Chapter Fifty-Six: Long Gone: Beckland
Donald's doppelganger, who had returned to Beckland as Glerlint to accept the reward, had already arrived on Damir Island, and it was only a few days away from Prydze's port, and when they arrived at Prydt's port, they would be able to return to Beckland by steam train that day.
They returned to the Northern Continent by boat, and even though the top echelons of MI9 almost knew that Gleilint had a "chain of secret laws", this could not be explained to the media and the public, after all, Gleilint was now a well-known figure, and George III did not ask him to secretly rush back to Backerland in advance.
Glerint hid his body in Sobia, taking on the appearance of "Alan Bieber", and Anthy's clone was one bright and one dark.
After agreeing with Carol to plot the "Red Angel" evil spirit, Gleilint did another thing before throwing his consciousness into Donald's clone, that is, he rushed to Tertnik and secretly retrieved a "2" level seal in the name of Basel, "2-06: Fear Nightmare", this thing was after "driving away" Walter, Darnell accepted Glerint's bribe, so he deliberately transferred to Verteck's powerful seal, which corresponds to a "gatekeeper" trait, which is exactly what Medich Soren Einhorn craves.
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Damir Island, Damir Harbour, Damir Hostel.
"Gleilint's" eyes closed and opened, and the aura of chaos and majesty flashed away. There seemed to be a glimmer of brilliance in his originally dull and indifferent eyes, which poured into his soul.
"Whew, is this what it feels like to manipulate another body, it doesn't seem to be any different from the main body. Well, compared to the time of sequence 6. ”
Of course, there is no difference, Donald turns into "Gleilint" with the "transformation" of Sequence 4, which is exactly the same as the main body from the inside out.
"It's a pity that the 'Chain of Tricks' has been destroyed, and the 'transformation' of the 'Chain of Tricks' transcription is only 2 times left."
Of course, he can also release the "Record" at the same time when he releases the "Transformation" to achieve perpetual motion, because of the extraordinary ability of the Chain of Arcane Law to transcribe the low sequence, there is almost no possibility of failure, but this will permanently occupy 2 medium sequence spell slots, the reason why Gleilint sighed is that it is not necessary to release the "Record" smoothly every time you use the "Transformation".
After muttering a few words to himself, Glerint grabbed a delicate nine-section ring from the world of order, and then invoked its fourth section to retrieve the "Gleilint" virtual personality in this doppelganger.
Then, he frowned.
Because Carol did not have a reasonable identity to appear by his side, Gleilynt built a layer of "association" with her in advance, just to try to see if he could communicate at any time, but now he can't sense this "connection".
It is clear that the attempt failed.
"It's not too surprising, the 'association' is built on the spirit body, and although my body and the spirit bodies of each doppelganger are of the same origin and belong to the 'New Chaos Child', there is an essentia isolation after all...... Well, it's a good thing, at least I don't have to worry about being wiped out by the enemy. He was ready to give up this doppelganger, or even the identity of "Glerint".
As for communicating with Carol, it can be done either by reconnecting with her by the current part of the spirit, or by praying to the Lord of Order, so it is not difficult. Of course, George III is now at least the "Balancer", most likely the "Prince of the Order", and can also discover the unknown connection between him and others, so Glerint will not choose the former.
"Hey, the most troublesome opponent is really only the one who is extraordinary in the same sequence...... Besides, His level of power is much higher than mine. ”
The strength of this doppelganger is much lower than the main body, only a reasonable seal such as the "Chain of Secret Laws", and it itself is only Sequence 6, and the spirit body is not strong.
Glerint now has a lot of magical items.
The angelic levels all have the "Oath of Yuno", "Pen of Alsuhod", "Black Emperor Card", and a separate "Prince of the Order" traits, which must not be exposed.
The Sage level has a full set of traits for "Mentor of Deception" and "Insightful", and one for each of the traits "Sorcerer", "Predator", and "Fallen Earl", but these are only extraordinary traits that are difficult to exploit and "of unknown origin".
As for the seal, needless to say, the "Chain of Secret Magic" and a mask was the "Cry of Despair of Shadows" captured from Evraf, which had a great negative impact on carrying and use, so Glerint handed it over to Anthy, a clone who would not invest his consciousness. In addition, he also has a "Cockworm's Grip", the raw materials were traded with Darnell, and it is impossible to explain how it was made into a seal.
And then there's the "Sword of Judgment", which is essentially just the "Knight of Punishment" characteristic of Sequence 5, but it has a special origin, and it is extremely useful even in battles at the Sage level, but unfortunately it is the sword of the "former emperor" Trenthorst, which is also of unknown origin.
In the middle sequence, Glerint is still using only the "Malicious Premonition", and the rest is lost in the "World of Order", and it will only be taken out in a prepared battle.
"Why don't you get the 'Ring of Law' back from Jim and recharge it."
