224, Who is Satan?

Marduk replied: "I let you do bait to lure Enrile to do it. This is a great adventure for you. If you have any requirements, you can raise it."

Amon thought for a while and said, "First, you can't take action against me, you can't take the opportunity to get rid of me, and your envoys cannot do this. Second, the people of Salem have their own gods. You can't force them to change their beliefs as they did before, nor can you interfere with their choices."

Marduk smiled and said, "The first condition is no problem. It is completely normal for you to make such a request. As for the second condition, I can also promise you that even if my believers occupy the entire Tianshu continent, they will not interfere with the belief in Salem City. But I want to remind you one thing: people believe in gods, not because they should believe in them when they were born, but because they can get spiritual comfort from the gods, or realize their desires in the name of the gods. Things in the world will change, and the descendants of Salem City will make different choices. At that time, you may see your statues collapse. This is not considered as my violation of the agreement."

Amon nodded and said, "Okay, it's a matter of determination! How should I notify you after everything is ready?"

Marduk replied, "You are also a god, and you should know that in many Marduk temples in the world, you can send me a call."

Amon shook his head and said, "If Enriel wants to kill me, he will definitely not give me a chance to summon you."

Malduk smiled and reached out to hold it in the air, as if he grabbed something in the void and condensed into a blood-red stone. He handed the stone to Amon and said, "This is the blood I shed in the test of becoming a god. If you crush it with your mana at the right time, I will naturally appear. Remember, please call my name - Maru!"

Amon took the blood-red stone and was slightly stunned and said, "Ba Shun?"

Malduke stood up and raised his chest and said, "This is another name for me. I have many names in the world. Please don't disclose it to anyone."

After saying that, he turned around and stepped into the void, and Amon shouted behind him, "I will tell you my plan in advance and then crush the stone at the most appropriate time. But you should provide another kind of assistance, how can I get rid of Sinach?"

Marduk's voice came over: "That's your business, I'll solve it myself. But I can give you two small tips." He left casually, but left a message imprinted into Amon's soul and said two "small things"-

First of all, the origin of the Assyrian queen Semir, which was related to the monster Charm of the Mermaid guided by Amat during the Battle of the Gods of Anunaqi. The name of the Charm of the Mermaid King was Siren. After the Battle of the Gods of the Gods, Sishui and Renyun did not know where he was, but Malduk and Enriel found out the whereabouts of the Siren.

The Charming Mermaid is a mutated siren deep in the ocean. Amon has seen Celia's summoning beast Leo, who is a Charming Mermaid who has achieved success in spiritual cultivation. The Charming Mermaid King Siren, who was the Charming Mermaid King, also came to the Tianshu Continent in this way, but he was more lucky than the Charming Leo. He accepted Amart's guidance and became a powerful divine envoy in the Jiulian divine line.

Siren was seriously injured in the Battle of the Gods, and finally became difficult to cure after escaping, so he made a choice - to give up his body in this life and start over with the imprint of the soul.

When Best made a new choice, he still became a cat, but the Siren became a man, born in the northern city-state of the Assyrian kingdom. A newborn baby on earth grew up and gradually awakened the imprint of the soul. Re-cultivating the power of origin in the new life is naturally much faster than the siren at that time, but it does not mean that he will definitely achieve the same achievements.

There are many experiences in life, and the luck of training and encounters may never come again. The new Siren finally reached the end of his life. He may have overlooked one thing: human life is much shorter than a siren. His experience and evidence on the path of cultivation back then may not be suitable for this short century. Before he had time to pass the endless test of life, his life would end. At this time, Enriel discovered his whereabouts.

When the end of his life came, Siren made a decision that he would not reborn with his former soul mark, but would completely leave. He dissipated all his power, including the memories after his rebirth, just to do something before his death, and leave a certain mark in the soul of his descendants, and pass it down from generation to generation until one day someone can awaken it.

The Siren disappeared, but he left behind his descendants, and formed a tribe in the northern Assyria. The soul imprints that contained power guidance were always passed down from generation to generation in the souls of a tribe. So far, the last one was Semir. Semir is now a level nine warrior, but Amon realized that she knew divine arts. Although she did not use high-level divine arts directly, she used her power very well, very much like a divine envoy who focused on fighting.

Semir should have awakened the mark in his soul and received the power left by Siren, and the mark disappeared from then on. Shortly after her ex-husband, the Imperial General, died, Sinah wanted to marry her. She either married the king or watched the tribesmen be destroyed - this was the choice given to her by Sinah, and Enriel told Sinah Semir in the oracle.

Semir was forced to agree to marry Sinach, and had a promise: she could not hurt the king, and the king could not hurt her tribe.

