Pivot of the Sky

Chapter 175: What Business Are You Doing?

A wonderful duel is over. Although everyone didn't see the scene where the rumor and Amon are fighting, they still feel dizzy. This is a duel between the top masters on the mainland! After reading this duel, Aruka has lost the idea of ​​competing with Amon, and thought secretly in his heart. If he had no chance of winning in the game, and Amon won easily between talks and laughs, obviously he did not do his best. .

The captain of the city of Syria and the great warrior Mu En was stunned. He was the captain of the black fire jungle post when the flood broke out, and was rescued by Ge Lie. He saw the magic of this great magician in person. Later, Ge Lie became the ninth-level magician, commanding the army of Hati invincible, Mu En only served Ge Lie in his heart, and regarded the old man as a god-like existence. Now there is another Amon, not only the generals of the Megatron nations, but also so powerful, so in the eyes of Mu En, Amon became the second person to be worshipped and admired.

As for Celia's conviction of course, she knows how powerful her summoning beast is, and although the iron beast king that Amon "calls" is not weak, it obviously does not help much, basically Just for fun. She could hold it and put it down, and her face turned red when the staff was taken, but she was relieved after the duel and returned to the table to toast Amon.

Celia looked at Amon and felt regretful, not because she lost, but regret that talents like Amon were not used by Hati. When she toasted, she couldn't help but said, "General, you have already left Eju, it is impossible to go back, not to mention that the Eju Empire will send masters to hunt you down. You once led the army to fight against Hati. The former king, but you also contributed to the peace talks between the two countries, admired by the soldiers on both sides.

Now that King Asher has succeeded, Hardi's political situation has recovered from the turmoil, and you are desperately in need of such talents that will shake the mainland. The Syrian city-state is your hometown. Why not work for your hometown when you return? The suggestion of Lord Gelei and Governor Xiao Mo just now, please consider it now. I am also the palace master and the Hati family, and I can recommend you jointly. King Asher himself also appreciates you very much, and you will definitely be reused in Hati! "

Amon looked at the wine glass and said, "Princess Celia, thank you for your kindness. I am also here to play for my hometown. I just made an agreement with Lord Collie. I won this duel, so let ’s talk about us. I have agreed, and would like to ask Her Royal Highness to help. "

Celia is a cousin of Asher. After her succession, Asher registered her title of Princess of the Kingdom, but to be honest, an ordinary Kingdom princess is not even more honorable than the status of a great wizard, so usually everyone still calls Her great magician, Amon, changed her name at this moment, obviously not meaningful.

Governor Xiao Mo said: "General, you just said there is a business. What kind of business do you need to talk to us? If you want wealth or territory, you can just open your mouth and do not need to do business yourself. money."

Amon smiled: "The business I want to talk about is not to make money by myself, but to make the Syrian city-state earn money. Duke town is my hometown, and you all know that now the Syrian city-state has lost the Duke Plain. Control, its north and southeast corners are the city-states established by the Kingdom of Assyria and the Kingdom of Baron.

The land of thousands of miles is gradually developed in the long years, and it can accommodate hundreds of thousands or even millions of people to live in the future. It is rich and beautiful, but it will inevitably be accompanied by human disputes. I don't want the city of Salem, where friends and people live, to be destroyed before it is fully completed, so support is needed. The business I want to talk about is of course related to this. The first is to build a road. "

Amonno opened the cup and saucer, took out a map and placed it on the table. From their current location to the eastern end of the Black Fire Jungle, they drew a winding road. He hopes to hire workers to open roads in the Syrian city-state, build subgrades and level the road along this route, and according to the scale that two carriages can go wrong, on the way, three post stations will be built on the open land between the swamps for the caravan rest.

Naturally, the workers will not be allowed to do nothing, Amon will pay enough. Governor Xiao Mo looked at it for a long time, and said, "This project is big enough! I don't know how long it can be repaired?"

Amon said with a smile: "Since I am here for you, and I am willing to pay a lot of money, naturally, the sooner the better, I hope to repair it within three months."

Governor Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "It's not possible to be so fast. The organization of manpower is one aspect, but there is no road in the swamp, nor can it be obtained locally. Many things have to be transported from all parts of the city state. Difficult. "

Ge Lie looked at the map and added: "If someone drives a narrow road that can be walked in advance, and then organize enough staff to reinforce and widen it, it will not be impossible to complete it in three months .... Amon, the road is winding. It seems that it is only suitable for trade and not for march? "

Amon spread his hands: "No way, this is the Black Fire Swamp. It is already the credit of the Iron Beast King to find such a way. It is called Yunmeng and has lived in the swamp since childhood .... Yunmeng, and Hello everyone! "

After the duel, Yunmeng kept crawling on the open space beside the swamp, heard Amon's call, raised his huge body and nodded to everyone. Governor Xiao Mo frowned again and said, "This requires a large-scale mobilization of the husband in the official name. How can you explain it to the king?"

