Pivot of the Sky

Chapter 046: Abel and Cain

Yesterday Amon heard a conversation between Yin Nanna and Gilgamesh and others, and it was also faintly related to the mystery of the gods. The relationship between Marduk and Enril seems to be not very good, and Humba is the gatekeeper of Enril's realm. It hopes to build its own temple in the city of Uruk, and can also own the realm, but it is Gilgil. Mish refused. What is the "god realm", is it the realm where kingdoms build temples for gods? Amon doesn't know exactly.

Humbaba accepts the sacrifice of the residents along the river, and its descendants cannot come out to attack people during the day, which seems to be the agreement of the gods. Yesterday, a strange snake apparently violated the agreement. Although it had been beheaded by Amon, Gilgamesh seized the opportunity and let go of Humba with enlightenment.

Amon was right on this point. Gilgamesh has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and since the day he became Lord of Uruk, he wanted to kill Humba.

Like the Syrian city-state of the Hati kingdom, the Uruk city-state also produces precious cedar cedars, and the yield is large. The fir trees of the Syrian city-state need to be harvested in the mountains and mountains, and then it is expensive to transport them. But the conditions of the Uruk city-state are much better. The artisans of logging only need to cut trees on the high mountains along the river, and then dig into the wood and discharge it into the Youdi River and float down the river. The downstream water is gently covered by a special boat. Towed to the shore.

Cedar fir is not only a valuable timber, but also a material for the manufacture of chariots and warships. It is a very important economic and strategic material, and it is also one of the main properties of the Uruk city-state. However, Humbaba and its children and grandchildren are entrenched in the river. Each year, they must sacrifice herds of cattle and sheep to sail safely during the day, and they may be buried in snake kisses at night. As the city owner, Gilgamesh had long wanted to eradicate this scourge.

Unconsciously, using the detection of magic for a long time, the distant fighting finally stopped, Amon returned to God, and the sky was already bright. Although he "rested" all night, he felt more tired than yesterday, always dizzy and even a little unstable, not only because of the indescribable shock that he felt, but also because he used excessive magic for a day and a night. For sake of strength.

Amon encountered this situation for the first time and almost doubted whether he was ill. It seems that he still lacks the experience of using magic. Last night, the consumption of detecting magic was beyond the limit, but he did not know. It happened slowly, and by the time he returned, he had become very weak. Any wizard who encounters this situation needs to rest for a long time to recover, that is, Amon also has the physical strength of a mid-level warrior and has not yet lay down on the spot.

Amengqiang hurriedly chased the carriage to continue on the road. It was really a disaster. He found that the two horses were also stubborn and could not fight the spirit. His nose was exhaled with white gas and he was tired and tired. The Tao was still thin. The horse is a delicate animal. Amon ran a car too hard yesterday. It was estimated that the average horse would be exhausted on the road. The two horses could not stand it.

They were captive-bred horses, but did not eat hay yesterday, but drank some spring water, and ate green grass leaves with dew in the morning. They also showed signs of weakness after running wild for a day. Even people and horses became like this. Amon knew that he couldn't continue to rush in this situation. He had to find a place to recuperate, otherwise the situation would be dangerous.

Fortunately, this place is far away from Uruk, and the place is very remote. He wants to find a farmhouse to give enough money, borrow a few days to rest and recover, and also feed his horse well, and bring enough when you leave. forage.

He was really lucky. Before noon, he saw a farm at the foot of a distant hill. The house was very large and beautiful. On the left was a continuous field of farmland. On the hillside on the right was a group of cattle and sheep. There was a path leading to the farm. When Amon waved his whip, the two horses turned slowly and drove the cart towards the farm, crossing the fence to the flat in front of the house.

A carriage entered the farm, and the people in the house were already alarmed. Several people walked out of the house to watch the movement. Amon stopped the car and was preparing to explain his intentions, but found that the two men in the front had already kneeled down and saluted: "Hello Lord, how can you come to our house?"

It was a coincidence to take a closer look. The two men kneeling down were the two warriors guarding Amon on the ferry, the bodyguards hired by Lescott-Lee on the road. They had no saber at the moment and were only dressed as a farmer, but they were very clean and had simple embroidery on the neckline and cuffs. Behind them should be their families and the servants of the farm. When they saw the two men kneeling, they followed the ceremony on their knees.

