Pastor's Tantra

When the Honey Badger made her way to Circle 22, she was accompanied by the Papal Guards.

When she left, she had quietly transformed into a middle-aged and elderly man with a serious face.

He has a white mustache and short curly gray hair. Wearing a star antimony style housekeeper uniform, he quietly followed a young girl with long black hair and a petite figure.

Bayard cannot appear from the Theocracy out of thin air, so Aiwass needs to enter Star Antimony first as "an identity other than Aiwass and Bayard." So she took off her disguise and revealed her true face.

Aiwass also never expected that... the first material he mobilized after becoming the pope was to purchase the most expensive elf-style white dress for his trumpet.

The two of them walked all the way to the first circle, and there was silence all the way.

𝟡𝟞𝕤𝕙𝕦.𝕟𝕖𝕥】

The honey badger didn't ask, and Aiwass - or Miss Aleister - just held the crow calmly, sitting in a public transportation facility that reciprocated like an underground train, watching the surrounding scenery rotate rapidly.

Until they entered the port area - the noise coming from the goblins instantly made the stagnant space flow:

"A guide to the Theocracy, a must-have for visitors! It only costs six gold coins or eight white crowns!"

"Elf costumes! Orthodox handmade elf costumes - Miss, don't you bring a gift when you leave? There are also elf-style handmade silver jewelry!"

"A collection of news newspapers from the last three days! From six countries, a total of thirty-six daily newspapers! You can know the news from all over the world in the Theocracy!"

"Snake food! Handmade dates, iced sherbet! Black tea in perfect condition is sold at a cheap price!"

Aleister ignored the goblin vendor selling elf clothing to him and turned around slightly.

When she tilted her head, the honey badger behind her already bowed slightly and respectfully, listening to the "elder lady"'s order:

"Go buy me a newspaper... and some sherbet too."

The honey badger, disguised as a middle-aged butler, did not change his expression at all when he heard this order.

The butler just said tactfully: "These sherbets are all made with wine, you..."

As a housekeeper, it is impossible for Honey Badger to directly ask his eldest lady "Can you drink?" So she opted for a smarter reminder.

After all, wine is the product of the path of love. Whether it is the host of the banquet, the eternal self, or the Xuetiansi, the rituals are all related to wine.

Greed, excitement, hunger, drunkenness, estrus... After entering these "lustful" states, the pupils will turn scarlet uncontrollably - this is also how the Eagle Eye organization identifies children of the moon lurking in the crowd. main means.

"——Long-winded."

Aleister just sneered and raised his head like a proud little girl: "I just want to drink! Can you buy it for me?"

But she did not deny that she could get drunk, nor did she say anything like "I can't get drunk."

Now the honey badger understood.

What Aleister meant was that even she couldn't suppress the characteristics of the Moon Child after drinking, but she still had to drink. The purpose is to become a child of the moon in public.

"……yes."

So the honey badger obeyed the order directly and went to buy newspapers and sherbet.

While Aleister was waiting for her to come back, she was suddenly bumped lightly by a gray-haired child behind her.

Just as she was about to glance at the man, her sight was cut off by a sudden surge of people.

Feeling the amethyst necklace hanging around her neck disappear, she raised the corner of her mouth slightly, but did not act immediately.

That necklace was not an extraordinary item, it was just ordinary jewelry.

𝒔𝒕𝒐55.𝒄𝒐𝒎

Jewelry created by masters of art often becomes extraordinary objects because it is imbued with the power of the maker's path to beauty. And as long as you create a sufficiently beautiful creation, you can also get feedback from the power of the path. It is difficult for a true jewelry master not to become a transcendent.

Therefore, jewelry can often be judged from the simplest "whether it looks good or not" to determine whether it is an extraordinary item.

It is beautiful enough, and even the gems and gold and silver may even be real, but it does not have extraordinary powers. There is only one explanation for this, and that is that the jewelry itself is an imitation.

Some ladies who are not extraordinary people will buy jewelry that is as beautiful as extraordinary jewelry, but they have no attributes... similar to the so-called "skin". This kind of jewelry will be safer if it looks good enough... because truly extraordinary jewelry can easily lead to robbery by wild extraordinary people.

There are a lot of this kind of jewelry in the Theocracy's warehouses.

Because those goblins like to dump this kind of "high imitation" jewelry.

If they are sold at the price of imitations, the Theocracy will not care; but if someone tries to sell them as genuine - that is, selling them as extraordinary items, then the market supervisor will send people to confiscate them. .

Ironically, those who are caught are usually not goblins, but humans who purchase goods in bulk from goblins.

When Aleister left, the small suitcase that Honey Badger carried for her was filled with the highest-grade imitation jewelry—even though it was an imitation, it was also genuine jewelry. They can be sold for a pretty scary price, and this is what Aleister uses for his Star Antimony activities.

The reason why Aleister let the thief succeed was because, as the child of the moon, she could keenly smell the smell on the other person - a very light but particularly recognizable pungent smell.

- That was the smell of formalin, the tissue preservation fluid that the necromancers of Star Antimony were most exposed to.

The smell on his body had not dissipated, which meant that the other person had not been in the Church for long; and he was carrying a box and walking towards the port, which meant that he would soon board the ship; and now there was only one ferry waiting...

In other words, they would meet on the ship soon.

A good entry point.

The corners of Aleister's mouth rose slightly, and at this time, the honey badger had silently walked behind her.

"The newspaper is quite expensive," the honey badger said, and handed Aleister the newspaper with a black cowhide briefcase attached, "Forty Star Antimony gold coins - this price can buy 400 newspapers in Star Antimony. In Iris, it's even more than 800... Selling things in the Church is really profitable."

"Take this thing, and bring the fruit juice."

Aleister made a crisp sound.

"...Now?"

"Of course."

After saying that, Aleister replaced the briefcase with fruit juice - a popular drink among lizardmen and snakemen, an imitation of alchemical juice in desert areas without fruits.

Generally speaking, it is a kind of fruity champagne. It is made of flavors, seasonings, alcohol and sparkling water, with ice cubes.

In modern terms, it is "pure technology, without any natural ingredients"... and in this era, this kind of drink involving alchemical products is much more expensive than pure natural juice.

After taking a big sip of the snakeman brand handmade fruit juice that reminded Aiwas of modern carbonated drinks, Aleister showed a clear look of joy on his face.

"Let's go."

Aleister said briskly.