Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 432 The magic card that seals the succubus

Edward naturally would not refuse the invitation from Her Majesty the Queen, and arrived at the Palace of Silver and Tin on time.

When Edward walked to the Griffin Bridge, he even met the Chamberlain who had just left the Palace of Silver and Tin. After a brief exchange of greetings with this honest and gentle old man, he strode towards the Palace of Silver and Tin.

At Aiwass's request, Edward was not introduced to the side hall by the servants, but was brought directly to Aiwass's bedroom.

Edward had naturally been to the Palace of Silver and Tin before. He is also more or less the Inspector General of Glass Island.

But every time he came to the Palace of Silver and Tin before, he was either ushered into the living room that could accommodate more than forty guests to listen at the same time, or he went to the Round Table Hall to attend the meeting on behalf of his adoptive father James.

Edward had only one experience of meeting Queen Sophia alone - when he had just returned from the Iris Kingdom.

At that time, Edward went to the Queen's study and explained to her in person the demands of the Iris people and the price they were willing to pay.

This was as far as Edward went. As for reaching the royal family's bedroom, that was absolutely impossible.

He was even a little nervous - although his face was still expressionless, his palms were already a little sweaty.

Edward knocked on the door politely, and after hearing Aiwass's "Come in" voice, he relaxed a little and opened the door and came in.

As a result, as soon as he entered the door, his steps paused for a moment.

——Because there are too many people in the room.

Aiwass was sitting at his desk, seemingly tinkering with something seriously.

And Isabel moved a chair to sit next to him, very close to Aiwass. There is also a crow perched on her shoulder.

Ligeia stood across the table, looking down at Aiwass's work intently. Yulia stood far away at the corner of the table, holding her beloved stuffed bear "Mr. Dade" in her arms, and still glancing at Aiwass.

There were many people, but no one paid attention to him. Edward thought.

"Master Edward."

The only one who had time to greet him was Lily, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Edward added mentally.

Lily led Edward to sit aside and served him hot black tea at just the right temperature.

"Thanks, Lily."

Edward responded politely, picked up the black tea and took a sip.

But then, he felt the unexpected taste and almost spit it out.

Ligeia let out a clear and wild laugh like a successful prank: "How is it, kid? Does it taste good?"

"This is the black tea made by Miss Ligeia."

Lily explained thoughtfully.

"...The taste is not bad, Your Excellency the Grand Arbiter."

Edward sat upright and answered politely and seriously.

"Tsk."

Ligeia smacked her lips.

Although his expression was calm, his posture was standard, and his breathing was steady... Ligeia could tell at a glance that this kid was about to sweat. Ligeia found this kind of rule-abiding person a bit boring to tease, so she stopped talking to Edward.

She tapped Isabel on the shoulder to signal that Edward had arrived. Then he returned to where he was and continued to watch Aiwass write and draw on the tarot cards.

Isabel reluctantly moved her eyes away from the table in front of Aiwass, stood up and faced Edward with a smile. The crow on her shoulder took off and landed again on Aiwass's shoulder.

When Edward saw Isabel walking towards him, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stood up from his seat, knelt down on one knee respectfully and lowered his head: "The Silver Crowned Dragon is above... I send my regards to you, Your Majesty."

"The Silver Crowned Dragon bless you, Edward Moriarty."

Isabel skillfully reached out and touched Edward's head, expressing "motherly love".

This is a more intimate etiquette, one level higher than kissing the Dragon Head Ring.

Edward was allowed to look up only after being touched by Isabel.

After meeting Edward's eyes, Isabel showed a bright and generous smile and took half a step back: "Good evening, brother Edward. Get up quickly."

Upon hearing this, Edward suddenly looked at Aiwass.

He seemed to understand something for a moment, and then immediately turned his head away as if he was afraid of angering Isabel.

He relaxed a little in his heart, nodded respectfully and stood up.

"I wanted to keep Aiwass and Yulia at my place for the New Year, but you would be too lonely there. So I let Aiwass invite you here as well."

Isabel's smile was bright and confident, and her slightly curved eyebrows seemed to have an extraordinary affinity: "How about we stay here together with Brother Edward tonight? There are still many vacant rooms in the Palace of Silver and Tin."

In fact, this request was originally made by Aiwass. But Isabel instinctively realized that if this happened, Edward might blame Aiwass for being impolite or unruly.

So she took over this responsibility very smoothly and made this her own statement.

Aiwass, who was making cards on the table, naturally heard these words.

He looked up at Isabel in surprise, and met her eyes as she turned back.

Isabel blinked her right eye quickly, but the smile on her face did not change at all. Just like the best actor, there is no flaw left.

She was obviously aware of Edward's stiffness and embarrassment, so without waiting for his reply, she smiled and said directly: "By the way, brother Edward - can I call you Mr. Moriarty?"

"Qing" is Avalon's unique honorific title for knights. To be called "Qing" means to be a knight awarded the armor by the Queen.

Edward's prowess itself had reached the threshold of the Arbitration Hall. But he had previously rejected the arbitration hall's invitation because of his adoptive father's opinions.

