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Pivot of the Sky - Chapter 14

Published at 5th of August 2022 08:30:35 AM


Chapter 14

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The mayor of Dusti was surprised and wanted to laugh. He could see that Amun was trying to find Xiao Gu. He could not help but wonder that the child was really brave. Amun has a reason to find fault. Xiao Gu almost cut off one of his fingers last time. However, Amun has never offended the priest, but he really did!

Amun claims to have found a natural ore core without mining in the torrents, which is not impossible, but very rare. If some townspeople really pick up one or two of these mines, they will only take them home quietly, and it is impossible to register and report them. Of course, the God stones mined will be left by themselves. As long as I don't say, who will know?

Amun did this, clearly to let Xiao Gu pay taxes for him. Who asked the priest to make such a promise in order to apologize?

Xiao Gu's face was very ugly, but it was hard to say anything in public. He had to ask, "Amun, you are really a lucky and honest child. Can you show me the stone you have mined?"

He thought that Amun had found one or two ore cores at most. When Amun took a piece of sheepskin out of his arms and opened it, everyone around him gave a cry of surprise. Xiao Gu's eyes were black, and he fainted on the spot. If the servant didn't hold him fast, the back of his head would have hit the steps!

In the dirty sheepskin, there are not only 20 colorless and transparent standard divine stones, but also a special god stone with faint blue luster, which is like a strange and mysterious water wave rippling in it.

The onlookers were surprised and speechless. At this time, the mayor was the most calm. He was the first to come back to his senses and asked, "Amun, are these, this, these really what you found?"

A Meng's face did not change the color of his head and said: "yes, it should be that the mountain torrent of a certain year just broke through a vein. There is a pile of ore cores exposed in the dry stream traces. I was very lucky to find it."

Dusty took a mouthful of foam and felt his lips dry. He looked around and whispered, "actually you can To do this To yourself... "

He said only half of every sentence, but the meaning was more obvious. In fact, Amun can stay quietly and never tell anyone. This is forcing Lord Xiaogu to pay taxes, which is not good for Amun himself, because Lord Xiaogu will surely retaliate. Is Lord Xiaogu's power and position a miner's son can offend?

At this time, there is a humanitarian: "Xiao Gu adult fainted, how to do?"

Amun also replied, "Lord Mayor, I have to pay taxes. You won't let me violate the law in public, will you?"

Dusti sighed a long sigh and said helplessly: "wake up Mr. Xiaogu. We all know that the tax of Amun's family this year will be paid by him!"

Only the mayor knows why Xiao Gu faints. If there were only 20 sacred stones and Xiao Gu paid taxes on behalf of the 18 stones, even if he felt heartache like cutting meat with a knife, he would not lose his temper. The key lies in the blue stone. The miners in this town don't know its value. In terms of tax, it is equivalent to 200 standard sacred stones.

That is to say, Xiao Gu has to pay taxes on a total of 198 sacred stones for Amun. The value of a divine stone is equal to 20 baht gold coins, so Xiao Gu needs to pay taxes close to 4000 baht gold coins! With such a sum of money, you can buy a luxurious manor in the city-state of Syria, plus groups of slaves, cattle and sheep.

Xiao Gu woke up by rubbing his chest. With the help of two servants, Xiao Gu stood still and asked in a trembling voice, "Amun, do you really want to pay taxes?" When talking, his eyes are like dripping blood. If his eyes can kill people, Amun will be dismembered.

Amun actually met this, and did not dodge. He looked at Xiao Gu's eyes like a provocation. His tone was very calm and clear. He replied, "yes, is the clerk in charge of tax registration want me to escape tax in public?"

If you are forced to pay this tax, you will have to pay it if you don't pay it. Xiao Gu avoided Amun's sight, and said to dasti with a beseeching look and a pitiful tone: "Lord Mayor, I accept this tax and register it as twenty-one sacred stones."

It seems that only dasty can understand the meaning of this word. This is a word game. The blue god stone is also a god stone. It seems that there is nothing wrong with this registration. But there is a secret between Xiao Gu and dasti, which is also the best way for the two nobles to make money. In the past, when a miner mined a special stone, they would be ecstatic.

The villagers don't know how high the value of the special god stone is, because as long as it is mined, it will be taken away, and it is impossible to appear on the market as a circulating currency like the standard God stone. I only know that this thing is very rare. Maybe one of the hundreds of sacred stones will appear. If it is mined out, the mayor will be very happy to give an extra divine stone to the craftsman.

