Chapter 115 Aiwass: Take me and I will come too
After the matter was settled, Boca Vice President took Aiwass to a small banquet.
This was a small gathering of less than ten people, all of them mid-level Lloyd's members. They were clearly not the rare transcendents within Lloyd's. Vice President Boca hadn't mentioned a single word about the Noble Red Circle, and they clearly had no idea what it was.
Vice President Boca announced that he personally invited Aiwass Moriarty, who had recently been awarded the Order of the Holy Sword by the Queen, to join Lloyd's.
With the vice president's guarantee, these people were very enthusiastic in front of Vice President Boca, who had a serious expression and attitude.
They were all well-known businessmen in Glass Island, and the least wealthy of them all owned the second-largest construction company in Lloyd's. They were all "corporate members" of Lloyd's, which were higher in rank than "individual members" who borrowed money or took out insurance under their own names.
Even among these people, there were several who knew Aiwass from the past. They had been friends with old Moriarty in the past, and one of them had been introduced to Lloyd's by old Moriarty.
They were obviously unaware of Professor Moriarty's death, and their first reaction after learning that Aiwass had joined Lloyd's was to celebrate.
Because in their view, this clearly meant that Professor Moriarty was planning to let Aiwass inherit the family business. That was why he asked Vice President Boca to invite Aiwass in and meet with these "old friends".
Of course, these people might not be of much use. If they knew about Professor Moriarty's "death," they might even turn against him. Vice President Boca had brought Aiwass to meet them precisely to publicize Aiwass's invitation to join Lloyd's by Boca.
Although this matter might not be reported in the newspapers, these people were clearly not the type to keep a secret. They would quickly pass this information on to their own inner circle… Before long, those in the know on Glass Island would know that Aiwass had become a member of Lloyd's, and that he was part of Boca's faction.
This behavior actually made Aiwass feel a little amused.
Because of Boca's behavior, it actually did not go over well with the president of Lloyd's.
According to the information Aiwass had just received, Attorney York, Vice President Boca, and President Lloyd were all Transcendents of the Noble Red Society. However, Vice President Boca seemed to be reluctant to let Aiwas meet President Lloyd.
He introduced Aiwass to his subordinates without introducing him to the President of Lloyd's or even notifying the President... It was obvious that he did not want the President of Lloyd's to reject Aiwass's joining.
——This is completely against the process.
How could you recruit an important member - an important member at the level of spy, staff, and spokesperson - without showing him to the boss or even asking for his approval?
In the previous conversation, Aiwass had learned too much that he shouldn't have known. If he refused to join, then they would have no choice but to take action.
...Similarly, if Aiwass agreed to join but Mr. Lloyd refused, they would still have to take action to silence him.
Aiwass keenly sensed the atmosphere of "anxiety" - not only was York, the lawyer who had been given the death order, anxious, but even Vice President Boca was a little anxious.
From this detail, Aiwass boldly concluded that Vice President Boca and the President of Lloyd's were likely currently experiencing significant conflict. Meanwhile, Attorney York was a fence-sitter, undecided about whether to sit on the fence.
Before this, he hadn't decided whether to side with the president or vice president, but now he obviously had no choice.
Chairman Lloyd, a hybrid of a giant and a human-cultivated transcendent, might be closer to the Noble Red. He's also the glue between the two organizations... so he was the one who pressured Lawyer York into killing Sherlock.
Boca was likely the fence-sitter between the two organizations. His greedy nature as a businessman led him to even seek to exploit and even annex the dangerous Demonologist Society; while his Transcendent nature made him unwilling to cede profits to his immediate superior, President Lloyd's, and he even wanted to replace him.
That's why they tried to recruit Aiwass.
Recruiting Aiwass was a risky move, but businessmen are willing to take risks for profit.
Although they knew Aiwass was a top-level demonologist, and had leverage over him both militarily and politically, and offered him bribes and befriending through the promises of inheritance and demonic knowledge, this plan was ultimately extremely risky and could go wrong at any moment.
Despite the risks involved, they are so eager and even hasty to implement this plan... This actually indirectly proves that Vice President Boca is not in a good situation now.
This is also normal.
As a transcendent, he was already very close to the previous president of Lloyd's. President Lloyd's must have been wary and had a sense of crisis.
But there is actually a path trap here.
Extraordinary people who have transcended the path must never deliberately suppress those who come after them and prevent them from surpassing themselves unless it is necessary.
