281, Peaceful Evolution

Mu Yun finally understood what kind of divine kingdom it was, and covered her mouth and said, "Malduk could really imagine that he had created such a divine kingdom. The more gods attached to the divine kingdom, the broader his knowledge will be, and in theory it is endless."

Amon nodded and said, "Yes, he has verified this vow in the world and has broken through the end of this vow in the kingdom of God. I have also experienced similar verification, but the vows are different, so I have created my kingdom of heaven."

Amon and Muyun discussed in the kingdom of heaven what kind of divine kingdom opened by Marduk, and everything on earth continued. Darius died and his son Xerxes ascended the throne. The Pots Empire and the United Kingdom of Heaton were still in a state of continuous war. In the various city-states where Heaton had been conquered by Pots, resistance activities began one after another, and the Pots Empire turned from offensive to defensive.

Malduk had proved the realm he pursued, and everything that happened next had nothing to do with him. Even the son of Darius, the new Poz emperor Xerxes, did not know that Mazda, the great light god worshipped by the Poz people, was another identity of Malduk.

As the expansion process of the Poz Empire came to an end, its national policy began to change, and its internal rule became increasingly severe. Finally one day, Xerxes ordered the burning of the gate of the gods in Baron, demolished the Temple of Malduk, and only allowed the people to believe in the great light god Mazda and worship the Holy Fire of Light believed by the Poz people.

Mu Yun watched this scene happening, secretly laughing in the kingdom of heaven, leaning against Amon's arms and laughing, trembling with flowers. Darius's son ordered the burning of the Malduk Temple, which was indeed absurd and funny to the gods. But as he smiled, Mu Yun's face suddenly changed and he stood up and said, "Amon, your tribe members actually demolished our temple!"

Amon also stood up and patted his shoulder and said, "Why be angry? You were laughing at Malduk just now, but we will also encounter what he encountered."

Mu Yun asked, "Will you be happy?"

Amon sighed, "It doesn't matter whether you are happy or not. I just feel a little emotional. Malduk's prophecy back then has been confirmed. It turns out that my tribe members demolished my temple and did not let Malduk take action, nor was it done by the Potz army."

Amon is the Lord God of Eju. Rod Dick will never order his temple to be demolished. The temple in Salem City was demolished, and it was also the earliest temple of Amon. Back then, Amon guided his disciples to create the city of Salem. The statue of Goddess Muyun, who he hugged Goddess Muyun, stood on the altar and accepted sacrifices from the people. It became a symbol of faith. How could it be demolished by the people of Salem City themselves? This is the change of worldly affairs on earth.

Marduk once said to Amon: "Even if my believers occupy the entire Tianshu continent, they will not interfere with the faith in Salem City. But I want to remind you one thing: people believe in gods, not because they should believe in them when they were born, but because they can get spiritual comfort from the gods, or realize their desires in the name of the gods. Things in the world will change, and the descendants of Salem City will make different choices. At that time, you may see your statue of gods collapse." (See Chapter 224 of this book "Who Satan is Satan?")

When Malduk said this, he not only used the identity of "Malduk", but also told Amon that he had another name called "Mahal", which means that no matter what identity he was descending or the guidance he gave, he would not interfere with the faith in the city of Salem, and what the gods said would naturally keep their promises.

The Potz Empire successively destroyed Elam, Hati, Assyrian, Barron and other countries, and the Duke Plain was naturally included in the huge territory of Potz. The Salem city-state occupied the northern part of the Duke Plain, and the south was the Meso city-state occupied by Hati and the Budamiya city-state. After the Hati destroyed the country, Potz merged Meso, Budamiya, Syria and several nearby city-states to establish the Syrian province.

The status of Salem City has always been very special. In fact, it has always been independent, but it has never declared independence in name. It seems to be subordinate to the Kingdom of Hati and the Syrian city-state. After the Kingdom of Hati was annexed by Pots, it was subordinate to the newly established Syrian province.

The territory controlled by Salem was completely surrounded by the Potz Empire, and trade had to be carried out with the Potz Empire, and there was no other choice. In addition to being used for its own use, the materials produced by Salem could only be sold to the provinces of the Potz Empire. The goods required by Salem must also be exchanged with the surrounding provinces and paid the taxes uniformly formulated by the Potz Empire.

In addition to not assigning the capital to Salem, the status of Salem City is equivalent to a relatively autonomous large city-state in Poz, and it cannot be separated from the Poz Empire and exist independently. After George and Link retired to the Garden of Eden, Aesop and Joshua were also aged one after another, when Amon left Salem City, the main governors of Salem City were Dich-Zhou and Usir. These two people were very clear about the situation of Salem City, and their main policy was to keep the status quo unchanged.

When Amon left Duke Town and was exiled to the mountains, he was only fourteen years old. When he last appeared in front of the people of Salem City, he was only in his twenties. Based on the years on earth, he should be fifty-eight years old now. Many years have passed in the world, and earth-shaking changes have taken place on the Tianshu Continent.