The rest of the matter is that the mayor and the clerk are fed up. A special stone can be worth 200 standard stones. According to the law, 20 of them can be left by themselves. The miner who mined it only got one reward, and the remaining 19 were taken by dasti and Xiaogu. This is not the most profitable situation. If a word game is played with the tacit consent of the mayor, the clerks only register the sacred stones instead of the special ones, then they can privately share the benefits equivalent to 198 sacred stones!But now the situation is different. The more valuable the blue stone is, the more tax Xiao Gu has to pay for Amun. Xiao Gu is implying that the mayor of Dusti, as he has done before, should not be registered as a blue water center. He even winked at the mayor, hoping that he could cover up the value of the dark blue water heart and cheat it from Amun with the reward of ordinary God stone. In this way, he would not only lose but also make a fortune.

Mayor dusty hesitated, coughing and about to speak. However, Amun said in a loud voice, "I'm sorry, Priestess. Don't forget that I'm also literate! Please register truthfully. I can understand 20 standard stones and one blue stone. "

This sentence is like an invisible miner's hammer. Xiao Gu's body suddenly shakes, and then he leans on his servant's shoulder. He doesn't dare to look at Amun, but only looks at dasti. Dusty's face also became very ugly. He said to Amun in a deep voice: "the tax affairs are left to the adults. In short, you will not be allowed to pay taxes. What's more, you blue blue stone, can you give it to me? This town will give you a special reward. "

Amun asked, "if the taxes have been paid in full, then all the sacred stones can be left in my hands, can't they?"

Dusty's voice was a little dry, and he said in a deep voice, "if you turn in a special stone, you will get an extra reward. For you, nothing will be lost..."

Before he finished his words, Amun felt a hand on his shoulder. He listened to the old Madman's voice and said, "Lord Mayor, I often see something that someone owns something that shouldn't belong to him. As time goes by, he forms a habit, but forgets that those are not his. If one day he doesn't get the thing that doesn't belong to him, he will feel that the real master shouldn't have it. Who do you think this is? "

Looking at Xiao Gu's pitiful appearance, Amun begged the mayor. Somehow, there was a nameless anger rising in his heart, which almost could not be suppressed. He wanted to step forward and punch him all over his face. This thought stimulated Amun's body to tremble. The old madman happened to appear at this time. His hand was on Amun's shoulder. There was an invisible force that made him unable to move.

The mayor of dusty stopped talking, but the old madman kept on saying, "this is the devil! Desire is not necessarily evil, it can encourage people to create and pursue more beauty But I want to tell a story. Once upon a time, someone stole a gold coin from me every day without any investigation. Later, I told him that it was not good to do so. However, his heart was full of hatred and curse. He asked me to encourage and praise him to continue this kind of behavior. Otherwise, it would be my evil behavior, but he completely forgot that he had got so much from me You say, whose evil is this

The mayor of Dusti was staring at by the old madman in a cold sweat. He unconsciously stepped back and turned to Xiao Gu and said, "clerk, Amun's request is normal and legal. Since he knows the words, let him watch you register and write down 20 standard God stones and one blue god stone, and the taxes will be paid by you."

As soon as he said this, he turned his eyes white, his body straightened, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, and then he fell into the servant's arms. The servant hurriedly carried him into the temple to give first aid. Most people still don't understand what happened. It seems that Lord Xiaogu is ill, and he is very sick.

The old madman coldly watched Xiao Gu being carried into the temple, and then he said to dassti, "the clerk is not fit and can't persist in his work. The mayor will register himself."

Dusty wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "OK, I'll register. You can take this child away."

Amun had a kind of uncontrollable emotion, full of violent impulse, but seeing Xiao Gu vomiting blood and fainting, as if hurt more than his own hand, and inexplicably calmed down, he suddenly felt that the noble priest was like a humble wretch. At this time, the old madman put his hand on his shoulder, and Amun could not help turning half a circle and following him.

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"My child, Xiao Gu deserves it, but you are suffering from your own suffering. Do you understand the desire of both sides of the body? Learning how to face it is like learning how to use strength What you are doing today is very dangerous and not calm enough. If you don't learn how to face this kind of test, I won't see your achievements in the future. I'm afraid I will see your body soon. "

This is in the old Madman's house. Nietzsche drinks while talking, but he doesn't pour amon.

Amun asked, "do you mean Xiao Gu will retaliate against me?"

