Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1038 Triple History Triple Truth
After listening to the story of the "Mad King" or the "Swan King", Aiwas frowned slightly.

He stroked his chin with his hand and fell into deep thought.

Sherlock did not interrupt Aiwas's thoughts. Everyone at the table remained silent, quietly waiting for Aiwas's opinions and comments.

"…I have two questions."

Suddenly, Aiwass asked, "First, what level is the Swan King?"

Since people call the Swan King "the perfect creation of the Twin Mirror", they even regard him as the "apostle on earth" who is the reincarnation of an apostle.

Does that mean that the Swan King himself is also a very powerful transcendent being?
After all, in this world... the crazier a person is, the stronger they are. Because their craziness most likely means strong adaptability to the path, and as long as they have adaptability, it means that their upgrade speed on this path will be much faster than others, and the upper limit will be much higher.

Even if an ordinary person has a strong adaptability to the path, he may not be able to find the mystical books and thus cannot become a transcendent; but as long as a transcendent has a high-level adaptability, he can become a high-level transcendent as long as he can successfully pass the promotion ceremony. As long as the corresponding path is not banned in the local area, his own energy level is high enough, which means that he can naturally obtain more advanced mystical knowledge.

——But the Swan King is a real king.

Not to mention, the path of beauty was originally the path of inheritance of the Iris family. Even when the royal family of Avalon was in the most difficult time, Princess Isabel still had Sherlock to help her advance; the eldest princess of Xingti also had the clown Lalo, a master, to escort her.

As the ruler of a country, the Swan King could not be stopped by the promotion ceremony. Given his adaptability, his energy level must be high.

As expected, Sherlock's mouth corners slightly raised.

Apparently Aiwass asked the key question -

"The fourth energy level."

Sherlock replied: "That monarch, who was only 26 years old, had already reached the fourth energy level when he was 23."

——That was the era when the power of transcendence had not yet boiled over.

This level of promotion speed is a talent at the level of Black Phase candidate in Xingti! That means she is already a rising star that the whole country is paying attention to... Even the granddaughter of the assassin master, Chloe de Siliaix, who was devoured by the shadow demon and had her voice taken away, and the genius of the Hawkeye organization, is a few years behind this.

"The fourth energy level..."

Yassen murmured, "That's already very strong."

He himself is a transcendent of the fourth level of the Path of Beauty, and he knows very well "what a transcendent of the fourth level can achieve."

Not to mention, the Dao of Beauty is particularly good at running away. No matter what profession it is, if you just want to survive, it must be very simple. Even the ability to survive is stronger than that of the extraordinary people who adapt to the Dao.

So, Yassen immediately realized that something was wrong: "But in that case...how did Louisoix capture the Mad King?
"...Is he at the fifth level?"

The fifth energy level...there are only a few of them in the entire iris flower.

If it was really the fifth level, then it was no wonder that the dukes all thought that the other party had done it. Excluding the obvious Moon Child, the only ones left were Hawkeye, the Art Association, and the three dukes' forces - the dukes themselves might not be the fifth level, but there was at least one fifth level person in the duke's family. Otherwise, they would not have the strength to subdue the army and gather talents.

The power of the three Grand Dukes is equal. If one of them loses his fifth-level protector, their talents and resources will be devoured by the other Grand Dukes.

“That’s my second question.”

Aiwass asked, "Are there any signs of fighting between the Swan King and Louissois?"

Even if we cannot determine Louisoix's whereabouts - even if Louisoix disappeared after the establishment of the parliament, at least the traces he left behind should be investigated. Whether in Avalon or Star Antimony, any details of such a major event will be investigated in detail and archived. And the traces of the road are very easy to detect...

This is a fairly common technique. Even the lowest second-level transcendents can detect where conflicts among path powers have occurred. Transcendents from the four paths of wisdom, balance, adaptability, and authority all have relevant skills.

"--No."

Sherlock gave a clear answer without hesitation: "There is no need to conduct a supernatural investigation... because none of the many artworks hanging in the Swan Palace have been damaged in any way. The preservation techniques used to prevent the artworks from aging have not even been eliminated by external forces."

Yasen has the most say in this matter.

Because he knew very well that even if he wanted to preserve a painting, a gem, or a ring, he would have to use special technology to do it. Those paintings were too fragile, and if they were not covered with a thin layer of "preservation technology", they would probably fade, become damp, crack, or change color in a few years.

It is really troublesome to keep a constant temperature and humidity in a room. Although mages and alchemists can also develop similar technologies, they are not as useful as preservation magic - just a thin layer of preservation magic is enough.

No matter where they are placed, no matter what environment they are in, no matter how they are folded or moved... as long as the power of the preservation technique is completely exhausted or before it is broken artificially, the passage of time will not have any effect on those fragile masterpieces, and they will enter a state of complete stillness.

Arsen has a special "treasure storage box" which is one of his phantom thief tools. This box is attached with a strong preservation spell, and Arsen needs to put the stolen items into it immediately after stealing them.

Otherwise, when he performs any form of time travel or high-frequency movement, or is hit by other people's spells or curses, it is possible that the thin layer of preservation technique on the outside will be interfered with and shattered by his extraordinary power, causing the things he has stolen with great difficulty to be damaged.

The reason for this is that "preservation" itself is considered a supernatural power. Therefore, it also has priority.

Preservation can be used as a shield for protection because it can offset spells of lower energy levels than itself; just as it can be shattered by spells of higher energy levels, the state of preservation applied to anything will instantly shatter when it comes into contact with any supernatural power that is higher in energy level than the caster.

"——And this is also the 'supernormal detection' mechanism of the old nobles of Iris."

Sherlock explained.

