Amon was taken aback, and replied with some embarrassment: "They really built the temple like this? I did appear there with the goddess Mu Yun in my arms, and they actually carved the statue like this! Just build it, I don't care , This is the consequence of what I have done, but this consequence is a bit funny."
Amon heard that Link built the temple in the city of Salem. The "god" on the altar was actually the image of him holding the goddess Mu Yun. At first, he was a little stunned, but after thinking about it, he just smiled. He didn't mind and didn't feel proud . His view on this issue is different from that of ordinary people. Of course it doesn't matter if Link doesn't erect a statue for him.
What's more, he has already passed the endless tests, and with the ninth-level achievement of the original power, there is nothing wrong with standing a statue in the temple, and the goddess Mu Yun did not show up to make trouble, which shows that there is no dissatisfaction, as long as the goddess is willing.
Ge Lie laughed enough, and then said seriously: "As early as a few years ago, I tried to use the legendary big prophecy once, and realized that the Duke Plain would become a fertile land for thousands of miles, and it would also cause the gods and the surrounding Disputes among nations. You and I both know the origin of the flood, and Enlil turned the Duk Plain into a fertile land, allowing hundreds of thousands of people to live in peace, and is indeed praised by all peoples."
Amon snorted coldly and said, "Of course I know that if you hadn't led the people to resist the flood, the city-state of Syria would have been destroyed."
Gelie's expression was slightly sad: "I was used by Enlil, how much I admired him! We have played two games of chess, and I am also a chess piece on the gods' chessboard. Even the original me Using the great prophecy to draw a conclusion, how could the gods who launched the flood not know? Enlil will definitely let his people who believe in him occupy the fertile field, and let his temples fill the plains of Duk. "
Amon asked in a noncommittal tone: "Do you think he can succeed?"
Ge Lie looked up at the sky: "In the vision of the god Enlil, we only need to consider whether Marduk will agree. Although I don't want to serve him anymore, I still commanded the army to repel the army of the Kingdom of Baron. , This is what I must do. The Kingdom of Assyria sent an army of giants to suddenly cross the plateau and appear on the Duk Plain. This should have been a long-prepared plan, but no one thought of it in advance.
The Kingdom of Assyria wanted to expand its territory, and the main god they believed in was Enlil. I didn’t realize until now that the most important piece in Enlil’s hands was the Kingdom of Assyria. He is really good at calculating, no matter how many wise men on the mainland are no match, this is the god! "
Amon sighed helplessly: "Of course Marduk will intervene. A magician named Ussier united with the giant tribe on the plateau to establish Marduk City on the main road in the southeast corner of the Duk Plain. This point Enlil may have thought that the Assyrian Kingdom in the north also established Enlil City. Judging from the local battlefield, Marduk City is not the opponent of Enlil City. The Assyrian Kingdom will occupy the entire Duk Plain from north to south. , and finally defeated the city of Marduk."
Ge Lie smiled wryly and said: "Looking at the situation at the beginning, this should be a reasonable prediction, but it is not the reality. The aloof Enlil did not control everything. The biggest change now is the appearance of the city of Salem. You did not Backed by a kingdom like the others, yet founded a city-state in the middle of the plain of Duk, beyond the expectations of the gods."
Amon sneered, "Enlil would definitely not want to see the city of Salem appear there."
Ge Lie turned his head and said: "That's not necessarily the case, the heart of the gods is unpredictable, it depends on whether you are willing to build his temple?"
Amon asked back: "Honorable great magician, you used to be the chief priest of Enlil's temple, and now you are the chief honorary elder of Hatti Theological Academy, but you don't seem to have a good impression of Enlil, the main god of the kingdom?"
Ge Lie replied: "It's not just that I don't like it! I know that there are many priests who have not given their hearts to the gods. They just use the name of the gods to satisfy their vanity and selfish desires in the world. But I am different. I once believed in the gods sincerely. , piously waiting for the inspiration of the gods.
I am not as lucky as you, I hugged the goddess in public at a young age. I have been a priest for so many years, and the only time I really communicated with the gods was when the flood besieged the city-state of Syria, and I heard Enlil speak in the temple. That was the voice I had been looking forward to for many years! It's funny to say, when I actually saw him, I started to stay away from him. "
Amon said: "Even you are far away from him, how can I let his temple stand in Salem? I would rather let my statue hug the goddess Mu Yun and stand on the altar for Enlil to look at." Look!"
Ge Lie grinned: "Is that god like a silent ridicule? After all, you are still a little childish, and doing this is like being angry. Have you ever thought that maybe it is not worth it? Stopping Enlil's wish may cost a lot .”
Amon squinted his eyes under the moonlight and said, "People have to persevere. Some things are known to be difficult, but they must be done. Otherwise, what are you doing in this world?"
Ge Lie looked at him: "You have the shadow of Nietzsche, but you are not him."
Amon suddenly asked again: "The Kingdom of Assyria and the Kingdom of Hatti believe in the same Lord God Enlil. What is the relationship between the two countries?"
