inherited by the saintesses of the Naisis Temple have been integrated with Amon's body and mind. "The Blessing of Isis", but when performing another kind of magic "Guardian of Isis", he is better than any magician in the world.
Amon supported Hammurabi II with his divine power, allowing him to regain the vitality of the youngest and strongest in his life, and also stimulated the last potential in his life, and his soul became sober and comfortable. But it is impossible for Amon to stand here forever and cover Hammurabi II with his own golden light. As long as he leaves, the king will fall again.
A look of deep disappointment flashed across Hammurabi II's eyes, and it was replaced by stronger expectations. He knelt on the ground and raised his head and said, "God, since you have such supernatural power, I Can I ask you to protect me like this, so that I can continue to be full of youthful vitality."
Amon asked blankly: "Your Majesty, you asked me for blessings, and said that you wished to be my slave forever. I blessed you and let you get up from the sick bed before you died, but you asked me Such a request. Putting my brilliance on your body forever, wouldn’t I become your eternal slave? Even the empires on the mainland can’t stay strong forever, let alone the life of an emperor?”
The king's request was too much, and the gods were obviously not happy. Hammurabi II lowered his head and said, "God, please forgive me, can I ask you another thing, in the world after death, can the soul enjoy peace and happiness forever?"
Amon replied: "You might as well just state your wish and want to be a king in another world, but I want to ask you another question, if the kingdom of another world really exists, you have met your grandfather Han Murabi I, and the successive kings of Balon, who can enjoy the glory of that monarch, is it you? So the world you expect does not exist.
I can answer you a question, your dead soul will be received by the underworld of Anunaki, let Hades hear the voice of your prayers and supplications, and draw what she wants from the imprint of your soul in this life, and you will Staying in the momentary darkness seems like an eternity. There may be rebirth of the soul, but that has no meaning to you, only you have meaning to it, understand? "
Hammurabi II didn't understand. He raised his head and asked, "A new life? What I want to pray for is a new life. May I ask who will I be?"
Amon let out a helpless sigh: "The so-called new life is not you! When the fallen leaves in autumn rot in the dust, the dust will become fertile again to nourish the trees and sprout new shoots in the spring. It is another creature. You may understand it like this If you must ask who it is, the gods have no way to decide. Maybe it is just such a creature, if this bird was once an emperor, does it mean anything to you?"
Amon pointed to a parrot in the cage hanging beside the palace gate, and asked the king in front of him meaningfully. The king was stunned looking at the birdcage, his lips twitched slightly, not knowing what to say.
Amon turned around and walked out of the palace gate, while slowly saying: "It may be logical for you to own this kingdom, but you take it for granted. But have you ever thought about why you should enjoy all this forever? Go ask other people in the world, maybe you can be them, and they can be you. Wear the golden light that I bestow on you, and spend the last night full of youthful vitality in your life, this is my gift to you. "
After saying this, Amon's figure disappeared in front of the palace gate, and Hammurabi II, who was kneeling there, was still wearing a faint golden glow... The next morning, King Hammurabi II of Baron drove After the collapse of the country, national mourning followed by national celebration, mourning the death of the king, and celebrating the succession of the new king Von Niu I.
On the same day that Hammurabi II died, another emperor died on the Tianshu Continent. The city-state of Duris, the new partner of the Assyrian Empire, issued an announcement that the invincible Assyrian Emperor Sinach severely wounded the god Amon in the battle, but unfortunately he was seriously injured by the evil god and died at last.
Sinach could have continued to live, or he could die at any time, it just depends on when Samir decided to stop guarding his blessing array, and this day finally came.
The sage Master Faust, as the chief high priest of the empire, read out Sinach's will in public, and passed on the throne to his most beloved queen in his life, Semir, who accompanied him to make countless achievements on the battlefield. As for Sinach, who is unconscious and unable to speak or move, whether he can leave such a will, no one can say clearly, but the words of Lord Faust are the emperor's oracle.
Is Samir really his favorite queen? Not long ago, this great emperor was going to marry another queen, Princess Xiaoqian, who was assassinated during the wedding ceremony. This matter is really a great irony. It is also possible that Sinach felt remorse before he died, and felt that Semir was the one who was truly worthy of his great cause. In any case, Semir became the real queen!
In fact, this will is just icing on the cake. During this period of time, Semir, as the regent of the queen, has already controlled the military power on the front line, and at the same time received the support of the priest group headed by Faust. The queen became the empress, and there were voices of opposition in the country. The aristocratic group had another proposal to support Semir's regent, but the three-year-old son of Sinach was made the new emperor, but this proposal was rejected by Sinach's "will "Rejected.
Some aristocratic forces also took the opportunity to attack Semir. Since Sinaher’s will could not be denied, they made a fuss about Sinaher’s assassination. Among them, the Imperial Interior Minister Loward- Represented by Mantian. The Mantian family is a noble lineage of the Assyrian Empire. There are many local officials and military generals from this family, and they have intertwined relationships with various forces in the court. Loward is currently the highest in this family Imperial officials.
Loward's grandfather used to be the prime minister of Assyria. After his death, Alpha, another representative of a great noble family, was reused by Sinach as prime minister. The Alpha family gained the upper hand in the battle between the two families. But now that such a major change has taken place in the Assyrian Empire, various open and secret struggles have also unfolded.
