Pivot of the Sky

At that time, the two brothers were still young and the awakening of power did not succeed, immediately after the death of their grandfather. Although the family has not lost its aristocratic status, it has lost its title and its status is similar to that of a good civilian, except that it does not have to pay taxes on ordinary civilians.

Theoretically, these two brothers could practice divinity, but after losing the title seal, no priest in the temple would continue to teach them. If they had awakened strength, it was okay to continue practicing, which was not illegal, but it was difficult to achieve higher achievements, let alone the awakening ceremony of strength that did not succeed.

The whisper in Abel's ear reminded him: "My brother, don't forget that our name is registered in the ritual records of the Temple of Urban State. If we learn that theology is perfectly legal, if we have the chance to become a middle-class magician and restore the title of our ancestors, our family status can be more glorious than ever, without having to defend this farm and become farmers and shepherds. Now there is a rare opportunity to ask Amon to awaken us and teach us magic. ”

Abbott had nothing to ask of Amon, but it was time for him to say that he had finally moved his brother for half a day. For ordinary people, mastering that magical power is as fascinating as an old lunatic trying to unlock the secrets of the gods. Neither Medanzo, who is not qualified to study theology, nor Rink, the chief of the Deep Mountain Caveman tribe, saw the opportunity to make a request to Amon to learn theology, not to mention Abel and the hidden nobility, who are qualified but have nowhere to learn?

The brothers negotiated until the middle of the night and decided to make a request to Ammon the following morning and present their gifts. Amon heard what they said in the fields and decided to accede to the requests of the two brothers. These two brothers are qualified to study theology, so doing so will not cause them any trouble and should be the best way to repay them.

The next morning, Ammon left the farmhouse for a walk in the pasture and deliberately went far away from everyone's ears. Not surprisingly, the two brothers followed with gifts. They knelt before Amon: "Dear Lord of Grace, accept our most pious offering. This gift, though not precious, was earned by our own hands and represents the true heart. ”

There is a golden yellow grain ear on this offering. He was a farmer, sometimes working himself, and he planted the valley himself. Abel slaughtered the first lamb born this year in his flock, marinated the lamb into meat rolls and cooked the mature oil for Amon.

Amon looked at them and laughed. "Your hospitality is already the best gift," said the branch staff in his hand. "I promise to honor your request. I know what you're here for, and I want you to have an awakening ritual of strength and teach you magic, which is perfectly possible. ”

The cry of secrecy: "Before you speak, you see our hearts. Are you the messenger of the gods? No, in my eyes, you are the god that gave strength!” He feared that Amon would taboo the identity of a magician and deliberately say the same thing. In fact, Amon had heard Link and Medanzo say the same thing, but the hidden tone was less frank.

Abel also moaned, "Thank you, noble Lord of Grace! I will always remember in my heart that you have given us life and our magical power! ”

Amon waved, “Don't be impatient, I promised you a wake-up ritual of strength, but success depends on you, not all of you can pass the test of learning magic. Get up first! Tonight, at the foot of the hill behind the farm, I prepare you for the ceremony, but you first have to promise me two conditions. ”

The two brothers nodded together: "If there are any conditions, Lord gracious, please say so. ”

Amon thought, “First, cultivation can only be done in the way I have taught it, not to go any further, but to have a firm conviction that it is the only source of strength. Secondly, you cannot paint my face or create my statue to show my face and name to others. ”

The reason Amon put forward the first condition was simple: what he was trying to wake up for his brothers was the power of the two sides, only to teach them their own proven cultivation roads, and he told Link the same thing. As for the second condition, it is also easy to understand that Ammon himself is a magician and that the "story” on the ferry has been made public by the State of Uruk City, and naturally no one will be expected to know his face and name.

The brothers nodded immediately and agreed that the first condition of Ammon, though special, was that they had nowhere else to learn, so they did not have to consider other options. On his return, Amon took Abel's gift and said, "Thank you. I just needed these on the way, so I took them.” But the wheat ear was returned to the hidden, because it was not necessary to go back on the road.

