[Inheritance]
They then asked Sir Dick's attendants and found out that it was Amon who returned Nero's staff in front of everyone in the temple square. They couldn't help but gasp. Amon was now a distinguished guest of the city. If they told Sir Dick about what happened in front of the mansion, they would be kicked out. They trembled in fear and wanted to apologize to Amon in private, but unfortunately, they didn't have the chance.
Thankfully, what the gatekeepers were worried about didn't happen. It seemed that Amon didn't tell Sir Dick about what happened when he visited the mansion. Instead, the second butler who was in charge of guarding the gate heard about it and called the gatekeepers to reprimand them in private. They missed such a great opportunity that was delivered to their doorstep.
When Amon moved into the mansion, Rod-dick arranged a separate small courtyard for him. Everything he ate, wore, and used was luxurious that Amon had never seen before. It was the first time in his life that he had such luxury. However, he didn't see Rod-dick for several days. The governor was busy with official business these days.
Rod-dick didn't restrict Amon's freedom of movement. Other than the inner residence, he could go in and out as he pleased and receive guests. However, every time he went out, the butler would send a carriage and guards to accompany him. This was a kind of protection and a kind of surveillance. Now, he couldn't let Amon go. Amon didn't need to pay when he went to the shops. He could buy whatever he wanted, and someone would keep tabs and pay for it.
After Amon bought a few fun little things, he realized this and consciously did not buy anything else. After all, living in the governor's mansion, he did not lack anything. In this strange foreign land, he received two gifts in a row.
The first gift was given by the gatekeepers when he went out. It was a special snack made by them and wine bought from the shops. They were apologizing and asking Amon not to complain. Amon didn't want anything from them, but he still accepted it with a smile. He could feel their hearts. If he didn't accept the gift, it would make them anxious. But if he accepted it, it would make them feel relieved and grateful.
The second gift was given by the second eldest nephew of Nero, Tashun Ramington. This noble personally came to visit and expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Ramington family. He also apologized for not receiving Amon in person these few days. The gifts were simple and practical: 100 gold coins, two horses, and a luxurious carriage. The carriage didn't have the decorations of the nobles so it could be used by commoners. There were also a few sets of clothes and two young and beautiful female slaves.
The clothes were good. The coat, underwear, belt, pocket, and boots were all a set. It wasn't as luxurious as a noble's clothing, but it was very comfortable and durable. It was very suitable for people on a long journey. Judging from the fine stitches and exquisite cutting, it couldn't be bought in ordinary shops. Except for the female slaves, Amon accepted everything else and was happy to express his gratitude.
Amon didn't know what happened in the shrine that day. Bama was unreasonably hostile to him, and Hilary even wanted to imprison him for interrogation. Tashun was a sensible man. He sent the gifts to the residence of the Ramington family for everyone to see. This also represented the respect and sincerity of the Ramington family. Although it was only a private act, it saved the face of the whole family.
Amon didn't see Rod-dick for a few days. He also asked his attendants what the Ramington family was busy with. He learned that the eighth-level supreme mage Julien of Montefiore had come to visit.
He actually met another 'acquaintance' here. Amon naturally didn't know this supreme mage, but Julien was an old friend of Bair. There was a list of people in Crazy 'Ole's message, telling Amon that if he encountered any trouble on the continent, he could go to these people for help. These people had been helped by Nietzsche or Bair. Crazy 'Ole's keepsake was once Bair's keepsake, and Julien was on that list.
Thirty years ago, Julien was still a sixth-level mage, in charge of the archives of the Temple of Isis. Bair often read all kinds of ancient books and materials, so he became familiar with Julien and received some help from Julien. The relationship between the two was very good. Advancing from the sixth level to the seventh level was the most difficult threshold to cross in the practice of magic. Julien had received a lot of guidance from Bair, which was quite a rare favor.
Later, when Bair committed a crime and left the Temple of Isis with Troni, the first person to notice was Julien. But he didn't stop them, nor did he warn them at the first time. Maybe it was because of Bair's kindness, or because he knew that he couldn't stop Bair. There were three teams that went after Bair. The one from Montefiore was supposed to be led by Julien, but Julie found an excuse not to go. Instead, a high priest from the Montefiore Shrine led the team to the city of Straits to meet with Nero to hunt down Bair.
