Chapter 517 How can you put this negative aside and make it positive?
Aiwass quickly realized what Gray meant.
——Because the unicorn had no reaction to his touch and riding, it could even be said that he was quite close to him.
But how do I know why this unicorn is so close to me!
As a symbol of the highest level of the Theocracy, a unicorn must be a cardinal to be eligible to ride it - and it also requires a virgin with a pure and kind heart. Even male or married cardinals cannot touch it.
If you have evil thoughts, the unicorn will also refuse the opponent's ride.
And obviously.
He is not pure and kind, nor is he a virgin, nor is he a girl. He is not even a cardinal.
Avas suddenly couldn't hold himself any longer——
You've made a positive out of a negative! You've even made a positive twice, right?
Unicorn, is there something wrong with your performance this time?
"...Is it path affinity?"
Aiwass asked softly: "After all, I am already at the fourth energy level."
"The cardinals are all fifth level."
Chunbai replied: "The unicorn is the beast that holds a candle and looks at the moon. If you are not a girl, then you are the only exception in thousands of years."
"I remember...unicorns have an affinity for two paths: devotion and love."
Aiwass asked hesitantly: "Could it be that they are compatible on the road?"
Could it be because of the path characteristics given to me by the twin mirrors?
After all, No. 14 is a virgin and a child of the moon... Maybe the unicorn directly saw through his identity as Aiwass and smelled No. 14?
"What do you think, Lord Pansy?"
Pure White reached out and gently touched the long spiral horn on the unicorn's forehead, which was enough to penetrate an adult's chest.
"To be honest," a sassy and cold female voice said, "This is also the first time I have seen this kind of situation.
"But my body does not respond to stress. Since this is the case, I don't want to just continue to implement the old routine. We must understand that times will change, and we cannot refuse because 'I don't understand'
accept."
That's what the unicorn is talking about.
It's not so much chatting as it is teaching and reprimanding the Gray Saint.
"Yes, Lord Pansy."
The Gray Saint didn't react at all, but nodded and accepted the teaching humbly.
"Hello, Lord Pansy."
Aiwass greeted this noble unicorn politely: "May Si Zhu protect your glory."
In a sense, this unicorn can also be regarded as a senior civil servant of the Eternal Theocracy.
Unicorns and griffins are completely different extraordinary creatures.
Impure-blooded griffins often need to rely on the promotion of their allies before they can more easily reach the fourth level, fully mature and gain complete intelligence. And if the griffins' covenant comrades can be promoted to the fifth level, they themselves will also be able to reach the fifth level.
They may be dragged together to reach the fifth energy level, which can be said to be one body and two sides.
Unicorns are usually extraordinary creatures of the fourth energy level - they are born at the fourth level, but it is not easy to be promoted to the fifth energy level... After all, the lifespan of a unicorn is much longer than that of a griffon.
They can even live longer than elves... This unicorn named "Pansy" will most likely live longer than Avalon.
Because although unicorns are mounts, they do not have such a close covenant relationship with their masters—the fates of griffins and their comrades are even permanently tied together.
Unicorns change their masters quite frequently. When their master is no longer pure and kind, they will change their master.
Because of this, although the upper limit of the unicorn is much lower than that of the griffon, it has become a symbol of higher status... It is because of its special affinity with "pure people" that it has become a symbol similar to Ava.
It exists like a lie detector.
Rather than saying that this is a mount assigned to the cardinal, it is better to say that it is a disciplinary monitor who guest-drives.
It has probably served many saints now.
"Hello to you, Aiwass."
The friendly unicorn turned around and stared at Aiwass with its clear sapphire pupils.
It was clearly a horse face, but Aiwass always felt like it was smiling - he even clearly saw a human-like expression on the unicorn's face: "This is the first time I am carrying a man on my back. If I act
It's too intense and makes you uncomfortable, so please don't be shy and speak up in time."
Aiwass understood what she meant.
The implication is, if you get a bruise, remember to tell it, don't be embarrassed to say it.
