Chapter 221 Promotion Ceremony
Aiwass obtained unexpected information from Ibn.
In fact, he still hasn't completely believed... that Aziz was a killer sent by his adoptive father.
However, with the triple confirmation of the Hook, the Ripper, and Ibn, it can now be basically confirmed that the curser Aziz ibn Abdul who appeared in the promotion ceremony did exist, and it is very likely that he was the murderer who cursed and killed Aiwas's parents.
This also formed a clear clue.
But the more clues he found, the more confused Aiwass became.
Initially, he just wanted to know who killed his biological parents and whether his adoptive father was the murderer. Because the information in the dream might not be entirely true, Aiwass decided to verify the information he had received.
But the more we verify it now, the more complicated and involved this matter seems to be.
Why did Grandfather Jacob hide his identity and live in seclusion in Eagle Point Village? What exactly is the manuscript he wrote? Why did Aziz suddenly come to Avalon? What was it that his adoptive father was seeking in the Theocracy, even faking his own death? Why was the Noble Red determined to kill Jacob? What is the "divine entity" they are seeking in Avalon?
These seemingly unrelated things seem to be entangled with each other and cannot be freed.
Worried that he would forget them later, Aiwass wrote down all his doubts in a notebook.
After learning the name Aziz from Aiwass, Aiwass felt very clearly that Ibn's professor had become more concerned.
If I said that I was just teaching him casually for Isabel's sake before... now I feel like passing on my mantle to Evans.
Aiwas was well aware of Ibn's intentions—he was now too old to cross the desert in search of his former enemy based solely on a name, and he no longer wanted to return to the ancient Parthian Empire.
——But Aiwass also has a grudge against Aziz, so there may be a chance to avenge him in the future.
Under the guidance of this senior spellcaster, Aiwass quickly mastered the art of curse.
Of course, it's learned quickly by paying experience points. Ibn's knowledge of curses is profound, and Aiwass mastered this mysterious art with just five experience points. It's a waste not to learn this at such a good price-performance ratio.
Now the panel of Aiwass Demonologist profession has become like this:
Demonologist LV17: [Basic Ritual - Level 4 (0%)], [Demon Contract - Level 4 (90%)], [Curse - Level 3 (14%)], [Shepherding (Essence) - Level 3 (0%)], [Demonology - Level 3 (5%)]
Demonology can no longer provide levels to the Demonologist class, and Shepherd Essence is simply not practiced enough.
In contrast, the level of shepherding flesh and blood has been raised very high:
Priest LV19: [Basic Prayer - Level 3 (3%)], [Fire Worship - Level 4 (5%)], [Illumination - Level 4 (15%)], [Blessing - Level 2 (0%)], [Shepherding (Flesh and Blood) - Level 6 (5%)].
When Aiwass completes his priest class advancement and reaches the third level, his two paths will become unbalanced again. At that point, he will no longer be able to use pastoral care on Butterfly and Shadow Fiend to feed them experience.
Before he could ascend, Aiwass had been feeding them his blood almost daily, draining himself completely dry and falling into a deep sleep. He usually lived in the Temple of Silver and Tin, which was safe enough thanks to the security cameras. And Ligeia lived next door to Aiwass, so he didn't need to conserve his mana for protection.
So Aiwass simply used up all his mana every day...even the mana recovered after praying, and the anemia also trained Aiwass's "fire worship" method.
In this way, the levels of Aiwass's four sacred skills are relatively low, and it is relatively easier to upgrade them - except for prayer, which is steadily improved according to the "daily task", the levels of other skills can be slowly raised by healing a few bloods and restoring a few bloods to yourself.
What surprised Aiwas was that Lily had actually mastered the profession of "witch" in just a few days. She even mastered the rudiments of Transfiguration, able to transform clothes into mice—a skill that required at least level three Transfiguration. This meant that Lily had most likely reached level nine in the Path of Love in just a few days.
Considering that she used the secret book to change her job in the Path of Adaptation, while the Path of Love only used an ordinary occult book mixed with a lot of erotic pictures to change her job... Lily's adaptability in the Path of Love seems to be higher than that of the Path of Adaptation, right?
The day of the promotion ceremony was approaching. Aiwass wasn't too nervous, but Yulia was.
But in Aiwas's opinion, Yulia doesn't need to panic at all——
The reason is simple.
In addition to Lily, who has already been promoted once and can team up with her as a "witch" of the Path of Love... the former Meg and the new Ligeia will also participate in Yulia's promotion ceremony this time.
The world champion has come down to earth to play in the silver league.
Lily, Yulia, Ligeia—Aivaz couldn't imagine how this combination could lose.
Presumably, the newcomers who were promoted to the first level this time could never have imagined that at the same time, there would be a small account opened by the strongest person in Avalon at the fifth level.
