Pastor's Tantra

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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 the 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 therefore less busy.

He returned to his "Barrel Club", quietly reading and studying with his Dusk Road colleagues, and doing his own thing. Here, no one is allowed to talk to others, let alone ask or pay attention to what others are doing... Even Mycroft, who is the Minister of the Privy Council, is the same.

After seeing the letter Sherlock sent to Aiwass, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Aiwass.

This man who looked like a fat seal, with a serene 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 door, he spoke quickly as if he had been unblocked: "Let's not say anything else for now - I think you should already know what problem Sherlock encountered, right? Otherwise, you probably wouldn't. 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 royal family or the former Iris." What a big deal in parliament these days.”

Mycroft stretched out his hand to pull Aiwass, his thick and short legs moved quickly, and he kept talking in his mouth, speaking very fast and clear, and saying some complex long sentences that were difficult to understand:

"As you know, Iris is theoretically a 'Four Dukes' territory - it was originally put together by 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 disappeared without a trace after the establishment of the new Citizens' Assembly.

"Now there are no nobles on the face of Iris - even if the previous noble families escaped disaster during the 'Fourteen Uprisings', they cannot claim to be 'Viscount So-and-so' or 'Earl So-and-so' in public. But only the three Dukes are exceptions, because they really have their own army... Even the Parliament controlled by the Moon Sons does not dare to conflict with them. From this perspective, Iris is actually ruled by the three 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 have symbols A citizens' council was established, but the members of the council were basically composed of people sent by the lords. It can be said that this is actually a country within the 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 involved 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 council itself is unfavorable to Shylock, Duke Vendôme can keep him..."

As 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 Iris' complex political situation - he even knows how much Aiwass knows. These were gradually discovered by him through observing the conversations and chats between Aiwass and Isabel, as well as 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 looks like he has short legs, but he runs very fast. He pulled Aiwass and quickly ran to the apartment that 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 landlord, and then followed him immediately.

"Didn't Sherlock move back to your house?"

Aiwass asked doubtfully.

"Indeed," Mycroft replied, "but he didn't take all the information away. Sherlock is like a squirrel, he always likes to bury pine nuts scattered. The only difference is that he A little smarter than a squirrel. So even if one of the pine nuts is stolen or lost, you can always find a backup from somewhere else, or put the encrypted files in a different place so that they cannot be deciphered... Oh, I found it."

Mycroft said as he rummaged through the dusty bookshelf for documents.

He soon found a portfolio. "Conjectures on the 'Third Rebellion Case'" is written on the outside.

When I opened it, there were no files inside.

In other words, there were only a few thin pieces of paper inside. They looked like sheets of paper torn from a book, even in different sizes. There are still traces of typing notes on it, 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: "Is this...a book page?"

Mycroft also said frankly: "That's right. With Sherlock's memory, he only needs to see one page in a certain book, and he can 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 of "A Little Soldier", the third line of page 90 of "On Fear - The Cycle of Curse and Ritual Shock" - 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 asked: "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, which 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 that's 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 Blood Tiansi and Shadow Tiansi. To make the Grand Duke, who is at the pinnacle of worldly power, so crazy that he dare not let him go even after knowing the strength of Aiwass and the acquaintance between Aiwass and Sherlock... 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 Xue Tiansi was pulled down was Narcissus; while the location where Shadow Tiansi 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 Letters from his friends, I think that was 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 a person thinks too highly of himself, he will go crazy; if a person remains crazy for a long time, I'm about to step into destruction. I don't care whether those madmen 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 gryphon, he may be discovered by others. In that case, he may do something irreversible under the stress and madness... for To avoid this, 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 conversion rate of the Sin Beast is not a negative state, but a "countdown to becoming a god", so the progress is not cleared after resurrection. Today, the conversion rate is still less than 15% before it disappears.

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 definitely not something worth touting or publicizing.

He finally understood why Master Chongbo never advertised his ability to resurrect... because just knowing this would make those who desperately survived feel that their persistence was so ridiculous. And destroying other people's will to live is tantamount to killing someone.

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 then set off, teleporting directly to Iris."

"Please, Lord Aiwass."

Mycroft sighed, a little helpless but full of trust: "I am just 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."