From Prisoner to Si Chen

After Guillen left the Church of the Atonement, he stopped a cab.

But he did not return directly to North Muse.

Instead, he said something to the coachman and went to the nearest and oldest bookstore.

As the business district of the capital, East and West Muse naturally has many new and old bookstores. The carriage driver is also a person who travels in various districts all year round. The old horse knows the way and quickly brings Ji Lan to a prosperous area.

Carriages and carriages were passing by on the streets, and the streets were bustling with people.

The taxi stopped in the middle of the road. Jilan looked up and saw in front of him a bookstore with a classic decoration and some years' history. It was called "Molan Bookstore".

Gillan paid the fare and tip and went straight to the bookstore door.

Pushing open the wooden door painted with red paint and inlaid with glass, a small bell connected to the top door frame made a soft sound.

Ding.

"Welcome to 'Moran Bookstore'."

A female voice with a mature charm said softly.

Gillan turned around and looked.

At the front desk, there was only a rattan rocking chair and a small wooden table with teacups and ashtrays.

An intellectual lady in her thirties with long flaxen hair, wearing a pair of round-rimmed glasses, was lying on a rocking chair holding a tome. His legs were covered with a plaid embroidered blanket and he held a cigarette in his hand.

"I am the bookstore owner, Moran Cecilia."

The lady took off her glasses, put them on the small wooden table aside, took a puff of cigarette and said.

"If the guest wants any books, he can tell me."

"Is there anything related to occultism?" Gillan tried to ask.

The lady raised her eyebrows and looked up and down at the blond young man.

"Agents from the purification department? Didn't you come here last week... I mean, it would be boring to come here for surprise inspections every three to five."

Her expression paled.

"Oh, Ms. Moran, you misunderstand."

Seeing this, Jilan explained:

"It's my first time here and I'm interested in mysticism, so I asked casually."

"No." The lady's expression softened and she said calmly. "If you want to read some novels and stories about mythology, you can find them in Area A."

"Thank you." Gillan said. "In addition, I also want to buy some books about makeup, acting and language."

"Area C, the third and fourth rows of the third bookshelf. Area F, the first bookshelf are all there."

The lady returned her gaze to the tome in her hand and said without raising her head.

Gillan glanced at the tome in her hand, titled "The Rise of the Machinery Union: New Contradictions and Challenges of the Chamber of Commerce."

Withdrawing his gaze, he turned and walked towards Area A as Ms. Moran said.

Taking advantage of this gap, Gilan glanced around.

The bookstore is not big, but the collection of books is quite large.

Every row of bookshelves and even wall cabinets are filled with books of all sizes. And quite a few of them look very old, but they have been well taken care of and there are no signs of mold or dust.

It can be seen that the bookstore owner, Ms. Moran, is a true book lover.

After Gilan walked into Area A, he briefly browsed the books on the bookshelf, but found nothing of interest. But just when he was about to leave, he found a red hardcover book called "Si Chen Zhi".

With a sigh, he pulled it out and looked at the signature.

Author: Paracelsus (1598-?).

‘Parra’s book? ’

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows and opened the book to read with interest.

The content of this book describes the twelve extraterrestrial gods recognized throughout the world, that is, the "Sichen" who symbolize the twelve months, twelve hours, twelve stars and even the twelve zodiac signs.

The first sentence at the beginning is:

"The old gods have disappeared and new gods have taken the throne."

Below, there is a quote left by Parra:

"The operation of all things in the world is governed by the Twelve Laws."

Wow.

Gillan read back.

It has been nearly two months since he traveled through time, but his understanding of Twelve Sichen is not detailed. Although the book in hand did not involve secret history or occultism, it gave Gillan a basic concept.

He discovered that Palla's ordering of the twelve celestial beings began in March.

What he said:

"March, the beginning of spring, is also the three points of time rift."

The twelve sichen are as follows:

March Sichen "Gladiator", the god of battle and victory, symbolizing Mars.

April Sichen "Miss Elegy", the god of graceful throats and mourning, symbolizes Venus.

In May, the "Twin Kite", the god of listening and witnessing, symbolizes Mercury.

June Sichen "Mrs. Ya", the god of dance and waiting, symbolizes the moon.

The "noonday dawn" of July, the god of hope and order, symbolizes the sun.

In August, "Our Lady of Sorrow", the god of torture and sacrifice, symbolizes the star Charon.

The ninth celestial being is the "Snow Lady", the goddess of salt and justice, symbolizing Ceres.

October's zodiac sign "The Dove Poet", the god of lies and betrayal, symbolizes Pluto.

November Sichen "Blind General", the god of conquest and command, symbolizes Jupiter.

In December, Sichen is the "Crane King", the god of resistance and change, symbolizing Saturn.

January's zodiac sign "Torrent", the god of machinery and enlightenment, symbolizes Uranus.

February Sichen is the "director", the god of records and inheritance, symbolizing Neptune.

According to "Si Chen Zhi", there seems to be no harmony between Si Chen and there are often fights. This is the origin of natural and man-made disasters in the world.

However, Parra stated that this statement is just hearsay, derived from folk rumors, and its credibility cannot be tested.

At the same time, he also said that there is another saying in the northern region.

Si Chen, led by the "Crippled King" and the "Blind General", were divided into two camps, which were hostile to each other. But this statement only stems from the strong conflict between the two gods' names, that is, "conquer" and "fight".

There is no solid basis, so the credibility is also not high.

Snapped.

Gilan closed the red book cover, thoughtfully.

He was very satisfied with the "Si Chen Zhi" in his hand and planned to buy it and read it carefully when he had time.

After leaving Area A, Gillan went to Areas C and F one after another, picking out nearly twenty books on makeup, acting and language.

Among them, it includes not only "Hiru", "Old Hiru", "Romy" and "Stuttgart", but also the regional dialects of Bremen in the empire.

For example, "Persian" in the northern region, "Muse" in the central region, and "Mediterranean" in the southern region.

After Gillan obtained the "secret information" of the "actor", he made up his mind.

He's going to play a great "prohibition agent"!

And this requires learning to pretend to be people from all walks of life, whether nobles, businessmen, workers, or the bottom... speaking the dialects of each region, so as to blend into various places where drinking, selling, and hiding wine are possible.

The more dedicated Gillan is, the better the agent's performance will be, the greater the impact, and the stronger the "guidance" feedback he will receive.

He believed that with his "beautiful" ability, he could learn these skills in just one night...