From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 536 Negotiation
Two days later.

Bremen Empire, Triumph Building.

Da da da……

The high heels collided with the shiny floor, making a crisp sound that echoed in the silent corridor.

A pretty lady with short hair and a black and gray uniform walked out of the elevator and went straight to the committee archives room at the end of the corridor.

Alevia pushed her hair behind her ears, revealing her favorite silver cross earrings.

The sparkling earrings, matched with her smooth ears, fair cheeks and slender neck, are like the finishing touch, highlighting her mature charm and unique temperament.

Because she had just assumed the position of head of the special operations team, Alevia needed to know more about the mysterious side of the current empire, so she planned to go to the archives room to read through it.

She had an appointment with Aurora and the other two today, so as soon as she walked into the archive room, she saw them gathered in front of a metal filing cabinet, discussing something in a low voice.

"Miss Alevia, you are here."

At this time, Aurora, who had also changed into a uniform, turned her head and smiled.

"Come and look at this."

"What?" Alevia came over quickly, curious. "Did you find anything interesting?"

"Something big has happened in the Federation again!"

Weiner handed a file to Alevia and said in a deep voice.

"Ever since the last time the Federation General Council was massacred by the White Sage, the twelve families and representatives of all classes have been in turmoil for a long time. They hurriedly elected new members within a month, but they were attacked again two days ago!"

Alevia raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were surprised. She took the file, looked through it carefully, and opened her red lips slightly.

This file is the latest intelligence collected and compiled by the committee, which clearly records the "New Auditorium Thunderstorm Incident" that occurred in Jacobin, the capital of the Owena Federation.

Four new chairpersons, more than a hundred new deputy chairpersons, and hundreds of special military security guards and mystics present were all wiped out in a thunderstorm.

The intelligence clearly described the characteristics of the thunderstorm, marked in scarlet font.

Such as:

"Swirl clouds", "sudden arrival", "silver thunder", "matter decomposition", etc.

These key words immediately made Alevia think of someone.

In other words, in today's world, only this person can do this.

That is the chairman, "Red Sage" Gillan Iros!

Alevia raised her eyes and looked at her three friends, and found that they all had understanding expressions on their faces.

Everyone thought of this.

"No need to guess, this must have been done by Mr. Gillan..."

Franco said calmly.

Alevia's beautiful eyes moved, with a smile on her lips, and said:
"If this continues, the Federation will be driven crazy by him, huh..."

"Mr. Gillan attacks the Federation so frequently, isn't there any danger?"

Aurora said worriedly.

However, Weiner and Franco looked at each other, and the latter shook his head and explained:
"Don't worry, Miss Aurora. Mr. Gillan's strength has already reached an unfathomable level. I'm afraid no one in the world can threaten him... As for higher-level enemies, we don't need to worry. President Caesar may have already made backup plans."

In fact, just yesterday, during the lunch break, Gilan told them the true identity of President Caesar and asked them to keep it secret.

After learning this secret, the most surprised were Franco and Aurora.

After all, the fact that the true god who came to the mortal world was actually the head of the empire was truly shocking.

That’s Si Chen!
It is the supreme existence at the end of mystery!

It is exhilarating to be able to come into such close contact with the gods, even if it is just a body.

Alevia and Weiner had watched the entire process of Gillan's attack remotely with the Führer, and also heard his conversation with Speaker Leonidas, and had some guesses.

So after learning the truth, the emotion I felt was far greater than the shock.

"Well, you guys look for other files first. I'll go check with Jilan..."

At this time, Alevia whispered something and turned away.

Weiner laughed, shrugged and said nothing, while Aurora's eyes were a little complicated.

"Go ahead, but Miss Maiev might get angry again."

Franco was looking for something in the filing cabinet and said calmly without turning his head.

"After all, making coffee for the chairman is her job as a secretary. You are stealing her job."

"Who cares..."

Alevia rolled her eyes in a coquettish manner, twisted her hips and walked away.

It turned out that Franco was right.

When Alevia made a cup of hot coffee and walked towards the chairman's office, Maiev, who was sorting documents in the hall, immediately cast a hostile look at her and said indifferently:
"Commander Alevia, the chairman is out of the office for the time being."

