Pivot of the Sky

In the aftermath of the Hebo war, the Aaron Coalition was established in the State of Aaron to dominate the sea, and clashes continued with the Kibada Coalition established in the State of Kibara, with increasing friction and fighting on a larger scale.

The war on the Heaton Peninsula is somewhat ridiculous, sometimes like a competitive game, in the eyes of Ammon, the former general of the Ecumenical Empire and commander of the battlefield. Although wars are always accompanied by casualties, the rate of casualties in the urban conflicts here is much smaller than in the battlefields of other countries on the heavenly pivot, and surrender is a matter of routine.

The lack of vast open plains on the Heaton Peninsula and the relatively small size of the cities and states make the popular chariot army formations of the continental powers very rare here, with urban and state armies dominated mainly by infantry. Heavy cavalry is also available, but cavalry equipment is more expensive and consists essentially of aristocratic samurai, who are also the main forces of attack in battle, followed by a bunch of bee infantry.

In small-scale battles between urban states, assault killings by noble samurai and soldier fighting often become the main determinants of victory and victory, as does the posture of both sides. Once the front breaks down, most of the time they will not swear to die, but rather surrender as a very opportune choice, and the winning party will not usually be killed out.

Such a battle resembles the horns of the mythical heroic age, where one of the losing directions succumbs to the winning party. After a while, the changes in the Covenant or in the contrast between the forces of the State and the emergence of new conflicts have led to confusion between the cities and states of the Hitton Peninsula and the changing spheres of influence controlled by the Alliance of Kibada and the Alliance of Aarons.

How can such a military organization defeat the invasion of the Potts Army? In fact, during the invasion of Potts, many states surrendered to watch the wind. It was Aaron and Kibada who united the cities to take advantage of logistical and topographical advantages and fought a protracted war of attrition against the Potts army, which was attacked by the Labourers. The key to winning and losing is the powerful navy in the state of Aaron City and trained Kibada fighters, the Aarons are skilled in naval warfare, and the Kibada Warrior Legion has a heavily loaded battlefield.

After the retreat of the Potts Army, the Heaton Peninsula was plunged into low-intensity yet recurring civil war conflicts, which were also the most polarized period for all segments of society. The inhabitants of the Hilton metropolitan states are complex, consisting mainly of nobles and citizens, who of course also enjoy citizenship. The so-called citizens and civilians or free people are not a concept, but adult men who enjoy political rights in urban states.

A growing number of free citizens lost their land and citizenship for various reasons during the period of the Alliance of Cities and States. In order to earn a living, these free people do not have much choice but to be mercenaries in times of war and to fight for whomever pays, regardless of the opponent of the war. In this context, many inter-municipal wars are resolved only through conquest or surrender, without having to fight each other.

Free people who have lost their land tend to be idle when there is no war and often go to various trading houses or estates for short-term work. There are a lot of them outside the estate where Amon is.

Ammon came to the avenue outside the vineyard early in the morning, and he sighed, "O idle people, who can help me with my work in the vineyard? ”

Soon someone came up and asked, "Do you want to hire a shorter worker? How much do you pay? ”

Amon stretched out a finger and said a generous and surprising reward: "Each person pays a silver coin until sundown. ”

Many people walked into the vineyard with joy and began working. By the time the sun rose, Ammon was standing at the door of the vineyard and hiring people, and someone came to ask for wages. He still offered a silver coin, and more people walked into the vineyard busily. Amon stood at the door at noon and continued to hire workers into the vineyard until the afternoon, when Amon stood at the door and offered a silver coin.

There was a busy scene in the vineyard, and when the sun set, the workers came out. Amon also stood at the door, his feet hadn't moved since sunrise, paying every employee who walked out of the vineyard a silver coin each.

Workers entering the vineyard early in the morning were unhappy to shout: "This is not fair! We worked all day in the sun, and the workers came in this afternoon for only a little while. Why are they all paid the same? ”

Amon replied, "Because I promised them that wages would be a silver coin, I will keep my promises. ”

Workers entering the park in the morning were complaining: "But we do a lot more work than they deserve and deserve more! ”

And Amon said, "But you promised me that the reward would be a silver coin, and that you would keep your promises. ”

Some people also want to argue, at this time the mighty Medanzo rode the tall horse from the road, the rack was not good enough, so everyone got paid to quickly disperse. Medanzo bowed his horse and saluted Amon, laughing: "Medanzo, you're just in time, or I'm afraid I'll get beat up. You're going to judge this, am I right? ”

Medanzo blinked: "My God, you were absolutely right, but no farmer would do that, and what was your purpose? ”

But Amon got caught up in thought, and it took a while to answer, “I'm just going to show the simple truth into something a little complicated, and see how people would react. ”

“You didn't do anything wrong," Medanzo said, "to give these idyllic people a job that is far more rewarding than what they deserve, and to show your commitment and generosity to your workers. ”

Amon laughed: “But I didn't do anything right. The world has its own reason, and humanity has its own characteristics. If I come back tomorrow morning, I'm afraid I won't be able to hire anyone. ”

Amon was right to expect that when he came out of the vineyard door the next morning, there were a lot of people wandering around, but no one would work in the vineyard. Amon called out, "People who do nothing in the sun, why not work? No one hired me, so come and work for me, until sundown, and I'm willing to pay a silver dollar. ”

But no one came, everyone was waiting. Several uninformed newcomers were told that they were so well-paid to accept employment that they were caught whispering by those next to them and set foot again. Even if someone wants to go into the vineyard, it's not a good time to come back, or they'll laugh at you for being stupid.

