Vol 2 Chapter 63: Aesop's Fables

Chapter 063: Aesop's Fables
Without a word, came to the place where the caravan of Siou was attacked at dusk. The camel was still tethered to the car. There were running horses not far away. There were more than ten dead bodies lying among the dunes, and several of them With Weapon. The night wolves killed so many of them, really fierce. Perhaps because the size of this caravan was not large, the night wolf did not bring the team, but unfortunately hit Amon.
Amon ordered Aesop to stop the carriage and sighed: "It is an unfortunate encounter. This time they can't bring all their bodies back, then they must be buried."
That night, the dead were buried, and the camel and horse were taken away, but another car was left. Amon split the car into long wooden strips, inserted into the dunes where the bodies were buried, like a grove, leaving identifiable marks. While he and Aesop were doing all of this, Siou looked at him, not wanting to destroy a car, but he didn't stop it.
Amon had a very strange discovery. The ability he had obtained from Hades had not disappeared, and he could sense the mood changes of the two masters and servants, but must enter a state of deep meditation. What is going on? Is it that this special ability has been "brought out" from Hades, or that some kind of ability that originally had happened to be awakened?
Have it, Amon didn't think much about it. The various magical skills he cultivates are incredible magical powers for ordinary people, and it is certainly better to have another one.
This time, Siou was transporting the goods to the city of Uruk. He didn't bring much things with him on the return journey, and he sold the recovered cash with him, so the night wolf would chase him. He carried a swollen money bag in his arms, and he took it out carefully all the way, holding his arms even while sleeping.
In the early morning of the next day, the three of them continued to set off, and there was a covered carriage, and they could continue to change horses along the way, which was really convenient and comfortable. At noon, Amon held Schrödinger in his arms, took out the water bag to feed it, and dripped it on his lips, gently moisturizing in. The movement was as gentle as feeding a baby.
Xiou said nothing: "You must also be an Aju people, only we Aju people will take care of cats so much. Cats are symbols of gods and are worshipped and petted. My family has several cats. If you If you like, I can give you the best, and it will catch mice! "
Amon shook his head with a smile: "You can keep it for yourself, how can I be good? This cat is not a pet, it is my friend, and I have been sick recently." Then he asked another, which made Siou very Tensing question: "How much money did you bring this time to make the robbers pay attention?"
Siou held his arms in his subconscious arms, and shrank back, and replied, "It's not much, it's just a dozen stones."
A dozen stones are hundreds of gold coins, a lot, but Amon knows that he is lying. Even if he doesn't need to detect divine magic to peep at anything, it can be judged from the reaction and tone of Theo that the businessman did not tell the truth. . In fact, Siou ’s money exceeded 25 divine stones. Yesterday, he made the same promise as the robber and paid Amon three times the reward. Then at least 75 divine stones are huge that most people cannot imagine. Ah!
After returning to God, how could Xiu not be sore, so he spoke in a great ambush, his heart was disturbed, for fear that Amon might see something or had to check his money bag. Fortunately, Amon just asked it casually, and did not mean to delve deeper. Xiou was secretly relieved and felt that his back was sweating.
Siou's reaction was clear, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny. Amon is just saving people. He doesn't want to ask for a huge reward, not to blackmail the businessman. He is just playing with Siou. This person is timid and stubborn, always sweating and looking funny. Most of the men in Duke town are burly and strong, and they rarely encounter such things.
At this time, Amon had just turned sixteen years old and looked very mature, but still had the mentality of a young man. Amon's next move surprised him again. He saw that he took out a fine copper bottle from his pocket, opened the stopper, held the cat in one hand, and passed the mouth of the bottle to the cat's mouth. Feed it a little bit to drink.
The seductive wine wafted in the compartment, and even the driver Aesop in front couldn't help but sniffed deeply, which was obviously a fine wine. Amen bought this bottle of wine in Sumer town, which was originally prepared for Schrodinger. Two bottles were bought and Schrodinger left after drinking one. The remaining bottle of Amon remained unmoved, and was kept in Pidou until Schrödinger came back and drank.
There was no wine in the carriage, and Xiou, who was shocked to set off in the desert, was a little bitter, licking his lip and being surprised and unfortunately said, "Such a good wine, you actually use it to feed cats!"
Amon explained: "This cat is my friend. I know that he likes drinking. The better the wine, the more he likes it."
Sio: "We are friends, too."
Amon lifted his eyes and looked at him: "I saved you, are you paying a huge reward for the heartache? Is there some complaint in my heart, I fed the cat with fine wine, but did not invite you to drink?"
The child Amon spoke very directly, as if he saw through the careful thoughts of Siou, Siou avoided his eyes and didn't dare to look at Amon, and replied a little in a hurry: "No, of course not! As soon as I reach the headland City-state, I will pay you thirty stones, thank you for being too late! "
Amon smiled, knowing that his words were a little narrow and disturbing, and he lowered his head and continued to focus on feeding the cat. Schrödinger didn't seem to be a real coma. He was too lazy to open his eyes. When the wine was handed to his lips, he even put out his pink tongue and licked his lips. It was a very enjoyable look, and he drank half a bottle The wine snored slightly, and then pierced his head into Amun's arms and snorted, as if asleep.
