Amon looked at Yin Nanna for a long time, and finally sighed: "You never forced me to do anything, and I can't blame you. I will tell Moses the news and see his own decision. But I will only tell him what he is facing. The situation is not to make him submit to Enlil, or even say that this is Enlil's test!"
Yin Nanna: "If he voluntarily stays outside the Duke Plains, watching his tribe return home, and free the miners in Duke Town from the fate of criminals, this agreement is also valid for Moses, and I will guide him to join Ah The Nuna Qi pantheon. But this point can only be told to Moses afterwards, and let him make a choice first."
Amon narrowed his eyes and said: "Maybe Moses will make a different choice. This matter should have a result. I will go to Moses now to see how he and the people are, and then go to Yin Nanna's rose garden... But I did not do this for Enlil, in fact I am already an enemy of Enlil, and sooner or later there will be a battle between Salem and Enlil in the north."
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On the day Salem City held the Invitation Ceremony for Goddess Muyun and God Amon, Amon quietly left Salem City. Link controlled the shuttle and accompanied Gabriel, heading for the southeast corner of the Duk Plain. Two days later, they crossed the wilderness and bypassed the Marduk city established by Yusier, and came to the place where Moses and others stopped.
While Amon was looking for Moses, Aristotle, who had been a senior staff member for many years, formally bid farewell to Rod Dick in the mansion of the cape city-state on the other side of the Syrian desert. He will go to sea by boat , Returning to his hometown, the Kingdom of Heaton.
Rod Dick hosted a banquet to bless Aristotle, and after the banquet invited the sage to his private study, and the two had a long private conversation. Rod Dick sighed: "Sir, you have been by my side for a long time. Thanks to your guidance and teaching, I was able to face so many things that happened."
Aristotle: "You have to believe in your own wisdom and ability. It is these that enable you to safely pass through many trials in the world. I have been by your side for ten years, and I have followed you to many places, looking for Questions worth thinking about in the world. Now I should go back, my teacher is still waiting for me in the distance."
Rod Dick asked: "Sir, what have you been thinking and looking for in the ten years since you left your hometown and went overseas?"
Aristotle replied: "I am looking for the source of divinity, and I am thinking about what the gods are? I have been to temples all over the continent, looking at the various gods on the altar, and also observing how people offer sacrifices , Worship and prayer. I have also experienced the war on the Tianshu Continent, where people fought and fought in the name of gods, and experienced the reform of the gods in the Eju Empire, and witnessed the changes of the main gods in the temple. Today, it is finally my time Time to leave."
Rod Dick asked again: "Have you reached any conclusions, sir?"
Aristotle: "It can't be said to be a conclusion, but just the result of thinking. Do you remember last month? A man named Vincent Bu came to visit me and told me that there is perception and there is perception without perception, The samadhi of non-awareness and non-viewing is very interesting, and it has something in common with my thinking."
Rod Dick: "I don't understand what you mean, can you explain clearly?"
Aristotle: "I have been thinking about the source of metaphysics and divinity, looking for the way things exist. There may be three kinds of things, one is perceivable and destructible, and the other is that we can feel but not we can. destructive, and the third is that we cannot feel nor destroy, but exist."
Rod Dick asked, "What's that?"
Aristotle replied: "The soul and god of human reason."
Rod Dick puzzled: "The rational soul is in our hearts, why can't we feel it? Who is worshiped as a god depends on faith, why can't it be destroyed?"
Aristotle smiled: "There is always a bias in describing in words, and you need to experience it yourself. People may lose their rationality, but the rational soul does not exist because you don't have it. You may believe in gods or not. Believe that the gods on the altar may also be destroyed, but the divinity is in the rational soul.
I have traveled on the mainland, entered various temples, and seen people worship various gods. Why are the gods on the altar called gods? All kinds of gods have been enshrined on altars since ancient times, but the real divinity does not even lie in the gods themselves that people see. God is pure thought, and the reality of thought is life, and the eternal continuation is God. Sometimes people themselves are creating gods that do not exist. To prove the part of life that is close to God is a difficult concept to understand. "
Rod Dick touched his chin for a long time, and then said with a wry smile: "It's really hard to understand, I need to think about it. But a few days ago, I received a letter from a god, and you and I know this god, you Even saved him."
Aristotle asked curiously: "Which god is this? Do you Eju people believe in it? Why can't I remember?"
Rod Dick reminded: "Remember that child? A finger was almost cut off by a priest in the name of a god in front of the temple."
Aristotle: "General Amon?"
Rod Dick nodded and said: "Yes, that's him! Now at the ruins of Duke Town, someone built a city-state. There is a temple in the city-state, and the statue is Amon holding Mu Yun, and the people there call him Amon God. Do you find it interesting? Amon was almost cut off his fingers in front of the Muyun Temple."
