Yesterday, Amon heard a conversation between Yin Nanna and Gilgamesh and others, which vaguely related to the secrets of the gods. The relationship between Marduk and Enriel does not seem to be very good, and Hombaba is the gatekeeper of Enriel's divine realm. He hopes to build his own temple in the Uruk city-state and also own the divine realm, but he was rejected by Gilgamesh. What is the "divine realm"? Is it the realm where the kingdoms build temples for the gods? Amon is not sure what exactly.

Hombaba accepted sacrifices from the residents along the river. Its descendants could not come out to attack people during the day, which seemed to be the agreement of the gods. Yesterday, there was obviously a strange snake that violated the agreement. Although it had been killed by Amon, Gilgamesh seized this opportunity and refused to let it go, and he took Enqi to eliminate Hombaba.

Amon guessed this correctly. Gilgamesh had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Since the day he became the lord of Uruk, he has wanted to kill Hombaba.

Like the Syrian city-state in the Hati Kingdom, the Uruk city-state also produces precious snow firs, and the yield is very high. The snow firs in the Syrian city-state need to be harvested in the mountains and ridges, and then transported out is very expensive. However, the conditions in the Uruk city-state are much better. The logging craftsmen only need to cut down trees on the mountains along the river, then tie them into wood and float downstream into the Youdi River, and then take them to the shore by a special boat in the gentle downstream water flow.

Snow fir is not only a precious wood, but also a material for making chariots and warships. It is a very important economic and strategic material, and it is also one of the main products of the Uruk city-state. However, there are Hongbaba and its descendants in the river. Every year, they have to sacrifice herds of cattle and sheep to them to sail safely during the day, and if they are not bad at night, they may be buried in a snake kiss. As the city lord, Gilgamesh had long wanted to eradicate this disaster.

Unconsciously, he used the magical art of detection for a long time, and the fighting sounds in the distance finally stopped. Amon finally came to his senses. The sky was already dark. Although he "restled" for a night, he felt even more tired than yesterday. He was always dizzy and even a little unsteady. Not only because of the indescribable shocking impact he felt, but also because of the excessive use of magical arts for one day and one night.

This was the first time Amon encountered this situation. He almost doubted whether he was sick. It seemed that he still lacked the experience of using divine arts. The consumption of using divine arts last night exceeded the limit that he could bear, but it happened slowly without realizing it. When he came to his senses, he had become very weak. Any divine arts master would need to rest for a long time to recover when he encountered this situation. That is, Amon also had the physical strength of a mid-level samurai and had not yet lie down on the spot.

Amen forced himself to drive the carriage and continue on the road. It was really a disaster. He found that the two horses were also so depressed that they couldn't get energetic. He shouted in his nose that he was very tired and tired. He couldn't run fast, and he was diarrhea halfway. The horse is a delicate animal. Amen ran too hard yesterday. If he had an ordinary horse, he would probably be exhausted on the road. These two horses couldn't stand it.

They were artificially raised horses, but they didn't eat hay yesterday, just drank some spring water, and in the morning they ate grass leaves with dewdrops. After running for a day, they also showed signs of weakness. Even people and horses became like this. Amon knew that he could not continue on the road in this situation and had to find a place to recuperate, otherwise the situation would be very dangerous if he encountered an accident.

Fortunately, this place is far away from Uruk City and the place is very remote. He wanted to find a farmer to give him enough money and stay for a few days to recover. At the same time, he also feeds his horse well and brings enough forage when leaving.

He was really lucky. Before noon, he saw a farmhouse at the foot of the hill in the distance. The house was very large and beautiful. On the left was a continuous farmland, and on the hillside on the right were sheltered. A small path led to the farmhouse. Amon waved his whip, and two horses slowly pulled the cart to the farmhouse, passing through the fence to the flat ground 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 see the movement. Amon stopped the car and was about to explain his purpose, but found that the two people in front had knelt down and saluted: "Dignity, how could you come to our house?"

