Vol 2 Chapter 64: Pythagoras

064 Pythagoras
Humbert interjected: "Master, do you still want to listen to his sophistry? Quickly punish the slave who violated the law. This is to protect the dignity of the master. Otherwise, more and more slaves will learn how to behave like him. Don't look at you as your master. "
Before Heo could speak, Amon looked up and scolded: "Shut up, listen to Aesop to finish the story!" There was a strange majestic force in his voice, and he rushed into his mind so that Humbert could hardly stand still. It's like being repressed somehow and speechless. And Aesop began to tell the story of Pythagoras-
Pythagoras was a mysterious sage. He was the son of a great aristocrat. He was very wealthy, but he led his disciples to establish a group and live a life of ascetic collective. He is also a very clever doctor. It is said that he is also a great magician. Some people even said that he had seen the gods and knew the secrets of the gods.
Once Pythagoras went out to buy the group's living supplies. Due to the large amount, he paid one stone at a time. When he opened the wallet, he accidentally dropped the stone to the ground. A slave beside him picked it up. At that time, the owner of that shop shouted, "Pythagoras, look at your slave. His hand touched the stone, and he should be cut off a finger! I have a knife here, which I can lend to you. . "
Pythagoras took the stone and scolded the slave: "Copernicus, why did you accidentally touch the stone, and with this finger, how many do you owe me?"
The slave named Copernicus replied, "Dear Mr. Pythagoras, plus this time, I owe you thirteen fingers."
Pythagoras waved his hand and called his followers, "Note to him that Copernicus owes me thirteen fingers."
The shop owner asked in surprise: "Pythagoras, don't you cut off his fingers?"
Pythagoras faintly replied: "According to the decree, he should be cut off his finger, but also under the decree, he is my property and there is no dispute with others. I can decide when to cut his finger, you Didn't you see me remembered? "
The shop owner said loudly, "How come a person has thirteen fingers, he only has ten fingers, and you have recorded thirteen fingers."
Pythagoras sneered: "Ignorant and cruel, you are greedy for the tyranny of others. This greed blinds true knowledge. Mathematically, there is nothing wrong with it. He has ten fingers and cuts it off. Thirteen, and the negative three are left. This is just a negative number .... If you don't understand, Copernicus, you explain. "
Copernicus explained: "This treasurer, if you have ten gold coins and you bought thirteen gold coins, how many gold coins do you have left? Not one of them is not, but mathematically it is negative three. Do you understand? "
Aesop's story is finished here. The last sentence is: "Did you understand?" I don't know if others understand it. Anyway, Amon understands it and can't help but smile. Siou blinked and thought for a long time, and suddenly realized: "Remember, Aesop owes a finger, I can decide when to cut!"
At the same time, according to the two statutes, this is just a simple evasion technique for the master to let the slave go, but the first person to think of it is a genius, and the person who learns everything is Siou. Aesop salutes: "Thank you Master for your kindness, Aesop is your property, and your fingers are on Aesop's body, and it is also Lord's."
The shopkeeper's face was a little bit black, and I couldn't say anything when I wanted to refute it. Amon has been paid, and Siou has dealt with the aftermath and is ready to return to Monfis. The two broke up here and said goodbye. When he left, Amon saw Aesop set up a car outside, walked over to say hello to him alone, thanked him for accompanying him to the city-state for two days, and finally asked: "Aesop, the story you just told, Claiming to be an early experience, have you really seen the wise man Pythagoras in the distance? "
Aesop nodded respectfully: "Yes, I've really seen it. At that time, I was very young and not a slave of Master Siou."
Amon: "You say Pythagoras has seen the gods and even knows the secrets of the gods, is this true?"
Aesop quickly explained: "How can I know these things, it's just people's legends. The sage is very mysterious, and there are many people following him, and some people say that he is the son of the gods, but the legend is only a legend."
Amon whispered and asked with interest: "Then, where is he now?"
Aesop pointed north: "From here to the sea, cross the ocean and go north. After seeing the coast, go west. There is a peninsula surrounded by archipelago, there are many city states, called the United Kingdom of Heaton. My last time Hearing news from Pythagoras, he led his disciples to build a secluded estate on the outskirts of the Croton city-state, called Pythagoras. "
Amon remembered this place in his heart, and if he had the opportunity to travel in the future, he could go there and try to ask Pythagoras for advice. I remember that Aristotle, who had made his own siege in Duke Town, also came from the Kingdom of Heaton. That place is really worth a visit.
He said thank you to Aesop. Aesop asked: "Benefactor, just ask me a word, why say thank you?"
Amon: "Because the news you said could be very useful to me."
Aesop said curiously, "Are you interested in the secrets of the gods? If so, I have a suggestion."
Amon was surprised: "Oh, what advice do you have?"
