They inquired with the lord's entourage again, only to find out that the person who returned Nero's staff in public today in the temple square was Amon, and they couldn't help but gasped. Amon is now a distinguished guest of the city-state, as long as he tells Lord Dick what happened in front of the mansion, they will all be kicked out, trembling with fear, wanting to ask Amon to apologize and intercede in private, but unfortunately there is no chance for a while.
Thankfully, what the gatekeepers were worried about didn't happen. It seems that Amon didn't mention what happened when he went to the gate to Lord Dick at all. On the contrary, the second housekeeper who was in charge of guarding the gatehouse heard about this, and called the gatekeepers at that time to privately reprimand them—they missed such a wonderful event that came to their door!
Amon moved into the City Lord's Mansion, and Rod Dick arranged for him a separate small courtyard. Everything in food and clothing was a luxury that Amon had never seen before. It was the first time in his life that he had such a luxurious enjoyment. But he didn't see Rod Dick again for several days in a row, the city lord has been busy with work recently.
Rod Dick did not restrict Amon's freedom of movement. Except for the inner house, he could come in and out and receive guests on his own. It's just that every time he goes out, the steward will send a carriage and guards to accompany him. This is both a kind of protection and a kind of surveillance. Amon cannot be allowed to leave now. There is no need for Amon to pay for buying things in the store. He can just take what he wants to buy, and someone will keep the bill and pay the bill.
After Amon bought a few fun little things, he realized this, so he consciously didn't buy anything. Anyway, he didn't lack anything when he lived in the city lord's mansion. In this strange foreign land, he received two gifts one after another.
The first gift was given by a few gatekeepers when they went out. They made special snacks at home and fine wine bought in shops. They were to apologize and asked Amon not to sue. Amon didn't want anything from these people, but he still accepted it with a smile, because he could sense the hearts of these people. Not accepting gifts would make them panic, but accepting them would make them feel relieved and grateful.
The second gift was from Tashun-Lington, the second-oldest of Nero's nephews. The noble came to visit in person, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Linton family, and apologized for not receiving Amon in person these few days. The things he sent were simple and practical: 100 gold coins, two horses and a luxurious carriage. The carriage had been removed from the aristocratic decorations so that commoners could use it, as well as several sets of clothes and two young and beautiful female slaves.
The clothes are very good. The outerwear, underwear, belt, pockets, and boots are all in a complete set. There are no noble and gorgeous clothes, but they are very comfortable and durable. They are very suitable for people who travel far. Look at the fine stitching and elegant tailoring. General shops Can't buy it at all. Except for the female slave, Amon accepted everything else, and expressed his gratitude happily.
Amon didn't know what happened in the temple that day. Obama had unreasonable hostility towards him, and Hillary even wanted to confine him for interrogation. This Tashun was a sensible person, so he delivered the gift to the mansion of the city lord for everyone to see. This also represented the respect and sincerity of the Linton family. Although it was only his private behavior, it saved the face of the entire family.
Amon didn't look at Rod Dick for a few days, and asked his followers what the city lord was up to, and learned that Julian, the eighth-level magician of Memphis, was visiting.
He unexpectedly met another "acquaintance" here. Naturally, the great magician Amon didn't know him, but Julian was Bell's old friend. There was a list in the old lunatic's message, telling Amon that if he encountered any trouble while traveling in the mainland, he could go to those people for help. These people had all been favored by Nietzsche or Bell. The token of the old lunatic used to be Bell's token, and Julian was on that list.
More than 30 years ago, Julian was a sixth-level magician and was in charge of managing the archives of the Temple of Isis. Bell often consulted various classics and materials, so he got acquainted with Julian and got some help from Julian. The relationship between the two was very good. To be promoted from a sixth-level magician to a seventh-level great magician is the most difficult threshold in the practice of magic. Julian has received a lot of guidance from Bell, which is a very rare favor.
