Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1201 Friendly Adil
There is more than one secret book that records hidden knowledge.

The "secret" in "secret sutra" means "esoteric Buddhist knowledge"; and the root of "sutra" here means connection, continuity, and continuation.

——This is a free translation from the countries of Hellas.

If it is directly translated into the language of the Horus Empire, the birthplace of the Dream Monks, its original meaning is actually a fusion of "propaganda" and "rescue", which means to rescue certain lost knowledge and publicize it.

Therefore, the tantric books themselves are meant to be handed over to different nationalities and cultures, and naturally they are written in different languages.

Precisely because what is hidden in it is not words, but the condensed, activated, and personal "secret" itself, there can only be one tantra in one language.

Although Aiwass destroyed the Avalonian version of the Shepherd's Tantra, the Shepherd's tradition must still be found in other places.

Just like here.

"No wonder……"

Aiwas looked at the good Lord Adil sitting in the sedan chair from afar, as if he was in a shrine, and suddenly understood a lot of things.

It is precisely because Adil has the heritage of a shepherd that he is able to perform such a merciful act - he provides free drinking water and food to the residents, which are the "flesh and blood" he raises.

Now that Aiwas had come to Paradise City in person, he knew that the slaves also had water to drink. They were only forbidden to eat, but not to drink.

The Parthians worshipped water, so the water they drank had no pigments, which meant that slaves could get free drinking water.

Providing water supply of this scale to the city undoubtedly requires a large number of sacrifices. Whether it is directly recruiting people in batches from the slaves in the city or purchasing slaves from outside the city for sacrifice, a large amount of wealth will be lost.

It can be said that it is impossible for Adil to get rich through this model.

He can only suffer continuous and ongoing losses.

Even if the slaves were allowed to work underground, it would be difficult for them to earn back the money. How could a slave work to earn back the money that bought him? As the saying goes, a good seller is worse than a good buyer. If slaves could create wealth quickly, why would the sellers sell them? Wouldn't it be more profitable to keep them for themselves?
In this country, the number of slaves is equal to water, equal to money, equal to the power of the city. And water is equal to everything, equal to life itself.

"If Adil wants to ensure the drinking water supply for the slaves, it means that he will continue to lose money. No matter how he operates, he will never be able to catch up - the contract from Yuantiansi is a bottomless pit. This level of personnel loss will only lead to a smaller and smaller population... Even the monsters in the river only need a pair of boys and girls every year.

The only way to fill the gap is to rely on external population, which means Adil must donate his own wealth to maintain this operation.

In other words, since Paradise City started operating according to this rule, Adil's wealth has been lost all the time.

…This is the truth about the so-called “Generous Adil.”

Really generous.

And people's worship of him can be understood -

Just like the pastoral method's control over the phantom demon...

The "shepherding" that Adil carries out every day without being mixed with the power of the Tao also happens to produce loyalty that is not mixed with the power of the Tao!

The old ballad is still sung over and over again: "Who will be sacrificed?

"What will end?

"Which words will be passed down through the ages?"

As the words were chanted, a purple-red glow gradually appeared in the pupils of Aiwas and Adil at the same time.

——They looked at each other.

They were truly aware of each other's existence.

That is the resonance that comes from similar forces.

More than just dedication and transcendence...

There is even the power of dusk!

Aiwass felt a speechless silence.

He held a crystal card between his fingertips and pursed his lips, ready to throw it out at any time.

The whole world around him fell silent, and he kept silent, as if the silence could last forever.

“—Stop for a moment.”

Suddenly, Adil spoke.

He looked to be in his forties or fifties, so his voice did not sound old, but rather steady and firm.

The moment Adil opened his mouth, the sedan chair stopped moving and the ancient song also stopped abruptly. It was as if the pause button had been pressed. Even the people who were singing around him shut up instantly, without mistaking his "stop" for the sedan chair instead of the song.

“I am their shepherd.”

Adil looked at Aiwas and spoke slowly: "I will not let the lambs lack.

"——O shepherd from afar, the generous Adil is willing to be your friend."

The moment Adil's voice fell, Aiwas suddenly felt a sense of "access".

It felt like a cell phone with data turned off suddenly connected to the local wifi, and it started to ring non-stop. Those who worshipped Adil immediately transferred or copied this worship to Aiwass. The originally "strange" favorability instantly turned into respect or even admiration.

