155. Divine punishment
Moses said with a calm face, "It is because of the guidance of the gods that we can safely walk through the dangerous land and get here. If a river that changes color will shake faith, how can we be worthy of the help of the gods, and how can we go through hardships and dangers to return home?"
No one dared to drink the water of the river, so Moses raised his iron staff and condensed the dew on the blades of grass with water elemental magic, allowing the people to continue to cook the soup.
While they were cooking, Medanzo and Link were muttering in a secluded place, and Link said, "See, someone has used a very clever sensory reflex to change the color and smell of the river in order to scare Moses away." ”
Medanzo frowned and said, "If they don't cross the river, they will have to go back to the official road and walk from the east, and they will definitely be discovered." That's the purpose of the person who shot it, who could it be?"
Link stroked the staff and said, "The god Amun sent John to leave Eju with his guards first, and John passed by and conveyed the advice of the god Amun, is this what the god Amun reminded?"
Amun ordered John to leave Eju with thirty-six of his guards, and ride along the official road in the name of pursuing the fugitive slaves, which of course was much faster than Moses and others, and had already surpassed them yesterday. John found Medanzo and Link in the middle of the night, and relayed Amun's latest explanation, in addition to asking the two best disciples to confirm the power of the Origin Oneness that they had just comprehended, and asked them to pay attention to a few things.
Moses and the others had become fugitives, and Pharaoh had ordered them to be wanted by the city-states throughout the country. And the difficulties faced along the way are not only that, but the gods of Eju are likely to use various ways to block them, and the real gods will not directly attack Moses and others, but will use various means to create obstacles.
Shake their faith, make them feel frightened and frustrated, lose their courage, confidence and hope, and if the people of Dukzhen no longer think they can succeed and abandon this operation, then the gods of Eju will succeed. Medanzo and Link had to secretly try to overcome these obstacles, encouraging Moses and the others not to give up.
If the gods' obstruction and intimidation were not successful, they would probably send messengers to threaten Moses and others. The messengers of the gods are supposed to be the gods of the Eju legend, but Amon tells Medanzo and Link that those people are not really gods who are beyond immortality, but who have mastered the secret of becoming gods like them, and are cultivating the power of unity that does not distinguish between them.
In this case, Medanzo and Link need to make a move, but there is no need to be dead, they can make all kinds of agreements to contain them, so that Moses and the others can pass safely. If you really are not an opponent, you can do your best, Amon is not reluctant.
If these two obstacles can't stop the footsteps of the people of Dukezhen, the gods may directly attract Eju's pursuers, and then they will have to fight directly. It is unrealistic for Medanzo and Link to join Moses in defeating the Eju army, but it is impossible for the Eju army to gather in one place and wait for them, so try to avoid encountering a large number of troops.
Now that the river had turned into blood and stopped in front of Moses and the others, even if they could not be frightened, they could force them to take a detour, and it seemed that Amun's prophecy had come true. Medanzo pursed the corners of his lips and said, "This little trick is not difficult for us, if Moses and they want to keep going, we will help them cross the river." ”
Link said worriedly: "It's not a big problem at the moment, but this is just the beginning, I wonder what else Moses will encounter them?"
Medanzo: "God Amun said, let them choose for themselves, and as long as they don't give up, we will help." ”
Link reminded again: "If the punishment of the god Eju does not scare Moses away, it is likely that they will send messengers to stop them directly, I wonder if the two of us are opponents?"
Medanzo patted Link on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't forget, we are also messengers of the gods, who is afraid of whom?" The power of the two sides of the same body that we cultivated in the past still lacked many means, but now we have integrated them.
It's not without merit that we've come this way, at least our mana is much stronger than that of our peers. I have even fought Enqi on the battlefield, but even the gods dare to kill them, will they still be afraid of the messengers of the gods? Since the god Amun wants us to carry out this task, we must also have faith. ”
Link smiled: "What a big thing, why is it not difficult to get into your mouth?"
Medanzo said proudly: "Of course, when Amon magically attacked the king behind Hati and captured the king alive, why did he only take me?"