Later, when Bell committed a crime and left the Temple of Isis with Onion, Julian was the first person to notice. But he didn't stop him and didn't give the warning immediately, probably because he had received Bell's favor, or he knew he couldn't stop Bell. There were three teams chasing and killing Bell back then. The team that started from Memphis was supposed to be led by Julian, but Julien found an excuse not to go and replaced it with a high priest from the Memphis Temple. , Go to the Straits City-State to meet up with Nero to hunt down Bell.
I need to introduce the situation of the Temple of Isis. Like the temples of various city-states, it also has three high priests in charge of various affairs, but the chief priest is a saint, and her status in the entire Ecu Empire is detached. Since the Temple of Isis ruled over the temples of the city-states in Egypt, the high priest had a high status and could be on an equal footing with the city-state lords of the various city-states. However, there are only three positions for the high priest. Although Bell was a great magician back then, he was just an honorary high priest who did not hold real power at first. gained a high status.
The so-called one radish and one pit is precisely because the original high priest disappeared while chasing Bell, and a position was vacated. Julian, who was later promoted to a great magician, successfully became the new high priest of the Temple of Isis. In a sense, Bell is doing Julian a favor indirectly.
The old lunatic mentioned Julian in his message, but at the same time reminded Amon that after so many years, people don't know. If you really encounter any trouble and want to ask someone for help, you must first find out the situation.
Amon has nothing to do and wants to ask Julian for help, but he is very interested in this great magician and wants to see with his own eyes how he took Nero's relic out of the space ring, so he waited patiently. He was not in a hurry, but the nephews of the Linton family were very anxious these days.
When Julian came to the Strait City-State, Rod Dick did not mention Nero at the first time, but gave him a grand welcome and warm hospitality. Julian went to inspect the various temples of the city-state, but in fact it was just a show. He was warmly entertained along the way and received the generous gifts that the various temples had prepared long ago. Every place has its own characteristics, and there are many treats that are not enjoyed in Memphis City. This kind of inspection is also a rare beauty, and Master Julian feels very nourished.
Lord Dick, the city lord, was so enthusiastic that he even followed and accompanied him all the way, and gave Julian the highest standard of courtesy. He didn't go home for several days, and temporarily put aside other affairs in the city-state. But on the way to accompany Julian on the inspection tour, Rod Dick received a secret letter from his special envoy stationed in Memphis City, explaining the background of Julian's inspection tour, as well as the message conveyed by the saint. Message—Maria also asked Rod-K to try to keep Julian in the Straits City!
The reason is a bit complicated to say. The Temple of Isis finally has a new saint after more than 30 years. Most people are happy, but there are also a few people who are dissatisfied. First of all, the capital city of Lower Egypt, Memphis City the castellan. If there is no saint, everything in Feisi City will be decided by the city lord himself, but after having a saint, he has to consult the saint for important matters, and the personal rights of the city lord have been greatly weakened.
In addition, there may be dissatisfaction with the three high priests in the Temple of Isis, and the reason is the same. If there is no saint, all the real power of the Temple of Isis will continue to be controlled by the three of them, and at the same time they can also control the temples of the city-states to which Eju belongs. Julian is also one of the three high priests in power.
There are also realistic contradictions in this situation. If there is no saint in the Temple of Isis for a long time, the authority status of the Eju affairs under the rule will gradually be weakened and shaken. Therefore, this situation cannot last for a long time, and a new saint must be selected.
But the three high priests don't want their real power to be weakened, so they hope that the new saint is just a symbolic decoration, and they will continue to be in charge of everything else. Maria was young and inexperienced. In the first year of becoming a saint, she devoted herself to practicing divine arts and was familiar with the various situations of the Temple of Isis, so there was no conflict.
But in her position and in her administration, Maria could never be just a vain saint who doesn't care about anything, nor could she always be manipulated as a puppet. She is also extremely talented, otherwise she would not have mastered the "power bestowed by the gods" in such a short period of time in Duke Town.
Recently, Maria has gradually begun to take charge of some temple affairs independently, and changing and rectifying the old habits of thirty years is a top priority. It just so happened that Rod Dick sent people to apply repeatedly, hoping to have a great magician guard the cape city-state. Maria took this as an opportunity to send Julian, the most greedy of the three high priests, to the cape city-state to inspect.
