Amon shouted in his heart: "Don't fall, don't lose consciousness! The beasts of the mountains and the crocodiles of the rivers will eat you...... I haven't reached Monfils, I haven't met Echo, I haven't unlocked the secrets of the gods, I haven't guided my people back home......"

But the intense feeling of vertigo was not under his control, and although Amon had his eyes open, the sunlight he saw in front of him gradually dimmed. A cat came out of the forest on the high slope and ran to Amon's side, scratching his face with its paws and meowing anxiously, but he did not respond.

In fact, Amon could hear the cat's meow, as if it was coming from a far, far away, and the trance scene in front of him seemed to become clear again. He saw Schrödinger, but not Schrödinger, who was barking on the river beach at the moment, but the cat he had seen in Duke Town as a child.

Amon "saw" his childhood, and from the time he was born, those happy and sad times flashed one by one, and all the people he loved and hated came back to his eyes with the past.

In the mythology of Eju, life is like the endless river Ronnie, ending in the underworld ruled by the god Osiris. The gods of the underworld will send a large crescent-shaped ship to bring in noble souls, and when the goddess Best, the attendant of Osiris, appears next to the corpse, the souls of the deceased will be resurrected in the underworld and enter another world.

Is the legend true? Osiris' ribs were in Amun's arms, and a cat was crying anxiously beside him. At this moment, a boat came from the upper reaches of the Ronnie River, which was small at first appear, just a black spot on the horizon, and when it gradually approached down the river, it could be seen that it was a magnificent crescent-shaped ship, and on the high ship, there were two people sitting and standing.

Mary suddenly asked, "Did you hear anything?"

Gabriel replied, "The sound of running water, the sound of the wind blowing in the mountains and forests, and the barking of a cat, on the far east bank." ”

Maria: "Ordered the ship to sail close to the east shore." ”

The two men had great eyesight, and from a long distance they saw Schrödinger and Amun lying on the ground. Maria's expression suddenly became a little strange, as if she had touched some long and profound memory, and murmured, "Gabriel, I think that cat's pattern is very familiar!"

Gabriel: "Familiar? There are a lot of cats around the temple of Isis, and cats are animals that we worship in Eju. ”

"Remember? Two years ago, when I had just gotten the Tears of the Gods, one night I was startled by a cat. ”

After her reminder, Gabriel also remembered, and muttered, "I remember that cat, somehow sneaked into your room, dirty and fat, and kept sleeping. This cat is different, much cleaner and much more beautiful, it should not be the same cat. ”

Maria sighed inexplicably: "Human life can change, and I think cats are the same. I remember the pattern of the cat, almost exactly the same as this cat. Order the boat to come to shore and go over to see what is wrong with the man? It's rare to see a cat care so much about its owner. It's been a long time since the experience in Duketown, but for some reason, Maria remembers those few days so vividly that she can recall every scene, even the patterns on Schrödinger's body.

The draught was so deep that there was no way to get close to the shallows on the shore, so it had to stop far away. Gabriel jumped off the building with a lunge, her toes lightly on the deck, the bow of the ship sank slightly, and she jumped high and jumped ashore, her body extremely vigorous!

Gabriel walked up to Amon with his sword, bowed his head and asked, "Poor and loyal cat, your cry is so anxious, is this your master?

This warrior walked majestically, and even a lion would retreat because of her momentum, but Schrödinger did not run away, but just squatted on the ground and looked up at her. Gabriel couldn't help but feel a little funny, actually talking to a cat, and the cat couldn't answer her question, so he lowered his head and swept the breath around Amon with his puppet eye technique, and then turned around and shouted: "Holy Maiden, this person has no scars on his body, but he has been seriously injured, his physical strength and energy have been greatly consumed, and he is already in a state of prostration, and the power of life is passing, but he is not dead yet. ”

Before the words fell, a faint golden aura appeared in the sky above Amon, and there was a white mist of light in the halo falling on his body, like a quietly flowing milk waterfall. - This is the "Blessing of Isis", a blessing technique that can only be performed by the saint with the tears of the gods.

It not only heals injuries and illnesses, but also eliminates pain, washes away tiredness, restores physical strength, and gives confidence, strength and courage. In short, it is equivalent to a synthesis of magical effects that eliminate any negative effects.

The first time Maria performed it was two years ago when a convoy was attacked in the Syrian Desert south of Duk Town, and Gabriel was wounded in a fierce fight. It was the simplest and most profound form of magic, when Mary's power was still weak and the "Blessing of Isis" was only a symbol.

But now the situation is very different, and Mary is performing a high-level divine skill, and she only prays for Amun alone. Not long ago, she had just been promoted to a sixth-level magician, and in just two years, her achievements were amazing!

