Chapter 13
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That night, Amun came to the cold spring again, but he didn't take a bath as usual. In the past, he was sitting in the water at the edge of the cold spring, soaking his body and washing his face and hair. But this time, the old madman asked him to dive into the deep of the cold spring to look for the spring eye. There was a special thing there, which he took out and took back.
As for what it was, the old madman didn't say.
The cold spring is freezing cold, and the water surface under the moonlight is condensed with a layer of fog, which seems to be steaming. In fact, it is a tiny water droplet condensed in the low-temperature air close to the water surface. In this piercing water, ordinary people will fight with each other after a few breaths. Even if Amun wants to dive deep, he needs courage.
Amun took a deep breath, quietly dived into the spring, trying not to think about the biting cold, and concentrated on feeling the weak water flow with his body, looking for the spring eye. The central part of the cold spring is not too deep. It is about the height of two adults, which is enough to make Amun lose his head.
In the depth of the spring, the chill seemed boundless, and the heat in his body was losing rapidly. Amun tried to control himself not to tremble and twitch, but every pore was shrinking and trembling, and the tiny fibers of each muscle were shaking rapidly and weakly.
In this case, it is difficult to concentrate, but Amun did. He felt the seemingly calm spring flowing slowly in the depth, tracing back to the place where it originated. The source of the cold spring is in the bottom of a pile of pebbles gurgle overflow, amon in a sharp chill suddenly feel deeper cold.
This subtle difference is difficult to distinguish, because the whole body is cold. Amun's hand touched a stone, which was very much like a mine core. When he concentrated on the experience carefully, he suddenly felt a cold war out of control and almost didn't choke water. That originally did not care about the ice cold, as if suddenly awakened in general, crazy drill into the body.
It's not that the spring became colder, but Amun seemed to communicate the source of the chill, awakened and magnified the feeling. For a moment, he almost couldn't stand it. He just wanted to leave here quickly and even suspected that he would be frozen in the spring.
However, Amun did not leave. There was a heat flow rising in his body, which spread all over his limbs. This reaction usually only appeared when he left the cold spring to sit down and rest. Now it appeared in the spring, indicating that he had stayed long enough and was about to exceed a certain limit. His body had instinctive self-protection and awakened a kind of strength.
Amun held the pebble the size of the core, but he didn't lift it. It seems that a stone scattered on the bottom of the water seems to be fixed there by a mysterious force, showing a glued state.
Holding his breath, Amun concentrated all his spirit. For a moment, the cold and heat flow in his body seemed to be under his control. His whole body was trembling rapidly, his chest was holding back very hard, and his right hand gave out amazing strength. Suddenly, he took up the pebble, and Amun's body jumped out of the water, and then fell down with a plop, holding the stone tightly in his hand.
He climbed back to the shore, but did not care about the pebble, but closed his eyes and sat there, seemingly motionless, but felt the whole body's blood in the rapid flow, each pore is also in a way that can not be detected by the naked eye tremor, the water droplets on his body turned into hot steam, but the cold in his body was slowly dispelled after a long time.
It was only a short time in the water, but he felt very tired. He got up again and began to move his limbs. His movements were like strange gymnastics. After he recovered his calmness, he began to look at the pebble carefully. It looks very much like a mineral core, but Amun has seen many kinds of ore cores, and he always thinks that there is something different. Although this thing is similar to natural pebbles, it always feels a bit of artificial forgery, although it is made very skillfully.
It was so cold when I sensed it in the spring just now, but now holding it in my hand, I only had the normal coolness of a stone. I almost couldn't feel anything abnormal. Thinking of this, Amun suddenly realized that something was wrong. He put down the stone and entered the cold spring again. The water in the cold spring was still cold, but as Amun had guessed, the chilling chill was gradually dissipating.
So far, Amun should have completed the task assigned by the old madman, but he did not stop and once again sneaked into the cold spring. This time, it was much simpler than the last time. Soon he grabbed a pebble and threw it on the shore. Then he dived again with another breath. After throwing out 20 pebbles in succession, he climbed onto the shore again.
This time, he was freezing, his body was a little purple, panting and shaking like a sieve. At this time, he felt inexplicably that the moon seemed to become bright, there was a warm cover, and slowly into the body. Looking up, there is a magic stone floating above, emitting a soft light. Looking back, the old madman has been standing behind him from time to time.
"Child, you will hurt your body in this way. I don't want you to take out the whole magic array. Just find the blue water heart in the middle and use your strength to take it out." As the old madman spoke, the stone hanging in the air became brighter. The soft white light seemed to turn into a thick fog, which gradually restored Amun's body. At the same time, there was a sense of oppression that made him speechless.
