After Gilan left Atonement Church, he stopped a taxi.
But he did not return North Muse directly.
Instead, he said something to the coachman and went to the nearest and oldest bookstore.
As the commercial district of the capital, East West Muse naturally has many new and old bookstores. The carriage driver is also a person who travels in various districts all year round. The old horse knows the way and soon brought Gilan to a prosperous area.
Carriages and cars were passing by on the streets, and the streets were bustling with people.
The taxi stopped in the middle of the road. Gilan looked up and saw in front of him a classically decorated bookstore of some age, named "Moran Bookstore".
Gilan paid the fare and tip and went straight to the bookstore door.
Pushing open the wooden door painted with red paint and inlaid with glass, a small bell connected to the top door frame made a soft sound.
Ding.
"Welcome to 'Moran Bookstore'."
A female voice with a mature charm said softly.
Gilan turned around and took a look.
At the front desk, there was only a rattan rocking chair and a small wooden table with teacups and ashtrays.
An intellectual lady in her thirties with long flaxen hair, wearing a pair of round-rimmed glasses, was lying on a rocking chair holding a tome. Her legs were covered with a plaid embroidered blanket, and she held a cigarette in her hand.
"I am the bookstore owner, Moran·Cecilia."
The lady took off her glasses, put them on the small wooden table aside, took a puff of cigarette and said.
"If the guest wants any books, he can tell me."
"Is there anything related to occult science?" Gilan tried to ask.
The lady raised her eyebrows and looked up and down at the blond young man.
"Agent Purification Department? Didn't you come here last week... I mean, it would be boring to come for surprise inspections every three to five."
Her face paled.
"Oh, Ms. Moran, you misunderstood."
Gilan saw this and explained:
"It's my first time here and I'm interested in mysticism, so I asked casually."
"No." The lady's expression softened and she said calmly. "If you want to read some novels and stories about myths, you can find them in Area A."
"Thank you." Gilan said. "In addition, I also want to buy some books about makeup, performance and language."
"In area C, there are three and four rows of the third bookshelf. In area F, there are all the first bookshelf."
The lady returned her gaze to the tome in her hand and said without raising her head.
Gilan glanced at the tome in her hand, titled "The Rise of Machinery Union: New Contradictions and Challenges of the Chamber of Commerce".
Withdrawing his gaze, he turned around and walked towards Area A as Ms. Moran mentioned.
Taking advantage of this gap, Gilan glanced around.
The bookstore is not big, but the collection of books is quite large.
Every row of bookshelves and even the wall cabinets are filled with books of all sizes. Quite a few of them look very old, but they have been well taken care of and there are no signs of mold or dust.
It can be seen that the bookstore owner, Ms. Moran, is a true book lover.
After Gilan walked into Area A, he browsed through the books on the bookshelf, but found nothing of interest. But just when he was about to leave, he found a red hardcover book titled <Chronicles of the Hour-Gods>.
He sighed softly, pulled it out, and looked at the signature.
Author: Pala Celsus (1598-?).
'Pala's book?'
Gilan raised his eyebrows and opened it to read with interest.
The content of this book describes the twelve extraterrestrial gods recognized throughout the world, namely the "Hour-God" who symbolize the twelve months, twelve hours, twelve stars and even the twelve zodiac signs.
The first sentence at the beginning is:
"Old God has disappeared, and the new god has ascended the throne."
Below, there is a quote left by Pala:
"The operation of all things in the world is determined by Twelve Laws."
Wow.
Gilan Read back.
It has been nearly two months since he traveled through time, but his understanding of the twelve Hour-God is not detailed. And although the book in hand does not involve secret history or occultism, it gives Gilan a basic concept.
He found that the ordering of the twelve Hour-God by Pala started in March.
What he said:
"March, the beginning of spring, is also the three points of time rift."
Twelve Hour-God, respectively:
March Director "Gladiator", the god of battle and victory, symbolizing Mars.
April Hour-God "Miss Elegy", the god of wonderful throats and mourning, symbolizing Venus.
May Hour-God "Twin Kites", God of Listening and Witnessing, symbolizes Mercury.
June Hour-God "Lady Ya", the god of dance and waiting, symbolizing the moon.
July Hour-God "Noon Dawn", the god of hope and order, symbolizing the sun.
August Director "Sorrowful Madonna", the god of torture and sacrifice, symbolizing Charon.
September Hour-God "Snow Lady", Goddess of Salt and Justice, symbolizing Ceres.
October Director "White Dove Poet", the god of lies and betrayal, symbolizing Pluto.
November Director "Blind General", the god of conquest and command, symbolizing Jupiter.
December Director "Crippled King", the god of resistance and change, symbolizes Saturn.
January Director "Torrent", the god of machinery and enlightenment, symbolizing Uranus.
February Director "Director", the god of records and inheritance, symbolizing Neptune.
According to <Chronicles of the Hour-Gods>, there seems to be no harmony between Hour-God, and there are often fights. This is the origin of natural and man-made disasters in the world.
However, Pala stated that this statement is just hearsay and originated from folk rumors, and its credibility cannot be tested.
At the same time, he also said that there is another saying in the northern region.
Among Hour-God, headed by "Crippled King" and "Blind General", they are divided into two camps, which are hostile to each other. However, this statement is only due to the strong conflict between the two gods' names, that is, "conquer" and "fight".
There is no solid basis, so the credibility is also not high.
Snap.
Gilan closed the red book cover, thoughtfully.
He is very satisfied with the book <Chronicles of the Hour-Gods> in his hand and plans to buy it and read it carefully when he has time.
After leaving Area A, Gilan went to Areas C and F one after another and picked out nearly twenty books on makeup, acting and language.
It includes not only <Hiru>, <Ancient Shiru>, <Romei> and <Stuttgart>, but also the regional dialects of Bremen in the empire.
For example, <Persian> in the northern region, <Muse> in the central region, and <Mediterranean> in the southern region, etc.
After Gilan obtained the "secret information" of "Actor", he made up his mind.
He will play an excellent "Prohibition Agent"!
And to do this, you need to learn to pretend to be people from all walks of life, whether nobles, businessmen, workers, or the bottom... speaking the dialects of each region, so as to blend into various places where drinking, selling, and hiding wine are possible.
Gilan The more involved the agent is, the better his performance will be, the greater the impact, and the stronger the "guidance" feedback he will receive.
He believes that with the ability of "Iridescence", he can learn these skills in just one night...