It was a beautiful mission to inspect the city-state, and Julian came happily, but Rod Dick got a secret report that mentioned that in a few days, the saint would send an order to Julian to stay in the cape city-state For one year, monitor the frontier temple affairs. The order also reprimanded Rod Dick, criticizing the city lord for his omissions in temple affairs in the past few years, and asked him to respectfully and humbly accept Lord Julian's guidance and supervision.
Although Lord Saintess reprimanded Rod Dick in the order, the city lord secretly laughed in his heart after hearing the news. First send Julian to the cape city-state, and then give an order to let him stay, so that the high priest has no chance to object in person. On the surface, the order of the saint must be obeyed. But it works.
One year is enough time for Maria to appoint new people to familiarize themselves with the things that Julian was in charge of before. Even after Julian returns, everything has returned to normal. And Roddick also has a year to let Julian get used to and adapt to the cape city-state, and find various opportunities to ask him to stay formally.
Maybe after a year, Maria will be able to control the situation, and she will issue a formal order to directly appoint Julian as the chief priest of the Straits City-State, and then select other cronies to fill the vacated position of high priest. Rod Dick, who got the secret letter, was no longer in a hurry, and just accompanied Julian on a happy tour.
They patrolled around the territory of the city-state, and returned to the main city of the Cape a few days later. Rod Dick was about to tell about Nero's relics, but Julian himself asked first: "My lord, what do I do?" A few days ago, I heard something mentioned by the priests. Thirty years ago, Nero, the best scroll maker in the entire Egypt, was the chief priest here. The relic was returned in public, why didn't you mention it to me?"
Rod Dick clapped his hands and said, "I was just about to say that the chief priest's staff, which had been lost for more than 30 years, returned to the city-state just the day before Lord Julian's arrival, as if welcoming you, Lord! This is the blessing of the gods. The symbol of Lord Julian."
Julian didn't hear Rod Dick's subtext, but his words were very useful. He smiled happily: "I heard that not only there is a staff, but Nero also left a relic. What is it? I am also very interested curious."
Rod Dick said with a smile on his face: "I was looking for an opportunity to ask for your help, but my lord has been busy with work these days, and I have not been ashamed to ask. It is ashamed to say that the Strait City-State does not have a great magician, and none of us can fight." If you don’t open the interspatial ring to take out the will and relics, I’ll trouble you, my lord.”
Julian laughed and waved his hands and said, "What trouble are you talking about? It's just a trivial matter. I'm happy to help. Where is the interspatial ring? Get it now."
Rod Dick leaned over and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, my lord, there is one more thing I want to tell you in private..." He whispered a few words beside Julian.
Julian was surprised and replied: "Oh, there is another matter? So hurry up and get the staff, let's go to the secret room of the temple."
In the secret room of the temple, Julian read Nero's last words with a staff in his hand, and he was speechless for a long time with a serious expression on his face. He didn't speak, and neither did Rod Dick. After a long time, Julian inspired the pupil of the earth again, and listened to the last words from beginning to end again. Then the information in the pupil of the earth gradually weakened until it disappeared and was silently erased by the great magician.
Julian said to Rod Dick very solemnly: "Nero's last words involve a lot of secrets, and they must not be passed on to the outside world. I wonder if anyone has read this message?"
Rod Dick bowed and replied: "They are all related to it, and they are trustworthy. For Nero himself, for the city-state, for the Temple of Isis, and for the honor and prestige of the entire Ecu Empire, I have strictly ordered everyone not to Otherwise, you will receive the most severe punishment. Now this piece of information has been erased, and even if anyone tells it, it will never be acknowledged."
Julian asked again: "What about the foreigner who returned the staff? What does he know? You must be careful with this person."
Rod Dick explained: "He only saw the book left by Master Nero in the cave, and didn't mention those past events that should not be made public. Now this person lives in my mansion, and he is under surveillance when he enters and exits." After thinking about it, he added a sentence very worried: "The act of this person returning the staff and the relics has been regarded by the people of the city as a symbol of the favor and gift of the gods. Just before your arrival, my lord, this also symbolizes your return, my lord. It is not our honor to be disrespectful to this man, but due thanks must be given.”
