138, The Key to Destiny

According to normal procedures, he should have waited for the orders of the pharaoh to send the slaves to Amon's territory, and then He Lieshan sent people to send the slaves to Amon's territory. But the imperial general Amon did not do this, but directly sent his personal guards to gallop and take the people away on the spot. He was also afraid that there would be too many dreams at night, so he would not say anything else, if someone interfered with it and caused any accidental casualties to these slaves, Amon had no place to pursue them.

Before the commander of He Lieshan, Blanca, Amon's personal guard came, and Blanca was in a dilemma, and wanted to wait for the order of the pharaoh to be sent to him. But the personal guard did not buy it and pressed his sword hilt and said, "Is the order of the Imperial General not an order? I will take away the person first, and you can report it to the higher authorities. The Pharaoh has agreed in person. Is there still a falsehood?"

This personal guard was once in the Wanma Army. He was full of murderous aura and was terrifying. He only followed Amon's orders and would not listen to others. Since he came, he had to complete the task. Blanca could not contradict him. The imperial general Amon's prestige is now unparalleled, and he could not afford to offend him. So he sent Moses and others to Amon's territory. In order to prevent accidents, he also sent guards to escort him. Even if there was any problem, let General Amon carry it himself. Anyway, he forced him to ask for it.

Although Amon had no real power, his meritorious status was there, just as Aristotle said, in his position, he planned his affairs and exercised his power. In the past, he had to read the divine classics in the archives of the Temple of Isis, and he had to be careful not to be discovered. Schrödinger once gave him two archive numbers, one of which was "The Land of Marduk", and the other was the highest-standard secret collection, and he never found an opportunity to read them.

Now, I wrote down the number and sent a personal guard directly to ask the Temple of Isis to take out the classics and send a special person to his territory, without even explaining it. This is the difference in status.

The Eju Empire has a vast territory and its population is distributed along the Ronnie Divine River, mainly living in two areas, upper and lower Aju. In the center of the empire, only the narrow and long tidal flats on both sides of the Ronnie River can be cultivated. To the east and west are large wastelands, the desert Gobi and wilderness are intertwined, with only smaller market towns and sporadic villages, and some nomadic tribes. Being far away from the crowds, it is also a place where many monsters appear.

Amon's territory is very large. In the southern suburbs of Herac City-state, it includes river beaches that are seasonally flooded and can only cultivate for one season, farms that can be irrigated not far from the river beach, and a large grass slope at the foot of the west bank can be grazed further away. The grass slopes further to the west, a barren wilderness that is also in Amon's territory, which is where the general usually hunts.

The territory rewarded by the empire is different from the private land of full meaning. People living in this territory are servants in the name of Amon. They have to work for Amon for three months every year. If they don’t want to serve, they need to pay the corresponding deposit. On the other hand, Amon cannot transfer or give away this fief at will. He can only obtain the benefits from this territory, and the right to dispose of the fief is in the hands of the empire, but Amon’s descendants can inherit the ownership of the territory.

In addition to the residents of the territory, Amon also had his own private servants, including his personal guards, slaves purchased in private names and employed servants, living in a large manor.

There were 60 tribe members in Duke Town, more than 40 of whom were young miners, and the remaining dozen were former servants around Moses. Now they all became slaves given to Amon by Pharaoh. They were brought here from Helio Mountain and were very nervous. Everyone had heard that Amon became the general of the empire, led the army of Eju to defeat Hathi and Barron, and made meritorious requests that the tribe members of Pharaoh give them to him as slaves.

Amon went to Helieshan a year and a half ago. Since then, the living environment of this group of miners has improved a lot, and they have never suffered any more slaughter or beatings. However, the slaves were slaves after all, and they did not get rid of the fate of being enslaved. Amon was once exiled by Duke Town, but he achieved such achievements in Aju. Now that the tribe members of the former tribe have become his slaves, how will they treat them?

Moses had another worry in his heart. He accepted Aroha's guidance and had been secretly preparing for returning home. But a year and a half later, the god had no news. Now such a change has occurred. It seems that the tragic fate of the tribe members is uncertain.

Amon took them to the territory without any embarrassment, but without any special preferential treatment. Moses and others were slaves after all, and even sitting with Amon for dinner was not etiquette. Amon did not let them live in the manor, nor did he give them a house. Instead, he sent his guards to set up a row of marching tents on the grass slope at the foot of the mountain and the edge of the farm, so that the tribesmen could temporarily settle down, and then summon everyone.

