Pastor's Tantra

After the ziggurat flew to Avalon and landed in Eagle Point Village as previously agreed, Aiwass rushed from the Glass Island as soon as possible.

Aiwass stopped by Eagle Point Village, said hello to the friends and elders he met last year, and told them that the ziggurat was about to fall nearby.

It seems that the last time I came to Yingjia Village was last year. But everyone still remembers Aiwass.

After all, this is a rare big shot in this small village. But even so, the villagers' attitude towards Aiwass was neither fearful nor flattering - it was like treating a child of an acquaintance, friendly and natural, which made Aiwass feel quite good.

It feels like when you go to college away from home, you rarely come back home during the holidays to say hello to your friendly neighbors.

Although this is not Aiwass's home, it gives him the illusion of "going home."

Perhaps because the Wild Hunt is a daily occurrence, the residents of Eagle Point Village are very calm and accepting of the undead. I heard that the necromancers were going to settle nearby. I was not afraid at all, but rather curious. I heard that a group of young men and girls might visit Eagle Point Village frequently in the future, and everyone in the village was very happy.

It's rare to meet people from the earthly world here - even though these people from the earthly world don't seem to be very earthly, it's better than visiting the wild hunting world.

After making an agreement with the villagers, Aiwass went to visit the ziggurat.

What he still remembers——

The vice-principal whose name sounded like he was going to fight in World War II if he failed the art exam, left a gift - or inheritance - to Aiwass. He said that if he could successfully conquer Fallen Heavenly Division, he would go and take it away.

This actually made Aiwass a little interested. He originally just planned to fulfill the agreement, but now it seems... it seems that he is really a good thing?

After the old Lich drove a long distance in the ziggurat, he sent a message to Aiwass.

At that time, Aiwass asked him out of curiosity what Vice Principal Adolf had left for him, but the old man insisted that Aiwass see it for himself.

Come then.

This time, it was no longer Adolf who welcomed Aiwass into the ziggurat.

It's a guy who looks quite familiar.

"Albert, long time no see."

Aiwass smiled and said hello.

This young necromancer who has the same name as his father-in-law, judging by his current robe, has probably inherited the name of the Black Prime Minister... Although the Ziggurat has now left Star Antimony, he can no longer be called a "prime minister".

"Sir, long time no see!"

Albert Lorey looked at Aiwass with great respect and enthusiasm - he was obviously excited about Aiwass defeating the Fallen Sky Division.

Compared to most Avalonians who have no clear idea of ​​the Fallen Division, Albert is one of the few people who clearly knows the gold content of Aiwass.

"Just call me Aiwass," Aiwass corrected the other person's too humble words, "Mr. Grunewald usually doesn't care about anything, but you will be the master of the ziggurat from now on. We are on the same level... …Maybe I’ll need your help with something else in the future.”

"Can……"

Albert was a little hesitant.

"Why are you so nervous? Do you still have authoritarian traits after landing in Avalon?"

Aiwass patted him on the shoulder and changed the topic: "Where is the girl?"

"……who?"

Albert hesitated.

Because he didn't know whether Aiwass was referring to Aurora or Christina.

"That's the girl you like."

Aiwass said.

"...Aurora?"

Albert blushed and realized that he seemed to have self-destructed.

He turned his head slightly, and while changing the subject, he brought Aiwass in: "She followed Master Chongbo to learn preservation techniques. Master Rare took a fancy to her qualifications... They went to the Yongshuang Empire, seemingly to help her Complete a legacy ritual.”

"It's pretty amazing," Aiwass praised. "You have inherited Mr. Adolf's inheritance, and Aurora has also inherited Master Insect Amber's preservation technique. You are the future of the ziggurat."

This time Albert was not modest.

He just replied seriously: "I will continue to inherit this inheritance."

Aiwass smiled and nodded.

Albert took Aiwass to the storage room he had visited once before - it was an "icehouse" that used the Lich Phylactery to freeze external time and thus preserve items permanently. The legacy left to Aiwass by Adolf von Menzel was stored here.

