This question is too tricky, and the seemingly kind-hearted old man's words are so sharp. The businessmen couldn't answer for a while, but they felt inexplicably humiliated. How dare a storyteller, whose status is similar to that of a beggar, question them like this!
A fat man blushed and strode over. He was the Sanliang merchant who had just shouted. He kicked away the pottery bowl in front of the old man, pointed at the old man's nose and shouted: "The Aluohe people believe in." He is the only God. Our prophet Elijah predicted that the glory of Aroho will shine on the people of Salen. Don¡¯t make a sound like Satan here!¡±
The old man looked at the cold businessman and suddenly smiled. He was neither angry nor afraid, but asked slowly: "You are so majestic. If I were the leader of the Maro people, would you still talk to me like this? ?" Forget it, you should have a good rest and wait for the sun to set before continuing on your way to do your business and make your money. "
The angry businessman felt a little scared when he was stared at by the old man's calm eyes, but the old man's words later seemed a bit subdued. The businessman seemed to have found a step for himself, and still walked back and sat down with an angry look. Down.
Jesus picked up the old man's pottery bowl and the coins scattered on the sand, put them away again, and said apologetically: "As a Salamander, I apologize to you for the rudeness of my compatriots. There is nothing wrong with what you said. , but some people think they have been blasphemed and their sensitive and fragile self-esteem has been hurt."
The old man sighed: "I am already very old and have experienced enough things.
Many people in this world believe in gods or claim to believe in gods. They hope that the gods they believe in are more noble than others believe in, so as to prove that they are also more noble: or they think they are noble, so the gods they believe in must be nobler. What does it matter if a bowl is kicked over? More than three hundred years ago, a man named Aesop lost his life because of this. "
Jesus looked at the old man as if he was remembering something: "Aesop? What a familiar name! My little one
I have heard many stories told by him, and they have been widely circulated in Tianshu Continent. Old man, you just said that Elijah's prophecy may have another meaning. The coming savior may not lead people to build a large empire like Marlow. What does it mean? "
The old man pointed at the fat businessman just now and asked in a low voice: "Jesus, your name is Jesus, right? Do you think that the Messiah, the savior appointed by the gods, came to the world just to let people like that Do people rule the continent? There are too many people, and they all have this kind of expectation for gods. If these cold businessmen were smarter, received more lessons, and did business for thousands more years, they might be bribed with money They want power, but this is just the expansion of human nature.
Among the legends about gods on the road, did the words that God Am¨¦ng said when he left inspire you? As the divine realm moves with the temple in the soul, isn't it to create the ideal kingdom by letting the faith and guidance left by the Arrow River be deeply rooted in people's hearts? Opening the door of the temple is the way to heaven. If anyone did, he was the legendary Messiah. "
Jesus blinked, and after a long time he replied: "You mean, that kingdom already existed, and the savior came, just to guide the lost people to find the way there? Accept this guidance, and Regardless of whether they are Selen people, Eju people or Maro people, the glory of God will spread all over the Tianshu continent with the temple in the heart. Is this the meaning of the prophet Elijah's prediction?"
Old man: "I just pointed out this possibility. Young man, you still need to think about how to understand it. Have you ever thought about this possibility? Have you ever thought about the same problem?"
Jesus replied: "I thought about it in my meditation at night, but this is the first time I heard someone mention it.
¡°In fact, I am still searching for the path guided by the gods. "
The old man looked at Jesus and asked tentatively: "You don't look like a businessman. Why did you go to Eju for such a long way?"
Jesus: "I am a carpenter, a very skilled carpenter, and I am not afraid of not finding a job anywhere. The caravan needed repairs and carriage drivers, so I followed the caravan to Alexandria in Aegyeus and saw what was happening on the mainland. The busiest port and the most spectacular lighthouse.¡±
The lighthouse Jesus was talking about was the Alexandria Lighthouse built on an artificial island outside Alexandria. Alexander ordered its construction and was finally completed in the Ptolemaic era. It is more than 400 feet tall and is the tallest building in the entire Tianshu continent. It is even grander than the Gate of the Gods outside Barun City. However, it is not for offering sacrifices to the gods, but to guide ships entering and leaving the port. It has stood for nearly 100 meters. Three hundred years.
The old man asked again: "Did you go to Alexandria just to visit the world-famous lighthouse?"
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?His expression actually looked a little embarrassed, and he lowered his head and replied: "I actually wanted to visit the Library of Alexandria. I heard that it has the richest collection of books on the Tianshu continent since ancient times. Unfortunately, I didn't know until I arrived in Alexandria that Kai withdrew his army. When it was stationed, it had been destroyed by the war.
But seeing the Alexandria Lighthouse made up for the regret. The most magnificent buildings I have seen across the continent are, without exception, dedicated to the gods. Only this lighthouse is meant to guide mortals. On the contrary, I feel that the light on the tower is more like the brilliance of the gods. "
There was admiration in the old man's eyes, and he suddenly asked again: "Young man, are you looking for a way to transcend immortality?"