"But you are better than I thought. To let you take out the blue water heart, it is mainly to test two abilities. First, your body can withstand the invasion of this cold spring and still be able to use its power without interference; second, your spirit and will are strong enough to be able to sense subtle changes in that environment. Only in this way can it be possible to awaken the power of both sides of one body. "The old madman spoke, and with a wave of his stick, the twenty pebbles on the ground were broken soundlessly, just like the scene of mining the core with a sledgehammer, revealing the 20 sacred stones inside. The pebble that Amun took out the first time showed a ripple like wave on its surface, and then it fell into sand like a current. A dark blue divine stone appeared in the center.
The old madman then explained, "thirty years ago, I set up a magic array here with a dark blue water core and 20 sacred stones, and created this cold spring. Now its mission has been completed. Those pebbles are not natural cores. They are my camouflage. It's no surprise to me that you can find the blue water, but you've found all the disguised pebbles. It's a surprise to me
With these words, the stone in the air fell down and was caught by the old madman. In front of him, only the quiet moonlight was reflected on the water. Amun had already stood up, reached for the blue stone and asked, "is it called blue water heart?"
The old madman nodded: "yes, all kinds of God stones of different colors have their own names, and the blue ones are called the blue water heart by the magicians."
Children who grew up in Duke town certainly know that in addition to the colorless and transparent standard stone, there are four kinds of special divine stones, namely red, blue, black and white. However, Amun heard the name of Youlan Shuixin for the first time. Although these four kinds of special god stones are not as rare as the tears of the gods, they are also very rare. Even in Duke Town, there are only a few stones produced in a year. If you are not lucky, you may not see one in a few years.
Amun extracted the tears of the gods last time, but it was taken away by Fayol before he had time to look carefully. Today, it is the first time that he has the opportunity to study the special god stone besides the standard God stone. While playing, he finds that the old madman has turned and left.
"Where are you going?" Amun called from behind.
"Go home and sleep, of course! I'm afraid you'll have an accident in the cold spring, so I'm here to have a look and be ready to save people at any time. Since you're OK, I can have a good sleep. " The old madman did not answer.
"What about these sacred stones, won't you take them with you?" Amun called again.
"I left them here 30 years ago, and I never wanted to take them away. What you take out is yours. It will be useful to keep them Tomorrow night, at this time and in this place, I will hold a wake-up ceremony for you, don't forget. " As the voice of his voice faded away, the old madman had disappeared in the forest of black fire.
After the old madman left, Amun sat at the edge of the spring and looked at the blue water heart. When he concentrated on trying to experience it carefully, he always felt that there was a mysterious power fluctuating between the stone and the spring, and something in his body was ready to move, as if it was some kind of yearning breath, and he was distracted unconsciously.
……
The next night, the "awakening ceremony of strength" held by the old madman for Amun was actually a kind of prayer. But different from the rituals held by the magicians, the great magician did not ask Amun to pray to any particular God, but taught him how to focus his mind more. Everything outside is between seeing and not seeing, so as to clearly sense the subtle changes of his body and inner heart, condense spiritual introspection, and communicate with the original power of all things.
Of course, it is much more difficult to do this than the magician who only needs to pray to the gods. The old madman told Amun that he might as well pray to the gods. He also explained with a smile: "I heard what you and Aristotle talked about the origin of divinity that day. If you can understand what he said, you can understand what I mean To awaken the power, you must be well prepared, otherwise the ceremony will not succeed, and you, who are already well prepared, can no longer be sufficient. "
The ceremony was like opening a door and touching an unknown world. The old madman asked Amun to put the dark blue water heart in front of him, and let him try to gather his spiritual strength. With the blue water heart as the intermediary, he felt how to communicate with the unknown world. Amun really felt a cool, seemingly vague, diffuse around the exact shape.
When he realized the coolness, it seemed to turn into cold again, which was the most familiar feeling in the cold spring for a long time. Then he felt that the spring around him was resonating with it in a strange rhythm. This rhythm is not breathing or heartbeat, but a natural rhythm that can't be described clearly.
At the same time, the old madman sighed when he saw the dim light from the blue water heart covering Amun's body: "if the ceremony is carried out with the help of the tears of the gods, it will be much easier to wake up the power, and the dark blue water heart will make it. Even without the help of any foreign objects, you will also succeed, but it is better to master the specific magic arts It's easier. "
Amun did not hear what the old madman said. He was immersed in a new world. Is this the power given by the gods? Or is it the power of nature, or is it a latent force in the body? He felt not only the strange fluctuations of the outside world, but also an indescribable sense of ease and pleasure in his body. He felt that he had never been so strong.
He felt that he was so powerful that he seemed to be able to control or conquer everything. When he was introspective, he really felt the power of both sides of the body.
Desire is always accompanied by power. The greater the power, the more desire. For example, a hungry person may think of nothing but a full meal, while an emperor may want to conquer the whole continent and possess endless wealth and power.Seemingly quiet, all kinds of desire or desire also appear quietly, it is not clear whether it comes from the body or the mind. It may also be suppressed in a dedicated prayer ceremony, but in his ordinary words and deeds, Amun soon felt this kind of trouble.