Amon pointed to the duke plain on the map: "You have been the governor for many years. There used to be only one duke town there, with more than 2,000 residents. Most of the living supplies needed to be transported from the outside, but then a small Places are already an important source of taxation for the Syrian city-state .... The city-state is now established there, but the city-state of the Assyrian and Barron kingdoms will not give you any benefit. Only this Salem city can cooperate. "

The original Duke Town had only more than 2,000 people. Except for the old, weak women and children, there were no more than 800 registered miners at most, but the **** stones and smelted iron they had mined were already important properties of the Syrian city-state. That area is rich in resources, and there are ore veins in the nearby mountains. The Duke town miners have long known, but not so many people have to mine. They just chose the most abundant and easiest area to build a mine.

If the Duke Plain is fully reclaimed in the future, it will be enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Even the Salen city today can provide tens of thousands of people to live in it. If this city-state develops, the biggest benefit will be the Syrian city-state, because the goods there will be shipped out, and the needed materials will also be brought in. After going through the road that Amon wanted to open, it will not only benefit business but also increase a lot of tax revenue.

In the past few years after the Great Flood, the Syrian city-state has been very stable under Gollie's administration, but after two wars it has lost such an important source of tax revenue as Duke Town, which is obviously not as prosperous and prosperous as before. Now Amon has provided another opportunity to open up the financial resources, but the status of Salem is not the same as that of Duke.

Salem not only needs support, it also needs more people. Nomads who lost their land in the city of Syria, stray explorers everywhere, and bankrupt craftsmen can enter Salem from here to look for opportunities, as long as they obey there Management will be welcomed. The more prosperous Salem City develops, the more prosperous this business will be, and the more profitable the Syrian city-state will be.

The reason why Amon wanted to talk about this personally was because the city of Salem belonged to a subtle one. It was not under the jurisdiction of the Hati kingdom, but a relationship of mutual benefit. In nominal terms, the Hati Kingdom may not be openly accepted, but the fact that three city states have been established on the Duke Plain is also a fact that the Hati Kingdom cannot stop.

Amon's cooperation plan has three steps. The first step is to spend heavily on road construction in the Syrian city-state. The second step is to organize a large commercial firm in Eju to transport goods through the checkpoints of the Syrian city-state. After doing business with this city through Salen, they need to be released by the Syrian city-state, and they will pay the pass tax according to the regulations. In the third step, the Syrian city-state can exchange personnel and business with Salem.

Although Xiao Mo was the governor, he did not dare to nod this head easily, so he had to talk to Ge Lie. If Ge Lie supports Amon's proposal, with his status and prestige in the kingdom of Hati, even the king of Asher will not be opposed.

Everyone was uncomfortable, and looked at Ge Lie with a questioning eye. Ge Lie twisted the goatee's beard and said, "The duel just now, did Amon win?"

Celia replied with a bitter smile: "Of course, General Amon won, and the arbitration that your old man did!"

Ge Lie rushed to Xiao Mo and said, "Then we have to talk! The governor does not have to worry. Regardless of whether the Hati Kingdom is willing or not, a city-state has been established on the plains of Duke Town, and we are unable to intervene. It ’s better than not having this road. It ’s better for the present and better for the future! Let ’s open this business channel in the name of Amon ’s money to hire someone to build the road. We have a peaceful trade agreement with Ecuador, and naturally we should allow it. Their caravan passed. If all goes well, it is better that we can do more business ourselves .... This is regarded as non-governmental trade, and the Syrian city-state should acquiesce. "

Governor Xiao Mo nodded and said, "Since your old man has made such a statement, then do so. In terms of practical interests, the Syrian city-state also benefits. No wonder you will let me put the two directors and the magistrate. Bring it with me, I thought about it. "

Amon stood up and toasted, "I wish a happy future cooperation!"

Ge Lie also raised his wine glass and said, "Slowly celebrate, the time required by the general is so urgent. Presumably, the pressure on Salen is also very great. The conflict on the Duque Plain will soon come. Repair business roads as soon as possible, but the prerequisite is that the general also needs to open a walkable road in front. "

Amon nodded: "I'll do it right away, and I will open the road within a month. As for the folks of the city of Syria, they don't need to care where I have gone, they can spread and widen along that road."

Ge Lie also nodded: "Of course I can trust what the general said, then the Syrian city-state will immediately organize the manpower and materials, and it will not be long before construction can begin."

Raphael interjected: "There are now three city-states on the Duke Plain, Enrille built by Assyria, and Marduk built by Barron. General Amon does not have the support of a kingdom, but also guides People built a Salem city. This city-state that seems to have changed out of thin air, I'm curious, I hope to see and see. "

Celia also interjected: "I also want to see the excitement, it looks like a miracle!"

Amon laughed: "You are welcome to come to Salem, but it is best to wait until the road is cleared before everything is convenient."

Raphael replied: "General, you can rest assured. Since Teacher Gellie has promised to cooperate with Salem, this road will be repaired within three months, as long as his old man says something. "

After talking about the cooperation, everyone toasted and drank, and talked about all the experiences in the wars of the nations, especially Amon witnessed the final destination of En Qidu in the casserole on the battlefield. Everyone heard the excitement, and their hearts were full Unknown doubt. After the banquet was dismissed, Ge Lie did not leave immediately, he asked Amon to talk in private.

