Pastor's Tantra

Chapter 529 Three Tantras!

After Aiwass drank the hallucinogenic coffee, the decoration of the originally forest-style cafe suddenly changed.

The surrounding tan wooden walls roared to become larger and higher in an instant, and all the decorations roared to pieces and gathered together again.

The original coffee shop has now expanded into a huge building like a giant's palace. The wooden buildings turned into solid masonry, and the light became dim.

The books on the bookshelf before have all become completely different books from before through this fragmentary reconstruction. The light of the setting sun also became as dim as the night... A few candles were inexplicably lit in the room that had not been there before.

Maybe it was because of the sudden change in perspective, or maybe it was a side effect of coffee... Aiwass only dared to stand up after the strong dizziness and weightlessness dissipated.

He looked back at Hypatia.

At this time, she was no longer the petite elf girl before, but a beautiful woman who was at least thirty years old and had a mature temperament.

She has long curly hair as brilliant as gold, with a few wisps of deep red like the sun mixed in like highlights. The pupil is no longer amber, but a dark blue, constantly rotating twelve-ray light wheel.

The clothes she wore were completely different from before, turning into a graceful and luxurious purple robe. The robe is covered with constellations connected by golden threads to form geometric patterns, and he holds a long staff in his hand - the outer periphery of the staff is an eight-pointed star, and a constantly rotating icosahedron is suspended inside.

"You go pick out the books first."

When Hypatia spoke again, it had already turned into a mature and intellectual indifferent tone in Aiwass’ ears: “If it’s a gift... I have to be well prepared.

"Don't worry, I will choose the best weapon for her - it is useless for me to keep weapons that are suitable for the road anyway. Even if it is a testimony of our friendly cooperation."

After saying that, her entire body turned into fragments and disappeared, just like the scrolling bookshelf before. Aiwass couldn't even be sure whether this was because he was trapped in a hallucination, or if she just turned into pieces.

Aiwass turned to look at the bookshelf.

I saw scattered red and purple lights shining on those huge bookshelves.

The small lights are like stars, and the big lights are like the sun.

However, Aiwass ignored them - because Aiwass was not here to find the tantra book for himself this time.

His own construct was already quite complete and could hardly be strengthened by acquiring a tantric book.

Aiwass closed his left eye and only used his right eye to observe them.

After a brief period of darkness, the colorful colors lit up.

After he got used to it for a while, he looked for the shining green books and confirmed their names.

——"Spider Corpse Fragments".

This seems to be Hui Tiansi's ability, maybe a degraded version of the Spider Silk Tantra...

——"The Tantra of Killing Thoughts".

Aiwass was also impressed by this. This is a tantra book that assassins must learn, and it is very powerful.

Since it is here in Hybasa, it should mean that it is now lost, which is good... at least it means that it has not been obtained by others.

——"Cat Fallacies".

This occult classic records the "cat transformation technique". Extraordinary people who are adapted to the path can acquire "cat steps", "cat speed" and "cat language" through training. Those who are proficient can turn themselves into a cat.

Lily might be interested, but not sure. After all, werewolves are dogs in a sense, and cats and dogs are incompatible...

——"Theory of Golden Shackles and Silver Locks".

This is a book by the author and screenwriter of The Path of Beauty.

"……found it."

Aiwass found the book he was looking for.

It was a thin picture book with detailed explanations.

——"Hell in Disguise·Deduction".

This book belongs to the path of beauty and is a occult book exclusive to the profession of "painter". It can greatly enhance illusion abilities and can learn "Painful Illusion". This is the important reinforcement Aiwass found for Isabel...With it, Isabel will truly have combat effectiveness.

It does not count as a tantra, so it only takes up one bonus slot.

And Aiwass picked it up first because it was actually a companion book.

When Aiwass raised the book, a green light gradually brightened in his eyes.

He went straight there and took down the book.

——"Puppet Tantra".

This is the primary purpose of Aiwass's visit this time.

It doesn't look like a tantric book at all. "Appraisal and Maintenance of Jewelry" is written neatly on its surface. If Aiwass's right eye hadn't seen it shining with a bright green light, he would have thought it was just an ordinary book.

And when Aiwass put "Hell in Disguise and Deduction" on top of "Puppet Tantra", both books changed -

It's like they're stuck together. Aiwass tore apart "Hell in Disguise: Interpretation" with force - and with a sneer, its name became "Hell in Disguise: Puppet Show".

The "Puppet Mask Tantra" is like a layer of skin being peeled off, revealing the inner structure.

This book is smaller than the previous disguised book. It is as white as ivory, and its surface looks like a human face or a white mask.

This book allows advanced professions "tragedian", "comedian", or all-rounders in the field of actors to obtain the mysterious skill of "puppet face" on the path of beauty.

Its functionality is simple.

Just create a unique mask.

If someone else puts on their own mask, that person can change into Isabel's appearance, and then their body can be controlled by her consciousness, and they can use Isabel's abilities.

And if you put on someone else's mask, you can transform yourself into that person's appearance, and your body can be briefly controlled by that person's consciousness, and you can also use that person's abilities for a short period of time.

