—Squeak.
The sound of a wheelchair turning and then stopping was heard.
Aiwass was pushed to the front of the podium by Lily. He raised his head and looked at the crowd in front of him with interest.
The students all looked at themselves.
Some were surprised, some were excited, some were curious, some frowned, and some had no expression.
Some people had just woken up and didn't understand what had happened; others were chattering away introducing something to the people around them.
But there is no doubt about it.
Even the sleepiest and least interested students at least looked up at Aiwass who made such a commotion.
Aiwass was right in the center of the crowd's gaze, looking at them and smiling.
Facing people's scrutiny and curiosity, he didn't feel the slightest bit of stage fright. Instead, he was full of enthusiasm, as if there were restless sparks flowing through his veins. His back seemed to be gently brushed by a girl's fingers, and he unconsciously slowly tensed up.
It was also the first time that Aiwass realized... and the first time he had the opportunity to realize that he was so adaptable to such "public" occasions.
He looked up and smiled widely.
He reached out and turned on the loudspeaker, which emitted a sharp buzzing sound.
"Hello everyone, my name is Aiwas Moriarty.
"You may already know me... from other people's mouths, from newspapers. Or maybe you don't know me - but it doesn't matter. From now on, I am a classmate of yours in the same college, the same major, and even the same class."
Aiwass's gentle voice echoed throughout the lecture hall: "As you can see, my health is not very good. I have been studying at home since the start of the school year. The person behind me is my friend Lily, who is also responsible for helping me travel."
After he finished speaking, the maid Lily behind him bowed slightly to the crowd on behalf of Aiwass.
Then, Aiwass smiled and said, "Professor Bud obviously wants to test me a little. To see if I have studied at home... This is also to see if I can keep up with everyone's progress.
"Then I'll explain it briefly. But I'm also a student like you all, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes."
As he spoke, he lowered his head to glance at the contents on the lesson plan.
What is said above is all the same old stuff, mostly about what someone did on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year... No wonder students feel sleepy listening to it.
If I continue to talk about these things, they will probably get bored after the novelty wears off.
Besides, Aiwass was not familiar with the details; if he accidentally revealed secrets that he shouldn't know, it would be very troublesome.
So Aiwass quickly came up with an idea.
He raised his head and asked briskly, "Now everyone has learned about the establishment of the Xingtan Kingdom, right
"The Helasar Empire was divided into the Star Antimony Kingdom, the Iris Kingdom, the Narcissus Principality and the Black Eagle Principality—"
At this point, he suddenly changed the subject: "Then let me talk about some interesting things that are not in the textbooks, but Her Majesty the Queen allows to be taught.
"… Do you know why the huge Helasar Empire suddenly fell apart?"
After a brief silence, someone raised his hand.
Aiwass looked at him and nodded slightly.
A calm male voice sounded: "It was because the demonic magic that transcended the Tao became popular in the empire, which eventually summoned powerful demons and led to the massacre of the royal family. After the royal bloodline was cut off, various places claimed to be kings. Then came the 'Sundering War' that lasted for six years."
So this is the history of Avalon, Aiwass thought.
"Please take a seat, sir."
He understood what was going on and nodded slightly, saying, "You are right, but not entirely.
“This is indeed the direct cause of the interruption of the empire’s inheritance and the severance of its bloodline, but it is not the fundamental cause of the empire’s fragmentation.
"The root cause lies in the struggle for the path. Most of the civil wars, invasions, and divisions in the kingdoms of the mortal world are caused by the struggle for the path."
At this point, Aiwass skillfully switched the topic to his area of expertise.
Professor Bud touched his chin, neither stopping nor correcting.
Because what Aiwass said was fine, it was still about the fall of the Helasar Empire and the establishment of the Star Antimony Kingdom. It was just that it involved the content of another course... the discussion and research on the war of extraordinary people. However, the seminary did not teach this knowledge, so it was still good as an extended reading.
When the students realized that Aiwass had started talking about the topic of extraordinary people... they all looked up at Aiwass with interest.
History involving extraordinary people is not necessarily mysterious knowledge, but it is definitely as difficult to obtain as mysterious knowledge.
Perhaps it is because he is "Moriarty" that he has the opportunity to access such secrets.
And this sounds a lot more interesting than boring history!
"All of us here, as long as we can enter the extraordinary, are fellow practitioners of the Path of Devotion. The very few who cannot enter the Path of Devotion will transfer to the 'Department of Individual Tactics' in the next semester and join the Path of Authoritarianism. The Path of Devotion and the Path of Authoritarianism do not conflict with each other, so everyone is not aware of the conflict between the paths.
"Just like the path of beauty that we came into contact with when studying art in the sixth department - art as eternal and momentary beauty, it is inevitable that it will be close to the path of dusk; and like the concept of twin mirrors, when artists do not lean towards dusk, they are likely to lean towards balance; secondly, those romantic hearts will lean towards the 'path of love'.
