The Uruk Legion had quietly retreated the night before, and had left its camp, and the battlefield was very clean, leaving almost no trace in silence. Amon had just woken up and didn't know the specific situation, but after hearing the news, he sat there and was stunned for a long time, he witnessed the death of Enqidu and the desperate rescue of Gilgamesh, and he could also understand the mood of the city lord at this moment.

Gilgamesh's ambition faded, and he was momentarily disheartened and left with a serious injury.

The generals thought that the commander-in-chief's injury had not yet recovered, and they felt a little dizzy, so they didn't speak again for a while, and several great magicians shot out at the same time to perform the blessing magic for him. In fact, the four great magicians in the army had already taken turns to treat Amon last night, and the commander-in-chief's injuries were no longer curable, and he only needed to recuperate and recover.

Amon waved his hand and said, "Your Excellency, I'm fine, I don't have to waste any more mana." Then he inquired about the retreat of the Uruk regiment, including what was left in the camp, what was the formation of the retreat, how the army was organized, and finally gave several orders.

The five legions of Horus, Isis, An-La, Seth, and Gabe, which had been mixed in the Great War, were restored to their original structures, and the commanders were asked to reorganize their military formations. At this time, it was seen that the army was not in order, except for the Gabe's legion, which had just arrived and had the weakest combat effectiveness, and only experienced a slightly smaller loss in the final battle, the rest of the legions had already lost half of their troops after a long battle.

Amon himself was still the commander of the An-La Legion, staying in Red Headland to recuperate from his wounds, and the commander of the front line, John, was seriously wounded and had not yet returned to the front, so Gabriel was temporarily appointed to lead the An-La Legion, advancing along the retreat route of the Uruk Legion, and "sending" them out of the country. Isis and the Horus legions flanked and covered on the left and right flanks, and in the event of an engagement, they converged and flanked.

Rod Dick led the remnants of the Seth Regiment and organized the return of the people who had been evacuated to the rear. The rear of the Gabe's regiment was responsible for receiving the whole army and organizing the logistics of the munitions. Amun's order was clear that if the Uruk legions withdrew from Eju on their own, they were not to fight, and the An-la legions followed and advanced beyond the border, watching them away from the desert.

Amon didn't want to fight anymore, and neither did Gilgamesh. In any case, if the Uruk army is not fought or not, it will be withdrawn, so why bother to raise swords and soldiers to add casualties? If it is pushed too hard, Gilgamesh will come to his senses and fight back desperately, which will not be worth the loss for Eju. The formation of the Uruk regiment was not disorganized, but it was a retreat rather than a flight.

Amon sent a large army to send the Uruk legions out of the country, and Rod Dirk sent his men to follow behind to clean up the lost territory, and there was still a lot of work to be done to clean up the aftermath. Amon ordered two more documents to be sent, one was to report the "victory" to the pharaoh in the rear, and the other was actually sent to the Uruk legion to mourn Enqidu, mourn the first warrior of the continent and comfort Gilgamesh.

The clerk was taken aback when he heard the commander-in-chief's order, and although he was good at all kinds of words, he did not know how to write this document, so he asked the commander-in-chief what he meant. Amon replied with a blank face, "No matter who the opponent is, Enkai died on the battlefield, and he is a respected warrior. If we had such a warrior in our legion, how would you write a eulogy? ”

The clerk had a bitter face but didn't dare to ask anything, and Rod Dick happened to take over the conversation and said, "Lord Commander-in-Chief, leave this matter to me, which will not damage the majesty of you and the Eju Empire, and can also express your due bearing." ”

Rod Dick himself wrote a poem of tribute, extolling the strength and bravery of Enqidu, and mentioning the important exploits of his life, ordering an envoy to be sent to the Uruk barracks, engraved on a gold plate. Eulogies are inscribed on bookboards made of pure gold, which is the most solemn form of mourning among nobles.

Some nobles died, and their descendants may be in dire straits, and such condolences are also a disguised kind of funding. The gold plate symbolizes the merits of the ancestors, and even if the family property is confiscated for something committed, these things are not confiscated. Some descendants may not be able to save face and melt the gold plate into gold for use, so when the gold plate is given, a gold plate is still used, and even if the gold plate is kept, the plate is also a heavy amount of money.

Over time, this became the most solemn ritual of mourning among the nobles, and some people might take advantage of it to pay bribes, while others did not ask for anything but sincere condolences for the deceased. Now Rod Dick is doing things for Amun, and although Enkidu no longer needs the gold, he deserves this respect.

Amon had won three battles against Enqi, and each time he was in danger, and although Enqi was dead, he was the most formidable and respectable opponent Amon had ever faced in his life.

As for the good news written by the scribe to Pharaoh, it was naturally full of joy and flowers, and he also wrote two copies in the sacred and secular scripts, with slightly different contents and formats. Under the protection of the great god Horus, the army of Eju fought valiantly, repelling the mighty Uruk legions, destroying countless enemies and disarming the army of Gilgamesh.

