Chapter 268 Sharing
“Miss Torina, I’m sorry to bother you again.”
Gilan took off his hat and saluted the girl in the wheelchair.
Tolina shook her head.
"No need to bother... I'm glad you can come over."
With that said, she put down the watering can, tilted her head and asked:
"Want to have a cup of tea together?"
"Of course." Jilan smiled.
Tolina smiled and hummed, then reached out and picked out a few "Dream Night Night" flower stamens in the flower bed, and gently held them in the palm of her hand.
She then turned the wheelchair with one hand and changed its direction.
Seeing this, Ji Lan strode forward and pushed the wheelchair for the other party in a gentlemanly manner.
The latter was startled and looked back at him, but did not refuse, just pursed his lips and smiled.
“Where is the priest in black from last time?”
Gilan asked casually as he pushed Miss Torina towards the main building of the castle.
"Mr. Gillan should be talking about Mr. Jorah Chox, um... He is the butler of Castle Black, but he has been busy recently, so he is not here today."
Torina's clear voice came.
“Butler?” Jilan was a little curious. "I thought Miss Torina was the only one in the whole castle."
"Actually, apart from Jorah, I am the only one living in this castle."
Tori Na Nanran said.
Jilan hesitated and asked again:
"Miss Torina, why don't you wake up from your dream and go to reality..."
Halfway through, he didn't continue.
Because Jilan has already guessed something.
Para told him that existences above the Transmitter cannot directly come to the world... Perhaps Torina is an existence beyond the sixth level.
豱,豱......
The wheels of the wheelchair turned on the stone pavement, and Gillan pushed Torina into the interior of the castle. The dark environment was filled with candlelight.
However, there is no eerie atmosphere here, but an extremely warm feeling.
Gilan followed the familiar road and went up from the spiral staircase at the end of the hall to the small tea room.
"Please sit down, sir."
Tolina smiled at him, then pushed her wheelchair to the table and made new tea. At the same time, he said without looking back:
"Wait a moment, it will be fine soon."
"Yes." Jilan nodded.
He took off his coat and hat and sat at the small round table, feeling inexplicably relaxed.
After a while.
Tolina came pushing the wheelchair again, holding a pot of freshly brewed Yelan scented tea.
Gurgling...
She poured two cups, and the aroma suddenly filled the tea room.
Jilan closed her eyes in intoxication and sniffed quietly.
Tolina chuckled lightly when she saw this.
"Mr. Gillan, I can actually answer your question..."
She put her elbows on the table and supported her chin with one hand.
"It's not that I didn't wake up, but that I didn't fall asleep at all... Not only can I not go to the world, I can't even leave this black castle."
Gilan opened his eyes Opening his eyes and looking at the girl, he couldn't help but be startled.
Now, he finally understood.
Why is Torina so curious about everything in the outside world? Because she cannot leave here. The familiar things are limited to the bricks, tiles, plants and trees of Castle Black.
Gillan felt that this was no different from the life of a prisoner.
He did not continue to ask.
But fell into a brief silence.
His past life experience allowed Jilan to understand the other person's feelings very well. Even though Torina always showed a positive and optimistic smile, she must be in great pain inside.
Especially being trapped in this dreamy sea where the sun never shines, under the same dark night as always.
Trapped in this huge but empty black castle.
Face the same things day and night.
"Miss Tolina, let me tell you about interesting things outside...well, what happened around me recently."
Gilan smiled slightly and suggested.
Hearing this, Torina's black eyes lit up.
"Okay!"
The smile on her face was as bright as the night flower.
“Well, where to start.”
Gilan pondered for a moment, picked up the teacup, took a sip, then cleared his throat and said:
"Some time ago, I made a call through the 'Alchemy Hotline' and got in touch with a man named 'White Sage'..."
Immediately afterwards, Gillan told Torina about his connection to "Midnight Rose".
After that, he became a "prohibition agent" and began to practice the secret of "actor"... He experienced the staff competition, the private dinner of the "Heavenly Evil Order", and the interception of the "Golden Bough of Dawn".
Finally, he stopped the "Black Mass" at Didier's birthday dinner, destroyed the "Defilation Ceremony" in the Imperial Plaza, and so on.
Throughout the whole process, Torina listened very carefully. She held her chin with her hands, and her eyes seemed to be reflecting stars, as if she was immersed in the story.
Halfway through, he would cover his mouth and chuckle because of some inexplicable laughter, which made Jilan a little confused.
After he finished talking about how he successfully passed the "gravedigger" test and met with the head of state.
Tolina, who was originally smiling, suddenly frowned.
Although this movement was very subtle, Gillan still noticed this detail.
"What's wrong, Miss Torina?"
Gilan asked in confusion.
The girl's expression returned to normal in an instant. Although she still had the same smile, it was just a little more forced.
"It's nothing, I just remembered some bad past."
Gilan wisely did not ask further questions.
