Mu Yun asked, "If the people of Salem oppress the followers of the god Amun in the name of Aroha, or conversely, the followers of the god Amun harm the believers of Amun in the same name, will your heavenly kingdom still guide them?"

Amon replied quietly, "I am ready, hell will await them." Whether it is oppression or harm, it is a crime, no matter in whose name it is, it is a sin in the world, and the world's ** will not be ennobled in the name of the gods, let alone be redeemed because of it. ”

Mu Yun asked again: "What about David Solomon, will he also go to hell?"

Amon shook his head: "I can't decide for him until the last moment, it depends on how his own soul faces the questioning?" I have no doubt about his devotion to my faith, and he needs to be guided by the only God in some form to make his faith strong." Since he controlled the city-state of Salem, I do not blame him for replacing the temple of Amun with the temple of Arorha. ”

He was just a young slave back then, but now he has great power and controls the city-state that produces the most divine stones on the continent, and he will be an excellent king. It is not a sin that the belief and sacrifice of the people in Aroba will be carried forward in his hands.

I, as Aroha, have given him everything he can guide, and if he doesn't end up detached, it will only depend on his soul and the verification of this life. And the sons of David may turn this firm belief into selfishness, which will lead to human sin. ”

Mu Yun: "Son of David, isn't that still your people?"

Amon nodded helplessly: "Yes, they are still descendants of the clansmen who made a covenant with Aroha, and their ancestors are also the clansmen of Duke Town. You were once the patron saint of Duketown, and didn't you also witness the fall of Duketown? ”

Mu Yun was also smiling bitterly, and at this moment, Amon suddenly frowned: "You persuaded me not to rush to the world, I can wait for the right opportunity, and the time when my soul is really touched, this time has finally come." I heard a call from someone asking me to leave the city of Salem and return to his distant homeland, for which he had devoted his life to an old age. ”

Mu Yun seemed to hear something, and nodded: "Is it Aesop?" ”

Amon said thoughtfully: "No, I will not only go to see him, but I will also be his attendant and personally drive him back to his hometown." His hometown is in the United Kingdom of Heaton, and that's where I want to be. ”

...... Isolt is almost eighty years old this year, he is not a great warrior or a great magician, it is quite rare to live to this age, the longevity is already respected, not to mention that Isolt himself has been respected for many years.

In his early years, he was a slave rescued by Amun in the Syrian desert, and his master was Theo, a wealthy merchant from Monfils. Amon later bought Aesop from Theo and gave him the status of a freeman. The origins of Aesop's status as a freedman can be traced back to the time when Rod Dick went to Duk in search of the Tears of the Gods, which was also the first encounter between Amon and Maria.

Rod Dick gave Mayor Dusty a gift of identification for the freedmen of Eju that he had personally signed, just by name. Rod Dick has given him a large number of valuable gifts in gratitude for receiving the Tears of the Gods in Durk, and for his iron smuggling deal with Mayor Dusty, and this identification document is perhaps the most special of all.

At that time, the miners of Duke Town could not leave at will without permission, and if anyone was convicted and fled, they could take this document and go to Eju to live a life of changing their names and surnames. When Amon was banished to the mountains, the old madman and Mayor Dasty came to see him off, and Mayor Dasty gave him the paperwork.

Amun himself was useless, and after entering Eju, he became a general with the help of Mary, but gave the document to the slave Aesop. Aesop was freed, but his name was still Aesop, and if it hadn't happened to him, he might have spent his life in Eju as a freeman or had already returned home.

Later, Amon ordered Medanzo to take Aesop to the Plain of Duk, and Aesop became the first lord of the city after the official completion of the city of Salem, and his story is no longer a secret. From slave to city lord, it was a miracle, like the city-state of Salem that appeared on the plain of Duk, where there was nothing. It symbolizes the dreams and aspirations pursued by many people, attracting more and more people to Salem City, which is the first generation of people in Salem City.

After Amun's departure, Aesop gradually stopped ruling the city-state and devoted most of his energy to compiling and collecting legends about the city of Salem and the god Amun, as did his friend Joshua, who wrote a Bible each describing the same deity.

As Aesop grew old, and Yusir and Dicch Chow grew old, the city of Salem entered the era of the Judges, and by the time David Solomon came to power, it had become the era of Saleem rule. Although he had never heard Amun explicitly say it, Aesop also guessed that Amun was another identity of Amun, so in the scriptures he compiled, it was not Amun's name that was written, but "God".

Aesop was highly respected in the city of Salem, David Solomon held him in great esteem, and Aesop lived in a luxurious mansion and enjoyed high courtesy, although he did not agree with David Solomon's decision to demolish the Temple of Amun, but David Solomon did not change his attitude towards him.

But David's respect for Aesop is one thing, and what he wants to do is another, and he will not dismantle the Temple of Amun because of his respect for Aesop.

