Pivot of the Sky

Yesterday Amon heard a conversation between Yoon Nanna and Gilgamesh and others, and insignificance also related to the secrets of the gods. Marduk's relationship with the two Enrir gods does not seem to be very good, and Humbaba, the gatekeeper of the Enrir divine domain, hopes to establish his own temple in Uruk City State and to own the divine domain, but was rejected by Gilgamesh. What is the “Divine Domain”, the domain in which kingdoms establish temples for gods? Ammon doesn't know exactly.

Humbaba accepted the sacrifice of the inhabitants along the river, and his descendants could not come out during the day to attack men, as if it were the covenant of the gods. Yesterday it was clear that a strange snake had broken the covenant, and although it had been slaughtered by Amon, Gilgamesh seized the opportunity to take Enlightenment to exterminate Humbaba.

Amon was right about that, Gilgamesh has waited a long time for this opportunity to kill Humbaba since the day he became the owner of Uruk City.

Like the State of Syria in the Kingdom of Hati, Uruk City State produces precious cedar trees and yields large quantities. Cedar trees in Syria City State have to be harvested in the mountainous hills before being transported out at great cost. But conditions are much better in Uruk City State, where logging artisans have to cut trees on the high mountains along the river, then cut them into pieces and discharge them into the underwater river and drag them to shore by specialized boats at a slow rate downstream.

Cedarwood is not only a valuable piece of wood, but also a material for the manufacture of chariots and battleships. It is also a very important economic and strategic commodity and one of the main products of Uruk City State. But Humbaba and his descendants are in the river, sacrificing herds of cattle and sheep every year to sail safely during the day, and it is possible to bury snake kisses slightly at night. Gilgamesh, as the owner of the city, has long wanted to eradicate this scourge.

Unconsciously applied the detection magic for a long time, the distant fighting noise finally stopped. Amon returned to God, and the heavens have dawned. Although he “rested” all night, he felt more tired than yesterday, always stunned for a moment or even a little unstable, not only because of the unspeakable shock he felt, but also because of the excessive use of the power of magic all night in a row.

This is the first time Amon has encountered this situation, almost doubting whether he is ill, it seems that he still lacks experience in the use of divine arts. Last night's use of detecting divine arts exceeded the limits of what can be tolerated, but he was unconsciously slow to occur, and by the time he returned to God, he had become weak. Any magician who encounters this situation will need a long rest to recover, that is, Amon has the strength of an intermediate samurai and has not yet laid down on the spot.

Amon forced the spirit to rush the wagon to continue on the road. It was a disaster not to go alone. He found that the two horses also couldn't fight the spirit. He looked tired and tired with white breath in his nose. He could not run fast, and the halfway was still sparse. Horses are a delicate animal. Amon ran too hard yesterday. If he replaced them with ordinary horses, he would probably be exhausted on the road. These two horses can't stand it either.

They are artificially bred stallions. Yesterday they did not eat dried grass. They only drank a little spring water. In the morning they ate green grass leaves with dew beads. After a day of running, they also developed weak symptoms. Even the horses are like this, Amon knows he can't keep going in this situation, he has to find a place to rest, otherwise he would be in danger if an accident happened.

Fortunately, this place is far from Uruk City and remote. He wants to find a farmer to give him enough money, borrow a few days to get well rested and restored, and at the same time feed his horses, and bring enough grass when he leaves.

Lucky for him, he didn't see a farm at the foot of a hill in the distance before noon, the house was big and beautiful, with a stretch of farmland on the left and a herd of cattle and sheep on the hillside on the right. There is a trail leading to the farm, where Amon waves a whip and the two horses slowly pull their cars towards the farm, crossing the fence to the flat in front of the building.

A carriage entered the farm and the people in the building had been shocked and several people had walked out of the house to watch the movement. Amon stopped to explain his intentions, but found the two men in front had knelt down and prayed: "My lord, how did you come to our door? ”

It was a coincidence that the two men on their knees were guarding Amon's two samurai on the ferry, the bodyguards that Lescott-Lee hired on the way. They are no longer dressed solely as farmers with swords, but they are clean and have simple embroidery on their collars and cuffs. Behind them should be their families and the servants of the farm, both of whom were kneeling and following in their rituals.

