The world outside the body seemed to have a soul, and heaven and earth breathed in and out, with a vivid breath. How to communicate with it with one's own body and mind was the source of power given by the gods, and it was also the source of the various magical methods of the mages. Amon forgot that he was already a supreme mage, and as if welcoming a new life at dawn, he went to re-experience the source of power.
Amon seemed to see the energy of the rhythm of life between heaven and earth. He wanted to grasp a ray of inspiration in this ceremony and integrate it with his own body and mind. In the future, he would be able to find this state alone in meditation. This was the second awakening of power.
Indeed, only supreme mages could hold such a ceremony for a warrior. Maria's ceremony for Amon took almost twice as long as usual. She was not stingy with her mind and magic power. In the eyes of outsiders, this was also the first time that the Adoratrice had held a second awakening of power. Of course, she had to familiarize herself with the process.
Warriors generally did not awaken the power given by the gods immediately after the ceremony. They still had to practice the most basic magic meditation and find the state that they were guided into during the ceremony on their own.
This kind of ceremony was usually held only once, and it was also a considerable consumption for a supreme mage. If the first time was not successful, in theory, although it could still be done again, the chance of success was already very small. No supreme mage would repeatedly struggle for a warrior.
Even if the effect of holding the ceremony again was already very small, Maria did not seem to mind giving Amon a few more chances. A few days after the ceremony, she sent someone to ask Amon if he could feel the awakened power in the state of meditation. Amon replied, "Thank you for your concern, Adoratrice. I have succeeded."
After hearing the news, Maria immediately gave an order to the high priest George to send a teacher to teach Amon Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Amon had to pretend to learn the hieroglyphs of Eygut again. The teacher praised Amon for his incomparable intelligence and mastery of hieroglyphs in the shortest time. People were not surprised by this. Becoming a supreme warrior at a young age, how could Amon not be a talented and intelligent person? Moreover, if one mastered the writing of the secular language, learning the hieroglyphs was actually not too difficult. One only needed to understand the special and complicated rules within it.
The Shrine had also specially sent two fifth-level mages to guide Amon in his practice of low-level magic. As a great sorcerer, Amon appeared to be quite modest. He listened very carefully and did not put on airs. However, he also rarely asked questions. In short, he was a very fast learner, and it didn't take long for him to come into contact with the content of advanced magic.
The two fifth-level mages found it difficult to continue teaching Amon, so they went back to report to their superiors and asked for another teacher for the supreme warrior Amon. As a result, Crazy 'Ole's old friend, George, who was now the high priest of the Temple of Isis, said, "Let me personally guide the supreme warrior Amon."
George took over the task, but he did not teach Amon any magic. He only gave him the authority to read all the magic books in the Archives, and if there was something he did not understand, he could ask. The high priest was usually very busy and could not specially teach Amon magic. The Archives was under the jurisdiction of George, and Amon was very familiar with the place, so there was no need for him to waste time on teaching.
With this convenient condition, Amon could finally find a chance to read another book that Schrödinger had asked him to read. However, before he could do so, he was entangled by another matter.
It was very sudden. The Adoratrice personally ordered the unemployed supreme warrior Amon to live alone in a spacious courtyard with a meditation room. He was to bathe and pray for the next few days and not go out. If he wanted to read any books, he was to write down a list and ask the servants to bring it to him. She asked him to wait quietly for the messenger from the capital of Eygut. Something important was about to happen.
The Adoratrice sent some military books to Amon. These were all books Amon had read before, but Maria wanted him to review them again. At the same time, various military exercise props were also sent, including the topographic map of the Empire of Eygut, various models of marching and encampment, and even the drawings and models of supply and transport ships at sea, so that Amon could familiarize himself with the books.
Maria's move was clearly a hint that the capital would send someone to test Amon. If the supreme warrior Amon could pass this test, he would soon receive a very important appointment. In all likelihood, he would become a general in the army. If this was the case, it meant that the war around the town of Duc was about to begin.
The actual situation was even more shocking than Amon's speculation. Maria recommended Amon, not as an ordinary general, but as the head of a newly formed legion.
The Empire of Eygut already had three legions ready to go. According to custom, the legions were named after the gods, including the most elite Horus Legion and the Legion of Isis. The Legion of Sète, as an outpost, had already assembled at the border of Cape States.
The head of the Legion of Sète was Rod-dick, the governor of the Cape States, and the chief priest of the legion was the eighth-level supreme mage Julien. Normally, the head of an imperial legion should be at least a supreme warrior, but as the governor of Cape, Rod-dick was more suitable to manage the legion.
