Chapter 5: I may not be afraid to look at her (on)

005 、 I may not dare to look directly at her (on) ()
Is Maria really sick? It looked alike, but only Gabriel knew what was going on. It wasn't really sick, but now Maria needs to stay in Duke for a few more days.
The night that she received the tears of the gods, Maria fainted. Devout prayers have been very energy-intensive and physical in the past few days. The environment of Duke makes Master Dick feel uncomfortable. Maria is also a little uncomfortable. Every day, except eating and sleeping, she concentrates all her prayers on Goddess Isis. tired.
Once the spirit is relaxed and finally fainted or lethargic, it is most common for ordinary people.
Maria had a maid working hard, and a close maid. She was sick these two days. Maybe it was a long journey across the desert to this uncomfortable place. It was really uncomfortable. The climate Not very adaptable to the environment. Lord Dick brought several maids and slaves to Maria, but Gabriel believed that they could not directly serve the maiden's daily life.
Gabriel told Dick: "You are convinced that Maria will become the patron saint of Isis, and you have received the tears of the gods, then everything must be treated like her."
The Temple of Isis has large fields and countless slaves, but the status of the saint is transcendent. The things she uses cannot be passed directly to her by the slaves, so the slaves cannot serve her directly. She must not have any physical contact with an adult man, nor can her clothes and food be held in front of a woman by a man. The young and beautiful maids sent by Lord Dick are obviously inappropriate.
Rod Dick took everything into consideration and ignored it, not because he didn't think enough. According to regulations, only after a formal ceremony in the Temple of Isis will an approved virgin candidate become a true virgin. Gabriel, however, demanded in accordance with the conditions for treating the maiden in advance, and seemed meticulous, lest there be any unexpected errors in the process from now until the successful return to the Temple of Isis.
This is also good, at least to show that the angel of the temple has recognized the virgin identity of Mary.
Maria didn't really get sick. Since Gabriel's duty is to protect her, of course, it also includes ensuring her health. After Maria woke up in a drowsy night, Gabriel had treated her with simple blessings. Her body was fine and she could safely cross the desert under Gabriel's protection.
But Gabriel had something else to do, and didn't even tell Rod Dick. She is going to teach the most basic divinity of the Temple of Maria Isis, the test of God. The criteria for selecting a virgin is not only to get the tears of the gods, but also to be able to awaken the power given by the gods. Gabriel wanted to teach Maria to do just that.
This process is usually difficult, but with the help of the tears of the gods, it can be much simpler, which is one of the reasons why the tears of the gods are so precious. Only by awakening the power given by the gods and passing the most basic test of God can Mary prove that she can use the tears of the gods in the future to bless the people in the temple of her subjects.
Maria has received the tears of the gods, and if she can do it before reaching the Temple of Isis, it will logically become a true virgin. If she can't do it late, I'm afraid things may go up and down. Gabriel escorted Maria to the town of Duke, witnessed the tears of the gods firsthand, and saw Maria's piety with her own eyes, already convinced of her virginity, so she decided to do this as soon as possible step.
This is not against God's will. After Maria arrives at the Temple of Isis, the priests of the temple will teach divinity according to the procedure and will be assessed within the prescribed time. Gabriel simply advanced the ceremony and gave her special care.
Lord Rhodes-Dick was still worried about the priests in the temple, who did not teach Maria ’s true divine magic or deliberately delayed her teaching, making her unable to pass the assessment and let the sanctities of other city-states Female candidates have the opportunity to steal this position and are considering how to make public offerings and private bribes. Gabriel didn't say anything. He had resolved Dick's worries in private, and it was up to Maria herself to follow.
After all, protecting Maria came all the way and got the tears of the gods. Even Gabriel felt lucky. This was a gift from the goddess Isis. She had no way to describe this pure and devout girl. Kindness and willingness to help her.
Professor Maria Gabriel ’s divinity is still a prayer, but it requires a sincere faith and a peaceful heart, a special ritual to awaken the strange powers given by the gods, and pass the test of God.
Maria asked her, "How will the gods test me?"
Gabriel, who has always been serious, showed a rare smile: "Praying to the tears of the gods, according to the way I teach you, you will get the strange power given by the gods, but at the same time, the desire that is lurking in the soul of people is also awakened. Learn how to face these desires and not control the mind and faith for it. This is the test of God. Entering the threshold of the Temple of Divinity .... Your soul is so religious and pure. It is not difficult to pass this test. I don't need to say more about how the maiden should ask herself. "
Maria hesitated again and asked, "Is it not possible to accept such a test after the priests preside over the ritual after arriving at the Temple of Isis? ... Is it against God's will to do this now?"
