Pushing the door in, Shi Xun was really surprised by the scene in front of him, under the bizarre lighting, it was like a private room in a bar where people gathered for a carnival, and he was very familiar with that kind of environment, but the people who were partying inside were all dressed in fancy costumes, just like a Halloween masquerade ball.

The strange thing is that in such an atmosphere, there is no music, and a group of people are just inexplicably cheering there, bursting into all kinds of chaotic and strange sounds.

Some of them dressed themselves as demons like their guides, some as clowns, and some as knights in medieval European armor......

When these people made way for the arriving Shi Xun, the last standing was a man wearing a red robe and a high hat, which did not match the overall image in that the person was actually dragging a pair of white disposable slippers similar to those used in hotels.

I saw that one of his feet was stepping on a skeleton model, and on the slippers on the feet, there were four scribbled English letters - POPE, which means "Pope".

Shi Xun was pushed and shoved in front of the "Pope", and was asked to kneel, he refused, so someone kicked his elbow hard, Shi Xun suddenly felt his thigh soft, and knelt down with a poof......

Before Shi Xun could react, his head was pressed down again, and he saw that he was getting closer and closer to the "Pope" stepping on the skull's feet......

"You ...... This is a violation of human rights......! Shi Xun said bitterly.

But the other party ignored him at all, and with more force, his mouth was directly attached to the white slipper, and the other party let go of his hand, Shi quickly stood up, and just wanted to complain, but found that his left shoulder was being held by a steel knight's sword, and when he looked up, a knight in torn armor was standing in front of him, with the words written on his chest - DonQuixote, which means "Don Quixote".

At this moment, the chaos and noise around him came to an abrupt end, and the whole environment was filled with deathly silence, and lights of various colors were still wandering around, like dancing ghosts, watching the people being teased......

Suddenly, "Don Quixote" said in a deep voice: "I will defend the great goddess of eloquence to the death in the name of a skeleton, and my life will always be with her wherever I am or what position I belong to, and if I deviate from it, death will be my only destination!" ”

This voice made Shi Xun feel extremely familiar, and in a trance, a person dressed as a clown next to him stared at him and said, "Follow along, boy!" ”

Shi Xun came back to his senses, thinking that this should be the oath of membership, so he did not hesitate to repeat what "Don Quixote" had just said, and his tone was sonorous and powerful.

After hearing this, Don Quixote's head, wearing a helmet covering his face, bowed his head slightly, and looked very satisfied, so he continued: "I ask you again, will you accept the Skull Society for the rest of your life?" ”

"I do."

"Good."

After speaking, "Don Quixote" picked up a skeleton full of red liquid from a low table in the back, brought it to Shi Xun, and said, "Drink it." ”

Shi Xun stared at the blood-like, rippling red liquid, took it after a little hesitation, closed his eyes and poured it directly into his mouth, it turned out that it was not blood, just ordinary red wine.

As soon as he had finished drinking, two more men dressed as demons stepped forward, retrieved the skeleton from his hand, raised his arms, and ripped off his shirt!

Shi Xun didn't understand what was going on, and suddenly felt that his bare back was whipped by something, and it hurt hotly, followed by several blows, and every time he tried harder, the pain of the skin and flesh blooming, stimulating every nerve in him.

This is the initiation ceremony, it's all right...... He comforted himself in his heart, this is how everyone came......

When the whipping stopped, Shi Xun, who was sweating profusely, endured the pain and still maintained a calm expression.

"Don Quixote" nodded again, and said with satisfaction: "According to our order, I will crown you the 'Knight of the Goddess of Eloquence', and from now on, you will be called the 'Knight of the East'!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the cheers around him broke out again, and everyone applauded him in celebration......

However, Shi Xun was at a loss, and at this time, "Don Quixote" took off his helmet, and that familiar face was indeed Harriman who interrogated him before! And the "Pope" wearing a top hat next to him also ripped off the fake mustache stuck to his mouth, revealing a delicate face, which was Payne......

Immediately after that, everyone else took off their disguises one by one, including Jack, Phelps, and Ponty!

Jack picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on Shi Xun, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Hello, 'Oriental Knight', I am 'Germanic Knight', because my ancestral home is in Germany!" ”

"Oh......" Shi Xun replied lightly.

At this point, Shi Xun finally succeeded in joining the Skull and Bones Society, and got back his own bracelet and mobile phone, so that he could legitimately understand the situation of each member of the organization, but when he asked others about William, the other party avoided talking about it, and just asked him to go to the data room on the third floor to check it himself.

The next day, when he came to the reference room, there was a person waiting there, and that appearance was indeed from a photo that Tomomi had given him before, that is, William Taft.

"I heard you've been looking for me?" William, who was seated at the long table, spoke first.

"That's right." Shi Xun sat down on the chair opposite him, "I want to find something through you." ”

"Holy Sword?"

"Yes."

"The ninth ......," William sneered, "You are the ninth person to find me for the Holy Sword, and the previous eight, if you guessed correctly, should be the same as you, and they are also from the Illusory Realm Company, right?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm not a member of the Illusory Realm Company, at most I'm a willing person."

"It doesn't matter, since everyone is a colleague now, then I'll tell you the truth." William paused, "The Holy Sword is not here, it has always been said that the Holy Sword is hidden in the Taft family, that is just a rumor. ”

"You should know very well the strength of the Illusory World Company's intelligence network, right? They won't make unfounded decisions, many of them have already taken action, and it can be said that you are in a dangerous situation right now, and I am actually helping you and helping you divert their attention by doing this. ”。

"That's right, that company is indeed very powerful, and the limelight is gradually overshadowing the two major organizations of Freemasonry and Skull and Bones, and I heard that many of the current members of Congress are their people."

"In that case, then please tell me the truth." Shi Xun said bluntly.