The milky white curtain of light falling from the golden aura sprinkled on Amun's body, and then looked at Maria, who had already gotten off the boat at some point, and walked over with the staff of the Holy Maiden and stepping on the muddy waters of the Ronnie River. It would be difficult for a sixth-level magician to control both the air elemental magic and the water elemental magic so exquisitely without the help of scrolls or other magic weapons, she was like a Lingbo microstepping god. But it is not surprising that Maria has probably the best staff in the world.

When the servants saw the Holy Maiden walking ashore on the waves, they saluted her on the deck. Gabriel asked in surprise, "My lord, why did you go ashore in person?"

Maria came to stand a few steps away from Amun: "I want to see the condition of this man. It was as if he had gone through a fierce fight, all his strength had been exhausted, and he was seriously injured, beyond the limits of what his body and mind could bear. It's dangerous to just pass out in the wild, I can wake him up, and you ask what happened. ”

Amon lay there, his eyes were flashing back to the past, but a faint golden light appeared in his sight. He felt so comfortable, as if his consciousness had been detached from his body, or his body seemed to be consciousness, floating lightly on the clouds. It felt like the gentle touch of my mother when I was a child, a memory that was too long ago and almost forgotten. He saw Aristotle, Gabriel, and Echo-Maria, and returned to the courtyard in the town of Duc, and his gaze was fixed on Echo's form.

He looked at her, and the girl in front of him was extremely hazy but became more and more clear. She seems to have grown up, with a mysterious and mature nobility, and the scene around her is no longer the courtyard of Duketown, but back to the wilderness by the Ronnie River. She was dressed in a fine costume and held a staff, wearing a golden crown, and Amon was looking straight into her eyes.

Amon woke up, but he didn't realize that he had woken up, he was still in a trance, and looked at Maria as if to say to himself, "Echo, is that you? You look so beautiful, exactly like I thought, I finally see you...... Am I dead? How can I see you here? This is not the gloomy Hades, is it another home for the soul?...... What the hell is this? What should I call it? If I had a name, could it be heaven?"

Gabriel frowned and said, "My lord, what is he talking about? This person is not very sober, he must have recognized the wrong person!"

When Maria heard Amon call out the word "Echo", her slender figure trembled slightly, and the saint, who had always been calm, rarely had such a gaffe, but fortunately Gabriel only stared at Amon and did not notice. At that moment, Mary recognized who was lying on the ground. Although Amon's appearance has changed a lot, his facial features still carry the shadow of that young man, and the pattern of the cat next to him is so familiar, how can it be someone else?

What's more, he called out her name, and Maria didn't think anyone in the world would call her that!

Maria remembers that in her room in the small building in Duketown, she had quietly written a line on the wall, "Amon, my name is Echo." Then he wiped it off, how could he still find out, could it be that it was not wiped cleanly at the time, but this doubt was soon diluted by another surprise - it turned out that Amon was still alive.

Naturally, Mary heard about the Great Flood, and it is said that the entire town of Duk was destroyed by the flood and no one survived, so Amun must have died as well. Hearing the news was shortly after she officially became a saint, she secretly wept alone for it. It was her first and only cry in the temple of Isis, as if symbolizing a farewell to the past.

But Maria always felt that Amon was not dead and should not die, maybe this feeling was just an expectation in her heart, but she didn't expect to see Amon again today.

Amon said this, and then fainted again. Mary didn't hide anything from Gabriel, and then calmed down and said as calmly as possible: "I know him, and you should know him, that is, Amun, who mined the tears of the gods in Duk Town, remember?"

Gabriel was stunned: "It's really like him, no, it's him! He's grown up, but as soon as you remind me I can recognize it, this cat has lost a lot of weight." He's still alive, it's really a blessing from the gods! But how can he be here today, and what has happened to him?"

Mary turned around and didn't look at Amun again, sighed softly and said, "The ancient record is indeed true, it was he who mined the tears of the gods in the first place and made me a guardian saint. I met him again today, and it was really the call and guidance of the gods! This person is very important, we should save him, protect him, and not leave him here. He is no longer in danger of his life, take him away, and wait until he wakes up to be questioned properly. ”

When Amon woke up again, he found himself lying in a small boat, Schrödinger crouched beside him, and there was a faint golden glow in the midday sun, which kept falling on him. The feeling of dizziness and nausea gradually dissipated, and the pain in his body slowly disappeared, of course he knew that this was a clever blessing magic technique, and there should be a magician who spared no effort to treat him.

Amon was no longer in danger, but he was still weak and needed a good rest to recover. He struggled to raise his head and look around, and found that the small boat had no sails or oars, and was pulled and propelled by an invisible force, following the waves behind a magnificent ship. At the stern of the ship stood a samurai, a beautiful woman, but the first sight of her was one of awe-inspiring majesty.

Amon asked a little confused, "Lord Gabriel, how could I see you, and where is this?"

