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Isabel nodded slowly.
She knew why the Great Guardian was so wary... because the profession of "warrior" belonged to the Supreme Heaven defeated by the Silver Crown Dragon, to the Path of Power replaced by the Path of Authority, and even more so to the Giant Kingdom defeated by Avalon.
The revival of this power is undoubtedly an uneasy omen.
But Isabel noticed a detail in David's words: "You said... that 'star' looks like Aiwass?"
"Yes."
The blond boy nodded confidently. "The voice was exactly the same—and I saw his outline during the heat wave. It was Mr. Aiwass, without a doubt. I can swear to it."
As Aiwass's number one fan, David's words carry a lot of weight.
So Isabel gradually reacted:
...It turns out that Aiwass has been busy with such an important matter these days.
Now it seems that he has succeeded - that means he should be safe.
Isabel finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Aiwass had been busy for the past few days. Although Aiwass didn't tell her the details because he was worried that she would overthink things, Isabel could understand that since Aiwass didn't dare to tell her, it must be a big risk.
So Isabel pretended to be deceived and acted relieved.
But in fact, she just simply believed in Aiwass.
I believe he will be able to overcome the danger.
And now, she was finally sure that Aiwass was indeed safe.
"David's situation is not uncommon."
Ligeia added, "According to my urgent information, many inspectors within the Supervisory Bureau have dreamt of 'Stars.' The percentage is roughly one in ten. The percentage is lower within the Inspectorate, perhaps less than 1%. And within the Arbitration Hall, it's much higher—at least one-third of the arbitrators have chosen to become 'Royal Guard,' the new advanced class of 'Warrior,' and some have become 'Sword Masters.'"
"...In other words, we have lost at least one-third of our fourth-level talent pool."
The Grand Justice continued, "I will tentatively call last night's special phenomenon 'The Night of Fire.' Its impact on other countries is currently unknown, but it has had a significant impact on Avalon."
"Is the road deviating?" Isabel frowned.
"No, it's a very rare transformation of the path."
Ligeia shook her head. "Just like how the old Path of Power was transformed into the Path of Authority... some people weren't originally suited to the old path, but were more suited to the new one. When one class is replaced with a new one, some will feel the discomfort and become significantly weaker, but others, who were originally suited to the new path, will become stronger. Thus, the old strength will quickly be transformed into the new."
"Almost all of these people have become stronger," the Great Guardian added. "I haven't returned to Xingtan to check on the specific situation, but my Griffin Legion may have suffered casualties as well..."
"...The influence of the Lord of Scales and Feathers."
Isabel murmured.
After all, that was the influence of a Pillar God—He chose those who were already adaptable to the Path, which perhaps meant that He did not come with malicious intent.
The fact that those people can quickly transform their Dao Power may indicate that they are more suitable for professions such as "Warrior", "Sword Master", and "Royal Guard" than "Inspector" and "Arbitrator".
Originally, their adaptability to the Path of Adaptation was not apparent, most likely because there was no new narrative for the Path of Adaptation at that time. After the addition of the "Warrior" profession, the Path of Adaptation has obviously been supplemented and its previous positioning has changed.
If the original path of adaptation could be seen as the "path of cowards", then with the emphasis added by the word "warrior", this established impression obviously needs to be corrected.
In other words, the Lord of Scales and Feathers perfected the description of his own path with the help of Aiwass.
…This is indeed a big event.
Isabel was proud of Aiwass - he was actually involved in the events concerning the Pillar God!
"...Is it okay to just leave it like this?"
Knowing that this was what Aiwass did, Isabel spoke up.
"No, Your Majesty."
The Grand Justice immediately reminded them, "Once they leave the path of authority, the oaths they swore in the past will become invalid."
oath--
Isabel finally reacted.
Although she herself does not have the power of the Path of Authority and cannot actively mobilize the power of the oath, holding the Scepter of Avalon and directly ordering an official to die, stop resisting, or tell the truth at will, she is still protected by the oath of "not harming the royal family."
