089, the journey of trials
George should have seen Amon privately flipping through the Vault Divine Texts, but he pretended to be confused and quietly took the sign, which startled Amon and secretly warned him. Amon was also wondering why he did this, perhaps to save face to the Holy Maiden, although the status of the two was different, but the situation was the same, both were promoted by the Holy Maiden, and they were in the same camp in the Temple of Isis.
There is another possibility, George knew that Amon was in possession of a batch of precious scrolls, and seized his handle to deliberately blackmail. Amon simply sent two scrolls himself as a test, but listening to George's tone, he had no intention of pursuing the matter further.
Amon was thinking of all the possibilities in his mind, and was about to retire, when he suddenly heard High Priest George looking at the ceiling and as if to say to himself: "George is only the name I gave when I made my vows in front of the goddess Isis after I entered the temple, and I didn't want to mention it again, and I hope no one mentions it again." ”
Amon was stunned, and for a moment did not know what to say, for he had heard the name Serchryde, and mentioned it in the old madman's message. This man was a friend whom Nietzsche met during his travels to the Eju Empire, and he was also a magician! He lived on the outskirts of the city-state of Herac at the time, and when he met Nietzsche was only a fifth-level magician, Nietzsche gave Serchred a lot of guidance.
Serchryd had vowed to repay Nietzsche, which is why Nietzsche mentioned his name in the message. And Serchryd came to the Temple of Isis twenty years ago and changed his name to George, more than ten years after Bell's death, when he had already become a great magician. The old madman didn't know about it, so there was no mention of it in the Pupil of the Earth.
When a mage breaks through a high-level achievement, his situation will change subtly, and as long as he is loyal to the temple, he will be given another identity. Serchred became an honorary high priest after coming to the Temple of Isis, and even changed his name, and his past experience has long since disappeared from various records, and there is only the great sorcerer George in the world. Twenty years later, by a very coincidental chance, he not only became the high priest, but also saw the token of the old madman.
George hints to Amon that he knows the origin of the sign, while also warning Amon not to mention anything again, which is a tacit secret between the two. It has been more than forty years since the old madman became acquainted with Serchryde, and it has been twenty years since Serchryde came to the Temple of Isis to become the Great Magician George, and the past has long been a dusty secret.
Amon stood there silent, George withdrew his gaze from the ceiling, turned his head to look at him and said with a smile: "You have become a glorious warrior of the Temple of Isis, and it is very likely that you will become a great warrior in the future, which is enough to change your life." But in the temple of Isis, you are to observe everything here, and you must not offend or blaspheme the gods. Perhaps I was overthinking, but your actions at the blessing ceremony that day were enough proof that you were faithful to your duty. ”
Amon hurriedly nodded and said, "Venerable High Priest, I have memorized your words. ”
George said with a pleasant face: "Just remember, I really didn't expect you to be a warrior! If you have any confusion in the future, you can come to me, and I will be happy to help you on the premise of not violating the rules of the temple." ...... I don't read this volume, just like I don't want to mention a lot of things in the past, so you can take it back. ”
Amon was ordered to retire, but George did not even open the box, and the book was sent back. By doing so, George was already a kind of repayment for the kindness of the old madman, and the great magician was not a man who kept his promises. But the situation is not what it used to be, and he warns Amon not to mention the past again, and not to take out the sign easily.
Amon was very afraid, in a place like the Temple of Isis, as long as there was a flaw, someone would find it sooner or later, but fortunately this time he met George, and he was in danger because of the kindness left by the old madman in his early years. It seems inevitable to be discovered, and meeting George is an accident. In fact, the old madman's message also mentioned the original high priest Julian, but in front of Julian, Amon would never dare to take out the brand, which would only make him die faster.
In the future, you must be careful, you can't just trust luck, and Amon won't look through things he shouldn't be reading until he becomes a great warrior and is allowed to read the sacred texts. I don't know whether it was intentional or not, George pointed out something to Amon, the gray nameless scroll turned out to be the legendary Storm of Destruction, and probably the only Storm of Destruction in this world.
After handing over the Archives, Amon left the temple and went to Theo's house, where he made a request that Theo had wanted to say for a long time - to buy the slave Aesop. Such a capable slave, of course, Xiou was reluctant to sell, but he couldn't refuse Amon's request, and the price Amon gave was too amazing, and he directly put ten divine stones on the table.
This is by no means the price of a slave, thinking that Amon saved Theo in the desert and escorted Theo to the city-state of the Cape safely, and the reward he received was also ten divine stones, and now he returned them in full, in the name of buying Aesop.
