223. Winners and losers
The agreed meeting time was in the morning, and in the second half of the night, Semir and Faust quietly jumped off the city wall and headed out into the mountains of the Eudi Valley to the east. In today's complicated situation, there are not only human great achievers attacking and defending each other on the Duk Plain, but also gods quietly watching this place. They did not fly, but walked quietly among the wilderness and jungle, leaving the plains and entering the mountains.
The valley of the Eudi River is east of the Duk Plain, it is not as majestic and desolate as the Assyrian Plateau in the north, nor is it a fertile plain like the southern part of the plain, the mountains are steep and full of valleys, the vegetation in the valley is abundant, and the peaks are towering in the distance, which is difficult for ordinary people to pass through, and it is also the most suitable place to hide their tracks.
Faust and Semir arrived at the designated place just after daylight, and it was immediately clear that Gorete had made arrangements in advance that would reassure both parties. It is a small mountain of reading, surrounded by peaks far away, and the view from the top of the mountain is very open, and this place is both hidden and can detect movement in the distance at any time.
There was a table and two chairs on the top of the mountain, and Gorie was already sitting and waiting. The sun had not yet risen to the top of the distant peaks, the morning mist was wafting in the valleys, the wet blades of grass were covered with dewdrops, and only the sound of birdsong could be heard in the distance. There was a person halfway up the mountain, who didn't hold a weapon but just stood there casually with his arms crossed, but there was an indescribable momentum in this morning mist, it was Gilgamesh, the hero of the Megatron Continent a few years ago.
Semir stopped halfway up the mountain, and without saying hello, stood still at a distance to confront Gilgamesh, and watched Faust ascend to the top of the mountain.
Ge Lie knew that Faust was coming, but he did not turn around and stand up to greet him, but filled the glass opposite his seat with wine, and then chanted softly—"Your fluttering figure is gradually approaching, and the blur of the past is appearing in front of your eyes, is your heart still yearning for the dreams of the past, the dreams rise and float from the morning mist, the breath of youth in your chest is rippling, looking back at the scenes of the past, and the beautiful legends have disappeared?"
Faust sat down quietly across from Gelie, and also began to sing—"Who is whispering, whispering, whispering, the ethereal sound of the morning mist, letting the glass touch his lips, listening to whether the voice of the dawn announces another beginning, with whom can I sing and make a new alliance with this distant mountain, and with whose gaze is singing a song of consolation?" ”
The chanting of the two reached the ears of Gilgamesh and Semir at the same time, and they did not hide the meaning of the conversation. Faust wanted to take this opportunity to let Sémir hear what he said to Gore, and as for Semir's reaction, it was up to the queen herself to think.
Golie smiled at Faust and asked, "How long have we not seen each other?"
Faust raised his glass and saluted: "It has been ten years since we last met, and I wish you a good old man!"
Ge Lie: "Thank you for your greetings, you are really young and promising!The achievement of breaking through the ninth level is still before me, I should congratulate you, Sage National Teacher!"
Faust bowed his head and said, "How dare you claim to be a good person in front of you?"
Golie asked again, "I'm glad you came, at least it shows that you are still willing to trust me." Although we are enemies on the battlefield, there is no personal barrier between us, do you know what I want to talk about when I ask you to come?"
Faust replied, "Do you want to talk about the latest situation in the Assyrian Empire and the Celestial Continent?"
Ge Lie shook his head: "No, the main thing is not these, I just want to talk about your path and your choices. I have known you for a long time, and how you thirst for the knowledge of this world, hoping to solve all the problems and change the fate of the kingdom and the world around you. After years of planning, the Assyrian Empire has risen to prominence, should I congratulate you on getting your wish?"
Faust did not answer but began to drink, he drank very slowly, his lips against the rim of the glass, and drank the full glass of wine before putting down the glass and saying, "Why do you laugh at me, if you have something to say, just say it." ”
Gelie raised his eyes and looked into Faust's eyes and asked, "Then you can answer me directly, is this what you want to see now, is it the world you want to see?"
Faust inadvertently glanced at Semir's ethereal figure at the foot of the mountain, and replied in a deep and clear voice: "No, the Assyrian Empire is not what I want to see. ”
Gereh asked unhurriedly, "Can you tell me? What kind of Assyrian empire would you like to see? There is no need to assume what has happened, just talk about it from now and now, just see if the reality can be done, and if you want, say what you think." ”
...... Amon was not at the meeting between Goret and Faust, he was watching the movement from a rain-clouded mountain a dozen miles away, and the vast valley was under his watch. On the table between Goret and Faust is a memorial lamp, on which Amun's temporary attachment incarnation senses, like an idol of Amun, he can hear the conversation between the two, and even clearly perceive the subtle emotional changes between his tones.