Gabriel smiled faintly: "You know me, it's you, Amon! I don't know why you fainted on the shore, but it was the Holy Maiden who saved you and ordered me to take you back. ”

"Holy Maiden, oh! I saw her just now, and she saved me, Lord Gabriel, I came from the city-state of the headland, and I was attacked in the middle of the mountains......" Amon finally came to his senses, understood what had just happened, and struggled to sit up and speak.

Gabriel's voice was not loud but very majestic, and he stopped him: "Don't move or speak, the ship of the Holy Maiden is in front of you, and the Holy Maiden is using her magic to heal you." Please lie down and keep your peace of mind, and I will talk about anything when I ask you. ”

Amon lay down obediently, and there was an inexplicable warmth in his heart, and the scorching sun and breeze on the Ronnie River became so soft and warm, a serene and tranquil. He finally relaxed completely, no longer afraid and worried, and really did not expect to be reunited with Echo-Maria in such a way. Not only did she quietly heal his wounds, but she also sent the most important samurai around her to escort him, and Amon was full of gratitude.

Adult men were not allowed to touch the holy woman, including the objects of her daily life, so Amon could not board Mary's ship. Mary ordered the boat to be lowered and Gabriel escorted Amun behind.

Gabriel looked at Amun, and was a little surprised that the Holy Maiden actually sent her to escort Amon alone, which shows that she attaches great importance to it. Sitting on the ship, Mary always performed the magic of blessing to heal Amun's wounds in the air, but she was not noticed by any of the other attendants. This is a gift that ordinary people can hardly imagine!, but Amun seems to be entitled to this kind of treatment, and the Tears of the Gods, which inspire divine magic, were mined by his own hands.

Gabriel thought so quietly in his heart, but watched Amon say nothing, her task was both to protect and escort, and it was impossible to let Amon go without asking him what happened to him.

In the afternoon the boat docked, and there was still some way back to Monfils, and the day was spent resting in a town halfway through, where the Holy Maiden of course lived in the temple. Amon didn't have to worry about anything, he had comfortable carriages and horses to transport him, and when he got to the town, he arranged a quiet courtyard, where several very cleanly dressed slaves waited for him to dinner.

After supper Gabriel came, and sent away all the slaves, and she and Amon were the only ones in the courtyard of the house. Amon knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, thank you, Holy Maiden, for saving me!"

Gabriel waved his hand: "Amon, get up and speak." The Holy Maiden is a symbol of the blessing of the inhabitants of the goddess Isis. It's not surprising that she'll save you, but we didn't expect it to be you!

If it were someone else, Amon might not be willing to tell the truth about his experience, but when Mary sent Gabriel to ask, Amon didn't want to hide too much. He was alone, carrying so many heavy memories for so long, and he had nowhere to confide, and he could finally say it. Although it was only a brief acquaintance, when Maria and Gabriel met again, they saved him, and Amon felt an inexplicable sense of trust in his heart.

Amon recounted his story of how after Maria and Gabriel left the town of Duke, he was banished to the mountains for offering the Tears of the Gods without permission, but he escaped the catastrophic flood. He had been in the tribe of cavemen for more than a year and happened to see Nero's last words and relics. Later, he went out of the mountains to the kingdom of Baron, and more recently to the city-state of the Cape of the Eju Empire, where he returned Nero's relics to the temple and received a rich gift himself.

With the gift, he left the city-state of Cape for Monfils, only to be pursued by two bands. After a fierce fight, all the gangsters who sought money and killed him died, and he struggled to the ferry, but finally fainted halfway over. -- That's how it happened.

The experience of more than two years is too complicated, Amon only briefly talked about it, and some things were not mentioned, including the past of the old madman and Bell, as well as his experience with the goddess Mu Yun. It wasn't because he didn't trust him, he certainly couldn't tell Gabriel that he was a magician, and he saw Bell's last words. These things should not be mentioned, otherwise they will only cause trouble for themselves and others. As for the process of obtaining Nero's relics, it is consistent with what he said when he was in the temple of the headland.

After saying this, Amon took out a cowhide envelope that had been prepared a long time ago and handed it over, "Among the people who pursued me was Lord Vitru, the priest of the temple of Isis, and this is what I found on his corpse. It may seem like a secret letter, but it may be important, please pass it on to the Holy Maiden, I know that you are worthy of respect and trust. ”

The letter had been blessed with divine magic, but Amon opened it and sealed it in the same way. This is also the method of processing magic artifacts, and the first "magic weapon" processed by Amon in his life will be this envelope.

Gabriel took the letter and looked shocked: "You were banished because you offered the tears of the gods, but you avoided the flood because of this, and this is also a blessing from the gods. ...... This letter has been magically processed, and I will hand it over to the Holy Maiden to open herself. You just rest here, don't go anywhere, I'm not done yet. ”

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(To be continued)