The Legion of Sète was mainly responsible for the logistical management of the army, base supplies, and the transportation of food and fodder. The necessary war supplies had been stockpiled at the frontlines of Cape through various channels. The Pharaoh had sent a supreme warrior from the capital, Peter Mochen, to be the commander of the frontlines.
The real elites of the empire were the Horus Legion from the capital and the Legion of Isis from Montefiore. The head of the Legion of Isis was Ankh, the chief supreme warrior of the Temple of Isis. The chief priest was the ninth-level supreme mage Vörde, and the commander of the frontlines was the supreme warrior Ryushin.
The chief priest of the Horus Legion was Rickard, the high priest of the Horus Temple of Eygut. The commander of the frontlines was the eighth-level supreme warrior Van Vaertz, and the head of the legion was the Pharaohs Of Eygut himself. Lasith Ii, who loved grandiosity and success, was going to lead the legion himself.
An entire legion had five thousand warriors and fifty priests. This was the combat force that was officially put into the battlefield. The daily consumption of supplies was as high as a mountain. If the servants and civilian workers were included, there would be at least twenty thousand people providing various logistical services around the legion.
These three legions were, of course, not all the military forces of the Empire of Eygut, but it was impossible to launch an expedition without the strength of the whole country. This time, the strongest elites of the empire had been dispatched. Pharaoh would personally lead the expedition, leaving a legion in the capital city of Thebes to guard the northwestern border of the empire. The Adoratrice would also stay in Montefiore, and there would be a garrison legion here.
If one wanted to directly capture the Hittite Kingdom, the most convenient route would be to set off from Montefiore, go to sea along the Nile River, and land there. But Pharaoh's purpose this time was to establish a strategic base in the area where the town of Duc used to be, so he chose to set off from the Cape States and attack by land through the desert. According to the plan formulated by the military council, in addition to the three main legions mentioned above, another legion was needed to advance together, which was a newly formed miscellaneous legion called the "An-Ra Legion".
"An" and "Ra" were the names of the same god, the head of the Ennead worshiped by the people of Eygut. It was said that he was the father of the gods and was born in the Lotus of the Beginning, and also the oldest god of the sun. He had many titles. He was called 'An' at night, 'Ra' during the day, 'Hepri' in the morning, 'Atum' at night. Amongst the Ennead, his title was also 'Nuven'.
According to the understanding of the human world, although this god was the oldest and was known as the father of the gods, he was not the most important god worshiped by the Empire of Eygut. In ancient myths and legends, the goddess Isis defeated An-Ra with a trick, obtained the secrets of this god, and gained greater power. Horus, the son of the goddess Isis, later became the king god worshiped by the people of Eygut, and was also the most important god among the Ennead. It was said that the ancient god An-Ra had retired to the source of the Nile River.
Interestingly, in the long list of names of Amon, there was also the name "An-Ra", which could be understood as "night and day".
The An-Ra Legion would not converge with the main army. It would follow along the northern coastline while Pharaoh's army advanced. On the one hand, it would act as a flank support, and on the other hand, its main task was to prevent the Hittite Kingdom's army from landing on the sea and cutting off the main army's supply line.
The strategic position of such a legion was very awkward. If Pharaoh won a complete victory, it would not make the most important contribution; if Pharaoh was defeated and retreated, the An-Ra Legion would need to leave the coastline and advance, desperately resisting the pursuers to cover Pharaoh; if the Hittite Kingdom really did make a large detour along the coastline, the legion would be cannon fodder before the main army counterattack.
But the biggest possibility was that the legion would always be responsible for the task of covering and guarding along the coastline, a march of thousands of miles, and would not participate in the real decisive battle of the main force. As long as this mission was completed, the legion would be considered to have made a contribution to the Empire, and the illustrious lords would naturally be unwilling to accept such a difficult task. So the Saintess took the opportunity to recommend Amon.
But after all, this involved the appointment of a legion commander, and the Empire had to be cautious in handing over five thousand soldiers to Amon. So, they organized a special assessment. Amon lived alone in the courtyard for more than ten days, and was finally invited to the government office in Montefiore, where he met a few prominent ministers of the Empire.
Seven people sat in a semicircle in a large hall, and in the middle was the Saintess, Maria. On the left of Maria was the military minister Eisen from the capital Thebes, and beside Eisen was the high priest Susga from the main shrine of the capital Horus. On the left of Susga was the mayor of Montefiore, Daya Tuyan. On the right of Maria were the three high priests of the Temple of Isis, Vörde, Burke, and George.
These lords formed a temporary assessment committee, and it was up to them to decide whether or not to appoint Amon as the legion commander of the An-Ra Legion.
PS: When I was preparing the offerings for the night, I opened a box of exquisite mooncakes and was surprised to find that it was filled with monthly tickets. Hahahaha, it's the festival, just kidding:)
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