……
The ceremony was just the beginning. The old madman told him to master it gradually and control the induction thoroughly before he could really learn divinity and physique. I'm afraid it will take some time. For the next few days, Amun would come to the spring every night to pray intently, but for most of the day, he was still a miner in the town, looking the same as before.
He often thought of Maria, of the events of that night, of her body and lips, of her hand in the neckline on her chest, and there were subtle changes in his mind. He would indulge in the illusion that he would gain invincible power to defeat Gabriel, to drive rod Dick away from the personal guard, leaving him and Maria alone, and
He does have unprecedented power, but with the emergence of power, there are subtle changes in mentality, desire and desire will expand and enlarge, and will fly as boundless as wings.
When he meditates on his body and mind and senses foreign things every night, he will be very conscious of these, just like enduring a kind of suffering. A voice seems to be saying, "have the power, to get everything you want!" Another voice seemed to say: "how ridiculous, you can only be ridiculed for being weak!" And Amun's soul seems to be outside of these two voices, and unconsciously involved.
When Maria had gone through all this, Gabriel told her that it was only necessary to examine it with pure heart and not be influenced by it. But the old madman didn't say that to Amun. He just told him that it was a test, depending on how he faced it.
In addition to the disturbance that disturbed his soul, Amun's body also had abnormal reactions. He had an illusion that he was becoming stronger and stronger every day. When walking, his feet were so strong and steady. Every bone and muscle were making a slight noise, which seemed to contain infinite energy. He even had an impulse to clench his fist to beat people.
The son of a drunkard was often ridiculed in this town when he was young. At this time, Amun had a strange desire to beat anyone who didn't like his eyes. He felt like a fierce and aggressive beast lurking in his body. Amun didn't fight in the town, but he did something that stunned and envied the whole town.
As a result, Lord Xiao Gu, the temple priest and scribe, fainted and vomited blood in public.
The cause of the matter is that he took out the stone in the cold spring, and Amun has been very careful to carry with him. When he passed the goddess Temple of Muyun that day, he saw Xiao Gu with his servants registering the taxes paid by the villagers in front of the gate. The mayor of the town also stood by. With a sneer, Amun turned around and walked over. He said in a loud voice, "mayor, I have to pay taxes!"
The mayor of Dusti did not answer. Xiao Gu was uneasy and curiously asked, "Amun, what tax do you pay? Your family didn't get the core in the mine these days? "
The extraction of Shenshi from the core is only the last step. The mining place is the mine in the north of the village, which is located on the edge of the mountains in the Syrian plateau. It is impossible for one person to complete the work of digging mountains, digging stones, and excavating ore cores. It is the collective work of the miners in the town, and it is supervised by some people. The obtained ore cores are distributed to each family according to their output. Xiao Gu, the Secretary of the court, has not registered with Amun family recently. He is also very glad that he has received the ore core.
Amun replied: "Dear priests and scribes, I occasionally found a number of ore cores washed down by mountain torrents in a stream in the black fire jungle. It is like a gift from a God that there is no need to dig the mountain artificially. I took them home, opened them, and took out a number of sacred stones, which are subject to tax according to the law of this town. "
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That night, Amun came to the cold spring again, but he didn't take a bath as usual. In the past, he was sitting in the water at the edge of the cold spring, soaking his body and washing his face and hair. But this time, the old madman asked him to dive into the deep of the cold spring to look for the spring eye. There was a special thing there, which he took out and took back.
As for what it was, the old madman didn't say.
The cold spring is freezing cold, and the water surface under the moonlight is condensed with a layer of fog, which seems to be steaming. In fact, it is a tiny water droplet condensed in the low-temperature air close to the water surface. In this piercing water, ordinary people will fight with each other after a few breaths. Even if Amun wants to dive deep, he needs courage.
Amun took a deep breath, quietly dived into the spring, trying not to think about the biting cold, and concentrated on feeling the weak water flow with his body, looking for the spring eye. The central part of the cold spring is not too deep. It is about the height of two adults, which is enough to make Amun lose his head.
In the depth of the spring, the chill seemed boundless, and the heat in his body was losing rapidly. Amun tried to control himself not to tremble and twitch, but every pore was shrinking and trembling, and the tiny fibers of each muscle were shaking rapidly and weakly.
In this case, it is difficult to concentrate, but Amun did. He felt the seemingly calm spring flowing slowly in the depth, tracing back to the place where it originated. The source of the cold spring is in the bottom of a pile of pebbles gurgle overflow, amon in a sharp chill suddenly feel deeper cold.
This subtle difference is difficult to distinguish, because the whole body is cold. Amun's hand touched a stone, which was very much like a mine core. When he concentrated on the experience carefully, he suddenly felt a cold war out of control and almost didn't choke water. That originally did not care about the ice cold, as if suddenly awakened in general, crazy drill into the body.
