Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 787 What drives your elevator?
After Aleister showed Cyril's letter of introduction, the Black Phase took Aleister and her "daughter" Leviathan directly into the Ziggurat.

At first, Aleister was a little worried that Leviathan might bump into some bottles or jars, or hurt students or something - large dogs need to be leashed when walking, not to mention that she was walking a shark or a dragon.

But Aleister soon discovered that Leviathan seemed to be silly only in appearance, but was actually very smart - although she didn't like to talk much, she could understand and speak, and at least she was much more obedient than a real child.

Occasionally, students would come over to say hello to Black Phase and cast curious glances at Leviathan... Leviathan did not intimidate them, but always behaved very quietly and politely.

Although no student came over to try to touch Leviathan or greet Aleister, after all, for the extraordinary people of the Twilight Path, less trouble is better.

They adhere to the principle of not being mean if possible and not being mean if possible, and firmly believe that "meddling in other people's affairs will lead to early death."

But even so, Leviathan still held his head high and nodded politely to everyone passing by. This seemed to be a habit inherited from Alphonse.

"You are... Miss Crawley!"

A familiar voice sounded, with undisguised surprise in it - for the Spiritual Tower, a school that was as lifeless as a corporate office building, this was a rare ray of vitality.

Aleister turned his head and saw a freckled boy who looked a little timid.

It was Paul whom she had seen on the ship.

"Yo, Paul."

Aleister smiled gently and said in a friendly voice: "Long time no see... How is Dimit's injury?"

——She still remembers my and Dimit’s names!
Paul's spirits suddenly rose.

He walked over quickly and said happily, "His injuries are almost healed... His spine was broken by the sea monster's tentacles before, so he couldn't move. But after he came back, the instructor helped him with repair treatment, and now he is almost healed. He can now get out of bed, but he is still resting..."

He walked closer and closer, completely ignoring the dark phase. He only had eyes for Aleister.

"--Hey."

When he got close to Aleister, Adolf, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and scared him.

Paul then noticed the other person's presence, and was startled the next moment: "Principal?"

"It's the vice-principal, Mr. Paul."

Adolf said seriously, pointing upwards: "The principal is looking at you. Be careful with your words."

"Yes, I know……"

Paul's thoughts were disrupted by Adolf and he couldn't remember what he was about to say.

But because that matter was very important, even though he was very afraid of Adolf, he still stood there motionless and tried to think.

Because he didn't want to look stupid, he just picked a random topic: "Ah... this big guy, so handsome! What's his name?"

"Leviathan, this is my daughter."

Aleister replied proudly.

"It's actually a girl..."

Paul looked a little confused, but he didn't have any special reaction to the name - after all, in his understanding, it was normal for ladies and young ladies to call their pets "son" or "daughter".

The servants of the nobles had to give those pets far higher respect than they did to themselves, as if they were really young masters or young ladies.

He pondered for a while and finally remembered: "Oh, yes - Miss Crawley, my family... my sister wants to see you... although it may be a little rude..."

"Your master?"

Aleister directly exposed his euphemism: "Blood Coral? Wasn't she your former owner? Are you going back again?"

"Yes, yes... I'd better go back... It's great that you know my master."

Paul was a little embarrassed, but relieved.

The boy said quickly, "My master said she has something that will interest you."

"Oh?"

Aleister didn't care: "Go back and ask her what it is specifically."

Paul answered immediately: "My master sent me a message - she said, Hercules. You will agree to this word when you hear it."

Hearing this, Aleister's expression suddenly became serious.

Hercules...that is the royal family of the Herasil Empire and also the bloodline of Yulia.

Once the matter involved Yulia, Aleister immediately became serious: "How can I contact your master?"

"My master says that she will come to you if you agree. As long as you stay in Leipzig, she will find you."

"...It's best this way."

Aleister's eyes turned a little colder.

She looked at Paul and kindly reminded him, "If you can resist the kiss of the Moon Child, you'd better stay away from your master."