Because this kind of behavior, first of all, is a curb and rebellion against the act of "transcendence" itself; secondly, it symbolizes the fear of one's own talent degradation and inability to continue to improve, which may make subordinates realize that their superiors have become weaker; and this top-down control and suppression is itself the realm of the "authoritarian" path... The more you want to control your subordinates, the more likely you are to deviate from the authoritarian path.
The best way to avoid being overtaken by those who come after you is to keep moving forward and upward. Never stop for even a moment, or you'll be overtaken and have everything you have taken away from you.
Therefore, the competition in the Transcendence Road is mostly in the same level competition and the betrayal and backstabbing of subordinates. The attitude of superiors towards subordinates is relatively friendly.
President Lloyd was obviously aware of this taboo, so he couldn't take action against Boca, but that didn't mean he wasn't nervous.
The "surpassing" in the path of surpassing is not as simple and friendly as running to catch up.
The most legitimate act of plunder is when the weak triumph over the strong. The more beautiful the victory, the greater the spoils, the more power of the Tao one gains from this act of resonance with the Tao. To grow by consuming death and defeat is the essence of the path of transcendence.
Pointlessly bullying the weak and the superiors will only weaken and dull one's will to transcend, potentially stagnating one's growth or even weakening one's character. For example, the Star Kingdom's pretext for war can only be "restoring Star's integrity," "making Star great again," or "allowing Star to continue expanding," not "suppressing the development of its neighbors."
Because of this, to prevent the opponent from having the opportunity to surpass them again... when surpassing their target, the surpasser will strip the opponent to the point of having nothing left to strip. They will completely tear the opponent apart, defeat them, and destroy them, leaving them no chance for revenge.
The Boca vice president had clearly set his sights on the man above him.
President Lloyd still wanted to move forward, and he couldn't turn around and suppress Vice President Boca at this time. If he continued to move forward, he would have to inherit Prince Lloyd's wish - to usurp the royal power. This was no easy task.
But he cannot suppress him openly without any reason, but he can "suppress Boca's vice president in the meantime" within a reasonable range.
For example, he could use the excuse that "Evans had offended the Noble Red Society" to deny him membership and kill him to silence him. This would eliminate Vice President Boca's vulnerability. And if Aiwass died here, then the lawyer York who brought him in would also be implicated.
Vice President Boca believed that this was the likely outcome, which was why he risked offending the president of Lloyd's and pushed for its implementation.
It seems Noble Red and Lloyd's are ready to rip each other apart at any moment... which makes sense, after all, one side is entirely businessmen, the other side is entirely transcendent. Common interests alone are not enough to unite them; a common enemy is necessary.
But now the royal family is too weak, and they are still enduring it even though they are almost extinct... So on the eve of victory, Noble Red and Lloyd's can't help but start attacking each other.
——Since the contradiction has reached this level, it is simple.
Aiwass already knew what he had to do.
After repelling the group of demonologists, he could fake a scene.
...For example, he could create signs in his dorm room that a demonologist had ritually summoned a shadow demon to attack him, then simply hide and disguise himself as someone else and disappear. Leaving a wheelchair behind would prove he was kidnapped.
Shadow Fiends in this era were difficult to contract, but simply summoning them to wreak havoc was still possible. And Aiwass actually had a Shadow Fiend, so it was easy to leave behind real evidence.
At this time, what would Mr. Boca think? He would only think that it was President Lloyd who had done something to destroy his plan by killing Aiwass.
But what would happen if President Lloyd knew he hadn't done it? He could only assume that the people from the association didn't trust them and chose to do it themselves - after all, the master and apprentice of Da Zi were members of the association, and they had already summoned the shadow demon once.
But the association also knows that they didn't do it, so they can only suspect Lloyd's.
In other organizations, they could use "taking an oath" to prove their truthfulness. However, the noble Red Society inherited the art of breaking covenants, rendering the constraints of the oath meaningless.
Regardless, Aiwass, a mere First Level Demonologist whose demonology knowledge he acquired through the Society, was undoubtedly innocent and a pure victim. Furthermore, not just anyone could summon a high-ranking demon like the Shadow Fiend.
Then at this time, Aiwass can directly control the Shadow Fiend to attack Lloyd's.
Simply put, his plan is so simple that it can be summarized in one sentence - many times, the shorter the plan, the more effective it is because it directly targets the giant's most vulnerable weakness.
——That is, "You all fake your deaths, so I'll fake my death too"!
(End of this chapter)
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