Rod Dick glanced at Julian, then looked around and said, "I have an easier way, whether it is a high-level scroll or a low-level scroll, it is calculated according to thirty pieces, divided into five parts, then each part is six. As for the extra fraction, even if it is dedicated to our esteemed great sorcerer Julian. If it weren't for Master Julian's hand to open the ring, none of us would have gotten the relics, and no one would object, would we?"

He was so old-fashioned that he had long seen that Julian wanted these scrolls, so he gave the great magician six high-level scrolls and eight intermediate scrolls with one mouth, and photographed Julian obediently. Why not do things that are generous to others? It is expected that the Lington family and Amon will not dare to object.

Amon naturally would not object, whatever he got was an accident, and the nephews of the Linton family did not dare to object to anything. Rod Dick made the final decision, and easily divided the scrolls on the table into five parts, each of which was six high-grade scrolls and six intermediate scrolls, and handed the remaining "odds" to Julian himself.

Julian's heart blossomed, and he said thank you, and accepted it with a smile. These scrolls are the rich inheritance left by Nero, the best scroll-making master in the empire, and although Julian, the high priest of the Temple of Isis, is very rich, the value of these items is at least equal to his total income for seven or eight years, and it is even more rare that he may not be able to buy them with money.

Rod Dick took two copies on behalf of the city-state of the headland and ordered them to be collected, the nephews of the House of Linton took two copies, and Amon took the last one and carefully put it in one of the pockets he had with him. Julian looked at Amon and muttered in his heart, his first impression was that this foreign boy was very difficult to buy.

Although in the eyes of this lord, almost everyone could be valued for profit, the price to buy Amon seemed too high, because the foreigner already had an astonishing fortune and did not seem to be greedy, otherwise he would not have returned the staff to the city-state of the headland. How do you deal with this person? It's hard to induce, you can only coerce, or try in some other way.

Before Julian could speak, he heard Obama mutter, "Nine people, twenty-four scrolls, how to divide them?"

Rod Dick replied with a smile, "It's not a problem, if you don't want to keep the scroll and want money, I'll buy it in the name of the Cape Temple, and I'll buy some privately." Buying so many scrolls at once is an incredible amount of money, and I won't let you lose, but you don't need to worry too much. ”

Hillary said happily: "As long as the city lord bids fairly, how can we account for it? ”

Tashun shook his head and said, "I want to keep some of my uncle's scrolls, which are considered a memorial of the family, and I am willing to buy some from my brothers at the same price as the city lord, but I can't take out that much money for a while, so I can only buy a few." ”

Rod Dick smiled, "I almost forgot, there are also two magicians among your brothers, and of course it is useful to keep the scroll." If anyone wants to buy the brothers' scrolls, they should bid first, these are the things of the Linton family, I don't argue. ”

Tashun hurriedly explained: "No, no, no, how dare I bid in front of the city lord, I will bid whatever the city lord offers." Convert all these scrolls into money, except for my own, and buy a few more. ”

In the end, Tashun contributed a sum of money, leaving two high-grade scrolls and three intermediate scrolls, and the rest of the scrolls were bought by Roddick, mostly in the name of the temple and a small number in the name of a private person. Rod Dick was well aware that the value of these scrolls was not just money, they allowed a low- or mid-level magician to cast mid- and high-level magic instantaneously without consuming their own mana. If any conflict breaks out in the future, a large number of scrolls hoarded in the city-state will be a powerful weapon for attack and defense.

Julian looked at Rod Dick again, and secretly said in his heart that this city lord was really fast, and he bought the Lington family's scroll at the first time, and used the wealth of the city-state stored in the temple. Could it be that this lord of the city is preparing for war? If one day the army comes to the city or the two armies face each other, and a group of magicians with scrolls in hand suddenly attack, it will have a surprising and winning effect.

Julian thought about it and thought of another possibility. Such a batch of scrolls is not easy to come across in normal times, and the Lington family sold them in large quantities at one time, and did not even carefully distinguish the usefulness of each type of scroll, but only handled them at two prices, high-grade and intermediate. Rod Dick paid a lot of money, but the price he received was very cheap compared to what it would otherwise be the case.

Rod Dick used his identity and connections to consult the scroll production notes left by Nero, and privately transferred them to the magicians in a large city-state, and the price that could be sold was definitely much higher than today's purchase price, this is the way to make money! The more Julian thought about it, the more he admired it, and the more he thought about it, the more envious he became, and he regretted that he was late, and after a second thought, he began to think about Amon again.

After the scroll was disposed of, Julian coughed and said, "Lord Nero's will has one last item, which allows the person who returned the relic to consult one of his personal notes, which contains a record of the production of a certain scroll. Amon, do you want to see it? By the way, where is that scroll, and do you have it with you?"

Isn't this asking knowingly, Amon has long said that the three scrolls are lost in the mountains and cannot be recovered.

