Above the grassland, the sky gradually became gloomy.
Thunder began to rumble, and light rain fell.
The mobilized animal army is marching in the rain.
The white horse carried the fox, their furs were wet from the rain. The previous research on the staff failed, and Aleister had already thrown it aside.
"Do you think it's possible for us to win?"
Bai Ma asked.
"What's up, buddy?"
Aleister put it bluntly: "Depressed by too much pressure?"
"The pressure is indeed great," Baima said in a deep voice, his voice clear and thorough, making him feel like a brave man, "but I will not admit defeat.
"Because I carry the hope of the beasts on my back. I can never fall, and I can never fail..."
"——But when you say this, it means you are actually nervous."
The wet fox sneered.
White Horse fell silent.
And Aleister finally confirmed...this white horse is not the crowned master Arthur.
In other words, it's at least "not entirely" Arthur.
Although he only met Arthur twice in total, Aleister could be sure that if it were Arthur, he would never hesitate at this time.
That tough guy with an extremely cold and hard will has the iron will to endure all pain and torture. Until the metal fatigues and completely breaks, he will never hesitate or hesitate at all. If the white horse is completely based on the crown master, then this silence
And the feeling of strength should be the focus of the portrayal.
It was precisely because of this sense of inconsistency that Aleister vaguely captured the key to this promotion ceremony...
...Perhaps, the white horse does not refer to the crowned master.
There may also be a deeper secret...
This painting is adapted from the novel "The King of White Horses" written by Jacob, which hides the story of Arthur defeating the High Heaven and becoming the Silver Crowned Dragon. But there is another possibility, that is, "Arthur's story" is just
Its appearance is specifically for those who know something about the secrets of the Pillar God, but don't know much about it.
In other words, "The Story About Arthur" is only the second layer.
There is a deeper secret hidden here.
A "little thing" like the destruction of the Herasl Empire is obviously not worth letting the story of the Pillar God's arrival as its surface. But to be able to deal with this matter, at the same time, Aiwass and Aleister also know...
…What else could happen?
The fox stood on the horse, lost in thought.
One advantage of this kind of fairy tale style painting is that many details can be blurred, just like children's animation. You only need to decide where you want to go and then cut the storyboard.
Whether it was pre-war mobilization, marching, or war...if it were put into a normal story, it would be normal even if it dragged on for more than half a month. But Aleister only had two hours here in total.
Every time you come back from that door, time here will fast forward a lot.
The first choice Aleister saw was to ask her "What story is this fairy tale telling?" and the answer was "The Earth-Splitting War", "The Battle of Punishment" and "Both".
The question wasn't difficult, so Aleister quickly chose "both"—and apparently everyone else chose that answer.
When she came back, she became White Horse's staff. While White Horse was preparing to mobilize before the war, that annoying baboon came over out of curiosity - if he hadn't come, Aleister really wouldn't have taken the initiative to kill him.
he.
As soon as he left, Aleister took the initiative to chase him. Before he could make the next round of selection, he decisively killed him.
When Aleister drove it away and White Horse launched the pre-war mobilization, the second problem arose:
"Who do you think the ultimate winner will be?"
The three answers correspond to "red bear", "white horse" and "golden lion" respectively.
Aleister chose the white horse without hesitation, and the dead mage should be the one who chose the golden lion.
As for the other person who never showed up, he probably quietly chose White Horse and continued to stand with Aleister.
After choosing this answer, when Aleister came back again... the plot had already jumped to the part where the white horse asked the Golden Lion King for help.
The white horse thinks that the lion is arrogant, and the lion thinks that the white horse is stupid - but they both believe that no matter whether the other party is arrogant or stupid, it is not as good as the red bear. Therefore, they do not need to fight with each other to benefit the giant bear fisherman, so they decided to disperse.
At this time, Aleister held the baboon's staff in his mouth the whole time, shaking his head and showing off.
Golden Lion must have seen all this, and must have discovered that his staff was missing... but he didn't react at all during the whole process.
——That is a cowardly king.
Aleister immediately judged his composition.
That doesn't quite look like the Herasl Empire...
The last monarch of the Herasl Empire was not cowardly in any way. Rather than being cowardly, he was more brave...
