Pastor's Tantra

When the camera gradually pulled in, zoomed in, and finally stopped on Queen Sophia's half-open, frozen gray pupils, Aiwass thought the CG was over.

The lens is indeed black.

——But immediately after, another video clip appeared.

I saw Aiwass wearing the red robe of a bishop, pacing in the study of Moriarty Manor. He seemed a little anxious.

He pulled out a book from the bookshelf uneasily, as if he wanted to read.

But before he could read, he suddenly heard the sound of thunder outside.

Aiwass immediately walked to the window and saw the sky darkening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

White-feathered griffons took off in large swaths in the distance, and the pure white sky seemed to be soaked in ink, spreading from the center of the Silver and Tin Palace to the surroundings. Thunder roared, and the roaring storm swept through the streets, blowing away the fallen leaves on both sides of the streets in autumn.

In an instant, countless dead leaves were flying in the air. A storm visible to the naked eye swept through.

When the camera stopped here, the strong wind blew a fallen leaf and hit Aiwass in the face.

Aiwass was stunned for a moment before he realized that the CG was over and he could move.

"...Seamless transition?"

When he realized this, a hoarse voice as sharp and unpleasant as fingernails rubbing against a blackboard suddenly sounded in his mind:

"You are Aiwass Moriarty. At the age of only nineteen, you became a bishop recognized by the Nine Pillars Church, and you are also the youngest bishop of Avalon.

"Your sister Julia Moriarty is a phantom egg, but fortunately with the care of your adoptive father James, her condition has been well controlled. Under your treatment, her condition is even changing. It's getting better and better.

"But not long after you were promoted to bishop, Yulia was suddenly kidnapped by a group of people. When you found Yulia, she had lost control and turned into a phantom.

"You feel that there may be a conspiracy behind this incident, and you are secretly conducting investigations and planning revenge. And not long ago, with the help of the famous detective Sherlock Hermes, you finally found out that the murderer behind the scenes was De Minister Rost, he is a spy for the Star Antimony people.

"At the same time, you also discovered another conspiracy - Star Antimony and Avalon are organizing a marriage recently, but there are abnormal troop movements on the Star Antimony border.

"There is only the last day left for the engagement party, and it can no longer be stopped, so you decided to split into two groups - you will report to the Great Guardian stationed at the border, while Detective Sherlock decided to go to the Palace of Silver and Tin to report to Queen Sophia in person. This matter. At the same time, because you met Princess Isabel during the promotion ceremony, you gave her a warning letter after careful consideration.

"It has been a day now, and the princess has not sent a reply, and Sherlock has not come back to find you. You realize that bad things still seem to happen..."

The next moment, a few lines of words jumped out in front of Aiwass' eyes.

[Necessary tasks——]

[Continue to play Aiwass Moriarty without being seen through and exposed by anyone except your teammates (Points: 100)]

[Evacuate Princess "Isabelle Du Lac" safely to the Eternal Theocracy (Points: 500)]

[Extra tasks——]

[The heart is the sanctuary: Don’t choose to hide in Moriarty Manor, take the initiative to go to the Palace of Silver and Tin (Points: 100)]

[Trial·The Will of Candlelight: The total vitality lost due to treating others exceeds the sum of all one's own vitality (Points: 100)]

[My unforgettable nature: Effectively treat others and keep the target alive (Points: 10 per person, maximum 500)]

[Heart of Survival: Send as many family members and friends as possible away from Avalon safely (Points: up to 500)]

[Trial·Life Watcher: Generate as much effective treatment as possible (Points: up to 500)]

[Saving Detective Sherlock: Guaranteeing the survival of Sherlock Hermes (Points: 500)]

[Love's Oath: Kill Charles Droste (Points: 500)]

[The day of destruction is coming: do not evacuate or leave the glass island, survive to the end (points: 500)]

[Trial·Beacon of Hope: Save the mortal (Points: up to 1000)]

[Things only I can do: Stop Star Antimony’s conspiracy (Points: 1000)]

【? ? ? ? :Finish? ? ? ? ? and make the survival rate of civilians on Glass Island exceed 70% (points: 1000)]

Two required tasks, eleven additional tasks.

Even if you deduct the three trial tasks required for job transfer, there are still eight additional tasks.