There is no other place to look at this field at a glance. There is only such a farm at the foot of the mountain. Now that I have encountered Amon, it is too late to hide, so I have to put down my whip and go down the carriageway: "How could it be so coincident? I met you here again. My horse is sick and needs to take a good rest to feed the grass. I am a bit tired from long journeys. I want to find a place to stay for a few days and I will pay you enough. "

The two men unveiled in unison: "Dear Lord, it is our pleasure to park your carriage in front of the door! What remuneration are we talking about? It is you who saved our lives, and we should repay it well, please come in, Your horse will get the best care. "

Amon lived in the farm of the two brothers. He only wanted to stay for a day or two. Unexpectedly, the mana that had been consumed excessively had not been fully recovered, and his body always felt unwell. He even lived for more than ten days. The two brothers were extremely respectful of Amon's reception, letting him live in the best room and eat and use the best in the house.

These two brothers are called Cain, and their younger brother is Abel. They live in a large farmhouse and share a hall, but the house is divided into two parts, left and right, with their own stairs. Amon lives on the upper floor of his brother Abel's house. .

The two brothers turned out to be nobles, but their families had already fallen into disappointment. The family's territory now has only this farm and a ranch outside the farm. Because the farm and the ranch are close together, the two brothers lived together after they separated. The farmland was distributed to his brother Cain, and the ranch was distributed to his brother Abel. At the end of their father's death, they ordered the two brothers to live in harmony and help each other.

There were servants to help look after the farmland and raise cattle and sheep, and the two brothers occasionally went to work in the fields and pastures. More often, they like to go out and look for opportunities, such as being able to work for the kingdom to restore the glory of the ancestor's title and revitalize the family.

Although the families of the two brothers have been ruined, they had the opportunity to learn physical skills when they were young, and now they are all second-level warriors. They have nothing to worry about but do n’t have a lot of money, and they are going to spend a lot of money when going out. This time, the brothers ran out of money on their way home, and temporarily accepted the employment of a businessman as a bodyguard across the desert. Crossed the Youdi River and delivered the goods safely to the city of Uruk. Unexpectedly, they encountered monsters in the river. Without Amon, they would not have returned.

When speaking together, the two brothers were very respectful. Whatever Amon asked, they would answer anything, lest they didn't explain it carefully enough, neglecting the honorable Lord Master. Amon inquired a lot about the situation of the Kingdom of Barron and the city of Uruk. At least he understood the grievances between the so-called river **** Humbaba and the city of Uruk, and it was clear why Gilgamesh wanted to kill it.

Amon also heard another interesting thing, and finally “identified” Yin Nanna ’s identity. The beautiful girl should be Princess Little Qian, the sister of King Hammurabi II of Barron.

It is said that the princess Xiao Qian has amazing beauty, but she does not like the life in the palace by nature and romance. I often travel around and yearn for the heroic stories in myths and legends. I also like to disguise myself as a civilian girl and walk in the markets and fields. I don't know how many men's hearts have been taken away. Because of her identity, there is no need to explain the reasons. Of course, the men who pursued Princess Xiao Qian as a civilian girl also included some disciples who had a bad attitude towards her.

Gilgamesh sang a song when she met Yin Nanna. If the lyrics were about Princess Xiao Qian, then the whole kingdom should understand what it meant. Another news is very important, Princess Xiao Qian is Gilgamesh's fiancee! This marriage was designated by the old King Hammurabi I while he was alive, of course to capture the kingdom ’s most famous city-state heroes, and promised to use another city-state in the kingdom as the dowry for Princess Little Akane.

This political marriage can not only consolidate the rule of the Barron kingdom, but also better control the city of Uruk on the western border. It guards the throat crossing the Youdi River, which passes through the desert to the west. It is the junction with the Empire of Egypt and Hati. The marriage has been arranged, the parties cannot refuse, and it seems that there is no reason to object, one is the most beautiful princess of the kingdom, and the other is the most famous city-state hero of the kingdom.

But three years ago, after the death of the old King Hammurabi I, the situation changed subtly. The first son of Hammurabi I and Hammurabi II succeeded him. He is very old, but he does not have his own. Child, the battle for the right to inherit the throne of the Barron Kingdom has been foreshadowed. Those who are eligible to fight for the throne are Princess Xiao Qian and several nephews of the old king.