Julian shook his head with a smile and said, "Master Dick is too worried. I just want to meet this man and praise his noble and selfless character in person."
Rod Dick: "You can see him tomorrow, and he will be present when the relics are taken out and the will is read out."
That night, Rod Dick returned home for the first time in days. And that night, Julian suffered from insomnia when he lived in the room of the main priest in the temple. Rod Dick didn't know that this great magician had his own worries and longings. The young man named Amon should be the only person in the world who saw the last remains of Nero. I thought that no one would discover the secret past more than 30 years ago. Julian didn't know how many words Nero left behind, and did they mention what happened between him and Bell that year—this is Julian most worrying.
Nero, on the other hand, said in a message that Bell had told him that mortals could also become gods. This sounds unbelievable but has to be believed. What kind of temptation can make a ninth-level great magician leave the temple and become the enemy of the entire empire? And the saint Cong Ni from back then was willing to go with him!
Maybe Bell really knew something, and Nero disappeared while chasing Bell. He should be the last person to see Bell, and maybe he also knew something. There is no relevant information mentioned in Staff's message. If there is such content, it is likely to be in his cave suicide note, and even if the foreign boy saw it, he would not say it—no one would say it!
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The next day, Amon arrived at the temple of the cape city-state in the carriage of the city lord. Everyone was present in a solemn hall in the apse. Lord Julian sat in the middle, with a ring on the round table in front of him. The high priest of the cape city-state temple, the directors of various departments, the nine nephews of the Linton family, and Amon all crowded around the table. And Roddick sat beside Julian as a notary.
In front of an eighth-level great magician, Amon didn't dare to use the divine detection technique to find out, but just stared at the space ring intently. The result made him a little disappointed, and there was no great new discovery. Julian just picked up the ring, closed his eyes, and took out the contents with a light shake of his hand. This was similar to Amon taking things out of bones. Take out everything in the ring at once.
Amon sensed that the great magician was using high-level space magic, which was very powerful. It seems that Nero's space ring is far less precious than Amon's bone. Even a three-pole magician who has just mastered space magic can barely use that rib.
Things were taken out of the space ring, and half of the tabletop was piled up in an instant with a crash. Everyone let out a suppressed exclamation, and most of them widened their eyes and held their breath. There are only two things in Nero's relics, various scrolls and a bunch of scattered god stones. At a glance, there are estimated to be more than 70 scrolls, nearly half of which are high-level magic scrolls, and there are hundreds of divine stones, including four blue water cores and two flame spirits.
What an astonishing fortune this is! The special sacred stone is already expensive enough, but the value of the scroll is far more than the sacred stone. Julian, who is a great magician, naturally knows it very well, and almost jumped up in surprise. And Hilary Linton almost fainted from the touch of her chest, her eyes were fixed on those blue water hearts and flame elves.
But Rod Dick was the calmest. He coughed lightly, reached out and picked up a scroll between the scroll and the sacred stone from the table, opened it and glanced at it and said, "This is Lord Nero's will. It says 'read and notarized by Lord Dick', which should refer to my father. I didn't expect that we would see it after so many years, thank you Lord Nero for your trust, let me read it today."
Nero's will is very simple. He divides all the scrolls into five parts: two parts are reserved for the temple of the cape city-state, which is his contribution as the chief priest; two parts are reserved for the heirs of the family. There are excellent magicians to inherit his career; the last one is given to those who return the relics, which is a reward for selfless and noble character. The sacred stone is divided into three parts, two for the Lington family, and one for the person who returned the relic.
Nero's reward is really very generous, but it should be seen from another point of view. If the person who gets the relics doesn't return them, he can keep them all. There is one more thing mentioned at the end of the will. I hope that the current presiding officer of the Cape City-State will be lenient and let the person who returns the staff to check his private records of making the scrolls, and specify which article it is, presumably it means that The use of an unnamed gray scroll.
This is Nero's mind. He once said in the message that the gray scroll is more precious than the staff and the ring combined, but you can only know how to use the scroll after returning the relic, because you are worried that the person who gets the relic will not give it to you return.
