From Prisoner to Si Chen

The next day.

Gillan wakes up from a deep sleep.

The sun outside the window was dazzling, and the light shone through the gaps in the curtains on the silk quilt, making it warm and golden.

After experiencing a series of events last night and several consecutive high-intensity fights, he was both physically and mentally tired.

I slept very deeply, without even dreaming.

After Ji Lan opened her eyes and sat up, she did not rush out of bed to wash up, but practiced as usual.

Although he has successfully climbed to the second level of "base plate", he knows that the road ahead is still far away. If you want to realize your ideal of living freely and well, you must work hard to improve your strength.

Therefore, daily practice is unstoppable.

After meditating, Gillan took another "wick potion" and continued to absorb the elements of the universe.

The difficulty of climbing the next original level, Level 3 "Glow", is actually not as high as that of Level 2 "Basic".

Because we have overcome the major difficulty of the original substance, the next thing to do is to rely on hard work to continuously improve the gnosis, thereby driving the spiritual upper limit, and then dye it for the third time.

This dyeing will also be the last.

Until it reaches perfection.

Finally, standing on the tower of reason, the light of spirituality blooms, announcing that the spiritual mystic has reached its peak.

After some practice, two hours passed.

Jilan finished washing, dressed neatly, and went out.

As soon as he came downstairs, he saw a black car parked on the roadside.

The driver's seat window was open, and a beautiful woman with long black hair was sitting inside. She was putting one hand on the edge of the frame and holding a paper coffee cup in the other.

Seeing Gillan walking out of the corridor of the rental apartment at No. 32 Price Street, the woman quickly waved and said hello:

"Mr. Gillan, here."

"Miss Maiev." Gilan walked quickly to the car and said in surprise. "Why did you come to pick him up in person?"

"It's a ride anyway. Don't forget, I will take the 'Gravedigger' assessment with you later, so I will take you through the onboarding process by the way."

Maiev showed her familiar sweet smile and gestured to the co-pilot, indicating that Gillan should get in the car.

Looking at her smile, Gilan couldn't help but think of the girl she looked like in the movie.

For a moment, I felt a little emotional.

Movie……

In fact, it is a series of moving photos that replay the frozen years and restore the historical fragments of the past.

Eleven years have passed since the plot of the old Peel City in the "Human Will" series of movies. The young girl in the past has now grown into a mature woman.

Although Maiev Matillie was once a male due to special reasons, she was sexually transformed by alchemy since she was a child, and she was actually no different from a female.

Gillan will not have any strange views on Maiev because of this.

As soon as he got in the car, Maiev handed him a cup of hot bark milk tea and a bacon sandwich.

"Let's just have some." She chuckled.

Immediately, he started the car.

"Thanks."

Gillan took the breakfast and sat in the passenger seat eating food silently. Looking at the bark milk tea in his hand, he knew that the investigation committee had probably already recorded all his information.

Even his own dietary preferences are well understood.

North Muse is twenty or thirty kilometers away from the central Triumph area. After nearly forty minutes of driving, Maiev took Gilan to the downstairs of the Triumph Building.

As soon as he entered the 100-meter radius of the Triumph Building, Jilan actually noticed with his keen sense that there were no less than thirty people guarding the place.

The instinct of being constantly targeted by a gun made his heart tremble.

The secret whistle is not weak, at least he is a professional soldier who has received professional training and has the strength of a heraldry-level gunman.

After parking the car, the two got out of the car and went upstairs.

As soon as he entered the hall, Gilan felt a strong sense of solemnity.

No one is making any noise here, it's quiet.

There were only office workers in a hurry, all in suits or wearing white, black or gray uniforms.

Even the women were bundled up tightly, with few skirts and mostly masculine suits. On his head, he also wears a small boat cap with an "X" emblem engraved on it.

When some people saw Maiev, they only looked at her respectfully and nodded, but did not say hello.

Gillan guessed on the sidelines that it was probably that the identities of the members of the investigation committee needed to be kept secret, so even if they met, they would try to avoid communication.

The two took the elevator to the 70th floor.

Maiev took him straight through the office hall and entered an office at the back.

White walls, black doors, and gray floors reflect the dazzling light.

There are several desks in the office, and behind them are several unsmiling middle-aged men and women.

"Reginal, there is a new colleague here... I should be familiar with you, Gilan Iros."

Maiev strode to the table of a bald middle-aged man and spoke.

She took out another letter from her arms and handed it over.

"This is a secret letter from the Chairman. His secret entry procedures should be simplified and completed as soon as possible."

The bald man in a suit and tie took the secret letter, opened it and looked at it, then raised his head again, glanced at Maiev and the blond young man beside her, nodded and said:

"Okay, Captain Maiev."

After saying that, he took out a stack of documents, but only picked up the top two and handed them to Gilan.

