This sentence was once asked by Amon to Maria, and Maria asked him the same question today. The meaning is very complicated. Perhaps only the two of them can understand it, and it can only be turned into this simple greeting.
Amon replied: "I have a good life, I have never been so relaxed, but I am always waiting."
Maria's eyes were so soft and peaceful, she just looked at him and said, "What are you waiting for?"
Amon also looked at her, his gaze was so natural: "I am waiting for your summons, and I am also waiting to make a request to you. I once said that I will return to Duke Town, and I will also guide the people back to their hometown."
Maria nodded lightly: "I remember, you said you have something to do, how long is it?"
Amon: "There are still more than two months."
Maria: "In a month's time, I will send you to carry out a mission to go deep into the town of Duke surrounded by swamps, investigate the topography and landforms there, and report every detail change as detailed as possible. You are the most familiar The people there are also the most suitable for this task.”
Amon: "Thank you, I will definitely complete this task."
Maria said worriedly: "I want to remind you that after the flood, many monsters appeared in the mountains, plains, swamps, and deserts. This trip is full of dangers."
Amon was slightly surprised: "I just passed by there last year, didn't I meet you?"
Maria asked, "Where did you go from where to where?"
Amon: "I crossed the desert from the south of the inland lake to the city-state of Syria."
Maria explained: "The monsters are mainly found in the northwest of the inland lake. With the receding of the flood, they have appeared in large numbers in the past six months. There are also many poisonous scorpions in the desert now... Do you need to send enough magicians to protect them? But there's no access to large groups of people there, and it's a cross-border operation and not in a public capacity."
Amon shook his head and said: "No, I grew up there, it's more convenient to go by myself. As for the danger, I have experienced too much, and I am not afraid. I will go no matter whether there is danger or not, or whether I am on a mission or not." , Now that I heard that there are many monsters in that area, I have to go and check it out.”
Maria sighed softly: "There may be more than one path people can choose. There is a fertile land where monsters run rampant for thousands of miles in the center of the continent. It will be a place where countless heroes make contributions and fight for battles among kingdoms. You must Do you want to guide the tribe to return to their hometown? If you start a family and start a business like many ordinary people in Eju, you may live a better life."
She was clearly trying to persuade Amon. She must have read the document "The Land of Marduk" and knew that the situation in that place would be very complicated. Amon replied sincerely: "I have made promises to the dead souls and the guardian gods. I must find the descendants of Duke Town and guide them back to their hometown. Unless they are unwilling, I must try my best to fulfill the promise." .”
Maria seemed to be hesitant, but finally said: "That day at the blessing ceremony, you found the assassin, and not only threw the javelin to block the arrow. I could see clearly from the high platform, and you rushed towards the assassin Where it appeared, I was very worried at the time. Fortunately, the assassin escaped faster than you chased, otherwise your life would be in danger. It was Gabriel who finally caught the arrow, and later she told me privately that she was not that person either opponent."
Amon said calmly: "Thank you for your concern, but that's what I should do. Soldiers rushing towards the enemy on the battlefield, their lives are in danger at any time, should they just turn around and run away?"
Maria's tone was a little emotional: "I should thank you, and I should also help you with your affairs, but I don't know how much I can help you. There is still one month before I leave to perform the mission, and I will send you to inspect a place, wait When you get there, you'll understand what I'm trying to tell you."
Lady Saintess not only sent Amon to carry out investigation missions in Duke Town, but also sent him to inspect a place before departure, and the words had a lot of meaning. Amon didn't ask any further questions, he stood up and saluted, "Thank you for your arrangement."
Seeing Maria's appearance, she also wanted to stand up, but finally sat on the chair and waved her hands: "You don't need to thank me, you will understand when you get there, I am sorry that I can't help you more."
The conversation between the two was very brief, and the Holy Maiden didn't have more time to summon a small captain of the guard alone. Amon's attitude was respectful and respectful from the beginning to the end. The only difference from the others was that the two The eyes have been looking at each other. When Amon retreated and turned around in front of the door, Maria suddenly said, "Amon, take this, I think you should read more of these classics."
Amon turned around again and saw Maria standing up, holding a piece of paper in her hand. He walked back quickly, took the piece of paper with both hands, and their fingertips inadvertently touched each other. This is a violation of the rules. He is not allowed to touch the body of the saint, and he is not allowed to directly deliver the belongings of the saint. Even if he is a captain of the guard, the lightest punishment is to cut off this finger.
It's funny, this is the second time Amon has faced this kind of punishment, but the Holy Maiden didn't blame, nor did she call the servants to punish Amon, she let Amon take the paper lightly. Then he said calmly: "I forgot to ask the servant to pass this piece of paper to you, just treat it as if I put it on the table, and take it yourself."
This sentence is a kind of reminder, she didn't have to say it, but she still said it after all. Amon realized that he had overstepped the rules, and quickly saluted and apologized, but there was always a soft feeling on his fingertips, which made him very ashamed. Maria shook her head and said, "It's just an unintentional mistake, it's not your fault, why bother to apologize?... I will summon you when you leave in a month's time."