"Thanks for the reminder, Secretary Maiev."

Alevia returned a charming and polite smile and knocked on the door, still holding the coffee.

Tuk Tuk.

But no one answered.

Alevia pushed the door open and walked in, only to find that the office was indeed empty.

She walked in, placed the coffee on the curved desk, looked around, her beautiful eyes revealing a hint of doubt and speculation, and murmured:

"Could it be that he went to the Federation again?"

...

...

At this moment.

Owena Federation.

A secret meeting is being held on the top floor of a tall building.

In the center of the closed and spacious conference hall, there was a round table, and six or seven men and women with mysterious temperaments sat beside it.

The leader was none other than Speaker Leonidas, who was wearing a military uniform, had a slicked-back blond hair, and had his eyes closed.

"Two days ago, the Red Sage Gillan Iros sneaked into Jacobin again and attacked the General Council venue with unknown means such as alchemical storms and lightning. In a very short time, both the people and the venue were destroyed."

At the round table, a man who was also wearing a military uniform but had a closed helmet that looked like an inverted iron barrel on his head spoke.

On the face of his strange helmet, there was only a tiny hole where his right eye should be, revealing a dark and deep gaze.

The voice was muffled, dull and indifferent.

This person is the supreme commander of the "Elephant Guards", the earthly counterpart of the November Apostle "Saber Master" Edwin Herment.

"Before this, the Red Sage had used the Duke Martin family as a mouthpiece to threaten the twelve major families of the Federation and even the representative groups of all classes, making these forces dare not send people to participate in the General Council..."

"I didn't expect that the famous 'Red Sage' would be so sinister and mean. He doesn't have the bearing of a strong man at all."

At the round table, a gentleman in a white suit and a white bowler hat laughed.

This person is the alter ego of June Apostle "White Hat" Pantsey Malins.

"In fact, looking at this person's growth process, it is easy to find that he is not a good person and has a strong murderous intention."

Another strange man wearing a gray ritual robe and with his face covered by a paper crane spoke.

He is the alter ego of October Apostle "Paper Bird" Andre Holland.

"Although this is a bit unscrupulous, it is undeniable that it is very effective... After this attack, coupled with the previous threatening statements, the twelve families and other representative groups may not dare to participate in the General Council's related matters in the short term."

"I haven't finished yet... Just half an hour ago, the Golden Army was also attacked. A sudden thunderstorm hit the entire military zone, and thousands of dormant biochemical soldiers evaporated in an instant, including thirty officers."

Edwin said calmly. "Even though I rushed to the scene as soon as possible, I was unable to detect the presence of the Red Sage... He was extremely arrogant and self-confident. With his strange ability to come and go as he pleased, I couldn't catch him at all."

"If this continues, in a few years, Owena will be overwhelmed by this person and will collapse on its own, or even risk disintegration..."

After that, the scene fell into silence.

Everyone present is a superior and is the behind-the-scenes manipulator of the Owena Federation.

But now they were forced into such a situation by a mere mortal, which made them feel ridiculous.

Although he wanted to skin the "Red Sage" alive, he was powerless to do anything to him.

Putting aside whether he could be caught or not, just based on his ability to ignore locks and escape and disappear in an instant, Speaker Leonidas had no way to deal with him.

Even if we catch him, we may not be able to defeat him... This is the biggest problem.

After all, the "Red Sage" once fought one against five people and killed five of them. He even faced Speaker Leonidas and severely injured him before escaping unscathed. This was a terrifying record.

If you really want to take action, you have to think twice.

"So how do we deal with him next?"

Ander shook his head.

"Let him continue to wreak havoc? Wouldn't that be ridiculous?"

"To deal with this person, we don't have to kill him. We just need to make him leave this world."

Edwin said calmly.

"Send a representative to negotiate with them. The Red Sage is taking the February route, and the Ascension Gate on this route happens to be occupied by your Art Faction, so it can be used as an important bargaining chip."

Hearing this, several people looked at the man in military uniform sitting at the head.

Leonidas still had his eyes closed, his face expressionless.

After a few seconds of silence, he said:
"Ms. Avril, please come forward."

