Chapter 217: Ibn the Court Ceremonial Master
Now, McCroft has solved any troubles he may have encountered, Lily has been given the equipment and the inheritance of a new class, and Ivus has been given clues to continue his investigation and a stronger helper......
And with this letter, he can also be convicted in diplomatic situations and grab more benefits for Avalon.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
The only pity is that the old man of the bone carving has not had a penny of stolen money. Ivus had told McCroft when he was on the road that if there were gold coins, jewelry, or art or anything like that, they would divide it evenly - everyone who saw it had a share.
At the same time, Ivas wanted to get closer to McCroftra.
But as a result, McCroft just smiled and waved his hand, saying with great certainty that "that kind of thing is not going to happen".
Sure enough. Not to mention the stolen money, not even a dirty bag was left.
This is probably the artist's high style and paranoia......
- Ivus was actually a little suspicious, and McCroft might have roughly guessed what was inside before he opened the safe.
He didn't know exactly what it was, because, like Sherlock, he lacked too much information. But even so, he guessed it...... That must be something very troublesome.
- As long as you touch that thing, whether you choose to keep it, destroy it, or turn it in, if you find it, you may not be so clean.
Although the authoritarian way can detect polygraphs, if polygraphs are so useful, then it is impossible for Minister Droist to betray Avalon.
That's why he came to Ivas to help deal with this troublesome thing.
As a transcendent of the Twilight Path, McCroft is extremely fond of quiet, even close to stillness. He was very afraid of trouble.
In order not to get himself into trouble, he will use his wisdom to solve things before they happen.
Because of this, although Sherlock has always been adamant that Microft is much smarter than him...... But McCroft is not as famous as his younger brother Sherlock. Because he seems to deal with some small things that are not worth mentioning, and has never had the experience and results of dealing with big things and crises.
From a very young age, Sherlock helped the Inspectorate solve some complex cases, and even had a close relationship with the Inspectorate. He became famous early on and became a famous detective in Avalon. He also had admirers of Star Antimony and Iris, and occasionally wrote to him, detailing some complicated cases and asking Sherlock to help him reason and answer.
But before Sherlock mentioned McCroft to Iwas, even Iwas, who "had a rough idea of the future," didn't know him. His only strength is that he never makes a mistake in his work, but there is nothing particularly bright about it. No one hated him, and no one liked him much. He had no enemies and no friends.
Even Isabel and Meg didn't think that McCroft was smart enough to come to Sherlock to solve the problem......
Perhaps only Her Majesty the Queen, who has a discerning eye, can barely judge that this man with a low sense of existence is a rare talent.
Now, as a minister, Evas has begun to think about Avalonβfor the sake of Isabelle, who will succeed to the throne in the future. Since he knew that McCroft was a very rare and intelligent person, he had to be reused.
- The position of Palace Secretary is indeed important, but it is still a bit of a waste for McCroft.
The position of trade secretary that Drost had just ceded might be more suitable for him.
Evas wrote down his name for the time being, and returned with Lily to the Temple of Silver and Tin.
It can't be helped.
Sherlock's "parents" have come to pay Sherlock's rent in person, and it would not be good for Ivas to drive Sherlock home to live. After all, Sherlock didn't like to live in his own house in the first place, and Lady Mina did take good care of her.
Originally, Ivas could return to Moriarty's mansion - Iris's assassin was also cleaned up, and the thief of Minister Drost was also solved by Ivus.
At present, the only enemies of Aihuas are those giants of the noble red high-level. And the whole noble red is being chased away by the air cavalry. Ivus can finally be considered clean in Avalon for a while.
However, Yulia seems to be happily living in the Temple of Silver and Tin.
On the one hand, it is because she is learning alchemy from the Nobel master, and the progress is fast - she has mastered the synthesis of multiple bombs before she has completed her first advanced ceremony; On the other hand, it is her relationship with Isabel that gradually becomes closer.
Ivas didn't need to ask, he knew that most of them were using themselves to get closer...... As we all know, between several good friends, whoever is not present will become a topic.
Of course, it wasn't Isabel who asked Yulia about Ivus. It should be the other way around.
