After listening to the story of the "Mad King", or "Swan King", Aiwass frowned slightly.
He reached out and touched his chin, lost in thought.
And Sherlock did not speak to interrupt Aiwass's thinking. Everyone at the table remained silent, quietly waiting for Aiwass's opinions and comments.
"...I have two questions."
Suddenly, Aiwass asked: "First, what energy level is the Swan King?"
Since people call the Swan King the "perfect creation of the twin mirrors", they even regard him as the "earth apostle" who is the reincarnation of the apostle.
Does that mean that the Swan King himself is also a very powerful transcendent?
After all, in this world... usually the more insane people are, the stronger they are. Because their epilepsy most likely means strong adaptability to the road, and as long as they have adaptability, it means their upgrade on this road.
The speed will be much faster than others, and the upper limit will be much higher.
Although ordinary people may not be able to find occult classics even if they have strong adaptability to the path, and therefore cannot become a transcendent; but as long as a transcendent has high adaptability, as long as he can successfully pass the promotion ceremony,
He can become a high-level transcendent. As long as the corresponding path is not banned locally, and his energy level is high enough, it means that he can naturally obtain more advanced mystical knowledge.
——And the Swan King is a real king.
Not to mention, the path of beauty is originally the inheritance path of the Iris family. Even when the royal family of Avalon was in its most difficult time, Princess Isabel still had Sherlock to help with promotion; the eldest princess of Star Antimony also had
The master clown Lalo escorts.
As the leader of a country, the Swan King cannot be held back by the promotion ceremony. With his adaptability, his energy level must not be low.
As expected, the corners of Sherlock's mouth raised slightly.
Obviously Aiwass asked the key to the matter——
"The fourth energy level."
Shylock replied: "The monarch who is only twenty-six years old has already reached the fourth level as early as the age of twenty-three."
——That was an era when the power of transcendence had not yet boiled over.
With such a promotion speed, Xing Antimony is a candidate for the Black Prime Minister level! That is already a new star that attracts national attention... Even the granddaughter of the assassin master, who was once devoured by the shadow demon, took away
The voice of Chloe de Cirieux, the genius in the Hawkeye organization, is also a few years later than this.
"The fourth energy level..."
Yasen 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 Path of Beauty is very good at running away. No matter what occupation it is, if you just want to survive, it is definitely very simple. Even the ability to survive is stronger than the extraordinary people who are adapted to the Path.
So, Yassen immediately realized something was wrong: "But in that case...how did Louisois catch the Mad King?
"...Could he be at the fifth energy level?"
The fifth energy level... there are only a few in the whole iris flower.
If it is really the fifth level, then it is no wonder that several Dukes thought it was the other party who did it. Excluding the obvious Son of the Moon, basically only Hawkeye, the Art Association and the forces of the three Dukes are left.
——The Duke himself is not necessarily a fifth-level person, but there is at least one fifth-level person in the duke family. Otherwise, they would not have the strength to subdue the army and recruit talents.
The power of the three Grand Dukes is equal. If one of the Grand Dukes loses his fifth-level patron, their talents and resources will be swallowed up by the other Grand Dukes.
"That's the second question I want to ask."
Aiwass asked: "Did the Swan King and Louisois have any traces of fighting?"
Even if Louisois' whereabouts cannot be determined - even if Louisois disappeared after the establishment of the Parliament, at least the traces left behind should be investigated. Whether it is in Avalon or Star Antimony, such a large
Any details of the incident will be investigated in detail and documented. Road traces are very easy to detect...
This is a very popular technique, and even the lowest second-level transcendent can detect where conflicts of path power have occurred. Extraordinaries of the four paths of wisdom, balance, adaptability, and authority all have related skills.
"--No."
And Sherlock gave a clear answer without hesitation: "There is no need to conduct extraordinary investigations...because none of the many works of art hanging in the Swan Palace have been damaged in any way. The above is used to prevent the art from being damaged.
The art of preserving products from aging has not even been eliminated by external forces."
Yassen has the most say in this matter.
Because he knows very well that even if he wants to preserve a painting, a gem, or a ring, he has to use special techniques to do it. Those paintings are too fragile, and if there is no outer layer of "preservation"
The thin shell of "Tech" may fade, become damp, dry or discolored within a few years.
It is really troublesome to keep the temperature and humidity in a room constant. Although mages and alchemists can also develop similar techniques, they are not as easy to use as the preservation technique - just apply a thin layer of preservation technique.
No matter where it is placed, no matter what environment it is in, no matter how it is folded and carried... As long as the power of the preservation technique is completely exhausted or is artificially broken, the passage of time will not have any impact on those fragile masterpieces.
They will all enter a state of complete stillness.
Yassen has a special "treasure preservation box", which is one of his Phantom Thief props. This box is attached with a strong preservation spell, and Yassen needs to put it in it immediately after stealing something.
Otherwise, when he performs any form of time travel or high-frequency movement, or is hit by other people's spells or curses, the thin layer of preservation skills outside may be interfered with and shattered by his extraordinary power.
, resulting in the damage to the items that were finally stolen.
Ultimately...it's because the "Preservation Technique" itself is regarded as a supernatural power. Therefore, it also has priority.
Preservation can be used as a shield to protect because it can neutralize spells of a lower energy level than its own; just as it can be shattered by spells of a higher energy level, the preservation state applied to anything will not be affected by anything other than the spell caster.
It will be shattered instantly if someone has a higher level of extraordinary power.
