Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1308 The Way of Unity
"A large group...?"

Aiwas murmured the name: "What a good name."

The Great Legion—this name also has another translation, which is "Legion".

This is a completely new model, unlike the combination of numerous wills in the Geometry Celestials, or the dual-souled form of the Fool and the Feast Master.

Guinevere, dressed in "pure white," and Lancelot, crowned in "silver white"—they can even be called by their former divine name, "Silver Crowned Dragon"!
Perhaps other members of the Knights of the Round Table will join later... They can all give themselves names and become part of the larger group.

Each member of the "Legion" possesses distinct abilities. Different divine names can summon different members of the "Legion"... For example, to request healing, one cannot summon Lancelot or the Silver Crowned Dragon, but must summon Guinevere; while for a large area of ​​freezing, one can summon the Silver Crowned Dragon.

As the number of people in the "great multitude" increases, the things they can do will also increase, and eventually they may even reach the state of "omnipotence" and become "omnipotent gods".

The omnipotence of an individual is a paradox. But for a collective god, it is entirely possible, and even has a clear direction for completion—no matter what ability is missing, all that is needed is to bring in an individual with the corresponding ability.

“I’m afraid that when we meet again next time,” Aiwass smiled, “there will be quite a few more of my acquaintances among you.”

“I plan to bring Haina over as well.”

Lancelot smiled brightly and gave Aiwass a thumbs up: "Let her join the group temporarily for now—we'll see what happens after that. Maybe she'll want to wait for a new source river, or maybe she'll want to become a member of the group..."

"is it?"

Aiwass was somewhat surprised to hear this: "I thought it might be a stretch for her to even join the Knights of the Round Table..."

"may be."

Lancelot nodded and admitted, "In terms of achievements and character, that's true—she's still somewhat naive, probably because she hasn't experienced enough hardship."

In a sense, Haina is a swamp person constructed from fragments of Lancelot's soul. Their relationship is similar to that of the Celestial Archbishop, the Shepherd, and Aiwass. Lancelot's criticism of Haina is, in fact, equivalent to self-criticism.

"If I hadn't gone through those hardships, hadn't met Arthur, and hadn't launched the expedition to defeat the giants—perhaps I would have been just as naive as she was."

Lancelot's words were tinged with nostalgia and sadness: "But sometimes... I think, I would rather I had never gone through these hardships."

"...Do you regret it?"

"Regret? No—if I weren't at the Round Table, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly. Without a doubt, my presence is necessary!"

Lancelot smiled radiantly with a touch of pride. His unrestrained smile reminded Aiwass of Haina, which explained why Guinevere was so enamored with him: "What would have become of my brothers without me? In that respect, I do not regret making this choice... I just sometimes think that perhaps I could have had another option."

"For example, Haina?"

"Take Haina, for example."

Lancelot nodded seriously: "She was confused about what she should do, but she completely believed that you could create miracles—just like us back then, when we sailed to Avalon, who could have imagined that Arthur could really defeat the High God? We didn't even know how strong the High God was, but we still followed him... Just like Haina didn't know what kind of enemy you would face, but she still chose to sacrifice her life for it."

From this perspective, Aiwass is Haina's "King Arthur".

However, she hadn't yet experienced the trials that would have helped her grow... In another version of history, Haina did indeed suffer the torment of fate. The destruction of her country, the slaughter of her family, and being covered in wounds, yet she also grew from these experiences and became a true hero.

—But if that "nameless" person were given a choice, would she choose to forget everything, to make sure that none of the disasters ever happened, and to become as innocent and naive as she used to be?

The answer is yes.

This is probably the part of Haina that most resembles Lancelot.

"From this point of view, I think she can also be one of us."

“We don’t intend to only recruit the strongest; I think that would be going astray.”

Guinevere, who had been listening quietly, spoke up at this moment: "We value 'unity' more than 'strength.' Even those who are not that strong but have a strong sense of collective consciousness can join us. Haina is the best example, showing people that joining a large group is not difficult... Unity should never have any barriers. The previous Knights of the Round Table can also join us."

