From Prisoner to Si Chen

At this time, Duke Hawkes ordered people to settle the survivors and block information related to the "mine incident" to avoid causing unnecessary panic.

As for Sheriff Kuole, the Duke did not have any close contact with him. He only encouraged him a few words and then sent his men to send him home.

Gillan watched clearly from the sidelines, and Duke Hawkes' eyes were full of concern when he watched Kuole leave.

It can be seen that he values ​​​​his eldest son very much, but due to rules, he has to keep this secret secret.

The night is deep and the moon is high.

Gillan got on the carriage and returned to the lord's manor with Duke Hawkes.

Halfway through, he completed the mission "Stop the Nightmare" and, as usual, chose the reward of physical enhancement.

Along with a sense of heat, Jilan's physical strength increased again by 20%, making his strength even further.

Until they returned to the guest room of the manor to go to bed, the members of the envoy group were still asleep and had no idea what happened tonight.

The next morning.

Gillan got the latest news from Duke Hawkes while dining with everyone in the restaurant.

"Mr. Gillan, the support from the Royal Court has arrived. The Desert Patrol has taken over the Rude Mine and is doing some post-mortem investigations..."

Duke Hawkes put down his wine glass and lowered his voice.

"The disappearance of the 'Nightmare Monument' cannot be concealed at all. They may come to you later to find out some information."

"Yeah, got it."

Gillan took a bite of the bacon roll and nodded.

Duke Hawkes was quite unhappy and sneered:

"When they were needed, no one could see any of them, but now they look like they are doing their best..."

"Sir, please don't worry, this is my territory, they don't dare to embarrass you."

"The Duke's word is enough."

Ji Lan smiled and continued to eat breakfast.

Sure enough, as Hawks said, not long after the meal, a carriage team came to the lord's manor in a menacing manner.

Two dark-skinned men wearing scarves, sunglasses, and linen robes led more than 20 men and women to the Duke and asked for an interview with Gillan.

The Duke's attitude was indifferent. Although he arranged a secret room with good soundproofing for them, he also made a request to observe.

The hunting captain wanted to refuse, but Hawks bluntly stated that Gillan was his distinguished guest and the leader of a foreign envoy, so he needed to be protected from unfair treatment.

Since they were in the Dukedom of Hawkes, the hunting rangers had no choice but to give face to the Duke and agreed to this request.

Not long after.

Located in the secret room on the second basement floor of the manor villa.

"Mr. Guillain Iros, I'm sorry to meet you in this way."

The dark-skinned man spoke calmly.

On both sides of the wooden square table, Gilan and two hunting captains were sitting. Duke Hawkes was smoking a cigar on the sofa on the side. The others did not come in and were waiting outside.

"I am the leader of the special investigation team of the 'Rudd Mine Incident', Ed Carlic. This is also one of the leaders, Gunther Farr."

After the dark-skinned man introduced himself, he said in a deep voice:

"I need to ask you a few questions next, and please cooperate with me."

"Please tell me." Jilan put his forearm casually on the armrest, nodded and smiled.

"According to Duke Hawkes, yesterday afternoon, a nightmare gas disaster broke out in the Rude Mine, killing a total of 334 people... That night, it was you who suppressed the nightmare monument and rescued Duchy Sheriff Kuole, and 13 surviving miners."

The hunting captain stared at the purple-eyed young man and asked:

"Is it true?"

"Indeed." Gillan said calmly.

"How did you do it?"

The two hunting captains looked at each other, frowned, and asked Gilan again.

Ji Lan chuckled lightly.

"Sorry, no comment."

"Mr. Gillan, this is a 'Level 3 Nightmare Monument'. It is a legacy of Level 6 long-lived people. It is the most dangerous mysterious disaster... However, according to the investigation, it seems unreasonable for you to eradicate it alone. Bar?"

Gunther on the side asked with narrowed eyes.

"Do I have reason to suspect that the appearance of the Nightmare Monument is related to you? Is this a trick you directed and performed yourself?"

"Ha." Jilan shook his head with a smile, took a sip from the water glass on the table, raised his eyes and said: "Then I have reason to suspect that you deliberately induced the nightmare monument in order to assassinate the Bremen envoy and destroy the two foreign diplomacy.”

Seeing the expressions of the two hunting captains darken, Jilan smiled even more and joked:

"If you don't have evidence, it's better to say less, so as not to make me, an outsider, look down on your performance."

