Pivot of the Sky

Chapter 174 172. Road to the Heavens

Moses and others need guidance on faith, and disciples such as Medanzo need guidance on faith, and Ammon, who is exploring alone, needs a belief even more. It may not be clear to Amon at this time how ambitious his conviction is as he crosses the Syrian desert, and if it is to be accomplished, it is by no means within the boundaries of the ordinary gods, which will go beyond eternity.

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Amon walked uncomfortably and slowly, but without a single stop, he had entered a state of forgetfulness and had not rested or eaten for days, as if walking in a lifeless river. This was an incredible experience, and I've never heard of anyone breaking the test of survival and mastering the power of origin in a hurry, but Amon did.

As that contemplative soul walked out of the Syrian desert, it seemed as though it had also passed through many lifetimes, such as the almost invisible drop of water flowers in the raging waves, but ultimately it had not been submerged.

How do you describe this feeling? As he walked in the sun, he was like a drop of water, reflecting and reflecting all the colors of the world. Experienced many life experiences, like flying birds over the mirror one time, leaving a clear reflection and disappearing again. When Amon opened his eyes again to see the world, it was suddenly clear that there were countless of him in the eyes of different people, like a lifeless experience. This innumerable refraction brings together the shadows that he left behind in the world, as if he were innumerable incarnations that needed to be verified and finally proved that clear self.

With this achievement, it can be called the Spirit on the Heavenly Pivot continent, as if it had endless life, but also the realm of divine power, drawing on the power of the Spirit to grow and repair it. When he returned to God, Amon exclaimed, without taking this step, that some things would never be felt, and he was thinking of another thing - perhaps a place to build.

Amon realized how dangerous his experience was and shook the waves in silence. He actually walked into meditation and passed the lifeless test. Out of instinctive self-protection, his ability to operate concealed signs and walked in the desert without accidental disturbance. Due to his long-standing habit of using divine arts, he was able to dive unconsciously for a whole month without messing up his footsteps. If he doesn't do any of that, he can't even walk.

Recall that when he faced the test of losing power and reshaping himself, the situation was also quite dangerous, if it was on the battlefield or in other contexts of struggle, he might not survive! The cost of achievement is enormous, not only in testing itself but also in human circumstances. He didn't want his disciples to be as risky as he was, and if he knew what was happening on the road and relied on luck to barge in, it was not courage, but stupidity.

What he wanted to build was not a city like Salem City, but a Jiulian shrine like the one inhabited by the Jiulian messengers of the Ecumenical sect, with a strange separation from the outside world, a very good cultivation environment, suitable for the disciples to meditate on, and at certain times, to provide protection that was not available elsewhere in the world. Such a place is not a true divine kingdom, but a palace inhabited by so-called gods in mythological legends.

Amon has chosen a place in his heart and has given it the name “Garden of Eden”. Much remains to be done at this time. Wait for Salem City to hold its heels on the Tuk Plains and gather disciples to plan the construction of the Garden of Eden.

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A month later, at the checkpoint on the Syrian border of the Kingdom of Hati, an inactive soldier was staring away and suddenly a man came from the desolate beach of Gobi. He couldn't help but rub his eyes and thought he'd seen the flowers. The man appeared empty-handed!

When he dropped his hand to make sure he wasn't mistaken, there really was a man coming across the desert, this man had no car, he didn't even carry a package! He grabbed the weapon and shouted, "Who, where, what? ”

The man answered aloud: "My name is Amon, and I have come from Ecu to fight her at the covenant of Celia, the great magician of your court! ”

The entire barracks of the gate were all struck, the officer hurriedly blew the rallying horn and led the soldiers to greet him. He stood at the intersection to salute Amun: “The distinguished archmage, Grey, and the governor of the State of Syria, Lord Shaw Mo, have long commanded that General Amunda, wherever he enters the Ha 'aretz, receive you with the most solemn courtesy, send a car horse and guard to escort you to the city state and arrange everything. We have the best carriage for you and I will personally take you to the city state. ”

Amon laughed, “Amon, I call myself Amon. You didn't have a letter, you didn't identify yourselves. Is that how you treat me? ”

"In addition to General Amunda himself, the mighty Power, who has the same temperament as you, came alone across the thousands of miles of desert with his back," replied the Chief of the Gate. Besides, I've seen you on the battlefield! ”

Amon was welcomed to the checkpoint, and the officer wanted to leave him for dinner and instruct the carriage and guard to prepare. Amon waved his hand: “No, I'm going to the duel. Let's wait until the duel is over before we become guests. Please tell the State of Syria that Amon has entered Ha 'aretz and will await Celia the Great Mage at a designated location. ”

Sir said in a bit of a hurry: "But Lord Gore said hello, and his elderly family would like to see you. ”

Amon smiled: “We'll meet naturally when we should meet. I'm still a little busy. I won't bother you for now. ”

He stepped out of the conversation, appeared far away, then disappeared, and everyone stared. It is impossible to say that these border gates were ordered to meet Ammon, even if they wanted to stop him. Ammon's achievements today are similar to those of the gods among men. He just wanted to say hello to Gore when he showed up and walked past the gate.

