Volume 3 Messenger 077, I'll give you an opportunity

  Becoming a great divine magician is probably just a matter of time for Maria, as long as the accumulation of her practice is sufficient. Thinking of this, Armon couldn't help but look at her staff and ask: "Aico, you're already a 6th-level divine magician?"

  Maria nodded: "Yes, many people hope that I will soon advance to become a great divine magician, which truly matches the identity of the Holy Girl. In these two years, most of my energy has been spent on cultivating divine magic. This also thanks to you, it was you who excavated the Tears of the Gods, allowing me to possess the best staff."

  Amun suddenly said a few words: "The saint's staff is extremely rare, but I have an idea and suggestion, don't know if it's right or not?"

  Maria: "You say."

  Amun: "The staff makes you stronger, it's a symbol, but it doesn't mean you're more noble or sacred. People are just people. I've heard that skilled divine spellcasters can cast various spells without relying on staves. That's true cultivation and accumulation. They only pick up their staves during trials and battles to hone their skills."

  A foreign warrior actually had the intention of instructing Saint Maria in her divine magic training. If someone else were present, they would surely loudly rebuke Amun's impertinence. However, Maria did not have the slightest hint of blame and instead said with a slightly astonished tone: "Your suggestion is very reasonable, I'm just curious, how do you understand these things?"

  Ammon: "In these two years I've been to many places and experienced a lot of things. Someone told me this, but I'm not sure if it's right or not."

  Maria looked at him, wondering what he was thinking about, and suddenly asked: "Amon, do you also want to learn divine magic?"

  Amun replied: "My identity is not qualified to learn divine techniques."

  Maria smiled again: "In just two years, you've become a fifth-level warrior. If in the future you can become a great warrior and serve Isis and the Empire of Eg, you'll naturally be able to obtain noble status. At that time, I can perform your second awakening ceremony, and you can learn auxiliary divine magic like Gabriel. I really hope to have the opportunity to personally hold this ceremony for you. I've looked up the records of the Douke town's classics and learned some things - you're a miner who can excavate the Tears of the Gods, so it should be no problem with this ceremony."

  The identity of a great warrior is completely different from that of an ordinary warrior, and has already joined the ranks of top warriors on the continent. Any country will grant noble status to a great warrior who swears allegiance. The old madman once reminded Armon not to expose his identity as a magician, and when he becomes a great magician, everything will be easy to say. And Maria inadvertently pointed out another way today, becoming a great warrior can also gain noble status and conceal many secrets.

  However, Ah Mon was more interested in another matter. He leaned forward and asked, "What about the records of Du Ke Town? What do they say?"

  Maria's eyes had a rare glint of cunning: "As the Holy Maiden, I certainly can't tell you about the records in the Isis Temple, but I can give you an opportunity to see for yourself. If you become a Great Warrior, gain noble status and learn divine script, and are also a Great Warrior belonging to the Isis Temple, you will be allowed to enter the archives to investigate. I'll tell you where to find it. By then, you will understand many secrets about your hometown. Duketown is not an ordinary place."

  Listening to her tone, she actually wanted to suggest that Ah Meng stay in the Isis Temple, and what she said sparked Ah Meng's great interest! Ah Meng was quite moved, but then thought of his mission and promise, and asked hesitantly: "Aiqiao, can I have such an opportunity? How difficult it is to become a great warrior! I don't know if I can wait."

  Maria gazed at him, the ripples in her eyes seeming to be a kind of silent comfort, and softly asked: "Amon, your hometown is gone, do you have anywhere to go, what are your plans?"

  Amon gazed at her again: "I want to find the survivors of Du Ke Town and guide them back home to rebuild their homes, but it's still a swamp there now, I don't know when the flood will finally recede. For the time being, I really have nowhere to go, just plan to go there in a year to see if there is any fertile land exposed?"

  Maria: "Then listen to my advice, openly become a warrior of the Isis Temple, this is the only way to protect yourself. Vitrue and Haven died under unclear circumstances, if you continue to act alone, some people will not give up pursuing you, this is the strongest counterattack, and also the best protection... You want to go back to your hometown to take a look, when the time comes, I can send you to that place for a mission, how about that?"

  The words of the Holy Maiden are orders, and she recruits a warrior for the temple of Isis. It is an honor to be chosen, but now she speaks to Amun in a tone of negotiation. Amun cannot refuse, he has nowhere else to go, and it's been a year since he agreed to meet Medanzo at the Link tribe, which still has a long way to go. Having just killed Vitrue and others, continuing to travel alone on the continent is full of danger, Maria's suggestion is his best choice.

  Amun looked at her, his heart filled with gratitude. Today he finally called her "Aiko" face to face, and couldn't help but think of that night in Douke Town... He held her in his arms, his body pressed so tightly against hers, his left arm wrapped around her waist, his right hand on her soft chest. She seemed to be melted by the heat of his flames, her breath had also burned him, and they were mutually attracted to each other in the heat.

  She had trembled in his arms, his hands had grasped her tightly through the thin nightgown, and his palms could even clearly feel the bulging texture, filled with the sweetest temptation in this world. But just as Amun was about to kiss her, he was suddenly pushed away, and everything ended at that moment.