"Please fill out the form, Mr. Gillan."

"Um."

Jilan picked up the pen on the table and filled in some basic information about himself on the two documents. As if following a process, he signed and fingerprinted.

The bald clerk collected the documents and pushed a black suitcase on the table.

"Inside are your uniform and ID."

As he spoke, he took out a golden badge from the wall cabinet behind him and stacked it on a small black leather notebook.

"Since your 'merits' have reached 1,000, the chairman of the committee has specially approved your promotion to 'team leader'. The specific investigation team you will lead still needs to wait for the deployment of personnel. Please wait for a few days..."

The bald man held it in both hands and handed it out respectfully.

"This is your 'Team Leader's Golden Badge' and 'Investigation Book'. Your merits have been clearly recorded. Please check them."

Uh-huh!

At this time, the other five or six working men and women in the office also stood up from their workstations with serious expressions. They all crossed their arms and bowed to Jilan.

To show respect for the committee leader.

"Thank you." Jilan took the gold badge and black book and thanked him with a smile.

"You're welcome, Captain Gilan Iros."

The bald man said.

He extended his hand to guide the door and added:

"You can pick up your gun from the Armed Forces Department. If you have any special needs, you can ask them and they will customize your own equipment. At the same time, you can also redeem some occult items there with your 'merit'."

"Um?"

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that there was such a benefit within the committee.

He turned his head and whispered to the woman with long black hair:

"Miss Maiev, please tell me, does the Ministry of Armed Forces have any alchemical elixir that can restore the appearance of burns?"

"Restore the appearance of burns..."

Maiev thought for a while and pondered.

She actually had a detailed understanding of Gilan, knowing that he had experienced a bombing raid in Brak City and had fled to the capital, Museciti, with a severely burned wealthy lady.

So, are you looking for medicine for that lady?

He is a man who values ​​friendship...

Maiev silently felt more fondness for this handsome and powerful blond young man.

No one hates this kind of man, and she is no exception.

What's more, the two of them will most likely be partners fighting side by side in the future.

"Yes. There are more than one that have the effects you mentioned, but I recommend you to exchange for the 'Magnolia Potion'. It can not only restore burns, but also remove scars and beautify them."

Maiev smiled slightly.

“Several of my former female committee members have used it and they all said it works well.”

Ji Lan glanced at her and couldn't help but curse. Could it be that Maiev did it to those female committee members who were burned?

Maiev noticed his strange look, coughed, and quickly added as if to change the subject:

"The Ministry of Armed Forces has a wide variety of alchemy items, and most of them are derived from the Chairman's original formulas and drawings. You can use them with confidence."

"That's it, thank you for letting me know."

Ji Lan nodded and thanked.

While he was sighing at Mr. Pala's profound knowledge, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Finally found it...

What he promised to Miss Sparrow was finally completed.

After getting a positive answer from Maiev, Gilan left the office with some expectations, took the elevator again, went up to the 75th floor, and found the lobby of the Armed Forces Department.

There are many windows in the hall, which are separated by partitions and have a certain degree of confidentiality.

At this time, there were many committee members coming and going, most of them remained silent, and only a few communicated in low voices.

Ji Lan found a window to sit down and handed over the gold badge he had just received.

Inside, an old man covered in black engine oil wiped his chest on his overalls, took the gold badge, lowered his head to examine it for a few times, and then made a cross salute to Gilan outside the window.

"Team Leader Gilan Iros, do you want to receive a gun?"

"Yes." Gillan nodded.

"Committee members generally carry pistols, which are easy to carry and conceal. However, there are many types. Do you have any special needs?"

The old man in overalls handed back the gold badge.

"Revolver." Gillan thought for a moment.

He was used to using the short-barreled revolver he had collected from the private detective, and he had no intention of adapting to other guns.

"I hope to prepare more ammunition, more powerful ones, are there any?" he asked.

"Of course." The old man smiled.

He said, turned around and walked into the inner room, and soon came out with three small boxes and placed them on the table.

After the box was opened, there were three revolvers with different appearances inside, which were carefully placed in white hard sponge.

A long-barreled revolver, a short-barreled revolver, and a rare right wheel.

Gillan fell in love with the short-barreled revolver at a glance.

Its whole body is shiny silver-white, the bullet chamber is huge, the gun body is covered with various fine and exquisite patterns, the gun handle is made of ivory, and there are rounds of rings carved on both sides.

It looks small, but in fact it has sharp corners and a strong cold temperament.

"This was made by Master Artis Macmillan of the 'Machinists' Guild', and it's called 'Echo'. It has twelve rounds of ammunition, is waterproof and moisture-proof, and is extremely powerful..."

The old man in work clothes carefully observed the new team leader's gaze and immediately picked up the short-barreled revolver and introduced it patiently.