The person he personally named was a petite woman with a cute face, whose feet couldn't even touch the ground when she sat on the chair.

He was wearing a loose beige robe, an octagonal beret on his head, and his long black hair was tied into a thin braid.

She looks like a young girl secretly wearing adult clothes.

And this girl is the alter ego of April Apostle "The Girl Who Paints the World" Avril Lilith.

"Um……"

The girl half-closed her eyes, seemed very tired, and after pondering for a while, she said:
"Since Mr. Leonidas has requested it, I will go on his behalf."

...

...

A few more days passed.

night.

Gillan returns home from get off work.

As soon as he parked his car in the yard of the apartment, he noticed something.

After turning off the engine, Jilan turned his head and looked under a tree in the yard, his eyes narrowed.

There was a wicker swing hanging there, and a cute and delicate girl in a beret was sitting on it.

The girl was swinging on the swing by herself, her wide robe fluttering in the wind. She seemed to be immersed in the swing and didn't care about Jilan's arrival at all.

bang.

Jilan opened the door and got out of the car, then walked slowly over with a white cane.

Until it stopped in front of the girl.

"Miss Avril Lilith?"

Gillan spoke calmly as he expressed his guess.

His perception was already top-notch in the world, and he easily realized that the girl in front of him was extremely powerful. She was not comparable to an ordinary 6th-level Jiushi, but most likely a superior.

Among the many apostles, only "Ei Shi Girl" fits this image.

Hearing his call, the girl raised her sleepy eyes and glanced at him with emotionless eyes.

"Mr. Gillan, nice to meet you."

The girl grabbed the vines on both sides of the swing with her hands hidden in her wide sleeves and spoke softly.

"I was asked to come visit you, sir, to convey a message... We allow you to cross the 'Black and White Gate' and ascend via the February Road. The prerequisite is that you do not stay in the mortal world any longer and complete the ascension ceremony before next month at the latest."

"Okay, I get it now."

Gillan nodded.

"Thank you Miss Avril for making the trip in person."

Immediately, he turned and left.

The girl looked at his gradually receding back, confusion and bewilderment revealed on her cute and delicate face.

It seemed that he had not expected Gillan's reaction to be so calm.

crunch, crunch...

The swing swung, and the girl's figure disappeared, leaving the swing swinging in the air.

And suddenly Gillan stopped.

Because the girl suddenly stood in front of him, blocking his way.

"You really don't want to ascend?"

Avril frowned slightly and said.

Jilan looked down at the petite girl in front of him and grinned.

"I can still live for hundreds of years, why should I rush to ascend?"

"But our conditions are only given once. If you miss this opportunity, don't even think about passing through the 'Black and White Gate' again."

Avril said calmly.

Gillan shrugged.

"It doesn't matter. I don't have to follow the old path of a 'director'... January, March, May, August, September and December, I have many choices. I really trouble you to worry about me."

"..."

After hearing this, the girl frowned even deeper, and her empty eyes revealed deep confusion.

Is the “Red Sage” so capable?
How could he gain recognition from so many Si Chens and be able to freely choose the path to ascension?

"Well, if there's nothing else, Miss Avril, go ahead and play on the swings. I won't charge you any fees... I just got back from get off work and I'm very tired. I'm going upstairs to take a shower and rest."

Jilan yawned at the right time, with tears of fatigue hanging in the corners of his eyes. He waved his hand and was about to walk around the girl and into the apartment door.

A trace of shame and anger flashed across Avril's face.

What does this guy mean?
Are you teasing her?!

Snapped!
Avril grabbed the corner of Jilan's clothes and said coldly:
"Just tell me your conditions. What do you want me to do to ascend?"

Jilan lowered his eyes, looked at the lovely girl, and chuckled twice.

"Miss Avril, why didn't you let me put forward the conditions earlier? I won't accept it..."

As he spoke, he reached out and pressed on the girl's octagonal beret, and rubbed her head as Avril looked incredulous.

Immediately, Jilan grabbed the girl's face and squeezed her cute, smooth, round face like a flattened pastry.

Looking into her wide-open eyes, he said:
"It's not impossible for me to ascend. I will go through all the gates you are in charge of."

(End of this chapter)