From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 468 Heating up
Jillian continued to sit on the swing in the apartment courtyard for a while before going back upstairs to her room.

He felt sticky, so he took a cold shower and changed into clean clothes.

I had just come out of the bathroom and was drying my wet hair when I heard a slight vibrating sound coming from the pocket of the coat hanging on the coat rack.

"It's the news from the Alchemy Hotline."

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

He put down the towel, walked over to take out the hotline and connected it. With a click, Ms. Crow's mature and pleasant voice came out of the microphone:

"Good night, Mr. Gillan."

"Good night, ma'am."

Gillan held the hotline microphone in one hand, with his perfectly muscled upper body exposed, and walked to the window, enjoying the cool evening breeze.

A head of gradient long hair draped over the shoulders, swaying in the wind, giving people a lazy feeling.

"Is there any result regarding the cooperation we discussed before?" he asked softly.

"That's right." Ms. Crow smiled. "After the discussion at the 'Screening Round Table', we agreed to your proposal. From now on, you and I will exchange clues about the real film of "Curtain Call" and search for its fragments together."

“If we can gather them together, we can share the right to use them.”

"That's good news." Jilan smiled, then changed the subject and said, "But since it's a collaboration, we have to set the rules first... If all the films are collected, which party will have priority?"

"Um……"

Ms. Crow on the other end of the phone hesitated and thought for a few seconds.

"Mr. Gilan, how about this... To show our sincerity, we are willing to sell you the 6th-level 'scenery' secret, but we have priority in using it."

"Let's talk about the price first."

Jilan said calmly.

"Just two 'Sal cards'."

Ms. Crow said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

"Sal Cards" are also known as "White Cards", a high-level mysterious currency created by the ancient esoteric religion "Heavenly Dawn".

It itself is a kind of high-polymer energy alchemical product. Mercury batteries are not even worthy of carrying shoes in front of it. Therefore, its value is not low, and it is only circulated on a small scale in the upper level of the mysterious field.

It is an exclusive item that is exchanged equally between strong people and ordinary people cannot touch it at all.

Although the market price of a "white card" is around 1000 caesars, it is often not available even if you have money, resulting in an inflated price, at least reaching 1500 caesars.

But even so, the price offered by Ms. Crow can indeed be said to be full of sincerity.

After all, a secret copy of the 6th-level essence is obviously much more valuable than two "white cards".

"I'm sorry, Ms. Crow."

Gillan said calmly.

“I put more emphasis on priorities.”

"..." The lady on the other end of the phone took a deep breath and remained silent for a few seconds. "What if we only need a 'white card'?"

Her tone was extremely serious and sincere.

"Mr. Gillan, we value our cooperation with you very much, but the Recording Society has invested a lot of manpower and resources in this film after all... We just hope that when the remaining pieces are gathered together, we can watch it first."

"Please rest assured. You only need to watch it once. After that, it will be yours to use in rotation."

Hearing this, Jilan looked thoughtful.

"It can be seen that you are indeed very sincere."

He thought about it and spoke slowly.

If it was a rotation where both parties watched the movie once, this would be acceptable. And Ms. Crow might have already pushed the price of the secret "set" to the bottom line.

"If that's the case, yes."

He agreed to the other party's request.

On the other end of the phone, Ms. Crow finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you," the lady said. "Then I will convey the secrets of the 'scenery' to you over the hotline."

"it is good."

Gillan agreed.

Then, Ms. Crow gathered her emotions for a moment, and then spoke in the clearest possible words:
"The secret of 'setting the scene' says: Build a stage in your mind, and let your thoughts become the cloth. Your bright eyes are the lamp, and the falling cloth is the curtain."

It is still the neat sixteen-meter rhythm, which contains the mystery of this secret.

Then, Ms. Crow explained it to Gilan in detail to help him understand.

"Scene" is the sixth-order essence of the Crucible Sword Spiral, the February "Director" Way. Its most important ability can be summarized in four words:

Build the scene.

Using real-life scenarios as reference, and drawing on the powerful consciousness honed through one’s own path, one constantly recalls, imagines, and redesigns in the mind.

After a long period of accumulation and imprinting, this imagination will become a reality in the depths of the soul.

Ultimately, it can be materialized into reality and preserved for a short period of time.

To put it in the simplest terms, it means spending a lot of time and energy in advance to build a "stage" that is absolutely beneficial to oneself, and then releasing it into reality at a specific time, placing both the enemy and oneself in this scene at the same time.

In the end, relying on the geographical advantage, they unilaterally crushed the enemy.

It can be said that if a "scene designer" is well prepared, he can completely rely on the "scene" he constructs to face the attacks of multiple enemies of the same level at the same time.

Not to mention victory, at least we can remain invincible.

Of course, this essence is not without weaknesses.

In fact, any tangible attack can destroy the "scene" constructed by the "scene designer".

