Chapter 1

"greatness, solemnity and benevolence are the goddess Isis, the mother of the earth's abundance and the hope of living beings; the God of Horus, the God of King Horus, who is blessed with the immortal light of eju; the Father God of Nun, who was born in the early days of the lotus and created all things, is located in the ninth of the source of the God River Liantian God, all the gods who control the earth and the sky Please listen to my prayer and the instructions of the gods. Only the purest and most devout heart can obtain God's mercy. I would like to offer all my things to Isis. Please give me the tears of the gods... "

Eko Maria prayed to the gods in a remote town on the border of the kingdom of hathi, which belonged to the great empire of Egypt. In this desolate and remote place, the size of Duke town is not small, it has hundreds of families, 2000 residents. Dasti, the mayor of the town, was a nobleman with the title of Lord Hattie. At the same time, he was also a citizen of the great empire of Egypt, enjoying the civil privileges of the eju empire.

Such a remote town, the identity of the mayor is so prominent, of course, because of its special status. Duke town belongs to the southernmost part of the city state of Syria, which belongs to the kingdom of hathi. It produces three most famous things, and is also the most important commodity of hathi Kingdom's foreign trade and the most precious tribute to the eju Empire: iron, divine stone and cedar.

Iron can be used to make the sharpest weapons, especially the top-grade refined iron refined by skilled craftsmen. The armor and sword made by iron are sharp and tough. They are the symbol of strength, the weapon of guarding and plundering wealth. Many countries on this continent produce iron, but the production is still very limited. The production and trade of iron are strictly monopolized by the government. Hati is the most famous iron producer. Although the iron production in Duke town is not high, it produces very scarce high-grade refined iron. Almost all the adults in the town are both miners and blacksmiths.

Xuecunninghamia lanceolata, which is produced in the western plateau of hathi and in the high mountains on both sides of the Youdi River, is the best shipbuilding material after being soaked in cold water, dried in the air and baked in oil. The ships built with it can travel in inland lakes, rivers and seas. It is not only an army for war, but also necessary for merchants to travel to and from other countries. There is no cedar in Duke town. Although there are mountains outside the town to the East, it is hard to imagine cutting down huge yew trees and transporting them out of the mountains.

The most important product of Duke town is not high-grade refined iron, but divine stone. This kind of thing is very rare in Tianshu continent. The state of Xuya in the kingdom of hathi is one of the important producing areas, and the Shenshi produced in Duke town accounts for almost half of the production of the whole state. Every country in Tianshu continent needs divine stone, especially the high divinity and noble priests in every temple yearn for it.

Many ordinary people and slaves did not know what the use of the stone was. They only saw the stone inlaid on the scepter of the priest or the armor and weapons of the noble warrior. It seemed to be a symbol of identity, wealth or divine power. Shenshi itself is also the most expensive currency in mainland China. The value of a sacred stone is 20 times that of equal weight gold, and it is inseparable.

As a noble currency, it is the most common standard God stone. Its texture, size and shape are exactly the same without any difference. Its weight is also the standard of measurement and balance in the mainland of Tianshu. The common weighing unit in mainland China is the weight of a divine stone. It is said that the luxurious priests even directly use the divine stone as the standard weight on the Tianyu.

This time, echo Maria came to Duke with rod Dick, the chief political officer and God of the city-state of his hometown, and prayed to the gods not for a common stone, but for the tears of the gods in the legend. Only by getting it, can they be recognized by the high priests in Isis Temple of Memphis City, and become the saint of the goddess Isis. In the legend, only the purest call can communicate with the gods and obtain the tears of gods, which means that her identity has been recognized by God.

Eko Maria's prayer is so devout, but in fact, any God stone produced in Tianshu, including the precious tears of gods, is not given by the hands of gods, but mined by the hands of miners.

Maria's residence is at the southern end of the town, near the Horus temple. It is one of the most beautiful courtyards in the town. It was originally the place where the mayor lived. Like other cities and towns on the mainland, the most important building in people's settlement is the temple, which worships and sacrifices the local Guardian gods. Whether the temple is magnificent or not is also a symbol of the prosperity of a city-state.

Of course, the temple in Duke town can not be compared with that of large city states, but compared with other ordinary towns, the temple of Horus here is grand enough to be built with tall white boulders and inlaid with blue and black stone carvings. The white marble used to build the columns was imported from other places, while the lapis lazuli, which is a specialty of the nearby mountains, may be very expensive in other places, but it is the most common stone here.