There is no doubt that this is the time when Aiwass has the most tasks in the promotion ceremony.

According to Aiwass’ experience in these promotion ceremonies, the tasks given by Snake Father are full of extremely difficult tasks that cannot be completed normally, while the tasks given by Twin Mirror are full of fun-loving people and all kinds of huge points. Filling in random information is encouraging you to cause trouble.

The best mission is given by Sand Clock... His mission itself is a kind of guidance and hint. Even though Weizhe was messing around in the promotion ceremony, Sha Clock was still working hard to organize the trainees' thoughts.

As for the tasks given by the Lord of Scale Feather these two times, the bonus points are very conservative and only one or two extremely difficult "additional questions" will be given high marks. The rest are all tasks that can be accomplished with the naked eye...as long as you do it seriously, you will be able to complete it.

Aiwass is like this, and so should everyone else.

Because of this, it may not be so easy to widen the gap in the Lord of Scales Feather script. The tasks that can be completed must be completed.

Aiwass stared at the dark clouds gradually spreading outside the window, silently analyzing these tasks.

Those three trial tasks are all required for job transfer - among them [Beacon of Hope] is a required trial task for advanced enlighteners and temple guardian monks, and at least one-third of the progress must be completed.

And the mission [The Day of Destruction is Coming] obviously conflicts with the necessary mission.

This should be a common task prepared for those who are promoted who do not plan to help Isabel evacuate, a task common to all paths.

Because necessary tasks must be completed, points will not be awarded in principle. The extra five hundred points needed to help Isabel escape need to be made up with other tasks - and it is obvious that the Avalon disaster is coming, and evacuating to other countries is the safest option. The second is to leave the glass island and hide in those small towns.

Aiwass didn't know how big the map for this promotion ceremony was, but judging from this mission... it was at least larger than the entire Glass Island.

A little integration of the mission requirements, that is, sending Isabel to the Theocracy. In this process, rescue as many people as possible and send them to a safe place.

Sherlock needs to be rescued as soon as possible. He might have been arrested while reporting the news, but it's hard to say where he is being held.

And then...Aiwass had to kill Minister Drost again.

——I have to say that this is the most satisfying task for Aiwass.

The last opportunity was given to Lily, and this time she could finally do it on her own.

Although Aiwass knew that Drost murdered Queen Sophia before, he still didn't know how he did it...

Because the Shadow of Avalon ritual only needed the last head...but after Queen Sophia was assassinated, the ritual was not started.

This shows that Queen Sophia's head was not included in this ceremony for some reason. When Queen Sophia explained the Shadow of Avalon ritual to Aiwass, Aiwass had doubts.

Before that, he had always thought that the head count was only two. The Queen filled in the penultimate one, and the last one was completed two years later, when the Fallen Gods came, the Star Antimony split, and the puppet Isabel who awakened the hearts of the people was sacrificed to Isabel's brother John, and the child's life was used to complete it. This ritual attempts to summon Lancelot.

But the queen said that there was only one person left.

Now that Aiwass has seen the complete CG, he finally understands what happened.

The Queen said that there were only three people besides her who knew about this counterattack ceremony. Meg and Arius, as commoners, were unaware of this ritual.

Since none of the "big-name" civilians in Avalon, and even Meg, Queen Sofia's most trusted person, don't know about it, then as a foreigner, Yanis, Queen Sofia should not disclose this deepest secret of Avalon. tell her. On the other side, Isabel obviously didn't know either.

Apart from George and Shafiya, the last person to know about the ceremony may be Isabel's father, Prince Albert. It may also be Shylock's father or brother, or the Privy Councilor Camelot.

While George died in the famous charge, Shafiya was the one who escaped with Isabel. But in the end, when Isabel went to the Theocracy, she was no longer around, and she probably died at that time.

This ritual requires the blood of twenty-one du Lac who died in murder.

The key is "blood".

The Du Lacs who had been cursed and poisoned before were obviously included. In other words, just get the blood... But no one knew at the time that blood needed to be taken from the queen's body to activate the Shadow of Avalon ritual.

Perhaps Shafiya knew, so she might have tried to go back and snatch the queen's body...but ultimately failed. This can also explain why she died quietly, but the doll Isabel was able to obtain relevant information.

Moreover, for the first time in this promotion ceremony, an invisible and coded task appeared.