"Captain Ed, Captain Gunther, please also pay attention to your words and tone!"

At this time, Duke Hawkes, who was sitting silently aside, stood up.

He came to the table with a cigar in his mouth and a cane.

"Mr. Guillen is not a suspect, but a friend of the Barbaroche family, and a distinguished guest of his two majesties... He was the one who came to help after the disaster occurred, and where are you?"

Hawks said unceremoniously with a sneer on his face.

"According to the original charter, Mr. Gillan needs to lead the envoys to the royal city today to meet with His Majesty... He is willing to answer your questions, which is enough to show your face. Stop messing around, otherwise get out of here!"

As he spoke, the Duke punched his cane hard, making a thud sound in the secret room.

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

The two hunting captains looked ugly, but they did not dare to break out. After they looked at each other, Ed among them took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Elder Hawks, it was us who were abrupt."

Immediately afterwards, the two bowed their heads to Jilan again.

"Sorry, Mr. Gillan, please forgive me if I am offended."

Gilan waved his hand and did not answer.

Ed was silent for a few seconds and then asked tentatively:

"Mr. Gillan, we also want to ask one thing...after you eradicated the Nightmare Monument, are the things left behind by it in your hands?"

"Does the answer to this question have any significance to your investigation?"

Jilan said, but looked at the two of them deeply.

"Ahem..." Ed coughed, as if he didn't see Gillan's meaningful gaze.

After exchanging glances with Gunther beside him, he said to Gillan:

"After all, the third-level Nightmare Monument is too rare, and the value of the remaining spiritual disc stone is not low... If it is in your hands, we are willing to pay a lot of money to buy it."

Ji Lan sneered in his heart.

In his opinion, behind the "desert hunting", there is probably the shadow of the "winter snake".

After all, the person who wants to get the "Farmer's" mysterious disk stone the most is him...

‘According to what Duke Hawkes said, the elder in charge of the “Desert Patrol” in the royal court is named Plank... This man may be inextricably related to the “Winter Snake”. ’

Gillan speculated silently.

At the same time, he raised his head, shrugged and said:

"Sorry you two, no comment."

"..."

Ed and Gunther were speechless for a moment. They were already preparing to offer up the terms of the deal, but Gillan's simple and rude refusal already made their attitude clear.

"In that case, we won't bother you any more."

The two hunting captains stood up.

"Thank you very much for your cooperation and wish you all the best in Stuttgart."

After saying that, the two of them bowed to Gillan and Duke Hawkes. Then he left the secret room and left with the rest of the patrol.

After the desert patrol left, Duke Hawkes turned to Gillan and said:

"Mr. Gillan, let's set out on the road and head to the royal city of Klein to meet with His Majesty Russell and His Majesty Amur, shall we?"

"Okay." Jilan smiled. "Excuse me, Duke."

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…

Not long after the envoys and their entourage set off on the road with the convoy.

King's City Klein.

Among the bustling high-rise buildings, there is a high-end and luxurious private villa.

A stooped old man in white robes, supported by a servant, quickly climbed to the third floor, and then stopped in front of a room.

Then, the old man sent away the servant and knocked on the door alone. After waiting silently for two seconds, without waiting for a response from inside, he pushed the door open and entered.

Creak——

The old man walked into the house.

There was a man standing by the window with his back to him, seeming to be overlooking the street scene outside.

The strong sunlight approaching noon shone through the window, casting a halo on the man's shoulders and body outline.

The old man closed the door and locked it.

He immediately took two steps forward, bowed his head respectfully behind the man, and said slowly:

"Mr. Winter Snake, news has been sent back from the hunting patrol... The nightmare monument in the Dukedom of Hawkes has been confirmed to have been completely removed. No trace can be found in the Rude Mine."

"I know." The man said calmly without looking back, still staring out the window. "...It seems that the thing is in the hands of Gilan Yiros."

He chuckled.

"Being able to kill two 'Sonnets' in a row is really something. It's just a pity that the time bomb that has been kept for a long time did not have any effect. Instead, it helped outsiders pick peaches."

"Sir, do you need to use an informant to get the fanatical believers of the 'Scar Church' to take action?"

The old man asked in a deep voice.

"Hawkes Barbaroche is traveling with the Bremen envoy, and we can use this opportunity to attack...Hawkes once violated the rules and used deception to secretly save the life of his eldest son. He thought that no one knew this secret. Ha... Based on this alone, the church has reason to take action on him."

