Ten days later, in the city-state of Salem, which was still under construction shortly after its completion, more than 5,000 residents gathered together to participate in a grand celebration ceremony. The city-state has been established for so long, and finally has a city lord and a chief priest. The city lord is Lord Aesop who everyone respects, and the chief priest was Lord George, the high priest of the Temple of Isis.
This Lord George once fought side by side with God Amon. When God Amon was still the head of the Ejuan-La Legion, Lord George was the chief priest of the An-Ra Legion. The people here regard Amon as a real god, thinking that his powerful experience of conquering the nations in the past is the miracle of the gods walking in the world.
Neither Amon nor Aesop had any experience in organizing celebrations, but George was an expert, and he presided over the ceremony of summoning the gods. The temple is located in the west of Salem City. The gate faces east to face the rising sun. The main god in the hall is the goddess Mu Yun wearing a golden crown and holding ivy in her hand. God Amon is half a head taller than her, stretching out a hand gently Holding her waist, she stood slightly sideways on the altar.
On the long steps outside the temple, George preached the miracle of God Amon to the people in the city. Then, led by Aesop, the gate of the temple was opened, and the important people in the city filed into the temple to offer sacrifices to the statue. Summon the gods to descend. The people prostrated on the square, praying devoutly, and praying for the blessings of the gods.
The cold sculpture seemed to become tender in an instant, looking through the magnificent gate of the temple to the people in the square, George rang the bell at the right time. Amidst the melodious bells, the clouds in the sky changed their shapes and gathered to look like an ivy vine. The breeze descended from the sky with the fragrance of grass leaves, blowing over everyone's body.
This feeling is so soft and comfortable, as if it is the breath of spring awakening. People close their eyes and seem to be able to see the gods in the temple. At this moment, the gods they summoned really descended, and Goddess Mu Yun was blessing everyone!
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Amon did not appear in this celebration, or he could only appear in another way. After ascending the altar, Amon felt a kind of difference, which might be an embarrassment in the human world. He was cast on the altar by Link, and he could only face this situation calmly.
He can clearly feel people's thoughts, people think of the god on the altar to offer sacrifices, and it is not necessary or convenient for him to reappear. If he appeared in the square, who exactly should people pray to? Is this the predicament of the gods? Amon is thinking about this question.
The city of Salem has a large area. It was originally built on a huge isolated island above the water. There are even several hills in the city. Various buildings are still under construction, and it is far from being completed. Within the outermost wall of the city, there are still fields that can be cultivated by farmers, and there are also sheepfolds and cowsheds for raising livestock in the city.
The so-called outer city is just a fortification, and there are inner city and various buildings in the plan, the main body is divided into east and west. There are fields inside the outer city walls, mainly to prevent the entire city-state from being besieged for a long time. At that time, the city can still provide a small amount of fresh rice and meat. The larger fields, farms, pastures, and mines are of course outside the city.
The scale of the city of Salem can accommodate tens of thousands of people without any problem, but there are only more than 5,000 residents today. All industries in the city are waiting to be developed, and new houses are being built everywhere. However, there is an empty area in the east of the city, which is where the original town of Duke was located. Link deliberately marked it out, waiting for Moses and the others to arrive.
This piece of open land is very large. The original Duke Town had more than 2,000 residents, and in the future, it will belong to more than 60 people including Moses. Amon meant that the clansmen should build their homes by themselves, but Link ordered people to pile up a lot of materials on the edge of the open space, making preparations for Moses and the others. After Amon arrived in Salem, he did not live in the temple, so he built two buildings in this open space with his own hands.
The first thing Amon built was the house he lived in. He stood in the open space and waved his hand. The stones and wood in the distance flew up, and they were cut by mana in the air and fell one after another, as if countless invisible hands were building. The outlines of houses and courtyards gradually appeared. Amon closed his eyes and didn't look at it, but made this small courtyard appear in front of him according to the imprint in his soul.
There is a low wall around the front yard, the wall has no doors, and there is a house across the front yard, and there is a yard behind the house, and there is a separate house in the yard, with a stove and an anvil in the house. Some things were not made of building materials here, but flew out of thin air following Amon's gestures, such as a miner's sledgehammer.
Gabriel was standing next to Amon at that time, looking dumbfounded. She didn't know the details of Amon, and she never expected that a great warrior could display such a magical skill and stand there to build a house out of thin air. Any normal person can build a house, but the process of witnessing it in person is unimaginably magical.
First of all, it is necessary to master the most brilliant information magic, to clearly present the non-existing houses in the soul with eyes closed, and every brick and tile seems to exist. At the same time, it is necessary to use the most brilliant space magic to condense the information-transformed houses into a real space structure, which exists in the mind and appears in the real open space at the same time. Then the magic power that was running could no longer tell what kind of magic it was, and manipulated various materials to build the courtyard in a short period of time.
When the courtyard was completed, Amon turned around and asked, "Gabriel, before the great flood, you had been to Duke Town and walked past this courtyard many times. Do you still have any memory?"
