After the flood, the black fire swamp would be formed on the west side of that land, and it would be impossible for a large group of troops to pass through. Hatti's army could only go south into the Syria desert, and then turn northeast to reach there from the edge of the newly formed inland lake. To the north of it is still the Assyrian plateau blocked by high mountains, and the Assyrian army needs to cross the plateau if they want to enter there.
To the east of it is still the steep Youdi River Valley and deep mountain jungle, which is a natural barrier. The area to the south beyond the inland lake is still a desert. If Baron and Ecu's army wanted to enter, they could only cross the desert from east to west, and then go north.
There are natural geographical barriers between this area and all surrounding countries, and there are difficult expeditionary supply lines, so once a war is launched, the consumption and casualties will be particularly large! If anyone takes the first step to occupy this place, establishes a city-state and manor, and has a military and economic supply base, there will be a clear advantage—anyone with vision can see this.
Because of this, a great melee among the nations may be unavoidable, and there will be a lot of blood and gunpowder on the fertile soil. The flood is Enlil's so-called gift. A brand new fertile field appeared on the Tianshu Continent. It could have become a prosperous and peaceful home for people, but Ge Lie seemed to have seen another disaster coming. This disaster was also chosen by people themselves. result.
Although Ge Lie could foresee it, he couldn't stop it.
Ge Lie even analyzed the military strategic situation. Originally, the Assyrian kingdom did not pose much threat to the Hatti border, because their army had to cross the Assyrian plateau, and the cost of launching a war was too high to be worth the loss. But after the situation changes, maybe it will change. If there are enough benefits, people will be willing to pay enough prices. From a military point of view, Assyria is the most favorable combat situation, but its national strength is relatively the weakest.
From the perspective of the war supply line, the Kingdom of Hatti is naturally the most advantageous. After all, the fertile field where Duke Town is located is the closest to the city-state of Syria. But from the perspective of strength, the Ecu Empire in the southwest is the most powerful. In the southeast, Balun's national power is comparable to that of Hatti, and the supply line is not very long. It only needs to start from the lower reaches of the Youdi River and cross the Syrian Desert.
The situation of each country has advantages and disadvantages in comparison, and it seems that no one is sure to have the absolute upper hand. For all of this, Ge Lie can only analyze the situation based on experience, and cannot use the great prophecy to draw conclusions. Even if the two kingdoms of Assyria and Baron don't consider it, in the foreseeable future, there will definitely be another war between Hatti and the Eju Empire!
The powerful Eju Empire surrendered to Hatti decades ago, but it was precisely because the geographical location was too far away and it was too difficult to supply large-scale and long-term campaigns that Eju was unable to incorporate the Hatti Kingdom at that time into its territory. In order to weaken the confrontation and achieve the most favorable rule, Pharaoh Aiju allowed the Hatti Kingdom to retain the original temple, but must also build the temple of Horus and pay the tribute of the vassal state.
Nowadays, many people in Hatti Kingdom have been dissatisfied for a long time. They are not reconciled to the fate of surrender for decades. Some people have long been secretly accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity to resist. The last time Governor Xiao Mo ambushed Rod Dick's convoy in an attempt to capture the Tears of the Gods, it was for this reason.
For the Ecu Empire, the reason why it was unable to annex Hatti was the barrier of the sea and the desert, and it was difficult to completely manage this area in the form of local governance. But now that there is a vast uninhabited fertile land, the situation is different. Occupying it for immigration is not only to expand the territory, but also an important strategic and economic base to deter other countries.
There must be some people in the upper echelons of the Eju Empire who are aware of the growing resistance of the Hatti Kingdom and the sudden change in geographical conditions. The best strategic choice is to act first and send an expeditionary force to occupy the fertile fields around Duk Town first. , extending the territory to here.
It will take time to see Ge Lie's series of analysis conclusions. It will take at least three to five years for the changes in geography and climate predicted by his big prophecy to truly stabilize and form that piece of fertile soil. However, there won't be any disputes within one or two years now, and the area around Duke Town is still a muddy uninhabited swamp.
