027, The disaster in Duke Town (Part 1)

Anyone has a distracted mind, and this book will not attract special attention, but for people like Amon who have always been very stable, it is an abnormality for a long time to do so. He is already a second-level magician, and has long mastered the basic meditation of magical techniques, but suddenly he cannot enter that state of introspection of spiritual concentration, and there are always various distractions that are uncontrollable. This is the obstacle he faces in continuing to practice magical techniques.

This obstacle does not appear out of thin air. When a person's heart is very stable, things that may not be thought of on weekdays or memories that have been forgotten appear in the depths of his mind. A third-level magician can learn intermediate magic, which requires absolute stability in his heart in a state of meditation and entering a state where he will not be disturbed by the messy information from the outside world and various distracting thoughts in his heart. Then before this, he must go through this test and absorb his body and mind to enter an unprecedented subtle state.

This test is called the firmness of faith, which actually tests a person's concentration and concentration. For divine masters, faith is a very important help, because at this time people often get irritable and random thoughts, and doubt the magical arts they have learned and the teachers who teach magical arts. Pious belief in the gods can help calm the heart and break through a deeper state of tranquility.

If you understand the true meaning of this test, you should know how to face it, and you don’t have to pray to the gods. In the final analysis, it is still a test of your own.

Amon suddenly figured it out and lamented that the more pious a person is, the easier it is to pass such a test. For a person like him, if he does not understand the truth, he will probably be troubled at this stage for the rest of his life.

Amon developed a good habit since he was a child. He would not bother with useless things, and he would do the things he needed to do with peace of mind. So he no longer thought about how to pass this test, nor did he think about how to unlock the secrets of the gods. He just practiced basic meditation every day, and tried to keep his peace as much as possible in the state of various distracting thoughts.

He also told Link and Medanzo to try not to disturb him during this period and practice his magic skills by himself.

Medanzo had been in the Dwarf Tribe for a long time this time. He was worried about the situation at home and needed to go back. Before leaving, he carried a heavy big skin to say goodbye to Amon. Amon taught him the complete secrets of several low-level magic techniques, and told him what the next test was. He called Link together and made them make an oath.

On the Tianshu Continent, people believe that oaths are valid, and the oaths Amon asked them to make are very special, that is, they must keep the secret of learning magic from him, and they cannot use this to betray or hurt him, otherwise they will not be able to pass the various tests that will be faced in the future, such as "firm faith", "temptation of the devil", "fusion of body and mind".

This kind of vow is indeed very effective. Amon was not very clear about the next test, but after he understood the "firmness of faith" as "firmness of faith", he also understood that if he wanted to pass the test, he could not have any doubts in his mind. Vows were the seeds sown in his belief.

Medanzo's backpack was filled with iron and a few top-notch horse leather billets. A mid-level warrior actually worked as a hard worker who carried heavyweights and worked as a small businessman. Physical skills were really not in vain! Most people can't do this job.

Amon asked curiously: "You don't feel tired either. How much is these things worth?"

Medanzo patted his skin and said, "Does of gold coins! Just these few horse leather billets can be worth five gold coins!" He took out three fist-sized horse leather billets from his backpack, which were the best fine iron that had been smelted but had not yet been made into artifacts. Some of them were displayed in front of Amon.

Amon has been dealing with iron ore and furnaces since he was a child. His staff was made of the same fine iron, but in the Kingdom of Barron, the name of the fine iron is Mage Steel. Medanzo was showing off how valuable this thing is, but Amon was a little surprised. It turned out that this thing was not too valuable. After going through hardships and dangers, he carried it out of the deep mountains. He only sold five gold coins to the distant King of Barron.

The fine iron is exclusively owned by the kingdom in Duke Town. All mined are handed over to the city-state. The town only pays blacksmiths to buy fine iron, and most of the time the wages are directly offset by the mine core collected, so Amon didn't know how much fine iron is worth.

After showing off, Medanzo put the three pieces of horse leather steel into a backpack and carefully put them in his backpack. He said to Amon: "This time I have gained a lot. The most important thing is that I have learned the magic technique with you. You are my teacher and guide. In my mind, just like Link, I am willing to call you as Amon God... If you have time, you must go to Barron City. I will do my best to treat you the best, and this time I made a small fortune."

Amon thought for a while and said, "I won't stay here forever. I really plan to go to Barron to see this divine stone. You can hold this divine stone and practice divine arts requires a lot of energy. You may not have the time to run around and make money."

