Worrying for the Country (Part 1)

  Everyone was staring at Dusty, and Xiao Guo discontentedly interjected: "You're clearly doing this on purpose to let him leave before Lord Lander arrives."

  Before Dast could respond, Galen suddenly burst out at Shao Mo: "Your Excellency the Governor, this decree is still in effect, isn't it? No one should be blamed for faithfully executing a royal decree, and a secretary certainly shouldn't question his superior like that!"

  Xiao Mo, who had been in power for many years in the city-state of Syria, was a shrewd old hand in officialdom and immediately understood that Ge Lie wanted to maintain Dast. As the governor and high priest of the temple in the city-state of Syria, Xiao Mo would rather offend ten Randys than offend one Ge Lie, and his position was even higher than Randy's, flattering Randy only because of the other party's identity as a royal envoy.

  These days, looking at Lander's complacent appearance, Xiao Mo had been displeased for a long time. At this moment, seeing Ge Lie reprimanding Xiao Gu and questioning Lander, he was eager to push the boat with the current, and quickly nodded: "Yes, this decree is completely legal and valid, I didn't say that Dasiti Town Master did anything wrong. It's just asking him why, which is surprising after all."

  Dastor bowed his head and explained, "Actually, I was looking for an excuse to punish Amun. Recently, I heard from a merchant who came from Egu that another holy maiden named Maria appeared in the Isis Temple of Lower Egypt, and she received the Tears of the Gods from a miner in Duqiu Town. More than two months ago, Rod Dick, the ruler of Haicheng City-State, indeed brought a girl named Maria here. I thought he was just doing business, but it turned out to be this kind of thing."

  At that time, the priest in charge of the temple of Horus and the temple of Mut, Xiao Gu, was also unaware. He was my secretary, so there was no record of such a divine stone being produced in the town's records. Later, I investigated and found out that Amun had excavated the tears of the gods and presented them to Isis on the spot under his personal name. The person who took away the divine stone was Fayol Judah, the secretary of Rod Dick.

  This behavior cannot be tolerated, yet it cannot be used as an excuse to condemn the Empire of Ergu. To prevent similar things from happening again, Amun must be punished to deter and warn everyone. So I thought of this thirty-year-old decree, letting him live in the deep mountains where the cave-dwelling barbarians roam, pursuing a wicked sorcerer, and ordering that if he cannot find him, he will not be allowed to return.

  "This is a banishment, he can't come back alive! As the mayor, I don't have the right to arbitrarily execute a townsman, but I have the responsibility to share the kingdom's worries. After thinking for several nights, I came up with this plan. Lord Randel's intention was indeed to punish Amun, and I am both relieved and regretful. Relieved that from the kingdom's standpoint, he should be punished, and regretful that Lord Randel didn't come three days earlier."

  Dast said, Xiao Ke was so scared by the scolding that he didn't dare to speak again. Others also felt that the atmosphere was a bit off and no one dared to express their opinions first. Only Ge Lie nodded and said: "I see, it's really thoughtful! Dast is a competent official who knows how to share the worries of the kingdom! Your Excellency, Governor, Lord Randel, we should be happy to have such excellent talents under our rule, shouldn't we?"

  The governor, Xiao Mo, the high priest, Kaosman, and the treasurer, Morton, chimed in unison: "Yes, Das Ti, the town head, is loyal and dutiful!"

  Randir was stunned, he was the special envoy to punish Amun, and now that Amun had left, what could he do? The mission couldn't be completed, could it? He waved his hand and said: "Gorath, don't worry for now, let's first praise a rural town head, how can this envoy complete his mission?"

  Ge Lie suddenly hummed a sound, and the wine glass in front of Randir silently shattered. The bright red wine splattered on his clothes. Randir was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair, only to hear Ge Lie say coldly: "You are truly impolite, daring to call my name without any respect!"

  Randir also sobered up, and the local officials' respectful attitude towards him made this small official from the Ministry of Law and Politics, who was leaving the capital for the first time, somewhat forget himself. Garet was an eighth-level great divine spellcaster and a member of the Council of Elders of the Hati Kingdom's Divine Spellcasting Academy, with a status that was unparalleled. How could he possibly dare to rebuke him without cause? If Garet made a big deal out of this and refused to let it go, even going so far as to impeach him for disrespecting the gods through the Council of Elders, the worst possible consequence might be being stripped of his title and position.

  Gale would never do something so boring and beneath him, but Misser Landle was startled by his own thoughts and immediately bowed to apologize: "Respected great magician, Misser is deeply sorry and hopes you can forgive my rudeness! I just had a moment of urgency earlier, thinking that the mission on my shoulders couldn't be completed, which is why I spoke out of turn."

  Ge Lie's face eased, but he didn't let Randir sit down. He slowly opened his mouth and said: "You can complete your mission if you want to. Let the governor of Xiao Mozhou lend a guard to escort you into the deep mountains where Assyria and Balen meet. When you find Amun and punish him, when you return to the imperial capital to report back. I can bear witness for you and bring the news back to the Ministry of Justice in the imperial capital, and have someone notify your superiors and family members not to worry."

