Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1155: I unloaded my burden and lost my dream

Those arrogant assassins and those seemingly ineradicable shadows under the fleur-de-lis flag melted away like snow when the sun came.

These master assassins became the first members of the organization called "Watchers".

The name means "someone who secretly monitors and protects this country." Therefore, they used the "owl", an animal that is a "night mouse catcher", as a totem and symbol.

The new watchers are responsible for collecting evidence of crimes committed by bigwigs, or for cleaning up hidden dangers in secret when someone wants to cause damage in public. They are also responsible for counterintelligence work, hiding in the dark and monitoring other colleagues in the dark world.

It is precisely because they are watchers, they only watch from a distance - meaning that they do not have daily contact with people. Their status is roughly equivalent to the former Inspectorate of Avalon, except that they are more covert and hidden in the dark, and have no identity or location that can be directly contacted in the sun. The only one who can contact and command them is the Speaker.

Not only are they responsible for bringing all the assassins to justice, they are also working hard to destroy all evidence of the existence of the Hawkeye organization - now that the reputation of the Hawkeye organization has been completely ruined, they must completely cut off any evidence that people are linking "Watchers" with "Hawkeye".

...To be honest, this process is actually quite troublesome.

Whether it is destroying evidence or capturing exiled assassins.

If Aiwass handles this matter personally, he will probably be overwhelmed.

After all, if these assassins are determined not to come out, they will hide in houses, underground, etc. If you want to catch them all, you may not be able to catch half of them until August. But if they have their own people to deal with it, the situation will be much better.

This is also the reason why Aiwas accepted Speaker Pierre's surrender.

On the one hand, it was because Speaker Pierre was indeed a smart man. He accepted all of Aiwass's requests without any quibbling or resistance, and without any bargaining. This made Aiwass realize that he still had some ability. At least he was much more reliable and trustworthy than those fanatical Hawkeye assassins.

He can see the situation clearly and knows what he should do. If a person knows the basic relationship between power and weakness, he will not be stupid enough to start a rebellion for no reason - this situation is usually not because a person is bad, but because they are too stupid.

If viewed from the perspective of a pure Iris person, this could perhaps be considered as treason - however, the reality is that when extremists within Iris have repeatedly attempted to start a full-scale war against an absolutely invincible enemy...he can only be considered as cleaning up the mess.

On the other hand, it was because Aiwas really needed Speaker Pierre to manage Iris for him...or for Yulia.

After all, the political situation in Iris is completely different from that in Avalon and Star Antimony.

Although they share the same culture, the "Thirteen Uprisings" were not a complete joke... Although the rebellion of the Iris people did not actually solve the fundamental problem, it only changed a group of people to rule Iris. However, the continuous rebellions at least made them willing to take the initiative to find an answer to solve social problems - the only problem is that they have not found the answer yet.

Aiwas fully respected their political habits and had no intention of changing them, so he planned to leave a person who truly understood Iris to govern their country and integrate Iris into the New Herasl Empire in an appropriate way.

After all, the New Herasil Empire built by Yulia is essentially a technocratic state. It will inevitably have problems such as lack of democratic participation and insufficient self-correction ability, and Aiwass intends to hand over these problems to Iris, who "does not completely belong to New Herasil", to solve.

Although this may lead to territorial disputes and civil unrest in the future, matters of the future will be resolved in the future.

——If there is no law at home and no rule for the people, and if there is no enemy outside and there are external threats, the country will always perish.

With the incorporation of Iris into the rule of New Herasil, the human countries west of the desert have basically completed unification. Basically speaking, New Herasil will inevitably slowly turn into a stable continental country. In this case, leaving some disputes behind is not necessarily a bad thing.

Keeping more "backup plans" and "evidence of self-judgment" is also one of the strategies to fight against nihilism.

All I can say is that Aiwas understands Huan Tiansi more and more.

As for the city that the fog monster needs...this kind of thing is actually the easiest to solve.

Now, the first leader of the Watchers, Speaker Pierre, and the first queen of the Mist Demon, Lucia, are both from Aiwass, and at most they can be regarded as two departments of the same company. They are very efficient in exchanging opinions internally, and their common point is that they both have dictatorial power within their departments.

How they plan to negotiate is up to them to decide. Aiwass's matchmaking mission has been completed, and these matters have nothing to do with Aiwass in the short term... After all, he can't do everything himself, and he has to decide such a small matter personally.