Ge Lie put the lamp on the table without concealment, Faust knew about it, and knew that it could be used as the control center of the Divine Magic Array. Of course, the two of them had to pay attention to the movements around them when they talked, but Faust did not expect that Amun could listen from a long distance in such a way, as if he were sitting next to him, which is a means that only the gods have.
Amon was monitoring the movement of this valley between the mountains, but suddenly felt a little tightness in his back, as if he was being watched. He is already a god, his body and mind are incredible, and he can perceive the slightest changes in everything in the world, how can he suddenly have such a feeling?
He didn't have to look back to "see" clearly, there was indeed a person coming, stepping out of the void and appearing not far behind him. From then on, he didn't feel any nervous hostility on his body, but the powerful aura permeated the top of the mountain, which invisibly made Amon feel that it was a little difficult to even turn around.
Amon quietly turned around to face the man and asked in a deep voice, "Marduk?"
The step out of the void is another god, who, like Amun, once explored and comprehended the power of the source on his own without the guidance of the gods, and reached the realm of transcendence and immortality, and is now a more powerful existence than Amun, and is also one of the two main gods of the Anunnaqi god system, and the Marduk believed in by the Kingdom of Barron.
Marduk has recently been defeated by Enriel's offensive, and the Barun Kingdom is also in turmoil, looking at the current situation, in the near future, Enriel will reunite the entire Anunnaqi God Domain, and Malduk's defeat is irreversible. But seeing this god at this moment, he did not have a trace of the downfall of a loser, and even looked radiant.
Malduk's appearance was very young, his majestic figure was unusually toned, and he was wearing armor with delicate patterns carved on it, revealing his arms and calves, and the lines of his muscles were so masculine. Amon was already tall, but Malduk's figure was half a head taller than Amon, with a high nose, deep eye sockets, thick lips, and angular features, like a handsome warrior.
Seeing Amon turn to speak, Marduk showed a majestic smile: "Yes, I am Marduk." Congratulations, my friend, you and I should have more of a common language among the gods, because we have all had the same experience. I still remember when you called my name in public to challenge the Uruk army on the Red Headland Line, and I admired your courage. ”
Amon smiled faintly, "Yes, I once said on the battlefield, "Maduk, please!" and then retracted that sentence. Everyone has a time when they are young and frivolous, and arrogance often stems from ignorance, at least now I will not challenge you. ”
Maldok smiled and shook his head: "Don't be nervous, I was just joking." You must be surprised that I suddenly appeared here, right?"
Amon replied calmly: "To be honest, it's not too unexpected, I know you'll show up sooner or later, but I don't know when and where it will be." What advice did you come to me for?"
Marduk looked at Amon with interest for a long time, didn't seem to see any flaws, and said with a smile: "Amon, I'm here to help you, I heard that your situation after becoming a god is very bad!"
Amon grinned, "Thank you for your kindness, but you seem to be in more trouble than I am right now." ”
Marduk let out a scornful snort, "My trouble? do you mean Enriel?"
Amun shrugged his shoulders: "Isn't it? The Kingdom of Baron has already submitted to the Assyrian Empire, and you, as the Lord God, are not unaware of what has happened recently, right? Sinah's attempt to completely control the Kingdom of Baron, if that is the case, you will lose the realm of the source of divine power, and you will also lose the status of the Lord God." I really didn't expect you to be so proud. ”
Marduk pouted: "What can I do if this is the case? Do you want me to hide in the kingdom of God like an angry little daughter-in-law and cry sadly? Enriel can achieve victory in the world, but he can't hit me anything." If you were told that I didn't care about the status of the Lord God of the Barron Kingdom at all, would you believe it?"
Amon shook his head and said, "I don't believe it's meaningless, it's just that you don't care." You're not just going to talk to me about this when you're showing up today, are you? If you're trying to lure me into the Anunnakai lineage, I've declined. ”
Malduk waved his hand very chic and said, "No, no, no, joining the Anunna Enlightenment Department is not a very good choice for you, and if I were you, I would not agree." Actually, I wanted to talk to you a long time ago, but at that time you were not qualified to talk to me about any cooperation. As for today, things have changed. ”
Amon narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, so you are also waiting for me to become a god, in that case, why did you send an oracle to prevent my people from returning to their homeland?"
In the face of Amon's questioning, Marduk smiled indifferently: "Gods have their own thoughts, especially gods like me. None of the gods wanted the miners of Duk to return there, unless they believed in themselves. I just came up with my agreement, and in fact they went back as well. Pity the god Amun, your people do not believe in you as a god. I don't even know what kind of dream they concocted, believing in an imaginary that doesn't exist......"
Amon interrupted him, "It was their own choice, not your business, and your oracle did not stop them from returning to their homeland after all. If you want to talk to me about cooperation today, who do you want to deal with?"
Marduk sat on the rock, waved his hand and pointed to the west, and said: "Then you still need to ask, of course it is Enril! We have a common enemy, so we can sit down and have a good chat." ”
Amon also sat down, frowned and asked, "Didn't you just say that it doesn't matter, why do you want me to help you deal with him?"