Amon saw the cat move for the first time in two days. It seemed that it was recovering, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and took the remaining half bottle of wine back into his leather pocket, leaving it for Schrodinger to continue drinking tomorrow. Now that Schrödinger can drink, he can feed broth at night.
At dusk, Amon ordered the horse-drawn carriage to rest. He got out of the car and placed a pot in the sand dune to make a pot of fragrant broth. After the air was not cold or hot, he took the cat and fed it. Schrödinger did not eat as much as before, but he drank half a pot with his eyes closed, then went to sleep. This time, Amon didn't have a puppet, and made a pot full of thick meat puppets. Heo was invited to eat with the driver Aesop.
Aesop was a slave and could not sit and eat with them. After Amon and Siou had finished eating, he was grateful to eat clean. The meat soup made by Amon is much more delicious than the dry food brought by the caravan. Heo also eats with praise and praise, and may not be as good as the food in the city-state, but there is nothing better than this in the desert. ?
It was dark after dinner, and the starry sky over the desert was extremely beautiful and bright. Amon found a gentle dune, and sat down quietly and began to practice divine meditation. He has experienced so many things these days, even if he walked in Hades, but he has not interrupted a day of basic meditation practice.
When the sky was bright in the early morning, he continued to set off. Siou looked curiously at Amon, and carefully asked, "My benefactor, are you a wizard?"
Amon asked calmly, "Why do you ask that?"
Siou explained: "I saw you sitting right in the middle of the night under the starry sky, and only the distinguished theologian would meditate like this, so you took the liberty to ask. If you are an theologian, Please forgive Siou ’s offense and rudeness. "
Amon shook his head and said, "No, I'm not a wizard."
At this time, Aesop sat on the chariot and explained: "Master, in my hometown and farther away, there are many people who like this kind of meditation, thinking about profound issues such as life and existence. They are not magicians. ... I sometimes like to sit under the stars and feel everything with my heart, thinking about the stories of the world. "
His words were cleared to Amon, no further explanation needed. Needless to say all the way, they also encountered other caravans coming and going. After a few days of trekking, the dunes gradually disappeared into Gobi, and bushes and weeds grew on the Gobi, and finally came to the border of the cape city-state of the Aegean Empire.
Amon originally wanted to take out the customs clearance document. Unexpectedly, entering Ejubi was smoother than originally imagined. Siou has already traveled on this business road many times. He is familiar with the tax collectors and soldiers who keep the checkpoints and pays to enter directly. Aesop was his slave and Amon was his bodyguard. He said hello and entered the country without being checked. The prepared paperwork was useless.
After entering the country, Siou was a little embarrassed and said to Amon: "This is already in the territory of Eju, but I will only have a firm in Cape Town, where I can pay you." The implication is that I hope Amon Continue to him until reaching the main city of the cape city-state.
Amon laughed: "Just right, I'm going to Cape Town too, let's go together. I heard that you plan to go back to Memphis. I'm going to do something in Cape Town, and we'll break up there."
There is still a long way from the border checkpoint to the main city. Along the way, official roads pass through many villages and towns. The largest town is a port to the north by the sea. There are tens of thousands of residents. It looks very prosperous. Like a small city-state. Siou explained to Amon that since the land traffic with the Syrian city-state of the Hati kingdom was cut off by floods, the trade between the two city-states relied on shipping, so the port town became prosperous.
However, the commerce and trade of the entire city-state has been affected, and the original three important trade channels have lost more than half.
The maritime transactions between the Empire of Ego and the Kingdom of Hati are more convenient for departure from the ports belonging to the Monfort city state at the entrance of the Roni River, and there is no need to go far to the cape city state. The cape city-state is currently a transit point for trade in goods between the kingdoms of Barron and Hati, and the land transport between the Empire of Egypt and the kingdom of Barron still passes through the cape-city.
A few days later they finally entered the cape city, and Amon witnessed the prosperity of the city-state. He has been to the King of Barron. Of course, if you say that the city is prosperous, you have seen everything, but the atmosphere of people in different places is different. Most parts of the cape city-state have barren land and are not rich in agricultural and pastoral products, but the trade is quite developed. As a result, there are countless shops and shops in the city-state. You can see local products, food, wine, and streets. Performers from various countries are dazzling.
This is a lively city-state, but there is vitality in the chaos, and it has a very breath of life. Walking through the streets and alleys, smelling a variety of cuisines, watching a wide range of goods, and those enjoying wine and food, watching entertainers' performances, or bargaining, there is a vivid sense of coming .