However, although this mission was coded, Aiwass felt that the length of the blurred field should be "Shadow of Avalon".

——This can explain why it is necessary to make "the survival rate of civilians on Glass Island exceed 70%."

In the original "Cruel Autumn" incident, although the Glass Island was attacked by the Gargoyle Army, the Colossus and the Army did not advance at all. The main casualties were the extraordinary beings who tried to resist, and Star Antimony did not directly attack civilians.

Looking at this story from a civilian perspective, an assassin transformed into Isabel and poisoned Queen Sophia. Then the Star Antimony took the opportunity to invade and annihilate Avalon's Griffin Legion and eliminate all the fifth-level extraordinary beings. The Avalonians felt the fear.

At this time, Princess Isabel succeeded to the throne and ceded a large number of interests to make peace, while continuing her marriage with Xing Antimony. So Xing Antimony retreated smoothly... During the whole process, although the civilians were severely frightened and many cities were extensively damaged, there were actually not many civilian casualties at this time.

They didn't know that Minister Drost was the one who poisoned the Queen, and that the real Isabel had escaped. They didn't know that the Knights of the Round Table Hall were fighting each other, and those left behind were the people from Star Antimony.

After all, at least half of the founding family is intact, and the Round Table Hall and the entire Avalon government are still functioning normally. They would only think that the remaining people died in the invasion, and would not know that the entire upper level had been replaced.

From the perspective of the Theocracy, it was Minister Drost who poisoned the Queen, and the rebellion in Avalon was initiated from within by the ministers. Although Xing Antimony secretly encouraged it, he did not let the extraordinary people directly attack the queen, nor did he pursue Isabel, so he did not break the Theocracy's bottom line.

Moreover, the people of Avalon at that time recognized the doll Queen Isabel because she brought "peace". After the people of Avalon realized the power and ferocity of Star Antimony, the hard-won peace was even more powerful. People cherish it, even if the doll Isabel keeps delivering various benefits to Star Antimony and makes people dissatisfied, no one dares to object.

——After all, they were indeed frightened by the Star Antimony people.

Even if they continue to sign one unequal treaty after another and continue to draw blood from Avalon, no one dares to resist Star Antimony. Because Avalon has been disarmed, it is impossible to resist.

After the Theocracy slows down, they will not be able to directly interfere with Xing Antimony's puppet rule. Because that would mean wiping out the entire upper class of Avalon's rulers - including even most of the founding families.

This is simply not possible.

Because Avalon is essentially the joint rule of the founding family, the reason why the Du Lac family is the monarch is simply because Lancelot did not become an apostle immediately, but continued to stay in the world to rule Avalon for the Silver Crowned Dragon. It's just compensation from Long.

But in principle, the ruling power of Avalon is equally divided among the founding families.

It wasn't until the Fallen Ones came and Isabel defeated the Fallen Ones with the support and help of the Theocracy that the people of Avalon began to doubt their puppet queen. After the doll Isabel escaped from control, she gradually regained herself.

It was precisely because the doll Isabel tried to summon Lancelot to save Avalon that Avalon was truly destroyed——

Because Ying Tiansi destroyed everything equally.

Whether it was the Round Table Hall, the Palace of Silver and Tin, or the knights and founders of the old era... whether they were those who were leaning towards Star Antimony or those who were leaning towards Avalon, they were all equally destroyed.

Is it possible to complete the Ritual of the Shadow of Avalon without letting civilians die...?

Aiwass was lost in thought, but soon realized a way to break the situation.

"...It seems like it can really be done."

Aiwass murmured.

The key point is time.

Because when [Necessary Task 2] is completed, the promotion ceremony will end immediately and be settled.

That means that no matter what state he is in at that moment...Aiwass can return immediately.

Because the requirement of [Necessary Task 2] is to "make" Isabel evacuate, not "evacuate" with Isabel.

In other words, you don't have to evacuate together.

Aiwass must complete the Shadow of Avalon ritual before Isabel evacuates in order to complete this mission!

And as long as Yingtiansi comes, both the two fifth-level powerhouses and the gargoyle army will be swallowed up together. [Things that only I can do] can be accomplished at the same time.

...The only problem is that Aiwass will most likely die there as well.

This necessary mission does not require survival, which means... it can be resolved even if you die.