It's not that the spring became colder, but Amun seemed to communicate the source of the chill, awakened and magnified the feeling. For a moment, he almost couldn't stand it. He just wanted to leave here quickly and even suspected that he would be frozen in the spring.
However, Amun did not leave. There was a heat flow rising in his body, which spread all over his limbs. This reaction usually only appeared when he left the cold spring to sit down and rest. Now it appeared in the spring, indicating that he had stayed long enough and was about to exceed a certain limit. His body had instinctive self-protection and awakened a kind of strength.
Amun held the pebble the size of the core, but he didn't lift it. It seems that a stone scattered on the bottom of the water seems to be fixed there by a mysterious force, showing a glued state.
Holding his breath, Amun concentrated all his spirit. For a moment, the cold and heat flow in his body seemed to be under his control. His whole body was trembling rapidly, his chest was holding back very hard, and his right hand gave out amazing strength. Suddenly, he took up the pebble, and Amun's body jumped out of the water, and then fell down with a plop, holding the stone tightly in his hand.
He climbed back to the shore, but did not care about the pebble, but closed his eyes and sat there, seemingly motionless, but felt the whole body's blood in the rapid flow, each pore is also in a way that can not be detected by the naked eye tremor, the water droplets on his body turned into hot steam, but the cold in his body was slowly dispelled after a long time.
It was only a short time in the water, but he felt very tired. He got up again and began to move his limbs. His movements were like strange gymnastics. After he recovered his calmness, he began to look at the pebble carefully. It looks very much like a mineral core, but Amun has seen many kinds of ore cores, and he always thinks that there is something different. Although this thing is similar to natural pebbles, it always feels a bit of artificial forgery, although it is made very skillfully.
It was so cold when I sensed it in the spring just now, but now holding it in my hand, I only had the normal coolness of a stone. I almost couldn't feel anything abnormal. Thinking of this, Amun suddenly realized that something was wrong. He put down the stone and entered the cold spring again. The water in the cold spring was still cold, but as Amun had guessed, the chilling chill was gradually dissipating.
So far, Amun should have completed the task assigned by the old madman, but he did not stop and once again sneaked into the cold spring. This time, it was much simpler than the last time. Soon he grabbed a pebble and threw it on the shore. Then he dived again with another breath. After throwing out 20 pebbles in succession, he climbed onto the shore again.
This time, he was freezing, his body was a little purple, panting and shaking like a sieve. At this time, he felt inexplicably that the moon seemed to become bright, there was a warm cover, and slowly into the body. Looking up, there is a magic stone floating above, emitting a soft light. Looking back, the old madman has been standing behind him from time to time.
"Child, you will hurt your body in this way. I don't want you to take out the whole magic array. Just find the blue water heart in the middle and use your strength to take it out." As the old madman spoke, the stone hanging in the air became brighter. The soft white light seemed to turn into a thick fog, which gradually restored Amun's body. At the same time, there was a sense of oppression that made him speechless.
"But you are better than I thought. To let you take out the blue water heart, it is mainly to test two abilities. First, your body can withstand the invasion of this cold spring and still be able to use its power without interference; second, your spirit and will are strong enough to be able to sense subtle changes in that environment. Only in this way can it be possible to awaken the power of both sides of one body. "The old madman spoke, and with a wave of his stick, the twenty pebbles on the ground were broken soundlessly, just like the scene of mining the core with a sledgehammer, revealing the 20 sacred stones inside. The pebble that Amun took out the first time showed a ripple like wave on its surface, and then it fell into sand like a current. A dark blue divine stone appeared in the center.
The old madman then explained, "thirty years ago, I set up a magic array here with a dark blue water core and 20 sacred stones, and created this cold spring. Now its mission has been completed. Those pebbles are not natural cores. They are my camouflage. It's no surprise to me that you can find the blue water, but you've found all the disguised pebbles. It's a surprise to me
With these words, the stone in the air fell down and was caught by the old madman. In front of him, only the quiet moonlight was reflected on the water. Amun had already stood up, reached for the blue stone and asked, "is it called blue water heart?"
The old madman nodded: "yes, all kinds of God stones of different colors have their own names, and the blue ones are called the blue water heart by the magicians."
Children who grew up in Duke town certainly know that in addition to the colorless and transparent standard stone, there are four kinds of special divine stones, namely red, blue, black and white. However, Amun heard the name of Youlan Shuixin for the first time. Although these four kinds of special god stones are not as rare as the tears of the gods, they are also very rare. Even in Duke Town, there are only a few stones produced in a year. If you are not lucky, you may not see one in a few years.
Amun extracted the tears of the gods last time, but it was taken away by Fayol before he had time to look carefully. Today, it is the first time that he has the opportunity to study the special god stone besides the standard God stone. While playing, he finds that the old madman has turned and left.
