From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 488: Strings
Gillan didn't know how long he had been unconscious.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the sounds of storks and red sparrows, as well as the noisy shouts of a group of people.

"Mr. Gillan, what happened?..."

Franco's mature male voice came, but his tone was different from the usual calmness, but rather anxious.

"Mr. Gillan! Mr. Gillan?!"

There was also Aurora's urgent call with a hint of tears in her voice.

"Wake up, please..."

Gillan felt himself shaking, shaking violently.

He wanted to open his eyes, but intense fatigue and sleepiness kept coming over him, drowning him like waves of tides.

He tried to open his mouth to speak, but his lips felt heavy and could not be moved at all. It was as if his mouth was sealed shut with cement, and even his throat was blocked.

He gradually lost awareness of his own body.

I just felt my consciousness sinking deeper and deeper.

It was as if I had sunk into a bottomless, dead silent, cold black sea.

The noisy sounds in my ears echoed and then faded away until everything was completely silent.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Jilan felt a lot of eyes passing over him, the feeling of being watched was very familiar.

It's the superiors...

Si Chen, the apostles, and the ascenders cast their eyes.

There is approval, kindness, appreciation and interest, as well as confusion, hatred, indifference and murderous intent.

They are all different.

From the other side of the world came the clear laughter of a young girl:
"Yeah, that's funny, isn't it Mary?"

"Interesting indeed, Maria."

Another almost identical girl's voice came, but the tone was more steady and mature.

Soon, the two voices overlapped and merged into one, saying solemnly:

"We have witnessed your feat and heard your roar, Mr. Gillan Iros."

"Use your mortal body to stop the apostles from ascending."

"We would like to grant you the 'Apostle Candidate Mark'."

Gillan was confused.

But he soon guessed that the owners of these two voices must be the "Twin Kites" of May.

They are Mary and Maria, who are twin sisters but can also be seen as the same god, the god of hearing and witnessing.

'My actions have been known to the Twins, and they have recognized me. Are they willing to consider me as a candidate for an apostle?'

Gillan was surprised.

'But I'm not a twin, is this an exception?'

But soon, he heard the two girls suddenly exclaim.

"Wait, Mary."

The clear, bell-like voice of her younger sister Maria echoed.

"Hahaha, it seems that quite a few Si Chen are very dissatisfied with our decision..."

"So what if you're dissatisfied?"

Mary, who was obviously the older sister, snorted.

"It's fine for Baldini, Futis, Cynthia, and Du Wei, but since the crippled king disagrees, we should give him a favor..."

"Gilan Iros, if you wish to ascend in the future, you can choose the 'Twin Gates' in May; if you want to transform, you can go to the 'Mirror Labyrinth'; if you want to be crowned, we can also crown you with four hands in the 'Temple of the New God'."

The two female voices overlapped again and announced.

"As long as you wish, it will be as you wish."

After that, the voice gradually faded away.

And many sights disappeared.

Gilan's consciousness was still immersed in the endless darkness.

He was very shocked at this moment.

Because the words of the "Twin Kite" were very straightforward, and they showed their appreciation and attempts to win over the two without any disguise.

As long as he wants, and on the premise of meeting his own requirements, he can easily become an ascender or even an apostle of the May Path.

Although Jilan didn't know who those names the "Twin Kites" were talking about, he could infer from their tone that they were most likely the "Blind General" and the Three Art Sichen.

The Sichens in the hostile camp were dissatisfied with the "Twins"' attempts to win them over. But it was clear that the "Twins" were not afraid of the other side.

However, it seemed that because the "cruel king" did not allow it, he gave up the attempt to forcefully win over the king and only made a promise.

All of this stems from Gillan's feat——

With his mortal body, he blocked the "Spirit King" from ascending!
Gillan's thoughts were racing.

At this time.

He saw a light appear in the darkness.

The light is like a "silk string".

The string moved with an extremely mysterious rhythm, creating layers of ripples in the darkness, and each ripple swept across a picture of the earthly world.

It's like something supreme.

Similar to the Mad King's hammer, cape, and Kingdom Hearts Tower, or rather, they originate from the same thing.

The silk string slowly descended, was attracted by Jilan, and finally merged with his consciousness.

next second.

Jilan noticed the unusual movement of "Banlan".

It was actually an extremely strong desire, the pleasure after getting some kind of satisfaction.

Jilan's consciousness was also infected by this pleasure, and he couldn't help feeling elated.

Inexplicably, he recalled a kind of bullet comment he often saw when he was a game anchor in his previous life:
"It feels good. It feels great."

He felt his consciousness wrapped in warmth, as if he had returned to the womb and was immersed in the amniotic fluid.

The serious damage to consciousness and spirituality was quickly restored under the nourishment of this strand of silk string.