Like the shrines of each city, the Temple of Isis also had three high priests in charge of various affairs, but the chief priest was the Adoratrice, who had a high status in the Empire of Eygut. Since the Temple of Isis ruled the shrines of the cities of Eygut, the high priests had a high status and were on an equal footing with the lords of each city. But there were only three high priests. Although Bair was a supreme mage, he was just an honorary high priest with no real power at first. It was not until he became the founding member of the Academy of Magic of Eygut that Bair gained a high status.
As the saying goes, every carrot has its own pit. It was precisely because the original high priest disappeared while hunting down Bair that Julien, who later became a supreme mage, became the new high priest of the Temple of Isis. In a sense, Bair indirectly helped Julien.
Crazy 'Ole mentioned Julien in his message, but at the same time, he reminded Amon that after so many years, people's hearts were still unknown. If he really encountered any trouble and wanted to ask for help, he must first figure out the situation.
Amon had nothing to ask Julien for help at the moment, but he was very interested in this supreme mage and wanted to see with his own eyes how he took out Nero's relics from the space ring, so he waited patiently. He was not in a hurry, but his nephews of the Ramose family were anxious these days.
When Julien came to Straits, Rod-dick did not mention Nero at the first moment. Instead, he gave her a grand welcome and warm hospitality. Julien went to the various shrines of the city for inspection. In fact, it was just for show. Along the way, she was warmly received and received generous gifts prepared in advance by the shrines. Each place had its own characteristics, and there were many treats that were not available in Montefiore. This kind of inspection was also a rare pleasure, and Lord Julien felt very comfortable.
Lord Rodick was so enthusiastic that he accompanied her all the way and gave Julien the highest level of courtesy. He did not go home for several days and temporarily put aside other affairs in the city. But on the way out with Julien, Rod-dick received a secret letter from his envoy in Montefiore, explaining the background of the inspection and a message from the Adoratrice — Maria also asked Rod-dick to find a way to keep Julien in Straits.
The reason was a bit complicated. After more than thirty years, the Temple of Isis finally had a new Adoratrice. Most people were happy, but there were also a few who were dissatisfied. The first was the Lord of Montefiore, the capital of Lower Eygut. Without the Adoratrice, everything in the city would be decided by the Lord himself. But with the Adoratrice, all important matters had to be consulted by the Adoratrice, and the Lord's personal power was greatly weakened.
The other people who might be dissatisfied were the three high priests of the Temple of Isis, and the reason was the same. Without the Adoratrice, all the real power of the Temple of Isis would continue to be controlled by the three of them. At the same time, they would also be in charge of the temples in the cities where Eygut belonged. Julien was also one of the three high priests in charge.
There was also a practical contradiction in this situation. If the Temple of Isis did not have the Adoratrice for a long time, the authority of the affairs of Eygut would gradually be weakened and shaken. Therefore, this situation could not continue for a long time, and a new Adoratrice must be selected.
But the three high priests did not want their real power to be weakened, so they hoped that the new Adoratrice would just be a symbolic decoration, and everything else would still be under their control. Maria was young and inexperienced. In her first year as the Adoratrice, she devoted herself to practicing magic and familiarizing herself with the various situations in the Temple of Isis, so there was no conflict.
However, in her position, it was impossible for Maria to forever be a Saintess who did not care about anything, nor could she forever be manipulated by others as a puppet. She was also talented and intelligent, otherwise she would not have been able to master the "power bestowed by the gods" in such a short time in Duc.
Recently, Maria had gradually begun to take charge of some affairs of the temple independently. Changing and rectifying the old habits of the thirty years was a top priority. It just so happened that Rod-dick had repeatedly sent people to apply for a supreme mage to guard the Cape States. Maria took this opportunity.
She sent Julien, the most greedy of the three high priests, to the Cape States to inspect.
