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Is Maria really sick? It looks very similar, but only Gabriel knew in his heart what was going on. It was not really sick, but now, Maria really needs to stay in Duke town for a few more days.

On the night when he received the tears of the gods, Maria fainted. The devout prayer for several days has been quite exhausted. The environment in Duke Town made Lord Dick feel very uncomfortable. Maria was also a little uncomfortable. Every day, except for eating and sleeping, she was concentrating all her energy and praying to Goddess Isis, which was already very tired.

Once the spirit is relaxed, you finally faint or fall asleep, which is the most ordinary for ordinary people.

Maria originally had a maid who did rough work and a close-fitting maid who had been sick these two days. Perhaps it was a long journey across the desert and then came to this uncomfortable place. It was really uncomfortable, and the climate and environment were not very suitable. Lord Dick brought several maids and female slaves for Maria to serve, but Gabriel believed that they could not serve the daily life of the saint.

Gabriel said to Dick: "You firmly believe that Maria will become the guardian saint of the Temple of Isis, and have received the tears of the gods, so everything should be treated like a saint."

The Temple of Isis has a large area of ​​fields and countless slaves, but the status of the saint is transcendent. The things she uses cannot be handed directly to her by the slaves, so the female slave cannot serve her directly. She cannot have any physical contact with adult men, and her clothes and food cannot be brought to her by women who have ever had men. The young and beautiful maids sent by Lord Dick are obviously inappropriate.

Rod Dick thought everything carefully, but he ignored it, not because he was not careful enough. According to regulations, only after the official ceremony of the Temple of Isis will the recognized candidate for the Saint Maiden will become the real Saint Maiden. However, Gabriel asked in advance according to the conditions for treating the Saint Maiden, and seemed meticulous, for fear that there would be any unexpected mistakes in the process of successfully returning to the Temple of Isis from now on.

This is also good, at least it means that the messenger of the temple has recognized Mary's identity as a saint in his heart.

Maria was not really sick. Since Gabriel's duty was to protect her, of course it also included ensuring her health. After Maria woke up in a night of sleep, Gabriel had already treated her with a simple magical blessing technique. She had no health problems. Under Gabriel's protection, she could travel through the desert safely.

But Gabriel had something else to do, and did not even tell Rod Dick. She wanted to teach Mary the most basic divine art - the test of God. The standard for selecting a saint is not only to get the tears of the gods, but also to be able to awaken the power given by the gods. This is what Gabriel wanted to teach Mary to do.

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 Gods can we prove that Mary can use the tears of the gods in the future to bless the people in the temples.

Maria has already received the tears of the gods. If she could do this before she arrived at the Temple of Isis, she would naturally become the real saint. If she could not do it for a long time, things might have been twists and turns. Gabriel escorted Maria from afar to Duke, witnessed the appearance of the tears of the gods, and saw Maria's piety with her own eyes. She had already believed in her identity as a saint, so she decided to do this as soon as possible.

This did not violate the will of God. After Maria arrived at the Temple of Isis, the priests in the temple would teach divine arts according to the procedures and conduct assessments within the specified time. Gabriel simply brought this ceremony in advance and gave her special care.

Lord Rhode Dick was still worried about one thing, that is, the priests in the temple were making trouble, not teaching Mary's real magic or deliberately delaying her when teaching, so that she could not pass the assessment for a long time, and gave the saint candidates from other city-states the opportunity to steal this position, and were considering how to make public gifts and private bribes. Gabriel said nothing, and had solved the trouble Dick was worried about in private, and everything next depends on Mary himself.

After all, she came here with protection from Maria and received tears from the gods. Even Gabriel herself felt lucky. This was the gift of Goddess Isis. She had an indescribable sense of intimacy towards this pure and pious girl and was willing to help her.

Gabriel's teaching of Mary's divine art is still a prayer, but it requires sincere faith and a peaceful heart, to awaken the strange powers given by the gods with a special ritual and to pass the test of God.

Maria asked her, “How will the gods test me?”

Gabriel, who has always been serious, rarely smiles: "Pray to the tears of the gods. In the way I teach you, you will gain the strange power given by the gods, but at the same time, what is awakened is also the desires lurking in people's souls. You must learn how to face these desires and not control your soul and belief for them. This is the test of God, and you will step into the threshold of the temple of divine arts.... Your heart is so pious and pure, and it is not difficult to pass this test. As a saint, I don't need to say more about how you should ask yourself."

Maria asked hesitantly, "Does the priests preside over the ceremony after arriving at the Temple of Isis, so that they can undergo such a test?... Is this contrary to God's will?"

