Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 889 The Good and Bad Pope

Sine's voice suddenly became excited, and even his fingers were trembling slightly!
Those are fragments that the Geometry Celestial Master cast into the material world, containing one-fifth of the Celestial Master's power, and symbolizing the absolute control over the element of "water" - the regular icosahedron of water!

But as a devout seeker of the path of wisdom, Sine is not too greedy for the power it brings. It is better to say that "power" itself is a "thing that has been abandoned" that is despised by the extraordinary people on the path of wisdom.

As early as when they were still apprentices of mages and had just entered the Mage Tower, they had already been taught this core concept -

——Magic must not be a symbol of violence.

A wizard must not use his magic to overpower others and claim to be powerful because his magic has extraordinary power. Magic must not be studied and strengthened for the purpose of demonstrating destructive power - all magic is essentially a byproduct of the pursuit of wisdom, a symbol of mystery.

Just like when mages discover a new truth, they tend not to make it public - they just need to discover and keep the secret, and when the secret is rediscovered by others, they can get feedback from the power of the Tao. On the contrary, if mages particularly like to show off in front of others, they will not be very strong.

Because of this, mages usually like to keep a sense of mystery. Many mages who don't like the scientific research environment of the mage tower will choose to live in seclusion in the depths of the forest or in the downtown area.

Although it is unknown when the idea of ​​"magic cannot be used to demonstrate violence" originated... all the wizard towers in the Narcissus Principality have exactly the same heritage. And the wizards who violated this idea in the past have all paid the price without exception - even the slightest violation is not allowed.

During the Rift War, the alchemists came up with many new inventions for use in warfare, and with necromancers and demonologists active on the battlefield, the mages who were conducting their research peacefully were panicked.

The first generation of Narcissus was the president of the Palace Alchemy Association and the vice president of the Mage Association. The title of Duke of Hirsing was given by the emperor at the last moment in the late empire. Therefore, he was also the last noble of the empire.

But even so, this extremely powerful mage is not the number one in the Mage Association, because the president of the Mage Association, "Leonardo", is the most powerful mage recognized by the Helasar Empire.

He originally planned to shift his research direction to armaments - he tried to study an ultimate weapon that could destroy all wars.

With Hircine's help, he cracked the technology of the rune colossi on the battlefield. Those alchemical products can emit amazing lasers... This has become the source of the automatic defense device on the Mage Tower today. But this does not satisfy Archmage Leonardo. He plans to continue researching weapons until he develops a "weapon that can destroy anyone who uses it" to end this disgusting war.

But just when his invention was about to be completed, he suddenly went mad for unknown reasons, became a miserable lunatic, and eventually disappeared completely.

At first, some people thought he was cursed, and some thought he was driven crazy by the assassin's poison. Others said that the alchemists were jealous of his wisdom, so they kidnapped him to torture him and get the location of his other manuscripts... This most absurd and obviously false statement even became the mainstream concept in the Mage Tower, which respected "wisdom", and even triggered a century of hostility between mages and alchemists.

The manuscript left by Master Leonardo became a treasure, but it still abided by the secret code of the wizards and was not published.

It was not until later that a few great wizards knew that he had become the secret apostle of Wei Zhe. However, he still personally warned these few great wizards to stop researching work "related to power and violence."

Because of this, mages are always very secretive about "extra power". This is also the reason why mages surrendered so smoothly when the Star Antimony invaded - since we can't actively pursue power, why bother fighting? We can't win anyway.

As the chief, Zhengsine could be said to be the tower master's reserve. He naturally knew about the existence of this taboo.

However, besides its unparalleled power, this "Icosahedron of Water" has another special meaning!
——As we all know, the fragments of Geometry will only appear around the smartest scholars and inventors.

To put it the other way around, whoever... whoever gets the fragment of Geometry God and this fragment does not escape will be the smartest scholar and inventor in the world!
The tower masters of Narcissus Principality are basically at the fourth energy level, and only a few are at the fifth energy level. But even those fifth energy level mages must show special respect to the tower master Sandro.

The reason is very simple - it is because Lord Sandro has a "Tetrahedron of Fire" in his hand!
He is the person recognized by Geometry Heavenly Master!

Even Sine's teacher, the most powerful wizard in the Narcissus Principality today - the old wizard who had survived from the founding of the country to the present day, one of the few fifth-level wizard lords, Lord Yolande... was extremely jealous of the fact that Lord Sandro was recognized by Geometry Celestial Master.

He had cursed him privately more than once, thinking that Sandro was just lucky. If it were anywhere else, Sine would have no doubt that he would have snatched the treasure. However, this was the Narcissus Principality, and the mages were all respectable people, acting with great self-respect.

Anyone who does such an indecent thing of bullying the weak will probably be laughed at by everyone for being "impatient" - although they are certainly jealous in their hearts, anyone who stands out at this time will be attacked by everyone.

And now, a wild water icosahedron is right before our eyes!
But he would never dare to snatch it away - he had already guessed Aiwas's identity the moment the "Pope" inadvertently said the name "Cardinal Galatea" in his mind.

Although he looks different, has antlers on his head, and appears at the wrong time... there is no doubt that the blond young man in front of him is the Eternal Pope of this generation.

