Manjushri looked back with a smile, her charm indescribable, and said: "If the information illusion cast by magic is like this, the things of the world are like birds in the sky, like people are annoyed, like waking up from a dream. Now that you have escaped from the sea of bitterness, you should seek to establish your own everything. If you want to seek the Dao, why not come with me? "
Ugallu put down his wine glass and strode down the sand dune. Those people walked leisurely, but Ugallu could not catch up. Then with a roar, he turned into a lion and ran forward, soon disappearing into the horizon. The Scorpion King put down the ice scorpion and fire scorpion, turned and shouted: "Lion King, now that you have escaped from the divine realm of the Ennead, where are you going with these people? We haven't finished talking about our business yet! "
The sound of sprinkling water echoed in the desert, but Ugallu had already run out of sight. Sprinkling water scolded in the direction where he had disappeared:
"This lion's temper hasn't changed, still so easily moved and stubborn. He had just escaped from the Ennead, but who knows where he was abducted by some god. "
Then, he turned around and sat down. The ferocious Scorpion King's expression was a little bleak. He looked at the wine on the table and muttered to himself, "Where did this god come from? What are they preaching? It seems that there are still unknown divine clans in this world! Without the guidance of a divine clan, it is too difficult to explore alone, but I refuse to turn back. "
After Ugallu left, the Scorpion King drank a few mouthfuls of wine before looking up at Amon and saying: "Mourin has taken a liking to him, and the gods are saying that she did not hesitate to abandon her ex-husband, Dumuzid, and even sent Dumuzid to the Underworld in exchange. She will definitely be introduced into the Anunnaki divine clan.
It is a great fortune for her to be a practitioner of the mortal world. But how difficult is it to truly transcend eternal life, I hope there will be such a day. If you are not interested in what those gods said just now, I am afraid you are even less interested in my scorpion's suggestion. The Righteous Sect has already stepped into the Anunnaki divine clan, and there is indeed no need to waver in their beliefs because of this. "
Amon smiled bitterly: "Don't you know my relationship with Enril? It was he who instigated the flood that destroyed my home, and no matter what sins my people have committed, I have already bid him farewell. "
Sprinkling water said: "Then you want to join Marduc's side? I heard that Goddess Mourrin won the bet with Enlil and can freely enter and exit Anunnaki's divine realm, so it's not impossible to introduce her to Marduc's side. "
Amon shook his head. "The path I want to confirm may not be the same. There are the insights of predecessors and my own search. I have been thinking – how did the gods transcend eternal life, and what is the so-called divinity? I'm just a witness, I don't want to join any God System. "
These words were from the bottom of his heart. Amon was an anomaly, he had never received guidance from any divine clan, and he had solved the unsolved puzzles of Crazy 'Ole and Bair in difficult explorations, and finally comprehended and mastered the power of the origin. He had already achieved the eighth level, and experienced everything in the spiritual imprint of Schrodinger, and even understood the torture of fate and the interrogation of the apocalypse. Before he became a true god, he did not need the guidance of any divine clan, he only needed to seek confirmation himself, and these were things that the Scorpion King did not know.
Sprinkling water smiled: "Maybe you are thinking too much, no matter who it is, whether you believe in it or not, the gods are there. I was once an emissary of the gods, and I have received the guidance of the oracle, so I know what is wrong with the power of the origin and what I practice, so I only think about how to become a true god who transcends eternal life. Don't think that I am strong enough to fight them in the mortal world, but as a living being, the meaning of existence is actually different. I also want to tell you one last thing, the Tiamat's Wrath cannot kill a true god who transcends eternal life. "
Amon was actually surprised and replied: "Thank you for the reminder, I have read about the Tiamat's Wrath, only that it can even severely injure the gods, but not that it can definitely destroy them. Is this the last thing you want to tell me? "
Sprinkling water sighed and said: "I once made a vow, although Tiamat who guided me has fallen, and I can no longer be driven by the Anunnaki divine clan, but the secret of the gods still cannot be revealed. Only when I become a true God who transcends eternal life and possess my own Divine Realm and Divine System, will I be able to tell you what that path is.
This is the agreement between the gods, and only then am I qualified to join this agreement, which is why I said those words to you. But there is already a ready-made shortcut, and there is no need to pin my hopes on this unseen hope. Now do you understand why the Lion King Zhoucai left, and why I ignored those gods? We all have our own desired path. "
Amon raised his glass and said: "The agreement of the gods has nothing to do with me, but in any case, I want to thank you for telling me this today! I can see that you also want to find someone to talk to, to clarify and strengthen your beliefs in your talk. "
After drinking for half a day, the Scorpion King stretched out his arm for the first time and clinked his glass with Amon's. "Wiser than I thought, you have really seen through a lot of things. In order to thank you for listening to me today, I will give you another promise, it is also a kind of hope … "
Sprinkling water's words had unknowingly taken on the tone of a god, and in the legends of the Dubhe continent, divine emissaries like him who had passed the test of endless life could already be called gods, just like Bastet in the past. And when they mentioned the true gods, they used the B title, which was' the true god who transcends eternal life '.
