This question is too tricky, and the words of the old man who seems to be kind and kind are so sharp. The merchants could not answer for a while, but they felt an inexplicable humiliation. A storyteller with a status similar to that of a beggar dared to question them like this!

A fat man blushed and strode over, he was the Salem merchant who had just shouted, kicked the pottery bowl in front of the old man, pointed at the old man's nose and shouted: "The Aroha that the Salem people believe in is the only god, and our prophet Elijah has prophesied that the light of Aroha will shine on the people of Salem, and you should not make a satanic voice here!"

The old man looked at the Salem merchant and suddenly smiled, neither angry nor afraid, but asked slowly: "You are so majestic, if I were the commander of the Maro people, would you still speak to me like this?...... Forget it, you better rest and wait for the sun to go down to do your business and make your money. ”

The angry merchant was a little furious by the old man's calm eyes, and the old man's tone of words later was a little soft, and the merchant seemed to have found himself a step down, and still walked back and sat down with a puffed appearance.

Jesus picked up the old man's clay bowl and the coins scattered in the sand, put them back in place, and said apologetically: "As a Salemite, I apologize to you for the rudeness of my fellow citizens. There is nothing wrong with what you say, but there are people who think they have been blasphemed and hurt their sensitive and fragile self-esteem. ”

The old man sighed: "I'm already very old, and I've experienced enough things. There are many people in this world who believe in gods or profess to believe in gods, and they want to prove that they are nobler than others believe, or they think they are noble, so the gods they believe in must be nobler. What is it to be kicked over a bowl? More than 300 years ago, there was a man named Aesop who was deprived of his life. ”

Jesus looked at the old man as if he was remembering something: "Aesop, so familiar...... When I was a child, I heard a lot of stories he told, and they have been widely circulated in the Tianshu Continent. Old man, what do you mean when you said that Elijah's prophecy may have another meaning, that the coming deliverer may not lead people to build a great empire like Marlowe?"

The old man pointed to the fat merchant just now and asked in a whisper, "Josus, your name is Josus, right? Do you think that the Messiah, the savior appointed by the gods, came to earth for the purpose of letting such people rule the continent? There are too many people, they have this kind of expectation from the gods. If these Salem merchants had learned wiser, learned more lessons, and done business for thousands of years, they might have used money to buy off the power they wanted, but this was only the expansion of their surnames.

In the legends about the gods on the mainland, do the words of the god Amun when he left him inspire you? The divine realm migrates with the temple in the heart, so that the faith and guidance left by Aroha are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, isn't it the creation of an ideal kingdom? Opening the door of the temple is the way to the kingdom of heaven. If anyone did, he would be the legendary Messiah. ”

Jesus blinked, and it took a long time before he replied, "Do you mean that the kingdom has existed for a long time, and that the coming of the Savior is only to guide the lost people to find their way there?"

Old man: "I'm just pointing out this possibility, young man, how to understand it still needs you to think for yourself." Have you ever thought of this possibility, and have you ever thought about the same question?"

Jesus replied, "I have thought about it in the quiet of the night, but this is the first time I have heard it mentioned. In fact, the path guided by the gods is still being searched for by myself. ”

The old man looked at Jesus and asked tentatively, "You don't look like a merchant, what are you going to Eju for after walking so far?"

Jesus: "I am a carpenter, a carpenter with good skills, and I am not afraid to find a job anywhere." The caravan needed to repair and drive the wagons, so I followed the caravan to Alexandria, Eju, and saw the busiest port and the most spectacular lighthouse on the mainland. ”

The lighthouse that Jesus is referring to is the Lighthouse of Alexandria, built on an artificial island outside Alexandria, which was ordered by Alexander and finally completed in the time of Ptolemy. It is more than 400 feet high, it is the tallest building in the entire Tianshu Continent, and it is even grander than the Gate of the Heavenly Gods outside Barun City back then, but it is not for the sacrifice to the gods, but for the ships introduced out of the port, which has been standing for nearly three hundred years.

The old man asked, "Did you go to Alexandria just to visit the world-famous lighthouse?"

Jesus' expression was a little embarrassed, and he bowed his head and replied, "I actually want to visit the Library of Alexandria, I heard that it has the richest collection of books on the Tianshu continent since ancient times. Unfortunately, when I arrived in Alexandria, I learned that when Caesar's army arrived, it had been destroyed in battle. But seeing the lighthouse of Alexandria can be regarded as making up for the regret. The most magnificent buildings I have seen all over the continent are dedicated to the gods, except for this lighthouse, which is meant to guide mortals, and I feel that the light on the tower is more like the brilliance of the gods. ”

The old man's eyes showed admiration, and he suddenly asked again: "Young man, are you looking for a way beyond eternal life?"

