From Prisoner to Si Chen

Intuition told Gillan that the other party was unusual.

Then the original ability "Guidance Prompt" was activated, and a bright light flashed in Jilan's eyes, and some information about the old man in red robe emerged:

"Valentin Roberts."

"Male, 168 years old."

"The second priest of the 'Church of Scars', the guilty elder of the secret society 'Ascetic Sect', codenamed 'Priest of Sin'."

Ji Lan remained calm on the surface, his eyes focused.

At the same time, I couldn't help but let out a sigh in my heart.

‘This man’s spirituality is dazzling, and his original level has probably reached level 5 “Brilliant”… Unexpectedly, he is a high-ranking member of the “Ascetic Sect” and holds a considerable position in the “Scar Church”? ’

Just at this moment, Foreign Minister Doroteo whispered:

"Mr. Gillan?"

Gilan turned around and saw that Doroteo, who was leading the way, had stopped and was looking back at him with an inquiring look on his face.

"Mr. Doroteo, do you know the church priest over at the donation box in the square?"

Gillan asked casually.

Doroteo looked in the direction Gilan said with a puzzled expression.

"Priest of the donation box in the square?"

"Yes, the one in red robe..."

Ji Lan reached out and looked back again, but suddenly frowned.

Because the old man in red robe who was sitting cross-legged on the chair behind the donation box disappeared without a trace at some point.

Only a few believers came and went, either prostrating themselves or making donations.

'What's going on...'

Jilan narrowed his eyes.

In just a few seconds, the other party disappeared from under his eyes.

"It's okay, let's continue visiting inside."

He couldn't help but be on guard, and at the same time smiled politely at Minister Doroteo.

Immediately, the other party just nodded lightly, did not ask any further questions, and dutifully led Gilan the way and introduced the surrounding buildings.

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at the same time.

In the attic on the top floor of the ancient building that Gillan first passed by.

A blue-eyed man with a walking stick stood behind the stained glass window. His expression was quite solemn, even with a hint of fear.

The two servants behind him looked like they were seeing ghosts.

After they looked at each other, they spoke in surprise and asked the green-eyed man:

"Lord Winter Snake, Sin Priest...why did he suddenly disappear?!"

"..."

Dong She remained silent, staring out the window with her green eyes, fixing her sight on a graceful back that was getting further and further away.

The two servants were only third-level spiritual mystics, and their eyesight and perception were insufficient, so they naturally did not see clearly.

But he just saw something strange.

Just now, a young woman wearing a purple dress and a wide-brimmed straw hat walked to the donation box and handed a gold coin to the sin priest.

After the Sin Priest took it, there was a clear look of astonishment on his wrinkled old face.

Winter Snake saw it very clearly at that time.

As soon as the sin priest raised his head and looked at the face of the woman in the wide-brimmed hat, he disappeared out of thin air in the next second.

There was no radiation from the magnetic field, no signs, and no attention from the surrounding believers...

A 5th-level veteran Kusei disappeared silently from the world!

After witnessing this scene, Dong She felt a chill running down her spine, and a deep fear rose from the bottom of her heart.

Who is that woman...

Why would she take action at this point in time and use incomprehensible means to make the Sin Priest disappear without a trace...

What a coincidence...

Could it be...

Winter Snake inexplicably thought of a possibility.

A possibility that he couldn't believe.

He suddenly turned his head and looked far away, staring directly at the Bremen envoys who had gone deep into the church area.

His eyes fell on the leading young man.

"Is this the back-up plan of Gilan Yiros?!"

Dong She murmured in a very unwilling tone.

"That woman is at least level 6 in strength!"

"Did the top management of Bremen arrange a strong man for him to protect him?!"

"No...how is this possible? The Sin Priest hasn't taken action yet, so how does he know the source of the danger?!"

"Or...divination? Prediction of danger?"

The blue-eyed man's mind was filled with confusion for a while. Although he was proficient in layout and good at being the man behind the scenes, he could not see the full picture of the matter because of the lack of clues and intelligence.

This sense of unknown is what winter snakes hate the most.

He doesn't like to be blind and act based on guesswork.

"Let's go!" Dong She took a deep breath, turned her head and said in a deep voice to her two servants. "Get out of here quickly..."

After saying that, he raised his cane.