Amon asked: "What kind of hope?"
Sprinkling water said meaningfully: "It is a rare talent! But don't forget about the famous curse of the goddess, if one day I am injured like Ugallu and leave the Anunnaki divine clan, and I have become a true god who has transcended eternal life and established my own divine clan, I would welcome you to become a god of this divine clan. Welcome to the pantheon of gods. I wanted to discuss this with the Lion King, but he ran away. Amon replied: "Thank you for saying so, but I am not Ugallu. Perhaps you have misunderstood my relationship with Mourin, I am just fulfilling my promise to the goddess, it has nothing to do with whether she loves me or not. "
The Scorpion King shook his head and said: "If bad luck really comes one day, it will not be good, good luck!"
Amon hung his head and smiled bitterly. "Even if Mourin really has such a curse, I have already experienced enough suffering."
Sprinkling water stood up and patted Amon on the shoulder. "You are not simple, just don't forget what I said today …" That friend has been here for a long time, and it seems that he has something to do, solve your own problems first … "
The power of the Lion King's three roars was really amazing, and although Sprinkling water had protected the ice and fire scorpions from harm, these two demon scorpions were still unconscious. Sprinkling water picked up his two beloved concubines and left, the quicksand under his feet surging up and strangely disappearing. Amon looked back at the distant sky and said: "Medanzo, how long have you been here? Come down and rest for a while. "
A white cloud floated down, and the crystal shuttle was put away. Medanzo staggered towards the sand dune and sat on the chair that Sprinkling water had just sat on, gasping for breath. Amon looked at him and said with a smile: "The wine is in front of you, how can you get drunk before you even drink it?"
Medanzo said with a bitter face: "Amun! Luckily I came late and was far away. That Lion King's roar was too powerful, I almost fell down and barely managed to stabilize my body in the air. "
Amon pointed at the banquet in front of him and said: "They have all left, don't waste the wine and delicacies. Eat and drink to your heart's content first, I think you look very tired."
Metatro picked up the wine and tasted it. He exclaimed in admiration, "Good wine, a peerless wine! That Lion King really knows how to enjoy. " The two enjoyed the almost untouched banquet. After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Amon asked: "When did you arrive, what did you see, and what did you hear?"
Medanzo replied: "I flew over from afar when I heard the Lion King's roar. Later, that group of strange fellows passed by and I heard their words. Who are they? Their words are strange, and they don't put on any airs, but it feels like they are even more arrogant than the gods! "
Amon said nonchalantly: "Ask them who they are, stick to your beliefs, and seek your own path …" Instead of following Moses and the others to the Plains of Duc, you came to find me on this road, did something happen again … "
Medanzo sighed: "Amun, your people are simply a whirlpool, a magnet, no matter where they go, it would be surprising if they don't get into trouble!"
After Moses and the others left the border of Eygut, they crossed the Syah Desert and entered the Plains of Duc along the east bank of the inland lake, which should be the safest route. Because the west bank of the inland lake was the trade route between Eygut and Hittite, there were now towns, farms, and garrison checkpoints, and the place where Amon was about to fight Celia was also in this area. Further ahead into the Plains of Duc, there was also a large swamp, which was difficult to pass through. Moses and the others crossed from the east bank of the inland lake, which was near the Euphrate Valley. Although the road was very rugged, they could reach the plains directly after crossing the mountains. The Plains of Duc had attracted explorers from surrounding countries, but it was difficult to see a place where people gathered in such a large wilderness, at least a year ago.
But when Moses led his people over the mountains by the lake, they appeared in the valley leading to the plains. However, in front of him was a newly constructed city, or perhaps it was a city that was only half constructed. This was a resting place and trading market for explorers and warriors who killed monsters, and Moses and the others could have rested here and bought supplies before untying the ropes, but they were unexpectedly stopped by the "army" sent by this "city".
Moses and the others only had sixty people, while the other side had eight hundred warriors with various weapons, including highland giants who were good at fighting and organized into military formations. Moses was surprised and stepped forward to ask, "We are just explorers who want to go deep into the wilderness, and we are not enemies of you. Like other explorers, we will exchange supplies and pay taxes in the town, why did you summon so many warriors to stop us …"
The city under construction was actually called Marduc City, and the lord of the city was a short highland giant named Ussir. He sent someone to Moses: "We are the miners of the town of Duc who escaped from Eygut, and if we want to enter the Plains of Duc, we have two choices. Either they would remain in my city, profess Marduc, and swear in the shrine; or if they wished to return home by way of this place, they must promise the gods to build a shrine to Marduc in the place where they stand, and to perform the rite of summoning him to come. As a guarantee, you have to keep the leader here until the promise is fulfilled. "
Medanzo knew Ussir, who was the leader of the united highland giant tribe who kidnapped Princess Scarlet. In fact, he was sent by Princess Scarlet to the Plains of Duc to establish a city, and at that time he extorted a large batch of supplies from the town of Arcade. Now the location of this city was stuck on the throat of the eastern shore of the inland lake into the Plains of Duc.
