Volume 3 Messenger 104, Who Betrayed Ahmon?

  104. Who betrayed Amon? Song Lie stretched out his hand and pulled Amon up: "Kid, you can stand up now, I don't know if your shoulders and knees can bear all this? But I believe you are stronger than I imagined. Mr. Nietzsche chose such a fate and deliberately let me see it, he must be trying to tell me something."

  Armon stood up, still feeling heavy in body and mind, just like the helpless child many years ago, who continued to cry on Ge Lie's shoulder. Ge Lie simply patted his back gently without saying a word. It was unknown how long had passed before Armon finally stopped crying, only to find that his tears had already soaked through Ge Lie's shoulder.

  He wiped away his tears and said, "Mr. Geolae, I am unable to describe the gratitude in my heart! Today, finally someone has told me all of this! That divine being, Enlil, I recognized him just now, I saw him in the kingdom of Barren, in the town of Sumer, he was a shepherd at that time. And just a few days ago, I had bid farewell to that divine being. From then on, he is Enlil, and I will not forgive him, even if one day I may become a divine being myself!"

  "Child, how could you utter such words? Is the secret of your oath to Scorpion King hidden in this?"

  Ammon nodded: "Just now when you asked me, I didn't know how to answer. Now I understand why Professor Nietzsche wanted me to come find you? He wanted you to tell me all this and also wanted me to tell you what he has been pursuing his whole life. You and I are both the people he entrusted with hope... Mr. Songlie, please sit down, let me tell you about Professor Nietzsche's thoughts and the answers I've verified."

  The two sat down again at the table, and what happened in the house remained unnoticed from start to finish by outsiders. Wyatt and Raphael waited patiently in the courtyard until dawn broke.

  When a faint light appeared outside the window, Ah Mon finally finished saying what he wanted to say and told his story of the past few years. Ge Lie let out a long sigh: "Child, this is a secret that people dream of, and you just told me like that."

  Amon's face still had tears: "I can't say this is my repayment to you or revenge on the gods, even if it's just because of Nietzsche teacher's hope, I should tell you. There are some people I will never tell no matter what, and more people, telling them is useless. You are already a 9th-level great god wizard, it's easy to understand every word I say."

  Kor's expression was complex, and he closed his eyes for a moment before saying: "In my years, I have experienced too much, and it is difficult to re-verify this path from the beginning. In fact, with Mr. Nietzsche's talent and talent, he should have achieved more than me, but he spent all his life searching for this path, leaving you to verify it. My hope is already very slim, but among my students, Hua Lai Te and Raphael should be hopeful."

  "Are you aware of this secret and wish to impart the power of both sides of Hua Liute and Raphael?"

  What Ahmon said to Gure was completely different from what he taught his disciples. Maidanaido and Linke only knew that it was a unique way of cultivating power, but Ahmon had never said that the power of one body and two faces was the path to becoming a divine spirit. But in front of Gure, he made everything clear, and as a ninth-level great divine technique master, he naturally understood the profound meaning behind it.

  Ge Lie shook his head and said, "I won't impart this power to the two High Priests as the main deity of the Enlil Temple. Moreover, all of this is a path that you have verified yourself. Even if my achievements are higher than yours, I'm afraid I still can't impart it to my disciples like you do, because I myself haven't verified it. Amun, I have a personal request, can I entrust something to you?"

  Ammon nodded and said, "No need for instructions, just speak."

  "Later on, if there's an opportunity, please lead them onto this path. I know it can't be forced, and it all depends on each person's fate. What you're cultivating isn't just the power of yin and yang, but also a faith that's different from the gods' temples in the world. If one day they encounter troubles in life and need guidance, please don't forget my entrustment at this moment."

  Ammon thought for a moment and finally nodded: "Mr. Kor, I remember, I won't forget."

  "Actually, I have another guess. Whether it's martial arts or spiritual arts, cultivating to the extreme can make one a divine spirit. It's just that this path is probably even more difficult and the trials are unknown. Let me and En Qi verify it, and the power you cultivate with both sides as one should be the secret of the divine spirits."

  Ammon was puzzled: "Are you and Enqi both?"

  "I am a 9th-level Grandmaster, and you've already understood what I've been through. As for Enkei's situation, you're not clear about it yet - he's a pure warrior who has never undergone the second awakening of power, not because he can't but because he doesn't want to. He wants to focus solely on cultivating his martial arts to unprecedented heights, to prove that mortals can be as strong as gods, or perhaps become powerful gods themselves."

  "Ah, I see! This warrior's ambition is indeed not small!"

  Before parting ways, Gale said: "You want to lead the descendants of Duketown back to their hometown and have already led the Cave People tribe to establish a home in the swamp. In the near future, that fertile land will inevitably cause disputes among nations, and what should be a homeland flowing with milk and honey will instead be stained with blood and fire for thousands of years. I have a wish, to establish a brand new city-state there, where people of all races and faiths can coexist, what do you think?"

  Amon said solemnly, "This is even more difficult than a mortal becoming a divine spirit, but your wish makes me admire you. If this wish can really come true, I also hope that the descendants of Du Ke Town will live in such a country."