...... That night, a sorrowful Moses was praying to the gods when he heard the voice of the oracle: "Moses, lead your people across the river when there is a glimmer of light on the edge of the sky and a morning mist rises in the woods." ”
Moses quickly got up and called for the Twelve Judges, and commanded, "The messenger of the gods told me that when the morning mist rises, we can cross the river in front of us, so that the people can prepare at once." ”
Someone asked, "Now that everyone is scared, thinking that it is the punishment of the god Eju, and they dare not go further to the river, what should we do?"
Moses replied, "Tell them that this is the way that the gods will guide us, and that we will only believe in our gods, and if we do not want to go we can turn back, and I will be the first to cross the river." ”
When there was a glimmer of light in the sky, a faint morning mist drifted through the dense forest, and Moses gathered his people to the river, and the mist slowly followed them. The rushing river was still red, and it smelled of blood, but the morning mist floated out of the forest, like a thin blanket spread on the surface of the river. Gradually, the white fog on the river became thicker and thicker, and under the shroud of the morning fog in the forest, it turned into the appearance of a pontoon bridge.
Moses waved his staff and said, "This is the way that the gods guide us to cross the river, as long as the faith in our hearts is firm, we can go to the other side, and only one person can pass at a time." ”
The crowd looked at this condensed mist, and many people didn't dare to go over at all, how could they step on the mist, and if they stepped on it, they would fall into the river? Moses was about to go first, when one of his clansmen said, "Moses, I know that the gods have given you strength, but we don't, how can you step on the water, do you want to leave us?"
When Moses heard this, he stopped and said, "Everyone can walk over, and since you say so, I will be the last to cross the river, and which of you will go first?"
His servant Joshua was about to go up the bridge as soon as he lifted the corner of his robe, when David, the youngest of the people, suddenly came out and said, "My faith in going home has never wavered, I will come first!" and trotted over.
His father had just shouted, "David, be careful!" and the boy was already out of sight in the fog. Only one person can pass at a time, this is the command of the divine envoy, and everyone waits anxiously. After a while, David's voice came from the other side: "I've come over, it's okay, this bridge is so magical, it's like stepping on clouds!"
The crowd breathed a sigh of relief when they heard David's words, and one by one they crossed the miraculous bridge, and Moses was the last to reach the other side. Everyone looked back, the sun was shining through the cracks in the treetops, the mist had cleared, and the river was clear again, and the people were smiling, and they had crossed.
...... Link unfolded the crystal shuttle into a mist and spread it on the surface of the river, leading the people of Duke Town across the river, and the crystal shuttle can also have such changes, which also shows that his means of longitudinal magic weapons are more exquisite than before. Amon's new understanding of the power of not separating from each other is fundamentally to forget the concept of so-called physical or divine arts.
If you want to ride the crystal shuttle, you must have at least a seventh-level achievement, but Link realized that if this shuttle is turned into a fog bridge, in fact, a fourth-level achievement is sufficient, not because the power is stronger, but the way to use it is different.
Medanzo stood on guard to prevent any accidents when crossing the river, and it was not until everyone had crossed the river that the two men quietly retracted their shuttles and left. Medanzo smiled at Link and said, "That kid named David is really good, he stepped on the transfiguration shuttle for the first time at a young age, and he didn't panic at all, although his heart was full of doubts, but his steps were very steady, and his qualifications were rare!
Link replied, "I've also noticed this kid, he's too young, only fourteen years old this year. The traditional habit of Duke Town, you can only learn the skills of miners when you are sixteen years old, which is also a good foundation for cultivating the power of two sides of oneness, and this child has not yet learned, so Moses did not give him the power to awaken. Listen to you, it seems to be very interested in that child?"
