Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 60 Flame Essence
Crossing the Griffon Bridge, Sherlock, who was walking aside, glanced at the maid Lily who was pushing the wheelchair behind Aiwass, and then whispered:

"To be honest, I didn't expect Master Yanis to give you that painting."

"I didn't actually think of it."

Aiwass replied honestly.

"Although Master Yanis looks very friendly, she is actually quite a proud person. If you don't get her approval, Master Yannis will only smile and stare at you with a foolish expression , without saying a word."

Sherlock said softly: "The master attaches great importance to you...does he want you to walk on the path of beauty?"

"Yes."

Aiwass nodded and made a joke: "She wants me to be Her Royal Highness's younger brother."

"I guess you should have refused." Sherlock said without hesitation.

"Indeed. How did you guess that?" Aiwass asked.

"Because I don't see a passion for art in you."

Sherlock smiled: "Actually, I quite like playing the violin. I think I play the violin pretty well... It's just that I didn't have the chance to walk on the path of beauty."

Aiwass blinked: "It's not too late, Mr. Sherlock."

"No, it's too late. In other words, I shouldn't have embarked on the path of authority from the very beginning. Balance, wisdom and beauty... Which one is more suitable for me."

Sherlock looked at Aiwass and said from the bottom of his heart: "I don't want you to realize that you don't have enthusiasm for it after you have been on a certain path for a long time. The adaptability of the path is based on talent, not hobby ...But I think hobbies are more important than talents. Talents determine the heights you can go to, and interests determine your adaptability on this path.

"If you don't have the slightest interest in a certain path, but the gravitational force at the top of the path makes you want to go further... Believe me, that kind of self-pull torture will drive you crazy."

"...Thank you very much for sharing your experience, Mr. Sherlock."

Aiwass knew that what Sherlock said were all precious dry goods.This is his exhortation from the bottom of his heart, with sincerity in it.

And he didn't meet Sherlock many times, and he wasn't the emotionally driven type of Isabel-the source of this kindness undoubtedly came from his elder brother Edward.

So Aiwass became a little interested.

Because he actually didn't know Edward that deeply.The age gap between Edward and himself and Yulia was too big, so he was not so much a big brother as an uncle.They don't usually interact much... Aiwass doesn't remember too many plots belonging to Edward, and he doesn't even remember Edward's name.

However, Edward is the direct cause of Aiwass' death in the plot-he was ordered by his adoptive father to attack the player with a deadly spell, and Aiwass blocked the fatal blow for the player.

Although Aiwass was not the primary target of his attack, Aiwass still couldn't help shivering at the thought of Edward.

"I have a question, Mr. Sherlock..."

Aiwass couldn't help but asked, "How did you know my brother?"

"We are classmates."

Sherlock replied succinctly: "He is the only friend I have made during my college career."

"...But if I remember correctly," Aiwass asked, "Mr. Sherlock is only in his 20s this year?"

"I'm 26 years old," Sherlock replied.

"But my eldest brother is 35 years old this year...how did you become classmates?" Aiwass asked.

Hearing this, Sherlock couldn't help laughing.

He explained: "It's not just you young people who come through high school and go to university.

"Edward, when he was your age, he didn't graduate from King's Law University. He graduated from Milton University in Gray County."

Although the Royal Law University is the largest and oldest extraordinary university in Avalon, it is not the only university.

More than 300 years ago, several professors in the Royal Law University were accused by their students of "teaching heresy that is not allowed by His Majesty the King", so they were sentenced to cruel cooking.Specifically, it is the mystical knowledge of the path of wisdom and the path of balance.

After receiving strong protests, the kings of that generation reluctantly changed the result to stripping off their clothes and parading in the streets.Unwilling to accept this humiliation, the professors fled the Royal Law University.

Bishop Milton from the Eternal Church just opened a seminary in Gray County far away from Glass Island at this time.

