Chapter 1168 The Legacy of Ctesiphon (1)
“He is coming.”
On the dim bridge, a lonely figure stood in front of the huge observation window. There was only darkness around him, and the faint starlight from the asteroid belt shone on him, illuminating the silver-gray power armor. Even the hair scattered on the shoulder armor had a gray texture.
When the figure in front of the observation window opened his mouth to speak, a faint white mist floated from his face. It was obvious that the temperature here was very low.
“Can we chat again during this last moment, Queen Elena.”
He seemed to be just talking to the air, but a quiet and cold voice in the darkness responded to him.
"We have nothing to talk about, Death Eagle. I believe the one hiding behind the scenes has told you enough."
"Queen Elena, I have informed you I have done a lot for you, so maybe it’s not too much to ask for something in return? Although I am in that organization, believe me, my interests are completely consistent with yours.”
There is only silence in the darkness. He continued:
“I just want to know how Xerxes found those things in the first place.”
The silence lasted for a long time.
Finally, the voice sounded——
“It was not that he found it, but”
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Marry Wan It has been three years since people revered the King of Kings, but Elena still has a sense of distortion, as if she is just married to an illusory god.
Of course, it's not that Xerxes was not good to her. In fact, Xerxes was very good to her. Not only would he always take time to accompany her, but he would also teach her many things that she didn't know in the past, such as astronomy, geography, and political philosophy. , even military and swordsmanship -
But the more she gets to know each other day and night, the more she gets to know each other, the more she feels as if she is really married to a god, an omniscient and omnipotent god.
He is so powerful, yet so far away.
And he is really busy.
The territory of the Achaemenid Empire was rapidly expanding, and he spent most of his time on conquest and diplomacy. Although he could spare some time to accompany her, it was very short.
Until three years after Elena's marriage, when the empire's territory had reached unprecedented breadth and almost conquered most of the land, Xerxes stopped his conquests.
It was during this time that Elena noticed something was wrong with her husband.
He began to become a little anxious and anxious, and worked hard to build the empire into a big fortress and a big military camp, everything began to serve the military.
This caused dissatisfaction among some people, but Xerxes seemed to listen to no one.
Although Xerxes married several more concubines in the past three years for political marriages, they were not as favored as one-tenth of Elena. One concubine even wanted to poison her because she was too jealous. After being discovered, Xerxes immediately ordered his execution.
Naturally, some people felt that only the main palace could persuade the King of Kings to live in the palace, so they found Elena.
And she also asked her husband why he became so anxious.
Finally, Xerxes confessed his reasons to Elena, the only person he trusted wholeheartedly -
"The greenskins are coming."
At that time Elena still didn’t know what green skin was, Xerxes just explained to her:
"This is an extremely evil and bloodthirsty creature. They live among the stars. They were born for war and destruction. Now they have established a powerful and terrifying empire under the leadership of a tyrant, and the planet we are on It happens to be not far from this empire."
After speaking, Xerxes sighed lightly, his face full of worry.
“Now, a green-skinned expedition fleet is heading here.”
Although this may be just a small fleet, it is by no means something that this backward planet can resist. .
"Mazda's mercy -" Elena couldn't help covering her lips, her face turned pale - because of Xerxes' education, she was able to understand terms such as the universe and planets.
“Don’t worry, I will protect everyone.”
Xerxes gently held his queen in his arms, and Elena huddled in each other’s arms as if she was being hugged Baby-like, petite, fragile.
Close to her chest and listen to the thunderous heartbeat, Elena's heart gradually calmed down.
Yes, her husband is a god, and he must have a way to defeat those evil creatures.
"Your Majesty, why do you know this?"
"Half a year ago, a spacecraft crash-landed on the surface of the planet. They called themselves wanderers. Some of their original home planets are now the capital of the Greenskin Empire. They lost their homes. After that, they have been wandering in the void to survive. This time they had to land on the surface of the planet due to engine failure and insufficient fuel. They did not even dare to stay in orbit because they were afraid of being discovered by the green-skinned reconnaissance ships. Those people were already scared to death by the green-skinned ones. I'm so brave."
"Ah, spaceship?"
"I blocked the news, so no one knows now"
Feeling the other person's fingers gently touching me. With her hair brushed, Elena moaned, and her body pressed closer to the other person.
The two of them remained silent in this warm silence.
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Although she knew the reason for Xerxes’ anxiety, Elena found that she could not help her husband at all. He assisted the other party in handling government affairs. Although some people criticized this and believed that the harem should not interfere in politics, the King of Kings never paid attention to it.
So the attackers changed their mind again and began to point out, intentionally or unintentionally, that the queen had not given birth to an heir for three years and did not seem to be favored by Mazda.
Xerxes' response was to castrate the person who said this, and there has been no more noise since then.
Despite this, Elena's uneasiness continued to grow, and some bad rumors began to spread in the palace -
It's haunted!
Some people claim to have seen ghosts roaming the towers and high walls of the palace city, walking through the shadows.
The rumors became more and more real as time passed. The ghost only appeared at night, causing footsteps to be heard in the corridor where no one was walking, and from time to time, dull words came from the walls or under the stairs. The sound of hurried running sometimes swept through the empty halls, but most often a high-pitched melody with a metallic texture seemed to be played in some cave filled with eternal echoes.
Hearing of these phenomena were the palace guards, cooks and servants who watched the night.
Visions appeared everywhere, starting from the high spire to the southernmost gate of the palace.
As the master of the palace, Elena also tried to deal with this matter, but the servants became cautious and no one was willing to stand up and report to their superiors that they were in an empty room or deserted place. I heard something moving in the abandoned area.
Finally, she had to issue strict orders. Any phenomenon must be reported immediately, and violators will be punished with death!
Until one night, she received the report as expected, so she immediately led the most elite palace eunuchs, the "Unsullied", to the scene, vowing to catch anyone who dared to pretend to be a ghost.
The report was sent by a gardener who was tending a flower that only bloomed at night.
As a result, when Elena arrived, she found that Xerxes was already waiting there. The King of Kings told her that it was just a misunderstanding and dismissed the guards.
But Elena already knew her husband very well, and she noticed something was wrong from his subtle expressions and movements -
Her king was lying.
For the next few nights, Elena deliberately stayed in a light sleep.
Finally, one night, she discovered that Xerxes had left the palace alone, so she followed him quietly after waiting for a while - she knew that her husband's senses were very keen, and he would be beaten if he got too close. Discover.
Fortunately, Elena also has her own ability. Her sense of smell is very keen and she can follow the smell of powder on Xerxes' body.
Soon, she found her husband in a remote courtyard.
(End of this chapter)