Inspecting the cities was a good job, and Julien came happily. But according to the secret report received by Rod-dick, the Adoratrice would send another order in a few days, ordering Julien to stay in the Cape States for a year and supervise the affairs of the border shrines. The order also reprimanded Rod-dick, criticizing the governor for his various omissions in the affairs of the shrine in the past few years, and asked him to respectfully and humbly accept the guidance and supervision of Lord Julien.
Although the Adoratrice reprimanded Rod-dick in the order, the governor was secretly happy after hearing the news. First, she sent Julien to the Cape States, and then ordered him to stay, so that the high priest would not have the opportunity to oppose her. On the surface, the Adoratrice's order must be obeyed. Although it was not a very clever move, it was very effective.
A year's time was enough for Maria to appoint new people to familiarize themselves with the things Julien was originally in charge of, even if everything was back on track by the time Julien returned. And Rod-Dick also had a year's time to let Julien familiarize and adapt to the Cape States, looking for various opportunities to ask him to officially stay.
Maybe after a year, when Maria was able to control the situation, she would issue an official order directly appointing Julien as the chief priest of the Cape States, and then select another trusted aide to fill the vacant position of the high priest. After receiving the secret letter, Rod-dick was no longer in a hurry, and just accompanied Julien on a happy sightseeing tour.
They toured the territory of the city, and a few days later returned to the main city of Cape. Rod-dick was about to tell her about Nero's relics, but unexpectedly Julien spoke first, "My lord, I heard from the priests a few days ago that the best scroll maker in Eygut, Nero, was the chief priest here. Just a few days ago, a foreigner returned Nero's staff and relics in public. Why didn't you mention this to me?"
Rod-dick clapped his hands and said, "I was just about to say that the chief priest's staff, which had been lost for more than 30 years, returned exactly the day before Lord Julien's arrival, as if to welcome you, my lord. This is a symbol of the gods' care for Lord Julien."
Julien didn't hear Rod-dick's implied meaning, but the words were very useful. He smiled happily and said, "I heard that not only was there a staff, but Nero also left behind a relic. What is it? I'm also very curious. "
Rod-dick looked happy and said, "I was looking for an opportunity to ask for your help, but My Lord has been busy these days, so I have been too embarrassed to ask. It's a shame to say that there is no supreme mage in Cape, and none of us can open the space ring to take out the will and relics, so I have to trouble my lord to help. "
Julien laughed and waved his hand, "It's no trouble, it's just a small matter, I'm happy to help. Where is the space ring? Bring it to me now. "
Rod-dick leaned over and whispered, "My lord, don't worry, there's one more thing I want to tell you in private …" He whispered a few words beside Julien.
Julien was surprised and replied, "Oh, there's such a thing? Then quickly bring the staff, let's go to the secret chamber of the shrine. "
In the secret chamber of the shrine, Julien held the staff in his hand and read Nero's last words, his face solemn and he was silent for a long time. He didn't speak, and neither did Rod-dick. After a long time, Julien once again activated the Terroculus and listened to the last words from beginning to end again. Then the message in the Terroculus gradually weakened until it was inaudible, having been erased by the supreme mage without batting an eyelid.
Julien said solemnly to Rod-dick, "Nero's last words involve many secrets, they must not be leaked, I wonder who has read this message?"
Rod-dick bowed and replied, "They are all related and trustworthy. For the sake of Nero himself, for the city, for the Temple of Isis, for the honor and prestige of the entire Empire of Eygut, I have strictly ordered everyone not to leak it, otherwise they will suffer the most severe punishment. Now that this message has been erased, even if someone were to speak about it, it would never be acknowledged. "
Julien asked again, "What about the foreigner who returned the staff? What does he know, we must be careful with this man. "
Rod-dick explained, "He only saw the letter left by Lord Nero in the cave, and did not mention the past that should not be made public. Now this man is living in my mansion, and his entry and exit are monitored." After thinking about it, he added worriedly, "This man's act of returning the staff and the relics has been regarded by the people of the city as a symbol of the god's favor and gift, just before your arrival, this also symbolizes your honor, so it is not good for us to be rude to this man, and we must express our due gratitude."
