From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 461 Cooperation
"But I am not the only decision-maker in the 'screening roundtable', so my personal agreement alone is useless."

Ms. Crow said.

"I can first state one of our core needs. If Mr. Gillan can satisfy it, then secret transmission will not be a problem at all."

"Go ahead," Gillan said.

"I wonder if Mr. Gillan has ever heard of a real film called "Curtain Call"?"

The mature female voice asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

Coincidentally, he happened to have the remaining film, numbered "4".

This was a farewell gift given to him by Duke Hawkes, a friend he had made in the Stuttgart Empire.

"I don't know what's so special about this film that it deserves your 'Record Society' to pay so much attention to it."

Gillan asked tentatively.

"To be honest, we have actually been studying this film for a long time, but because it is a damaged film and cannot be projected normally, we have not been able to unearth the secrets contained in it."

Ms. Crow took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"But after collecting intelligence from multiple channels and exploring film history, the top executives of the 'Screening Round Table' almost unanimously concluded that there was a huge secret left behind by 'Director' Er Yue Si Chen."

"If you can learn this secret, you may gain unexpected benefits."

"I see."

Jilan said this, also surprised.

He didn't expect that this incomplete real film would be so valuable.

After some contemplation, he said into the microphone:

"Ms. Crow, according to your description, I seem to have a fragment in my hand."

"Um?!"

There was a sound of rapid breathing on the other end of the line.

Obviously, Gilan's words made Lady Crow emotional.

Originally, she just wanted to get some information from Jilan, but she didn't expect that the other party already had it.

"Really? That would be great!"

Ms. Crow controlled her tone, and after calming down for a few seconds, she continued:

"I wonder what the serial number is for the fragment in Mr. Gillan's hand?"

"Number 4." said Jilan.

"That should be correct!"

Ms. Crow's speech quickened with a look of delight.

"The fragments we have are No. 2 and No. 5. The 'Screening Round Table' has already concluded that there should be six fragments of this film, and the first three and the last three correspond to the top and bottom films respectively."

"If you add the number 4 in your hand, we only need number 6 to complete "Curtain Call #". Then we can go in and find out what's going on."

"But it's too early to say that now."

Ms. Crow paused for a moment and asked again:
"What do you think if we exchange the 6th-level secret 'scenery' for Mr. Gillan's fragment No. 4?"

"Ms. Crow, the secret is not unique. Even if it is the sixth level, there must be other channels to obtain it. But the fragments of the film "Curtain Call" are unique. I am at a disadvantage in this exchange."

Gillan laughed.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

He went on to say:

"But I have a proposal."

"Mr. Gillan, please tell me about it."

"Well, I'm already quite interested in real films, and your description has aroused my curiosity even more... Since "Curtain Call" is incomplete, and we both have a part, but it's still not complete, why not cooperate?"

Gillan said calmly.

"You and I will search for the remaining fragments together. If we gather them together one day, we can share the right to use "Curtain Call". How about that?"

"What about the secret of 'set'?"

Ms. Crow was a little tempted, but still tried to persuade him.

"Mr. Gillan doesn't want it anymore?"

"Yes, of course I want it." Jilan said. "If we can reach a cooperation, I wonder if this secret can be exchanged for other chips?"

"Hmm..." Ms. Crow pondered. "Mr. Gilan, I need to inform the members of the 'Screening Round Table' and give you a reply after some discussion and consideration. How do you think?"

"Of course no problem." Gillan said.

"That's it for now. I'll call you as soon as we come to a conclusion."

Ms. Crow seemed quite anxious.

Hearing this, Jilan didn't say anything else. After agreeing, he hung up the hotline.

"Huh..." He let out a long breath.

In fact, Gilan was well prepared. If the "Record Association" did not intend to cooperate, he would not easily hand over the fragments in exchange for the secret "scenery".

Even though the 6th level secret is valuable, it is not only owned by the "Record Society". Jilan thinks that with his own connections, there may be other channels to find it.

"Level 6 is the limit of the mortal world, and the "Power" original level Kuze is the strongest person standing at the top..."

Jilan put away the alchemy hotline and thought:

'If possible, try to collect as many 6th-level secrets from other sources as possible this time, and it would be best if you could collect them all... This way, not only can you reduce the points required to deduce "Colorful", but you can also make the final deduced essence more comprehensive!'

...

...

After some routine practice, Jilan once again felt the growth of his spiritual awareness and spirituality.

After lunch, he didn't waste any time and went straight upstairs to his room to start watching a movie.

He placed "The Dark Ages" on the projector, installed a brand new mercury battery, and flipped the switch.

Click.