Most of the tribes in Duke Town were buried in the early flood. Among the more than 60 people who survived, David Solomon was the youngest, followed by Amon, and Moses. Moses was two years older than Amon, and David Solomon was eight years younger than Amon. David was taken out of Duke Town by his father for the first time to see the world in Syria by his father, and happened to avoid the flood and became the youngest survivor.

After Amon left Salem City, Dici Zhou and Usir also grew old one after another, and David Solomon became the new generation of rulers of Salem City. Medanzo once guided David Solomon's original power. This child was very smart. He had achieved level 6 achievements at the age of twenty, but it took him many years to continue to advance. He only broke through level 7 achievements when he became the city lord at the age of forty.

David Solomon also inherited the essence of bloodline that the Duketown tribe has accumulated for thousands of years and obtained the original power guided by Medanzo. He is very powerful and very smart. But some things are hard to explain. People with better qualifications or smarter qualifications are more likely to understand the mysteries of cultivation, but achieving high-level achievements cannot rely solely on these, otherwise high-level achievers in the world will not be so rare.

In his youth, David performed better than Amon, a young man, but among the countless people in the world, there are almost countless people with better conditions than Amon. In comparison, it is already quite amazing that David was able to break through the high-level achievements of his original power and become the leader of Salem City.

In the late period of the governance of Dich-Zhou and Usir, the city of Salem actually entered the era of the ruler of the judges. The tribesmen of Duke gradually became rulers of the city and controlled the power and wealth of the city-state. Among the twelve judges guided by Moses, three of them died in battle, and three later entered the Garden of Eden, and the rest grew old in the city of Salem.

These judges had very old and authoritative qualifications. They guided their tribesmen to sacrifice to Arach and played an increasingly important role in the management of the city-state until David grew up. The new generation of tribesmen in Duke Town also grew up. The descendants were unwilling to mention Duke Town, which represented the identity of the sinners, and only claimed to be the Salemites - the Salemites who made a covenant with Arach and were redeemed and blessed by the gods.

With the support of the older generation of judges, David Solomon himself was also very talented. He not only established absolute authority among the people of Salem, but also controlled the entire city-state of Salem. Arhat, who was believed in by the people of Salem, gradually replaced the original position of God Amon.

This result is a bit surprising, but from another perspective, it is also a necessity. I think there were only a few dozen survivors of the Dukezhen tribe, and when they came to Salem City, there were already thousands of residents in the city, which seemed inconspicuous. However, they enjoyed the most fertile land, inherited the mines of the tribe, and made important contributions in the war to protect the city-state.

The surviving generation of tribesmen can be said to be very amazing. When they have gone through hardships and finally got rid of the sufferings and destiny that have been endured for generations, they no longer need to work hard miners themselves. What they have exploded is another kind of wisdom. Whether they are operating farms or engaged in trade exchanges, they have done a very good job in lending business, not only because of their capital and prestige, but also because of their mastery of knowledge and resources.

Strength and wisdom are also the wealth left by our ancestors, making them the richest people in Salem City. The girls are willing to marry the people of Salem. They have superior conditions to give their descendants the best education and living environment, and can even master several languages ​​and words on the road. Gradually, the population prospered, and after two generations of people, the number of this tribe has exceeded 1,000.

The composition of other people in Salem City is mainly composed of several aspects: cave savages or plateau giants who migrated from the deep mountains, wandering explorers and gangster proletarians from surrounding countries, bankrupt craftsmen and farmers who lost their land. These people are incomparable to the Salem people in all aspects. Not to mention anything else, most of them are illiterate.

The Salemites who master wealth and knowledge also have the power to sacrifice to gods in the city-state, representing the will of gods. People's beliefs are not out of thin air, they will be inevitably affected by the intentional or unintentional environment. The Salemites have mastered economic and political resources, and naturally control the social resources that spread their faith.

The generation of people in the city of Salem, who were dedicated to summoning the coming of God Amon on the battlefield in the early years, gradually passed away, and the new generation gradually grew up. They did not have the experience of their fathers, but were in a new environment. More and more people followed the people of Salem to believe in Arha. Just as the Pots Empire continued to expand and the sacred fire of light burned all over the continent, the worship of Arhaha also penetrated into the hearts of the people of Salem in silence, and gradually became the mainstream of the belief in this city-state.

However, the main temple of this city-state is the Temple of Amon. It stands in the center of the city-state square and looks so tall and magnificent. However, the statue of Amon holding Mu Yun on the altar now seems a bit frivolous and unrestrained and not solemn and sacred. There is also an Aroha Temple in Salem, but it is only built in the first place where the Duke Town tribesmen lived. It is very small and inconspicuous, but the sacrifices received are becoming more and more grand.

The new generation of rulers of this city-state gradually had an idea in their minds, hoping to replace the original Temple of Amon with the Temple of the Lord. When the older generation was still alive, this idea was only in their hearts. After the new generation of Salemites represented by David Solomon took power, this wish became stronger and stronger, because the status of Aroha also symbolized their status.

