186 、 The Face of the Gods
For a moment the people did not know how to answer, and a child's voice cried out: "We have one God, and we have accepted His guidance, please do not come to shake our faith." The speaker was David Solomon.
The voice of Bakri sneered: "What has that god given you, food, hope, or protection? Since that is the case, why do you suffer through this long night in hunger and cold? I can give you what he can give, and I can give what he cannot. As long as you worship me as a god and make an oath to sacrifice to me. "
David replied: "We don't need you, please leave."
But then another shouted: "Bakri, what makes you say such a thing? Please prove yourself! "
The voice of Bakri replied: "Then I will prove it to you, and then I will wait for your reply. Everyone is hungry, isn't it? After dawn, the dew on the blades of grass will become a delicacy, this is a miracle I have bestowed upon you. "
The next morning, when they came out of the hut, they were surprised to find that the dew on the blades of grass had fallen to the ground, turning into many small frost-like balls. Someone picked it up and put it in his mouth to taste, and it tasted like a delicious snack. What is this? There was a lot of discussion, no one had ever seen such a thing, but it was indeed edible and delicious.
The dew turned into a snack, neither too much nor too little, just enough for everyone in the camp to eat their fill for the day. It was rare that people could get delicious food without working or hunting, like a drowning man grasping at a life-saving straw in despair. The people did not sleep well that night, all waiting to see if the voice of the god would appear again.
Late at night, the voice of Bakri sounded again: "Miners of Duc, I give you food and hope, and when the sun rises tomorrow, the dew on the blades of grass will still turn into a delicacy. I will also give you a bull made of gold, a symbol of my totem, and you can pass through the city of Marduc while carrying this golden bull. When you reach your hometown, put it on the altar and build a shrine for me. Tonight, light a fire, dance around the golden bull, and worship it, I can hear your prayers! "
On the third day, Moses still had not returned, and the twelve Judges were still nowhere to be seen. Some people were discussing whether Moses and the twelve Judges had left on their own after receiving the power bestowed by Allaha. But he left the other clansmen here.
The dew drops on the leaves of the grass turned into small frost-like snacks that tasted delicious. In the middle of the open space between the thatched cottages, a shining little Golden Cow appeared. It took two strong miners to lift it. Even this much gold was a fortune, not to mention that it was the idol of God, a miracle performed by Barker!
Joshua, David, and the others persuaded everyone to reject the temptation, but more people were tempted. Since Bakri could give the food and blessings that Allaha could give, why not worship this god? What's more, Allaha no longer helped them pass through Marduc City, and everything needed to be figured out by the clansmen themselves, so this was also one of the ways. The people gathered together to discuss, and if Moses and the twelve Judges did not return, everyone would follow Bakri's instructions.
That night, the people who had eaten their fill and rested for a day came to the open space of the wheat field. Some lit a fire and began to dance around the Golden Cow, while others knelt in a circle and prayed to the Golden Cow. If they had been to Link's caveman tribe a few years ago and seen how the cavemen danced in front of the big cave with a fire, they would have found that this scene was very similar to a spontaneous primitive tribal religious ritual.
If Amon had been here, he would have also discovered that this was also a ritual to summon the gods to descend, allowing Bakri's incarnation to attach to the Golden Cow. But the ritual was not completed, because Moses rushed back and awakened the clansmen with a shout, interrupting what everyone was doing.
When Joshua finished telling the story, Moses stepped forward angrily, swung his cane and smashed the Golden Cow into pieces, and shouted at the crowd: "Have you forgotten your faith? Have you forgotten the One God? Have you forgotten who guided us through so many hardships? This is a betrayal, a disgrace! "
Some lowered their heads in shame, while others argued in a low voice: "Bakri gave us food so that we would not starve. We should thank all those who helped us in our predicament. "
Moses shouted: "If that's the case, what did Allaha give you? The gods do not ask for your gratitude, they only want you to see the faith in your hearts! You just ate for two days, and you forgot everything? Food without work, is this the guidance you are looking forward to? Can we and our children and grandchildren always pick dew from the grass to fill our stomachs?
We did not give up hope in the face of so many hardships and threats, did we change our faith just because of a few days of food and the temptation of a Golden Cow? Shouldn't we be ashamed of this? The evil god Bakri gave you food, but don't forget, Allaha also showed such miracles and gave you more. Do you understand the meaning of the One God?
The prey in the mountains disappeared for no reason, and I just sensed that someone cast a spell to drive away the aura left by the living beings nearby. The so-called evil god who gave you food is the one who took it away, and yet you dance and worship him, betraying your own perseverance! How can you receive the true guidance of the Light by doing this? "
Seeing that Moses had returned, many people already felt ashamed and regretful, and when they came back to their senses, they felt a little dazed these two days, as if they had been bewitched by something. When Moses told the people that someone had cast a spell to drive away the aura of the living beings nearby, it dawned on everyone that Bakri had deliberately made everyone hungry before showing a miracle, and fortunately Moses returned in time.
