When Aiwass first entered the Palace of Silver and Tin, he vaguely smelled the smell of blood.
The aura of death and destruction permeated the once solemn and sacred silver-white palace. The building walls that had been repeatedly reinforced by the preservationists were still unable to withstand the aftermath of the knights' battles. They were now in tatters, filled with cracks and debris everywhere.
stone.
It is as if this is not the royal palace of Avalon, but the ruins of the palace of the old dynasty that was destroyed.
When Aiwass passed by the door of the Round Table Hall, he could vaguely see that the glass steps were still intact.
However, the Round Table Hall was empty. Not a single knight sat on the Round Table again.
The surviving knights were either stained with blood or injured.
The knights stood scattered in various corners of the Palace of Silver and Tin. They cast different looks at Aiwass from all directions.
Some are pitiful, some are afraid, some are nervous, some are sarcastic, and some are indifferent.
It is obvious that although they have the same position now, their moods and purposes are also different.
Perhaps because they were afraid of Diomedes next to Aiwass, no knight dared to approach Aiwass and talk to him.
But Aiwass just watched quietly - looking at all of them in turn.
Aiwass's gaze was like a terrifying catalyst.
Every knight who looked at him changed his color. Either glared at him, or avoided his gaze, or ran away - no one could remain calm and calm after looking at Aiwass.
This silent confrontation ended only when Minister Drost came forward.
"Bishop Moriarty."
Minister Drost pushed out his big belly and couldn't see his feet when he lowered his head. He smiled and took the initiative to greet him: "Oh, you are here..."
He patted his belly and glanced around.
Before he could say anything, the knights dispersed. They left in a hurry, as if they were afraid of being noticed by Drost.
But the corner of Aiwass's mouth raised slightly: "Yes, I came as promised."
That kind of attitude, if you think about it carefully... it's more like disgust than fear.
It turns out that even these traitors who killed their colleagues dislike Drost.
——This is actually reasonable, Aiwass thought.
Again, it is impossible for the Star Antimony people to bribe all the knights.
The reason why they attacked Avalon was because the Kingdom of Star Antimony was in an unsolvable economic crisis. Star Antimony must have used coaxing and deception to drag these knights to their side.
Most of them may not even know that Queen Sofia is going to be assassinated today. To be bolder, they may not even know at all.
Otherwise, in CG, it would be impossible for everyone to behave so relaxed and happy.
Aiwass knew at a glance that their state was obviously that of a relaxed state with a big sigh of relief. Assuming that they knew that Minister Drost would poison the Queen during this banquet, then there must be someone among them who was artificial.
This makes me nervous and uneasy.
Because such a dangerous plan has the possibility of failure. And once it fails, they will all face the most tragic ending.
Iron-headed children on the authoritarian path rarely have the path of beauty and the talent to adapt to the path. They do not have such strong acting or lying talents.
And Aiwass had already vaguely sensed Queen Sophia's vigilance towards Minister Drost from that CG.
So from this point of view, they may have been brought by Drost to confuse Queen Sofia... It was because the people here were very relaxed and there were so many people that the Queen believed that Drost would not take action.
In the end, she didn't expect that Droste would take action forcefully.
Aiwass helped Isabel handle government affairs for two months, and with his social skills, he had already recognized all the knights in the Round Table Hall.
Among these traitors, a large number of them have a close and trusting relationship with Queen Sofia. There are even some Knights of the Round Table who are from the founder's family.
Unless they are all bribed by the Star Antimony people at a large price, as long as the Star Antimony people come in, their originally stable position will become unstable. So from the perspective of interests, they have the least reason to rebel. But they
And he indeed chose to help Drost finish the job after he rebelled.
Then there is only one answer.
There are not that many real traitors.
Aiwass actually had a vague feeling like this when he abolished the minister. Now after watching the CG completely and comparing it with real-life experience, Aiwass has really confirmed it.
Come to think of it, these cowardly knights don't even have the determination to resist Aiwass. They don't have the courage to rebel at all.
They were so happy at this banquet because they thought Avalon was discussing peace talks and marriage with Star Antimony. They no longer had to fight against the powerful enemy Star Antimony, but instead had a powerful ally out of thin air... They were doing this for
And happy.
When Queen Sophia was poisoned and Droste unsurprisingly asked to seal off the scene, the knights knew that they could no longer turn back; when the second "Princess Isabel" appeared in full view of the public, and Droste
When there is no hostility towards her, the knights will react and know which side they should stand on.
The knights were initially tied to Drost's side perhaps because they took money they shouldn't have taken or made mistakes they shouldn't have made. As a result, they unknowingly became the majority, so they
His behavior also began to be coerced by the group.
And when they join forces, their strength will attract new allies... Like a snowball, they continue to grow the team, but lose their individual free will. In the end, they can't escape even if they want to.
You can only follow the others who have already taken action.
They did not conspire to assassinate Queen Sophia, but they were all too smart and discerning. So when Queen Sophia was dead and Star Antimony was vaguely controlling the Avalon Palace, they unanimously chose to attack Star Antimony and fight with Star Antimony.
Minister Drost, with whom he was closely connected, pledged his allegiance to him.
This keen sense of smell and the ability to change positions at any time are also the characteristic abilities of the authoritarian path.