Gabriel shook his head: "You have not violated God's will. I do this to allow you to successfully pass the test of God. If you can't pass, you will not be recognized by the gods, but I believe you can." Seeing that Mary was still a little confused, Gabriel thought about it and said, "I will tell you something, what just happened in this town today."

Gabriel told the argument between the people in the square in the northern end of the town, and finally said: "I think what Mr. Aristotle said is not unreasonable. The will of the gods is a major premise. As long as you pass the test, you will be recognized by the gods, because as a candidate for the saint, you have already received the tears of the gods."

Maria blinked her beautiful big eyes and thought for a long time, then nodded and said, "Yes, you are right. You know the rules of the Temple of Isis better than me. I will definitely not let you down."

Gabriel shook his head gently again: "No, it's not me, you will definitely not disappoint the great goddess Isis."

At this time, Maria suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion: "But you have been here all the time just now, how could you hear what people say at the other end of the town? Every sentence is so clear, but I didn't hear anything. Is this the power of the gods?"

Gabriel laughed again: "This is the power given by the gods. I heard the voices of each of them. As long as I gather my spirit and listen to it... As the saint of the Temple of Isis, you will have divine power far more powerful than me. I am a warrior and it is impossible for you to learn advanced divine arts again, and you will master the supreme divine arts of the Temple of Isis."

As soon as he said this, he heard the voice of the handmaid downstairs: "Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Aristotle has found the servant you need and brought him here."

...

Amon knew very well that it was Aristotle and the old madman who saved him today. It was not surprising that the old madman would help him, but this strange young man was obviously a nobleman. Why should he help a miner whom he had never met? Amon was very grateful and was very happy to have the opportunity to serve this gentleman. Isn’t it just to be a servant for three days, let alone a generous reward of one gold coin every day.

On the way, Amon expressed his gratitude and, according to the most solemn etiquette he knew, wanted to kneel down and kiss the soil in front of Aristotle's feet. But Aristotle stopped him and said with a smile: "Child, you don't have to be like this. You are not my slave, and I am not a god or a monarch." Then he looked at him and asked again: "Do you want to ask why I will help you?"

Amon nodded and said, "Yes, sir, I want to ask."

Aristotle looked into the distance and said to himself, "I come from a distance from the mainland, a place called Heaton, where there are many city-states. I once studied at Plato Academy. My teacher once said, 'Why do we require knowledge? Virtue is knowledge. Smart people should become kind people'."

Amon blinked his eyes and asked, recalling, "Heaton? Have you ever heard of a sage named Teatade?"

Aristotle was slightly surprised: "I have met him at Plato Academy. He is a student of Saidolo, a child, how could you hear his name?"

Amon replied, "What an old man in the town told me is the old gentleman who just talked to you." The name Amon was mentioned by the old madman. It is said that the sage claimed that there are only five types of regular polyhedrons in the world, and regular dodecahedrons are the most special ones. It is the outline of the world that God outlines the world, contains the mysterious information of the fifth element, and is the source of mysterious power and symbols.

Amon thought it was just an old madman's drinking talk, but he didn't expect that there was really this person. It seemed that what the old madman said was true.

The two continued to walk towards the southern end of the town. Aristotle seemed to be very interested in the child. As he walked, he asked: "We just discussed the oracle in front of the temple. Do you know why the real divine spirit, the gods who left the oracle were called the protector god by you?"

Why? Gods are gods, and oracles are oracles. It seems that the residents of the town have never pursued this question, and Amon did not answer, but said respectfully: "Sir, please give me some advice."

Aristotle smiled and said, "Actually, I can't be sure, I just want to discuss with you. The reason why it is called the protection god is that it is indeed protecting the residents here. The divine stones produced here are so precious and the mining skills are passed down from generation to generation. How can we prevent people from driving underage children to bear such heavy work due to greedy desires? In order to better protect the craftsmen here from generation to generation, so as not to let young men die?"

Amon's mind, which was a little confused, seemed to be awakened by a ray of inspiration. He suddenly understood something and nodded repeatedly, "Oracle, it's this oracle! Children without adults cannot learn the skills of miners, and women cannot mine divine stones!"

Aristotle also nodded and said, "Yes, this is why the gods in the temple are called protectors. No matter how the oracle was first passed down, there is indeed such an oracle here. Child, if you become a priest in the future, you must also protect such an oracle, but you must understand the true divine spirit and its origin, and not like the priest just now."

After saying this, he thought about it and couldn't help but smile again, turned his head to look at Amon and said, "The spirit of the oracle is a man under the age of sixteen. He is not allowed to learn the skills of miners. But in the language used locally, the permit and may be the same word. Can you understand what I mean? So today the priest cannot debate with me, but you must understand the differences, otherwise you will be as confused as others."
Chapter completed!