Pivot of the Sky

Rhode-Dick has the wrist of a brilliant politician to steer an unexpected emergency in the most favorable direction. This scene does not have a script beforehand, but if a dramatist were to design it, the best effect would be the same. The prestige of the gods also increases the prestige of the Lord of the City when the staff hears all the cheers. Ammon Ben, kneeling behind the Guard, is the most critical man, and now he looks like a dragon runner.

It was only after the Rod Dickbaixer Spirit that he rose up and led the people to Amon with his staff, reaching out one hand to lift him up and asking, "Where did you find Lord Nero's words and relics in the cave, this righteous man? ”

Ammon replied: "In the deep mountains of the West Bank of the Little Bottom River, there are very few people there but the beasts come out, and I happen to see them because I lost track of them and slipped off a cliff. Letters appear in a cave below the cliff, with a cane and a ring next to it.” Speaking, he took out the ring and handed it back to Rod Dick in public.

Rhode-Dick's hands are slightly heavier, and this ring is a light weight, obviously a space manipulator with things in it. Rhode-Dick himself is a Class Six warrior who has studied elementary divinity, but he has no skill in using space manipulators, so he feels heavy when he gets there, but doesn't know what's inside.

Fayol Judas asked beside him, "Amon, how can you read? ”

Amon did not have a good impression of the registrar and replied calmly: “I am a hunter, but my grandfather is not, he is a punished registrar. ”

Fayor - Judah frowned and asked: "The deep mountains of the West Bank of the Little Bottom River should be in the Kingdom of Hattie, you are Hattite, even if you can read, how can you know the text of Equus? ”

Amon explained naturally: "Master Nero's will is written in two different languages. ”

Of course he couldn't tell the whole truth. It was actually the experience of the old lunatic who saw the last words of Medanzo's great-grandfather in the deep mountains. Amon borrowed them and changed them into the last words of Master Nero. And Bell's message in the mysterious cave was written in two languages, and Ammon answered in response to Judah's interrogation.

As for Nero's will itself, it is entirely true, and Amon has not made anything else up. The eyes of the earth embedded on the staff contain the message left by Nero, as long as Rod Dick makes it clear once verified, which cannot be falsified, but Amon cannot say that he has read it, otherwise he will reveal the identity of the magician.

Letters vary from country to country, but the language is similar and there are no obstacles to communication. Amon did not conceal his native identity because his accent was still marked. Rhode-Dick realized that it was not appropriate to ask too many questions here, and when it was not common in the eyes of all the people, he held Amon's arm and said: "This righteous man came a long way, so don't stand in the square and talk, let's go to the temple to talk. ”

Lord Dick did not return home this afternoon, and changed his mind and returned to the Temple of Horus. The clusters of adults followed him to the long stone steps, and all the people were still cheering.

Fayor - Judah walked behind, always feeling that Amon's accent was familiar and very impressive in his memory. He looked at Amon's back. Although standing beside Lord Rhode-Dick, he was crowded by noble adults, but the teenager was steady, his waist bar was straight, and there was no rush and panic at all. It seemed like a flash of spirit in his head. He suddenly remembered something!

Two years ago, in the distant and desolate town of Duke, one of the proudest things about Fayor-Judah was that it was in the first place that the tears of the gods that had just been mined were taken away, and Lord Rhode-Dick succeeded in his plan to present the Virgin. As for the miners who extracted the tears of the gods, it doesn't matter who they are. The stones of Duke Town must have been mined by a miner, which is only his luck.

But Fayor always remembered that when he walked into the low house, the young man with the hammer did not kneel for the first time, and he stood very straight in front of the anvil, just like that, but had not yet grown up fully. The young man said only three words in his memory, and Fayor -- Judah has not forgotten ——

“Who are you, just like that? ”

“When mining a gemstone, you must stand before swinging the hammer, otherwise how can you see it being removed intact? ”

“My name is Amon. Everyone here calls me Amon. ”

Yeah, that's him. The name the teenager used to say to Aristotle was Amon! Fayor Judah shouted in his heart, finally recognizing Amon, the teenage miner who mined the tears of the gods in the town of Duke. Thought we would never see each other again. I didn't expect to see him again. At this moment, Lord Dick walked with his arms in the cheers of all the people.

Will you tell Lord Dick? If you say so, Amon will receive more thanks. But Fayor-Judah was worried about one thing: Lord Dick had given him thirty gold coins in return for the miners, and he had given only thirty silver coins to Amon. It was a small matter, and no one would hold a registrar accountable for the occasional filling of his sack, but under the circumstances, Fayor Judah would be ashamed to speak out.

A lot of so-called "little things" are like this, it doesn't seem to matter, but being turned over is a stain on noble character. Listen to the cheers of all the people, and in this case, if we talk about the past, Fayor-Judah will not look up again.

