Pivot of the Sky

Fayor was comfortable and proud, and Rod Dick gave the craftsmen thirty gold coins, each weighing one baht, in a bag. And he put thirty silver coins on the kid's anvil, about the size of gold coins, each weighing only half a baht, worth only one and a half gold coins, and the rest was his.

Fayor was not worried that Rod Dick would blame him, and it was already a privilege for the noble Lord Dick to give in to this filthy, rudimentary miner's house and stand in front of the fire and send his registrar to visit him himself. He has fulfilled his mission, as Lord Dick instructed, and is fortunate to have received the tears of the gods. Lord Dick will only surprise him and even give him a gift. He will not pursue insignificant matters at all. He knows Lord Dick too well.

Fayor had also seen the tears of the gods for the first time, and had not even heard of them before. Rod Dick told him that it looked like a pale golden, translucent stone, which he had seen at Ammon's house and obtained.

There was a foul smell of alcohol and the smoking of the furnace fire in the house, and Fayor did not want to stay for a moment, so he took the tears of the gods and hurried away. Fayor was also extremely curious about the legendary symbol of pity for the gods. He almost couldn't help but want to take it in his hand and see what magic it was. He wanted to put it in his own purse, but of course he didn't dare, he could only be respectful and careful with the golden box with the tears of the gods.

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Fayor left, and after a while, Amon left the house, too, and he went to find the old lunatic. Amon is still a child. He has unspeakable grievances in his heart, but he can't say anything to his drunk father. It is also a relaxation and comfort to not listen to the insane and borderline craziness of the old man.

He spent about half an hour at the old lunatic's house, then quietly went west of town. To the west of Duke Town is a mountain with green and black monster stones. A little closer, there are not many grass slopes in the mountains to feed a small herd of sheep. A little further away, it looks very dangerous. The monster stones are not tall but weird, like dense and numb demonic jungle, the bushes that grow on it are like people's messy hair.

The shrub is only two people tall, but the branches are very hard to dry, and the charcoal it burns with a good machete and axe is the best furnace fuel for smelting iron embryos. This area, known as the Black Fire Forest, is on the road to the State of Syria in the town of Duke, through which the pavement of the State of Syria passes.

Apart from the roads manned by city warriors every thirty miles, people rarely enter the depths of the black-fired jungle, and those strangely complex shrubs and rocks completely shield their sights within a short distance, seemingly filled with mysterious dangers.

But the old madman told Amon that there was a cold spring in a hidden part of the Black Fire Forest, and the water was cold, but it could wash and purify people's bodies. Years of bathing in that cold spring can make your body stronger and more responsive. But the old madman has to teach Amon how to take a bath, otherwise not only will there be no benefit, but cold air will invade the body to leave a dark disease, and if it happens, people will die.

The method taught you whether you can do without hurting your body, learn and endure the bitter cold, all in Amon himself. Amon once asked what good would it do to bathe in that cold spring? The old lunatic answered two words with a smile - decanting.

Amon wanted to take his drunk father to the cold spring to take a bath, but the old lunatic stared at him and said, "Do you want your father's life? He can't bear it. You're the only one who can go. Don't tell anyone! ”

So Amon went alone, every time in the bright middle of the moonlight, at the beginning, it was really unbearable to almost freeze people cold, but after each bath, sitting by the spring water for a while, there would be a heat flow all over the body, making people feel comfortable, comfortable kind of want to moan. Amon loves this feeling, and whenever he's in a bad mood, he always comes to the fountain.

There is another special thing about cold spring water, although extreme cooling can wash people very well and leave no dust on them.

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Rod Dick was so excited and even ecstatic, how wise, wise and fortunate he was to get the tears of the gods! In the praise of his servants and servants, such as Fayor, the glass drifted a little. Rod Dickburn had never dreamed that the Isis Goddess had guided him, which he had made up himself, but now he couldn't help but think that he had really been guided and cared for by the Isis Goddess in the underworld.

When he got the tears of the gods, the first thing he did was kneel down and pray, glorify the great gods, then give Fayor three sacred stones, and send a gift to Mayor Dusty. Why thank you again? I think Mayor Dusty has it all figured out.

Fayor did what he ordered, and when the tears of the gods first appeared, he took them away on the spot in the name of Goddess Isis. Doing so would save so much trouble that something so important could be mined out that it would be difficult to obtain it if it were handed over to the State of Syria in accordance with local regulations. Although it was not necessarily possible to obtain it as a Dick and with appropriate threats, it was not possible to guarantee that it would be obtained.

Of course, there are those in the Kingdom of Hati who want the tears of the gods, and even within the Ecumenical Empire, there is more than one candidate for the Holy Queen from every city and state, Aiko-Maria, which is in itself a struggle for interests. But how can that humble miner who extracted the tears of the gods reject Rod Dick's noble will and dedicate his devotion to Goddess Isis? It all seems logical.

As for Mayor Dasti, of course Rod Dick will have to make it up to him. He has to deal with him in the future, and he can't lose this friend. As for the miners who mined the stones, what did they get? Rod Dick stopped worrying, he had sent Fayor to do his job, generously giving him 30 baht gold coins, and Fayor did it, which was enough.

The human heart was so amazing that not long ago Rod Dick was whining while drinking and praying secretly to the gods instead of to the miners. Now he really got the tears of the gods, and he forgot the miner who had mined the tears of the gods behind his head. He thought he really got the help of the gods and prayed to the Isis Goddess to thank her for appearing so pious.

