184, My sin

After looking at Yin Nanna for a long time, Amon finally sighed and said, "You have never forced me to do anything, and I can't blame you. I will tell Moses the news, depending on his own decision. But I will only tell him the situation he is facing, not to make him surrender to Enriel, or even say that this is Enriel's test!"

Yin Nanna: "If he voluntarily stayed outside the Duke Plain and watched his tribe return home, so that the miners in Duke Town would get rid of the fate of the sinners from then on, this agreement would be valid for Moses. I will guide him to join the Anunaqi divine system. But this can only be told Moses later and let him make a choice first."

Amon narrowed his eyes and said, "Maybe Moses will make a different choice. This matter should have a result. I will go to Moses now to see what he and his tribesmen are doing, and then go to Yinnanna's Rose Garden... But I did this not for Enriel. In fact, I have become enemies with Enriel. Sooner or later, there will be a battle between Salem and Enriel in the north."

...

On the day when Salem City held a celebration of the inspiration and advent for Goddess Muyun and Amon, Amon quietly left Salem City. Link controlled the shuttle and took Gabriel to accompany him and set out towards the southeast corner of the Duke Plain. Two days later, he traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the Marduke City established by Yusir, and came to the place where Moses and others stopped.

While Amon was looking for Moses, Aristotle, who had been a senior aide in the city lord's mansion in the cape city-state for many years, officially offered a farewell to Rhode Dick. He would take a boat to sea and return to his hometown of Heaton Kingdom.

Rod Dick presented a banquet to Aristotle and invited the sage to his private study after the banquet. The two had a long private conversation. Rod Dick sighed: "Sir, you have been by my side for a long time. Fortunately, with your guidance and teachings, I can face so many things that have happened."

Aristotle: "You must believe in your wisdom and ability. It is these that have enabled you to safely overcome many tests in the world. I have been by your side for ten years and have followed you to many places, looking for questions worth thinking about in the world. Now I should go back, and my teacher is still waiting for me in the distance."

Rod Dick asked: "Sir, what are you thinking and looking for in the past ten years of your stay in your hometown and overseas?"

Aristotle replied: "I am looking for the source of divinity and thinking about what the gods are? I have visited temples across the continent, looked at the various gods on the altar, and observed how people sacrifice, worship and pray. I have also experienced wars on the Tianshu continent, people fought and fought in the name of gods, and experienced the god reforms of the Aju Empire, and saw with my own eyes the changes of the main god in the temple. Today, it is finally time for me to leave."

Rhode Dick asked again: "Did you come to any conclusion?"

Aristotle: "It cannot be said that it is a conclusion, it is just a result of thinking. Do you remember last month? A man named Vincente came to visit me and talked about the samadhi of having consciousness and observation, no consciousness and observation, no consciousness and no perception. It is very interesting and has something in common with my thinking."

Rhode Dick: "I don't understand what you mean, can you explain it clearly?"

Aristotle: "I have been thinking about the source of metaphysical divinity and looking for ways to exist in things. There may be three types, one that can be felt and destroyed, the other that we can feel but not we can destroy, and the third that we cannot feel or destroy, but exist."

Rhode Dick asked, "What is that?"

Aristotle replied: "The soul and God of human reason."

Rhode Dick said in confusion: "The soul of reason is in our hearts, why can't we feel it? Who to worship as a god depends on faith, and why can't we destroy it?"

Aristotle smiled: "It is always biased to describe it in words and needs to be experienced by yourself. People may lose their rationality, but the rational soul does not exist because you do not own it. You may believe in gods or do not believe in them, and the statues on the altar may also be destroyed, but the divinity is in that rational soul.

I traveled on the continent and went to various temples and saw people worshiping various gods. Why are the gods on the altar called gods? Since ancient times, various gods have been worshipped on the altars, and the true divinity does not even lie in the gods themselves that people see. God is pure thoughts, and the reality of thought is life, and the eternal continuation is God. Sometimes it is people who create Gods that do not exist, and seek to prove that life is close to God, which is a very difficult concept to understand."

Rod Dick touched his chin for a long time before he said with a wry smile: "It's really hard to understand, I need to think carefully. But a few days ago, I received a letter from a god, and I know this god, and you even saved him."

Aristotle asked curiously: "Which god is this? Do you Aegis believe in it? Why don't I remember it?"

Rhode Dick reminded: "Do you remember that child? A finger was almost cut off by the priest in the name of the gods in front of the temple."

Aristotle: "General Amon?"

Rhode Dick nodded and said, "Yes, it's him! Now, someone has built a city-state at the ruins of Duke Town. There is a temple in the city-state, and the statue of Amon hugging Muyun. People there call him God Amon. Do you think it's interesting? Amon was almost cut off his finger in front of Muyun Temple."

