Pivot of the Sky

“Nine... nine... magic... magician?” Amon opened his mouth wide and forgot to close it. The speech became stubborn.

He heard very clearly that the old madman was talking about a magician, not a magician, a man who studied divinity without the permission of the gods. This kind of person is to be punished by the Temple, but he has gained the equivalent of the power of the demigod, which is incredible!

The old lunatic stopped talking and looked through the wall as if looking at a very distant place and remembering something. Half a day later Amon returned to God and asked carefully: "So are you a 'magician' too? ”

“Yes, I am a magician. But I was less successful than a student, just an eight-level magician.” The old lunatic replied with a very positive tone, but did not turn his face to see Amon.

Ammon has been petrified and set to look at the old lunatic for half a day before he whispered: "Your student...” Speaking of which, he stopped wanting to talk and didn't know how to ask.

The old lunatic seemed to be talking to himself: “His name was Bell, and if he hadn't become a god, he would have died a long time ago. The last time I heard from him was thirty years ago, Schrödinger brought it. He abducted Nen, the Virgin of the Temple of Isis, and was being pursued by a large number of magicians and samurai. He tried to reach me, but he couldn't get away, and then there was no news. ”

Amon is like a magic trick. He can't speak anymore. The old lunatic just said a few short words and contained too much shocking information. To begin with, the magician, if he hadn't become a god, would have died a long time ago, apparently suggesting that mortals could become gods. And in all the Oracles, man cannot live forever like a god, let alone a magician cursed by a god?

Next is Schrödinger's message thirty years ago, so this cat has been alive for at least thirty years, and can deliver the message among magicians, what a wonderful cat it is! Amon remembers his childhood, and that filthy fat cat has been at the old lunatic's house since he remembered. But Schrödinger was so lazy that he slept in the corner all day long, almost nobody noticed it.

The most shocking thing is that magician named Bell, who took the Virgin of Isis Temple 30 years ago. Amon still doesn't know exactly who the Virgin is, but he does know that a magician can't blatantly waver, and that great magician Bell is causing trouble in the temple, as if he doesn't care about identity at all.

Amon stopped talking and the old lunatic retracted his gaze and turned around and looked at him and said, "Can't you believe it? He entered the Temple of Dreamfield and accepted the invitation to become a high priest of honor, in order to fulfill my wishes. But even I didn't think that he had taken away with the tears of the Virgin and the gods. How dare you! Crazier than an old lunatic like me! ”

Amon, who has been petrified, finally heard something wrong, “No, no, no, how is this possible? Wasn't the magician abandoned by the gods and hunted by the temple? How did he become an honorary high priest of the Temple of Monfist? ”

The old madman laughed, his most common expression, with a giggling smile: “What I've just introduced you to about divinity and body art is what has been said since ancient times on the Heavenly Pivot. It is both a message and a fact, but it may contain many mistakes and lies. I taught Bell everything, hoping that he would fulfill one of my wishes, which was to find out the true secrets of the gods. ”

Amon's brain was a little unusable at the moment, and he couldn't think about so many complicated questions at once, chasing him: "You haven't told me how a magician who was disgusted by the gods could become a high priest of the Temple of Monfist? ”

The grin on the face of the old madman is even more obvious: “Only the so-called aristocrats are eligible to study theology and obtain the permission of the Temple. These claims are, in my opinion, mere lies of the priests and priests attempting to monopolize theology. Private theologians, called magicians, cannot be tolerated, and if you are only a low- or intermediate-class magician, this is indeed the case and you will be punished and even pursued by the temple. But if you're lucky enough to be a great magician, things change and become dramatic. ”

“What play?” Amon became more and more confused, from childhood until growing up, that he had only seen the drama of the glorification of God during the annual festivals in the town.

The old madman asked, "Amon, will you lose a bunch of sheep hunting an animal? What if that beast doesn't mess with you at all and even helps you? ”

Amon: “Of course not. I'm not stupid! ”

The old madman snorted: “The priests in the temple are not fools either! The cost of annihilating a great magician is too great, surrounding a great magician must suffer a painful loss, not forced, who would be willing to make such a bargain? If a great magician appears in the territory of a temple, the priests enjoy pretending not to reveal their identity and not to be enemies of the temple. If he exposes his identity and has to deal with it, he usually uses another method first. ”

Amon gradually understood a little, but asked: "In what way? ”

The old madman turned around and looked at the wall, seemingly looking through the house and into the distance, telling Amon about Bell's past ——

A great magician emerges in the Territory, and the smartest way is to “destroy” him, without losing or even empowering himself, so that he can negotiate. Persuade and buy him to join the temple, receive the blessings of the gods, give him an aristocratic status and become an honorable priest. So much trouble solved, you don't have to lose a lot of money to kill me alive.

