Chapter 177

A wonderful duel is over. Although people don't see the scene of rumor and Amun fighting in secret, they still feel dazzled. This is a duel between the top masters on the mainland! After watching the duel, aruka had no idea of winning with Amun. He thought to himself that if he played, there was no chance to win, and Amun won easily between talking and laughing. Obviously, he didn't try his best.

Muen, the guard captain and great warrior of the city of Syria, was stunned. He was the guard captain of the black fire forest post station when the flood broke out. He was saved by GE lie, and saw the magic of the great magician with his own eyes. Later, Ge lie became a nine level master of divinity, commanding the army of hathi invincible. Mu en only took Ge lie as his master and regarded the old man as a god like existence. Now there is another Amun, who is not only a powerful general, but also has such a strong fighting capacity. In the eyes of Mun, Amun becomes the second person worthy of worship and admiration.

As for Celia, of course, she was convinced. She knew how powerful her calling beast was. Although Amun "summoned" the armored beast king, although not weak, obviously did not help too much, basically just to join in the fun. She could hold it up and put it down. When the staff was seized, her face turned red. But she was relieved after the duel and returned to the table to toast Amun.

Celia looked at Amun and felt a great regret, not because she had lost, but because she had not been used by Hattie. When she toasted, she could not help but said: "general, you have left eju, it is impossible to go back again. What's more, the Empire of eju will send experts to pursue you. You led a large army to fight with Hattie and captured the former king alive. However, you also contributed to the peace talks between the two countries and were respected by the officers and men of both sides.

Now that King Asher has succeeded to the throne, the political situation of hathia has recovered from the turmoil, and it is in urgent need of talents like you who can shock the mainland. The city of Syria is your hometown. Since you are back, why not work for your hometown? Please think over the suggestions just made by Lord gelie and governor Xiao mo. I am also a great magician of the court and the royal family of hathi. I can recommend you jointly. King Asher himself appreciates you very much, and you will certainly be put on a high position in Hattie

Amun looked at the glass and said, "Princess Celia, thank you for your kindness. I came here to work for my hometown too. I have made an appointment with the adults of Song Li just now. I won the duel. Next we should talk about our agreement, and also want to ask Princess Royal to help.

Celia is Asher's cousin, and Asher conferred her the title of Princess of the Kingdom after her accession to the throne. However, to be honest, an ordinary Princess of the kingdom is no more honorable than a great magician. Therefore, she is still called the great magician. Amun has changed her name at the moment.

Governor Xiao Mo said: "general, you just said there is a business. What kind of business do you need to talk to us? If you want wealth or territory, just open your mouth. You don't have to do business to earn money. "

Amun laughed: "the business I want to talk about is not to make money by myself, but to let the city of Syria earn money. DUK is my home town, and you all know that the city-state of Syria has lost its control over the DUK plain. In its north and southeast corner, there are cities established by the kingdom of Assyria and the kingdom of Baron.

That piece of fertile land has been gradually developed in the long years. In the future, it can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people or even millions of people. It is rich and beautiful, but it is bound to be accompanied by human disputes. I don't want Salem, where friends and people live, to be destroyed before it's fully built, so it needs support. The business I want to talk about is of course related to this. The first thing is to build a road. "

Amun removed the utensils, took out a map, put it on the table, and drew a winding road from where they were to the east end of the Black Fire Swamp. He hoped that he would hire workers to open the way in the city of Syria, and along this route he would build the roadbed and fill the road surface. On the way, he would build three post stations on the open land between the marshes for the caravans to rest.

Naturally, we can't let the workers work in vain. Amon will pay enough. Governor Xiao Mo looked at it for a long time and pondered, "this project is big enough! I don't know how long it will take? "

Amun said with a smile: "since I have asked you here, I am willing to pay a lot of money. Naturally, the sooner the better, I hope that it can be repaired within three months."

Governor Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "it's impossible to organize people so quickly. However, there is no road to pass through the marsh, and there is no local material. A lot of things have to be transported from all parts of the city-state. It is very difficult to push forward and repair them a little bit."

Looking at the map, Ge lie added: "if someone opens a narrow road that can walk first, and then organizes enough people to reinforce and widen it, it is not impossible to complete the project in three months Amun, it's a winding road. It seems that it's only suitable for trade, not for marching? "

Amun spread his hands: "no way, this is the Black Fire Swamp. It is the credit of the armored beast king to find such a way. It is called Yunmeng, who has lived in the swamp since childhood Yunmeng, say hello to everyone

After the duel, Yunmeng had been lying on the open space beside the marsh. Hearing Amun's call, Yunmeng raised his huge body and nodded to everyone. Governor Xiao Mo frowned again and said, "this needs to be recruited in the name of the government. How can we explain it to Wang Du?"Amun pointed to dukepingyuan on the map: "you have been a governor for many years. Before, there was only one Duke town with more than 2000 residents. Most of the living materials needed to be transported from outside. However, such a small place has become an important tax source for the city-state of Syria Now there are cities there, but the cities of Assyria and Baron will not do you any good. Only this city of Salem can cooperate. "

In the original town of Duke, there were only more than 2000 people. In addition to the old, weak, women and children, there were no more than 800 registered miners at the most time. However, the sacred stones they mined and the refined iron they smelted were already important products of the city-state of Syria. The area is rich in resources, and there are veins in the mountains nearby. The miners in Duke town have known for a long time, but there are not so many people to mine. They just choose the area with the richest mineral resources and the easiest mining area to build a mine.

