On the dim bridge, a solitary 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 and even the scattered parts.
The hair on the shoulder armor also has a gray texture.
When the figure in front of the observation window opened his mouth to speak, a faint white mist appeared in front of his face. It was obvious that the temperature here was very low.
"Can we chat more 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 behind the scenes has told you enough."
"Queen Elena, I have told you a lot, so maybe it is 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 was only silence in the darkness, and the man 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's not that he found it, but..."
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It has been three years since she married the King of Kings, whom everyone admires, but Elena still has a sense of distortion, as if she was 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 find time to accompany her, but he would also teach her many things that she didn't know before, such as astronomy, geography, and political philosophy.
, even military and swordsmanship——
But the more she spent time with him and got to know him better, the more she felt like she was really married to a god, an omniscient and omnipotent god.
He is so powerful yet so far away.
And he's 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.
It was not until three years after Elena's marriage that the empire had reached unprecedented breadth, conquering almost most of the land. Xerxes stopped his conquests.
It was during this time that Elena realized something was wrong with her husband.
He began to become a little anxious and hasty, and worked hard to build the empire into a large fortress and 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 Xerxes was discovered,
Directly ordered his execution.
Naturally, some people felt that only this official 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 didn't know what green skin was, so 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 the empire."
After speaking, Xerxes sighed softly, his face full of worry.
"Now, a green-skinned expedition fleet is heading here."
Although this may only be a small fleet, it is definitely not something that this backward planet can resist.
"Mazda's mercy—"
Elena couldn't help but cover her face at first and turned pale - because of Xerxes' education, she could already understand terms like the universe and planets.
"Don't worry, I will protect everyone."
Xerxes gently held his queen in his arms, and Elena huddled in his arms like a hugged baby, petite and fragile.
Holding her chest tightly and listening 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 spaceship crash-landed on the surface of the planet. They called themselves wanderers. Some of them were originally from a home planet that is now the capital of the Greenskin Empire. After losing their homeland, they have been wandering in the void to survive. This time, due to engine failure and fuel
They had no choice but to land on the surface of the planet - they didn't even dare to stay in orbit because they were afraid of being discovered by the green-skinned reconnaissance ships, and those people were already scared to death by the green-skinned ones."
"Ah, spaceship?"
"I blocked the news so no one knows now."
Feeling the other person's fingers gently brushing through her hair, Elena groaned, 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 and could only assist him when handling government affairs. Although some people criticized this and believed that the harem should not interfere with politics.
, but the King of Kings never pays attention.
Therefore, those attackers changed their thinking 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 within 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 went by. The ghost only appeared at night, causing footsteps to be heard in the corridor where no one was walking. From time to time, dull words came from the walls or from under the stairs. Sometimes the sound of hurried running could be heard.
Sweeping through the empty hall, what appears most often is a high-pitched melody with a metallic texture, as if it is playing in a cave filled with eternal echoes.
These phenomena were heard by the palace guards, cooks and servants on night watch.
Visions appeared everywhere, starting from the tall tower 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 what they heard in an empty room or abandoned area.
movement.
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 is lying.
For the next few nights, Elena deliberately stayed in 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 discovered if he got too close.
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.