Chapter 13 Baseline World Line (7000 words, 2-in-1)

When the camera gradually zooms in, zooms in, and finally stops on Queen Sophia's half-open frozen pupils, Ivas thought the CG was over.

The footage is indeed black.

— but immediately after that, another episode appeared.

Ivas was seen wearing the bishop's red robe, pacing in the study of Moriarty Manor. It looks like he's a little anxious.

Restlessly, he pulled a book out of the shelf, as if he wanted to read it.

But before he could read the book, he suddenly heard the sound of thunder outside.

Eivas immediately walked to the window and saw the sky darken at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the distance, white-feathered griffons took off in large swaths, and the pure white sky seemed to be soaked in ink, centered on the Temple of Silver and Tin, spreading out to the surroundings. Thunder roared, and a howling storm swept through the streets, blowing away the fallen leaves on both sides of the streets in autumn.

In an instant, countless dead leaves flew in the air. A storm visible to the naked eye swept in.

As the camera stops here, the wind blows a fallen leaf and smashes it on Ivus's face.

Ai Huasi was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the CG had ended, and he was already able to move.

“…… Seamless transitions? ”

When he realized this, a hoarse voice as sharp and unpleasant as a fingernail rubbing against a blackboard suddenly sounded in his head:

"You're Ivas Moriarty. At the age of nineteen, he became an accredited bishop of the Church of the Nine Pillars and the youngest bishop of Avalon.

"Your sister Yulia Moriarty is the Egg of the Phantom, but fortunately with your adoptive father James in her care, she has been in good shape. Under Ling's treatment, her condition is even getting better and better.

"But shortly after you were promoted to bishop, Yulia was suddenly taken captive by a group of men. By the time you find Yulia, she has lost control and turned into a phantom.

"You think there may be a conspiracy behind this, secretly investigating and plotting revenge. And not long ago, with the help of Detective Sherlock Hermes, you finally found out that the murderer behind the scenes is Minister Drost, who is a spy for the Star Antimony.

"At the same time, you have discovered another conspiracy - recently the Star Antimony and Avalon are organizing a marriage, but there is an unusual movement of troops on the Star Antimony Border.

"There is only one day left for the engagement feast, and there is no way to stop it, so you have decided to split up - you will report to the Great Guardian stationed at the border, and Detective Sherlock will decide to report the matter to Queen Sophia himself to the Temple of Silver and Tin. At the same time, since you had met Princess Isabel during the promotion ceremony, you sent her a warning letter after much thought.

"Now a day has passed, and the princess has not sent a reply, and Sherlock has not come back to you. You realize that bad things still seem to be happening......"

The next moment, a few lines popped up in front of Aihuas's eyes.

[Necessary Mission——]

[Continue to play as Ivas Moriarty without being spotted and debunked by anyone other than your teammates (Points: 100)]

【Evacuate Princess Isabel du Lac to the Eternal Church (Points: 500)】

【Extra Quest——】

[The Heart is the Sanctuary: Don't choose to hide in Moriarty Manor, take the initiative to go to the Temple of Silver and Tin (Points: 100)]

[Trial: Will of the Candle: The total amount of life lost by healing others exceeds the sum of all your own life force (Points: 100)]

[My Unforgettable Nature: Effectively heal others and keep the target alive (Points: 10 per person, up to 500)]

[Heart of Survival: Safely send as many family and friends as possible away from Avalon (Points: up to 500)]

[Trial: Life Watcher: Generate as many effective healing as possible (Points: up to 500)]

[Rescue Sherlock: Guarantee the survival of Sherlock Hermes (Points: 500)]

[Oath of Love: Kill Charles Drost (Points: 500)]

[The Day of Destruction is Approaching: Survive to the End Without Evacuation or Leaving the Glass Island (Points: 500)]

[Trial: Beacon of Hope: Saving the Dying (Points: Up to 1000)]

[What Only I Can Do: Stop the Conspiracy of Star Antimony (Points: 1000)]

【???? :Finish????? and gives the survival rate of the civilians of Glass Island to over 70% (Points: 1000)]

Two essential quests, eleven additional quests.

Even if you deduct those three Trial Missions required for class transfers, there are eight additional Missions.

Without a doubt, this was the most mission Ivas had ever had in the promotion ceremony.