Ge Lie replied: "The relationship between the two countries is very tense, and the potential conflict is very fierce. There are many conflicts precisely because they believe in the same main god. Both kings claim that they are the real embodiment of Enlil in the world. The strategic focus of the Hatti Kingdom in the past few decades has been to get rid of the control of the Eju Empire, and I am afraid that a war with Assyria has already broken out."
Amon frowned: "Both these two kingdoms believe in Enlil, but claim that they are the true faith. If they use swords to kill each other, what will the gods think?"
Ge Lie looked at the dark swampy jungle: "Is Enlil in their eyes the real Enlil? At least in my eyes there is another Enlil! I once wrote to both Gilgamesh and Rod-Dick I passed a secret letter, before foreseeing the changes that will take place in the Duke Plain, I hoped to establish a peaceful coexistence city-state, but it failed, and it is actually impossible to succeed. Now you have done more than me, and you have established Salem city, it has become a center of conflict."
Amon: "Even without the city of Salem I built, wouldn't there be bloody disputes in the Duke Plain?"
Ge Lie shook his head: "Yes, yes, even if there are no gods, the kingdom of the world will not give up fighting... Amon, you have even hugged a goddess, and your own achievements are already equivalent to many gods in the legend, then you How do you think that in the eyes of the gods, they will view such disputes in the Duke Plain?"
Amon was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking hard, before answering after a long time: "How to coexist between people is decided by people themselves. It may not be the will of one person, but it is the will of all people." Plus. If all people are regarded as one person, then the disputes in the world are the inner conflicts of this person, the struggle and entanglement of countless selves, just like people often have various contradictions in their hearts, and they will feel all kinds of depression... This may be I can only describe the realm possessed by gods, but I cannot prove it, because I am not a god after all."
Ge Lie nodded and said: "We are just talking. If we can really transcend all these things in cultivation, maybe many gods can't do it... Amon, I am willing to help the city of Salem against the invasion of the Assyrian Kingdom, but please help me."
Amon: "If you have something to say, old man, why bother to help?"
Ge Lie: "I sent my student Raphael to follow you to help you open up a road in the swamp, which is also a kind of experience for him."
Amon: "As long as he is not too dangerous, then follow me to open the way."
From the beginning to the end, Ge Lie did not ask Amon - what is the original power mastered by the gods? This can't help but make Amon deeply admire. It seems that there are almost no unexpected disturbances in this world that can shake Gelie's heart. Ge Lie has his own beliefs and paths. The so-called temptation is not just the status and wealth in the world.
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A large number of civilians recruited by the Syrian city-state rushed to the east bank of the inland lake and the southern end of the Black Fire Swamp. Amon had already left, but a small road appeared in the swamp, winding around the difficult-to-pass area, cutting through the thorns and filling the low-lying area , has been extended to the depths of the swamp, and its width is just enough to allow two people to run side by side.
There is no need for a map or people to explore the road. People use gravel and dry soil to lay the roadbed, pull out the bushes and thorns on both sides and fill the swamp, use the trees felled on the spot to burn fire, and bake the soil on the road In a semi-dry state, it keeps moving forward and builds a solid road that allows two carriages to run side by side.
Not to mention how the peasants rushed to build the road, Amon was walking in the depths of the Black Fire Swamp, standing on the shoulders of the Iron Armored Beast King Yunmeng. Yunmeng's gigantic body is more than ten feet long, compared to ordinary armored beasts, its body is thinner, and the place where its belly swims is exactly two people wide. Regardless of the terrain ahead, this big iron armored beast crawled over, leaving a path behind.
Looking ahead again, Amon is holding a very special staff or weapon, which is Humbaba's tusk. Standing on the armored beast king, he gently waved his tusks, like a scimitar or long sword of a warrior, the faint golden light swept across, and the strange stone blocking the way was reduced to pieces. When encountering a low-lying area, a strange force surged up, and the distant soil rolled to fill in a passage.
Yunmeng, who was advancing, waved her front paws from time to time, and the sharp claws turned into cold lights, the bushes were uprooted and thrown to both sides, and the long tail was also continuously falling in the air, patting the road behind her. Raphael walked behind with a staff in his hand, and the impassable Black Fire Swamp was already a passage under his feet.
Raphael voluntarily followed Amon to clear the way. He also wanted to see how this legendary figure on the continent created another miracle, but he didn't find anything weird at first. The sword light that Amon wields his long teeth is the martial skill of a ninth-level great warrior, and the mud surges up to fill up the swamps and depressions encountered on the road, using the simplest low-level earth element magic. Almost all great warriors with the second awakening of power can do it. Amon's power is nothing more than exceptionally powerful, and these are just ordinary means for him.
But one day passed, Raphael began to be surprised, the second day passed, this surprise turned into shock, and on the third day, this shock finally became a deep admiration!
What Amon did seemed simple at first, but later became the most difficult. Pulling out bushes, breaking rocks, and filling swamps are not magical, ordinary people can do them, the difference is the speed of the means. However, the great generals of all countries, the ninth-level warriors, and the top powerhouses on the mainland are doing such insignificant things. Once they start, they don't stop. For several days and nights, let alone rest, they don't even change their speed. .
