260 、 The Years of Missing Satan
Xaliya and Raphael officially became disciples in the Garden of Eden, and Celia also entered the Garden of Eden at the same time. The Hittite Kingdom had been destroyed, and Celia naturally did not want to go back. Amon convened the disciples this time to talk about the latest changes in the situation on the continent, and he was going to Aeru to kill Seth next, and he did not know how long he would be gone, so there were some things in the human world that had to be taken care of first.
The Kingdom of Potz was now unstoppable, and the destruction of the Assyrian Empire seemed unstoppable, so Salem would face the same situation as the Assyrian Empire – completely surrounded by the territory of the Kingdom of Potz. What should be done now? Amun needed to give an oracle.
Amun told the disciples that the god that the Kingdom of Potz believed in, no matter what his name was, was actually Marduc. He and Marduc had made an agreement many years ago that as long as he did not provoke him first, Marduc and his divine emissaries could not attack him, nor interfere with the choices of the people of Salem. In that case, the fate of Salem lay in the choice of Salem, and what the disciples of God guarded was only the faith left by Amon, and there was no need to intervene in more things.
Moses also asked Amon on behalf of the Ducians. Of the twelve Judges, Othniel, Ehud, and Gideon, all now had high-level achievements and were about to face the test of losing their power. Amon had promised to guide them as Allaha, and their faith had been firm and pure for many years. Could he guide them into the Garden of Eden and become official disciples?
Amon sighed to himself. The Ducians had thrived in such a dangerous living environment for thousands of years, practicing the skills of mining for generations, and the accumulation of their bloodline was indeed an extremely high talent. Of the sixty or so surviving clansmen, in addition to Moses and David, who had awakened the power of their origin, there were also the twelve Judges who had awakened the power of two sides.
Out of the twelve Judges, three had already died in battle, and out of the remaining nine, three of them had already attained high-tier achievements. This was a shocking ratio! They were the essence of this clan that had been accumulated for thousands of years, and the most outstanding representative was, of course, Amon.
There were so many high achievers among just a few dozen people. Of course, it had something to do with the talent they inherited in their bloodlines. There were also three more important reasons. First, it was the skills they had practiced since they were young. Second, it was the experience of hardship. Third, it was the guidance of geniuses like Amon and his disciples.
However, although their descendants were much luckier than their ancestors, it was difficult for them to repeat such amazing achievements. Although the talents in their bloodline would still be inherited, the environment they lived in was completely different. They would no longer have to go through generations of cruel elimination in a closed town like their ancestors, nor would they have to go through so many hardships like the previous generation.
Nowadays, the people of the town of Duc had become the new nobles of Salem, owning the best land and mines and living a wealthy and comfortable life. Many of the next generation no longer practiced the mining skills of their ancestors because it was very hard. Most of them had become mine owners and wealthy merchants, and they no longer had to work personally to mine ore and open the ore cores.
In fact, the mining skills of the town of Duc and the guidance of the origin power had been taught by Amon since the day of the founding of the city of Salem, awakening the power for the right people. The Shrine of Amun and the Shrine of Allaha in Salem usually performed this duty. Whether people could obtain this luck depended not only on their talent, but also on their own luck and efforts.
Amon told Moses: "No matter what identity I leave the guidance in, it also contains faith, power, and thinking, and the secret of transcendence and eternal life is in it, but it will never be revealed. Whoever awakens this power and has pure faith can receive the guidance of the Garden of Eden, and that is your duty. "
Moses bowed and said: "My God, I understand, I will guide them to the Garden of Eden."
Amon then instructed: "They can come to the Garden of Eden and pursue the realm of transcendence and eternal life, or they can return to the cities on earth and continue to perform their duties in their original identities. They will know who I am when they come here, but they do not have to tell the people of Salem and my people. Because my guidance does not change because of my name, this is the test I left for the world. "
Amon said this not only to Moses, but also to the rest of the disciples. The guidance he left on earth contained the path of the origin power, but because people had different aptitudes, they may be awakened in magic, body arts, or the power of two sides. There was no difference in the guidance itself, it only depended on the recipient of the guidance, and any power that was cultivated to a high level could be verified by the origin power again and embark on the path of transcendence and eternal life.
After giving these instructions, Amon took out two more divine artifacts, a horn and the sword he had always carried with him, the Eye of Sealing. He handed the horn to Raphael and said: "The divine kingdom I want to create is called Heaven, and the name of this divine artifact is called the Horn of Heaven. You have used it before, so you know what magic it has, and today I will give it to you, my disciple Raphael. "
Raphael knelt on the ground and took the Horn of Heaven. Amon then said to Sariah: "Continuing to guide you is my promise to Goliath, this sword has always been my weapon, symbolizing the power of guarding faith, and today I will give it to you, my disciple Sariah."
