Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 784: The Child Who Toppled the Sand Castle
"Haha, I've heard of you, Odval!"

Hong Xiang smiled, pushed Valentine VIII off his lap, then grabbed Louise from behind and pulled her in front of him, making her crawl on the table.

"I have heard of your exploits as a young man before - indeed, even I marvel at your courage!" he cried, amid the unabashed cries of Queen Louise, now the Queen Mother.

——That was not a heroic act. It was not courage at all.

Professor Laxmi just thought indifferently in his heart.

"...feat?"

Valentine VIII pulled up his trousers and asked his godfather with some curiosity.

He had long since gotten used to this kind of depraved and sinful "love", and the slight discomfort he felt now was simply because the presence of Professor Laxmi, a stern-faced stranger, ruined the atmosphere.

"Yes," Red Prime Minister Peng Bonazi said loudly with great interest, "This man - he actually got a corpse back then, it was his dead sister! The news spread all over his town at that time... Even in the eyes of us extraordinary people on the path of love, this was a ridiculous and crazy act!"

Professor Laxmi lowered his head even deeper.

Hong Xiang was right, this really happened. And it was not an exaggeration.

This is the reason why he embarked on the path of dusk and became such a cold person... At the same time, it was also his original motivation for inventing the "noose", a magic potion specifically used to preserve corpses.

He had this special hobby since he was a child. Until his sister died of a heart attack, and he returned to the country from the city to hold a vigil before her funeral, he could not bear it and chose to desecrate the corpse.

This incident happened to be witnessed by my second uncle who went out to the toilet at night.

This was not illegal in Star Antimony, because necromancers could create undead with similar functions. However, it was still too avant-garde for ordinary people - especially because corpses and undead were completely different concepts.

Once this was discovered, even in Xingti, where necromancy was quite popular, he would become a "celebrity" in the town and become a topic of conversation. From then on, his "rumors" would always follow him. This made it impossible for him to study normally in middle school and university.

Even after he transferred to the Spiritual Tower, all his classmates and mentors knew about this matter without him knowing.

Some of these people were disgusted and malicious. They could not understand Laxmi's behavior, and even felt fear and disgust - but Laxmi was quite friendly to these people.

Because they are constantly reminding Laxmi that he is actually “wrong”.

On the contrary, those who have some goodwill towards him... or those who approach him with "self-perceived goodwill", always mention this matter repeatedly, trying to express an attitude of "I don't care if you have this kind of past", but they keep mentioning the past topic that makes Professor Rahimi silent and even want to forget.

Even though Laxmi clearly stated that he did not want to talk about these things, there were always many people who thought that he was "shy" or "repentant", and instead he made "jokes" more frequently.

After all, in this chaotic and absurd planet, in this country where many places are dedicated to the feast master, there are many people who have stronger desires and play more extravagantly than him.

But no one can really understand Laxmi's true nature. They just think Laxmi is too eager for sex, and even try to take him to the Moon Child's place to play; there are also people who have malicious intentions or are simply here to do business, deliberately asking him if he wants to buy some "beautiful corpses".

Laxmi is not the type to get angry. He doesn't think he is right and doesn't want to get into trouble because of this... But at the same time, he feels inferior and guilty for being special. Therefore, he can only choose silence, refuse all social interaction, and isolate himself from the crowd.

Fortunately, it was the Ziggurat, so people's interest in others was fleeting. He soon got the peace he wanted, and put all his love and obsession into the study of necromancy.

It is also because of this that he, who was born as a villager, had the opportunity to reach the fourth energy level.

As a transcendent on the Path of Dusk, he must choose a "secondary occupation" before he can enter the fourth energy level - usually, transcendents on the Path of Dusk will choose one of the Path of Beauty or the Path of Devotion, and thus change their occupations to become an amber craftsman or a ghoul herder.

These two professions are the most popular choices, accounting for more than 90% of the promotion professions in the Dusk Path. Other than that, all other professions are niche professions.

Professor Laxmi's profession is called the Underworld Walker.

