Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1188 Amber Dice
Dang rang~
When Ruo'an disappeared in the flames, Aiwass seemed to hear a faint chuckle. A crisp clash of sounds suddenly came from the golden cup in his hand.

He lowered his head slightly, reached into the golden cup and picked up a gem dice.

It was carved from a piece of luminous amber and was a leaving gift from Joan.

——This is certainly not in compliance with the rules of the dream world.

Because when Aiwas summoned the apostles, he did not ask for any items.

The fact that the apostles can obtain the permission of the Sand Clock to cross the Wall of Balance and reach the human world in a short period of time is related to this simple contract reached through the ritual - in simple terms, any actions that affect the material world should be reported in advance to ensure that the entire work can be traced.

It is best for the mortals to do what they pray for, and the apostles should not have any dialogue or give gifts. They cannot make predictions, educate or deceive mortals outside of the contract, change the fate of the other party on a large scale or increase or decrease the power of the other party in violation of regulations, and they cannot illegally collect souls, extend lifespans, or spread the secrets of the dream world in the material world.

When those mortals prayed, their requests had already been judged once by the Sand Clock and its apostles to see if they were reasonable and legal. If they passed, it meant they were allowed. But if the apostles made their own interpretations, it might not be legal.

Merlin's behavior of running around the world and contacting mortals without any hesitation is a typical violation of the rules. Ruoan's behavior of sending the specialties of the dream world to the material world is also a violation of the rules.

Apparently, even John, who was once the Eternal Pope, didn't care much about this rule - after all, the Sand Clock had never really traced back responsibilities many times.

Even Aiwas himself had felt that this rule was too old-fashioned and inhumane. And it was obvious that it only stopped gentlemen and not villains... Didn't the demons try to break the contract and take souls after accepting the contract? And I didn't see the apostles of the Sand Clock come to intervene a few times.

And it was not until now that Aiwas finally understood...why the Sand Clock had established so many rules to ensure the complete implementation of the "Jedi Tiantong".

This behavior of preventing the dream world from interacting with the material world is actually to prevent the cross-border spread and cross-infection of the Whisper of the Void. It is completely necessary and has a significant blocking effect on the infection of nothingness. The Sand Clock didn't care much before, in fact, it was because the Whisper of the Void had not been leaked at that time... But it is conceivable that the rules will become much stricter recently.

I hope Ruoan won’t be punished for this when he returns.

"Sure enough, all seemingly inexplicable traditions have a reasonable explanation when they are formulated..."

Aiwass sighed softly.

"what is this?"

At this moment, Isabel's voice came quietly from behind: "Who was that just now?"

Aiwass turned around and saw Isabel, who was wearing pajamas and also barefoot, walking on the pure white cashmere carpet.

...For some reason, Aiwass suddenly had the illusion that he was caught cheating.

Isabel stepped on the soft carpet and came over to hug Aiwas' arm.

"you're awake?"

Aiwass replied softly, "That is His Highness Joan."

"Lord Ruoan..."

Isabel naturally also knew Juan Yongheng.

She nodded thoughtfully, and smiled with some joy: "Has her soul awakened from the source river..."

That was indeed a good thing. Although I knew that a soul of this level could not be lost in the source river, I was finally relieved when I saw her become an apostle.

Isabel sincerely blessed the Eternal Pope with whom she had briefly fought side by side.

She looked at the amber dice in the Aiwass cup curiously: "What is this?"

"Blood of the First Sun, Flesh of the Second Sun, Eldest Brother of the Third Sun... A dead light sealed in amber."

Aiwass raised the six-sided dice, and as expected, he did not see its properties: "This is made of light amber, and it is said that it is what Amber is collecting. It basically does not appear in the material world, and it can be regarded as a kind of dream world currency... or a specialty."

It's a pity that it's useless, Aiwass added in his heart.

“——So beautiful!”

But Isabel let out a cry of surprise. She opened her eyes wide, came closer, and carefully held the amber dice.

She looked closely at the light in the amber, and felt as if she could see fragments of the sun, burning stars, and the newly created world through the cracks...

"Do you like this?"

Aiwass looked at Isabel who was staring at him intently, smiled and ruffled her hair: "Then I'll give it to you."

From the perspective of a gemstone, amber of light is not actually beautiful.

Compared with ordinary amber, its color is lighter and closer to gold. And because it contains light inside, the main body of the gem appears darker and more like glass.

Aiwass had not expected that Isabel, a proper princess of the kingdom and a top transcendent in the path of beauty, would actually find it beautiful.

"Don't you think it looks a lot like you?"

Isabel raised the dice and looked at Aiwas through the cracks on the dice where light seeped out. "I think this is why Lord Juan gave it to you. It's like a solidified sun. Bright but not scorching, beautiful but not ostentatious."

“I actually think I’m pretty swaggering…”

Aiwass was a little helpless.

While Isabel was conscientiously admiring the Amber of Light, Aiwass whispered to Isabel the story that Juan had just told her.

When Aiwass mentioned the new celestial master of the Path of Balance, Isabel did not react, but when Aiwass mentioned Morgan, she raised her eyebrows. When Aiwass said that "the Silver Crown Dragon is not in good condition", she finally raised her head, put the dice back in her pocket, and looked at it carefully.

"…Do you think Ms. Morgan would be such a dedicated person, Aiwass?"

Isabel asked.

"Obviously not."

Aiwass answered without hesitation.

Although both of them are beneficiaries of "Morgan's House of Wonderful Things", and they were even still using this gift until recently...but this does not mean that they will relax their vigilance against Morgan.

They all knew that Morgan was not a good person, but they just happened to be within the scope of Morgan's goodwill.

"I actually think...she might have received some kind of intelligence in advance, which is why she chose to be promoted to a celestial official."

Aiwass said slowly: "For example, she knew that the Crown Master's mental state was problematic. If the Crown Master died before she was pulled down, then as the only Heavenly Official, she could automatically fill in as the Pillar God. After all, the essence of the Heavenly Official is a 'Pillar God Candidate'."

Because there was no evidence, Aiwass did not tell Juan about this.

It is somewhat disrespectful to make unfounded assumptions about others - bad ones at that.

But Isabel is not an outsider, so it’s okay to talk to her about your true feelings.

Aiwass speculated: "Morgan had been pursuing the Crown Master before but failed. Logically, her news should not be so fast. I knew that the Silver Crown Dragon would have problems because I knew that the bottom of the Source River was polluted by the void. Other apostles should not know this. After all, the void is a secret that most apostles and celestial officials are not allowed to know.

"So I think that maybe the Silver Crown Dragon still has some sanity, so he called her here."

"Then why doesn't he choose his own knights?"

Isabel asked back: "Whether it is inheriting the position of the Celestial Master, or completing the Tail Ring Ceremony..."

"My guess is... the Silver Crown Dragon wants to completely correct this path."

Aiwass answered immediately.

(End of this chapter)