After hearing what happened to those professors, the young elf was very sympathetic, so he took them in.Later, many people wanted to escape from the glass island full of inspectors and "Eye of Avalon", so Milton University gradually gained a very strong faculty.Although the scale of enrollment and the area occupied by the college are far inferior to Wang Li Law University...but their teaching quality is not low.

Before Queen Sophia opened the fifth and sixth divisions of the Royal Law School, Milton University was the only supernatural college in the whole of Avalon that taught "heretics" and "forbidden techniques".Because of the close relationship between Bishop Milton and the Eternal Church, the Temple of Silver and Tin chose to turn a blind eye to this.

Today, Dean Milton is still alive - even after Avalon was destroyed by the stars, Milton University still exists as a shelter in times of war.

"After Edward graduated from Milton University, he studied in two universities. In the end, he skipped the Inspection Bureau, joined the Inspectorate, and obtained his own Griffon.

"And seven years ago, he was studying law and law arts from the Faculty of Law of King's Law University... At that time, he was already 27 years old, and I was just now."

Sherlock said with some nostalgia: "When I first entered the university, I was very withdrawn. Because I felt that other people were a bunch of noisy idiots, childish, stupid and impulsive. Obviously I am already a college student, and I am still in Wangli Law University. It seems that it is not much different from elementary school students. Basically, there are very few smart people from the countryside who can communicate normally... However, their knowledge is far from enough, and there is no common topic to talk about.

"So I don't want to socialize with my peers. The most I come into contact with are various professors in the school, hoping to borrow their private collections from them. And my way of life, which often talks to various tutors, makes Those idiots got further away from me.

"Once, I went to Professor Moriarty to ask a question about astronomy, but I was bitten by Edward's griffin at the door of the office.

"His griffin blood is not pure, its feathers are darker than ordinary red griffins, and its size is slightly larger. Perhaps because of this, its temper is also more explosive...Edward is not a light cavalry, so he He also couldn't communicate with his griffin partner. He also came to see Professor Moriarty, and the griffin stopped at the door.

"But when I saw that I was about to push the door, the griffin who guarded the door directly bit me. I was bloody with one bite, and almost broke my thigh with two bites...Edward quickly sent me to Si Zhuda Church, please ask the bishop to use the lighting technique for me, so that there is no disability or scar.

"Although His Majesty the Bishop healed all my injuries, I was indeed frightened. And there was always a faint pain in my leg, which did not disappear until two weeks later. Edward came to visit me at my home and talked with me. I soon found out that this was a very intelligent man... and he had a great intelligence. Although different from mine, we were definitely the same kind of people - intelligent people without friends.

"—so we became friends with each other. We studied law together. I was a beginner and he was a finisher. But we still had something to talk about. Then he taught me boxing—he was good at it He can even put the power of authority into his fists. Stronger than the strongest fighters I know. If he is going to fight in the ring, he will still be a star in Avalon... That's what a genius is, whether he You will be equally good in whatever field you are in.”

Under Aiwass' question, Sherlock talked about his experience with Edward.

He was clearly enjoying the subject.Sherlock didn't change the topic until he sent Aiwass to the door.

When he arrived at the gate of Moriarty Manor, Aiwass noticed a dark griffin appearing in the yard.It has scarlet pupils like darker rubies.

——He recognized at a glance that this was the griffin raised by Edward.

Didn't Edward leave for something and let Sherlock pick him up?

Why did he come back first?
Thinking of this, Aiwass asked casually: "What was my brother going to do before?"

"It's still the warehouse explosion incident," Sherlock replied, "it may also be related to those people at the Pelican Bar.

"In terms of various traces, it is very similar to the deflagration incident of the 'Little Jack Cod Fish Warehouse' a few days ago - there are also traces of flame spirits, and it is also an unmanned warehouse, causing no casualties. But this time the accident happened The abandoned stone warehouse... We haven't found anything in common yet. But Edward rushed over to accept the case as soon as possible, so we should be able to find out.

