From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 500 Curtain Call
Obviously, he had met all the requirements and had successfully touched the 6th-level "game" essence in his mind, but he was unable to successfully advance.

The essence ejected Gilan's consciousness abnormally.

It was as if there was an indelible barrier that was executing some kind of resistance order, prohibiting Gillan from completing his promotion.

'Why is this happening?!'

Gillan was puzzled.

He closed his eyes again and tried to bring his consciousness closer to the Essence.

The process was still going smoothly, but as soon as he touched the essence, the repulsive force would reappear and bounce him away.

'Something's wrong...'

Gillan opened his eyes and frowned.

He recalled the many mystical books he had read, and even some mysterious biographies and legends, but had never encountered anything like this.

In the field of mysticism, as long as the conditions are met, one will be able to be promoted by climbing the "Path of the Fire Sword". This is the law of truth.

But Jilan was an exception!

He continued to try, unconvinced, but after dozens or hundreds of times, the result was still the same.

Gillan felt uneasy.

He couldn't help but guess:

"Is it possible... that I can't advance any further?!"

The thought startled him.

Some couldn't believe it.

If he could not be promoted any further and would stop here forever, Jilan would feel extremely unwilling.

If he could, why wouldn't he want to ascend to heaven and become a god? Even the "director" had clearly given a hint that travelers like them were "pests" and would be maliciously targeted by this alien world. Only by ascending to become Si Chen could they escape such a fate...

'Um? '

Thinking of this, Jilan suddenly realized something.

"Could it be that the world's laws are targeting me? Because I'm a time traveler?"

'If this is true, then the "director" must have experienced such obstacles before, so he knows the solution! '

Jilan thought to himself that he seemed to see hope.

He was planning to play a real film in order to find the "script assistant" Ms. Hera hiding behind the scenes and seek help from the "director" through her.

But as soon as he got out of bed, he stopped.

Because Gilan suddenly thought of the message that the "director" had conveyed to him through Ms. Hera -

“I hope you can find the book “Curtain Call”, which is the biography I made for myself. You will definitely be inspired by it.”

Yes!

The "director" might have anticipated that he would have trouble in his promotion to level 6, so he asked him to collect the real film "Curtain Call", because this is the "director's" autobiography, and there must be a solution in it for reference!
"But I haven't finished "Curtain Call" yet..."

Jilan's heart sank.

He only had a fragment numbered "4" in his hand, while the "Record Committee" that he was cooperating with had fragments numbered "2" and "5".

Even if you add one more piece, it won't make up any of the upper and lower parts.

President Caesar promised him that he would give him a fragment as a reward, but a month has passed and there is still no news.

I don’t know how long I have to wait.

"I hope it will be quick..."

Ji Lan sighed secretly.

At the same time, he planned to focus on finding the fragments of "Curtain Call". The "Withered Nobles" had strong intelligence capabilities, so perhaps he could ask them for help.

...

...

Five more days passed.

In the past few days, Jilan tried to use the magic summoning array to summon the two-headed crow messenger and contact the "Withered Nobles".

The other party was frank and apologized to Gillan directly.

We sincerely apologize for the unexpected conflict with the "Black Rose Team" when they attempted to steal the secrets of "Moran's Bookstore".

It was also made clear that since the "Moran" sisters were friends of Lord Shenjuan, they would not cause trouble for the bookstore in the future.

The attitude of the "Withered Nobles" was very good, and Gillan had no intention of pursuing the matter. Taking advantage of the situation, he also asked them for clues about the film "Curtain Call".

However, to Gillan's regret, even the "Withered Nobility" knew very little about "Curtain Call".

It just means that this film seems to contain a huge secret and involves the struggle between superiors.

As for why the film was broken and where it is now, they don't know.

Jilan was also quite depressed about this.

Fortunately, a few days later, the Sifang Palace finally sent a man and a woman in black uniforms to deliver a small suitcase to Apartment No. 9 Morales Street.

After Jilan got it, he immediately opened it in the attic alchemy room, and inside was a fragment of "Curtain Call".

And the number is "6"!
"Now we have No. 456. We can finally piece together the complete "lower" film and watch the movie..."

Gillan was quite excited.

Finally there is some good news.

'I just hope to get a solution from the "director" in this film so that I can successfully touch the 6th level essence and complete the promotion.'

Because the fragment of "5" was still at the "recording meeting", Gillan could not watch the film alone.

In addition, he had a cooperation contract with the other party, agreeing to let the "records" watch it first, so Jilan took out the alchemy hotline and called Ms. Crow.

Click.

"Hello, Mr. Gillan?"

A familiar and pleasant mature female voice came from the other end of the hotline.