Theo was taken aback, and of course he didn't dare to accept the money, and promised to give Aesop to Amon on the spot. Amon smiled and insisted on letting Xio accept it, and after a long time, Xio had to accept the divine stone, and his head was sweating, so he quickly ordered someone to call Aesop and instructed: "Mr. Amon has bought you, and you must listen to Mr. Amon well in the future and serve him." ”
Before leaving, Amon left a book for Theo, and specially advised: "You should take a good look at this book, if there is anything you don't understand, you can pay someone to explain it." Don't you want to be a nobleman? There may be opportunities in the future, and what the book says will be important. This is what I borrowed from the Isis Archives, and you must keep it well, and I'm going to make a long trip and return it to me when I get back. ”
The content in the book mainly talks about transportation, Xi'o is a businessman who does cross-border trade, and organizing caravan transportation is naturally an expert, but the book talks about the organization, scheduling, and supply of marching logistics materials, and the transportation of military formations. Theo didn't understand why Amon had asked him to see this, but since he had confessed, he would have left it and read it slowly. The book is the collection of the Temple of Isis, and in Theo's mind, it has added a mysterious and noble atmosphere, and it must be offered to read!
When Amon led the newly purchased slave out of the door, Aesop asked, "Master Amon, why did you buy me?
Amon smiled and said, "Aesop, you are not inferior to your lord, including the current lord me. You are my slave, but I cannot limit your free mind to look up at the stars. You have two choices, one is to continue to work for Lord Theo, receive your salary, and be my slave in name only. Second, I have a friend who has a manor in Monfils City, he is absent all the year round, and needs a housekeeper to help take care of it, would you like to help with this?"
Aesop bowed and said, "Master Amon, you really don't have to talk to me like that, I should listen to your orders, why don't I want to help? It's just that ten divine stones to buy a slave is too expensive! This money is not necessary." ”
Amon laughed and said, "You can get into the role very quickly, well, you can help think about anything in the future." Come with me to the manor, and I'll surprise you. ”
The surprise Amon spoke of was a blank paperwork, and as long as he wrote his name, he could have the status of a freeman of the Eju Empire. Amon had another copy of the same kind, which he had used with the name of Aroha on it, and this time the temple gave him such a document for a secret mission. Amon didn't need it himself, so he gave it to Aesop.
In the manor, Aesop knelt down with this document in his hand and did not speak for a long time, and when he raised his head, his face was full of tears, and he choked up and said: "Master Amon, I don't know how to repay you, why do you want to give me such a precious thing?"
Amon shook his head and said, "It's not useful to me, but it can make you change your identity and no longer be a slave." If you say that you are reciprocated, I know that you are a very capable person, this manor will be left to you, please take care of it when the master is not there, and I will also leave a sum of money, which you can use to do business, and I don't know when I will be able to come back. ”
Aesop: "Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of everything here, don't worry." ”
Amon asked, "Aesop, what are you going to write on this?"
Aesop: "Aesop, of course, it's my name." ”
Amon asked with some curiosity: "Why don't you change your name so that people don't recognize you?"
Isolt replied, "It's the name my father gave me, and I don't want to give it up, there are so many people in the world with the same name, even if there is one more free man named Aesop, it's nothing." ”
Amon nodded, "Then do as you wish, Mr. Aesop." ”
Whether in Eju or in the countries of the mainland, the master may resell the slave and treat the slave as well as possible, but he has no right to grant freedom to the slave without authorization, which is stipulated by law. Even if Amon bought Aesop, he couldn't make him a free man, and now doing so was a way to change the pillars, giving Aesop a new identity that was no longer the same person he used to be. This was a gift that Isolt could never have dreamed of.
The manor was given to Aesop, Amon also had some personal belongings stored here, hired servants were also to be managed, and Schrödinger's favorite wine and food were prepared every day. However, after Amon and Medanzo left the city of Montfil, Schrödinger suddenly jumped out of the bushes by the official road and stopped in front of Amon and glared at him.
Amon squatted down and said softly: "Schrödinger, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I don't know where to look for you if I want to say hello." Now I'm going back to the Duk Town area on a mission, so you can have fun in Monfilth City, and I've arranged everything. ”
The cat twisted its neck, did not bark or speak, and raised its paw to point at Amun's waist. In the past, Amon carried a large leather bag when he was in a hurry, and Schrödinger always hid in the leather pocket to sleep when he left Durk Town. This time he didn't take out his leather bag, and Schrödinger seemed to be very dissatisfied.
Amon persuaded again: "You asked me to take you back to Eju, and you finally came back after thousands of miles, and you are very comfortable in Mengfeisi City, why do you want to go on an adventure with me, just wait for me in the city, isn't it?"
Schrödinger puffed out his cheeks and did not speak, nor did he put down his paws. Medanzo on the side watched Amon talk to a cat in a gentle voice, and his expression couldn't help but be a little strange, but he knew that this cat had an unusual relationship with Amon when he was in the savage tribe, so he didn't interject. Amon had no choice but to stand up and shake the iron branch staff in his hand, and took out a large leather bag out of thin air and straddled it diagonally.
Schrödinger jumped onto his leather pocket and opened his mouth with his paws, and struck into it very skillfully. Amon turned to Medanzo and said, "Go to the town in front to buy more fine wine, and there is a new batch of meat floss that you brought on the road, and I will teach you how to process vegetables and meat with divine arts, which can be preserved for a long time and are delicious." ”
Medanzo smiled and asked, "God Amon, I always see you conjure up a lot of things out of thin air, what kind of magic is this?"