Gabriel, who was in shock, took a deep breath and said, "This is where you used to live, and you rebuilt it! I have the impression that I once walked in front of the door. Now this house is brand new, and your original The courtyard is much more dilapidated."
Amon sighed softly and said: "The old house was brand new when it was first completed. My courtyard disappeared along with Duke Town in the flood. Today I rebuilt it on the spot. It is it. Newly completed."
The god Amon, whom the city of Salem believed in, lived in this courtyard he built himself, and slept in the low stone house where he lived since childhood at night. On the second day after building his own small courtyard, Amon built a two-story small building in the same way. Its position relative to Amon's courtyard and its architectural structure are exactly the same as the small building where Maria once lived. Gabriel recognized the foundation as soon as it appeared in the clearing.
Amon said to Gabriel: "This is the place where you lived when you came to Duke Town, and you should live here temporarily now."
Gabriel looked at the small corridor and said, "Are you remembering?"
Amon replied thoughtfully: "Maybe it's a memory, maybe it's a new life, maybe it's a discovery in reincarnation."
Gabriel asked again: "I am shocked that a great warrior can possess such miraculous skills. In my concept, this is indeed a miracle that can only be performed by gods. No wonder the people here regard you as the God of Amon .I'm also curious, how did you do it? Not only are you a ninth-level great warrior, but your power even exceeds that of a ninth-level magician."
Amon smiled: "Many people in the world are also curious about you. Where does your mighty majesty come from? If you think there is a miracle in front of you, then observe it carefully."
Gabriel asked again: "I am your prisoner of war now, and the Holy Maiden ordered me to protect you in the letter, but your ability has far surpassed mine, so what can I do?"
Amon replied: "You only need to do one thing here. Forget the physical skills you have learned and the divine skills you learned in the second awakening of power, and don't think about their differences. Have you seen the house I built? This is the language I want to tell you."
Gabriel has a stubborn temper, but he is not stupid. At this moment, he also understood what Amon wanted to teach her. Amon asked her to awaken the power again, forget the distinctions she had learned before and the existing prejudices in her heart, until she could master and use it.
It is not easy to do this, just like the great flood that destroyed the town of Duke, and Amon rebuilt his courtyard out of thin air with a wave of his hand. The house is the same as before, but it is brand new, and it appears in the soul and the world at the same time. , a magical and perfect fusion.
Gabriel didn't know if he could do it, but the miracle was right in front of him, and Amon had already done it. When she walked into the courtyard, Amon said softly: "If you can comprehend the power of this original unity, if you have a chance in the future, don't forget to tell the lady about your experience."
Amon really had intentions, he guided Gabriel to comprehend the original power by himself, and then told Maria the secret through Gabriel. This is different from the way he instructed other disciples. He just set an example, showed her the "miracle" as a mortal, and told her how to awaken and comprehend. Only when Gabriel did it, could he convey his clear experience to Maria indirectly.
Maria is not a disciple of Amon. He will not pretend to be a god in front of her, and he will not even have this idea. He understands how sincere the saint's faith is, but he wants to tell her to be The secret of the gods.
Amon lived in a "small town" with only two buildings in the inner city of Salem. He worked in the workshop in the backyard every day, and he didn't know what he was building. He rested in his hut at night. On the day when the celebration ceremony was held in Salem, Amon finally walked out of the courtyard. He stayed at the place where the Muyun Temple was originally located. He sat there quietly, his eyebrows slightly moving and his eyelashes trembling.
It seemed to be quiet and silent, but Amon seemed to be in the turbulent sea, and he felt the summoning power gathered by the refraction of countless people's thoughts. He had experienced this scene in Schrödinger's soul record, and now he is going to personally prove that he is the God Amon summoned by everyone.
It's hard to describe this feeling, the body is sitting in the open space, but the soul seems to exist in another state, hearing the voices of countless people calling to him. When the bell of the temple rang, Amon's soul left his body, but it was not illusory. His five sense organs merged into one, and suddenly appeared on the altar, clearly seeing the worshipers.
At this moment, a person's mind has the consciousness of thousands of people, and the soul of an ordinary person can't accommodate and bear it at all. Only after going through endless trials can this be done. Amon was still a little uncomfortable for a while, the bell of the temple rang in his ears, making him in a trance for a while, and he could only stay awake in the deepest and clearest samadhi.
He experienced all this quietly, the eyes on the altar seemed warm and cold but speechless, he finally felt that the desires of the people could condense the soul, like another clear self standing on the altar. The domain of the source of divine power, so it is!
It took Amon a long time to adapt to his inner feelings, which projected everyone's desires. What the crowd saw was a statue of a god, and there were all kinds of prayers. In the eyes of five thousand people, there were probably five thousand Amon gods, and they didn't know where Amon was.
The bell sounded melodiously, and Amon gradually became clear and began to be able to grasp this state. The so-called gods can hear prayers, but if they cannot be controlled, they cannot be called abilities. He needs to be free from interference, unless there is something he deliberately wants to pay attention to.
When countless people's desires were clearly reflected, like birds reflected in a mirror flying by, Amon's physical and mental induction merged with the god statue, and he suddenly felt soft and warm in his arms on the altar, and what he was holding was not a cold god statue, but It was the body of the goddess Mu Yun—this goddess also descended.