This is the case with Semir's origin and her marriage to the king. Marduk told Amon another little secret, which was about Faust.

The Assyrian sage national teacher Faust is respected by the whole country. He loves knowledge but is not close to women, and lives a life of puritanticism. However, when he saw Semir, his soul never remained peaceful because he fell in love with Semir. In addition to knowledge, the sage national teacher also yearns for love, but this wish is almost impossible to achieve.

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When Amon came to his senses with the blood-red stone in his hand, the sun had risen above the valley, and before he knew it, it was noon. Gore and Faust ended their conversation, and Faust stood up and bowed to Goret, then walked down the top of the mountain.

Although Amon had been discussing things with Malduk, he also clearly knew the process of the talks there. Gore did not ask Faust to do anything, but talked about Faust's wishes and Sinach's actions, pointed out the past, present and future of the Assyrian Empire, and proposed a possibility of choice. Only by changing a king and changing its national policy can the disaster end.

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to launch a court coup to allow Emperor Sinach to die when his achievements reach its peak. However, the newly ascended king must be supported by various forces in the country and be able to control priests, bureaucrats and military groups. This person must have sufficient authority and also have the desire to change the national policy.

Faust neither agreed nor denied what Gore said, but just said goodbye silently. Semir also heard all these words, expressionlessly without saying a word. When Faust went down the mountain and walked by, she also turned around and walked down the mountain together. Gorey held a wine glass and watched the two men's backs disappear among the vast peaks.

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Faust walked silently on the way back to Enrile, and he was suffering in his heart. Every word Gere said was right, which was what his desire pointed out. He did not say any negative words during the meeting, but in fact he had already expressed an attitude, and the desire in his heart had already sprouted.

Semir walked behind him, and Faust made a level nine warrior so close and unprepared. If Semir wanted to stop a possible coup in the future, it would be easy to kill him now. But the queen did not take action, walked out of the mountains and came to the plains. The silent Faust suddenly heard Semir's voice: "No matter what you want to do, I will not hurt Sinach."

Faust did not look back and asked, "Do you still believe in that god? My belief has gradually gone away from him."

Semir replied, "My oath may have nothing to do with the gods."

Faust sighed, "My Majesty, you can kill me, I would rather die at your hands to end this pain." Semir replaced the answer with silence, but she did not take action.

The two walked through a stream in the wilderness and into a lush forest. Faust suddenly heard a misty voice: "With the wise man on earth, why are you so painful? The knowledge you pursue has changed the king, not what you want to see. The love you pursue is by your side, but you cannot speak. The terminally ill person does not know where his injury is! Why do you still have to witness the disappointed self in patience? Tell yourself what you want, release your soul, and accept the guidance of happiness."

Faust was shocked. The sound was directly imprinted into his soul from a distance, and Semir behind him would not hear it. Faust's methods could not detect the source of the sound, which shows that this person's magical skills were even more wise than him. I'm afraid that only gods could do it. Years of cultivation made him very calm when encountering things, and there was no abnormality on the surface. When walking, he asked back in his soul: "Who are you and which god is?"

Then a scene appeared before Faust, and it appeared directly in the world of soul meditation. A god stood in the clouds with a cloud of light and replied with a smile: "You can call me Satan, or call me Mephist in Assyria. I am the confrontationist, help you fight against that disappointing fate."

This is the image of the clone of God Amon, which is completely different from his usual appearance. This image was created by artists in the world and originated from the murals and carvings of the Eju Empire. The Eju Empire once claimed that the "devil who blasphemed the gods" was called Satan. He tempted people to fight against the will of the gods. If written in the divine text of Anunaqi, it would be Mephist.

Pharaoh Elaht did not declare that this person was Amon, but the craftsmen and artists in the world created this image and portrayed it in temple murals and even carvings of mausoleums. The theme is often that people escape from Satan's temptation, look up to the glory of the gods, or that the gods defeated Satan.

The artists of Eju gave Satan the dual image of his works: a perfect and handsome face, but behind him was a layer of black fog, which contained a shadow, with hideous long horns and sharp tails exposed in the shadow.

Amon just unexpectedly learned that Malduk had another name called Marduk, and he couldn't help but remember that he also had another name called Arhaha, and there was also a human title called "Satan". No one knew that Satan was Amon, but this image had become vivid from the imagination of countless people.

As soon as Amon had an idea, he showed up in Faust's soul. This was not a sudden whim for no reason. Such an identity coincided with what he was going to do.

Faust instinctively scolded in his soul: "Mephist, please do not shake my belief!"