Moses and the others did not force their way in, so Medanzo sneaked into Marduc City as a wandering hunter and found the owner of the city, Ussir, to "catch up". He woke Ussir up in his bedroom in the middle of the night and forced the owner to let him go with a broken blade to his neck.
Ussir said in a sobbing tone: "Fearless warrior, that was not only an order from Princess Scarlet, but also an oracle from Marduc! Even if you kill me, it will be useless, and if you kill me, you won't be able to escape. "
Medanzo was surprised: "Marduc's oracle, what's going on?"
Ussir explained: "I don't know what's going on either. I built this city, took on the role of the owner and chief priest here, and gained the support of Princess Scarlet and the Kingdom of Bablon. After the shrine was defeated, I led several priests to perform the ceremony, and that night Marduc spoke in my soul. The god told me that the miners of the town of Duc would be passing through here, and that they must promise not to build statues for any gods except Marduc, otherwise they would not be allowed to pass. "
The situation was beyond Medanzo's control, and he immediately rushed back to discuss it with Link. They made two sets of plans: either let John lead the army of Duc to fight and open a path for Moses and the others, or let Moses and the others turn back and go around the west bank of the inland lake, avoiding the scale of Marduc's control.
The former plan was too expensive, and the city built under the leadership of Aesop was just beginning to take shape. Although the warriors led by John were not afraid of fighting Marduc, they would also have to suffer losses on both sides. The latter plan was difficult, and Moses and the others would have to pass through the land controlled by Syah, and after crossing the inland lake, they would have to pass through the impassable Charcoal Marsh. The two decided to make two preparations, with Medanzo going to explore the way first, while Link rushed to the town of Duc and told John to get ready to meet them.
When Link returned to Duc, he learned that there had also been an accident there. At the foot of the Syah Plateau to the north of Duc, a large group of highlanders suddenly appeared. They did not look like the inhabitants of the mountain tribes, and were obviously trained in an organized way. Carrying all kinds of equipment and supplies with them, they quickly set up camps and fortifications, forming the prototype of a city at an astonishing speed.
This was obviously not a spontaneous action, they were strong and well-trained, their resources were in order, and the deployment of their personnel was extremely orderly, as though they were soldiers and logistics personnel that had been trained for a long time.
The settlement they built was less than a hundred miles away from the city built by Link, and they occupied the fertile land to open up wasteland and sow seeds. They also occupied the mines where the Ducians originally mined parangons and iron ores. They organized people to mine the parangon cores and iron ores and smelt refined iron on the spot. They were obviously preparing for large-scale immigration and advancing to the entire Plains of Duc.
The city built by Link occupied the largest piece of fertile land on the Plains of Duc, and there was a conflict after the outsiders occupied the mines. Fortunately, Link and the others had already built strong walls, and under the governance of Aesop, they already had a large population and a firm foothold. Otherwise, they would not have been able to compete with the other party.
Link and Medanzo were not there, and Aesop avoided conflict at first. Later, John came with thirty-six personal guards, using the Warriors' Might Formation trained by Medanzo, and asked the other party to abandon the occupied mines. There were two battles, and neither side gained the upper hand.
So they began to negotiate. The other party believed that the mines were originally ownerless, and John took out the Title Deed of Duc to prove that it was not ownerless, that people had been mining since ancient times, and that roads had been built and veins had been dug. The other party said that the Ducian miners had long disappeared due to the punishment of the gods, and they were unwilling to give up the most precious mines on the continent. In fact, both sides understood that it was the most important strategic base for establishing a foothold on the Plains of Duc and annexing thousands of miles of fertile land.
Warrior John fought another battle with them and found that it was not a problem to rely on his city to defend it, but it was not possible to repel those people, so he sat down for a second negotiation.
John did not have reinforcements, and the other party's troops were gradually increasing. They came across the Syah Plateau, and the walls built around the fake settlement were getting stronger and stronger. The first permanent building built was the shrine of Enril.
It was obviously unlucky for John to continue to attack under such circumstances, and Aesop made another suggestion at the right time.
Aesop used to lack strong labor to mine ore and ore cores, and now the residents were no longer the Ducian miners of the past, but mainly the barbarians, who had absorbed the scattered tribes of the nearby area and the wandering explorers of the surrounding countries. They had to plant land to feed themselves and build a city, and simply could not spare enough strong labor to mine such a large mine.
So Aesop suggested that the two sides cooperate. As long as the mine was recognized as belonging to the Ducians, the other party could organize strong and powerful highlanders to do the heavy mining work, and in return, they could keep the ore and ore cores they mined, or they could let Aesop buy them at a fair price on the continent.
This was a good idea that had the best of both worlds. The two parties were accumulating power, and they did not want to have a full-scale conflict with the barbarians and other tribes who already had a foothold, so they agreed to this condition of cooperation, and the Plains of Duc restored temporary peace.
