"The high and mighty God may be watching the world, watching how people express their faith and how they choose their own destiny. I have been given power by the gods, and this power is to protect the dignity of the gods and the Ejyptian Empire. I think this is my destiny. God, I have not turned my back on you!
But God is not the only one who has a will. I am surprised where Bair got his strength and courage. When he passed through Cape States, I tried to persuade him to return to the embrace of the temple, but I did not keep him. Bair told me that mortals can also become gods. In this, God deceives us all. We are all deceived.
Great Horus, I admit that I am curious! I once said to Bair, 'Do not tempt me.' I have long since rejected the temptation of the devil. But is the eternal temptation of becoming a god really the devil in people's hearts? I hope to know the answer, even at the last moment of my life. Did Bair also destroy himself because of this temptation?
I wanted to see Bair confirm the answer, so I let him and Troni leave the border of Eygut. Although I could not stop him alone, I did not try my best to stop him. He is my kinsman and my benefactor. I could not make up my mind to challenge him with all my courage.
But today I heard the voice of God. The king and the army of Memphis came with a decree ordering me to kill Bair. I knew that I could not escape fate. My message magic came from Bair, and I left a mark on Troni's ornament. Why did I do this? Was it God's will?
I left secretly and did not have time to say goodbye to everyone. I knew that once I left, I could not return, not because of God or because of Bair.
My staff belongs to the temple of Cape. To the one who obtained it, I hope you will return it to me. What belongs to God, I do not want to owe anything in my life. You must be a mage to be able to read the message I left behind, so I also left three scrolls next to the staff. These are my gifts to you in return for all you have done for me.
I also left a ring, a relic of my family. Please give it to my family in Cape States. You will be rewarded in another way. In the ring is my will, telling my descendants how to repay you. When you return the staff to the Shrine of Cape, please find Lord Drick and ask him to find a supreme mage proficient in spatial magic to take out the will from the ring and read it out. Lord Drick is trustworthy. "
The message of the supreme mage Nero ended here. It was as if he was speaking in front of them when he was alive. This was a message that could not be forged. At the same time, other messages naturally entered Amon's mind, introducing the three scrolls mentioned in the last words. It was the three scrolls that Amon could not identify.
The silver-white axis, the slender one, was called 'Space Turbulence'. It was the best way to escape when one was trapped in a magical space. However, the casting of Space Turbulence would produce countless spatial cracks, which could hurt the caster himself. Therefore, it was a very dangerous high-level magic. Space Turbulence was a very dangerous supreme magic. It did not consume one's own magic power to cast it, and one could also use spatial artifacts to protect oneself.
The other scroll with a golden axis, the shorter one, was called 'Message Annihilation'. It could disrupt the sealed information and was a destructive magic. High-level message magic combined with spatial magic could not only be used to store and transmit information, but could also be used to make all kinds of camouflage and traps. 'Message Annihilation' was used to destroy these traps and camouflage.
It seemed that the supreme mage had come prepared. He knew very well that Bair was proficient in spatial magic and message magic, so he had brought the scrolls that he had made with him. He did not know why he did not use them in the battle. Maybe it was too late or unnecessary.
Both of these scrolls were supreme magic scrolls. In theory, although they did not require the user to consume the corresponding amount of magic power, there were still requirements for the user. The user had to use magic power to control the casting of the magic. Therefore, only advanced mages or above could use them. As for the last scroll, Nero did not explain what it was. He only said that if the staff and the ring were sent back to Cape States according to his will, the records of his making of the scroll could be found in the shrine.
However, Nero emphasized that this gray scroll was extremely precious, and its value even exceeded that of the staff and ring. Before obtaining his instructions, it must not be used easily.
After reading it, Amon blinked and thought for a long time. Not only did the mage leave his will in the staff, but he also left a will in the ring. It seemed that the ring was also a spatial artifact that could store things. And Nero specifically told him that when the staff was sent back to the shrine of Cape, he should ask Lord Drick to invite a supreme mage who was proficient in spatial magic to open the ring and read the will.
This showed that it was very difficult to open the ring. At the same time, asking the trustworthy Lord Drick to be the notary was to ensure that his will could be carried out and that his family would not go back on their words. Nero had already left three scrolls as compensation for returning the staff. What kind of compensation would he give for returning the ring? Amon was very curious, but he could not see it.
