Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 690 Interrogation of Honey Badger
Cardinal Dominic was chatting as he led Aiwass and his party through the interior, and soon reached the deepest point.

This place is completely different from the loose and natural-style correctional facilities outside.

The surrounding buildings were suddenly covered in a layer of silver-white light metal. Dense black runes are painted on the walls, which looks like a wonderful artistic style.

Just by staying in this space, Aiwass felt the illusion of tightness coming from his exposed skin - it felt like wrapping his skin in plastic wrap. His wrist kept feeling a faint discomfort, "as if he was wearing a heavy watch", but as soon as he lowered his head, he could immediately confirm that this was just an illusion.

That is the impact of overflowing authoritative power on the material world.

——This entire building has been turned into the "temple" of the Silver Crowned Dragon.

Even though the entire Eighteenth Circle is equivalent to the Theocracy's prison, this silver temple is the "prison within a prison."

In this area, even a first-level lawyer can easily exert the binding power of a third-level person.

This is a field that is quite the style of the Theocracy - if you want to achieve this kind of intensity of continuous gain simply through ritual means, then the price paid is almost unbearable.

The elves' idea is to build a large enough temple. This is much simpler than the former... Just allocate enough bishops according to the area, and the entire building can be continuously sanctified.

Aiwass visually determined that this prison for serious offenders, which is actually a "temple", is at least 30,000 square meters - an area equivalent to four standard football fields.

It's not that there are enough criminals in there.

It's because everything inside is not connected to the outside world - it forms a cyclic system within it, and the criminal's "atonement" action must also be completed within it. Unless specially approved, even the bishop who enters cannot leave at will... because even the warden here is himself a member of the felons.

——That is, Cardinal Dominic himself in formal attire.

"…Have you ever committed any crime, Dominic?"

Aivas asked curiously after hearing this.

Cardinal Dominic said gently: "That's a lot, Acting Pope Aiwass.

"The Theocracy has no [laws]. Therefore, no one can judge another person in a logical manner - and as I said before, criminals in The Theocracy must demonstrate their worth.

"Those who can heal others can heal others, and those who can synthesize medicine can work as alchemists. If you have the talent for research, writing, and calculation, there are places where you can use their abilities. Even if you don't know how to do anything, , The Theocracy also generously provides them with training...you can learn anything you want, as long as you contribute enough value in the end.

"But even so, there are still stubborn fanatics. Some are real deadwood, with nothing but evil deeds and no ability to learn valuable work; the value of their contributions is far less than The losses they caused, and some were unwilling to cooperate..."

As he spoke, Cardinal Dominic raised his hand slightly.

A heavy door without a door handle opened up and down, like a beast with its mouth open.

There is a woman in the room. There is no trace of his body, his hands are spread to the left and right, and they are fixed in the void by the silver-white triangle of light. Her feet naturally drooped, and a larger triangle of light brought her feet together and tied them together, making her suspended in the void.

At the same time, there were at least twenty strong light sources shining at her from all directions, making her body shine with a dazzling light. No part of the body is connected to the "shadow".

The woman raised her head in shock, but couldn't see clearly who was coming at the door. Then she closed her eyes again under the stimulation of the bright light.

Isabel immediately blushed and turned her head subconsciously. When she saw Aiwass still looking at him intently, she immediately puffed her lips. But considering that this was business, Her Majesty's puffed cheeks deflated quickly like blown bubbles.

Cardinal Dominic continued: “Because they are unwilling to cooperate, they cannot provide any value.

"And for these people, the 'Decomposition Institute' will be dispatched.

"To completely disintegrate sinners who are irredeemable and have no value... Such behavior is tantamount to murder. And it is a more serious crime than murder... There must be someone to bear such a sin.

"--that's me.

"I am the one who signs these documents. I am solely responsible for the 'necessary evils' of the Theocracy..."

...a necessary evil?
Aiwass suddenly heard a familiar term, so he turned back to look at Cardinal Dominic. Cardinal Dominic took a step forward and stared at the master assassin who was locked in a bright light.

"A master assassin from Hawkeye, a fifth-level [Shadow Dancer]. He was hired by Cardinal Loki for one million star antimony gold coins to assassinate the Eternal Saint Grey.

"This year is sixty-five years old. Kurt Ludwig, who has the fourth level of the path of beauty and the fifth level of the path of adaptation, codenamed [Honey Badger]. [Butterfly]'s disciple, [Little Deer] ], [Dance Skirt] and others’ mentor, has served the Hawkeye organization for fifty-eight years.

"The motivation for joining the Hawkeye organization was originally because your parents, who were members of the Congress and a famous dancer, were attacked and killed by the Moon Children. Your mother was awakened as the new Moon Child and went back to pursue the story according to her memories during her lifetime. Killing you who was placed in her brother's house. Although she didn't find you, she still killed your uncle's entire family and transformed some of them into new children of the moon again.

"You currently hold three identities on the surface at the same time: a dance teacher, a congressman's widow, and a female fortune teller. As a congressman's widow, you have had four lovers and married two of them. One of them has no relationship with you. He was divorced, and the other was the son of the moon who was assassinated by you.

"You have three children, one boy and two girls, all of whom have joined the Hawkeye organization. None of them know your true identity, and one of them is your disciple 'Little Deer'...

"...Do you want me to continue?"

Cardinal Dominic's face became serious and ruthless.

She read out the other party's identity word by word and unraveled the other party's secrets.

Kurt Ludwig, codenamed [Honey Badger], just smiled bitterly: "Do I need to say anything else? Haven't you already seen my memory clearly?"

In the past, this would definitely have been left to Cardinal Loki for stargazing.

But Cardinal Dominic did not use divination—she used the advanced divine art of the authoritative path to directly read the other party's memory.

"Do you have any appeal?"

Cardinal Dominic said calmly: "If you are going to be sentenced to death, what is your last wish?"

"……whatever?"

Honey Badger asked rhetorically.

She was not afraid of her own death, or in other words, as a failed assassin, she had already expected this.

"That's not necessarily true, but it doesn't stop you from saying it first... maybe anything really is fine."

Cardinal Dominic shook his head slightly, noncommittal.

"Then I hope... you can let Alice de Harcourt go."

The honey badger pondered for a moment, then answered: "Because she did not do anything. The only responsibility is to not report the knowledge at most. And based on her position, she cannot betray her identity. At most, she can only Remain silent. You can verify the authenticity of this aspect as much as you like... She was just used by me."

"Why should we let her go?"

Cardinal Dominic asked, "Do you have a good relationship with her? Or do you think you shouldn't drag someone who has nothing to do with you?"

"...Because the Hawkeye organization cannot easily withstand Duke Harcourt's wrath."

The honey badger smiled helplessly: "Especially after losing me as Hawkeye.

"Alice is the most beloved daughter of Archduke Harcourt, and both Hawkeye and Iris Gazette are using her identity. If it succeeds, everything will be fine; but now if it fails, there will definitely be a price to pay.

"——If Duke Harcourt had a bad opinion of Hawkeye because of this incident, those old aristocrats who were just like grassroots would also follow suit and draw a clear line with Hawkeye. But Hawkeye is fighting for the freedom of the human soul. organize--

"It would be ridiculous if the Children of the Moon seize power because of something like this."

(End of this chapter)