"Yes..." Paul also lowered his head, feeling ashamed of his weak will.

He had already escaped from his master...although it was achieved under his master's deliberate letting. Blood Coral doesn't like to force or control people, she likes people to ask her for their own initiative. So when Paul wanted freedom, she immediately gave him freedom.

——You can go out and play as you please, you will have to come back in the end anyway.

She knew Paul too well. And she was right.

Paul persisted for many years, but ultimately couldn't hold on.

Aleister followed Adolf and turned away. Before she had gone far, Paul suddenly shouted from behind her: "That——"

Aleister turned around and looked at him quietly.

"……I will work hard!"

"Don't say this to me, say it to yourself."

Aleister turned his head slightly, half turned his body and said to him coldly: "You are working hard for yourself - not for anyone other than you."

For Aleister, this was an old saying that he was tired of hearing and saying.

But after he said this, Paul froze as if he had been struck by lightning.

“You students talk a lot.”

Aleister whispered to Adolf, "He doesn't look like a necromancer at all—too noisy."

"You seem to like him."

"Okay."

Unlike his previous cold attitude, Aleister gave Paul a very good evaluation: "This child is a promising talent - Blood Coral didn't ruin him, probably because of this reason."

"That's why we kept him here. After all, he is more or less a spy..."

The old man smiled and chatted casually while pulling Aleister and Leviathan into the modern transparent elevator: "Let's get in the elevator first."

Aleister looked at the various cables buried in the wall of the transparent elevator and asked curiously, "What energy does your elevator use? Is it the magic power of the Dusk Path? Or is it driven by spirits?"

"Of course elevators use electricity."

The old man replied as a matter of course: "If it is powered by spirits, shouldn't it be called a spirit ladder?"

What he said makes sense.

Aleister was speechless for a moment: "What a surprise... I thought these pipes were used to transport mana."

"That's for the convenience of maintenance. After all, our place is prone to corrosion and damage. It's easier to check if it's fully transparent... By the way, necromancy can also do it, but there's no need to waste resources."

The two chatted as the elevator rose steadily and slowly.

From the other side of the transparent elevator and the gate, Aleister clearly saw a black pillar - this was the main trunk of the Spirit Tower.

It was enveloped in a strong amber glow... or rather, it was continuously producing the power of the Dusk Path, which was the core driving energy of the Spiritual Tower.

Even without knowledge of necromancy, one can easily tell that its texture is like that of a skeleton.

"Is that Lingbo's spine?"

Aleister asked with interest.

"...I didn't expect you to know such secret knowledge."

Hearing this, the current Black Prime Minister was a little surprised.

Aleister asked, "Is this some kind of secret that cannot be told?"

The old man shook his head. "Not really. Mainly because there is no need to show off... and even I myself don't really know where it came from or why it is so huge.

"If I tell students about it, and they ask me out of curiosity, I won't be able to answer them. But at the same time, I don't want students to care too much about it... Once you are too obsessed with something, you will go astray on the road to the twilight."

The vice-president of the Ziggurat said openly: "So we only put this knowledge in the textbooks, but don't test it - this way, we can demystify the mystery, and students can understand it without caring too much about it."

"Where did it come from..."

Aleister muttered.

In fact, she knew the answer to this question - it was not from the memory of her past life, but when she was learning advanced divine arts from the Theocracy, Aiwas had seen this secret.

The textbooks on advanced divine arts were filled with the origins and taboos of various celestial officials and pillar gods. Of course, Lingbo Celestial Official was also mentioned.

This is exactly the opposite of what most people know - because Lingbo Tiansi's appearance is a glowing skull, many people believe that Lingbo Tiansi is at least promoted from humanoid creatures.

But in reality, Lingbo Tiansi was a monster left over from the "forbidden" era.

——He was once a huge sea monster, a monster with a human head and a snake body!

(End of this chapter)