Julien smiled and shook her head. "Lord Dick, you worry too much, I just want to meet this man and praise his noble and selfless character in person."
Rod-dick: "You can see him tomorrow, and he will be present when the relics are taken out and the will is read."
That night, Rod-dick returned to his mansion for the first time in several days. That night, Julien stayed in the room that belonged to the chief priest of the shrine, but she couldn't sleep. Rod-dick did not know that the supreme mage had his own concerns and desires. The foreign boy named Amon should be the only person in the world who had seen the last relics of Nero. Julien thought that the secret of more than thirty years ago would never be discovered again. She did not know how many words Nero had left behind, and whether there was any mention of what had happened between him and Bair – this was what worried Julien the most.
On the other hand, Nero said in the message that Bair had told him that mortals could also become gods. This sounded unbelievable, but it had to be believed. What kind of temptation could make a ninth-level supreme mage leave the shrine and become the enemy of the entire Empire? And Troni, the Adoratrice, was actually willing to go with him?
Maybe Bair really knew something, and Nero disappeared while chasing after Bair, so he should be the last person to see Bair. Maybe he also knew something. There was no relevant information mentioned in the message left on the staff. If there was such content, it was likely to be in Bair's note in the cave, and even if the foreign boy saw it, he would not say anything – no one would say anything.
… …
The next day, Amon rode in the carriage of the lord of the city to the shrine of Cape States. In a solemn hall at the back of the shrine, everyone was present. Lord Julien sat in the middle, with a ring on the round table in front of him. The high priest of the shrine of Cape States, the chief deacons, the nine nephews of the Ramose family, and Amon were all gathered around the table, while Rod-Dick sat next to Julien as a witness.
In front of an eighth-level supreme mage, Amon did not dare to use detection magic to pry into what was going on. He just stared intently at the spatial ring. The result was a little disappointing. There was no new discovery. Julien just picked up the ring, closed his eyes, and with a gentle shake of his hand, the contents were taken out. This was similar to Amon taking things out of the bone. He took out everything in the ring at once.
Amon sensed that this supreme mage was using advanced spatial magic, and his magic power was very strong. It seemed that Nero's spatial ring was far less precious than Amon's bone. Even a third-level mage who had just mastered spatial magic could barely use that rib.
Everything was taken out of the spatial ring, and with a crash, it instantly filled half the table. Everyone let out a stifled gasp, and most of them held their breath. There were only two things left behind by Nero, a variety of scrolls and a pile of scattered parangons. At a glance, there were estimated to be more than seventy scrolls, nearly half of which were advanced magic scrolls. There were also hundreds of parangons, among which there were four Aquaticore and two Flame Sprites.
What an amazing wealth! Special parangons were expensive enough, but the value of scrolls was far greater than parangons. As a supreme mage, Julien naturally knew that. He was so surprised that he almost jumped up. Hilary, on the other hand, almost fainted from the shock. Her eyes were fixed on the Aquaticore and the Flame Sprites.
Rod-dick, on the other hand, was the calmest. He coughed softly and reached out to pick up a scroll from the table. After opening it, he glanced at it and said, "This is Lord Nero's will. It says, 'Read and notarized by Lord Rodrick,' which should refer to my father. I didn't expect to see it after so many years. Thank you, Lord Nero, for your trust. I will read it today. "
Nero's will was very simple. He divided all the scrolls into five parts: two to the shrines in the Cape States, which was his contribution as the chief priest; two to the heir of his family, in the hope that there would be an outstanding mage in the Ramose family to inherit his career; and the last to the person who returned the scrolls, which was a token of appreciation for his selfless and noble character. The parangons were divided into three parts, two for the Ramose family, and one for the person who returned the scrolls.
Nero's reward was very generous, but from another point of view, it was also reasonable. If the person who returned the scrolls did not return them, he could keep them all for himself. At the end of the will, there was one more thing mentioned. He hoped that the chief judge of the Cape States could make an exception and let the person who returned the scrolls have access to his personal records of making the scrolls. He also specified which article and which article it was. Presumably, it was to explain the use of the nameless grey scroll.