With this in mind, he couldn't help but look at the servant's room next to him, where Jim had been taken care of by Shirley lately, and who would return to Beckland with him as Glerint's retinue. Of course, it was said that it was an entourage, but Isla and other officers did not believe it at all, and they all agreed that she was Gleilint's mistress......
As for Glerint himself:
"Forget it, it's up to them to guess, it's a great disguise. The average unmarried aristocrat may also have scruples about fame, which can affect future marriages. But I'm in the limelight now, and this layer of camouflage is so bad that it can make others look down on me, and of course, I have to pay attention to being too much. ”
The "Ring of Order" was originally given to Alister, and Shirley was holding a "Strange Pocket Watch" in her hand, but Sobia's situation has been stable recently, Alister doesn't have to fight, and Anthy's clone is there...... On the other hand, Beckland's situation is complicated, and Glerlint has thought about bringing Shirley and Jim back, so he transferred the item.
Shirley has now become Sequence 8, and she is very talented, and she has made rapid progress after knowing the "Playing Method", and after helping Alister and them deal with several batches of Sobia's diehards, she is already qualified to be promoted to "Witch", and she is currently only short of the potion formula.
It's Jim, who makes Glerint a little headache, the little guy knows how to play it early on, and he became a "decryption scholar" not long after arriving in the Southern Continent, but he has only digested six or seven percent of the potions so far, far from reaching the level of being promoted, but it was in vain for Glerint to prepare the characteristics in advance, and even Alister, who finally became an extraordinary, is now a "werewolf" in sequence 7.
In fact, this is what Glerint wants, even if he knows how to play, a speed like Jim's is normal.
Shirley is a natural half-"assassin", which is very suitable for this path, and has the help of "High Roller Gold", and Alister is the chosen god of the former "Cursed God", and there is also the experience of playing the role that Glerlint specially asked for from the "temperance faction" as a help.
In addition to these two people, Afra is still in Sequence 9, and as for the other subordinates, only Sasha, who has taken the same path as Glerint, has to teach his acting experience from time to time, and has barely become a "barbarian", Basil, Uri, and Angelina are still spinning in Sequence 9, you know, they all know how to play, and there are many opportunities to play.
But anyway, Jim in Sequence 7, plus Shirley, who is waiting for an opportunity to be promoted, with the "Ring of Law" and "Faceless Pocket Watch", also has the strength to beat the side drum in Beckland, and Klein is still a long way from "The Magician", and before Sequence 6, most of them can't catch up with Audrey.
After doing the math, Glerint had escaped the Tarot Conference four times, and he didn't know much about the members of the meeting.
But you can guess a few of them:
Crane was the first to arrive in Beckland, and he was looking for the main ingredient of the "Joker" potion, and the corresponding materials were not too rare, so now most of them have already gotten what they wanted. Audrey's "mind reader" potion digestion progress is gratifying, and she got the trait from Gleilint, and reached a deal with the little "sun" to buy the "psychiatrist" formula, which should be between sequence 8 and sequence 7 at present, but it is more likely that it will not be promoted. Alger's "Wind Favorer" is not easy to digest, the recipe is rare, and it is also subject to the Church, and at the same time, he did not find Gleilint to crush the "Dance of the Wind", so nine out of nine is still Sequence 7. It takes time for Darek to digest, and it takes time and energy to buy recipes and materials, and it is very unlikely that he has become a "praying for light".
Finally, there is Glellin himself, who has been a "chaotic mentor" for two months, although he has eaten more characteristics, but he is special, his strength is seriously out of touch with the sequence level, the digestion speed of the potion can be called taking off, the formula and the main materials are all already in hand, and the ritual is also secretly planning, if there is no accident, he should be able to be eligible for promotion before the year - he is not in a hurry, after all, the current plans are quite smooth, and Adam has paved a way for him through the "Dusk Hermit Society".
Today is Wednesday, five days before the next tarot meeting.
"Sir, the Mammoth has informed us that we should board the ship."
As he was looking at the sea, the servant spoke to interrupt Glerint's thoughts.
The "Mammoth" was neither a passenger ship nor a warship in the strict sense of the word, it was originally a ship used by the military to transport supplies, on the one hand to the southern continent to transport arms, on the other hand to the northern continent to transport looted goods, large in size, but usually not used to carry people. However, there were dozens of officers who returned to Beckland to receive the reward, and there were almost 200 people including dependents and servants, so the passenger ship was very inconvenient, and the warship was redundant, so the military cargo ship was borrowed.
"Okay, I got it."
He withdrew his gaze from afar, and watched as the servant walked towards the room where Shirley was.
It's no wonder that Isla and others have dirty ideas, Glerint and Shirley signed a "retinue contract", which is similar to employment but closer than ordinary employment, but in any case, she is not a servant, and Glerint will not use her as a servant, which is humiliating, and Glerint did not bring a servant, so he had to carry his own luggage...... Doesn't that look like a deliberate care for a mistress.
