Chapter 423 Help
Intuition told Jilan that the other party was unusual.
Then the original ability "Guidance Prompt" was activated, and a bright light flashed in Gilan's eyes, and some information about the old man in red robe emerged:
"Valentin Roberts."
“Male, 168 years old.”
"Second Priest of the 'Scar Church', Sin Elder of the Secret Society 'Ascetic Sect', codenamed 'Sin Priest'."
Gilan 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 he also holds various positions in the "Scar Church" Small position? ’
At this moment, Foreign Minister Doroteo whispered:
"Mr. Gilan?"
Gilan turned around and saw Doroteo, who was leading the way, 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?"
Gilan asked casually.
Doroteo looked in the direction Gilan said with a puzzled expression.
"The priest at the donation box in the square?"
"Yes, the one in red robe..."
Gilan stretched out his hand and looked back again, but suddenly frowned.
Because the old man in red robe who was originally sitting cross-legged on the chair behind the donation box disappeared without a trace.
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 to visit inside."
He couldn't help but be more vigilant in his heart, 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 Jilan 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:
"Master Winter Snake, Priest of Sin...why did he suddenly disappear?!"
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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 naturally they 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 surprise on his wrinkled old face.
Winter Snake saw it very clearly at that time.
The sin priest just raised his head and looked at the face of the woman in the wide-brimmed hat. He disappeared out of thin air the next second.
There was no radiation from the magnetic field, nor any signs, nor did it attract the attention of the surrounding believers...
A 5th-level senior Kusei evaporated silently. Got it!
Watching 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 did she take action at this time and use incomprehensible means to make the sin priest disappear without a trace...
What a coincidence...< br>
Could it be...
Winter Snake inexplicably thought of a possibility.
A possibility that he couldn't believe.
I saw him turning his head suddenly, looking far away, staring directly at the Bremen envoys who had gone far away and penetrated deep into the church area.
My eyes turned to the young man who was leading the group.
“Is this the back-up plan of Gilan Iros?!”
Winter Snake murmured, with a very unwilling tone.
"That woman is at least level 6 in strength!"
"The top management of Bremen arranged a strong person for him to protect him?!"
"No...how is this possible? The sin priest hasn't taken action yet, how can he know the source of the danger? "
"Or...divination?"
The blue-eyed man was confused for a moment. Ren was proficient in layout and good at being a behind-the-scenes promoter, but due to lack of clues and intelligence, he could not see the full picture of the matter.
This sense of unknown is what winter snakes hate the most.
He doesn't like to be blind and act based entirely 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 that, he raised his cane.
An emerald on 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.
Soon, the green light gradually dimmed and finally disappeared.
Missing together 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 did not choose to deal with 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 take 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.
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 leading purple-eyed young man, and said with a smile:
"Who is this? Mr. Gilan Yilos?”
“It’s me.” Everyone stopped and Gilan nodded. "Excuse me, what can I do?"
"That's it. A lady just asked me to hand over 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.
This reminded him of someone.
The mysterious woman named "Menis" whom I met by chance on the train...
'Could it be her? ’
Gillan 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 Jilan was startled when he saw what was inside.
It was a round black stone slab the size of a dinner plate, with uneven surfaces and a very grainy texture...
In the center of the stone slab, a mysterious pattern of a Holy Grail embedded in concentric circles was engraved.
‘The Secret Disc Stone! ’
Jilan’s eyes narrowed.
The original ability "Guidance Prompt" is activated, and colorful and slanted writing appears on the surface of the disc stone:
"Mysterious Disc Stone (Level 5)."
"The body Holy Grail spiral remains, the power of the fifth-level 'rotten corpse' essence, it is suspected that it has just been separated out not long ago, and it still contains residual heat... ”
Jilan 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. Guillain Iros:
Passing by here, I happened to find some little trouble. I will help you. Removed.
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..."
Gilan turned over the postcard
Behind it, there is a hand-drawn picture of hills, woods, flowers and a huge windmill under white clouds.
Even though it was just a simple outline of lines, Gillan still saw vivid beauty in it.
Looking back at the front of the postcard, the message continued:
"...in the 'Iron-Blooded Royal Court', many dignitaries have been hypnotized and controlled by mysterious forces. Most of the people behind the scenes are 'White Pigeon' Tower's top.
I suggest you start with this.
Finally, I wish you a smooth journey."
The signature is prefixed with "an old friend", followed only by a cursive letter "M".
After Gillan collected the postcard, he 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 around 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.
On the contrary, Jilan thought of 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 the superiors.
Crack.
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 is driving, and with the sound of the rumble, the interior of the carriage is shaking 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". ’
‘After studying with Teacher Parra for so long, my strength has also improved tremendously during this time... I have to test the results. ’
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That night.
Gilan and the envoys dined at the palace again.
After the end, 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.
Jilan 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?"
"Bremen Foreign envoy, Gilan Ilos.”
Gilan held his cane, held up his hat, and said with a smile.
“I had an exchange with Mr. Planck at the palace yesterday, and I plan to visit the elders and the Grand Prosecutor one by one in the next few days.”
"It turns out to be Master Jilan."
The fat woman laughed quickly.
"Excuse me, please wait a moment, I will go and inform you."
"Please do it." Ji Lan 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 at the moment. He went out to visit friends and 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."
Gilan shook his head.
"Then I'll come visit again tomorrow."
After 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.
"Ah, a pointless attempt."
Planck sneered.
"In the Battle of Bu'ao, the best option is for Stuttgart to sit on the sidelines... You guys, just have fun in Klein for two days, and then go back to work honestly."
Until Zi The figure of the eyed young man completely disappeared at the end of the street, and only then did Gangplank look back.
He exhaled a puff of smoke and turned to leave.
Just as he was about to walk down the corridor and go downstairs, he made a call to the adult behind him to inform him about Guillain Iros's visit.
The old man suddenly stopped.
He was stunned and looked at the figure standing quietly in the corridor.
I don’t know when the young man with a single ponytail has been waiting here. Holding the gray cane and holding the short hat, he is watching him with interest with his charming purple eyes.
"Duke Planck, aren't you out visiting friends?"
The young man slowly stepped forward and walked towards him, smiling.
Planck's expression changed.
"What do you want to do?!"
(End of this chapter)