Chapter 1 Palace Coup
Heberen, the Empire of Menes, the royal city of Ekhtadon in the lake.
The rainy season is at its best in Ekhtaton, when the Mirror Lake glistens in the clear sky and the tower-lined city is bathed in hazy waves. All the light and shadow on the wide lake were shaken by it into a brilliant phantom. Falling leaves swirl and fall, slicing the warm sunlight into pieces, and covering the lakeside scenery as if it were a holy ceremony
The beautiful surface of the city in the lake, dotted with squares and green spaces, staggered bridges across the waterways, and exquisite sculptures embedded in the city walls show spectacular beauty and noble temperament. In the center of the royal city, the towering palace is made of pure white volcanic rock, with a blue glazed roof and a pure white quartzite foundation.
The royal city is backed by a huge obelisk of the sun wheel, a symbol of royal power, like a scepter pierced on the ground by a god, revealing transcendent earthly majesty at all times. However, at this very moment, this majesty is crumbling under the huge celestial body that obscures the sky.
The massive celestial body was almost spherical in shape, squeezing through the clouds and occupying most of the canopy, and on the bronze-colored smooth surface, the precise lines were evenly arranged, flashing with scarlet light.
Against its backdrop, the entire Mirror Lake is insignificant in comparison, and the sense of oppression that is high above and overburdens the earth is particularly strong in visual impact, which is enough to collapse the faith of a devout believer. The inhabitants of Ekhtadon believe that it is the Devil's Gate, and that even a glance at it will be cursed by the Demon and lose contact with the sun god Atum.
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In the depths of the royal court, the palace of the king.
As the council chamber of the Sun Kings of Ekhtadon, the interior is of course extremely luxurious, with a parquet ivory floor that is remarkable. The palace is surrounded by elegant purple potted plants, the dome is covered with glittering crystal chandeliers, and the papyrus tops are imposing relief columns with flowers painted in precious metals.
The former hall was noisy, but now it is silent, the nobles and bureaucrats who are discussing politics are silent, and the cistern is littered with corpses.
Beside the blood-red pool, a tall and straight girl in military uniform stood with her sword in her hand, her scarlet cloak spread down the stairs to the floor, and her long silver-gray hair hung down behind her.
Her full name is Elurome Amenemat Amenemkhet, the heir to the Empire, the commander-in-chief of the armies of the upper and lower realms, and the most famous murderous princess. At an early age, Eru Lomme was loved by her grandfather, King Ehnatun, because of her great fighting talent, and even made an exception to be made an officer. When her sisters were still intriguing for jewelry, she had already made many meritorious achievements, becoming one of the few female commanders in the royal family.
And Elulome's real opportunity to step into the hub of imperial power came from the failed Reformation of King Ehnatun in his later years. In his later years, Ekhnatun was worried about the strength of the sacrificial group, and was ready to use a religious meeting to test the bottom line of the priests. In the process, he was deceived by the false submission of the high priest Ozmandis, which led to the siege of the Holy Cult Army and his tragic death in the Mirror Lake.
The high priest Ozmandis took this opportunity to control the royal capital, and the next series of operations can be boiled down to - establishing a government office, setting up a royal court, specializing in court affairs, and coercing the god king.
At that time, the princess was only sixteen years old, but she showed amazing strength, taking advantage of Ozmandis's 'cleansing' of the royal court, and led the army of Thebes all the way to the city of Ekhtadon. In the end, he defeated the Holy Army in Badari Prefecture head-on, drove out Ozmandis, who had already proclaimed himself the Grand Visir (Prime Minister), and avenged her grandfather and her father.
The Menes Empire did not prohibit female offspring from inheriting the throne, and Elorome could have taken the opportunity to become the Sun King, but her own brother was still alive at the time. In order not to transgress the etiquette and seniority, she chose to retreat bravely and put her heirless uncle Psammetik on the throne, who also reciprocated by appointing her as the heir.
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In addition to his extraordinary powers, this 'Regent' also possesses astonishing beauty.
At this time, she was wearing a finely patterned silver scale armor, the protective gear was tight, fitting the curve, and the silver soap was girded, gorgeous and majestic.
The crown with the head of the eagle divides the hair into three parts, the long hair that falls straight down to the waist, and the two long sideburns hang down from the ears to the chest. Her eyes were slender and eye-catching, with an inward hook and an upturned outward curl, a high nose bridge, lips as red as blood, and skin as white as milk, which looked like a glimmer of light. The long silver-gray sideburns stuck to the crook of the arm in the silver-scale armor, like honey blending into milk.
She is so beautiful, people have the illusion that they can't tell the difference between dream and reality.
But the corpses strewn across the cistern, the bloodshot on the blade, and the indifferent gaze in the silver-gray pupils all reminded everyone that this 'regent' was a ruthless character that even his own uncle would not let go.
"A coward like Heladia is not qualified to be our king. ”
Eru Romei turned around with her sword, the cold light refracted by the blade swept across the hall, and the cold silver-gray pupils oozed a bone-chilling coldness, looking down at the noble bureaucrats who were desperately avoiding their eyes.
"Even if it is the blood of the Sun King, this is the only end for rebellion. ”
She lifted her head, pursed her lips, and the sword in her hand slashed an arc of light towards the golden crown of the young male corpse in the cistern—the last survivor of the royal lineage, the brother of the Sun King Psammetik.
"Your Highness is wise!"
"Heladia took advantage of the national mourning to rebel, the crime is extremely heinous, and it is not a pity to die!"
"Migratory birds can't be without leaders, towering halls can't lack load-bearing columns, since the first king has entered the mausoleum to sleep, then the adults should arrange for someone to inherit the throne as soon as possible and lead the empire!"