Great magicians are supernatural anywhere on the Heavenly Pivot. Each temple, of course, wishes to have more archdeacons sitting in the town, which is also a symbol of strength and status. Things like this, even the king praises them in the dark, who doesn't want more great magicians to work for him?

And the magician turned into a magician, not only no longer worried about his identity, but also enjoyed a privileged position. The temples that can attract great magicians all enjoy tremendous wealth and resources, and practise their magic here and enjoy the admiration of people. They are much stronger than a magician who can't see the light. Why not?

So these negotiations are often easy and enjoyable, and both sides are very happy. There are exceptions, however, where none of those who are able to practise the divine arts and possess high-ranking achievements are rare geniuses in the world, many of whom are proud and do not necessarily accept such invitations. But as long as he is not openly hostile to the temple, the temple will privately promise advantages or give gifts as long as they are safe with each other.

The Great Magician must be extinguished only in a relationship of flagrant hostility, when he is hostile to the kingdom and temple. That would be an extraordinarily devastating war of extermination and would even mobilize forces to participate.

Bell, a student of the old madman Nietzsche, was already an eight-grade magician when he entered Dreamfield 36 years ago. His work was simple, he went directly to the Temple of Isis to reveal his identity, and he demonstrated his magical achievements, which surprised the then Virgin and the three chief priests. Bell became the honorable high priest of the Temple of Isis and a revered archdeacon.

The Monfist Temple declared to the outside world that Bell had been concentrating on cultivating the divine arts for many years. He never cared about the glorification of his reputation. He did not accept the identity of the High Priest of Honor until he became a Level 8 Mage. How devout, humble, steadfast, and solemnly reverent!

At the outset, Bell only had a symbolic identity as a high priest of honor and did not hold power. But three years later, the situation changed again, and just as he was an honorary high priest of Isis Temple, the divine arts advanced to the ninth level, becoming an equivalent of a demigod. Knowing that at the time she represented the highest authority of the Temple of Isis, Leonid the Virgin, there were only eight levels of her theological achievement.

Bel's status not only became immensely honorable in the Temple of Isis, but also became one of the elders of the Ecumenical Theological Council. He is entitled to participate in the discussion of the supremacy of divinity and to refer to the practice of divinity by nobles and priests. He can also consult the Temple of Isis and the transcripts of the historical scriptures of the Archives of the Ecumenical Parliament. - This is what Bell's original purpose was to enter Isis Temple.

It was the old madman Nietzsche who taught him everything, hoping that he would fulfill one wish: figure out why the gods became gods? If you know this secret, you may be able to answer two questions - can a mortal be a god as well? If so, how do you become a god?

The difficulty of accomplishing this aspiration is almost beyond imagination, and the old lunatic didn't ask Bell to succeed, as long as he did his best. As far as the old lunatic knows, Bell may have been close to success, even if he hadn't answered all the questions, but at least he had the key to solve the puzzle, otherwise he would not have been able to abduct the Virgin of Isis Temple.

The abduction of the Virgin completely changed Bell's fate. If it did not happen, Bel would continue to enjoy a privileged status, perhaps becoming one of the greatest magicians in the history of the Ecumenical Empire, and perhaps he would have fulfilled the aspirations of the old madman completely. But it cannot be assumed that thirty years ago, Bell left the Temple of Isis, taking not only the Virgin Onion, but also the tears of the gods that Onion manages.

Speaking of which, the old madman suddenly spoke with emotion: “The informant said privately that Bell had abducted the Virgin, but I see that he had voluntarily abducted 89 of the ten Virgin Girls. She has the tears of the gods, even if she is no match for Bel, she will not be robbed if she decides to die. … Until thirty years later, right here, you have mined the tears of the gods with your own hands. That Maria will be the new guardian of Isis Temple, and they will finally regain possession of the Virgin! ”

Amon was surprised again and asked one of his most important questions: "Maria! She will be the Virgin! Who the hell is the Virgin? ”

The old madman poured another full glass of wine, but didn't rush to drink it. He swayed the cup in his hand and replied: “Don't bother, I was just about to say this..."

The Lord God of the Ecumenical Empire is King Horus, and Ecupharaoh claims to be the spokesperson of the Horus God in the world. The king of Ecu is located in the city of Bis in Upper Ecu. The Temple of Horus in Bis is the main temple of Ecu as a whole. It is the equivalent of the National Supreme Theological Centre. Temples throughout the country are also under its command. The main priest of the main temple of Horus is, of course, Pharaoh Ecu himself.