  Xiao Mo and others thought to laugh but had to hold back, a guy like Randy who took other people's humility and politeness as his own prestige was really hateful. Due to their status, they couldn't say anything. But Ge Lai, a great magician who didn't need to fawn on Randy at all, could easily turn against him if he wanted to. Even the head of the Law Enforcement Department wouldn't offend Ge Lai for Randy's sake.

  Randir's expression almost cried out as he knelt down and saluted, saying: "Respected great divine magician, is there anything else to command?"

  Ge Lie laughed and stretched out his hand to help him up: "Actually, it's easy to handle. There are two ways. One is for you to give a command to Xiao Mozhou, let him send someone to bring Ah Meng in front of you, and you can wait in Xuya City State. However, this method may not be very useful, Ah Meng probably has been eaten by wild beasts in the deep mountains long ago. The second method is simpler, you just need to report the events that occurred here truthfully, don't forget to praise Xiao Mo and Dasiti and other local officials for their true dedication to the country."

  Amun has received the punishment he deserved, he's just a miner after all. The king sent you as an envoy to punish him in order to warn others, and now that purpose has been fully achieved, no one will worry about it anymore. Besides, I'm here to bear witness for you, and this matter can be settled with just one word. I think the head of the Ministry of Justice saw your diligence every day, so he sent you out on a trip, enjoying food, drink, and play along the way, not bad, huh?

  Randir's face turned red, and he said neither "yes" nor "no", but only murmured: "Thank you, great and respected magician, thank you, fellow colleagues, let's do it this way."

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  Amon climbed up all the way, feeling not climbing a solitary mountain peak but walking onto a highland. The mountain road was not always going up, undulating through many flat and open areas, with lush original forests growing. The vegetation here is rich and rainfall is not scarce, there are many wild animals, it's a suitable place for hunting and picking, no wonder there will be tribes of cave-dwelling savages.

  He held the iron tree trunk, maintaining vigilance from beginning to end, but didn't discover any trace of the cave-dwelling savages all day. He only saw several squirrels and wild goats. The mountain squirrels were not afraid of people and would even jump onto high branches to curiously look at you. However, if you walked too close, they would suddenly drill into the tree crown and disappear without a trace. The wild goats had very small courage and would run far away upon hearing any noise. Their movements were extremely agile, able to jump on steep rocky cliffs.

  The small road is not always visible with footprints, the climate in the high mountains is very complicated, sometimes it's sunny on one side of the mountain and rainy on the other, some places are too dry to leave any footprints, and the small road itself is also intermittent.

  As the sky gradually darkened, Amun left the small road and found a recessed area with his back against the stone wall. In front of him was a small open space, which was his favorite camping terrain in the mountains. He lit a fire and first made dinner for Xue Dingyuan, then ate his fill himself. The special dried meat he carried with him was not much left, at most enough for him and Xue Dingyuan to eat for another two or three days, after which he would have to go hunting himself.

  When camping, he realized that according to the old madman's words, being able to combine two low-level divine techniques was already a qualified second-level magician. I wonder if the old madman left any information that can be seen now in "The Eye of the Earth".

  After nightfall, Ah Mon exercised his limbs on the empty ground, his movements resembling gymnastics but without a fixed routine, a habit he had developed over the years from bathing in the cold spring. As the warmth spread and expanded through his muscles, he felt the greatest relaxation, eliminating the fatigue of the day. It's strange to say, even if he didn't bathe in the cold spring now, every time he exercised like this, there would be a warm feeling spreading throughout his body, making him feel very comfortable.

  Then Ahmon planted his staff in front of him, sat quietly on the clean soft grass, and meditated. The so-called "power granted by the gods" is also often referred to as magic power. In a state of introspection, magic power communicates with external objects. Divine technique practitioners may be skilled in different divine techniques, but as the most basic skill, this state of introspection is the same, and divine technique practitioners of different levels can reach different states.

  Amon still didn't know the Information Divine Technique, and like the Detection Divine Technique, it was a mid-tier divine technique that could be used independently, which was also one of the criteria for evaluating third-level divine technique practitioners. However, Old Crazy had already sealed the information he wanted to tell Amon in the Earth's Pupil using the Information Divine Technique, so as long as Amon reached a certain stage, he would naturally "see" the content at that stage.

  Amon entered a meditative state of introspection, using his magical powers to stir and summon the Earth's Pupil. Indeed, a piece of information entered his mind. It was as if words appeared before his eyes, or sounds echoed in his ears. The content of the information was as follows:

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  PS: Double update today, additional half chapter will be added between 10pm and 12am, please vote!

  Character Introduction in this Chapter——

  Mei Danzuo: A fourth-level warrior from the Kingdom of Balun, delving deep into the mountains and forests of the Yu Di River Valley in search of his ancestors' relics.

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