...What a dangerously smart man.

Aiwass thought.

If those people ignored him or even were hostile to him, then Aiwass would not care about their life or death at all.

But if they are very respectful and friendly to Aiwass, then Aiwass really can't abandon them.

Did you see through my character just the moment we met?
——Or is he such a person himself?

Where did he get his pastoral heritage? Obviously he has a career in the Way of Devotion, but he is not a pastor of the church, and most likely not a demonologist... Judging from the symbols everywhere in Paradise City, he should be a ritual master... or a great wizard.

"Devotion, transcendence, dusk... the three paths of transcendence."

Aiwass murmured.

He was completely unable to sense Adil's path fluctuations and hostility.

This means that he either has something that can block the perception of the Tao in front of the fifth energy level... or it means that his dedication to the Tao is at least the fifth energy level. And the level of his transcendence of the Tao, Aiwass already knew before, is the sixth energy level.

At least it is level 456, maybe even 556 - he can be said to be a world-class expert.

And Adil was still chanting the words from the Shepherd Tantra:
"I am the secret serpent, coiled up like a snare: and in this coiling there is delight.

"I am the axle in the wheel, the square in the circle. 'Come to me' is the talk of fools - for it is I who go forth."

Hearing this, Aiwass suddenly understood.

...Oh, I understand.

Is this a secret code?

Then Aiwass also spoke, responding with the words of the Shepherd's Tantra: "O prophet, you have learned this knowledge with evil intent. I see that you hate the hand that writes, but I am better than you; for you do not know the Me that resides in you.

"Why? Because you are the knower, and you are also my body.

"Now cover the shrine - let the strong light devour the fools and swallow up all living things with blindness!"

This is the language of the Shepherd Tantra, and also the language of the Book of Dharma. Because the language is not translated well, it is difficult to read but the knowledge will flow into your mind after you finish reading it.

What it expresses is the idea that "you and I are one."

This is what the devil said to the pastor after being summoned by the pastor. The gist is: "I know you don't like me, but don't be too nervous. We are on the same side. Don't believe too much in worldly words."

Apparently, Adil understood.

His expression suddenly brightened.

He did as Aiwass said, covered the "shrine", jumped out of the car enthusiastically, and came over to give Aiwass a big hug.

Aiwass frowned in resistance, but did not resist.

He had obviously realized that Adil was from Huantiansi... and might even be Huantiansi's apostle!
Starting from here, there will definitely be a way to collect information about Huantiansi!
So Aiwas put the Phantom Card in his hand back into his sleeve.

Don't take any action for now and wait and see what he plans to do.

Obviously, Adil did not have the ability of a great sin scholar, so he did not recognize this kind of phantom card. He just took a look at it with some curiosity, but did not say anything.

"Change the order," Adil turned around and said seriously, "This is my biological brother whom I have never met - the dazzling sun. But he is not just my brother, you must treat him as me. If I am gone one day, you will all be his."

At this point, Adil politely asked Aiwass, "Excuse me, what is your name?"

Although this level of courtesy is already quite difficult for the good master... but Aiwass still felt that Adil's words were too absurd.

——How come they are brothers?
They look completely different—and you don't even know my name!
For some reason, Adil's words made Aiwas inexplicably think of "entrusting an orphan to someone else". He seemed to have a premonition that death was approaching, otherwise, with the arrogance of a good master, he would never have shown such kindness for no reason.

Although it was hard to understand, Adil's words were obviously quite important in Paradise City.

After Adil finished speaking, everyone kowtowed to Aiwas.

Even passers-by stopped and knelt, and began to kowtow to Aiwass respectfully.

It was a full-force kowtow without any effort, as if one was so fanatical that one's mind was confused.

The floor of Paradise City was made of high-quality bricks and stones, and after only a few kowtows, their heads began to swell and turn red and blue. At first, the sounds of their kowtows and praises were a bit chaotic, but after a few kowtows, they quickly aligned and became as neat as a marching stomping.

The uniform kowtow was like that of a puppet, so weird!
It was obvious that if Aiwass didn't say stop, they would even die here.

This made Aiwas' scalp tingle.

This borders on mind control…but pastoral care is not supposed to have that effect!
But at this moment.

Aiwass suddenly felt an inexplicable and strong sense of crisis from the passers-by who were kowtowing nearby.

(End of this chapter)