But Pharaoh himself usually lived in the palace to handle his affairs, and only during major festival ceremonies would he ascend the temple altar as the main priest. So there is a chief priest in the temple, who normally represents Pharaoh in offerings to King Horus and other gods. In addition to the chief priest, there are three high priests in charge of everyday affairs in the main temple of Horus, whose status is far higher than that of the high priest in the general local temple.

There is also a group of senior priests in the main temple of Horus, the most honorable group in the Empire, where the Divine Council and the Academy of Theology, representing the highest authority of Imperial theology, are located.

Upper Ecuadorian is located in the fertile valley of the Upper Ronnie River, and an important part of the Ecuadorian Empire is Lower Ecuadorian in the Lower Ronnie Delta. Historically, Ecu was divided into two countries, and the capital city of Lower Ecu was Drumphyth, after which Pharaoh was reunified.

The main temple of Dreamfist is the Temple of Isis, which is also the most important temple of the entire Lower Ecumenical. The nominal priest is also Ecumenical Pharaoh, which symbolizes the rule of Lower Ecumenical, but the one who represents Pharaoh in sacrificing to the Spirit is the Virgin.

The goddess of Isis Temple is of course Isis Goddess, the mother of the mythical legend Horus, the abundant god of the Ecuadorians and the patron saint of Dreamfield City since ancient times. It is not only the Isis Goddess who enjoys sacrifice in the Temple of Isis, but also the gods of Ecu, whose main hall is dedicated to the idol of Isis Goddess with her young Horus.

Isis was proclaimed the Virgin Mary in Equus, a tradition that has existed since time immemorial. Those who sacrifice to the Goddess on behalf of their people in the world are called the Virgin, all of whom are called the "Guardian Virgin of Isis”. The tears of the gods on her sceptre are a symbol of the identity of the Virgin and represent the faithfulness, compassion and the gaze of pity and blessings upon the world of Isis.

The Virgin is pure and devout, devoting everything to Goddess Isis. Therefore, no adult man can touch her, but only kiss the dirt beneath her feet to honor her.

Thirty years ago, the Holy Neon of the Temple of Isis relied on the power of the Goddess to destroy an evil Class IX Magician, herself unfortunately falling, and the tears of the gods on the scepter were destroyed in this fierce battle. - This is the official statement of Ecu, whose authority is beyond question.

The evil archmage, of course, is Bell, a matter known in the history of Ecu as the Magician's Disaster. As far as the old lunatics know, the reality is that Bell, the honorary high priest and nine-level magician of Isis Temple at the time, abducted the Virgin Onion and took away the tears of the gods. This is absolutely intolerable and has violated and shaken the divine authority that governs the Empire.

Pharaoh ordered that he must be destroyed. Where Bel was, the forces of the temples of Lower Equn were all involved in the siege. Bel fled all over the border, eventually unable to accommodate himself within the Ecuadorian Empire, crossing the desert to reach the deep mountains along the border between Assyria, Baron and Hati.

Ecupharaoh sent a large number of sorcerers and samurai to cross the border, none of whom eventually returned, and Belle and the Virgin Onion never came back.

After this incident, all records of Bell as the Honorary High Priest of the Temple of Isis and Elder of the Ecumenical Parliament were destroyed and no one was allowed to speak again. In official records, he was an evil archmage, destroyed by the Holy Onion at the expense of himself.

Speaking of which, the old madman was silent again, and for a long time there was no sound in the house, and he kept thinking about his heart.

Amon finally figured out who the Virgin was and who Maria was going to be, and it was kind of dark. Though he understood that nothing could ever happen again between himself and Maria, there was always an unspeakable regret in his heart, and he could not help but think silently of her and sigh a deep sigh. Just listen to this sigh, he doesn't look like a 14-year-old at all.

Ultimately, it was Amon who first broke the silence: “You said your student, the Great Magician Bell, was close to successfully deciphering the secrets of the gods. Is there any conclusive evidence? ”

The old madman answered in a remarkable way: "The last message he sent 30 years ago confirms many of my speculations over the years, but I don't know how many mysteries he solved. A lot of people's cognitions about theology and body surgery that I just described may be wrong! … theology is deliberately separated from body surgery, and critical content is missing. That's supposed to be the secret of the gods! ”

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Characters in this Chapter -

BELL: The student of the old madman, the evil Lv9 Magician in Ecu's official records, was reportedly exterminated 30 years ago by the Custodian Virgin of Isis Temple.

Nene: Thirty years ago, Isis Temple's last Guardian Virgin, officially documented as the Archmage Bell who destroyed evil, died in battle himself.

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