Aesop pointed at the spire of the temple in the distance: "These are all illusory legends, including the gods themselves. In this case, you might as well ask the gods themselves if they really appear in the world .... in legend , The gods will walk around in various identities, and even stand in front of you and speak to you. "
Amon smiled, and suddenly remembered the shepherdess slave Yin Nanna who was Mu Yun's incarnation. He smiled and said to Yisuo: "Thank you for your suggestion, I will consider it."
Aesop bowed deeply: "It was you who saved my life, and just now you gave me the opportunity to speak for myself. I have not yet expressed my gratitude. Why do you say thank you to me again?"
Amon: "I saw you for the first time. You yelled at me on the carriage and reminded me to hide. If I were just an ordinary passerby, your drinking would save my life. In that case, not I saved you but you saved me. When your own life is at stake, you have not forgotten to save the life of an innocent passerby, so I would like to say thank you! ... Aesop, can I ask you another question, What's your deepest wish in your heart? "
Aesop answered the two words very seriously: "Freedom."
Amon: "Freedom, do you want to get rid of slavery?"
Aesop: "It's not exactly like this. Although I am a slave, when I look up at the stars, my mind can fly freely with wings .... The body is not affected by things, the heart is not restrained by desire, and detached from existence. It is the freedom I long for. "
Unexpectedly, a slave would say something like this, Amon was slightly surprised, smiled and said: "I am afraid that only the gods can realize the freedom you said, I want to say thank you again! ... Aesop, take care, maybe one day you will reach the other side of freedom. "
Amon originally wanted to buy the slave, maybe he could try to give him a freelance identity, but on the one hand, Siou may not be willing to sell, on the other hand, it was really inconvenient for him to walk around Eju with a slave, and had to temporarily dispel his thoughts. Let's talk later when I have a chance.
After leaving, Amon went back to the inn to pack things, went straight to the mansion of Lord Dick East of the city, came to the gate of the luxurious city main house and said to the tall and upright goalkeeper, "I come from afar. .Master Dick. "
Standing in front of the house were four men who looked like gatekeepers, and six guards with distinctive clothing beside them. Amon didn't know who to look for, so he asked the one closest to him. The man bowed his head and tilted Amon: "If there is something, you can go to the city-state offices to apply for it. Do not wait here for casual people. Please come to see the Lord Lord for something. Will the Lord do anything else?"
This is the truth. If you have any problem, you can find it anywhere. If you come to see Rod Dick directly, the Lord may be busy if he is not bothered. Amon explained very politely: "My business is both a business and a private matter. I'm afraid the city-state departments can't handle it. I must see the owner of Dick City. It's very important. I'll let you know."
Three other gatekeepers also came over and said, "Foreigners, do you understand the rules? Is the Lord the Lord you can see and see? Lord Dick is not at home! Even at home, you must inform the concierge to wait for you Wait. If you really have something very important, we do n’t dare to delay, please make it clear and come up with your credentials. "
Another whispered, "We can ask you to wait outside the door and wait for the adult to return to the house, and let the second housekeeper tell you, if the adult wishes to see you, I will call you in. ... but if the little thing disturbs the adult We will be reprimanded when adults are angry when we are off.
Amon did not seek the experience of such a big man as Rod Dick, of course, not when he came to see others. If you are a guest, you usually go to the special living room to rest, and after the report, Dick will receive it. Ordinary strangers visit, if something really happens, they have to wait outside the door and let the concierge report. The concierge would also be reprimanded if nothing disturbed the adult's rest, so the person hinted that Amon would give a bribe so that they could communicate.
I do n’t know if Amon understood it, but the man was about to reach out after he said this, but found that Amon had turned around and could not help but curse, "Where did the wild boy come? Have fun! "
Amon is not reluctant to bribe the gatekeeper, but the experience in front of the house has changed his mind. The house is deep. Once in, the consequences are unpredictable. He wasn't sure if Rod Dick could not be trusted, and Nero's relics were quite precious. Wouldn't it be bothersome if the Lord of the City's Lord had any other thoughts, and would have him buckled with his belongings?
It is not that he has not suffered such losses before. Amon can deal with several accidents, but in Rod Dick's house, there is no way to escape by his ability.
Amon turned and went to the Temple of Horus in the middle of the city-state. In the past few days, he had already made out. Rod Dick, as the chief deity officer of the cape city-state, would preside over the sacrifices to the gods every month. Citizens can visit worship outside the shrine hall, which is just in time today. He originally wanted to wait for Rod Dick to go home outside the gate, but now he intends to go directly to the temple square and take out Nero's staff in public.
When Amon rushed to the square, the sacrifice had ended, and several priests stood on the steps, and the crowd like a tide was walking out of the spacious and tall stone pillars in front of the temple. Rod Dick boarded the carriage with his entourage. There were guards of ceremonies in front of him. The crowd automatically withdrew to the Lord of the City to make way. He had already planned to return to his home.
