Wendy blinked her long eyelashes, stood up straight and said, "Please ask me, I will answer truthfully."
The aura around Amon was imperceptibly full of the majesty of the gods, but he still said with a smile on his face: "When you climbed to this high tower, you realized that the gate of the gods is not what you imagined, but just a cage of life. But before you came Before you arrive, you must have longings besides awe, if this is really the gate to the Kingdom of God, what is your wish?"
Wendy's bright eyes seemed to be covered with shimmering mist. She squinted her eyes and recalled: "Of course I hope that the gods can take me to the kingdom of God to enjoy the legendary happiness of leaving the world. God, please tell me Can I, a mortal, enter the kingdom of the gods in the sky? Even after death."
A simple sentence stunned Amon, who is a god. Ever since he left Duke Town when he was a teenager, he has been answering the riddles left to him by the old lunatic—whether a man can become a god, and how can he become a god? Now he has the answer, because he himself has become a god and proved this path.
But this answer can't solve Wendy's problem. It can be seen that this pure and beautiful girl is not suitable for practicing physical skills, and she is not a magician. It is extremely difficult for people in the world to break through high-level achievements, let alone become gods. As a god, Amon has never been to any kingdom of God, and it is even more impossible for mortals to leave this world and reach the eternal life that is immortal.
But Wendy's words made Amon think about another question, which was related to his vows and his experience in Hades. Is it possible to create a world to become the destination of the soul, a short moment seems to be eternity, there is the heaven in the dream or the hell in the heart. The people there are not gods, but souls after death, unable to freely enter and exit the immortal eternity. They arrive there in the instant after death, and maybe they can leave again.
Amon thought of so much in a flash, and said to Wendy with a pleasant face: "I am also thinking about the question you asked, and hope to answer it in the future. As for now, I came here to meet another god, please Go out first and close the door, okay? When I leave, I will help you leave the gate of the gods and go to the place you want to go in the world."
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Wendy came out of Marduk's bedroom and closed the door, the maids on duty in the outer hall were all startled, and rushed to meet her and said, "My lord, what happened, how can you come out! "
Although Wendy went to serve Marduk for an afternoon nap every day for three years, and never saw the god appear, she must lie on the bed for enough time according to the prescribed ritual. She came out before the time was up. This was an event that had never happened at the Gate of the Gods, and the maids were all shocked.
Wendy suppressed her excitement, and said as calmly as possible: "The god wants to meet another god here, and I don't want anyone to disturb you."
I saw the ladies in the palace covering their chests in unison, all petrified, and after a while they knelt down facing the gate of the inner hall together, and someone shouted: "My lord, according to the ancient ritual, when the gods descend , to ring the bell on the top of the tower!"
Wendy was stunned and hesitated, but then she showed a very majestic expression. This was the first time in three years that she spoke in the tone of the saint of Baron: "The gods have said that you are not allowed to disturb, even if it is a ceremony stipulated by the kingdom! "
The bell on the Balun Tongtian Tower did not ring after all, but a maid rushed to the outside of the palace and descended from the tower to report the news of the coming of the gods to the priests.
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Amon watched Wendy go around the screen, walk out of the bedroom and close the door, and suddenly felt something. He turned his head and saw Marduk sitting on another chair looking at him with a half-smile. Seeing Amon turn his head, Marduk said in a joking tone: "I still don't know what you said, did you abduct someone to come to me?"
Amon sighed: "The girl is called the Saintess of Barron, but she is not really treated as a person. It is just a gift that will never be accepted. Why do you do this?"
Marduk shook his head and said, "I didn't do this, it was done by the kings and priests of Baron."
Amon also shook his head and said, "But all of this happened right under your nose. For hundreds of years, why did you let so many beautiful youths be imprisoned here?"
Marduk raised his lips slightly: "This is a sacrifice for the world to express their beliefs. As the main god of the kingdom, I should allow them to choose their own way. If you like that girl, just take it away, except Mu Except that Goddess Yun may be a little unhappy, no other gods will care about this matter."
Amon said again: "Since you didn't stop the Baron Kingdom's sacrifice method, they are the ones who came to serve you, at least..."
Marduk laughed suddenly, interrupted Amon with a smile and asked, "God Amon, are you a man?"
Amon was taken aback: "Of course I am."
Marduk: "What you said just now, your thinking is still limited by the age of the world, but I am a person who has long since transcended, or I have surpassed the age under the tower, I think men and women are equal, what about you?"
Amon frowned: "I think so too, but what do you mean by that?"
Marduke leaned his hands on the back of the chair, raised his legs, swayed his toes and said unhurriedly: "If there is a stunning woman, all men in the world would like to be happy with such a woman. So people elected a man , let this man sleep with this woman, do you think it is necessary for this woman to agree?"
Amon replied: "Of course it doesn't make sense, it's simply ridiculous!"
Marduk patted the back of the chair and said, "Isn't this what it is! For a handsome, strong, and charming man like me, can people take advantage of me by choosing an irrelevant woman? Of course I can meet with you None! If you think men and women are equal, you should."