If the DUK plain is fully reclaimed in the future, it can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Even today's Salem city can provide tens of thousands of people to live in. If this city-state develops, it will benefit the most from the city-state of Syria, because its products can be transported out, and the materials needed will also be transported in. Through the road Amun wants to open, not only the benefits of trade, but also increase a lot of tax revenue.

In the past few years after the flood, the city-state of Syria has been stable under the governance of Gore. However, after two wars, it lost the important tax revenue source of Duke Town, which is obviously not as prosperous as before. Now Amun has provided another opportunity to open up financial resources, but Salem's status is not the same as that of Duke.

Salem city needs not only backup, but also more people. The landless vagrants, wandering explorers and bankrupted craftsmen in Syria can enter Salem from here to look for opportunities. As long as they obey the management there, they will be welcomed. The more prosperous Salang city develops, the more prosperous the commercial road will be, and the greater the profit of Syria city state will be.

The reason why Amun wanted to talk about this matter in person was that Salem's ownership was very subtle. It was not under the jurisdiction of the kingdom of hathia, it was just a trade and mutual benefit relationship. Nominally, the hathian kingdom may not accept it publicly, but the fact that three city states have been established on the DUK plain is also an irresistible fact.

Amun's cooperation plan has three steps: the first step is to pay a lot of money to hire people to build roads in Syria. The second step is to organize a large business firm in eju to transport goods and materials through the checkpoint of the city-state of Syria. After doing business with Salem through this commercial road, the city-state of Syria needs to be released, and they will pay customs clearance taxes according to the regulations. Third, the city-state of Syria can exchange personnel and commerce with Salem.

Although Xiao Mo is a governor, he doesn't dare to nod this head easily, so he needs to talk with gelie. If Goethe supported Amun's proposal, even King Asher could not object to his position and prestige in the kingdom of hathia.

People are not good to state their position, have to look at GE lie with questioning eyes. Ge lie twisted his goatee and said, "in the duel just now, Amun won?"

Celia said with a wry smile, "of course, it was general Amun who won. You made the arbitration!"

Ge lie said to Xiao Mo again: "then we have to keep our word! Governor, don't worry about it. The city states have been established on the plain of DUK, whether or not the kingdom of Hattie wants to, and we can't intervene. At least this road is better than no road. It's good for the present and better for the future! In the name of Amon paying for the construction of roads, he opened this commercial road first. We have a peaceful trade agreement with eju, and naturally we should allow other people's caravans to pass through. If everything goes well, it would be better for us to do more business ourselves Let's treat it as a folk trade, and the city-state of Syria should acquiesce. "

Governor Xiao Mo then nodded: "since you have made such a statement, let's do it. In terms of practical interests, the city-state of Syria also benefits. No wonder you will let me take the two directors and the clerk with me. I have thought of it for a long time. "

Amun stood up, raised his glass and said, "I wish you a happy cooperation in the future."

Ge lie also raised his glass and said, "wait a minute. The time required by the general is so urgent. I think the pressure on Salem city is great. The conflict on the DUK plain will come soon. The city-state of Syria can recruit civilian men to build commercial roads as soon as possible, but the prerequisite is that the general should open a road to walk in front of them. "

Amun nodded and said, "I will do it right away. I will open up the road in a month. As for the citizens of the city of Syria, they don't have to worry about where I have gone. They can just pave and widen along that road."

Ge lie also nodded and said, "of course, I can trust what the general said. Then the city-state of Syria will immediately organize personnel and materials, and it won't take long to start work."

Raphael interposed: "there are now three city states on the DUK plain: enril built by Assyria and Marduk built by Baron. Without the support of a kingdom, the army of Amun also guided people to build a city of Salem. I'm curious about this city-state, which seems to have been transformed out of thin air. I hope to see it. "

Celia also interposed, "I want to see the excitement too. It's like a miracle."

Amun said with a smile: "welcome to Salem City, but it's better to wait until the road is completed, everything will be convenient."