The extraordinary paths that Iris is popular with are the path of love, the path of beauty, and the path of adaptation. And these three paths are obviously not good things.

There are so many extraordinary skills in these three paths that can bewitch people, control will, arouse desires, and rewrite memories. If you are not careful, you will be controlled. "In order to combat this situation, an inventor has developed a countermeasure technology."

Sherlock said: "It is to let low-level conservators create a kind of 'safety'. These safes are placed in the living room or under the guests' seats.

"Because it is protected by the preservation technique, even a heavy guest will not crush it or step on it. But if it comes into contact with any supernatural power of a higher energy level than the caster, it will suddenly break. This will trigger an alarm device, record the time and location of the corresponding event, and then handle it according to the method agreed in advance. By observing the shape of the 'safety' breaking, we can infer its breaking speed and roughly calculate the level of supernatural power it has been affected by."

"Very clever. This is a good idea."

Aiwass commented: "After we go back, we can install a set in the Avalon Round Table Hall. Put it under everyone's stools. When the game is over, we can see whose buttocks are cracked. Then we will know who has used the power of the Tao."

Sherlock said: "The 'insurance' of Swan Castle is the third energy level. And the insurance of the entire castle is almost intact... In other words, at least no extraordinary person above the third energy level has ever used power in front of the Swan King."

"You said...almost?"

Aiwass keenly noticed a detail in Sherlock's words.

Sherlock nodded. "Yes, it's 'almost' - of course, I have also conducted investigations. The few broken fuses have nothing to do with this matter. They are either out of repair or there were some misjudgments during the investigation."

"Not always."

Aiwass shook his head. "Even if there is no evidence, we should remain skeptical. After all, there are too many abilities in this world that can erase evidence. I care more about motives than methods. Because many people have the means to achieve miracles, and what is 'impossible' for some people does not exist for others. But since he wants to do this, he will definitely leave traces - that trace is his 'want'."

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Seeing this, Sherlock smiled helplessly: "You are right. By the way, I will give you another piece of information... No need to pray, I have already asked. The 'Swan King' did not enter the dream world, nor did he become an apostle. He disappeared after being beheaded."

As early as Avalon...he knew that Aiwass was such a person.

Aiwass doesn't care much about evidence and logic. He prefers to look for the psychological flaws of the other party from the other party's motives. This also makes Aiwass always half a step faster than Sherlock, because he doesn't need to collect evidence and prove his reasoning. He just needs to convince himself.

This also made Sherlock somewhat dissatisfied - although his intelligence and talent were innate, his thinking mode was developed by the educational structure and he could be considered half academic.

Aiwass, on the other hand, had brought out a behind-the-scenes truth out of thin air without any intelligence or information. And it was just right, he just said "I know everything". But when he asked carefully, Sherlock could feel that he knew nothing... At least Aiwass himself, he knew the result but not the reason... He didn't know why things had developed to this point.

Sherlock could only assume that Aiwass had this characteristic.

Once the matter involves someone related to him, he can use his eyes that can see through people's hearts to skip the argument and get the result.

However, the "Swan King" incident is clearly an unsolved case.

No one knows the origin and whereabouts of "Young Louisoix". Or maybe they know but deliberately conceal it... But in short, it is impossible for this to have any connection with Aiwass. Aiwass doesn't even have a clear grasp of the case at this moment, and has to rely on Sherlock's careful explanation.

——In this case, you can't just jump to conclusions!

Sherlock looked through all the relevant documents and files in the Hall of Mirrors, checked a lot of relevant information, and even used the special mechanism of the Hall of Mirrors to use the books behind him - the information obtained by "reading the lives of dead artists" to indirectly confirm his own investigation results...

Now, he can finally give a detailed and perfect conclusion.

"You have already asked both of your questions."

Sherlock asked Aiwass with great interest: "Then let me ask you, Aiwass - what do you think is the truth of the matter? Which side does Louisoix belong to?"

There was a blue flame burning in the bottom of his pupils, which was a sign of resonance with the path of wisdom.

"…I'm not sure."

Aiwass was silent for a long time, and finally spoke softly: "But I have some speculations... This is a conclusion based on my common sense.

"If you ask me, just invite him down and ask him. For a genius like the Swan King, his death is a promotion. Just like the Fool in the past, when he ascends to the Dream World, he can become the Celestial Master and the Apostle of the Pillar God. Even if he doesn't do this, he may still become the new Celestial Master.

"But you also said... the Swan King is not in the dream world. Then there are only three possibilities I can think of. These three possibilities exist at the same time. They may exist in different world lines, but they may also be true at the same time.

"——The first possibility is that the Swan King's soul was stolen by someone. For example, he made a deal with the devil, or was branded with a deadly sin by the Fallen Angels. But I don't see the possibility of the Swan King being branded with a deadly sin. The only possibility is the pride mark, but its purity is still not enough. It is also possible that he was preyed upon by a wild phantom demon in the dream world... and his soul was shattered.

"The second possibility is that his soul did not enter the dream world at all. For example, he died unjustly, and his soul attached to a certain instrument, or a certain family. For example... a beheading ritual platform, or..."

At this point, Aiwass glanced at the Grand Duke before continuing, "The strange disease of the Vendôme family."

"Probably not."

Old Argon was not angry, he just shook his head: "The history of colds in our family is much longer than the third rebellion..."

But he still asked Aiwass with some expectation: "What about the third possibility?"

Aiwass and Sherlock looked at each other and gave the only answer to the question:
"——It's simple. The Swan King is not dead at all."

"……correct."

Sherlock breathed a sigh of relief, and responded with some regret and satisfaction: "This is the conclusion of my investigation.

"The Swan King is not dead yet - he, or his soul, is still somewhere in the iris, watching all this."

(End of this chapter)