According to the experience of Aihuas's promotion ceremonies, the tasks given by the snake father are full of ultra-difficult tasks that cannot be completed normally, while the tasks given by the twin mirrors are full of the atmosphere of a happy person, and all kinds of huge points are simply filled in, just encouraging you to do something.

The best task is given by the sand timepiece...... His mission itself is a guide and a suggestion. Even if Wei Zhe messed around in that promotion ceremony, the sand timer was trying to sort out the ideas of the promoters.

The two tasks given by the Lord of Scales are very conservative, and only one or two extremely difficult "additional questions" will be given high scores. Everything else is visible to the naked eye...... As long as you do it carefully, you will definitely be able to accomplish it.

Ivas is so, and so should everyone else.

Because of this, I'm afraid it's not so easy to open up the difference in the script of the Lord of Scales. What can be done must be done.

Ivas stared out the window at the clouds that were spreading and silently analyzed the tasks.

All three of these Trial Quests are required for class transfers - among them, the Beacon of Hope is a required Temporal Quest for Advanced Enlighteners and Temple Protectors, and must be completed at least one-third of the progress.

And the task of [The Day of Doom is Coming] is clearly in conflict with the necessary task.

This should be a common mission for those who don't plan to help Isabel evacuate, a mission that is available on all paths.

Because necessary tasks must be completed, no points will be awarded in principle. The extra 500 points to help Isabel escape need to be made up with other missions - and it is clear that the disaster in Avalon is coming, and evacuating to another country is the safest option. The second is to leave the glass island and hide in those small towns.

Ivas didn't know how big the map was for this promotion ceremony, but judging by this mission...... It's at least bigger than the entire glass island.

A little bit of integration of the mission requirements, that is, to send Isabel to the church. In the process, as many people as possible are rescued and taken to safety.

Sherlock needs to be rescued as soon as possible. He may have been arrested when he reported the news, and it is difficult to say where he was held.

And then there'...... Eivas had to kill Chancellor Drost one more time.

- I have to say that this is the most satisfying task for Eivers.

The last chance was given to Lily, and this time she can finally come on her own.

Although Ivas knew that Drost had murdered Queen Sophia, he never knew how he did it......

Because the Shadow of Avalon ceremony is obviously only the last head...... But after Queen Sophia was assassinated, the ceremony did not start.

This shows that Queen Sophia's head was not counted in this ceremony for some reason. When Queen Sophia explained the Shadow of Avalon ritual to Ehuas, Eivus had doubts.

Until then, he had always thought that there were two heads missing. The queen fills in the penultimate one, and the last one is two years later, when the fallen celestial division descends, the star antimony splits, and the awakened doll Isabelle, sacrifices Isabel's brother John, and uses the child's life to complete the ritual and try to summon Lancelot.

But the queen said that there was only one head left.

Now that Iwass has watched the full CG, he finally understands what happened.

The queen had said that there were only three people who knew about the counterattack ritual at the time, except for her. Both Meg and Arius, as civilians, were unaware of the ritual.

Since the commoners of Avalon's "big characters" don't know, and even Meg, Queen Sophia's most trusted person, then Janis, as a foreigner, Queen Sophia shouldn't tell her this Avalon's deepest secret. On the other hand, Isabel apparently didn't know either.

Aside from George and Shafia, the last person to know about the ritual was probably Isabelle's father, Prince Albert. It could also be Sherlock's father or brother, or the Privy Council Minister, Camelot.

And George died in that famous charge, and Shafiya was the one who escaped with Isabel. But in the end, when Isabel went to teach the country, she was no longer around, and most of them died at that time.

This ritual requires the blood of twenty-one Durak, who died of murder.

The key is "blood".

The Duraks, who had been cursed and poisoned before, were obviously among them. In other words, as long as you get blood, you can ...... But no one knew at the time that blood needed to be taken from the Queen's body to activate the Shadow of Avalon ritual.

Perhaps Shafiya knew, so she might have tried to turn back and snatch the Queen's body...... But in the end, it failed. This could also explain why she died quietly, while the doll Isabel was able to get the relevant information.

Moreover, for the first time in this promotion ceremony, there was an invisible, coded task.

However, although this task was censored, Ivus felt that the length of the blurred field should be "Shadow of Avalon".