Every knight who survives now has the blood of his former colleagues in his hands. They have become allies of Drost, the regicide, and traitors, and there is no turning back.
——Even if he regretted it at this time, he would still die the same. Droste would just clean him out, and he would be accused of being a traitor.
It would be better to just go to the dark side.
When Aiwass scanned everyone before, he wanted to observe which of the surviving knights still felt ashamed, uneasy and sad, and who had obvious disgust for Drost.
These people may still be of use.
At least Aiwass can give them another chance.
——As for those knights whose reactions were dull, who were friendly or even flattering towards Drost, Aiwass had made a special note in his mind and made a separate list for them.
blacklist.
Of course, it's unfair and unethical to punish them for things that didn't happen in the future. But it's okay to investigate them directly - just treat them as if they were reported anonymously.
And Aiwass can be sure that he will be able to find out something. After all, if they can be coerced by Drost, there will definitely be some traces left.
...If you think about it from this perspective, this promotion ceremony is an extremely rare opportunity.
Only when the day of destruction comes, can we confirm which people will be absolutely loyal to Avalon until death, which people value the safety and happiness of themselves and their families more than Avalon, and which people are hesitant and evil.
Who can be coerced but still have a conscience, who will betray their friends without mercy or shame, and who can't wait to smile when tragedy strikes.
——The "human heart", which is difficult to test and can never be measured accurately in the real world, was clearly displayed in front of us during this ceremony.
And Aiwass didn't have to explain to Isabel where his information came from - because she had personally witnessed it all, and was definitely angrier than Aiwass.
Aiwass was thoughtful.
Is it because of this reason? Therefore, the Lord of Scale Feather is solely responsible for this promotion ceremony... This does have a "prophet" style that is adapted to the path.
For Aiwass and Isabel, it can certainly be regarded as a kind of "prophet". They can both get important information from it.
And for "Strangers" and others, this is a kind of prophet - especially Strangers.
In this world line, it was the armed gargoyles he designed that really defeated Avalon. Without the armed gargoyle army that could penetrate the griffon legion, the Great Guardian who led the griffin legion was still extremely weak.
A threatening army.
When they casually attacked Star Antimony in the real world, Star Antimony could hardly fight back. If there were no armed gargoyles, it would be nothing more than a change of homes. It was precisely because this counterattack force from Avalon was perfectly intercepted that the final battle ended
Only then will it become one-sided.
In the real world, I'm afraid Stranger has no chance to develop it. But now, he will see from this illusory world what "he in the other world" has done.
If you think about it from this perspective...
So the doctor, the cheese, the olives, the grapes... could they be related to this matter?
Aiwass couldn't help but think a few more times.
So far, every promotion ceremony he has experienced seems to have been specially designed. Only this ceremony is completely responsible for a single pillar god... So will these people chosen by the Lord of Scale Feather also have some meaning?
?
After all, he is a pillar god adapted to the path, a kaleidoscopic beast with the power of foresight.
——If you don’t understand, then look at it according to “There must be His deep meaning in all this”!
Even if you think too much, it is better than thinking too little.
Thinking of this, Aiwass became a little more cautious.
He looked at Minister Drost with a natural and friendly smile on his face.
In this unpredictable ritual, full of riddles, information and hints, you are the only one who is still as stupid as ever, and still makes people want to kill you.
This kind of stability can be said to be the basis of logic.
It's really touching.
...Then I have to seize the opportunity of Drost's "resurrection from the dead" this time and get rid of all the information that I have no chance of interrogating in reality.
Aiwass thought.
Minister Drost immediately understood Aiwass's eyes, raised his eyebrows in confusion, and was silently stunned for a moment.
As an authoritative person at the fourth level, Drost is not as easily able to see through lies as those at the fifth level. But he can also detect the true attitude of others.
This is also part of the “leadership” of the authoritarian path.
He can see into the heart, see through lies, and see through other people's subtexts and intentions. Drost can easily see that there is no trace of fear, anger, or anxiety in Aiwass's eyes when he looks at him.
Instead, he seemed friendly and...compassionate?
Trade Minister Drost was a little confused.
If he hadn't actually intercepted the informant letter from Aiwass, and during the interrogation of Sherlock, he had guessed that he had an accomplice, otherwise he would have really thought that Aiwass had been caught by mistake.
...Does he not understand why he came to him?
Just when Drost had this thought in his mind, Diomedes' words completely misled him.
"Mr. Droste."
Diomedes saluted slightly and said coldly and calmly: "When I went to invite Mr. Aiwass, I was forcefully stopped by Professor Moriarty.
"——Mr. Aiwass came out on his own initiative and said he wanted to see you."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Minister Drost became interested.
Although Diomedes was very distant from what he called him, and although there were subtle differences in their stances on some minor matters, Drost absolutely trusted the old housekeeper who had taken care of him since childhood.
Since Diomedes said this, it means that Aiwass came to the door on his own after the kidnapping attempt failed.
That's really fresh.
The mouse ran to find the cat to eat, right?
Then you can really listen and see what Aiwass wants. At least his attitude is different from that of the Hermes boy.
So Minister Drost patted his belly and let out a hearty laugh: "Okay, then let's find a place, sit down and talk slowly.
"——How about we go to the Queen's Palace? Bishop Moriarty, you probably haven't had the chance to come here before."