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Amon entered the Ha 'aretz and headed towards the eastern shore of the Inland Lake, at the southern end of the Black Fire Swamp, close to his duel with Celia, where Cloud Dreams met. Coming from the Tucker Plains, crossing the bush and muddy marshes where the bushes and thorns live, there is no way to stop the Iron Armored Beast King, who grew up in the marshes as a child.

He saw not only cloud dreams in the swampy bushes, but also Link and Iso. When the two beasts saw Amon, they went forward to salute him. The Iron Armored Beast King pressed his foreclaws and his head went down a little bit. The kinematics was that there was a pattern, and Amon was happy when he saw it. He asked with a smile, "I only sent the cloud dream to meet me. Why did you two come? Iso, didn't I ask Medanzo to take you to Dreamfield to find Theo? ”

Iso replied, "What took you so long on this road? I have come back from Menfis to negotiate with Theo the formation of a merchant team to travel to Salem City, provided there is a passage. When I got back to Salem City, Link and Cloud Dream had discovered a route in the swamp, and I wanted to take a field trip to determine how much the merchant team would cost by taking the time, what the risks would be on the way, and what preparations would be made? We knew you were coming, so we waited here for more than a dozen days. ”

Amon did take a little longer and didn't even expect to walk this long, but he passed the lifeless test and a month was amazing enough!

A lot has happened over the past month, and Medanzo snuck up to Menfis with Iso to find Theo, the aristocratic rich businessman. Theo's business today is getting bigger and bigger, and a year ago he received a heavy gold investment from Amon to expand the size of businesses in various city states and buy large numbers of camel cars and horses.

This is obviously a preparation for large-scale long-distance trade, for the time being it is only for nothing that money cannot be used in its entirety, but it is given by Amon, of course, by Theo. The news of Amon's departure from the Ecuadorian Empire was also known to Theo, who was also concerned about Amon's situation and feared that his future business might not be very good. He has served as a logistics munitions officer for the Ann-La Legion, made a lot of generals in the war, and now a lot of big business is working with the official, losing the mountain of Amon, which may cut off important financial resources.

At this time, Medanzo visited Isoden Gate, a slave of the wealthy merchant of the nobility, and talked about a very important business.

A new city is being built in today's Duke Plains, named Salem City, where Iso serves as the chief administrative officer. The construction of a new city will certainly require a lot of human, material and financial investment, and Medanzo will allow merchants from all over the Hio organization to transport supplies to Salem City, and the rich properties of the Duke Plains can also be transported out for trading, which is a mutually beneficial deal.

They deliberately found Theo, and what they wanted was a constant supply of munitions. On the other hand, today's city of Salem has no trade with the outside world, because the roads are impassable and the interests are not seen, and large merchants like Theo have spearheaded the way and have given demonstrations and guidance to others.

It is important to explain Amon's current delicate identity that, although he killed Prince Snake and left Ecu, he was not publicly wanted by the Empire and appeared to be a person who deliberately avoided talking up and down the field. On the one hand, of course, it was because he was attested to by thousands of soldiers on the scene of his assassination of Prince Snake. It was the Prince who ordered the attack and the Admiral defended himself. Pharaoh, on the other hand, sent Snake on this mission with the intention of borrowing a knife to kill.

Prince Snake, the eldest son of Racis II and not a supporter of the Erlacht Reformation, has his own power in the country and is one of the factors of political instability. Now that he has been killed by Amon, Erlacht will only be able to steal pleasure, and the Grand Admiral played his last “afterheat” before leaving Ecu.

A peace treaty had been signed between Hati and Ecu and trade had been resumed, and it was perfectly legitimate for Theo to organize a commercial convoy in the name of a deal with the State of Syria. So-called munitions do not necessarily refer to armor and weapons. All kinds of items and materials that may be used in marching operations are counted. Finished or semi-finished goods are naturally the best, and this trade often requires military relations or backgrounds.

Upon arrival in Hati, the merchants will also pass through the territory controlled by the State of Syria, so Amon intends to talk to Gore, one of which is to open the corridor.

Iso gave Theo a list, privately, of the supplies needed in the city of Salem, as well as those originating from the Turk Plains. Profitable and beneficial, Amon's instruction is apparently normal and legitimate cross-border trade, and Theo of course nodded and promised to prepare immediately. But doing business requires costing, and in addition to taxes at various border gates, there are risks along the way, as well as freight charges, which nobody is sure of until the roads are open.