The wilderness looked nowhere else but a farm like this at the foot of the mountain. If I ran into Amon, I couldn't hide. I had to drop my whip and walk down the horse lane: “How could it be such a coincidence? We met again here. My horse is sick and needs to rest and feed the grass. I am also a little tired on the long drive and will pay you enough to find a place to stay for a few days. ”

The two men spoke together: "Dear Sir, it is an honor for us to park your carriage in front of the door! What's the reward? It's you who saved our lives. We should repay you. Please come in and your horse will be best cared for. ”

Amon lived on the farm of the two brothers. He wanted to stay only for a day or two. Unexpectedly, the excessive power had not been fully restored and his body was always feeling unwell. He actually stayed for more than a dozen days. The brothers were very respectful of Amon's reception and let him live in the best room and eat and use the best in the family.

The two brothers' brothers' names were Cain, and the younger brother's name was Abel, living in a large farmhouse, sharing a hall, but the house was divided into two parts, one on the left and one on the right, each with its own staircase, and Amon lived upstairs at his younger brother Abel's house.

These two brothers are also nobles, except that the family has long been depressed, and the family's territory now remains only this farm and a pasture outside the farm. Since the farm was next door to the ranch, the two brothers lived together when they separated. The farmland was given to my brother, Arbor, and the ranch to my brother, Abel. When their father died, they instructed their brothers to live together and help each other.

There are servants who help to take care of farmland and raise cattle and sheep, and the brothers occasionally go to work in their own hands on fields and pastures. More often than not, they like to go for walks and look for opportunities, such as working for the kingdom to restore the honor of their ancestors' titles and revitalize their families.

Although the home of the two brothers has collapsed, they had the opportunity to learn physical arts as children and are now second-degree samurai. They were worry-free, but not wealthy, and traveling away cost a lot of money. On the way home with them, the brothers ran out of money, temporarily accepted the hire of a businessman as a bodyguard to cross the desert across the river and safely deliver the goods to Uruk City State, but they encountered a monster in the river. If it wasn't for Amon, they wouldn't be able to return.

The attitude of the two brothers is very respectful when they usually talk together. Amon asks what they answer. I fear that the explanation is not sufficiently careful to neglect this noble magician. Ammon has heard a lot about the Kingdom of Baron and the Uruk City State. At least he understands the grudge between the so-called youngest river god Humbaba and Uruk City State, and why Gilgamesh was going to kill it.

Amon also heard another interesting thing, finally “confirmed” YOON Nanna's identity, the beautiful and charming girl should be King Baron Hamorabi II's sister Princess Xiao Xi

It is said that Princess Xiao Xi has a stunning beauty, but has a * * long dislike for life in the palace. I often go to various places to play, aspire to mythical hero stories, also like to dress up as a civilian girl, walking in the city well and the wilderness, I don't know how many men's hearts have been snatched. Because of her identity, there is no need to explain why, the men who pursued Princess Xiao Xi as a civilian girl certainly also included some tenants who did not care about her, all of whom had little to do with it.

Gilgamesh sang a song when she met Yoon Nanna. If the lyrics are about Princess Siu, then the whole kingdom should know what it means. There's one more important news, Princess Sydney is Gilgamesh's fiancée! The purpose of this marriage, which was appointed by the Old King Hammurabi I when he was alive, was, of course, to conquer the Kingdom's most famous city and state heroes and to promise the dowry of Princess Xiao Xi to another city in the Kingdom.

This political marriage strengthens both the rule of the Kingdom of Barun and better controls the western border town of Uruk State, which strangles the throat path across the river, which crosses the desert west of the river, at the border with the Empire of Eju and the Kingdom of Hati. Once the marriage has been arranged, the parties cannot refuse and no one seems to have reason to object, one being the most beautiful princess of the kingdom and the other the most famous urban hero of the kingdom.

But three years ago, after the death of old King Hammurabi I, the situation changed subtly. Hammurabi I's eldest son, Hammurabi II, succeeded him. He was old enough to have no children of his own, and the struggle for succession to the future throne of the Kingdom of Baron had been overshadowed. It is Princess Xiao Xi and several nephews of the old king who are eligible to compete against the throne.