Another person muttered in a low voice: "But Bakri said that we could cross Marduc City by carrying that Golden Cow, and now that you have broken the Golden Cow, what else can we do?"
Moses's anger had not subsided, and he said: "I accept the guidance of God to tell everyone how to return home and protect our faith! God has never asked us to do anything, but today it is time to make an agreement, and I have brought back the ten agreements between God and our people. This is God's promise and God's help, so melt the fragments of this Golden Cow into a golden plate and inscribe the agreement with God on the golden plate. God has given me a tent, and we will use it to place the golden plate inscribed with the agreement. "
Moses waved his iron staff, and a luxurious tent appeared in the middle of the open space. It was the golden tent that the Lion King had used to entertain Amon, and Amon had used to entertain Goliath, Celia, and the others. He cast magic to melt and condense the fragments of the Golden Cow into a golden plate, on which appeared the ten agreements Allaha had made with his people on Mount Sinai, and he asked Joshua to read them aloud in front of everyone.
The people who had come to their senses again prostrated themselves towards the golden plate in the tent, expressing their gratitude to Allaha, and at the same time repenting for their actions just now.
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Amon controlled the crystal shuttle and watched this scene with Medanzo, Link, and Gabriel from the clouds. Medanzo curled his lips and said, "Amun, guess what I thought of? The child whose parents have worked so hard to raise almost called someone else father and mother over a piece of candy! "
Gabriel interrupted, "If that's the case, I'm afraid the parents are also responsible, but such children are really unlikeable, and your analogy may not be very appropriate."
Amon said lightly, "It's not appropriate, they still don't know what faith is, but they have experienced too much suffering for too long, and people are most easily lost in despair. Today I have made an agreement, and it is their own choice whether to abide by it or not, I only give my own promise. Moses is a very good leader and guide. "
Link said, "We have just cleared the traces of magic in the surroundings, and the frightened prey has returned. This Bakri's technique is very clever, Amun, have you heard of him? "
Amon frowned and said, "I've never heard of such a god, have you heard of him?"
Medanzo slapped his forehead. "I've vaguely heard of him once, when Aesop was telling a story. There is an Empire of Boz far east of the continent, and the people there seem to believe in a god called Bakri. But the Empire of Boz is far away from Assyria and Bablon, and has hardly had any dealings with this place for hundreds of years, so people know very little about it. "
Amon wondered: "Why would a god believed in by a distant empire appear here? Not far ahead is the city of Marduc, and he can actually promise to pass by carrying the totem that symbolizes him. "
Gabriel suddenly said: "The Duc miners who accept the guidance of Allaha will go to the city of Salem, which believes in Amun!"
This sentence made Amon suddenly realize, and he nodded repeatedly and said: "So that's how it is, it is really possible! Even if Bakri is not another incarnation of Marduc, the relationship between the two gods is by no means simple. "
What did Amon think of? He thought of himself! Was the Allaha that the Duc miners believed in the same as the Amun that the people of Salem believed in? This question was not easy to answer, there must be a difference between the two. But they were all different identities of Amon, and only Amon himself could clearly understand the relationship.
Marduc was also a remarkable genius who did not accept the guidance of the divine clan back then, just like Amon today, he explored the path of the origin power on his own, and went further than Amon today, not only becoming a true god who transcended eternal life, but also becoming one of the two main gods after joining the Anunnaki divine clan.
Since Amon could incarnate as Amun and Allaha, then why couldn't Marduc, whose achievements far surpassed his, incarnate as God Marduc and Bakri at the same time? Judging from what happened today, there must be a special relationship between Marduc and Bakri, and it was likely that they were different identities of the same god.
If this was the case, this Great God Marduc was very interesting. He gave the Duc miners a very special test and temptation, and only a god could use such ingenious means. The miners of Duc, the descendants of the sinners in the war of the gods, and the natives of the Plains of Duc, had now become the touchstone of the various gods. The significance of the struggle surrounding them had gone beyond the miners themselves, and it had another important symbol.
Medanzo let out a long breath and said: "Perhaps the gods have underestimated Marduc. I am afraid he is not only the main god believed in by the Kingdom of Bablon, but he also failed in front of Amun. David is a good boy, but unfortunately he is still too young, and the leader of these people, Moses, does not yet know what choice he will face. "
Amon looked at Moses from the clouds and said: "He has conveyed my agreement to the people, and when the final mission is completed, I will tell him everything. We will keep watch tonight and see if that Bakri will appear again. "
On the night that Moses broke the golden bull and cast it into a golden plate, Bakri's voice never appeared again, and the next day, no dew on the grass turned into desserts again. People walked out of their houses and looked at the fields beside the stream, where the wheat seedlings had grown to knee-high, and David suddenly shouted: "Look, there's a rabbit over there! The prey that was driven away by the evil god has returned! "
The people gathered around Moses again and asked: "God has given guidance and an agreement, we can already pass through Marduc City, when will we leave?"