"Where are you going?" Amun called from behind.
"Go home and sleep, of course! I'm afraid you'll have an accident in the cold spring, so I'm here to have a look and be ready to save people at any time. Since you're OK, I can have a good sleep. " The old madman did not answer.
"What about these sacred stones, won't you take them with you?" Amun called again.
"I left them here 30 years ago, and I never wanted to take them away. What you take out is yours. It will be useful to keep them Tomorrow night, at this time and in this place, I will hold a wake-up ceremony for you, don't forget. " As the voice of his voice faded away, the old madman had disappeared in the forest of black fire.
After the old madman left, Amun sat at the edge of the spring and looked at the blue water heart. When he concentrated on trying to experience it carefully, he always felt that there was a mysterious power fluctuating between the stone and the spring, and something in his body was ready to move, as if it was some kind of yearning breath, and he was distracted unconsciously.
……
The next night, the "awakening ceremony of strength" held by the old madman for Amun was actually a kind of prayer. But different from the rituals held by the magicians, the great magician did not ask Amun to pray to any particular God, but taught him how to focus his mind more. Everything outside is between seeing and not seeing, so as to clearly sense the subtle changes of his body and inner heart, condense spiritual introspection, and communicate with the original power of all things.
Of course, it is much more difficult to do this than the magician who only needs to pray to the gods. The old madman told Amun that he might as well pray to the gods. He also explained with a smile: "I heard what you and Aristotle talked about the origin of divinity that day. If you can understand what he said, you can understand what I mean To awaken the power, you must be well prepared, otherwise the ceremony will not succeed, and you, who are already well prepared, can no longer be sufficient. "
The ceremony was like opening a door and touching an unknown world. The old madman asked Amun to put the dark blue water heart in front of him, and let him try to gather his spiritual strength. With the blue water heart as the intermediary, he felt how to communicate with the unknown world. Amun really felt a cool, seemingly vague, diffuse around the exact shape.
When he realized the coolness, it seemed to turn into cold again, which was the most familiar feeling in the cold spring for a long time. Then he felt that the spring around him was resonating with it in a strange rhythm. This rhythm is not breathing or heartbeat, but a natural rhythm that can't be described clearly.
At the same time, the old madman sighed when he saw the dim light from the blue water heart covering Amun's body: "if the ceremony is carried out with the help of the tears of the gods, it will be much easier to wake up the power, and the dark blue water heart will make it. Even without the help of any foreign objects, you will also succeed, but it is better to master the specific magic arts It's easier. "
Amun did not hear what the old madman said. He was immersed in a new world. Is this the power given by the gods? Or is it the power of nature, or is it a latent force in the body? He felt not only the strange fluctuations of the outside world, but also an indescribable sense of ease and pleasure in his body. He felt that he had never been so strong.
He felt that he was so powerful that he seemed to be able to control or conquer everything. When he was introspective, he really felt the power of both sides of the body.
Desire is always accompanied by power. The greater the power, the more desire. For example, a hungry person may think of nothing but a full meal, while an emperor may want to conquer the whole continent and possess endless wealth and power.Seemingly quiet, all kinds of desire or desire also appear quietly, it is not clear whether it comes from the body or the mind. It may also be suppressed in a dedicated prayer ceremony, but in his ordinary words and deeds, Amun soon felt this kind of trouble.
……
The ceremony was just the beginning. The old madman told him to master it gradually and control the induction thoroughly before he could really learn divinity and physique. I'm afraid it will take some time. For the next few days, Amun would come to the spring every night to pray intently, but for most of the day, he was still a miner in the town, looking the same as before.
He often thought of Maria, of the events of that night, of her body and lips, of her hand in the neckline on her chest, and there were subtle changes in his mind. He would indulge in the illusion that he would gain invincible power to defeat Gabriel, to drive rod Dick away from the personal guard, leaving him and Maria alone, and
He does have unprecedented power, but with the emergence of power, there are subtle changes in mentality, desire and desire will expand and enlarge, and will fly as boundless as wings.
When he meditates on his body and mind and senses foreign things every night, he will be very conscious of these, just like enduring a kind of suffering. A voice seems to be saying, "have the power, to get everything you want!" Another voice seemed to say: "how ridiculous, you can only be ridiculed for being weak!" And Amun's soul seems to be outside of these two voices, and unconsciously involved.
When Maria had gone through all this, Gabriel told her that it was only necessary to examine it with pure heart and not be influenced by it. But the old madman didn't say that to Amun. He just told him that it was a test, depending on how he faced it.
In addition to the disturbance that disturbed his soul, Amun's body also had abnormal reactions. He had an illusion that he was becoming stronger and stronger every day. When walking, his feet were so strong and steady. Every bone and muscle were making a slight noise, which seemed to contain infinite energy. He even had an impulse to clench his fist to beat people.
