182, the goddess is coming
Ten days later, the city-state of Salem, which was still under construction, was inaugurated and more than 5,000 inhabitants gathered for a grand ceremony. The city-state has been established for so long, and finally there is a city lord and a chief priest, the city lord is Lord Aesop, who everyone respects, and the main priest was Lord George, the high priest of the temple of Isis.
This Lord George had fought alongside the god Amun, who was the chief priest of the Legion of Amun when he was the commander of the Legion of Amuen-Ra. The people here regard Amun as a true god, and think that his experience of conquering the nations was a miracle that the gods showed when they walked the world.
Neither Amon nor Aesop had any experience in organizing the celebration, but George was an expert and he presided over the ceremony that inspired the gods to descend. The temple is in the west of the city of Salem, the gate faces east to meet the rising sun, and the main deity in the main hall is the goddess Mu Yun wearing a golden crown and holding ivy, and the god Amun is half a head taller than her, stretching out a hand to gently hold her waist, and standing slightly sideways on the altar.
George preached the miracles of Amun to the people of the city on the long steps outside the temple, and then Aesop led the temple gates open, and the important people of the city entered the temple to offer sacrifices to the gods, and summoned the gods to come down in the midst of preaching and chanting. The people prostrated themselves in the square, praying earnestly for the blessings of the gods.
The cold sculpture seemed to become warm in an instant, and his eyes looked through the grand temple gate to the people in the square, and George rang the bell just in time. In the melodious sound of the bells, the clouds in the sky change shape and converge into the shape of an ivy, and the breeze with the fragrance of grass leaves falls from the sky and blows over everyone's body.
This feeling is so soft and comfortable, as if it is the breath of spring awakening, people close their eyes, it seems that they can see the statue of the god in the temple, at this moment, the gods they summoned have really come, and the goddess Mu Yun is blessing everyone!
...... Amon did not appear at this celebration, or that he could only appear in another way. After ascending the altar, Amon felt a difference, which may be an embarrassment in the world, he was molded to the altar by Link, and he could only face this situation calmly.
He could clearly feel the thoughts of the people, the sacrifices made to the god on the altar, and it was not necessary or convenient for him to reappear. If he appeared in the square, to whom exactly would people pray and salute? Is this the plight of the gods, Amun was pondering.
The city of Salem was a large city, and it was built on a huge isolated island that was exposed to the water, and there were even several hills in the city, and various buildings were still being built, and they were far from being completed. Within the outermost city walls there were fields for crops, and in the city there were sheepfolds and cowsheds for livestock.
The so-called outer city is just a fortification, and there are also inner cities and various buildings in the plan, and the main body is divided into east and west. There were fields within the outer walls, mainly to prevent the entire city-state from being besieged for a long time, and the city would still be able to provide a small amount of fresh rice and meat, and of course the larger fields, farms, pastures, and mines would still be outside the city.
The city of Salem could accommodate tens of thousands of people, but today it is home to just over 5,000 people, and new homes are being built everywhere. But there was a place in the east of the city that was empty, where the original town of Durk was located, and Link deliberately set it aside for the arrival of Moses and the others.
This open space is very large, and the original town of Duk has more than 2,000 inhabitants, and in the future it will belong to more than 60 people, including Moses. Amun meant to ask the people to build their homes with their own hands, but Link ordered a lot of materials to be piled up at the edge of the clearing to prepare Moses and the others. When Amun arrived in the city of Salem, he did not live in the temple, but built two buildings with his own hands on this open space.
Amon first built the house where he lived, he stood in the open space and waved his hand, and the stones and timber in the distance flew up, cutting by mana in the air and falling one after another, as if there were countless invisible hands building on it, and gradually the outline of the house and courtyard appeared. Amon closed his eyes and didn't look, but just followed the imprint in his soul to make this small courtyard appear in front of him.
There was a low wall in the forecourt, and there was no door, and through the forecourt there was a house, and behind the house there was a courtyard, and in the courtyard there was a separate house with a stove and an anvil. Some things weren't made of the building materials of the place, but flew through thin air at the gesture of Amon, such as a miner's sledgehammer.
Gabriel was standing next to Amon at that time, watching dumbfounded, she didn't know the details of Amon, she never thought that a great warrior could perform such a magical skill, standing there and building a house out of thin air. Anyone can build a house, but the process of witnessing it is incredible.
This begins with mastering the most brilliant information magic, closing one's eyes and clearly presenting in one's soul the non-existent house, brick by brick as if it were real. At the same time, it is also necessary to use the most clever spatial magic to condense the information transformation of the house into a real spatial structure, which exists in the mind and appears in the real open space at the same time. Then the mana that was running couldn't tell what kind of magic it was, and the courtyard was built in a short time with all kinds of materials.
When the courtyard was completed, Amon turned around and asked, "Gabriel, before the great flood, you used to be in Duke Town, and you have walked in front of this courtyard many times, do you still have any impressions?"