There are two main shrines in Duke Town, one of which is dedicated to Horus, the patron god of the eju empire. It means that this place is in the south of the town and its main body is white marble. The other is the goddess Muyun, a patron deity believed in since ancient times. She is widely worshipped in hathi, Assyria in the northeast and Baron kingdom in the southeast.The kingdom of hathi is an alliance of dozens of city states. Although the great empire of eju conquered this place, in order to better manage and let the hattites submit more obediently, the king of eju granted them the right to sacrifice their own guardian God, without destroying the original temple, but at the same time ordered them to worship the guardian God Horus of eju.

Maria prayed in the bedroom on the second floor. She prayed every morning after getting up to wash herself, before lunch, and when night came. She had been in Duke for three days. She was devout, respectful, and meticulous. Even Gabriel, the most trained Temple warrior, could not help but praise her secretly. She should meet the requirements of a saint God may have mercy on her.

In the territory of eju Empire, there were two vast fertile lands along the Ronnie River, which were called upper eju and lower eju. Gabriel was a warrior sent by Isis temple in Memphis, the capital city of Lower Egypt, to protect Mary. He was reported and requested by Lord Dick, the archbishop and chief administrator of the Cape state of Lower Egypt. The temple of Isis will be protected by someone who has passed the test of God and is qualified to be the guardian saint of Isis.

As Mary prayed, Gabriel stood downstairs at the entrance of the courtyard. She had a heavy sword hanging from her waist. There was a stone inlaid on both sides of the middle of the sword. Even if there was no danger, she was still meticulously wearing silver armor, and her expression was solemn and solemn. In this position, you can see the turquoise dome of Muyun temple at the other end of the town. Her mouth is pursed, and there is an imperceptible sneer in her eyes.

Obviously, the guardian warrior of Isis Temple didn't like the gods worshipped by other nations. However, when the king of eju granted permission to keep the original temple here, she could not say much. Her duty was only to protect Eko Maria and not to interfere with other people's business.

Gabriel's body is slender and straight, sexy and strong. Her face has obvious characteristics of northern alien people. Her skin is white, her nose is straight, and her eyes are charming blue. Golden curly hair on the silver armor, gentle and resolute temperament is so harmonious. She was young and beautiful, but the children in the town who threw stones at each other unconsciously were far away from the courtyard and did not dare to play at the door.

When people see her, the first thing people notice may not be a very beautiful woman. Around her, there is an invisible sense of self-confidence and pride. It seems that she is full of strength and conceals without restraint.

Gabriel was the only one to guard the courtyard. Isis temple only sent her as a warrior to protect one of the candidates for the virgin, Eko Maria. But Gabriel also knew that in the hall of Horus, not far from the town of Duke, there was a guard of soldiers brought by rod Dick. There were sixty well-equipped soldiers.

Obviously, this Dick didn't believe that she could protect Maria alone. Although it is dangerous to cross the desert between eju and Hattie, it is obviously exaggerated to bring so many elite soldiers. Lord Dick said nothing out of the good cultivation of a noble, but Gabriel could feel his dissatisfaction.

Gabriel did not care, not only out of a sense of accomplishment, but also out of a noble pride.

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At the other end of the town, in a small building near Muyun goddess temple, rod Dick is also looking at Gabriel's courtyard from a distance with a glass of wine and through the window. His brown eyes are a little deep, and he is thinking about something in silence.

it seems that this temple warrior from mengfeisi is not used to convergence and always publicizes his own strength breath. It is no wonder that she One of their duties is to preach the majesty of the gods. However, it is not a good habit for Roddick, a hereditary city-state aristocrat. People always need to hide something. They can't expose all their strength to potential opponents, but show their real strength at the right time.

The struggle for secular power and wealth is always cruel. We need to be prepared at all times, show appropriate deterrence, and leave the cards of contingency.

Not far from the building where he was, there was the temple of Goddess Mu Yun. Lord Dick didn't think there was anything wrong with it. People on this continent had worshipped various gods, large and small. Some of them are legendary gods, some of which are regarded as patrons by local residents.