The rest of the disciples showed envy and slight surprise, and Sariah, who did not fully understand the sword, knelt down and took it.
Amon looked around at the disciples and took out the Chariot of Seven Winds. When he first got the chariot, he originally wanted to give it to Seagull, but now for some reason, he changed his mind and said to George: "You used to be a friend of Nietzsche, and when I was in the human world, you became my friend again, helped me a lot, and then followed me.
This Chariot of Seven Winds symbolizes the victory of the gods, and also symbolizes becoming a different god. It is the trophy of the first god I killed with my own hands. You are the high priest of the Temple of Isis, and it symbolizes that you have transcended your original faith and received another kind of guidance. Today I will give it to you, my disciple George. "
This was not the time to be modest, Amon's words were the will of the gods. Although he knew how precious and powerful this artifact was, George still accepted it.
Finally, Amon took out the Shadow-chasing Lamp and said to Celia: "This Shadow-chasing Lamp used to be an artifact of the shrine, and it can trace the traces left behind by all kinds of messages and find the right path. However, the mages who once held it went astray. You are the princess of the Hittite Kingdom, and now the Hittite Kingdom is gone. It symbolizes the guidance of the path, so don't be confused about the future. Today I will give it to you, my disciple Celia. "
This Shadow-chasing Lamp was originally a precious artifact in the human world. Later, after being refined by Link, it appeared on many important occasions. When Amon became a god, he used his divine power to completely reforge it. As long as it left a mark on someone's soul, the Shadow-chasing Lamp would be able to find their traces at any time. It became a divine artifact that could change according to the body and mind.
Gabriel already had the Blade of Order, Medanzo had the Key of Fate, Link had Adad's Whip, Raphael had the Horn of Heaven, Chaliya had the Eye of Sealing, George had the Chariot of Seven Winds, and Celia had the Shadow-chasing Lamp. These were all divine artifacts, and some of them, such as the Chariot of Seven Winds, still needed to be refined. Of the remaining disciples, Moses had inherited the iron staff made by Crazy 'Ole, while El Mar, Rulio, and Seagull, the three disciples, Amon had nothing.
Of course, the three of them would not complain, but Amon smiled and took the initiative to explain to them: "Faith comes with power, and the weapons I give to the disciples will also be holy artifacts to guard heaven in the future, but the three of you did not receive them. It's not that I'm biased, but I no longer have a god artifact in my hands. On the other hand, you were born as daemons, so your strongest weapon is yourselves. Although the path of cultivation you've experienced is much more difficult and long than others, you can use your natural talents to forge your own god artifacts. "
Amon made such arrangements in the Garden of Eden, which meant that he was going to hand over all the affairs of the human world to his disciples. He was going to kill Seth in the future, create heaven, and merge the Ennead and the Anunnaki divine kingdoms, and no one knew how long it would take.
After the disciples had dispersed, Yoon Nam-na said worriedly: "Amon, you have given the disciples powerful weapons, so I can understand that you are worried about them, but you are not even leaving the Chariot of the Seven Winds and the Eye of Sealing, and you are going to kill Seth without a weapon, are you really that confident?"
Amon nodded. "Yes, that is what I am going to do."
Peloponnus said: "You are worried about the disciples on earth, but I am worried about you."
Amon smiled and said: "Even if I am worried about them, they have to leave, and they have everything they have to face. Even if you are worried about me, I have to face it. Not bringing these weapons is just a confirmation for me, and it has nothing to do with killing Seth. "
Yoon Nam-na added: "The life of the gods is eternal, and waiting is nothing to me. But you have made arrangements for everyone, but have you forgotten that Wendy is still in the Rose Garden? She is not a god who has transcended eternal life, nor has she passed the test of endless life. Although under the care of me, the Goddess of Youth and Love, she has maintained her youth and is happily waiting for you in the Rose Garden. If even you don't know how long it will take, shouldn't you go see her first? "
Amon looked at Yoon Nam-na with a little surprise: "I was just about to talk about this matter and go to the Rose Garden to see Wendy first, I didn't expect you to remind me."
Yoon Nam-na glared at him: "Of course I have to remind you on her behalf, fifteen years have passed in the human world, and she has even forgotten about time in the carefree Rose Garden, which is filled with the most beautiful flowers in the world, just waiting for you to admire them."
Amon thought for a moment and said: "With my current ability, although I can't let her transcend eternal life, I can turn a few days into decades in her soul. Since you mentioned Wendy, I thought of another person. I left a different guidance in his soul. All these years, he has been calling me non-stop. Before I leave the human world, I should go and do something. "
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Who was this person Amon was talking about? It was the Imperial Teacher of Assyr, Faust.
In the fifteen years that Amon left the human world, Faust's status in the Assyr Empire was getting higher and higher. In this great empire that was about to decline, the power and prestige he had reached the peak, almost to the extent that he could do whatever he wanted. But the Imperial Teacher did not get what he wanted. In his heart, he did not even get anything.
