I'll give you a chance.
Becoming a supreme mage was only a matter of time for Maria, as long as she accumulated enough practice, she would be able to do so. Thinking of this, Amon couldn't help but look at her staff and asked, "Eco, are you already a sixth-level mage?"
Maria nodded, "Yes, many people want me to become a supreme mage as soon as possible so that I can truly be the Adoratrice. In the past two years, I have devoted most of my energy to practicing magic. This is all thanks to you. You were the one who mined the Gods' Tear and gave me the best staff. "
For some reason, Amon suddenly said, "The staff of the Adoratrice is extremely rare, but I have an idea and suggestion, am I right?"
Maria said, "Go ahead."
Amon said, "The staff makes you stronger, it is a symbol, but it does not mean that you are more noble and holy. People are just people. I heard that a great mage can perform all kinds of magic without the help of a staff. This is real practice and accumulation. Only in trials and battles will one pick up a staff to become more proficient. "
A foreign warrior actually had the intention of giving advice to the Adoratrice on the practice of magic. If there were others present, they would have loudly reprimanded Amon for his rudeness. Maria, however, did not blame him at all. She said with slight surprise, "Your suggestion is very reasonable. I'm just wondering, how did you understand this?"
Amon said, "I have been to many places and experienced many things in the past two years. Someone told me this, but I don't know if it is correct."
Maria looked at him, thinking about something. Suddenly, she asked, "Amon, do you also want to learn magic?"
Amon replied, "With my status, I am not qualified to learn magic."
Maria smiled again, "In just two years, you are already a fifth-level warrior. If you can become a supreme warrior in the future and pledge loyalty to the goddess Isis and the Empire of Eygut, you can naturally obtain the status of a noble. At that time, you will be able to perform the second awakening of your power, and you will be able to learn auxiliary divine arts, just like Gabriel. I'd love to have the opportunity to hold this ceremony for you. I've checked the records of Duc and learned some things. You're a miner who can mine the Gods' Tear, so you should have no problem passing this ceremony. "
The identity of a supreme warrior was completely different from that of an ordinary warrior. They had already entered the ranks of the top warriors on the continent. No matter which country it was, they would be granted the noble status of a supreme warrior who pledged allegiance to them. Crazy 'Ole had warned Amon not to reveal his identity as a sorcerer. Everything would be fine when he became a supreme sorcerer. And today, Maria had inadvertently pointed out another way. Becoming a supreme warrior and obtaining the status of a noble could also hide many secrets.
However, Amon was more interested in something else. He leaned forward and asked, "The records of Duc? May I ask what it says? "
Maria's eyes showed a rare hint of cunning, "As the Adoratrice, of course I can't tell you the records of the Temple of Isis, but I can give you a chance to see it for yourself. If you become a supreme warrior and obtain the status of a noble, learn hieroglyphs, and are also a supreme warrior of the Temple of Isis, you will be allowed to enter the archives. I'll tell you where to find it. By then, you will know many secrets about your hometown. Duc is an unusual place. "
From her tone, it seemed that she wanted to suggest that Amon stay in the Temple of Isis. Her words aroused Amon's great interest. Amon was a little tempted, but then he thought of his mission and promise. He asked sadly, "Eco, will I have such a chance? It's so difficult to become a supreme warrior. I don't know if I can afford to wait. "
Maria looked at him. The light in her eyes seemed to be a kind of silent comfort. She said softly, "Amon, your hometown is no longer there. Do you have a place to go? What are your plans?"
Amon looked into her eyes again, "I want to find the survivors of Duc and guide them back to their hometown. But it's still a swamp. I don't know when the flood will recede. I don't have a place to go at the moment. I plan to go there in a year's time to see if there's any fertile land. "
Maria said, "Then listen to my advice. Become a warrior of the Temple of Isis. That's the only way to protect yourself. Vitru and Havon died without knowing why. If you continue to act alone, some people will definitely come after you. This is the most powerful counterattack and the best protection. If you want to go back to your hometown, I can send you there to carry out a mission. What do you think? "
The Adoratrice's words were like an order. Recruiting a warrior for the Temple of Isis was supposed to be a supreme honor. But now, she was talking to Amon in a negotiating tone. Amon couldn't refuse. He really had nowhere to go. He had agreed to meet Medanzo in Link's tribe in a year's time. There was still a long time. He had just killed Vitru and his companions. Traveling alone was full of danger. Maria's advice was the best choice for him.
Amon looked at her. His heart was filled with gratitude. Today, he finally called her 'Eco'. He couldn't help but think of the night in Duc. He held her in his arms. Their bodies were so close. His left hand was around her waist, and his right hand was on her soft chest. It was as if she had been melted by some kind of heat. Her breath had scorched him. They were attracted to each other in the heat.