- This would explain why it is necessary to have "a survival rate of more than 70% for the civilians of the Glass Island".

Originally, in the "Cruel Autumn" incident, although the glass island was slapped in the face by the gargoyle army, the colossus and the army did not advance at all. The main casualties were the transcendents who tried to resist, and the Star Antimony did not directly attack civilians.

From a civilian perspective, the story is that the Assassins transformed Isabel poisoned Queen Sophia, and then the Star Antimonies took the opportunity to invade and destroy the Griffin Legion of Avalon and eliminate all the Transcendents of the Fifth Rank, leaving the Avalons in fear.

At this time, Princess Isabel succeeded to the throne and ceded a large number of interests to make peace, while continuing her marriage with Star Antimony. So Starty smoothly retreated...... During the whole process, although the civilians were severely frightened and many cities were extensively damaged, there were not many casualties among the civilians at this time.

They didn't know that it was Minister Droester, who had poisoned the Queen, that the real Isabel had fled, and that the knights of the Round Table were fighting each other, leaving behind the people from the Star Antimony.

After all, at least half of the Founders are intact, and the Round Table and the entire Avalon government are still functioning normally. They will only think that the rest of them will die in that invasion, and they will not know that the entire upper echelons have been replaced.

From the perspective of the Church, it was Minister Droester, who poisoned the Queen, and Avalon's rebellion was initiated by the ministers from within. Although Star Antimony was secretly agitating, it did not let the transcendents directly attack the queen or hunt down Isabel, so it did not break the bottom line of the Church.

And the people of Avalon at that time recognized the puppet Queen Isabel very much, because she brought "peace" - after the Avalon people realized the power and ferocity of Star Antimony, the hard-won peace can be cherished even more, even if the puppet Isabel continues to convey various benefits to Star Antimony and cause people to dissatisfied, no one dares to object.

- After all, they were indeed frightened by the Star Antimony Man.

Even if one unequal treaty after another is signed, and blood is constantly drawn from Avalon's side, no one dares to resist the Star Antimony. Because Avalon has been disarmed, it is impossible to resist.

After the Church came to their senses, they couldn't directly interfere with the puppet rule of Star Antimony. Because that would mean eradicating the entire upper echelon of Avalon's rulers – including most of the Founders' families.

This simply cannot be done.

Because Avalon is essentially a co-rule of the Founders' family, the Durak family was only made as the monarch because Lancelot did not become an apostle in the first place, but continued to stay on earth to rule Avalon for the Silver Crowned Dragon.

But in principle, the rule of Avalon is divided equally among the families of the founders.

It wasn't until the Fallen Celestial Division arrived, and Isabel defeated the Fallen Celestial Priest with the support and help of the Cult, that the people of Avalon began to suspect their puppet queen. And the puppet Isabel gradually gained herself after getting out of control.

It was precisely because the puppet Isabel tried to summon Lancelot to save Avalon that Avalon was truly destroyed -

Because Shadow Celestial Arch destroyed everything equally.

Whether it's the round table or the palace of silver and tin, or the knights and builders of the old days...... Both those who leaned towards Star Antimony and Avalon were given equal destruction.

Complete the Shadow of Avalon ritual without allowing civilians to die...... Can this be done?

Ivus was lost in thought, but soon realized the way to break the game.

“…… Like, it really can be done. ”

Ivus muttered.

The key point is time.

Because when [Essential Task 2] is completed, the promotion ceremony will be immediately concluded and settled.

That means that no matter what state you are in at that moment...... Eivas can return immediately.

Because the requirement of [Essential Task 2] is to "evacuate" Isabel, not "with" Isabel.

In other words, you don't have to evacuate together.

In order to complete this mission, Ivus must complete the Shadow of Avalon ritual before Isabel evacues!

And as long as the Shadow Celestial Division descends, then both the two fifth-level powerhouses and the gargoyle army will be swallowed together. "What only I can do" can be done by the way.

…… The only problem is that there is a high probability that Ivus will die there as well.

This time the necessary mission does not require survival, that is...... Even if you die, you can settle it.

However, the difficulty of this ritual is very high, and if you die, you may also die in reality, and your soul will definitely be damaged - once the soul is damaged, it will increase the difficulty of promotion in the future.