  "Though the hope is slim, at least someone has tried, that's what I think. It can be foreseen that the disputes there will also be the disputes of gods, and people are driving their desires in the name of gods... Ahmon, do you know who betrayed you this time? Why did the city guards break in when I came to visit?"

  Amun thought for a moment and asked: "Who is the envoy sent by the Sea Cape City-state this time? I met the convoy at the South Gate, and sensed hostile gazes filled with malice."

  "Are you referring to Fawler Judah? Then please wait for a day, before you leave the city-state of Syria, I will send you something."

  Just as he finished speaking, he was about to leave when he heard a "thud" and something fell onto the table, startling the 9th-level great wizard. Turning around, it was a cat that had fallen from the beam, and it was Schr?dinger. Yesterday, when Koloktos came to visit, Schr?dinger didn't want to show up and hid on the beam, none of the three guests noticed it.

  Just now, Ge Lie displayed his magical skills and chatted with Ah Meng for half a day. The cat looked very carefully and listened very seriously, its eyes wide open and ears perked up, its head poking out from the beam of the house, as if it was a bit distracted. As a result, it accidentally fell down. The cat's body is flexible, and after a flip in mid-air, it landed lightly on the table, of course without any injury, but it scared Ge Lie quite a bit.

  The great magician looked at Xue Dingyuan with a somewhat strange expression: "Amon, is this the cat you raised?"

  "Ah, yes. This cat is my friend. It originally belonged to Mr. Nietzsche's household and has been following me ever since. Its temper is a bit peculiar - it doesn't like interacting with strangers, but it loves watching lively scenes."

  Ge Lie patted Ah Meng's shoulder, hesitated and said: "Oh, I have a bit of an impression, it wasn't like this at first! Young man, even a cat can be raised to such a state, the future is boundless! Take care of yourself."

  That afternoon, Ge Lie summoned Governor Xiao Mo to the temple and asked him: "Governor, what is the origin of the informant and who is the mastermind behind the scenes? Have these been investigated clearly?"

  Xiao Mo replied, "You dispatched Hualeite this afternoon to assist Muen in investigating and specifically reminded him to start from Fayol-Judas. It has been investigated clearly. It was Judas who bribed the vagrants in the city-state to inform the Guard Bureau. The one who told Judas Arroch's address was a follower of Raphael, the High Priest, welcoming him back to the city."

  When Judah entered the city, he saw Amun in the crowd. At that time, Raphael sent a follower to leave the team and greet Amun. Judah also sent a subordinate to chat with the follower and ask what happened. The follower answered without any precautions, saying that Lord Raphael had seen an old friend he knew in the desert when he entered the city and asked him for his address.

  "Find an opportunity to capture Judas' henchman, secretly interrogate him and obtain a confession and solid evidence, and hand them over to me."

  Xiao Mo asked inexplicably, "Noble and great divine master, are you planning to inform the Empire of Egu about Judas? There is such a person in the enemy's camp, isn't it a good thing for us?"

  Ge Leng coldly laughed and said: "Whether or not to expose him is none of my business. Do you think a small secretary like him can really compete with a great divine magician like Luo Xue? Without even knowing who the opponent is, he dares to frame someone, this kind of person is bound to fail. Hand over the evidence to me, and don't ask about anything else."

  Amon left the city-state of Syria a day later, without alarming anyone. Raphael personally sent him back to the edge of the Blackfire Swamp and handed him something: "This is from Teacher Galen, do whatever you want with it."

  After bidding farewell to Raphael and entering the swamp, Amun opened this thing in a deserted place, which was a magical instrument that recorded divine technique information. This magical instrument is different from the Earth's Pupil, it is only used once, after recording the information, there is no other use, and the magical instrument will be damaged after the information is erased.

  The contents were the interrogation of Judah's subordinate and the whole process of how Judah betrayed Amun. After reading it, Amun's face turned gloomy, suddenly remembering that warrior Ma who had attempted to harm him in Du Ke Town a long time ago, and also recalling what the old madman had said: "When anyone makes a choice, they are simultaneously choosing the consequences that come with it, whether they like it or not... If you choose to forgive and pardon, you must understand and be able to bear the consequences of this forgiveness."

  He put away the law enforcement, crossed the black fire swamp and returned to where Link and others were stationed. Link and Medanjo were eagerly waiting for Amun, and the tribespeople cheered warmly. The efficiency of the cave dwellers was also quite high, and not long after Amun left, they had already built a rough but solid stockade around the temporary settlement, which could prevent general beasts from invading, and relying on the stockade, defensive battles could be conducted.

  According to Amun's idea, this place will be built into a magnificent city-state in the future, but that is just a distant goal. Things need to take it one step at a time and first stabilize before moving forward. As the floodwaters slowly recede, construction work can gradually unfold.

  Amon led Link, Medan, and dozens of tribal leaders to build a simple altar, praying and offering sacrifices to the Goddess Muru. Amon had originally intended to participate in this prayer ceremony himself, but was pulled aside by Link and Medan who advised: "God Amon, you are one with Goddess Muru, everyone has seen you embracing her in their dreams. Even if you don't stand on the altar to accept offerings, at least don't kneel down and pray with us."