She had trembled in his arms, and his hands had held her breasts through her thin pajamas. He could even clearly feel the protruding texture of her breasts in his palms, filled with the sweetest temptation in the world. But when Amon lowered his head to kiss her, he was suddenly pushed away. Everything ended at that moment.
Amon suddenly had an impulse. He wanted to stand up and walk over to Eco. He wanted to lift her up from her seat and put her staff aside. He wanted to kiss her without anything between them. But it was just a delusion. Amon couldn't do that. He didn't even dare to show the slightest trace of his desire. Instead, his expression became even more solemn.
… …
Gabriel stood outside the door for a long time. He didn't move an inch. There was no impatience on his face. Finally, he heard the Adoratrice summon him through message magic. "Gabriel, come in. Tell the servants to come in as well."
When the servants of the Adoratrice returned to the council hall, Maria directly gave an order.
With the blessing of the Goddess of Isis, Amon mined the Gods' Tear. Although he used to be a citizen of the Hittite Kingdom, he had been recognized by the goddess. This time he came to Eygut to return the staff and relics of the Oracle of Cape States, Nero. His noble and selfless conduct was worthy of praise. His hometown had been destroyed by the flood. Eygut was his new home. He was specially promoted to be an honorary warrior of the Temple of Isis to protect the dignity of the Goddess.
Gabriel said, "Amon, I congratulate you. Quickly thank the goddess and the Adoratrice."
Amon realized that he could no longer call Maria Eco. When Gabriel walked in, he opened one door and closed another. It would be difficult for him to be alone with the Adoratrice again. He quickly got up from his seat and thanked Maria. Gabriel said, "Amon, you are a fifth-level warrior. If you are good at fighting, you can be directly under my command."
Amon replied, "In fact, I prefer to be engaged in a quiet and peaceful job."
The Adoratrice sat there with her staff in her hand. "Amon, think about it first. It will be as you wish. This is a reward for your noble conduct."
… …
Lord Julien, who stayed in the Cape States, had lost weight recently. He could not eat well or sleep well. Fayol Judah, who was in charge of his daily life, was very worried. He was afraid that he would offend Lord Julien if he did not take good care of him. Rod-dick, the governor of the city, visited him many times. Perhaps Lord Julien was not used to the climate and environment here, but an eighth-level supreme mage should not be so fragile.
Alas, who could understand Julien's pain? He sent Vitru and Havon to pursue Amon. He thought that the mission would be easy, but there was no news for many days. Did they fail? How could it be? Even if they failed, they should have returned to report. Even his nephew, Shute, had disappeared without a trace. It was as if he had disappeared from the world.
More than a month later, an emissary from the Temple of Isis arrived in Cape. The emissary gave him a secret letter in private, but didn't say anything. He opened the letter. There was no title or signature, but the content was exactly the same as the one he had given to Vitru to deliver to Burke.
What was even more frightening was that the emissary was sent by the Adoratrice.
Did Vitru and the others fail and get captured? Did the Adoratrice send Amon to the Cape States? Julien had deliberately arranged for this to happen before he arrived in the Cape States. It was a trap, but he had stepped into it. Julien broke out in a cold sweat when he read the letter.
However, shocking things happened one after another. A few days later, he received another message from High Priest Burke. The content was very simple. There was only one sentence: "Don't contact me privately anymore."
It seemed that Vitru and the secret letter had fallen into the Adoratrice's hands. Amon was just a bait. Gabriel must have captured Vitru along the way. As long as he handed the secret letter to Burke, the Adoratrice would know that the Adoratrice already knew about it. The high priest would be eager to disassociate himself from Julien. Some things were not meant to be exposed to the light of day.
Urhiya's worries soon became reality, and within a few days, the Shrine of Isis sent an official messenger to deliver the latest order of the Adoratrice. Before the order was issued, it had already been approved by the Pharaoh of Ejypt – Urhiya was officially appointed as the deputy chief priest of the Shrine of Cape and the chief high priest.
This order was different from what Rod-dick had expected. The Adoratrice had appointed Julien not as the Oracle, but as the Deputy Oracle. Rod-dick would still be the Oracle, which was tantamount to demoting Julien. It was obviously a very severe punishment. However, the wording of the order was very interesting. No one knew which scribe wrote it.
The scribe praised Julien, praising him for his many years of hard work as the High Priest. He also praised him for his humility and the fact that he had taken the initiative to ask for a transfer. He swore to guard the border cities for the Empire, even if he was just an ordinary priest. After coming to the Cape States, Julien swore to the gods and volunteered to stay here to assist Lord Drick to guard the border cities that the Empire might face in the future.
The Adoratrice and the Assembly of Priests of the Temple of Isis were moved by his spirit and finally gave their approval. The last paragraph of the order was interesting. Julien was ordered to stay in the Cape States forever, to live and die with the glory of the Empire. The gods were watching, and the light of Horus was with him.