  Amon suddenly had an impulse, he wanted to get up and walk over, pick Aiko up from her seat, put the staff in her hand aside, and nothing could block their bodies, complete that unfinished kiss. But this was just a fleeting fantasy, Amon couldn't do such a thing, not even daring to reveal a hint of it, his expression becoming even more solemn and serious.

  Gabriel stood outside the door for a long time, his tall figure motionless, without any impatience on his face. Finally, he heard the summons from the Holy Maiden through the Information God Technique: "Gabriel, come in, and have your attendants enter as well."

  When the attendants of the Holy Ladies returned to the conference hall, Maria gave a direct order - under the patronage of Goddess Isis, Amun excavated the tears of the gods. Although he was once a citizen of the Hittite Kingdom, he had already been recognized by the divine spirit. This time, he came to Eju to return the staff and relics of the High Priest Niro of the Cape City-State, whose noble and selfless conduct is worthy of praise. His hometown has been destroyed by floods, and Eju is his new home. He was specially promoted as the glorious warrior of the Isis Temple, guarding the dignity of the goddess.

  Gabriel said on the side: "Amon, congratulations to you! Don't you hurry to thank the gods and thank the Holy Maiden!"

  Amun finally came to his senses, and at this time he could no longer call Maria Aiko. When Gabriel walked in, one door opened and another closed, and it was likely that there would be no more opportunities to meet with the Holy Maiden alone. He quickly got up from his seat and bowed to thank Maria, and Gabriel said: "Amun, you are a fifth-level warrior, if you excel at close combat, you can directly come under my jurisdiction."

  "Actually, I hope to be engaged in a peaceful and serene job."

  The Holy Maiden sat there holding her staff and said, "Amon, you first follow me back to Meng Fei Si. It will be as you wish, this is the reward that your noble behavior deserves."

  Lord Julian, who has been left to guard the coastal city-state, has recently lost weight and is having trouble sleeping and eating. This has caused Fayolle-Judah, who is in charge of arranging his daily life, great concern, fearing that he may not be taking good care of him and incur his wrath. Lord Roddick has come to visit and comfort him several times, perhaps it's just that Lord Julian is not used to the climate and environment here... but an 8th-level divine magic user shouldn't be so fragile!

  Alas, who can understand the sorrow in Julian's heart? He sent Vitru and Haven to pursue Amun, thinking it would be an easy task, but unexpectedly, there was no news for many days. Could they have failed? How is this possible? Even if they didn't succeed, they wouldn't just not return to report back. Even his own nephew, Shute, has vanished without a trace, as if he had disappeared from the world.

  A situation worse than the worst expectations finally occurred. More than a month later, an envoy from the Temple of Isis arrived in Cape City to comfort him and handed over a secret letter privately, but did not say anything. Upon opening it, this letter had no title or signature, but its content was exactly the same as the one he had given to Vitruvius to secretly send to High Priest Burk.

  What's even more frightening is that the envoy was sent by Her Holiness the Saint!

  Did Vitrue and the others get caught? Is Amun a saintess sent to Cape City State? Just before Julian arrived in Cape City State, he deliberately arranged for this play, which was a trap, but he stepped right into it! When Julian saw this letter, cold sweat flowed down immediately.

  But a series of shocking events followed one after another, and in just a few days, he received an oral message from the High Priest Burk, which was very simple, with only one sentence: "Do not contact privately again."

  It seems that Viter and the secret letter must have fallen into the hands of the Holy Maiden, and Amun was just a bait. It's certain that Gabriel took Viter down halfway. As long as this secret letter is privately handed over to Bulke, indicating that the Holy Maiden already knows, the High Priest will also be eager to clear his relationship and will not speak well of Julian again. Some things are destined not to be exposed in the sunlight.

  Julian's concerns soon became a reality, as within days, an official envoy from the Temple of Isis arrived with the High Priestess' latest decree, which had already been approved by Egyfauros - formally appointing Julian as the Deputy High Priest of the Cape Temple.

  This order is different from what Rodick had expected, and the appointment given to Julian by the Saint is not that of High Priest but rather Deputy High Priest! Rodick remains as the High Priest, which means Julian has been demoted and transferred, a very severe punishment. However, the wording of this order is quite interesting, and it's unknown whose handwriting it is.

  He lavishly praised Julian, commending him for his many years of diligent service as High Priest and his exceptional humility, having repeatedly volunteered to be reassigned, swearing to defend the Empire's border cities, even if only as a common priest. Upon arriving in Cape City, Julian further swore an oath to the gods, volunteering to remain there and assist Lord Dick in defending against potential future threats to the Empire's borders.

  The Holy Maiden and the Council of Priests of the Isis Temple were moved by his spirit, and finally granted their permission. The last sentence of the decree was intriguing: Julian was ordered to stay in Cape City forever, sharing the fate of the Empire's glory, with the gods watching over him, Horus' light being with his life.

  This is one side saying good words while slapping in the face! However, Julian was slapped and could only swallow it himself.