An emerald at the top of the staff's handle bloomed with light, as if a green gauze was ejected, covering the figures of the three people and making them blurry.

This green light seems to have some mysterious power, able to block detection and spiritual vision.

Immediately, the green light gradually dimmed and finally disappeared.

Also missing were the three of them.

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Gillan felt strange.

After nearly two hours of traveling and visiting, until the end of the event, he did not encounter any accidents.

The unexpected emergency did not occur.

As for the suspicious old man in red robe, except for a glance when they first looked at each other, he never appeared again.

‘It seems...the person behind the scenes didn’t choose to take action against me at this time? ’

Gilan led the envoys, followed Minister Doroteo and others back the same way, and walked out along the gravel path.

The carriages were parked outside the church area, and they were about to board the carriage again and return to the palace for lunch.

‘Let’s see what means you have. ’

Jilan lowered his eyes and thought to himself.

Just when everyone passed through an arch and arrived at the lawn area outside the church.

An old gray-robed priest strode forward, followed by two young priests adopted by the church.

"Good day everyone."

The old priest saluted everyone, looked directly at the purple-eyed young man at the head, and said with a smile:

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Guillain Iros?"

"It's me." Everyone stopped and Jilan nodded. "Excuse me, what's the matter?"

"That's right, a lady just entrusted me to deliver this suitcase to you."

The old priest said, turning his head to gesture to the two teenagers.

The young priest quickly stepped forward and handed a leather suitcase to Gillan.

"Huh?" Jilan took the suitcase and raised his eyebrows. "A lady gave it to me?"

"Yes, a lady wearing a purple skirt and a wide-brimmed straw hat... said she was your friend."

The old priest said with a gentle smile.

Hearing his description, Gilan couldn't help but be startled.

It reminded him of someone.

The mysterious woman named "Menis" whom I met by chance on the train...

'Could it be her? ’

Gilan glanced down at the suitcase, silently guessing.

‘Didn’t Menis travel around other kingdoms? And, how did she find me...'

"Thank you." Gilan thanked the old priest and asked, "Do you know where that lady went?"

The old priest shook his head.

Ji Lan groaned and said okay.

He used the unique salute method of the "Church of Scars", moving his thumb along the center of his eyebrows to the bridge of his nose and down his chin, and finally bowed his head to the old priest.

Immediately, he left with the envoy group.

After returning to the carriage, Gillan put the suitcase on his knees and opened the lock.

Click.

The suitcase was opened and Gilan was startled when he saw what was inside.

It was a round black stone slab the size of a dinner plate, with an uneven surface and a very grainy texture...

In the center of the stone slab is engraved a mysterious pattern of a Holy Grail embedded in concentric circles.

‘The secret disc stone! ’

Jilan's eyes narrowed.

The original ability "Guidance Prompt" was activated, and colorful and slanted writing appeared on the surface of the disc stone:

"Secret Disc Stone (Level 5)."

"The Holy Grail spiral of the body remains, and the power of the fifth-level 'rotten corpse' essence is suspected to have just separated out not long ago, and it still contains residual warmth..."

Gillan took a deep breath.

He was almost certain that the owner of this mysterious disc stone belonged to the old man in red robe just now.

'The old man named "Priest of Sin" was killed in a very short period of time...'

Gillan saw that in the suitcase, there was a postcard pressed under the disc stone.

He picked it up and looked at it.

There is beautiful blue ink writing on the front:

"Mr. Guillen Iros:

Passing by here, I happened to find some little trouble, and I helped you get rid of it.

It is said that Stuttgart is the birthplace of many mysteries, and the 'Scar Church' is the source of many secret societies... Have you ever offended the 'Ascetic Sect' and the 'White Dove Tower'?

Of course, it is also possible that your identity is too sensitive and has caused dissatisfaction among certain people or groups.

By the way, I saw a lot of beautiful scenery in the windmill garden of Tole Kingdom. Unfortunately, you couldn’t see it, so I could only hand-draw it on a postcard and share it with you..."

Gillan flipped the postcard.

Behind it is a hand-drawn painting of hills, woods, sea of ​​flowers and a huge windmill under white clouds.

Even though it was just a simple outline, Gillan still saw vivid beauty in it.