Does Amon know himself? Fayor - Judah spoke to himself in his heart, hoping that he had forgotten. But reason told Judah that was impossible, and thinking about where he was, if he was the miner, he would never forget that scene. Amon, can we talk about the past later? I hope he doesn't talk about it, and I'm afraid there's no need to talk about the little details of those 30 silver coins.

The last time he received the tears of the gods, Rodedic thanked the mayor of Dasti, and this time, only Amon himself would be thanked. It is perfect to return the staff of the Lord's priest in front of all the people in the Square of the Temple. Thirty silver coins are no longer worth mentioning compared to the generous gifts that will be received, and the child must not know that Rhode-Dick originally gave thirty gold coins. Fayor Judah is constantly so comforting in his heart.

At the same time, Judas was still thinking, "What a lucky boy!" It was he who developed the tears of the gods and made Rod Dick's plan a success, and today he gave Nero his lost staff back in public, bringing Rod Dick's prestige to an invisible new peak. He's like a god to Rode-Dick. Why did all the good things happen to a cheap little miner? That's not fair!

Didn't the town of Duke have been destroyed by floods and no one survived? Why isn't he dead?

No one knew that Fayol Judah had so many thoughts in his heart, that the long steps in front of the temple seemed so long, that the weather was not hot, but Judah's forehead seeped out sweat beads.

Not only did Fayor Judah recognize Amon, but Aristotle did, when he saved the child in the square and sent him to the Virgin Mary for three days as a servant. But when Amon saw Rhode-Dick, he didn't talk about it, and he didn't say he knew Aristotle, obviously he didn't want to talk about it anymore, and Amon's face had changed so much that he could barely recognize it.

I hear that the town of Duke has been devastated by the floods, so the surviving child must have been through too much suffering and it is normal not to want to mention the sad past. Who can have secrets they don't want to mention anymore, as long as he doesn't tell them, Aristotle doesn't want to break them, after all, it's Amon's own business.

Aristotle was also emotional, and this young miner named Amon, who really looked at Rhode-Dick like a god, not only mined the tears of the gods at the most opportune time, but also returned the staff of the Lord Cleric at the most opportune time. As Rhode-Dick's most valued and trusted employee, Aristotle is well aware of what young city owners have been worried about.

The Egyptian Empire is powerful, but the Cape Town State on the north-eastern border is relatively weak, and the Cape Town State will be quite passive in the event of a war between the two neighbouring cities of the Kingdom of Baron and the Kingdom of Khatta.

Gilgamesh, a great hero in the province of Uruk in the Kingdom of Baron, sits in town with Enqidu, the first samurai of the mainland, strangling the throat of the river, and no one dares attack them. But if they attack the Ecumenical Empire to the west, how does Cape Town State resist? Relations between the Kingdom of Baron and the Ecumenical Empire have been peaceful and there is no great danger of war for the time being, but on the other hand, the Kingdom of Hati may be uncertain.

On the face of it, the Kingdom of Hati has been subjugated to the Egyptian Empire for many years, but it is because of their dissatisfaction with the fate of this subjugation that they continue to accumulate the power of resistance. A major flood cut off road traffic, leaving Cape Town State temporarily unsafe, but the flood could never go back. Soldiers in the State of Syria are well equipped and, most importantly, committed.

Heard that the chief priest singing there kept the city pool, and later became a top nine magician with an unparalleled reputation. In the state of Syria, he was even more authoritative than the gods. This cohesion of the hearts and minds of the people is the most terrifying weapon in warfare and can lead people to a goal in their lives and in their minds.

Gilgamesh, Enchidu and Grey may not be decisive factors in the personal strength of the most powerful men on the continent in the battle of thousands of armies, but what is truly powerful is the calling and cohesion among the people. In contrast, Rhode-Dick, who is also a talented city owner, does not reach that height. So when Ammon returned the staff in public, Rhodedic was so excited that the ever-calm maharajah was trembling lightly.

A powerful empire, a relatively weak city, in a very strategic position and facing a potential threat of war, is Rhode-Dick's biggest concern. Nor can one blame the city owner for the long term he thinks, if something cannot escape, he is not only the city owner, but also the territory of the family for generations is in Cape Town State.

On the other hand, the power of the individual is not a determinant of victory among the thousands of armies, but it is also a symbolic and reassuring guarantee. After Nero's death, Cape City State has had no great magicians sitting in town for more than three decades. Compared to Barren's Uruk City State and Hati's Syria City State, it is clearly at a disadvantage.

Ever since Maria became the Virgin, she has gradually mastered some important matters of the Temple of Menfis Isis, and Rhode-Dick has repeatedly applied to send a great magician to sit in the Temple of Cape Town, but has not responded. Not long ago, the Virgin finally ordered a message to be sent to visit the temple on the frontier by a Grand Mage of the Eighth.

