Pivot of the Sky

It's been three days since Amon's journey through the deep mountain jungle, and every break for the past three days he's been practicing gas elemental magic like the old lunatic told him. With the experience of learning the divinity of water elements, and with the aid of the staff, the magic of low-order gas elements was quickly mastered by Amon. Then he stopped using his staff in practice, and it was certainly much harder to do it by his own divine power.

Schrödinger never walked on his own, and when Amon drove on, he slept in his leather bag, eating only one meal a day in the evening, but it had to be made exclusively for him. Amon felt the cat's temper, and each time he simply let it eat first and then eat it himself, Schrödinger seemed satisfied.

The deeper we go into the mountains, the wetter the air becomes. Although the changes along the way are very weak, Amon, who is familiar with various low-order water element theologies and practicing gas element theologies, is acutely aware of them.

It is necessary to describe the terrain around the town of Turk, which is the Assyrian plateau to the north, the males are very desolate, the mountains to the east are also dangerous but the vegetation is dense, and the relatively low plains to the south-west. Winds blowing from the south-west directly across the plains and with little precipitation, form the dry Syrian desert to the south of the town. In the northeastern direction, sea breezes encounter mountain blockages forming convection, raining heavily, and nurturing underwater rivers.

The mountainous terrain is not suitable for crowding, and the black fire jungle and the Syrian desert are not suitable for establishing municipalities. Duke town happens to be on the edge of this transition, at the foot of the mountains on both sides of the south-east, with drinkable streams that are not too arid, but the land is quite barren.

Ammon is heading east and the terrain is getting higher and higher. It is precisely the sea breeze that is blocking the formation of convection in the half-mountain. From a young age to a large age, Ammon seldom sees rain successively encountering several rains. Sometimes it rains like a filament, and the dense, numb wind drills into a man's collar. Sometimes it rains like a lady, the sight is not even clear on all sides, and the feet are unusually wet.

It is very dangerous to walk in these mountains, not only without roads, but also inadvertently to slip down deep cliffs without even finding the bones. Amon should have stopped until the rain stopped, but it was always intermittent and Amon had to rush off in the rain. Schrödin sneezes after a little rain, not like a cold, or unhappy.

Amon didn't want to risk his life, but he had other ways of using his staff every time the sky rained silk. Light rain drifts with the wind, heavy rain condenses into a water curtain and spills around. Amon's body is always dry and the road under his feet is clear. If another magician saw Amon using water and gas at the same time, it was meant to walk in the rain, and he would probably throw up blood again!

Does a noble magician have to walk so hard in the rain? Even if you have to go out in the rain, you can take a comfortable caravan or, if you can't take a car, put on a waterproof cloak and boots and let a robust servant walk around with an umbrella. The power of divinity will be exhausted, rest and recuperation will be needed to recover, just as the physical strength of ordinary people will be consumed, and much more than the physical labor of ordinary people, noble magicians have not tormented themselves so much.

If they knew what kind of staff Amon was using, they would not only throw up blood, but even faint. Amon was able to travel through the mountains in the rain with this staff, while carrying out two kinds of magic. At first, he didn't use it as an exercise, just to avoid the rain, because the old lunatic told him not to resort to special stones when he was practicing.

Neither water nor wind were summoned by him, but the forces of nature between the heavens and the earth were working. Amon accidentally remembers what the old madman said before saying goodbye: "When practicing these two elemental magic, don't go after how high the ranks are, but also pay attention to how to confront, exploit and protect yourself in front of nature. If you can control a drop of water, learn how to keep it from being blown up in the river. ”

Amon seems to have learned another way of practicing divinity, not to call the wind and summon the rain, but how to face the power of wind and rain, use divinity to adapt to it, so that he can walk through it without getting wet, and thanks to that staff to practice like this.

Ammon, carrying a heavy fine iron branch and a lazy fat cat, walked alone in the shady mountains for three days and three nights, while it rained two magical ways to escape the rain. This is a tremendous test and drain on strength, energy and magic, probably more powerful than any other march on the continent.

Despite being dry, it is sometimes necessary to climb rocks in wet, muddy mountains and sometimes to swing knives to cut a path. The coordination requirements for strength, agility and endurance are quite high. This is actually the best physical exercise, but it is not a fighting skill on the battlefield. Along the way, we also encountered a number of beasts in the deep mountains. Amon found that it was not him who needed to be afraid. He waved the branches lightly than he did a few strokes. All the beasts that seemed fierce scared away.

But Amon didn't hunt or chase the prey. He remembered the old lunatic's words and walked east for three days to a high slope looking around, then frowned a little hesitant. The old lunatic asked him to climb the highest mountain he could see in three days. Obviously there are two mountains, one left and one right, which he saw yesterday. It is estimated that he will look around for another two days to see the highest mountains.

