From Prisoner to Si Chen

Gillan actually sees things very clearly.

After clearly realizing that no one in the world could contain his strength, he took this advantage to the extreme.

Through threats and intimidation against the federal ruling class and groups, as well as continuous attacks on its important facilities, Owena was exhausted and eventually brought down by him.

Although this method is not very glamorous, it is very effective. Ji Lan is too lazy to play tricks, and will never force him to do anything if he can.

After all, when he was weak, he had experienced the Federation's bombing of the Empire's borders, and the friends he had just made suffered as a result. He had long wanted to retaliate with violence, and use violence to fight violence.

Now it's just time.

"... Jacobin's military districts, arsenals, and large conference venues have all been closed. People's travel rates have dropped significantly, and the atmosphere of panic is strong."

“Demonstrations, strikes, and criminal cases are increasing day by day throughout the federation, and the number of military suppressions deployed in various places has increased several times compared to before March.”

"On the two major battlefields on the front line, the Oweina side significantly reduced its defense lines and began to avoid fighting, and its morale was low."

"..."

Gilan was wearing a black woolen windbreaker, a wide-brimmed hat, and a pair of dark red round-framed sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. He was sitting lazily under an umbrella outside the cafe.

While sipping hot coffee, he looked through the intelligence file in his hand.

The information in this file comes from the "secret committee members" placed throughout the federation by the mysterious investigation committee.

Jilan's eyes under his sunglasses scanned the file, and the corners of his mouth could not help but tilt up slightly.

Obviously, he was in a happy mood.

"Hmm..." Jilan took a sip of the coffee, smashed it in his mouth, suddenly groaned, and said lightly: "It tastes pretty good."

"Would you like a drink, Ms. Gabriel?"

It seems like he is talking to himself, but he is actually talking to someone.

The bustling streets are bustling with people coming and going. A mature lady wearing a khaki windbreaker, short blond hair, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses was standing by the parasol at some point, quietly looking at the young gentleman on the chair.

Her existence is very strange.

Pedestrians passing by seemed to subconsciously ignore this lady, as if they could not see her, but would instinctively avoid her.

"Mr. Gillan's perception is really amazingly sharp. When did you discover me?"

The lady put her hands in the outer pockets of her windbreaker, a smile appeared on her fair face, and her red lips parted slightly.

Gilan put down the coffee cup and slowly turned his head.

He took a look at the former July apostle, the "Holy Grail Angel" one of the four angels under God Omer, and now the November apostle "Grail Holder".

"From the moment you descended upon Musit."

Ji Lan grinned and said lightly. His eyes swept over the mature body of the lady in front of him unscrupulously, as if exploring the secrets of her body.

His gaze was too aggressive, causing Gabriel to frown slightly.

At the same time, his words also made Gabriel feel awe-inspiring.

As soon as he arrived in the capital of the empire, the chairman of the committee had already discovered him? !

What a terrifying feeling this is...

How far has the "Red Sage's" gnosis and spirituality reached, so that his perception can cover the entire city? !

I'm afraid only Si Chen's other side can do it, right?

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the "Red Sage" is bluffing.

However, Gabriel felt that this possibility was very small, because the other party had no need to tell this lie.

"It seems nothing can be hidden from Mr. Gillan."

Gabriel retracted his thoughts and sighed.

"There's no need for coffee. Thank you sir for your kindness. Let's get down to business. I think sir must have guessed the purpose of my visit."

"No rush, let's take a look at this first."

Ji Lan deliberately did not answer, but instead handed the intelligence file in his hand to the lady and raised his head to signal.

Gabriel silently took the file and held it in his hand.

Her eyes under her glasses scanned the information recorded above, her red lips pursed slightly.

"What do you mean, sir? Show me your means and results?"

"Nothing, I just find it interesting."

Gillan lowered her sunglasses, and the dark red lenses reflected the luster, making her revealed purple eyes even more coquettish.

He grinned and said:

"Perhaps, in a short time, the war between the two countries will be over, and the world will usher in peace."

"..."

Gabriel fell silent.

A long while.

But she shook her head and said softly:

"Sir, you think of the problem too simply. With all due respect, you are indeed very powerful, strong enough to affect the entire situation, but... it's not enough."

Gabriel's tone was calm, which made Gillan realize that something was wrong.