Medanzo nodded: "I am very optimistic about him." It is indeed too young to learn that kind of miner's skill, and it is difficult to withstand the power of impact without a grown bloodline, except for a few talented people. Now that God Amun has the latest understanding and has taught you and me, I would also like to try to take a disciple and awaken the power for David. He hadn't learned any magic or physical arts, and he didn't have any prejudices in his heart, so he was right to start from scratch. ”
Link glanced at him and said, "You are really in the limelight in everything, the god Amun asked John to try the awakening ritual of power, starting with the Scarlet Girl Themis, you have itched your hands first, and chose this David." ”
Mei Danzo said thoughtfully: "I have experienced all kinds of awakening rituals, the first in the capital of the Barron Dynasty, I experienced the ritual of awakening the power of the bloodline for the warriors; later, in your tribe, the god Amun awakened the power of two sides of the same body for me; after saving Princess Xiaoqian and returning to the capital of the Barron Dynasty, Her Royal Highness the princess ordered someone to hold a second awakening ceremony of power for me in order to reward me. With so many complicated rituals, the god Amun has only one name to cover them all, and it is called the awakening of power. ”
Link sighed, "God Amun is truly remarkable, pointing out the origin. However, the awakening of power is not easy to succeed, and if someone does not have such qualifications, they can still use the original rituals to have various limited achievements. Even if they know the secret of becoming a god, the vast majority of people cannot become a god, it is nothing more than a long way to go. But life is not a pity if you put in the effort!"
...... Moses and the others bypassed the main city of the city-state of Bombas along the wilderness of the Ronnie River valley and entered the territory of the city-state of Tanis, and further on, the area around the mouth of the Ronnie River was the sea. The river is divided into many thin streams and spread out in a fan shape, forming a delta that is flooded by the season.
They walked along the delta wetlands for several more days, and before they were already not far from the coastline, they turned east and continued walking. There were no more accidents along the way, and the clansmen were relieved. The weather was humid, and when he was camping at night, Moses instructed his people to pitch their tents and be careful not to get cold.
That night, when everyone was sleeping soundly, they suddenly heard a frightened cry, and then the screams rang out, and everyone woke up and ran out of the tent in panic. It turned out that countless frogs had climbed ashore from nearby streams and burrowed into tents, beds, utensils, and even people's clothes.
How these frogs appeared, even a few judges on guard at night did not find out, everyone was awakened by the frogs, frightened jumped up from the bed, and some people even took out a few frogs from the crotch of their pants and threw them out. There was some confusion in the camp, and countless frogs began to chirp, and the croaking sound was so noisy that people couldn't even hear clearly.
One or two frogs are not terrible, but countless frogs appear densely, jumping and drilling everywhere, and the sound of frogs sounding in the four fields is a terrifying scene that makes the scalp tingle. Moses slammed his cane, and an invisible force drowned out the sound of frogs, and shouted to the tribesmen: "What are you panicking, even the frogs have made you mess like this, what should you do if you encounter a real enemy? Pack up and continue to set off!"
This section of the road is relatively wet and muddy, with many small streams and large and small pools scattered along the way. I don't know where so many frogs came from, and they kept chirping loudly, making people uneasy. Moses had the Twelve Judges take turns holding their iron staff to clear the way, forcing back the frogs swarming in front of him.
However, when camping at night, there are always frogs popping out of the trees and cracks in the stones, and these little things are slippery and slippery, and they get into the cups for drinking, the quilts for sleeping, and the clothes they wear. The Twelve Judges tried their best to drive away, but the number of frogs was so great that the people who were disturbed could not rest even though they did not hurt people. Within a few days, everyone was exhausted.
This kind of torture was really unbearable, and the further you went, the more the frog harassed Li Han, as if it had not stopped, and the tribesmen were miserable. Of course, Medanzo and Link also noticed, and the two were secretly discussing what to do, and Link said: "In the myths and legends of Eju, there is a frog god Hequette, who is said to be Seth's attendant, could it be that he did it?"
Medanzo sneered: "Frog God? He should be renamed Frog Angel now, right? He is not a god, there are only ten gods in the Nine Divine System who are truly transcendent from immortality, and even the cat god Lord Best is not among them, what is a little Hequette? He may be the messenger of the god Eju mentioned by the god Amun, and the number ten ** was sent by Seth, what do you want to do with this hand?"
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(To be continued)