Amon held the grey scroll in his hand for a long time. Nero said that this scroll was more precious than the staff and the ring. However, if he did not carry out his will, he would not be able to get the instructions. No matter how precious it was, it would only be an item that could not be used or recognized. Amon was skeptical. He suddenly thought of a possibility. The supreme mage was worried that the person who got the relic would not carry out his will, so he deliberately said that.
Amon had guessed it right! The grey scroll could never be used. If someone got it but did not fulfill Nero's will and kept everything for himself, and eventually used or sold the scroll without permission, the only result would be death. It was the most precious scroll Nero had ever made in his life. It was the crystallization of his painstaking effort and skill, but its value could not be measured by wealth, because its use was too special.
Amon had never heard of Nero. Nero grew up in the Cape States and later became the chief priest of the shrine of Cape. He became a supreme mage in his early twenties and was known as the "Genius Nero". He was also the most brilliant master of magic scroll making in the entire Empire of Eygut. He was obsessed with making all kinds of scrolls and spent countless time and energy on it. Perhaps it was because of this that Nero never became an eighth-level mage for more than forty years.
The Cape States of Eygut, like the city of Assyr of Bablon, were located at the strategic crossroads of various countries. Today, the city of Assyr was overseen by an eighth-level supreme mage, Goliath. In the past, the Cape States also had a supreme mage, Nero.
The shrine of Cape suffered the heaviest losses in the pursuit of Bair. Because it was the closest to Bair's final escape route, it also had the largest number of people. Many people, including the chief priest Nero, did not return. At that time, the Empire of Eygut was already very powerful. It had conquered the Hittite Kingdom through war, so the border had never been threatened. In addition, there were no supreme mages willing to stay in this remote city, so there had been no supreme mage in Cape for the past thirty years.
Today, the chief priest Rod-dick was also the chief priest of Cape States. He was not a supreme mage, but a very capable local governor. As for the Lord Dick mentioned in Nero's last words, it was not Rod-dick, but Rod-dick's father. Although the chief priest of a city was formally appointed by the Pharaohs Of Eygut, it was a hereditary position in many places.
Amon could not understand the gray scroll anyway, and it seemed that he could not give the staff to Link. Whether he returned the staff to Cape States as Nero had said or not, it would be useful to keep it. He put the scroll and the staff back into the bone, shook the bone, and took out a ring.
The ring looked very ordinary. It was a simple ring, similar to the color of bronze, with a pentagonal magic circle carved on it. There were no other decorations. When Amon put it into the bone, he did not pay much attention to it. After all, it was a complete little thing, so he put it into the invisible space. Now that he took it out, he felt that the little ring was very heavy, almost as heavy as a thick Magog shield.
Amon had experience using spatial artifacts, so he knew that there were more things in the ring than just a will. It was funny that a mere level-three Magician actually had three spatial artifacts. He couldn't see what was inside the ring, and he couldn't use the Ventussalve at all. He could barely activate the bone, but he couldn't use it to its full potential.
These were all treasures that mages dreamed of. It was a waste to fall into Amon's hands. If the news got out, who knew how many people would be jealous of him!
The unexpected incident did not make Amon forget his original intention. After putting everything away, he finally picked out another staff for Link. This staff was not inlaid with special parangons, but it was inlaid with seven ordinary parangons in a spiral pattern. The material was very special, and Amon could not tell what it was made of.
Embedding parangons into a staff wasn't easy, and the more the better. The process of making a staff was quite complicated, as it needed to combine the effects of activating the magic. The more complicated a staff was, the higher the material requirements were, and the more difficult it was to make. This staff must be the work of a master craftsman. Amon tested it and found that it could significantly enhance the effect of casting magic, especially the speed at which it could be cast.
Amon did not take it as a very good thing. After all, it was far inferior to the bone, and obviously not as magical as the other staffs in his hands. It was only suitable for Link. Now, Amon had the mentality of "riches are fleeting clouds". He had seen and owned too many parangons, and all the things in his hands were treasures. Unconsciously, he had become accustomed to it.
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