Behind the strange rocks, in a place that could not be seen in the distance, there was a group of knights, armed with weapons in formation, ready to attack at any time. There were also dozens of unridden horses nearby, some carrying the necessary supplies for traveling far into the desert, and more war horses, whose owners had just died in that tragic encounter.

Morton muttered, "How is this possible, a man, or a woman, who wiped out all the elite of the ambush, and the high priest of Jeremiah also died...... Governor, there are too few of us in ambush this time!"

Governor Xiao Mo's face was very ugly: "It is impossible for us to mobilize the legions of the city-states to openly attack Dick's convoy, which is tantamount to declaring war on the Eju Empire, and we can only use the identity of bandits on the Assyrian border as a cover." Besides, it was too late to mobilize the army, and when he got the news, he led the pro-soldiers and guards to rush here to set up an ambush, and he had done his best. ”

High Priest Cosman glanced at Governor Xiao Mo with some dissatisfaction, his eyes seemed to say, is there such a well-trained elite bandit?, then turned to look at Gabriel in the distance and said with a gloomy face: "This person must be one of the twelve guardian great warriors of the Isis Temple in Memphis, I really didn't expect it!"

The treasurer reluctantly said, "No matter how strong she is, she is only one person! You see, she is now exhausted, and seems to be wounded, and if we send a sudden charge of cavalry, it is still possible to take the Tears of the Gods." ”

As they spoke, Gabriel had walked back to the front of the convoy, knelt down on one knee, his sword half-stuck in the sand, his face turned pale, and a bloodshot oozed from the corners of his mouth, and he was praying silently. The divine stone on the sword squirt emitted a soft white light that enveloped her, it was a low-level healing divine art. Gabriel was indeed injured in the fierce battle just now, especially when he was struck by the hammer with his shield.

Dick had sent his servants to clean up the battlefield, his stumps and severed arms were buried in the sand, and his weapons and armor were put away and taken away, which were trophies and an important basis for tracing the origin of this gang of bandits in the future.

Seeing this scene, Governor Xiao Mo said with some hesitation: "Although the warrior was wounded, but the elite guards of Rod Dirk have not lost anything, you see that their cavalry still maintains a battle formation and does not move, and we have lost half of our men, even the high priest of Jeremiah has also died." ”

The treasurer instigated: "High Priest Cosman is still here, and we also have two low-level magicians, who will attack in a formal battle formation, and the heavy cavalry will protect the magicians in the center of the battle formation to help, and we will definitely be victorious." ”

High Priest Cosman also gritted his teeth and said, "The failure of the ambush was an accident, I didn't expect the other party to kill such a great warrior." The catastrophe brought about by the magicians decades ago, the fall of the saint of the temple of Isis, and the whereabouts of the Tears of the Gods on the scepter are unknown. In the long run, the authority of their ruler will be questioned, which is what we want most of all.

The tears of the gods are so important to them, even more so to us. Don't forget the ancient legend that the people of Hati also believed that the Tears of the Gods were a blessing from the gods. If we get it, it will not be Isis who blesses Eju, but the god Enriel who blesses Hati, so that we can gather more forces against the Eju Empire. ”

Governor Xiao Mo's tone was still hesitant: "Of course I know this, otherwise I wouldn't have brought the elite guards here to set up an ambush." But as you saw in the battle just now, unless you are sure that you can succeed in one fell swoop and do not leave a clue to be tracked, you will not be able to act rashly. ”

High Priest Cosman frowned and said, "Governor, High Priest Jeremiah died today, and he lost so many people, if he doesn't succeed, how can he explain when he goes back?" As soon as he said this, he suddenly turned around, surprised and happy: "My lord, don't worry anymore, our venerable Great Divine Wizard Golie is here!"

Several people turned their heads to look into the distance behind the hill, and saw a figure in a white robe walking towards him, he seemed to be walking, but his body seemed to be flying rapidly against the sand dune, and it didn't take long to come to several people. This is an old man, with a white goatee, not tall and a turban, with deep wrinkles on his face, but his eyes are clear and sharp, and he does not look like an old man at all.

The old man's name is Ge Li, and he is the chief priest of the temple of Syria, in the usual city-states, the city lord generally serves as the chief priest, but the city-state of Syria is different, it is located in a strategic place on the border, the kingdom of Baron specially sent a high-level magician to serve as the chief priest of the temple of Syria, and there are three deputy priests that are the high priests, namely Xiao Mo, Jeremiah and Cosman.

Governor Shaw himself was one of the three high priests of the city-state of Syria, and High Priest Jeremiah had just been killed by Gabriel's sword.

High-level magicians have a transcendent status no matter where they are in the kingdom, and Ge Lie is an eighth-level great magician, he does not pay attention to ordinary affairs, and often travels between the city-states of Syria and the royal capital, and also has a part-time job in the main temple of the kingdom. This time, Governor Xiao Mo led people to launch an ambush, and it happened that Ge Lie was not there, but he didn't expect him to come at this moment, how could he not be overjoyed?

