323, the living Prometheus
The messengers of the gods were stunned by this scene, and stood there looking at Medanzo in the sky. Although they did not fully understand the meaning of "the question of fate and the judgment of the end", they also knew that this was the final test of mortals' transcendence of eternal life. In this regard, these messengers were both yearning and fearing.
Who doesn't yearn for being guided by the gods? But on the other hand, they have reached the ninth level of their original power and seem to have endless life in the world. Once this final test comes, they may die. Therefore, the gods saw this scene with their own eyes, and the shocking impact of the spirit Hun was indescribable, and they almost forgot where they were.
The terrifying aura filled with the vortex of gray was unable to approach even the gods. They found that the gods on the top of the mountain were stunned and hurriedly drank in the spirit: "Don't pay attention to Medanzo, chase Ahméng!"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Améng had already gone down the mountain. He knew very well that Medanzo was in the situation. Whether he died or entered the kingdom of heaven, this disciple had escaped from the battle at this moment, and no one could help. It was meaningless to watch here, and then his body turned into a faint golden light and walked through the dense forest, heading straight to the foot of the mountain.
The gods then reacted and continued to chase along the ridge, and no one dared to stay away from each other. With just this delay, Améng had already gone down the mountain and walked out of the dense forest. A farm appeared along the gentle slope at the foot of the mountain. There were houses and terraces of all sizes scattered in the mountains and forests, and there were traffic in the fields. From time to time, a few low barkings came from the barks, and a quiet pastoral scene under the night.
Although this manor has no walls, Ah Méng's sensing seems to have passed through the invisible boundary like the water surface. There is a large array of space magic arts here, but it does not mean attack or blocking. It is just a demarcation. But strangely, as soon as he entered here, his state of locking his magic arts by detecting disappeared inexplicably, which means that Ah Méng has already left the combat state and can step into the void at any time.
So that's it! This should be the Pythagoras Manor. Arméng finally understood why Schrödinger reminded him of such a place, implying that he would go in this direction after leaving Delphi.
The chasing gods came outside the invisible dividing line and stopped, watching Ah Méng walk into the farm, all of which were relieved. This seemed to be a land where they could not enter. Not only could people not enter, but they could not even spy on the detection magic.
The gods were all relieved, as if they were hoping that the killing god would escape into the Pythagoras Manor, so they didn't have to bite the bullet and chase after him again. The twenty-four gods who set up the ambush chased him here only eleven, and Medanzo actually faced the final test. These gods were all frightened and felt exhausted.
Yalena, who was at the height of the sky, frowned deeply and said in a frustration: "Améng entered the Pythagoras Manor! It was Artemis's traitor who reminded him!"
Hermes Yin said calmly: "Zeus and Pythagoras have an agreement that the gods and gods cannot enter the Pythagoras manor, and Améng is a god, but he can leave the world from there at any time. What should we do?"
Jalena pondered: "It seems that Ahmeng doesn't look like he is leaving. Could it be that he is going to find Pythagoras? Even Pythagoras cannot protect the enemy of the Olympus god! Ahmeng has violated the cooperation agreement with Zeus, and has refused the new agreement negotiations. He killed thirteen demigods in a row. What should the father of the gods come forward to do?"
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The gray vortex on the mountaintop in the distance appeared with black lightning. Although there was no sound, a terrifying aura that made the spirit tremble inexplicably permeated between the world. Many people in the farm woke up from their sleep, got up and walked out of the door to look at the sky above the mountaintop in the distance.
Ah Méng was also brave enough. He did not take this opportunity to step into the void and walked away. Instead, he turned around with his hands behind his back and looked at Medanzo in the distance. When the starlight in the sky finally flashed again on the sky, the gray vortex slowly disappeared, wrapping Medanzo's figure into the immortal eternity. Medanzo was very hurt, but finally passed the test. Ah Méng also breathed a sigh of relief and turned to continue walking towards the farm.
At this time, we can see that the manor is unusual. The residents of the manor are dressed as ordinary farmers. Although their expressions are shocked, their reactions are not panic. They do not run around and make noises. Instead, they stand in front of the door and watch, occasionally whispering. When the gray vortex disappears into the sky, these people close the door and go back to sleep, and ignore that Ah Méng who enters here is still standing on the road.
Améng knew that the gods in the sky had not left, but she didn't know why the gods Olympus and the envoys could not enter here? He was even more curious about Pythagoras. Since Schrödinger guided him here, he certainly wanted to see this person. He was about to ask someone, but he saw that the farmers were shutting down and going home to sleep, and seemed to turn a blind eye to him, a stranger who "breaked in" late at night.
In the middle of the night, I came to this mysterious Pythagoras manor for the first time, and it was not easy to knock on the door and disturb the dreams of people. Améng continued to walk deep into the manor. This place is different from ordinary villages. The usual village houses are basically gathered together, with residents of poor and rich, and the courtyards are of varying quality, but the houses here are relatively scattered, and there is no obvious quality or bad.
Améng looked around and couldn't find the mansion that looked like the owner of the manor, but saw a man in front of him who had not entered the house and was still standing outside the door to look at him. Finally, he could ask someone, so he quickly walked forward.
The light was very dark, but with Améng's eyesight, he could not help but be slightly stunned. He was originally planning to ask, "Is this Pythagoras Manor? How can I see the owner of this place?" But when he came near to speak, he became: "Mr. Pythagoras, why are you standing here?"
Standing in front of him was a middle-aged man, of medium figure, wearing a long robe barefoot, growing his hair and beard, his thick beard drooped to the front, his long hair was coiled up like a headscarf, his nose and brow bones were very high, and his deep eyes were like the stars in the night. Ahméng had never seen Pythagoras, so why could he recognize him at a glance? Because Aesop had seen it.
