Chapter 25 "The Final Case"

Aiwass and Oswald came back very late.

Bishop Mathers had not been teaching the sacred art for a long time.

Because after everything that needs to be said is said, the only thing left is continuous practice.

This kind of thing should not be rushed. In the final analysis, these mysterious powers resonate only because extraordinary beings walk on their respective paths, and because they conform to the philosophical nature of the path.

The reason why learning, practicing and using mysterious skills can improve the level of extraordinary professions is because when extraordinary people practice these skills, they are practicing their own paths.

Since it is spiritual practice, it cannot be achieved overnight.

Unless it's opened like Aiwass.

In addition to "prayer", Aiwass has quietly mastered the remaining three sacred skills. There is no need to teach prayer specifically, because this is what is taught in seminaries.

Aiwass's original "basic prayer" was that he had not yet learned the correct prayers and prayer rituals. This is too long and troublesome to teach...and whether he masters the correct prayer method or not, it will not affect his career advancement.

The correct prayer can only draw in the power of the candlestick to heal the soul. Bishop Mathers also demonstrated it to Aiwass.

I saw countless glimmers of light, like larvae, flying towards Mathers from light sources in all directions. As he prayed, a thin shell of light gradually covered his body, becoming brighter and brighter as time went by.

During this process, Bishop Mathers' light attribute mana was slowly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Generally speaking, a depleted mana pool can only be filled up after adequate sleep.

But spellcasters in their respective paths usually have other emergency supply methods.

The means that belongs to the path of devotion is "prayer".

In addition to the general sleep, the consecrated path has two opportunities for prayer every day during the day. During continued prayer guidance, the light mana pool is slowly replenished, up to half of its maximum. Illumination consumes too much mana. If you don't use prayer to restore mana when out of combat, the mana is simply not enough.

The greatest advantage of this mysterious art of prayer is that it does not require any materials, does not require any preparation, and will never fail.

As long as you pray twice a day for a minimum of three minutes each time, you can steadily gain skill experience.

Skill level can steadily increase over time.

Even prayer times are flexible. If you are very busy, you can combine the two into one before evening; if you are really busy, you can even do it without praying - that is, you will not be able to enjoy this free and stable experience.

Later, Bishop Mathers specially explained the most important knowledge to Aiwass: "The Nine Pillars actually do not require belief.

"From a certain perspective, we are using faith and prayer to restrain the behavior of the Nine Pillars. In other words, we are like stakes driven on the land, and faith is the rope..."

But he didn't talk about the specifics.

That's something Aiwass shouldn't know yet.

In short, even if Aiwass didn't master the correct prayer method, he just couldn't use this skill to return to mana. When he gets more knowledge about gods and prayer procedures, [Basic Prayer] will naturally become [Prayer] of the same level.

After that, Aiwass stayed in the chapel and had a quick lunch. The thing to eat is the Holy Communion that was sanctified by the ceremony when Bishop Mathers demonstrated the [blessing] technique. After eating it, you can get a temporary BUFF, which can stabilize your mind and continuously restore your physical strength.

In a sense, the lunch Aiwass had was his lesson material for the day. Make sure nothing is wasted.

Aiwass also noticed that Bishop Mathers made no mention of Aiwass being in a wheelchair.

He didn't even specifically offer to help Aiwass heal his body and help him "stand up again."

For a healer of this level, he could tell with just a touch of his hand that Aiwass had strong vitality and was not sick or disabled at all.

So why does Aiwass use a wheelchair?

Bishop Mathers must have had such questions in his mind. If Aiwass's adoptive father, James, hadn't specifically mentioned this to him, it would be that his emotional intelligence was directly at full capacity - I don't know why, but if you don't mention it, I won't ask either.

The less trouble, the better. Just pretend you don’t see it and don’t know it.

After that, Bishop Mathers dragged Oswald to what looked like a pretty big football game.

The two sides are the "Mistletoe Club" and the "Lake Sword Club".

The former is the Theocracy's team, while the latter is Avalon's.