That is a profession that is achieved through the combination of a ritual mage who has transcended the path of the Tao!
From this advanced class, Professor Laxmi gains the ability to communicate with the dead.

He can travel back and forth to the underworld through dreams——

——The so-called underworld is what some folk legends believe is “the place where people should go after death.”

In fact, "the underworld" has another precise definition in the dream world...that is, "the preparation area of ​​the river of dreams."

It sounds like a twilight zone, and indeed it is.

But because Amber does not directly manage anything, this area is managed by the Sand Clock across the border - when people are buried, their souls will be sent here; and seven days after death, the souls will be thrown into the River of Dreams.

The Grim Reapers ordained by the Sand Clock will patrol vigilantly, intercepting any soul that attempts to escape to the Dream World before the seven-day deadline, or trying to capture souls that have already escaped.

In other words, if the deceased wants to become an independent phantom demon in the dream world or even be promoted to a celestial being without relying on any pillar gods or celestial beings, he must first leave the hands of these gods of death - they are apostles of amber in terms of power, but in fact it is the Sand Clock that promotes them with the power of amber, so they are also apostles of balance.

Of course, resurrecting the dead is taboo, which is equivalent to snatching food from the mouths of the pillar gods and the heavenly officials. Even if it is an ordinary soul that no one cares about, if you try to resurrect it, you may incur the hostility of the Sand Clock because of breaking the rules.

However, the Underworld Walker has a unique advantage.

As the saying goes, "When a dying man is about to speak, his words are kind." No matter how crazy a person is when he is alive, his last words will always be human. Not to mention that the person is completely dead and his soul is about to be remade... Not everyone can be chosen as an apostle, and for most souls, the underworld is the last stop in life.

Here, everyone can understand their future.

For those confused souls, it would be very satisfying to be able to chat with others again...and those secrets that they have kept until death and never told anyone would be revealed.

Professor Laxmi can easily obtain many unspeakable secrets from the mouths of these dead people.

His decadent and gloomy posture, like a corpse, was proof that he had too much contact with the dead in his dreams and his soul was corroded by negative energy. It was precisely because he had so many secrets that the Rosicrucian Society accepted Professor Laxmi, who was only at the second level of transcendence and had not even signed a contract with the devil.

The ability to communicate with the dead is too tempting... and among a hundred extraordinary people on the Dusk Path, there probably won't be one who has the adaptability to transcend the Path.

And among all the extraordinary people who can reach the fourth energy level in the Dusk Path, he is the only one - that is to say, Professor Laxmi is now the only underworld walker in the entire planet.

Nowadays, even the reckless Hong Xiang seems to have a very good attitude towards this rare talent.

Therefore, he was not a member of the military at all, but was directly awarded the rank of major; Blood Coral, who was the lover of Moon Child, told him many secrets involving the fifth and even sixth energy levels to please him, and tried to control him with her body...and when she realized that she might not be able to do this, she wanted to make a plan to get hold of his handle.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

Peng Bonazi said with a smile: "If there is anything, you must report it to me in person. I hope it is good news."

"It's good news."

Professor Raximi said with certainty: "The 'Ms. Bayard' you are looking for is now in Leipzig."

"Oh?"

Hong Xiang opened his eyes, with obvious joy in his eyes: "Did you ask... or did you see it with your own eyes?"

"I saw it with my own eyes." Professor Laxmi said firmly, "She wore the 'Light of Herasl' numbered 002 and boarded the ship from the Theocracy to Star Antimony. She easily defeated a 'Bride of the Sea' and sealed it in a tarot card.

"Besides me, many people know that it was 'Miss Aleister who saved them.' And the fake identity of Aleister Crowley belongs to Vignes Emile Zola Bayard. She should be living in Prince Szijjaldo's mansion now... I think the previous Earl Dawn was killed by her."

"Very good……"

Peng Bonazi sighed and smiled quietly and contentedly: "Finally, I can see my old friend again. I wonder if she still remembers Bashir. We met before. That was the first time I took Bashir to the Crane Manor, and it was also the last time I saw Baroness Bayard... The Bayard Group was very famous when the empire still existed..."