Because Yulia had been sick and weak before, she probably didn't know as much about Ivas as the well-informed Isabel - Janis likes to gossip with her when she has nothing to do, and the camera spirit can be said to be amazingly efficient in this regard.
At Yulia's invitation, Ivus simply lived in the Temple of Silver and Tin. The exam is definitely fine, and there is nothing to do when you get home...... And if he lives in the Temple of Silver and Tin, Ivas can also learn some ritual experience from the court ceremonists.
The old ceremonial master's name was "Ibn", and he was a spell mage from the ancient land of Sabbath.
His energy level is not high, only the third energy level, but he has mastered many rare and mysterious skills. And although he is a person who has transcended the path, he is an old man with a rather gentle personality.
He will go beyond to help the poor people in his homeland. He was also expelled because he had offended a wealthy local ruler β or, in the words of the ancient kingdom of Rest, "the good lord."
The true monarch of the ancient kingdom of rest, almost no one knows his face, and he almost never appears.
In that unnatural desert, in the middle of the continent, which was supposed to be a fertile plain, the cities were very separated. The administrator of each city is called the "good lord", and some cities have only one and some cities have many. These good lords are the de facto rulers of the ancient kingdom of rest.
Good lords are able to keep and trade slaves. Only slaves sold by good masters are legal slaves, and all other slaves are illegal.
The reason why they are called "good lords" is because they are the only ones who have the right to use the water. They were able to call for an abundance of water out of thin air in the desert, and their cities were built around it.
If the good lord dies, then the water source will dry up.
The Sabbatarians believed that they were able to live because the good lords gave them their own water. Therefore, the rule of the good lord is very strong - to dare to rebel against the good lord is to eliminate the right of all people to live.
Once a city is destroyed, those who have been displaced to other cities become "untouchables". If they did not pay for their freedom, the original freedmen would also be marked as slaves.
And these good masters, who monopolized the resources of slaves, not only had their own armies, but also had untold amounts of wealth. Cities conquer each other, basically forming a trend of secession in a substantive sense.
This Ibn embarked on the path of transcendence in order to help the people rebel against the good lord and save the slaves.
But they thought too simply. They were betrayed by the people they had saved, and almost all of them were arrested and imprisoned. And Ibn was one of the few who escaped.
He fled to the Duchy of Black Hawk, which was not yet destroyed, but he felt that it was not enough. So Ibn continued westward, intending to cross Avalon to the Church. As long as he reaches the eternal sect of eternal neutrality, he will be able to survive.
As a result, while traveling to the territory of Avalon, he became acquainted with a group of local Spell Mages.
"They call themselves 'Scaleless Hands,' which means 'those who do not wear armor.' They were an organization of the Transcendents formed to rebel against the hanged king Tudor III...... When I see them, it's like seeing me back then. I couldn't bear it, so I decided to stay and help them. β
Ibn sighed and said softly, "And their ending, as expected, is similar to mine.
"Eventually, I was betrayed by traitors and sent to prison. But the little queen, who had just succeeded to the throne at that time, heard that I was from the ancient kingdom of rest, and came to see me in prison herself. After talking to me all night, she decided to pardon me...... At that time, Her Majesty the young Queen decided for the first time to open the way of Avalon. But because there was no law to follow, she could only help me apply for a position as a court ceremonist.
"She said that I could also secretly leave and go to the church country. She won't come after me, she just doesn't want me to die in prison. But if she could, she would have liked me to stay.
"I realized that I, who was originally incompetent and powerless, could actually change the fate of a country...... It was a great honour for me to accept Her Majesty's invitation to stay. β
Hearing this, Ivas was amazed.
β¦β¦ Scaleless hands?
He couldn't help but ask, "Then do you know anyone...... He was also a man of the Scaleless Hand, named Jacob Alexander. β
"He was one of the founders of the Scaleless Hand and a friend of mine."
Ibn replied with some nostalgia: "I don't know where he ended up......"
When he said this, he suddenly sighed softly, and raised his eyes to look at Ivas seriously.
ββ¦β¦ You look like, you look a lot like him. β
Update complete!
The second group of readers opened up the meow ~ also a crowd of 2,000 people ~
(End of chapter)