Moses and other tribes need the guidance of faith, and disciples such as Medanzo also need the guidance of faith, and Amon, who is exploring alone, needs a kind of faith even more. At this time, Amon may not be aware of the grand ambition of the belief he made clear when he crossed the Syrian desert. If he wants to complete it, it is by no means a realm that ordinary gods can possess, and it will run through the whole life after transcending eternal life.
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Amon walked neither fast nor slow, but he didn't stop at one step. He had entered a state of ecstasy. He hadn't rested or eaten for many days, as if he was walking in an endless river. This is an unimaginable experience. I have never heard of anyone who breaks through the endless tests and masters the nine-level achievement of the original power while on the road, but Amon is like this.
When that ray of thinking soul walked out of the Shuya Desert, it seemed that it had gone through many lifetimes, like a drop of water that was almost invisible in the stormy waves, but it was not submerged and annihilated in the end.
How to describe this feeling? When walking in the sun, he is like a drop of water, reflecting and refracting all kinds of colors in the world. Having experienced many experiences in life, it is like a bird flying over the mirror again and again, leaving a clear reflection and disappearing again and again. When Amon opened his eyes to look at the world again, he suddenly realized that there are countless him in the eyes of different people, just like endless experiences. These countless thoughts refracted and gathered the shadows he left in this world, like countless incarnations, which need to be verified one by one, and finally to prove the clear self.
With this kind of achievement, one can be called a god on the Tianshu Continent, as if possessing endless life, and can also possess the domain of the source of divine power, absorbing the power to strengthen and restore the soul. When he came back to his senses, Amon couldn't help sighing that if he didn't take this step, some things would never be experienced. He was also thinking about another thing—maybe a place needs to be built.
Amon has already realized how dangerous his own experience is, rushing through the turbulent waves silently, he actually entered the meditative state while walking and passed the endless test. Out of instinctive self-protection, he used his mana to hide himself, and walked in the desolate desert without being disturbed by accidents. Due to his habit of using divine arts for many years, his mana was so profound and long-lasting that he was able to sneak unknowingly for a month, without any disorder in his footsteps. If any of these points are not achieved, he will not be able to make it through.
Recalling that when he faced the test of losing his strength and reshaping himself, he was in a very dangerous situation. If he was on the battlefield or in other fighting environments, he might not survive! The price of achievement is huge, not only the test itself but also the human situation. He didn't want his disciples to take risks like himself. If he already knew what happened on the road, he still relied on luck to go wild. This was not courage but stupidity.
The place he wants to build is not a city-state like the city of Salem, but a place like the Jiulian Shrine where the envoys of the Jiulian gods live. There is a strange space to separate it from the outside world. It is a very good cultivation environment and is suitable for The disciples concentrate on meditation, and at certain times, they can also provide protection that is not available in other places in the world. Such a place is not a real kingdom of God, but a cave where the so-called gods live in myths and legends.
Amon had already selected a location in his mind and named it "Garden of Eden". There are still a lot of things to do right now, wait for the city of Salem to gain a firm foothold on the Duke Plain, and then gather the disciples to plan the Garden of Eden in the morning.
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One month later, at the checkpoint on the border of Syria and Asia in the Kingdom of Hatti, an idle soldier was staring blankly into the distance, when suddenly a man came from the desolate Gobi Desert. He couldn't help rubbing his eyes, thinking that he was delusional, that person appeared out of thin air!
When he let go of his hand, he was sure that he read it correctly. There was really a person walking across the desert. This person had no car, no horse, and didn't even carry a package! He quickly grabbed his weapon and shouted, "Who is it, where did it come from, and what did it do?"
The man replied loudly: "My name is Amon, I come from Eju, and I have come to duel with Celia, the great magician of your court!"
The garrison at the entire checkpoint was alarmed. The officer hurriedly blew the assembly horn and led the soldiers to greet him. He stood at the intersection and saluted Amon: "The distinguished great magician Ge Lie and the governor of the city-state of Syria, Mr. Xiao Mo, There is an order that no matter where General Amon enters Hatti, he will receive you with the most solemn etiquette, send chariots and guards to escort you to the city-state, and arrange everything. The best carriage we have here is Prepared for you, I will personally send you to the city-state."
Amon smiled: "I claim to be Amon, and I have no token, and you haven't verified my identity. Is it just such a grand reception?"
The checkpoint officer replied: "Except for the powerful General Amon himself, who has the bearing of you to walk alone through the thousands of miles of desert with your hands behind your back. Besides, I have seen you on the battlefield before!"
Amon was welcomed into the checkpoint. The officer wanted to keep him for dinner and ordered the carriage and guards to prepare. Amon waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm going to a duel. I'll be a guest after the duel. Please pass it on to Xu Ya The city-state said that Amon has entered the territory of Hatti, and will wait for the great magician Celia at the designated place."
The officer said anxiously: "But Master Ge Lie said hello, he wants to see you."
Amon smiled: "We will meet when it's time to meet. I still have something to do, so I won't bother you for now."