Through the introduction, Gillan learned that Attis, the master craftsman who built the pistol, was actually a mystic.

The Holy Grail of the Furnace, January Sichen's "Torrent" Road, Level 2 "Artisan".

As for the revolver "Echo", as an alchemical product, only committee members at the team leader level are qualified to equip it, so its power cannot be underestimated.

One shot can easily bring down an adult rhino.

If it hits a human body, it can blow off the entire head or leave a big hole.

"Okay, this is the gun."

Guillen asked about the other two guns, and finally chose the Echo.

"Here, Team Leader Jilan." The old man in overalls held the silver revolver in his hands, handed it to Jilan, and said with a smile, "You will like it."

"I guess so."

Gillan took it and smiled politely.

He played with the heavy revolver, and he could already imagine in his mind the scene when he held "Echo" and shot Ramon Farhan's head open.

"By the way, I also plan to exchange for a 'Magnolia Potion'. How many 'merits' are required?"

Gilan asked as he took advantage of the situation.

He was in the elevator just now and looked at his "Investigation Book". There were 1,029 points of "merit" recorded on it.

Among them, those who prevented the "Tailing Ritual", killed Manolan, and captured Deidir accounted for the most. This is also the main reason why he was able to serve as the "team leader" as soon as he joined the company.

However, due to promotion, 1,000 points were deducted, leaving only 29 points.

"50 points of 'merit', Team Leader Jilan."

The old man in overalls seemed to know all the items on the redemption list, almost blurting them out.

Ji Lan frowned.

not enough……

"You can use the spoils of war to exchange for 'meritorious service'."

The old man in work clothes inside the window saw his embarrassment and reminded him again.

"Whether it's occult weapons, materials, or other valuable things, it's all fine."

"so……"

Ji Lan thought for a while, took out a few things from his pocket.

They are a gold type, four gold wires, and a metal nameplate with half of its corners melted.

The gold seed comes from the "Black Goat" Mick, the gold wire comes from the four black-collar deacons, and the metal nameplate is obtained from killing Colonel Jordan before leaving Brak City.

The old man in work clothes took these things, but he paid special attention to the metal nameplate.

He held it in his hand and looked at it repeatedly with a serious expression.

He immediately raised his head and said uncertainly:

"You killed a Confederate colonel?"

"Yeah." Gillan didn't hide it. "This is the loot I captured when I was in Brak City."

"Salute to you, Captain Gilan Iros."

The old man in overalls was quite moved and saluted him again.

Then, after a simple calculation, the gold type can be exchanged for 30 meritorious services, the gold wire can be exchanged for 5 meritorious services, and the colonel's nameplate can be exchanged for 200 meritorious services.

Therefore, after exchanging the "Magnolia Potion", Jilan still had a surplus of 229 meritorious deeds.

He took advantage of the opportunity and exchanged some alchemical explosives mixed with mysterious materials at the window, such as fragment pots, burning pots, poison gas pots, and some alchemical traps similar to mines, bear traps, and cutting wires.

Even the alchemy medicines were exchanged a lot.

After leaving only 50 points for emergencies, Gillan took these things and left the hall of the Armed Forces Department.

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It's approaching noon.

Gillan took a taxi and went to St. Maud Street in South Muse. After getting off the bus, we walked straight into the Notre Dame Monastery.

Through a middle-aged nun, he found Miss Sparrow who was studying mysterious books in a quiet room.

"Mr. Snow Owl!"

In the quiet room, Miss Sparrow stood up from the round stool in surprise, lifted up the skirt of her nun's robe, and rushed to Gilan.

"Why are you free to see me today?"

Miss Sparrow laughed playfully and pulled Gilan to sit down.

Gilan did not reply, but silently took out a small glass tube the size of a finger from his pocket.

It contained a crystal clear sky-blue potion, and the liquid also shone with beautiful bright spots.

"This is it?" Miss Sparrow asked doubtfully.

"Magnolia Potion." Jilan said softly. "It's alchemical, it can heal burn scars, and it also has cosmetic properties... meaning it can restore you to your original appearance."

Hearing this, Miss Sparrow was stunned.

Ji Lan could clearly feel that her petite body under the nun's robe was trembling.

Sparrow carefully took the potion, lowered his head and was silent for a while, then slowly raised his face.

"Thank...thank you, Mr. Snow Owl."

She choked, holding the potion bottle tightly in her little hands.

Under the nun's bamboo hat, her face was completely changed, her eyes were red, and she actually shed tears.

Although Aurora gradually accepted her disfigured appearance, she devoted herself to the life of the monastery and studied the occult with Abbot Padmel.

But it's not like she hasn't longed for the youthful and beautiful look she once had. Women all love beauty, especially girls in their prime years.

How beautiful Aurora was once, so what a gap there was after losing it all.