Although Aiwass didn't know what it meant for these two high-level supernatural beings to watch a group of mortals playing football... but it seemed to be a very important game. That's why Oswald didn't send Aiwass back, but agreed half-heartedly and took him to the stadium with him.

Anyway, with the protection of the two of them, nothing will happen.

Although Aiwass is not interested in this, these two are respectable elders, so they just treat it as hanging out with the old man.

So Aiwass also acted cheerful and cheerful. Judging from the results, it is obviously a good company.

The former beat the latter 4-0, which was the kind of crushing game that even a layman who didn't know anything about football could see. Oswald seemed very happy, and Bishop Mathers had no special reaction. He just complained, "I have known for a long time that there is something wrong with the club manager of Lake Sword." Overall, everyone is happy.

However, Aiwass got a very strange piece of information from their chat -

That is Oswald, the old butler of the Moriarty family. Although he has been serving the Moriarty family since the founding of the Kingdom of Avalon. But his identification and affection for the Eternal Theocracy are very deep.

But even so, when Aiwass asked him tentatively, "Do you want to go back and have a look?" Oswald just shook his head.

Can not go back. The old housekeeper sighed and said casually.

"Everywhere in the Theocracy is good, but there is no home. It would be better not to return."

This is also the first time that Oswald, who is as taciturn as a shadow, has mentioned his past in front of "little masters" like Aiwass.

After that, Aiwass was also somewhat silent.

It was already evening when Oswald pushed Aiwass and walked slowly home.

The setting sun hung in the sky, and the amber in Moriarty Manor glowed like broken gold. In front of the iron gate at the entrance of the manor, a young man with black hair, brown eyes and a thin body was leaning quietly.

He looked through the dark golden book in his hand as if no one else was watching.

And the pages in his hand were emitting a mysterious blue-green light. The light was like crystal clear lake water.

He openly read forbidden books in front of Moriarty Manor without any fear. He is obviously very familiar with this place and feels at ease.

Because Aiwass was sitting in a wheelchair, his sight was relatively low and he could see the name of the book in the young man's hand at a glance.

——"The Void Tantra".

Aiwass knew the book.

This is a mysterious art from ancient times - a time when the dividing lines between paths were not as clear as they are today. Therefore, many ancient skills may belong to multiple paths at the same time. But this book is an exception.

Its wisdom path attribute is very strong. The "art of emptiness" it describes is the origin of the later mysterious art "meditation" on the path to wisdom.

In the game, the owner of this book is supposed to be Sherlock Hermes. It was a collection he acquired shortly after the beginning of the main line.

Shylock is a powerful transcendent with adaptability to the dual paths of wisdom and authority. In version 0, he had the dual professions of "lawyer" and "mage".

He can be regarded as a powerful helper outside the protagonist group.

Although he has not become the player's partner, he will occasionally come to help solve a few problems. After the destruction of the Kingdom of Avalon, he did not follow the player to the Theocracy, nor to the Kingdom of Star Antimony. Instead, he accepted an offer from the Iris Kingdom and held a government position for a period of time.

It can also be seen from the name that the prototype of this character is Sherlock Holmes.

But it is slightly different from the stereotype of Sherlock Holmes' "pipe and cane" - Sherlock is half a member of the Glass Island Inspectorate, and at the same time a high-level transcendent. He is much richer than the Sherlock Holmes in the original work, and he became famous much earlier, before his own Watson.

At the beginning of the main plot, Sherlock was just 26 years old. At this time, he was already the "chief consultant" who even the Inspector General of the White Queen Division was polite to him.

As a lawyer who came from the authoritarian path, he also spent a lot more money on enjoyment.

He would buy the most expensive cigars he could afford instead of cheap pipe tobacco. He doesn't skimp on food either, and will invite players to a restaurant every time they meet. He will also travel abroad to listen to the best concerts and give them to friends - for example, the gifts he gives to players are of high value.

This is typical of the authoritarian path, which only wants the best. Not for the enjoyment itself, but to get the "best".