Aristotle smiled and said, "This is a good annotation for what I thought just now. Why did Amon stand on the altar with Goddess Mu Yun in his arms? People understand the gods they expect in their own way. The Amon we know is not eternal. He is in the same place, and even because Goddess Mu Yun's oracle was almost cut off his finger. If that scene really happened, will there be everything we have today?

So what is the so-called eternity? It is a perfection in belief, transcending from him and reflecting on him, just like the reflection of the starry sky on the water. Before I left my hometown, my teacher asked me to find the ideal country in people's minds. That ideal country should be in a place that we cannot perceive or destroy."

Rod Dick asked: “Is this the answer you have observed and thought for ten years?”

Aristotle replied: "This is just a way of answering. What I can say in words is not the eternal answer. If you regard it as an answer and make the gods clear as your own will, you may create the gods in the name of man, which will conceal the glory of divinity. After turning this thinking about eternity into a creed on earth, all this will become my sin again."

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The conversation between the two was a bit profound. If someone heard it on the side, he would be confused, and even Rhode Dick, who was in conversation, could not understand it. Amon did write a letter to Rhode Dick, sending an envoy to the Cape City State, and ask the city lord to send someone to Pharaoh Eju again.

In the letter, he mentioned that in order to complete the empire's order, the great warrior Gabriel made a request for a duel to him. He was defeated in the duel and became a prisoner of war. He proposed the conditions to redeem the great warrior. Rod Dick didn't care much and opened the letter and read it casually. He was so scared that he kicked the table in front of him overturned. He quickly ordered several confidant magicians to restore the letter to its original state, pretending that he had never seen it before, and sent someone to the royal capital.

After seeing this letter, Pharaoh Elaht looked gloomy and retreated into the inner hall without saying a word, then drove all the eunuchs and palace maids out. He closed the door and was furious, smashing all the broken things around him, roaring and shouting: "Among, I will not let you go! The gods will not forgive you!"

When he was tired of yelling, he looked at the smashed things on the ground and felt a little ridiculous. Why did the dignified Pharaoh of the Eju Empire be so angry at a general? The gods did not forgive Amon. Even if Amon did not write this letter, Seth would still descend the oracle to ask the Eju Empire to chase him.

After resting his peace, Elaht unexpectedly found that he had not destroyed the letter in his rage, so he ordered people to send it to the temple to collect. This is the most evil evidence of Amon's crime. If anyone else wants to accuse the empire of unfair treatment of General Amon, let the man take a good look at the letter and he will know why the gods were guilty of him!

But no one publicly accused anything, and the ministers of Eju even carefully stopped mentioning Amon. Whether Amon was guilty or not, this imperial general seemed to have never existed.

At this time, the internal political situation of the Eju Empire had stabilized, the construction of the new capital had begun to take shape, the main gods worshipped in the temples of the city-states across the country had been replaced, and the forces of all classes in the country had also undergone a new integration. Elakht held great power, and the secular power was concentrated in the hands of him, the pharaoh, and the goal of the god reform was finally close to completion.

There is only one thing I haven't done, just like a mural has a dazzling flaw. If it is not removed, the whole picture will not be perfect. This flaw is the guardian saint of the Temple of Isis. When Elacht first took power, she could not be easily moved, but now the reform has been completed, it is time to solve this problem.

An-La is the only god, Seth is the chief of the angels who protect the royal power and divine power, and Pharaoh is the only person who represents the gods. He can no longer tolerate the saint who symbolizes the protection of Goddess Isis to continue to exist.

Isis protects the Saint is a title passed down from generation to generation, not specifically referring to a certain person, but in reality, he is now the Lord Maria. Maria has great prestige and influence, and Elacht must use this prestige and influence to change the original status of the Saint. This requires Maria himself to cooperate and cleverly use the will of the gods to achieve perfection.

When Elacht prayed in the temple, he had heard Seth's voice, and Seth told him what to do. The chief angels asked Pharaoh Elacht to marry the Saint of Mary and enthrone her as the chief high priest of the empire, symbolizing the complete fusion of the theocracy and royal powers of the upper and lower Eju.

In ancient legend, Isis married Osiris, the first pharaoh who established the Eju Empire. At that time, Seth was the guardian of the royal power, and Horus did not exist in the world.

Today, Seth became the chief of the angels, allowing the saint who symbolizes the protection of Isis to marry the pharaoh given by the monarch God to complete the return of history in the name of the oracle, and end the inheritance history of the temple of Isis to protect the saint. This is the easiest way for the people of Egypt to accept, as long as Maria stands up and announces the oracle.

Seth did not ask Elacht to directly order that he would go to Mary first in the name of the gods. On the day when Elacht was furious in the palace, Mary, who was far away in Mengfeis, also heard Seth's voice.