On the day when the temple of Amun was demolished in the city of Salem, Aesop stood in front of the window and looked in the direction of the city-state square, and called out to Amun in his heart: "My God, the only God! Whether your name is Amun or Aroh, you will always be the one who saved my life in the desert, the one who gave me freedom in Eju, and the one who made my dreams come true in the plains of Duk."

I have created this city-state with my hands and countless others, and it is you who have guided your people to return to their homeland, where milk and honey flow. Now it is a city-state for the people of Salem, and the Aroha that the people of Salem believe in is still you, but for many of them, it is no longer you.

Your temple is just a symbol of their desires, and they destroyed your first temple for it, and you watch it all happen in Heaven, maybe sighing or maybe smiling. And I have witnessed all this all my life, perhaps because I have lived too long, and I thought I would be buried here, but when I saw your idol removed, it awakened a wish that I had buried in my heart for many years.

As a slave looking up at the stars, my soul is free, and I am always looking for my homeland, just as the people of Salem are looking for their homeland. Thanks to you, although I am not young, my body is still strong enough to travel far again. Before I reach the end of my life, I want to return to my homeland and see where I once was. ”

The old lord of the old city quietly shed tears as he prayed, when a voice said, "Aesop, are you going to get out of here?" and turned to look, and at some point Medanzo had come behind him.

Aesop replied, "Yes, I want to return to my homeland, a desire that has been buried in my heart for many years. I have stayed in the city of Salem all my life, and now I am no longer needed here, and my Bible has been sent to Eju to be handed over to the descendants of Theo. Now is the time to fulfill my last wish, and while I still have a carriage, I will leave Salem and go home. ”

Medanzo sighed and said, "If David Solomon is disrespectful to you, I can reprimand him, if you don't like to live here, the god Amun will not mind taking you to the Garden of Eden, and if you are going to travel far away, you can also have the city-state send guards and servants to escort you." ”

Aesop shook her head: "I can go back as much as I came, I don't want to alarm and bother anyone." My homeland is not the homeland of guards and servants, and I will return by myself with only one carriage and two horses. ”

Medanzo dissuaded: "How is this possible? Not to mention your age, I know that you are still in good health, but the war between the United Kingdom of Heaton and the Potts Empire is not over yet, so it is too dangerous to go on the road like this." ”

Aesop: "With my age and my life's experience, this danger doesn't matter. It is precisely because my homeland has been ravaged by war that I want to go back and see that if I embark on this path, my wish will be fulfilled, and I don't mind if I can make it to the end. I had promised Amun to establish a new city-state on the plain of Duk, so when I left, I asked Amun to hear my call and prayers. ”

"Aesop, you have fulfilled your promise, and I hope to help you make your wish come true. In the past, it was Medanzo who escorted you to the Duk Plains, and as you said, you can come and go as you want, and now you still let Medanzo take you back to your hometown. The first time I went to Eju, you drove me, so this time I'm going to drive for you. —another voice rang out, and Amon appeared in front of Aesop's eyes.

Aesop suddenly saw Amun appear, and hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "My God, thank you for allowing me to leave the city of Salem to fulfill my last wish, but how dare I let you drive for me?"

Amon stretched out his hand to help him up and said, "I am going to the United Kingdom of Heaton as a mortal, and I have my purpose to send you back to your homeland by the way." ”

Aesop grabbed Amun's arm, tears welling up in her eyes: "But you are my god! I thought I would never see you again until the end of my life......"

Amon smiled, "This time it was both me escorting you and you helping me. If I am only a mortal, and you have done so much for me, I cannot thank you enough, and if you regard me as your god, then the word is an oracle at this moment, please do not refuse. ”

Aesop hadn't seen Amon for decades, and when the god suddenly appeared in front of him and said such a thing, he was so excited that he grabbed Amun's arm and his whole body trembled slightly. Medanzo suddenly asked, "Aesop, did you ever yearn to fly in the sky?"

Isolt was stunned and replied, "When I was very young, I did have this yearning, hoping that my body could fly like my mind, but I couldn't fly. ”

Medanzo smiled: "Then you can fulfill this wish, God Amun and I can fly you over the sea and avoid the places where there is a conflict of war." I've heard a lot about the United Kingdom of Heaton and I've always wanted to see it, thank you for being your guide. ”

Amon also smiled: "Aesop should be the best guide on the mainland, not only to send Aesop back to his homeland, but I also want to meet the various sages who are famous on the continent." Mr. Aristotle was there, and I hope to have the opportunity to meet him again. ”

Amon was also going to the United Kingdom of Heaton, and as an ordinary person, he naturally needed a guide who was familiar with the local situation. Aesop hurriedly replied: "I would be happy to introduce you to everything about the United Kingdom of Heaton, but I haven't been back for decades, and I don't know if I am still familiar with it." ”

Amon replied, "After all, my homeland is my homeland, and I can accompany you to search for traces of the past." ”

The next day Isolt packed her bags, with two horses and a very sturdy carriage, and no other servants or guards. Amon drove the car himself, and Medanzo accompanied him in the car, and thus left the city of Salem. Aesop did not say goodbye to anyone in person, but left a letter in the mansion.

