As people did not know what to answer, a child's voice cried out, "We have one God, and we have received His guidance, please do not come and shake our faith." "The one who spoke was David Solomon.

Bakri's voice sneered, "What did the god give you, food, hope, or protection, and why did you endure this long night of hunger and cold? I can give you what he can give you, and I can give what he cannot give." But if you make an oath to sacrifice to me as a god. ”

David replied, "We don't need you, please leave." ”

But then another man shouted, "Bakri, why do you say such a thing?

Bakri's voice replied, "Then I will prove it to you, and then wait for your reply." Everybody is hungry, isn't it? The dew on the blades of grass turns into a delicacy after dawn, and this is a miracle that I have given you. ”

The next morning, when they came out of the hut, they were surprised to find that the dew between the blades of grass had fallen to the ground and turned into small balls of hoarfrost. Some people pick it up and put it in their mouths to taste, and it tastes like a delicious snack. What is it? There's a lot of talk about it, no one has ever seen anything like this, but it's edible, and it's delicious.

The dew turned into no more and no less refreshment, just enough to feed everyone in the camp for the day. It is rare for people to get food without working or hunting, just like grasping a life-saving straw in drowning despair. People didn't sleep well that night, waiting for the voice of the god to still appear?

In the middle of the night, Bakri's voice sounded again: "I give you food and hope, miners of Durk, that when the sun rises tomorrow, the dew on the blades of grass will still turn into food." I will give you another ox made of gold, which is my totem, and carry it through the city of Marduk. When you arrive at your hometown, put it on the altar and build a temple for me. Tonight, light a fire and dance around the golden ox and worship it, I can hear your prayers!"

By the third day, Moses had not returned, and the Twelve Judges were still nowhere to be seen. Some people are talking about whether Moses and the Twelve Judges, who had received the power given by Aroh, had already gone on their own, but had left the other tribesmen here.

The dew dripping from the blades of grass still turned into a small snack like a ball of hoarfrost, which tasted delicious, and in the middle of the clearing between the huts, a small glittering golden cow appeared, and two strong miners could lift it. Just that much gold is also a valuable asset, not to mention that it is a totem that symbolizes the gods and a miracle displayed by Bakri!

Joshua, David, and others dissuaded them from temptation, but many more were moved. Since Araoha can give food and blessings, why not worship this god? Not to mention that Aroha no longer helps them through the city of Malduk, everything needs to be done by the tribesmen themselves, so this is also one of the ways. The people gathered together to take counsel, and if Moses and the Twelve Judges did not return, they should follow Bakri's instructions.

That evening, after a day of rest, people came to the wheat field, where some lit a fire and began to dance around the golden ox, while others knelt in a circle and prayed to the golden cow. If they've been to Link's trocaveman tribe a few years ago and seen how the troglodytes danced in front of the big cave where the fire was lit, they would have seen a scene very similar to the spontaneous primitive tribal religious ritual.

If Amon had been here, he would have found that this was also a ritual to summon the gods to descend and attach the Bakri incarnation to the golden bull. But the ritual was not completed, because Moses rushed back and woke up the people with a broken cry and interrupted what everyone was doing.

When Joshua had finished telling what had happened, Moses came up angrily, waved his staff and broke the golden bull to pieces, and shouted to the people, "Have you forgotten your faith, have you forgotten the one God? Who has guided us through so many hardships? This is a betrayal and a disgrace!"

Some bowed their heads in shame, while others whispered, "Bakri has given us food to save us from starvation." We should be grateful to all those who have helped us in this difficult situation. ”

Moses exclaimed, "If so, what did Aroha give you? The gods do not ask for your thanks, but only let you see the faith in your hearts! You have only eaten enough for two days and then you have forgotten everything? Is this the guidance you expect to be fed without labor? Can we and our children and our children always pluck the dew in the meadow?"

We have not given up hope in the face of so many hardships and threats, and have we changed our faith just because of a few days of food and the lure of a golden bull? Shouldn't we be ashamed? The evil god Bakri has given you food, but don't forget that Aroha has also performed such miracles and given you more and more, do you understand what the one god means?

The prey in the mountains disappeared for no reason, and I just noticed that someone in the vicinity cast a spell to drive away the breath left by the creatures. The evil god who gave you food is the one who took away your food, and you dance and worship to him, turning your back on your own insistence!

Seeing Moses return, many people already felt ashamed and regretful, and when they came back to their senses, they felt that they had been in a trance for the past two days, as if they had been confused by something. When Moses told his people that someone in the vicinity had cast a spell to drive away the breath of the living, it dawned on them that the Bakri had deliberately starved everyone and then performed a miracle, but Moses had returned in time.