At that time, Maria was praying to Goddess Isis in the temple. Although Goddess Isis's title has been changed to the Virgin Angel, Maria did not change her faith because of this, her faith was still so pure. At this moment, a voice sounded in her soul: "Maria, your prayer has moved the gods, and you will listen to the oracle of the archangel."

Although the sound sounded in the soul, Mary could sense the direction he came, just as the statue of Seth in the side of the main hall was speaking in a strange way.

Maria has been the guardian saint of Isis's temple for almost seven years, but she has never heard the voice of Goddess Isis. Today, she heard the legendary oracle for the first time, and it was Seth's arrival. Maria was stunned for a moment, but she was not overly panicked or excited. Then she calmed down and replied in her soul: "Grand of Angel, what are you saying?"

Setter asked, “Why do you call me an adult?”

Maria replied, "According to your will, you have sent down the oracle to let the Eju Empire honor An-La as the only god, so how should I call you?"

Sett: "You can call me the symbol of the glory of the gods, the longest of the angels, and the angels who transcend eternal life are not mortals like you. Let me tell you the final change that will take place in the Eju Empire, and your destiny as Isis to guard the saint. You will become the chief high priest of the Eju Empire, and marry Pharaoh Elacht, and receive the blessings of the angels."

Maria's face lost its blood, and her voice trembled uncontrollably: "Why is it me? I am the guardian saint of Isis, not the queen of the Eju Empire."

Sett: "It is the god who gave you the status today. Since you have it, you have to pay for it. You are no longer the daughter of the merchant of the Cape City State. Who gave you the identity today? Now the gods have made requests to you, what wish do you have to pray to the gods?"

Maria replied, "If the oracle must do so, please depose my saint status and choose another saint who is willing to become the high priest of the kingdom and marry the Pharaoh, and thank the gods for freeing me."

Seth said slowly in a low voice: "The Saint is a title of glory, but people as a Saint may also encounter a tragic fate. Think about the Saint Cong Ni forty years ago. Now the divine system of the empire has changed, and only obeying this change is the perfect ending. Deposing you and replacing another Saint will not solve the problem. In the eyes of the people, you are the real Saint."

Maria: "I refuse! Even if I suffer a tragic fate."

Setter snorted coldly: "Have you betrayed your faith?"

Maria's voice regained its firmness: "I know my faith very well and has never been as clear as it is now. The meaning of Isis's guardian of the Saint is to protect and bless. Accepting this unique identity, one must live in a unique way. This is my glory, mission and responsibility. For it, I have to face various conspiracies and observe the corners that cannot be reflected in the glory of the gods, and cannot even let the people I love touch. This is the price I paid, and it is also my oath to Goddess Isis, but this vow does not include your request."

Set's tone paused: "Maria, this is your smartest choice as a person. Marrying a Pharaoh is just a symbol. If you don't like Elacht, the Pharaoh won't even really touch you. You can choose your favorite lover. You only have to agree to this condition. This is the oracle of the gods and the need of the Eju Empire."

Maria asked back, "Set, you have replaced Horus' status and become the chief angels. In order to steal Isis' glory, you actually want Isis to protect the saint to cooperate. Don't you think this request is ridiculous?"

Sette's voice showed anger: "How dare you talk to me like this! Maria, I brought down the oracle not because of you, but because of your identity as a saint. In fact, I can also speak to you in the voice of Isis, but as an angel of immortality, I want to tell you that Goddess Isis is no longer here, you are the ridiculous person in this world."

Maria's shoulders were trembling, but she replied to a sentence that surprised Seth: "Even if Goddess Isis makes such a request, I will refuse, because it is not my guardianship and blessing, but the gods who have turned against themselves. I have never heard the voice of Goddess Isis, but it does not prevent me from accepting the guidance of the light in my heart. Whether she is there or not, whether you speak or not... Hearing your voice, I seem to see your fall, and the gods on the altar will no longer be you, but the faith that guides me will still be."

Set was silent. The depressing atmosphere in the temple was suffocating. When he spoke again, he could no longer hear any anger. He just said coldly: "I am here to tell you the oracle that will come, rather than asking you to agree. Three months later, all the city-states of the Eju Empire will descend the oracle. The Saint Mary married the Pharaoh according to the god's guidance and became the chief high priest of the empire, symbolizing the final fusion of the upper and lower Aju God and the royal power.

Whether you want to or not, someone will announce it all for you. Even if you die, someone will dress up as you and complete the ceremony as you. This record will be left in the official history of the Eju Empire, and this story will be recorded in the chanting of the temple. Be prepared, and I will ask you again in three months, whether you voluntarily or let me finish it for you. This is no difference between the Eju Empire."
Chapter completed!