The son of a drunkard was often ridiculed in this town when he was young. At this time, Amun had a strange desire to beat anyone who didn't like his eyes. He felt like a fierce and aggressive beast lurking in his body. Amun didn't fight in the town, but he did something that stunned and envied the whole town.
As a result, Lord Xiao Gu, the temple priest and scribe, fainted and vomited blood in public.
The cause of the matter is that he took out the stone in the cold spring, and Amun has been very careful to carry with him. When he passed the goddess Temple of Muyun that day, he saw Xiao Gu with his servants registering the taxes paid by the villagers in front of the gate. The mayor of the town also stood by. With a sneer, Amun turned around and walked over. He said in a loud voice, "mayor, I have to pay taxes!"
The mayor of Dusti did not answer. Xiao Gu was uneasy and curiously asked, "Amun, what tax do you pay? Your family didn't get the core in the mine these days? "
The extraction of Shenshi from the core is only the last step. The mining place is the mine in the north of the village, which is located on the edge of the mountains in the Syrian plateau. It is impossible for one person to complete the work of digging mountains, digging stones, and excavating ore cores. It is the collective work of the miners in the town, and it is supervised by some people. The obtained ore cores are distributed to each family according to their output. Xiao Gu, the Secretary of the court, has not registered with Amun family recently. He is also very glad that he has received the ore core.
Amun replied: "Dear priests and scribes, I occasionally found a number of ore cores washed down by mountain torrents in a stream in the black fire jungle. It is like a gift from a God that there is no need to dig the mountain artificially. I took them home, opened them, and took out a number of sacred stones, which are subject to tax according to the law of this town. "
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That night, Amun came to the cold spring again, but he didn't take a bath as usual. In the past, he was sitting in the water at the edge of the cold spring, soaking his body and washing his face and hair. But this time, the old madman asked him to dive into the deep of the cold spring to look for the spring eye. There was a special thing there, which he took out and took back. As for what it was, the old madman didn't say. The cold spring is freezing cold, and the water surface under the moonlight is condensed with a layer of fog, which seems to be steaming. In fact, it is a tiny water droplet condensed in the low-temperature air close to the water surface. In this piercing water, ordinary people will fight with each other after a few breaths. Even if Amun wants to dive deep, he needs courage. Amun took a deep breath, quietly dived into the spring, trying not to think about the biting cold, and concentrated on feeling the weak water flow with his body, looking for the spring eye. The central part of the cold spring is not too deep. It is about the height of two adults, which is enough to make Amun lose his head. In the depth of the spring, the chill seemed boundless, and the heat in his body was losing rapidly. Amun tried to control himself not to tremble and twitch, but every pore was shrinking and trembling, and the tiny fibers of each muscle were shaking rapidly and weakly. In this case, it is difficult to concentrate, but Amun did. He felt the seemingly calm spring flowing slowly in the depth, tracing back to the place where it originated. The source of the cold spring is in the bottom of a pile of pebbles gurgle overflow, amon in a sharp chill suddenly feel deeper cold. This subtle difference is difficult to distinguish, because the whole body is cold. Amun's hand touched a stone, which was very much like a mine core. When he concentrated on the experience carefully, he suddenly felt a cold war out of control and almost didn't choke water. That originally did not care about the ice cold, as if suddenly awakened in general, crazy drill into the body. It's not that the spring became colder, but Amun seemed to communicate the source of the chill, awakened and magnified the feeling. For a moment, he almost couldn't stand it. He just wanted to leave here quickly and even suspected that he would be frozen in the spring. However, Amun did not leave. There was a heat flow rising in his body, which spread all over his limbs. This reaction usually only appeared when he left the cold spring to sit down and rest. Now it appeared in the spring, indicating that he had stayed long enough and was about to exceed a certain limit. His body had instinctive self-protection and awakened a kind of strength. Amun held the pebble the size of the core, but he didn't lift it. It seems that a stone scattered on the bottom of the water seems to be fixed there by a mysterious force, showing a glued state. Holding his breath, Amun concentrated all his spirit. For a moment, the cold and heat flow in his body seemed to be under his control. His whole body was trembling rapidly, his chest was holding back very hard, and his right hand gave out amazing strength. Suddenly, he took up the pebble, and Amun's body jumped out of the water, and then fell down with a plop, holding the stone tightly in his hand. He climbed back to the shore, but did not care about the pebble, but closed his eyes and sat there, seemingly motionless, but felt the whole body's blood in the rapid flow, each pore is also in a way that can not be detected by the naked eye tremor, the water droplets on his body turned into hot steam, but the cold in his body was slowly dispelled after a long time. It was only a short time in the water, but he felt very tired. He got up again and began to move his limbs. His movements were like strange gymnastics. After he recovered his calmness, he began to look at the pebble carefully. It looks very much like a mineral core, but Amun has seen many kinds of ore cores, and he always thinks that there is something different. Although