After Albert cast the authentication spell on Aiwass, he put Aiwass in.

And just after entering the storage room...Aiwass opened his eyes slightly.

——That is a magic painting.

Aiwass has seen many magic paintings.

But those are all magic paintings created by "art masters". In addition to Master Yannis, a camera expert who prefers a balanced path, there is Isabel who has inherited Master Yannis’ artistic theory.

But the magic painting in front of us now was created by a "mysterious painter" who prefers the path of dusk.

——How can you describe this painting?

It was an extremely pale painting.

It seems to be dyed with all colors, but all colors have faded.

It was like a pure white canvas, but whiter than white. If you mix many colors, you will get as dark as night; but if you mix the brilliance of many colors, you will get as white as the sun. It can be concluded from this that color is the opposite of light and is a trace of light.

——And the magic painting in front of him was created with "light" as the pigment.

Aiwass stared at the extremely pale painting and walked slowly forward.

His pupils ignited unconsciously and turned into transparent glass like glass.

As Aiwass stepped forward, the white canvas reflected scenes like illusions-

A human-shaped charcoal tied to a cross and burned;

A rose that bloomed and withered;

A bird flying over the branch;

A three-legged candlestick with two candles on the left, black and right;

A baby wrapped in swaddling clothes;

A snake biting its own tail...

...

Not only will a painting change with every step, but there will be a completely different simple painting in "every frame" close to it. These paintings are piled up, as if they are narrating life and depicting truth.

The further Aiwass went, the more transparent his pupils became.

The golden light seemed to overflow from the bottom of the pupil, with a divine glow.

From the snow-like paleness, Aiwas saw the sun that had not yet been born.

When the countless illusions in front of his eyes dissipated, he just walked to the picture and reached out to touch the picture gently.

Of course, the system did not show any prompts. After all, it was just a painting... It contained the power of the Dusk Path, but it was about the same level as "Golden Dawn".

However, Aiwas attached great importance to this painting.

It was not because the illusion was like some kind of fable or revelation... but because he actually felt a hint of clear divinity from it!

This made Aiwas feel terrified.

... This means that the raw materials for drawing this painting even include Adolf's soul and memory.

Aiwas originally thought that Adolf would ascend to the dream world-with his achievements and abilities, it was a foregone conclusion that he would become the apostle of the Winter Division.

However, Adolf rejected this possibility.

He cut off his own future.

He created this painting with his soul and memory at the cost of his complete demise. In other words, the pigment of this painting is an "apostle who voluntarily gave up everything". Sacrificing everything he has... That is a complete "devotion", even more complete than Sister Sasha's.

——Devotion will light up the light; pure nothingness will bring darkness.

Even Sister Sasha only gave up her hands, feet, eyes and skin!

And he completely gave up everything.

Even Hengwo, after giving up ten times, still retained the purest self... But he voluntarily fell into nothingness.

Leaving no way out, even cutting off the possibility of being resurrected... He would rather turn himself into fuel and nothingness, and let Aiwas rise higher.

But they are obviously not very familiar with each other... That is why the "dedication" in this painting is so strong. It even overwhelms nothingness, so this painting will appear extremely pale.

Aiwass didn't know what other materials were used in this painting... but he vaguely sensed the triple miracle power of "love and nothingness", "beauty and dusk", and "dedication and transcendence". If Adolf provided nothingness, beauty, dedication, dusk... then he should have obtained the power of "love" and "transcendence" from somewhere else.

——Did he make the red phase into material?

Such a thought came to Aiwass' mind.

Although Aiwass also didn't know how to use this painting, there was no doubt that the contradictory divinity it contained was enough to allow Aiwas to ascend to the heavenly minister, or even step into a higher realm.

"... Let's leave this painting here."

Aiwass took a half step back and whispered to Albert: "Be sure to keep it well."

If there is the safest place in the material world, it is probably the storage room of the psychic tower.

This painting is so precious that Aiwass dare not take it away from here.

He has a very clear premonition.

If I need to use this painting someday...

That might be when Aiwass plans to fight against Huan Tiansi or the end of the world.