22 Steps forward
【Church of Vedol, the main city of Rennes, Recel Empire】
Gilgamesh walked into the church of Vitoral and carefully circled the entire area, pretending to be calm and suppressing caution, which seemed particularly unnatural. According to the information on Alice's note, Isabel would come to the church of Victoria to pray alone at this time of the week every week, and Gilgamesh seemed a little anxious and uneasy at the moment, as if countless insects had penetrated a thousand holes in her body. The interior of the church is slightly dated and looks old. The sides are lined with bench seats, which look scarred but neatly arranged. The altar above the center of the church is topped with colorful mountain flowers, which serve as icons and decorations to guide the path of the people. There are several oil paintings hanging around the wall, the number is very rare, but from the picture itself, these oil paintings can be called the best of the best, I don't know which god's creation. The most noteworthy is the majestic and sacred stone statue, which is the god of the Ressel Empire - Zeus, as if standing there majestically and lifelikely. The difference is that the Baird Empire worshipped the goddess Missilin, while the Jin Kingdom believed in the goddess Nuwa, and each country believed in a different deity.
Gilgamesh carefully circled around, and occasionally a few people passed by, seemingly just ordinary citizens who had come here to pray for blessings, not the person he was looking for.
At this time, a young man slowly walked into the door, wearing a noble costume, inlaid with rare platinum stripes, giving people a luxurious and noble atmosphere, the blue pupils were shining like bright stars, and the strands of silver-white broken hair were blowing with the breeze, like the Milky Way flowing in the universe, and the delicate face did not have a trace of flaws, like a crystal clear lake flashing with a trace of charm and mystery.
The boy walked slowly to a seat, sat down, closed his eyes and folded his hands in prayer, looking a little majestic and lovely in the mild sunlight. Gilgamesh frowned, slowly approached the young man, sat next to the young man very casually, and carefully looked at the young man beside him at this time with the rest of his eyes.
"Are you Lord Isabel, please?" said Gilgamesh, with a hint of caution in his tone.
"You are" The boy slowly opened his eyes, looking at Gilgamesh with strange eyes, and he could see that the boy didn't seem to have the slightest nervousness, but revealed a trace of caution.
"I'm an admirer of the Elder Empire, all the way here to see Lord Isabel's face," Gilgamesh said slowly in a tentative tone, a tense sense of oppression in the air.
"From the distant Elder Empire, it's a long way to go. However, I haven't asked you what your name is," the young man did not look at Gilgamesh with the slightest expression of surprise, but instead looked at Gilgamesh cautiously, a chill in his eyes.
"My name is Gilgamesh" Gilgamesh looked around, looked back at Isabel, and said a few words coldly.
"I see, the prince of the Byrd Empire is really a rare guest, but you didn't come here because you admired me, did you?" said Isabel slowly without the slightest expression on her face.
"Indeed, I heard that the palace of the Resel Empire seems to be quite lively recently, and it looks like there is going to be some interesting carnival ball, and my curiosity has driven me all the way here" A strange smile appeared on the corner of Gilgamesh's mouth, and there was a cold chill hidden in his seemingly modest smile.
"I see, what do you want to know from me?" Isabel was not surprised at Gilgamesh's words, but was remarkably calm, as if thinking about something.
"I'm just going into the palace and attending this fun ball, that's all," Gilgamesh looked at Isabel with a grim expression, like an evil spirit in the dark abyss.
"What if I refuse," Isabel replied coldly.
"Then I have to wronged you, although I can't torture me, but I can do anything to achieve my goal," Gilgamesh said viciously, his face as cold as ice made people feel a little hairy.
"My royal guard is now guarding any exit outside the church, do you think you can escape alone" The young man looked at Gilgamesh with a blank face, his eyes dead.
"My men are now hidden around the church, and if they do fight, they don't know who will win or lose," Gilgamesh looked confident, his serious eyes like the sharp eyes of an eagle, staring at Isabel.
"Oh, that's interesting," a smile tugged at the corner of Isabel's mouth, and her childish face looked a little charming and cute. Then he looked up at the sky and sighed slowly, staring at the ceiling above with serious eyes, as if thinking about something.
"Why, have you changed your mind?" a cold sweat broke out on Gilgamesh's forehead, carefully surrounding him.
"Over time, the Rysel Empire has now become the number one power. In order to strengthen his position, Resel has recently been secretly conducting an experiment, I don't know exactly what it is, but one thing is certain, this experiment affects the safety of other countries and the peace of the entire continent of Arthur. Recently, the soldiers inside the Imperial Palace of the Ressel Empire have indeed been much more heavily guarded than before, and there are some places where even I have no permission to approach. My father and the king seem to have become very busy lately, and even I can't guarantee that I will see them every day, and I don't know what I'm busy with every day," Isabel said helplessly, with bitterness in her tone.