It was a coincidence that the two men kneeling were the bodyguards hired by Lescott Lee on the ferry, the two warriors guarding Amon on the ferry. They no longer had swords but were dressed as farmers, but they were dressed cleanly, with simple embroidery on the collars and cuffs. Behind them should be their family and the servants of the farm. When they saw the two men kneeling down, they all bowed to the knees.

There was no other place in this wilderness at first glance, only a farm at the foot of the mountain. Since I met Amon and wanted to hide, I had to put down my whip and walk down the carriage: "How could it be so coincidental? I met you again here. My horse is sick and needs a good rest and feed the grass. I was a little tired from the long journey. I wanted to find a place to stay for a few days and I would pay you enough rewards."

The two men said in unison: "Great Sir, it is our honor to park your carriage in front of the door! What are the rewards? You saved our lives and we should repay them well. Come in quickly, your horse will also receive the best care."

Amon lived in the farm of the two brothers. He had only wanted to stay for one or two days, but unexpectedly, the excessively consumed mana has not been fully recovered. He felt uncomfortable in his body, and he stayed there for more than ten days. The two brothers were extremely respectful to Amon's reception and let him live in the best room, and the food and use of the best at home.

The two brothers were named Cain and Abel, and they lived in a large farmhouse and shared a hall, but the house was divided into two parts, with their own stairs, and Amon lived on the upper floor of his younger brother Abel's house.

These two brothers were actually nobles, but their family background was already in a downturn. Now the family territory was only this farm and a pasture outside the farm. Since the farm and the pasture were close to each other, the two brothers lived together after they split up. The farmland was distributed to their elder brother Cain, and the pasture was distributed to their younger brother Abel. When their father died, they told the two brothers to live in harmony and help each other.

With servants helping to take care of farmland and raise cattle and sheep, the two brothers occasionally go to the fields and pastures to work in person. More often than not, they like to go out for a walk, looking for various opportunities, such as working for the kingdom to restore the title of ancestors and revitalize the family.

Although the two brothers' families were dilapidated, they had the opportunity to learn physical skills when they were young. Now they are both second-level samurai. They have no worries about food and clothing, but are not rich, and they have to spend a lot of money on their way out. On the way out, when they were out of the way, they used up the money they brought with them, so they temporarily accepted the employment of a businessman as a bodyguard to cross the desert and cross the Youdi River to send the goods to the Uruk city-state. Unexpectedly, they encountered monsters in the river. If it weren't for Amon and the others, they wouldn't have come back.

When they talked together, the two brothers were very respectful. They answered whatever Amon asked, fearing that they would not explain carefully enough, and neglected the noble magician. Amon had found out a lot about the Baron Kingdom and the Uruk city-state. At least he knew the grudge between the so-called Young River God, Hongbaba, and the Uruk city-state, and also understood why Gilgamesh wanted to kill it.

Amon also heard another very interesting thing, and finally "confirmed" Yin Nanna's identity in his heart. The beautiful and charming girl should be Princess Xiao Qian, the sister of King Hammorabi II of Barron.

It is said that this Princess Xiao Qian has amazing beauty, but she is romantic by nature and does not like life in the palace. She often travels everywhere, yearns for heroic stories in myths and legends, and likes to disguise herself as a civilian girl, walking in the market and the fields, and has attracted many men's hearts. Due to her identity, there is no need to explain the reasons. Those men who regard Xiao Qian as a civilian girl also include some ill-behaved disciples who have no good ending.

When Gilgamesh met Yin Nanna, he sang a song. If the lyrics were about Princess Xiaoxi, then everyone in the entire kingdom should understand what it means. There is another important news. Princess Xiaoxi is Gilgamesh's fiancée! This marriage was designated by the old king Hammurabi I when he was alive. Of course, the purpose is to win over the most famous city-state hero in the kingdom and promise to use another city-state in the kingdom to be Princess Xiaoxi's dowry.

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

However, after the death of the old king Hammurabi I three years ago, the situation changed subtly. Hammurabi I's eldest son, Hammurabi II, succeeded to the throne. He was already very old but had no children of his own. The dispute over the future inheritance of the throne in the Kingdom of Barron has laid the groundwork. Those who are qualified to intervene in the throne are Princess Xiao Qian and several nephews of the old king.