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A month later, Ge Lie walked out of the secret room, even more tired than after the flood receded last time. But he didn't care about resting, and called three high priests, his students Wallace, Raphael, and governor Xiao Mo, to the temple, and had a long private talk. No one else knew that Ge Lie said something happened.
Then Ge Lie left the city-state of Syria and returned to Hattia Academy of theology in the capital. He stayed behind closed doors for a year and did not ask anything. In the past, Ge Lie often returned to the capital. He still had a title in the Academy of theology, but every once in a while he would return to the city-state of Syria to handle the affairs of the temple. He also engaged in various divine arts research and guidance at the Academy of theology.
But this time it was completely different. Ge Lie completely ignored anything about the Shuya Temple, and he almost never showed up at Hattia Academy of Theology, declaring that he would study complex and profound magic arts, and thanked guests behind closed doors. His prestige is unmatched in the city-state of Syria, but doing so in the royal capital will inevitably attract criticism. Many people impeached Ge Lie through various channels, criticizing this great magician for not being loyal to his duties.
Some people suggested that another magician be sent to replace Ge Lie as the chief priest of the Shuya Temple, and that he should be appointed as a veteran in the Academy of theology to study magic arts. The chief elder of the Academy of theology visited and persuaded Ge Lie, but the result is unknown. King Lucier of Hatti specially sent an envoy to question Ge Lie, but the result is also unknown.
The handling of a great magician is always cautious, and even the king did not express his opinion for some unknown reason. After a long delay, the Hatti priest meeting finally decided to discuss whether to revoke Gelie's presence in Syria. Temple duties. At this moment, Ge Lie suddenly reappeared in the Divine Art Academy, and people were surprised to learn that he was already a ninth-level great magician!
All doubting voices disappeared immediately. It turned out that this great magician was really concentrating on cultivating magic arts, and he could not be disturbed by the outside world. He had already broken through to the highest level of the ninth level, so what is there to worry about? The attitudes of those who originally wrote letters of impeachment and criticism immediately changed, and they all sent the most expensive gifts to Ge Lie.
King Lucier of Hatti specially hosted a banquet for Ge Lie to express his congratulations. The elders of the Academy of theology and important ministers of the palace were also present. After the banquet, the king summoned Ge Lie alone and had a long talk in private. People are speculating that the king may want to keep Ge Lie in the capital to take on more important positions, such as the high priest of the main temple of Hatti.
But this guess failed, and Ge Lie bid farewell to everyone the next day, and returned to the remote border city-state of Syria, continuing to serve as the chief priest of the city-state of Syria.
Ge Lie practiced behind closed doors for a year without caring about world affairs, and became a ninth-level great magician. The news quickly spread to the city-state of Syria. When Gelie's carriage entered the west gate of Shuya City, people rushed out of the city to greet him like a tide, as if welcoming the arrival of a god, and Gelie's reputation here reached the peak that cannot be added.
As expected before, the city-state of Syria, which has been cut off from the line of communication with the border country, has been safe and sound this year, and the tranquility makes people feel a little boring. Ge Lie's return to the city is naturally something worth celebrating, and the people who have been idle for a long time are rarely lively.
Raphael is already a fifth-level magician. This young man's aptitude is already very good, and this improvement is not surprising. Hua Laite is still a sixth-level magician, and it is extremely difficult to advance from the sixth level to the seventh level. Most magicians will be blocked from this threshold in their entire lives, otherwise the great magician would not be so detached.
Governor Xiao Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief. For the past year, people in the entire city-state lived in peace and tranquility. Only the chief executive was secretly nervous, but no one knew what he was nervous about. It seems that he hopes that Ge Lie can come back to sit in the town more than anyone else, which is somewhat strange, because Ge Lie is not here, Xiao Mo is the most honorable adult here, and controls all the real power, and Ge Lie's not coming back will be more beneficial to his status .
