Chapter 716: Sea Monster! Sea Monster!
In the Ziggurat, there were many discussions about the new Queen of Avalon.
In the end, the students generally believed that she was a ruthless, excellent acting, iron-blooded, decisive, and extremely aggressive monarch... the complete opposite of the previous generation of queens.
Many people called her a lunatic. According to normal international social behavior, even if an assassination attempt occurred, it would be impossible to immediately launch a military retaliation lasting several months... Especially when Xingti's military strength and top-level experts were openly far superior to Avalon's.
The decisiveness of the iron-blooded queen made the Xingti people feel afraid.
Although the Griffin Legion did not attack civilians, it always attacked high-value targets - but unfortunately, as the territory of the Black Phase and the only training base for necromancers, the Necromancer Academy "Zectra Tower" was included in this "high-value target".
The psychic tower's barrier could barely protect them, but the crackling lightning that washed over the ground kept them from leaving the tower for a long time, and many of the outdoor facilities were destroyed. Not to mention the undead and ghosts that roamed outside...
The Spirit Tower, which was originally lifeless and filled with white fog, with the screams and cries of wronged souls everywhere and pitch darkness, now has blue sky, white clouds and green grass outside.
While they slept in the dormitories, they could hear the whistling of griffins flying through the air outside. Then came thunder, and then a power outage—even now, the Necromancer Academy had electric lights and telephones.
That is to say, the griffins did not attack civilians, so the Star Antimony people can now live and work normally.
——However, Avalon proved one thing.
That is… “what if they attack civilians”?
They'd proven themselves capable, and the queen was truly capable of such a feat. Five years ago, the students of the Ziggurat Tower had generally described Avalon as "a weak and backward knight nation, time for the trash can of the past," "a fragile iron bucket," "conservative, self-corrupt, a toy that breaks at the slightest touch"... Now, their assessments were, "I don't want to go to war with the Avalonians," and "I'd rather deal with the Iris people."
Being able to inspire fear among the Star People without provoking rebellion was even more difficult than conquering them. If the Avalonians truly launched retaliation without regard for the consequences, the Star People would undoubtedly harbor hatred towards them... but the Avalonians demonstrated their skill, hinted at their power... while still giving them some face and avoiding any real harm.
As a result, Xing Ti chose to retreat.
If Avalon is used as the imaginary enemy, even conscription will encounter resistance - because no one wants their hometown to be attacked by the Griffin Legion as soon as they arrive at the front line.
——The threat of a hidden threat is far more threatening than a forbidden technique that is launched.
All of this was figured out by the nineteen-year-old half-elf queen herself.
Although there were rumors that this was related to Minister without Portfolio Aiwass... he was a good man unanimously recognized by the elven cardinals of the Eternal Theocracy. This was sufficient proof that all accusations against his character and morality were false... because nothing could better prove a person's true heart than the power of the Tao.
If we remove Aiwass from this, we will find a terrible truth:
In recent years, the young queen has been directly or indirectly involved in every major event in Avalon! The ultimate result of these major events is a successful and complete transition of power to the new king, and almost all of the kingdom's chronic problems and risks have been resolved...
Paul finally remembered why he was impressed by the name Aleister... This was the young lady who was rumored to have an affair with "Pope Aiwass"!
A ruthless person who competes with the Iron-Blooded Queen for men...what is she doing in Xingti?
Paul hesitated for a long time, but finally mustered up the courage to tell the professor that he had leaked the professor and his master's plan.
He could keep it secret - but if the professor or the master eventually found out about it from somewhere else, he would be in trouble.
But now, she can throw the responsibility to the master... Surrender when you encounter the enemy, which is exactly what she told Paul.
Strangely, Professor Rahimi had no reaction to this. He neither blamed Paul nor asked what he had said.
Professor Raxmi simply nodded, indicating that he understood, and ended the topic.
But judging from the flickering of his eyes and the way he kept drinking tea, he seemed to be thinking about something.
When the students of the Spirit Tower finished their "work", it was already completely dark.
After Paul had dinner with the professor, he found an excuse to leave Professor Laxmi and ran back to Dimitri.