Gabriel, in shock, took a deep breath and said, "This is where you lived, and you rebuilt it!" I have the impression that I once walked in front of the door, and now this house is brand new, and the original courtyard of your house is much more dilapidated. β
Amon sighed softly and said, "When the old house was first completed, it was also brand new. My yard disappeared along with the town of Duk in the great flood, and today I have rebuilt it in its original place, and it is in its new state. β
The god Amun, who was worshipped in the city of Salem, lived in this courtyard of his own construction, and slept at night in the low stone house where he had lived since childhood. The day after he built his courtyard, Amon built a two-story building in the same way, which was exactly the same as the small building where Mary once lived, in terms of its relative position and structure to the courtyard of Amun's house. As soon as the foundations appeared in the clearing, Gabriel recognized them.
Amon said to Gabriel, "This is where you lived when you came to Duke, and now you will live here for the time being." β
Gabriel looked at Xiaolou and said, "Are you reminiscing?"
Amun replied thoughtfully, "Maybe it's a memory, maybe it's a new life, maybe it's a discovery in samsara." β
Gabriel asked, "I am shocked that a great warrior can possess such a miraculous skill, in my concept, this is indeed a miracle that can only be performed by gods, no wonder the people here worship you as the god Amun." I'm also curious, how did you do that? Not only are you a ninth-level great warrior, but you even have more power than a ninth-level sorcerer. β
Amon smiled, "Many people in the world are just as curious about you, where does your great majesty come from? β
Gabriel asked, "I am now your prisoner of war, and the Holy Maiden has commanded me in my letter to protect you, but your power is far beyond mine, what can I do?"
Amon replied, "There is only one thing you need to do here, forget the physical arts that you have learned and the divine arts that you have learned in the second awakening of power, and don't think about the difference between them. See the house I built? That's what I want to tell you. β
Gabriel had a stubborn temper, but he was not stupid, and at this time he understood what Amon wanted to point out to her. Amon is asking her to reawaken her strength, to forget the differences she has learned and the prejudices she has in her heart, until she can master it.
It is not easy to do this, just like the great flood destroyed the town of Duke, and Amon rebuilt his courtyard out of thin air with a wave of his hand, and the house was as new as the original, and appeared in the soul and the world at the same time, a magical and perfect fusion.
Gabriel didn't know if he could do it, but the miracle was just around the corner, and Amon had done it. As she walked into the courtyard, Amon said softly, "If you can comprehend the power of the Oneness of this Origin, if you have the opportunity in the future, don't forget to tell the Holy Maiden about your experience." β
Amun had a good intention, he instructed Gabriel to comprehend the power of the Source on his own, and then told Mary the secret through Gabriel. It was not the same as the way he instructed the other disciples, but he was a demonstration, showing her a "miracle" as a mortal and showing her how to awaken and comprehend. Only when Gabriel did this was he able to convey his clear experience to Mary indirectly.
Mary was not a disciple of Amun, he would not pretend to be a god of faith before her, he would not even have the idea of that, he knew how sincere the saint's faith was, but he wanted to tell her the secret of becoming a god.
Amon lived in a two-building "town" in the inner city of Salem, where he worked in his backyard every day, not knowing what he was building, and resting in his hut at night. On the day of the celebration ceremony in the city of Salem, Amon finally walked out of the courtyard, and stayed where the original temple of the goddess Mu Yun was, sitting there quietly, his eyebrows moving slightly and his eyelashes trembling slightly.
It seemed that he was silent and didn't say a word, but Amon seemed to be in the midst of the stormy sea, and he felt the summoning power of countless people's thoughts refracted together. He had experienced this scene in the memory of SchrΓΆdinger's soul, and now he had personally confirmed it, and it was him who was summoned by the people, the god Amun.
It's hard to describe the feeling, the body sits in the clearing, and the soul seems to exist in another state, hearing the hearts of countless people calling him. When the temple bell rang, Amon's soul was separated from the body but it was not illusory, and his five senses and consciousness merged into one, and suddenly appeared on the altar, clearly seeing the worshipping people.
At this moment, there are thousands of people's consciousness in a person's mind, and ordinary people's souls can't bear it at all, and they can only do this if they have passed the endless test. Amon was still a little uncomfortable for a while, and the sound of the temple bell in his ears made him trance, and only in the deepest and clearest state could he remain awake.
He quietly experienced all this, the gaze on the altar seemed to be warm and cold, and he finally felt that the desires of everyone could condense the soul, just like another clear self standing on the altar. The realm of the source of divine power, I see!
It took Amon a long time to get used to the feelings in his heart, which projected the desires of the people. The people saw the idols of the gods, and they had all kinds of supplications, and there were probably five thousand Amun gods in the eyes of the five thousand, and they did not know where Amun was.
The bell sounded, and Amon began to grasp this state of affairs as it gradually became clear. The so-called god can hear prayers, but if he can't control it, he can't call it power, and he needs to be undisturbed, unless something really happens that he deliberately wants to focus on.
When the desires of countless people were clearly reflected, like a bird reflected in the mirror flying by, Amon's physical and mental senses merged with the idol, and he suddenly felt soft and warm in his arms on the altar, holding not a cold idol, but the body of the goddess Mu Yun, who also came.