Looking back at the front of the postcard, the message continues:

"...Many dignitaries in the 'Iron-Blooded Royal Court' have been hypnotized and controlled by mysterious forces. Most of the people behind the scenes are high-level officials of the 'White Pigeon Tower'.

It is recommended that you start from this aspect.

Finally, I wish you good luck on your journey. "

The signature is prefixed with "an old friend", followed only by a cursive letter "M".

Gillan collected the postcard and was almost certain that the person who gave him the suitcase was Menis.

It's just that he didn't expect that Menis was so powerful that he could kill a senior fifth-level Kusei in a very short time without him noticing.

This made the mysterious fog surrounding Menis become even more intense.

As for the "old friend" that the other party calls himself, Gilan has no clue.

Because he was certain that he had never met Menis, nor had he met such a powerful and mysterious woman.

Instead, Ji Lan thought of the situation on the train. When the other party performed a divination for him, the cards indicated obstacles and opportunities for the journey.

The turning point lies in the help of those in power.

Snap.

He closed the suitcase, took out the mysterious disk stone and the postcard, and put them away together.

‘Menis…who is she? Could it be the other self of a superior person? ’

He looked thoughtful and made reasonable speculations.

After a moment of silence, he sighed secretly.

All in all, it is more likely that this woman is a friend than an enemy, which is not a bad thing for Gillan.

The carriage was moving, and with the sound of rumbles, the interior of the carriage trembled slightly.

Gilan sat on the leather chair and turned to look out the window.

‘Well…it’s true that as Menis said, passively accepting attacks is not an option. ’

His eyes are deep.

'It's better to take the initiative and choose to break the situation... Take Gangplank as the primary target. Behind this person, there is probably the guy named "Winter Snake". ’

‘I have studied with Teacher Parra for so long, and during this time, my strength has also improved tremendously... I have to test the results. ’

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That night.

Gilan and the envoys dined at the palace again.

Afterwards, he learned the address of Duke Planck Dillon from an internal affairs officer in the name of a visit.

Then he rode the carriage dispatched by the royal court and left the palace alone, heading towards the noble residential area more than ten kilometers away.

After a while.

The carriage stopped in front of a luxurious villa.

Gilan got off the carriage, stepped forward in person, and rang the bell hanging outside the courtyard gate.

Jingle bell.

Not long after, a fat head maid came across the lawn. After looking at Gillan up and down, she asked:

"Who are you?"

"Minister from Bremen, Gillan Iros."

Jilan held his cane, adjusted his hat, and smiled.

"I had an exchange with Mr. Planck at the palace yesterday. I plan to visit the elders and the Grand Prosecutor one by one in the next few days."

"It turns out to be Lord Gillan."

The fat woman laughed quickly.

"Excuse me, please wait a moment. I'll go make a report."

"Please." Jilan nodded.

The fat woman turned around, lifted up her skirt, and hurried back to the villa.

After a while, she returned.

Just an apologetic smile on his face.

"Sorry sir, the Duke is not at home right now. He went out to visit friends. He may not come back until tomorrow... When the Duke comes back, I will inform him of your visit as soon as possible."

"I see, that's really a pity."

Gillan shook his head.

"Then I'll come visit again tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and left under the fat woman's apologetic gaze.

On the third floor of the manor villa, a rickety old man stood by the window, smoking a cigar expressionlessly, watching the purple-eyed young man outside the fence gradually go away.

"Huh, a pointless attempt."

Plank sneered.

"In the Battle of Bu'ao, the best option is for Stuttgart to sit back and watch... You guys, just have fun in Klein for two days, and then go back to work honestly."

It wasn't until the figure of the purple-eyed young man completely disappeared at the end of the street that Plank withdrew his gaze.

He blew out a puff of smoke and turned to leave.

Just as he was about to walk down the corridor and go downstairs, he called the adult behind him and informed him about Guillain Iros's visit.

The old man suddenly stopped.

He was stunned and looked at the figure standing quietly in the corridor.

The young man with a single ponytail had been waiting here for some time. Holding the gray cane and the short top hat, he was watching him with interest with his charming purple eyes.

"Duke Planck, aren't you out visiting friends?"

The young man slowly walked forward, walked toward him, and said with a smile.

Plank's expression changed.

"what you up to?!"