Jilan put the microphone to his ear and said:

"Ms. Crow, I have found a new fragment of "Curtain Call", numbered '6'."

"what?!"

Ms. Crow couldn't help but exclaim.

Soon, her tone became excited and agitated:

"Great! That's great! This way, we can get the complete 'next' film!"

"According to the agreement between you and me, you, the Recording Society, will have priority viewing rights, so I will send you the two fragments I have."

Gillan Road.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and Ms. Crow sighed:
"Mr. Gillan is a man who keeps his promises, and we will never betray your trust... Please rest assured that we will return it to you after we have read it once."

"Okay." Gillan smiled.

He had a brief negotiation with Ms. Crow, and then used the long-distance teleportation array that came with the alchemy hotline to send the two fragments to the other party.

"The fragments have been received."

On the other end of the phone, Ms. Crow chuckled. "I will immediately convene a 'screening roundtable' meeting and arrange for people to watch the film. Please wait for a moment, Mr. Gillan. I will call you again tonight at the earliest and tomorrow night at the latest."

"No problem." Gillan said.

Click.

The phone hangs up.

Jilan looked at the time on the wall. It was now half past nine in the morning.

...

...

Night falls.

Gillan had just finished dinner at the apartment.

The alchemy hotline rang.

He went upstairs to his room alone, locked the master bedroom door, and quickly dialed the hotline.

But there came the solemn voice of Ms. Crow:
"Mr. Gillan, something's wrong."

"Hmm?" Jilan frowned, feeling a bad premonition. "Ms. Crow, what happened?"

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.

"The film "Curtain Call #2" is very dangerous. It is extremely dangerous. We arranged a whole team to watch the film, and they all died."

Ms. Crow's voice trembled slightly.

She took a deep breath and said:
"This team consists of ten people, all of whom are 'three-star film critics', that is, rank 3 spiritualists. In addition, there are two senior Jiushi people from the 'screening round table' guarding the entire process outside the venue... but even these two senior people are dead!"

"How is this going?!"

Jilan asked in a deep voice.

"How could the two Jiushi who were guarding outside the venue have died if they didn't enter the movie..."

"do not know!"

Ms. Crow was equally confused.

"This situation has never happened before. Logically speaking, people outside the venue would never be affected by the power in the film...but this time it's different!"

“Do you know what’s in the film?”

Gilan thought about it and asked with a frown.

Ms. Crow smiled bitterly and said:

"I don't know... The consciousness of all the viewers disappeared, and the spiritual kingdoms of the two Jiushi were shattered. There was no time to record the viewing."

"This..." Jilan was stunned.

After hearing what Ms. Crow said, he realized that the real film "Curtain Call" was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

At this time, Ms. Crow hesitated and said:
"Mr. Gillan, do you... want to watch more?"

Gillan took a deep breath.

Even though "Curtain Call" is so dangerous, it is also his only clue to find a solution to his promotion.

"Of course." He said in a deep voice.

"OK then……"

Ms. Crow hummed.

"I'll give you the film, please pay attention to receive it."

"Okay." Gilan agreed.

Then, he placed the hotline microphone upside down on the table, and the alchemy array appeared.

Immediately, a roll of black film emerged.

"Ms. Crow, I got it."

Gillan picked up the microphone again and said.

The voice on the other end hesitated for a few seconds and said:
"Mr. Gilan, I won't advise you any more. After all, you are much stronger than us, but please be careful when watching the movie."

"Thank you for your concern. I will."

Gillan Road.

Click.

He hung up the phone and put the hotline away.

Then, he looked at the film reel on the table.

This real black film roll is no different from other films, except that the label on the front has the words "Curtain Call #Part 2" written in blue ink.

"Just let me see what it is."

Gillan murmured and picked up the film.

He carefully installed it on the projector, then took out the mercury battery and inserted it.

After doing this, I pressed the switch.

Click.

呲呲.

blah blah...

The shuttle turns and the light box projects.

Jilan drew the curtains, sat on the floor in the dark room, and looked at the screen.

After a period of noise and black screen, the movie scene finally appeared.

It was the outline of a dark ocean.

Jilan recognized at a glance that it was the Sea of ​​Dreams.

On the screen, a figure was flying over the sea. The person was wearing a white, bulky space suit and a round helmet. The glass mask was so shiny black that his facial features could not be seen.

'That is……'

Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.

'"director"?!'

hum!
Consciousness flickered.

Gillan then found himself inside the film.

He was following the "director" and flying with him over the sea of ​​dreams.

And not far ahead, a continent appeared.

The top of the mountain is invisible and the clouds are misty.

It is "God's Hometown - Toyalan".

(End of this chapter)