Loward did not openly question the legitimacy of Semir's becoming the queen. At the first court meeting that Semir convened to accompany the ministers, Loward made a speech and made a speech: In order to maintain the glory of the empire, Must avenge Sinach! But the murderer is God Amon, where can I find him
There are two measures that can be taken. One is that Faust, the high priest of the empire, prayed to Enlil on behalf of the empire, asking the great god to punish the evil gods of foreign lands. Occupy the land of that city-state and turn its inhabitants into slaves of the empire.
The main generals of the legion who led the army to capture the six city-states of the Baron Kingdom and open up new territories were all present, but none of them wanted to take on this job. Launching an expedition across the difficult and dangerous Assyrian Plateau is thankless in itself, and the non-combat losses during the march are very large. Now that they are successful and famous, with a lot of wealth, territories and slaves, who wants to take this risk and suffer this crime
The battle between Enlil City and Salem City has already shown that this battle is definitely not easy to fight. The Giant Legion suffered nearly half of the casualties, unless one of the other four elite legions of the Empire is sent there, and it is necessary to equip more than usual A logistics team several times larger, otherwise it would be difficult to win. If you must fight, you'd better send someone else to do it.
All the generals thought so in their hearts, but it was hard for anyone to say it out. Loward's words were high-sounding and righteous, and on the surface even Semir couldn't refute them. This was the first problem she encountered immediately after taking power. How to face this kind of interrogation and how to avenge Emperor Sinach? If she doesn't accept Loward's suggestion and take sufficiently convincing measures, I'm afraid her prestige will be greatly affected, and the throne may not be stable.
All the officials looked at the queen on the throne with all their thoughts, but Samir's face was sinking, but he couldn't see any reaction. After Loward finished speaking, all the adults had to express their support, lest they appear to be not loyal enough to the empire. Queen Semir nodded and said, "Lord Lord, I would like to thank you for your hard work for the empire. You should be rewarded."
Semir ordered on the spot, rewarding Loward with a new territory and hundreds of slaves, which seemed to be a kind of appeasement or compromise. After thanking Loward, he said: "Your Majesty, what I want is not these rewards, but to ask the empire not to forget the hatred of Emperor Sinach and the glory we guard. How do you plan to destroy the Temple of Amon? "
Semir replied unhurriedly: "The war with the Kingdom of Baron has just subsided, and the large territory occupied needs to be consolidated. The current four legions cannot be dispatched for an expedition. But Lord Loward's proposal must also be considered, saying As for the war with the city of Salem, I know better than everyone here, because I and the sage national teacher both went to the battlefield in person.
At that time, we lost that battle, and the city of Salem only won miserably. Their loss was even heavier than that of Enlil city. The empire's most elite giant army has been dispatched to the Duk Plain. If it can restore its fighting power in its heyday, it will definitely be able to capture the city of Salem and even conquer the entire Duk Plain. The other four legions have achieved such brilliant results in attacking the Kingdom of Barron, why can't our most elite giant legion
The two most important things right now are confidence and strength! As for confidence, we have all seen that Lord Loward is full of confidence in the victory of Enlil City, so the rest is strength. From a strategic point of view, one is to organize more adequate logistical support, and the other is to organize the source of troops to make up for the loss of the giant army. I appoint Lowald, the most loyal and capable minister of the empire, as the lord of Enlil City, to avenge His Majesty Sinach!
Lord Loward, I will send Faust, the most powerful magician in the empire, to accompany you to Enlil City, and give you full power to organize logistics and recruit troops from the Assyrian Empire to expand the power of Enlil City . My mood is the same as yours, I even imagined going to the battlefield in person like that back then, but I have no choice but to worry about more things for the entire empire, so I entrust this important event to you! "
The queen actually made such a decision to send a civil servant to the city of Enlil to preside over the military! The responses of the ministers were different, some were surprised from ear to ear, while others wanted to laugh but forced themselves to hold back. Loward himself was stunned on the spot. He never thought that Semill would let him stand out instead of sending another legion of the empire. He wanted to refuse but had no excuses—it was his favorite, and if he didn’t send him, he sent another army. who
The quick-witted minister immediately praised Her Majesty's wise decision loudly, and at the same time praised Loward's loyalty and bravery, and everyone followed suit. Loward had to go if he didn't go, he built such high steps for himself, now he can't go up or down.
Supplementing the soldiers of the Giant Legion and organizing logistical reinforcements required manpower and material resources from Assyria to cross the plateau. No matter who did it, it would definitely violate the interests of a group of people. It's easy to let others do it with a word of mouth, but it is definitely thankless if you want to implement it yourself. It would be fine if he could win a big victory on the Duke Plain and gain enough benefits, but if he failed or barely won miserably, the gain would definitely outweigh the gain.
Since Loward made trouble with this matter, Semir simply sent him to the front line. Can he, a civil servant of the Ministry of the Interior, command a large army to fight? In fact, it is Philistia, the head of the giant legion, who really controls the army on the battlefield. What Loward can really be responsible for is the most troublesome logistics and people's livelihood. As for the military and political power, he can't control it, because Samir also sent Faust.
At this time, it may not be appropriate to send the chief priest of the empire to the distant front line, but Faust himself is not easy to object, because he and the queen have been sent there before Sinach died, and later because of Faust was temporarily called to the city-state of Rees to preside over the ceremony for the canonization of the new queen. Now that Sinach is dead, and Semir has become the queen, it is logical for him to go back and continue to carry out Sinach's orders.