People waited, waited, wanted to wait until the sunset in the afternoon. But after noon, Amon turned around and walked into the vineyard until sunset, when he was never seen again. By the end of the afternoon, a group of people had been surrounded by the vineyard door, shouting, “We're going to work in the park. What about Amon? Why doesn't he keep his word? ”

Medanzo came out of the vineyard and said with his face on his face: "When did Amon say he would hire someone this afternoon? When he was unable to hire a worker, he naturally left. ”

The crowd broke away again, and Medanzo walked into the vineyard and saw Amon, laughing and saying, "My God, you are bad enough, this is a joke! ”

Amon smiled back and asked, "So what have they lost? I never cheated word for word, but they thought they were smart and they thought they were cheated. ”

Metazzo didn't say much, just laughed: "Tomorrow you'll have enough workers. ”

Medanzo's predictions are good, too, and the next morning, when Amon showed up at the entrance to the vineyard, there were a lot of people waiting. Amon still offered to hire them, and by sunset the wage was a silver coin. All the work in the vineyard was done this day.

When the workers left, Medanzo asked Amon, "My God, what do you think of these three days? ”

Amon shrugged, "People can't blame me, but what I've done in the last three days is not normal, it's just a manifestation of my free will. And the choices people make are based on their reactions and feelings. When people get used to the so-called human condition and often ignore the simplest thinking, when they make all the choices - what is the original, fundamental purpose? ”

The story of Ammon in the vineyard is, for the most part, regarded as a stubborn weirdo, while Iso, the eastern family, tolerated him considerably.

And the situation on the Heaton peninsula, as Iso had predicted, the Aaron Coalition had launched an expedition at sea and lost to the Kibada Coalition in a land war, cutting off trade routes with many cities and losing its economic dominance. The state of Miduli has also been increasingly affected, as if it had become extraordinarily cold this winter, and how merchants can get out of their predicament has become the hottest topic in the city.

Iso and Midori's sage, Tyrus, became good friends. Tyrus often speaks his opinion of all things in Urban State Square, and he has two quotes: "Water is the source of all things”. He told people that changes in water, gas and ice also exist in all things in the world, and that the world we can see is made up of matter. His other famous saying is, "All things have God”, and things in this world, whether you don't know them or not, have their reasons and ways of being.

Taylor is very knowledgeable and has traveled far to many countries on the Sky Pivot, where he imparts a variety of knowledge to people. For example, he had told craftsmen how to measure the height at which the ladder could not reach, using a scale to measure the length and length of shadows on the ground, and extrapolating them in the same proportion. He also tells people about astronomical calendars, which are very complex and very difficult to understand, but he claims to be useful and predicts the occurrence of eclipses.

So someone questioned Taylor: “Most of the residents of Midori are businessmen, either businessmen or businessmen, and what interests everyone is making money. What use is it if you can't make more money with your so-called knowledge? As for whether the eclipse in heaven will happen, it is only a matter of the gods! ”

When Tyrus finished listening, he said to Iso, "In that case, I have a business to do. Would you like to cooperate with me? If you'd like to contribute, I'll give you half of the proceeds. ”

Iso replied with a laugh: "I would love to take as much money as you need. ”

And there was a kind man next to him, and he said, "How can you believe in a discipline that only talks? He does have a lot of knowledge, but where does he do business?” Iso laughed without saying anything.

In the winter, Iso invested in Tyrus, and Tyrus rented a lot of olive oil squeezers with that money. There was no argument with Tyrus at the time, and they thought it was strange, waiting to see Tyrus and Iso's joke.

Taylor, who is well versed in the weather, anticipates a great harvest of olives in the mountains near the city state in the second year, which are difficult to transport due to the effects of the war. Fresh olives cannot be stored for long periods of time and must be pressed into oil as soon as possible.

Olive oil has always been one of the most important exports of the Aaron Alliance, and even if trade is temporarily blocked, merchants will store it for sale in a foreign country at a later date. So Tyrus made a lot of money, and he didn't have to run those extruders himself, and he didn't have to hire people to squeeze oil, so it was easy to sublet all the extruders at a higher price.

"Knowledge is wealth, and wealth is more than just what you see. My learning is not that I can't earn money, it's just not what I want. ”

Iso was also bored and made a fortune with Tyrus, and Amon followed these things silently from the beginning.

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Yet another autumn has come when property in the state of Miduli cannot be transported out in time and imports of goods from outside have been hampered, while the prices of wheat and wine produced in the estate of Iso have skyrocketed. Not only did the old man make a lot of money, but he also proved his admonition to the businessmen in the city.

Amon has been in Miduli for a year, and as a farmer he has had a good season. The grapes are ripe and need to hire a shorter worker to collect them. He came outside the vineyard this day, before waiting for a drink, and a man came and asked, "Amon, do you want to hire someone to collect the grapes? What would you pay me if I helped you take all the grapes out of the garden? ”

Amon slightly flashed, and this man he had seen in the theatre in Aaron City was Zeus, the walking world.

The man of the hour has finally arrived, and since Hermes appeared in front of Iso's shop, Amon has thought of today. Zeus calling him "Amon God” instead of “Amon” is tantamount to clarifying his identity. And at the same time as Zeus opened his mouth, Amon made sure that the man in front of him was Zeus himself, not any incarnation, coming directly from the Olympic kingdom.

Amon replied with a smile: "Zeus, if you are willing to accept my employment and do all the work again, I can reward you with a sacred stone. ”

Zeus walked into the vineyard, and Amon stood still at the door. Zeus turned around and said, "Farmers outside of Mithuly, don't you want to come in and supervise? ”

Amon still replied with a smile: "I don't need a supervisor, even if you are an employee, the promises made by the gods are the same. ”

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PS: Sorry, there's been a bit of a delay today, so please excuse me for updating later, but this chapter is only 4,000 words!

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