Aside from her, the entire Avalon hierarchy was protected by oaths. Every official and secretary was required to swear an oath upon joining the company to maintain confidentiality, loyalty, honesty, and not harm or betray their superiors.
In a sense, Avalon was able to maintain peace for so long largely because of the deterrent effect of the Law Spell. The Law Spell was only effective because they had sworn an oath. The prerequisite for the Law Spell to be effective was that the other party had indeed violated the corresponding oath and law; otherwise, it would not be effective against the target.
"…But I can't use the oath in the first place."
"That's right, Your Majesty. But it's a deterrent. Many ministers and officials are bound by this decree to maintain discipline. In other words, they are deterred by it.
"—On the other hand, if this decree were suddenly lifted, even those who might have been well-behaved might become restless. It's just like the gun ban in Avalon. Even those who were previously well-behaved might become reckless because they have the possibility of 'freedom' in their hands."
The Grand Justice said seriously.
Isabel quickly realized the scale of the chaos this would cause in Avalon.
"That……"
Isabel looked at a few people and asked, "What are your opinions?"
"We don't know either."
The Grand Justice shook his head and answered sincerely, "There has never been a precedent like this before. A basic profession hasn't appeared in five hundred years, and there has never been a case of a Pillar God personally transforming a transcendent from another path..."
"So what we mean," Ligeia said softly, "is that you ask the Lord what he thinks? Our prayers to the Lord will basically have no effect, but he should be able to hear your Majesty's words..."
Ask your superior first.
This is indeed the mindset of the authoritarian path.
Reasonable, compliant and legal.
but……
"……No."
Isabel was silent for a while, but refused very firmly.
The older people were shocked to see Isabel so determined for the first time.
"You may not know this, but this was something Aiwass accomplished with great difficulty."
Isabel said slowly, "Now, many people know about this matter, and many people know Aiwass and know that 'Xingchen' is Aiwass. If I ask the Silver Crown Dragon for instructions and the Silver Crown Dragon tells me to lay them off, doesn't that mean Aiwass is wrong?"
Then it really comes down to it, they have conflicts.
Isabelle would never accept that situation.
That's why she didn't want to ask the Silver Crown Dragon for advice - what if the Lord of the Crown really didn't agree with this matter?
"I can joke around, and I can be hostile to Aiwass. But I don't want people to really look at Aiwass as a sinner - he would never do anything bad, I believe in him."
"You mean... indulgent, not - encouraging?"
Ligeia understood what Isabel meant.
"As a monarch, I can have my own ideas, right?"
Isabel asked back.
"That's natural."
The Great Guardian, still kneeling on the ground, said without hesitation.
"Get up, Lord Barton. You did nothing wrong."
Isabel said, "It's just right. I can take this opportunity to promote the principles that my grandmother was willing to promote - to allow more extraordinary people from the Tao to enter the Round Table Hall and reach the highest authority in Avalon.
"Before, there were obstacles, but now we have supporters. Isn't that a good thing?"
Originally, Isabel did not like the idea of authoritarianism, and she faced resistance when she succeeded to the throne.
People looked down on her because she did not have the blood of authority.
At that time, it was all thanks to Aiwass who helped her clear the obstacles.
And now...
How could she return to the other side—to the side that supports authoritarianism—for the sake of rule and stability?
Isabel didn't want to be that kind of monarch.
"But, in that case..."
The Supreme Court still has doubts about this. After all, there is no precedent for this.
"Sir Arius. I will take this opportunity to dispel the notion of 'illegal paths'."
Isabel said seriously: "Avalon is the Avalon of all Avalonians."
"The Crown Master's side..."
"—I'll take charge."
Isabel said slowly, word by word, "I want to eliminate the concept of 'illegal path'."
"…Your will, Your Majesty."
The Chief Justice immediately half-knelt on the ground and accepted it respectfully.
Ligeia warned, "But there's one more thing to consider. I'm afraid the people won't accept it. They're too conservative."
"I'll give the speech."
Isabel spoke, speaking softly but firmly, "I am the monarch of Avalon—I have the final say."
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