Amon got up and looked up. There was only a table between them. He looked at Maria again, and suddenly there was an impulse in his heart, thinking of the unfinished kiss. God, at this moment, he really wants to kiss her! This impulse made Amon lower his head, no longer looking at her, bowed and exited the study.
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The Temple of Isis is not only the buildings in Memphis City, but also the large pastures, farms, and groups of slaves. The place where Maria sent Amon to inspect was in the south of Memphis and close to the city-state of Herac, about two hundred miles west of the Ronnie River. It is far away from the valley and the climate is arid, and it is a semi-desert area with many tall rocky mountains.
Sparse grass grows at the foot of the mountain, and there are only some drought-resistant shrubs in the crevices between the rocks. From a distance, the earth is khaki-yellow, and the mountains are dark brown. There are continuous buildings at the foot of the mountain, which are made of stone. crude. This place is very important to the Temple of Memphis. It is one of the most important sources of sacred stones in Lower Eju, and it is called Mount Horie.
Amon is the envoy who came to inspect Mount Horie, and he is also responsible for escorting the sacred stone produced this season back to Meng Feisi. He received a very warm reception at Mount Horeb. The person in charge here was a sixth-level magician and high priest named Branca. The environment here is very harsh, and the living conditions are far from comparable to that of Mengfeisi City, but there is also a little advantage, that is, there is a lot of oil and water, and don't forget that Mount He Lie produces divine stones.
Although it is in a desolate area, Master Blanca knows how to enjoy himself. The courtyard he lives in is very luxurious, and he even used the environment to set up a magic circle to make the courtyard cool and humid. The water he uses every day is transported from the Ronnie River, and after special purification, he can also eat fresh vegetables transported from the city-state of Herac, not to mention the cattle, sheep and fine wine.
It's a fat job to visit here, not to mention that Amon is appointed by the saint this time, so it is naturally different from the previous special envoys. Blanca felt a little uneasy in his heart. He knew that the Holy Maiden was in power for the first time, and he was afraid that if something wrong with him was found out, he would be taken down. Therefore, as soon as Amon arrived, he gave him a generous gift.
Blanca's worries were unnecessary, Amon didn't want to find fault on purpose, nor did he want to blackmail him. He saw Blanca's surprise, accepted the gift with a smile, checked the accounts, then counted the sacred stones in the hoard, and ordered to load the items that should be transported back to the Temple of Isis this season. Blanca finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Amon didn't care how well Branca entertained him, and he didn't deliberately find fault with him. In the first few days before arriving at Mount Horeb, he spent most of his time reading in his room. On the piece of paper that Maria gave him were the file numbers of several volumes. Amon borrowed it from the archives and took it with him to read when he had time on the road.
Not all the documents in the archives of the Temple of Isis are written in divine language. As a warrior, Amon can also apply to borrow some volumes recorded in secular language, but Amon has not read any of them during this time. The secret tome recorded in the divine language could not be turned over until Maria gave him this list.
Amon did not expect that what Maria asked him to read was actually a book on the art of war, which covered how to march, how to integrate logistics, how to arrange battle formations, how to manage various arms, how to command corps to fight, and so on. Amon is a warrior. He has achieved level six achievements at a young age, and he is likely to become a great warrior in the future. Looking at these classics, does Maria expect him to become a general
Of course, just reading military books will not make you a good general, but it is also very useful. The proportion of literate people on Tianshu Continent is very small, and even fewer people can understand the art of war. And the classics that Maria let Amon learn are very complete and systematic, basically mentioning how to deal with any situation encountered during the battle, at least it gave him the capital to start.
If he becomes a great warrior and has systematically studied the art of war, he will definitely be qualified to become the leader of the army in the future. Is this a hint from Maria? Amon studied it very seriously, and silently deduced the various battle scenes mentioned in the book in his heart. He memorized all the contents of the book in his heart along the road from Mengfeisi City to Mount Horie.
After checking the accounts, the sacred stones that should be shipped were all packaged, but Amon didn't leave immediately because he still had inspection missions. On the third day after arriving at Mount Horeb, Amon made a request to Blanca to go to the place where the mine was produced and observe all the processes of mining the sacred stone. Since Maria sent him here, there must be a purpose, and of course Amon must inspect every place.
Blanca persuaded at the wine table: "My lord special envoy, you don't have to go to that kind of place yourself. If you really want to go on a tour, just watch the scene where magicians mine the mine core. I will praise it in the report." How does the adult complete it carefully and meticulously."
Amon secretly laughed in his heart. It seems that people here don't know his background. He is a real miner. The backyard of the house where he grew up is a workshop. He smiled and explained: "You don't have to call me sir. Although I am a special envoy, I am still a commoner. The saintess ordered me to inspect the mine. Naturally, I must be loyal to the duty and go everywhere. Noble adults Where it is inconvenient to go, I should go too."
