Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1049 Aleister's Elimination Method
Looking at Aiwass, Sherlock showed an extremely surprised look: "You are actually... really reasoning."

He was used to Aiwass coming to a mysterious but correct conclusion directly, but now Aiwass was actually thinking and reasoning seriously - although he hid some knowledge so that he could reach the correct conclusion faster than Sherlock, at least this time there was a real reasoning process that others could understand.

“There’s nothing I can do about it.”

Aiwass spread his hands and said, "If I don't answer according to the procedure, I'm worried that my thinking will be rewritten again."

The most terrifying form of the Empty Box is when others are unaware of its existence.

In this case, it could almost be called "fate" itself.

But as long as someone is aware of its existence - and even further understands how it works, it is actually quite easy to crack.

In this case, the simplest, most plain and most correct idea is to answer the questions according to the process.

It's like a high school student doing a middle school math problem. If the answer is not obvious at a glance, at least you can get a rough idea of ​​it at a glance. There is no need to follow the procedure, the answer can be given directly.

——And this is where the Box of Nothingness can be manipulated.

When you think the question is as simple as it can be, you will give an answer at random. But the Empty Box will rewrite your subconscious mind, making you ignore a few words or numbers, and let you give a completely wrong answer - but you will firmly believe that you are absolutely right.

This is also the reason why Aiwass did not seek help from God directly through prayer.

Even if the gods gave Aiwas the correct answer, the answer in his mind could be easily rewritten. But he would firmly believe that the answer he knew from the beginning was the wrong answer.

The current Swan King is a genuine celestial being on earth - he is half stuck in the material world and half stuck in the dream world, rewriting reality through dreams. Although he has no malicious intent and cannot exert his theoretical upper limit, in terms of pure energy level, he is even more prioritized than the Fallen Angel pulled to the earth by the Tail Ring. This is also the reason why the Void Box in the game has become a "pure mechanism monster".

But as long as the correct goal is deduced logically, it will be different.

Aiwass smiled confidently. "What about you, Sherlock? It seems that you have also deduced the answer. Tell me why the chest of nothingness is in the hands of Count Halick."

"—the Count of Orleans."

Sherlock reminded: "Your memory has changed again."

Aiwass was stunned for a moment and looked at the information in his hand. When he saw the number of "blood supply", he immediately reacted.

He smacked his lips, a little annoyed: "It's really annoying..."

"I'm sure this incident is something else."

Sherlock said, opening the document and pointing to a few lines of details that Aiwass hadn't noticed: "Look here."

"...Grande d'Orleans, position is Iris Security Affairs Advisor..."

Aiwass raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong? This position is probably equivalent to Avalon's half-step master level. It should have a quarter of the authority of the Grand Guardian."

"It's not here, it's time."

Sherlock said, pointing out the changes in positions of the direct descendants of the House of Orleans - that is, those Moon Children who were given the surname "Orleans" regardless of blood relationship.

"Only all the direct descendants of this family... every change in their positions was after the rebellion."

"...It's a bit of a scattered time, isn't it?"

Aiwass frowned, "And there are ups and downs...very balanced."

"That's right," Sherlock said seriously, "but if you divide the new regime after each rebellion of Iris into three stages, you will find that almost all demotions occur in the third stage, that is, before the next 'rebellion'. Most promotions are concentrated in the first and second stages. And as long as there is a demotion in the first stage, there will definitely be a promotion to a higher position in the second stage.

"The other Moon Child families also basically have this characteristic, but their demotions are more evenly distributed across the three stages, and they mainly occur in the second stage. For example, Earl Halik's family even had several large-scale demotions that occurred in the first stage, which means they always stand on the wrong side."

“…Have you found any evidence from this aspect?”

Upon hearing this, Aiwass couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that you also agree with my reasoning."

Just a few hours ago, Aiwass said his theory - he suspected that a person did not need any evidence. Because all evidence can be forged and destroyed, even the gods are not undeceivable. But no matter what, a person's motives are not wrong... No matter how rough his thinking is, he must eventually complete his original goal and achieve his true purpose. Although Sherlock did not seem to be convinced at the time, he now uses it smoothly.

The body is very honest!
"That has nothing to do with it... I'll use it if it works."

Sherlock shook his head. "I am a pragmatist. The Swan King's dream is chaotic, and the Count of the Son of the Moon cannot accurately manipulate the Swan King's dream to change reality... In this case, unless you know the social environment of the Son of the Moon well enough like you, it is difficult to get conclusive and intuitive evidence.

"But on the other hand - precisely because his control over the Swan King was weak enough, he did not dare to let the Swan King attack his forces in his dreams, because he could not grasp the extent of the Swan King's power, and he suspected that the Swan King would take the opportunity to escape from control. Therefore, he only needed to follow these obviously unnatural "rebellions" and find those earls whose forces were not damaged and were in decline before the rebellion.

"You just need to remember the exact time points of all the rebellions - remember the beginning and end times of the fuse and the ending, build a chart in your mind, fill in the data of the power position changes of the upper-level Moon Children, the profit changes of their holding companies, the discussion time of each policy, the implementation time and their adjustment time, etc., and you will naturally get the answer easily."

Sherlock sighed, leaned back slightly in his chair, covered his face with his hands, and said in a muffled voice: "Even if it wasn't me, it would be the same if it was just an ordinary person. It's just boring data processing, and I don't get any pleasure from using wisdom... This is something that extraordinary people who are closer to the path of balance are good at than the path of wisdom.

"The Box of Nothingness cannot change the exact numbers... and with the correct data, everyone can get the correct results. I just accelerated the time a little... Reasoning is such a simple thing, unlike magic that can bring people dreams and miracles..."

As he spoke, Sherlock propped himself up and looked at Aiwass: "Your reasoning mode is closer to my past self - it's a pity that you are hiding something."

"You have to let me win once."

Aiwass said nonchalantly: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how unreasonable, is correct... It's not like I haven't learned anything."

Seeing Aiwass’s reaction, Sherlock responded: “You are… not anxious at all?

"——Why, do you have any other way to find the Box of Nothingness?"

"of course."

Aiwass' pupils flickered, and he smiled gently: "In addition to the 'Sherlockian method of elimination', I also have the 'Aleister method of elimination'."

"…What is the Aleister method of elimination?"

Sherlock was silent for several seconds before he asked tentatively.

"Didn't you already guess it?"

Aiwass said with a smile, and a card emerged from his fingertips and was played between his fingers.

"I played a game before," Aiwass said slowly, "which asked me to capture some targets or steal some intelligence."

"Is your game serious or not?"

Sherlock complained.

"——But sometimes, if you don't move quickly, you'll be discovered."

"What happens after you're discovered?" Sherlock asked.

"Then in order to keep it secret, we must kill everyone."

Aiwass chuckled: "It's... a pity."

As he spoke, he threw the card in his hand towards the corner and said, "This is also my backup plan... and it is also the reason why I am confident that I can solve the problem within 24 hours.

"——It would be best if it could be resolved peacefully. After all, I also have half the Church's background, so it's best not to interfere in their internal affairs. But if I'm still controlled by the Box of Nothingness...

"Then kill all the suspicious people. As long as we kill them quickly and cleanly, the information will not be leaked..."

"——And if we kill them all, there will always be one who is right."

Aleister's voice sounded faintly from the corner where the cards fell.

(End of this chapter)