Combined with Baima's current character, Aleister finally became suspicious.
"Think about it for yourself first, Your Highness... You said before that if you had to have a carnivore as your monarch, you would choose the golden lion."
The fox who was soaked by the rain showed an elegant and cunning smile: "But is there a possibility that horses can also eat meat?"
After saying that, she jumped away from the white horse and let the white horse think for itself.
And she planned to find new intelligence sources and see where else she could do some tasks to advance her progress.
At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded from beside her:
"——Are you going to find another job?"
Aleister heard this and looked over.
That's an old dog.
A white, old dog that looked extremely dirty because of its age.
It looks a bit like a Schnauzer, with a long white beard. The uncut hair covers its eyes, making it look very sloppy.
Although the dog looks small, Aleister doesn't look big either. They are about the same height, and up close, he really looks like an old man.
"...you are?"
Aleister asked cautiously.
"I am an unknown old dog," the dog bared its teeth and said, "I am just here to remind you of something. You don't need to know my name."
"—Lalo?"
Aleister blurted out.
Seeing the surprise on the dog's face, Aleister smiled and said, "It's really you."
"...This is not interesting to you."
Lalo shook his head, and his tone suddenly became sad and ups and downs: "You should wait for Lalo to reveal some flaws before guessing. Then Lalo will be very sad - because I will look like a dog."
"Because you are interesting, Lalo!"
Aleister smiled and said: "Among these people, you are the most interesting! That woman...should be the monarch you protect, right? You took the initiative to come to me, are you planning to clear the level with me?"
Different from the old mage - the first person who comes to Aleister will almost certainly die, but the second person will almost certainly not die.
She plans to take Lalo with her, which is also a kind of surveillance.
Lalo, the old dog, also obviously knew the true meaning of Aleister's words.
He just smiled, and the bearded dog spoke strange but rhythmic words:
[Because I am a person made by the wind, whenever I roar, my heart is full of emptiness]
[I just want to burn out before I die so that I can still see my ashes]
As Lalo finished speaking, Aleister felt his body suddenly warm up.
The fur of the two small canines, which were messed up by the rain, instantly became dry and fluffy, and two bright orange-red flames emitted from their bodies.
"This is... a poem you wrote?"
Aleister was a little surprised.
He tasted a strange sense of death from this poem.
"Well," Lalo smiled, "What I just wrote...is it okay?"
"It's much better than the one in the preparation room." Aleister said honestly.
The old dog laughed loudly: "What kind of poem is that? It's just scolding them!
"Every one of them is an ungrateful traitor to the party. They only think about themselves...either they have rebelled, or they are a group of perverts, lunatics, and criminals. Lalo scolded them, which is not what they should be!"
"...You seem to know me?"
After hearing this, Aleister finally realized what was wrong with Lalo's attitude towards him.
Lalo had a lot of hatred for those Moon Sons and Demonologists, but he did not have any hostility towards Aleister, who was both a Moon Son and a Transcendent. It was as if he was deliberately avoiding her, even when he was scolding her the most.
When he was fierce, he just fought alongside her. But at the same time, he didn't mean to say anything good about Aleister.
New moon ceremonies are different from full moon ceremonies.
Because there are no teammates by default in the New Moon Ceremony, if someone shows a close relationship that they know off the court, they will easily be killed by others. So from this perspective, he and "Orochi" Aleister
Acting distant is actually protecting her.
"Are you talking about 'Orochi' or 'Aleister'?"
The old dog Laluo grinned, revealing two rows of sharp and neat dog teeth: "Of course I know you. I also know that it was you who killed Hong Xiang - the bastard who broke the promise and committed regicide.
"I want to say thank you to you on behalf of Xing Antimony - although I also know that you are definitely not from Xing Antimony."
"My last name is Crowley."
Aleister smiled and said: "Aleister Crowley. Isn't this the name you gave me?"
"I was there when the name was born, of course I know. But if you like it," Lalo chuckled, "the Crowley family will be yours from now on - this is a gift of gratitude to you. They
They are from the military, so they are on the same side as us."
"The military...you took the eldest princess to join the military? That person should be the eldest princess, right?"
