Chapter 1308 The Way of Unity

"A large group...?"

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

Large Group - This name has another translation, which is "Legion".

This is a completely different new model from the combination of many wills like Geometry Celestial Master, and the one body with two souls like The Fool and The Banquet Master.

Guinevere, known as the "Pure White Clothes", Lancelot, known as the "Silver Crown" - one can even call out the person by using his former divine name, the "Silver Crown Dragon"!

Later on there might be other members of the Knights of the Round Table… they would give themselves names, and they could all become part of the great herd.

Each member of the "Horde" possessed distinct abilities. Using different divine names, one could call out different "Hordes"... For example, if one requested healing, one couldn't call out Lancelot or the Silver-Crowned Dragon, but only Guinevere. And if one needed to freeze a large area, one could call out the Silver-Crowned Dragon.

As the number of the "great herd" continues to increase, the things they can do will continue to increase, and eventually they may even reach the realm of "omnipotence" and become the "Almighty God."

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, it only needs to bring in individuals with the corresponding ability.

"I'm afraid that next time we meet," Aiwass smiled, "you'll all be among my acquaintances."

"I plan to bring that child Haena over as well."

Lancelot smiled brightly and gave Aiwas a thumbs-up. "Let her join the herd for a short while first—we'll talk about what happens next. Perhaps she'll want to wait for the new source river, or perhaps she'll want to become part of the herd..."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Aiwass was a little surprised: "I thought she might have been reluctant to join the Knights of the Round Table..."

"Perhaps."

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

In a sense, Haena is a swamp dweller constructed from fragments of Lancelot's soul. Their relationship is like that between the Ring of Heaven, the Shepherd, and Aiwass. Lancelot's criticism of Haena is, in fact, a form of self-criticism.

"If I hadn't gone through hardships, hadn't met Arthur, hadn't launched the expedition to defeat the giants—perhaps I would be as naive as she is."

Lancelot's words were tinged with nostalgia and sadness. "But sometimes... I also think that I would rather not have experienced these hardships."

"...Do you regret it?"

"Regret? No—if I weren't at the Round Table, nothing would have gone so smoothly. There's no doubt that my presence is necessary!"

Lancelot smiled brightly and proudly. That unruly smile made Aiwas seem to see some of Haina's shadow in it. It was no wonder that Guinevere fell in love with him. "If I were not here, what would my brothers do? In this sense, I don't regret making this choice... I just sometimes think that maybe there is another possibility for me."

"Like Haena?"

"Like Haena."

Lancelot nodded seriously. "She's confused about what she should do, but she completely believes you can create a miracle—just like when we sailed to Avalon, who could have imagined Arthur could truly defeat the High Heaven? We didn't even know how powerful the High Heaven was, yet we still followed him... Just like Haena didn't know what kind of enemy you were facing, yet she still chose to sacrifice her life for it.

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

It's just that she hasn't experienced the hardships that would have allowed her to grow... In another history, Haina did suffer the torment of fate. Her country was destroyed, her family was slaughtered, and she was covered in wounds, but she also grew from it and became a true hero.

——But if that "Nameless" were allowed to make a choice, would she choose to forget everything, pretend that no disasters had happened, and become as young and innocent as she was in the past?

The answer is yes.

This is probably the thing about Haina that is most like Lancelot.

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

"We don't intend to recruit only the strongest players. I think that would be a step off the track."

Guinevere, who had been listening quietly, spoke up at this moment, "We value unity more than strength. Even those who aren't particularly strong but possess a strong sense of community can join. Haena is a prime example, showing people that joining a large group isn't that difficult... Unity shouldn't have any barriers. Even the former Knights of the Round Table can join."

"Is there no cost for this?" Aiwass was a little confused.

"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 dazed.

“That’s great…”

He sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Perhaps some people in the past didn't even have the qualifications to become a celestial official. But now they can also become a Pillar God - even the weakest Pillar God is still a Pillar God."

"As long as it's good for the 'big herd.'"

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

"For example?"

Aiwass was a little curious: "Do you have any goals?"

"There are still quite a few talented people. Based on what I've seen and heard in the Shadow Kingdom over the years, there are quite a few gods who actually don't like their current paths and positions...

"For example, the Apostle of the Winter Master, the King of Star Antimony who became a ghost; for example, Tianluosha is also homeless and can only wander the wilderness; for example, Lanmalok, the God-Defying Master, he can also give up his position as the Heaven Master 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? I also met some new friends in the Shadow Kingdom.

"Besides that, there's Morgan and Merlin, for example—reuniting the scattered members of the Round Table is also a great idea!"

Lancelot said so. Meanwhile, the Silver Crown Dragon had a look of disdain on its face, forming a stark contrast to Lancelot's brilliant smile. "Morgan and Merlin...tsk...I really don't want to see them."

"……etc?"

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

“Seek common ground while reserving differences.”

Lancelot nodded and conceded, "Compared to becoming a Celestial Master or Apostle of other paths... joining a large group allows one to retain a sufficient degree of personal freedom. I think this is also a good selling point. We won't be able to tame or control others just because one of them is stronger. For example, Arthur is definitely stronger than Guinevere and me, 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 do not have only one body capable of acting, so even if we disagree, we don't need to force ourselves to choose a 'single correct outcome.' We can usually do our own things and pull in our own people; or we can reach a consensus and enlist the help of others."

...I always feel that there may be more "small groups" in the future.

Aiwass complained inwardly.

However, they have a common sense of perception, and conflicts caused by not understanding each other should be greatly reduced.

Maybe this is the right path?

He had originally wanted to talk to Lancelot about the New Helasar Empire...

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

Aiwass fell out directly.

His eyes blurred and he found himself back in the sea of ​​sand submerged by Yuan Tiansi.

The dirty, dark swamp looked messy at the moment.

Aiwass sighed: "Ah..."

...But there's no rush.

Since Haina is also going to be part of the big group, we can just call her down and ask her when the time comes.

Compared to that—

In his left hand, Aiwas took out the two Tiansi fragments given by Weizhe and Qi Tiansi, and in his right hand, he took out the two cards of Leah and Heleqin.

...Although I feel that the little butterfly may not be suitable for the Tiansi fragment of the Arcane Tiansi, I will give it a try first.

However, among the Tiansi fragments of Weizhe and Qitiansi, Heleqin has at least one that can be used!

As for the remaining one...if Little Butterfly can't use it, just take it to exchange with His Holiness the Pope for the Tiansi fragment of Yan Tiansi.

It can’t be that Yan Tiansi’s Tiansi fragments are also unusable, right?

(End of this chapter)