From Prisoner to Si Chen

"'The Rod of Laughter'...?"

On the other end of the alchemy hotline, the old man who made the staff murmured this name, but his tone was quite doubtful.

Gillan chuckled and explained briefly.

The reason why he named his new cane "Laughing Noise" was derived from a bird called "Laughing Thrush".

The Laughing Thrush is camouflaged and deceptive. It is noisy and ferocious, but it is not good at flying. Coupled with its white head and brown body, it looks like a double form.

At the same time, the laughing thrush has another name, the noisy babbler.

This can well describe the essence of "a sword hidden in a staff".

Of course, there is another layer of meaning that was not told to the old man making the staff, that is, it can also symbolize Jilan himself.

This is like the dual identities of "Blood Owl" and "Rainbow Owl", "Jilan" and "Iros".

"Interesting name."

The old staff-maker smiled and praised.

“As the person who forged it, I’m happy for it.”

Click.

Jilan deformed the weapon in his hand and returned it to the form of a gray cane, holding it at his side.

Then, he respectfully asked the hotline:

"By the way, old sir, I want to ask you a question..."

"Speak, young man."

The old man making the stick is still so enthusiastic and willing to answer all kinds of questions from the younger generation.

Ji Lan spoke for a moment and then said in a deep voice:

"I am now a level 3 'Glow' spiritual mystic, and I am trying to sail to the Dream Sea to find traces of the land of gods, 'Toyalan'..."

"But recently, I have been attacked by sea monsters on the way. Even if I plan to fly over, I will still encounter flying monsters at high altitude..."

"Excuse me, is there any solution to this situation?"

Hearing this, the old man who made the staff was silent for a few seconds.

"It's a bit incredible..." he said.

"The appearance of those monsters is abnormal?"

Ji Lan couldn't help frowning and asked.

However, the old man denied it and said:

"No...I mean, your progress is incredibly fast."

On the other end of the phone, the old man making the stick could be heard sighing.

"Do you know? It took me a full nine years of sailing before I encountered a situation like yours. It took me another five years to find the Land of Gods and obtain the 'Brand of Gods'."

"Blood Owl, your talent is too high, and your luck is not that good...it seems that even fate is favoring you."

"It really makes me feel a little emotional...even envious."

"Huh?" Ji Lan was startled.

He was actually very aware of the difficulty of level 3 to level 4, but he did not expect that even a veteran like the old staff maker would have spent nearly fourteen years to complete the leap and qualitative change.

Listening to the other party's story, Gillan couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he was lucky enough to intervene in the "Withering Garden", meet the third lady of the apostles, and get the precious "Emotional Anchor Method" from Miss Payton.

Otherwise, I am afraid that I will really have to spend several years, more than ten years or even longer at this stage in vain before I can find the land of God...

"Have you ever encountered a sea monster? Is this inevitable?"

Ji Lan calmed down and asked again.

The old man who made the staff pondered for a moment and said:

"It's not inevitable...but that there are malicious dream creatures in the surrounding areas of the God's Hometown 'Toyalan'."

"According to legend, there are two theories."

"First, those dream creatures were created by the negative emotions of high-ranking mystics. They fell into the dream sea like projections and were attracted by the land of gods."

"Secondly, they wander out from the 'lower' area of ​​the Land of Gods and wander around, trying to kill any dream visitors who mistakenly enter this place."

"But no matter which statement is used, it all illustrates the fact that you have entered the surrounding area of ​​the Land of Gods... Congratulations, Blood Owl, you are not far from 'Toyalan'."

The old man who made the staff spoke in a gentle tone, half telling and half congratulating.

"As for the solution, I'm sorry, but there is none at the moment. If you want to break through with brute force, you need to have at least level 4 strength or above. But the paradox of this matter is that only level 3 mystics will set sail to find gods. Town of……"

"So, everything depends on luck. If you are lucky, you can avoid the dream creatures in that area and you can get ashore smoothly."

Hearing this, Jilan's heart sank.

Pure luck?

But he soon came up with an idea...

Although I don't have the strength of level 4, I am still stronger than the average level 3. Now I have obtained the "Stand of Laughter". If I go all out, I may have a chance to get through.

"Thank you for your answer."

Ji Lan took a deep breath and held up the hotline to say thanks.

"You're welcome, haha." The old man smiled. "I always have a hunch that maybe in the near future, you will leave the 'Thorns' and join the 'Midnight Rose' as a formal member."

"I'll buy you a drink then, young man."

Ji Lan heard the old man's optimism, so he said a few words of humility.

Immediately, he hung up the phone.

After putting away the alchemy hotline, Jilan played with the "Staff of Laughter" for a while, and then he was satisfied with it and put it into the dimensional space.

‘My expenses have been a bit high these days, including purchasing the ‘Makeup Artist’ secret book, the traveling expenses for the stork, and the cost of making the staff this time…’

Gilan thought to himself and counted his funds, only 2585 Caesar was left.

