Chapter 432 The magic card that seals the succubus
Edward naturally would not refuse the invitation from Her Majesty the Queen, and arrived at the Palace of Silver and Tin on time.
When Edward walked to the Griffin Bridge, he even met the Chamberlain who had just left the Palace of Silver and Tin. After a brief greeting with this honest and gentle old man, he strode to the Palace of Silver and Tin.
temple.
At Aiwass's request, Edward was not led into the side hall by the servants, but was brought directly to Aiwass's bedroom.
Edward has naturally been to the Palace of Silver and Tin before. He is also more or less the Inspector-General of the Glass Island.
But every time he came to the Palace of Silver and Tin before, he was either ushered into the living room that could accommodate more than forty guests to listen at the same time, or he went to the Round Table Hall to attend the meeting on behalf of his adoptive father James.
Edward had only one experience of meeting Queen Sophia alone - when he had just returned from the Iris Kingdom.
At that time, Edward went to the Queen's study and personally explained to her the Iris people's demands and the price they were willing to pay.
This was the deepest place Edward went. As for reaching the royal chambers, that was absolutely impossible.
He was even a little nervous - although his face was still expressionless, his palms were already a little sweaty.
Edward knocked on the door politely, and after hearing Aiwass's "Come in" voice, he relaxed a little and opened the door and came in.
As a result, as soon as he entered the door, his steps stopped for a moment.
——Because there are too many people in the room.
Aiwass was sitting at his desk, seemingly tinkering with something seriously.
Isabel moved a chair and sat next to him, very close to Aiwass. There was a crow on her shoulder.
Ligeia stood across the table, looking down at Aiwass's work intently. Yulia stood far away at the corner of the table, holding her beloved stuffed bear "Mr. Dude" in her arms, and her eyes were still there.
Glancing towards Aiwass.
There were many people, but no one paid attention to him. Edward thought to himself.
"Master Edward."
The only one who had time to greet him was Lily, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Edward added in his heart.
Lily led Edward to sit aside and served him hot black tea at just the right temperature.
"Thank you, Lily."
Edward responded politely, picked up the black tea and took a sip.
But then, he felt the unexpected smell and almost spit it out.
Ligeia let out a clear and wild laugh like a successful prank: "How is it, kid? Does it taste good?"
"This is the black tea made by Miss Ligeia."
Lily explained thoughtfully.
"...The taste is not bad, Your Excellency the Grand Arbiter."
Edward sat upright and answered politely and seriously.
"Tsk."
Ligeia smacked her lips.
Although his expression was calm, his sitting posture was standard, and his breathing was steady... Ligeia could tell at a glance that this boy was about to sweat. Ligeia found such a rule-abiding person a bit boring when teased, so
Instead, he stopped talking to Edward.
She tapped Isabel's shoulder to signal that Edward had arrived. Then she returned to her seat and continued to watch Aiwass writing and drawing on the tarot cards.
Isabel reluctantly moved her eyes away from the table in front of Aiwass, stood up and faced Edward with a smile. The crow on her shoulder took off and landed on Aiwass's shoulder again.
When Edward saw Isabel walking towards him, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stood up from his seat, knelt down on one knee respectfully and lowered his head: "The Silver Crowned Dragon... I send you my regards, Your Majesty."
"The Silver Crowned Dragon bless you, Edward Moriarty."
Isabel skillfully reached out and touched Edward's head, expressing "motherly love".
This is a more intimate etiquette, one level higher than kissing the Dragon Head Ring.
After being touched by Isabel, Edward was allowed to raise his head.
After meeting Edward's eyes, Isabel calmly showed a bright and generous smile and took half a step back: "Good evening, brother Edward. Get up quickly."
Upon hearing this, Edward suddenly looked at Aiwass.
He seemed to understand something for a moment, and then immediately turned his head away as if he was afraid of angering Isabel.
He relaxed a little in his heart, nodded respectfully and stood up.
"I wanted to keep Aiwass and Yulia at my place for the New Year, but you would be too lonely there. So I let Aiwass invite you here as well."
Isabel's smile was bright and confident, and her slightly curved eyebrows seemed to have an extraordinary affinity: "How about we stay here together with Brother Edward tonight? There are still many vacant rooms in the Palace of Silver and Tin."
In fact, this request was originally made by Aiwass. But Isabel instinctively realized that if this was the case, Edward might blame Aiwass for being impolite or unruly.
So she took over this responsibility very smoothly and made this her own statement.
Aiwass, who was making cards on the table, naturally heard these words.
He looked up at Isabel in surprise, and met her eyes as she turned back.
Isabel blinked her right eye quickly, and the smile on her face did not change at all. She was like the best actor, leaving no flaws.
She was obviously aware of Edward's stiffness and awkwardness, so without waiting for his reply, she smiled and said directly: "By the way, brother Edward - can I call you Mr. Moriarty?"
"Qing" is Avalon's unique honorific title for knights.
To be called "Qing" means to become a knight awarded the armor by the Queen.
Edward's extraordinary skills have already reached the threshold of the Arbitration Hall. However, he had previously refused the invitation of the Arbitration Hall because of his adoptive father's opinions.