But he couldn't see which mountain was higher, because of the angle, looking up to see only a tiny cloud covering the top of the mountain. On the right is a steep mountain peak, with strange stones and cliffs that seem a little higher, but it's hard for Amon to climb up. The mountains on the right are magnificent, and there are fluctuations, not just a mountain, but a pile of plateaux.

Which way is it going? Amon was hesitating, and Schrödinger suddenly stretched his lazy waist and jumped out of his leather pocket, taking a small step down the hill to the right. The lazy cat actually walked by herself. Amon hurried over and accidentally almost slipped. The moss was covered with moss and he could barely stand on his feet. As he chased him, he shouted: "Schrödinger, where are you going? ”

The cat ran not far away and stood in a valley, lifting her forefingers above her fingers and screaming softly. The chasing Amon looked at the past in the direction of the cat's finger, and it was actually a sheep and intestine trail between the bushes, winding towards the mountain. Schrödinger obviously wanted to show the way, but there was really a way in the mountains, which made Amon feel strange.

Amon found footprints, and just a few days ago someone walked through here, and the thick footboard was not wearing shoes, and should be a cave wildlings, which could lead to a larger cave wildlings tribe. Ammon tried to avoid encountering cavemen along the way, and Schrödinger actually let him go in that direction.

Amon couldn't even talk to the cat. He studied the footprints in the neighborhood again and actually had two lines of footprints! One line of footprints is made of hemp knitted shoes in the mountains with a slightly rough patterned pattern, while the other wears boots with teeth on the leather sole.

These boots are water resistant and are ideal for walking along these mountain roads, but are generally worn by people with an identity. From the footprints, the teeth on the boots have been flattened, indicating that these are old boots. This line of footprints looks up to date, and I'm afraid it's less than a day before this guy walks by. Are there any other people here besides cavemen? This is far away from the town's smoking mountains!

“Schrödinger, are we really going this way? There seems to be a tribe of cave wildlings on this mountain, and there are strange footprints that other people have just walked through. If they encounter it, I wonder what the trouble would be?” Amon said to the cat in a negotiated tone.

Schrödinger twisted his neck and looked back at Amon, looking like he was despising a useless coward and then squatting there looking at the mountain road. Amon understood that Schrödinger wanted him to climb the mountain, so he took Schrödinger up and put him in his pocket, and the cane went towards the mountain in front of him to the right.

When I picked up Schrödinger, Amon had a feeling that this lazy, fat cat had been fed for three days by herself deliciously. She had actually become a little thin and her hair had not become as dirty as before. When it just jumped out of its pocket, it was rarely in the shape of the cat to be fit and flexible.

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Just as Amon climbed the trail to the heights, a group of noble adults arrived in Duke Town. Distant and dignified adults rarely come to the harsh and harsh mining area of Duke Town, but have been lively lately. Less than three months after Rhode Dick's departure, the governor and governor of Syria City State, Fermien Schommer, also arrived.

The lane through the black fire jungle can only allow the wagon to cross. Xiao Mo passes in a luxurious double wagon. All other people and cars have to flash into the bushes on the side of the road and take this * * car on the official lane is absolutely a symbol of status and identity. Even if people have any more money, the level on the station will not let go.

But this time, Xiao Mo's wagon was just the first one to drive ahead, accompanied by Duke Town priest Xiao Gu and Xiao Mo's assistant Morton. The second car was the envoy sent by King Hathai, Messer Randir, an official of the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Hathai and a level 5 magician, who naturally was not a big character in the King, but came to the State of Syria as an envoy and looked very noble, and the magistrates along the way had to wait carefully.

The last car was spacious and comfortable, made of the finest snowshirt wood, without much gorgeous decoration. The shed was vegetarian, and there was only one sign of the Temple of Enrique on top of it. It was a Gregory car, accompanied by High Priest Kausman. There are cavalry escorts in front of and behind the convoy, and never before have there been such platoons on the streets of the Black Fire Forest.

Randall was proud, even a little floating, and had a sense of satisfaction with the dragon entering the sea. As Wang Du's Qin Dynasty, his identity is definitely different. He only came to Duke Town to punish a miner. I didn't expect the great magician, Goryl, to follow him. Who can have such a follower? Grey came, and Xiao Mo, governor of Syria City State, accompanied him, as if everyone was waiting for him alone.

The Blackfire Forest is strange and desolate, but Randall is angry.

