Just in case, Aiwass gave Sherlock's letter to Mycroft.
Nowadays, the Grand Justice of Avalon has retired due to too old age, and Mycroft, as the Minister of Privy Council, has basically become the most powerful minister "under the two" in Avalon.
Mycroft also gradually adapted to his new job and no longer complained to Isabel about his busy work every day.
This is not because he has adapted to the intensity of this job, but because he has found a group of trustworthy young people and gradually transferred key powers to them.
In other words, Mycroft has now formed his own team and defined a new management system that operates more efficiently than when the old queen was in office.
Mycroft was not so busy as a result.
He returned to his "Barrel Club", quietly reading, studying, and doing his own thing with his Dusk Road colleagues. Here, no one is allowed to talk to others, let alone ask questions or pay attention to others.
What are you doing... Even Mycroft, who is the Privy Councilor, is doing the same thing.
After seeing the letter Sherlock sent to Aiwass, he was slightly stunned, and then suddenly raised his head and looked at Aiwass.
This man who looked like a fat seal, with a peaceful smile, a mustache, a round head and a habit of patting his belly, jumped up from the sofa in an instant, and pulled Aiwass away anxiously.
Then rushed out.
When he left the club gate, he spoke quickly as if he had been unblocked: "I won't say anything else for now - I think you already know what problem Sherlock encountered, right? Otherwise, you probably don't either.
You will come to me at this time..."
"really."
Aiwass nodded: "I think he is probably imprisoned in the Duke of Vendôme's Palace. It should be that the other party wants him to find out the truth of some case... You don't have to think about it to know that it probably involves the former royal family of Iris or something else."
What a big deal in parliament these days.”
Mycroft stretched out his hand to pull Aiwass, his thick and short legs were dancing quickly, and he kept talking in his mouth, speaking very fast and clearly, saying long and complex sentences that were somewhat difficult to understand:
"You know, Iris is theoretically a 'Four Dukes' territory - it was originally composed of the Grand Duke of Iris, the Duke of Vendôme, the Duke of Beaufort and the Duke of Harcourt, and later it was composed of Iris.
The Grand Duke formed a kingdom, but even so the other three Dukes still retained the power to recruit troops and mint money.
"As we all know, Iris's 'Thirteenth Uprising' is basically a humorous series - now it is the Fourteenth Uprising - although those mobs were beheaded in the third uprising - that is, the 'Third Rebellion Action'
King Iris deprived the nobles of their territories and titles, and also plundered the manors and private wealth of some small nobles from other places... However, the inheritance, family lineage, power and wealth of the three Dukes were not affected in any way.
"According to the investigation results of the Intelligence Bureau of the Inspectorate, this uprising was actually controlled by three great dukes, so they did not suppress it seriously - the one who first rushed into the palace and captured King Iris and his family,
The "hot-blooded young Louisois" who forced them all to the guillotine that day quietly disappeared without a trace after the new citizens' assembly was established.
"Now there are no nobles in Iris anymore - even if the previous aristocratic families escaped disaster during the '14 Uprising', they cannot claim to be 'Viscount so-and-so' or 'Earl so-and-so' in public.
But the only exception is the three great dukes. Because they really have their own army... Even the parliament controlled by the Children of the Moon does not dare to conflict with them. From this perspective, Iris is actually now ruled by the three great dukes.
New country…
"The three great dukes all have their own, completely independent and fully staffed extraordinary armies that are not under the command of the state; they have their own territories, and they can establish new laws in their territories according to their own needs. Although these territories also symbolize
A citizens' assembly was set up permanently, but the members of the assembly were basically composed of people sent by the lords. It can be said that this is actually a country within a country of Iris.
"If Sherlock's investigation may have encountered any dangers or touched upon any taboos, it can only come from here - the Duke of Vendôme was a die-hard royalist at the time, so they were involved in the 'Third Rebellion'
The possibility is the lowest. Allowing them to conduct a private investigation shows that the pressure is likely to come from the other two families... Because even if the parliament itself is unfavorable to Shylock, Duke Vendôme can keep him..."
While Mycroft ran forward quickly, he kept talking about secret information that Aiwass may or may not know.
Although he has never been to Iris at all, he is well aware of the complex political situation of Iris - he even knows how much Aiwass knows. These are all things he usually observes and chats with Isabel through observing Aiwass's conversations.
, and gradually discovered through Aiwass’s opinions on the decree.
"...But if that's the case," Aiwass asked in a low voice, "it seems that there is no need to kidnap or silence him at all."
"So I think there must be a bigger secret hidden in it. Even the extinction of the iris family is probably related to it - that may be just a symptom, not the purpose itself..."
Mycroft seemed to have short legs, but he ran very fast. He pulled Aiwass and quickly ran to the apartment where Sherlock had previously rented.
He greeted the landlady familiarly, asked for the spare key and went upstairs. Aiwass also smiled and exchanged greetings with the enthusiastic landlady before following him immediately.
"Didn't Sherlock move back into your house?"
Aiwass asked doubtfully.