——That is, "double act".

This is the strongest ability in this field as an actor. After using the mask transformation, you can control the opponent or not - if you don't control it, it is equivalent to creating a copy. And all the abilities used by this clone are based on its own illusion level.

Isabel already has [Strong Illusion] and the new entry [Cunning Spell].

If nothing else, her ability construction will go all the way to illusion. Seeing that it was no longer possible for her to take over the legacy of Bettina Dia Blossom and become the Blossom Queen of the original world line.

And Yanis didn't have a deep enough grasp of the illusion system's abilities. She is an art master who specializes in painting. She has some knowledge of other art fields but is not proficient in them.

In other words, Isabel can only rely on herself for the next step.

——But what good artistic heritage can be found in Avalon?

Either go to Iris and cheat a few inheritances back, or you have to come to the Theocratic Country to find a tantra book. The future of the latter is definitely brighter than that of the former - after all, if you get the tantra book, you can cheat some skill inheritance, but if you get the skill inheritance, you still can't get the tantra book.

Aiwass put the two books away and put them back on the table, waiting for the effects of the medicine to wear off.

During this period of time, he was idle anyway... He found a few purple occult books and read them with peace of mind.

Sherlock, who was the first to drink coffee, was the first to escape from the hallucination.

Although Hypatia did not let him hear the previous conversation. But after Sherlock woke up, he looked around and found that the box was gone, and he roughly understood what had happened.

...Are the books here so expensive?

Sherlock was secretly shocked.

He has one in his hand, Lily has one in his hand, Aiwass has one in his hand, and two in front of him. A full dozen books, five books...hundreds of thousands of white crown coins were just gone.

Although Hermes can be considered a big family, their economic situation is not very good. In other words, all knight families who do not take bribes from Lloyd's do not have much money.

This is the price of taking the right path.

And Aiwass casually took out tens of thousands of white crown coins for himself...

This made the proud Sherlock a little hard to accept for a while.

Even though they were close friends, it was just too much. A small manor in Avalon only costs four to five thousand white crown coins... Excluding the antiques and decorations inside, this is equivalent to the value of ten Hermes manors.

——Not even a great artist who keeps iris flowers can pay such a price!

But Sherlock knew that it was impossible for Aiwass to agree to let him put the book back. On the contrary, he may feel that the relationship between the two is too unfamiliar, and he may be irritated.

...Is there any other way to help Aiwass save some money?

Sherlock thought seriously.

Even if Aiwass didn't care about the money, he couldn't accept such an expensive gift with peace of mind.

Or think of a way to get some extraordinary items or mysterious books for Aiwass...

At this moment, Aiwass also exhaled and regained consciousness.

He looked around and saw Sherlock first: "Which book did you choose?"

Sherlock opened the book for Aiwass to read.

——"Song of Foolish Tantra".

"Not bad, good taste. It suits you very well."

Aiwass gave a thumbs up in praise: "I have nothing more to say."

This was the first book he picked for Sherlock, and it was also the most valuable book here. Like "The Tantra of Killing Thoughts", it is the absolute core of the entire profession. Without it, it would be very stiff to play.

The effect of "Song of Foolishness" is very invincible - to put it simply, after it is turned on, at the expense of increased mana consumption and increased cooling, it eliminates the casting elements of all chants and rituals on the path of wisdom, thus greatly reducing the reading time of almost all spells.

For most spells, the reduction is almost instantaneous. And many spells have no cooldown.

At the same time, this ability can be turned on and off at any time, which is very flexible. There is no need to worry about running out of mana.

Sherlock, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows.

——I haven’t explained to you the use of the knowledge recorded in this book. How do you know the effect of this lost tantra book?

"Where's Lily?"

Lily handed the book to Aiwass and read it. The cover reads "Egg Moon Tantra."

"...Do you have this book on Adapting to the Path?"

Aiwass touched his chin, and it took him a while to realize: "It seems to be a tantra book on the path of love?"

"If Master needs it, I can change it to something else."

Lily said without hesitation.

"No, the tantra book... In addition to necessary inheritance, it also depends on personal characteristics. Although I don't know why you chose this, there must be a reason. You must trust your intuition!"

Aiwass laughed.

He looked at Hypatia who was back behind the counter: "We have chosen, Ms. Hypatia."

Hearing this, Haibasa came over to check it out: "The Egg Moon Tantra... is also very suitable for you, the duality of love and adaptation. The Puppet Face Tantra? Did you bring it to others? Still Yes, this..."

When she saw the book in Sherlock's hand, her eyes widened immediately: "The Tantra of Fool's Song?"

"...what's wrong?"

Sherlock felt a little uneasy.

"Oh, nothing. I'm just a little surprised that the level of the path of authority is so high. The fact that you are favored by this book shows that in addition to wisdom and authority, you also have the adaptability to transcend the path, my child. "

--What?

Sherlock was immediately shocked, and even felt a little guilty: I am so loyal and patriotic, how can I have the adaptability to surpass the group of rebels on the road?

Only then did he realize what the thumbs up that Aiwass had just given him meant.

This stinky fox! Just know that there are no complimentary words on his lips!