At this moment, a voice shouted, "Master Rod Dick, I came to give back the staff and relics of the great theorist Nero based on the last words of Lord Nero, the former chief priest of the cape city!"
The voice was so loud that even several priests standing on the high order heard it. Everyone was taken aback and looked curiously in the direction of the voice. Some people whispered to the onlookers around them: "Nero who is it?"
Another person explained: "Nero was the chief priest of the city-state more than thirty years ago, a great wizard, who is said to have died for the country .... what happened, after so many years, someone actually returned the Lord Nero Staff! "
Before Lord Roddick's guard of honor, there was a young man standing still in the place where the crowd was separated, holding a staff in his hand, and it was him who just shouted. Someone stopped the convoy and raised his staff, and the guards took out their weapon alert. If it was not for Amon's words, the guards would have taken him down at this time.
Rod Dick's carriage stopped and he stepped down from the curtain. There were two people next to him, both of whom Amon had seen before, clerk Fayol Judah and aides Aristotle. At the sight of Rod Dick coming out, Amon saluted with one knee on his knees, raised his staff with a flat-ended staff over his head, and made a sacrifice gesture. The guards were relieved.
The crowd separated, forming a round open space, surrounding Rod Dick's convoy and Amon, and several high-level temple priests hurriedly rushed over.
Aristotle felt familiar at the sight of Amon, but couldn't remember where he had seen it. It's not that this young sage has a bad memory. In the past two years, Amon's appearance has changed too much. The features and faintness still have the original shadow, but he has fully grown up.
Rod Dick was about to walk over and ask him, but Fayor Judah pulled him and said, "Master, be careful, understand the situation first, what if it is an assassin?"
Aristotle pulled the hem of the robe, separated the guard and walked in front of Amon, and asked Yueyan: "Young man, what is the matter with you holding up the staff in front of the Lord's convoy?"
Amon replied loudly: "I have said just now that according to the last words of Nero, the city's former chief priest, the great magician, I came to return his staff and relics. It is said that there is also the legacy of Lord Nero in this staff. Information, please Lord Lord Dick check! "
Aristotle reached out and took the staff, and asked, "What's your name and how did you get the relic of Lord Nero?"
Amon: "I am a hunter in the mountains, called Amon, and found the handwriting written in the cave when chasing the prey. It was left by the former master priest Nero Theologian of Cape City. He hoped that someone would find his relic. And returned to the cape city-state, returned the staff to the temple, returned the relics to the family, and promised rewards. I traveled thousands of miles across the mountains and deserts to fulfill the wishes of the deceased! "
"Amon? Your name is Amon?" Aristotle froze slightly, as if remembering something, but didn't say much, turned and walked back with his staff.
Several temple priests have run down the long steps and came to Rod Dick's side. An older priest looked at the staff in Aristotle's hand, and his excited voice trembled: "This, this, this is really The staff of the captain city priest! Lord Nero took it with him 30 years ago, and I never expected to see him again! "
This staff is made of tan wood and has a very durable and durable texture, showing no signs of decay. The top of the earth is inlaid with a pupil of the earth. I do not know how it was made. This pupil of the earth seems to grow naturally in the wood grain and is wrapped, showing only a few sharp corners.
The onlookers all saw it very clearly. As long as it was a person who had seen it, it could be recognized at a glance that it was indeed the staff that Nero had used. The stranger who had arrived thousands of miles away did not lie. Rod Dick took the staff, and he couldn't help shaking his hands slightly. This staff is part of the Cape City-State Temple, and only the principal priests are eligible to hold it.
After the disappearance of Nero, the staff was also lost. The next master priest was Rod Dick's father, old Dick. A few years ago, Rod Dick succeeded the master priest. Although another skillful craftsman created the staff, it is certainly not as good as previous generations. According to legend, this staff is precious. I never expected it to return today. Is it a gift from the gods?
It was returned to the cape city-state by a foreigner thousands of miles away, and Rod Dick took it in front of the people, just in front of this temple, its symbolic significance is extremely important!
Rod Dick lived in the officialdom for a long time and responded quite quickly. He took the staff and raised his hands above his head, then turned to kneel and salute in the direction of the temple: "Thank Horus! Thank the great deities! Under your guidance, through the ages The priest's staff returned to the city! "
As soon as the Lord of the City knelt down, everyone turned and knelt down. There was no one standing in the large square for a moment. People are thanking the gods, and the voices of thousands of people come together like a mountain tsunami. Seeing this scene, Amon knew that he was completely right. In this case, returning the staff in public is the best choice.
But he felt a little funny when he heard the voices of thanks to the gods. Are these people thanking Horus or Amon?