Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 252 Edward’s whereabouts
"What happened at the port?"

Aiwass was a little confused: "Has the batch of goods smuggled by the former Minister of Trade arrived?"

He remembered that Sherlock specifically mentioned this matter just this morning.

The cargo ship was scheduled to return to the port today.And it was dispatched before Minister Droste was arrested. With no information after leaving the shore, it was impossible for them to know that something had happened to Droste.Therefore, the previous smuggling plan should also proceed normally.

So now it should be fully loaded.

"This kind of thing should be directly handled by the Inspectorate, right?"

Aiwass was a little confused: "Where is Edward?"

Speaking of which, it seemed like he hadn't seen Edward for a while.

The last time they met, it was before Aiwass faked his death. Because Aiwass wasn't too confident about Edward's acting skills, he didn't notify him of his fake death.

After all, he doesn't look like Sherlock... Sherlock likes to act alone and conduct private investigations, so he really shocked everyone when he faked his death.Because something might happen to him, he needed to inform a circle of people so as not to scare his own people.

But Aiwass is obviously much more stable than Sherlock, so it's not so easy to deceive people, and he doesn't even have a body.

So Aiwass needs to let Edward help him deceive others - Aiwass himself does not need to do anything. When Edward becomes anxious, others will know that "Oh, it seems that he is really missing" and not hiding.

After dealing with the matter between Lloyd and Minister Drost, the prince was cursed to death, the Inspectorate was attacked by the giant prince Wolfram, a trap was set up to kill the bone sculpture, and Ms. Meg was helped to shed her skin and be reborn... Immediately afterwards came Aiwass's advancement ceremony and final exam.

He's been very busy these past two weeks.

Aiwass simply forgot to find Edward.

But now he remembered-oh yes, I still have an older brother.

Speaking of which, I have been "resurrected" for a week.Why hasn't Edward come to find me?

——Or, when Prince Andrew passed away, why didn't Edward come to the funeral?
"I don't know, I haven't seen him for a long time."

Isabel shook her head slightly.

Although under the guidance of the Queen, she is now also getting involved in politics.But after all, she still has to take into account the improvement of her studies and extraordinary abilities, and does not have so much energy to directly take over Avalon's various political affairs.

"Since he didn't come to Prince Andrew's funeral, it means Edward may have disappeared a week ago."

Aiwass fell into deep thought and said to himself: "But His Majesty didn't specifically mention this to me. Ligeia didn't say anything either...so at least nothing happened to him."

"He couldn't have faked his death too."

Isabel blurted out.

Aiwass almost choked on his own saliva.

"It's not... it shouldn't be." This is definitely impossible rationally, but now Aiwass suddenly became a little unsure, "After all, as the inspector general, he usually keeps a low profile. People who can see him , either he has a very high status, or he has committed something big..."

"Don't you know?"

Suddenly, Yanis's voice sounded: "Edward has gone abroad."

"Ok?"

Aiwass was startled.

The paintings hanging in the house had just been burned. Where did Yanis get out?
Yanis's voice came from the magic painting above Aiwass's bedroom - the magic painting that looked like a window.Because it looked so much like a window, Aiwass glanced at it and forgot it was a painting.

It usually brought the fresh air outside to Aiwass, but now Yanis also popped her head out of the painting.Because the material of the magic painting is not ordinary paper, it can survive the burning halo of the Morning Crow Fire.

At this moment, Yanis was like a puppy with her paws on the edge of the bed, grabbing the painted "window" with both hands and poking her head in from the outside.

"...How long have you been listening here?"

Aiwass had a complicated expression.

Yanis smiled and said, "Start from 'I'm afraid of pain'."

——Didn’t you hear everything?
"what……?"

Isabel opened her eyes curiously.

Aiwass...are you afraid of pain?
She was suddenly excited - maybe she was even better than Aiwass in this regard.

——She is not afraid of pain!

During the promotion ceremony before, even if her head hurt so much, it did not affect her investigation; even if her head was blown off with a pistol, she could recover by just shaking her head.

"Don't worry," Yanis slightly lowered half of her head, revealing only a pair of smiling eyes, "I'm just watching from the side. I don't want to be the person in the painting... In that case, I have to be biased. The road is leaning towards dusk.”

Yanis really likes to eavesdrop and peek.She doesn't reveal secrets and is very strict with her words. She is simply full of curiosity and wants to get over and take a look at everything.

The "painter" can penetrate into any painting, but usually it requires constant jumping and there is a certain distance limit; but if it is a painting drawn by oneself, then it can be transferred instantly even if it is far away.

I hope Isabel will not imitate her teacher when she reaches a higher level...

If Isabel learns this bad habit, it will be over.

——After all, the Queen can decide the currency.

The banknotes used by Aiwass today were only used on a large scale almost 200 years ago.Until then, the most commonly used currency was coins.

Coins at that time were not bound and could easily become irregular during use.At that time, many people would cut off the edges of coins or grind off some powder. Over time, they could make up a lot of silver or even gold.Because of this, many coins on the market become smaller and lighter as they are used.

In order to put an end to this kind of bad currency, a king introduced paper money more than 200 years ago.At that time, Prince Lloyd had not yet appeared, and the royal family still had complete and unchecked power.They can do whatever they want.The original banknotes bore royal portraits, just as the Triangle of Avalon was engraved on ancient silver coins.But counterfeit coins soon appeared.