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On the same day when Ge Lie returned to the city of Syria with great grandeur, on the plateau of the Youdi River Valley in the distance, Amon quietly left the cave-dwelling savage tribe and embarked on an unknown long journey alone. How could Amon leave at this time? It started a few months ago—
Since three months ago, Amon felt a lot of pressure when he was practicing physical skills. Once he used the power in his blood beyond a certain limit, it was as if a hill was pressing on his body, and the joints of his whole body were creaking, as if Some kind of magic that restricts and hinders movement has been applied.
All warriors will encounter similar phenomena before advancing to the intermediate level, and they must have great perseverance and perseverance to continue exercising in order to make a breakthrough. Some people really can't stand it, so naturally they can't upgrade their physical skills. Some people can never break through even though they keep exercising. Not everyone can become an intermediate warrior.
But Amon knew very well that the test of "purity of blood" was coming, and he finally cultivated the tripolar body technique to the peak. He has previously experienced the test of "purity of the body", which is to restore the body to an innate healthy state without any hidden injuries. Now, with physical training, physical fitness will also be improved in order to adapt to the increase in strength. This level will eliminate many people who have not worked hard enough or have insufficient physical fitness.
Amon has been used to suffering since he was a child. He started to learn the miner's skills in Duke Town at the age of twelve. It is definitely hard work, and he has to endure the torture of the bone-piercing cold spring every night, so he doesn't feel too uncomfortable. He has never stopped practicing physical skills. Pass.
He was just a little surprised that he broke through from the first level to the third level of power very quickly. He thought that it would not take long to meet the next test, but in the end he had to practice hard for more than a year. In fact, it was fast enough. He seemed to have forgotten that he was only fifteen years old, which was the period of puberty.
Theoretically speaking, this is the golden age for advancing to an intermediate warrior, and the growth of the body is carried out simultaneously with the improvement of the physique, which can achieve the best results. But in fact, it is too difficult. For example, Mei Danzuo, who practiced gymnastics hard since childhood, advanced to the fourth level in his early twenties.
Amon used to cultivate the power of one body and two sides, and broke through so quickly from the first level to the third level, it was because of a good foundation. But from the low level to the middle level, this is a more difficult threshold, and his speed is already amazing.
It took Amon three months to get rid of the troubles of restraining forces inside his body, and he felt that his whole body was so light, healthy and comfortable. There seems to be a force flowing in the blood, which can be activated at will, and can also be condensed and stimulated outside the body. If this power is strong enough, it can even resist many divine spells.
This means that Amon has become a fourth-level intermediate warrior.
The process of the test was very long, but it was very sudden to pass the test. One day when he was practicing physical skills, the entangled pressure in his body disappeared inexplicably, and Amon felt a burst of relief, as if his life had been liberated again. He swung the staff like an iron rod, the heavy staff seemed to be as light and fluffy as a real tree branch, and the power that seemed to flow in the running body shot out, and the tip of the staff gave off a layer of light.
Swinging it up like a hill, and then falling down like a feather, Amon is not proficient in too many martial arts, and the way he plays is still the same as mining cores. The staff hit a stone, and there was almost no sound, and the hard rock was immediately turned into countless pieces. Amon couldn't help but secretly said: "If you control this kind of power to mine the god stone, wouldn't it be much more convenient?"
He still lacks enough experience, and the analogies he can think of are still those previous experiences.
On the night when he passed the test, Amon sat quietly in the room and took out the Eye of the Earth. He didn't rush to read the information inside, but waved his hand in the air, and a wall of fire appeared around his body. This is his The intermediate firewall technique that has been mastered for a long time.
The wall of fire danced around three feet away from him. Amon suddenly snapped his fingers mischievously, and the shape of the wall of fire changed accordingly, becoming a circle of fire fences that circled around still. Amon used his hand to guide again, and the top of the fire fence extended inward, and the flames became a huge birdcage and held him in the middle.
Amon thought it was fun, and smiled in the dark. This hand is a space magic, and there is no such thing as a low-level space magic, and the start of the space magic is an intermediate level. Being able to use two kinds of middle-level magic at the same time is already the basic standard for evaluating a fourth-level magician in the temple, not to mention that Amon doesn't have a staff at all.