Yosu was stunned for a moment, as if his thoughts had been read through, his face turned slightly red, but he still nodded honestly and said: "Yes, a long time ago, our god Aluo*
??Tell the cold people that mortals can also transcend eternal life and become angels in heaven. I traveled around the mainland trying to find the direction leading to this road. "
The old man asked with great interest: "There is nothing embarrassing about this. Everyone in the world has the hope of transcending eternal life. As long as it is possible, everyone is willing to try. It is the guidance left by the gods. Looking for it does not mean that The greed in your heart, then what is your purpose? Is it to transcend eternal life and become an angel?"
Jesus shook his head slightly: "No, I want to guide more people to walk on that path, receive the light of God, and become angels around the Arrow River."
History seems to have gone through a cycle of hundreds of years. Am¨¦ng, who walked out of Duke Town, inherited the mission of unlocking the secret of becoming a god. He did it without the guidance of the gods. He realized the original power on his own and achieved transcendent immortality, and then established a divine system to guide more people. Before Ah Meng left. Oracles have been sent to inform the world of the existence of a transcendent path to eternal life.
So why did Jesus look for it on the mainland three hundred years later? The reason is simple. Even if we know that there is a path to transcendent eternal life, it cannot be in everyone's hands. God tells the world that people can transcend eternal life, but that is only a slim hope and the most difficult road in the world.
To awaken the power of the source, at least a great achiever needs to perform a ceremony. Only after passing the test can it be possible to understand and practice it. So even if this secret has been made public in the world, it can only be mastered by the high priests of the temple, let alone spread among the people.
The temple of the god Am¨¦ng in Eju. It was all abandoned fifty years ago, and the world no longer offers sacrifices to this god. Naturally, the path to transcendence and immortality guided by him can no longer be spread from the temple.
The angels in heaven still continue to guide the angels in the human world, but that is just a few people who are afraid of luck. The angels observe and select those who are likely to pass the test and achieve success.
After Zeus merged with the world of Prometheus, he also changed the thousands of years of tradition. He also announced in the world that mortals can become gods, as long as he has qualified beliefs, qualities and achievements. In addition to the direct guidance of the gods, the road to transcendence and immortality is of course guided by the major temples in the human world. The high priests of many temples are the envoys of Olympus. There is no other way more convenient than doing this.
Thus. Secrets that originally belonged to the gods became secrets mastered by priests and priests in the human world. It is said that only those who have the most devout faith in the gods and have made sufficient meritorious deeds are qualified to receive this kind of guidance. The priests will perform a ceremony for him to awaken the original power.
This condition itself is fair, but in practice, it has also become a symbol of privilege.
What¡¯s more interesting is that some people did not become gods, but were declared gods by the temple after their death, and enjoyed the same treatment as gods in human sacrifices, such as Caesar and Augustus.
These two outstanding Maro rulers were certainly awakened to their original power, but their achievements were limited, let alone transcendent immortality.
Jesus was not a Maron noble, nor did he believe in the Olympian gods, so it was impossible for him to get this secret from the Maron priests. In his hometown of Seleng Plains, Aluohe also left behind the guidance of the power of one body and two sides. As long as this power is cultivated to the eighth level, one can naturally understand the original power and continue on the path to transcendence and immortality.
But this secret is in the hands of the elders in Saleng City, and they cannot perform rituals for people at will. Firstly, the success rate is too low; secondly, even if this power is awakened, it does not mean that the person can obtain it. Great achievements even transcend eternal life. Moreover, even the elders themselves were reluctant to achieve great achievements.
Teaching others the path guided by the gods must also be carefully examined, and one must have outstanding character and a pious and firm belief. This requirement itself is correct, but in human operation, it inevitably becomes a privilege of control. An ordinary carpenter like Jesus could hardly??There may be this opportunity, unless he can perform impressive feats, make a request to the elders and be allowed.
Now that the Celeng people are under the rule of the Maro people, the Celeng elders have to be careful. The awakening rituals of power are almost always conducted in secret and are not open to the public. People like Yuesu have no access to such opportunities. But he also yearned for this path and went to various parts of Tianshu Continent to search for it, trying to find something in the classics of the past dynasties. It's interesting to say that this is what the old madman once did, and a carpenter like Jesus also wanted to do it.
But after all, the situation of Jesus was different from that of Am¨¦ng. In Am¨¦ng¡¯s era, no one thought that they could transcend eternal life, but in the era of Jesus, even ordinary carpenters already knew that this hope existed.
The Salen people¡¯s belief in the Aluo River is very special in today¡¯s Tianshu continent. Because of the unique location of the Selen Plain, it is bounded by the Black Fire Swamp to the west, the Eudi River Valley to the east, the Assyrian Plateau to the north, and the saltwater inland lake and the Syrian Desert to the south. It is an area that is difficult to manage directly. The Maro people only set up a governor here and left a small number of garrisons to collect taxes from local merchants.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????mbmb Out Out Out Out Back When the Duk Plain was at the junction of the Assyrian, Hattian, Baron, and Eju countries, it was the center of the Tianshu Continent, and that fertile land for thousands of miles was almost a battleground for military strategists. But with boz,
With the formation of unprecedented great empires such as Macedonia and Maro, the cultural, political, and military center of the Gap has moved westward, and the Duke Plain has become a relatively closed island.