"Isn't there a price to pay?" Aiwas asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The more people join, the more dispersed the power of the Source River becomes."

Guinevere nodded: "But as 'we' grow stronger, and as the concept of 'Unity' strengthens, we will also gain more power." Aiwass nodded, somewhat enlightened.

"so good……"

He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: "In the past, some people might not even have been qualified to become a Celestial. But now they can become a Pillar God—even the weakest Pillar God is still a Pillar God."

"As long as it benefits the 'large group'."

Lancelot added, "I also plan to recruit some people from other paths. The Path of Unity is a very inclusive path, and even phantom demons from other paths can join it."

"for example?"

Aiwas asked curiously, "What are your goals?"

"There are still quite a few talented people. Based on what I've seen and heard in the Land of Shadows over the years, quite a few gods don't actually like their current path and position..."

"For example, the apostle of the Winter Division, the Star King who became a ghost; for example, the Heavenly Rakshasa is also homeless and can only wander in the wilderness; for example, the Heavenly Division Lan Malok, he can also give up his position as the Heavenly Division and come back, I believe he will want to come back; and for example, Titania, I know she is lonely, so why not bring her in as well. I have also made some new friends in the Land of Shadows."

"Besides, Morgan, Merlin, and others—reuniting the scattered members of the Round Table would also be a great idea!"

Lancelot said this. On the other side, the Silver Crowned Dragon's face showed some disgust, which contrasted sharply with Lancelot's bright smile: "Morgan and Merlin... tsk... I really don't want to see them."

"……etc?"

Seeing the Silver Crowned Dragon's obvious reluctance, Aiwass was somewhat taken aback: "Don't you need to reach a consensus? I thought your consciousnesses were connected."

"Seek common ground while reserving differences."

Lancelot nodded in agreement: "Compared to becoming a Celestial Master or Apostle on other paths... joining a large group allows for the preservation of sufficient personal freedom to the greatest extent. I think that's a good selling point. We won't be able to tame or control other individuals just because some are stronger—for example, Arthur is definitely stronger than me and Guinevere, but he won't stop me from bringing Merlin and Morgan in."

“Our consciousness is always connected, so we are both individuals and collectives. However, we are not just a single body that can act, so even if we have different opinions, we do not need to force a ‘single correct result’ to be chosen. We can usually do our own thing and pull our own people together; or we can pull others together to help us by reaching a common opinion.”

...I have a feeling that there might be more "small groups" or something like that in the future.

Aiwas thought to himself.

However, they share a sense of empathy, which should greatly reduce conflicts arising from a lack of understanding of each other.

Perhaps this is the right path?
He had originally wanted to talk to Lancelot about the New Horasel Empire...

But after the deaths of Yuan Tiansi and the Crimson Calamity, the mirror ritual that connected the material world and the dream world finally collapsed at this moment.

Aiwas fell straight out.

In a flash, he found himself back in the sea of ​​sand submerged by the Abyss Heaven Division.

The murky, dark mud looked messy at that moment.

Aiwass sighed, "Sigh..."

...But there's no rush.

Since Haina is going to be part of the large group, we can just call her down and ask her.

Compared to that—

With his left hand, Aiwas took out the two fragments of the Celestial Being given to him by Weizhe and Qitiansi, and with his right hand, he took out the two cards of Lia and Helechin.

...Although I feel that the little butterfly might not be suitable for the Celestial Fragment of the Mystic Celestial, I'll give it a try first.

However, among the fragments of the Celestial Bureau from Wei Zhe and Qi Tian Si, at least one of Helechin's fragments is usable!
As for the remaining one... if Little Butterfly can't use it, she can exchange it with His Holiness the Pope for a fragment of the Celestial Division of the Flame Celestial Division.

Surely the Celestial Division fragments of the Flame Celestial Division can't be used either?

(End of this chapter)