In addition to the brave Ananu and the wise Enkidu who were accepted and praised unanimously by the people of Uruk, there was another thing that finally got out of the period of resistance and was completely recognized.
That is "the army".
This highly professional fighting legion created by Ananu was initially extremely rejected and misunderstood by the people of Uruk.
The army, the king's command, what does this mean?
war.
War may bring wealth and status to those in high positions, but what about those in low positions?
If you are not lucky enough, what is waiting for you is death, hatred, a scarred heart, and a broken earth.
No one likes war, no.
As long as you have been to the battlefield once, you will never be called "like war". It is a hell that will make even the craziest lunatic collapse.
And Ananu, under the instruction of King Gilgamesh, formed an "army" that was supported by the people and not engaged in production. What was his plan to do?
Is it necessary to restart a foreign war?
This is not a stereotype, but the city of Uruk, indeed, plays a disgraceful role in almost every conflict between people in the Mesopotamia, even in events related to gods.
Equally disgraceful.
That's right, I'm talking about you Ishtar!
You have tricked the god Enki who treats you as your own daughter. Who in the whole of Mesopotamia can think highly of you!
With such a patron saint and such a king at the same time, should we say that this city is lucky or not...
All in all, the people of Uruk are full of disgust and incomprehension towards the army, but due to the majesty of King Gilgamesh and the beautiful ambassador Ananu, no one dares to say it openly.
, but the uneasy mood pervaded the whole city at the beginning.
but--
What happened in the end seemed to prove that they were worried too much.
The most important action of the army organized by Ananu is self-protection.
As long as someone provides information about the dangerous monsters that appear near Uruk, this group of extremely strong men will set off and collect the skulls of the monsters for you within three days.
And it never failed. Even the powerful Bashumu and the dragon were killed by this "army". At that time, King Gilgamesh even came forward to commend Adkart as a general, which attracted the attention of the martial arts.
The Uruk people cheered.
At that time, most Uruk people believed that this army was actually an official hunter team, specifically targeting nearby monsters. Moreover, there were indeed more and more monsters now, and the people needed the army to come.
Protection is also a fact.
But what happened next changed their views once again.
After winter came, the robbers came.
Uruk is a tough one, and the bandits know this very well, so they are not greedy. They just plan to plunder around Uruk and kill a few people in demonstration to show their strength and see if they can get some money from that Gil
King Gamesh pulled out a bit of gold from his teeth.
but--
They hit the army.
Then the man was killed and the horses were all dead.
The people in the army are basically people who have been on the battlefield and seen blood during the tyranny of Gilgamesh. They will not show any mercy to this group of scum who are spying on their families and their wealth.
The military's protection of its own people is based on its cruelty to invaders.
This time the fight against the bandits was quite successful, and Uruk was once again excited.
Bandits are a thing that gives even Gilgamesh a headache. They can't kill them all, and they have nothing. They can run away on horseback, and they can't catch their tails at all. Every winter, they want to come to Uruk and other places.
The surrounding areas of the big cities are enjoying the autumn wind, using the suffering of others to feed their own lawless greed.
Gilgamesh and Ananu didn't want to exterminate this group of people. One was because it was unrealistic, and the other was unnecessary.
All they need is to use the army to protect Uruk itself.
Therefore, in the past few years, the exiles and bandits have not received any benefits from Uruk.
At this time, the people of Uruk sincerely recognized this new existence and could protect their own existence.
Obviously, Ananu's reputation deteriorated because of this incident and the reason why he ran to the underworld...
But it's not bad. Anyway, now we have achieved good results through a good process, and the people have finally accepted the existence of the army.
When the army established its military exploits, Ananu would sometimes be carried out by Gilgamesh to hold a commendation meeting or something, which made Ananu want to slap him.
But on the surface, it is better to give this resentful person some face.
...
"I can't... put it off any longer."
Ishtar stood at the edge of the sky, looking at the earth below.
But there was a thick layer of side clouds between the Anunnaki and the earth, and Ishtar could not see the world below.
In her current state of mind, she has no time to pay attention to the so-called "world".
Over the past year or so, she has been staying in the Anunnaki Divine Realm. Essentially, she wanted to come here to relax. After all, she has also lived on the ground for a long time.
The mistress of the earth, but her most fundamental and original identity is the mistress of the sky.
But the first few days when she moved to the Anunnaki were fine. Ishtar had a few quiet days where she didn't have to think about anything. But later, more and more gods began to pass by her.
As I passed by, I complained.
"Why are those two guys Ananu and Enkidu still alive? They have obviously disgraced the Lord God."
"Do useless weapons really have any value in existing... rotten things should be destroyed..."
"I really don't know what Lord Wutu is thinking, but he hasn't taken back the life of the weapon yet..."
"King Gilgamesh should die too, right? Isn't he the wedge that brings people back to the embrace of God? He has already betrayed once and will betray a second time, so it should be better to kill him simply, right?"
"To God, he is the bastard."
Such a voice lingered in Ishtar's ears.
Ishtar listened to it for a few days, and she felt quite happy a few days ago. After all, she was not happy with those three people, but soon she became irritable.
Everyone is talking about this thing day by day. Do you have nothing else to do? Or is there nothing else new in Mesopotamia?
She resumed some of her old habits and started driving the Maanna around the world every day, but she still had to return to the Anunnaki, right?
And now, she was almost bored to death from hiding.
She decided to leave the Anunnaki and return to Uruk.
Do something...that you should have done decisively a year ago.