Tolina picked up the teapot and refilled the cup for the two of them. She chuckled and said:
"I always find it so interesting to hear Mr. talk about the outside world, especially you. The story of the time when you were an agent... Of course, there is also the story of you entering the 'Nightmare in the Monument' and easily finding the core of the nightmare and destroying it."
"Also, there is...the fight with the group of secret cult members in the Imperial Plaza."
"Hmm..." She nodded seriously. "I think it's great!"
Gilan knew that Miss Tolina was not simple, and he was somewhat ashamed to be praised by such a big shot. So he shook his head and said:
“Thanks to Miss Tolina’s messenger, if it hadn’t been for the ‘evil wind spell’ given by it, I wouldn’t have been able to do it so easily. Defeat the enemy.”
"Miss Torina helped me a lot, not only this matter, but also that day...helped me embark on my own path."
"You are very kind, thank you."
When Gilan thanked and praised her in turn, the smile on Torina's face became gentler.
“I am very lucky that you can visit ‘Black Castle’ and tell me these stories about the outside world.”
Tolina said softly.
"Thank you too, sir."
…
…
The two chatted for a while.
Wait until the pot of Yelan scented tea is finished.
It's time to say goodbye again.
As usual, Gilan spent some time pushing Torina up to the main tower in the center of the castle.
The two of them looked at the Dream Sea under the night.
Gilan took the initiative and asked:
"Miss Tolina, do you want to see the outside world?"
The girl in the wheelchair was startled.
She turned to look at the blond young man beside her, a little surprised. But she nodded with little hesitation.
"Of course I want to take a look...but this is impossible."
"There is no way?" Jilan was puzzled.
Tolina fell into silence and just shook her head slightly.
But after a while, she said quietly:
"Unless the world is peaceful, there will be no more war and pain..."
"Then...where is the 'other and I'?"
Jilan tried to ask.
Tolina was a little surprised, as if she was surprised that Gilan knew about the "other and me".
But she still bit her lip and shook her head.
"'The other self' needs a carrier, and the carrier is not so easy to be born..."
Hearing this, Ji Lan felt certain in his heart.
Miss Tolina must be an existence above level 7.
The girl raised her eyes, looked at the blond young man, and said:
"But thank you, sir. It's funny, no one has ever asked me such a question, and no one is willing to help me get out of here..."
"You are the first."
The scene fell silent.
The two of them looked at the scenery on the sea.
Suddenly, Jilan suddenly said:
"If you have the ability in the future, I plan to help you go out and have a look."
"Sir?"
Hearing this, Torina turned her head and looked at him blankly, her mouth slightly open.
Her heart trembled slightly, lingering in confusion.
Only Jilan knew that he not only wanted to repay his kindness, but also had a sense of compassion.
Because from Torina, he saw the shadow of his own past.
Pain, closure, longing for redemption.
If you have the ability in the future, you can do something to help this girl.
…
…
October 18th, at noon.
Jilan went out to the Triumph Building.
He went straight to the Armed Forces Department on the 75th floor, asked for an "exchange booklet" from the old man in overalls behind the window, and read through it carefully.
Soon, Gillan found what he wanted in the catalog:
"Mermaid Potion. A functional alchemy potion that, after taking it, will make you underwater in a short time. Breathing ability and drug effect time vary from person to person, generally between 50 minutes and 70 minutes.”
"Exchange price, 15 merits."
Looking at the introduction in the catalog, Gilan's eyes lit up.
'With this "mermaid potion", I can go to the bottom of the Black Lake and conquer the "nightmare monument" of the "hermit" Rembrandt Eddy...'
He thought to himself and handed the booklet back to the old man in work clothes. Through conversation, we learned that the other party’s name was Abe Shahram.
“Leader Jilan, have you selected the items you want to redeem?”
"Well, get me two 'mermaid potions'."
Gilan nodded.
Abei, the old man in work clothes, laughed and said:
"No problem. One with 15 merit points, two are 30 merit points. After deducting the deduction, you still have 270 remaining merit points."
“Okay.”
Not long after.
Abe returned to the window from the inner room and handed over a flat iron box as big as a palm.
Jilan took it and opened it.
Two glass reagents the size of a little finger are placed in it, and the bottles contain a light green viscous potion.
Crack.
"Thank you." Gilan closed the lid, put it in his pocket, stood up and thanked him.
“You’re welcome, please walk slowly.”
The old man Abe had a smile on his face, crossed his arms, and gave him an imperial salute.
Jilan pinched the brim of her hat and nodded in response.
Immediately, turned around and left.
After returning to the rental apartment again, Gillan went to the master bedroom without stopping and took out the real film "Black Lake" from the dimensional space.
Place it on the projector, plug in the mercury battery, and flip the switch directly.
Click.
The beam of light hit the curtain, and Gilan sat on the floor.
The movie viewing begins...
(End of this chapter)