Hearing her words, Aiwass felt somewhat shy. He coughed and said nothing.
——It feels like talking to an aunt at home. In terms of distance, she is very close, but she feels like she is being teased.
"Also," the unicorn said, "I also hope that Si Zhu will protect you."
As he spoke, the unicorn raised its head slightly and handed the unicorn to Aiwass.
Aiwass speculated that this might be the "handshake" etiquette imitated by Pansy. So Aiwass carefully stretched out his fingers and gently touched the unusually sharp horn, as if he was reaching out to gently pinch the other person's horn.
The tips of two fingers are average.
By this time, they had already walked out of the port.
I saw more people outside - it could even be said to be bustling.
Elves, trolls, lizardmen, humans, goblins, children of the moon... Except for the dwarves, Aiwass has met almost all intelligent races.
They are all different in height, short, fat and thin, and even their clothes are completely different.
These immigrants or tourists all wore costumes from different cultures and gathered in groups. But few of them spoke Elvish, they all only spoke the language of their own nation.
The style of the store here once made Aiwass feel like he was dreaming of returning to Earth——
The streets are densely packed with shops one after another. There are street stalls in front of the shops, or people selling snacks on the street.
The biggest difference is that there is no "road" here.
Although there are many horses passing by - Aiwass even saw a camel - there is no asphalt road here, nor is it a marble road. The ground here is completely wooden, so when the unicorn's horse hooves step on it, it will
It emits a crisp and long echo.
From Avalon's perspective, the roads here are relatively wide. So wide that even if there are street stalls on both sides of the road, there will still be at least two lanes of width in the middle.
In the distance, you can still see many skyscrapers.
For a tall building like the Lloyd's of Avalon headquarters, which is unique in the country, just from the perspective of Aiwass, there are three or four taller buildings within the field of vision.
Aiwass even saw a real "skyscraper" - it was directly embedded on the edge of the outer ring of the giant tree. Like an external elevator, it lay outside the first to third rings.
The "skin" of all these buildings is also made of wood. It's just that some of them are inlaid with glass. Rather than being built up, they are more like growing buildings.
The area of the first ring is undoubtedly the largest and highest level.
When Aiwass first came out of the port, he looked up and saw the silhouette of this giant tree reaching the sky.
From his side, only the fifth ring could be vaguely seen.
The part further up is not because Aiwass's eyesight is not good enough, but because it has been distorted by the atmosphere and submerged in the blue sky.
"Is there anything you want to buy?"
Gray suddenly asked.
"There must be."
Aiwass hesitated slightly: "After all, this time I brought... brought money."
He wasn't sure whether directly asking Cinderella for money would offend her...
After all, many elves don't really like dirty things like "money". The older the elves are, the more they will turn their noses up at things like money.
Although the Theocracy is the trading center of the world, elves don't like trading - this is not a joke from hell.
It's because the elves really believe that the concept of "money" is essentially contrary to dedication. Its essence is personal property. But transactions belong to the balanced field, so the elves will not resist too much... However
The original "barter" trading method is more popular among elves.
In fact, the values of this kind of transaction are not even close at all, so in essence, what is being traded is "favor".
Therefore, in the Eternal Church, at least among the pure-blood elves, there is no concept of "currency".
When every elf needs something, just ask and someone will help them get it. And the elves will also help other people, and the cycle repeats... After all, the elves are the sons of the giant tree, and they have also inherited the blood of dedication from the giant tree.
"Don't worry," Gray knew what Aiwass was worried about, so she comforted her, "I'm not the kind of old-timer who wants to wear amber... Times have changed now, but I still know this.
"I am an elf born from the new era. I was born after the opening of the Theocracy - I also have some White Crown Coins."
Yes, White Crown Coin.
Aiwass knew that the currency used by the elves today is also the White Crown Coin issued by Avalon.
Based on this close relationship, some races that do not have a good grasp of the history and political situation here...such as the lizard people in the eastern desert, or the trolls in the south, may even think that Avalon and the Theocracy are actually the same country.
Two regions.