Amon smiled: "If that is your belief, I cannot shake it. Human belief has always been the master of one's heart. I just let you examine your heart. Please release your wish and tell yourself how to realize it." With the words, a piece of information naturally imprinted into the depths of Faust's soul, which hits the secrets in the heart of this great magician.

Amon knew Faust’s wish: what he wanted was not knowledge itself, but the result of wisdom; what he wanted was not abstract love, but the Semir around him; what he wanted was not the power of divine art, but the hope of transcending the suffering of life. This message was like a burning imprint in the soul, and Faust trembled involuntarily.

Semir behind him asked, "Sage Master, what's wrong with you?"

Faust quickly replied, "It's nothing, I just feel pain, the pain of choice."

Amon said in his soul again: "Faust, if you make a choice and let me help you realize your wish, we can make an agreement."

Faust asked in an almost moaning tone, “What agreement?”

Amonben had never thought about exchanging with Faust, but at this moment he felt that this might be another option to test the soul on earth, so he slowly replied: "Your wish is the master of your heart, and the power I guide is its servant. When it is realized, please give your soul."

Faust asked back, "But how could you get it? How illusory it is!"

Amon smiled and said, "Gods have their own methods of gods. When the servant becomes the master, you will understand! If you agree, I can tell you an answer now, which is to become the source of the power of gods. And the Queen Semir around you actually knows this secret. The answer you are pursuing in the ocean of knowledge has long existed in places you can't see."

Faust asked again: "You seem to be able to see through human souls. Please tell me whether Semir loves me?"

Amon smiled again: "Your wish is the master of faith, and my guiding power is only its servant, so you should ask yourself if Semir will fall in love with you? If Sinach is still there, you will never get her. Grey has told you what to do, isn't that exactly what you hope for?"

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Semir was walking when he suddenly saw Faust turn around and say to her, "My Majesty Queen, if His Majesty Sinach wants to marry Princess Xiaoxi and establish a new queen, I, the chief high priest of the empire, must preside over the ceremony and point out your faults clearly."

Semir replied expressionlessly: "With the madness of Sinach, he can make two queens and order the revision of the imperial decrees. But the ceremony does require your presidency, and you should receive an order to rush there soon."

Faust: "I invite you to go with you too, this is both a request and an order! Although I have never exercised this power, as the chief high priest of the empire, I have the right to ask His Majesty to have another queen present when he canonize the queen, whether his Majesty intends to depose you or not."

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The most important thing in the Kingdom of Barron recently was that Princess Xiao Qian got married. A princess married another king was often a sign of the alliance between the two countries, and a very common political marriage. For example, former Pharaoh Rases II of Eju once married the daughter of King Lucill of Hathi. At that time, the two countries concluded a peace treaty after the war.

But anyone with discerning eyes knows the situation now. After Princess Xiao Qian married Sinach, after the Kingdom of Barron expressed surrender to the Assyrian Empire, it not only meant that the two countries recognized the status quo and also meant a marriage of compulsory people. But in any case, the Kingdom of Barron, which was greatly damaged, needed a chance to breathe, and many people also hoped that the beautiful and wise Princess Xiao Qian could bring peace and turning point to this kingdom.

Although the kingdom had just been defeated, Princess Xiaoxi's dowry was still rich and luxurious, filled with dozens of luxurious carriages. The place where Emperor Sinach the Great married the princess was in the city-state of Rees in the former Barron Kingdom, which is now the territory of Assyria. Rees is a rich city-state, and it was the last captured by Assyria among the six city-states that fell by Barron Kingdom.

At that time, under the suggestion of Faust, the new policy of the Assyrian Empire had been implemented, so the city-state was less damaged and generally retained its former rich and prosperous appearance. After Sinach occupied the city of Rees, he moved all the indigenous people scattered, and moved a large number of people from other occupied areas, allocated land to them to settle here, serve the kingdom and pay taxes.

The city of Rees is located on the east bank of the Rees River. The river of Rees and the lower reaches of the Youdi River converges to form a vast impact plain. The city of Barron is on that plain and is the birthplace of an ancient civilization. After Sinach occupied the city of Rees, his military expansion had reached its limit. The Assyrian army had to manage the vast occupied areas, and the production of the damaged areas had not yet been restored, so the emperor temporarily stopped his war.

Sinach likes the climate and beautiful environment of the city of Rees, which is much more comfortable than the Assyrian capital of Neve. The River of Rees is shimmering and rushing. To the northwest of the city, there are beautiful mountains and rolling grasslands, with lush vegetation and water plants, and many wild animals inhabit it. It is a natural hunting ground. It has now been designated as the royal hunting ground exclusive to Emperor Sinach.
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