However, the difficulty of this ritual is very high. If you die, you may die in reality, and your soul will definitely be damaged. Once the soul is damaged, it will increase the difficulty of subsequent promotions.

No, that's too risky.

Moreover, if he did not follow Isabel, he might not be able to allow her to reach the Theocracy safely.

Unless "Lulu" also happens to her, if the two of them cooperate, they can still have some fun.

"...But if we don't complete the Shadow of Avalon ritual, how can we 'stop Star Antimony's conspiracy'?"

Aiwass fell into thought.

Want to find a way to kill that prince and queen?

Aiwass suddenly had such an idea in his mind.

When he was watching the CG just now, Aiwass felt quite unhappy when he saw the two people... Even though he knew that the prince was just here to play a role, and that the "Isabel" he was nominally married to was just a ball-jointed doll, Aiwass still felt... Very uncomfortable.

Whether it is the desire to be exclusive with Isabel or the desire to protect her, the anger that the Queen was poisoned and Isabel being wronged, the distress for poor Isabel... and the worry that "Lulu" felt when she saw this CG , all of which made Aiwass’ hatred of those two people increase.

——If we can kill them, maybe we can also stop Xing Antimony’s conspiracy.

No, that's not right.

Aiwass faced his true feelings.

There is no need to deceive himself with points and tasks, he can just face his true heart.

To be precise, regardless of whether killing them can prevent Xing Antimony's conspiracy, Aiwass wants to kill them - even if they are not the targets that must be killed in this promotion ceremony at all, killing them is not only risky but also There are no point rewards either.

Aiwass simply wanted to do this.

Thinking of this, Aiwass began to check his status and the abilities he could use.

...but his heart soon sank.

In addition to the Flame-Contrary Butterfly and the priest's four sacred skills, he can only use "Pastoral", "Sunfire" and a small number of simple rituals.

The good news is that the body of "Aiwass" he used is undoubtedly his own body. Aiwass doesn't feel awkward at all, it's very comfortable and silky smooth.

It's just that his mana pool is ridiculous.

He has a full 87 points of light attribute mana, and only 29 points of fire attribute mana!

Aiwass calculated for a while and figured out that this should be the standard panel of a level 29 priest, and then added a mana pool created by two levels of light containers and a level one flame container. Because the container entry acts on the body and cannot take effect in a dream, this should be this body... which is the entry that Aiwass himself chose when he was promoted in this world line.

In other words, it is the mana pool allocated to Aiwass by the Lord of Scale Feathers.

"Isn't this too weird to add a little bit?"

Aiwass couldn't help but frown, confirming one thing - that is, this Aiwass was definitely not himself as a time traveler.

Even if Aiwass is a single-class priest, he cannot raise the level of the light container so high... In other words, if he does not have the adaptability to transcend the path, and does not have the mana pool needed to make the mortal sin card, he may not even Can click on the container entry.

Because the dilution of container terms is the most obvious, the higher the level, the lower the income.

Unless there is a special profession that can convert mana into combat power, such as a sin scholar who just needs mana, a mage who can convert mana into each other, and a blood mage who can convert mana and life into each other, container entries are only available. meaningful.

Even if one of the three container entries is "Container of Burning and Glory", that means at least two entries for the promotion ceremony have chosen containers. When Aiwas reaches the third energy level, he can only have one other entry at most.

With such a high amount of mana...does it mean that you don't want combat power at all and just want to heal others?

etc……

"...No adaptability beyond the path?"

Aiwass murmured.

He finally realized why he felt so strange when watching the introduction of the plot——

He subconsciously thought that he was promoted through dedication, so the mana pool belonging to other professions in Aiwass was blocked.

But now it seems...this should be another possibility for Aiwass.

This is Aiwass on the path of pure devotion!

His urge for the road did not break out, so he focused on the path of the priest from an early age.

Then he would not have dropped out of school like crazy to study demonology at home, nor would he have secretly written letters to contact Noble Red, nor would he have become a demonologist, nor would he have been tied up and sacrificed.

He would not have been exposed to the Pelican Bar case and got the letter sent by Minister Drost's secretary. In this way, the details of the "Red Stone" case would not have been known, and Aiwass would not have been silenced and attacked at the commendation ceremony.