Heading out of the city to the west, Amun's carriage ran very fast, avoiding pedestrians and carriages on the road very nimblely, as if flying close to the ground, but sitting in the carriage felt very smooth without the slightest bump. Amon held a horsewhip tied to the same rope that Enriel had given him outside Sumerian town.

Enril has long since fallen, and the Anuna Enlightenment system no longer exists, but the horsewhip is still the horsewhip, and Amon is a chariot driver at the moment.

After resting on the road for the night, we arrived at the entrance of the post road by the Black Fire Swamp at noon the next day. This post road was opened by Amun himself, and Goret mobilized the people of the city-state of Syria to pave a trade road that could accommodate two carriages to travel wrong, and built three post stations along the way. Now, decades later, it has become a major communication artery between the Duk Plain and the province of Syria, with a wider and smoother road.

Originally built as a military fort, it has grown into a large town the size of a small city-state. There are three shrines here, the Archa Temple, which was built by official order, the original Shrine of Amun, and the Temple of the Goddess of the Swamp, which was built at the expense of past merchants.

Yunmeng is the legendary goddess of the swamp and the patron saint of this trade route, and merchants in the past are willing to sacrifice to her. Amon rested in front of the Cloud Dream Temple and went in to take a look. Many of the caravans offered sacrifices to the goddess of the swamp, and they were all people who came and went on the trade routes to beg for a living, hoping that the gods would protect them.

Amun went as the people did and worshipped the goddess Yunmeng with the coachmen, and then he heard the panicked voice of the idol: "My God, how can you bow to me?"

Amon replied quietly in his soul: "Yunmeng, don't be surprised, my current identity is a charioteer in the world, and I sacrifice to you like other charioteers passing through this post road. You have to thank Raphael, it was he who made a casual joke at the beginning, and as a result, there is a legend of the swamp goddess in the world. ”

The Yunmeng Angel, who was far away in the Garden of Eden, didn't know what to say, so he quickly spread his wings and flew out of the Garden of Eden, rushing to the sky above the Black Fire Swamp, ready to watch Amon drive through the post road. Yunmeng had not yet arrived, but another person came first, Amon was sacrificing in the temple of Yunmeng, and smoke and dust were rising in the direction of the city of Salem in the distance, and David-Solomon was chasing after him with his personal guards.

Aesop stood by the roadside, and when David saw him, he quickly ordered his guards to stop their horses, jumped off his horse, and ran quickly, bowed to Aesop, and said, "Why don't you old man say goodbye? If there is any grievance in the city of Salem, do not hesitate to raise it, and if anyone offends you, I will order him to be punished at once." Whatever you need, I will do my best to meet it, and I only want you to be comfortable and peaceful in the city of Salem. ”

Aesop replied, "Thank you for coming to see me off, I have only one wish, and that is to return to my homeland." The city of Salem no longer needs me, and I will return to my hometown while I can still walk. ”

David Solomon looked a little apprehensive: "The city of Kosalem is your home, everyone respects you, and it was you who led my fathers to create this city-state. Now that you're old, why don't you live comfortably in your old age?"

Aesop looked at David and replied calmly, "I had this idea since Joshua's death, and now I have finally made up my mind. Joshua gave you the Bible he had written, and I left my Bible, and I have no regrets in the city of Salem. ...... David, do you remember when you were a child? Why did you and your people go out of Eju and return to the plains of Duk? I may be the same person I was back then. ”

Before David could say anything more, he suddenly heard a voice in his soul: "Child, people have their own pursuits, and I will escort Aesop on a long journey, so you don't need to say more." ”

It was Medanzo speaking, David was taken aback, he had never seen the true face of the oracle who guided him to the power of his origin, and he did not know that the oracle was the Medanzo he had seen in the city of Salem in his early years, but hearing this voice naturally touched the imprint in his soul.

He hurriedly replied in his soul: "It turned out to be you, if your will wants to send Aesop away, of course I will not dissuade him, and I wish him a safe journey for the old man, and everything will come true!"

Medanzo's voice asked, "David, you have never forgotten my guidance, so can I ask you what is your vow in this life?"

David-Solomon's expression became reverent, and he replied solemnly in his soul: "It is the guidance of Aroha to build the homeland and kingdom of dreams for my people, and the city of Salem will become the kingdom of Salem for the people of Salem, this is my vow in this life!"

Then another voice said, "Your Majesty, the kingdom of Salem is your kingdom, and Aroha has his own kingdom of heaven." What does it mean to dream of a homeland? It is up to your children and grandchildren to think about it over a long period of time. Amon finally spoke, and then fell silent as David Solomon heard the voice of the gods for the first and last time.

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(To be continued)