With the invasion of Potz, the decline and even destruction of the Assyr Empire seemed inevitable, but Faust's status and prestige rose with the decline of the Assyr Empire. People even saw him as the last hope to save Assyr, which made Faust feel the greatest entanglement and depression in his life.
His experience and fate all these years had to be told from the beginning.
Faust received Satan's guidance and could make himself younger and more handsome, and he did it very cleverly. After returning to the capital of Nepal, every time he appeared in public, there was only a slight change in his appearance. The white hair on his temples gradually turned gray, and the wrinkles on his forehead gradually became shallow. People could see the miracles that happened to the Imperial Teacher, but it was not too abrupt.
Three years later, the wrinkles on the Imperial Teacher's face had smoothed out, and his hair had become black and shiny, but there were a few strands of silver at his temples that symbolized wisdom. Not only had his appearance become younger, but he had also become handsome with a hint of might, with a hint of elegance in his might. With Faust's age and experience, he naturally would not be foolish enough to change his appearance into that of a young man. Instead, he displayed his youth and vigor, yet still had the bearing that a Sage Imperial Tutor should have, which made him appear extremely charming.
Gradually, a song spread among the people of the Assyr Empire: "Who is the most knowledgeable person in the whole empire? Of course it's Faust. Who is the most powerful person in the whole empire? It's also Faust. Who is the most handsome and charming person in the empire? It's still Faust! "
This was a miracle! Only with the blessing of the gods could such a thing happen. Although the supreme warriors could maintain the strength of their bloodline, and the supreme mages could maintain their energy, which allowed them to live longer and appear younger than their actual age, no one had ever heard of anyone having the power to restore their youth. But Faust did it, and he became the idol of the Assyr Empire. People worshipped him, respected him, and even loved him!
There was no shortage of handsome men in the world, but Faust was the Imperial Teacher, the most knowledgeable person in the empire, the high priest with the highest achievements in magic, and at the same time, he also had such charm. The significance of him became completely different. Because of this, his reputation was even higher than when he was risking his life for the empire, which made people speechless.
If someone spoke ill of Faust in a tavern, they might be beaten up by his admirers, and even if they were beaten up, they would not be able to find a place to reason with. This was not a joke, but the reality of the Assyr Empire today. Faust's status was already the chief high priest of the empire, second only to the empress, and his prestige could not be any greater.
People believed that the Imperial Teacher had mastered the highest achievements in the world, and was favored by the gods. He was chosen by the gods in the world, and was a role model for the people of the world. With Faust's charm, he might be able to conquer any girl in the empire and move the hearts of all women, but there was one exception, and that was Empress Samir.
On the surface, Samir was a ninth-level supreme warrior, but she also understood the power of the origin. It was just that she focused on the practice of martial arts, and in front of the world, she appeared as a supreme warrior. Although she did not know what kind of secret arts Faust had practiced, she knew that the Imperial Teacher must have done it by some means. He must have been guided by the gods.
Faust's betrayal of Enril could be concealed from others, but not from Samir. The collapse of Adado's statue was not because he did not want to stay in Enril, but because the god had fallen. Samir knew this in her heart.
A person who had betrayed the gods, but was still the chief high priest of the empire. He represented the gods in reading oracles to the people, and also represented the people in offering sacrifices to the gods. At the same time, he also practiced the power guided by another god. These were Faust's secrets, and Samir had never asked, because she also had her own secrets. But when she saw Faust, the feeling in her heart could not be the same as the people of the empire.
Faust's prestige, in a sense, was also a potential threat to the position of the empress, but Samir was not worried that Faust could threaten her throne or her own safety. And Faust had repeatedly expressed his support and love for the empress in public and in private. So Samir did not change her attitude towards Faust. For her, an unchanged attitude was the greatest tolerance.
But this was not the result that Faust wanted. He wanted to conquer the heart of the empress and obtain the love of the empress.
As long as Samel wasn't a fool, she would be able to sense Faust's desire through various hints and confessions. However, Samel didn't have the heart to do so. No matter how old and handsome Faust was, he couldn't arouse the love in her heart. She understood Faust, more than anyone else in the empire. Perhaps it was because she understood him that she could not find him cute. Faust was her most important assistant in governing the empire, but an assistant did not necessarily become a lover.
Faust had awakened his youth and vitality, becoming the most charming man in the empire, but he did not get what he wanted. This made him even more depressed. What was the point of all these achievements? If it was only to fulfill a man's desire, it did not matter what kind of woman he had in the empire.
In the lonely long night, Faust thought of a girl. It was the girl who had accompanied him for many nights when he was in disguise in a large brothel a few years ago. She looked a little like Samir. (Author's note: see Chapter 236, "Day and Night.")
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