At this moment, Amun, who was sitting in the clearing, suddenly opened his eyes. In the distance, Gabriel from a small building was standing in front of the window looking at Amun, and had already taken out the Blade of Order in his hand, because a man was walking through the clearing towards Amon. At this time, Amon was not suitable to be disturbed, and Gabriel was about to jump out and stop the man.
As soon as Gabriel picked up the battle axe, he heard Amon's voice in his ears: "Don't stop him, let him come, I know this person, he should have come to me on purpose." β
At the same time as he secretly commanded Gabriel, Amon had already stood up and greeted him, "Vincent, how did you appear here, did you come to me, and what about the others who were with you?"
The person who came was of medium stature, with a round face that was slightly fat, always smiling, Amon had shaved his head when he saw him last time, and at this moment he had grown a finger-long short hair, which was rare in the Tianshu Continent. Amun recognized it at a glance, this person was Vincent Tebu, who had appeared with Infinite Light, Vimalaya, Maitreya, Manjushri, and Great Wish Jizo, but now he had come to the city of Salem.
The man made a strange salute, put his hands together in front of his chest, nodded slightly, and said, "I have listened to the Mystic Law in front of the World Venerable Throne, and I have traveled all over the continent to increase my knowledge, and the city of Salem is a miracle that appears in the wasteland, and I have come to visit it on purpose. β
Amon smiled and said, "There is a grand celebration in the city today, if you are here to see it, you should be watching the excitement in the temple square, why did you run to this empty space where no one is around?"
Vincent replied: "I saw the idol on the altar, it was you who I met in the desert, and you yourself did not appear in the square, I think it must be somewhere in the city, most likely this uninhabited place, so I came to find you, and sure enough, I saw you." Should I call you Amun or Amun?"
Amon: "It's up to you to call it whatever you want, but don't call it by the wrong name, is there something wrong with me?"
Vincent: "I just want to ask a few questions, I saw the god Amun on the altar and met you here, which one is Amun? The people kneeling in the square saw the idol, could they really see you? When they saw you, were you the god in their minds?"
Amon did not answer, but asked rhetorically, "What advice do you have on this?"
Vincent Tebu clasped his palms together and bowed: "I can't say advice, I just want to say thank you, the wonderful method passed on by the World Venerable, I have realized when I see this scene." β
Amon: "Oh, what do you think?"
Vincent: "On the altar, everyone is looking for the fulfillment of their wishes, and I see you here and now, walking in the world as usual." If you don't witness it with your own eyes, it's hard to understand after all. β
Amon laughed and said, "Interesting, very interesting! Your words are very inspiring to me." β
Vincenteb also said: "There is enlightenment and doubt, and the World-Honored One Immeasurable Light once said, 'Those who come to the true Dharma body are colorless, non-existent, and invisible.' He also said, 'If you see me with color and call on me with your voice, you are walking in evil ways, and you will not see what you are.'" Are they seeing you at this moment that the praying crowds in the square are offering sacrifices to you, and if not, where are you?"
Amon frowned, blinked and replied, "I am not the immeasurable light you follow, you may have asked the wrong person, the people in the square are guided by the faith in their hearts. I don't know where you came from, and I don't know where the Immeasurable Light you followed has gone, but he must have been through it before he said that. I have not yet become a transcendent deity, and you are not asking me to get an answer, but to make me think the same way?"
Vincenteb nodded, "Yes, I just want to ask you to think about what people want and what you want, and then why the Lion King followed Manjushri?"
Amon suddenly realized: "It turns out that you want to guide and persuade me to make the same choice as the Lion King Renyun...... May I ask you a question, has it been tested for life?"
Vincent was stunned before replying, "I'm ashamed, the sea of bitterness has not been crossed." β
Amon showed a wry smile: "Then you just talked to me just now?"
Vincent replied: "It can't be said to be empty talk, it's just enlightenment and then proof, and there is a way to climb the mountain." β
Amon stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "There is a road in Wangshan, you can just go, I have my pursuit." I know that you want to guide me, that your world-honored immeasurable light has not yet spoken, but you have this mind, and you have come to me in the city of Salem to say this. β
Vincent: "The immeasurable light shines in all directions, and I only do it for the sake of wishing." β
Amon smiled: "In any case, I have to thank you, I have also gained from listening to your words, and I believe that you have also gained from it." It's a pity that I can't entertain you now, and I still have things to do, so please go and see more of them. Finally, I will tell you one more thing, you came from the temple square, and the place where we are standing at this moment is where the Mu Yun Temple in Yuanduke Town is located, can you tell me where this goddess is?"
With a wave of his hand as he spoke, Amon used the power of space transfer to send Vincent Teb far away, the light and shadow shifted and the scene changed, and Vincent Teb appeared on the edge of the temple square where everyone gathered. Amon didn't mind chatting with him a little longer, but there was really something wrong at the moment, because the goddess Mu Yun came, and Vincent didn't see it.
(To be continued)