On that night, when the moonlight lit the treetops of the forest, Abel and the hermit came to the empty forest space at the foot of the mountain. Amon has waited there with his branched staff in front of him. Ammon never had much bullshit. When he saw the two brothers come, he waved his hands: “Let the awakening ritual of power begin now, and this staff of mine is the source of it. This is the first ritual, don't think about what the awakened power is, it's both the power given by the gods and the power of sleeping in the blood.

While awakening power, it also awakens desire, which comes from both the body and the mind. It's on both sides, and you have to learn how to face it, not be affected by it. Waking up strength through rituals is only the first step, but this test is not a moment, it will run through your life and even into eternity. Pray to my staff, look at your body and mind, it may be difficult to pray to find a god who is not the one who gives you strength, in the hope that you will find a state of devotion. ”

Amon now has a new understanding of the tests in cultivating the divine arts, whether “awakening of desire”, “firmness of belief” or “temptation of the devil” have two meanings. The first implication is that it will not be used to practice the basic meditation of the divine arts, and can continue to practice the wiser divine arts. And the second layer is more complex, not formally passed the test, and this test disappears, and it runs through everyone's beliefs all the time, just as the devil's temptation always exists, and desire always accompanies the body and mind.

Amon lived on the farm for another seven days, and with the help of that magical staff, both brothers showed signs of physical and mental strength, and Amon recovered completely. After spending half a month on the farm, he felt that his energy and strength had been restored to their optimal state, and even more powerful than ever.

He was somewhat surprised why he had spent so much time. In fact, Amon was not clear. Overusing his powers exceeded his limits. It was dangerous for a magician and would be in a weak and unable state to protect himself. In the same situation, the average magician may take two or three months to recover. He jumped on the road in just half a month, which was amazing, thanks not only to physical exercise, but also to his usual way of practicing that was different from ordinary people.

Before Amon left, he left each of his brothers with a sacred stone, the purpose of which was nothing more than for them to use as an intermediary to inspire strength and continue to awaken it. It is impossible for Amon to leave his staff here. The most difficult first step has passed. The rest depends on the brothers themselves. How to face the test of desire requires them to go through each other.

The two stones are enough to compensate the two brothers for their hospitality to him, and Abel didn't want to accept that he was not wealthy, but he still had the stones of his ancestors' collection. Ammon persuaded him to leave the stone behind and told him that it would be much more expensive to install the wand in the future than a stone. Amon was very considerate, even thinking that the brothers might not be able to afford a decent staff after they became magicians, and he taught them the craftsmanship of the staff together.

Until they became middle-class magicians, they were not able to make canes. But it doesn't matter, Amon's own habit is not to resort to canes when practicing his magical powers, and naturally the transferee is required to practice in this way. He awakened the power of the two brothers in one and found that they differed, that Abel was better at mastering divine skills, and that the hidden gift was more focused on physical martial arts.

The situation of the two brothers reminds Amon of Bell's annotation of this two-sided exercise of power in unity - “Anyone may have a focus on ability, which does not affect the practice of the two sides of unity. It would be reasonable to meet the most basic requirements before focusing on the road, which is so difficult in itself, if any of the abilities are to be maximized and consume the energy of a person's life. ”

Ammon left the brothers with a different focus on how to cultivate one to six levels of strength, and the most important reason he did so was to corroborate Bell's speculation. Amon himself was somewhat different from what Bell had pointed out, and the old lunatic wanted him to be an encyclopedia-style theologian, exploring Bell's unfinished path, so he tried all the possibilities. Therefore, Bell's annotations can only be corroborated in such cases by two brothers, Ammon, whose mission is to unlock the secret of the gods, but cannot focus too much on a particular path.

The brothers sent Amon far away until they left the state of Uruk and went back on the official road to Barren City. Amon, though a magician, did not encourage them to offend and desecrate any god, but merely awakened their power and taught them all the cultivation before becoming a great magician, which would not be learned once and for all in any temple.

