Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 832 The Painter's Imagination

After having a target, Aiwass continued to sway in the middle of the dance floor while secretly listening to the conversations of the people around him and observing their every move.

Just like that, four or five minutes passed.

If it were a normal dance party, this song would have ended long ago, and the dancers would have taken this opportunity to take a break and have another group of people take over...but the people here did not stop at all.

The band, with smiles on their faces, continued to play, and the sad dance music didn't seem to stop at all - the music was basically a repetitive loop, never ending.

Still not noticing anything unusual happening to the people around him, Aiwass kept smiling and whispered to the girl in front of him, "Hello."

"Hello, my Lord."

The girl made a clear voice and answered politely.

Hearing this name, Aiwas' heart moved.

This probably means that the other party doesn't know me at all...

So he followed the other person's words, and continued with a voice similar to that of the surrounding guests and a nonchalant smile: "When did you come?"

"I came late, almost two days ago. But I came earlier than you, my Lord."

The girl said with a smile.

Aiwass was a little surprised: "How do you know?"

The girl looked at the wine glass still in Aiwass's hand - even though her right hand's five fingers were tightly clasping Aiwass's left hand, Aiwass never let go of the wine glass because he had no idea what this thing was used for.

The girl replied: "Because you haven't finished your drink yet."

"……Well."

"If you feel tired later," the girl said with a smile, "remember to stop and finish your drink first."

"Thank you."

Aiwass said gently: "How should I call you?"

"My name is Sasha, sir."

The girl said softly.

Hearing the name, Aiwass was slightly stunned.

He remembered... the painting he was finishing was called "The Banqueting Tower".

If he guessed correctly...

"Which Sasha are you?"

Aiwass asked uncertainly.

He almost wanted to say, "Are you Sister Sasha from the host's family?"

But he changed his mind and suddenly stopped - there might not be a "banquet host" in this era.

If this was before the Banquet Master became an apostle, he was not called the Banquet Master at that time; and if this was after the Banquet Master was promoted, he should be called the Banquet Master. Even in the distant future, it is possible that he will become a Pillar God.

The girl smiled gently at Aiwass.

She opened her mouth and whispered, “I am the lover of my master Zagreus.

"——When will your cup be empty? Do you need me to serve you?"

"No need..."

Aiwass declined with a smile and drank the wine in the glass.

He was roughly aware of the timing of the painting.

He finally realized where the inconsistency was.

Whether it is "Sister Sasha" in front of him or the guests around him, they all look like human beings!
Their ears are round, not pointy like the elves'. But in the era of the feast master, humans had not yet been born - humans were the last creation of the beast master and the first creation of Hengwo. Hengwo and the feast master were mortals of the same era... In other words, even if the feast master has completed sublimation in this era, most humans are still in the barbaric and primitive stage. If there is such a grand banquet, it is likely that all elves will participate.

There might even be some superior races left over from the Beast Lord era... but in any case, it was impossible for them to have been extinct by then.

And the most important thing is that Aiwass has seen what Sister Sasha looks like.

He had used a ritual to pray to Sister Sasha - although Sister Sasha was only an apostle and not a god, and needed the host to act as a transfer customer service. But he had indeed seen what Sister Sasha looked like in the material world... and was even hugged by Sister Sasha once.

The hair color, eye color, body shape, height and even race of the "Sasha" in front of him are all subtly different. The only similarity is probably the hairstyle.

Sister Sasha is an elf first—she is not a human!
Secondly, Sister Sasha actually had a very nice figure under that nun's uniform, whereas this girl's figure was much more ordinary...

Then Aiwass completely understood——

Although he had no knowledge of art history, which made it impossible for him to accurately determine the time of this painting, he was certain that this painting was not painted in the era of the banquet host, but in the human era.

This is the banquet imagined by the human painter!

He knew about the existence of Sister Sasha, and her hairstyle was correct, which showed that the artist had done some research and looked up information - and judging from Sister Sasha's figure, hairstyle and hair color, the artist probably saw a stone sculpture of Sister Sasha.

In this case, it is clear where the painter got his inspiration from.

Theresa Monastery, the secret order that enshrines the relics of Sister Sasha - the holy place of the Moon Children during the Herasil Empire era!
The architecture here has a distinct ancient elven style, but people's clothing and conversations are more like the Imperial Age... and the exaggerated red-carpeted banquet floor and the white candlestick bust are actually unreasonable.

The reason why the painter made the candlelight bust white was simple - the carpet was red, the guests' dresses and skirts were mostly red and black, and the building was decorated with golden wood structures. If the huge bust was also red, the central two-thirds of the picture would be completely red, which would look very ugly.

But he obviously lacked common sense of divine arts, and his understanding of the elf age was not deep enough—

For Aiwas, who was the Pope and had learned advanced divine arts, he could see through the many common sense mistakes made by the painter at a glance. Or, it was because there were mistakes everywhere that Aiwas was not sure that this was the era before the feast master was promoted...

The custom of "red carpet at banquets" itself comes from later generations' imitation of the beggar version of Zagreus in ancient times.

He often held "orgy banquets" at that time, asking guests to take off their clothes or wear only a bathrobe and play and frolic in a huge wine pool. There was an endless supply of food and wine, and people would get excited, drunk, revel, and howl like wolves without even drinking.

…That’s actually because the skin absorbs the alcohol.

The more ancient ritualists believed that wine imitated blood, so just like being in a pool of blood would make the guests full of vitality. Because this theory made sense through ritual theory, the ritual was established - people could really restore their vitality through the wine pool ceremony.

But not all banquets can be so luxurious.

For this reason, people believe that laying out a red carpet at a banquet can borrow the power of the host through ritual to make the banquet more lively - it is red in color too, so just pretend it is a wine pool.

Since this custom itself originated from the imitation of Zagreus after he was promoted to the host of the banquet, how could there be such an exaggerated red carpet at the banquets in Zagreus' time?

And this cake-like stage itself is unreasonable...

If we say that these are all the painter's imagination, then it makes sense.

——That is to say, what Aiwass saw was not real history, but was related to the imagination of the painter who drew this picture...

At this moment, seeing Aiwass drink up the wine in the glass, Sasha, who was not a nun yet, also smiled sweetly.

She came closer and looked towards the door again.

"The host of the party is coming," she said.

"……who is it?"

Aiwass was a little nervous for a moment.

Zagreus?

The girl, who looked quite childish, replied: "It's my son, Cain."

"……what?"

Aiwass was stunned for a moment and couldn't hold it together for a moment.

—Wait a minute, this isn’t right!
The Blood Sky Master is a person and the Son of God who only appears after the host of the banquet is promoted!
When Zagreus was the host of the feast, Cain had not even become pregnant!
For a moment, he couldn't help but want to punch the painter on the head.

Can you please check the information before you paint religious paintings!!!
(End of this chapter)