The old king had only two adult children. His eldest son was Hammurabi II, who was born when he was young, and he was almost seventy years old this year. He also had a young daughter, Princess Qian, born of his concubine in his old age. Less than twenty years old. This huge difference in age is not uncommon for the royal family, because the old king had many concubines, but only two children were left in his youth and old age.

Princess Xiao Qian herself has publicly stated on many occasions that she is not interested in power. She just wants to stay away from the king and have fun, and she does not want to marry so early. She looks like a playful girl who likes pranks. There is news in the kingdom that I don't know when it will spread, and some political opponents want to assassinate the princess while she is out. There is another rumor in the market that if Gilgamesh marries Princess Xiao Qian, he may usurp the throne of the kingdom of Barron, and it is not clear who these people are.

These rumors made Gilgamesh very unhappy, so he was not in a hurry to marry Princess Xiao Qian, and the marriage was dragging on.

Princess Qian once again disguised herself to play outside. I heard that she did not return to the royal palace from last summer to this winter. It is estimated that she was going to prank everywhere as a civilian, and she did not look like a noble princess at all. It is said that Princess Xiaoqian is naive and romantic, and I don't know how many tears of infatuated male acacia have been provoked in the kingdom, so some people will say that she is neither systemic nor dangerous, and her political opponents will take this opportunity to send her to assassinate her.

After hearing this, Amon determined that Yin Nanna should be Princess Xiao Qian, so as to explain everything he saw: why Yin Nanna wrote a name only in the deities, which was only used by gods or royal nobles; Why she knew Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh sang that song, but saluted her and invited her to go with her.

En Qi clearly knew that Amon was a magician, but said that this time he passed the city under the protection of Yin Nanna, and threatened Amon not to think otherwise, or he might kill him. The reason is simple. Princess Xiao Qian is Gilgamesh's fiancee. So far everything has been reasonably explained.

Now that she “knows” that Yin Nanna ’s identity is Princess Xiao Qian, Amon sighed slightly and stopped thinking about it. She may just be one of the many people that the romantic and naughty princess played in the kingdom. Even if he would come to the city of Barron, Amon would not be able to go to the palace to find her. As for the pay promised by Yin Nanna, he did not plan to ask for it.

But his impression of Yin Nanna was not bad. At least it felt beautiful to walk together in the field. The cake she gave him was also the best taste that Amon had ever tasted. She did not do anything to apologize to him, but she sheltered an exposed magician through the Uruk city-state safely. Put this feeling and gratitude in your heart, don't think about it, Amon just rests his body in the farms of the two brothers with peace of mind.

The two brothers treated Amon very well, so that he could have a comfortable hiding place when he was weak, and he could better recover mana. Amon was grateful from the heart. When they were on the ferry, the two brothers raised their swords to the bow and guarded him, while the others were panicking and hiding in the cabin. Amon thanked them at the time. Immediately after that, Amon, who was recuperating, decided to repay the two men.

On the seventh day Amon lived in the farm, a city-state messenger came on the road outside the farm. The Lord of the City sent a number of messengers with flags to walk through the villages of the city, and announced two news to the people. The first message: Seven days ago, the sons and daughters of Humba Baba, a vicious weird snake attacked the ferry during the day, and was killed by a magician on the spot. Gilgamesh made an announcement to the entire city-state, explaining Amon's identity, the magician, without saying his name.

Gilgamesh did not conceal his identity for Amon, but the message sent by the messenger did not say what happened to the magician. People talked privately. After the magician got off the boat, he quietly walked down the path. Seven days had passed, and it was estimated that he had left the territory of the city of Uruk long ago.

It was a shocking thing, even an indescribable absurdity, for a magician to slay monsters and rescue the full ship. But people's attention was attracted by the second message, because it was unimaginably shocking! Lord Enqidu, the captain of the city-state, slayed the Yudi river **** Humbaba the night seven days ago, cut off all of his nine heads, made a drum with snake skin, and made drumsticks with snake bones. And pulled out nine snake tendons and 36 tusks.

Lord Gilgamesh and En Qidu fought side by side, intercepting Humba's retreat and leaving it nowhere to escape, and finally En Qidu cut off all his heads. This is a heroic feat that shocked the world. As soon as the news spread, the names of Enqi and Gilgamesh have become god-like existence in the minds of the city-state people!

