Chapter 405 Follow-up
Filippo Eugene is not an ordinary person, he actually has certain strength.
Although he is far inferior to his adopted son, Texel, the leader of the Kingdom's First Corps, he was still a good player when he was young and had a super-limit level.
It should be said that in the warrior country of Doro, there are no ordinary men who can survive to adulthood.
However, Filippo is already old after all. In addition, he suffered many hidden injuries when he was young, and his abilities have been eroded by the years, leaving little left.
If he faced the encirclement and suppression by the guards sent by the second prince alone, he would probably be in bad luck.
Even if he is a priest of the "Scar Cathedral", Ivan is unlikely to let him go... because he has another identity, that is, Texel's adoptive father.
Based on this alone, Ivan will definitely put Filippo to death for his unauthorized attack on the high priest Atela.
Gilan planned to save the old priest's life.
He took Filippo and escaped from the "Klein Colosseum" through the more hidden passage at the foot of the wall. At the same time, Weiwei was released from the ring and cast a spell on the two to confuse the consciousness of a few witnesses.
While stopping for a moment in the alleyway, Priest Filippo expressed his gratitude to Gilan in a deep voice.
"Thank you for your help, Jilan."
He did not show any worry or fear, but was very relieved.
Filippo knew very well what would happen if he attacked the high priest Atela, but he still did it.
Only because he valued Texel, his adopted son, more than his own life.
"If you can, please send me out of Klein, and then I will find a place to hide by myself... As for Texel, tell him not to worry about me."
"Well, I know. Yes." Gillan nodded.
“Texel won the championship in this ‘battle ceremony’. Even if Ivan was afraid of him, he would not be able to openly break his promise... When Texel was awarded the title and had his own territory , then..."
Filippo said and suddenly stopped talking.
Gilan, however, tacitly agreed not to ask further questions.
He understood what the other person meant.
Ivan became the new king, and with his character, it would be impossible for him to tolerate Texel.
The two sides have irreconcilable conflicts.
The future of the Doro Kingdom is really hard to say.
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After sending Filippo out of the city, Gillan turned around and returned to the "Klein Colosseum".
He found that the "Fighting Ceremony" was over.
It’s just that because of the death of the high priest Atela, there was a lot of chaos.
The royal guards blocked the exit and searched the scene. It didn't take long for the murderer to be identified as Filippo Eugene.
This result makes many people feel incredible.
Filippo is also a priest of the "Scar Cathedral". Why did he assassinate the high priest?
The answer to this is probably only known to a few people such as the second prince Ivan and Gilan.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
After all the chaos, on the one hand, Ivan was sending people to search for Filippo, and on the other hand, he was preparing for the celebration of becoming a king.
And in the palace, Texel, the champion of this "Battle Ceremony", was crowned, named "Invincible Marquis", and fulfilled his promise, bestowing a large sum of property and an entire city-state.
It’s just that the city-state’s location is relatively remote, and the land is not fertile, or even quite barren. The population there is sparse and it is the most backward area within the Doro Kingdom.
It can be seen that even though Texel won honor for the kingdom and won the war in disguise, Ivan still had no good impression of him.
Even because of the failure of the conspiracy and the death of the high priest, the resentment in his heart became even worse...
After the medal ceremony, Texel was forced to resign as commander of the corps. With his new identity as Lord Marquis, he will leave the royal city and go to a foreign land.
These are what Ivan wants to see.
However, before leaving, Texel privately invited Gilan to go to the new territory with him and serve as the consul and commander of the army there.
Gilan readily agreed.
So, he also left the First Corps.
The next morning, the large convoy, escorted by many Klein residents, left the city-state and headed into the distance.
By evening, the convoy had already left the royal city for a long time.
While taking a short rest midway, Gilan saw three people getting out of an inconspicuous carriage, which surprised him.
The third prince Idrissa, the fourth prince Ilig and the old priest Filippo.
"The two princes begged me to take them out of the royal city, and I agreed."
At this time, Texel, who had changed his military uniform into noble robes, walked to Gilan's side and explained softly road.
"It might not be safe if they continue to stay in Klein. With Ivan's temper, it will be detrimental to the two of them sooner or later."
"As for Priest Filippo, I haven't had time to thank you yet. Ji Lan. "
Under the setting sun, he turned his head and smiled at Ji Lan.