Soon, Jilan saw the information of Sixian through "Banlan":

"The Strings of Law."

"A rare thing in the world, a wave string born from the operation of the 'Supreme Law'." "Everything exists, and existence leaves traces."

"Whenever the law is in operation, it will generate unimaginable energy. This energy undergoes collapse and explosion, forming a phase change, just like the traces left when water in the material world freezes into ice..."

"The String of Law is indispensable for ascending to the Hour of the Hour. The more you master it, the easier it will be to ascend."

"Only by doing something that affects the direction of the world can we attract the attention of the String of Law."

Gilan's consciousness vibrated.

The Strings of Law?!

A must-have item for ascending to the Sichen hour!
He actually obtained a treasure of such a high status!

Gillan couldn't help but be ecstatic.

But with the agitation of emotions and the continuous nourishment of the "Strings of Law", his consciousness gradually became blurred and he fell into silence again.

...

...

When Gillan opened his eyes again.

The blurry vision slowly focused, and what came into view was a clean, flat white ceiling and silence all around.

His keen sense of smell allowed him to smell a very pungent odor, which seemed to be the "Bertollet fluid" that was popular in the empire.

This is a type of disinfectant commonly found in public places such as hospitals, restaurants and stations.

Even the front lines were deployed on a large scale.

The reason why Guillen knew this so well was that Berthollet's solution was invented by his teacher, Paracelsus, more than a hundred years ago.

At that time, Pala used the pseudonym "Berthollet" and worked as a famous doctor and medical scientist for a long time.

He still enjoys a high reputation in the medical community and is known as the "Father of 19th Century Medicine" and the "Great Master".

He learned this little secret while drinking tea and chatting with his teacher during the time he was studying with him.

"Is this... a hospital?"

Gillan sat up slowly and looked around.

The bright sunlight shines in from the window sill on the right, making the entire single room very bright.

There are some potted plants on the windowsill, lush green with bright flowers, obviously someone is taking good care of them.

On both sides of the bedside tables, there were flowers, sent by someone unknown. The tied ribbons were filled with cards, written in various handwritings.

Jilan reached out and took a few, flipping through them casually.

"To the respected Imperial Foreign Minister, the head of the mysterious investigation committee, the Knight of the Cross, the pillar of Bremen loved by the people: Thank you for everything you have done for the people of the empire, thank you for saving Coburn, all members of the committee's special operations team three salute you!"

"——Your subordinates, presented by Gures."

"To Commander Gillan Iros: Your dedication and hard work will go down in history, be remembered by future generations, and serve as a lifelong learning experience for us Imperial officers. Salute you!"

"——All members of the House of Lords (written by Secretary of State Farris)."

"..."

Jilan flipped through the cards and found that they were from various departments of the empire. In addition to the committee, they also included ministers from various departments such as the military, propaganda, and logistics.

He put the card back and took a deep breath.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Gillan was a little confused.

He looked around the ward, which was spotlessly clean, without any extra decorations or even a calendar.

He glanced at the door again, thought for a moment, and decided to check his physical condition first.

Gillan tried to get out of bed and found that nothing was wrong.

I just still feel a little weak and can't use my strength. My injuries have improved, at least my consciousness and spirit are no longer in severe pain.

He silently called out the panel to check it.

The reward for completing the task triggered by "Golden Sigh" is still to be claimed. So Jilan said to himself:
'Take your reward, body.'

Soon, Jilan felt a warmth surging from his brain to his heart, and then from his heart to his limbs.

After about twenty minutes, the "huge" boost was over, and Gillan felt his strength returning.

Bring up the panel again and take a look:
"Gilan Iros (Mo Xing)."

"Male, 21 years old."

"Original level: Level 5."

"Original: Panel (Original)."

"..."

"Strength: 38."

"Agility: 38."

"Stamina: 40."

"Gnosis: 20."

“Spirituality: 30.”

"Mind: 50 (earthly threshold)."

"Mystery points remaining: 217."

"Candidate for Sichen (owner of the String of Law)."

Jilan looked at his panel and knew what was going on.

He found that his "Endurance" had not changed, while his "Strength" and "Agility" had increased by 5 points each.

"These 10 attributes are the rewards from the mission, but they have been balanced by the perfect level of physical training technique "Life Star Track", so they are distributed to the relatively backward strength and agility..."

Gillan had an epiphany.

He clenched his fists and felt stronger again.

His current normal state has almost caught up with the level he achieved when he was promoted to Level 5 and activated "King's Arrival".

Gillan was very satisfied with this.

And on the panel, the words "Si Chen Candidate" in the last column made him fall into long contemplation.

"The String of Law..."

"A ticket to the highest throne?"

“This should be my biggest gain this time.”

(End of this chapter)