Because Aiwass selected all the container entries and received sufficient comfort and treatment from Aiwass, the Paraflame Butterfly, who has the same memory and similar personality as Yulia, will not make a fuss, but will grow and develop with peace of mind. . As a result, Yulia's health will improve a lot, and the seal will not expire prematurely, and she will not lose control and turn into a phantom.

Because he is not exposed to this series of things, Aiwass can study with peace of mind.

Finally, he reached the third level after one year of enrollment, passed the church examination and was promoted to bishop.

——But also, Aiwass in this world line missed all opportunities to come into contact with the Noble Red.

So Aiwass would not know that the person who kidnapped Yulia was Noble Red.

The Giant Prince was not eradicated by Aiwass in time, and both Noble Red and Lloyd were in complete condition. Then the succubus Emma does not need to pass the order from Griffith, but can directly order her students to take Yulia's blood.

When Yulia is dying, the undeveloped, fully fledged Flame Butterfly will burst out of her belly - the giant prince must have drained Yulia's blood, causing the Flame Butterfly to hatch out.

"……I understand!"

Aiwass eyes suddenly lit up.

He figured out the fundamental difference between the two world lines.

Aiwass's impulse to transcend the path was not entirely inherited from his grandfather. A large part of the reason comes from "divine entities". It was precisely because of Huan Tiansi's influence that Aiwass lost his mind and did those things.

His parents are still dead, and he is still adopted with Yulia, which means that at least the first half is the same. But I don’t know why, the sacred entity in Aiwass has never been awakened...

In other words, this is a world line in which Huantiansi has no influence on Aiwass!

If there is a "baseline" world line, this should be the "cleanest" possibility!

In this world line, there is no existence of "players", no information about travelers, and no influence exerted by Huan Tiansi. Aiwass was not exposed to the influence of any other special being.

In this world line, Aiwass and Isabel are not even familiar with each other, they are just strangers who have met each other once. Instead, he became friends with Sherlock.

He didn't know Haina at all, and Lily might have died inexplicably. Meg was not saved, Chloe was not caught, and the bone sculpture successfully completed all his tasks.

Lloyd's is not liquidated, Tommy Lloyd still survives, the Noble Red Order is intact, and the Giant Prince may even have access to the Book of Law. The Round Table Hall has been completely corrupted, and Isabel is still cowardly and powerless.

...Thinking of this, Aiwass's mood became subtle.

Huan Tiansi did nothing, but things turned out to be worse... even worse than a future where there were no time travelers and players, but Aiwass was affected by the divine entity.

At least in that possibility, both Lloyds and Noble Red will be punished, the corruption of the Round Table Hall is not that serious, and Aiwass and Isabel have also become friends - Aiwass, who does not have the heart to transcend, is not Maybe he took the initiative to contact Isabel.

Aiwass chose so many container terms, obviously he chose them for Yulia.

Could it be that this is also a part of "evolution"?

Let things change, creating new possibilities...

Aiwass has a deeper understanding of Huantiansi. Thinking like this, his mind was a little confused for a while.

He subconsciously reached out and held the necklace on his chest in order to gain peace of mind.

He had long formed the habit of touching the "Isolde's Tears" given to him by Isabel when he was thinking.

But the unfamiliar touch within reach made Aiwass startled.

Aiwass clenched it subconsciously. Although I held it tightly, I didn't dare to use force... for fear of accidentally breaking it.

——He realized what it was without lowering his head.

Along with a burst of involuntary sadness, Aiwass's tears burst out uncontrollably.

Perhaps because the soul and body were too in tune, he directly felt the sadness that filled "Aiwass"'s body...

After watching the CG before, the anger suppressed by reason burst out instantly. His body was shaking like a cold, and his free left hand suddenly clenched into a fist.

Aiwass was silent for a while, then silently wiped away his tears and looked down seriously.

He saw a ruby ​​necklace emitting warmth lying in his palm, like a butterfly, a maple leaf, and a flame.

Even if you hold it in your hand, it still exudes that familiar heat... like someone's body temperature.

It's so familiar and yet so strange. Aiwass has only seen it in games.

"Fortunately... this is just a dream." He whispered in a sleepy voice.

——It is the remains of Yulia.

Seven thousand words of update! But it’s not suitable to divide it into two chapters, so I combined them into one~

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