When Moses and others saw Amon, they knelt down and saluted. Amon raised his hand to stop him and said, "This is a private occasion. Everyone is my tribe, and some etiquette can be reduced. I asked Pharaoh to give you freedom, but I did not succeed, so I took you here. Everyone in my territory, can tell you any requests now."

There was a woman who was the maid of Moses before. She said weakly: "Winter just passed and the weather was still very cold. Can we live in a house? Even if it was just a stone house like Ho Lie Mountain."

Amon smiled and said, "The tent you live in now is the marching tent I once lived in, which should be able to withstand the cold wind. There will be houses, but you need to build them yourself. In my territory, you can go up the mountain to log wood and mine quarry to build your own village. Spring is coming soon, and there are large areas of land at the foot of the mountain that can be cultivated and sown, and can be used to irrigate the water of the Ronnie River. Whether it is seeds or farm tools, you can ask my housekeeper for it."

Amon did not provide everything ready for the tribe, but asked them to build houses and cultivate land with their own hands. There were wild animals in the mountains. They could hunt but also needed to protect themselves. Someone showed disappointment but couldn't say anything. Moses saluted and said, "Thank you, General! Thank you for all this for us! But we have a common luxury and always wanted to return to our hometown. I heard that it has become a fertile land in a wasteland."

Amon replied: "Even if you come back there, you still have to rebuild your home. Why not prepare from now on? Don't worry, if possible, I will try my best to satisfy your wishes, but you still need to wait for the opportunity."

Amon only provides supplies, not the ready-made things for the tribes. Everything depends on them to obtain with their own hands. Even if Moses and others can return to the Duke Plain in the future, they will have to start all over again and not rely on others. From then on, he has never seen his tribe again, and it seems that he has deliberately kept a distance. This situation is normal. What is the best way to get close to a group of slaves?

The new life of the Duke town people began. They were the best craftsmen on the mainland. After getting the tools, they logged wood nearby and built a wooden house that was enough for everyone to live in within two or three days. Then Moses directed the strong laborers to mine quarries in the nearby mountains and traveled to the camp, and began to build a permanent and solid courtyard, which was planned completely according to a large-scale village, and even left the location of the temple.

Someone asked Moses, “This is not our home, why is it built so well?”

Moses replied, "My father once told me that the body is the courtyard where the soul lives, and its foothold is the home where the body and mind are. If the body and mind lose their support, do not know where the soul is, and what we are pursuing, then it is truly homelessness. We do not know how long we will stay here, and why not build a place to live? Even if we return to Duke, we still need to do this."

Some people were dissatisfied with Amon and complained privately in front of Moses: "Amon is now intimidating Aju, possessing endless wealth, but he does not want to give us anything. He asked his tribe members to build villages and cultivate wastelands on his territory. We are all his slaves, and everything they built is not ours, but Amon's!"

Moses smiled and replied, "The achievements of the Imperial General belong to him only, not to you and me. You complain that he did not give you more, have you ever thought about what he owe you? Amon is the son of an old drunkard. He has been bullied a lot since he was a child, and he was forced to leave Duke Town. Now we have become his slaves, and he has no ***. It is time to thank the gods! This is Amon's territory, but it is also the houses we live in and the land we cultivate. If you want to live a better life, you can only do it yourself."

When Moses led his tribesmen to build a new home, he was eagerly looking forward to the long-awaited moment in his heart, hoping that Aroha's messenger would arrive soon, which was the hope that he would truly support all his efforts. Moses himself was taught by both forces and now he has the achievements of a level 6 magician and a level 6 warrior. If he wants to escape alone, he can do so.

Amon taught Moses in a different way than others. He only asked Moses to practice basic strength, pursue breakthroughs in realm, and did not involve any specific divine arts or martial arts. Despite this, with Moses's achievements today, he could gain a foothold wherever he wanted to escape. But what is the point of escaping by himself?

Amon had been secretly observing the actions of Moses and others. When the tribesmen of Duke Town built a wooden house, began to mine quarries and reclaim wasteland, he finally decided to summon Moses again. It was a little inconvenient. Amon now lost his magic power and could not use his magical skills, so he handed over this task to Medanzo.

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That night, Moses, who had been working all day, was meditating in his wooden house. He had already broken through the test of "the limit of breakthrough" and had a level 6 achievement of one and two sides. Although he had not learned any specific magical techniques, his magical power was already very powerful. He naturally mastered many power rules. Some simple magical techniques could be explored by himself without learning them. But he always remembered Araho's advice, and just practiced carefully and did not use them.