Rhode-Dick is ready for all reception and would like to take this opportunity to invite the Archmage to stay as the main cleric of Cape Town State. But how can you say that? Anyone willing to leave the bustling and comfortable Dreamfist to live in the Cape for a long time is comfortable with an eight-level grand magic everywhere. The day before the arrival of the Great Mage, the Staff of the Lord Cleric was miraculously returned, giving Rod Dick a good excuse and opportunity to make a request.

Amon naturally does not know that he has come against such a complex background. In fact, he has always had a good impression of Rhode-Dick. It was precisely because of the arrival of the city owner that Amon had the opportunity to meet Aimee, so there was always an indescribable gratitude in his heart that Aimee had been sent to him by the city owner.

The temple in Cape Town State is much more magnificent than the Temple of Horus in Duke Town, and walks into the Grand Palace and first worships the Horus statue in the centre. For the first time, Amon carefully weighed the legendary god. Though Duke Town also had the Temple of Horus, it was only a symbol of subjugation to the Ecumenical Empire, and there was usually no spontaneous sacrifice.

The Horus statue here is more than fifty feet tall, with arms stacked in front of the chest and huge pairs of wings hanging behind the shoulders. The human body is engraved with the head of an eagle, whose eyes are sharper than those of an eagle beak. Legend has it that Horus' avatar is a wandering eagle, so the craftsmen created such a statue. The immense statue of God had an unspeakable sense of oppression, and everyone walked into the temple and was forced to worship independently.

After worshipping the gods, Amon was invited to sit in a temple, and amongst a group of noble adults, Amon did not look too flattered. He and the princess of the kingdom had also met face-to-face and walked around the meadows with a goddess, a scene that was no longer relevant.

Rhode-Dick was somewhat surprised and said with a smile: "Our righteous Amon, you have an unusual temper, firm and calm. Even sitting next to noble adults, there is nothing to lose. This is hard for young people! ”

Amon owes him, explaining: "I have been hunting fierce beasts in dangerous deep mountains, having gone through countless life and death trials, and have rarely panicked. ”

Rhode-Dick: "Oh, it turns out, it's the encounter that created you! Can you tell me more about Master Nero's last words on the hunt? ”

Amon switched the old lunatic's story from time to time and repeated Nero's last words and story. Finally, “I read the text on the cave, Lord Nero hoped that someone would find out, return his relics to Cape Town State, return the staff to the temple, and return the relics from the ring to his family in accordance with the will. ”

He did not repeat what was in the eyes of the earth, but he did not hide what he had obtained and said the three scrolls, as long as Rod Dick looked at the message, he would be clear. Rhode-Dick was very interested to ask, “Did you bring those three scrolls? Nothing else. Lord Nero gave it to you. That's yours, I'm just curious. ”

Those three scrolls, Amon, can't be taken out, and they don't want to be taken out, not to mention that two of them have already been used. He replied with regret: "I found Lord Nero's last words only after falling off a cliff. The mountain road was dangerous. When I got out of trouble, I accidentally broke my bag with thorns. The three reels were lost, and fortunately the staff and the ring were still there. ”

Rhode-Dick sighed, “What an unfortunate blessing. Don't be sad. I'll thank you very much. … please wait while we examine the information left in the wand. ”

The information in the test wand is not difficult, as long as they master the medium level information magic, they are not in front of Amon, Nero's message is quite important, and may involve certain secrets, which are not suitable for a foreigner to know. In a small meditation room in the Temple, Rod Dick handed over his staff to the oldest priests, not only the chief executives of the provincial administrations in the city, the three high priests of the Temple, but also the successors of the Linton family.

Nero was only a name, and after dedicating his whole body and mind to the gods as a full-time priest, he used the name registered on the Temple List, which they called his habit of no longer bearing the family name. Nero comes from the great aristocrat of Cape Town, the Linton family. Nero himself had no children, but there were nine adult nephews in the family, who should also be present, and Rode-Dick was thoughtful enough to send a fast horse to pick up all the people who could.

When the priest raised his staff, Nero's voice more than thirty years ago was echoed in the still chamber - “O you who are fortunate enough to come here and pick up my staff, whoever you are, listen to my final will, I am Nero, the main cleric and seventh great sorcerer from Cape Town State of the Ecumenical Empire. … When you return your staff to the Temple of Cape Dick, find Lord Dick and ask him to have a master magician skilled in high-order space divinity read and notarized publicly by the will in the ring. Lord Dick is trustworthy. ”

After listening to the will, everyone was a little discolored, and Nero's will involved a number of secrets, including his suspicions and hesitations about the gods at the time of his death, which were inappropriate for disclosure. Thirty years ago, in Bel's past, the Ecu authorities had already concluded that the details could not be disseminated. Although Nero claimed in his will that he had not turned away from the Spirit, it was detrimental to his reputation after his death and to the hearts and minds of the people of the city.

After a long time of silence, Rhode-Dick first responded and whispered, “Can the information recorded in the eyes of the earth be erased? We've all heard Lord Nero's last words. Those present are witnesses. That's enough! ”

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