Even though Amon has always been serious, he couldn't help being amused by Marduk at this moment. After laughing, he asked, "After I take Wendy away, what will you do?"
Marduk put away his smile and said lightly: "I will do nothing, the Kingdom of Baron will choose another saint to send here to complete their ceremony."
Amon was about to continue to say something when Marduk suddenly waved his hand. He heard the prayers of countless people and saw their images. Those struggling in suffering, slavery, and life and death prayed to Marduk. Many people What I look forward to is Wendy's life in the God's Gate - a luxurious palace, a group of servants, the best food and clothes in the world are automatically delivered to her, and she never has to worry or work hard.
Marduk curled his lips again and said: "You said that the Gate of God is Wendy's cage of fate, but the human world under this tower is a cage of countless people. Wendy wants to leave, but too many people think of the place she is in." If you come into the cage, you will have another thought. As a god, you can't save everyone. If possible, consider the bigger cage... You didn't come to the gate of the gods for Wendy, we Let's talk about serious business. How to kill Enlil, do you already have a plan?"
Amon replied: "If I don't have a plan, I won't come to see you at the Gate of the Gods. Enlil will definitely wait for me to show up. Where do you think he will send someone to check on me at any time?"
Marduk stared at Amon and asked, "You were injured by the joint efforts of the Fire God and the Ash God, and your strength has been figured out by Enlil. From your appearance, it seems that your mana has not recovered yet?"
Amon nodded: "Yes, I need to find a place in the world that is most suitable for cultivation, and it must be absolutely safe."
Marduk asked again: "You haven't accepted the guidance of any god system, so naturally you won't go to the kingdom of God, but you should have a god palace in the world, right?"
Amon nodded again and said, "Yes, I have a shrine called the Garden of Eden, but it hasn't been fully built yet."
Marduk's smile was a little mysterious: "Then the best place for you to recuperate is Muyun Shrine."
Amon also smiled: "So I know where Enlil will be waiting for me. As soon as I show up, he will naturally find my whereabouts."
Marduk added: "Once he makes a move, he won't give others a chance to save you. Your current state is a bit worrying. I'm afraid it won't work if you don't fully recover your strength."
Amon pointed around and said: "That's why I came to the Gate of the Gods, not just to see you. I have to say that this tower is very well repaired. This is the most suitable place in the world for gods to heal their wounds, and it is also the most suitable for me. Submerge restores strength, and it's safe."
Marduk laughed again: "Amon, you really will take advantage of me. The Saintess of Baron has been abducted, and even the palace is to be borrowed."
Amon said with a straight face: "You can refuse."
Marduk's figure slowly disappeared, and the laughter still echoed in the bedroom: "How could I refuse, compared to the risk you took to lure Enlil, my contribution seems to be too little. The strength is restored here, and in order to thank you for successfully assassinating Sinah, I can give you a choice, either take Wendy away, or make another request to me."
Amon replied lightly: "There is no need to make another request, I have already promised Wendy that I will take her away."
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Something big happened, big thing! The gods came to the human palace in the gate of the gods and lived there! For the first time, the palace built by the kings of Baron to serve the god Marduk had its original purpose. Except for Saintess Wendy of Baron, no one has ever seen the gods, but some people have heard the voices of the gods in their souls. The gods will live in the gate of the gods for a period of time, and they don't want to be disturbed or leaked information.
Since the gods sent down the oracle, ordinary people naturally did not know the news, but were curious why the Marduk Temple under the Tongtian Pagoda had been carrying out various sacrificial ceremonies in recent days, and the high-ranking officials and priests of the kingdom had boarded the Tongtian Tower. High and powerful adults climbed the tower, but they could not enter the palace, they could only worship and pray outside the palace.
All the daily life of the gods in the inner hall is taken care of by Wendy, the saint of Barron, and the maids can only serve in the outer hall. Every word Wendy conveys is treated like an oracle. Everyone thought that the god Marduk descended, but only a few people in the kingdom knew that it was the god Amon.
Amon was sent by Prince Fonniu, but His Royal Highness did not expect that this god would actually occupy the palace and the Saintess of Baron, and lived in the Tongtian Tower so ostentatiously, and Marduk didn't seem to descend to the gods. The imperial edict expressed objection, so Prince Feng Niu had no choice but to keep silent.
Amon lived in the Gate of the Gods for several months, peacefully cultivating without anyone bothering him, Wendy was taking care of his daily life, in fact Amon didn't need her to take care of anything, but with such a person by his side at least a lot of things It is much more convenient. Amon also told Wendy the truth—he was not Marduk, but the god Amon.
When Wendy learned the truth, she was stunned for a long time, then suddenly threw herself at Amon's feet, hugged his legs and cried loudly. Not long ago, the high priest of the Kingdom held a prayer ceremony in the hall of the front hall of the Gate of the Gods. This ceremony was traditionally presided over by the saintess Wendy of Baron. Wendy also heard the latest news——Amon God The punishment was brought down, and the Assyrian emperor Sinah was dying and would soon die.