Another muttered in a low voice, "But Bakri said that you can carry that golden bull through the city of Malduk, and now that you have broken the golden bull, is there any other way?"

Moses was furious and said, "I have been guided by God to show you how to return to our homeland and protect our faith! God has never asked us to do anything, but today the time has come to make a covenant, and I have brought back the Ten Covenants between God and his people." This is God's promise and God's help, so he melted down the fragments of the golden bull into a gold plate, and inscribed the covenant with God on the gold plate. The gods gave me a tent, and we used it to place the gold plates inscribed with the promise. ”

Moses waved his staff of iron, and a magnificent tent appeared in the middle of the clearing, which was the golden-domed tent that the Lion King used to entertain Amun, and Amon used to entertain Goret and Celia. He used a magic spell to melt down the fragments of the golden calf and cast them into a gold plate, on which Aroha made a ten-pact with his people on Mount Sinai and had Joshua read it aloud in public.

The awakened clansmen bowed to the gold plate in the tent again, expressing their gratitude to Aroha and repenting of their actions.

...... Amon controlled the Crystal Shuttle, watching the scene from above the clouds with Medanzo, Link, and Gabriel. Medanzo pouted and said, "O god Amun, guess what I remembered? The children whose parents worked so hard to raise almost called others Daddy because of a piece of candy!"

Gabriel interjected: "If this is the case, I am afraid that parents are also responsible, but such children are indeed not liked, and your analogy may not be appropriate." ”

Amon said lightly: "It's not appropriate, they don't know what faith is, but they have experienced too much and too long of suffering, and people are the easiest to get lost in despair." Today I have made a promise, and it is their choice whether to abide by this agreement or not, and I will only give my own promise. Moses was a good leader and guide. ”

Link said, "We've just cleared the surrounding cast of spells, and the prey that was scared away has returned. This Bakri is very clever, O god Amun, have you heard of him?"

Amon frowned and said, "I've never heard of such a god, have you heard of it?"

Medanzo patted his head: "I vaguely heard it once, it was mentioned by Aesop when he was telling a story, there is a Poz Empire far east of the Tianshu Continent, and the people there seem to believe in a god named Bakri. But the Naboz Empire was far beyond Assyria and Barun, and for hundreds of years it had little to do with it, and very little is known about it. ”

Amon wondered, "How could the gods of the distant empire appear here?" Not far ahead is the city of Marduk, and he can actually promise to pass by carrying the totem that symbolizes him. ”

Gabriel suddenly said: "The miners of Duk Town, who are guided by Aroha, will go to the city-state of Salem, where the god Amun is worshipped!"

This sentence made Amon suddenly realize, and he nodded again and again: "I see, it is really possible! Even if Bakri is not another incarnation of Malduk, the relationship between these two gods is by no means simple. ”

What did Amun think? He thought of himself! Is the Aroha believed in by the miners of Duk Town the same god Amun that the people of Salem worshipped? This question is not easy to answer, and there must be a difference between the two. But they are all different identities of Amon, and only Amon himself can clearly understand the relationship.

Maldok is also a great genius, he did not accept the guidance of the god system back then, just like today's Amon, he explored the path of origin power on his own, and went further than today's Amon, not only became a god who truly transcended immortality, but also became one of the two main gods after joining the Anuna Enlightenment God system.

Since Amun was able to incarnate as Amun and Arorha, why couldn't Marduk, who had attained far more than him, incarnate as both Malduk and Bakri? Judging from what happened today, there must be a special relationship between Marduk and Bakri, and it is likely that they are different identities of the same deity.

If this is the case, this Malduk god is very interesting, he has given the miners of Duk Town a very special test and temptation, and only the gods can use such ingenious means. The miners of Duk Town, the descendants of the sinners of the War of the Gods, and the natives of the Plains of Duk, are now the touchstone of the gods. The competition that surrounds them has a meaning that goes beyond the miners themselves, and has another important symbol.

Medanzo let out a sigh of relief and said, "Maybe all the gods have underestimated Marduk, I am afraid that he is not only the main god of the Kingdom of Baron, but he has also failed in front of the god Amun. David was a good boy, but he was too young, and Moses, the leader of these people, did not yet know what choice he was going to face. ”

Amun looked at Moses from afar above the clouds and said, "He has conveyed my agreement to his people, and when he has completed his final mission, I will tell him everything." We're going to keep watch tonight and see if that Bakri will show up again. ”

On the night Moses broke the golden ox and cast it into a gold plate, Bakri's voice never came again, and the next day there was no dew on the grass that turned into a snack. When the people came out of their houses and looked at the fields by the stream, the wheat seedlings had grown to knee height, and David suddenly shouted, "Look, there's a rabbit over there!

