Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1040 Everything is calculated

——The Fifteenth Rebellion.

Whether it's the number in front or the verb in the back... in any other country, it would be a world-shaking event that would make countless people panic. And intuitively, it feels like these two words shouldn't be put together at all.

But only in the case of irises does the feeling seem so appropriate.

Not only does it not feel out of place, it even sounds a bit funny.

"--good.

In response to Aiwass's words, the old man known as "Mr. Bingxin" just smiled with satisfaction and calmly admitted: "You guessed right, Aiwass."

Not only did Aiwass's guess resonate with him... even the word "grandfather" sounded so pleasant to his ears. This serious and cold old man, who gave people a sense of indifference and indifference, now looked like a normal old man with a little more kindness.

"Hey, father...?"

Anne at the side opened her eyes wide in disbelief: "Why...why do we have to do that?"

Her emerald eyes were a different color from Aiwas's dark blue eyes.

As a young lady who had studied in Avalon, she was obviously different from other Iris people - she didn't even dare to say the word "rebellion". For Iris people who dared to curse the parliament on the street, this could even be considered cowardice.

"Iris flowers are almost at their limit now."

The old man said bluntly: "If we continue like this, our country will become a laughing stock in the international community. At this point, there are not many effective measures left."

"This……"

Anne and Arsene were speechless.

Sherlock laughed out loud.

His laughter was soft and suppressed, but it was very clear in the room because the room was extremely quiet except for the crackling of the fireplace.

The old duke did not look back at Sherlock, but shifted his gaze from Anne to Aiwass, and his tone became calmer: "Besides... there is not much time left, right."

"……time?"

Anne murmured again.

"really."

Aiwass nodded gently: "The troubled times are coming... The Fallen Angel will not be the last Angel to descend, and the Path of Transcendence will not be the only path to be unlocked."

"…How did you know that?"

Yasen couldn't help but ask his expensive father-in-law.

“Hmph,” the old man just snorted coldly, “Just think about it... If only the path of transcendence was released, the Sand Clock would have taken action against the transcendents long ago. He will not allow one path to be superior to the others... This is not in line with the principle of balance.

"But now the angels of the Sand Clock are silent and have no reaction. I know this will never be the end.

"At the very least... the celestial officials from the nine paths will have to descend in turn. Let's not even talk about whether the celestial officials from the paths of beauty and love will descend on Iris and make Iris become like the Star Antimony before... Even if they land somewhere else, the current balance between the two parties in Iris will be broken. Wouldn't that also lead to chaos? Remember to use your brain before you speak, Arsen!"

The old duke scolded his son-in-law Yassen.

Obviously, he didn't expect Anne to make any correct and critical decisions, but he had a certain degree of expectation for Yassen's ability. Because of this, the old man didn't reprimand Anne when she asked the same question, but the old man would immediately criticize Yassen if he asked a question that shouldn't be asked.

Aiwass praised: "I didn't expect that you could see this without knowing the situation in the dream world at all..."

"Hmph...it's nothing."

The old man closed his eyes slightly and said, "When you grow up, you will understand that everything in this world is ultimately just a matter between people.

"Even those gods who are high above and immortal are nothing more than special 'people'... Whether it is the heavenly officials or the pillar gods, they are all attracted by the essence of the source river and bound by the principles of the Tao. It is easier to predict the intentions of these superiors who can determine the direction of history than to predict the emperors of the mortal world... because the former have a clear behavioral logic, while mortals themselves don't know what they want, and their brains are always chaotic.

"——I am right, Your Holiness." "Indeed."

Aiwass crossed his fingers on his knees, leaned back on the sofa with his legs crossed, and struck a rather unruly pose.

He did not correct the "former pope"'s question, but nodded slightly and said: "Your understanding of the gods is very appropriate. The Pillar Gods are people with only one type of affinity, while the Celestial Gods have more. But they also have demands..."

“Anyone who has demands can be exploited.”

The old man continued slowly: "Anything that is expected can be predicted."

"exactly."

Aiwas nodded: "It is too difficult to predict the future. No matter how good an astrologer or prophet is, the future they predict may change. If you believe in such things too much, it will harm yourself. But as long as you know the purpose of the Pillar God, you will know the direction of the future."

This is just like the nobles and officials in the mortal world.

Of course, they could not know the future, but they could know the king's personal inclinations and the interests of officials in the court. Knowing the direction of these "powerful people" was equivalent to indirectly knowing the future.

"So... Father is saying that we need to take away Iris' power?"

Anne frowned slightly. She still couldn't understand why this was happening. "Will Iris get better if we take power?"

"of course not."

The old man said calmly: "The problems are there. It will be useless no matter who comes."

"That……"

"——But we can eliminate the things that cause problems."

The old man's words were cold: "For example, the Son of the Moon."

And Yassen immediately understood something: "I understand, so... the family will cooperate with the Hawkeye organization!"

He used to be a member of the Hawkeye organization.

According to the Hawkeye Organization's principle of "leaving the organization without permission is considered betrayal", he should have been executed by the "discipline enforcers" in the Hawkeye Organization - assassin killers with specialized hunting, one-on-one, and anti-stealth capabilities, assassins who specialize in executing assassins. Even a fourth-level energy level can surpass the fifth-level energy level and is also an important component of the cohesion of the Hawkeye Organization.

Only when people realize that the "rules" can be ensured to be enforced will they believe in and abide by the "rules".

It was because of the Duke of Vendôme's connections that he was able to continue living.

Now, it is probably because of the Duke of Vendôme's permission... that he can get the "Blade of Separation of All Things"!
Thinking of this, Arsen looked at Sherlock who was drinking tea slowly.

He suddenly understood why Sherlock was not afraid.

——As early as when Sherlock sent the letter, the old duke had understood everything. The old man was much smarter than he expected, so much so that the code that Yassen thought the old man might not know or understand had probably been deciphered before it was sent.

I think so... Even if the Duke of Vendome himself couldn't understand it, there were other capable people in the Duke's Mansion. They couldn't crack the secret of the third treason, but that didn't mean they couldn't understand the code in a letter.

However, because Sherlock saved the old man's face and did not choose to tear his face and ask for help directly...so the old duke also chose to give Sherlock a face and decided to let him go. So after that, he was able to get the dagger he had been asking for for a long time - it was because the old duke felt that "the time had come" that he finally gave it to him!

Thinking of this, a hint of fear appeared in Yasen's eyes.

He now realized why the process of obtaining the dagger was so smooth for him, and why no one came to hunt him down even when he was dreaming... It was because of the old duke's permission.

The old duke wanted to release Sherlock, but since Sherlock's letter had already been sent, if he let him go directly it would seem as if he was afraid of Sherlock; he needed a stepping stone, so letting Arsen go to the dream world to find Sherlock was a very appropriate thing to do.

On the other hand, his failure to stop Yassen from going deeper into the dangerous dream world was also a punishment for him for "betraying his family" and "acting arbitrarily"!

He tried to release an important prisoner held by his family, which was undoubtedly a betrayal to his family; and when he was preparing to enter the dream world, he had not investigated how to enter the dream world from other people's dreams, nor did he know the specific information about the dream world. This was arrogant and ignorant, and acted frivolously.

Everything is within the old man’s calculations!
(End of this chapter)