The Egyptians claimed to be the incarnation and spokesman of Horus, the son of the gods, who ruled the upper and lower Egyptians. The traditional patron saint of xiaeju is Isis, the legendary mother of Horus. Her main temple is located in mengfeisi, the capital of xiaeju. Almost every country in Tianshu continent is under the rule of the unity of monarchy and divine power. The monarch is known as the spokesman of gods. Isis temple in mengfeisi city is the most important power center of xiaeju.

This time, Isis Temple sent only one warrior to protect the virgin candidate of Cape state. Lord Dick was obviously dissatisfied and thought that he and the Cape state he represented were despised. The Cape state is located in the northeast border of the eju Empire, the nearest place to the kingdom of balun and hathi. Beyond the border is the vast and desolate desert, which can not be compared with other rich city states with rich land.

However, its geographical location is very important, but this kind of importance does not bring all the benefits to the promontory state. In case of war, the promontory state will bear the brunt of the war. In the era of apparent peace, it was also an important port for trade and trade with northwest countries, full of numerous opportunities.At present, the courtiers of the kingdom of hathi were subject to eju, but Lord Dick also vaguely heard that many of the Lords of the city-state of hathi were unwilling to accept the fate of these vassals, and they always wanted to unite in secret to resist. It happens that Isis Temple selects a saint, and Dick certainly hopes that this Saint comes from Cape state. This not only means the glory of the city-state, but also hopes that Isis temple and the whole power of Lower Egypt can protect Cape state more.

Dick certainly didn't want Maria to have an accident, so he took the best personal guard around him. It was obviously unnecessary for such a force to protect a person from crossing the desert, and Dick certainly had his own plans. At a young age, he became the chief political officer and chief theocrat of the promontory state, holding the great power of the state. In addition to the prominent status of his lineage, of course, with his own talent, he was able to give full play to and make full use of all the benefits of an event.

The temple of Isis sent only one person, which saved a lot of bribes. When he saw Gabriel, Dick felt that the warrior guarding the temple was different from many greedy priests. She was like a cocky cockerel, disdaining to accept any bribes. Moreover, it seemed that she had no idea of wealth.

Gabriel didn't seem to know how expensive her sword was. She hung on her waist in a swagger. If she walked alone, the sword would not be able to protect her, but robbers were the first to be attracted. Gabriel came to Cape state from Memphis alone with his sword. Even rod Dick was surprised. How lucky she was to arrive safely! Maybe it's because the thieves along the road knew her identity and didn't dare to offend Isis temple.

With so many personal guards and entourage, in the name of protecting the virgin and serving the Lord Gabriel, the huge motorcade certainly prepared various materials, mainly the most popular wine and food in Duke town. With Gabriel at the border, the border checkpoints between eju and Hati will naturally be released without any inspection and tax.

The residents of DUK town must pay taxes to the city-state for the mining of sacred stones. According to the law of the city-state, one out of every ten stones belongs to them, which is their due reward. At the same time, rod Dick was also aware that the mayor of dasty, who was in charge of the levying power of Duke Town, would not be so selfless. He must have intercepted a lot of them.

Shenshi is a common currency, and its value is 20 times that of equal weight gold. It is also the same in Duke town. But Duke town is rich and barren. In addition to the production of God stone and iron, only a small amount of barley is planted on the barren land for people to eat. All other living and enjoyment materials need to be transported from other places. And its location is so remote that all the things transported here are many times more expensive than other places.

The people in Duke town may not know that they may be the richest residents on the mainland of Tianshu. At the same time, it is also the most expensive place on the mainland. Despite the heavy taxes imposed on the business roads, a successful transaction still has a lot to gain.

In order to provide cover for his trade supplies to Duke, Dick organized caravans of the promontory city-state to accompany his convoy. Naturally, the merchants were willing to follow Lord Dick's motorcade, which was to ensure absolute safety and save the cost of mercenaries. Moreover, with Lord Gabriel and Lord Dick at the border, the tax collectors at the checkpoints along the way would not blackmail maliciously, but would only do business. They were very grateful to Lord Dick, who was considerate to his people. Many noble officials would not take such care of the businessmen.

At dinner, Lord Dick had just had a pleasant conversation with the mayor of dusty, and what was more pleasant was the transaction between them. Both sides were very satisfied. In addition to the God stone, Lord Dick also bought precious high-grade refined iron from the mayor. This is a secret of smuggling, which is not enough for the outside world. Both of them were tacit in the company of good wine and delicious food.