This work during the day is nothing to him. If necessary, he can hold on even if he doesn't sleep for more than ten days. The basic meditation of magical arts every night has never stopped. Only in this way can he see the hope of life in suffering.

At this moment, a soft sound like a mosquito humming came into his ears: "Moses, I am the messenger sent by the gods. You quietly walked out of the village and came to see me on the hillside to the west. I have something to ask you."

Moses almost jumped out of the bed, and felt a sense of ecstasy in his heart. Finally, he waited for this day! It seemed that the god Arhaha had not forgotten him, and had been silently paying attention to him and his tribesmen! He quickly put on his clothes, and before going out, he did not forget to dust off his hair and clothes, tidied up his face, quietly left the camp and walked across the grass slope, and ran towards the mountain to the west.

The mountain here is not high but very steep, with rocks exposed in many places. Moses and the others mined the quarry here. There was a little firefly-like brilliance guiding him in front of him. Moses walked through the stone yard mined by the tribesmen, climbed the cliff, and came to a high slope. A man in a cloak stood in front of him, holding a "branch" in his hand.

With Moses's eyesight now, he could not see the person's face clearly, but under the stars, he could clearly see what was in his hand, which was the stick that Arachi had used. He quickly fell to the ground: "Is it you who summoned me to the messenger of the god?"

Medanzo nodded and said, "Yes, I am under the order of the gods to see how you and your tribe members are preparing now?"

Moses was so excited that he almost burst into tears: "Thanks to the gods, Aroho has not forgotten me, and has been watching us!"

Medanzo said in a deep tone: "Have you forgotten that you cannot pray to other gods! Since that is the case, please do not call Araho in front of me and anyone, he is your only god! This is true piety, integrated into faith."

Medanzo's words are very interesting. Moses can call on the gods, but don't call on the name of Araha directly, because he cannot pray to other gods. Then when talking about the gods, he refers to Araha rather than the other gods in the world. From this moment on, the word God has a special meaning.

Medanzo asked Moses many questions, including how he practiced over the past year and a half, and what preparations he had guided his tribe members to make. Moses responded respectfully and in detail. Moses himself was the highest in the tribe members and had a level 6 achievement of one and two sides. He also quietly promoted the miracle of Arhaha among his tribe members and told everyone that this god would guide them to return to their hometown.

In addition, Moses also awakened the power of both sides of the twelve tribes. Now they have all achieved intermediate achievements, at least a level 4 magician and warrior. Without special reminders, the tribes also know that this is a secret that must not be spread. Even if a little bit of the news is leaked, it will bring them a life-threatening disaster, so everything is carried out in secret.

In Helieshan, they have to engage in heavy labor every day, and it is really difficult to make more preparations. They can only instill hope and belief in the tribe people, and let everyone protect themselves well. As for those miners who have not awakened the strength of both sides, they must also exercise the miners' skills of Duke Town. It is not only to mine divine stones for the Aju Empire, but also a means to strengthen the body and body.

Medanzo nodded with satisfaction and said, "From today on, you will come here every night. I want to teach you divine arts and martial arts, and you will teach them to the tribesmen who can learn. Be careful when practicing, and you cannot be caught by others. Take this stick and make a little disguise. It is both a weapon and a magic stick. The gods allow you to use it temporarily."

Amon gave the iron branch staff to Moses. Except for the tears of the gods themselves, there were still four divine stones such as the Earth Eye, the Deep Blue Water Heart, the Wind Meiwu, and the Flame Elf, but did not explicitly explain the mystery of this staff, but only gave it to Moses for use. Of course, the Earth Eye Eye is not the one that the old madman recorded information, and the Wind Meiwu was not the original space magic weapon, and Amon had changed it to a new one.

Amon has lost his power now, and even the space magic weapon cannot be used. This staff is idle. Moses is a slave, so it is even more impossible to have a staff. Although Amon has many things in his hand, only this "branch" is suitable. If you hold it in your hand and wrap it with a cloth strip, no one can see the flaws. In order to cover up, Moses ordered each of his tribesmen to cut down a branch of similar shape and wrap it with a cloth strip to make a cane.

In this way, Medanzo taught Moses the secrets of various divine techniques and martial arts every night. After a brief demonstration, Moses asked him to practice and teach his tribe members by himself. It was originally inconvenient to teach these contents when he was in Mount Holy, but it was already possible in Amon's territory. There were unmanned valleys near the quarry, so they could practice by themselves and no one would meddle in other people's business.