Therefore, when the Great Purge happened in Iris, Aiwass had already returned to the Empire with Sherlock and Isabel. Arsene stayed in Iris. The Phantom Thief finally cheered up and joined the Watcher. He decided to truly use his extraordinary power to protect the country and judge those evils, instead of just being a "righteous thief who robs the rich and helps the poor."

Those were the "morals" and "order" that he once disdained the most.

But now, these things have become a home that can give him peace of mind.

Aiwass returned to Avalon after a long absence, the land he was most familiar with. He planned to accompany Isabel to see the country and remember what they looked like now... After many years, he could come back to see how they had changed.

But Aiwass didn't expect that an unexpected guest found them.

"…You are, Archmage Sine?"

Aiwass looked at the old wizard with a long white beard and was very surprised.

He still remembered this temporary teammate who had explored the Tower of Babel with him. Sine was not from Avalon, and Aiwass and Isabel themselves did not know the destination of their trip - they were just wandering around to kill time while waiting for Zhu Tang.

In this case, it is not easy for Sine to find them.

"Yes, Cardinal..."

The old wizard looked a little nervous and uneasy.

It looks like a little kid who has done something wrong.

"Oh, I remembered."

Aiwass recalled that he had once given Sine a task.

He gave the [Icosahedron of Water] of Geometry to Sine, hoping that he could help him exchange it for the [Tetrahedron of Fire] in the hands of Lord Sandro.

The Lord of Sandro Tower was the "Pelican" Archmage whom Aiwas had seen during the promotion ceremony. The staff in his hand with the fragment of the Celestial Master inlaid in it made Aiwas very jealous. If Sine could help Aiwas get it, this [Icosahedron of Water] would be his reward.

Even though the fragments of Geometry Tiansi are only one fifth of the complete fragments of Tiansi, they are still fragments of Tiansi after all and can induce the evolution of the Beast of Sin.

Although Aiwass is not sure whether the beast of sin in this world can degenerate and reinstall other fragments of the celestial master once it evolves...but the power of the [Tetrahedron of Fire] can completely serve as a "substitute fragment" for the little butterfly Leah.

If the one descending is Zhu Tiansi instead of Yan Tiansi or Xi Tiansi, this fragment can also be used as an alternative plan or a lower-level replacement. After all, Zhu Tiansi's healing fire is really not suitable for Leah... In fact, Xi Tiansi is only half suitable.

If Leah equips Xi Tiansi's Tiansi fragment, she will really have to self-destruct.

...It's not impossible, but it's not the best choice after all.

——But judging from the situation now, the sine wave probably hasn’t been obtained.

"This... is for you."

Sine was very reluctant and conflicted, and hesitantly handed the [Icosahedron of Water] sealed in the scepter in his hand to Aiwass.

When Aiwas held the scepter, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt completely relaxed and looked much older.

It feels like I have unloaded a burden, but also like I have lost a dream.

"how?"

Aiwass asked curiously, "Didn't get it?"

"……Yes."

Sine was clearly a little ashamed.

"Aren't you the chief wizard?"

"He who took the fragment is no more powerful than I am, my lord!"

Sine's voice became louder. "He was Sandro's student... He devised a trick to make us all think that the [Fire Tetrahedron] was still in the tower. But in fact, he had already stolen the fragments. I only recently got hold of Sandro's relic staff... and then I realized that it was actually a fake!
"There are eight of us, and we were all fooled by him! It was only after I realized that the staff was a fake that I realized who stole the fragment..."

"who is it?"

"Where did he go?" Aiwass asked.

"His name is Hassan, also known as 'Hassan the Fire Fist'. He has no left arm, but a staff made into a prosthesis, so his left arm can shoot fire."

Sine immediately replied: "He is a dark-skinned snake wizard. He disappeared last month and no one knows where he is... I think he may have gone to the ancient Parthia. Because he was born a slave, and a new water war is about to begin.

"My Lord, it's not that I don't dare to go to the Forbidden Desert to hunt down Hassan. But I think it's necessary to let you know the truth of the matter first, rather than letting you think that I violated the agreement and ran away with the treasure..."

The old wizard stared at the staff inlaid with azure jewels and said with some sadness: "I did not complete your task. So I chose to return the reward I had paid in advance safely. I have been waiting here for a long time and finally met you.

"I disappoint you, my Lord. I'm sorry."

(End of this chapter)