Semir issued a few more orders. She will return to Niveh, the capital of Assyria, with Sinach's coffin. The legions will switch defense areas to ensure the stability of the newly occupied city-state. The main generals will also follow His Majesty Sinach's coffin. Return to Niveh City. After the state funeral, Loward and Faust will go to Enlil City.
Then Semir ended the first court meeting after succeeding to the throne and returned to the apse of the palace. Loward stood there without speaking for a long time, Prime Minister Alpha patted him on the shoulder when he walked by and said: "Master Loward, you are the new hope of the empire, you are really capable of both civil and military skills, and the whole country is looking forward to your opening Innovative work!"
Faust wanted to see Semir, but the servants in the palace told him that Her Majesty was tired, and was very sad because of the death of Sinach the Great, so she didn't want to meet anyone in private. Faust had no choice but to leave the palace silently. His residence in Rees City was of course the most luxurious room in Enlil's temple, but this great magician was unwilling to live in the temple, and even couldn't help it when passing the hall. Exercising the magic spell of retracting breath, deliberately avoiding the statue on the altar.
He tried his best to comfort himself in his heart. Her Majesty sent him to Enlil City just to let him avoid the temple. In Enlil City, he can live wherever he likes, and no one dares to restrain him, but in the capital city, as the chief high priest of the empire and the sage national teacher respected by all people, he must live in the main temple. During the period, he presided over various ceremonies in front of the statue of Enlil every day.
When he faced the statue of Enlil, he naturally had a feeling of wanting to avoid it, and even closed his heart, so that even the gods could not hear his true heart when praying.
But on the other hand, Semir sent him to a place far away from the Assyrian plateau, which was a kind of alienation, as if he did not want to live with him in the capital. Although on the surface Her Majesty has enough respect for this sage, the national teacher, and has shown complete trust in military and state affairs, but it is still a business-like attitude. As before, the personal relationship between the two has not changed.
This is the case on the surface, but Faust knows that Samir has been quite tolerant to him and even deliberately sheltered him. Because of Sinaher's assassination, Faust, who was in charge of the magic array at that time, actually had to bear the main responsibility.
Although everyone, including the great magician Diego Joe who was present at the time, not only did not accuse Faust of using the air element armor technique, but also expressed gratitude to him for temporarily saving Sinach's life. Mir interceded and spared all the guards present from punishment. But Faust himself understood what was going on. He didn't have to use the air element armor technique to block the arrow. The more important purpose at that time was to create opportunities for Gilgamesh to assassinate.
Even if others don't know the inside story, Queen Semir must know, but she didn't say anything, she didn't even mention it. Someone once questioned Faust's protection against His Majesty Sinach, but was reprimanded and punished by the Queen.
Faust still couldn't figure out what kind of attitude Semir had towards him. Her Majesty the Queen knew that he had betrayed Sinach and deliberately let the assassin succeed. She had mastered this secret that would destroy him, but she did not punish him. Still letting him be a high-ranking sage national teacher, this is her kindness to him. But Samir sent Faust to the city of Enlil to face a war that was doomed to failure and hopeless. Is this her punishment for him
On the way back to Niveh, the capital of the Assyrian king, following Sinach's coffin, Faust was always full of contradictions and entanglements. In fact, Samir was no colder to him than before, but he was no closer than before. But now the situation has changed, and Faust's thoughts and feelings have also changed. He always feels that the love in his heart is farther away, and he does all this in the hope of getting closer!
Faust feels as if the soul is split into two parts, and he is talking to himself. He was indeed mainly responsible for Sinach's death, but getting rid of this brutal emperor was exactly his original intention. Now that he succeeded, he should feel relieved. Why did the feeling of dissatisfaction in his heart become stronger
The Assyrian Empire's national policy of consolidating its victories and shrinking its front line was formulated by him personally. Enlil City was to be abandoned in the plan, which was also the strategy proposed by Faust himself. The decision he made was accepted by Samir, so what's wrong with sending him to implement it himself
The failure of Enlil City may affect the honor and prestige of the sage who is on the front line, and Semir sent another scapegoat Loward to cover this future crime. This arrangement is enough Let Faust be grateful. Since he helped the assassins assassinate Sinah and reversed the national policy of the Assyrian Empire according to his wish, why would he be dissatisfied
But Faust still felt pain, and in the dark night, he asked himself silently alone: "Faust, Faust, you have lost nothing, and you have achieved your original intention, getting rid of the cruel emperor and turning around an empire. Destiny, why is it getting more and more lost?"
When a seemingly impossible wish comes true, the latent desire in the heart also begins to germinate. Things that I knew were impossible but would not think about before, germinate like hopeless seeds. After returning to Niveh City and before the state funeral of Emperor Sinach, Faust, who lived in the main temple of the empire, endured inexplicable torment in his heart every night, as if the imprint left by Satan in his soul was burning him.