It is said that the Lord Lord of the City also made a decision to divide the obtained loot into three parts, each of which is three snake tendons and twelve fangs, and one was left in the Uruk City State as a permanent memorial and a dedication to the great A great Marduk, a gift to the palace of Barron as a gift to fiancee Princess Akane.

Recently, Gilgamesh will go to the main temple of Marduk and the palace of Barron in the name of dedication gifts. The news spread, not only the city of Uruk, but also the entire kingdom of Baron. In every city-state and even in remote villages, people are talking excitedly about events that haven't happened in years.

The people of the Kingdom of Barron are boiling, and Amon, who lives in the farm, seems far away, but his situation is now awkward. The courier of the city-state came to the gate of the farm and read the announcement of the Lord of the City Lord aloud. He could hear clearly from upstairs, and the two brothers who were on the ship also knew his identity.

A magician was kept in the house and given the best hospitality. If he did n’t know it, he could explain it, but now that he knows the city-state ’s announcement, what they should do is to take Amon and give it to the city-state temple. The two brothers have seen Amon's ability, and they know that they are not opponents at all. Of course it is impossible to do so, but it is not appropriate to keep Amon.

Amon didn't want to make them trouble either. After watching the city-state messenger go by the window upstairs, he already planned to pack and leave. Unexpectedly, the two brothers returned home, but nothing happened. They still respectfully invited Amon to come down for dinner. The dinner was more abundant than ever, and there was no messenger reading the announcement. At dinner, Amon expressed his gratitude and offered his resignation. He planned to leave immediately, and didn't want to stay any more overnight.

But the brothers sent everyone away. Abel said sincerely in front of Amon: "Our benefactor, please don't doubt our sincerity in treating you. You saved our brother's life and your arrival This is our gospel! In fact, we can see that you need to take a good rest in the past few days. And your horse is also sick. The groom in the farm will definitely feed them and take you on the road to the future. Don't worry about anything, stay here with peace of mind until you are fully restored and go on the road! The journey may be more smooth. "

Abel was clearly suggesting that Amon, the brothers knew that he was a magician, and that he was inconvenient to continue on his way. They wouldn't mind letting go of Amon's identity, and would still treat him respectfully and repay his life-saving grace. Now that the news has spread throughout the city-state, if Amon returns to the road, maybe someone will know him, and it should be safer to fully raise his body and go on the road.

This is indeed a more sensible choice for Amon. Although he has not fully recovered, he should not be afraid of the two brothers. All the people in the farm are within the scope of Amun's detective magic. In this remote place, he can easily hide in the nearby wilderness and jungle even if there is any condition.

Amon thought for a while and finally nodded: "Thank you for your kindness, I will definitely repay you, if there is any request, I can do my best." He said nothing else, don't look at Ah Dressed in ordinary but absolutely rich, he has enough financial resources to reward the two brothers, even if they buy a farm several times larger than they are now.

Amon's remarks made this brother very enthusiastic. After dinner that day, Cain called his brother Abel into the field and discussed with him: "Amon let us have a request, despite my words, my dear brother, we should take advantage What did he ask of this opportunity? "

Abel shook his head: "Although Amon is a magician, he can use scrolls and should be very rich. But we treat him to repay his life-giving grace, how can we plot his money?"

Cain patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "You misunderstood, how could I want his money? We all saw it on the ship. He is such a great magician, he has such powerful and magical power! ... Do n’t forget that we are also qualified to learn divine magic, and even names have been registered in the shrine ritual records, but no one will teach us divine magic anymore. ”

Abel also sighed, "Yeah, my grandfather's friend, the respected old priest, has died."

The brothers' conversation also involved a story. Only nobles are eligible to learn divine magic, but it does not mean that as long as nobles are free to learn divine magic. This must be permitted by the temple, to receive the awakening ritual of power, and it must also be clearly registered, which is equivalent to obtaining recognition.

Therefore, the identity of the magician is difficult to impersonate. Each of the magician's origins has a case to investigate. In which city-state, which temple, and which priest held the awakening ceremony of power, these records are very clear.

While the grandfathers of the two brothers were alive, an old priest in the Uruk Temple was his friend, who once promised to teach Abel and Cain, and held a awakening ceremony of power, confirming in the temple Register. But the awakening of power was not immediately successful. The old priest simply held it for them once and later died.