"The superiors use the world to play games, and the fight between the two countries is also a fight for visions, a fight for the times, a fight for laws... The various back-ups hidden by both sides are far from as simple as you think."

Hearing this, Jilan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The subtext of "Cup Holding Doctor" Gabriel is very simple, that is... Even if Gilan continues to rely on his own strength and continuously attacks the Federation, he will not be able to end the war between the two countries.

The Owina Federation still has a back-up plan to counterattack.

Perhaps due to some reasons, they would rather compromise with Gillan than use these back-up tools easily.

"I'm sorry, I only reminded you sir so much. This time, on behalf of the Owina camp, I come here to agree to the conditions proposed by sir."

Gabriel said, pausing for a moment.

"We agree to let you pass through the 'Black and White Gate' in February, the 'Cow Gate' in April, the 'Barnacle Gate' in June, the 'Scorpio Gate' in October, and the 'Senior Gate' in November, a total of Five Doors of Ascension.”

"I'm curious."

At this time, Ji Lan smiled.

"Why is Ms. Gabriel coming to negotiate with me this time, but where is Ms. Avril last time?"

"..."

Gabriel was not angry when Gillan interrupted him. He just remained silent for a while and said:

"I don't know what my husband said to her last time, but she doesn't want to come again."

"Heh, okay."

Ji Lan raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Gabriel nodded and said:

"We have agreed to sir's conditions. I wonder if sir agrees with our conditions?"

"Yeah." Gilan thought for a moment and raised his eyes. "In this case, I will try to ascend in the near future."

"very good."

Gabriel adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir is a man of his word. We will wait for your visit. At that time, we will also hold a ceremony on site."

"It's up to you guys."

Gillan waved his hand.

He knew that what the other party said was actually a sign of distrust, but he didn't care.

Gabriel gestured with a smile, then his figure turned into a golden light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Gillan picked up the coffee cup and drank it all in one gulp, threw several silver pfennig on the table, picked up the white cane and left gracefully.

…

…

The scorching sun hangs high at noon.

A silver streamlined car drove straight into the Sifang Palace and parked in front of the gate of the majestic building.

Gilan got out of the car and strode in amid the cross salutes and respectful greetings from the two female guards at the door.

He walked all the way deep into the Sifang Palace, and finally came to the open-air courtyard, where he found the head of the empire, Caesar Geed, leisurely reading a book.

"Lord Caesar, Owena has sent two envoys to negotiate with me..." After Gilan saluted the head of state, he reported the recent events directly to him without any nonsense.

The handsome young man with red curly hair put down the ancient book in his hand and slowly sat up from the wicker chair.

After listening to Gillan's narration, Caesar had an unpredictable smile on his face.

"Avril and Gabriel?"

Caesar laughed.

"These two apostles are quite mild-tempered. Leonidas is considering your temperament and is worried that sending other apostles over will cause greater conflicts and ruin things."

"Now that they agree to your conditions, what are you going to do next?"

"Hmm..." Gillan lowered his eyes and replied, "Lord Caesar, do you have any suggestions?"

Caesar was silent for a while.

"Ascend."

"Lord Caesar wants me to ascend?"

Gillan asked.

"If I stay in the mortal world, I may have a greater effect on the empire."

"Jilan, I'm very pleased that you think so."

Caesar smiled and patted Gillan on the shoulder.

Immediately, he shook his head and sighed:

"The same was true for your teacher Parra at the beginning, but I don't want you to continue to follow his old path... You are more talented than Parra, and this is also a rare opportunity."

"You have done enough. In the past few months, Oweina has suffered heavy losses due to your harassment, and it has also allowed the front line to indirectly gain a key advantage."

"Remember, Gilan." Caesar's expression became a little more serious, and he said solemnly: "The war between the two countries is extremely involved, and there are turbulent undercurrents behind it, which are far beyond the control of one or two people... Even if the situation seems to be determined by you. Dump.”

Hearing this, Jilan frowned slightly.

Gabriel said something similar.

Now that he heard the mention of Caesar's head of state, he couldn't help but feel confused.

"Lord Caesar, even with my current strength, I cannot completely influence the situation between the two countries?"

"It's difficult." Caesar sighed. "It doesn't matter that the Federation is helpless against you at the moment, but there are some methods that cannot be solved by individual strength... In fact, I don't know what other trump cards Leonidas has hidden, but I can tell you clearly that what you have seen so far It’s just an appearance, the real decisive battle has not yet come.”