After the will was read out, Rod Dick handed the scroll to everyone present and asked everyone to read it again, but Amon didn't read it at all, because he had said beforehand that he didn't know Ecu cursive script. Obama-Lington lamented in his heart, feeling that the distribution of the will was too unfair. Amon, a stranger and humble outsider, got more than every nephew of Nero.
But in front of everyone, he couldn't object, so he pointed to the divine stones with a "brainstorming idea" and said, "I don't know the value of the scrolls, but I do know the number of divine stones. There are a total of 103 divine stones here." , if it is divided into three parts, there will be one extra piece for each thirty-four pieces. Amon, you can just take the thirty-five sacred stones, and just keep the blue and red ones."
Rod Dick glanced at him with a slight frown, and a contemptuous sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Tashun-Lington said: "My cousin, don't you feel ashamed to say that? The value of special sacred stones is completely different from ordinary sacred stones, and every adult here knows it well. Since Uncle's will has made Lord Dick For notarization, the distribution should also be left to Mr. Dick to arbitrate."
Rod Dick didn't talk nonsense, he wouldn't go to count it himself, let the clerk Fayol Judah stand up, and calculate the total value of the god stone on the spot. The value of various special divine stones is also different. The most valuable is the Charm of the Wind. Because it can make space artifacts and the quantity is quite rare, its value is astonishingly expensive, worth 500 ordinary divine stones. The second is the pupil of the earth, which is worth three hundred ordinary god stones. The flame spirit and the blue water core in Nero's relics are both worth two hundred ordinary god stones.
There are ninety-seven ordinary divine stones, four blue water cores, and two flame spirits in the relics, with a total value of 1,297 divine stones. If it is divided into three parts, each part is 432 ordinary god stones, and there is one more. After the clerk finished liquidating, Rod Dick first asked Amon, "Generous and selfless outsider, how do you want to get this reward?"
Amon was also a little stunned. He didn't expect Nero's relics to be so valuable. He mainly valued those scrolls, but he didn't want to reveal them. He heard the city lord's question before answering: "These colored stones are so valuable. I don’t want to ask for more. It’s enough to take away a red one and add a blue one, and it’s convenient to carry it with you. It’s fine for a fraction, thanks to the servants in the Lord’s mansion, and I ask Lord Dick to give it to you. Thank you for this passage Days have taken good care of me."
Amon did things neatly and beautifully. He only needed a blue water heart and a fire elf, and the reason he said was justified—it was convenient to carry with him. No matter who it is, it will not be easy to carry more than 400 sacred stones on the road. If they were exchanged for gold coins, they would not be able to carry them by themselves, so they would have to be pulled by a horse-drawn cart! Amon generously donated the remaining thirty-two sacred stones to the servants in the castellan's mansion, which made Rod Dick very satisfied.
Amon brought all the servants in the city lord's mansion with him, and it was hard for others to speak up if they wanted to object. Tashun-Lington also took the initiative to say: "Our Lington family should also take out double fractions, a total of sixty-four sacred stones, and let the city lord reward the staff and servants around him as thanks for the notarized will. The rest The 801 divine stones in my possession can be divided into nine equally, and each of us will get 89 pieces."
Several of Nero's nephews quietly gave Tashun a dissatisfied look, but no one expressed any objection openly, and the divine stone was distributed in this way, and the scrolls were distributed next. Rod Dick said to Julian humbly: "My lord, you are a great magician who knows the usefulness and value of scrolls best. I don't have the ability to distinguish them so clearly, so I'd like you to be an arbitrator. "
Looking at those scrolls, Julian also had a longing look in his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "The value of the scrolls is not as clear as that of the divine stone, and sometimes you can't buy it with money. In different occasions and in the hands of different people, its meaning It is also completely different. Since it is not easy to calculate, I think the simplest method is used. There are thirty-six high-level scrolls and thirty-eight intermediate scrolls, which are divided into five parts according to the number. Two copies, the Linton family will take another two, and the outsider Ammon will take the remaining one. As for the extra fraction, it is up to the city lord to decide how to deal with it."