From Prisoner to Si Chen

Looking at the "Beautiful" prompt, Jilan looked thoughtful.

He realized that the story told in this film was of a long-term nature, so it would use common "transition" shots.

As a moviegoer, Gillan does not need to participate in the whole process.

Tonight's events are a critical turning point, marking the separation of the two protagonists. And he needs to make a choice to intervene in the plot ten years later from the perspective of one of them.

‘Peyton Ballard. ’

Ji Lan thought for a while and thought to himself.

It was also at this time.

Wow——

He found that the surrounding environment seemed to be stuck in a "slow-motion" lens, and time seemed to become sticky.

Slowly swaying flames, solemn-faced church hunters, bald priest with slightly open mouth, brown-haired boy with dull eyes...

Payton's hand loosened and the cross silver sword he was holding fell.

And during the slow falling process of the silver sword, Jilan saw it very clearly.

The shiny sword reflected the light of fire.

At the same time, another picture was reflected——

It's like a close-up magnified countless times.

The brown-haired boy was baptized in the church. Under the solemn attention of many priests, he solemnly put on the light gray novice monk's robe. Next to him, there was actually Jilan's own figure.

He appears to have also joined the Church of Hope, becoming a monk along with Paton.

Afterwards, the two of them ate and lived together in the church, received teachings from the pastor together, and studied mysticism together.

The two of them stepped into the "Road of the Fire Sword" one after another, became mystics, and officially joined the ranks of church hunters. Wearing leather armor and a wide-brimmed hat, carrying a silver-plated cross sword on his back, and carrying a hand crossbow.

Witch hunting operations and demon hunting journeys made the two of them grow up rapidly.

The two fight side by side, slashing down evil. Sit together by the campfire, clink glasses, drink, and laugh.

Payton Ballard has matured, grown a beard, and his eyes have become sharper and more determined.

Finally, he became the captain of the witch hunters. At the same time, I also climbed to the Theosophical Pentacle Spiral, the May Sichen "Twin Kite" path, and the 4th level "Tailor".

But Payton has been following the traces of his sister Sasha...

Wow! !

Suddenly, Ji Lan came back to reality in the blink of an eye.

My ears suddenly became clear and peaceful.

There was only the faint sound of raindrops hitting the window.

He suddenly found himself sitting in a quiet room of Hope Church. There are bookshelves all around, with hand-stitched hardcover tomes on them and some neatly stored parchment scrolls.

In front of him is a large desk.

There are some documents, books, quills and inkwells on it, as well as some occult objects such as silver crosses, finger bone miniature carvings and triangular brass pendants.

By candlelight.

It is an open piece of parchment, with carved wooden platforms pressing the corners. It records certain secret deeds in ancient Xilu script, and is also accompanied by some detailed patterns hand-painted in black ink.

Ji Lan lowered his head and glanced a few times.

It turns out that the events recorded on the parchment are about the old god's secret sect "Dettol Gold Leaf".

Although this evil organization has been destroyed long ago, there are still many remnants under the leadership of "Pan God" over the years, causing trouble in various places. Seducing women to become witches, driving devils to do evil, and constantly causing killing and chaos.

And Payton and Gillan have been hunting him as church hunters over the years.

But the strange thing is that they have never caught or even eliminated a single "God Pan". Even with solid information, they only hunted down some "small characters" every time.

Therefore, "Dettol Gold Leaf" is still active despite the high pressure of the church for ten years.

The church is puzzled by this, but no matter how many investigations it takes, it has not been able to get a definite answer... In the end, it can only be attributed to the fact that "God Pan" is extremely cunning, and probably has the talent of premonition of danger, and has repeatedly escaped from the church. Hunt.

"...According to the Book of the Bible, Volume 1, Chapter 4: Gami, the god of nature and uncertainty, was killed by Omer in the south of the world in 106 BC."

"The stars changed and rain of blood fell from the sky, completely turning the desert basin formed over thousands of years in the extreme south into a sea of ​​blood."

Gilan's eyes went all the way to the last annotation on the parchment, and he was thoughtful.

"Originally called the 'Abu Barika Desert', it is now called the 'Deciduous Mediterranean Sea', also known as the 'Inland Sea of ​​Blood'."

After reading, Gilan stood up.

He looked around the environment of the quiet room and deduced that this was most likely the exclusive study room of Payton, the witch hunter captain and a fourth-level long-timer.

Only by virtue of his status as a close friend, he is qualified to borrow and study here.

The clips of the past ten years that I "saw" were just the lens language of the film's story transitions. In fact, Gilan has no real experience, so it is impossible to get ten more years of memory and knowledge out of thin air.

He simply took this opportunity to rummage through the bookshelves in the quiet room, trying to find some occult knowledge that would be useful to him.

Suddenly, Gillan was attracted by a book with a green cover.

He reached out and touched the spine of the book, and the colorful entry actually gave a hint:

"The Secret of the Tailor. Written by Ms. Jiaika Scarlet, a member of the ancient Esoteric Society of Spirits."

