Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 140 Barton and Drost

When Barton woke up, the shock that Mr. Aleister brought him still remained in his heart.

It was like a rustling but breathtaking madness, even after he finished choosing the characteristics of the path, he still couldn't forget it.The three fingers stretched out by Aleister remained in his mind clearly.

The brain is trembling and the spine is tightening.

Compared with the secrets described by Wu Yun and the simple words that made him dissatisfied with the path of authority, Aleister personally showed him what a "soul of transcendence" is.

——I'm really not qualified enough.

Barton thought a little bit disappointed, and the whole person became sober.There are some things that he can't do if he wants to do them... By now, he has already understood this kind of thing.

But okay.

He got up from the bed, turned on the lights in the room, and looked at the mirror on the side.

It was a boy who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old.

He has pupils as green as peridot, and short blond hair that hangs down to his shoulders and was cut with a knife.

His hair was thin and soft, clinging to his scalp.It also makes his head appear a bit small.

He stared at the mirror and clenched his fists slightly.

I saw blue-purple lightning crackling, flowing out of his palm, and swimming quickly over his body. At this time, Barton no longer felt the slight numbness all over his body as before, and his hair no longer exploded as before.

This is the [Thunder and Lightning Affinity] to the second level.

It was the "key path characteristics" that his father had marked out for him when he was teaching him!
Compared with [Storm Vessel] and [Heroism] that appeared at the same time, there is basically no possibility of comparison.

"This is a gift from Mr. Aleister..."

Barton murmured.

His father once told him that it was difficult to obtain good path characteristics in the first two promotion ceremonies.Therefore, you only need to choose from the twelve fairly good characteristics of the path he defined.

The reason why it is a watershed from the third energy level to the fourth energy level... a large part of the reason is that the third promotion ceremony began to show very good path characteristics.

Benefits will confuse the minds of others.A large enough interest will drive people crazy.

Everyone wants to obtain better characteristics, and the result is that everyone is trying to express themselves and complete more tasks given by the pillar gods.But because of this, it may lead to a sharp drop in the pass rate.

So at least in Avalon, the farther to the back, the more participants in the New Moon Ceremony-because the teammates will hold back anyway, and there may be backstabs.

It would be better not to have teammates from the very beginning.

In the early stage of the ceremony, everyone is basically a newcomer, and they all come to get the blue path characteristic of "container" or "affinity".And as long as you clear the customs, you will be guaranteed a characteristic that suits you, so you won't stumble each other.

This is also why Barton dared to secretly participate in the ceremony.

"...That's what you said," Barton muttered to himself, "Are there really many newcomers in this ceremony?"

Or is it a question of not being able to participate in the New Moon Ceremony?

But no matter what... This time he was able to obtain the affinity of Thunder and Lightning, which came from the kindness of others.He actually deserves it.

Because if they were playing on an equal footing, he would have been knocked out by Mr. Aleister long ago.It was because of his initial "alliance" or something that he was spared and survived.

And that's why Barton felt ashamed.

At that time, he didn't really want to form an alliance with the devil from the bottom of his heart.Barton really felt that since the antlers would seek an alliance with a newcomer like him...it meant that he must have invited other people when they entered.So the words of the antlers cannot be trusted.

Barton has come into contact with many such people.During the holidays, they would come to visit their father.

Many of them seem to be gentle, cheerful and tolerant.Button also thought that they were all good people, because they would bring many valuable gifts to Button.

But his father just taught Barton patiently: "Because I am the great guardian of Avalon, commanding the national surveillance and controlling the entire army during wartime. That's why they come to please me, and that's why they treat you so well.

"They're all good on the surface, but their attitude is worthless. You don't look at what they say, you don't look at what they do, you look at what they end up doing."

——But if you say that you have done something, you can only see it after the matter is over?Doesn't that mean that anything anyone says can be a lie?

Barton asked at the time.

But his father affirmed: "Exactly."

"Don't believe in covenants, don't believe in promises. The moment any contract is made, there is a possibility of being torn up..."

Witnessing with his own eyes how the antlers betrayed the covenant, Barton whispered to himself: "I seem to understand now..."

Compared with the "Thunder and Lightning Affinity" ability he got, the knowledge gained in this promotion ceremony is even more precious wealth.

But at this moment, Barton suddenly heard the butler's voice.

It's three or four in the middle of the night...

He approached the door vigilantly and put his ear on the door.Then a familiar voice was heard.

——It's mom!

Mom is back!
He was extremely flustered immediately, and ran to the ground to start a quick clean-up ceremony.But he had just packed two pieces when he realized that he should turn off the lights in the room first.

But as soon as he turned off the light, his bedroom door was opened from the outside.

With a snap, the light was turned on again.

A woman with black hair, black eyes, deep features, and a slightly bigger mouth stood at the door frowning.

"Aren't you asleep yet, Little Apple?"

The woman frowned slightly, then looked at the ritual array in the room.

She immediately realized what her son had done: "Did you attend the promotion ceremony?"

But when she looked at Barton, her eyes widened in surprise: "You succeeded?"

Hearing his mother's question, Barton immediately shrank his neck.

But he quickly reacted - what are you afraid of, I was promoted successfully!
So Barton held his head high again, and said triumphantly: "Yes!
"I was promoted successfully in the New Moon Ceremony, it's amazing, Mom!"

"good."

The woman nodded slightly in praise.

But instead she said, "But you should be sleeping now, you're still growing. The sleep the ritual provides isn't enough for your body to relax.