Although the deal was pleasant, rod Dick didn't like the place, especially the smell of smoke and fire everywhere, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He felt a little anxious and didn't know when to wait.

The reason why he brought Maria here is not only to do a business in this name, but also to get the tears of the gods. The high priests of the temple of Isis announced that a tear from the gods would be given to the world, and the person who got it would be the guardian saint of Isis.

In this regard, rod Dick has his own ideas. The tears of the gods are nothing more than a kind of more precious God stone. If it does appear, the greatest possibility is in the place where the stone is most concentrated. Then, if we use the convenience of geographical location to go to Duke town to wait, we are most likely to be the first to arrive. Of course, this is also a kind of gambling, but this gamble is profitable regardless of success or failure. If you get lucky, everything will be perfect.

He told Maria that he had been guided by Isis in his dream, and Maria told Gabriel to persuade the temple warrior to cross the desert border.

When she came to Duke, Maria prayed every day, but rod Dick, who made up the lie, was a little impatient. In this small town full of blacksmith's stoves, Lord Dick couldn't bear the bad environment. He didn't want to stay any longer for a day. He couldn't help but think of the legend about the tears of the gods.

He was already a little drunk, secretly scolded: "the gods give mercy? Is it the will of God or the priests who make up the lies? When was this ancient oracle handed down? It's just a stone. No matter how precious it is, it's just a useful stone. It's better to ask the miner for help than to pray to the gods. Does it mean to be a saint to get tears from the gods? Then what kind of man is the miner who mines it? It may be a dirty old manJust thinking of this, there was a wind blowing out of the window with a hot fire. Dick had a cold war and woke up. He quickly put his hand on his chest and prayed: "great Isis, the thought in my heart is not disrespectful to you, but a frank expression."

At this moment, rod Dick was suddenly stunned. He seemed to feel something, a mysterious fluctuation of power, mysterious and strange. The unpleasant heat of the fire and the inexplicable chill seemed to be soothed. The source of the fluctuation comes from a family on the edge of the town.

Rod Dick immediately put down his glass and called out, "Fayol, come in, the tears of the gods may appear. Do as I tell you at once!"

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Gabriel, who was standing in silence, suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction of the town. She felt a mysterious and familiar fluctuation of power in the air. It was subtle and clear. Her eyes were filled with comforting light. She looked back at Maria's window.

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A crisp sound of "Ding" followed by a fine hum echoed in the room for a long time. Amun held a heavy mine hammer and smashed it on a fist sized, black, shining pebble.

The hammer looks so heavy, falling with the sharp wind. When it falls on the surface of the stone, it becomes light and floating, as if it is just a feather, and only makes a light and crisp "Ding".

Amun holding the sledgehammer is a bit funny. His hand is very far forward. His whole upper arm is attached to the handle of the hammer from wrist to elbow. His height is not too high. After all, he is only 14 years old and has not yet fully grown up.

But his whole body muscles are very strong and strong. When he swings the sledgehammer, the bulging muscles seem to have small snakes running. According to the rules of Duke town since ancient times, a child of his age is not qualified to mine God stone alone. It is the last and most critical step to open the hard mined core with the unique hammer technique of Duke town.

Today, however, he had to do so at home, because his father drank too much, his hands were shaking and he could not control the ore hammer. He had to hand over a divine stone tomorrow.

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childe Xu's note: a list of characters in this chapter:

acorn Maria: the candidate for the holy virgin from the Cape state of the eju empire may become the guardian saint of Isis temple in mengfeisi city. The Empire of eju was divided into upper and lower eju, and mengfeisi was the capital of lower eju.

Dasti: Mayor of DUK Town, which is located at the border of the city-state of Syria in the kingdom of hathi, and the king of hathi was subject to eju.

Rod Dick: the city Lord of the Cape city of the kingdom of Egypt, the chief political officer and the chief apocalypse.

Gabriel: Guardian warrior of Isis temple in Memphis.

Amun: the son of a blacksmith in Duke.

Horus: the main God and King God believed by the eju people, and the eju Pharaoh is known as the human incarnation and spokesman of Horus.

Isis: the mother of Horus in mythology and legend, the patron saint of xiaeju, and the Virgin Mary believed by the eju people.

Mu Yun: a goddess widely worshipped in the kingdom of hathi, Assyria and balun, and a patron god believed by the residents of Duke town since ancient times.

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