Jesus was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen through his thoughts, and his face was slightly red, but he still nodded honestly: "Yes, a long time ago, our god Aroha told the people of Salem that mortals can also transcend eternal life and become angels in the kingdom of heaven. I traveled all over the mainland to find the direction to this path. ”

The old man asked with great interest: "There is nothing to be ashamed of, everyone in the world has the expectation of transcending eternal life, and as long as possible, everyone is willing to try." It is a guide left by the gods, and seeking it does not mean the greed of the heart, so what is your purpose, to transcend eternal life and become an angel?"

Jesus shook his head slightly: "No, I want to guide more people on that path, to receive the light of God, and to become angels by Aroha's side." ”

History seems to have gone through a cycle of hundreds of years, when Amon walked out of Duke Town, the inheritance mission was to unlock the secret of becoming a god, and he did it, without the guidance of the divine system, he comprehended the original power by himself and achieved the achievement of transcending eternal life, and then established the divine system to guide more people. Before Amun departed, an oracle had been sent to inform the world that there was a way beyond eternal life.

So why did Jesus, 300 years later, look for it on the continent? The reason is simple: even if he knew that there was a way beyond eternal life, it could not be in the hands of all people. God has told the world that there is a way to transcend eternal life, but that is only a slim hope, the hardest path in the world.

To awaken the power of the Origin, it is necessary for at least one great achiever to perform a ritual and pass the test before it is possible to comprehend and cultivate it. Therefore, even if this secret has been made public in the human world, it can only be mastered by the high priests of the temple, let alone circulated among the people.

The temple of Amun in Eju had been abandoned fifty years ago, and the world had ceased to offer sacrifices to this god, and the path he had shown to transcend eternal life could no longer be passed down from the temple. The angels of heaven continue to guide the oracles on earth, but that is only the luck of a few people, and the angels observe and select those who are likely to pass the test and attain the attainment.

After Zeus merged with the world of Prometheus, he also changed the millennia tradition and also declared that mortals can become gods on earth, as long as he has qualified beliefs, qualities, and achievements. In addition to the direct guidance of the gods, the path to transcendence from eternal life is of course guided by the major temples on earth, and many of the high priests of the temples are the oracles of Olympus, and there is no other way to do this.

In this way, the secrets that originally belonged to the gods became the secrets held by the priests and priests of the world. It is said that only those who have the most devout faith in the gods and have performed sufficient meritorious deeds are eligible for this guidance, and the priests perform rituals for him to awaken the power of the Source. This condition is fair in itself, but it also becomes a symbol of privilege in actual operation.

More interestingly, there were people who did not become gods, but were declared gods by the temple after their deaths, and enjoyed the same treatment as gods in human sacrifices, such as Caesar and Augustus. These two illustrious Maro rulers had certainly been awakened to the power of the Source, but their achievements were limited, let alone transcendent immortality.

Jesus was not a Maroe nobleman or an Olympian god and could not have obtained this secret from the Maro priests. And in his hometown of Salem Plains, Aroha also left behind the guidance of the power of two sides of the body, as long as he cultivated this power to the eighth level achievement, he would naturally be able to comprehend the power of the origin and continue to embark on the path of transcending immortality.

However, this secret is in the hands of the elders in the city of Salem, and they cannot perform rituals for people at will, because the success rate of such rituals is too low, and even if they awaken power, it does not mean that they can achieve great things or even transcend eternal life. Moreover, even those elders themselves were reluctant to achieve great achievements.

Teaching others the way of the gods must also be carefully examined, of outstanding character and of firm faith. This requirement is also correct in itself, but in the case of man-made man, it inevitably becomes a controllable privilege. It is almost impossible for an ordinary carpenter like Jesus, to have this opportunity, unless he can perform a remarkable feat, make a request to the elders, and be allowed.

Now that the people of Salem are under the rule of the Maro, the elders of Salem have to be cautious, and the rites of awakening of power are almost always carried out in secret and private, and people like Jesus have no access to such opportunities. But he also longed for this path, and traveled to all parts of the Tianshu Continent to find it, trying to find something in the classics of the past dynasties. Interestingly, this is what the old madman did, and a carpenter like Jesus, wanted to do it.

But Jesus' situation was different from that of Amun, in whom no one thought they could transcend eternal life, whereas in Jesus' day, even ordinary carpenters knew that such hope existed.

The belief of the people of Salem in Aroha is very special in today's Tianshu Continent. Because of its unique location, the Salem Plain is a difficult area to manage directly, with the Black Fire Swamp to the west, the Eudi Valley to the east, the Assyrian Plateau to the north, and the saltwater inland lakes and the Syrian Desert to the south. The Maro only had a governor here, leaving a small garrison and collecting taxes from the local merchants.

When the Duk Plain was at the junction of Assyria, Hati, Baron, and Eju countries, it was the center of the Tianshu Continent, and that thousands of miles of fertile land was almost a battleground for soldiers. However, with the formation of unprecedented empires such as Pozzi, Macedonia, and Maro, the cultural, political, and military centers of today's pivotal continents have moved westward, and the Salem Plain has become a relatively closed island.