That night, the huge body of the Iron Beast King Yunmeng floated lazily in the swamp, while Raphael stood on its back, watching the slums around him with interest and wondering what to study. The aristocratic great wizard and the Iron Beast King just met, and they get along well. They can talk in their souls. Yunmeng is also willing to take Raphael to walk around the black fire jungle and tell him where there is something delicious. of.

On a strange rock out of the swamp in the distance, Ge Lie and Amon stood side by side, talking in secrets of information magic. Ge Lie asked: "The fall of En Qidu, do you know what happened?"

There are only a few people in this world who can let Amon tell the secret without reservation. Except for Schrodinger who has left and Maria who is far away from Eju, the remaining one is the Gore the Great Master in front of him. It is also interesting to say that they were the enemies who led the army on the battlefield, but Ge Lie is a friend of the old lunatic and a respected elder of Amon.

Amon replied calmly: "I didn't know it at the time, but later I realized it because of a special experience. It was the questioning of fate, the judgment of the last days", the ultimate consequence of my life choice. Please forgive me for not being able to explain to you It ’s too clear, because you know it may not be good. But I can tell you that if a mortal wants to be a truly transcendent spirit, it is a test that must be passed. "

Ge Lie was slightly surprised: "You mean that En Qidu has cultivated to the end of the realm of the human world, may he become a god?"

Amon sighed: "Yes, he already has that kind of achievement, but unfortunately he didn't succeed, but he is worthy of this life! Your original idea may be right, whether it is your theologian or grace Samurai, practicing to the end of the realm of the world, may touch the light of the kingdom of God, but this hope is too faint and too accidental. I told you about the power of two sides of oneness. When I was in Eju, I realized that there is no such thing as oneness. On both sides, strength and mind and body are one.

A samurai or magician may also come to the end of human achievements because of superman's luck, talent, and perseverance. However, many secrets of cultivation in the world have defaulted unless the body and mind have inadvertently met these test requirements. It is impossible to take the last step. The Ninth Level Achievement of the Primal Power has a life that seems to be endless, while the Nineth Level Master of the Earth, although very long-lived, cannot be compared with those of the angels of the gods. "

Gelei asked again, "The angel of the gods?"

Amon smiled: "It is some so-called deities. For example, in today's myths and legends, I can already be called a deity, just like Humbaba was once called the God of the River of the End. But this is really different from the eternal life. There is still a difference between the gods. As for the difference, I have not yet verified it. Of course, this requires a nine-level achievement of the original power. Not all gods can reach this situation. They just understand the secret of the original power. "

After Amon said this, he said nothing, waiting for Ge Lie's questioning. Regarding the secret of the original power, if Ge Lie didn't ask, he wouldn't take the initiative to say it, but if Ge Lie wanted to know, Amon would not hide it. He can tell Ge Lie the secret, as for the guidance of belief, it is Ge Lie's own affairs, even if he knows the secret, it does not mean that he can become a god.

Ge Lie did not continue to question, but sighed: "Amen, you want to open this road, you want to get not only supplies, but more importantly, population, right? Attract poverty in the two countries of Hati and Eju The nomads settled in the Salem city state so that they could have a growing power against the other two city states. From a private perspective, I would even send unemployed soldiers who returned to the country to return to the country. With a little organization, they could become an army. Question, if you did that, for whom did you build the temple in Salem? "

Amon replied very simply: "The Salem city has built a temple for the goddess Mu Yun. This is the same as the original Duke town. I don't think anyone can have any opinion? As for my people, they have their own beliefs Gods. "

Maybe it's a new age or a different area. People don't quite understand what Amon and Gorrie said. But in the Tianshu continent at that time, the belief in gods was an essential spiritual support for people. What's the difference between working day in and day out and living without a savvy bird or animal? That is the yearning and hope in people's hearts. The world is material, but people live in spirit.

If a person loses his sense of taste, no matter how good the deliciousness in the world is, it will not make sense to him. If he loses his vision, the beautiful colors will no longer be gorgeous. The meaning of faith lies in this. It is not necessarily an argument with or without God, but a belief in the search for meaning. Regardless of the existence of the gods, people need the entrustment of gods or symbolic gods in their hearts. They can face the suffering in life and the unknown in the world.

On the other hand, relying on divine power, the king's power is also conducive to the rule of the kingdoms, giving the emperors of the world a transcendental status of self-evidentity. When the two are combined, each city-state on the continent has its own temple. No matter what Amon does, it cannot be separated from reality. There must be a temple in the city-state to be stable. The difference is nothing more than which **** or what kind of **** they believe in.

Ge Lie smiled, this smile was a little weird, and he habitually twisted his beard and said, "You have n’t seen Salen for a long time, have you? The temple you said has been repaired, and it is indeed on the altar The statue of the goddess Mu Yun is molded, but well, it was held by your statue! God Amon, ha ha ha ha ... "

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