Chapter 222 The Old Fox Teaches the Little Fox
Aiwass had never expected that he would meet Merlin at this promotion ceremony.
As a kalashtar, Merlin has half the bloodline of the Transcendent Path, so he is proficient in the art of ritual; he is also a wizard and eventually became an apostle of the Great Master.
But when talking about the founding of Avalon, Merlin cannot be avoided.
Aiwass even told his students the story of Merlin's love-hate relationship with Vivian, the nymph of the lake.
At the same time, the Red-Handled Sword, the holy sword temporarily in Aiwass's possession, was also sealed by Merlin. The establishment of the Temple of Silver and Tin, the Eye of Avalon, and several other national artifacts are also related to Merlin.
From this perspective... Merlin's importance to Avalon is even higher than that of "Gawain" who presided over the promotion ceremony for Aiwass before.
However, Aiwass has something more urgent to tell Merlin right now...
"Don't worry."
Merlin reached out and touched Aiwass's forehead.
Even though he had become an apostle of the Nine Pillars of God, he looked completely devoid of seriousness. He lacked the majestic aura of a god and still looked like a human being—even though he had never been human before becoming an apostle.
The legendary wizard, dressed in a blue robe and carrying a sharp sword, smiled and said, "I knew you had something to say... That's why I wasn't late today, but arrived here early. And that's why I dragged you here early."
"Don't worry. None of them will come until our talk is over."
...So I was the first one to be pulled in by the examiner using cheating methods?
Aiwass first breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a sense of inexplicable loss.
It turns out I'm not that strong...
"Aren't you a nightmare?"
Aiwass first asked back: "If you have something to say, why don't you come to me directly in your dream?"
"That would easily leave evidence. I'm Wei Zhe's apostle now, so it's not convenient for me to intervene in Arthur's affairs. It would easily give people a reason to criticize me and make me hunted down. Besides, you don't need a ritual to pull me down... If I come to you on my own, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
Merlin smiled broadly, looking like a fox. "Comparatively, the Dream Realm is safer. No one can peek into the contents of the Ascension Ceremony... As long as there's a slight time difference, there's no place safer than here."
The apostle seems to be quite troublesome...
This thought suddenly popped up in Aiwas' mind.
But Aiwass quickly dispelled the thought and went straight to the point: "Do you remember the Shadow of Avalon Ritual you constructed? The resurrection ritual prepared for Lancelot I."
He originally wanted to remind Merlin that something went wrong in the ceremony.
Merlin pondered for a moment, then revealed a carefree and sunny smile: "Sorry, I forgot. It's not important anyway."
"...That's Lancelot's resurrection ceremony!"
Aiwass was a little shocked: "How could you forget this?"
If something goes wrong, Lancelot will not be able to be resurrected, right?
If the fake death fails, then it will become real death. That would be a big deal.
Sad news: Lancelot I, the founder of the Avalonian traditional art and intangible cultural heritage of suspended animation, died during his first performance...
Aiwass suddenly realized that this Merlin did not seem very reliable.
He explained in more detail, trying to awaken Merlin's memory: "'The blood of twenty-one murdered Du Lacs will resurrect the ancestor. He will once again descend into his own body, wielding the holy sword Arondite, awakened and unsealed by the blood.' Now Avalon has advanced the ritual to the final stage, with the number of sacrifices reaching twenty, and only one more is needed to complete it."
"oh--"
Merlin dragged out the words, pretending to be in a trance. "I think I remember now. But isn't this good? Is there any problem here?"
"The problem is that Miss Vivian tampered with the ritual you left behind. Now the connection to the ritual is mistakenly pointing to the Shadow Celestial Master. If the ritual is successfully initiated, it's likely that the one who will be resurrected will not be Lancelot du Lac, but the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows."
"Don't worry, it won't happen."
Merlin said with a smile, "It's not so easy for the Celestial Master to descend into the material world. Otherwise, you wouldn't be worrying about foreigners, but the Celestial Master Xiong."
"The situation is different. This ritual may involve Huan Tiansi. He has a ritual that can pull great beings from the dream world into the material world."
Aiwass no longer cared about keeping the information confidential. Although he couldn't explain where his information came from, it was a rare opportunity to meet Merlin, so he still hoped that Merlin would solve the problem quickly.
Even if the bug cannot be fixed, at least shut down the ceremony first——
Hearing this, Merlin finally became a little more serious.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Tail Ring?"
"right!"
Ai Hua was instantly delighted - it would be much less troublesome if he didn't have to explain the Tail Ring ritual to Merlin.
"Heh," Merlin simply smiled. "I won't ask how you know this ancient ritual... Do you really think that Vivian could modify my ritual without leaving any trace, making it run silently without any errors using the conditions I set beforehand, and even achieve the exact effect of the Tail Ring Ritual without any instruction? And at the same time, the ritual's intensity is so high that it could bring down Shadow Celestial Master, and the ritual even has the permission of Ring Celestial Master..."
"Don't forget, she is the Fairy of the Lake on the Path of Love and knows nothing about the Path of Transcendence."
Hearing Merlin's casual words, Aiwass was slightly stunned.
He quickly reacted: "You mean... this matter is related to Huantiansi?"
"I didn't say anything. That's all your guess. I'm not responsible for those comments."
Merlin performed a three-hit combo without any delay.
Ai Hua's expression suddenly became subtle.
Didn't you just say you'd already forgotten about it...
For some reason, Merlin gave Aiwas a sense of déjà vu. Though the two had different paths, races, personalities, and seemingly completely different weights... yet that elusive, slippery feeling was so similar.
But if Merlin is to be believed, the problem with the "Shadow of Avalon" ceremony may be related to the Ring of Heaven.
...Does Lancelot know about this? What about the Crown Master?
No, the Crown Master shouldn't know. If the Crown Master knew, He would have warned Sophia.
If the Crown Master didn't know, how could Merlin know? Or did he know but didn't tell the Crown Master?
Thinking of this, Aihua suddenly understood - it was not that Merlin knew that this matter was related to Huantiansi.
Perhaps it was because Merlin hadn't fully believed what Aiwass said from the beginning. He was subtly wary of Aiwass.
Everything he said later was based on the reasoning that "what Aiwass said was true." In other words, what he did was actually the same as Sherlock.
Although he said, "This statement has nothing to do with me," as if to imply that Aiwass was telling the truth, Merlin didn't say anything for sure. This way, if he guessed wrong, he could still say to Aiwass with an innocent look, "I told you I didn't say anything."
It's totally impossible to guess what he's going to do.
What an old fox...
Aiwass felt like he had learned another trick.
"Then at least," Aiwass added, "Mr. Merlin should take responsibility for the affairs of the Giant Prince Wolfram, right?
"You said you would keep him back then. Now he's escaped from the prison you designed... and he's causing Avalon a lot of trouble."
Although the regular army has already been dispatched, Aiwass added in his mind.
Merlin smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll help..."
"What exactly?" Aiwass wanted a definite answer.
"You'll know when the time comes. Would I lie to you? Oh, it's getting late. I'd better let those people in."
Merlin said this and suddenly disappeared behind Aiwass.
When he appeared again, he turned into a huge stone sculpture and appeared in the field.
——He didn’t look like a black-haired young man, but a white-haired old man.
Before Aiwas could complain, a newcomer appeared on his right.
(End of this chapter)
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