Chapter 223 It's reasonable for a convoy to meet a convoy
The first person to appear beside Aiwass was a stranger he had never seen before.
Although her face was unclear, judging from her figure, she should be a young lady.
She wore a white knee-length gown, white boots, and white silk gloves.
The white dress seemed to be emitting a dim light in the dark space.
Aiwass estimated that she might be only slightly taller than Yulia, but not as tall as Isabel - about 1.6 meters tall.
After she appeared, she let out a soft "hmm," as if she was puzzled by her location.
"Hello, beautiful lady."
Aiwass placed his right hand on his chest, raised his voice, and spoke in a slightly exaggerated, yet somewhat flowery voice: "You can call me 'Fox.' I am a priest from the path of devotion."
Now that Aiwass is becoming more and more famous, he must distinguish the identity of "Fox" from Aiwass.
Anyone who needs to know that "The Fox is Aiwass" already knows. As for everyone else, it's best not to open the box if you can avoid it.
It wasn't that he was worried about doing something unethical during the advancement ceremony and being easily killed by someone in a single attack—it was still not that easy to kill Aiwass alone now. Not only was Aiwass's own strength gradually improving, but the people around him were also gradually getting stronger.
And if anyone dared to confront Aiwass, the biggest possibility was that he would assimilate them into his ally. Aiwass would not let such a proactive person go easily.
What do ordinary people need? Wealth? Status? Power? Respect? Friendship? Care?
Aside from love, Aiwass could give him almost everything else. "Whatever you want, I can give it to you—even if you're a bad guy, there's a bad woman like Miss Aleister who can recruit you."
What he really worries about is that his image will be damaged.
If too many people knew that "Fox" was Aiwass, then Aiwass's actions in the dream world would be restricted, because he represented not only himself, but also Avalon and Moriarty.
Just like public figures always have to be careful with what they say and do on public platforms.
Although some people don't care about this, such as Meg, Aiwass still cares about his reputation. So he tries his best to distinguish the fox from his own image... Although it may not be effective, he still needs to show his attitude.
“…Ah, hello.”
Contrary to her first impression of petite appearance, she spoke with a gentle and mature voice, like a loving mother: "Mr. Fox. You can call me 'Pure White'. This time I will be representing the Path of Authority."
"Sure enough, it's exactly the same as the first impression you gave me."
Fox pinched his throat and spoke in a voice like a nobleman, but with a slightly greasy tone, "In this dark night, it's like a glimmer of light."
"Don't you know me?"
"Pure White" was a little surprised.
“……?”
Hearing this, Aiwass was stunned for a moment, because he could hear that the other party was indeed a little surprised.
Hearing this, he even tried to recall it, but it turned out that he had never heard of the name "Pure White".
"...Well," he said, a little unable to hold back his pretentious tone, and in an instant he became much more serious, "Indeed, not really. To be honest, I've only just embarked on the path of transcendence. There may be some things I don't understand, so please forgive me."
"I've only just started on the path to transcendence, and I'm already ranked first..."
Although he couldn't see the expression, Aiwass could feel the pure white teasing expression.
And at this moment, three more people appeared in succession.
What surprised Aiwas was that none of the three people were familiar—and all three were tall. If nothing unexpected happened, there should be at least two elves among them.
...What's going on? Did I sort them the wrong way this time? This shouldn't be the case. We sorted them in the same place, so they should be together...
Aiwass was a little confused for a moment.
They were all surprised to see Aiwass first, but they quickly introduced themselves... and judging by their tones, they all seemed to be relatively normal people.
The youngest and tallest-looking man was codenamed "Topa." Aiwass knew that this was the name of a gemstone, generally referring to gem-quality topaz, which was very expensive.
He was at least two meters three inches tall, with a muscular build. He wore exquisite elven silver armor and sat upright, giving off the air of a righteous, idiotic figure. If the "knight" had grown up a bit, perhaps he would have become someone like this... But what surprised Aiwass most was that he was actually from the Path of Love.
If he was on the authoritarian path, that would be perfectly normal...
There was also a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her forties, code-named "Jacaranda".
The other person's height doesn't make her look like an elf, and her tone is very gentle... It feels like visiting a classmate's house and the classmate's good-tempered mother comes to bring fruit. She is an extraordinary person on the path of balance.
The other was an old elf, codenamed "Living Silver." Aiwass knew this was a term from alchemy or ritual, meaning mercury. Clearly, his first path would be transcendence or balance.
Elves are not bound by professions, so they may have multiple different paths. However, even so, each elf must participate in a separate advancement ceremony when the energy level of each path is improved.
Now that Huoyin, a transcendent being from the Twilight Path, was participating in the ceremony, it did not surprise Aiwas.
It is perfectly normal for elderly people to enter their twilight years. As people age and experience more health problems, they often don't want to die.
Few people can face the end of their life with ease... let alone elves with a long lifespan.
A longer lifespan means a longer aging period. This also means a longer period of suffering from aging. Perhaps one initially disdains the twilight years, but after enduring them for so long, one naturally resigns themselves to them.
But once everyone introduced themselves and the small talk began, Aiwass began to lose his composure.