this thing is similar to natural pebbles, it always feels a bit of artificial forgery, although it is made very skillfully. It was so cold when I sensed it in the spring just now, but now holding it in my hand, I only had the normal coolness of a stone. I almost couldn't feel anything abnormal. Thinking of this, Amun suddenly realized that something was wrong. He put down the stone and entered the cold spring again. The water in the cold spring was still cold, but as Amun had guessed, the chilling chill was gradually dissipating. So far, Amun should have completed the task assigned by the old madman, but he did not stop and once again sneaked into the cold spring. This time, it was much simpler than the last time. Soon he grabbed a pebble and threw it on the shore. Then he dived again with another breath. After throwing out 20 pebbles in succession, he climbed onto the shore again. This time, he was freezing, his body was a little purple, panting and shaking like a sieve. At this time, he felt inexplicably that the moon seemed to become bright, there was a warm cover, and slowly into the body. Looking up, there is a magic stone floating above, emitting a soft light. Looking back, the old madman has been standing behind him from time to time. "Child, you will hurt your body in this way. I don't want you to take out the whole magic array. Just find the blue water heart in the middle and use your strength to take it out." As the old madman spoke, the stone hanging in the air became brighter. The soft white light seemed to turn into a thick fog, which gradually restored Amun's body. At the same time, there was a sense of oppression that made him speechless. "But you are better than I thought. To let you take out the blue water heart, it is mainly to test two abilities. First, your body can withstand the invasion of this cold spring and still be able to use its power without interference; second, your spirit and will are strong enough to be able to sense subtle changes in that environment. Only in this way can it be possible to awaken the power of both sides of one body. "The old madman spoke, and with a wave of his stick, the twenty pebbles on the ground were broken soundlessly, just like the scene of mining the core with a sledgehammer, revealing the 20 sacred stones inside. The pebble that Amun took out the first time showed a ripple like wave on its surface, and then it fell into sand like a current. A dark blue divine stone appeared in the center. The old madman then explained, "thirty years ago, I set up a magic array here with a dark blue water core and 20 sacred stones, and created this cold spring. Now its mission has been completed. Those pebbles are not natural cores. They are my camouflage. It's no surprise to me that you can find the blue water, but you've found all the disguised pebbles. It's a surprise to me With these words, the stone in the air fell down and was caught by the old madman. In front of him, only the quiet moonlight was reflected on the water. Amun had already stood up, reached for the blue stone and asked, "is it called blue water heart?" The old madman nodded: "yes, all kinds of God stones of different colors have their own names, and the blue ones are called the blue water heart by the magicians." Children who grew up in Duke town certainly know that in addition to the colorless and transparent standard stone, there are four kinds of special divine stones, namely red, blue, black and white. However, Amun heard the name of Youlan Shuixin for the first time. Although these four kinds of special god stones are not as rare as the tears of the gods, they are also very rare. Even in Duke Town, there are only a few stones produced in a year. If you are not lucky, you may not see one in a few years. Amun extracted the tears of the gods last time, but it was taken away by Fayol before he had time to look carefully. Today, it is the first time that he has the opportunity to study the special god stone besides the standard God stone. While playing, he finds that the old madman has turned and left. "Where are you going?" Amun called from behind. "Go home and sleep, of course! I'm afraid you'll have an accident in the cold spring, so I'm here to have a look and be ready to save people at any time. Since you're OK, I can have a good sleep. " The old madman did not answer. "What about these sacred stones, won't you take them with you?" Amun called again. "I left them here 30 years ago, and I never wanted to take them away. What you take out is yours. It will be useful to keep them Tomorrow night, at this time and in this place, I will hold a wake-up ceremony for you, don't forget. " As the voice of his voice faded away, the old madman had disappeared in the forest of black fire. After the old madman left, Amun sat at the edge of the spring and looked at the blue water heart. When he concentrated on trying to experience it carefully, he always felt that there was a mysterious power fluctuating between the stone and the spring, and something in his body was ready to move, as if it was some kind of yearning breath, and he was distracted unconsciously. The next night, the "awakening ceremony of strength" held by the old madman for Amun was actually a kind of prayer. But different from the rituals held by the magicians, the great magician did not ask Amun to pray to any particular God, but taught him how to focus his mind more. Everything outside is between seeing and not seeing, so as to clearly sense the subtle changes of his body and inner heart, condense spiritual introspection, and communicate with the original power of all things. Of course, it is much more difficult to do this than the magician who only needs to pray to the gods. The old madman told Amun that he might as well pray to the gods. He also explained with a smile: "I heard what you and Aristotle talked about the origin of divinity that day. If you can understand what he said, you can understand what I mean To awaken the power, you must be well prepared, otherwise the ceremony will not succeed, and you, who are already well