Texel said with emotion:
“Without your help, I wouldn’t have been able to defeat my opponent so easily in the ‘Battle Ceremony’...”
"It's just a little effort, Texel."
Gilan waved his hand.
Texel, however, was quite serious and said:
“Ivan hates me so much, and now that I have chosen to protect the two princes, I am afraid that life will not be easy in the future, even ...There will be a battle between the two sides.”
“Don’t you regret leaving with me?”
"Regret?" Jilan smiled and shook his head. "A good warrior should have no regrets about his choices. What's more, I don't have a good impression of the Klein royal family."
"Gilan, you will always be my brother."
Texel was quite touched and said in a deep voice.
Jilan looked at the man in front of him and found a strange brand on the left side of his neck, shining brightly in the sunset.
It looks like a pattern of overlapping shields and spears.
Texel did not have this mark before. It seemed that it suddenly appeared on his neck after the "Battle Ceremony".
'The Mark of the Apostle Candidate...'
Gilan was no stranger to this, and he quickly guessed that it was probably because of Texel's heroic performance in the Colosseum that three people were attracted to him. Yue Sichen's "Gladiator" attention thus lowered his brand.
Although he knew this, Gilan did not say it out loud. The two stood side by side under a tree on the oasis hill, overlooking the sunset and dusk on the horizon.
A long while.
Texel took out a sheepskin scroll, handed it to Gillan's hand, and said:
"This is a secret skill I created. I hope it can inspire you... In the future, things about the territory, You just need to worry more, Lord Consul."
He smiled and patted Gilan on the shoulder, then turned and left, walking towards Filippo, the third prince and others.
At this moment.
Jilan suddenly noticed that "Banlan" was moving again.
A colorful ray of light fell from the sky and shone on Texel's body, but the other party did not notice it at all.
'It's like this again...'
Jilan looked at the man in the colorful light, his eyes focused.
This situation also appeared in the previous "Silver Vase". At that time, when he was parting with Miss Flamel Nicolas, "beautiful" was triggered for some reason, and colorful lights fell from the sky and enveloped the other party.
Gilan has never known what impact this will have. But he always felt that this shouldn't be a bad thing.
‘It seems...this situation only occurred after I was promoted to Kusei. ’
Gilan frowned, thinking, and saw that the colorful light that shrouded Texel gradually dissipated, and everything remained as before, as if nothing had happened. He guessed that perhaps after he was promoted to level 4, "Banlan" also underwent some kind of change. As for what this change was, he couldn't figure out the reason.
When——
When——
When——
Suddenly, a familiar bell rang through the sky.
‘The movie is ending. ’
Jilan secretly thought.
Soon, he saw noise and vertical spots appearing in the surrounding field of vision.
Ji Lan was already familiar with the road, so she closed her eyes and waited silently for a few seconds.
After a moment of trance, he opened his eyes again and found that he had returned to reality and was sitting on the wooden floor of the master bedroom.
On the curtain in front of me, the last movie scene stayed on the hill of the oasis. Texel was chatting with the third prince, fourth prince and priest Filippo, unaware of Gilan's disappearance.
The white subtitles scrolled in the light of the setting sun. In addition to the familiar list of behind-the-scenes personnel, Gillan once again saw the words of thanks left by the "director":
"I have always been there. I wonder, is there really an undefeated person in this world? If there is, it must not be me... As for you, my friend, have you failed?”
Ji Lan looked at this passage and felt a little baffled.
He shook his head and lowered his eyes.
In his hand, he was holding a parchment scroll.
It was the share that Texel gave him that Gillan took out of the film.
After thinking for a moment, he untied the string and browsed the parchment scroll.
Soon, Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.
The secret skill recorded on this scroll is called "Return", which is biased towards defense. Can be used bare-handed, but is best done with the aid of a medium such as a shield.
Through this secret skill, one can resist the opponent's powerful attack, reduce it, and counterattack the received force.
"Defensive counterattack? It is indeed a secret technique created by Texel, integrating offense and defense."
Gilan murmured.
"It just so happens that I still lack a secret skill for defense. Let's learn it."
After studying it carefully, he silently called out in his heart:
'Beautiful! ’
Soon, the colored number in Gillan’s eyes dropped from “4612” to “4312”. He spent 300 points of mysterious energy, allowing him to instantly master the secret defensive technique called “Reflow”.