So as a member of the "Moriarty" family, he is unlikely to enter the Round Table Hall. The armor inherited by the Moriarty family is the armor left by the founder Mordred, and this armor was made by
Worn by old James.
It is impossible for the Queen to grant armor to other members of the founding family, which is essentially a split family. Therefore, Edward is not like a commoner and can simply enter the Round Table Hall by granting armor.
To get around this rule, you must acquire the armor personally and not inherit it to future generations.
This kind of armor is generally the minister's official armor. It is obtained when taking office and given up when leaving office.
So Isabel's words are actually equivalent to "Do you want to be a minister?"
But Edward hesitated for a while, then shook his head and refused: "Father taught me...if I am not promoted because of my ability, I must refuse it. Because my ability cannot control my power, so..."
"Of course it is based on your merits, Sir Moriarty."
Isabel just chuckled and replied calmly: "Your peace talks with Iris are of great significance and have brought peace and prosperity to Avalon. This has gone beyond the scope of your duties as an inspector general——"
Although the Inspectorate is essentially a spy agency, it also functions as a supervisory bureau. The senior inspector is basically at the same level as the inspector general, but is half a level higher due to functional reasons; and the senior inspector is the inspector general.
, responsible for commanding all senior inspectors within a certain range.
A normal-sized village or town will only have one Inspectorate, and there are usually multiple ones at the city level. Multiple cities and towns form a county, and only one county will have an inspector general. Because Glass Island is the capital, although it is at the city level
Although it is large in scale, it has a county-level establishment.
But even so, signing a contract of this size with Iris in his own name is still a bit unqualified for the role of Inspector General.
"For this reason, in order to make this contract more enforceable, and also to prevent Iris people from rebelling - after calling Prime Minister Iris, I will present you at the roundtable meeting on the first day after the state funeral.
Appointed Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Iris, and awarded you knight's armor."
Isabel said seriously: "This is not to ask for your opinion, but to inform."
After she finished speaking, she added: "This is also what grandma meant."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Edward immediately knelt down on one knee again and accepted his new appointment without hesitation. Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, which is the second most powerful official position in Avalon's diplomatic system. The only problem is probably that he has to go to Iris.
The flowers are here to stay.
This kind of thing must be agreed by Iris. In other words, Iris also hopes that I can stay there.
After realizing his new mission, Edward had no questions, no retorts, and no unnecessary words. This is what a pure authoritarian path would do.
And then, the smile on Isabel's face became friendly again.
She held Edward's arm with one hand and enthusiastically led him to her study: "By the way, Mr. Moriarty. There are still some things I don't understand about this document..."
Edward was obviously very nervous about the relationship between Isabel and Aiwass, and even a little at a loss. He didn't know what he should do to be rude, or what to do to spoil the fun.
But if it's something serious about work, he can calm down immediately.
Aiwass did not tell Isabel the information about Edward in advance. It was Isabel who noticed his character after coming into contact with Edward, and instinctively chose a way to become familiar with him in a way that was acceptable to Edward.
"...I really want Sherlock to see it."
Aiwass sighed in a low voice.
Sherlock hasn't been in contact with Isabel for a long time, so he probably doesn't know how fast she grows after she is really under pressure. If he sees Isabel again, he will definitely be very surprised.
She is the type who, as long as she is not overwhelmed by pressure, will become stronger and stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Thinking of this, Aiwass shook his head and continued to lower his head to make cards. Ligeia, on the other hand, watched him make fantasy cards with Aiwass's permission.
Every magic card used by the Sin Scholar records blasphemous knowledge.
It is different from regular Tarot cards, the most important of which is that there are no "Justice", "Power", "Judgment", "Temperance" and other cards.
But the Magic Card also has several brand-new cards that correspond to the Tarot cards one-to-one.
Among them, the card "Power" corresponds to "Lust".
It can also be translated as "desire" or "desire."
This is a card that belongs to the field of love, and its attributes are also dark attributes.
In the "Power" card, there is a goddess of victory with the "Infinity" mark on her head, or the symbol of the Ring of Ouronomy, bending down and stroking a ferocious lion.
The lion symbolizes low-level animal instincts, which can also be called "beasts". For example, impulse, or chaotic passion... It is tamed by the love of the goddess and guided by the compassion of the goddess.
Therefore, the "Power" card is actually a card that symbolizes "Controlled Power". It indicates the Eternal Self and also indicates the Beast Master.
And in its alienated "Lust" card, it is almost completely opposite to the "Power" card.
On the card is a beautiful goddess with no hair, lying on a lion with seven heads in a drunken posture.
Her right hand is holding the Holy Grail, which is dripping with blood from the moon. From the blood, countless snakes are crawling outwards. Her left hand is holding the lion's reins, which are tightly stretched.
, as if it would fall off her hands at any time.
This is another explanation for the state of the Eternal Self and the Beast Lord - that is to say, the Eternal Self has not actually completely tamed the Beast Lord. It is also an explanation for the chaotic and savage animal nature that still exists on the path of love.
Chaos, love, passion, reins, desire, drunkenness, snake, loss of control, blood, reproduction, moon... so many keywords are enough to prove the stability of this card and the succubus.
——This card is the fantasy card carefully crafted by Aiwass to seal the succubus Emma.
The process of making this card is very dangerous in a sense...