Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 691 The Eternal Pope Arrives
After the honey badger finished speaking, Cardinal Dominic did not answer immediately.

She was just silent for a while and then asked: "His Majesty the Pope, what do you think?"

——The Eternal Pope is also here? !
The honey badger was suddenly startled.

Is it the new one... or the old one?

She ran away immediately when she saw that the saint had been assassinated and was in a state of ashes. Although her escape failed, she didn't know who the new pope was.

...It can’t be the Gray Saint who has already become amber, right?

In this case, maybe I will still have a chance...

A glimmer of hope rose in the honey badger's heart.

Although the saint was not assassinated because of her own assassination, she was more or less related to it.

Doesn't the opponent's superiority also have something to do with him?

But then, Aiwass's voice sounded.

"One million gold coins... This price is quite reasonable, and it is indeed a huge amount of money. But I really didn't expect that the Hawkeye organization would take such a big risk for a mere one million gold coins. A fifth-level master assassin comes to die.

"By the way, I still have six million gold coins on hand. If I take part of it, can I entrust the Hawkeye organization to help me kill someone?"

……etc?
Is this voice, Aiwass Moriarty?

The honey badger opened her eyes in shock, but the unquenchable holy light filled with the power of devotion made it impossible for her to see anything clearly.

If it was just ordinary strong light, she would have already adapted to it after being exposed to it for such a long time. But she does not have the adaptability to the path of devotion... This is equivalent to draining her own adaptive power, and then continuously injecting the power of devotion that will not harm her body but cannot be used by her.

Therefore her own power was gently sealed.

At this moment, the honey badger only felt that his brain was in chaos and his blood was cold——

According to her previous analysis, Aiwass is clearly the son of the moon!
As an assassin organization that has been hunting down the Moon Children for hundreds of years, Hawkeye is also very familiar with many of the Moon Children's secret professional heritage.

The Children of the Moon do have a rare branch of the path of devotion - a profession called "Moonlight Scholar", which requires the Children of the Moon to serve the Eternal Self alone.

Under this close relationship, it is indeed possible for Aiwass to become the Cardinal of Eternity.

And the cardinal robe Aiwas is wearing is also black, which symbolizes the eternal self!
...But, doesn’t the Pope have to be an elf?

According to Hawkeye's information, only elves have the opportunity to complete the advanced magic of the Nine Paths...

Just when her mind was in chaos, she heard Aiwass chuckle and say, "You're just kidding. It's impossible to hire...according to the rules of the Theocracy, you have to work for us to pay off the debt."

……What's the meaning?
Is this... not killing me?

"First remove the shadowless light sequence, Cardinal Dominic. Then add another piece of clothing to this lady."

"Let me state it in advance, Your Majesty the Pope - she can control any shadow she comes into contact with and teleport when she comes into contact with it. If she escapes, it will be quite troublesome to catch her again. And she may also hold you hostage..."

Cardinal Dominic said seriously.

"Then let her hold her hostage, I don't care."

Aiwass just smiled and said.

Soon, the honey badger felt an extra layer of clothing on his body. The cold body warmed up in the blink of an eye... and then, the light sources from all directions also dispersed.

As a fifth-level adaptor, she adapted to the new ambient light almost instantly and saw everything in front of her clearly.

It was indeed Cardinal Dominic himself, not some recording device.

And Aiwass, Lily, and...that fake Isabel.

The expression of the honey badger is extremely complex.

She opened her mouth, but in the end nothing came out.

"As for Alice... I will let her go. After all, she is indeed an innocent child. It seems that there is no life on her hands yet."

Aiwass said gently: "And she still has a photo of me and Isabel in her hand. I'm quite looking forward to the day when she will publish the photo.

"——Of course, a lecture is inevitable. Even the Theocracy will be a little troubled by such naughty children."

"...Aren't you going to kill me?"

Honey Badger asked reluctantly.

"What, do you want to die?"

Aiwass asked rhetorically.

"But I am after all..."

When the honey badger said this, he suddenly got stuck.