Abel said to Ammon, "You are our eternal Lord of Grace, the glow of the gods! ”

Ammon is on his way to the carriage, and no one in the great kingdom knows who he is, and Ammon is not in any trouble along the way. He crossed the cities of Raga, Nipple and Kish in succession. It took him more than three months to get outside Wangdu Barren. At this time, Amon was no longer the stunner who had just emerged from the deep mountains. His temperament appeared to be much more mature. After so much experience, he began to gradually understand this strange and vast world, and his journey in the mainland was indeed a treasure.

He understood what the so-called "devil's temptation” was, and he could be promoted by a test while practicing his magic, but such a test still existed at all times, and what he said to his two brothers was also in his understanding and testimony. Ammon Ben is not stupid, and his experience has taught him a lot, and he's always watching what people around him think and want.

Everything in his eyes is so novel, there's always something fresh in the sun, and if you can't see it, it just means you're not trying to feel it. Amon walked uncomfortably because he was waiting. Schrödinger said he would come back for him, but the cat never showed up.

Amon kind of missed Schrödinger, and he even wanted to go back to the neighborhood of Sumerian to find it, where the cat had left. Can he cross the river and catch up with Amon himself? But Amon suppressed the idea and left for Wang Tu. Let's wait till we see Medanzo. He'll be back sooner or later.

He wanted to see Medanzo for no other purpose than to make Barren City his first stop because he didn't know anyone else on the mainland when he first came out of the mountains. By the way, look at the power training on both sides of Medanzo. Ammon got Bell's message that after Medanzo left, there was a lot that didn't come and teach him.

If Medanzo's power has been refined to the bottleneck and he doesn't know how to proceed, Ammon can continue to guide him down the road. Amon wanted to meet with Medanzo. After all, Medanzo was a middle-class samurai who grew up in Wangdu, and systematically learned martial arts that Amon was not familiar with, which Amon needed to learn from.

The closer we got to Barren City, Amon couldn't help but think of Yoon Nanna. Will Wang Du meet this little princess again? She must be with her fiancé Gilgamesh right now. I heard Gilgamesh is going to Wangdu recently. Will Princess Xiao Xi be with him? If she comes back to Amon as Yoon Nanna, how do we meet? But it's very unlikely, how can Yoon Nanna know where to find him, or don't want to.

When he arrived outside Barren City, Amon encountered his first obstacle since his trip to the mainland.

Barren City is, after all, the capital of the Kingdom, although it is still heavily guarded in times of peace. The guards at the gate are samurai, even the squad leader is at least a middle-class samurai. Each gate also has three magicians sitting in the town, at least one of whom is a middle-class magician, who is not present in the city building, but who can detect all suspicious people by magic at any time.

Amon also wanted to sneak over the city wall at night, but he discovered in a timely fashion that there was a weak magical force fluctuating on the city wall. Turns out a magical battle was laid around the entire city of Barren, and only the king could have such a pen! Grey had also temporarily laid out such a battle in the State of Syria, while in the known city of Tianhui Road there were only five pools guarded by the Permanent Divine Array: Deeds City of Equus, Monfis City, Khatti King Hatusha City, Assyrian King Duniwei City, and Barron City of King Barron.

The magic array here is much more complete than the magic array temporarily laid out by Gore. After all the excitement, it can be attacked and defended, and the city pool guard can be guarded by Guru Jin Tang. However, it is not always fully turned on and only the detection function is retained. If you want to detect anomalies in and out of the entire city pool, you need to consume several sacred stones every day, presided over by a great magician. Only Wang Du possesses this ability and can send enough archmages to take turns in this task.

It is impossible for Amon to sneak through the detection of the Great Enchantment without alarm. He can only enter through the gates of the city during the day. On his body, however, he has an instrument issued by the Cape Egyptian State, which can prove the citizenship of the Egyptian Empire by filling in his name. But this is the Kingdom of Baron, where Ammon has no entry formalities, and holding such an instrument makes it easier to cause trouble.

When they enter the kingdom of Barron City, the people do not have to produce supporting documents, but they have to be examined by the guard guards, who may be investigated. Ammon doesn't want what he's carrying to be found wrong. At least that bone can't be picked up by hand. If it is searched out, it will definitely attract special attention.

