Chapter 219: Court Ritual Master Ibn
Now, Mycroft has solved the troubles he might encounter, Lily has obtained equipment and a new career inheritance, and Aiwass has also obtained clues to continue his investigation and a stronger helper...
With this letter, he could be convicted in diplomatic settings and more benefits could be gained for Avalon.
It can be said to be a happy ending.
The only pity was that the old man didn't get a penny of the stolen money. On the way, Aiwass had told Mycroft that if there were any gold coins, jewelry, or works of art here, they would share them equally - everyone who saw it would get a share.
This is also why Aiwass wants to get closer to Mycroft.
But in the end, Mycroft just smiled and waved his hand, saying very confidently, "There is no such thing."
As expected, not only was there no stolen money, not even a dirty bag was left.
This is probably the artist's noble character and paranoia...
—Evans actually had some suspicion that Mycroft might have roughly guessed what was inside the safe before he opened it.
He definitely didn't know what it was, because, like Sherlock, he lacked too much information. But even so, he still guessed... it must be something very troublesome.
——As long as you have touched that thing, no matter you choose to keep it privately, destroy it or hand it over, it may make you look not so clean once it is discovered.
Although the Path of Authoritarianism can detect lies, if it were that effective, then Minister Droste would never have betrayed Avalon.
That's why he came to find Aiwass specifically to help deal with this troublesome thing.
As a transcendent of the Twilight Path, Mycroft extremely prefers quietness, even close to stillness, and is extremely afraid of trouble.
In order to avoid getting himself into trouble, he would use his wisdom to solve problems before they happened.
Because of this, even though Sherlock has always firmly believed that Mycroft is much smarter than him...Mycroft is not as famous as his brother Sherlock. Because he seems to deal with trivial matters that are not worth mentioning, and has never had the experience and results of handling major events and crises.
From a young age, Sherlock had been helping the Inspectorate solve complex cases, even developing a close relationship with the Inspectorate. He quickly gained fame, becoming a renowned detective in Avalon. Even Star Antimony and Iris had admirers who occasionally wrote him letters detailing complex cases and requesting Sherlock's help in deducing and solving them.
But before Sherlock mentioned Mycroft to Aiwass, even Aiwass, who "approximately knew the future," didn't know him. His only virtue was that he never made mistakes in his work, but there was nothing particularly outstanding about it. No one disliked him, but no one liked him much either. He had no enemies, and no friends.
Even Isabel and Meg didn't think Mycroft was that smart, and they still came to Sherlock for help when they had problems...
Perhaps only Her Majesty the Queen, who has a discerning eye for talent, can barely judge that this man with a low sense of presence is a rare talent.
Now, as Minister without Portfolio, Aiwass has begun to think about Avalon - for Isabel, who will succeed him in the future. Since he knows that Mycroft is a rare and intelligent person, he must be given important positions.
——The position of Lord Chamberlain is indeed important, but it is a bit of a waste for Mycroft.
The position of Minister of Trade that Droste just gave up might be more suitable for him.
Aiwass temporarily noted his name and returned to the Temple of Silver and Tin with Lily.
There's nothing I can do.
Sherlock's "parents" had come in person to pay the rent for him, so it wouldn't be a good idea for Aiwass to send Sherlock back home. After all, Sherlock didn't like living in his own home, and Madam Mina did take good care of him.
Originally, Aiwass could have returned to Moriarty's mansion - Iris's assassin was completely exposed, and the traitor Minister Droste was also dealt with by Aiwass.
Aiwass's only enemies now were the giants in the Noble Red's upper echelons. The entire Noble Red was being pursued by the Air Cavalry. Aiwass finally had some peace and quiet in Avalon.
However, Yulia seemed to be living happily in the Temple of Silver and Tin.
On the one hand, it was because she was learning alchemy from Master Nobel and her progress was rapid - she had not even completed her first advancement ceremony, but she had already mastered the synthesis of many types of bombs; on the other hand, her relationship with Isabel was gradually becoming closer.
Without even asking, Aiwass knew that they were probably using themselves to build closer relationships... As everyone knows, among a few good friends, whoever is absent will become the topic of conversation.