Gilgamesh has learned many things from Alice's mouth, on the contrary, Isabel only has this matter, but does not know the truth of the matter, and from Isabel's mouth it seems to be pouring out, with some bitter feelings.
"I can't predict what the world will become, but I have to do something, I know it in my heart," Isabel said coldly.
"Could it be that you spread the news," Gilgamesh looked at Isabel with a questioning expression, looking a little incredulous.
"That's true, there are only a few things I can do," Isabelle's calm face revealed a hint of sadness.
"Is that what you mean by your willingness to help me enter the palace?" asked Isabel as Gilgamesh relented.
"You are here waiting for my good news, but there is only one chance, are you ready to die at any time" Isabel slowly stood up and said solemnly, as if there was a hint of cold coming from the icebergs in the far north.
"Oh, for me, it is incumbent on me to die for the peace of Arthur's continent," Gilgamesh looked at Isabel with an incomparably strong will in his eyes.
"But how did you find me, anyway, every country has its own intelligence organization. You are waiting here for good news" Isabel walked out of the door, her young figure projecting an infinite light of justice, as if the child of a miracle shone with the glory of justice.
A few days later, in the early morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten, and the surrounding shops seemed to have not yet started their day's business, and the streets were a little deserted, with the occasional pedestrian. The air was filled with a heavy mist, accompanied by the fragrance of flowers and plants, Isabel came to the church alone, found a place and sat down slowly, carefully surrounding, looking a little cautious. At this time, Gilgamesh had been waiting for a long time, got up and cautiously observed the surroundings, gradually approached Isabel, and looked at Isabel carefully, unlike in the past, Isabel looked a little heavy today. Gilgamesh smiled and gestured, then sat down slowly beside Isabel, looking a little reluctant to smile with a tense expression.
"You're here, Lord Isabel," Gilgamesh turned back, smiling with a hint of humility.
"This is the token of access to the basement of the palace, and you can enter it unharmed with this, and there is a map of the basement in it," Isabel slowly took a tawny package out of her cuff and handed it to Gilgamesh.
"Where did you get these things?" asked Gilgamesh, looking cautiously at the package, asking Isabel.
"Why, don't you believe me. It is a good thing to be cautious, for these things have been stolen from my father, and time is of the essence, so that we can set off before my father finds out. You and your men will gather here now," Isabel said solemnly, looking a little anxious.
"No, my men are here," Gilgamesh said slowly, and Isabel looked around carefully, all dressed in civilian clothes, but several of them had tense faces, as if they were always vigilant and did not relax in the slightest, and were looking at Isabel with her spare eyes. Isabel looked at Gilgamesh, and then a strange smile appeared on her cold face, looking a little innocent and cute.
"Now you and your men follow me into my carriage, I think we should be able to sit down," Isabel said, looking at Gilgamesh solemnly.
"Won't it be discovered by your guards, will it be a little too messy," Gilgamesh asked warily.
"I didn't bring any guards with me today, I was the only one here. Time is pressing, we can't afford to waste half a minute here" Isabel looked at Gilgamesh solemnly, looking very serious.
Gilgamesh slowly stood up and motioned to his men, and several men who looked to be dressed in civilian clothes also stood up, their tense expressions as if a chill was revealed on the heavy ice, and they surrounded and approached Gilgamesh vigilantly. Isabel looked expressionless, as if she was thinking about something, and Gilgamesh followed.
"You only have one chance, and you have to take advantage of it. Sometimes opportunities are like grains of sand, if you grasp it too tightly, it will pass away, you should know this hard-won opportunity, I hope you can cherish it" Isabel is like an old man preaching Gilgamesh, at this moment in Gilgamesh's eyes, the young man in front of him is more shrewd and capable than himself, and has the demeanor of a general.
"Thank you for the reminder, I vouch for the glory of the Elder Empire and do my best to complete the mission" Gilgamesh looked extraordinarily polite, with a hint of rigour.
"Okay, tell your men to get into the carriage" Isabel stood under the carriage, cautiously around, there didn't seem to be anyone around the street, probably because of the early morning, Gilgamesh followed closely behind Isabel, the group gradually crowded in the carriage, with the carriage moving slowly, Isabel and Gilgamesh knew very well that at this time they were gradually approaching the deep darkness, facing an unknown challenge.