Amon did not expect to rely on Gilgamesh's help for this visit, and he heard that Gilgamesh would come in three days with a gift dedicated to the Grand Goddess of Marduk and Princess Xiao Xi, when there would be a grand celebration. The King ordered the people to leave the city to greet them and to follow Gilgamesh's convoy into the city for a grand procession. Amon could enter the city in a group of marches, and there could be no guards to examine them.

Will he see Yoon Nanna in Gilgameshna's gorgeous carriage enter the palace with this hero in the cheers of all the people? Amon thinks so in his heart.

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But three days later, Amon did not see Yin Nanna, Gilgamesh's carriage was still the original one, and there was no garage and cabin with a shaded umbrella. Gilgamesh himself changed into a majestic and magnificent city master's dress, accompanied by a fine sword of samurai, stood under the Chinese umbrella to receive the cheers of all the people, and from time to time smiled, nodded and waved.

Gilgamesh's own carriage was ranked as the second to enter the city, and the first carriage did not have a shed and was decorated with two altar-type decorations, which were filled with the spoils of Enchidu - the serpents and teeth pulled out after the slaughter of Humbaba. This is the bone of a legendary god! Gilgamesh exposes them to the sun so that the welcoming people of the city can see clearly!

Amon also sees it as true that the serpentine muscles are much bigger than the one he gets in the river, each with a thick thumb, the plates are more than a foot wide together, and the body golden yellow in the sun flashes the glow of the orchid, like the waves of water flowing under the sunset golden glow. Three good snake bars were placed on each altar around the left, and four snake teeth were placed on each bars, two long and two short, more than three feet long and more than two feet short. I can imagine how horrible that snake kiss is!

The skeletons of serpents and spirits are found in Amon's baggage, so he was particularly interested. At first, he was cautiously afraid to use detection magic to find out, but only to expose himself in the crowd. But as the convoy passed through the city gate, Amon sensed countless fluctuations of magic coming from all directions.

Some come from the Royal Guard, which greets Gilgamesh, some from the walls of the city, and some from the crowd, which is welcoming. Ammon did not find anyone in the crowd beside the road dressed as a magician with a staff, and it seems that many magicians are dressed up outside the city today.

Who wouldn't be curious about the remains of the legendary gods? Even the great theological array that guarded the walls of the city was deliberately activated. It must be the great magician who is presiding over the theological array. He also used the powerful detection capabilities of the great array to carefully study and analyze the serpentine teeth and serpentine muscles passing through the city gate.

Since Gilgamesh puts them on the first carriage, the first to enter Wangdu without concealment, is to show everyone to prove that the matter is innocent, adding to the meritorious prestige of Himself and Enqidu, it seems to be both proud to the extreme and frank to the extreme!

There are many more women in the crowd who are not interested in snake bars and fangs, just waving their colorful headscarves and screaming at Gilgamesh: “Dear Gil, great hero, I adore you... look, he smiled at me and nodded, it was the great Gil who waved at me!” The girls screaming like this look happy to faint, while Jill still waves at everyone with a humble and noble smile.

Unlike those idiot girls, Amon took the opportunity not to be discovered and began to detect the serpentine and long teeth of Humbaba carefully. Unlike the bones in his pocket, those fangs are perfectly clear to detect the magic, with a terrible smell of terror. Just as Amongst the gods sensed them, like the roar of thousands of buffaloes roaring deep in their minds, with tremendous shock and shock.

Amon had heard such a voice the night Enqidu slaughtered Humbaba, and if his heart was not firm and sophisticated, I fear that the meditation state of the divine arts would be interrupted. He has judged that these fangs can become materials for the production of the finest sceptres, as well as precious and rare artifacts of art. But unlike Osiris' ribs, the bone in his pocket is either the true skeleton of the god, or it's been incredibly processed.

The sacred object of the Temple of Isis, "Ribs of the Underworld God," has only one, and those fangs are already an elusive treasure in the world. Ammon also has the feeling that if these fangs are used directly as weapons, they can have the effect of attacking the divine arts with a kind of "roaring impact”, which is even more terrifying after being processed by the master craftsmen.

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