Of course, it wasn't Isabel who asked Yulia about Aiwass. It was probably the other way around.
Because Yulia had been in a weak state before, her understanding of Aiwass might not be as good as that of the well-informed Isabel - Janice liked to chat with her about gossip when she had nothing to do, and the camera expert was amazingly efficient in this regard.
At Yulia's invitation, Aiwass decided to live in the Palace of Silver and Tin. He would definitely pass the exam, and there wasn't much to do back home... and if he lived in the Palace of Silver and Tin, he could also learn some ritual techniques from the court ritual master.
The old ritualist's name was "Ibn". He was a ritual master from the ancient Parthia Empire.
His energy level was not high, only the third level, but he had mastered many rare and mysterious skills. And although he was a person who had transcended the Tao, he was an old man with a very gentle personality.
He embarked on the path of transcendence in order to help the poor people in his hometown, and he was expelled because he had offended a local wealthy man—or, in the words of the ancient Parthian Empire, a "good lord."
The true monarch of the ancient Parthian Empire, almost no one knew his face, and he almost never showed up.
In that unnatural desert at the center of the continent, where a vast fertile plain should have been, the cities were widely separated. Each city's ruler was known as a "Good Lord." Some cities had only one, while others had many. These Good Lords were the de facto rulers of the ancient Parthian Empire.
Benevolent masters can keep and sell slaves. Only slaves sold by benevolent masters are legal slaves; all other slaves are illegal.
They were called "Good Lords" because they were the only ones who had the right to use water. They could summon abundant water from the desert, and their cities were built around these water sources.
If the good master dies, the water source will dry up.
The Parthians believed that they were able to survive because the good masters had given them their water. Therefore, the rule of the good masters was very solid - daring to rebel against the good masters would be equivalent to eliminating everyone's right to live.
Once a city was destroyed, those who fled to other cities would become “untouchables.” If they did not pay to buy their freedom, the original free people would also be marked as slaves.
These benevolent rulers who monopolized the slave resources not only had their own armies but also countless wealth. Cities fought against each other, essentially forming a separatist trend.
This Ibn embarked on the path of transcendence in order to help people rebel against their good masters and save those slaves.
But their thinking was too simple. They were betrayed by the people they had saved, and almost all of them were arrested and imprisoned. Ibn was one of the few who escaped.
He fled to the then-still-conquered Black Hawk Principality, but he felt that wasn't enough. So, Ibn continued westward, intending to cross Avalon and reach the Theocracy. As long as he reached the eternally neutral Eternal Theocracy, he would survive.
As a result, when traveling to the territory of Avalon, he met a group of local ritual wizards.
"They call themselves the 'Scaleless Hand,' which means 'those without armor.' They are a civilian organization of transcendents formed to rebel against the Hanged King Tudor III... Seeing them was like seeing myself back then. I couldn't bear it, so I decided to stay and help them."
Ibn sighed and said softly, “And their endings are indeed similar to mine.
"Eventually, I was betrayed by a traitor and imprisoned. But the young queen, who had recently ascended the throne, heard I came from the ancient Parthian Empire and personally came to see me in prison. After a night of conversation, she decided to grant me a special pardon... It was then that the young queen first decided to open the path to Avalon. However, due to a lack of legal basis, she could only help me apply for a position as a court ritualist.
"She said I could leave secretly and go to the Theocracy. She wouldn't hunt me down, but she didn't want me to die in prison. But if possible, she still hoped I could stay.
"I realized that I, who was originally incompetent and powerless, could actually change the fate of a country... I was very honored, so I accepted Her Majesty the Queen's invitation and stayed."
Hearing Ibn's words, Aiwas was surprised.
...Scaleless Hand?
He couldn't help but ask, "Do you know someone... He's also from the Scaleless Hand, his name is Jacob Alexander."
"He is one of the founders of the Scaleless Hand and also my friend."
Ibn replied with some nostalgia: "I wonder where he ended up..."
When he said this, he suddenly let out a light exclamation and looked up at Aiwas seriously.
"...You seem to look a lot like him."
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