If there is a person who is tired of the world and wants to commit suicide, he should be taken to such a place to walk around, stroll around, and feel the feeling, which will probably dispel the thought of seeking death. Amon, who just recently got out of the eerie underworld, feels very good to be here. He has a tenacious temperament, but for a teenager, the experience is a bit too heavy, and he needs to relax in such a place. It should be a lively and cheerful age.
Siou was very respectful of the life-saving benefactors. Not only did he arrange the inn for Amon, but also let Aesop drive a cart with Amon for two days in the city-state to go to various lively places. Although Aesop was a slave, he had a lot of experience. He had an endless story, and it was interesting to have him as a guide.
On the third day, Siou asked Amon to come to the shop he opened in the Cape City State, and the shopkeeper Humbert spotted thirty divine stones in front of him and put it on the counter and said, "My benefactor, this is paid to Please do n’t hesitate to accept your remuneration. You must accept it. "
Siou's expression and tone were as sincere as possible, but Amon could feel that his body was a little tight, as if he wanted to grab something and try to force it back. The heart felt a grip. -No matter who gives out such a large fortune will feel distressed.
Amon didn't want to make him embarrassed, so why save a man and complain? He waved his hand, said calmly and firmly: "Xiao, you should be glad that you are alive, so you can continue to enjoy these, but do n’t forget that your bodyguards and those guys are dead. I only take these stones Take ten, thank you for your reward! The remaining money will be used as a care for the families of the deceased. "
The tears that moved by Xiou almost shed, and took a few steps to grab Amon's arm and said, "Thank you, my benefactor! If you have time to pass Monfith, please be a guest in my house. , I will give you the best hospitality! "
Aesop was also very moved. He picked up ten stones from the counter, kneeled down on the ground and handed them to Amon, "This hero, I thank you for those unfortunate people, for your bravery, integrity, generosity, and kindness. Bless! "
Amon took the stone and carried it in his pocket. Aesop was agitated but forgot one thing. The law of the Aju Empire also stipulated that the slave's hand could not touch the stone. If he violated it, he would have to cut off a finger. , And he picked up ten divine stones at the same time!
Without realizing it, the shopkeeper Humbert suddenly exclaimed: "Master Xiou, this slave, Aesop, touched ten stones, which is a serious violation of the imperial decree! ... he fought He is very articulate and has said and done too many times, which is intolerable! "
No one expected that such a thing would happen suddenly in this seemingly touching scene. Humbert's voice was so loud that all the folks heard it, and Aesop's face turned pale, but he didn't speak, biting his lips. Amon was startled, looking at the slave, and suddenly remembered the scene where he was being interrogated by the priest Xiao Gu in Duke Town.
Siou was obviously angry, and was not satisfied that Schubert had spoken Aesop's fault aloud, pretending to be finished without seeing it? Aesop was a very capable slave, able to speak kindly and knowledgeable, and highly valued by Siou. This time, if it wasn't for Aesop's response to drive in time to take him to the depths of the desert, at this time Siou was dead.
But in the eyes of everyone, everyone saw it, and Humbert said aloud, and it was not easy for Siou to openly violate the imperial decree.
Amon glanced at Humbert, and found the shopkeeper looking at Aesop with anger and hatred in his heart, as well as the pride of gloating. Why is this? This mentality may not be difficult to understand, just like Xiao Gu had to punish the innocent Amon at the beginning, out of a deep jealousy from the heart.
Xiou suffered a great loss this time. Although it was the money of the old man, the account of the city city shop was also lost when he kept his account. The thirty stones were just taken from the shop's account here. As a slave, Aesop has been increasingly reused by his master in recent years. His status is even higher than that of his shopkeeper. Humbert has long been out of sight, and Aesop has also satired him a few times. Times.
This time Aesop saved the master again, wouldn't it be more disturbing in the future? Humbert happened to catch him by mistake, and of course he must be rectified!
Siou was very embarrassed in front of his buddy, and looked at Amon with a gaze of help: "Benefactor, what should you do with this slave?" He clearly didn't want to cut Aesop's finger, otherwise he didn't have to ask more. . Slaves were also his wealth, and the loss of a slave, especially the most capable one, was also a loss. He could not bear it.
Amon asked himself that there was no Aristotle's eloquence, and the situation was completely different, so he asked Yisuo with a smile: "If you want to keep your fingers, what kind of reason do you need?" He wanted to hear this How do slaves justify themselves? If this is not possible, he will spend a lot of money to buy the slave on the spot and save it.
Aesop knelt on the ground, raised his head, and tried to calm his voice as much as possible: "Master Xiou, this hero, the decree of the empire does stipulate that the slave's hand cannot touch the stone, but the empire also has another decree. The owner's property, as long as no disputes occur with others, how and when to dispose of it are up to the owner. "
Siou nodded and said, "Yes, it's up to me to deal with it, but I can't violate the laws of the empire. Everyone saw you touching the stone. Amon asked you what reasons you need to keep your fingers, can you tell Am I a valid reason? "
Aesop slowly replied, "Can you listen to a story? It was my early experience, the story of a distant sage named Pythagoras."