After he finished speaking, he took a step forward, appeared in a far away place, and then disappeared after a few flashes, everyone was dumbfounded. Not to mention that these border checkpoints were ordered to welcome Amon, even if they wanted to stop Amon, it would be impossible. With Amon's achievements today, it is almost the same as those gods in the world. The reason why he showed up to pass the checkpoint was just to say hello to Ge Lie.
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Amon entered Eju and went straight to the east bank of the inland lake and the southern end of the Black Fire Swamp, which was very close to the duel between him and Celia, and it was the place where Yunmeng came to meet him. Coming from the Duke Plain, there is no way to go through the bushy land with miscellaneous trees and thorns and a large swamp of mud, but it can't stop the iron-clad beast king who grew up in the swamp since he was a child.
He saw not only Yunmeng, but also Link and Aesop in the bushes by the swamp. When the two and one beast saw Amon, they stepped forward to salute. The iron-clad beast king pressed his front paws, and his head was lowered. The movements were well learned, and Amon was delighted when he saw it. He smiled and asked: "I only asked Yunmeng to meet up, why did you two also come? Aesop, didn't I ask Mei Danzuo to take you to Mengfeisi to find Xiou? Why did you appear here? ?”
Aesop replied: "Why have you walked this road for so long? I have already returned from Memphis, and I have discussed with Xiou that I will organize a caravan to go to Salem, but the premise is that there is a road to pass through. I After returning to Salem City, Link and Yunmeng have found a route in the swamp. I want to make a field trip to judge the time it will take for the caravan to pass, what dangers there will be on the road, what preparations to make, and calculate the cost. How big is it? We knew you were coming, so we specially waited here for more than ten days."
It did take a long time for Amon, even he himself didn't expect it to be so long, but he passed the endless test, one month is amazing enough!
Many things have happened in the past month or so. Medanzuo and Aesop quietly went to Memphis to find Xiou, a wealthy nobleman. Xiou's business is getting bigger and bigger now. A year ago, he received a large investment from Amon, allowing him to expand the scale of commercial firms in various city-states and purchase a large number of camels and horses.
This is obviously a preparation for a large-scale long-distance trade. For the time being, it is just a waste of money and cannot be fully utilized, but the money is given by Amon, and Xiou will of course follow suit. Xiou also knew the news that Amon had left the Eju Empire. He was also worried about Amon's situation and worried that his future business might not be easy. He was a logistics quartermaster of the An-La Legion, and he made friends with many generals during the war. Now, many large businesses are in cooperation with the government. Without the backer of Amon, he may cut off important financial resources.
At this moment, Medanzuo brought the former slave Aesop of the aristocratic and wealthy businessman to visit and negotiated a very important business.
Today, a new city-state is being built in the Duke Plain, named Salem City, and Aesop is the general manager there. Of course, the construction of a new city-state requires a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. Medanzuo asked Xiou to organize caravans from various local merchants to transport materials to Salem City. The rich products of the Duke Plain can also be shipped out for trade. Mutually beneficial business.
They deliberately found Xiou, and what they wanted was a steady stream of military supplies. On the other hand, there is no trade between Salem City and the outside world today, because the roads are impassable, and people have not seen the benefits. Big merchants like Xiou took the lead in exploring business routes, and also set an example and guide for others.
It is necessary to explain Amon's current delicate identity. Although he killed Prince Snake and left Eju, he was not publicly wanted by the empire. It seems that he has become a figure that the ruling and opposition parties deliberately avoid talking about. On the one hand, of course, it was because thousands of soldiers testified in the scene where he killed Prince Snake. It was the prince who ordered the attack first, and the general shot in self-defense. On the other hand, the reason why Pharaoh sent Snake to perform this task was to borrow a knife to kill people.
Prince Snake is the eldest son of Lacis II. He is not a supporter of Erlacht's religious reform. He has his own power in the country, which is one of the factors of political instability. Now that he was killed by Amon, Erlacht would only have fun secretly, and the general played his last "remaining heat" before leaving Ecu.
A peace treaty has been signed between Hatti and Eju, and trade has resumed. It is completely reasonable and legal for Xiou to organize caravans in the name of trading with the Syrian city-state. The so-called military supplies do not necessarily refer to armor and weapons. All kinds of items and materials that may be used in marching operations are counted. The processed finished products or semi-finished products are naturally the best. This kind of business often requires the military's support. relationship or background.
After arriving in Hatti, the caravan will pass through the territory controlled by the city-state of Syria, so Amon plans to talk to Ge Lie, one of the things is to open the passage.
Aesop gave Xiou a list in private, which listed the materials needed by Salem City, as well as the things produced in the Duke Plain. It is profitable and it is the instruction of the benefactor Amon. On the surface, it is a normal and legal transnational trade. Of course, Xiou nodded in agreement and made preparations immediately. But doing business requires cost calculations. In addition to taxes at various border checkpoints, there are also risks on the road and freight costs. No one can be sure before the roads are opened.