Amon looked up at Julian, suddenly alert, the great magician looked at him with an indescribable danger in his eyes, like a mouse being targeted by a cat. Amon "brought out" a special ability from the underworld, which can sense the changes in people's inner emotions, and even if he does not know the exact thoughts, he can detect Julian's bad intentions.

He replied cautiously, "I have already reported to the Lord of the City that Lord Nero did leave three scrolls alone, but I was left in the mountains when I escaped, and I can never find them again. I won't read the record, I can't read it anyway, and there's no need to read it again. ”

Although he wanted to know the specific purpose of the gray nameless scroll, he simply cut off his thoughts in this situation. A civilian who doesn't know how to use a scroll would not have used it, and since the scroll has been lost, it would be suspicious if he had to look at the records written in the Aeju script. There is a group of cats here, and he is the mouse in the middle of the cats.

The notary of the will, Rod Dick, saw that Amon did not want to see Nero's private notes anymore, and he was not reluctant, and asked kindly: "Amon, Lord Nero's last wish has been fulfilled, as the lord of the city-state of the headland, I should express my gratitude for your actions, what do you want?"

Amon shook his head and said, "I have already received too much, Lord Nero's gift is beyond imagination, how dare I expect more? ”

Rod Dick: "You just say that as long as the lord of the city can do it, it will satisfy you." ”

Amon showed a somewhat worried and embarrassed expression: "I knew that staff was very valuable, but I didn't expect Lord Nero's relics to be so precious! Now that I have so much money and valuable things with me, I'm a little worried, can you let me leave the city-state safely?"

It's a bit rude to ask this in public, but it's normal for an unaccompanied foreigner to have this concern. Rod Dick's face sank slightly: "What are these words, this city-state should thank you, will it still embarrass you?" Lord Nero's will has been executed, you can leave at any time if you want to, if you don't worry, I can send guards to escort you." ”

Amon smiled like a child: "Thank you, Lord Castle, all I want is your words! I want to leave today, and when I get back to my hometown, I'll be the richest person in the area!"

Amon said that he was leaving, and Rod Dick had already spoken in public, and it was not good to take it back. It is understandable that a stranger suddenly gains a staggering fortune in a strange city-state and is in a hurry to return home. Julian wanted to find an excuse to detain Amon, but he didn't expect Amon to make such a request in public.

The Great Divine Magician's eyes rolled and he said with a smile: "Amon, your noble and selfless conduct should be praised and rewarded, I want to ask you a few words in private, is it okay?"

Amon made his scalp tingle a little when he laughed, but he had to nod and say, "Of course, you can ask if you have anything to say." ”

Julian led him into a quiet room and said straight to the point: "Amon, I am very interested in Lord Nero's suicide note in the cave and the scroll you lost in the mountains, can you tell me as much detail as possible about the specific location and process?"

If Amon was completely made up, he would inevitably reveal a lot of flaws in front of this shrewd great magician. But this experience was not made up by Amon himself, but the story of the old madman and a last word from Nero, which he said very calmly from beginning to end.

When he had finished speaking, Julian ordered him to be brought pen and paper, and asked Amon to write down as much as he could in the cave. Amon wrote it and didn't reveal anything that shouldn't be revealed. Julian asks Amon to draw a map and asks him how to get the place back.

Amon explained: "There are many places in the mountains where there are no roads, the terrain is very complicated, and it is almost impossible to remember accurately, so I will try to draw it for you." ”

He really drew a picture, which is a representation of the deep mountains and jungles of the valley of the young bottom, the terrain is quite complicated, and the stroke is a little off, I am afraid that it will be far away, and it is almost impossible to find the exact place according to this map. But it was good enough for a mountain hunter to draw it, and he respectfully handed the sketch to Julian.

Julian was still very uneasy, and suddenly asked, "Didn't Nero mention Bell in his last words?"

Amon looked up and asked, "Who is Bell?"

Julian shook his head: "You don't know if this person is forgotten, does his last words mention the gods?"

Amon asked curiously: "No, the message I saw has already been written to you just now." ”

Julian frowned: "Nero, as the chief priest of the city-state, how could he not mention the gods in his last words, Amon, are you hiding something? As long as you say it, I won't blame you!"

Amon scratched the back of his head: "How can I know this? I'm just a hunter in the mountains, you must know more than I do." ”

Julian stared at Amon as if he wanted to see through the boy. Amon suddenly found that he couldn't sense the emotions of this great magician, he must be in a state of divine meditation, and he collected the information emanating from his body and mind. Julian's magic was much more sophisticated than Amon's, and in front of him, Amon's special ability lost its effect.

This discovery alerted Amon to the fact that the great magician was suspicious of himself and had other intentions. The old madman's message mentions this Julian, and says that Julian has received a favor from Bell, and if he encounters any trouble, he can take out the token and ask him for help, but he must first find out the situation. In this situation, Amon would never dare to take out the token, but lest Julian find out that he had a relationship with Bell.