Xiao Gu, sitting in the first car, was also angry. The “illness” of the priest was completely healed. He looked more spiritual than usual, meaning he was quite radiant. This tour of the city and state yielded a great deal of success. I actually had the opportunity to summon Lord Randall from Wangdu. Although Randall was very arrogant when he spoke, he talked to him about many of the terroir products here, especially the divine stones, and showed some appreciation for him.

Most importantly, he asked Lord Randall what he wanted - to punish Amon and behead the child in public! Since Ma Qi disappeared, Xiao Gu has been sleeping and eating well. Amon has become a stab in his eyes and flesh, but he dares not make any more trouble. That's good, everything's solved, and he doesn't have to do it.

Lord Randall did have some appreciation for him, especially when he told Randall that Amon had a blue heart in his hand, and asked, "Xiao Gu, what do you think should be done with Amon's relics? ”

Wang Du's order was only to behead Amon in public, but he didn't say to confiscate his property. If a small town miner had any property to confiscate, the Royal Ministry of Justice would not have thought of these. I didn't expect to hear such good news here in Xiao Gu.

Amon's “legacy” rightfully belongs to his father. But Xiao Gu blinked: “Amon has been paid the taxes due on these stones by me. This stone should be confiscated by the temple in this town. Of course, the heart of blue water is dedicated to you, it is the will of the gods! It is up to you to punish him for his sins. ”

Randall nodded with satisfaction: "Xiao Gu, you are too clever to be a priest and registrar in a small town!” - That's the phrase that kept Xiao Gu from sleeping well yesterday's excited night.

Mayor Dasti, who received the news, rang the bell of the Temple of Mu Yun in the early morning, assembled the townspeople, lined up on both sides of the pavement to the east of the town to welcome them, and sprinkled water and petals on the road. There are not so many flowers around Tucker Town, so a lot of fresh leaves were sprinkled to decorate it, which is also pretty.

Xiao Gu sat in the Governor's carriage into Duke Town and felt a little overwhelmed, suddenly even feeling that both the townspeople and the Mayor of Dasti were welcoming themselves. Until the adults sat down in the hall of the temple, and the maids served wine and refreshments, and listened to praise and praise for half a day, Randall asked proudly: "What about the miner in your town, Amon? Take him to the gates of the temple and gather all the townspeople. I will punish him in public! ”

Though he was in a good mood, Randall was a little overwhelmed by the smoky environment in Duke Town, and he didn't have as much patience as Rod Dick and wanted to leave. He just wants to finish his work quickly, get the benefits, go back to Syria City State and enjoy the wine, food and beauty that Governor Xiao Mo has prepared, and he doesn't even want to stay overnight in Duke Town.

After listening to this, Dusty stunned for a moment and said, "Amon? He left Tuco three days ago, and I sent him to leave in public by decree of the Kingdom. ”

“What? The miner escaped! Xiao Gu introduced me to the decree here. Duke town miners cannot leave without permission. What the hell is going on here! Did you intentionally embarrass Lord Ben? I came with the King's command!” Randall's voice was instantly eight degrees high and he looked rather angry and depressed.

Xiao Gu's face was also dark. He was in a hurry and drank to Dusty: “What's wrong with you, let Amon run away? ”

Dusty insinuated that the registrar had taken the wrong medicine and glared at him: “Xiao Gu, did you just hear wrong? I sent Amon out of Duke by decree of the Kingdom, not to flee.” Then he said to Randall in a frightened tone: "My lord, I'm so sorry! I didn't know you were coming for Amon, here's the thing...”

Describing what happened three days ago, Dusty concluded: “Everyone in town can prove that it was such a coincidence except Xiao Gu, who left his post due to illness. ”

Randall drinks and asks, "The decree? What decree, how come I never heard? ”

Das took out a sheepskin roll and respectfully delivered it to him: "This is the decree of the kingdom, please behold. ”

Thirty years ago Randall was not yet born. Of course he had not heard of the decree. He looked for half a day and asked: “Who is Bell? ”

“Uh, evil Big Mage Bell?” Gore suddenly reached over and took the sheepskin roll and nodded: “Well… it is indeed the decree! I came here 30 years ago personally, and I was just a priest in the Shrine, where Dusty's father was the mayor. ”

Governor Schmul asked curiously, "Dear Archmage, may I have a look at this decree? ”

Gore threw the parchment at him at random and said, "Don't you believe me? Go back and ask your clerk to check the archives, and there's the same copy. ”

Xiao Mo also looked at it for half a day and finally asked one of the most critical questions: “Dusty, can you tell me why you suddenly execute a decree that has gone unnoticed for 30 years? ”

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Introduction to Characters in this Chapter -

Messer Randhir: An official of the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Hattie, a level 5 magician, was sent by the King to punish Amon's messenger publicly.

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