"But no matter what, there is a conflict between the path of beauty and the path of wisdom. The rationality of pursuing truth and the sensibility of pursuing beauty are ultimately incompatible.
“Similarly, the authoritarian path of controlling power, manipulating will, and leading others is bound to conflict with the path of rebelling against superiors, pursuing transcendence, and seeking a higher level of transcendence.
“The path of adaptation is about following nature and being one with heaven and earth, while the path of balance is about understanding the world and controlling nature.
“Even we, the priests on the path of devotion, are helpless against those on the path of love. They are always greedy, always loving, always insatiable, like hungry wolves that can never be full or fed. The light we emit sinks into them, like a stone thrown into a lake, without causing many waves.
"The Ennead Gods are not united. The apostles love, hate, envy, and resent each other. For example, a knight under the scales of the Silver Crown Dragon has a feud with a wise man who follows the Great Philosopher. And that wise man was killed by a fairy on the Path of Love. The Paths are inherently in conflict with each other."
Aiwass casually brought up the topic to the level of the Ennead Gods, which made people shudder with fear.
And he knew... These people were obviously more interested in the secrets of Avalon than talking about the Star Antimony Kingdom directly.
Therefore, Aiwass took this opportunity to bring up the topic of the royal family to excite the students: "And that 'knight' is the founding monarch of Avalon, 'Lancelot I'.
"The sage who was chosen by the Great Master as an apostle and ascended to the dream world is called Merlin. He is actually a 'half-illusion demon' who is almost impossible to exist. His father is a demon of the 'dream demon' race, and his mother is a pure virgin of the path of love.
"She was very beautiful, and many people came to propose to her at that time. But this lady had a strange characteristic - she could not get close to any man she could see with her eyes, so she hoped that a man she could not see would love her. After encountering the invisible nightmare demon in her dream, she knew that this was the person she was waiting for... She used her Tao ability to obtain the other party's non-existent seed. Yes, this sage is a 'fatherless son'.
"This sage was born with half demon blood in his body and possessed extraordinary charm. When he was fourteen years old, he was loved by a fairy from the lake on the path of love. But he knew that the 'love' of the path of love was fatal, so he kept his distance from her. But in the end, he could not resist the persistent and passionate pursuit of the fairy from the lake and had sex with her.
"They pursued a fierce quest for reproduction. And during their last, um... ritual, the Lady of the Lake killed him."
Amid the low exclamations, Aiwass changed his topic and said, "But this sage named Merlin is half demon blood after all. In a sense, he is also immortal.
"So he didn't really die. He just fell into a deep sleep and didn't come back to life until much later.
"After the love of a girl ended, the Lady of the Lake's next great achievement was the love of a mother. Her heart was filled with strong and pure maternal love. At this time, she became the elven foster mother of our Majesty... Lancelot I.
“This is the relationship between the three apostles when they were all mortals.
"After their great deeds in the human world were completed, they all ascended to the side of the Ennead and became apostles. Until now, they are still fighting each other in the dream world."
Hearing this, the students once again started noisy discussions.
But they weren’t bored—quite the opposite. They were excited about it!
This was undoubtedly a story they had never heard before—a secret story they had heard in class involving the founding monarch of Avalon!
It involves a lot of scenes that would make young people blush and feel angry... whether it is desire or violence.
—and the strict Professor Budd did not interrupt or make any corrections.
Professor Bader really likes to ask students to come up and give lectures, but generally speaking, after the students say a few words, Professor Bader will say, "Let me interrupt," or "Let me correct that," and then come over and talk a lot.
The student who went up to the stage could only smile awkwardly and listen closely to Professor Bud's lecture on a bunch of dry, boring, and informative knowledge. He stood there as a punishment until the end of the get out of class.
The fact that the professor did not grab the microphone to add a few words shows that he agreed with what Edwards said!
I didn’t expect to hear such an exciting secret in history class!
Such a messy relationship—
The boys were discussing excitedly in low voices, while the girls shyly pretended to cover their ears. Some even covered their mouths lightly, just to hide their excitement and laughter.
At this time, many students finally understood why the path of wisdom and the path of authority seemed to have no conflict but were always illegal.
This is not even about the disputes between the sects, but about the personal conflict of His Majesty.
In order to respect their ancestor who became an apostle, his descendants banned the legitimacy of the Path of Wisdom within Avalon.
"Amazing..."
Professor Bud opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in amazement.
The bald old man paced back and forth excitedly, trying hard to resist the urge to rush over and say a few words.
The things that Aiwass talked about are actually what seminaries will teach sooner or later. None of them are taboo.
However, these things are scattered in the course of Modern History of Avalon, Apostolic Relations, and the optional course of General Ritual Studies. Among them, Apostolic Relations is a sophomore course, while General Ritual Studies is an optional course for juniors.
The fact that Aiwass knew all these things and was able to string them together and speak them out fluently is enough to prove that he has indeed studied hard at home!