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

Princess Xiao Qian has publicly stated that she is not interested in power and is just to stay away from the kingdom and go for fun, and does not want to get married so early. She looks like a girl who is playful and likes to play pranks. There is news that has been spread in the kingdom that is unknown when, and some political enemies want to assassinate her while the princess is out. There is another rumor in the city that if Gilgamesh marrys Princess Xiao Qian, he may usurp the throne of the Kingdom of Baron, and he can't figure out who they are spread.

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

Princess Xiao Qian disguised herself as a rehearsal and went out for fun some time ago. I heard that she had not returned to the palace from last summer to this winter. She probably played tricks everywhere as a civilian, and she did not look like a noble princess at all. It is said that Princess Xiao Qian was innocent and romantic, and she caused countless tears of lovesickness in the kingdom, so some people would say that she was neither conservative nor dangerous, and her political enemies would take this opportunity to send someone to assassinate her.

After hearing this, Amon confirmed that Yin Nanna should be Princess Xiao Qian, so that he could explain everything he saw: Why did Yin Nanna add marks that only gods or royal nobles could use when writing her name in divine texts? Why did she know Gilgamesh? And Gilgamesh sang such a song, but saluted her and invited her to go in the car.

Enqidu knew that Amon was a magician, but said that this time he passed through the city under Yin Nanna's protection, and threatened Amon not to have any unreasonable thoughts, otherwise he might kill him. The reason is very simple. Princess Xiao Qian is Gilgamesh's fiancée, and everything has been reasonably explained.

Since she already "knows" that Yin Nanna's identity is Princess Xiao Qian, Amon sighed slightly and stopped thinking about it. She might be just one of the many people she teased when the romantic and naughty princess played in the Kingdom. Even if she came to Barron City in the future, Amon would not be able to go to the palace to find her. As for the reward Yin Nanna promised, he didn't plan to ask for it.

But he had a good impression of Yin Nanna. At least he felt beautiful when walking together on the field. The cake she gave him was also the supreme delicacy that Amon had tasted. She did not do anything to be sorry for him, and protected a magician who exposed his identity to pass through the Uruk City-State safely. Keep this feeling and gratitude in his heart, don't think too much, Amon only cared for his body in the farm of the two brothers.

The two brothers entertained Amon very well, allowing him to have a comfortable hiding place when he was weak and could better restore his magic power. Amon was grateful from the bottom of his heart. When he was on the ferry, the two brothers took their swords and walked up to the bow to protect him, while the others hid in the cabin in panic. Amon was very grateful to them at the time. Then something happened, and Amon, who was recuperating, decided to repay the two people.

On the seventh day after Amon lived in the farm, the messenger of the city-state came on the road outside the farm. The city lord sent a number of messengers to walk through the villages of the city-state with flags and announced two news to people. The first news: seven days ago, a ferocious strange snake attacked the ferry during the day and was killed by a magician on the spot. Gilgamesh issued an announcement to the entire city-state, explaining Amon's identity - the magician, but did not say his name.

Gilgamesh did not hide his identity for Amon, but the message sent by the messenger did not say what happened to the magician later. People privately discussed that the magician had quietly walked off the path after getting off the ship. Seven days had passed, and it was probably that he had left the territory of the Uruk city-state long ago.

A magician killed monsters and saved the ship's people. This was shocking, and it was even a bit indescribable absurd. But people's attention was attracted by the second news, because the news was unimaginably shocking! Lord Enqidu, the captain of the city-state's guard, killed the young river god Hongbaba seven days ago at night, cut off all its nine heads, made a war drum with snake skin, made a drumstick with snake bones, and pulled out nine snake tendons, and pulled out thirty-six fangs.

The city lord, Lord Gilgamesh, fought side by side with Enqidu, intercepting Hongbaba's retreat, leaving it nowhere to escape, and finally, Enqidu cut off all his heads. This was a heroic feat that shocked the world. As soon as the news spread, Enqidu and Gilgamesh's names had become god-like existences in the minds of the people of the city!

