Shepherd Tantra

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 exact opposite of the previous generation of queens.

Many people called her a lunatic. Because according to normal international social behavior, even if she was really assassinated, it would be impossible to immediately launch a military retaliation that would last for several months... Especially when Xingti's military strength and top powerhouses were far stronger than Avalon.

The decisiveness of the iron-blooded queen made the Xingtan people feel afraid.

Although the Griffin Legion did not attack civilians, it was always attacking high-value targets - but unfortunately, as the territory of the Black Phase and the only training base for necromancers, the Necromancer Academy "Zeiss Tower" was included in this "high-value target".

The barrier of the Spirit Tower could barely protect them, but the crackling lightning washing the ground made them afraid to leave the Spirit Tower for a long time, and many facilities placed outdoors were destroyed. Not to mention the dead spirits and ghosts that were raised outside...

The Spirit Tower, which was originally lifeless and filled with white fog, with the screams and cries of wronged souls everywhere and pitch dark, now has blue sky, white clouds and green grass outside.

When they were sleeping in the dormitory, they could hear the whistling sound of griffins flying through the air outside. Then there was thunder, and then the power went out - now the Necromancer Academy has electric lights and telephones.

That is to say, the griffins did not attack civilians, and the Xingtan people can now live and work normally.

——However, Avalon proved one thing.

That is… “what if they attack civilians”?

They proved that they really have the ability, and the queen can really do such a thing. Five years ago, the students of the Ziggurat's evaluation of Avalon was basically "a weak and backward knight country that should have been thrown into the trash can of the old times", "a fragile iron bucket", "conservative, self-corrupt, and a toy that breaks at the touch"... But now the students' evaluation is "I don't want to go to war with the Avalon people" and "I would rather deal with the Iris people."

Being able to arouse the fear of the Star People without causing them to resist - this is even more difficult than conquering them. If the Avalonians really launched a revenge without regard for the consequences, the Star People would also hate the Avalonians... But the Avalonians showed their skills and hinted at their strength... but they also gave them half a face and did not really hurt them.

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 19-year-old half-elf queen herself.

Although there are rumors that this is related to the Minister without Portfolio Aiwass... However, he is a good man who has been unanimously recognized by the elven cardinals of the Eternal Theocracy. This is enough to prove that all accusations against his character and morality are rumors... Because nothing can prove a person's true heart better than the power of the Tao.

If we remove Aiwass from this, we will find a terrible fact:

All the major events in Avalon in recent years have been directly or indirectly participated by this little queen! And the final result of these major events is that power has been successfully and completely transferred to the new king, and the kingdom's chronic diseases and risks have been almost completely resolved...

And Paul finally remembered why he had an impression of the name Aleister... This was the eldest 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 plucked 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 her master... She told Paul to surrender when she encounters the enemy.

Strangely, Professor Rahimi did not react to this. He neither blamed Paul nor asked what he had said.

Professor Laxmi simply nodded, indicating that he understood, and ended the topic.

But judging from the flickering of his eyes and the way he continued to drink tea, he seemed to be thinking about something.

When the students of the Spiritual 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, the golden moonlight shines on the black sea.

There was no light at the bow, it was completely dark. For ordinary people, it was a scary dark place, but for 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 looked up at the moon. This usually talkative guy now curled up in the corner like a shadow, not saying a word. Paul didn't even need to think about it to know that he must be thinking of Miss Aleister. Or, in other words, the legendary figure "Lady Bayard" from the Empire period.

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 he became 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 prevalent between slaves and masters. Initially, when the Parthians punished their slaves, they did not want to bear the heavy crime of murder, so they would use "drawing lots" and other means to throw the responsibility to fate and regard the "drawing results" as the will of God.

Later, this simple lottery expanded to include many forms of unfair gambling, including playing cards, dice, chess, etc. The result was almost no loss to one party, but the other party would pay the price of life.

The highest level of gambling was between slaves and their masters, which even became a side show. Whether the slave won and was pardoned as a free man, or the master won and the slave was executed on the spot, it would cause people to cheer and celebrate.

And in this environment, this profession was born...the fraudster.

In the language of the Parthians, another translation of it is "professional gambler." Whether it is using power on slaves or using power on slave owners... this behavior belongs to the path of chaotic and crazy love.

Paul's ears can easily distinguish the number of sides of the dice in the dice cup. Therefore, for him, shaking out three sixes is easy, and shaking it a hundred times will definitely be the desired result.

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 was like something was approaching.

And, it became clearer and clearer——

Paul's eyes suddenly widened as he realized what it was.

"Dimitri!"

The first thing he did was to shout out subconsciously.

Dimitri was startled and jumped up instantly, pulling Paul at the same time.

Paul was so frightened that his legs could not move, so Dimitri tried to pull but failed. As a result, they both fell away from the sea and further into the deck. Although they were in a very awkward situation, they managed to avoid a sudden attack by rolling and crawling!

——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 so hard that it easily broke the railing completely.

Then, another tentacle appeared——

This time Paul reacted.

He waved his hand to block between himself and Dimitri, and a khaki light curtain appeared in front of them.

That's preservation!
The second level of preservation technique has enough defensive power to easily resist the downpour of rifle bullets!

——But the light curtain had no effect at all under the seemingly slow attack of the tentacles!
Neither to crush nor to scatter.

That is the absolute suppression of the inferiors by the superiors on the same path!
Demeter suddenly dodged and pushed him to the ground, allowing him to barely avoid the attack of the tentacles.

A whistling wind swept past, and Dimit let out a scream - his back was rubbed by the tentacles. Blood immediately seeped out and soaked his clothes.

"Dimitri, Dimitri!"

Paul tried to drag Dimitri's body in panic, but found that he couldn't do it at all.

Then, he saw a despairing scene——

At least a dozen tentacles were raised high and slapped on the deck of the ship, smashing them to pieces. The screams and roars of fear from the people below penetrated the broken deck and came up.

The wooden structure of the entire ship creaked and screamed.

A huge sea monster hugged the ship from the bottom!

——The whole ship began to shake violently!

(End of this chapter)