Gilan rubbed her forehead and let out a long sigh.
He quickly said:
"Okay, I admit I was wrong."
"So, lost soul, you want the 'secret teachings,' right?"
On the other end, a deep, aged male voice asked.
Gilan narrowed his eyes, staring at the wooden partition riddled with holes.
"Are you kidding me?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, you misunderstand, lost soul. This is what the porch guard you mentioned just told me."
From the other side of the partition, the male voice was serious and earnest, not joking.
This statement was well-reasoned and supported by evidence, Gilan couldn't refute it.
A few seconds of silence.
He took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"Hmm, I want the 'secret technique'."
Which 'secret' do you want?
" Furnace Sword Path, Tier 2 Primal ' Actor '"
"Oh? You want to follow in the footsteps of February Director Director? Interesting."
The Atonement Priest on the other side of the partition spoke slowly.
"However, I must warn you, those who have lost their way, those mysterious individuals who have embarked on this path, mostly do not have a good ending..."
"Why do you say that?" Gilan frowned slightly.
"A secret." A deep voice came from the other end. "We hold the secrets of the world, and thus we have seen the truth. But since it is a secret, it cannot be easily revealed to the world. Therefore, I can only remind you, but I cannot tell you directly, understand?"
Gilan fell silent.
He hummed in agreement, pondered for a moment, and continued:
"Thanks for the reminder. But I still want to take this path."
"Fine, I just can't do anything with you."
A sound came from the other side of the partition, followed by a cough and a brief pause.
"Before we reveal the 'secret' of the deal, I'd like to make another deal with you as our initial 'connection,' how about that?"
"The first 'contact'?"
Gilan's brows furrowed even deeper.
This was his first encounter with the Church of Atonement, and he was not very clear about its intricacies or what it meant.
"Hmm... You can think of it as the 'foundation of trust,' after all, 'secret teachings' are also part of the secret, and I need to see your sincerity."
That's what the Atonement Priest said.
Since the other party made the request, Gilan had no choice but to agree:
"Okay. What kind of deal do you want? Just tell me."
Give me 50 Caesar, and I'll sell you a secret.
The male voice on the other side of the partition was extremely solemn.
Gilan remained expressionless and silently took out another gold-leaf banknote with a face value of "50" from her wallet.
The next second.
Bang!
On one side of the partition, a small compartment had inexplicably appeared, with the wooden board flipped up.
Gilan handed over the money without hesitation.
A slender, fair hand flashed by and swiftly took the banknote.
Gilan could see clearly that on the little finger of that hand was a Golden Bow ring.
Bang!
The wooden planks fell back down, restoring the original structure, and not even a trace of the hidden compartment could be seen.
Gilan's eyes narrowed.
He tried to reach out and touch the partition again, but it was a seamless, one-piece structure, and he couldn't find where the hidden compartment had gone. It was as if what he had just seen was just his imagination.
'This person...'
Gilan couldn't help but have doubts.
Was the person he was talking to really a " Atonement Priest "?
The other party is really acting way too strangely...
Especially those hands, so unlike the voice, that resembled a woman's.
"Alright, what secret do you want to hear?"
An elderly, deep male voice came through the small hole.
Gilan pulled herself together and said calmly:
Why did embarking on the path of " Director " in February end up with no good outcome?
"This one won't do, get another one."
The male voice on the other side of the partition spoke earnestly.
Gilan sighed again and casually remarked:
"There's a young vagrant named Fermi outside the church. What secret does he hold?"
" Fermi Campos, right?"
The Atonement Priest pondered for a moment, then spoke.
"Hmm... this guy looks like a vagrant, but he's not. He's actually a Level 1 Spirit Mystic, diligently practicing the 'secret technique' he has."
Upon hearing this, Gilan's expression turned serious.
Then I heard a story coming from the other side of the partition:
" Fermi intends to ascend the path of the Chalice of the Body, the second-tier ' Beggar,' which is also the path of the ' Hour-God Lady Ya ' of June."
Their "secret teachings" state. "Having nothing, one begs with all one's heart. One's body is cheap, suffering hunger and cold, with no one to pray for."
"Penniless, they endured long periods of wandering and begging, suffering from cold stares, Miasma, hunger, and cold, thus tempering their bodies and minds. Then, through the compassion and generosity of others, they found their essential guidance."
"The higher the status and position of the rescuer, the stronger their Gnosis and intelligence, and the stronger the 'guiding power' they receive... thus enabling them to find the original essence more quickly."
"The so-called 'father' who was with him was actually his teacher on his path of mysticism, not his father, and his name was Manolan King."
" Fermi betrayed his teacher Manolan, poisoned him, and then played the role of a pitiful father and son to gain more sympathy, thus deeply practicing the 'secret technique'."
"That's his secret."
After listening...
Gilan was taken aback.
Firstly, he hadn't expected that the young homeless Fermi, would be so ruthless, and that he had hidden it so well.
Secondly, the " Atonement Priest " behind the partition knew everything perfectly well.
Could it be true, as they claim, that they possess the secrets of the world?!
Gilan remained silent for a long time.
At this moment, the Atonement Priest on the other side of the partition spoke again:
"Our first transaction is complete. Now, please share a secret with me in exchange for the 'secret techniques' of ' Actor '."
"Secrets for secrets?" Gilan frowned.
"That's right."
A positive response came from the hole in the partition.
Gilan fell into deep thought.
secret...
What secrets do I know that are commensurate with the value of being "secretly passed down"?
" The House Fahan, Maxwell Farhan and Ramon Farhan, are both members of the ' Heavenly Bane Cult ' and both ' Burden Scar Ones'. The former even has two ' Gray Scar ' and can summon giant wolves."
A cold glint flashed in Gilan's eyes, and she simply revealed all the secrets of her despicable biological father and grandfather.
"Hmm..." someone murmured from the other end of the partition. "Not enough."
"Not enough?"
Gilan took a deep breath and said again:
" Jenna Claire, daughter of Adura Claire, president of the July Baptist Church, is actually a member of the Old God Cult ' The Dawn Golden Bough,' codenamed ' Miss Rabbit.'"
"They secretly collected underground films, supported contraband dealer ' Big Goose ' Bondo Rio, and formed a small team to film and sell videotapes."
"Furthermore, Jenna also used 'prayer rituals' to incite strange men to cast curses on the noble ladies of the North Muse's high society, causing them to indulge in depravity."
"Interesting," Atonement Priest hummed. "But it's still not enough."
Gilan frowned, deep in thought.
After a while.
He spoke in a deep voice:
"The renowned scholar, mystic, and alchemist Pala Celsus, was once a member of the Healing Knights,' serving as an army medic."
"Huh?"
Suddenly, an extremely sweet female voice came from the other side of the partition.
But soon, it changed back to that deep, aged male voice:
"Very good, that's enough. I'll now tell you the 'secrets' of being an ' Actor '..."