Hearing this, Ji Lan's frown deepened.

Although it was difficult for him to imagine what the "means" Caesar mentioned were, he believed what the other party said.

After all, the opponent is the mortal counterpart of the "Crippled King", and is higher than him in terms of vision and strength.

"I don't know why you have to pass through more than one gate of ascension, and I won't ask...but my intuition tells me that you have similar characteristics to 'Director' Clark. Even seemingly unreasonable actions have deep meanings. "

At this time, Caesar said again.

"If you need it, I can call on the superiors in the empire camp to open more doors for you to ascend."

"Huh?" Gilan was startled, then smiled and said: "Thank you, Lord Caesar, this is the best thing to say!"

As far as he knew, there should be four Si Chens in the empire camp, who were equal to the federation and relatively balanced.

They are "The Flood" in January, "The Lady of Sorrow" in August, "The Snow Lady" in September and "The Crippled King" in December.

As for March "Gladiator" and May "Twin Kite", they are actually neutral, just slightly leaning towards the Empire.

As for "Director" in February and "Dawn at Noon" in July, the former has long since fallen, while the latter is equivalent to death and is not within the scope of discussion.

"Jilan, just wait patiently for a few days."

Caesar whispered.

"I will inform you then."

"Yes, Lord Caesar."

Ji Lan bowed his head and saluted.

Caesar nodded and reminded in a deep voice:

"In addition, your situation is quite special. You have created many miracles and feats, and your reputation has spread far and wide... At that time, there will definitely be a large number of high-ranking people watching the ceremony openly or secretly."

"When you completely complete your ascension, you are very likely to encounter a wave of fatal dangers. You need to be careful."

"Yes, I understand."

Ji Lan's eyes flashed and he agreed.

After ascending, you will enter the Divine Land with your own upgraded body. The enemies you will face at that time will all be ascendants of level 7 or above.

It is far from the situation in this world.

Gillan would not be careless.

But he also has a certain degree of confidence that he can protect himself.

‘If I use the ability of “difficulty adjustment” after ascension to raise the difficulty to the highest level, can I downgrade and return to the earth in my true form? ’

This conjecture had already taken root in Gillan's mind.

It will only be practiced after ascension.

If it works...then he will once again have a very powerful life-saving trump card.

…

…

That night, the moonlight was quiet.

Gilan lay silently on the bed.

‘Beautiful, deduction. ’

He thought to himself.

Immediately, he meditated in his mind about the 7th level essence of the player's path.

Level 6 to level 7 is a huge threshold.

This step will achieve an ascension away from the mundane world. There is no need for the same rigid targets as before... There is only one condition, and that is to pass any ascension gate.

Although there is only one condition, it is extremely difficult.

Because each door to ascension is guarded by a corresponding apostle. Only by passing their test can one "cross the threshold and wear the lintel", and finally realize the upgrade of life, gain enlightenment, and touch the new essence on the spot. Achievements soar.

Not only will the strength achieve a qualitative leap, but the lifespan will also be extended from 300 years at level 6 to thousands of years.

This is the Ascended One.

Completely different from the mundane existence.

But Jilan doesn't need the original enlightenment that comes with the Gate of Ascension, because he is taking an original path... all he needs is the reference value brought by the enlightenment.

In the end, "Bailan" achieved a perfect deduction.

This is why Gilan seeks to pass through more gates of ascension.

"50,000."

Soon, translucent colored numbers appeared in front of Gillan's eyes.

His eyes were lowered, and he had already expected it.

To deduce the seventh-level essence out of thin air, the number of mysterious points required is as high as 50,000. Although during this period, he made successive raids on the Federation and hunted down many high-end combat forces, corrupting them into points.

But now, I have only accumulated more than 10,000 mysterious energy, which is far from enough for a "beautiful" deduction.

‘Try to pass through all twelve gates of ascension, so that you can recreate the miracle of the sixth-level “game” essence and allow “Bailan” to deduce the most perfect upper-level essence. ’

Ji Lan secretly thought.

Immediately, he closed his eyes and chose to fall asleep.

What is currently certain is that nine of the twelve ascension gates are allowed to pass through. But there are still March, May and July that have not been found yet.

Jilan plans to win through "facial brushing".