Even if the king used the nine tribes' magic to eliminate joy, it would not help - the counterfeit currency was extremely rampant, which once disrupted Avalon's economy and caused chaos in the country.So the king was forced to bring back the coins again, and the banknotes and coins were mixed.

But it still got more and more chaotic after that.Until more than 100 years ago, a king creatively decided to cancel the circulation of gold coins, set silver coins as the highest-grade currency, then divided them into two levels: red copper coins and copper coins, and printed new banknotes.

He had the coins edged so that they could be easily seen if cut off, and he also had the coins and banknotes imprinted with the emblems of the Silver Crowned Dragon, the Candlestick, and the Sand Clock.Claiming that this is currency used under the supervision of the Pillar God, making and using counterfeit currency is tantamount to blasphemy.

The Theocracy perked up after hearing this.So the bishops of Avalon were asked to help carry out the promotion - almost from then on, the counterfeit currency of Avalon disappeared.

When people come across counterfeit coins with king heads or Avalon marks, or low-quality coins with insufficient weight, they will most likely pretend they don't know and just use them secretly.The result is that more and more counterfeit and inferior coins are circulating in the market.

——But if it has anything to do with the Nine Pillar God, people don’t dare to do it.

Originally, even if counterfeit money was used, it was nothing. After all, it was not made by them. If it was discovered, it would be a big deal and it would be replaced with real money. But now if counterfeit money is used, there is a risk of blasphemy - although in terms of probability, it is impossible for the Nine Pillar God to stare at it. Everyone who uses coins may not even bother to care about this kind of thing.

But people don't dare to gamble.

Because there really is a God in this world.

This is the solution to the problem of the authoritarian royal family.

And if Isabel becomes the queen, she has another solution - that is to print her own hand-drawn paintings on all coins. Even slightly larger denominations can be printed directly into magic paintings.This is undoubtedly the best anti-counterfeiting mark, and once the volume is increased, the cost can be reduced.

In this case, it means that Isabel's "eyes and ears" are all over the country.

Anyone with money will become Isabel's surveillance camera.She can also jump and teleport at will through these banknotes...

That would be too scary.

If people knew about this, it might cause panic.

...and Aiwass had a premonition.If Isabel really does this, she might also be drawn into money.

I hope Isabel can't remember this matter - or in other words, I hope that when Isabel comes up with this idea, I have time to stop it.

Aiwass had a change of thought and asked, "Did Edward go to the Theocracy?"

His first reaction was, "Did Edward go to see Mr. Oswald?"

Their old butler said he would be back soon, but now, almost half a month later, he still has no news at all.If Aiwass hadn't known that Oswald's combat power was approximately equal to the fifth level, he would have suspected that something had happened to him.

——It would be funny if the adoptive father disappeared and the housekeeper went to look for him and then disappeared; and then Edward went to look for the housekeeper and disappeared again.

Calabash baby saves grandpa, right?

"It's not the Theocracy, it's Iris."

Yanis replied: "The order given by the queen - do you remember the girl who assassinated you before? According to the investigation by the Inspectorate, her grandfather was the vice chairman of the Iris Public Safety Committee, the fifth level of Iris A strong man, equivalent to our Grand Judge. This is already a diplomatic incident... In order to prevent Avalon and your interests from being damaged, Edward took the initiative to ask Ying to handle this matter.

"His side was going to be struggling for a while because we lacked evidence, which was very troublesome. Fortunately, Lars Graham exposed the flaw - there is no doubt that we will win a big victory this time. .

"If you are curious about the port, you don't actually need to go there. Because Madam Red has already gone to arrest people... This time a smuggler who was in contact with Drost came with the ship. He just came to the door. witness.

"Oh, by the way. You may not know...Mrs. Hong is Edward's deputy. You can just go to the Inspectorate and wait. But I think she can actually handle this matter well."

...Mrs. Red?

Aiwass still remembers this man.

She seems to have something to do with Minister Drost, and she also seems to have something to do with Lloyd... But Aiwass is not sure.

He and Lily looked at each other to confirm that their impressions of each other were correct.

——Got to meet her.Not only to meet the smugglers, but also to see Madam Red.

However, the smugglers who came from Star Antimony to sell Drost's goods...

For some reason, Aiwass always felt a little familiar.

Then Aiwass said: "Then let's go and have a look. Isabel, do you have a test this afternoon?"

"No."

Isabel shook her head: "I only have one left, and it's for tomorrow afternoon."

"Me too," Aiwass smiled and patted her hand, "Let's go then?"

"...Is this what you're wearing? How about I get out of the way first, and you can come back to me after you change your clothes."

Isabel replied crisply.

but……

Has his hair grown longer?
She looked at Aiwass' soft platinum-blond hair that had now become a shoulder-length hair, feeling a little confused.

Isabel knew that Aiwass was reading the tantra book - a servant had already told her about it.

——Is this some kind of germination tantra?

If Aiwass looks at it again, will he have waist-length hair?
Isabel felt a little itchy in her heart.

She decided to draw a magic painting for Aiwass with waist-length hair after the exam. Although Aiwass's hair was far from that long, her imagination could make up for the length!
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