"Indeed," Mycroft replied, "but he did not take away all the information. Sherlock is like a squirrel, he always likes to bury pine nuts scattered. The only difference is that he
A little smarter than squirrels. So even if one of the pine nuts is stolen or lost, you can always find a backup from other places, or put the encrypted files in different places so that they cannot be deciphered... Oh, I found it."
Mycroft said as he rummaged through the dusty bookshelves for documents.
He quickly found a file bag. It said "Conjectures on the 'Third Rebellion Case'" written on the outside.
When I opened it, there were no files inside.
In other words, there are only a few thin pieces of paper inside. They look like pieces of paper torn from a certain book, even in different sizes. There are still traces of typing notes on them, with outlines and strange numbers.
"F147", "D32", "C90".
There are three numbers like this on the three pieces of paper.
Aiwass looked at Mycroft thoughtfully: "This is... a page?"
Mycroft also said frankly: "That's right. With Sherlock's memory, he only needs to see one page of a certain book to immediately recall the entire content. Therefore, he left
The information is actually page 147 of "Herasl Empire - From Peak to Decline"
The sixth line of "A Little Soldier", the fourth line of page 32, and the content of the third line of page 90 of "On Fear - The Cyclic Shock of Curses and Ritual" - a very simple puzzle key,
Even if you see them, you will quickly realize the truth - I mean no harm, sir."
"...No wonder he asked me to find you."
Aiwass suddenly realized: "Are we going to find those books next?"
You really found the right one!
"Can we find the real information he left behind just by comparing this password?"
"No need," Mycroft shook his head and replied calmly, "because I also remember the contents of those books. I knew at a glance that he did not leave any particularly valuable information.
"The information Sherlock left behind is:
"'The open worship of demons has made the people of the Empire less afraid of demons. The previous fear was too frequent, but it paralyzed their ability to warn against real crises. However, this worship itself has created new dependence.'
,'He was so scared that he pulled the trigger all the way and emptied the ammunition in the gun in one breath.','It is that fear that makes the sharp edge of imagination sharper and makes ordinary words poisonous,
And this is the original curse'."
"...The common denominator is, 'fear'?"
Aiwass thought thoughtfully: "Could it be that people suddenly killed the whole family of the Iris Royal Family because of the inexplicable fear...?
"Does the frequent uprisings in Iris mean that this fear has never subsided?
"Is this fear man-made?"
With a broader vision, he vaguely grasped something.
When it comes to fear, it’s the Blood Sky Division and the Shadow Sky Division. They can make the Grand Duke, who is the pinnacle of secular power, so crazy that he dare not let him go after knowing the strength of Aiwass and knowing that Aiwass and Sherlock are familiar with each other...
That is probably an incident involving the power of Tiansi.
However, it seems that... it shouldn't be the story that happened in Iris.
The location where Xuetiansi was pulled down is Narcissus; while the location where Shadowtiansi was pulled down should be Avalon.
Could it be that with the collapse of the Shadow of Avalon ritual, the future has been deflected again?
"Then I don't know," Mycroft looked at the documents and sighed, "I think he was also curious about the truth behind this matter, so he went to Iris to investigate. Compared to
A letter from his friend, I think this is his real motivation.
"Since Tiansi may be involved behind this matter... For Sherlock's safety, I hope you won't cause too much noise when you go to rescue Sherlock. It's best to hide your identity - rescue him first and then
Perform holy acts.
"...Although the death of Fallen God Priest made people awe you, it also gave birth to the seeds of rebellion - the possibility of rebellion against the gods. If people think too highly of themselves, they will go crazy; if people stay crazy for a long time, they will become crazy.
We are about to step into destruction. I don't care whether those fanatics live or die, I'm just worried about Sherlock's safety."
"I see."
Aiwass nodded solemnly: "In this case, whether he is riding a boat or a griffon, he may be discovered by others. In that case, he may do something irreversible in a nervous and crazy state... for
To avoid this situation, I plan to pray to Merlin and ask him to teleport me directly."
He didn't say anything like "Actually, even if something happens to Sherlock, I can resurrect him."
The Sin Beast's conversion rate is not a negative state, but a "countdown to becoming a god", so the progress is not cleared after resurrection. It still has a conversion rate of 15% before it turns into a deer.
But even if Aiwass still has a sufficient conversion rate, he will never say such impolite words again.
Life and death are inherently important. Resurrecting people at will and killing people at will are equivalent in terms of "arrogance" and "arrogance". They are both behaviors that regard the precious life of others as expendable.
.
Aiwass might have done something like this when he first got this power, but now he has long since woken up... This is by no means something worth bragging about and should be publicized.
He also finally understood why Master Chongbo never advertised his ability to resurrect... because just knowing this would make those who desperately survive feel that their persistence is so ridiculous and undermine others.
The will to live is tantamount to murder.
Miracles are never something that should be promoted.
So Aiwass just said: "I will bring Sherlock back intact, Mr. Mycroft. Please wait a moment - I will change my clothes and hairstyle and set off, teleporting directly to Iris."
"Please, Lord Aiwass."
Mycroft sighed, a little helpless, but full of trust: "I am only a younger brother... please."
"What a coincidence, I don't have many friends, it seems like this is the only one," Aiwass replied calmly, "I still expect him to attend my wedding."