It is said that the city lord also made a decision to divide the trophy he received into three parts, each with three snake tendons and twelve fangs. One was left in the Uruk city-state as a permanent commemoration, one was dedicated to the great Lord Malduck, and one was sent to the Palace of Barron as a gift to his fiancee Princess Xiao Qian.

Recently, Gilgamesh will go to the main temple of Marduk and the Baron Palace respectively in the name of offering gifts. As soon as the news spread, not only the Uruk city-state, but also the entire Baron Kingdom was in full swing. In every city-state and even remote villages, people were excited about this grand event that had not been seen in many years.

The people of the Barron Kingdom were in agitation, and they seemed to be far away from Amon who lived in the farm, but his situation became very embarrassing. The messenger from the city state came to the gate of the farm and read out the announcement of the city lord loudly. He could hear it clearly upstairs, and the two brothers who were also on the boat at that time naturally knew his identity.

He took a magician into his home and gave him the best hospitality. If he didn't know, he could explain it. But now he knew the announcement of the city-state, and what they should do was to take down Amon and hand it over to the city-state temple. These two brothers had seen Amon's ability and knew that they were not opponents at all. Of course, it was impossible to do so, but it would be inappropriate to continue to take Amon in.

Amon didn't want to cause trouble for them. After watching the city-state messenger go away in front of the upstairs window, he was already planning to pack up his things and leave. Unexpectedly, the two brothers returned home, but as if nothing had happened, they still respectfully invited Amon downstairs to have dinner. The dinner was more sumptuous than before, and there was no mention of the messenger's announcement. At dinner, Amon expressed his gratitude tactfully and offered to say goodbye. He planned to leave immediately, not even wanting to stay for a night.

But the two brothers sent everyone away, and Abel said sincerely in front of Amon: "Our benefactor, please do not doubt our sincerity in treating you. You saved our brother's life, and your arrival is our blessing! In fact, we can see that you have to rest well in the past few days. And your horse is also sick. The groom in the farm will feed them and carry you on the road ahead. Please don't worry about anything, live here with peace of mind until you fully recover and then set off! The journey may be smoother."

Abel was clearly suggesting that Amon had already known that he was a magician and was not inconvenient to continue on the road. They would not mind and would not reveal Amon's identity. They would still treat him respectfully and repay his life-saving grace. Now the news has spread throughout the city-state. If Amon returned to the main road, someone might know him, and it would be safer to take care of his body thoroughly before going on the road.

This was indeed a wiser choice for Amon. Although he had not fully recovered, he was not afraid of these two brothers. Everyone in the farm was within the monitoring range of Amon's detection magic. In this remote place, even if there was any situation, he could easily hide in the nearby fields and jungles.

Amon thought for a while and finally nodded, "Thank you for your kindness. I will definitely repay you. If you have any requests, just speak up and do my best if I can do it." He had no other meaning to say this. Although Amon was dressed in ordinary clothes but was absolutely rich, he had enough financial resources to repay the two brothers, even if he bought them a farm that was several times larger than now.

Amon's words moved the brother. After dinner that day, Cain called his younger brother Abel into the field and discussed with him: "Amon let us ask for any requests. My dear brother, what should we take this opportunity to ask him?"

Abel shook his head and said, "Although Amon is a magician, he can afford scrolls and should be very rich. But we treat him to repay his life-saving grace, so how can we seek his money?"

Cain patted his younger brother's shoulder and said, "You misunderstood. How could I want his money? We all saw it on the boat. He is such an excellent magician, mastering such powerful and magical power!...Don't forget that we are also qualified to learn divine arts, and even have registered our name on the ritual record of the temple, but no one will teach us divine arts again."

Abel sighed, "Yes, my grandfather's friend, that respectful old priest has passed away."

The brothers' conversation also involves a past event. Only nobles are qualified to learn divine arts, but it does not mean that as long as they are nobles, they can learn divine arts at will. This must be allowed by the temple, accepted the awakening ceremony of power, and must also have clear registration, which is equivalent to obtaining recognition qualifications.

Therefore, it is difficult to impersonate the identity of a magician. Every magician has a case to be found in which city-state, which temple, and which priest held a awakening ceremony for power. These records are very clear.
Chapter completed!