It rained all night.
Early next morning.
Gilan was awakened by a buzzing vibration.
He opened his eyes and sat up quickly.
Turning to look to the left, the "Alchemy Hotline" placed on the bedside table was vibrating, and several rounds of exquisite alchemy arrays inside were emitting golden light.
He took this out from the dimensional space in advance last night, plugged in Mercury Battery, and put it on the bedside table, just to avoid missing the call from White Sage.
Now it seems that it was really prescient.
Gilan picked up the "hot line" and leaned it to his ear.
Suddenly, White Sage's magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone. However, the other party's tone was a little helpless:
"Mr. Gilan, why did you kill everyone?"
"No." Gilan's eyes were indifferent. "I only killed some of them and let the rest run away. Loben Fasol wanted to be tough, but out of self-protection, I had no choice but to kill those who dared to attack."
"..."
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.
Gilan can even hear the sound of White Sage taking a deep breath.
"Okay. Then what happened to the corpses of the four 'black-collar deacons' July Baptist Church?" the other party asked in a deep voice.
July Baptist Church?
Black collar butler?
Gilan lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and figured everything out.
'It turns out it's you, "Miss Rabbit" Jenna Claire...'
He sneered in his heart.
"I don't know the specific reason." Gilan told the truth. "I was intercepted and killed by them as soon as I left the manor. Out of self-protection, I had no choice but to kill them all and throw them into the villa."
But he added:
"But I guess it may be that I recently helped people to 'exorcise demons' and provoked 'Dawn Golden Bough', so they wanted to send someone to get rid of me."
"Exorcism?"
"That's it..."
Gilan thought for a while, explained a little, and told the story of the noble lady who was recently violated by a mysterious force.
"Hmm." White Sage pondered on the other end of the phone. "Yes, the situation you mentioned is very similar to the 'prayer ceremony' inside 'Dawn Golden Bough'."
"It seems that July Baptist Church has indeed been infiltrated by 'Dawn Golden Bough'. As for that 'Miss Rabbit', she is probably an important part of a certain plan. You should be careful in the near future to avoid their second revenge."
"Okay, I will pay attention." Gilan said.
"So are you ready with the information and key evidence?"
White Sage's tone softened slightly and asked.
"Of course." Gilan replied.
"Teleport the things through the alchemy array."
"Okay."
Gilan agreed, got up and got out of bed, and fastened the "hot wire" on the wooden floor. Suddenly, with golden light, an alchemy array with a diameter of one meter emerged.
He immediately put the guest list compiled into a volume last night, Loben Viscount Fasol's confidential letter, and Gray Scar into the center of the alchemy array.
Whoosh!
Things disappear in an instant without a trace.
Gilan mentioned the "hotline" and waited for a long time. White Sage's satisfied voice came from the other end:
"Well done, Mr. Gilan. Although your assessment method this time was too rough, the results were good and you fulfilled my requirements."
"Congratulations, Blood Owl, from now on you will be a member of 'Midnight Rose' and 'Thorn Collective'. The identity token will be sent to you immediately, please check it carefully."
Gilan Wait quietly.
Not long after.
In the alchemy array on the ground, a beautiful ring suddenly appeared.
He picked it up and examined it in the palm of his hand.
This is a gold ring with a spherical polyhedral ruby set in the center. The gem contains green thorn-like patterns inside.
The inner ring of the ring is engraved with the motto White Sage once said:
"Where thorns grow, roses bloom. The door of truth is opened and completed by wisdom."
The outer ring is:
"No. 001 Thorn Collective, 'Blood Owl' Gilan·Iros."
Gilan took a deep breath and put the ring on the index finger of his right hand, which complemented the sapphire ring Vivi on the middle finger.
He mentioned the "hotline" and held it to his ear again.
"The thorn ring has been received, thank you."
"You're welcome, you earned the membership qualification based on your ability."
White Sage chuckled lightly.
"From now on, you will be one of us, Blood Owl. On behalf of 'Midnight Rose', I welcome you. Let's work together on the road to explore the truth in the future."
"Yeah." Gilan responded.
White Sage paused for a moment and then said:
"Actually, what you did during this assessment had quite a big impact. An imperial viscount and many high-profile people were all killed. Although they are members of 'Heavenly Bane Cult', the truth should not be made public, so it will inevitably cause a stir."
"In addition, because you openly stated your identity as 'senior Prohibition Agent' in public, your name has spread among the Prohibition Bureau, and even Balance Department and Purification Department..."
"But don't worry, we will help you settle this matter and protect you from investigation. However, the suspicion of the official and various forces on you will not be reduced, so you have to be careful."
"Okay, thank you."
Gilan said calmly.
Before, he might have been worried.
But now I am much more bearish.
Because he is no longer weak.
If your fist is strong, you will naturally not be afraid.
"Mr. White Sage, I want to buy those mysterious materials mentioned before."
The first thing Gilan does when joining the membership is to make a transaction request.
This is his urgent need.
"Of course, no problem." White Sage smiled on the other end of the phone. "You are one of our own now, and you are qualified to purchase those mysterious materials."
"Sulfur gas, Cherry Coral, Vortex Molt and Black Jade Stone, right?"
"Yes."
"Material transactions in the mysterious realm, regardless of type, are uniformly based on 5 ink units."
White Sage seemed to know that Gilan was new to the mystery, so he explained patiently.
"Sulfur gas, one share of 400 Gold Caesar; one share of Cherry Coral, 650 Gold Caesar; one share of Vortex Molt, 580 Gold Caesar; one share of Black Jade Stone, 490 Gold Caesar."
"The total is 2120 Gold Caesar. Is this a one-time payment? Or do you plan to purchase only a few of them for the time being?"
"Well..." Gilan thought for a moment. "Pay it all in one lump sum. In addition, I wonder if Mr. White Sage can give me some alchemy utensils and tools?"
"Haha." White Sage chuckled. "No."
"Don't forget what I told you, all alchemists should abide by the principle of 'equivalent exchange'. If you want something, you have to pay."
Gilan secretly said stingy.
But he still said:
"Okay, if you add those, how much do you need to make up?"
"Just add 5 Caesar more."
"Got it."
Gilan counted 2125 Caesar banknotes from the wallet, sorted them into a pile, and placed them in the alchemy array.
Wait until the banknotes disappear.
Soon, four more narrow-necked and fat-bellied bottles appeared in their place, containing various mysterious materials. In addition, there were also a pile of small alchemical items such as grinders, glass dishes, tubes, bottles, pots, copper rods and other small alchemical objects.
Gilan looked happy.
Finally got it!