" Gold Seed? The Budbearer?"
Gilan played with the golden crystal in her hand.
When I rubbed my fingertips against it, I felt a cool, smooth sensation.
Through the description of the Iridescence entry, he knew that this item was not simple. Not only could it borrow the power of the Second Era-God Goddess " Mother of Fertility ", but it was also a symbol of status, so its value was bound to be precious.
But Gilan dared not casually insert this thing into his body.
First, he doesn't have any unusual quirks; second, he's not stupid.
Make contact with the Old God...
Within the " Dawn Golden Bough," this might be seen as an immense honor, but he must be out of his mind to do such a thing.
Not to mention, they will also be influenced and controlled by those in higher positions within the same system.
According to Maive, only male members of the Dawn Golden Bough of High rank can serve as the head of the " Witch Demon Society "...
Gilan guessed.
'So this Mr. Mick was originally probably a human, but was corrupted by a mysterious local force, which caused him to transform into Black Goat?'
He glanced at the Gold Seed again and found it incredibly sinister.
After taking it into the dimensional space, I looked around.
Gilan looked through the fog to the end of the road and saw the huge wrought iron gate.
In the film < Moon-Scorched Village #1>, he has already obtained most of the points he could get. However, the mysterious old Beggar seems to be hiding a secret, but Gilan is not yet confident in dealing with him.
Based on previous encounters, it can be inferred that the old Beggar was very strong, and was very likely also a Spirit Mystic who had embarked on the " Path of the Flaming Sword," but definitely of a higher Origin Rank than Gilan.
Or it could be second-order, or even third-order.
Gilan plans to come back and take another look when he is stronger.
So he decided to end the movie viewing temporarily.
' Iridescence, exit.'
Gilan withdrew her gaze and silently muttered to herself.
His vision then became noisy and speckled, and in the blink of an eye, he was pulled out of the movie and back into the master bedroom of his rented apartment.
Gilan immediately woke up Vivi was on her shoulder.
Looking back at the screen, the camera briefly lingered on the open space in front of the village chief's house, seemingly because Gilan had just been there. But as he disappeared, the camera quickly switched again, automatically focusing on the red-haired female student, Liliya.
'Will the camera prioritize following the viewer...? If it loses that primary focus, it will cut to the second-priority protagonist.'
Gilan glanced at the movie screen, lost in thought.
He seemed to have figured out some patterns.
'Because I interacted with Liliya, the scene I'm seeing now will linger on her for a while, instead of immediately switching to the perspective of other train passengers?'
It was an over-the-shoulder view; Liliya was gripping a slender, retractable metal rod tightly in both hands. Black and red wires were wrapped around the rod, all converging at the base of the handle.
She walked carefully, alone, along the seaside tracks.
Just as Gilan stood up, intending to turn off the projector...
Hiss...
The projector made a slight noise.
The movie screen flickered, and after a period of noise and vertical bars, the scene changed.
Gilan turned her head and was stunned.
The movie screen was completely black.
In the darkness, countless shimmering lights, like stars in the sky, slowly emerged. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be wisps of flame.
At the center stands an enormous lighthouse.
A dazzling beam of light emanated from the prism furnace at the top of the tower, like a white pillar sweeping across the Cosmos.
After spinning around once, it pounced straight onto Gilan's face.
The light, as if passing through a movie screen, pierced through the dimensional barrier and fell into reality, illuminating the entire dimly lit master bedroom in a white glow.
Gilan suppressed her surprise and raised her hand to cover herself.
Vivi, standing nearby, cried out in surprise, flapped her wings, and instinctively hid behind her owner, peeking out with her little head to look around.
Through her fingers, Gilan could vaguely see, in the blinding white light, a line of text slowly scrolling across the outline of the curtain directly in front of her:
"Don't go near Liliya again. This is a one-time exception."
As the handwriting came into view, Gilan seemed to hear the Whisperer of a mature woman's voice.
Buzz.
The white light vanished instantly, as if it had been drawn into a curtain.
Gilan closed her eyes, enduring the soreness and pain in them, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, as his vision slowly returned, he found that the movie screen had returned to normal. However, it was no longer Liliya's perspective, but had shifted to the girl Maive and the doctor Brennan.
It was as if some invisible force had forcibly interfered with the film's playback, preventing Gilan from seeing Liliya's story.
"Master... Master..." Vivi knelt on Gilan's shoulder, her small hands clutching his collar, trembling uncontrollably. "Was that Hour-God just now?!"
The familiar, Vivi, was terrified.
Since meeting its master, it has been watched by Hour-God twice!
Gilan felt a chill run down her spine and took a deep breath.
Hour-God...
He was warned?!
'Who is this Hour-God? Why are you warning me?'
He was filled with doubt and uncertainty.
Gilan felt that since he was not allowed to try to approach Liliya during the movie, the reason must lie with this seemingly ordinary red-haired female student.
Recalling the mature female voice he had just heard, he had a thought that surprised even himself.
'Could it be Liliya's older sister? Barbara Engel?'
Gilan then rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.
He thought he was overthinking things, that this was too far-fetched.
'Most likely, Liliya harbors a great secret, perhaps involving high-ranking mystics or even the secret history between the Hour-God, which is why viewers are not allowed to interact with her.'
"Phew..." Gilan shook herself and exhaled.
I am too weak right now. Being afraid and worried about this won't help. I might as well relax.
If Hour-God really wanted to deal with him, he would probably be dead already.
He walked to the projector and turned it off. After putting away the True Film Reel of < Moon-Scorched Village #1>, he found that the Mercury Battery still had half left, more than enough for him to watch < The Rongdeng Great Plague #2> again later.
Gilan returned the familiar Vivi to the sapphire ring.
Then, he silently recalled the contents of the White Cross Body-Forging Technique in his mind.
The colored numbers in the corner of my vision flashed in response.
This was not unexpected for Gilan, given that he had enough points.
But the next second, the winning number "139" plummeted to "64".
Just like last time, it consumed 75 points of Mystic Energy. Gilan realized that what he gained this time was still a secret technique.
He quickly took off his clothes, then sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, quietly feeling the changes in his body and the infusion of skills and knowledge.
Guh!
Gaa!!
Gilan's expression changed.
He suddenly realized that the muscles in his shoulders, neck, arms, back, and legs were out of his control, bulging and taut like they were being inflated, as hard as iron.
Gilan felt a sharp, stabbing pain in these muscle groups.
His face immediately flushed red, and his veins bulged.
Guh!
Sizzle!!
The muscle bulged again, tearing the skin open!