At this moment, Amon who was sitting in the open space suddenly opened his eyes. Gabriel on the small building in the distance was standing in front of the window looking at Amon, and had already taken out the Blade of Order in his hand, because a person was walking towards Amon across the open space. At this time, Amon was not suitable to be disturbed, and Gabriel was about to jump out to stop the man and ask questions.
Just as Gabriel picked up the tomahawk, he heard Amon's voice in his ears: "Don't stop him, let him come over. I know this person, and he should have come to find me specially."
While secretly commanding Gabriel, Amon stood up and greeted him: "Vincentub, why did you appear here? Are you here to find me? Where are the others with you?"
The visitor was of medium build, with a round face that was slightly fat, and always smiling. The last time Amon saw him, he shaved his head, and now he has short hair that is finger-length. Such a dress is rare in Tianshu Continent. See. Amon recognized it at a glance. This person was Vincent Bu who had followed Wuliangguang, Vimalakirti, Maitreya Dharma Boat, Manjushri, and Dayuan Jizang, but now he came to Salem.
The man made a strange salute, put his hands together in front of his chest, nodded slightly and said: "I listened to the magic law in front of the World Honored One, and traveled around the mainland to increase my knowledge. The city of Salem is a miracle that appeared in the wasteland. I came to visit it specially. of."
Amon smiled and said: "Today there is a grand celebration in the city. If you came here to learn, you should watch the excitement in the temple square. Why did you come to this deserted space?"
Vincent Bu replied: "I saw the statue on the altar, it was you who met in the desert, but you did not appear in the square, I think it must be somewhere in the city, the most likely is this It’s a place where there’s no one, so I came here on purpose, and I saw you. Should I call you Amon or God Amon?”
Amon: "Whatever you want to call it is up to you, but don't call it the wrong name, what can I do?"
Vincent Bu: "I just want to ask a few questions. The Amon God I saw on the altar met you here again. Which one is Amon? The people kneeling on the square saw the god statue. , Can I really see you? When they see you, are you the god in their hearts?"
Amon didn't answer, but asked instead: "What advice do you have for this?"
Vincent Bu clasped his hands together and bowed again: "I can't give advice, I just want to say thank you, the wonderful method taught by the World Honored One, I have realized it after seeing today's scene."
Amon: "Oh, what did you think of?"
Vincent Bu: "On the altar, everyone seeks to fulfill their wishes. I see you here and now, walking in the world as usual. If you don't witness it with your own eyes, it will be difficult to understand."
Amon laughed and said, "Interesting, very interesting! Your words are also very inspiring to me."
Vincent Bu said again: "There are enlightenment and doubts. The World-Honored One once said, 'The Tathagata's true Dharmakaya is colorless, invisible, invisible, and invisible.' He also said, 'If you see me with color, ask me with voice, It's people walking in evil ways, and you can't see the Tathagata'. At this moment, the people praying in the square are offering sacrifices to you with their voices and colors. Did they see you? If not, where are you?"
Amon frowned, and replied with blinking eyes: "I am not you who follow the infinite light. You may ask the wrong person. The people on the square accept the guidance of the belief in your heart. I don't know where you come from, let alone I don't know where the immeasurable light you are following has gone, but he must have experienced these things before he said that. I haven't become a deity that transcends eternal life. You asked me not to ask for an answer, but to Make me think like that too?"
Vincent nodded and said: "Yes, I just want you to think about it, people's sensuality is what you want, and then think about why the Lion King went to follow Manjusri?"
Amon suddenly realized: "It turns out that you want to guide and persuade me to make the same choice as Lion King Renyun!... Can I ask you a question, has it passed the endless test?"
Vincent Bu was stunned before replying: "Ashamed, the sea of suffering has not yet been crossed."
Amon showed a wry smile: "Then you just talked to me just now?"
Vincent Bu replied seriously: "It can't be said to be empty talk, it's just enlightenment first and then proof. Wangshan has a way to reach the peak."
Amon stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Wangshan has a way, so you just go, I have my pursuit. I know you want to guide me. I think that your World Honored One, Boundless Light, hadn't spoken yet, but you With this in mind, I purposely found me in Salem to say these things.”
Vincent Bu: "The immeasurable light shines brightly in all directions, and I just practice it for my wish."
Amon smiled and said: "In any case, I have to thank you. I will get something from what you say, and I believe you will get something too. It's a pity that I can't entertain you now. I still have things to do right now. Please go elsewhere for more Take a walk and have a look. One last thing to tell you, you came from the temple square, and the place we are standing at the moment is where the Muyun temple in Kezhen, the original capital, can you tell me where this goddess is? ?"
With a wave of his hand while speaking, Amon sent Vincentab far away with the great magic power of space transfer. The light and shadow shifted and the scene changed, and Vincentab appeared on the edge of the temple square where everyone gathered. Amon didn't mind chatting with him for a while, but there was something really important at the moment, because Goddess Mu Yun came, but Vincent Bu didn't see it.