Amon gave Medanzo a divine stone. Medanzo's eyes widened, and Link's chin was almost falling off. The two of them were speechless for a long time, and then Link gasped and said, "God Amon! You are so generous."

Medanzo stammered, "My God! Amon, how can I accept such a precious gift from you?"

Amon thought in his heart that a divine stone is not worth such a fuss? In Duke Town where he lives, the best wine is only available for two barrels of a divine stone. The merchant can only buy a sheep at most. It is considered an additional discount. These two unknown guys have never heard of the Earth Eyes before, and they don’t know how much the black divine stone he has used is worth, otherwise they wouldn’t have to faint?

"This is not a gift. You made a vow to me and promised to wait and see me in Barron City. And I taught you the magical arts and hope you can concentrate on practicing the magical arts. This is to let you settle down your family and yourself when you go back, and practice well at home during this period. I will go to you in the future, so you can wait with peace of mind." Amon smiled and reminded Medanzo and put the divine stone in his hand.

Medanzolian was excited and moved, and tears were almost falling. He patted his chest and said a lot of admiration. Of course, Amon did this. He had never seen any noble magician on the mainland who had to work hard on his own, and it was even more impossible to carry the heavy iron ore to private business. Practicing magic requires a stable environment, otherwise Amon would not choose to stay in the tribe of the savages.

It took several months for Medanzo to travel to the deep mountain tribe. Even if he was lucky, he would not even make half a divine stone at a time except for the items exchanged with the tribe and the expenses for travel expenses. Amon gave him a divine stone, which would at least be worth the money he earned from reselling the fine iron in a year.

Medanzo left thankfully. Before leaving, he repeatedly begged Amon not to forget to go to Barron City to find him. Link and Amon sent him outside the village together. When he came back, he kept looking at Amon pitifully and not talking. Link's little thoughts were obvious. He was also a student of Amon. The teacher gave Medanzo something so precious to him, and maybe he would give it something.

Amon saw it and after returning to the village, he said to Link: "I have a story. A town mayor asked the children in the town to herd sheep and give him two silver coins a month. Later, the child could not shed sheep again if he had something to do. He asked another child if he could give a silver coins for a month? Another child agreed. Do you think the mayor owed him a silver coins?"

Amon's story is not made up. The mayor is Dasty. He took a silver coin and put the sheep for a month. He was himself. Link was very clever and immediately understood what Amon meant and quickly explained: "God Amon, I didn't say anything, and I dared not ask you for a divine stone. I just envy Medanzo! You taught me divine art and gave me the power of the gods. I should only thank you. I gave you my good things. How could you say what you owe me?"

Amon smiled and returned to his thatched hut and took out an exquisite copper bottle and handed it to Link and said, "You and your tribesmen respect me very much. I have enjoyed a lot of food and wine. I will give you this bottle of wine. As the patriarch, you also use pottery cans to decorate it. As for the divine stone, you already have it on your staff, and Medanzo, a magician who practices divine arts, often needs to use divine stones. He often borrows your staff here, and I have seen it."

Link took the copper bottle and this thing was the most exquisite item among their clans. The tribe members here had never seen it. It was bought by Amon's father for fifteen silver coins. The wine inside was all for Schrödinger to drink, and the bottle was very beautiful. Link hugged it in his arms like a treasure, and went home happily.

During the next period, Amon only focused on practicing the basic meditation of magical techniques. The disturbing thoughts gradually settled down, and the soul seemed to sneak into a deeper world. He sat there, letting the Buddha have another pair of invisible eyes that could see his body and mind, and clearly know what he was thinking. He had an unprecedented experience, and the world outside became clear.

The power cultivated by magicians must communicate with the outside world and learn how to control various energy. Only when their minds are stable and overcome disturbances can they perceive the world more clearly.

Amon was mindful but unintentionally. One night, he was practicing meditation and suddenly entered this state. He naturally tried an intermediate magic technique, which was a detection magic technique that he had long experienced. In the dark, there was no need to open his eyes, and the subtle sounds outside the room were so clear, and with the sound, you could see a small insect crawling by the corner of the wall.

He successfully passed the test of "firm faith". Being able to use at least one intermediate magic technique is one of the criteria for evaluating third-level magicians. Although Amon has not read the classics for detecting magic techniques, he has experienced the most basic principle of puppet eye technique from the comprehensive sensing of various elements regardless of each other. There have been summaries in the classics of magic techniques, and Amon has also figured out this step by himself.
Chapter completed!