The brutal warrior Enkidu died at the wrath of the gods. The commander-in-chief, Lord Amun, was the first to charge in the decisive battle, and his fighting spirit and bravery inspired the gods, cursed and punished, and killed Enqidu in the battle. Amon was seriously wounded, but he continued to command the battle at the front until he vomited blood and fainted after the victory.

In fact, there is no need for the clerk to deliberately publicize it, tens of thousands of soldiers have seen what happened on the battlefield with their own eyes, and all kinds of speculations have long been spread in the army. Horus did appear when Amon and Enqidu were fighting, and as for the black whirlpool and thunderbolt later, it should also be a miracle, it was the commander-in-chief Amon who summoned the gods with a burning will to fight, which can only be explained in this way!

After two major battles with the Hattian army and the Uruk legion, Amun had unparalleled prestige among the Egü army for a while, and his prestige even spread far and wide to the countries of the continent. After these three decisive battles with the Uruk Legion, this commander-in-chief was able to summon the gods and become a god-like existence in the minds of the Eju soldiers! Especially in a descendant army like the An-La Legion, Amun's own prestige even surpassed that of the gods invisibly.

The Uruk legion retreated quickly, leaving the border and crossing the desert back to the city-state of Uruk, while the An-la legion not only pushed across the border, but also returned to the middle of the desert. Such a result was naturally regarded as a great victory by Pharaoh Lasis II!

Pharaoh also sent an envoy to ask if he could take advantage of the retreat of the Uruk army to kill the desert in one go and punish the other side for its aggression? Fortunately, the pharaoh only asked instead of giving direct orders, and finally he was not completely dazed, and all the generals on the front line unanimously wrote to advise Pharaoh to accept it when he saw it.

After a long battle, the soldiers were exhausted and urgently needed to recuperate. The soldiers can still fight when they are pressing, but now that the strong enemy has suffered heavy losses and has retreated, it is really impossible to launch an expedition in a short time. Not only the generals on the front line, but also the ministers around Pharaoh did not agree to continue the expedition, this battle has saved the face of the Eju Empire, if the expedition fails, it will be a real loss of national strength.

Seeing that there was no one to support him, the pharaoh could not go into battle himself, so he had to dismiss this idea and instead ordered a grand ceremony to be held in the city-state of the headland.

The battle was over, and the soldiers were eager to return home as soon as possible, and Amun was still exercising the duties of commander-in-chief of the battlefield in the month before the Uruk legion withdrew to the border of Barun. But he didn't bother to take care of things anymore, and stayed in Red Cape Town in the name of recuperating from his wounds, and did not follow the army to the border.

There are priests in the army, and with Amon's current prestige, he can even call on the great magicians to take turns to heal his injuries, but his injuries are nothing to be cured. He was neither sick nor in pain, his body's blood and veins were intact, and no matter how clever his blessing magic was, it could only make him more awake and healthy, and he was already strong enough as a great samurai.

But Amon lost his strength, not because of the feeling of running out of mana or overwork, nor because of the tiredness and weakness of overdrawing his physical strength and energy. As a great samurai, he still maintains a strong physique and agility, and his physical strength and endurance are far beyond ordinary people. As a great magician, the subtlety of perception is even more subtle than before, and he can still cultivate as usual. His achievements have not only not been lost, but have become more profound.

The so-called profundity refers to the fact that Amon can experience the feeling that he only had in the meditation of divine arts in the past in his ordinary walking, sitting and lying down, which is a realm that can only be achieved by an eighth-level divine magician, and only in this way can he do whatever he wants.

But on the other hand, apart from detecting sensing abilities such as divine magic, Amon couldn't use a single trace of mana. In addition to his own power, Amon could not communicate and operate the energy between heaven and earth as he normally would. He has lost the magical power he has always relied on, and it feels like a bird accustomed to flying, but inexplicably without wings and can only walk on his feet.

Amon was confused, and all this happened after Enkidu's death. When the black vortex tore open the canopy, his strange sensing ability was out of control, and he was so focused on studying everything that happened on the battlefield that he ran out of mana and was injured. And now that the injury is healed, but the strength has not recovered, is it a strange and unknown injury?

It is said that Enkidu died at the divine punishment of Horus, but Amon has seen more and of course has more questions. If Horus could kill Enqidu in this way, then when the huge cloud eagle appeared for the first time, he would not be scattered by Enqidu's sword, which greatly demoralized the Eju army.

Enkidu's last words were addressed to Gilgamesh - "This is not a curse of the gods, but a judgment of fate!" Amun kept thinking about the implications.

It's a pity that he can't get an answer, and he doesn't know when his strength will be restored, he still insists on practicing divine meditation every day as usual, feeling that he has broken through a layer of realm, but he can't use the ability he has. This situation reminded Amon of his own origins, like the poor people in the town of Duk.

Today's Amon is well-informed, and he is no longer the ignorant country boy, and he recalls the past with a lot of emotion. Once Duketown, it was supposed to be the richest place on the mainland, and any miner in tattered clothes could be compared to the rich merchants in the city-states, but they had the money but couldn't buy the corresponding things.

The town of Duke, which is closed in the wasteland, is extremely scarce in materials and the land is very barren, and the merchants only bring some civilian goods, which is not a wealth at all. There, a bottle of wine is dozens of times more expensive than the outside, and there are no other goods except wine, meat, and clothing. The miners only have a large number of sacred stones, and they are not allowed to leave without permission.