But in fact, this matter is also very simple.
Strictly speaking, the Theocracy does not have its own legal currency.
The need to use "money" to buy things in the Theocracy has only just begun in the past few hundred years. It will take less than a thousand years to fully calculate.
A long time ago, those handicrafts made by craftsmen, paintings painted by painters, clothes made by tailors, or potions, brewed wine, food - these things were randomly placed on the windowsill or in the yard. If you like them, you can
Just take it away.
For some old elves, they did not have these things when they were young, or even throughout their teenage years...but now it is completely different.
Beginning at the end of the Herasl Empire, the Eternal Theocracy, which had been closed internally, decided to open up to the outside world under the decision of a certain pope, and began to slowly come into contact with short-lived species.
The peaceful, peaceful and prosperous atmosphere of the Theocracy immediately attracted many foreign immigrants. The internal security and order also attracted some businessmen to come here to trade.
Originally, the elves were actually looking forward to these immigrants... just like humans raising cats.
Because their lifespan is shorter, it means that they have more places in need of help. As intelligent life forms, it is easy to communicate together and can learn to speak profound Elvish language, which means that they at least have knowledge and wisdom and are not too stupid.
, so it was easier to make friends with lonely elves - most elves at that time had not yet realized what lifespan theory meant.
But before they felt the cruelty of lifespan theory, the elves felt the quality problem of "foreign cats".
Scholars and poets who longed for elven culture, or merchants and travelers who hoped to obtain elven specialties, slowly gathered in the Theocracy.
However, they cannot be as careless and have weak desires as elves.
When the local elves recruit them to work for them, it is not enough to provide them with food, food and housing - they also have to pay wages. But the bigger problem is that the elves simply don't have that many jobs for them.
When these short-lived species usually ask for supplies or gifts, they don't just get what they want. Instead, they are greedy... Just meeting their needs is not enough, they want more.
The result was a large-scale chaos.
Known in history as the "Currency Rebellion" - this is a required history course in middle schools in Avalon because it is directly related to the birth of Avalon.
It was also from that time that the short-lived species could only gather below the fifth ring, and the elves also began to use the currency of short-lived species.
"Actually, I also understand how the elves feel."
Aiwass said from the bottom of his heart: "If I had been here back then, I might have beaten them out directly."
He really understands how the elves feel.
It feels like a guild warehouse, filled with potions, materials and money for newcomers. There are also some equipment used by the big guys... If you sell them, you won't be able to make a profit, it's not enough.
It’s a hassle. Why not provide some conveniences to newcomers... This is a custom in many games played by Aiwass.
A relay of love within our capabilities. Even Aiwass provided a lot at the time.
As a result, a group of people suddenly joined the guild. Aiwass still doesn't know whether they were professionally cleaning up various guilds, or if there was a mole within the guild who exposed his wealth.
The result was that they were obviously no longer newcomers and had no shortage of these things, but they took all the things away - and they didn't take them away for their own use, but instead put them up for sale in the auction house.
Not only that, after they finished robbing everything, they didn't even join the guild - they just became acquaintances.
The problem is that no one knows you!
The most outrageous thing is that they didn't run away - they were so confident!
Why not run and wait for the next wave of resources to grow.
Angry, Aiwass kicked them back and even hung up their IDs.
"That is to say, the elves have good tempers... but they just drove them below the fifth ring, and even changed their habits to accommodate them."
Aiwass complained: "If I..."
He shook his head and did not continue.
But obviously, it's not just Aiwass who is dissatisfied.
The sudden forced change of living habits also made many elves feel tired of these greedy and low-quality short-lived species.
Yes, they are actually not bored because these short-lived species have taken away too many things, but because they have to adapt to the living habits of short-lived species and change the habits they have developed over hundreds of years -
It's like a roommate who suddenly has a lot of pets.
It's not that I'm short of food, and it's not that I don't like small animals. But it does feel troublesome.
You are not raised by me, why are you biting my thread!
——That’s probably what it feels like.
The Theocracy fully supported Avalon, and that was what happened after that.