Amon, who was playing the magic game, was also very satisfied. He nodded secretly and put away the fire cage, which aroused the pupil of the earth. As expected, the message left by the old lunatic appeared in front of him—
"Son, maybe I should congratulate you. When you read this magic message, you are already a fourth-level magician. I don't know if you have found Bell's whereabouts. If you can't, now I have a It is suggested that you might as well become a magician and usually use the identity of a warrior as a cover.
There is not only one way to unlock the secrets of the gods, you may wish to refer to what Bell did back then. I think the new saint Mary in the Temple of Isis is very sympathetic to you. After you become a great magician, you might as well find an opportunity to communicate with her more deeply. I am very optimistic about you, you can definitely do better than Bell. "
The old lunatic's tone was joking, both serious and joking, just like his usual cynical look. In the following information, there are some introductions of intermediate divine arts, but there is not much content, because many intermediate divine arts have been introduced before.
In addition to various middle-level divine arts, new content that has never been seen before appeared in the information, which is about how to make divine artifacts, such as making staffs, writing scrolls, and so on. The written scroll must be written in divine script, so the information also introduces the specific form of scripture writing and how to interpret it.
The voice of the old lunatic finally said: "I am not only an eighth-level great magician, but also one of the best master craftsmen on this continent. Otherwise, I would not be able to make your staff. It was not done in a few days. I have secretly processed the refined iron embryo in your house many times over the years, and finally made it into a staff and handed it to you before you left.
Learning to make these magical artifacts may be very useful to you, but remember that these are skills of using external objects after all, not the cultivation of divine magic ability itself. You can use them at critical moments, but you cannot indulge in this technique. , deviated from the most fundamental direction.
There used to be a great magician named Nero who broke through level seven achievements in his early twenties and was hailed as a magician genius. But he was obsessed with making scrolls and became the best scroll making master in the entire Ecuador. But in the following forty years, he never broke through to the eighth level, and disappeared when he was chasing Bell thirty years ago. I think he could have become a ninth-level magician, you have to remember this lesson. "
The old lunatic predicted the coming of disaster, and also arranged the path that Amon had to take in the future, but he was not omnipotent after all. He didn't know whether Amon could find Bell's whereabouts. The information in the magic spell was already a backup reminder at this time. If Amon couldn't find Bell's whereabouts, then according to the guidance of the information in the pupil of the earth, It is still possible to become a great magician step by step like Bell did back then.
The old lunatic taught Amon the way of writing the divine language at the most appropriate stage, but he didn't know that Amon had already learned it from Bell's message. He also introduced Nero's deeds and reminded Amon to learn a lesson, but he never expected that Nero's relics would also fall into Amon's hands. Only then did Amon realize that the owner of the staff and the ring was such a well-known master scroll maker.
Amon, who was playing naughty games just now, sighed sadly, folded his eyes of the earth and knelt down on the ground, saluted towards the far west of Duke Town, kissed the soil with his lips, although it was not the soil of Duke Town, it was also belong to the same land. He has already decided to leave. During his travels, he will continue to practice fourth-level divine arts and physical arts to meet the next test. He will wait for the "temptation of the devil" in the unknown world beyond the mountains.
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Link was sitting upright in meditation, when he suddenly heard a voice in his mind: "Come to the big cave, please don't disturb the clansmen, I will wait for you there."
This was the voice of Amon calling with information magic. He hurriedly got up, and habitually picked up the bone stick and ran out of the house quietly. When he came to the big cave, Amon was already waiting for him, standing behind the fire and facing the stone wall.
Link quickly asked, "God Amon, you summoned me here in the middle of the night, what's important?"
Amon turned around, handed over a dark yellow staff inlaid with seven divine stones in a spiral shape, and said with a smile: "You have become a three-level magician two months ago, and your physical skills have also broken through. Sanji, I have long promised to give you a real magic staff. How about it, are you satisfied with this magic staff?"