"Oh, right. Do you know what a flame essence is?"

"It's similar to the blood of the devil, a kind of slightly salty red powder like salt. It's just the trace left by the phantom of the fire attribute in the material world." Aiwass replied.

"Indeed, but what you said is the standard definition. Phantoms with fire attributes are quite rare, but it is not complicated to imitate Yanjing with alchemy, and the raw material is only ordinary sulfur. So when the Supervisory Bureau mentions Yanjing, generally It refers to [Imitation Yanjing]. The purity of the imitation Yanjing is lower than that of the natural Yanjing, but the effect and usage are actually similar.”

Sherlock explained: "It is a common spell-casting material for mages. It is also one of the ritual materials that demon scholars must use when summoning any demon.

"Just like 'salt' is the essence of the sea, putting it into water in proportion can turn the water into seawater, and make the water have a stronger concept of 'water'. The flame essence only needs to put a little into the fire to make the fire burn. More prosperous, so that the concept of 'fire' is strengthened.

"For low-level mages, it is difficult to use high-temperature flames without relying on flame essence. It is a necessity, and it is also a dangerous item that is restricted from purchase.

"If a sufficient amount of flame essence is added, the incombustible things will also be able to be burned because the concept of fire is strengthened...such as ice, steel or stone. This time, the stones in the stone warehouse are the ones that are ignited. "

Hearing this, Aiwass' expression stagnated slightly.

……and many more?
There seems to be something wrong.

Aiwass remembers...wasn't it Veronica, the evil warlock at the Pelican Bar, who blew up the warehouse for the first time?Because he controlled the shadow demon, she went to summon the demon again the next day.If she fails to summon the demon, it is indeed possible that the failed ritual will cause the warehouse to explode.

But she had been killed by Aiwass himself.

Could it be that the association sent someone to summon the demon again?
That's not right... I have already failed once, so it's impossible to let a rookie who might make the ceremony fail again?
Sherlock comforted: "Don't be afraid, this case is actually solved.

"Because the flame essence synthesized by alchemists of different schools and techniques has slight differences in purity and structure, just like the salt composition extracted from different seawater. The previous batch of flame essence has been sent for testing Now, let’s cooperate with the flame essence this time... When the final result comes out, we will know where their flame essence came from.”

With doubts, Aiwass said goodbye to Sherlock.

Butler Oswald who came out of the manor nodded to Lily and took over Aiwass' wheelchair.

"You came back just in time, Master Aiwass."

The old elf, who had been silent all this time, lowered his body slightly after entering the door, and said softly: "Please come here and treat Miss Yulia first. Miss's condition is not very good."

... Strange, didn't I have the treatment in the morning?

Aiwass was a little puzzled, but didn't make a sound.

He motioned for Lily to leave, then pushed Aiwass into Yulia's room.

Aiwass suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He saw Yulia bound by silver luminous shackles, while Edward stood aside with a serious expression, his pupils shining with white light.

And Yulia's head was soaked in cold sweat, and her consciousness was obviously a little blurred.

She didn't notice that Aiwass entered the door at all, she just muttered to herself in a low voice like a high fever, talking nonsense that others could not understand.

There were obvious scorching marks on her pajamas, and red glowing cracks all over her fair skin, like porcelain with ice cracks, or glass that burst in the summer heat.From time to time, a faint tongue of flame would emerge from the crack for a moment, and then be suppressed back.

Edward manipulated the silver chains to restrain Julia, squeezed her body, and forcibly "glued" her shattered body back.

It was only after Aiwass got closer that he noticed that Yulia's sweat was not transparent...it was like very pale blood.

——When it dries up, it leaves a red powder.

　The update of more than 7000 words is here!

　　Haina, Yanis, and Daddy's character designs are already being drawn, and I will open the character card when the picture comes out, don't rush, don't rush~
　　
　
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