Amon looked at Yin Nanna for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "You have never forced me to do anything, and I can't blame you, I will tell Moses the news and see his own decision." But I will only tell him about the situation he is facing, not to make him give in to Enriel, or even to say that this is Enriel's test!"

Yinnanna: "If he voluntarily stays outside the plains of Duk and watches his people return to their homeland, so that the miners of Duk Town can be freed from the fate of sinners, this agreement is also valid for Moses, and I will guide him to join the Anuna Enlightenment line." But this can only be told to Moses afterwards and let him make a choice first. ”

Amun narrowed his eyes and said, "Maybe Moses will make a different choice, this matter should have a result, I will go to Moses now, see how he and his people are doing, and then go to Yin Nanna's rose garden." ...... But I didn't do it for the sake of Enriel, in fact I am already an enemy of Enriel, and sooner or later there will be a battle between the city of Salem and the city of Enriel in the north. ”

...... On the same day that the city of Salem held a ceremony for the goddess Muyun and the god Amun, Amun quietly left the city of Salem, and Link took Gabriel with him and set out towards the southeast corner of the plain of Duk, and two days later crossed the wilderness around the city of Malduk, which was founded by Yusir, and came to the place where Moses and others stopped.

At the same time that Amun was looking for Moses, far away from the Syrian desert, in the palace of the lord of the city-state of the headland, Aristotle, who had been a senior staff member for many years, formally submitted his resignation to Rod Dick, and he would sail to return to his native kingdom of Heaton.

Rod Dick gave Aristotle a feast and invited the sage to his private study, where the two had a long private conversation. Rod Dick sighed, "Sir, you have been by my side for a long time, and thanks to your guidance and teaching, I have been able to face so many things that have happened. ”

Aristotle: "Believe in your own wisdom and ability, which have enabled you to survive many trials in the world." I've been with you for 10 years, and I've followed you to many places to find questions worth thinking about in the world. Now it's time for me to go back, my teacher is still waiting for me in the distance. ”

Rod Dick asked, "Sir, what have you been thinking about and looking for in the ten years since you left your homeland to go overseas?"

Aristotle replied, "I am looking for the origin of the gods, and I am wondering what the gods are? I have been to temples all over the continent, and I have seen all kinds of gods on altars, and I have observed how people sacrifice, worship, and pray. I have also experienced the war on the Tianshu Continent, where people fought in the name of the gods, and experienced the reform of the god system of the Eju Empire, and I have seen the changes of the main gods in that temple with my own eyes. Today, it's finally time for me to leave. ”

Rod Dick asked again, "Did the gentleman draw any conclusions?"

Aristotle: "It can't be said to be a conclusion, it's just a result of thinking." Do you remember last month? A man named Vincent Teb came to visit me and talked about the samadhi of being conscious, unconscious, and unconscious, and very interesting, and it was very similar to my thinking. ”

Rod Dick: "I don't understand what you mean, can you explain that?"

Aristotle: "I've been thinking about the origin of metaphysical divine names, looking for ways of being, which can be of three kinds, one that is felt and destroyed, one that we can feel but not that we can destroy, and the third that we cannot feel and cannot destroy, but that exists." ”

Rod Dick asked, "What's that?"

Aristotle replied, "The soul of man is the soul of man and God." ”

Rod Dick wondered: "The soul of the surname is in our hearts, why can't we feel it?

Aristotle smiled: "There is always bias in using words to describe it, and you need to experience it yourself." People may lose their surname, but the soul of the surname does not exist because you don't have it. You may or may not believe in the gods, and the gods on the altar may fall into ruin, but the surname of God is in the soul of the surname.

I traveled around the continent and entered all kinds of shrines, and I saw people worshipping all kinds of gods, and why are the gods on the altars called gods? Since ancient times, all kinds of gods have been worshiped on the altars, and the real gods are not even in the gods themselves that people see. God is pure thought, and the reality of thought is life, and the eternal continuum is God. Sometimes it is people themselves who create a God that does not exist, and it is a difficult concept to understand that part of life that is close to God. ”

Rod Dick touched his chin for a long time, and then said with a wry smile: "It's really hard to understand, I need to think about it." But the other day I received a letter from a god whom you and I both know and whom you even saved. ”

Aristotle asked curiously, "Which god is this?

Rod Dick reminded, "Remember that child, who was almost cut off a finger in front of the temple by a priest in the name of the gods." ”

Aristotle: "General Amun?"

Rod Dick nodded, "Yes, that's him! There was a temple in the city-state, and the statue of the god was Amun with his arms around Mu Yun, and the people there called him Amun God. Do you think it's interesting? Amon almost had his finger cut off in front of the Mu Yun Temple. ”

Aristotle smiled: "That's a good note on what I was thinking. Why did Amun stand on the altar with the goddess Mu Yun in his arms? People understand the desired deity in their own way. The Amon we know is not eternal, he is in the same place, and even his finger was almost cut off because of the oracle of Goddess Mu Yun, if that scene really happened, would there be everything today?