Once a certain threshold is exceeded, the "scene" will be completely destroyed, and the "set designer" himself will also suffer a corresponding backlash, with his consciousness damaged and even spiritual regression.

About ten minutes later.

Ms. Crow told Gilan the secret of the "scenery" and its detailed explanation without reservation.

Jilan also sent a "white card" to Ms. Crow through the hotline's built-in long-distance alchemy array.

"I have written down the secret. Thank you very much for your patience, Ms. Crow." Jilan put the microphone to his ear and said with a smile.

"Happy Trading."

"Happy transaction, sir."

Ms. Crow's tone was also quite relaxed.

Click.

The alchemy hotline was disconnected.

Gillan was in a very good mood.

'In just one day, not only did my strength improve greatly, but I also got the sixth-level secret of the "Director" as I wished.'

He leaned against the windowsill, looking sideways at the night view outside with a smile on his face.

'Today is the 25th, and there are only 5 days left until the end of April... Although I don't know exactly when the "Eclipse Society" will choose to take action, I am not afraid of them no matter what means they use.'

Jilan's eyes were like water, deep and mysterious.

This strong self-confidence stems from his current strength.

...

...

late at night.

Through the "Letter Comb", Gilan once again descended to the Black Castle deep in the Sea of ​​Dreams.

The purpose of this visit was to deliver the second negative of Windmill Cat to Miss Torina.

After learning of Tolina's true identity, the "Our Lady of Sorrow" of August, Jilan's mentality did not actually change much.

Even though he knew that the other party was one of the gods of this other world and represented the truth and laws that governed the world, in Gilan's eyes, Miss Torina was still that helpless and lovable girl.

Moreover, during the last visit, Torina took the initiative to offer a kiss of innocent girlish affection, which made Gillan's long-suppressed emotions burst out.

It can be said that the relationship between the two is no longer as simple as "ordinary friends".

"Mr. Gillan..."

Soon after Gillan stepped onto the stairs, he heard a familiar clear female voice coming from above.

He stopped and looked up.

I saw a girl wearing a plain brown dress with a white background and a waterfall of black hair, sitting quietly in a wheelchair.

She was holding the gray rabbit plush doll that Jilan had given her, with a faint smile on her face, as if she was genuinely happy about Jilan's arrival.

"Ms. Torina, I apologize for the intrusion."

Gillan took off his hat and saluted.

Immediately, he strode forward and walked to the platform at the top of the steps.

Tolina sat alone in a wheelchair, and there was no sign of Jorah, the steward of the Black Castle. It was unclear whether Jorah had gone out for something or was deliberately sent away by Tolina.

"Nothing presumptuous, sir."

Torina looked up and smiled at Gillan.

"Originally I thought I would have to wait a long time for you to come over... I didn't expect to see you again so soon, sir. I'm very happy."

"I came here this time with a gift for you."

Jilan chuckled, took the initiative to walk over and push the girl's wheelchair, and walked towards the garden deep in the castle together.

His movements were very skillful, and the girl seemed accustomed to it, and neither side expressed any further courtesy.

"Gift?" Torina sat in a wheelchair, letting the young man push her from behind. A hint of surprise appeared on her fair face, and she couldn't help asking:

"Didn't the gentleman just give me a gift?"

Gilan did not answer, but smiled and pushed the girl to the edge of the stone table in the garden.

Then, he silently took out a small film and handed it to Torina.

"This is……"

The girl couldn't help but stare at the film in a daze.

Immediately, she was not as surprised as Jilan expected. Instead, she lowered her head slightly and said uneasily:

"Mr. Gillan, have you taken risks for me again?"

She turned her head, raised her hand quickly, and grabbed Jilan's wrist.

"I can clearly feel that your consciousness has been greatly damaged, and even your spirituality has been tarnished."

"Torina is very sad and doesn't want to see Sir get hurt because of me again."

"..."

Gilan had not expected the wheelchair girl to react like this. After a brief silence, he said bluntly:
"Don't worry, Ms. Torina. This injury is nothing to me... and it's not entirely because of the 'Windmill Cat'."

"This negative is just one of my spoils. I thought it would be of greater help to you, so I sent it to you in the Black Castle."

Although Gillan was speaking from the heart, Tolina obviously didn't think so.

She seemed to take Gillan's comfort as an excuse to avoid feeling guilty, which made her even more moved.

This also made Tolina's inner emotions become stronger again and difficult to suppress.

"Hold..." The girl raised her head, her dark eyes flashing, looking straight at the young man.

"Huh?" Ji Lan was startled.

"Hold me!" Tolina emphasized her tone and even opened her arms on her own initiative.

Gillan understood now.

He took a deep breath, then gently leaned down and held the girl in his arms.

"Very warm, thank you."

Torina leaned her face against the young man's chest, closed her eyes, and spoke softly.

(End of this chapter)