Ulukakina. Xin's sadness gradually faded." What you said is not completely unreasonable... Even if you can't truly understand how dark this world is, can't truly understand where the tiny cracks that lead to death will burst out and torture my soul, and can't understand how terrifying the attempts I have experienced over and over again are; But this kind of ignorance might be your advantage, and it's your unique advantage. If you can take the helm of this country, perhaps everything will really turn around?』
Ulukaki saw that he was gradually regaining his calm and his face was filled with new hope. He nodded and said,'But if you let me take the helm of this country, those who have received your authority and possess supernatural powers will certainly use their powers to hurt me.』
Xin said,"Their abilities are borrowed from me. They can't see your future either, so they can't directly use their abilities on you." If you go among them, you will definitely weaken their strength. We'll head back to Uruk now and complete your ceremony.』
" No, if we go together, your power will be weakened. They may take revenge on you because you handed over power to me. It's better to let one person take the risk first than to take the risk together. Besides, you're much more important than me in this world. If you really want me to take control of this country, then I'll have to go back to Uruk alone. After I subdue them, I'll take you back after I stabilize the situation.』
" Alright, but you must be careful. As Xin spoke, she took out a stone token--the token head carved by King Meshrimkish, and continued,"This is the token left to me by my father, Mesh-chan-Gasher, which symbolizes the power of the king." Take it back to Uruk, show it to Dumzid, and say that the crown is yours. Tell him that Xin has appointed you as Chief Salaf, replacing him in charge of the highest priest authority. Ulukakina, you must believe that the people I chose at the beginning were all righteous people. Those who divide power from them may be flawed in quality; However, even for those low-level officials, when I first selected them, I used my ability to observe their entire lives and came to a conclusion. It was much more reliable than people who were randomly pulled from anywhere. Therefore, I could not completely erase this system for you alone. It was impossible to strip all of them of their power. Therefore, if anyone doubts you during this trip, just say that the reason why they can't see your future is because of me. You can threaten them that if they don't obey you, Xin will completely strip them of their authority.』
Ulukakina took the token and hugged Xin goodbye. He went back to Uruk alone. He followed the river and returned to the capital of the empire half a month later. He came to one of the three staircases outside the Temple of Anu, where there was a barrier set up with magic to prevent outsiders from entering. Ulukagina showed the stone carving of King Kish to the guard there and said," King Xin has given me power. I am now the highest priest here. Please allow me to pass through here and go up to the White Temple above to explain the situation to the elders of Salaf.』
" I've never heard of any Xin. You don't have the authority to pass through here. Only the highest level three priest can pass unless you prove your level to me. the guard said.
Ulukaki bypassed the Guardian and passed through the barrier. The barrier shattered and disappeared in an instant. He turned around and said," This barrier was set up by King of Saraf, Dumzid. Since I can break through it, it means that my authority is higher than his. Thus, the guards did not stop him, and Urukaki successfully arrived at the main hall on the upper level. The white temple was covered with white plaster and shone brightly under the sunlight. The seven elders of Salaf were having their daily meetings inside. When they saw this unfamiliar young man walk in so easily, they were very surprised.
Who are you? " One of the Salaphs asked as he tried to read his memory. Then, he showed a little fear and took a few steps back. He said," I can't see his memory.』
Dumzid also stared into his eyes for a moment, but did not say anything.
" Everyone, please don't panic. Ulukakina took out the medallion of King Mashrimkish and showed it to them. He said," I am Ulukakina Heuso. The Prophet appointed me Chief Salaf to replace Dumzid in charge of the highest power of sacrifice.』
" Who are you? You want to fool us with a broken stone? " The other Salaf said as he conjured an icicle in his hand and stabbed it at Urukaki's chest. However, the icicle shattered and turned into ashes before it could touch his body. Then, the assassin vomited and fell to the ground due to dizziness. The others saw this and went forward to help him up. All the Salaphs present knew why the assassin's mind was in a mess. In order to use his ability to target this unfamiliar young man who could not read his memories, the assassin did not only look at it once like before. Instead, he had to look through the memories of countless worlds and find a world in which a series of karma could cause the assassin to form an icicle in his hand. However, the countless searches were all chaotic because it involved the young man's future. At the same time, due to the limitation of his ability, the yoga he used for protection had problems, which led to all the chaos. In the end, the assassin's mind completely collapsed. At this moment, they finally understood the reason why their abilities had suddenly become unstable and intermittent these days. Their abilities came from watching Xin's future, and Xin had been seeing or thinking about this person in front of her.