"——And this is also the 'extraordinary detection' mechanism of the old nobles of Iris."
Sherlock explained.
The extraordinary paths popular with Iris are the path of love, the path of beauty and the path of adaptation. And these three paths are obviously not good things.
In these three paths, there are really too many extraordinary skills that can confuse people's hearts, control wills, encourage desires, and rewrite memories. If you are not careful, you will be controlled.
"And to combat this, an inventor developed countermeasure technology."
Sherlock said: "It is to let low-level conservators create a kind of 'insurance'. These insurances are placed in the living room or under the guests' seats.
"Because it is maintained by a preservation spell, no matter how heavy a guest is, it will not collapse or trample it to pieces. But if it comes into contact with any extraordinary power that is higher than the caster's level, it will cause it to collapse."
suddenly broken. This will link the alarm device and will
The time and location of the corresponding event are recorded, and then processed according to the pre-agreed method. Then by observing the fragmentation shape of the 'insurance', you can infer its fragmentation speed, and thus roughly calculate which energy level it is.
The extraordinary power has affected me.”
"It's very smart. This idea is very good."
Aiwass commented: "After we go back, we can install a set in the Avalon Round Table Hall. Put it under everyone's stools. After the meeting is over, you will see who has a cracked butt pad, and you will know who has used the power of the road."
Sherlock said: "The 'insurance' of Swan Castle is the third level. And the insurance of the entire castle is almost not broken... In other words, at least no transcendent of the third level or above has ever used it in front of the Swan King.
strength."
"You mean...almost?"
Aiwass was keenly aware of a detail in Sherlock's words.
Sherlock nodded: "Yes, it's 'almost' - of course, I have also conducted investigations. The few broken insurances have nothing to do with this matter. They are either in disrepair or under investigation
There was some misjudgment at work.”
"That's not necessarily the case."
Aiwass shook his head: "Even if there is no evidence, you must remain skeptical. After all, there are too many abilities in this world that can erase evidence. I care more about 'motivation' than 'method'. Because many people have
The means to achieve a miracle are 'impossible' for some people but do not exist for others. But since he wants to do it, he will definitely leave traces - and that trace is his 'want'
'."
Seeing this, Sherlock smiled helplessly: "You are right. I will give you another piece of information by the way... No need to pray, I have already asked. The 'Swan King' did not enter the dream world, nor did he become a
Apostle. He disappeared after being beheaded.”
As early as Avalon...he knew that Aiwass was such a person.
Aiwass doesn't value evidence or logic that much. He prefers to look for psychological flaws in the other person's motives. This also makes Aiwass always half a step ahead of Sherlock, because he doesn't need to concentrate at all.
He needs to gather all the evidence to prove his reasoning. He just needs to be able to convince himself.
This also makes Sherlock somewhat dissatisfied - although his intelligence is innate, his thinking mode is cultivated by the educational structure, and he can be regarded as half academic.
And Aiwass, with no intelligence or information at all, came up with a behind-the-scenes truth out of thin air. And it happened to be right, and the question was "I know everything." But when asked carefully, Sherlock again
It can be felt that he doesn't know anything... At least Aiwass himself, he knows it but doesn't know why... He doesn't know why things have developed to this point.
Sherlock could only think that Aiwass had this characteristic.
Once the matter involves people related to him, he can directly skip the argument and get the result through his piercing eyes.
But the "Swan King" incident is obviously a big case without a solution.
No one knows the origin and whereabouts of "Young Louisois". Or they may know it but deliberately conceal it... But in short, it cannot have any connection with Aiwass. Aiwass has no knowledge of this case even at this moment
A clear grasp depends on Sherlock's careful explanation.
——In this case, you can't draw conclusions directly anymore!
Sherlock read through all the relevant documents and files in the Hall of Mirrors, and checked a lot of relevant information. He even used the special mechanism of the Hall of Mirrors to use the book behind him - the information obtained by "reading the life of the dead artist".
Let’s confirm our findings from the side…
Now, he can finally give a detailed and perfect conclusion.
"You have asked both of your questions."
Sherlock asked Aiwass enthusiastically: "Then let me ask you, Aiwass - what do you think the truth of the matter is? Which party is Louisois from?"
The bottom of his pupils burned with blue flames, which were traces that resonated with the path of wisdom.
"...I'm not sure."
Aiwass was silent for a long time, and then said 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. For a genius of the Swan King's level, his death will be his promotion. Just like the Fool of the past, when he ascends to the dream world, he will become
The apostle of Tiansi and Pillar God. Even if he doesn't do this, he may become the new Tiansi.
"But you also said... the Swan King is not in the dream world. In fact, there are only three possibilities that 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 has been intercepted. For example, he made a deal with the devil, or simply was branded a major sin by the Fallen Sky Division. But I can't see anything from the Swan King that can
The only possibility of being branded with a major sin is the brand of arrogance, but his purity is still not enough. It is also possible that he was preyed on by wild phantoms in the dream world... and his soul was destroyed.
"The second possibility is that his soul did not enter the dream world at all. For example, he died unjustly, and his soul was attached to a certain instrument or a family. For example... a beheading ceremony table, or a
…”
Having said this, Aiwass glanced at the Grand Duke before continuing: "The strange disease of the Vendôme family."
"Probably not."
Old Argon was not angry at all, he just shook his head: "Our family's history of cold illness goes back to 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 that question:
"——It's very 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.
"Swan King, he is not completely dead yet - he, or his soul, is still somewhere in the iris, watching all this."