Isabel was also much calmer this time. According to Janice, during the last promotion ceremony, Iben arranged the ceremony for Isabel, and Isabel grew increasingly nervous as she watched, pacing the room like a millstone. Finally, she couldn't help herself and came down to complete the second half of the ceremony herself.
Sherlock is also ready.
Considering that he and Aiwass will go to Eagle Cape Village in Muwan County to conduct an investigation later...it's okay for him, but Aiwass can't afford to lose in this promotion.
If Aiwass had previously been just a Moriarty, a peer whom Princess Isabel paid some attention to, he was now the undisputed king's most powerful figure. As the soon-to-be-appointed Minister without a purview, if anything went wrong during his and Sherlock's rural adventure, it would be a disaster.
So Sherlock had made up his mind this time. Even if he didn't get promoted this round, he had to make sure Aiwas got promoted.
A third-level priest had some self-preservation capabilities. Even if he failed to advance, he could still use the Law Mage class to help Aiwass and Isabel advance further...it wouldn't be a big problem.
Lily, Julia, Ligeia.
Aiwass, Isabel, Sherlock.
As the sun went down, they simultaneously began to prepare for their own promotion ceremony.
"—All nine are complete."
Aiwass changed into his clerical robes.
He chanted softly, and the flame butterfly on his shoulder descended and stepped on the vanilla stick, slowly lighting it.
Then, Aiwass pressed the vanilla stick that was emitting green smoke in the center of the hexagram.
Sherlock dipped his fingertips in the holy water and then flicked it out. He chanted solemnly, "Discard the third..."
"——Hengwo, Lord of Scales and Feathers, Amber."
Isabel whispered a prayer.
These three names are the names of the pillar gods of the Path of Love, the Path of Adaptation, and the Path of Dusk.
After discussion, the three of them chose the same path of exclusion this time.
By being as consistent as possible, you won't end up with a situation where one player can work with a certain path but the rest of the team can't.
Since Lily is not participating this time, it doesn't matter even if the path of love and the path of adaptation are excluded.
"The Six will bless me."
Aiwass pointed the vanilla stick at the six silver ornaments in turn, while chanting the names of the remaining six pillar gods:
"Sand Clock. Candle Master. Great Master. Silver Crowned Dragon. Twin Mirrors. Snake Father."
As he clicked one by one, the six silver ornaments gradually turned black.
And I...
"——Follow and follow, the way of the candle."
Aiwass declared.
He returned to his soft bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Unlike the feeling of a new moon ceremony, a full moon ceremony always gives people a sense of comfort, peace, and tranquility. It is like returning to a mother's arms... or like relaxing in a hot spring and slowly falling asleep.
His consciousness slowly sank into the dark deep sea, falling into the dream world while still awake.
When Aiwas woke up again, the first thing he looked to the left.
He was stunned for a moment.
——Because this time, there was no one on Aiwass' left.
"...I'm the first one?" Aiwass frowned.
This doesn't seem good either, it seems to be another dilemma -
Just like his opponents in the PVP dungeon were all trumpets, this time his teammates in the PVE dungeon were all newbies...
But even so, he shouldn't be the first one in line, right?
And at this time.
Aiwas saw a bright fire light up in the dark space.
He saw the flame butterfly slowly flying over his head, circling around and landing on his fingertips, looking into Aiwas's eyes.
...The Flame-Butterfly?
Isn't this the power of a great sin scholar...
Aiwass was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
It's probably like when Bone Sculptor crafted the Bone Staff, he actually used his skills as a sculptor... Although Aiwass used the skills of a Great Sin Scholar when crafting the Phantom Demon Card, it was still judged as equipment for the Path of Devotion because of its power attribute.
——That’s quite reasonable then.
Aiwass breathed a sigh of relief.
I have a rare advantage in equipment this time, maybe I can enter earlier than other people’s alts... Not all of them may be newcomers this time.
So, let’s see who the examiner is this time…
Aiwass thought so and looked up at the huge statue in the middle.
But to his surprise, there was no statue in the middle this time.
"What are you looking for?"
A frivolous young man's voice came from behind Aiwass: "Are you looking for... me?"
Aiwass turned around and saw a young man in his early twenties leaning on the back of his chair, supporting his face with his left hand and looking at him with a smile.
He had messy short black hair and a round monocle on his left eye. His smile was so warm that it felt a little sinister, and his appearance was exceptionally beautiful.
The young man was wearing a dark blue robe, holding a staff in his right hand and a dagger on his right waist.
Although the opponent is not a giant.
But since he was able to leave his seat...that means he is not the "candidate" this time.
“…Who are you?”
Aiwass asked politely.
"Nice to meet you."
The young man smiled and said, "You may have heard of my name. My name is Merlin."
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