"Although its content is not the secret biography of the fourth-level primeval 'tailor', it describes some of the secrets of its mysterious power in easy-to-understand words. It may have a certain enlightenment effect on occult students."

‘Written by Ms. Jiaika? ’

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

The author of this book is one of the three ladies he met in the "Withered Garden" when he sailed on the Dream Sea before, the unsmiling and rather cold purple-haired and black-robed lady.

It is suspected that there is an apostle of May Sichen "Twin Kite".

sand.

Gillan took out the book and stood in front of the bookshelf to read it.

The sound of turning pages sounded.

He looked at it very seriously.

The book records some secrets about level 4 "tailors".

This essence belongs to the Theosophical Pentacle Spiral, the path of the "Twin Kite" in May, but the previous essence is not the "journalist" in Jilan's impression, but the "wind media".

Wind media refers to the use of wind as a medium for spreading pollen.

In the medieval era, there were metaphors of "spies" and "information dealers", which can also well explain the characteristics of this essence.

‘So the original name of the “Road of the Fire Sword” may have different names in every era? ’

Ji Lan secretly thought.

Wow.

He continued to look through it.

As described later in the article, "tailor" has two extreme and significant mysterious powers, namely "cutting" and "sewing".

"Cut" means cutting. It enables the original substance to have the ability to sharpen and cut matter.

As a simple example, a "tailor" can add a mysterious influence to a weapon, making it sharper. He even exerts influence on his fingers to "cut" the enemy's neck with his bare hands.

"Sewing" means sewing. It can make the original substance have the power to mend and bond matter.

The specific effect is the opposite of "cutting". It can forcefully sew damaged objects or even flesh together and continue to use them for a period of time.

The original power of "tailor" is not limited to material things, but also targets emotional connections.

It can make two unrelated people relate out of thin air, "sew" them together, or make them fall in love or have a good impression. It can also turn a couple or friends against each other and "cut off" the connection between them.

‘What a mysterious and strange substance. ’

Gillan looked at "The Tailor's Secret" in his hand and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

He then looked back and read many notes about "tailoring", which were even extended to other fields of occultism by the author Jiaika Scarlett.

After reading it, Gillan was deeply shocked and inspired.

Because he suddenly thought of one thing, and that was the deduction and development of the "Secret Fusion Technique".

Fusion of Secret Techniques, isn't it just about "stitching" several similar types of Secret Techniques together... This is very close to some of the concepts described in the book.

After Gillan had roughly finished reading "The Tailor's Secret", he closed the book and stored it in the dimensional space.

Immediately, close your eyes.

Concentrate on imagining the fusion of the three kicking skills "Bone Crusher", "Meteor" and "Axe" in your mind.

In the darkness, colorful numbers flashed in affirmation.

But because we were in the middle of the movie, the deduction couldn't proceed normally.

At the same time, Gillan discovered that the "200" points of mysterious energy originally required for the deduction had been reduced by 20 to "180".

'After reading "The Tailor's Secret", the analysis and inspiration can actually help the "Banlan" deduction and reduce energy consumption! ’

Gilan thought, very surprised.

This time, he realized the value of this book...

‘After watching the movie, study it carefully. This will also be of great help to my future practice. ’

Gillan took a deep breath.

Tuk Tuk.

At this time, there was a knock on the quiet room door.

Immediately, there was a click and the door was opened.

A mature and handsome witch hunter wearing armor and carrying a sword strode in.

None other than Peyton Ballard.

"Hey, Gilan." Payton is no longer the boy he was before. Now he has a shawl of mid-length hair, full of wild energy. "I found news about my sister Sasha!"

He said, his expression solemn but hiding a hint of excitement.

Gillan noticed that there was a palm-sized mini figure floating on Peyton's shoulder.

It was a white and smooth humanoid creature with translucent butterfly wings on its back. It looked like a legendary "elf".

Gillan instantly speculated that this might be the elf who had been accompanying Payton, Puck...

At the same time, it is also a mysterious creature written by the October Apostle "Ode to the God" in the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

"Find any trace of Sasha?"

Ji Lan showed surprise at the right time and asked quickly:

"Where is she now?"

"Puke, show it to Gilan."

Payton turned his head and said to the elf on his shoulder.

"Okay, no problem." Puke chuckled, flapped his butterfly wings, and flew to Jilan. "Open your eyes, handsome blond."

Hearing this, Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

But he still tried to raise his head and open his eyes.

I saw the elf Puke taking out a golden leaf from somewhere, holding a drop of dew on it.

The dew exudes fragrance and is crystal clear.

Slowly dripped into Jilan's right eye.

For an instant, Jilan's vision was blurred for a while, and then he saw a picture clearly——

It was a vast ocean of scarlet.

On the coast of the Blood Sea, there is a dense forest.

There is a small wooden house located in the dense forest, and a woman with long brown hair is sitting on a rocking chair at the door, reading a book.

But the woman suddenly noticed something, turned around suddenly, and looked at Ji Lan.

Gillan saw it clearly.

The woman has delicate features and a beautiful appearance, but she also has an indescribable mystery and maturity. She is Sasha Ballard, another protagonist of the story who has been missing for ten years...