"Yes, if you want to form a stable military government, you must at least have a legal heir here. Otherwise, there will always be people who doubt whether it is a military coup... In the conscience of heaven and earth, the army is really here to save us this time!"
Old Lalo raised his dog's head, swung his tail, howled and swore, and made a pitiful voice: "Without them, Star Antimony would probably be in chaos now! Although Lalo himself doesn't like order very much, even the most important thing is
Bad order is better than real chaos...what do you think?"
"I think you're right."
Aleister nodded in agreement.
Different from most demonologists - demonologists like chaotic social atmosphere, because chaos means danger and opportunity. And loving adventure and looking for opportunities is one of the typical characteristics of transcending the path.
But that's not the case with Aleister.
Because she does not need to find opportunities through "chaos". Her purpose itself is full of desire for transcendence.
"This is how you view Xing Antimony..."
Aleister was thoughtful and asked: "What about Narcissus? What do you think?"
"The people over Narcissus... Haha, they don't understand the situation at all. Without freedom, there is no sorrow... Those mages have forgotten how they were defeated by Xing Antimony in the first place."
Lalo sneered, his voice becoming low and serious again: "A group of mages are busy with their own research. Who can have the mind to manage those worldly things? Everyone is a mage, and everyone wants to climb up.
The world is higher and everyone is studying those noble and profound truths, so who should deal with the people's problems? Who should sacrifice themselves?
"Did you know that the Narcissus people are more tolerant of foreigners than their own people? Just like the Theocracy is better to the unbelievers who do not believe in the nine-pillar god, it is also better than those of the Tiansi believers - they understand that not everyone needs to pray
.But if you know this well but still choose the way of the Tiansi, that is the behavior of a dwarf.
"The same is true for the Narcissus people... They know that foreign countries do not have such a social atmosphere that is so enthusiastic about the path of wisdom. But in this social atmosphere that promotes the path of wisdom, if someone still does not have the level of the path of wisdom, they will be rejected by others.
People think they are 'idiots'. In the Narcissus language, there is a special contemptuous name for this kind of people, called 'meat donkeys'... which means stupid donkeys who can't run fast and are useless to anyone.
"Whoever is really responsible for people's affairs will be ridiculed by others because of the slow improvement of the path of wisdom. Then who will be allowed to manage the country in the end? They do have the ability and smart minds, but politics is not just
It requires ability...but also requires attitude, responsibility and persistence."
Lalo did not choose the clown-like words this time. Instead, his logic was very clear and his tone was extremely calm, and he stated the facts that were too sharp for the mages to accept.
The old dog glanced at the void and said viciously: "They thought they could steal the power of the Son of the Moon, and used the path of wisdom to force their way into the secret of the Son of the Moon's immortality. They tried to analyze and reproduce the transformation ritual of the Son of the Moon, but in the end...
All of them were contaminated and turned into mutant children of the moon... Their souls were imprisoned in their bodies, stuck together with their contaminated flesh and blood.
"This can be regarded as a kind of immortality. But they didn't expect that it was just a conspiracy. Instead, they were controlled by Xue Tiansi, and they were slowly dragged into the dream world and became the apostles of Xue Tiansi.
"Of course we all know this, even the red phase knows it. Just like the regicide is waiting for the 'perfect man', they are also waiting for their opportunity...a final solution that can solve all problems, allowing them to move from there
He was freed from the state of being controlled by Xue Tiansi.
"Because they have had such a smooth journey that they are too arrogant - when they really hit a wall, they will know their powerlessness. From the very beginning, mages should not have the freedom to put themselves on the scale... They
In the end, it will be your own fault.
"Of course, before that - maybe they will go crazy first. But I hope they'd better not offend me. The Narcissus Principality's backstab is the last straw that causes Star Antimony to fall apart. If it's Mr. Pelican
You really dare to come in front of me and say something..."
The old dog Laluo roared in a low voice, and once again had a vision of the surrounding void, and bared his teeth at the mage who might be here: "I will let the noble mage know...
"——Old dogs also have a few teeth."
There was an open-mindedness in his words that Aleister was very familiar with.
That's the cruelty of putting one's own life and death at risk.
Aleister immediately understood why the other party told him so many things...
——Because when this loyal old dog entered this ceremony, he never thought about getting out alive.