After learning it, he discovered that in addition to the contents of the secret skills, the parchment scroll actually also recorded the body sword spiral, the secret of the fifth-level "monster" on the road of "Gladiator" in March.
Jilan was very happy to see this.
This is another level 5 secret after "Doll".
‘Very good… this should be of great reference for deducing players’ path to Level 5 Essence, and it can save me a lot of time. ’
Gilan put away the parchment scroll properly, then stood up, shut down the projector, and let Weiwei return to the ring.
Immediately afterwards, he took out the alchemy hotline and called Ms. Crow by approaching the hotline card...
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The depths of the dream sea.
The giant island reflected in the dark sea.
Hometown of God·Toyalan.
The "corridor" area on the mountainside is layered like a maze within the horizon.
A huge white stone arch stands on the mountain top plain. This door is about 100 meters high and is covered with exquisite reliefs and patterns.
Countless warriors are displayed on the relief in a fighting posture. At the top of the arch, there is a huge statue of a ram's head, with its eyes looking indifferently at everything below.
On one side of the arch, two figures, one large and one small, were leaning against each other. They seemed to be chatting.
The large figure is more than ten meters tall, with the head of a bull and the body of a bull, with bulging muscles, exuding a formidable sense of oppression and momentum. Its body is covered with black fur, and its head has two thick horns that curve upward.
However, the horn on the right side was cut off from the middle, with a smooth cross-section, as if it had been cut off by some kind of sharp weapon.
The small figure is a man, wearing only leather trousers and an armored apron. His upper body is naked, revealing his strong muscles.
"There will be great changes in the world, Taunus."
The man leaned on the stone pillars of the arch and sighed with his elbows.
“Aren’t you curious about the final outcome of this battle?”
"Texel, this is a fight between the 'Crippled King' and the 'Blind General'. If it is not necessary, it would be better for us not to intervene."
The huge tauren said in a majestic voice.
Texel shook his head.
"Having said that, Mr. 'Gladiator' Mars seems to be interested in intervening. As a god who masters the 'Law of Combat', he is the former opponent of the 'Blind General'... Nowadays, there are only a few hundred new gods. Years ago, he felt a little lonely."
"I am the gatekeeper, Texel."
Taunus chuckled.
"Even if I want to go out, I have to get permission from the 'Gladiator'."
"This is for your own good, Mr. Mars, to prevent you from fighting with other apostles... Tao North, don't forget who cut off your horn."
Texel said in a deep voice.
The tauren stopped talking and fell into silence.
He sat down slowly and followed Texel's example, leaning against the doorpost and saying calmly:
"Of course I will not forget that he is one of the four apostles under the command of the 'Blind General'" Bloody Colonel Hermann Tulio, a subordinate of the former Knights before the Ascension of the Remnant King... I, Taunos, have always despised such people who betrayed the monarch. Unfortunately, I only cut off one of his arms at that time. "I failed to kill it."
"And you lost a horn forever, didn't you?"
Texel glanced at his companion and said.
At this moment.
A colorful beam of light descended suddenly and fell on Texel, but neither of the two apostles even noticed it.
Texel was suddenly startled.
"What's wrong with you, Texel?" the tauren asked.
"Nothing." Texel came back to his senses and shook his head. "I just suddenly thought of my old friend."
"Thousands of years later, my brother is still in the world and has not ascended... This war that affects the entire continent may involve him. I think We should help him.”
"Your brother?" Taunus asked doubtfully. "Why haven't I heard you talk about it... Moreover, people who have not ascended, even sixth-level long-lived people, cannot have a thousand years of life. How can your brother live for so long?"
Texel shook He shook his head and didn't answer.
The tauren seemed to have some understanding and laughed.
"It seems that you and I are more inclined to the 'Crippled King'..."
"An excellent warrior should have no regrets about his choice, not to mention, I have no regrets about the 'Blind General' 'Not a good impression. ”
Texel said calmly.
"The most important point is that although the old gods are hidden, they have not disappeared. Instead of bowing to the old gods like the 'Blind General', it is better to join the 'Crippled King' camp and fight to the end!"
"It seems that you are more interested in me, Texel."
The tauren laughed.
“But all this depends on what Mr. Gladiator means.”
(End of this chapter)