It is precisely because of such a special environment and the unique customs of the Saleng people that the Saleng people's belief in the Aluo River can be preserved largely intact. The situation of Cold City also symbolizes the situation of the Kingdom of Angels created by Am¨¦ng. When Am¨¦ng¡¯s divine domain was completely annexed by the Olympus Divine Domain, Am¨¦ng¡¯s Kingdom of Heaven almost became an eternal and immortal kingdom. An isolated set.
Of course the old storyteller Elijah knew the situation in the world and heard Jesus¡¯ words. He looked at the young man and fell into deep thought. After a long time, Yue Su coughed lightly and said, "Old man, what are you thinking about? Are you tired?"
The old man came back to his senses, seemed a little uneasy, and asked abruptly: "Joseph, do you know how to use Lengren's mining skills?" Yosu replied honestly: "I have learned it, and I can't do it." I worked as a day laborer in the mines, but I was a carpenter. Today, few people in Sanlang have learned the mining skills. It is too difficult to master and too difficult, and people still regard mining as a lowly job."
He is telling the truth. The Duke people, the ancestors of the Saleng people, have a unique talent accumulated in their blood and have inherited their people¡¯s mining skills. But around the time David and Solomon established the Kingdom of Zelen, the descendants of Moses became the richest and most prestigious people in the area. Hundreds of years later, they also became the most successful businessmen on the Tianshu continent, with footprints all over Maro. Across the empire and even further afield, few people are learning the craft of miners anymore.
The old man stood up with a cane and said, "Young man, where are you going next?"
Jesus said: "I will follow this caravan to Baron. I plan to set off from Baron and find another caravan to travel to Tianzhu to continue searching and thinking to see if I can gain anything?"
The old man smiled: "The footprints you have walked are the roads you have confirmed. You will understand it after returning to your hometown from Tianzhu. Young man, I wish you good luck."
By this time, the sun had set in the west, and the desert was no longer so hot. Someone from afar called out: "Joshua, come back to Taofeng quickly, we have to continue on our way!"
Jesus bowed to the old man and returned to his motorcade. He was not only a carpenter but also a driver, repairing damaged vehicles, taking care of camels and horses, and driving the car along the way in exchange for payment and food and accommodation provided by the caravan.
The caravan consisting of camels and carriages left the ruins of the temple and headed west again. The old man leaned on his cane and looked at the group in the sun from a distance, squinting his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking.
Jesus drove the car to the sand dunes in the distance, but suddenly he seemed to have an inexplicable feeling and looked back. The ruins of the statue were still on the horizon, but the water vendors, snake charmers,
The old storytellers are gone. Maybe it's too far away and can't be seen clearly.
Elijah returned to heaven and called Am¨¦ng's disciples and Mu Yun and other angels in a palace. He said in a joyful tone: "I have been sitting by the ruins of the abandoned temple for fifty years, and finally met a person! He is from Selen, and when I told the true meaning of Elijah's prophecy, he was neither angry nor confused, but sincerely asked me for advice and admitted that he had thought the same thing."
Medanzuo said excitedly: "Could it be him?"
Ilya muttered: "I have no way to confirm. In fact, I didn't feel anything.breath. "
Gabriel also asked: "Then why did you return to heaven and call us all here? Since you said that, there must be a reason."
Ilya sighed: "When he listened to me telling stories, his eyes were so familiar to me! It was the look in Am¨¦ng's eyes and the tone of his voice when he listened to Aesop telling stories." He waved his hand, showing a piece of light and shadow. Message "See for yourselves, I think it's possible, but I can't be sure."
The angels also showed expressions of excitement and thinking. Michael said: "This young man named Jesus, what he wants to do is almost the same as Nietzsche and Am¨¦ng back then. It's just that The situation has changed, the approach has changed. In any case, this possibility exists, and we must pay attention to it and try to determine it."
Moses suddenly interjected: "As long as this is possible, the matter will not be difficult. I have a ready-made method to determine whether he is the person we are looking for."
Moses¡¯ voice was filled with magical information imprinted in the soul, and he explained his method. In fact, it was very simple - just give Am¨¦ng¡¯s iron staff to Jesus. This iron staff was made by Nietzsche for Am¨¦ng back then. It accompanied Am¨¦ng all over the world and has always been his magic weapon and weapon, witnessing Am¨¦ng¡¯s journey in the human world.
Later, Am¨¦ng gave the iron staff to Moses. With this staff, Moses led the people back to the Duke Plain after going through many trials. This staff was made by an old madman. The staff can be secretly inlaid with four special sacred stones: the Eye of the Earth, the Heart of the Blue Water, the Charming Dance of the Wind, and the Flame Elf. The head of the staff can also be inlaid with the Tears of the Gods. The reference is to Isi. The staff of the guardian saint of the Silk Temple.
After Am¨¦ng became a god, he completely refined the staff for Moses. The four special sacred stones were no longer embedded in the staff, but were completely integrated with the staff into a whole, creating more magical wonders. , it is already an artifact. But according to the original design, this artifact still lacks one last thing, which is the Tears of the Gods that should also be integrated into one. ! .