He was not exaggerating at all; the code name "Pope" was his real identity!
If he angered the Pope or the cardinals, he would probably face a catastrophic disaster.

But even so, Sine still couldn't contain his growing greed.

"Mr. Pope...His Holiness!"

Sine said with an almost craving and crazy voice: "Can you give this thing to me? I am willing to pay any price for it - anything! All my property, my loyalty, my soul... No, can you let me touch it first? Just touch it..."

He had to consider whether this might be his only chance in his life.

Aiwass looked at the old wizard and was very surprised.

These mages were usually pure-hearted, aloof from the world and independent. He rarely saw such a crazy mage...

He couldn't help but ask, "Do you really want this thing? Aren't you mages not allowed to pursue power?"

"No, it's not for power... How dare it be 'power'..."

Sine waved his hands repeatedly, as if he had been electrocuted, and tried his best to defend himself: "I won't do anything. Even if I get it, I won't use its power..."

"Do you want to study the Celestial Master?" Aiwass asked.

The water fragment itself was not very useful to Aiwass - what he needed most was the fire fragment, and it was not urgent. He had not yet subdued the water-attributed beast of sin, and the Tail Ring Ceremony had not yet been completed. The upper limit of the world was the sixth energy level, and it was too early to break through again.

Aiwass originally intended to give this treasure to Sherlock.

After all, it is said that this thing only appears in the hands of smart people, and Aiwass thinks Sherlock is a smart person, and this thing is very suitable for him. It just so happens that Sherlock doesn't have a staff yet... The fire fragment can be used to evolve the little butterfly, so the water fragment is just right for him. Although Sherlock may not necessarily want it.

It was for this reason that Aiwass did not touch it at all, nor did he even check its properties.

This is why Aiwas was worried that he was not that "smart" - or that the level of his wisdom was not crazy enough to allow this thing to teleport away directly.

——Although Aiwass himself did not value this thing very much, he was also very cautious and did not want it to fall into the hands of other people with ulterior motives, just like the Son of the Moon.

If the combat power of this thing can be flexibly exerted, it can basically allow a fifth-level extraordinary person to exert the power of the sixth level. For a single-attribute spellcaster who matches it, it can almost be close to the bonus of the Holy Crown to a priest - the Holy Crown can allow Aiwas to communicate with the Pillar God anytime and anywhere, which is equivalent to getting the private numbers of all the Pillar Gods and the Heavenly Officials.

Although Sine looked a bit crazy, he was very humble for a wizard. If he could give Aiwass a good enough reason, Aiwass would not mind giving it to him - it was nothing more than finding a better gift for Sherlock.

After all, we haven't seen each other for a few months, and when we meet again, he has become the Pope. At times like this, you have to give your brothers some good things to show that you are really awesome!
But what disappointed Aiwas was that in response to Aiwas's questions, Sine gradually shrank back.

"No, not really... How dare I? I'm not a transcendent..."

The old wizard smiled bitterly, but he felt extremely regretful in his heart.

Why wasn't it me? Why wasn't it me who was teleported away?

If he was the one who explored the way, if he was teleported away... wouldn't he be the one who could get this treasure?!

"You're not using it for combat, nor for research. So why do you want it?"

Aiwass asked back in confusion.

"With this," Sine murmured, "won't people know that I'm a genius?

"——Without it, how can people understand my wisdom!?"

As he spoke, his tone became more and more crazy.

Electric light flickered deep in his pupils, gradually revealing a hint of deep blue that was almost purple.

Iverson suddenly became serious.

…Sine’s mental state isn’t right.

But at this moment, Zhengsine suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed and gasped for breath - he still didn't dare to do anything to Aiwass, so his eyes became clear again just before he went crazy.

Aiwass also guessed what his fearful look meant.

So he chuckled: "It's not that I won't give it to you...

"I can give you a chance. The [Icosahedron of Water] is useless to me. I want the [Tetrahedron of Fire] in the hands of 'Old Sandro' more. If you bring that thing to me, I can give it to you. Anyway, one person cannot get two fragments at the same time, you know that, right? If you get the Tetrahedron of Fire, it is not suitable to show it in front of others... But if you get it, you can use it to show off, how great is that?"

...Is this what the Pope should say?
Sine was shocked.

How could this Pope still be able to deceive people? !
The most important thing is that what he said is really tempting...

Sine struggled to stay rational, but stared at the [Water Icosahedron] intently, and a hint of deep purple appeared in the bottom of his pupils again: "But... Lord Sandro is a very famous person... If I attack him... And I may not be able to..."

The voice of Cardinal Galatea rang softly in Aiwas' heart. It was a whisper that only Aiwas could hear through magic: "His abnormality comes from this tower itself."

"I see."

Aiwass said the same thing, and only Cardinal Galatea could hear this.

He looked at Sine with a smile, which put the last straw on his shaky rationality: "Old Sandro is dead. I witnessed his death with my own eyes during the promotion ceremony.

"That is to say, the [Fire Tetrahedron] does not have a legitimate successor. Do you understand?"

"——I will do it, I will do it!"

Sine responded without hesitation, his eyes becoming fanatical.

At that moment, Aiwass realized clearly that a strong transcendent force was surging into Sine's body.

It comes from above this tower.

(End of this chapter)