He was thinking of Samuel, but the image of Samuel seemed to become abstract and blurred, and became the shadows of many women. The seductive smile and beautiful body even moaned and gasped, which made Faust feel a burst of pain. shudder. On the other hand, it became increasingly difficult for him to bear the presence of the statue of Enlil in the temple. Although he was not in front of the statue, he knew that his eyes were watching everything in the temple.
Semir lived deep in the palace, and Faust had no chance to see her except for routine court meetings. This is also normal, because Her Majesty the Empress is keeping watch for Emperor Sinach, and at this sensitive moment, it is not suitable for any abnormal behavior. This made Faust feel inexplicably anxious, and finally one night, he quietly left the temple as if escaping, and appeared in a luxurious brothel in Niveh in disguise.
A ninth-level great magician went out in disguise, so naturally he would not show his flaws. The girls didn't know that this old man with gray hair and wrinkled face was the sage and national teacher respected by the whole country. Faust has a lot of money, and he is very generous. The girls are all happy, and they can't wait to use their best to wait for him to fly to the happiest clouds.
Faust, a nine-level great magician in his fifties, is actually as good as a boy in his early twenties. It is the first time that his youthful vitality that has never been vented has exploded so freely. He drank a lot of wine and experienced An unprecedented indulgence in a lifetime. He woke up before dawn, looked at the beautiful and naked bodies of the ten girls in the Xiangge, put the shiny god stones between their thighs, lower abdomen, and cleavage, and then quietly returned to the temple.
No one found out what the sage Master did at night, and there was a routine sacrificial ceremony the next morning, which was still presided over by Faust. The chief high priest of the empire stood beside the altar and sang sacred poems, but he was completely absent-minded. He felt that he was absurd, and everything that happened last night was just a boring emptiness.
But when night fell again, he fell into this entanglement of emptiness again, as if a voice in his soul said: "Faust, why are you doing this?" So he quietly left the temple again, went to Look for his night life.
Although the venerable sage is the most knowledgeable person in the Assyrian Empire, he has little experience in visiting brothels, and once the floodgates of desire are opened, it is difficult to restrain them. He always went to the same brothel, it was big and luxurious, he was always generous, and the girls were of course beautiful and coquettish.
Such customers are the most welcome in brothels, but Faust has gone too far. Maybe he doesn't rely on his wealth or realize how generous he is, just indulgence. Almost all the most beautiful girls in this brothel have accompanied him, spending passionate night after night during the days of national mourning for Sinach the Great.
People don't know the identity of Faust, they only know that he is an unattractive little old man, but he spends money randomly in the brothel and asks many beautiful girls to come and accompany him every night. Later, Faust no longer changed a group of different girls in turn every day, at least he took a fancy to one of them, let her accompany him every night for how many days in a row.
Because the girl's eyebrows and eyebrows are somewhat long like Samir, but she looks so weak and delicate, always timid with a melancholy look, no matter how much Faust pays, this girl can't be like other girls She smiled at him from the bottom of her heart. When he possesses her, he can even feel the trembling and resistance in her heart, which arouses Faust's desire even more, and she is like a flower that needs his nourishment and care.
He played like this in the brothel and no one knew his origin and identity, so sooner or later he would cause trouble. Not long after, Faust really caused trouble, and the source of the trouble was this girl. There was a young general in the empire who used to go to this brothel. He went out with the army some time ago. During this time, he returned to the capital with the wealth he harvested on the battlefield. He also often came to look for that girl. Every day I heard that the girl was accompanying a little old man.
The general who has killed countless people on the battlefield has a bad temper. Finally, one night he couldn't help calling the owner of the brothel to discuss with the guest. He was willing to pay a large reward and call the girl to accompany him. But the little old man didn't even pay attention to it, and didn't give him the face of the imperial hero who had killed countless enemies at all, so he rushed into the Xiangge where Faust was located while drunk.
Although it is said that when a warrior faces a magician, sudden close combat is more threatening, but it also depends on what kind of warrior is facing what kind of magician. Of course, Faust didn't bring a staff, and he drank a little too much wine. He didn't even lift his eyelids and just waved his hand lightly on the bed. The sixth-level warrior smashed through the side wall and flew out, injured.
This time the chaos became serious, and a group of legionnaires who had been friends with the general came to seek revenge from the little old man, but Faust was nowhere to be found. The brothel owner couldn't tell where the mysterious and rich little old man came from. As a result, a group of meritorious soldiers who returned triumphantly from the battlefield demolished a fragrant pavilion in the brothel, smashed a lot of things and injured several people, even the guards of the capital were alarmed.
This happened just two days before Sinah was officially buried in the tombs of Assyrian emperors. Prime Minister Alpha was deeply furious and ordered the troublemakers to be severely punished and the matter should be investigated. The troublemakers were all dealt with, but where could they find that little old man? According to the description, the little old man looked a bit like a sage, a national teacher, but after someone said this sentence, he quickly slapped himself, explaining repeatedly that he didn't intend to offend.