It is precisely because of such a special environment and the unique customs of the Salem people that the belief in Aroha can be preserved in a largely complete way. The situation of the city of Salem also symbolizes the kingdom of angels created by Amun, and when Amun's kingdom was completely annexed by the Olympian realm, Amun's kingdom of heaven became almost an island in immortal eternity.

The old storyteller, Elijah, of course, knew the situation in the world, and when he heard Jesus' words, he watched the young man fall into deep thought. After a long time, Jesus coughed lightly and said, "Old man, what are you thinking, are you tired?"

Only then did the old man come back to his senses, and he seemed a little uneasy, and asked very abruptly: "Josus, do you know the skills of the miners of the Salem people?"

Jesus replied honestly, "I have studied and worked in the mines, but I am a carpenter. Today's people in Salem rarely learn the miners' trade, it is too difficult and too hard to master, and people regard miners as menial jobs. ”

He is telling the truth, the ancestors of the people of Salem, the Duk, have a unique talent precipitated in the bloodline, and have inherited the miners' skills of the people. But before and after David Solomon founded the kingdom of Salem, Moses' descendants became the wealthiest and most prominent people in the region, and hundreds of years later, they also became the most successful merchants on the continent, traveling all over the Maro Empire and even further afield, and few people learned the art of miners anymore.

The old man stood up with his cane and said, "Young man, where are you going next?"

Josus: "I followed this caravan to Barron, and planned to set out from Barron to find another caravan to travel to Tianzhu, where I continued to search and ponder, and see if I could find any gains?"

The old man smiled: "The footprints you have traveled are the path you have confirmed, and after returning to your hometown from Tianzhu, you will have some understanding." Young man, I wish you good luck. ”

By this time the sun had set in the west, and the desert was no longer so hot, and someone in the distance beckoned, "Josus, come back quickly, and we will continue on our way!"

Jesus bowed to the old man and returned to his motorcade. He was not only a carpenter but also a charioteer, repairing broken vehicles, tending to camels and horses, and driving along the road in exchange for remuneration and food and lodging provided by the caravanserais.

The caravan of camels and wagons left the ruins of the temple and headed westward again, and the old man looked at the procession in the sun with his cane, squinting at what he was thinking.

Jesus drove the car to the sand dunes in the distance, but as if he suddenly sensed it, he looked back inexplicably, and the ruins of the temple were still in the direction of the horizon, but the water seller, the snake charmer, and the old storyteller were gone. Maybe it's too far away, and I can't see it clearly.

...... When Elijah returned to heaven, he summoned all the disciples of Amun and the angels such as Mu Yun in a palace, and said in a cheerful tone: "I have been sitting by the abandoned temple for fifty years, and at last I have met a man! He is a native of Salem, and when I told the true meaning of Elijah's prophecy, he was neither angry nor confused, but sincerely asked me for advice, and admitted that he had thought the same way. ”

Medanzo said excitedly, "Could it be him?"

Ilya mused, "I have no way of confirming, actually, I didn't feel any breath. ”

Gabriel also asked, "Then why did you return to Heaven and call us all? ”

Elijah sighed, "When he listened to my story, his eyes were so familiar......! And the tone in which he spoke. He waved his hand, revealing a light and shadow message, "See for yourself, I think it's possible, but I can't be sure." ”

The angels also showed excited and thoughtful looks, and Michael Seagull said: "This young man named Jesus, he wants to do almost the same thing as Nietzsche and Amun back then, but in a different situation and in a different way. In any case, this possible surname exists, and we must pay attention to him and try to be sure. ”

Moses suddenly interjected, "As long as there is such a possibility, it will not be difficult to do, and I have a ready-made way to determine if he is the person we are looking for." ”

Moses' voice carried a magical message imprinted into his soul, explaining his method, which was actually very simple—to give Amun's iron staff to Josus. This iron staff was created by Nietzsche for Amun, and has accompanied Amon all over the mountains and rivers, and has always been his magic weapon and weapon, witnessing Amon's journey in the world.

Later, Amun handed the staff of iron to Moses, who led his people back to the plain of Duc through the trials with the staff. This staff created by the old madman can be secretly inlaid with four special divine stones: the pupil of the earth, the heart of the blue water, the charm of the wind, and the fire elf, and the tears of the gods can also be inlaid on the head of the staff, which is the staff of Isis's guardian saint.

After Amon became a god, he completely refined this staff for Moses, and the four special divine stones were no longer inlaid in the staff, but completely integrated with the staff as a whole, with more magical uses, it was already an artifact. But according to the original design, this artifact lacked one last thing, and that was the Tears of the Gods, which was supposed to be fused together.

(To be continued)