Malduk's expression was very profound: "It's not you who help me, but we help each other, in terms of strength, it's more that I help you." I don't care what Enril wins, but that doesn't mean I'll forgive him, and Enril won't let you go, just like Sinach will never let go of the city of Salem. Rather than wait for them to come to the door, why don't we discuss it now—how do we get rid of them?"
Malduk was perhaps the number one optimist Amon had ever met, as if he didn't care about the situation of the human war, and he still didn't care when Enriel's battle for the Divine Domain was dominant. And he knew that Amun wanted to get rid of Sinach and install a new ruler in the Assyrian Empire, changing his brutal state policy and destroying the militaristic chariot. Marduk came to Amon and made another proposal for cooperation - get rid of Enril!
Listening to his tone, it was so understated, as if the name Enriel was just an ordinary code name, no different from a cat or a dog, and not the one who had driven him to retreat, and Anunnaqi, another main god.
His idea could not be said to be unreasonable, even if Enriel made a lot of trouble in the world, what kind of victory Assyria and Hati achieved against the kingdom of Barun, if the god himself fell, then the desire to unify the Anunnaqi god system was just a vain. In Amon's eyes, so did Sinakh's imperial hegemony.
But it is not easy to get rid of Enriel, the process of this god unifying the Anunnaqi God Domain is not only a vanity in the world, but also can indeed make him more powerful. What's more, Enriel is scheming and has the achievements of the Creator, as long as he does not make mistakes and seeks death, there is almost no chance of death.
Just like Marduk, although he has been forced to retreat by Enril, it is difficult for Enriel to have a chance to cut down the god himself, and the result is nothing more than another agreement.
However, Maldok also told Amon that according to the oath of the gods in the same god lineage, if Amon took the initiative to challenge Enril, neither Maldok nor Mu Yun could help. But the situation is not necessarily the other way around, if Enriel takes the initiative to challenge Amon, others can intervene to help Amon.
With Enriel's scheming, if he really decided to attack Amun, he would not be given the opportunity to find someone to help, and the battle between the gods and spirits for the purpose of destroying each other was often very tragic. Enril doesn't seem to have the intention of doing this at the moment, he only needs to win on earth to force Amon and Marduk to no foothold, and he doesn't need to do anything himself.
But there is one situation that Enril should absolutely not tolerate, that is, Amon sent people to assassinate Sinah, which completely destroyed Enril's plan to unify the Anunnaqi God Domain. At that time, Enril will feel that it is his biggest mistake to keep Amun, and if Amon is unfortunate enough to leave him alone, Enril will definitely take action.
After hearing this, Amon smiled bitterly and said, "Great god Marduk, I understand what you mean! You want me to be bait and catch Enriel's big fish, but why should I take this risk to help you? As a way to solve problems between gods, what kind of agreement should you and I have?"
Marduk's expression was full of confidence, as if he was not worried that Amon would refuse, and said unhurriedly: "Of course you will be willing to cooperate with me, the reason is very simple, you have a grudge against Enril, you will never compromise with him, and he will never let you go." Enriel just wants to get to the bottom of you first and wait for the best time to get rid of you.
So you should find a chance to show your strength, and you don't have to hide or hide anything, because you are not his opponent in the first place. In some cases, Enriel will definitely act as soon as possible, because he will feel that it is a growing danger to keep you, and your threat has even surpassed mine. ”
Amon asked, "Under what circumstances?"
Marduk stretched out his hand and pointed to the small hill in the center surrounded by the peaks: "That's Goret and Faust, right?" one is the chief honorary patriarch of the Academy of Divine Arts, the highest-ranking priest of Hati, and the other is the chief high priest and sage national teacher who no one in the Assyrian Empire can replace. The reason why the realm of the source of divine power is meaningful lies in the faith of the people, and I think that Goret may have turned his back on his admiration for Enriel.
If Faust agrees to get rid of Sinach the Great and sabotage Enriel's plans under your persuasion, it will also mean that he has betrayed the kingdom's God. Leaders who are supposed to be calling on their people to believe in gods in the world, but they all turn their backs on the gods, do you say that such gods are victors or losers?
That would be an extremely dangerous signal, and even if Enriel nominally unified the Divine Domain, it would probably mean that the realm of the true source of divine power was being lost. The source of all this is because of your appearance, if you are a mortal, it is okay to say, it will not take long to die, but you are already a transcendent god of eternal life, so you must solve it as soon as possible. ”
Amun nodded thoughtfully, "It makes sense, I saw the victory of Hatti and Assyria on the battlefield, but you saw the defeat of the god Enriel in Goret and Faust. ...... I can help you get rid of Enril, and what promise can you give me, don't tell me that getting rid of Enril is a help to me in itself. ”
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(To be continued)