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Suddenly, a dull and distant bell rang.
Accompanying the sound of the bell, Gilan began to see noise spots in the picture as far as the eye could see, as well as black, flashing vertical spots.
'The movie is about to end...'
Gilan is enlightened.
'But this time, it is no longer the air raid siren, but a bell... Could it be that the form of the prompt will also change due to the different era and background of the story?'
He guessed, feeling secretly regretful at the same time.
I didn't get Mystery Points from watching the movie this time, and Secret Sword Art, the god of Agni, couldn't be learned because the plot was too short.
But fortunately, I obtained three mysterious materials from "Windmill Cat", which were enough to refine "Green Gunpowder". In addition to the equipment and medicines looted from Purification Squad, I didn't come back empty-handed.
Gilan looked at the knights, the down-and-out residents, the kneeling city lord, and the leader William who was bathed in the morning light and did not look like a mortal.
In the blink of an eye, he was sitting on the sofa in the utility room.
On the curtain in front of him, the movie picture became a close-up of the leader William. With a smile on his face, he mounted a tall horse and led the knights along the road under the increasingly bright sunshine.
On one side, the Actor list and subtitles are scrolling.
The list of people behind the scenes is the same as what we saw before and has not changed.
Finally, Curtain Call's speech from Director was:
"May the darkness and haze since ancient times be illuminated by you one day."
Click.
Lighting suddenly lit up.
Gilan saw the stork, Oystercatcher, Sparrow and Seagull surrounding them.
"Mr. Snowy Owl, how do you feel?"
Mr. Oystercatcher looked curious and smiled.
"I heard from Miss Sparrow and Miss Seagull that you learned a body-building technique from the Knights? Are there any changes in your body?"
"Well..." Gilan nodded and said casually, "It's not bad. I feel that my strength has increased, but the practice time is too short and there is no particularly obvious effect."
"What a pity."
Mr. Stork shook his head and said.
"That kind of body-building secret technique seems to require a unique secret medicine to be effective, and the time you have to enter the movie each time is limited, so it is difficult to practice it to a high level... Even if you go in and practice again and again, the cost of time and money is too high."
Hearing this, everyone was a little disappointed.
At the same time, the atmosphere also became silent.
Because watching the movie is over, it means parting is coming.
From now on, the members of the Assembly are likely to live apart and never see each other again.
In the movie, they depend on each other for life and death, but in reality, they watch each other, creating this rare friendship that makes both of them reluctant to let go.
"I'll let Old Jerry cook a sumptuous dinner for everyone."
Mr. Stork chuckled lightly and looked at everyone.
Then he added in a low voice:
"I still have a few bottles of red wine that I have in my private collection, as a farewell gift."
The two ladies Sparrow and Seagull looked at each other, suppressed the reluctance in their hearts, smiled and nodded in agreement, "Yes!"
Mr. Oystercatcher laughed loudly, pointed at Mr. Stork and said:
"So you hid the wine, and you didn't even tell me!"
"If you find out, I'll probably finish the drink."
Mr. Stork smiled and shook his head.
Everyone was infected by Mr. Oystercatcher's laughter and smiled.
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In the afternoon, everyone at the Assembly was drinking tea and chatting in the living room.
Old Jerry put on an apron, got busy in the kitchen, and started preparing dishes.
At the coffee table, everyone was chatting. The content had nothing to do with mystery or film. It was just anecdotes about daily life, their own troubles, ideals and ambitions, and even plans and expectations for the future.
It's very pure, just like an ordinary gathering of friends.
Taking advantage of the free time before dinner, Gilan talked to Mr. Stork alone.
"Mr. Stork, can you help me purchase some raw materials?"
Gilan Ask straight to the point.
"What raw material?"
"Saltpetre, sulfur and charcoal."
"Gunpowder... dynamite?!"
Mr. Stork looked surprised.
He glanced to the left. The three people in the living room were still talking and laughing, and didn't pay attention to this side, so he said in a deep voice:
"Are you ready to take action?"
"Yeah." Gilan said lightly.
Mr. Stork thought for a while and said with some hesitation:
"If you need a large quantity, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while."
"It doesn't have to be a lot, just a few pounds is enough."
Gilan shook his head.
Mr. Stork heard this and immediately understood that it seemed that the other party did not want to use explosives, because this amount could not cause much damage at all.
"That's no problem, I can give it to you tomorrow." He said.
"Thank you." Gilan thanked. "Then please Mr. Stork help me prepare to leave, let's make it tomorrow evening."
Mr. Stork was silent for a few seconds and nodded solemnly.
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Dinner time.
There were more than a dozen dinner plates on the dining table, with a variety of delicacies on them, all made by Old Jerry. It was obvious that he had put a lot of thought into this farewell banquet.
Everyone had a great time eating.
Mr. Stork took out three bottles of fine wine from his collection. It is said that they have a history of seventy or eighty years. They had been hidden by the empire long before Prohibition was promulgated, and they were never willing to take them out to drink.
Today is an exception, and it can be seen from Mr. Stork's actions that he attaches great importance to the Assembly.
Just drink wine and eat delicious food.
The candlesticks specially prepared for the atmosphere were lit with fire.
In an instant, the Assembly everyone temporarily forgot the sadness of parting, and everyone had a smile on their face.
"Snowy Owl, you really don't want to take me away?"
Miss Seagull drank the old wine, his cheeks were red, and he plucked up the courage to ask the blond young man again at the dinner table.
"I was unable to resist the marriage arranged for me by my family, so I could only escape... but where could I escape to?"
"It's better to follow you and wander around the world!"
The lady with short hair lifted her hair, and her sterling silver cross earrings shone in the candlelight.
Her eyes were also shining.
Everyone present fell silent.
Miss Sparrow sitting next to her had a complicated expression.
Aurora thinks that she is not as courageous as Miss Seagull. At the same time, she also has a father who loves her deeply... Her father didn't listen to her last time when she persuaded her, and he just thought she was making a fuss out of a molehill.
She was extremely eager for Mr. Snowy Owl to take her away at all costs and take her away by force... But she couldn't take the initiative to follow him away.
Gilan took a sip of red wine silently.
After a long while, he just said softly:
"Sorry."
"..."
Miss Seagull said nothing more, just picked up the red wine glass, raised his head and drank.
She drank most of the glass of red wine directly.
Of the people present, only Mr. Stork knew.
He knew that Mr. Snowy Owl was not heartless and unjust, but that what the other party was going to do and the consequences of doing it would inevitably affect the people around him.
"Do you need my help?" Mr. Stork asked.
"Miss Seagull, I have friends in other places who can arrange a place for you to stay. If you want to leave Black City..."
Before he finished speaking, Miss Seagull waved his hand.
"Forget it."
She smiled lightly, her voice weak.