The beam of light was projected and fell on the screen to form a picture. But Gillan deliberately avoided his sight and waited quietly.

Nearly two hours passed quickly. When the movie was over and the subtitles appeared, he clapped at the screen.

clap clap.

After a round of applause, the screen went dark, revealing a small, dim room filled with an array of monitors.

The "Assistant Script Supervisor" of February Apostle was sitting on the single sofa in the middle, looking at him.

"Mr. Gillan Iros, are you going to review the film "Dark Ages" this time?"

"I guess so, ma'am. I'm going to combine it with The Great Plague to watch the entire series of The Enlightenment."

Jilan bowed his head towards the curtain.

On Hera's fair neck was a monitor that replaced her head, and the pretty face on the screen had a calm expression.

"Well... considering that you watched the "Human Will" series last time and used up your second chance, so you only have one last chance left, are you sure you want to review "The Spark of Enlightenment"? "

"Ok?"

Gillan looked up in surprise.

"Last time it wasn't because of a gambling fight..."

"Mr. Gillan, no matter what the reason, as long as you look back, you will consume the opportunity and there will be no loopholes to exploit."

Ms. Hera said calmly.

Jilan had not expected this to happen and could not help feeling depressed.

He thought about it, nodded and said:

"Ms. Hera, I still plan to use my last review opportunity to watch the movie "The Spark of Enlightenment."

"as you wish."

The woman on the curtain whispered.

wow——

The picture disappeared, and the black screen full of noise and vertical spots returned.

Gillan took a deep breath, stood up again, took "The Dark Ages" off the projector, and took out "The Great Plague" from the "ether bubble".

He put the two film reels together, and they merged into a new reel of film—

The Spark of Enlightenment

Gillan placed the new film in place, pressed the play lever again, and began watching the movie.

Click.

The image on the screen is shot from a low camera angle, quietly capturing a loess path in the countryside.

A small caravan slowly approached from a distance, raising dust as the horses clattered.

Ji Lan's eyes flickered.

He found himself sitting on a horse at the head of the caravan, wearing leather armor and carrying an iron sword.

Having already watched this series of films, he was quite familiar with the plot, so he didn't do anything unnecessary. He just rode his horse calmly and led the way ahead.

In the carriage behind them, two caravan managers, a middle-aged man and a young man, were chatting, while the other guards were looking around, always on guard.

Not long after.

The caravan discovered a burned village ahead.

"Hey! Captain Gillan! There's a situation ahead!"

A young guard suddenly spoke loudly.

Everyone looked up and saw a little black smoke rising into the sky, and a smell of coke was carried towards them by the breeze.

All the stone and wooden buildings in the village collapsed, leaving only charred wooden piles and a dead silence.

The middle-aged steward in the motorcade changed his expression slightly and said:
"Damn it! Marta Village is in trouble!"

Soon, the two managers started arguing about whether to take a detour, but in the end, due to the lack of food, they had no choice but to risk passing through the ruins of the village.

The caravan continued on its journey cautiously.

Gillan rode on a horse and observed the ruins of houses on the roadside. According to the original plot, young William would soon appear and be taken in by the caravan.

But it wasn't long before Gillan discovered something was wrong.

The plot has changed!

The little boy who was supposed to make a noise in the ruins now appeared in the middle of the road, blocking the caravan's way.

He stood quietly, looking pale and thin, holding a rusty hatchet commonly used by villagers in his hand.

But William's expression was quite calm at the moment, and his eyes were always fixed on the "caravan guard captain" Jilan.

The rest of the people didn't even look at it.

"Jilan, you're here."

The little boy spoke in a childish voice, but his tone was quite calm.

Hearing this, Jilan was shocked.

The caravan manager and guards around him also looked surprised and confused, as if they didn't know how the surviving child in the village knew Captain Gilan.

"Your Excellency?"

Jilan seemed to have thought of something. He jumped off his horse as if no one was around, took a few steps forward and bowed.

The little boy looked at him meaningfully.

"I am not the head of the empire now. I am just a child who escaped the massacre."

"Just call me Afu."

The boy wiped away some burn marks on the hatchet with his hand and smiled again.

"My alter ego named Caesar rarely takes action in the mortal world. It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't... Those people are always watching me, which is really inconvenient."

"It's a good opportunity to use the footage Clark left here to show me what you are capable of now."

"If you can defeat me, I will give you the 'law' contained in the film... But if you are not strong enough, you may suffer."

Hearing this, Jilan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The little boy in front of him was pale and thin, looking very weak, but he did not dare to be careless at all.

Because the other party is the "crippled king"!
December is the god of struggle and change!
(End of this chapter)