Amon walked out of Duk Town, but today it was like entering a strange reincarnation and facing the same situation. As a general of the empire, he has received the heaviest rewards, has a large territory and the prestige of shocking the mainland, and has gained fame and fortune, and is compelling in wealth. But under this incomparable glory, he was in the greatest predicament.

It is not these positions and fortunes that have sustained him until now, but he has been exploring the path to becoming a god and unlocking the secrets of the gods. Not long ago, he had determined that his attempt was right, and the road was under his feet, but now he was facing a test of confusion and unknown. Once again, Amon felt that the secrets of the gods were far from being solved, and that what Enkidu had said to Gilgamesh was also a hint to him.

Amon may be too early to think about this question, at least to get out of the current predicament. The biggest trouble he faces is his own danger, and now although he is high, he has lost the power to protect himself, and his surroundings seem to be full of dangers. In the past, Amon was fearless in the face of any difficulties, but now, can he still guide his people back to their homeland after losing his strength, and he can't even protect himself, does he still have the ability?

Anyone in this situation is inevitably overthinking, and Amon is no exception. The strength of body and mind is one, Amon has experienced that sense of integration, it can change a person, so at this moment, will he lose his former self? Just the night before he was about to go to the back to meet Pharaoh, Amon was still meditating quietly under the starlight, looking calm and peaceful, but he was really a little uneasy.

Amon felt uneasy in his heart, closed his eyes and even felt the starlight on the canopy flickering, finally sighed and slowly opened his eyes, and then saw Schrödinger squatting in front of him.

Amon didn't reach out to hug it, he was always a little embarrassed when he thought of the cat's godly identity, it was a goddess who held people in her arms and touched them for several years. Schrödinger spoke, however, "Amon, your soul is full of confusion, is it the death of Enqidu that makes you feel frustrated?"

Amon sighed: "Goreh once said that as a warrior, Enkidu has the most hope of surpassing mortals, how can he not be disheartened if he is as powerful as him, but still destroyed? ”

Schrödinger said unhurriedly: "No one knows what you are thinking and what you are doing better than me, I know all your secrets. You're looking for a way to become a god, Nietzsche and Bell give you the first guidance, and you're finally seeing hope in your lonely quest. But Enqidu's death is a blow to you, and you wonder if you should suffer the same fate?"

Amon nodded silently and said, "Yes, I don't hide it from you! Now that I can have a direct soul conversation with you like this, I am afraid that I have the only ability left, and I have lost my extraordinary power." ”

The cat tilted its head to look at him, and said in a prompting tone, "Amon, do you have any questions you want to ask me? ”

Amon: "I'm thinking about Enqidu's dying words, what is the judgment of fate?"

Schrödinger's body fluttered slightly, and his body seemed to tremble for a moment, and then he replied: "It is the true self you have to face, it can't deceive anyone, it is the decision of fate, it is the judgment of the end." Amon, you don't have to think about it, you just need to find your own path, and even if you know, there is no point. If you know too well, you can't get that far. ”

Amon asked suspiciously, "I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

Schrödinger: "Man is a prisoner of life, this is the prisoner's dilemma." What would you do if someone told you that not eating is the way to eternal life?"

Amon smiled bitterly: "I can't starve to death in the first place, it doesn't make sense to say that. ”

The cat's expression was also like a human being smiling bitterly: "So you don't have to ask, I once reminded Bell, I believe Bell prompted Nietzsche, and Nietzsche should also remind you, you can just remember what Nietzsche said." ...... The power of your cultivation has to face the choices you make today, and this is also one of the questions of fate. If you want to become a god, you must first answer the question, who are you, is it just that power?"

Hearing Schrödinger's words, Amon suddenly remembered the old madman's last message in the Pupil of the Earth: "Become a great magician, you will have unprecedented power, and this power is as if you were born with it." But one day you may be faced with a dilemma: is everything you have, who is the person who also has all this, why are you, and if you lose all this, will you also lose yourself? - this is my final tip for you, I'm sorry I can't teach you more. Good luck, kid!"

This is clearly a description of his current situation, and it is also a reminder of how he should face it. The highest achievement of Nietzsche's life was that of an eighth-level magician, and he had obviously gone through this test, which was the last point he could leave to Amon. Strangely, there is no similar explicit record in the sacred cultivation texts of the Temple of Isis.

Amon closed his eyes and pondered silently for a long time, recalling the meaning of Nietzsche's words, while Schrödinger remained crouched in front of him and watched him. When the sky was getting dark, Amon finally opened his eyes, reached out and hugged Schrödinger as usual, stroked its furry back and said, "Thank you, although I don't know how to regain my strength, at least I can stop the soul from restless." ”

At this time, Schrödinger felt embarrassed, turned around and jumped out of Amun's arms, shook his body and slipped away. Its voice came through Amun's mind again: "I have reminded you that the breakthrough of achievement is a test to be faced, and I don't know whether to congratulate you or comfort you, you yourself know the danger you are about to face." ”

(To be continued)