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Moses was very smart, which was also due to the good education he received since childhood and the hardships he had experienced in recent years. More than ten days later, Medanzo had almost finished teaching, and the remaining skills were only practiced by Moses and others, so they went back to report to Amon.

In the manor, Medanzo sighed in surprise and sighed: "God Amon, are all your tribesmen geniuses? Twelve out of sixty people awaken the power of one body and two sides. In just one and a half years, they all had intermediate achievements. Especially for that Moses, as long as he had the opportunity, I think he would have the opportunity to break through to the seventh level achievement, which was much faster than I did back then!"

Amon was not surprised and explained with a smile: "You only saw these people, so you were surprised, but have you ever thought about how many generations of people have been cruelly eliminated and accumulated? The skills of miners in Duke Town have been passed down from generation to generation. A long time ago, the living environment there was much more sinister. If adult men could not master this skill, it would be difficult for them to survive there. There were many people who died, and the population had almost not increased for hundreds of years.

The choice of environment and elimination are so cruel and ruthless that the bloodlines of these descendants have inherited the most powerful force, which is the essence of many years of precipitation. If not, do you think they can survive so much suffering and live healthily until now? As for those twelve people, you only think of their practice for the past year and a half, but they have learned the skills of the miners in Duke Town since they were sixteen years old, which is also the basis of the two-sided power.

Except for Moses, they have been practicing for a longer time than you and me, but no one has opened the real door. Even so, they have not surpassed your achievements and cultivation speed. You and I are already a miracle in the eyes of ordinary people, but think about Enqidu, what kind of existence does he become a level nine warrior at the age of 21?"

Medanzo laughed: "I'm not like this, I just think their cultivation speed is indeed amazing, not just one person but a group of people. It makes sense for you to explain this way, but the cultivation of two-sided forces has its own rules. It is not enough to have the power to use hard work, and it also needs to pass various tests."

Amon still smiled and said, "They are more suitable for practicing this power than ordinary magicians, especially Moses. He lost his home and lived in a foreign land, and had to engage in heavy labor every day, but did not give up the hope in his heart. Which noble magician has experienced such hardships? Don't forget that on the mainland, only nobles can practice magic, while slaves cannot practice physical skills. Ordinary warriors are also difficult to withstand such hardships, but they survived, and this is the achievement!"

Since Moses and others had not given up their hope and were preparing, Amon sent Medanzo to the Duke Plain to see how Link prepared. Before leaving, he handed over the space magic weapon Feng Zhiwu to Medanzo, and asked Medanzo to take out a few things from it, including the somewhat damaged scorpion shell armor, a wind-controlling shuttle, and a golden shuttle gun.

This shuttle gun is more than ten feet long, unlike ordinary standard shuttle guns. It is like a very slender droplet, and it is indescribable to explain what material it is. Even with the eyes of the master of craftsman, it is not entirely clear about its refining method. Amon handed the shuttle gun to Medanzo and said, "You have always envied me for having a magical staff that can also be used as a weapon. The long sword I gave you last time has been damaged in a fierce battle with Enqidu, and this shuttle gun is more magical than my iron branch staff."

Medanzo took the shuttle gun and tried it, and said in surprise: "God Amon, where did you come from such a magical artifact? It is almost invincible and the best staff I have ever seen. Did you create it yourself? What is its name?"

Amon sighed and said, "It was not made by me. I called it the key to fate. You have seen it before and fought a life-and-death duel with people holding this weapon."

Medanzo said blankly: "It's impossible. I've never seen such a magical weapon, let alone duel with the person who owns it."

Amon explained: "You just can't recognize it. It was once the broad sword in Enqidu's hand. When it slashed into the sky, the Yunying that slashed towards the sky, became incomplete. In the last decisive battle, Enqidu fought fiercely with the black thunderbolt falling from the sky. The sword light turned into a golden mist, and even the sword body changed its shape. At the last moment when Enqidu rushed to the sky, he shot the sword in his hand at me, and I was put into the charm of the wind, and it became the shuttle gun."

Medanzo held the key of fate and exclaimed: "It turned out to be the broken sword of Enqidu, which injected all the power in his life. After the black vortex, he became like this. It was indeed not something that the craftsmen on earth could create!"

Amon nodded and said, "It has magical uses, symbolizing the question of fate, just like the true self's experiences and actions and the choices it needs to face. It flew to kill me, but fell into my hands. I don't want to use it, so I will give it to you. This may be the most suitable weapon and magic weapon!"
Chapter completed!