So as a member of the "Moriarty" family, it is unlikely that he will enter the Round Table Hall. The armor inherited by the Moriarty family was the armor left by the founder Mordred, and this armor was worn by James Sr.

It is impossible for the Queen to grant armor to other members of the founding family, which is essentially a split family. Therefore, Edward was not like a commoner who could enter the Round Table Hall simply by being awarded armor.

To get around this rule, one must acquire armor personally that is not inherited by descendants.

This kind of armor is usually the official armor of ministers. Obtained when taking office and relinquished when leaving office.

So Isabel's words are actually equivalent to "Do you want to be a minister?"

But Edward hesitated for a while, but shook his head and refused: "Father taught me...if I am not promoted because of my ability, I must refuse it. Because my ability cannot control my power, so..."

"Of course it will be based on your merits, Sir Moriarty."

Isabel just chuckled and replied calmly: "Your peace talks with Iris are of great significance and have brought peace and prosperity to Avalon. This has gone beyond the scope of your duties as an inspector general——"

Although the Inspectorate is essentially a spy agency, it also serves as an oversight bureau. The senior inspector is basically at the same level as the inspector general, but is half a level higher due to functional reasons; and the senior inspector is the inspector general, who is responsible for commanding all senior inspectors within a certain range.

A normal-sized village or town will only have one inspection bureau, while there are usually several at the municipal level. Multiple cities and towns form a county, and only one county has an inspector general. Because Glass Island is the capital, although it is a city-level city, it has a county-level organization.

But even so, signing a contract of this size with Iris in his own name is still a bit unqualified for the role of Inspector General.

"For this reason, in order to make this contract more enforceable and to prevent Iris people from rebelling - after calling Prime Minister Iris, I will present you to you at the roundtable meeting on the first day after the state funeral. Appointed Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iris, and awarded you knightly armor."

Isabel said seriously: "This is not asking for your opinion, but a notification."

After she finished speaking, she added: "This is also what grandma means."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Edward immediately knelt down on one knee again and accepted his new appointment without hesitation. Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, this is the second most powerful official position in Avalon's diplomatic system. The only problem is probably that I have to stay at Iris.

This kind of thing must be approved by Iris. In other words, Iris also hopes that she can stay there.

After realizing his new mission, Edward had no questions, no retorts, and no unnecessary words. This is what a pure authoritarian path transcendent would do.

And then, the smile on Isabel's face became friendly again.

She held Edward's arm with one hand and enthusiastically led him to her study: "By the way, Mr. Moriarty. There are still some things I don't understand about this document..."

Edward was obviously very nervous about the relationship between Isabel and Aiwass, and even felt a little overwhelmed. I don’t know what I should do to be disrespectful, or what to do to be a disappointment.

But if it's something serious about work, he can calm down immediately.

Aiwass did not tell Isabel the information about Edward in advance. It was Isabel who noticed his character after coming into contact with Edward, and instinctively chose a method acceptable to Edward to become familiar with him.

"...I really want Sherlock to see it."

Aiwass sighed softly.

Sherlock hasn't been in contact with Isabel for a long time, and he must not know how fast she grows after she is really under pressure. He would be very surprised if he saw Isabel again.

She is the type who, as long as she is not overwhelmed by pressure, will become stronger and stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Thinking of this, Aiwass shook his head and continued to lower his head to make cards. Ligeia, with Aiwass's permission, watched him make the magic card.

Every fantasy card used by the Sin Scholar records blasphemous knowledge.

It is different from regular Tarot cards, the most important of which is that there are no "Justice", "Power", "Judgment", "Temperance" and other cards.

But the Magic Card also has several brand-new cards that correspond one-to-one with the Tarot cards.

Among them, the card "Power" corresponds to "Lust".

It can also be translated as "desire" or "desire."

This is a card that belongs to the field of love, and its attributes are also dark attributes.

In the "Strength" card, there is a goddess of victory with the mark of "infinity", or the symbol of the ring on her head, bending down to caress a ferocious lion.

The lion symbolizes low-level animal instincts and can also be called "beast". For example, impulse, or chaotic passion...it is tamed by the love of the goddess and guided by the compassion of the goddess.

Therefore the "Power" card is actually a card that symbolizes "Controlled Power". It indicates the eternal self and also indicates the beast master.

And in its alienated "Lust" card, it is almost the exact opposite of the "Power" card.

On the card is a beautiful goddess with no hair, lying on a seven-headed lion in a drunken posture.

Her right hand holds the Holy Grail, which is dripping with blood from the moon, and countless snakes are crawling out from the blood. Her left hand was holding the lion's reins. The reins were stretched tightly, as if they would fall off her hands at any time.

This is another explanation for the state of the Eternal Self and the Beast Lord - that is to say, the Eternal Self has not actually completely tamed the Beast Lord. It is also an explanation for the chaotic and savage nature of the path of love.

Chaos, love, passion, reins, desire, drunkenness, snake, loss of control, blood, reproduction, moon... so many keywords are enough to prove the stability of this card and the succubus.

——This card is the fantasy card carefully crafted by Aiwass to seal the succubus Emma.

The production process of this card is very dangerous in a sense...

But Aiwass was undeterred.

(End of this chapter)