Aristotle smiled and said: "This is a good commentary on what I just thought. Why did Amon stand on the altar with his arms around Goddess Mu Yun? People understand the gods they expect in their own way. The Amon we know is not eternal, he is in the same place, and his fingers were almost cut off because of the oracle of Goddess Mu Yun. If that scene really happened, will there still be everything today
So what is the so-called eternity? It is a kind of perfection in belief, detached from him and reflected on him, like the reflection of the starry sky on the water. Before I left my hometown, my teacher asked me to find the ideal country in people's minds, and that ideal country should be in a place that we cannot perceive or destroy. "
Rod Dick asked, "Is this the answer to what you've been observing and thinking about for a decade?"
Aristotle replied: "This is just a way of answering. What I can say in words is not an eternal answer. If we regard it as an answer and make the gods clear as our own will, it may be human again. To create gods in the name of God, which instead conceals the brilliance of divinity. After turning this kind of thinking about eternity into a creed in the world, all this will become my sin again."
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The conversation between these two people was a bit esoteric. If someone heard it from the side, they would be confused. Even Rod Dick, who was on the other side of the conversation, couldn't understand it. Amon did indeed write a letter to Rod Dick, sending envoys to the cape city-state, and asked the city lord to send someone to deliver it to Pharaoh Eju.
He mentioned in the letter that the great warrior Gabriel asked him for a duel in order to fulfill the order of the empire. He was defeated in the duel and became a prisoner of war. He proposed the condition of redeeming the great warrior. Rod Dick didn't pay much attention, and opened the letter casually. At that time, he was so frightened that he kicked over the table in front of him, and quickly ordered several confidant magicians to restore the letter to its original state, pretending that he had never read it. He looked as if he had passed, and sent someone to the capital.
After reading the letter, Pharaoh Eraht retreated into the inner hall with a gloomy face without saying a word, and then drove out all the servants and maids. He closed the door and flew into a rage, smashing everything around him that could be broken, roaring, "Amon, I will not let you go! The gods will not forgive you either!"
When he was tired of yelling, he looked at the smashed things all over the floor and felt a little ridiculous. Why did the majestic Pharaoh of the Eju Empire be so angry at an exiled general? The gods never forgave Amon. Even if Amon hadn't written this letter, Seth would have sent an oracle to ask the Ecu Empire to hunt him down.
After regaining his calm, Erlacht unexpectedly found that he hadn't destroyed the letter in his rage, so he ordered someone to send it to the temple for collection. This is the most evil evidence of Amon. If anyone still wants to accuse the empire of unfair treatment of General Amon, let that person read this letter carefully, and then he will understand why the gods condemned him!
But no one made any public accusations, and the officials of Aiju even cautiously stopped mentioning Amon. Regardless of whether Amon was guilty or innocent, it was as if this great general of the empire had never existed.
At this time, the internal affairs of the Eju Empire had stabilized, the construction of the new capital had begun to take shape, the main gods enshrined in the temples of the city-states across the country had been replaced, and the forces of various classes in the country had undergone a new integration. Eraht is in power, secular power is concentrated in the hands of his pharaoh like never before, and the goal of the god system reform is finally close to completion.
There was only one thing left undone, like a fresco with a glaring blemish that would have been incomplete if it hadn't been removed, and that blemish was the patron saint of the Temple of Isis. Erlacht could not be easily moved when she first came to power, but now that the reforms have been completed, it is time to solve this problem.
An-Ra is the only god, Seth is the chief of the angels who protect the kingship and divine power, and Pharaoh is the only person who represents the gods. The saint who symbolizes the Ecu under the protection of the goddess Isis can no longer be tolerated.
The patron saint of Isis is a title passed down from generation to generation, and it does not refer to a specific person, but in reality, it is now the Lord Maria. Maria has great prestige and influence, and Erlacht must use this prestige and influence to change the original status of the saint. This requires the cooperation of Maria herself and the clever use of the will of the gods, so that everything can be carried out of perfection.
While Eracht was praying in the temple, he heard Seth's voice telling him what to do. The chief of the angels asked Pharaoh Eraht to marry the Virgin Mary, and canonized her as the chief high priest of the empire, which symbolized the complete integration of the theocracy and kingship of the upper and lower Ecuador.
According to ancient legends, Isis married Osiris, the first pharaoh who established the Ecu Empire. At that time, Seth was the guardian of the royal power, and Horus did not exist in the world.
Today, Seth has become the leader of the angels, allowing the saint who symbolizes the guardian of Isis to marry the pharaoh bestowed by the god of monarchy, to complete the return of history in the name of the oracle, and to end the inheritance history of the guardian saint of the Isis temple. This is the most acceptable way for the Egyptians, as long as Mary herself stands up and announces this oracle.
Seth didn't ask Eraht to give the order directly, he would first talk to Maria in the name of the gods. On the day Erlacht was furious in the palace, Maria, who was far away in Memphis, also heard Seth's voice.
