Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 835: Changing history means distorting the future

If it wasn't necessary, he didn't want to choose this path.

...But who made him run into that guy?

The old wizard Sandro, in the "baboon" posture, holding his staff, left the palace of the sleeping lion.

He walked on the road and sighed: "What a headache..."

If nothing unexpected happens, the fox should also be a promoted person, and it should be the number one ranked "Big Snake".

The host even judged that she was more powerful than himself holding a staff—

——You know, the core material of the staff in his hand is the gem of Geometry Heaven!

With this staff he made by himself, he was able to suppress most fifth-level transcendents... In fact, the old wizard codenamed "Pelican" had already prepared a strategy in advance to prevent others from targeting him if he ranked first. But when he came in, everyone was stunned... He was only ranked third?

Now, just by counting the number of people, you can know who is who and what path they are on: he himself is on the path of wisdom, the second-ranked "Sun" is on the path of dedication, and the last one "Sour Wine" is on the path of authority. And the clown Lalo of the path of beauty, the rebellious eldest daughter of Master Walter's family is on the path of love, and there are warriors from Black Hawk, necromancers from the Ziggurat... and the eldest princess of Xingtan, she can only be on the path of balance.

——Although the number one “Big Snake” didn’t say a word, her identity had already been locked.

She can only transcend the path.

But it was obvious that she did not belong to the Star Antimony Society - the clown Lalo had no ill will towards her, which meant that she had not done anything bad, and there was no one with clean hands in the Demon Society.

At the same time, she seems to have a close relationship with the human archbishop "The Sun".

Although they didn't talk much, Sandro could clearly feel the lack of distance between them - when one of them talked to him, the other one talked directly to him without any reaction from the other one.

——This shows that the relationship between the two of them must be quite close, at least to the extent that they can trust each other. They also sat close to each other, indicating that they were allies who participated in the promotion ceremony together.

A transcendent who has a close relationship with the Archbishop and trusts him enough...

In addition, she is more powerful than herself who holds the geometric artifact; she is near the star, but the clown Lalo has no hostility towards her and does not even recognize her; the eldest daughter of the Walter family knows that she is the Son of the Moon, but does not know her name; and she herself, as the Son of the Moon, has no sense of identification with the Son of the Moon, but instead has a good impression of those who have been promoted from the authoritarian path... and that imperial-style aristocratic clothing.

To sum up, the identity of "Big Snake" is self-evident.

——She is the "Aleister".

A more accurate identity is the daughter of the moon who survived from the imperial era - Baroness Bayard.

According to the astrological results of the Mage Tower, the first generation Red Phase was killed by her.

She should also be a fifth-level Moon Child, but she does not have much recognition of the Moon Child race. Considering her close relationship with the church, she is most likely a "Moonlight Scholar" and the most traditional believer of Hengwo... and her lover, the contemporary Eternal Pope Aiwas, even prayed for a miracle from Hengwo, which is consistent.

The "Great Snake" will transcend the path to the fifth energy level, probably in order to complete the great achievement of the legendary "perfect man".

Because of this, the "Pelican" never considered the possibility of becoming an enemy of the giant snake.

So what if I’m promoted to the fifth level?
——Can they still defeat the Pope’s guards?
Don't be ridiculous - an enemy of that level is simply not something I can handle.

Lady Bayard can even bring an archbishop from the church to accompany her in her promotion!

You know, this is a life-threatening, independent New Moon Ceremony. This is enough to prove her status in the church.

...Although the results of astrology show that the first generation Hong Xiang was killed by her, the church may not be involved.

Because astrology determined that the first Red Phase died because of being outnumbered; but at the same time, astrology also said that the only enemy who had caused him harm was Aleister.

——These two results are very contradictory.

The Mage Tower knew that Red Phase had the ability to transform into thousands of different forms. They had witnessed this ability during the Sundering War and the key battles that led to the surrender of the Narcissus Principality. Red Phase had always been the side with the numerical advantage. When would it be his turn to "fight the majority with the minority"?

So there is only one possibility - the Theocracy has transferred a large number of cardinals and archbishops to provide her with very powerful enhancements and gains. This means that Aleister is highly bound to the Theocracy. First of all, he is weaker than the other party, and secondly, if he kills the other party, it may lead to revenge, so it is better not to choose to conflict with the other party.