Seeing that the High Priests had given up on fighting. Ulukakina stepped forward and said,'As you can see, the Great Prophet Sin has given me this power to warn you that he can still strip you of all authority; Therefore, you must obey his orders, which are also my orders. For many years, he has given you the power to help him govern the world and avoid the arrival of the apocalypse. However, you have used your power for personal gain, turning this bureaucracy into a means for you to seek glory and vanity. You have given power to those who only know how to flatter. Once they obtain power, they abuse their power and cause the people everywhere to suffer more than before. This result made King Xin very disappointed. He sent me to guide your daily political affairs, weaken and supervise your power, so that your power is used in the right place.』
The few high priests looked at each other in confusion. They could not be sure that the funny words in the young man's mouth really came from the prophet Xin, who had not been involved in political affairs for many years. However, they were sure that this person did have some extraordinary power, which they could not deal with for the time being. Therefore, they could only choose to believe it.
So the next day, in another area of Uruk, in a simple temple renovated from the ancient temple of Ubeid with colored stone cone mosaics inlaid on the adobe brick walls, the unknown Ulukakina Heuso officially became the chief of Uruk, Salaf. At the same time, he also moved the administrative structure of the empire from the luxurious temple of Anu to a small sacrificial place that could fully reflect his integrity. The news quickly spread throughout the empire, including his old friend Amur Lu, who was so shocked that he could not close his mouth.
The first thing Urukaki did when he took office was to reduce the cumbersome bureaucracy. Only one of Salaf remained, and that was himself. As for the Board of Patriarchs, they were dissolved. Dumzid was demoted to the sole Cherub, and the other elders were demoted to the Grand Commanders. The positions of the two guards and the ninth-grade priest were retained, and all other priests were demoted by one grade. Then he began to investigate and punish the corrupt officials who were rampant in various places. The priests and messengers who occupied the fertile fields of the common people, were unfair in trading, were heavily levied taxes, and exploited the poor to the point that they could not get any protection were dismissed. The higher-level officials took back their authority. The first to bear the brunt of this was the governor of Kermet, Senusert, whom Xin had witnessed with his own eyes. This also affected the governor, Horus, and both of them were dismissed. Governor Kermet was re-selected, and Amon of Waset became the guardian of the place; Then Urukaki removed the inspectors and tax collectors all over the country; Reduce the funeral expenses paid by the families of the deceased; He protected the wealth of ordinary soldiers, abolished the obligation to pay taxes to the temples, and finally, he was able to protect the common soldiers. It is forbidden to use a personal guarantee as a loan condition; Officials were prohibited from buying houses and livestock of civilians at a low price; Forbid anyone from invading other people's homes; Robbery, killing, profiteering, bullying, and so on were prohibited.
No matter how unwilling the oligarchs were, they had no choice but to be punished by the reform. Seeing that there were fewer and fewer forces that could threaten him and Xin. Ulukakina sent messengers to Xin, who was still living in the fields in the suburbs, saying that he missed Xin very much and hoped that he would return to the capital so that they could be together. Xin was also very happy. He was very happy to see the Uruk priests smoothly transfer power to Urukagina. But after all, the sudden appearance of Urukagina would still be suspected by some of the higher-ups, including the former chief priest, Dumzid. In order to dispel their doubts, Xin had to return to the capital no matter what and verbally acknowledge Urukaki's status.
And so, Xin rode on the back of a winged bull. On the day of the new moon hanging in the sky, she returned to the capital with the farewell of the whole city. The two sides were filled with people who came spontaneously. They had just heard about the true master of the country: Prophet Xin's story was not long. The priestess of Ur, the main city of Xin, accompanied Sarafu Urukagina and Kirub-Tumzid to welcome King Uruk's return.
Note:
Mesilim, king of the Sumerian city-state around 2750 B.C., known (or self-proclaimed) as the King of Kish, but not mentioned in the Sumerian King List.
The Ubaid period (6500- 3800 B.C.) was a prehistoric period in Mespotamia that coincided with the late Samarra culture.
Waset, Thebes of Egypt (Greek: Θ? The ancient city of Upper Egypt was called Wasset, meaning the City of Tokens. It was located near the Nile River in the middle of present-day Egypt, near today's Luxor.
[Amon: It's an ancient Egyptian god. In Egyptian, it's translated as?] mn, meaning 'hidden one'(also spelled 'Amon'), was one of the eight primordial spirits (Ogd, mate was Mute, at first, he was only a local god of Thebes).
En: The main temple of Nanna is in the city of Ur, E-gish-shir-gal, the name of the character En created by the priestess of Ur. This character holds great power and is usually held by the eldest daughter of the king of Ur. The most famous one is Enheduanna, the daughter of King Sargon of Akkad, who is responsible for the sacrifice of Nanna/Xin and other gods.
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