At that time, Maria was praying to the goddess Isis in the temple. Although the title of the goddess Isis has been changed to the Angel of the Virgin, Maria did not change her belief because of this, and her belief was still so pure. At this moment, a voice sounded in the soul: "Mary, your prayer has moved the gods, and you will listen to the oracle of the archangel."
Although the voice sounded in the soul, Maria could sense the direction it came from, just like the statue of Seth in the side hall of the main hall was speaking in a strange way.
Maria has been the patron saint of the Isis Temple for almost seven years, but she has never heard the voice of the goddess Isis. Today, she heard the legendary oracle for the first time, and it was Seth who came. Maria was stunned for a moment, but she was not overly panicked or agitated. Then she calmed down and replied in her soul: "Master Archangel, what do you have to say?"
Seth asked, "Why do you call me my lord?"
Maria replied: "In accordance with your wishes, it was you who sent down the oracle to make the Eju Empire Zun-Ra the only god, so what should I call you?"
Seth: "You can call me a symbol of the glory of the gods, the leader of the angels, the angel who transcends eternal life is not a mortal like you. I will tell you the final changes that will take place in the Ecu Empire, and you as the patron saint of Isis The fate of a woman. You will become the chief high priest of the Ecu Empire, marry Pharaoh Eraht, and receive the blessings of the angels."
Maria's face lost its color, and her voice trembled uncontrollably: "Why me? I am the patron saint of Isis, not the queen of the Ecu Empire."
Seth: "It is the gods who gave you your status today. Since you have it, you have to pay for it. You are no longer the daughter of the merchant in the cape city-state. Who gave you your current status? Now the gods are asking you, What wish do you have to pray to the gods?"
Maria replied: "If the oracle must be so, please depose my status as a saint, and choose another saint who is willing to become the high priest of the kingdom and marry the pharaoh, and thank the gods for letting me go."
Seth said slowly in a deep voice: "Saint is a glorious title, but a saint may also suffer a tragic fate. Think about the saint Connie from 40 years ago. Now the empire's pantheon It has changed, and only obeying this change is the perfect ending. Deposing you and replacing you with a saint will not solve the problem, and in the hearts of the people, you are the real saint."
Maria: "I refuse! Even if I suffer a tragic fate."
Seth snorted coldly, "Have you betrayed your belief?"
Maria's voice became firm again: "I know my belief very well, it has never been so clear as it is now. The meaning of Isis guarding the saint is to protect and bless. To accept this unique identity, you must It is my honor, mission and responsibility to live in a different way. For it, I have to face all kinds of conspiracies, observe the corners that the light of the gods cannot shine, and I cannot even let the people I love touch Touch. This is the price I pay, and it is also my oath to the goddess Isis, but this oath does not include your request."
Seth paused: "Maria, this is the smartest choice for you as a person. Marrying Pharaoh is just a symbol. If you don't like Eraht, Pharaoh won't even be real." Touching you, you can also choose the lover you like. You just need to agree to this condition, this is the oracle of the gods, and it is also the need of the Aiju Empire."
Maria asked back: "Seth, you replaced Horus and became the chief of the angels. In order to steal the glory of Isis, you actually asked the guardian saint of Isis to cooperate. Don't you think this request is ridiculous? ?”
Seth's voice became angry: "How dare you speak to me like that! Maria, I sent the oracle not because of you, but because of your status as a saint. In fact, I can also use Isis's voice to speak to me. You speak, but as an eternal angel, I want to tell you that the goddess Isis is long gone, and you are the most ridiculous person in the world."
Maria's shoulders moved as if trembling, but she replied something that surprised Seth: "Even if the goddess Isis made such a request, I would refuse, because it is not what I protect and bless. It is the gods who have abandoned themselves. I have never heard the voice of the goddess Isis, but it does not prevent me from accepting the guidance of the light in my heart, whether she is there or not, whether you speak or not... Hearing your voice, I seem to see you The deity in my heart and the god on the altar will no longer be you, but the faith that guides me remains."
Seth was silent, and the oppressive atmosphere in the temple was suffocating. When he spoke again, he couldn't hear any anger, but said coldly: "I just came to tell you the oracle that will come today, not to ask You promise that after three months, all the city-states of the Ecu Empire will issue an oracle, and the saint Mary will marry the pharaoh according to the guidance of the gods and become the chief high priest of the empire, which symbolizes the final fusion of the theocracy and royal power in the upper and lower Ecu.
Someone will announce it all for you, whether you like it or not. Even if you die, someone will pretend to be you and complete this ceremony in your identity. This record will be left in the official annals of the Ecu Empire, and this story will be recorded in the sung psalms of the temple. You prepare well, I will ask you again in three months, whether you complete it voluntarily or let me complete it for you, this makes no difference to the Ecu Empire. "