So what is the so-called eternity? It is a perfection in faith, transcendent and reflected in him, like the reflection of the stars on the water. Before I left my hometown, my teacher told me to find the ideal country that people think of, and that ideal country should be in a place where we cannot perceive or destroy. ”

Rod Dick asked, "Is this the answer you've been observing and thinking for ten years?"

Aristotle replied, "This is only a way of answering, and what I can say in words is not an eternal answer." If we take this as the answer, and make the gods clear as our own will, we may create the gods in the name of people, which will obscure the brilliance of the gods' surnames. When I turn this contemplation of eternity into a creed of sincerity, it will become my sin again. ”

...... The conversation between the two men was a bit esoteric, and it would be confusing if someone heard it from the sidelines, not even Rod Dick on one side of the conversation. Amon did write a letter to Rod Dick and sent an envoy to the city-state of the headland, asking the lord to send someone to pass it on to Pharaoh Eju.

In the letter, he mentions that the great samurai Gabriel made a request to him for a duel in order to complete the empire, and after being defeated in the duel and becoming a prisoner of war, he put forward the conditions for the ransom of the great samurai. Rod Dick didn't pay much attention to the letter when he received it, he opened it casually, and was so frightened that he kicked over the table in front of him, and quickly ordered several henchmen to restore the letter to its original state, pretending that he had never seen it, and sent someone to the capital.

When Pharaoh Elakht saw this letter, he withdrew into the inner sanctum without saying a word, and then drove out all the chamberlains and maids. He slammed the door and smashed everything around him that could be broken, roaring and shouting, "Amon, I won't let you go!

When he was tired of roaring, and then looked at the smashed things all over the ground, he felt a little ridiculous, why did the dignified pharaoh of the Eju Empire be so angry with an exiled general? The gods did not forgive Amun, and even if Amon did not write this letter, Seth also sent an oracle to the Eju Empire to hunt him down.

After regaining his composure, Elahet was surprised to find that he had not destroyed the letter in his rage, so he ordered it to be sent to the temple for collection. This is the most evil evidence of Amun's crime, and if anyone wants to accuse the Empire of unjust treatment of Admiral Amun, let that person take a good look at this letter, and it will be clear why the gods want to condemn him!

But no one publicly accused anything, and the ministers were even careful not to mention Amun, whether Amon was guilty or not, the imperial general seemed to never exist.

At this time, the internal political situation of the Eju Empire had stabilized, the construction of the new capital had begun to take shape, the main gods enshrined in the temples of the city-states across the country had been replaced, and the forces of all strata in the country had also undergone a new integration. With Elahet in power, worldly power concentrated in the hands of his pharaoh as never before, and the goal of reforming the divine system was finally nearing completion.

There is only one thing left undone now, like a fresco with a glaring flaw that would not be perfect unless it was removed, and that blemish was the patron saint of the Temple of Isis. Elakht couldn't be moved when she first came to power, but now that the reforms are complete, it's time to address the issue.

An-La is the only god, Seth is the chief of the angels who guard the kingship and divine power, and Pharaoh is the only one who represents the gods, and can no longer tolerate the continued existence of the holy woman who symbolizes the goddess Isis, who is under the guardianship of the goddess Isis.

The Patron Saint of Isis is a title that has been passed down from generation to generation, not to a specific person, but in reality, it is now the one who is the Maria. Mary is very prestigious and influential, and Elahet must use this prestige and influence to change the original status of the saint, which requires the cooperation of Mary herself and the skillful use of the will of the gods, so that everything can be perfected.

While Elakht was praying in the temple, he had heard Seth's voice, and Seth told him what to do. The chief of the angels had Pharaoh Elahet marry Mary and canonize her as the High Priestess of the Empire, symbolizing the complete integration of the divine and royal powers of the upper and lower Eju.

According to ancient legend, Isis was married to Osiris, the first pharaoh who founded the Aeju Empire, and Seth was the guardian of the royal power at that time, and Horus did not exist in the world.

Today, Seth has become the chief of all the angels, and let the holy woman, who symbolizes the guardian of Isis, marry the pharaoh given by the king, complete the return of history in the name of the oracle, and end the history of the inheritance of the guardian saint of the temple of Isis. This is the most acceptable way for the Egyptian people to accept, as long as Mary herself stands up and announces the oracle.

Seth did not ask Elahet to give a direct order, he would talk to Maria first in the name of the gods. On the very day that Elahet was thundering in the palace, Maria, who was far away in Montfilth, heard Seth's voice.