It's also interesting to say that Amon also made trouble in a brothel in Mengfeisi back then, and used the topic to make a fuss all over the city. But Faust is different. When he woke up, he left immediately. It is impossible to show his identity and make a scene like Amon. He can't even let his name be leaked, otherwise it will be the largest in the empire. One of the scandals. The reputation and prestige of the sage national teacher has also become his burden.
Faust never visited the brothel again, nor saw the girl again, for three days later he was on his way to Enlil City with Lord Loward, Secretary of the Interior.
After arriving in the city of Enlil, Faust did not live in the temple, but lived in the temporary palace where Semir had stayed. There is no brothel in Enlil city, and the sage national teacher also felt that what he did some time ago was so absurd, as if it was someone he didn't know at all, and he absolutely didn't want to mention it again.
However, whenever night came, he felt that his soul was even more desolate. He had been used to praying for many years, but now he didn't know who to pray to? I don't want to mention the experience but I can't help but think about it. When the girl saw him waving the general who broke in the door, the expression on her face was not admiration and admiration, but unconcealable horror. body became stiff.
He saw himself in the mirror, his face wrinkled and ugly, and he remembered that the general who rushed through the door was so young and heroic, maybe the girls really liked that kind of man? Inexplicably, he began to pray again, but instead of calling out to the gods: "Satan, it was you who said that my wish is the master, and the power you guide is its servant. Please tell me, Samir knows my heart but stays away from it." I, am I not young and handsome enough to attract a woman with that look?"
Unexpectedly, he actually heard Satan's response: "I can't answer this question for you, because you can't decide whether she will fall in love with you or what she is attracted to. But it's never for no reason, You can only decide what kind of charm you have, maybe you should pray to the god of youth and love, but as far as I know, everything is up to you. I guide you to a power that can restore your youthful and handsome appearance, It's not information illusion that can be seen through."
This time it was the real Amon who was speaking. When Faust returned to the city of Enlil, Amon also returned to the plain of Duk. He heard Faust’s prayer to Satan and responded in his soul. At the same time, it also guided the original power of Faust, and also pointed out a special transformation magic.
This kind of transfiguration magic cannot change a person's life, nor can it make Faust become another person, but Faust has enough magic power to show a young and handsome appearance when he re-confirms the original power . In fact, this is a kind of divine art assisted body art practice, which can reshape the blood, but the prerequisite is that Faust needs to pass the tests of "purity of the body", "purity of the blood", and "breakthrough of the limit".
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Amon left Baron City two months after the death of Hammurabi II, and his whereabouts were very secretive. He was mixed with Lescott-Lee's caravan, sitting in a very ordinary carriage, surrounded by Wendy accompanied. People only know that this man and woman are relatives of Lescott-Lee, and they are going to follow the caravan to Salem, but they don't know that they are God Amon and the former Saintess of Baron.
The country has changed its monarch, and some people are happy while others are sad. For Lescott Lee, a big businessman in the city-state of Uruk, it is really hard work. He originally set up a business in Marduk City, and cooperated with Metanzor to smuggle military supplies, including war horses, armor and weapons, through wandering explorers. At the same time, he also did a loan business and made a lot of money.
So the businessman saw the opportunity and increased his investment, and the business in Marduk City was getting bigger and bigger, not only including smuggling with Salem City, but the newly built Marduk City itself also needed commercial trade support. . The city lord Ussier once hosted a banquet in honor of Lescott Lee who came to inspect the firm, praised him verbally and promised to find an opportunity to recognize his achievements and win him a noble status.
But all these bright prospects were destroyed by a war. Due to the sudden invasion of the Assyrian Empire from the northeast, the army led by Prince Feng Niu urgently retreated from the west bank of the Eudi River to help, and the city of Marduk was captured by the Hatti army. And changed its name to Budamia City, Lord Ussier also disappeared, and Lescott-Lee suffered heavy losses.
The most profitable business firm is gone, let alone the title of nobility. This businessman has lost a lot of weight. He is very envious of his colleague Xiou in Memphis City, because he made friends with God Amon during the war, and now Xiou has not only become one of the best businessmen in Lower Egypt, but also the deputy director of the Memphis City-State Property Department. The title of the nobility was granted, and he was allowed to buy a large territory. And his business talent is no less than that of Xiou, why is he so unlucky
One afternoon, when Lescott-Lee was sighing and drinking, he was suddenly overjoyed. It turned out that after the new king Feng Niu I succeeded to the throne, he actually issued an order to commend the contribution made by the Uruk businessman Lescott-Lee when the country was at war. He not only gave him a title, but also gave him a kingdom. The vain position of the Ministry of Finance, in terms of title, is higher than Xiou's status in Eju!