But after he quickly spends all the money he got, he will calmly downgrade his consumption, and live a life without money happily until the next event makes him rich again.

The biggest characteristic of Shylock is that he never saves money. He never considers his "what if he runs out of money in the future" situation.

Because young Sherlock was full of confidence in his abilities. As long as he has his own ability, he can get a sum of money at any time - he doesn't make it just because he has no interest.

He believed that if he thought about what to do in the future, it would be subconsciously implying that his talents would eventually deteriorate. Even more than the degradation of his quality of life, admitting that he would one day become stupid was more unacceptable to him.

This kind of talented and extremely proud NPC, but at the same time friendly to players, has always been very popular among players. There are also a large number of fan art, cos, peripherals and handwriting.

Until the main line of version 0, Sherlock is very active and has many highlight performances.

In the end, he died in the main plot of 1.

The cause of death was very bizarre - when the investigation of a certain case reached a critical stage, he was killed because he was investigating the case alone.

Although the plot is different from the "Final Case", it may be to hint at the direction of the next story. The name of that big chapter is "The Last Case".

Looking back now, the person who killed Sherlock may have been Aiwass's adoptive father, James Moriarty. Because it was after Sherlock's death that Aiwass' adoptive father reappeared in the plot.

At that time, some players said: "It's broken. The one who comes back from the 'empty house' is Moriarty."

Aiwass was extremely impressed by this incident.

Because when this suggestive main line name was revealed, the discussion and popularity on the Internet immediately exploded. When the plot finally came out, the players' reaction was incredible.

Compared to anger and sadness, more comments were "How dare you send a bento", "Is he really dead?", "Waiting for an empty house to return".

I don't believe it's true. But I'm afraid it's true.

It's like the feeling of a primary school boy making a girl cry and then saying "I really cried".

Even Aiwass specifically asked his screenwriter friend if Sherlock was really dead.

The response he got was also vague, "Probably".

But until Aiwass crossed over, Sherlock's "empty house" plot still didn't come. Instead, James Moriarty jumped out and showed his identity as the final boss of the main line of the version.

As if noticing the extremely complicated sight, Sherlock suddenly raised his head and looked in Aiwass' direction.

Seeing Oswald pushing a wheelchair, he smiled and put away the book in his hand.

"Mr. Oswald, good afternoon."

He greeted the old butler briskly and nodded to Aiwass with a smile.

Oswald obviously knew Sherlock, and greeted him warmly: "Mr. Sherlock, why don't you come in and sit down? The professor has mentioned you a lot recently."

Evans knew that the old butler was quite proud, with the stubborn temper of an elf and the characteristics of looking up to the top.

If it wasn't someone he recognized, he would never give such a good face.

"Forget it, if I go in, the professor will nag me again. I'll deliver the things and leave. If there's something else - just say hello to the professor for me."

The black-haired young man politely refused.

"If you have something to do today, why don't you come to the family dinner tomorrow? I'll ask the cook to prepare some good dishes in advance."

Oswald asked kindly, his attitude was completely different from the indifference when he saw Haina: "After all, the professor has been talking about you for a long time - and Mr. Sherlock, you haven't visited the professor for almost a year."

"It's just that I have something to do tomorrow night... you know. When I'm free later, I will send a visiting card to visit formally."

Sherlock was vague.

He exchanged a glance with the old butler, and Oswald nodded in understanding. He stopped talking about this matter.

And Aiwass also realized what Sherlock meant.

If there is something important tomorrow night, it is very likely to be the advancement.

His attitude is so vague, which means that this advancement is most likely illegal - he dared to openly read the mystical books of the Path of Wisdom, but he was vague about this matter.

That must be the secondary path he just obtained. The "Mage" profession of the Path of Wisdom is going to be advanced to the second energy level!

...The same as himself.

Aiwass was stunned for a moment.

Good guy.

——Are we going to meet in the dream world?

Today is still an update of more than 6,000 words, and I can't control the number of words at all...

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