Some places are very complicated and it is very difficult to open the road, while some places are relatively easier, but Amon directed Yunmeng to pass at the same speed, neither too fast nor too slow. This is not fighting on the battlefield. There is neither the persecution of the enemy nor the shouts and encouragement of the soldiers. How lonely and boring it is in the endless jungle swamp. Repeating the simplest tasks endlessly, but using the power of Megatron Continent, is almost unbearably boring.
Raphael has never seen anyone who can do an extremely boring job so calmly and tirelessly in such a boring situation, as if he will never stop. Another three days passed, and Amon didn't even say a word.
Raphael couldn't describe his feelings. He vaguely saw the shadow of his teacher Gelie on Amon's body. Thinking back to when the floods besieged the city-state of Syria, Ge Lie also walked around the city for many days without making a sound, holding a staff in his hand to preside over the protective array, and constantly running magic to strengthen the city wall to block the flood until the flood receded almost They couldn't stand still.
But Amon's situation is different from that of Ge Lie back then. There is no persecution of crisis, nor anyone's eager expectation, and it is not even necessary. He is doing this by himself in the swamp with no one. The road is endless, winding and winding, and the gloomy black fire forest seems to be an abyss without hope. Amon used martial arts and divine arts continuously. This long-lasting endurance and concentration have already left the average great warrior far behind.
Raphael was not idle at the back. Since he volunteered to help, Ge Lie also sent him. Before departure, Amon gave Raphael a task to deal with accidents that may occur in the swamp at any time. Amon concentrates on opening the road and doesn't want to be disturbed, but there are many monsters infested in the Black Flame Swamp today. If there is a sudden attack, Raphael will deal with it.
Ordinary beasts would have been frightened away when they heard the movement, but some very aggressive monsters occasionally harassed them, and they were all dismissed by Raphael. The most troublesome monsters encountered along the way are the giant anacondas that inhabit here, some of which are thicker than the mouth of a bowl, and will become fierce when disturbed.
This kind of giant anaconda can swallow an adult, and its powerful body can entangle a strong bull to death. It is very difficult to be found lurking in the swamp, and it is caught off guard when it suddenly jumps up. Raphael had to use the magical detection technique at all times, and encountered more than a dozen fierce giant anacondas in six days. Although they could not be the opponents of a great magician, they followed them down for six days and six nights in a row. Raphael was also tired.
Seeing that Amon hadn't stopped yet, the young great magician finally spoke: "General, I suggest you take a break. Only when you have relaxation can you last longer, and the efficiency is better than exhausting all your strength at once. higher."
Amon smiled and said: "You're right, so I haven't tried my best. Although the current speed is much slower than opening the road with full strength, judging from the continuous effect, it is the highest efficiency."
Raphael exclaimed: "General, you have exceeded my expectations. What is powerful is not only strength! Although you did not do your best, I am worried that Yunmeng will not be able to bear it."
Amon: "Yunmeng is a mutated iron-clad beast king, naturally strong and incomparable to humans."
Rafael still persuaded: "That also depends on who you are comparing with. You can't compare with the general. At this speed, it will definitely not be able to insist on completely opening up the road."
Amon said without looking back: "Your judgment is good. I didn't intend to let Yunmeng help me get through all the roads. My plan is to go to the other end at the same speed for a month, and Yunmeng is in the middle of the road. I'm going to get tired in the middle of the way. I just want him to get tired and go through the experience, and take this opportunity to let him experience a kind of test."
Raphael: "If Yunmeng is exhausted and unable to move forward, and her strength is exhausted, it will be very dangerous to stay in the Black Fire Swamp."
Amon laughed again: "That's why I promised Ge Lie to bring you here. With the protection of you, a great magician, it should be no problem for Yunmeng to recuperate and recover in the swamp. You stay in the swamp to protect it, and I am alone." People keep going."
Raphael said in amazement: "It turns out that your plan is to open up the road behind alone, and let Yunmeng and I help you in the first half?"
Amon said meaningfully: "No, no, this road is one in my eyes. There is no half or the other half. You are helping me run through the whole road. Great magician, keep you in the black fire In the middle of the swamp, it is only for the protection of an iron armored beast, does it wrong your noble status?"
Raphael quickly explained: "No, if this is exactly the help you need, I'd be happy."
Amon looked down at Yunmeng, who was still raising his claws and flicking his tail to clear the way. For some reason, he suddenly changed his mind and said, "Then let's rest for a day, you are tired. We will open the way at this speed and walk for six One day and one day off, should be able to get to the other end in a month."
Raphael said: "I can still hold on."
Amon smiled: "You are really tired, Yunmeng has reminded me, we will take a day off."
They found a dry island in the swamp to rest for a day, Yunmeng was looking for food nearby, and Amon set up a comfortable tent, took out fine wine and made delicious broth with his own hands. After resting for one day, he continued to open the road, and after another six days, he rested for another day. After the third six days passed, Yunmeng finally fell down from exhaustion and could no longer walk. Not only is it physically difficult to support, but the magic power it has cultivated is also completely exhausted.