He couldn't even remember the first time he had sighed...

There really isn’t enough money!

‘I’ll continue to acquire mysterious materials and refining potions to earn some expenses over time. I’m a little unable to make ends meet... Well, I’ll find another opportunity to inform the members of the secret society about the “wick potion” during the gathering in the dream. ’

At this stage, Baiou Chique and the others are only at level 1 and level 2. Taking the "Wick Magic Potion" can greatly improve their practice efficiency.

Of course, it is impossible for Gillan to provide potions for free.

Not to mention that he does not have the capital, even if he does, he hopes to follow the principle of "equivalent exchange" and allow the members of the secret society to exchange for the cultivation resources in their hands through their own efforts.

However, Gillan will give them an "internal price".

The "Wick Potion" sells for 130 Caesars in "Midnight Rose", so in the dream gathering, it only sells for 110 Caesars.

Just slightly above the cost.

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…

Two more days passed.

During this period, Mawei paid a visit.

Gillan invited her to have afternoon tea at a nearby restaurant and chatted for about two hours.

Maiev took the opportunity to talk about some confidential information, saying that the situation in Bosvia had made progress. The committee investigated the important reasons for the local infiltration and the rebellion of the regime and the military.

Gilan was very interested in this, but it was different from what he thought... The culprit was not a federal spy, nor was it the two mysterious forces of the Cult of Heaven and the White Dove Tower.

It is an ancient secret sect called the "Eclipse Society".

This is the first time Ji Lan has heard of this secret sect.

According to Maiev, the "Solar Eclipse Society" is extremely hidden. The Investigative Committee also spent a lot of money, even sacrificing several members, to discover this important information.

The esoteric sect first appeared in the early Middle Ages and was active throughout the ages. It was not until the establishment of the Bremen Empire that it slowly disappeared...

Recently, for some unknown reason, it suddenly resurfaced in Bosvia. And as soon as he appeared, he made a big move.

I heard that Chairman Parra is quite troubled by this.

"Members of the 'Eclipse Society' are die-hards of evil worship. They serve an ancient evil god named 'Sulfur Lord' and regard the devil as a partner. They are led by the evil god's messenger 'Windmill Cat' Pal Solomon. ”

These were Maiev's exact words at that time.

"The purpose of this secret sect is to cause disaster at all costs, let the sulfur breath of hell replace the air of the world, and welcome the arrival of the 'Sulfur Lord' to rule the world."

After hearing this, Ji Lan was stunned for a moment.

First of all, he felt that this person from the "Solar Eclipse Society" seemed to be mentally ill. How could he have such an outrageous belief?

Secondly, he was surprised by the two familiar names of "Brimstone Male" and "Windmill Cat".

The "Windmill Cat" has appeared in "The Great Plague 2" and the "Human Will" series of films. Through these two secret histories, Gillan clearly knows that it has lived from the Middle Ages to the present...

Moreover, as the messenger of the evil god, he spread the plague and swallowed the biological sister of January Sichen "Flood" Lilia Enge.

It can be said that this big golden cat has done all kinds of bad things.

Presumably "Torrent" has always wanted to realize it offline.

So much so that within the "Machinists' Union", they have never stopped exploring Pal's traces.

This time the "Eclipse Society" was discovered by the committee, the "Mechanical Union" must have been mobilized and ready to dispatch executive agencies at any time to assist the empire in hunting down and cleaning up the secret sect.

Maiev once mentioned that there are three old guys in the "Mechanicus". Together, they can conduct large-scale surveillance. The members of the "Eclipse Society" may be doomed!

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The night of November 27th.

As usual, Jilan fell into a dream and came to the spiritual kingdom.

He took this opportunity to inform everyone in the secret society about the "wick potion", which aroused their interest.

It also aroused their strong motivation to make money.

As the thumb of the "Hand of Dawn", Gillan very generously presented a "wick potion" to everyone on the spot. Letting them try the medicine is also considered as a secret society benefit.

The black snipe, white gull, red bird and blue stork were all surprised and thanked them repeatedly.

In the subsequent information exchange session, Cang Stork said that he had successfully contacted the "Recording Meeting" headquarters and easily joined the meeting with his original silver card as the branch host and Ms. Crow's token.

And because of his rich movie-watching experience and the strength of a Level 2 Mystic, he successively passed the "Screening Roundtable" review and directly became a "Two-Star Film Critic".

All goes well.

"Hongxiao, there is good news."

The stork sat on the seat of the index finger stone pillar and smiled at Jilan.

"As soon as I joined the Recording Society's 'Headquarters', I was assigned the task of viewing a newly-introduced real film... Are you interested?"

Hearing this, Ji Lan raised his eyebrows and said:

"certainly!"

He is in urgent need of mysterious energy now. He didn't expect that Cang Stork would have good news so soon...

"Tell me about the actual film."

"Well...it's the first in a series called Dark Ages # 1."

The stork smiled.

"It just so happens that we have all seen its sequel..."The Great Plague # 2"!"