And in the Crescent Moon Ceremony, there are no so-called "teammates" - if "Sun" and "Orochi" survive to the end, then the ones who will be eliminated in the end will definitely be passers-by, so there is no point in following them and barely surviving.

The best way is to act as a "staff" or "brain trust" and first take up most of the points of the second painting according to your contribution, so that the white horse can win quickly. Then run to the first or third painting to help the "sun" complete the painting... help them both complete their own paintings, and then get the most points in the whole game and survive to the end.

As long as his contribution exceeds two-thirds, then the cumulative score of the two paintings will not be higher than his. In this way, he can be eliminated and resurrected under the special condition of choosing one out of three, and win through special victory conditions.

In the eyes of the Pelicans, this is the best option no matter what - as long as the Snakes and the Suns are smart, they can only and should choose this.

After all, he was a transcendent of the path of wisdom, so he would definitely be the fastest to complete this kind of mission. The first, second, and third teams were together, and he assumed that he would be the last one to be killed... Then as long as he didn't kill anyone, he could prevent someone from being resurrected because of the "three choices".

So, this is a sure-fire way to win—

…But that “big snake” was much harder to talk to than he had imagined.

The old wizard wanted to communicate with the other party, but he didn't know how to convince him.

But at this moment, the baboon fell into deep thought.

Speaking of which...

Since this fairy tale is mixed with the secrets of the "War of the Rift" and the "War of Heaven's Punishment", are there other metaphors mixed in?

The ending of "Snow Queen" felt a little strange to him.

There is no doubt that the golden lion is a male lion. The prototype of the white horse is the silver-crowned dragon, so it is obviously a male... He is not a son of the moon who believes in the feast master, so how could he capture the "white horse" to be the queen?

If one were to ask who best fits the title of "Snow Queen", then the first person that came to Baboon's mind would be the newly promoted "Winter Queen". But in this fairy tale, the symbol of the stars should be "young lion" or "black wolf", which obviously has nothing to do with the Silver Crown Dragon.

unless……

"…I remember that there is another explanation for that history."

The baboon fell into thought: "I seem to have read in a book that the Silver Crown Dragon is said to have another incarnation."

That is a black and red disaster dragon.

It is the remaining power of Arthur when he was the Crown Celestial Lord, and is now being sealed by the Silver Crown Dragon.

If this lion does not only refer to the Helasar Empire...it may have another meaning.

——That is the beast master.

If the golden lion king is understood as the lord of beasts... then this painting can be twisted in the direction of "Snow Queen" or "Animal World"!

"The part about the Lion King that fits the 'Earth-Splitting War' is actually just 'being torn apart from within'. All we need to do is kill the moles in advance, and then... find a queen for the Lion King. Then it will become a story of Hengwo taming the beast master with love!"

The baboon suddenly understood: "That is to say, the 'white horse' is not necessarily the Silver Crown Dragon. I just had a preconceived notion! It can also be 'Hengwo', and the lion king can be the beast master, and of course the giant bear can be one too! The mole can be the son of the moon 'hatched from the Helasar Empire', but if the white horse is Hengwo... then the one that crawled out of the dead beast master can also be regarded as the 'Blood Sky Master'!
"——Because this is not a fixed story, it's just a painting!

"The secret of this promotion ceremony is that... the paintings that have been created can also be modified to have other meanings. So the history that has been determined may also be changed.

"Those three answers are not about 'which one is correct'...but every one of them is correct!

"That choice actually refers to 'what do you want the content of this painting to become'. Therefore, you only need to cut off the part of the 'future' that does not belong to your choice, which is equivalent to reversing the 'past' and thus distorting the 'future' of the past!"

The old wizard has thoroughly understood the core mechanism of this ritual.

It is like erasing some of the messy words, so that the remaining words will automatically form a new meaning.

...So this is how the Pillar God changes history? !
And the Pelican also confirmed that most people probably haven't figured out how the mission will proceed. They are probably still looking for the "correct answer", but they don't know that this ritual is to "distort the world" to "create their own answer"!
——So, I must win!
(End of this chapter)