Moses pointed to the wheat and said: "When the twelve Judges return, and after the autumn harvest, we will be ready to leave. Do you see the hope of sowing? Pray to God with me! "
The twelve Judges returned one after another, and the news they brought was mixed. Looking at the Plains of Duc from the various peaks, it was indeed a fertile field, with attractive figs, pomegranates, and wild grapes growing in the fields, very suitable for reclamation and farming, and would be a home flowing with milk and honey. But there was no secret passage that could pass through the area controlled by Marduc City, which had nearly ten thousand inhabitants and nearly a thousand warriors, among whom there was no shortage of mighty highland giants.
The twelve Judges returned to the camp, each frowning, but when they saw the golden-topped tent and the golden plate inscribed with the agreement, they all smiled again. When everyone was gathered, Moses said: "I will once again climb Mount Sinai to listen to the voice of God, all of you prepare to leave, it will not be long before we depart. I can tell God with relief that no one of my people has been left behind! "
Moses climbed Mount Sinai again with his iron staff, crossing streams and climbing cliffs, and it took him a whole day to reach the top. Looking around, the clouds drifted under the blue sky, and the golden sunset glow was spectacular, but there was no sign of Allaha. He knelt in the sunset and began to pray, and soon heard the voice of God –
"Moses, I am gratified that as their leader, you have not abandoned any of your people. Can I ask you two questions, please answer them by gazing into your heart. "
Moses replied piously: "My God, please ask."
Allaha: "You once made a vow to me – 'My God, Savior of Hope! I call out to you, asking you to hear my voice. Do not let the flame of hope be extinguished again, guide my people back to their homeland, even if it means sacrificing all my body, mind and life, as long as they return to the land of Duc. 'Is that right? "
Moses: "Yes, this is the vow I made to you on the way out of Eygut."
Allaha: "You also once said to your people – 'The body is the courtyard where the soul resides, and the foothold is the home of the body and mind. If the body and mind lose their support, they do not know where the soul is, do not know what they are pursuing, that is true homelessness. 'Is that right? "
Moses: "Yes, this is what my father once said to me, and I have always kept it in mind."
Allaha sighed. "Is this the belief you guard? Even if it means sacrificing yourself for it? "
Moses nodded. "Yes!"
Allaha: "If this is the case, I can rest assured. I want to tell you one thing, and now I want you to make a sincere choice. If you want your people to return safely to their homeland, and henceforth get rid of their status as sinners and no longer be harassed by the evil gods, you need to pay a price, are you willing to do so? "
Moses: "I am willing, may I ask what that price is?"
Allaha replied slowly: "The price is yourself – the leader who leads your people! You cannot enter the Plains of Duc, and can only watch your people and your descendants live in that homeland from afar. Don't ask me why, if you have to make this choice, will you agree? I will not force you, I just want a clear answer. "
Moses straightened his body from his kneeling position, opened his arms to the sky and said: "My God! Why have you given me this fate? "
It was impossible to tell whether Allaha's voice was happy or sad, and he still asked slowly: "I have already said, don't ask me why."
Moses covered his cheeks with both hands. "If fate is so cruel and I have to make this choice, I am willing to stay on my own, but I am not satisfied with this arrangement of fate!"
Allaha said: "I am not satisfied either, may I ask if you have made a choice, and will not go back on it?"
Moses: "I have made a choice, and I will not go back on it. But my God, please tell me the reason! "
Allaha: "Moses, you can look up now and you will see my face!"
Moses released his hands from his cheeks and raised his tear-stained eyes, but he froze and said in amazement: "You! Why is it you? "
Amon finally showed up and stood in front of Moses, pointing to the iron staff by his hand and saying: "The staff I gave you, you should be more than familiar with it. When you were in the Empire of Eygut, didn't you hear what weapon Supreme General Amon used on the battlefield? "
Moses: "It's a branch, I should have thought of it!"
Amon laughed: "It doesn't matter if you thought of it or not, today you have finally seen my face clearly, does it make any difference to your beliefs whether I am Amon or not?"
Moses looked at him, and after a long time, as if suddenly waking up, he bent down and kissed the soil and said: "My God, it makes no difference, I don't know how to thank you for everything you have done! From the moment you took away the whip that lashed me, you have been guiding me and my people, and only you know us so well and can do all this! "
Amon sat down. "Now that you have seen me, do you have any wishes or requests?"
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