——Wait a minute, I wasn’t the one who assassinated the Saint? But why was I the only one caught? But I obviously didn’t make a move...unless...

She opened her eyes slightly, as if she understood——

——Unless the pure white saint is not poisoned at all.

"...The saint has already become amber?"

blurted the honey badger.

But everyone present seemed to have not heard this sentence.

It’s not just Aiwass and Cardinal Dominic. Even Lily and Isabel had no reaction at all... It was as if she didn't say the words at all. It even made the honey badger doubt whether he really said it.

"Although you tried to assassinate the saint, you did not cause irreversible consequences after all."

Aiwass just said leisurely: "Besides, you are kind to me.... In theory, you also have some special contributions."

……I see.

Was it because I "assassinated the Saint" that Aiwass had the chance to become the Pope?

Honey Badger thought this in his heart, thinking he understood what Aiwass meant.

Besides her, Cardinal Dominic had another answer in his mind:
It was precisely because of her assassination that the scandal surrounding the Pure White Saint was covered up.

But no one knew that Aiwass was actually talking about something else.

——It is precisely because of her failed assassination that the Saint still has a chance to succeed to the Pope, so the Theocracy will not be divided due to other cardinals competing for the position of Pope. Since the Theocracy will not split, there will be no long-term civil war between separate regimes.

In other words, the "Tree and Amber Disaster" had been solved silently before it happened.

It's just because there is a scapegoat like Honey Badger, that's all.

"However, even if there is no 'decomposition', the value of Ms. Honey Badger still needs to be developed."

Aiwass said: "After all, her motives are bad, but the end result is good... That's up to you, Cardinal Dominic.

"——Oh, by the way, even though Cardinal Loki is dead. But we still have to pay the balance of the money he paid to kill someone in the name of the Cardinal—the Theocracy cannot be in debt, can it?"

Hearing his words, both Honey Badger and Dominic had strange expressions.

...His Majesty the Pope, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
But when Cardinal Dominic thought about it, he felt that Aiwass was right.

Although essentially, the honey badger is taking the blame. But the fact that she would come to Theocratic State to take risks shows that the Hawkeye organization has reached its limit of poverty... This money is nothing to Theocratic State, but it can be used as hush money for Honey Badger.

——Just keep the blame firmly on your side and don’t think about changing your confession.

And this can also be used as conclusive evidence of Cardinal Loki's crimes - you know, there are still a number of Cardinal Loki fans among the people.

Moreover, if the Hawkeye organization's poverty is not solved, sooner or later they will carry out other dangerous missions. At that time, as an extremely sharp knife, they are likely to cause uncontrollable disasters. For example, this time...if their assassination was truly successful, it would be equivalent to a mere one million gold coins causing a major crisis in the Theocracy.

It's better to take this opportunity... to recruit some of them. Even if they are not expected to kill people, at least they can give an early warning to the Theocracy if a similar situation occurs again.

——Don’t you just want money? How much money do they give us, can’t we double it?
"As expected of His Majesty the Pope!"

Dominic sighed: “I will make good use of her.

"And there will definitely be no loss - the Hawkeye organization will come to redeem people. Even if they don't have money, there will always be something else to pay off the debt..."

But at this moment.

A strange and warm wave suddenly surged in the air.

It was as if Si Zhu had arrived in person - an extremely warm light filled everyone's hearts.

The next moment, a girl with an extremely childish appearance appeared out of thin air.

It was a girl who looked to be only thirteen years old at most.

Her hair is pure white and her pupils are silver-white. She was wearing a thick red and black robe, and the robe showed complicated patterns - like deer heads and thorns.

Black thorns spread from the robe and embedded themselves in her collarbone, neck, ears, and forehead. Above her head, sin thorns cross to form a holy crown.

"...His Majesty the Pope?"

Cardinal Dominic was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously revealed the identity of the girl - she was the previous eternal pope.

But the former pope just looked behind Aiwass seriously.

The girl's body is condensed with powerful and surging power.

"——Fox, stand behind me!"

she spoke.

(End of this chapter)