Gabriel shook his head: "You haven't violated God's will. I'm doing this only to allow you to successfully pass the test of God. If you fail, you won't get the approval of the gods, but I believe you can. Seeing Maria still a little confused, Gabriel thought about it and said, "I tell you something, what happened in this town today."
Gabriel recounted the disputes in the square at the northern end of the town, and finally said, "I do n’t think that what Aristotle said was unreasonable. The will of the gods is the prerequisite. As long as you pass the test, you will get God ’s approval because you, as a candidate for the Virgin, have already got the tears of the gods. "
Maria blinked her beautiful big eyes for a long time, and finally nodded, "Yes, you are right. The rules of the Temple of Isis are clearer than mine, and I will not let you down."
Gabriel shook his head again gently: "No, not me, you will not let the great goddess Isis."
At this moment, Maria suddenly thought of something, and asked in confusion: "But you have been here just now. How can you hear what people say on the other side of the town, every sentence is so clear, and I didn't hear anything, this Is it the power of the gods? "
Gabriel smiled again: "This is the power given by the gods, and I heard the voice of each of them, as long as I unite my spirit to be willing to listen .... As the maiden of the Temple of Isis, you will have a long way to go More powerful than me, I am a samurai and can no longer learn advanced magic, and you will master the supreme magic of the Temple of Isis. "
Having said that, I heard the voice of the maid downstairs: "Master Gabriel, Mr. Aristotle has found the servant you need and brought him here."
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Amon is very clear that today Aristotle and the old lunatic saved him. It is not surprising that the old lunatic will help him, but this strange young man is obviously a noble, why should he help a stranger Miner? Amon is very grateful and glad to have the opportunity to serve this gentleman, isn't it just to be a servant for three days, not to mention the generous reward of one gold coin per day.
On the way, Amon expressed his gratitude and, in the most solemn manners he knew, wanted to kneel down and kiss the dirt in front of Aristotle's feet. Aristotle stopped him and said with a smile, "Child, you don't have to be this way, you are not my slave, and I am not a or a monarch." Then he looked at him and asked, "You want to ask me why Help you? "
Amon nodded. "Yes, sir, I want to ask."
Aristotle looked at himself from the distance and said to himself: "I am from afar in the mainland, a place called Heaton, where there are many city-states. I studied at Plato Academy, and my teacher once said," We Why is knowledge required? Virtue is knowledge, and a wise person must be a kind person. "
Amon blinked, remembering to ask, "Hitton? Have you heard of a sage named Tateid?"
Aristotle was slightly surprised: "I met him at Plato Academy. He is a student of my teacher's friend Theodoro. Child, how have you heard his name?"
Amon replied: "An old man in the town told me the old gentleman who was talking to you just now." The name Ataed was heard by an old lunatic, and it is said that the sage claimed that there were only five in the world It is a regular polyhedron, and the regular dodecahedron is the most special one. It is the outline of the world drawn by God, contains the mysterious information of the fifth element, and is the source and symbol of mysterious power.
Amon thought it was the old lunatic's rumors, but he didn't expect that there was such a person. It seems that the old lunatic is telling the truth.
The two continued to walk towards the southern end of the town. Aristotle seemed very interested in the child, and asked as he walked, "We just discussed the deities in front of the temple. You can see the true divine spirit and leave God. Why is your deity called a protector? "
why? The gods are the gods, the gods are the gods. It seems that the residents of the town have never investigated this question, and Amon did not answer, but said very respectfully: "Sir, please give pointers."
Aristotle smiled: "Actually, I'm not sure. I just want to discuss it with you. That's why it is called a sign of the protection of the gods, because it really protects the inhabitants here. The stones produced here are so precious, And the technology of mining is passed down from generation to generation. How can we stop people from greedy desire to drive underage children to take such heavy work? In order to better protect the artisans here from generation to generation, we will not let young men die. ? "
Amon's chaotic mind seemed to be awakened by a ray of aura, and suddenly he understood something, and nodded again and again: "The deity, this is the deity! No adult child cannot learn the skills of a miner, and a woman cannot mine a stone!"
Aristotle also nodded and said, "Yes, that's why the deities in that temple are called protectors, no matter how the deity was first passed down, but it does need such deities here. Children, If you become a priest in the future, you also need to guard such a deity, but you must understand the true divine spirit and its origins, and not like the priest just now. "
After saying this, he thought about it, and couldn't help laughing again, turning to look at Amun and said, "The spirit of the deity is a man under the age of sixteen, not allowed to learn the skills of miners, but in the local language, Permissive and may be a vocabulary, can you understand what I mean? So the priest cannot argue with me today, but you must understand the differences, or you will be as confused as everyone else. "
From the north of the town to the south of the town, Amon was still thinking, while talking, the small building where Maria lived arrived.