Pastor's Tantra

Chapter 538 Mr. Red Wine

In the early morning, Aiwass woke up leisurely.

He had already gotten in touch with Isabel last night and told her about "Hell in Disguise: Puppet Show" and "Puppet Tantra".

Now Isabel has probably gone to the courier storage point to get it from the Candle Cathedral - after all, this kind of thing is too valuable and dangerous at the same time. It is not convenient for others to pick it up.

As for Aiwass, he can first be responsible for handling related affairs in the Theocracy.

While eating breakfast, Aiwass told Sherlock and Lily about the three trolls.

"...Mr. Red Wine?"

Sherlock murmured: "Besides, he also happens to be working in the Southern Continent..."

Aiwass was obviously a little surprised: "Have you heard of his name?"

With Sherlock's excellent memory, he might be able to bring them some additional enlightenment.

"Not sure if it's the same person."

Sherlock pondered for a while and slowly put down the coffee cup he was holding in his hand: "But from the description of the image, I feel that it is at least 80% certain. Even if it is not, I can... give you some ideas."

...Is there a melon?

Aiwass became a little interested: "Elaborate."

He rolled a strip of bacon into a cigarette-like shape with a fork and inserted it on the plate in front of Sherlock.

Sherlock held it in his mouth without politeness and hummed like he was biting a cigar: "This is a point that few people know...Aiwass, do you know Bram Stoker?"

"It sounds familiar."

Aiwass recalled: "Can you remind me again?"

"He's a best-selling author."

"...Oh, the one who wrote "Dracula"?"

Aiwass thought for a while before finally thinking about it.

It was Miss Chloe who distributed this book in Avalon back then, and Shadow Demon liked to use her voice at that time.

Now that Shadow Demon has become Night Demon, he no longer uses Chloe's sweet and friendly voice... Thinking about it this way, it's strange that he misses her.

"When Mr. Stoker first started writing novels, he used a pen name because his father did not allow him to write novels."

Sherlock chewed on his bacon cigar, dipped his fork in ketchup and drew a triangle on the table: "He used to be called Bram Assad. His father was the deputy chief of the Inspectorate - yes, that's Edward's Men. Aiwass must know."

"...So his father wants him to join the Inspectorate?" Lily asked.

Aiwass nodded and said: "That's reasonable."

I know Assad's Deputy Chief Aywass.

After all, when Isabel first succeeded to the throne, Aiwass was responsible for all the personnel changes.

He has been working in the Inspectorate for a long time, longer than Edward has been in the Inspectorate.

But he really doesn't have any extraordinary talent. Not only was he stuck at the third level early, but his soul was damaged when he was very young, so he no longer had the potential to continue rising.

The reason why the Arbitration Hall can earn high salaries, join the Round Table Hall, and become minister candidates is because they themselves are "candidates for the fifth level." This kind of preferential treatment is actually to invest in the future...that is, to put all the fifth energy levels in a visible and tangible place.

——After all, it is impossible for an extraordinary person to advance to several levels in a row out of thin air. The fifth energy level will definitely be born from the fourth energy level.

And the damaged soul means that they have no possibility of reaching the fifth energy level. Therefore, those extraordinary people who barely reach the fourth level may not be able to join the Arbitration Hall... They may become grassroots leaders in some places, such as the director of the Supervision Bureau. But you may not be eligible to enter the Round Table Hall.

Because Deputy Chief Assad had overstretched his potential early, even after Edward went to the Iris Kingdom as a diplomat, he failed to become the Inspector General... He is still the Deputy Chief Inspector of the Inspectorate today.

Therefore, Deputy Chief Assad is obsessed with his son, hoping that his son can inherit his position and complete the path that he has not finished... This is really normal in Avalon, an authoritarian society. Authoritarianism is not just about the monarch over his ministers, but also about the leadership and control of parents over their children.

"I remember Deputy Commander Assad is almost sixty."

Aiwass recalled: "It's just that he refused to retire, otherwise he would have had a chance to retire a few years ago - how old is Bram?"

"Probably in his forties, he is at least older than Edward."