No, it's too risky.

Moreover, if he did not follow Isabel, he might not be able to make her safe in the church.

Unless "Lulu" also falls on herself, the two of them can cooperate and have a little drama.

“…… But if you don't complete the Shadow of Avalon ritual, how can you 'stop the conspiracy of Star Antimony'? ”

Eivas fell into deep thought.

Do you want to find a way to kill the prince and queen?

The thought popped into Aihuas's mind.

When I watched the CG just now, Iwass was quite upset when he looked at those two people...... Even though he knew that the prince had only come to play tricks, and that "Isabel", whom he was nominally married, was just a spherical puppet, Ivas felt very uncomfortable.

Whether it is the desire for exclusivity for Isabel, or the desire to protect her, the anger that the queen was poisoned and Isabel was wronged, and the distress for poor Isabel...... and the worry about "Lulu" when she saw this CG made Ewass's hatred for those two people increase more and more.

- If you can kill them, you may be able to stop the Star Antimony's plot.

No, it's not.

Eivas looked at his true heart.

He doesn't need to deceive himself with points and tasks, he can look straight at his heart.

To be precise, whether or not killing them can stop the Star Antimony's plot, Ivas wants to kill them - even if they are not the target of the promotion ceremony at all, killing them is not only risky but also has no point reward.

Ivas simply wanted to do that.

Thinking of this, Ivus began to check his status and the abilities he could use.

…… But his heart soon sank.

With the exception of the Flame Butterfly and the Priest's four sacred skills, he can only use "Shepherding", "Radiance", and a small number of simple rituals.

The good news is that the body of the "Eivus" he uses is undoubtedly his own. There is no awkwardness in using Ivus, it is very comfortable and silky.

It's that his mana pool is outrageous.

It has a full 87 points of light attribute mana, and only 29 points of fire attribute mana!

After a little calculation, Aihuas figured out that this should be the standard panel of a level 29 priest, and then added a mana pool made of two levels of light containers and a level one flame container. Since the container entry acts on the body, it cannot be effective in a dream, so this body should be the body...... That is, the entry that this world line Aihuas chose when he was promoted.

Or rather, the pool of mana that the Lord of Scales allotted to Ivus.

"That's weird, isn't it?"

Ivus couldn't help frowning, confirming one thing - that is, this Ivus was definitely not himself as a traverser.

Even if Ivas was a single-career priest, he couldn't have piled up the level of the Light Vessel so high...... In other words, if he didn't have the adaptability to transcend the path, and if he didn't have the mana pool needed to make the Great Sin Card, he might not even order the container entry.

Because the dilution of container entries is the most obvious, the higher the grade, the lower the benefit.

Unless there is a special class that converts mana into combat power, such as a Scholar of Mortal Sins who just needs mana, or a mage who can convert mana to each other, or a blood mage who can convert mana to life, the container entry is meaningful.

Even if one of these three container entries is "Vessel of Burning and Radiance", then at least two of the entries for the promotion ceremony have chosen containers. When Aihuas reaches the third energy level, there can only be one other entry at most.

Heap such a high pile of mana...... Do you don't want combat power at all, and you just want to heal other people?

Wait a minute......

“…… Don't have the adaptability to go beyond the path? ”

Ivus muttered.

He finally reacted, why did he feel so strange when he watched the introduction of the plot-

He subconsciously thought that he was dedicating himself to the path of promotion, so the mana pool belonging to other professions in Aihuas's body was blocked.

But now it seems...... This should be another possibility for Ivus.

This is the Ivus of pure dedication!

His impulsiveness for the path did not flare up, so he focused on the path of the pastor from an early age.

Then he wouldn't have gone crazy and taken a break from school to study demonology at home, and he wouldn't have secretly written letters to contact the noble red, he wouldn't have become a demonic scholar, and he wouldn't have been tied up and sacrificed.

He wouldn't have been exposed to the Pelican Bar case and received the letter from Secretary Trost's secretary. The details of the "Redstone" case would not have been known, and Ivas would not have been attacked at the commendation ceremony.

Because Ivas chose all the container entries and received sufficient comfort and treatment from Ivus, the Flame Butterfly, which has the same memory and personality as Yulia, will not make much trouble, but will grow and develop with peace of mind. As a result, Yulia's health will be much better, and the seal will not fail prematurely, and it will not get out of control and become a phantom.