Fortunately, she relied on her sincere and kind heart and strong will to survive those difficult days and nights. She even gave up hope and decided to return to reality.

But now, Mr. Snow Owl has actually fulfilled his promise and brought himself this magical alchemical medicine!

An alchemical potion that can remove her burn scars and restore her to her original appearance!

She no longer has to suffer the strange looks from outsiders or the gossip behind her back, and she can be her old self again!

"Woooo..."

The sparrow cried for a while at first, but the crying became louder and louder. Finally, it seemed that it had finally found an outlet, and threw itself into the arms of the blond young man, crying loudly.

Ji Lan silently hugged the girl and stroked her back comfortingly.

A long while.

The sparrows finally subsided.

She sat up straight with some embarrassment and glanced at the young man's chest, the shirt soaked with her own tears and nose.

"Yes... I'm sorry, Mr. Snow Owl, I lost my temper a little."

"It doesn't matter." Gillan shook his head. "There may be few people in this world who can truly understand you, Aurora. But I think I should be one of them."

The sparrow looked at him in confusion.

Then, he lowered his eyes and looked at the medicine bottle in his hand. The potion inside was so gorgeous, but the shiny glass tube reflected his ugly face.

"Mr. Snow Owl, you... must have paid a lot for this medicine, right?"

Such a magical alchemical medicine must be precious, and Mr. Snow Owl had just arrived in the capital for more than two months, and he had it in his hands.

The potion is light but heavy.

Sparrow knew in his heart that this medicine must carry everything Mr. Snow Owl has experienced, as well as the difficulties involved.

"Don't think so much, drink it quickly."

Gillan laughed.

"After that, I have a surprise for you."

"Um!"

Sparrow buried this friendship deeply in his heart, and then, without hesitation, he opened the cork of the bottle and drank the entire potion in one gulp.

Gulu.

After drinking the potion, just a minute or so later, the sparrow felt that the skin all over his body began to itch.

She resisted the urge to scratch and simply closed her eyes and meditated to eliminate distracting thoughts.

soon.

Then she heard a click.

"Huh?" Sparrow was surprised.

There were more and more tiny clicking sounds, and it turned out that her skin was scabbed, cracked, and falling off like an egg shell.

Not long after.

Sparrow stood up quickly, walked quickly to the cabinet, and opened it. From a locked box at the bottom, he took out a palm-sized makeup mirror.

Lift the mirror and take a look.

In the mirror, there is a fair-skinned and beautiful girl!

Pretty eyebrows, bright eyes, long eyelashes, small and beautiful lips, fair and red cheeks, crystal clear ears...

Everything is so strange...

Everything is so familiar again!

The sparrow's eyes shone brightly, she let out a cry, turned around and pounced on the young man again.

"Thank you! Mr. Snow Owl!!"

Jilan smiled sincerely when he saw the sparrow regaining its appearance.

Then he closed his eyes.

He stood there and fell asleep briefly.

Not long after.

When the sparrow raised its head again in the young man's arms, he was shocked to see three figures standing behind him.

Three familiar and friendly figures.

"Mr. Stork! Mr. Oystercatcher! Miss Seagull!"

The sparrow cried out in surprise.

She was already a level 1 "Kingdom" spiritual mystic. Under her spiritual vision, she finally saw the existence of her three friends.

"Miss Sparrow..."

The two men, Stork and Oystercatcher, looked surprised.

Miss Seagull's eyes widened.

"Little Sparrow, your face...has recovered?!"

The last time they saw the sparrow, he was still in a disfigured state, which made people feel pity for him.

But now, she has returned to her former pretty and cute appearance.

Looking at the young man beside her, she saw a faint smile on his face. The three of them suddenly realized that this was probably all the fault of Snow Owl.

In any case, the three of them were really happy for the sparrow.

At the same time, because we have experienced life and death, parting and meeting together, this reunion is particularly precious.

"You all are really not dead..."

The sparrow cried with joy and stepped forward happily.

But just when she wanted to touch the seagull's body, she found that her fingers passed through the other person's body.

"Huh?" Sparrow was startled.

Only then did she remember what Mr. Snow Owl had said.

Although the seagulls and the others were not completely dead, only their souls remained, surviving in the form of spiritual bodies in Mr. Snow Owl's spiritual kingdom.

"Haha, Sparrow, you look so stupid."

The seagull covered its mouth and laughed.

She stretched out her hand again and tried to touch the sparrow's face, but as expected, it fell into it.

"What a pity, I originally wanted to pinch your face."

The seagull pouted.

Several men present smiled.

"I'm really... really happy to see you again."

The sparrow couldn't help but blush again.

But soon, she let out another cry, and her tears turned into laughter.

Laugh from the heart.

Incomparable joy.

(Volume 2·Actors·End)