——Because there was almost no chat or interaction between the four of them, no attempts at intrigue or provocation. Or rather, they were all very curious and took turns chatting with "Fox".
Aiwas immediately realized one thing, that this time his convoy might have run into another convoy.
Aiwass, Isabel, and Sherlock were all in the same place, lining up for the second-to-third round. According to the rules of the advancement ritual, which ranked players based on strength and relative distance, they were likely to be in the same round, presumably the home round.
That is, the three of them will enter the field first, and then fill in the vacancies from other places when most of the people are present.
Including myself, five people entered, but Isabel and Sherlock didn't come in... That only means that they are not at home this time.
Because a team with stronger overall strength brought the home field over - Aiwass's team only had three people, while the opponent had four, and there were at least two elves among them.
——Could it be that I’m going to be in the Theocracy?
Where are Sherlock and Isabel? I hope they can't get in.
Aiwass was a little worried.
It would be fine if Sherlock was alone...but what would Isabel do if she was alone?
Fortunately, no more people came from the Church.
They chatted for about an hour, and the four of them talked about completely different topics—and they didn't seem to have much to do with their respective paths.
Pure White was chatting with Aiwass about theology, while the old man kept asking about Aiwass's education and background in subtle ways. Jacaranda was relatively silent, just watching them chat with a smile.
The only normal one is Topa, a righteous young man with a chivalrous air. He fits his identity as a person on the path of love very well, and he has been politely and sincerely asking Aiwass, who seems to understand emotions, about emotional issues.
Although Aiwass has never been in a relationship, he is very happy to share his experience.
By the end, it was mostly just Aiwass and Topa chatting away—Topa looked like he couldn't wait to sit next to Aiwass. Meanwhile, Pure White, who was sitting next to Aiwass, had shrunk into the giant chair and looked like she was about to slide off.
I can only say that it’s a pity that Path of Love was banned this time.
Otherwise, Aiwass would ask his teammates to add one extra point.
It's rare to meet such a normal person with an extraordinary love path - perhaps it is because the other party has no job that he is not bound.
Just as Topa was enthusiastically consulting Aiwass about the emotional issue of "I have a friend", a blue light flashed and Sherlock landed in the next seat.
He was wearing his trademark detective outfit, completely unconcealed, but he was clearly confused and lost about where he was – he looked around before finding Aiwass.
Sherlock was also stunned when he saw Aiwass sitting in the first seat.
But he wisely didn't question Aiwass, not even glancing at him. He calmly said, "Good evening, everyone. I'm Detective. This ritual appears to be a path of wisdom... I will share my wisdom with you."
"Mr. Sherlock Hermes, huh?"
Jacaranda suddenly spoke.
"It's me."
Sherlock said in a deep voice.
He was obviously used to being exposed at the beginning, or rather Sherlock had never hidden anything at all - the identity of "Famous Detective Sherlock" made his words more convincing.
Sherlock thought, "I'm not into any schemes or tricks. I've always acted honestly and honestly, with nothing to hide. I'm not going to lie to others like some vixen."
Then, Isabel appeared in the next position.
She had clearly not anticipated this situation. Isabel looked around in panic, only to feel slightly relieved when she met the eyes of the "fox," who was only one seat away from her right.
"I'm...Lulu."
Her voice trembled slightly, but soon calmed down: "I am from the Path of Beauty..."
「——I hope I’m not late, kids.」
An old voice came from the statue in the middle, interrupting Isabel's self-introduction.
You're late for fucking time.
Aiwass's brows twitched and he said to himself.
[This ceremony will be presided over by me, Merlin, the apostle of Wei Zhe]
Due to special reasons, this ceremony is an absentee ceremony. Everyone in this full moon ceremony rejected the path of adaptation, so there are no adaptors participating in this full moon ceremony—in other words, everyone is already present.
"...Huh? Wait, I still..."
Isabel was a little surprised and a little aggrieved as she spoke in a low voice.
Because she had just reported her code name and didn't hear anyone else introduce themselves - in other words, she didn't know anyone at the moment.
But her voice was low—Merlin was, in a sense, Avalon's ancestor. Isabelle was very polite, so she didn't dare speak loudly to interrupt Merlin, and could only let Merlin's rumbling voice easily drown out her own voice.
The next moment, the dark world suddenly became bright.
However, at this moment, the "Fox" suddenly said: "Wait a moment, Sir Merlin.
"Mr. Detective and Miss Lulu haven't heard the others introduce themselves yet—I guess this ceremony isn't fair?"
In an instant, the bright world went dark again, as if someone had just thrown a flash of light at it.
"...Ah, I'm getting old. My memory is failing..."
Merlin was not angry at all despite being interrupted by the "fox".
The old, friendly voice rang out from the old wizard's statue: "Then continue, and let me hear it too...how about that?"
Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly and made a rather impolite sound.
Did Merlin do that on purpose? What was this old man trying to do?
Update completed meow~
My rhinitis has become worse... I sneezed more than a dozen times when I woke up today, and Fu Shuliang was of no use. I used more than 40 pieces of paper in the morning, and I started coughing constantly, and even coughed up something like gastric juice occasionally... Did I eat too much?
Damn it, it hurts so much... (rolling around)
(End of this chapter)
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