The prayers of High Priest Balon were different from the announcements issued by the Assyrian Empire. Of course, they chose the words that the gods liked to hear, and they were closer to the truth.
Assyrian Emperor Sinach destroyed Wendy's hometown Rees city-state, and God Amon's "punishment" Sinach was tantamount to revenge for Wendy. The god in front of him is God Amon who is most grateful in his heart, how could Wendy not be excited
Amon helped Wendy up and asked, "I heard that I'm not Marduk, why are you crying so sadly?"
Wendy had forgotten the fear of the gods at this moment, and didn't even think about whether she was rude, so she hugged Amon and whimpered on his chest, "It was you, you assassinated the tyrant Sinach, I I will forever be indebted to you throughout my life, no matter what I do, I will never be able to repay you!"
Although weeping loudly, Wendy was overjoyed. If she had known that a god would come to the Gate of God, she would rather be Amon than Marduk. Since Amon lived here, Wendy has completely "lived" over, as if her soul has awakened, and she is no longer a beautiful body. She still stayed on the top of the tower and couldn't go out, but she felt completely different, full of the youthful atmosphere of a young girl.
Although Amon didn't deliberately explain anything, Wendy didn't tell people that the god in the inner temple was not Marduk but Amon. Anyway, everyone thinks Marduk, so let’s think so. Even Marduk himself didn’t show up to object, so what else do other people need to say
Prince Feng Niu has always been aware of this matter, and King Hammurabi II of Baron also learned the inside story from Prince Feng Niu. One day three months later, Wendy walked into the inner hall and told Amon that Prince Feng Niu and the high priest of the kingdom asked the gods outside the palace, hoping that he could go to see the king. His Majesty the King was supposed to come here in person, but he was already seriously ill and bedridden, so he specially presented the kingdom's most precious gift and asked the gods to bless him face to face.
During this period of time, Amon lived in the Gate of the Gods as a god. Apart from concentrating on cultivating and recovering his strength, he had other gains. He received various gifts from the high-ranking adults of the Kingdom of Baron. It sounds like a staggeringly huge wealth. He couldn't refuse these gifts. If Wendy went out to convey his words and said no, those people would be scared into cold sweat and even want to jump off the tower.
In addition to many luxurious utensils and curios, these gifts are a large number of special sacred stones. Regardless of the great decline in national power after the defeat of the Baron Kingdom, the wealth of these nobles in the kingdom has not been affected much. Many people spend quite a lot of money. Naturally, the most precious gifts are selected for the gods, which is not an ordinary intention.
Amon happened to be short of money! It is useless for him to ask for money, but this wealth is extremely important to the current city-state of Salem. Mu Yun's treasures have long been exhausted in construction and wars in recent years. Although Salem City also produces materials, the current output is not as fast as the consumption of war and construction. The city-state's finances have already reached the verge of exhaustion. Just taking the money back and handing it over to Aesop will solve the urgent need of Salem City—Amon really made a lot of money here in Marduk!
Since he received such a large amount of wealth from the Kingdom of Baron, and the gift from the king was the most expensive among them, Amon felt embarrassed not to give him any face. Moreover, after hearing what Wendy conveyed to Prince Fonniu, Hammurabi II knew that he was the god Amon and not Marduk, but he still wanted to see this god urgently!
Amon asked Wendy to tell Feng Niu outside the hall to park a carriage under the tower, so as not to disturb the others, he would appear directly in the carriage. In the evening, Prince Feng Niu's guards surrounded his car and drove away from the Tower of Balon, followed by the kingdom's high priest's horses and guards. The idlers retreated to salute, and Amon's carriage drove directly into the palace, and he didn't even stop to get off his horse when he entered the palace gate. What kind of courtesy is this honored guest!
Amon asked Feng Niu in the car: "Your uncle knows that I am not Marduk, and I am not the main god of his kingdom, why is he so urgently begging to see me?"
Feng Niu sighed and said, "A king wants to see the gods when he is dying of serious illness. Do you think there will be other things?"
This sentence breaks through the mentality of many emperors in their later years since ancient times. They already have all the glory in the world and can use power and wealth to realize various wishes, but there is a desire that can never be satisfied, that is, when the end of life comes. , they too shall die like those lowly untouchables.
At this time, they prayed to the gods, and they often prayed for the prescription of immortality. The seriously ill emperor hoped that the gods could use divine power to help them bring them back to life. If all this cannot be realized, their prayers will not change, but in a different form, praying that they can still enjoy everything in life after death, and continue to be kings in another world.
Hammurabi II, who was seriously ill, prayed to Marduk, but he could not hear the voice of the gods responding. When he realized that the fire of his life was about to be extinguished, he heard that the god Amun had come to the gate of the gods, so he Like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. No matter what price he paid, he also asked to see this god who appeared in the world. As for whether this god is what he believes in, it is not important at this moment!