He is not noble? Blanca knew this well, but Horeb's captain John, who was also at the wine table, showed a look of surprise and contempt. John was born in a noble family in Memphis City, and now he is a sixth-level warrior like Amon. He has a brutal personality and once hurt people in conflicts, so he was transferred to He Lieshan as the captain of the guard. It was a kind of punishment.
John is proud by nature, and naturally he has resentment in his heart for staying in this place where no shit. Now there is a special envoy, who is said to be appreciated by the saint. long. Compared with what happened to him, John felt very depressed, and at the same time looked down on Amon, which he showed inadvertently at the wine table.
Amon knew John's emotions, so he just pretended not to see it, and said kindly: "Master Blanca, you don't have to worry about me, and you don't have to personally accompany me to those smoky places, and send a few subordinates to lead the way. So as to complete the mission completed by the Holy Maiden."
The Mount Horie Mine has a large scale, not only producing sacred stones, but also producing stones for building temples and Pharaoh's pyramids. Amon went to the mine on the first day, as if returning to a familiar hometown. The scale of the mines here is much larger than those outside Duke Town. There are guards to maintain order, and craftsmen are in command. Most of the mining work is done by slaves, and the labor is very hard.
On the second day, he inspected several mine veins that produced the sacred stone. Accompanied by a dedicated engineer, he watched the entire process of excavating and mining the ore core. He also saw the ore core being mined out with his own eyes. He walked around several mine veins and found that the distribution range of the mine veins here is much larger than that of Duke Town. The number of miners is more than ten times that of Duke Town, but the output of the god stone is less than one-tenth of that of Duke Town. .
On the morning of the third day, Amon inspected the last step of mining the sacred stone. In a large and clean stone house, there were dozens of low-level magicians who used staffs to open the mine core and take out the sacred stone. These magicians are sent by the Temple of Isis, and they will be rotated every quarter, which is a kind of experience task. They all have their own workshops, and there are servants around them at all times.
Amon saw the number of these magical masters and the speed at which they opened the mine core, and compared the total amount of sacred stones collected this season, he found something wrong after a little calculation in his heart, and asked the priest who accompanied him on the inspection: "These magical masters mine The sacred stone, according to my statistics this morning, if converted into the output of each quarter, only about 60% of the sacred stone handed in this time, is the output declining recently?"
The priest in charge quickly explained: "That's not the case. There is another group of people who are mining the core, but their status is low, and the working place is relatively crowded. Anyway, I have seen everything that needs to be seen, Mr. Amon There is no need to go any further."
Amon was stunned for a moment. There is indeed a situation here. The final step of mining the mine core is done by the magician. How can there be people with low status? He immediately said: "I even went into the mine, let alone the workshop that opened the mine core? Now that I'm here, of course I have to inspect all the places, so take me there."
The priest said reluctantly: "It's already noon, let's patrol after lunch."
There was fine wine during lunch, and several entourages who accompanied the inspection kept urging Amon to drink. Amon also drank a lot, but he was not drunk. After eating, he urged his followers to inspect the rest of the place. The priest in charge had no choice but to take Amon to a group of stone houses guarded by guards.
This place is like an independent village, surrounded by some low and simple houses, but there is a large hall in the middle of the group of stone houses. The roof of the hall is not high, the door is very narrow, and there are guards with weapons in front of the door.
Before Amon entered the door, he heard a loud shout from inside: "You dirty miner, do you want to die, you dare to damage the sacred stone!... The special envoy of the Temple of Isis has come here and ordered to mine enough sacred stones for this season, But you will never be able to complete the task, no one will end well, he is a role model!"
With the roar and the sharp wind from the whip, Amon was walking in, and when he heard these words, he jumped in!
The hall has a large area, and there are workbenches lined up around it. Dozens of miners in rough clothes are working with sledgehammers. The mined ore cores are placed on the anvil, and the last step is to take out the god stone. Behind a workbench near the door, there was a frail young man holding a heavy ore hammer. The ore core in front of him had been turned into powder. It was obvious that the force of the hammer was not controlled perfectly when it fell, and even the god stone was destroyed.
Amon recognized this young man at a glance. His facial features are so familiar, but now he has become dark and thin. He is the son of Mayor Dusty, Moses!
John, the captain of Horeb's guard, was lashing out at Moses with a long whip. His vision flickered, and the whip hit a person's back firmly, leaving a bloodstain on the skin after the clothes were torn. The man turned around slowly with a sullen face, his chest was heaving violently, as if forcibly suppressing a surge of anger, and it turned out to be Amon, the patrol envoy sent by the Temple of Isis.
John was also taken aback, and quickly put down his whip and said, "Mr. Amon, why did you rush in suddenly? I can't hold back this whip. I'm sorry for hurting you. It was an accident!"
The attendants were also shocked, and they came up and asked, "Mr. Amon, are you seriously injured? Don't blame Mr. John, he didn't mean it. Let's help you go back and apply the medicine. The inspection ends here. If you are injured, you should rest well..."