"Your room is so dirty, go to sleep in your father's room. I will ask the servant to clean it up tomorrow."

Why is the reaction so flat...

Button pursed his lips.This is completely different from what he imagined.

"Mom, I chose Leiden Affinity!"

Barton emphasized.

"can."

The woman nodded.

Her abyss-like black pupils stared at Barton: "So I won't ask about your truancy for now. I'll talk about it when you wake up tomorrow."

Patton shivered suddenly.

So Barton smiled and wanted to change the subject: "Mom, why haven't you been home for so long?"

"The assassin hasn't been caught yet. This month, the Griffin Squad will strengthen night patrols."

The woman replied calmly.

She looked at Barton and reminded her earnestly: "You should not go out at night during this time. If you have to go out as a last resort, you must take 'Emily' with you."

Emily is the name of the griffin raised by Barton.

Although she is only in her teens now, she can play much better than Barton.A transcendent of the third energy level might not be able to defeat her.

It's not so much that the light cavalry tactics Barton learned was to cooperate with Emily in combat... It's better to say that it is not to hold back Emily.

"What about Dad?"

Button asked, "Dad hasn't been home for a long time, too."

"The matter of the giant remnant has nothing to do with you."

"But I saw a giant in this ceremony!"

"That's okay. You go to bed and when you wake up we have a meeting to discuss your absence from class."

The woman said sternly, "Your teacher wrote to me saying that you haven't been to school for three days."

"...Because I'm preparing for the promotion ceremony," Barton smiled flatteringly, "Do you think I've succeeded in my promotion?"

"No, you should study hard now. It doesn't make any sense for you to be promoted to a transcendent now. In the end, you have to wait for Emily to become an adult before you can advance to an air cavalry. Now that you are exposed to the power of the way, you will only accumulate the way for yourself for no reason." Impulsive. But since you have already advanced successfully, it is meaningless to ask again, so I will not criticize you, but I will not encourage you either."

"Okay, Mom."

Button languished a little, but nodded politely.

He also didn't expect that he was promoted successfully but was not praised.

So Barton decided not to talk about the secret that Mr. Wu Yun shared, otherwise he might be scolded.

He also has a little secret of his own!
However, the giant remnants...

Mentioning this, Barton thought of the Noble Red Society again.

He asked with some anxiety: "Is Mr. Sherlock really dead?"

"Hard to say."

His mother shook her head slightly, with reservations about the matter: "If you want to know... We will invite Mr. Aiwass Moriarty to visit our house next week.

"George has something important to inform him. If he's still in the mood after hearing that, you can ask him by the way. He previously claimed to inherit Sherlock's investigation, so he should at least be an insider. "

"What's the matter?" Barton asked.

"Last week, Professor Moriarty passed away unexpectedly."

The woman replied: "He didn't leave a will. And Chief Inspector Edward is in the Inspectorate, and he can't inherit the family business. That is to say, the heir can only be Aiwass, or even Julia - if Aiwass chooses to be in Even if he joins the church after graduation, he will not be able to inherit the family property. Compared with Yulia, who is weak and sick, Aiwass may be able to hold them down.

"George said that someone might bully Aiwass when he was young and didn't understand those plots, so they would trip him up and dig a hole for him. For the sake of the professor, we have to protect some of his adopted children. They are all kingdoms The pillars of life are not something those who are young can touch."

"Oh."

Barton replied absent-mindedly.

When he heard the name Aiwass, his ears were almost callused.

This is a standard child of "other people's family", smart, decisive, mature, kind, righteous and brave.Also befriended his idol Sherlock Hermes...

Button was quite envious at first, but he got used to it later.Anyway, no matter how powerful he is, it has nothing to do with him.

— compared to Mr. Aiwass.

Barton thought to himself that he paid more attention to Mr. Aleister now.

And at the same time.

On the other side, there are also people who are paying attention to the name "Aleister".

At this moment, an old man moved awkwardly from the bed.

The old man's belly is so big that he can't even see his feet when he stands up.The muscles in his limbs also became loose, turning into loose fat.His round and huge head made him look like a fat seal.

"Diomedes."

he raised his voice.

Three seconds later, an elf butler with a Chinese character face and a serious and slightly wrinkled face emerged from the door without a sound.

"Mr. Drost, you are looking for me."

"Yes, my friend. Write me two letters and post them before dawn."

Minister Droste said, and handed over his seal: "A letter to Boka, asking him if there is a newcomer named 'Aleister' who has joined Lloyd's recently. He may not be called by this name. , but he is a demon contracted with Shadow Fiend. Give me his information and contact information.

"Another letter to the Sheriff of Gray County, looking for a young man named Aleister.

"He used to go to school in the country, and he went to high school in Grey County after junior high school. His parents were both believers, and his father died later, leaving him a modest inheritance. He may graduate later. Maybe he didn't graduate... In short, he left his hometown and went to rock climbing all over Avalon-such a feature should be easy to find. If you can find it, give me his mother's contact information."

"Yes, Mr. Drost."

The elf steward agreed and took the seal: "I remember. Is there a deadline for the investigation?"

"Within a month... no, half a month."

Minister Droste replied calmly: "Give them half a month, and I want to get a definite reply. I don't want to get replies like 'we tried our best but couldn't find', 'there is no such person as Aleister' .He may not have that name, and there may be errors in the information. But I hope to get results."

"I'll write it in my letter, Monsieur Drost."

So replied his elf steward.

(End of this chapter)