The old madman laughed: "nonsense, you know the consequences! Of course, he has the mind to kill you Do you know the value of blue water heart

Amun: I don't know. You didn't tell me. I think it's worth a lot of money

Old Madman: "the concept of money in Duke town is different from that in the outside world. A dark blue water core is worth 200 sacred stones, equivalent to 4000 baht gold coins, and it can't be bought if you want to buy it. Such a sum of money, no matter where it is, may cause a bloody conflict, let alone in the hands of a child like you. It's safe in Duke at the moment, at least with me, but when you're alone

Amun lowered his head and said, "you seem to know what I'm going to do, but you don't stop me."The old madman shook his head: "persuasion is useless. I can stop you, but I can't replace you in the face of your rising desire. After this, you should understand how to master it, face it soberly and even enjoy it, but can't let it influence your thinking, words and deeds Besides, I would like to see you clean up Xiao Gu. He deserves it, but you should pay attention to yourself. "

Amun nodded and said, "I think I understand."

The old madman stood up and said, "I see. Now you can learn the most basic level one divinity. There are many kinds of divinities, including elemental divinity, spiritual divinity, blessing divinity, spatial divinity, information divinity, etc. it is very difficult for a magician to master all types of divinities, and often has his own skills. I don't know what you are good at. Since you have a blue water heart, you should start with the water element divinity. "

Magic was so mysterious in Amun's mind, but the old madman told him that it was very simple to reach the standard of first-class magician, which was a piece of ice!

Summon the water contained in the environment, condense into ice, and quietly lay a layer of ice on the surrounding ground. Amun didn't know that these already meant three kinds of water element divinity. Although they were all first-class divinities, the combination of these techniques was not simple and needed to be completed in silence at the same time.

The old madman didn't tell him how difficult it was for a new magician. He only said that it was the simplest beginning.

It's easy to freeze water into ice. According to the old Madman's teaching method, Amun did it for the first time. Summoning the water elements in the environment to form countless tiny ice crystals, which gradually spread all over the ground. It was difficult to do, but it was also successful after a few days. The old madman said to Amun with a smile: "you can practice repeatedly, but when you practice yourself, don't use the blue water core any more."

When Amun did not use the dark blue water heart as the medium to perform magic, he found that it was more than ten times more difficult to use the same divinity. It is said that the old madman should give him a staff of Dharma, but the old man seems to have forgotten intentionally or unintentionally that Amun should not rely on any utensils, but use his own divine power to display it.

Amun can't do it. In fact, many low-level magicians can't do this, including the third level magicians. Anyway, they have to have a staff inlaid with ordinary divine stones! However, Amun has been very clear in his mind how to do it, and his skills have been mastered. He has been successful for many times through the dark blue water heart, so he does not doubt that his method is wrong, but his strength has not been reached. He has no doubts and frustrations. Practice well!

At this time, the old madman explained to Amun the special features of the dark blue water core and how to use it. The dark blue water heart is not only helpful to awaken the power, but also can greatly assist the application of water element divinity. If you let Amun use his own power to perform such magic at the beginning, he can't succeed. With the help of blue water heart is the way to take advantage of it.

However, there is a principle of dexterity, which can only be used in two situations: first, in order to better master a certain divinity and understand its methods and techniques in the most thorough way; second, it is impossible to retain any strength when fighting against human life and death. However, after mastering some divine arts, we should try not to use them in daily practice. Otherwise, we will form dependence and complacency, which is not good for our own strength.

The old madman said that, and Amun did it. Without the help of blue water, he could not do it, but he was not in a hurry. Amun also kept an eye on it. After a period of time, he would try again quietly with blue water to see how much his strength had increased? He was satisfied with the results. The speed and scope of the ice condensation were getting faster and wider.

Of course, the old madman knew that it was too difficult for Amun to condense water and lay ice only by his own strength, but he would be surprised if he could do it simply. There is a limit to what kind of genius he has! Besides, the old madman did not teach anything else, even Amun sports.

Until one day, amon spent the whole afternoon quietly setting a layer of ice on the threshold of the old Madman's house. He wanted to watch the old madman fall, but he hid beside him and helped him. As a result, when the old madman came home, the ice disappeared, and Amun, who was behind the door, slipped and fell in all directions.

At this time, the old madman said to him, "boy, you are already a first-class magician. In such a short time, of course, it is a great achievement for others, but for you, I only hope that time can come Because the disaster will come soon, and then you should be able to protect yourself and learn how to protect yourself

"What disaster?" Amun asked curiously

The old madman did not want to say more, but asked, "do you still go to the cold spring to practice divinity every night?"

Amun nodded. "Yes, I'm used to it."

Now that cold spring is no longer freezing, it is just a cool pool. However, Amun is used to calling it cold spring, and he is also used to going there to bathe and practice divinity every day. The place was hidden, the environment was peaceful, and Amun had a sense of familiarity and intimacy.

The old madman didn't say anything more. He just nodded and said, "well, you can go on."

Amun didn't know why the old madman said that disaster was coming, but on that night, Amun really encountered a disastrous event.**

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