The people gathered around Moses and asked, "God has made a guide and a promise that we can pass through the city of Malduk, when will we leave?"

Moses pointed to the wheat field and said, "When the Twelve Judges return, and when the harvest is in the fall, we will be ready to set out." Do you see the hope of sowing seeds, and pray to God with me!"

The Twelve Judges returned one after another, and the news they brought was mixed. From the peaks of the Duc Plain, it is indeed a fertile field, with attractive figs, pomegranates and wild grapes, perfect for cultivation and a home flowing with milk and honey. But there is no secret passage that can be controlled by Maldok City, which has nearly 10,000 inhabitants and nearly 1,000 warriors, including many mighty highland giants.

When the Twelve Judges returned to the camp, everyone was worried, but when they saw the gold-roofed tent and the gold plate engraved with the promise in the tent, they all smiled again. When everyone was assembled, Moses said, "I will once again ascend Mount Sinai to hear the voice of God, and you will be ready to set out, and soon you will be ready to go." I can be relieved to tell God that I haven't left a single one of my people behind!"

Moses climbed Mount Sinai again with a staff of iron and walked all day through streams and cliffs to reach the summit. Looking at the clouds floating under the blue sky, the golden glow of the sunset is magnificent, but there is no figure of Aroha. He knelt down in the twilight and began to pray, and soon heard God's voice—"Moses, I am glad that you have not forsaken any of your people as their leader. Can I ask you two questions, please gaze inwardly and answer. ”

Moses replied reverently, "My God, I beg you to ask." ”

Arohala: "You have sworn to me - 'My God, Savior of hope!' I call to you and ask you to hear my voice." Don't let that flame of hope be extinguished again, and guide my people back to their homes, even if they sacrifice all my body, mind, and life, as long as they return to the land of Duketown. 'Is that so?'

Moses: "Yes, this is the oath I made to you on my way out of Eju. ”

Aroha: "You also once said to your people - 'The body is the courtyard where the soul dwells, and the place where it stands is the home where the body and mind reside. If the body and mind are deprived of support, and they don't know where the soul is, and they don't know what they are pursuing, then they are truly homeless. 'Is that so?'

Moses: "Yes, that's what my father said to me, and I've always taken it to heart. ”

Luo He sighed: "Is this the belief you are protecting, even if it is the price of sacrifice for it?"

Moses nodded, "Yes!"

Aroha: "If that's the case, I can rest assured. I'm going to tell you one thing, and I'm going to make you make a genuine choice now. If you want your people to return to their hometowns safely, and from now on to get rid of their status as criminals and no longer be harassed by evil gods, you need to pay a price, are you willing?"

Moses: "I will, but what is the price?"

Aroha replied slowly, "This is the price of yourself, the leader of the people! You can't enter the plain of Duk, you can only watch your people and their descendants live in that homeland." Don't ask me why, if you had to make that choice, would you say yes? I don't force you, just a clear answer. ”

Moses knelt on the ground and straightened up, stretched out his arms to the sky, and said, "My God, why did you give me this fate?"

Aroha's voice couldn't tell whether it was joy or sadness, and still asked slowly: "I have already said, don't ask why." ”

Moses covered his cheeks with his hands: "If fate is so cruel and must make this choice, I am willing to stay by myself, but I am not satisfied with this fate!"

Arohe said: "I'm not satisfied either, have you made your choice and won't regret it?"

Moses: "I made a choice, and I will not go back." But my God, please tell me why!"

Arohah: "Moses, you can lift up your head now, and you will see my face!"

Moses let go of his hands covering his cheeks and raised his eyes with tears stained, but he was stunned and said, "You!

Amun finally appeared, stood in front of Moses, pointed to the iron staff in his hand, and said, "You should be familiar with the staff I gave you. When you were in the Eju Empire, didn't you hear of what kind of weapons General Amon used on the battlefield?"

Moses: "It's a branch, I should have thought of it!"

Amon smiled: "It doesn't matter if you think of it, today you finally saw my face clearly, am I Amun, is there a difference in your beliefs?"

Moses looked at him, and after a long time, as if suddenly awakened, leaned down and kissed the dirt and said, "My God, it makes no difference, I don't know how to appreciate what you have done!

Amon sat down: "You have seen me, do you have any wishes and requests?"

Moses: "You've given enough to your people that I want nothing more than the answer." ”

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(To be continued)