  Amon could only bitterly smile and went along with them.

  After the ceremony was completed, according to the instructions of the goddess Mu Yun in her dream, Amun led people to the site of the original temple and dug down. First, they cleared more than ten feet thick of silt, before reaching the original soil layer of Du Ke Town. The temple had long been destroyed, with hardly any remaining foundation stones. Continuing to dig another twenty feet deep, they hit a hard rock layer, but still found nothing. If it weren't for the clear divine revelation guiding them, no one would have continued digging.

  At this time, Amun sensed a weak power fluctuation and ordered the cave dwellers to dig down another ten or so feet deep, clearing away debris and floating soil. Below, a massive boulder merged with the underlying rock layer was exposed. He ordered everyone to retreat to the surface, holding his staff and muttering incantations, his body also floated in mid-air. The surface of the boulder mysteriously appeared with flashing patterns, which were actually the marks of divine magic arrays.

  Amun was pondering, when suddenly a loud rumbling sound came from the ground, and the huge boulder split into six pieces by itself, revealing a hollow interior with various divine stones shining brightly inside. This treasure wasn't opened by him, but rather by Yinnana's doing, specially waiting for his arrival. Unfortunately, the temple of that year had long been destroyed, and it was unknown how the successive chief priests had put the treasures in.

  Enlil took away the divine stones left in Du Ke Town during the Great Flood, turning them into a piece of bright and shiny flying rain shooting towards the sky, which was seen by Ge Lie with his own eyes. However, the most hidden cellar of the Mu Yun Temple for hundreds of years not only had the female god's personally laid down magic array, but also used the power of the earth to guard it, so the things inside were not taken away by Enlil, and now they are all left to Amun.

  Those cave-dwelling savages around the giant pit didn't know what was going on, they saw Amun standing in mid-air like a god, taking out his staff, and suddenly there were flashing patterns on the huge stone at the bottom of the earth, which split into six neat pieces, revealing so many colorful divine stones inside. This is a miracle! Everyone rushed to kowtow and cheer.

  Amon was also shocked. The treasure contained all special divine stones, which were the private collections of the main gods of the town of Kezhen throughout history. There were hundreds of them in total!

  What Ah Meng thought of at first was not how much money he could exchange for, but the main materials needed to build various precious artifacts almost all required special divine stones. If in the future he wanted to refine those artifacts, what he truly lacked were other auxiliary materials. However, these divine stones couldn't all be used to build artifacts, that would be a huge waste, they were used to construct the wealth of the city-state.

  Ahmon gathered up the divine stones, and that night, when the cave dwellers were dancing around the bonfire to celebrate, he, Link, and Medan discussed their next move in a temporary stone hut. With this wealth, after a year or so, when it's barely possible for adventurers to pass through here, they can hire craftsmen and merchant teams from surrounding countries at high prices.

  Lin Ke felt that there were too few people here, and in the mountains, there were still many small tribes of cave-dwelling savages who had a very hard time surviving after the flood. It wouldn't hurt to send someone to recruit them and take them in, incorporating them into the city to strengthen their own power. Amun nodded in agreement.

  Lin Ke is the chief of the tribe and has a lot of experience in managing the tribe, but starting from scratch to build a city-state is too much for him, with all sorts of things to deal with. Mei Danzuo is a warrior who trains soldiers well, but building a city-state is also something he's not good at.

  These people gathered together to discuss future matters, all feeling that it's not easy. The current situation can still be maintained, and they can only grope and learn at the same time. Several people deeply felt one thing, that is, talents are hard to come by. Mei Dansuo and Ah Meng both thought of two people at the same time, they were the mayor Teqi Zhou whom they met in Akkad Town and Yuxi'er, the leader of the Highland Giant United Tribe.

  When Princess Saya was "kidnapped", Mayor Teiki-Chou organized the entire town to prepare all the supplies demanded by the Highland Giant Tribe within a day and a half, and also organized a rescue team to deliver the supplies on time to the designated location, completing this seemingly impossible task without causing any disturbance in Akakawa Town. This achievement was highly appreciated by Princess Saya and Prince Von New, and he has been promoted to a more important position in Kishu City State.

  And that shaman, Yucil, was not simple either. He could organize and coordinate the actions of those highland giants with simple minds and strong limbs, which is not a common organizational and management ability! This person's magical cultivation may not be very high, but in some sense, he is a more rare talent than a great magician.

  It would be great if they had someone like Deqi Zhou or Yusi around them, but unfortunately, no one can be found for the time being. Mei Danzuo suggested: "Yiso is also a very capable person, he is equivalent to half a steward by Xi Ao's side, and Xi Ao has shops in several city-states, often organizing caravans to travel back and forth between cities, Yiso takes care of everything very well. It would be a waste to leave him in Meng Fei Si City to guard a manor, it would be best if he could be brought here."

  Amun thought to himself, "How can this desolate swamp be compared to the prosperous Dreamflight City? Would Iso be willing? If she's not willing in her heart, it will also be difficult for her to put in her best effort."