prepared, can no longer be sufficient. " The ceremony was like opening a door and touching an unknown world. The old madman asked Amun to put the dark blue water heart in front of him, and let him try to gather his spiritual strength. With the blue water heart as the intermediary, he felt how to communicate with the unknown world. Amun really felt a cool, seemingly vague, diffuse around the exact shape. When he realized the coolness, it seemed to turn into cold again, which was the most familiar feeling in the cold spring for a long time. Then he felt that the spring around him was resonating with it in a strange rhythm. This rhythm is not breathing or heartbeat, but a natural rhythm that can't be described clearly. At the same time, the old madman sighed when he saw the dim light from the blue water heart covering Amun's body: "if the ceremony is carried out with the help of the tears of the gods, it will be much easier to wake up the power, and the dark blue water heart will make it. Even without the help of any foreign objects, you will also succeed, but it is better to master the specific magic arts It's easier. " Amun did not hear what the old madman said. He was immersed in a new world. Is this the power given by the gods? Or is it the power of nature, or is it a latent force in the body? He felt not only the strange fluctuations of the outside world, but also an indescribable sense of ease and pleasure in his body. He felt that he had never been so strong. He felt that he was so powerful that he seemed to be able to control or conquer everything. When he was introspective, he really felt the power of both sides of the body. Desire is always accompanied by power. The greater the power, the more desire. For example, a hungry person may think of nothing but a full meal, while an emperor may want to conquer the whole continent and possess endless wealth and power.Seemingly quiet, all kinds of desire or desire also appear quietly, it is not clear whether it comes from the body or the mind. It may also be suppressed in a dedicated prayer ceremony, but in his ordinary words and deeds, Amun soon felt this kind of trouble. The ceremony was just the beginning. The old madman told him to master it gradually and control the induction thoroughly before he could really learn divinity and physique. I'm afraid it will take some time. For the next few days, Amun would come to the spring every night to pray intently, but for most of the day, he was still a miner in the town, looking the same as before. He often thought of Maria, of the events of that night, of her body and lips, of her hand in the neckline on her chest, and there were subtle changes in his mind. He would indulge in the illusion that he would gain invincible power to defeat Gabriel, to drive rod Dick away from the personal guard, leaving him and Maria alone, and He does have unprecedented power, but with the emergence of power, there are subtle changes in mentality, desire and desire will expand and enlarge, and will fly as boundless as wings. When he meditates on his body and mind and senses foreign things every night, he will be very conscious of these, just like enduring a kind of suffering. A voice seems to be saying, "have the power, to get everything you want!" Another voice seemed to say: "how ridiculous, you can only be ridiculed for being weak!" And Amun's soul seems to be outside of these two voices, and unconsciously involved. When Maria had gone through all this, Gabriel told her that it was only necessary to examine it with pure heart and not be influenced by it. But the old madman didn't say that to Amun. He just told him that it was a test, depending on how he faced it. In addition to the disturbance that disturbed his soul, Amun's body also had abnormal reactions. He had an illusion that he was becoming stronger and stronger every day. When walking, his feet were so strong and steady. Every bone and muscle were making a slight noise, which seemed to contain infinite energy. He even had an impulse to clench his fist to beat people. The son of a drunkard was often ridiculed in this town when he was young. At this time, Amun had a strange desire to beat anyone who didn't like his eyes. He felt like a fierce and aggressive beast lurking in his body. Amun didn't fight in the town, but he did something that stunned and envied the whole town. As a result, Lord Xiao Gu, the temple priest and scribe, fainted and vomited blood in public. The cause of the matter is that he took out the stone in the cold spring, and Amun has been very careful to carry with him. When he passed the goddess Temple of Muyun that day, he saw Xiao Gu with his servants registering the taxes paid by the villagers in front of the gate. The mayor of the town also stood by. With a sneer, Amun turned around and walked over. He said in a loud voice, "mayor, I have to pay taxes!" The mayor of Dusti did not answer. Xiao Gu was uneasy and curiously asked, "Amun, what tax do you pay? Your family didn't get the core in the mine these days? " The extraction of Shenshi from the core is only the last step. The mining place is the mine in the north of the village, which is located on the edge of the mountains in the Syrian plateau. It is impossible for one person to complete the work of digging mountains, digging stones, and excavating ore cores. It is the collective work of the miners in the town, and it is supervised by some people. The obtained ore cores are distributed to each family according to their output. Xiao Gu, the Secretary of the court, has not registered with Amun family recently. He is also very glad that he has received the ore core. Amun replied: "Dear priests and scribes, I occasionally found a number of ore cores washed down by mountain torrents in a stream in the black fire jungle. It is like a gift from a God that there is no need to dig the mountain artificially. I took them home, opened them, and took out a number of sacred stones, which are subject to tax according to the law of this town. " **www.novelhall.com , the fastest update of the webnovel!