Like a nostalgic old man, he kept talking about the past that he had repeated many times, becoming more and more excited, and Louise's screams became louder and louder.

But suddenly, his expression darkened, and his movements suddenly stopped. Then he pushed Louise away.

"——blood diamond."

Pomponazzi came forward and said slowly, "Why don't you know about this?"

"Sir, the secret room did receive information about Aleister's brief appearance in Leipzig, but the matter is of great importance, so we want to verify it first..."

Under tremendous pressure, Blood Diamond's forehead was covered with sweat.

"What's the result?"

Pomponazzi asked rhetorically.

"Still checking...but the result should be similar."

Blood Diamond said in a low voice despite himself.

"Oh……"

Pomponazzi suddenly realized: "It means, you know. But you didn't tell me."

——If I tell you directly, but it turns out to be false information later, it will be even more troublesome!
Blood Diamond complained inwardly.

But she knew that she couldn't explain to the unreasonable Hong Xiang, so she could only glare at Professor Laxmi and then admit her fault: "I was negligent in my work..."

Before she could finish her words, a heart-wrenching pain suddenly came.

Blood Diamond covered her chest and abdomen, screaming and stepping back repeatedly - she was just "heartbroken" in the physical sense.

"——Do you still want to attack Odval?"

Peng Bonazi said sinisterly: "He brought me the news I wanted... He is my friend. You attacked my friend, do you mean to usurp the throne?"

Blood Diamond was sweating profusely and couldn't utter a word.

Peng Bonazzi turned to Professor Laxmi with a warm smile on his face: "Thank you very much, Odval. If you want any reward, just tell Xue Shanhu directly... I can't wait to catch up with my old friend."

"Father……"

Valentine VIII opened his eyes wide and felt a strong sense of uneasiness: "If you leave, I might..."

——Maybe he will be assassinated.

After all, everyone knows that he is Hong Xiang's puppet. But maybe there are some fools who think that Hong Xiang needs him to maintain his rule...

"That's a perfect transformation into Moonchild, isn't it?"

Pomponazzi patted Lucien's head cheerfully, not caring about the puppet king's safety at all.

"How about asking Brother Leipzig to bring the person back?"

Queen Louise, who quickly packed her clothes, came up with an idea.

"No, no no no...that's not true."

Hong Xiang rejected it, "What if he accidentally angers someone? That guy isn't that reliable... I have to go there in person.

"As for Lionheart City, leave it to - never mind, it doesn't matter. Do whatever you want. I'm going there now."

He didn't care about power anyway.

Professor Laxmi added: "I speculate that Ms. Bayard's trip to Xingbi this time may be related to the 'Ring of the Tail' ceremony and the 'Perfect Man'."

Upon hearing this, Peng Bonazi was even more excited: "Great! Every piece of news you bring is what I like! I love you, my friend! Since I saw you, it's all good news!"

He didn't actually want to see Bayard that much, at least not to this extent.

It's not just nostalgia...it's also the confusion that no one wants to tell.

——In this era, no one can understand him.

No one is qualified to try to understand him.

After the death of its former best friend, the country has gradually deviated from its previous direction.

This made him less and less interested in Xing Ti, and even turned love into hate.

So he destroyed Xingti's inheritance with his own hands, and planned to personally sever the bloodline of his former best friend... He originally thought that he would be free, like a child who knocked down a sand castle that he had carefully built for a long time, and happily moved on to the next game.

But in his heart, there was only the emptiness of "meaninglessness". It was like he had finally finished a book that he had been reading for a long time, and although he had reached the end, he was not happy.

And Bayard might be able to answer his questions!

How did she maintain her "spiritual activity" after all these years?

Peng Bonazzi didn't plan to wait for the train - he directly transformed into a blood bat and flew towards the city of Leipzig at a high speed!

Although his speed is not that fast, he can walk in a straight line.

In less than half a day, Pomponazzi will arrive in Leipzig in person!

(End of this chapter)