Link has explored the path in the Black Fire Marsh as ordered by Amon. The road that can be opened in the shortest time is found by the Cloud Dream with four big iron armored beasts, twisting in the Black Fire Marsh, passing intermittently through the hard land belt exposed to the surface of the water, eventually leading to the eastern shore of the inland lake. But it is also not easy to open the road, and it will take at least six months to fill the lowlands, eradicate the thorns of the bushes along the way, and cut open some rough rocks, if all of them use the hands of Salem City.

When Iso returned to Salem City, he asked to follow the route that had been designed to calculate the cost of transportation through the road and the maximum capacity to travel to and from the merchant fleet. Cloud Dream happened to meet Amon, and Link came with Iso.

Amon frowned slightly after listening: "Will it take six months to move all the people in Salem City? ”

"Six months is just clearing the road," Linc grinned. "For it to be completely fixed, it will take at least a year or two for these people in Salem City alone. But the situation does not allow us to wait too long. The people of the Assyrian kingdom who have crossed the plateau have named the city state Enrir City, and the more people they have, the taller the walls, the more likely they will be to start a new conflict in no time. If this road is not repaired as soon as possible, we will be in isolation in the Turk Plains. ”

Amon thought about it and said, "I'll fix this. You build the gates and fortresses at the other end of the road, and then you go from there to the swamp, and you fix as much as you can. As for the road at this end, I am responsible for making it possible for people to get through in a month's time, and for two carriages to go wrong in three months' time. ”

Iso exclaimed, “Unless it's a miracle! ”

Link patted Iso on his shoulder: "Amon God created a miracle, of course!” And then he said to Amon, “I'm also curious, why are you so sure? ”

Amon smiled slightly: “The so-called miracles are also created by man, and this is not a miracle, but a pile of human and material resources. The city of Salem is now short of manpower and adequate supplies, but in the State of Syria, they can be hired to repair the roads as long as conditions are negotiated. ”

Iso nodded: “I see, this is also a mutually beneficial deal, we have the treasure of Goddess Mu Yun, we can pay people to build roads from the outside, as long as Syria City Bonken promises. ”

Amon suddenly remembered something and shouted to Iso: “You're just in time. I just wanted to ask you something. ”

Iso was surprised: “You are like a god. Why are you asking me? ”

Amon asked with a faint smile, “I've heard you tell the story of Pythagoras, a distant sage, who claims to have seen it with his own eyes, and you can't be born a slave if you can read? ”

Iso bowed his head: "My home town is far away, my father was a bard, killed by pirates on a long journey, and I became a slave when I was a little girl, sold all over the place, and went to many places. ”

Amon: “You don't have to mention the sad past. I know you've been to many places and you've learned a lot about it. I've never seen anyone like you know the legends of all places. Have you heard the legends about the Tucker Plains? ”

Iso replied carefully: "There are many stories in Duke Town, but I know you are from Duke Town, and some stories have been told, I'm afraid offensive and disrespectful to you, so I never mentioned them. ”

Amon grinned. “I should have asked you! It's not too late. Have you ever heard of a special legend? ”

Iso looked up and asked, "What makes it special? Is it the war of the gods? There are not many folk stories, you have stayed at the Temple of Isis Archives, and if you look at the scriptures there, there must be more folk myths. ”

Amon's eyes lit up: “There is no need to say more about the Gods' War. I know several people involved. Do you have any legends that are older and older? ”

Iso frowned and thought: "I remember a myth, a strange story, about a tower. You have been to Barron City, King of Barron, and you should know that there is now a magnificent tower on the outskirts of Barron, called the Gate of the Gods, built by successive Barron kings to pay tribute to the god Marduk, which may be related to a story that once circulated on the continent. ”

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Before the battle of the gods, Anunaki was said to have been the era of Anu rule by the gods, but Amat, the mother of Anu, held the divine sacred Book of Heaven, Jane, with supreme power. Amat then handed over the Book of Heaven to his other son, Gingut, in an attempt to make Gingut the god of God. This caused discontent among many gods and eventually led to division of the divine system and civil war.

The legendary story of that tower should have happened before the Gods' War, because the Lord God in the story was Anu. At that time, there was no miners' clan in the town of Turk, a thousand miles of fertile soil, and the people who lived there were strong and intelligent, but they were so intelligent that they were so arrogant that they even tried to pry into the secrets of the gods.

They built a huge city, originally situated around today's city of Salem, and planned to build a tall tower called the Tower of the Sky, which has never appeared in the world. The more ambitious people work to burn brick embryos in the sun and build them up with tar, the higher the tower, the more they hope to climb the kingdom of the gods through it.

The noise of the people shook sleeping Amat, so she called Anu to ask him what was going on? Anu reported on the construction of the Tower and called the gods to discuss it. It was said that all the spirits were there, and everyone decided to stop it. So the gods worked together, disrupting people's language and making people unable to understand what each other was saying, which is said to be the reason why the countries of the continent have different languages today.

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