The knights were inconvenient to dismount, so they all bowed down with their weapons in their hands on their horses, and the three people on the high place also saluted respectfully: "Incomparably noble great magician, you are here, all difficulties will be solved, please let us explain to you everything that has happened here." ”

Ge Lie glanced at the battlefield in the distance, waved the short staff in his hand and said, "I already understand what is happening here, after you go back, you can explain it slowly." ”

Treasurer Morton was taken aback, knelt down and said, "Venerable Great Divine Sorcerer, with your power, we can completely capture the Tears of the Gods. ”

High Priest Cosman also knelt down and said, "Honorable Chief Priest, we are fighting for the future fate of the Hati Kingdom, but Jeremiah is dead, and the governor's personal guard has lost more than half, if you can't capture the Tears of the Gods, how will you explain after you go back?"

There was a hint of regret in Ge Yeo's eyes, and he sighed and said, "I will try my best to exonerate you, I know the preciousness of the Tears of the Gods, but now is not the time." You see, the other side has such a large caravan, and Rod Dick and his personal guard. If nothing else, if you kill the Great Samurai and Rhodes Dick of the Temple of Isis, do you know what that means?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ge Lie continued: "Don't think that no one knows that you did it, who can mobilize such a force in this place? The Hati is secretly amassing power, and it is necessary to maintain a semblance of peace, and the Eju Empire may have no excuse to destroy it. By doing so, you risk starting a war in advance, and the kingdom of Hatti is not ready yet, and the time has not yet come for the great god Enriel to grant victory. ”

Speaking of this, Gore's voice suddenly stopped, and he looked up at Rod Dick's convoy in the distance, and exclaimed in a low voice, "Divine Magic!"

High Priest Cosman glanced back and said with some strange words, "It seems that it is only the lowest level of blessing technique, why is your great magician so surprised?"

......

On the other side of the convoy in the distance, Maria had come to the first car, looking up at the sky and muttering something, holding her hands in front of her chest. A faint golden glow emanated from her palm, as if her whole body was coated with a shallow layer of holy light. The golden glow shone into the air, and strange reflections scattered, enveloping Gabriel, who was half-kneeling in front of the car.

This is the magic of the Holy Maiden of the Temple of Isis, the simplest and most profound "Blessing of Isis", which can only be performed with the help of the tears of the gods, and it is also a test for the selection of the Holy Maiden of the Temple of Isis. It is a blessing technique that not only heals injuries and illnesses, but also eliminates pain, washes away tiredness, restores physical strength, and gives people confidence, strength and courage. In short, it is equivalent to a synthesis of divine effects that eliminate any negative effects.

Mary barely used the Tears of the Gods at this time, it was only the simplest low-level magic effect, and it was very faint and almost dispensable, just a symbol, but the most important thing was precisely this symbol.

Everyone around saluted the golden glow, including the knight in armor on his horse, and praised the miracle bestowed by the goddess Isis. Rod Dick was ecstatic, he finally understood what Gabriel had done by leaving Mary in Duc for three days, and Maria had done it, she really was a saint!

......

In the shadows on the hill, the great sorcerer Ge Lie sighed with emotion: "Maybe it's too far away for your puppet eye to see clearly, it is indeed the lowest level of blessing magic, but it is the 'Blessing of Isis' that can only be used by the guardian saint of the Temple of Isis, and it is summoned with the help of the Tears of the Gods." The girl in the carriage is the patron saint of the temple of Isis, I didn't expect them to have a saint!"

Cosman's eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief: "How is this possible!The secret report I received, the Tears of the Gods were just mined three days ago, and they have not yet been sent to Monfils, how can the Holy Maiden have already appeared?"

Ge Lie shook his head and said, "I am not omniscient either, maybe only the gods know. But if such a magic is cast, it can only be the guardian saint of the temple of Isis, then she is a saint! We can't do anything, if we take the tears of the gods from the hands of the saint, it will arouse the hatred of the whole Lower Eju, and the Eju Empire will declare war even if it does not want to. ”

After saying this, Ge Lie sighed regretfully: "This holy woman is still quite weak, but unfortunately, I don't know how strong it will be in the future. ”

Governor Xiao Mo considered the problem very realistically, and immediately asked, "Great Divine Magician, what do you say we should do now? Evacuate immediately?"

Ge Lie shook his head again: "No, quickly inform the city-state to send supplies, and then clean up the traces of the battlefield." When he led the cavalry to catch up tomorrow, he said that he had heard that there had been a powerful bandit in the desert recently, and that he had come to protect them, and then escorted them all the way out of the border. ”

Governor Xiao Mo nodded and said, "In that case, I will send someone to send generous gifts to several high priests of the Mengfeisi Temple, even if you want to hold us accountable for today's matter, someone will mediate for us." ”

Ge Lie looked at him with a satisfied look: "This is what a ruler should think of. ”

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List of characters in this chapter -

Femiyan-Shawmo: Governor and governor of the city-state of Syria, and one of the three high priests of the Temple of Syria.

Cosman: One of the three high priests of the Temple of Syria.

Jeremiah: One of the three high priests of the Temple of Syria, who died at the hands of Gabriel's sword.

Ge Lie: An eighth-level great magician, the chief priest of the Temple of Syria, and the patriarch of the Divine Academy of the Hati Kingdom.

Mister Morton: Xiao Mo's deputy, the treasurer of the Syrian City Gang.

Introduction to the Divine System in this Chapter -

Enriel: The chief god of both the Hatti and Assyrian kingdoms, the grandfather of the mythical goddess Muyun, is regarded as a symbol of royal power, and in Hatti or Assyria, his status is equivalent to that of the god Horus of the Aeju Empire.

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