Chapter 457: Baseline World Line (7000 words, two in one)
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 afterwards, another video clip appeared.
I saw Aiwass wearing a bishop's red robe, 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 gryphons 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 a roaring storm swept across the streets, turning the autumn day into a storm.
The fallen leaves on both sides of the street blew away instantly.
In an instant, countless dead leaves were flying in the air. A storm visible to the naked eye swept over.
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 think 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 there is no way to stop it, 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.
Regarding 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. 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 as Aiwass Moriarty and not be 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: do not 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 Drost (Points: 500)]
[The day of destruction is approaching: 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)]
[????: Completed ??????, and made the survival rate of civilians on Glass Island more than 70% (points: 1000)]
Two required tasks and 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 the various huge points are simply too much.
Filling it out randomly is encouraging you to do trouble.
The best task is given by Sand Clock... His mission itself is a kind of guidance and hint. Even if Weizhe messed up during the promotion ceremony, Sand 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 tasks that can be completed with the naked eye... as long as you do it seriously
, it will definitely be completed.
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 mission prepared for those who are promoted who do not intend to help Isabel evacuate, a mission common to all paths.
Because necessary tasks must be completed, points are not given in principle. The extra 500 points for helping 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 best option.
The safe choice. 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 is to send Isabel to the Theocracy. In the process, rescue as many people as possible and send them to a safe place.
Sherlock needs to be rescued as soon as possible. He may have been arrested when reporting the news, and 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 opportunity was given to Lily last time, and this time she can 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 Sofia's head was not included in this ritual for some reason. When Queen Sofia explained the Shadow of Avalon ritual to Aiwass, Aiwass had doubts.
Before that, he had always thought that there was only two heads missing. The Queen filled in the penultimate one, and the last one was sacrificed two years later when the Fallen Lord came, the Star Antimony split, and the doll Isabel, who awakened the human heart, was sacrificed.
Isabel's brother John used the child's life to complete this ritual and tried 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 other people besides her who knew about this counterattack ritual at that time. Meg and Arius, as commoners, did not know about 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 probably won't reveal this deepest secret of Avalon.
Tell her. On the other hand, Isabel obviously doesn'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.
George died in the famous charge, and 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, they only needed to get 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.
ceremony.
Maybe 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, in this promotion ceremony, there was an invisible and coded task for the first time.
However, although this task 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 people who tried to resist, and the 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, annihilating the Griffin Legion of Avalon and getting rid of all the fifth-level extraordinary beings.
The Avalonians felt fear.
At this time, Princess Isabel succeeded to the throne and ceded a large number of interests to make peace, and at the same time continued her marriage with Xing Antimony. So Xing Antimony smoothly retreated... During the whole process, although the civilians were severely frightened and many cities were extensively damaged, this
There were actually not many casualties among civilians at that 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 the only ones left behind were 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 will only think that the remaining people died in the invasion, and will not know that the entire upper echelon has been replaced.
Been through it again.
From the perspective of the Theocracy, it was Minister Drost who poisoned the Queen, and the rebellion in Avalon was initiated by the ministers from within. Although Star Antimony secretly instigated it, he did not allow the extraordinary to directly attack the Queen.
He did not 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 scared to death 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 Star Antimony's puppet rule. Because that means eradicating all the upper-class rulers of Avalon - including most of the founding families.
This is simply impossible.
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 Order came and Isabel defeated the Fallen Order with the support and help of the Theocracy that the people of Avalon began to doubt their puppet queen. After the puppet Isabel was out of control, she gradually regained her self.
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 leaning towards Star Antimony or those 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 fell into deep 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" 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 also be completed at the same time.
...The only problem is that Aiwass will most likely die there.
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, it'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 deep thought.
Want to find a way to kill that prince and queen?
Aiwass suddenly had such an idea in his mind.
When 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 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 for "Lulu" when she saw this CG
, all made Aiwass’ hatred of those two people increase.
——If we can kill them, maybe we can stop Xing Antimony's conspiracy.
No, that's not right.
Aiwass faced his true heart.
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 does not feel awkward when used, it is very comfortable and silky.
It's just that his mana pool is ridiculous.
It 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 29th-level priest, and then added two levels of light containers and a mana pool created by a level one flame container. Because the container entry acts on the body, in the dream
It cannot take effect, so 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 was a single-class priest, he would not be able to raise the level of the light container so high... In other words, if he did not have the adaptability to transcend the path and the mana pool needed to make the mortal sin card, he might not even be able to use it.
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, the container entry is
meaningful.
Even if one of these three container entries is "Container of Burning and Glory", that means at least two promotion ceremony entries have selected containers. Then Aiwass can only reach the third energy level.
There is one other entry.
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' body 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 occur, so he focused on the path of the priest from an early age.
Then he wouldn't have dropped out of school like crazy to study demonology at home, wouldn't have secretly written letters to get in touch with Noble Red, wouldn't have become a demonologist, and wouldn't have been tied up and sacrificed.
He would not have come into contact with the Pelican Bar case and gotten the letter sent by Minister Drost's secretary. He would not have learned the details of the "Red Stone" case, and Aiwass would not have been silenced at the commendation ceremony.
attack.
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 Noble Red and Lloyd were both in intact condition. Then Succubus Emma did not need to pass the order from Griffith, but could directly order her students to take it away
Yulia's blood.
When Yulia was dying, the undeveloped, fully fledged Flame Butterfly would burst out of her belly - the giant prince must have drained Yulia's blood, causing the Flame Parallel Butterfly to hatch out.
"……I understand!"
Aivas's eyes suddenly lit up.
He figured out the fundamental difference between the two world lines.
Aiwass's impulse to transcend the path was not completely inherited from his grandfather. A large part of the reason came from the "holy entity". It was precisely because of the influence of Huan Tiansi 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 for some reason, 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 has not been exposed to the influence of any other special existence.
In this world line, Aiwass and Isabel are not even familiar with each other, they are just strangers who met each other once. Instead, they 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 Society has not been liquidated, Tommy Lloyd still survives, the Noble Red establishment is intact, and the Giant Prince may even have obtained 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 the 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 and create new possibilities...
Aiwass had a deeper understanding of Huantiansi. Thinking like this, his mind was a little confused for a moment.
He subconsciously reached out and held the necklace on his chest in order to gain peace of mind.
He has long developed the habit of touching the "Isolde's Tears" given to him by Isabel when he is thinking.
But the unfamiliar touch within reach made Aiwass startled.
Aiwass subconsciously tightened his grip on it. Although he held it tightly, he did not dare to use force... for fear of accidentally breaking it.
——He already realized what it was without lowering his head.
Along with a burst of involuntary sadness, Aiwas'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 that had been suppressed by reason suddenly burst out. His body shook as if he was 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... just like someone's body temperature.
It was so familiar and yet so strange. Aiwass had only seen it in games.
"Fortunately... this is just a dream." He whispered in a sleepy voice.
——It is the remains of Yulia.
A 7,000-word update! But it’s not suitable to be divided into two chapters, so I combined them into one~
Then I will recommend the new book written by the author from the cat website. He is also one of the few original authors of Hedgehog Cat who can stably receive thousands of orders. I have written chapters for him since 4k. I didn’t expect that I would still write chapters for him when I returned to the starting point.