"No need." The man waved his hand. "General mystics can't deal with Gilan Iros, this guy's strength is not simple."

"Hawkes is still useful. Wait for a more suitable time and then kill him... Only then will the nobles on the moderate side jump into panic."

"Yes, Mr. Winter Snake."

The old man lowered his head and agreed.

Just listen to the man groaning and slowly speaking:

"Glanck, please mobilize the other hard-line nobles to reject any proposal from the Bremen envoy and put them aside for now... As for Gilan Iros, I have a more suitable candidate. Take what originally belongs to me. return."

"Yes, sir." Elder Plank said.

The man looked at the scenery outside the window, and a pale face was reflected on the shiny glass window.

He smiled, his green eyes flashing with danger.

"Tali has long put you on the must-kill list. Since you have come to my home court, you must show something..."

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…

At noon.

The carriage team arrived at the royal city of Klein and entered the palace.

Under the leadership of Duke Hawkes, the envoys successfully met the two kings of Stuttgart.

The talks between the two sides started at a luncheon. Gillan found this interesting. Whether in the previous life or in this other world, when people talked about important things, they often chose to talk about important things at the dinner table.

It seems that this will make it easier to get closer.

The two kings gave Gillan completely different feelings.

"Ocean King" Amur Eugene had long hair and a thick beard. He wore a dazzling crown, was serious, and had a pair of hawk-like eyes that were very sharp, giving people a feeling that he was not easy to get along with.

"Sky King" Russell was a bald man with no beard on his face, always with a gentle smile on his face.

The two kings sat side by side in the main seat, and on both sides of the huge square dining table sat the elders of the royal court, the chief prosecutor, and the members of the envoy group.

"... Mr. Gillan Ilos, the head of the Kaiser sent you, the youngest and most outstanding foreign minister in Bremen's history, to visit, and I believe he also attaches great importance to this matter."

"Sky King" Russell smiled at the main seat.

He raised the carved gold cup filled with fine wine and gestured to Gillan.

"On behalf of Stuttgart, I welcome Mr. Gillan and the envoys."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Russell, for your hospitality."

Gillan smiled and raised his glass, and returned the toast with the other envoys.

Afterwards, he toasted a glass to "Ocean King" Amur, who nodded lightly and raised his glass to indicate.

"Mr. Gillan, I heard from Hawks that you are here to cooperate with Stuttgart?"

Amur took a sip of wine and said calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty Amur."

Gillan nodded.

He gestured to Lanis beside him.

The latter immediately understood, quickly took out some leather document bags prepared in advance, and turned to hand them to the waiter of the royal court.

The waiter distributed these documents to the two kings, as well as the elders and the chief prosecutor present.

"Recently, with the help of the 'Mechanical Union', Bremen has developed rapidly in science and technology... Among them, one of the achievements may be helpful to Stuttgart."

Gilan said.

"Ocean King" Amur took the document, glanced at it briefly, and said:

"'Water Transfer Terminal'?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gilan nodded. "This machine is huge in size and can purify water efficiently and in large quantities, converting sewage, seawater and rainwater into drinkable fresh water."

"Stuttgart is located in the west of the continent, surrounded by deserts, and water sources are a difficult problem... The 'Water Purification Terminal' can effectively alleviate this problem, even if it doesn't completely solve it."

After saying that, "Sky King" Russell, who was carefully flipping through a thick stack of documents, showed interest.

"Ocean King" Amur, however, remained expressionless and seemed unmoved.

At this time, a white-haired old man sitting opposite Jilan put down the document and said with a smile:

"Messenger Jilan, this proposal is indeed good. Water shortage and high price have always been a major problem that troubles the royal court. But I have a few questions, please help me solve them."

"Elder Planck, please speak."

Jilan smiled politely.

Looking at the white-haired old man across the table, he was indifferent.

"First of all, this 'water purification terminal' is expensive, and Bremen is far away, with inconvenient transportation and difficult to transport."

Planck said slowly.

"Secondly, the energy source of this mechanical creation is not ordinary oil and coal, but a special energy called 'whale oil battery'."

"As far as I know, the technology of this 'whale oil battery' is monopolized by your Bremen Empire. If the royal court uses this machine for water purification, then after paying a high price, it will need to continuously purchase batteries from you..."

"Hehe, isn't this equivalent to sending the lifeline to you?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the elders and the chief prosecutor were not very good.