Because he was not exposed to this series of things, Ivas was able to study with peace of mind.

Eventually, after one year of enrollment, he reached the third level, passed the church examination, and was promoted to bishop.

But equally, Ivus of this worldline missed all opportunities to come into contact with the Noble Red.

Therefore, Ivus would not have known that the person who took Yulia was the noble red.

The Giant Prince was not eradicated by Ivus in time, and both the Red of Noble and Lloyd's were in full condition. Then the succubus Emma does not need to pass the order from Griffith, but can directly order her own students to take Yulia's blood.

When Yulia is dying, the undeveloped Flame Butterfly will burst out of her belly - the Giant Prince must have drained Yuria's blood, causing the Flame Butterfly to hatch.

“…… I get it! ”

Ivus's eyes lit up.

He figured out the fundamental difference between these two world lines.

Ehuas's impulse to transcend the path was not entirely inherited from his grandfather. A large part of this is due to the "Divine Entity". It was because of the influence of the Celestial Division that Evas lost his mind and did those things.

His parents are still dead, and he is still adopted with Yulia, indicating that at least the first half of the story is the same. But for some reason, the divine entity in Aihuas's body was never awakened......

In other words, this is the world line where the Celestial Division has no influence on Aihuas!

If there is a "benchmark" world line, this should be the "cleanest" possibility!

On this world line, there is no existence of "players", no information on traversers, and no influence exerted by the Celestial Division. Ivus had no contact with the effects of any other special beings.

In this world line, Ivas and Isabel are not even very familiar, just strangers who have a relationship with each other. Instead, he became friends with Sherlock.

He didn't know Haina at all, and Lily may have died in no apparent terms. Meg was not saved, Chloe was not caught, and the bone sculpture successfully completed all his tasks.

Lloyd's has not been liquidated, Tommy Lloyd's is still alive, the Noble Red is complete, and the Giant Prince may even have obtained the Book of Law. The Round Table was completely corrupted, and Isabel was still cowardly.

…… Thinking of this, Aihuas's mood became delicate.

Circumferential didn't do anything, and things got worse...... Even worse than a future without traversers and players, but with Ivus being influenced by divine entities.

At least in that possibility, both Lloyd's and the Noble Red would be punished, the corruption in the Round Table Hall would not be as severe, and Ivas and Isabel would have become friends - without Evas, he would not have been able to take the initiative to contact Isabel.

Ivas chose so many container entries, apparently for Yulia.

Could it be that this is also part of "transmutation"?

Let things change, and new possibilities arise......

Ivus has a deeper understanding of the Celestial Division. Thinking like this, his mind was a little chaotic for a while.

He subconsciously reached out and held the necklace on his chest in order to gain peace of mind.

He had long developed a habit of touching the "tears of Isolde" that Isabel had given him while thinking.

But where it was within reach, the unfamiliar touch made Ivus stunned for a moment.

Ivus subconsciously clenched it. Although he clenched it, he didn't dare to use it hard...... I'm afraid I accidentally break it.

- He didn't look down, he already realized what it was.

With a burst of involuntary sadness, Ivas's tears welled up uncontrollably.

Perhaps because the soul and body were too compatible, he directly felt the sadness that permeated "Aihuas"......

After watching CG before, the anger suppressed by reason exploded instantly. His body swayed coldly, and his empty left hand suddenly clenched into a fist.

Eivas was silent for a long time before silently wiping away his tears and looking down seriously.

He saw that in the palm of his hand, there was a ruby necklace that exuded warmth, like a butterfly, like a maple leaf, and like a flame.

Even in the hand, it still exudes that familiar heat...... It's like someone's body temperature.

It was so familiar, and yet so strange. Ivus has only seen it in the game.

"Luckily...... It's just a dream. He whispered dreamily.

- It is the wreckage of Yulia.

Seven thousand words of update! But it's not suitable for two chapters, so it's two in one to provoke~

And then push the new book opened by the author from the cat station.,It's also a hedgehog cat that is one of the few original creators who can stabilize ten thousand orders.,I've written a chapter push for him since 4k.、I didn't expect to go back to the starting point or write a chapter push.,I really miss it......

(End of chapter)