When the spirit came to heaven, it was not a living creature, but a mark of knowledge in this life. The so-called heaven was the underworld created by Aesong. It led to Aesong's spirit, so naturally it understood everything Aesong knew. Compared with mortals, gods like Aesong knew almost everything.
Aesop saw Pythagoras when he was a teenager. His spiritual imprints contained scenes at that time. Ahmeng could naturally recognize this person when he saw him again. What surprised Ahmeng was that many years have passed and Pythagoras had almost not changed. What Aesop looked like when he saw him and still looked like now, but he had just grown his hair and beard.
And Pythagoras replied, "I'm waiting for you to ask for directions, Ahmeng, since you have got rid of the pursuers, why haven't you left?"
Améng: "Since I'm here, of course I want to visit you. I planned to ask someone to find out your residence and come to the door to ask for a meeting after dawn, but I didn't expect to meet you directly... I just thought it was strange, why can't the gods of Olympus enter this manor?"
Pythagoras smiled and said, "I have an agreement with Zeus that the gods Olympus and the gods they guided cannot enter this manor... But I cannot protect the enemies of the gods here. I know what you have done just now. If you stay here, Zeus himself will come here sooner or later. Come and find me, and I want to see you, so while Zeus has not arrived, come in and speak."
Pythagoras opened the door and asked Ah Méng to enter the house, and said as he walked, "I didn't have a rest today, I'm waiting for you here, and you're indeed here."
The room was ordinary, but after entering the door, I found it very mysterious. The space looked much larger than the outside. It was a hall that could accommodate dozens of people. However, there was no furnishings inside, and the walls and ground seemed very clean. There was a curtain on the other side of the hall, and two people stood beside the curtain. Pythagoras led Améng through the hall, and the two men opened the curtain.
Behind the curtain is an ordinary wooden table, with a stool next to the table, and there is only an unlit oil lamp on the table. Pythagoras walked through the curtain and came to the table and said, "Magth, Enquez, please go outside the door and guard. An angry person will come to visit later. Tell me first, don't let him break in and disturb my conversation with the guests."
Although there was no introduction, when Ah Méng walked through the hall, she sensed the breath left by many people here, invisibly activated the magic of traceability, and also generally understood the situation here.
Pythagoras Manor is a world different from the outside, where the residents here are members of a group. Joining this group requires swearing to abide by the discipline of the group and keeping the secrets of the group. This mortal oath is different from the oath of the messenger of the gods or the gods joining a divine system, it is just a kind of self-discipline of members. This group also has various disciplines, some have profound meanings, while others seem mysterious and have no substantial meaning.
The members here are equal in status, regardless of gender, and there is no difference between nobles, civilians, slaves, or publicly owned means of production in the manor. Everyone needs to participate in labor. They are a group with common philosophical beliefs and ideals for research, and they have high requirements for members and cannot be joined by them just by wanting to join.
If you want to become a member of this group, you must pass the examination and test. First, you must see whether your faith is firm and whether you have a certain theoretical level. In the end, you must pass a "purification of the soul" ceremony before you can become a formal member.
This "purification of the mind" ritual is very similar to the power to awaken the origin, but it has unique requirements for the members' philosophical beliefs and the way they view the world. Some people awaken the power of the origin in the ritual, while others pass the ceremony without awakening the power of the origin.
How to say it, for example, Aesop did not awaken the power of the original in his life, did not know how to use magical techniques, and physical techniques did not possess magical magic power. However, with Aesop's feelings, if Aesop could also receive guidance from this group back then, it would not be difficult to pass this "purification of the mind" ceremony. In name, the members of this group were all disciples of Pythagoras, but it was not easy to see Pythagoras himself directly like Aesop.
To become a formal member of the group, you can listen to Pythagoras teaching various knowledge through the curtain, and the location is in this hall; after several years of hard work, when all kinds of literacy reach a certain level, they can only meet Pythagoras himself. Such people, with Améng's understanding, are at least great achievers in spiritual insight.
Interestingly, Pythagoras also worked with other people in this manor on weekdays, but those who could not see him could not see him.
The two people who picked the curtains in the house just now should be disciples with extremely high attainments. They learned and inherited Pythagoras's knowledge and ideas, and had their own understanding and analysis. They could communicate directly with Pythagoras on weekdays and conduct various discussions and questions. The Copernicus who Aesop had met had been recorded as negative because he touched the divine stone many times. He was a slave outside, but his achievements in the manor were also quite high. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to accompany him when he went out.
After passing through the hall, Améng learned so much through breath sensing, and couldn't help but be more curious about Pythagoras' identity and origin. Pythagoras greeted: "Améng, please sit down! The last time there was a guest sitting here, it was a long time ago."
A méng sat down and said, "Who was the guest who sat here last time?"
Pythagoras replied, "His name is Plato, you should have heard of it, and you also know his student Aristotle. After the death of his teacher Socrates, Plato visited me here to discuss with me the "Ideal Kingdom" written by him. Although he is not a member of this place, he is also a student of mine."
As the sage spoke, he reached out to light the oil lamp on the table, and inadvertently pulled out the arm in the sleeve of the robe. Ahméng suddenly changed his mind and couldn't help but stand up and said, "You, are you, the creation god in Heaton's legend...Prometheus!"
I saw Pythagoras wearing an iron ring on his left arm, a broken thin chain on it, and a stone locked at the end. It looked like a decorative bracelet, but the stone was only the size of a fingernail, just a very ordinary gray stone. The sage did not have any extra decoration on his body, so why did he wear such a strange bracelet? Ah Méng couldn't help but think of the play "Prometheus" he had watched in Yaren.
Chapter completed!