Amon replied lightly: "It's not a big deal, with the help of space artifacts, when you break through the sixth-order achievement and you can learn high-level space artifacts, I will teach you how to use space artifacts." The deeper the mana, the more space for the magic that can be used, and many things are indeed very convenient. ”
In the market town ahead, they not only bought a large number of household supplies, but also bought a carriage and two horses. The two of them drove the carriage unhurriedly for a month, and finally came to the border of Eju. Along the way, in addition to reading the military books given to him by Amon, Medanzo used magic to process various secret foods, which seemed to be a trivial matter, but it was an exercise to control his strength.
For example, to process a piece of tender beef into dried meat, which retains the original flavor, it is necessary to use both the fire element and the water element magic or even a simple space magic spell, and the heat cannot be wrong at all, otherwise the dried meat will either become tasteless freeze-dried or black charcoal. It may be fun to process only a few pieces, but doing something like this for many days on end can be boring and boring, and Amon just wants Medanzo to do it, and apply magic to the ordinary.
When they arrived at the last market town on the border of Eju, Amon asked Medanzo to sell all the horses and carts, and the two set out on foot. Medanzo asked puzzledly: "We still have a long way to go, isn't it more convenient to take a car, why do we have to walk?"
Amon smiled a little mysteriously: "You will understand in a short time, just go, don't be afraid of hardship, this is a necessary experience for you." ”
Ahead was the Syrian Desert, and they were the only ones on foot on the trade route between Eju and the kingdom of Barun. Medanzo was a fifth-level magician and warrior, so it was not too difficult to walk like this, and a few days later, halfway through this trade route, Amon suddenly said: "Go north, and go directly to Duke Town from here." ”
Medanzo asked again, "Aren't we going to Link's tribe?"
Amon nodded: "Yes, walking east from Duk Town, through the deep mountains and jungles of the Eudi River Valley, you can reach Link's tribe, which is how I went in the first place. ”
Medanzo scratched the back of his head: "O god Amun, I suggest taking another path, from here into the kingdom of Baron, along the east bank of the Eudy to the city-state of Kish, and further west in the town of Akkad, where we once belonged, there is a new crossing to cross the river, directly into the mountains of the Eudi valley, it will be more convenient to reach the tribe of Link.
Although it is a little detour, the whole way is very peaceful, and the speed will be faster. When you get to Link, take Link and the Iron Beast King Yunmeng, and let's go to the area of Duke Town to investigate, which will be much safer. Didn't you say that there are a lot of monsters in the desert and swamp now, and it's not easy to pass, so why bother with it?"
Amon shook his head and said, "Medanzo, do you know why I brought you here, this is your trial journey." If you want to pass the test of 'Breaking the Limit', follow me north, and if you want to be safer, take the path you said yourself, and wait for me at Link's tribe first. ”
Mei Danzo sneered: "I'm just suggesting, you are the god who guides me, we can go as we want." ”
Amon looked at Medanzo and smiled with a deep meaning: "Since you say so, you can't hesitate and regret it in your heart, let's discuss one thing first, and if you encounter any trouble on the road, you will take action first, and I will only do it if I can't figure it out." ”
Medanzo nodded again and again: "Of course, with me, how can I work with God Amun!"
When he turned north and headed north into the depths of the desert, Medanzo realized that he had suffered a lot. Medanzo was not a delicate man, on the contrary, he was very hard-working, otherwise he would not have traveled deep into the mountains to Link's tribe to buy horse leather steel. During this time, he was a great housekeeper in the city of Mengfeisi, and he was very comfortable with his pampered son, but at this time, he didn't feel any fatigue walking through the desert.
However, there is always a limit to people's ability and will, and sometimes it is not that they do not want to persevere, but it is difficult to do it. Amon's speed through the desert suddenly increased, and Medanzo struggled to keep up. The climate in the desert has a great temperature difference between day and night, and the scorching heat during the day is like a flame, and the cold air at night seems to freeze people, and it is unusually dry.
Amon hurried day and night, regardless of the heat and cold, holding the iron branch staff to perform magic spells, there was always a soft coolness enveloping him, Schrödinger in his leather pocket felt very comfortable, but Medanzo, who followed behind, was very offended. Amon only stopped twice a day, once to make food for Schrödinger, and he and Medanzo also had enough to eat, and the other time to sit down at night and practice divine meditation.
After walking for three days, Medanzo's will and physical strength were almost supported to the limit, but the words had already been spoken, and he could only grit his teeth and follow Amon. On the night of the third day, after the gods opened their eyes and practiced divine meditation, Amon said to Medanzo, "Don't rush at night, you can sleep well today." And unfolded a tent.
Not to mention how fragrant this sleep was, he didn't even have the strength to dream, and Medanzo didn't know how long he had been asleep, but suddenly he heard a cat meow, with some kind of warning. Although exhausted, his alertness had not yet been lost, and he immediately opened his eyes and jumped out of the tent.
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(To be continued)