This was a slap in the face on one side. However, Julien could only swallow the slap.
To issue such an order, the Adoratrice had to get the support of the other two high priests. Under such circumstances, she reported it to the Pharaoh, and the Pharaoh had no reason not to approve it. Being a high priest was just a position that many people wanted. In the Temple of Isis, in addition to Julien, there were several honorary high priests who were also supreme mages.
Rod-dick was overjoyed when he received the order. Things were going better than he had expected. Julien would guard the Cape States and be under his control. Although the status of a supreme mage was not lower than that of a governor, his position was still only that of a deputy chief priest. He secretly guessed that the Adoratrice must have something on Julien. No wonder the supreme mage had lost weight recently.
The Adoratrice's order was publicly announced in the Shrine of Cape States. Rod-dick and Julien stood side by side to receive the order. After the official order was read, the messenger conveyed a message to Lord Drick. Amon, who had returned Nero's staff and relics not long ago, received the Adoratrice's personal praise and was now an honorary warrior of the Temple of Isis. This was also the glory of the Cape States.
Coincidentally, both the Adoratrice and Lord Gabriel knew this warrior. He used to be a miner in the town of Duc in the territory of the Hittite Kingdom that had submitted to Eygut. Two years ago, he had personally mined the Gods' Tear and presented it to the goddess Isis. The Adoratrice asked the messenger to ask Lord Drick if he still remembered this.
Of course, he remembered. How could Rod-dick say that he didn't remember? The Lord Drick had prepared a generous gift for the messenger and asked the messenger to bring a generous gift back to Montefiore and deliver it to the warrior Amon.
The Adoratrice's message was for Rod-dick, but it made Julien break out in a cold sweat. Amon was not dead yet. The Adoratrice had personally appointed him as an honorary warrior of the Temple of Isis. This meant that Vitru, Havon, and the others were definitely not coming back. Julien hoped that they were already dead. Otherwise, they would be a great threat to her. Unfortunately, there was no news of them.
… …
The Temple of Isis occupied almost half of the city of Montefiore. It was the center of divine power in the Lower Eygut and the symbol of the divine rule. The Nile River was the mother river of the Eygut. Every year, there would be a dry season and a rainy season. The regular floods not only enabled the people of the Eygut to master the calendar, but also brought large tracts of fertile land for irrigation.
The Ejyptian Empire had two main territories, Lower Ejypt in the Nile Triangle and Upper Ejypt in the upper reaches. The capital of the Upper Eygut was in Thebes, while the capital of the Lower Eygut was in Montefiore. Between them was a desolate desert. There were a few smaller cities along the Nile River. A long time ago, the Upper Eygut and the Lower Eygut were two separate kingdoms.
According to legend, the first Pharaoh of the Empire of Eygut, Horus, unified the Upper Eygut and became the protector of the Empire. The Nile River had a northerly wind blowing from the sea all year round. As long as the sails were raised, the ships could go up to Upper Ejypt with the wind, and when the sails were lowered, they could go downstream to Lower Ejypt. Shipping was very convenient.
The king of the Eygut was Horus, and the main shrine of each city was the Temple of Horus. However, the most important shrine of the Lower Eygut was the Temple of Isis. In the middle of the main hall of the Temple of Isis, there was a statue of the goddess Isis holding the baby Horus. Isis held Horus in her arms with one hand and supported his back with the other. She looked like she was breastfeeding or comforting Horus to sleep.
This was the most famous statue in Lower Ejypt. Isis's eyes were full of love, but also with a hint of pity. It was as if she was looking at Horus in her arms, but also as if she was looking at all the subjects of Ejypt.
When Amon came to the Temple of Isis, he said that he wanted to do a quiet and peaceful job. The Adoratrice did not put him in the warrior guard under Gabriel's command. His job was really quiet — guarding the Archives.
The Archives was a collection of historical records and magic books. No one would go there to cause trouble. There was no need to guard the gate. The main duty of the warriors on duty was to maintain order in the Archives. In fact, there was nothing much to maintain, so it was quite easy.
But this place was very important. Because the books were very precious, there were warriors on duty every day. In addition to supervising the slaves, they also had to guard against fire and theft. If ordinary priests wanted to read the precious books, they could not directly enter the archives. They had to get permission first, and then the warriors on duty would take out the books and give them to the people who read them.
Some books could be registered and taken away, but some could only be read on the spot. It depended on the authority of the person. Amon found something very interesting. The warriors on duty in the Archives did not understand the hieroglyphs, so they could not understand the books in the hieroglyphs that they guarded. But they were not completely illiterate. They all knew the labels on the shelves and cabinets. These labels were written in the secular language. When someone came to read the book, they only needed to say the label number, and the warriors on duty would know where to go to pick up which book.
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