  Issuing such an order, the Saintess would need to get the support of two other High Priests, and in this case report it to the Pharaoh, who wouldn't have any reason not to approve. The position of High Priest is just that - a position, there are people who want to take it, and aside from Julian, Isis' temple has several honorary High Priests who are also great mages, they aren't lacking in people.

  Rodick was overjoyed when he received the order, things were more perfect than he had imagined. Julian was garrisoning Cape City and under his jurisdiction. Although the position of a great mage was not lower than that of a city lord, after all, it was only the deputy chief priest. He secretly suspected that Her Holiness must have grasped some handle on Julian, no wonder this great mage had recently lost weight.

  The command of the Holy Maiden was publicly read out at the Temple of the City-State of Cape, where Rode-Dick and Julian stood shoulder to shoulder to receive the edict. After the messenger finished reading the formal order, he also conveyed a verbal message to Dick, the lord of the city. Amun, who had recently returned Nero's staff and relics, was personally praised by the Holy Maiden and has now become an honored warrior of the Temple of Isis, which is also the pride of Cape City-State.

  It so happened that the Holy Maiden and Lord Gabriel both knew this warrior, who had been a miner in the town of Duk within the borders of the Hittite Kingdom, which was subordinate to Egypt. Two years ago, he had personally excavated the Tears of the Gods and presented them to Goddess Isis. The Holy Maiden asked the messenger to ask the lord of Dick City - did he still remember this matter?

  Of course I remember! How could Roddick say he doesn't remember? The lord of the city prepared a generous gift for the messenger, and also entrusted the messenger with another generous gift to Dreamflight, which was to be delivered to Ahmon Warrior.

  The words of the Holy Maiden were ostensibly directed at Rodrick, but they caused Julian to break out in a cold sweat. Ammon was still alive and had been personally appointed by the Holy Maiden as the Glory Knight of the Isis Temple, which meant that Vitrue and Haven would never return; it was hoped that they were already dead, otherwise they would be a great threat, unfortunately there was no news.

  The Isis temple occupies almost half of the city of Dreamflight, and is the center of divine authority in Lower Egypt, as well as a symbol of the gods' gift of rule. The Nile River is the mother river of Egypt, with alternating dry and rainy seasons every year, and the periodic flooding brings not only a grasp of chronology to the Egyptians, but also large tracts of fertile land on both banks.

  The Empire of Aethoria has two main territories, Lower Aethoria in the Roni River Delta and Upper Aethoria upstream. The capital of Upper Aethoria is Dithis City, while that of Lower Aethoria is Mufei Si. In between lies a desolate desert, with some smaller city-states scattered along the narrow strip of land on both banks of the Roni River. Long ago, Upper and Lower Aethoria were two separate countries.

  According to legend, the first Pharaoh Horus of the Egyptian Empire unified Upper and Lower Egypt and became the guardian deity of this great empire. The Roni River is blown by the north wind from the ocean all year round. As long as the sails are raised, the ships can sail upstream to Upper Egypt with the wind, and when the sails are lowered, they can sail downstream to Lower Egypt, making transportation very convenient.

  The royal god of Edfu is Horus, and the main temple of each city-state was a temple of Horus. However, in Lower Egypt, the most important temple was that of Isis. In the central hall of the Temple of Isis, there was an image of Isis nursing the infant Horus. One hand held Horus in her arm, while the other gently supported his back, as if she were either nursing or lulling him to sleep.

  This is the most famous statue of Isis in Lower Egypt, with a gaze full of tender affection and a hint of subtle sorrow, as if watching both Horus in her arms and all the subjects of Egypt.

  Amun arrived at the temple of Isis, where he had said he wanted to engage in quiet and peaceful work. The high priestess did not assign him to Gabriel's warrior guard, his job was indeed very quiet - guarding the archives.

  The archive collects documents and scriptures of all generations, no one will run to make trouble there after eating their fill, the main gate does not need to be guarded, the main responsibility of the guarding warriors is to maintain order in the archive, actually there is nothing to maintain, very leisurely.

  This place is very important because the collected books are very valuable, so every day there are warriors on duty to patrol and guard against fire and theft. Ordinary Shinto priests who want to consult precious materials cannot enter the archive room directly, but need to obtain approval first, and then have the warrior on duty take out the relevant books and hand them over to the reader.

  Some materials can be registered and taken away, while others can only be browsed on the spot, depending on individual permissions. Ah Meng discovered an interesting thing: the guardian warriors of the archive library are all illiterate in divine script and cannot read the divine classics they guard. However, they are not completely illiterate and recognize the labels on each shelf and cabinet. These labels are written in secular characters, so when someone comes to consult a classic, as long as they report the label number, the guardian warrior knows where to go to retrieve which volume.

  The most important temple of Xia'eju has very strict security measures, of course, to prevent the theft of these precious books. The guards not only cross-check each other during shift changes but are also assigned to different archive rooms every day, rather than staying in one place all the time. The archives are huge, almost as big as a small town if measured by the size of the building complex, with many different storage rooms and reading rooms, which are also ranked differently.