Link has followed Amon's instructions to explore the road in the Black Fire Swamp. The road that can be opened in the shortest time was found by Yunmeng with four big armored beasts. They meandered in the Black Fire Swamp and passed intermittently A hard surface above the water that eventually leads to the east shore of the inland lake. But it is not easy to open this road. It is necessary to fill up the low-lying areas, uproot the bushes and thorns along the way, and dig out some rugged rocks. If all the people of Salem City are used, it will take at least half a year.
After Aesop returned to Salem City, he asked to follow the designed route first to calculate the transportation cost of passing this road and the maximum traffic capacity of the caravan. Yunmeng just happened to come to see Amon, so Link brought Aesop along.
After hearing this, Amon frowned slightly and said, "It will take half a year to mobilize all the manpower that can be mobilized in Salem City to open this road?"
Link smiled bitterly and said: "Half a year is just to open up the road. If it is to be completely repaired, it will take at least one or two years with the current manpower in Salem City. But the current situation does not allow us to wait too long. The Kingdom of Assyria The people who crossed the plateau have already named the city-state Enlil City. There are more and more people, and the city walls are getting bigger and bigger. I am afraid that new conflicts will break out in a short time. If this road is not repaired as soon as possible, by then We shall be alone in the Duc Plain."
Amon thought for a while and replied: "I will solve this problem. You first build the checkpoints and fortresses at the other end of the road, and then go to the swamp from there to repair as much as you can. As for the road at this end, I will be responsible After one month, people will be able to pass, and after three months, two carriages will be allowed to go wrong."
Aesop exclaimed: "This is unless it is a miracle!"
Link patted Aesop on the shoulder and said, "Of course God Amon created a miracle!" Then he said to Amon, "I'm also curious, why are you so sure?"
Amon smiled slightly and said: "The so-called miracles are also created by people. Besides, this is not a miracle. It is nothing more than the accumulation of manpower and material resources. Salem City is short of manpower and supplies, but the city-state of Syria has it. Negotiate the conditions, and the road here can be repaired by them."
Aesop nodded and said: "I understand. This is also a mutually beneficial transaction. We have the treasure of Goddess Mu Yun. We can hire people to build roads from outside, as long as the city-state of Syria agrees."
Amon suddenly remembered something, and said to Aesop: "You came just in time, I have something to ask for advice."
Aesop was a little surprised: "You are a god-like person, what do you want to ask me?"
Amon asked with a half-smile, "I've heard you tell the story of Pythagoras, the sage from afar. You claimed to have seen it with your own eyes, and you are actually literate. You won't be born a slave, right?"
Aesop bowed his head and said, "My hometown is far away. My father used to be a bard. He was killed by pirates on the way far away. I became a slave when I was very young. I was resold and traveled to many places."
Amon: "There is no need to mention the sad past. I know that you have been to many places and are very knowledgeable. I have never met anyone who knows the legends of various places like you. Have you heard the legends about the Duke Plain?"
Aesop replied cautiously: "There are many stories in Duke Town, but I know that you are a miner in Duke Town. Telling some stories may be offensive and disrespectful to you, so I never mentioned them."
Amon smiled bitterly: "So that's it, I should have asked you a long time ago! It's not too late to ask now, have you heard any special legends?"
Aesop raised his head and asked, "What is special? Is it the battle of the gods? There are not many folk stories. You have stayed in the archives of the Temple of Isis. If you look up the ancient books there, there must be more folk myths." .”
Amon's eyes brightened: "There is no need to say more about the battle of the gods. I know several people involved. Are there any older and more ancient legends?"
Aesop frowned and thought for a while: "I vaguely remember a legend, the story is very bizarre, about a tower. You have been to Baron City, the capital of the Baron King, and you should know that there is a magnificent tower on the outskirts of Baron City today. The Gate of the Gods was built by the Baron kings to pay tribute to the god Marduk, and it may be related to a story that was once circulated on the mainland."
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It is said that before the battle of the gods, the Anuna enlightenment system was the era ruled by the sky god Anu, but Anu's mother, Amat, held the divine system's holy object, the Tablet of Destiny, and possessed the supreme right. Later, Amat gave the Tablet of Destiny to his other son Jingut in an attempt to make Jin Gut the main god. This caused dissatisfaction among many gods, and eventually led to division and civil war in the pantheon.
The legend of that tower should have happened before the battle of the gods, because the main god in the story is still Anu. At that time, there was no Duke Town and the miners in Duke Town. The area around Duke Town was a piece of fertile land. The people living there were strong and smart, but they were so smart that they were overly conceited, and even tried to pry into the secrets of the gods. .
They built a huge city-state, the original site is in today's Salem city area, and they also plan to build the tallest tower that has never appeared in the world, called the Tongtian Tower. People worked ambitiously, firing brick embryos under the scorching sun, and stacking the bricks with asphalt. The tower was built higher and higher, and they hoped to reach the kingdom where the gods lived through this tower.
The noise of the people disturbed the sleeping Amat, so she called Anu to ask what was going on? Anu reported the people building the Tongtian Tower and called the gods to discuss. It is said that all the gods were present at that time, and everyone decided to stop it. So all the gods used their divine power together to disturb people's language, so that everyone could not understand what each other was saying. It is said that this is the reason why countries in the mainland have different languages.