Sherlock chewed the bacon and replied casually: "His mother is from Iris, and she was an amateur writer before marrying his father. She is an extraordinary person in the path of beauty...Ava who came here almost the same time as Mrs. Mina Long. Speaking of which, he should also know your parents.

"He has been weak and sick since he was a child. He is better than little Yulia, but not much better. The work at the Inspectorate is very busy, and it is all confidential work... As the Inspector General, Edward rarely goes home, and the Deputy Chief even less So. So he stayed with his mother since he was a child, and his relationship with his father was very cold."

"Then I understand."

Aiwass nodded: "After that, his father probably wanted him to enter the Inspectorate, and he wanted to become a writer, so they had a big fight... Is this the development?"

"Almost, but there was no quarrel. On the surface, he obeyed his father's idea and joined the Inspectorate. But secretly, he secretly wrote a book under the pen name of 'Mr. Red Wine'..."

Sherlock's memory is recovering rapidly, and the narrative is gradually becoming clearer: "At that time, he published several novels in his spare time at work, and they all sold well. However, after that, the first book he wrote suddenly became popular. stand up.

"It was a novel called "The Responsibilities of a Small Employee in the Inspectorate and Stories in the Office." Although I don't know which book it was, it seemed that he wanted to write a comedy at the time, but because of the extreme lack of humor, Because of this, this book is extremely boring. It is full of embarrassing jokes that make people laugh, so not many people bought it.

"But later, a reviewer found this book. He praised that the details and complaints about the 'Inspectorate Work' written in this book were very true and consistent with what he knew. People can read this book Come to understand how those high-ranking inspectors work, and the book became an instant hit.

"The Inspector General at that time was not Edward, but an old man. He was rigid and conservative in his thinking, so he thought it was a 'shameful leak that caused people to lose their respect for the Inspectorate and smeared the reputation of his colleagues', and he was immediately furious. . He conducted a comprehensive polygraph test in the Inspectorate and easily caught him out - it was also discovered that he had read illegal tantras. So at that time, everyone in Avalon knew about it. Mr. Wine's real name.

"For Deputy Chief Assad's sake, he was only fired and avoided jail. But Deputy Chief Assad can only be the deputy chief from now on... Edward also crossed Assad after that. The deputy chief was appointed because of his seniority.

"After that, he ran away from home. His unfinished novel manuscripts and tantras were taken into custody by the Supervisory Bureau.

"After leaving Avalon, Bram changed his surname to Stoker - his mother's maiden name. He no longer used a pen name and went by his real name, Bram Stowe. Created by Ke. Nowadays, few people remember who Mr. Red Wine is..."

Sherlock sighed a little: "I remember him because I quite like his novels. I didn't expect to hear his name in a place like this..."

"And after that?"

Aiwass asked: "He went to live in the southern continent?"

"No, after he left Avalon, he settled in Iris first. So "Dracula" also came from Iris.

"About two years ago, when "Dracula" was first published and sold well, he was interviewed by Iris reporter. At that time, he said that he often traveled to the mysterious southern continent and the ancient Parthian country to collect information... If that 'Mr. Red Wine' is really him, I'm afraid he has been using the materials as a cover to travel back and forth between the two places to engage in the troll trade."

"Is this illegal?" Lily couldn't help but interjected.

"certainly."

Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly: "The great writer should still be in the Theocracy now. And he is somewhere in the first to fifth circles.

"Speaking of which, Sherlock...how powerful is he as a transcendent?"

"Not sure. But it shouldn't be strong anyway."

Sherlock shook his head: "When he was expelled from the Inspectorate, he only had the second level. In fact, if he had the third level, he would not have been expelled. He can reach the third level in his early twenties. If the level is high, it is very possible to become the Inspector General or even enter the Arbitration Hall. But at that time, he was almost thirty years old, and he was still only at the second level."

"So he should be on the path of beauty? Judging from his character analysis, maybe he has the elements to adapt to the path..."

Aiwass thought: "Since he is a transcendent on the path of beauty, he has to ask Master Yanis."

"Go to Cardinal Loki first."

Sherlock drank the coffee in his cup, wiped his mouth gracefully, and said calmly: "I'll go with you to prevent you from omitting anything."

"Then I'll go too."

Lily said happily.