Chapter 1156 Why are there more and more people?
Aiwass finally forgave Sine - even though strictly speaking, Sine had done nothing wrong.
After all, he didn't need the Water Celestial Fragment, so it wasn't of much use to him. The Fire Fragment, on the other hand, held some significance to him.
The holder of the Fire Shard is dead, but Aiwass doesn't have the time to snatch the fragment... nor does he need it that much.
Aiwass paid a Water Shard upfront, which was generally the most conservative price, essentially exchanging a Geometry Shard for another. Regardless of how Sine accomplished this, whether it was through purchase, exchange, or plunder, it was entirely up to him.
Whatever he earned in excess belonged to him, and if he lost money, Aiwass would not reimburse him.
——So the essence of this matter is that Aiwass found a scalper.
As long as the scalper didn't abscond with the money and refused to give the ticket, there was no need to apologize—at most, Aiwass could just go and make the deal himself. Rather, Zhengsine was wise enough to simply return the deposit to Aiwass instead of recklessly rushing into the desert and leaving Aiwass penniless.
Aiwass really didn't believe that "Hassan the Flame Fist" would not trade with him.
The Fire Fragment was, at best, a special power for them. According to Sine's intelligence, Hassan was a fourth-level mage, meaning he was currently at the fifth level at best. With this fragment, he might be able to fight the Advent Celestial Being, but that was about it.
——But the water fragments can really attract water.
As one of the four elemental fragments left by Geometry God in the material world, the water fragment represents the laws of water in the material world - flow, evaporation, and solidification.
While its attack usually manifests as freezing... it can actually also summon water out of thin air.
This principle is the same as the contract signed between Yuan Tiansi and the benevolent masters, which also summons matter from the dream world. The magic craftsmen of Yan Tiansi also summon fire elements from the dream world, and the Xihuo technique also summons the dawn fire from the dream world.
Even the contracts signed between Yuan Tiansi and the benevolent masters required various costs—either human sacrifices or the imparting of spiritually polluted knowledge. These water sources were not free, but the benevolent masters were able to bear these costs through slaves.
The ancient Parthian Empire was not a place where living people could live.
Something lies beneath the Forbidden Desert—said to be a vast expanse of Sinthorns, but possibly something else entirely. They've drained the "blood of the earth," sucking the water out along with it. In this case, any water that falls is quickly drained by the Sinthorns beneath, leaving the land cursed and uninhabitable.
But the presence of the good lords brought about a change.
Before the ancient Parthian Empire split apart, they were known as "Forbidden Mages." A branch that splintered off after the collapse of the Tower of Babel, they served as secret keepers and possessed many forbidden spells, including the ability to communicate with the Abyssal Celestial Master to summon water.
When they fled to the desert, they used their forbidden magic to carve out oases. Back when the Parthian monarch still existed, they formed a formidable empire. The fame of the Desert Riders was known to the world, and even the Heracle Empire at its peak had to take notice.
So they signed a contract with the Yuantiansi, offering sacrifices in exchange for water, thus forcibly creating an oasis in this cursed desert, allowing people to survive in the desert. In this process, "people" were the currency used to exchange for water from the Yuantiansi...
Because water shortages were the most fundamental problem in Anxi, and water became the most valuable currency, the "living people" who could be exchanged for water became a form of currency pegged to water—a currency also known as "water-based."
It is for this reason that slavery became the most basic and unshakable political structure of the Parthian Empire.
In this case, the water fragments of Geometry will bring them unprecedented changes——
Both methods create water out of thin air, but the difference is that water fragments do not require any cost.
——Or in other words, summoning water from the material world actually requires no cost.
Endless water filled the domains of the water-attributed Celestials, just as darkness permeated the domain of the Fallen Celestials. The price demanded by the Abyssal Celestials was the reward they themselves received—for spreading and perpetuating the remaining flames of the Forbidden Path, not the cost of summoning water.
When Yuan Tiansi descended, endless water directly formed a huge lake like the ocean in the forbidden desert, which was proof of this.
Although the things under the desert can absorb water, they don't completely eliminate it. As long as there is enough water, lakes can be formed.
The water naturally generated by His arrival alone could completely negate the curse of the Forbidden Desert and even create a lake that would never dry up. This was sufficient proof that "water" was essentially cost-free for Yuan Tiansi. And the fragments of Jihe Tiansi could do the same.
But the fragment came back in time.
Without it, Aiwass would not have been able to include Isabel in the trip.
After all, Isabel is still pregnant... Even if the physique of a fifth-level extraordinary person is strong enough, he cannot lack water at least.
Fortunately, Isabel had the art of puppetry, which allowed her to hide her true self by transforming into another person. Therefore, she didn't need to worry about her true self being attacked or facing similar risks.
Aiwass tested it and found that the staff indeed displayed no attributes. As a fragment brought back from the ruins of the Tower of Babel, it was also something Aiwass had never obtained in his past reincarnations. Aiwass, lacking the adaptability to the Path of Wisdom, was unable to activate its power, so it could only lie quietly in Aiwass's hands.
In order to use this staff, one needs a smart person who can be recognized by the Geometry Heavenly Master.
——That’s naturally Sherlock.
Aiwass discussed with Isabel whether to bring Sherlock directly or let Isabel become Sherlock - in the end, at Aiwass's strong request, Isabel gave up the latter proposal.
Plus Zhu Tang, who was going home, and Mr. Mu, the warrior monk who was traveling with him. And Iben, the court ritualist who was going back for revenge... He was also Aiwass's ritual teacher, so Aiwass had to take him with him on this trip to the ancient Parthia.
There are already six people.
Since they had already brought so many people, and Lily had asked to go along, Aiwass couldn't refuse. Since Lily had come, Selene, the Moon Witch, and her summoned beast, Shark, also came along.
——That’s how the population gradually increased.
In the blink of an eye, it became a team of eight!
They were going to enter Anxi from the east of Shuixian Territory, which was the direction Zhu Tang and his group had escaped from. However, that place was still quite far from Anxi's heartland... Considering that so many people needed to eat, drink, defecate, and urinate, they simply assembled a brigade and a convoy.
They didn't need guards, but they did need servants, translators, and guides. Gradually, their number grew to over fifty, and the fleet grew to eighteen vehicles. The purpose of their trip was to establish diplomatic relations—and that wasn't even including the Theocracy.
“…Why does it feel like tourism is gradually becoming diplomacy?”
Isabel sighed: "I still want to go out and have some fun."
"It's all the same, all the same..."
Aiwass soothed.
Have dinner and then write the second chapter.
(End of this chapter)
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