Rod Dick did not leave the tears of the gods in his own hands, and soon he sent them to Gabriel. He knew that there must be a lot of people who wanted to compete for the tears of the gods. It was only with the approval of the Temple of Isis that it was most important. He intends to leave Tuco the next day, not wanting anything extraneous to happen, but Gabriel tells him that Aiko-Maria is ill, at least for another three days in the town, and that he cannot make a hard journey through the desert immediately.

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Early the next morning, just before the townspeople woke up, the cooking cigarettes floated over the households, and people heard the bells of the Temple of Mourin at the northern end of the town, which was a signal to gather the entire town's inhabitants.

Mayor Dasti, who was enjoying a full breakfast under the crowd of four servants, was very unhappy to hear the bell ringing, and who disturbed his comfort and leisure? There are only two people in the town of Duke who are qualified to ring the bells of the Temple of the Lady of Mu Yun. Dusty is the main cleric of the town and the high priest in the name of the Temple of Mu Yun, but the priest responsible for the specific affairs of the Temple is Marco Robo-Xiaogu.

Xiao Gu also serves as the Registrar of the Town and Temple of Duke and is responsible for writing and registering the taxes paid annually by the townspeople and the property donated to the Temple. The Registrar's status is higher than that of ordinary civilians and can be classified as inferior nobility, while Xiao Gu, at the same time a priest of the Temple, is more honorable than that of a regular Registrar and is the second person in the town.

Do not underestimate a clerk, as he reads and writes, whether in Hati or Ecu, usually only nobles are conditioned to learn. Fayol Judah, chief registrar of Rod Dick, could almost sit on par with a nobleman of the Hathi kingdom, such as Mayor Dasti, although he was only a clerk.

Duke is just a small town. It's impossible and not necessary to have so many noble officials. Mayor Dusty doesn't want too many people to share the power here, so the simpler things are, the better. According to the city decree, the registrar is necessary, as is the priest who presides over the affairs of the temple, so let Xiao Gu alone, and Dusty is also aware that the owners of the city in Syria have a fondness for Xiao Gu and, more precisely, have accepted Xiao Gu's bribes.

Even more ridiculously, since the restoration of the Temple of Horus in the town, in order to conserve manpower and centralise power, the Mayor of Dasti remains the High Priest of the Temple and the Priest and Registrar who presides over the specific affairs of the Temple of Horus remains Xiao Gu.

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When Mayor Dasti changed his gorgeous coat and brought the last servant to the square in front of the Temple of Moulin, people were already surrounded here. Amon and his father stood head down in front of the crowd, and Xiao Gu faced the crowd on the high level of the temple.

People gave Dusty a way out of the way, and he shouted unhappily as he walked: "Xiao Gu, why did you ring the bell early in the morning to bring everyone here? With Lord Dick still in town, aren't you afraid to disturb honorable guests? ”

Xiao Gu hurriedly walked down the stairs and bowed to Dusty in courtesy: “Dear Lord, someone has desecrated our patron goddess, the great Goddess of Mu Yun.” Then he lowered his voice, "Mayor, don't you know, someone in town has mined a legendary tear of the gods, but didn't hand it over, and gave it to Lord Rod Dick himself. You know, even if it's a donation, it should be you or me..."

Dusty interrupted him quietly and quickly: "Xiao Gu, don't mention this! Lord Dick wants the tears of the gods. He's in town. Can you stop him? But we haven't handed over the city according to the rules. If anyone comes down, who's responsible? The miners who mined it voluntarily gave it to Goddess Isis, and Lord Dick testified, saving you and me trouble. Don't worry, Lord Dick's gift will be delivered to your house tonight and you won't be disappointed... Anything else? ”

Xiao Gu stunned and nodded humbly: “Yes, do as you say. But there is one other thing that has to be dealt with because someone has violated the dignity of the Spirit...”

The people in the square only saw Xiao Gu and Dusty whisper a few words, and then saw Xiao Gu turn around to raise his voice: “Amon, the miner's son, violated the Oracle passed down from generation to generation in Duke town. Without the grace and blessing of Goddess Mu Yun, he privately opened the mine and took out a sacred stone, which I verified last night, which his father personally admitted. … Dear Lord Dusty has arrived, what do you think should be done with him? ”

Dusty frowned and didn't speak, but only made a dignified appearance. He was disgusted that Xiao Gu had branched out of the festival, but couldn't stop it. When it comes to blasphemy, everyone has to be careful not to let Xiao Gu grasp his grip. Besides, this is indeed the rule of the Duke Town for generations, and it involves the dignity of the Guardian God. He thought to himself, "What kind of article does Xiao Gu want to do with this? Is it for me?"

Xiao Gu looked at Amon as he spoke, like a cold eagle looking at Cesar's shuddering rabbit, although Amon had not shaken his lips - he had long seen the child go awry. Tucker Town produces constant sacred stones, symbolizing endless wealth, but only four people in this town can write: Dusty, Xiao Gu, Nietzsche, the old lunatic, and Amon, the child.

Dusty can only write mudflake books used around Hattie, Baron, and Assyria, which were initially engraved on mudflakes, whereas Xiao Gu can write two kinds of documents. In addition to the knife books, the pen books used by the Egyptian Empire are written on grass paper. These were taught to him by the old madman, but now the old madman has taught Amon both.

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Characters in this Chapter -

Makelobo-Xiaogu: The clerk of Duke Town, also a priest and clerk of Horus Temple and Moulin Temple of Town, writes two secular words: knife and pen, and masters the corresponding divine writing style.

Aristotle: A young traveler from a distant part of the continent, Rod Dick's entourage and staff.

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