The storm cannot last forever, and the rain has gradually diminished.

The sky clears, revealing a split beautiful scene: looking east, the sky is blue and the light is gradually fading into darkness, all the way to a dark blue in the distance; looking west, the blue gradually transitions into bright yellow, and the golden-red blazing clouds above the horizon reveal a dazzling golden sunset.

Lucius couldn't help but turn to look at Anada. Her eyes, yellow with a hint of red, are like the blazing clouds on the horizon, like a golden sunset.

"What queen, she's making things up."

Lucius looked at Elira Titi, who was soundly asleep in Anada's arms, and grumpily said, "The more I think about it, the more I think it's wrong. The empire has never had an emperor, where did this queen come from?"

At this moment, the three of them were riding side by side on the mountain road after the rain.

The road was not at all muddy. As soon as the rain stopped, the ground dried up.

After Anada broke through Anandije's ambush, they did not return to the slave market but went straight to the gates of Niniwe City.

Lucius suspected that if the Meni warriors were to intercept them, they would strictly guard the northern city gates, which was the closest exit from the city. So it's better to walk a little further and break out of the Sun Gate of the Eastern Nini City.

Anada immediately followed Lucius' advice and rode east.

When Illeira asked why she followed Lucius' suggestion, she replied, "This guy is really sharp when it comes to survival instincts, otherwise he wouldn't have lived until today, so I trust him when it comes to escape."

As expected, the guards at the Sun Gate were unprepared, and the three of them escaped from the city without any unexpected incidents.

The self-judgment of knowing everything made Lucius feel that his speaking power had increased a bit:

" ... the more I think about it, the more I feel something's wrong. The Empire has never had an emperor, where did the empress come from?"

Anada asked curiously, "No emperor? Do you mean you don't have a monarch?"

"Of course not!" Lucius said exaggeratedly, "Woman, you really know nothing about Assyria. Do you know what 'Assyria' means? 'Assyria' means 'the land of God on Earth of Ashur'. We don't have a monarch, Assyria only has one ruler, and that is the war god Ashur, he is the divine emperor of Assyria."

Anada listened in confusion, "You mean that person from the Enlil family is your divine emperor?"

"Of course not!" Lucius said impatiently. "He's just named Ashur, a lot of people name their children after the gods, like 'Ashur so and so', meaning 'the power of Ashur', 'the blessing of Ashur', etc. Enlil was appointed as the commander of the imperial army, so this generation of inheritors directly named themselves 'Ashur'.

"I don't understand," Anada said blankly.

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Lucius rolled his eyes, "I really can't explain it to you as a foreigner."

"It's our tradition here," Ilira woke up in her arms, "The earliest origin of the Assyrians is the Ashur city in the west, and the city guardian they worship is the war god Ashur. They call themselves 'Assyria', meaning 'the land of the god Ashur'.

"The ruler of Ashur city is the High Priest and the Priest of the Ashur temple. They call themselves 'expanders of the territory' and organize expeditions every year to expand the land of the 'land of the gods' and to enrich the people of the 'land of the gods' with population. This is the obligation of the priests of the Ashur temple, and also their ritual to worship the war god Ashur. This is why the Assyrians are known for their warlike nature."

Anada reached out and touched Illeat's forehead.

The forehead was still a bit hot, but the heat had subsided.

Anada said, "These things aren't important, if you're feeling tired, don't keep talking. Rest well."

Illeat made a soft "mm" sound but continued:

"They do this because according to the records on stone pillars and clay tablets, each of our cities was initially similar to Assyria, each with its own city guardian. Whenever Assyria conquered a city, they would plunder the statue of the guardian god and bring it to the Ashur Temple as a sacrifice to the war god Ashur. This indicated that another guardian of a city was conquered and its earthly kingdom was incorporated into the "earthly kingdom of Ashur God."

"The Assyrian Empire was formed in this way. Among the first cities to be incorporated into Assyria was the current capital city of the empire, Nineveh.

"Nineveh was the earliest city established by our Hurrians, and the god we worship is the king of the eternal land, the king of the Narcoleptic Dream, the faceless god, Nayalate. Our Bell family has been the ruler of Nineveh and the high priest of Nayalate Temple for generations. "

The war between the Hurrians and the Assyrians lasted for a long time. The Hurrians knew how to smelt bronze, make pottery, raise cattle, and build cities, but the Assyrians had greater military power. Later on, at some point, the two tribes made peace. They exchanged hostages and served as high priests in each other's temples. Lower-level people also engaged in trade and intermarriage. Gradually, the two tribes merged into one, forming the prototype of the "Assyrians."

Because the Ashur Assyrians only knew how to wage war, while the Hurrians were more skilled in construction and daily life, the capital of the Assyrians gradually moved from Ashur to Nineveh, forming a situation in which the two major temples of the war god and the faceless god coexisted in Nineveh. The Bel and Menes families, two Hurrian families, also became the "famous families of heaven" during this period.

Lucius muttered, "So that's how it is... my father never told me these things."

Elvira's weak smile had a hint of disdain: "Your ancestors from the Schwartz family were only fleeing refugees from Phrygia who sold themselves as slaves to my family. Because they flattered their worries, they were allowed to have an independent household and were granted the status of "silver." What do you know about our Assyrian history?"

Lucius's face was not good.

He grunted, "You still haven't said what 'queen' means."

"Irelia's face was filled with sorrow. Seven years ago, Xisiel, the head of the Enliel family, was honored as the president and commander-in-chief of the Assyrian Empire by the other four prestigious families during an expedition conference, and he was known as the "Father of all armies." He claimed that he named his son, Sili-Ashur, which means "Ashur's grace," Ashur, in honor of this achievement. My father strongly opposed this. The head of the Bell family was not only the chief priest of Niyarate but also the senior priest of Ashur for generations. He could not tolerate such a blasphemy.

"However, the enemy was too strong. Xisiel also used marriage to win over my father's last ally, causing my family to be annihilated and my relatives to be killed."

Irelia couldn't help but cry.

"Before my father died, he told me, 'Xisiel's plan is to crown himself with divine power and make his son the emperor of Assyria, usurping the earthly kingdom of Ashur.'

"This is related to... the destruction of the Bell family. For several generations, the ancestors of the Enliel family were the high priests of the Ashur city's war gods. They, the Assyrians of Ashur city, always claimed to be 'Assyrians among the Assyrians.' The Enliel family has accumulated an extraordinary amount of wealth and military forces through continuous foreign expeditions, which almost reached 60% of the total number of the empire's military forces."