This was Nero's intention. In his message, he once said that the gray scroll was more precious than the staff and the ring combined, but only after returning the relic could one know how to use the scroll. He was worried that the person who got the relic would not return it.
After the will was read, Rod-dick handed the scroll to everyone and asked them to read it. However, Amon did not read it at all, because he had already said in advance that he did not know Eygut's cursive script. Amon lamented in his heart. He felt that the distribution in the will was too unfair. He did not know Amon, and he was a lowly foreigner, but he got more than any of Nero's nephews.
But in front of everyone, he could not say no. So he pointed to the parangons and said, "I don't know the value of the scrolls, but I do know the number of parangons. There are a total of 103 parangons here. If we divide them into three parts, each part will have 34 parangons, and there is one extra. Amon, you take the 35 parangons and leave the blue and red ones. "
Rod-dick frowned and glanced at him. A contemptuous sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. Tushun Ramose said, "Cousin, don't you feel ashamed to say that? The value of special parangons is completely different from that of ordinary ones. Everyone here knows this. Since uncle's will was notarized by Lord Dick, the distribution of the parangons should also be decided by Lord Dick. "
Rod-dick did not say anything. He would not count the parangons himself. He asked the clerk, Fayol Judah, to stand up and count the total value of the parangons on the spot. The value of the special parangons was different. The most valuable was the Ventuscule. Because it could be used to make spatial objects, it was very rare, and it was worth 500 ordinary parangons. The Terroculus was worth 300 ordinary parangons. The Flame Sprite and the Aquaticore in Nero's belongings were worth 200 ordinary parangons.
There were a total of 97 ordinary parangons, four Aquaticore, and two Flame Sprites. The total value was 1,297 parangons. If they were divided into three parts, each part would have 432 ordinary parangons, and there was one extra. After the clerk finished counting, Rod-dick first asked Amon, "Generous and selfless foreigner, how do you want this reward?"
Amon was also stunned. He did not expect Nero's belongings to be so valuable. He mainly wanted the scrolls, but he could not show it. Hearing the mayor's question, he answered, "These colored parangons are so valuable that I don't want too much. I just want a red one and a blue one. It's convenient to carry them around. Forget about the small change. Thank you to the servants in the mayor's mansion. Lord Dick, please give them to me. Thank them for taking good care of me these days. "
Amon was straightforward and beautiful. He only asked for one Aquaticore and one Flame Sprite. The reason he gave was also very reasonable — it was convenient to carry them around. No matter who it was, it would not be easy to carry more than four hundred parangons on a journey. If they were exchanged for gold coins, one person would not be able to carry all of them. One would have to use a carriage. Amon generously gave the remaining thirty-two parangons to the servants in the mayor's mansion. Rod-dick was very satisfied.
Amon took all the servants in the mayor's mansion with him. No one could object. Tushun Rameson also took the initiative to say, "The Rameson family should also take out double the odd sum, a total of sixty-four parangons, and let the lord of the city reward his aides and servants as thanks for notarizing the will. The remaining eight hundred and one parangons can be divided into nine parts. Each of us can take eighty-nine parangons. "
Several of Nero's nephews secretly glared at Tushun, but no one openly objected. Thus, the parangons were divided. Next was the distribution of the scrolls. Rod-dick said humbly to Julien, "My dear lord, you are a supreme mage. You know the use and value of the scrolls best. I don't have the ability to distinguish them so clearly, so please be the judge."
Julien looked at the scrolls with a look of desire in her eyes. She smiled bitterly and said, "The value of the scrolls is not as clear as the parangons. Sometimes they cannot be bought with money. In different situations and in the hands of different people, the meaning of the scrolls is completely different. Since it is not easy to calculate, I think we should use the simplest method. Here are thirty-six supreme scrolls and thirty-eight intermediate scrolls. They will be divided into five parts according to the number. The mayor will represent the Shrine of Cape and take the first two parts. The Ramose family will take the second two parts. The outsider Amon will take the last one. As for the small change, the mayor will decide what to do with it. "
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