Since the quality of stray cats in other places is not good, then you should raise one yourself. This is what the elves thought.
When Avalon was first established, the elves contributed a lot. The Pope even directly sent more than 20 young papal guards, which was enough to express a friendly attitude. At that time, the guarantor of the White Crown Coin as a foreign trade currency was the Theocracy, and the Theocracy directly
The legal currency of Avalon was made the currency of the Theocracy, and a large amount of supplies were sent to Avalon for this purpose.
In order to prevent the Avalonians from imitating other short-lived species, the Theocracy does not allow them to come into contact with foreign races - if it is not impossible not to contact humans, they do not even want the Avalons to come into contact with other humans.
This is also the origin of Avalon's xenophobic culture.
Even so, Avalon gradually deteriorated. Therefore, the Theocracy's evaluation and favor of Avalon also dropped a lot. Although it is still considered "their own cat", it doesn't want to take care of it that much.
.
Seeing Aiwass's reaction and sensing his mood, Gray felt a little more favorable towards Aiwass.
Although she is the type that is more friendly to short-lived species...but over the years, few short-lived species will realize that they are wrong. They stop more based on morality, but not from the heart.
Elf.
It makes sense that the Theocracy now only accepts humans who have dedicated themselves to the path to become high-level officials. After all, only extraordinary people who have dedicated themselves to the path can understand from the bottom of their hearts why the elves were angry back then, and can also understand the current relationship between the elves and the short-lived species.
complex relationship.
I like it, but I don’t want to keep it; I really love it, but it’s really annoying.
"If you're not in a hurry now, come with me first to go through the formalities. Whatever you want to buy, I can come and go shopping with you in a few days."
Gray said: "You are now considered an archbishop, but you only wear priest uniforms... This is not very etiquette.
"His Majesty the Pope has ordered that when you arrive, he will take you to change into a bishop's uniform."
"Your Majesty, do you want to see me?"
Aiwass was a little surprised when he heard this: "I remember that His Majesty the Pope can contact everyone at any time?"
He felt Gray's body behind him tense slightly for a moment.
"His Majesty is asleep and is temporarily unavailable during this period."
Gray said nonchalantly: "Maybe I'll be free next year."
——It will be fine if you keep this pole until next year.
It’s only February!
But after hearing her words, Aiwass roughly understood.
I'm afraid the Eternal Pope's dendrosis has already begun.
The plot...has it been started for a while?
In this case...
Aiwass turned back subconsciously and glanced at Gray's eyes tied with ribbons.
Have the Gray Saint's eyes turned into amber now?
Do the cardinals know about this?
Noticing Aiwass' gaze on her, Gray stopped breathing for a moment.
——He found out? Why?
...No, that's not right. There's no way he knows.
Maybe I'm too sensitive...?
At this moment, the unicorn had walked onto a platform.
"Grey."
Ms. Unicorn called Pure White by her real name: "Are you ready?"
"——Konoe, prepare to take off!"
Suppressing the uneasiness in her heart, Gray said calmly: "Master Pansy, please. Go to the thirteenth floor."
As he spoke, a pair of translucent light wings as beautiful and clear as moonlight suddenly lit up behind the unicorn.
Immediately afterwards, the Pope's guards took Lily and Sherlock to sit on the Pegasus with swan wings.
They don't need to ride on an "elevator"-like lift - which is why the Cardinals can travel to other ring levels even after blocking access to each level.
The next moment, they stepped on the rainbow and stood up.
——Flying vertically into the sky!
An update of 5,500 words, today is a two-in-one update!
Thanks to the leader who feeds Fu Xing’s Thousand-faced Chaos Carrot, thank you, meow!
By the way, a group of Avalons in the Book Club were suspected of being involved in the Cruel Autumn Incident and were bombed for fifteen days. Now the Avalon refugees can flee to the Second Group of Eternal Theocracy to seek asylum, and then wait for Avalon to be rebuilt into Kamei
Luo can return to Chao.
...No, bro, is this also going to replicate the plot of the game?