At that time, Mary was praying to the goddess Isis in the temple, although the goddess Isis is now titled to the Virgin Angel, but Mary has not changed her faith because of this, and her faith is still so pure. At this moment, a voice sounded in the soul: "Mary, your prayer has touched the gods, and you will listen to the oracle of the archangel." ”

Although the voice sounded in the soul, Mary could sense the direction from which it came, just as the idol of Seth in the side of the main hall was speaking in a strange way.

It had been almost seven years since Mary became the patron saint of the temple of Isis, but she had never heard the voice of the goddess Isis, and today she heard the legendary oracle for the first time, and it was Seth who had descended. Mary was stunned for a moment, but she was not overly alarmed or agitated, and then she calmed down and replied in her soul, "What do you say, Lord Angel?"

Seth asked, "Why do you call me an adult?"

Mary replied, "What shall I call you, as you have decreed that the Empire of Ejud should honor An-la as the only deity?"

Seth: "You can call me the chief of the angels, the glory of the gods, and the angels beyond eternal life are not mortals like you. I'm here to tell you about the final changes that will take place in the Eju Empire, and your fate as the patron saint of Isis. You will become the chief high priest of the Eju Empire and marry Pharaoh Elakht to receive the blessings of the angels. ”

Maria's face lost its blood, and her voice trembled uncontrollably: "Why me? I am the Guardian Saint of Isis, not the Empress of the Eju Empire. ”

Seth: "It was the gods who gave you the status you have today, and now that you have it, you have to pay for it." You are no longer the daughter of the merchant of the city-state of the headland, who gave you who you are now, and now that the gods have asked you, what wishes do you have to ask the gods?"

Mary replied, "If the oracle must be so, then please depose me as a saint and choose another saint who is willing to become the high priest of the kingdom and marry Pharaoh, and thank the gods for my liberation." ”

Seth said slowly in a deep voice: "The Holy Maiden is a glorious title, but those who are holy women can also suffer a tragic fate, think of the Holy Maiden forty years ago. Now that the divine system of the empire has changed, only obedience to this change is the perfect ending. Deposing you and replacing you with another saint will not solve the problem, you are the real saint in the eyes of the people. ”

Maria: "I refuse, even if it is a tragic fate." ”

Seth snorted coldly, "Have you betrayed your faith?"

Maria's voice regained firmness: "I know my faith very well, and it has never been clearer than it is now. It is my honor, my mission and my duty to accept this unique identity and to live in a different way. For the sake of it I had to face all kinds of intrigues, to observe the corners where the light of the gods could not be reflected, and not even to be touched by the people I loved. This is the price I pay, and my vow to the goddess Isis, but this vow does not include your request. ”

Seth's tone paused: "Maria, this is the smartest choice you can make as a person, marrying the Pharaoh is just a symbol, if you don't like Erahet, the Pharaoh won't even really touch you, you can also choose the lover you like." All you have to do is agree to this condition, which is a sign from the gods and a need of the Eju Empire. ”

Maria asked rhetorically, "Seth, don't you think it's ridiculous that you have taken the place of Horus and become the chief of the angels, and in order to steal the glory of Isis, you actually want Isis's guardian saint to cooperate?"

Seth's voice was furious: "How dare you speak to me like that!Mary, I have sent an oracle not because of you, but because of your status as a saint." Actually, I can also speak to you in Isis's voice, but as an immortal angel, I want to tell you that the goddess Isis is long gone, and you are the most ridiculous person in the world. ”

Mary's shoulders shook as if they were trembling, but she replied to Seth's surprise: "Even if the goddess Isis made such a request, I would refuse, because it is not my protection and blessing, but the gods who have turned their backs on themselves." I've never heard the voice of Goddess Isis, but that doesn't stop me from being guided by the light in my heart, whether she's there or not, whether you open your mouth or not. ...... Hearing your voice, it is as if I have seen your fall, and the gods of my mind and the gods on the altar will no longer be you, and the faith that guides me will remain. ”

Seth was silent, the oppressive atmosphere in the temple was simply suffocating, and when he spoke again, he couldn't hear any anger, but said coldly: "I'm just here today to tell you about the oracle that will come, not to ask you to agree, three months later, all the city-states of the Eju Empire will send oracles, and the Holy Maiden Mary will marry the pharaoh according to the guidance of the gods and become the chief high priest of the empire, symbolizing the final fusion of the divine power and the royal power of the upper and lower Eju."

Whether you like it or not, someone will announce it for you. Even if you die, someone will dress up as you and complete the ritual as you. This story is recorded in the official annals of the Eju Empire, and in the Psalms sung in the Temple. You prepare well, and I will come back to you in three months, whether you will do it voluntarily or let me do it for you, it makes no difference for the Eju Empire. ”

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(To be continued)