The old king had only two adult children, his eldest son, Hammurabi II, born in his youth, who was almost seventy years old this year, and his youngest daughter, Princess Si, born to his late wife, who was not yet twenty years old this year. This huge difference in age is not uncommon for the royal family, as the old king has many wives, yet only two children are left behind in his youth and later life.

Princess Xiao Xi herself has stated publicly on many occasions that she is not interested in power, she just wants to stay away from Wang to have fun, she doesn't want to marry so early, she looks like a girl who is greedy and likes pranks. There is information circulating in the kingdom that political opponents want to assassinate the princess while she is away. There is another rumor in the city well that Gilgamesh, if married to Princess Xiao Xi, may usurp the throne of the Kingdom of Baron and wonder who is spreading it.

These rumors made Gilgamesh very unhappy, and he was not anxious to marry Princess Siu, and the marriage was dragging on.

Princess Xiaoxi went out dressed for a while before, heard that she had not returned to the royal palace from last summer until this winter. She was presumably pranking around as a civilian, and had no honorable princess at all. It is said that Princess Xiao Xi is naive and romantic. She has not known how many tears in the kingdom caused a man to think, so some would say that she is both disorganized and dangerous. Her political enemies will take the opportunity to send someone to assassinate her.

Having heard this, Amon determined that Yoon Nanna should be Princess Xiao Xi so that he could explain everything he saw: why Yoon Nanna wrote her name in divine writing with a mark that only gods or royal nobles could use; and why she knew Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh sang that song, but offered her a gift and invited her to come with her.

Enqidu clearly knew that Amon was a magician, but said that this time he had passed through the city under the protection of Yoon Nanna, and threatened Amon not to have any thoughts, otherwise he might be killed. The reason is simple: Princess Siu Xi is Gilgamesh's fiancée, and all of this has been reasonably explained.

Now that YOON Nanna's identity is Princess Xiao Xi, Amon sighed slightly and stopped thinking about it. She may be just one of the many people who made fun of the romantic and naughty princess's gaming kingdom. Even if he went to Barren City in the future, Amon could not have gone to the palace to find her, and he would not have asked for Yoon Nanna's promised reward.

But he had a good impression of Yoon Nanna. At least he felt beautiful walking in the wilderness together. She gave him the cake, which was the best Amon had ever tasted. She didn't do anything wrong with him, but instead sheltered an unidentified magician through Uruk City State safely. Keep this feeling and gratitude in mind. Don't think about it. Amon is relieved to rear his body in the farm of his two brothers.

The two brothers entertained Amon well, giving him a comfortable place to hide when he was weak, and being able to restore his powers better, Amon thanked him from the bottom of his heart. While on the ferry, it was the two brothers who took the sword and walked on the bow to guard him around, while the others were panicking and hiding in the cabin, and Amon thanked them very much. This was followed by another incident where Amon, who was resting, decided to repay both of them.

On the seventh day of Amon's stay on the farm, a messenger from the city state came on the road outside the farm. The Lord of the City sent several messengers with flags to the villages of the city state to announce two messages. First message: Seven days ago, the descendants of Humbaba, a vicious snake, attacked the ferry boat during the day and was killed instantly by a magician. Gilgamesh issued a bulletin to the entire city describing Ammon's identity as a magician, without giving his name.

Gilgamesh did not conceal his identity for Amon, but the messenger's message did not say what happened to the magician. Privately, it was argued that the magician had quietly left the trail after disembarking and that seven days had passed, presumably long after he had left the territory of Uruk City State.

The fact that a magician slaughtered a monster to save a man full of boats was a shocking, if somewhat indescribable, absurdity. But people's attention was drawn to the second message because it was unimaginably shocking! Lord Enqidu, the captain of the guard of the city state, killed the youngest river god Humbaba seven nights ago, chopped off all nine of his heads, made a drum of war with the skin of a snake, made a drum hammer with the bones of a snake, and pulled out nine muscles of snakes and 36 teeth.

Lord Gilgamesh, the owner of the city, fought alongside Enchidu, blocking Humbaba's retreat, leaving him with nowhere to run, and eventually being beheaded by Enchidu. This is a heroic act that shocked the world. As soon as the news spread, Enchidu and Gilgamesh's name became a godlike presence in the minds of the people of the city!