Julian looked at Amon and suddenly smiled: "You are just a hunter in the mountains, and it is of little use to you to get those scrolls today, you can neither eat nor open." But it's very useful for a magician like me, and I'm willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, just for the price that the Dick City Lord just offered, can you sell it to me?"

Amon didn't want to agree to this matter and couldn't refuse, it was really useless for the hunter in the mountains to keep the magic scroll, but on the other hand, the scroll was not only a scroll, but also a very valuable thing! He thought for a while, blinked his eyes and replied: "Venerable Great Magician, in my hometown, if you buy anything, it is much more expensive to buy one thing at a time than to buy a lot, and the more expensive the things, the more so. The Divine Stone cannot be eaten or opened, but it is money, and the scroll is also money.

You say, if you go to a very large place with a lot of magicians, and sell these scrolls one by one in batches, will you be able to sell them for more money? Anyway, I'm not short of money, so I'm not in a hurry, wouldn't it be better to do this?, I know that you are an incomparably noble man, please tell me this ignorant hunter, my thoughts are right?"

Julian sighed in his heart, this Amon looks very simple, but he is not stupid at all! He is already a little sure that Amon must have hidden something, and he needs to be interrogated properly, even if it is tortured, he must extract valuable clues from this young man's mouth. If Amon knew about his past with Bell, even if there was a slight possibility, he wouldn't be able to stay in the world!

Since Amon asked so, Julian really couldn't say that his idea was wrong, so he only smiled and said: "Amon, you are very smart, and it is even more rare to be honest and selfless, and you are indeed a good boy worthy of praise." I just heard you say that you are leaving today, I wish you a smooth journey, and the gods will protect you!"

At the same time as he said this, Julian had already decided that he would not be able to do anything to Amon publicly, but when Amon left the city-state, he would intercept him for secret interrogation in the middle of the road. Because of the importance of what he wanted to ask, the great magician even wanted to take action himself. Anyway, his tour of the city-state of the cape has ended, and he will leave tomorrow, and he will go to do something halfway, and no one can ask about it.

Even if he rides a fast horse, it will take several days to leave the territory of the cape city-state, and Amon will not be able to escape from the palm of his great magician, and when the time comes, he will use all means to torture everything clearly, no matter what he asks, Amon must not stay.

Julian pondered this, and was about to take Amon back to the hall to say a few words of encouragement and praise, when he suddenly heard someone outside shouting: "Lord Julian, the latest message of the Holy Maiden has been sent to the city-state of Cape, and it is for you and the lord of Dick!"

Julian was taken aback, he had completed his inspection and was going back tomorrow, how could the young Saint Mary give the latest order at this time, could there be any major change?

Rod Dick, who had already known of the Holy Maiden's order, tactfully reprimanded the young lord for his inadequacy in handling the affairs of the temple, praised the merits and talents of the high priest Julian, and ordered Julian to stay in the city-state of the headland for a year to direct and supervise the affairs of the temple there.

This order was a great surprise to Julian, who had just received a batch of precious scrolls in the city-state of the headland today, and when he was in a good mood, it was like a sudden slap in the face. The order had been officially issued, so naturally he could not openly disobey it, he did not want to stay in the city-state of the headland for a year, and he was afraid of long nights and dreams far away from the temple of Isis. It seems that the only way to do this is to send a letter back to Monfis, and to consult with the other two high priests, to find an excuse for the Holy Maiden to give another order, because of the urgency to transfer him back in advance.

There is still a little trouble in front of him, he is afraid that he will not be able to intercept and kill Amon in person, so he can only send someone else, as for the interrogation and murder, he must let his most trusted henchmen do it, and this "secret" must not be leaked in the slightest.

The messenger who came to deliver the order was the deputy architim of the archives of the city of Montfils, and a man of great stature, so it was only natural that Rod Dick should entertain him well, and at the same time hold a grand banquet to thank and welcome Lord Julian for staying in the city-state. From this afternoon until late at night, the officials of the city-state were very busy, and the lord of the city was once again too busy to go home, and of course no one cared about Amun.

Amon didn't know that Maria's order to calculate the time could be regarded as saving him once, so that Julian, the great magician, did not have the time and opportunity to take him down personally. But he was very cautious in his own work, and left the city that afternoon, in the carriage which had been sent by Tashung-Lington, with little luggage and a cat.

The servants in Rod Dick's mansion were very reluctant to give up on this foreign boy, because they had heard that Amon had taken out a huge sum of thirty-two divine stones for the city lord to give them to him, and everyone could get a large sum of money!

Amon's next destination was the city of Methfil, and for some reason, he always wanted to go there. The city of Mephis was west of the city-state of the headland, but he left through the east gate. If anyone were secretly concerned, they would have thought that the stranger was going to return to his homeland, which he had come from in the mountains of the distant valley of the Youngbottom.

(To be continued)