The ministers had already been submissive to her, and when they saw this, they immediately began to sing praises.
“......”
Elorome narrowed her eyes, glanced at the throne at the highest point of the main hall, her thick eyelashes trembled, and then she threw herself at the courtiers: "The sun god's royal power is shaky, even if someone inherits the throne now, what can be done?"
"......" the ministers were silent.
From the arrival of the invaders of the extraterrestrial civilization to the present, in just three months, the once glorious Menes Empire has been defeated one after another, and even has no power to fight back.
The blood relatives of the Sun King alone have died in the battle, and the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren are almost dead, except for the occasional few battles that can be turned over, the whole war is basically being hung and beaten all the way, and the loss does not even have a fig leaf - it is weak.
King Psammetik, who was prone to depression, committed suicide in despair in the midst of internal and external troubles.
From the beginning of the war to the present, the voice of the main battle faction has been getting lower and lower, especially after the suicide of the Sun King Psammetik, the main peace faction has become the mainstream consensus.
So the "royalists" and the "lords and factions" reached a consensus, and took advantage of the efforts of Eru Lomé to put Prince Heradia on the throne, preparing to disintegrate her power and end this hopeless war by the way. After getting the news, the torture and murder of the princess immediately made a decision, withdrew from the battlefield overnight, and executed all the opponents, which led to the current situation.
The execution of the main peace faction led by Hradia does not mean that she is still a staunch main fighting faction.
The war has reached this point, and the torture and killing of the princess who can fight well will not be able to continue - if the war continues, not only will it not be able to achieve victory, but I am afraid that even the royal court will get out of control.
Therefore, she now also wants to end the war, but once the war is lost, who bears the responsibility will become a headache for her.
"You may consider having a big wedding as soon as possible and let His Majesty the Sun King put an end to this war. ”
The bureaucrats and servants present were not ordinary people, and naturally some people could see the heart disease of the princess, so they immediately proposed a solution. The official's meaning just now was very straightforward, that is, let Elu Romei get married as soon as possible, and then arrange everything, and let her husband be the backstabber to find the enemy to surrender.
Due to the theocratic nature of the Menes Empire, the government system was a two-king co-rule, with the ruler and his wife both members of the royal family and nominally having the same rights. But usually the situation is that the husband is strong and has a monopoly on power, and the wife's sense of existence is thin, but if the wife is strong, the husband will also be reduced to a small transparent.
"Good idea. ”
Ailu Luomei's beautiful eyes lit up, and she immediately looked around to the far left and right, locking on the figure of the palace internal affairs officer in the crowd:
"Go and check, there are still a few blood relatives left in King Psammetik!"
"Returning to Your Highness. ”
The pudgy female officer raised her head, wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and pointed to the corner on the right:
"King Psammetik left no heirs, and his direct blood relatives were also extinct, so he could only choose a suitable male from among the collateral blood relatives to ascend to the throne. ”
Following the direction she pointed, the bureaucracy and nobles quickly separated, like a curtain slowly opening open, revealing a thin figure with a bewildered face in the corner.
This time it's dead!
Seeing the crowd retreat from front of him, Ivan was covered in cold sweat and showed a desperate look.
Ivan's full name is Evan Amen Emat Amenemhet, and although he is a descendant of the sun god Atum, his relationship with Elu Rome is limited to their grandfather being brothers.
What's more, he is not from this world at all!
Ivan 's real name is Evan , from the porcelain country of Blue Star, he was originally a contract firefighter who lived a hard life of working 24 days a month. During a firefight, the new squadron leader made a mentally retarded operation and made a phone call next to a tanker truck that leaked gasoline, and was implicated and blown up into the sky.
When he woke up, he came into the world, when he was a baby.
At first, Evan's name was Luke, but he didn't like the name and even thought it was unlucky. Under Ivan's unyielding persistence, his mother couldn't resist it, and finally let him get what he wanted.
His family is also a tragedy, his grandfather was once only one step away from the throne, but in the end he lost everything because of his dominance, and died depressed. When my father was studying the Sun Sutra, he was greedy for merit and injured his body, and died young before he was thirty years old. In the end, the whole family was left with their mother and son, the only fortunate thing is that Evan is not bad, and there is still a place for this generation to study the Sun Sutra, and the days are still promising.
Due to his precociousness and talent, he was forced to be separated from his mother for a long time since he was 'sensible', and he was stuffed in the temple to study the royal heritage. The direct bloodline of the Sun King naturally doesn't look down on this distant relative, and Evan doesn't want to cater to them, so his relationship with them is so-so, but he mixes well with the priests.
At first, he was still counting on relying on the 'Divine Achievement' to reach the pinnacle of his life and crush those direct 'clans', but the more he studied deeply, the more he felt that his future was bleak. Because the inheritance given by the royal family to the side belongs to the deleted version, it is impossible to rely on the inherited version of the deleted version to crush the clan!
This is a egg.
As time passed, gradually, Ivan became calm, but he didn't waste his 'martial arts', he felt that his skills were not pressing, and his life was so long, there would always be a time when he could use them. Although he died a bit funny in his previous life, he could be regarded as sacrificing his life for the country, and being reincarnated as a prince and nobleman is almost a blessing, and he can't ask for too much.
Therefore, all these years, he has been nesting in the temple with peace of mind and waiting for him to become an adult, when the time comes, he will go out to find his mother in this world, and then casually engage in some family business to live a free life.
And then, and then...... The extraterrestrial civilization of the dog is coming!
No, to be precise, it was an extraterrestrial human, a human civilization with the ability to fight across the world, and suddenly killed Heblelen!