It is also said that the Lord of the City has made a decision to divide the loot into three parts, each of which consists of three serpents and twelve fangs, one left in Uruk City State as a permanent memorial, one dedicated to the great God of Marduk and one sent to the Palace of Baron as a gift to his fiancée, Princess Xiao Xi.

Recently, Gilgamesh was to go to the main temple of Marduk and the Palace of Baron in the name of a toast gift, and the news spread, not only in Uruk City State, but throughout the Kingdom of Baron was boiling. In every city state, even in remote villages, people are excited to talk about something that hasn't happened in years.

The people of the Kingdom of Baron are boiling far away from Amon, who lives on the farm, but his situation is now very embarrassing. The Messenger of the City State came to the farm door and read out the announcement of the Lord of the City loudly. He also heard clearly upstairs, and naturally the two brothers who were on the boat at the time were also aware of his identity.

A magician was taken into his home and given the best hospitality, which could be explained if he did not know, but now that the proclamation of the city state is known, all they have to do is take Amon and give it to the city temple. The two brothers have seen what Amon is capable of and know that they are not opponents at all. Of course, it is impossible to do so. It is inappropriate to keep Amon.

Amon didn't want to cause them any trouble either, and after watching the city messenger go away in front of the upstairs window, he was already planning to pack his things and leave. As if nothing had happened to the two brothers when they returned home, they respectfully invited Amon downstairs for dinner. Dinner was richer than ever, and there was no mention of the announcement being read by a messenger. Amon expressed his gratitude and offered to resign at dinner, and he intended to leave immediately, not wanting to stay any longer.

But the brothers sent everyone away, and Abel said very sincerely before Amon: "Our Lord of Grace, do not doubt our sincerity in entertaining you. You saved the lives of our brothers. Your arrival is our gospel! In fact, we can see that you are not feeling well these days and need a good rest. And your horses are sick, and the farm horses will surely feed them and take you on the road to the future. Please don't worry about anything and stay here in peace until you are fully restored! Perhaps a smoother journey. ”

Abel was obviously implying to Amon that the brothers knew that he was a magician and that he was not well enough to continue his journey. They won't mind, let alone reveal Amon's identity, and will still honor him and repay him for his life. Now that the news has spread throughout the city, if Amon returns to the road, maybe someone will know him and it should be safer to raise him thoroughly before going on the road.

This is indeed a wiser option for Amon, who, although not yet fully recovered, is not afraid of the brothers. Everyone on the farm is within Amon's surveillance of detective magic, and in this remote area, he can easily hide in the nearby wilderness and jungle, no matter what.

Amon thought about it and finally nodded: “Thank you for your kindness, I will surely repay you. If you ask me anything, I can do my best.” He meant nothing by saying that, don't look at Amon dressed in ordinary but absolutely wealthy clothes, he had enough money to reward the two brothers, even if he bought them a farm several times bigger than he is now.

Amon's words moved this brother. After dinner, he called his brother Abel into the field to discuss with him: "Amon, let us ask you anything, my dear brother, what should we ask him? ”

Abel shook his head: “Although Amon is a magician, he can use a scroll and should be very rich. But how can we plot his money if we treat him in return for saving lives? ”

"How could I possibly want his money if you misunderstood me? We've all seen him on the boat. He's such a brilliant magician with such a powerful and magical power! … don't forget that we are also qualified to study theology, even the names are registered in the temple's ritual records, but no one will ever teach us theology again. ”

Abe sighed as well: "Yeah, my grandfather's friend, the esteemed old priest, is dead. ”

The conversation between the brothers also involved a period of time. Only aristocrats are eligible to study theology, but that does not mean that any aristocrat can study theology at will. This must be sanctioned by the Temple, awakening rituals of power accepted, and must be clearly registered, equivalent to accreditation.

So the identity of the magician is very difficult to impersonate, every magician's origins are documented, which city state, which temple, which priest held the awakening ceremony of power, these records are very clear.

While the grandfathers of the two brothers were still alive, an elderly priest in the Temple of Uruk was his friend, who promised to teach Abel and the sarcasm, and held an awakening ceremony of strength, which was confirmed in the Temple. But the awakening of power did not succeed immediately; the old priest simply held one for them, and then died.

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