With nothing to do, they ran to the deck of the cruise ship.
At half past nine in the evening, golden moonlight sprinkled on the black sea.
There was no light at the bow, it was completely dark. To ordinary people, it would be a terrifying dark place, but to the two of them, it was a very suitable and peaceful resting place.
Apart from the crashing of the waves, there was no other sound.
Dimitri stared up at the moon. This normally talkative fellow now huddled in the corner like a shadow, silent. Paul didn't even need to think too hard to know he was thinking of Miss Aleister. Or rather, the legendary figure of the Imperial era, "Lady Bayard."
As was always the case with those matters, Paul did not tell his slippery friend the true identity of Miss Aleister.
But at this moment, Paul suddenly heard some strange noises.
——Before becoming a Necromancer, his extraordinary profession in the Path of Love was called "Trickster".
This profession originated in the ancient Parthia Empire.
In the ancient Parthian Empire, gambling was a common practice among slaves and their masters. Initially, the Parthians, unwilling to bear the heavy responsibility of murder when punishing their slaves, would resort to methods like drawing lots, thereby shifting the blame to fate and regarding the results as divine will.
Later, this simple lottery expanded into many forms of unfair gambling, including playing cards, dice, chess, etc. The result was almost no loss for one party, but the other would pay the price of life.
The highest level of gambling was the fight between slaves and their masters, which even became a sideshow. Whether the slave won and was pardoned as a freeman, or the master won and the slave was executed on the spot, it would cause cheers and celebrations.
And in this environment, this profession was born...the fraudster.
In the language of the Parthians, another translation is "professional gambler." Whether using one's abilities on slaves or slave owners... such behavior belongs on the path of chaotic and crazy love.
Paul's ears could easily distinguish the number of sides on the dice in the dice cup. Therefore, for him, rolling three sixes was easy, and he would definitely get the desired result even if he rolled it a hundred times.
But now, he heard a "strange sound" coming from the bottom of the sea.
It was a sound completely different from the sound of waves. It felt like something was approaching.
And, it became clearer and clearer——
Paul's eyes suddenly widened as he realized what it was.
"Dimitri!"
He subconsciously shouted loudly the first moment.
Dimitri was startled and jumped up instantly, pulling Paul at the same time.
Paul's legs were paralyzed with fear, so Dimitri tried to pull but couldn't. As a result, they both fell away from the sea, further inside the deck. Although they were in a very awkward position, their tumbling and crawling had just avoided a sudden attack!
——It was a huge, powerful tentacle.
Paul recognized it at a glance. The tentacle was even thicker than his waist - its length above the water alone was more than ten meters!
It slammed against the side of the boat, easily breaking the railing completely.
Then, another tentacle appeared——
This time Paul reacted.
He waved his hand to block himself and Dimitri, and a khaki light curtain appeared in front of them.
That's preservation!
The second level of preservation technique has enough defense to easily withstand the rain of rifle bullets!
——But the light curtain had no effect under the seemingly slow attack of the tentacles!
Neither crush nor scatter.
That is the absolute suppression of the lower ones by the superiors on the same path!
Dimitri suddenly dodged and pushed him to the ground, which allowed him to barely avoid the attack of the tentacles.
A whistling wind swept past, and Dimitri let out a scream—his back was rubbed by the tentacles. Blood immediately seeped out, soaking his clothes.
"Dimitri, Dimitri!"
Paul frantically tried to drag Dimitri's body, but found that he couldn't do it at all.
Then, he saw a despairing scene——
At least a dozen tentacles rose high and slammed against the deck of the ship, smashing it to pieces. The terrified screams and roars of the people below pierced through the shattered deck.
The wooden structure of the entire ship creaked miserably.
A huge sea monster hugged the ship from the bottom!
——The whole ship began to shake violently!
Update completed!
I may have to take a leave tomorrow, and I have to go on a business trip the day after tomorrow to attend a meeting in Huangshan... In our small city, we can only book tickets until seven in the morning.
——I usually go to bed at six o'clock! (Desperate)
(End of this chapter)
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