Raphael replied, "don't worry, general. Since Mr. Gore has promised to cooperate with Salem, the road will be completed in three months, as long as he has a word."After talking about the cooperation, the people raised their glasses and drank. During the dinner, they talked about all kinds of information about the wars among the countries. In particular, Amun witnessed the final destination of enqi capital on the battlefield. People were filled with emotion and doubts. After the banquet was over, Gore did not leave immediately. He offered Amun a private talk.

On the other hand, the one who looks at the bog is lazy, and the one who studies the dragon's back is lazy. The aristocrat and the armored beast king just got to know each other, but they got along well. They could talk with each other in their souls. Yunmeng was willing to take Raphael around the Black Fire Swamp and tell him where to eat.

In the distance, on a strange stone exposed to the swamp, Ge lie and Amun stand side by side and talk to each other in secret language of information divinity. Ge lie asked, "the fall of enqi capital, do you know what's going on?"

There are only a few people in the world who can let Amun tell the secret without reservation. In addition to Schrodinger who has left and Maria who is far away in eju, the remaining one is the great magician of Gore. It's interesting to say that they were the enemies who led a large army on the battlefield, but Ge lie was a friend of the old madman and an elder respected by Amun.

Amun replied frankly: "I didn't know that at that time. Later, I realized that it was the ultimate consequence of" the examination of fate and the judgment of the end "because of a special experience. Please forgive me for not explaining it to you too clearly, because you know it may not be good. But I can tell you that if mortals want to be truly free from immortality, it's a test they have to pass. "

Ge lie was slightly surprised: "do you mean that enqi has reached the end of the human realm and may become a God?"

Amun sighed: "yes, he already had that kind of achievement. It's a pity that he didn't succeed, but he is worthy of this life! Your original assumption may be right. No matter you are a magician or a warrior like enqi, you may touch the light of the divine Kingdom when you practice to the end of the human realm, but this hope is too dim and too accidental. I once told you about the power of two sides of one body. When I lived in Egypt, I realized that there was no such thing as two sides of one body. Strength and body and mind are one.

A samurai or a magician may come to the end of human achievement because of Superman's luck, talent and perseverance. However, there are many missing contents in the cultivation secret books handed down in the world. Unless the body and mind have met the requirements of these tests unconsciously, it is impossible to take the last step. The level 9 achievement of the original power has a life that seems to be endless. However, although the level 9 divinists on earth are very long-lived, they can't compare with the messengers of the gods. "

Gore asked again, "the messenger of the gods?"

Amun said with a smile: "some so-called gods, such as today's I can already be called gods in myths and legends, just as humbaba was also called the God of the Euphrates. But there is still a difference between this and the real immortal God. As for what the difference is, I have not yet proved it. Of course, this requires a level 9 achievement of the original power. Not all the divinities can achieve this. They just understand the secret of the original power. "

Amun said these words and then stopped, waiting for Gore's questioning. As for the secret of the original power, if Gore does not ask, he will not take the initiative to say it, but if Gore wants to know, Amun will not hide it. He can tell Ge lie the secret. As for the guidance of faith, it is his own business. Even if he knows the secret, it does not mean that he can become a God.

Ge lie did not continue to ask, but sighed: "Amun, if you want to open this road, what you want is not only materials, but also population, I'm afraid? Only by attracting the poor vagrants from hathian and Egyptians to live in Salem, can they have the strength to fight against the other two cities. From a personal point of view, I even want to send unemployed soldiers who have been sent back to their hometown to become an army with a little organization. But the question is, if you do that, who are you building temples for in Salem? "

Amun replied simply: "the city of Salem has built a temple for the goddess Muyun. This is the same as the original town of Duke. I don't think anyone can have any opinions about it? As for my people, they have their own gods. "

People didn't understand what Amun and Ge lie said, but in the Tianshu land at that time, belief in gods was an indispensable spiritual support for people. What is the difference between working day after day and living in the world, and animals without intelligence or walking dead without desire? That is the yearning and hope in people's hearts. The world is material, but people live in the spirit.

If a person loses his sense of taste, no matter how good the delicious food in the world is, it is meaningless to him. If he loses his sight, how beautiful the color will be. The significance of faith lies in this. It is not necessarily a dispute about whether there is a God or not, but a belief to find the meaning of existence. Whether the gods exist or not, people need the sustenance of gods or symbolic gods in their minds, and can face the suffering in life and the unknown in the world.

On the other hand, the monarchy relying on the divine power is also conducive to the rule of various kingdoms, so that the world's emperors have a self-evident detached status. With the combination of the two, each city-state on the Tianshu continent has its own temple. No matter what Amun does, it can not be divorced from reality. There must be a temple in the city-state in order to be stable. The difference is no more than who or what kind of God they believe in.Ge lie smiles, this smile is a little strange, he habitually twists his beard and says: "for such a long time, you haven't visited Salem City, have you?"? The temple you mentioned has been repaired. There is indeed a statue of Mu Yun on the altar. However, it is held around your waist by your statue! Amun, ha ha ha... "

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