Before Joshua passed away, he gave David Solomon a Bible, which records the experiences and sufferings of the people of Duketown. He was guided by Arhae to return home from the distant Ecuador. He also collected Arhae's instructions, miracles, hymns and various legends. It is a history that carries the beliefs of the people of Salem and records the agreements between the gods and the people of Salem. The people of Salem are proud and proud.

David Solomon is also a witness of this history. He can naturally see the traces of modification and exaggerated elements of many of the legends, and more or less guess the relationship between God Amon and Arhaha, but the gods have not said it clearly, and David Solomon will not say it clearly.

On the other hand, the belief in Arhaha is not David's personal matter, but the wishes and beliefs of all the tribesmen. It is not only related to spiritual sustenance, but also truly determines the interests and status in the secular world. Since David is the leader of the tribe, his actions must represent this wish and belief.

Any successful change requires a suitable opportunity. Following some seemingly unstoppable trend, the first opportunity finally emerged, that is, the coup in Eju. Tutankhamun succeeded to the throne and regarded Amon as the main god of Eju kingdom. The people of Salem hate the Eju people because in their Bible, their ancestors were enslaved by Eju people and were guided by Aroha to return home. It was Aroha who showed his miracle that led them to defeat the evil gods of Eju all the way.

Now that Amon has become the main god of Aju, they naturally do not want to see the city-state they control still offering sacrifices to the gods of Aju, as if they are constantly awakening some kind of shameful memory. David Solomon took the opportunity to order that the sacrifice to Aroho became the official ceremony of the city-state, replacing the original sacrifice to Amon.

A few people opposed this order, but it was still passed under the support and default of most people, because David did not push down the Temple of Amon, nor did he prohibit the people from offering sacrifices to Amon, but only changed the official object of the priest.

Although the Salem people are now prosperous, they are still a minority in the total population of Salem, but they can control the entire city-state. They practice an elite politics, which seems fair and reasonable and conform to public opinion, but through the control of economic and political resources, they have gained the right to speak in public opinion and engulfed the wishes of the vast majority of people.

People often think that they have made the choice, but in fact the result they can choose is just the result others have been prepared to give them. This is the core of this elite politics. It may be reflected in various superficial forms and has a wide influence in later generations, but at this time it is just the origin.

The second opportunity the Salemians waited for was that the expansion of the Pots Empire suffered setbacks, and the country's power was at a turning point of prosperity and decline. The Hippola War became increasingly passive, and Eju took the opportunity to escape. When the control within the empire declined, Xerxes ordered the demolition of the Gate of the Gods and the Temple of Malduck in Baron.

David - took the opportunity to order the demolition of the Temple of Amon and build a more magnificent Temple of Aroha on the original site of the Temple Square. At this time, it has been ten years since the last official sacrifice reform. With the preparation of this decade, the resistance encountered when the real action is already very small.

There are two main reasons for David Solomon to demolish the Temple of Amon: one is that the gods sacrificed by the city-state are Arahor, and the temple of Arahor should be the main temple; the other is that the temples of the former Anunaqi system have been demolished in various parts of the Poz Empire, assyrian, Barron, Hathi and other countries that believe in the gods of Anunaqi have long been gone. Amon stood on the altar of the main temple of the city-state with Muyun in his arms, looking frivolous and unrestrained, contrary to the sacred and solemnity of the gods.

But David Solomon still had a hand. He just replaced the original Amon with Arhat as the main god of the city state and demolished the original statue, but did not prohibit people from faith in Amon. Those who believe in Amon can invest privately in building a temple for Amon elsewhere. This has nothing to do with the official city of Salem, and there will be no city-state festival.

In fact, it doesn't matter. The Salem people have mastered the best land in Salem City, controlled economic, political, and cultural resources, and believed in the nostalgia of Amon that was non-mainstream. Arhaha, who made a covenant with the Salem people, was the only god believed in by this city-state. In the concept of the people of Salem City, Amon gradually became a legendary hero and a character mythological figure by the alien race.

Arhaha is another identity of Amon, and doing so is no different from the gods. Just like Xerxes ordered the demolition of the Malduk Temple and worshiping the God of Light Mazda, it doesn't matter to Malduk. In recent decades, the Tianshu Continent has undergone frequent changes, and the gods believed in many kingdoms have also changed frequently. This includes the guidance of the gods, but more importantly, it is determined by the situation on earth.

When the main temple of Amon was demolished in Salem, Malduk's prophecy was finally fulfilled. Amon could only sigh and persuade Mu Yun to look at Malduk's temple, which was the same.

Mu Yun was just angry for a moment, and then said angry and funny: "I used to be the patron saint of Duke Town, but Duke Town was destroyed by the flood. I hope you can guide the tribesmen to restore my divine realm, and you fulfilled your promise. But now your tribesmen have demolished your and my temple. As a god, you should have become very calm in the long history."

Amon: "The Araho they believe in is still me, and the agreements I made with my tribesmen are still engraved in the temple. People need their gods to prove their glory, and my tribesmen are also all living beings. No matter who is guided by the beliefs I have left, the soul can be transcended and can also come to my heaven."
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