And Shirley's appearance is relatively soft and delicate, which is easy for men to have a desire to care, and it doesn't look like an entourage.
It's Carol, if she can restrain her temperament and change into simple clothes, that neat and capable outfit can really pretend to be an entourage. But she came out of nowhere, unlike Shirley, who used to be a "seal experimenter" at MI9 and knew the roots.
In fact, at first, Glelint had two other ideas.
One is to let Carol parasitize Shirley, but it is obviously not appropriate to use this method to deal with Shirley, and the shallow parasitism may also be discovered by the angels of the Augustus family. The second is to let Carol become Shirley, stay by Glerint's side in her place, and then Glerint will cover up her true sequence level, but she is not happy.
As a result, Carol can only move in the shadows.
Out of the inn, Glerint was just about to board the ship when he saw Isla, who was a little fat. He took advantage of no one's attention, squeezed his eyebrows at Gleilint and smiled, and then glanced at Shirley, who was beside Gleilint with low eyebrows, and the meaning of joking could not be more obvious.
He didn't say hello, and after making a fool of himself, he unceremoniously took his personal valet to board the ship first.
"This guy ......"
Glerint chuckled and cursed, then glanced at Shirley, and saw that she didn't react, and didn't seem to mind being misunderstood, so he was relieved. Although he has the intention of using Shirley as a cover, firstly, this is not necessary, and secondly, this kind of performance needs to pay attention to the scale, and if it is too much, it is easy to arouse suspicion...... So if Shirley himself is not happy, of course his performance will be more measured.
Glerint and Isla, not to mention collusion, at least they are also embarrassed, they have fought side by side several times, but there is no "concealment", but "bullying" has been done more than once, and Glellint knows how to give up interests, so although the age difference between the two is a lot, the relationship is good.
Moreover, on this trip back to Beckland, everyone was a meritorious person, and they were in a wonderful and happy mood, so Isla did not pay so much attention to the rigid social etiquette among the nobles, but was a lot more casual, but Glelint still ate this set.
On the contrary, those who saw that he was going to receive the rank of "general" at a young age, and might even be crowned "earl", so they deliberately came over to make friends and pull relationships, which really made him very tired. And after all, he still needs this rank and title now, so he has to deal with it in the circle of "nobility", so he is even more impatient in his heart.
Of course, he was thoughtful, and his face was quiet and laughing.
Speaking of Shirley, she is very quiet, whether it is praised or ridiculed by others, she just smiles, only showing two shallow dimples...... Although she has not yet been promoted to "witch", she is really seductive, at least Glerint has caught a glimpse of her, and some people have watched her swallow saliva.
Such a gesture, of course, no one would have imagined that she would be a killer.
With a roar of enlightenment, the "Fierce Salmon" set sail for the last leg of the trip, which was the way for dozens of officers and generals to return home. Glerint doesn't have that kind of plot, he has spent most of his time in the Southern Continent since he "crossed over...... More precisely, it's running around and not having a fixed place.
"Also, I'm a 'rootless' person, hehe."
In the room, Gleilynt looked out the porthole again, and muttered in a low voice, although it was self-deprecating, but there was no sourness in his words.
Shirley had just placed her luggage, intending to talk to Gleilint about it, and she had obtained the "Instigator" characteristics and formula for free, how should this be calculated, after all, the two were just hired, and in the original contract, about the potion formula and main materials, it was written that it depended on merit, but she thought that she didn't help Gleilint much, and she didn't make any contributions, so she was only willing to take the basic salary, and didn't want to take advantage of it, which would make her feel like she was really being fostered.
The sea breeze blew in through the window, and perhaps because of the wind, Glerint's murmur was heard by her, but it was not true:
"What do you say, sir?"
Gleilint came back to his senses, retracted his thoughts and smiles, and then shook his head:
"Nothing."
"Well, what's the matter with you?"
Shirley didn't ask, but Glerint opened her mouth to ask, and immediately made her intentions clear, and said with a joking smile at the end:
"Sir, if I hadn't known your character and knew that you were a true gentleman, I would have almost suspected that you really had any crooked thoughts."
Glerint now has a broad vision, and the characteristics and recipes of Sequence 8 are trivial to him, not to mention that this time back to Beckland, he should need a lot of places for Shirley to adventure.
Therefore, he smiled and wanted to say that he didn't care and asked her not to take it to heart, but he smacked it again, and then he came back to his senses, this girl was clear-minded, she didn't want to owe herself, and she didn't want to feel like she was being fostered...... Further, she was actually unsure of what Glerint meant, so she emphasized that there was only an employment relationship between the two, and vaguely made it clear that she was not willing to accept favors so plainly and develop any improper relationships.
She didn't know what Glerint really thought, but she knew her charm, so this statement was a precautionary measure, explaining things clearly in advance, and showing her attitude, but the wording was tactful and implicit, which could be said to be clever and well-intentioned.
In this regard, Gleilint couldn't help but secretly praise her.
Carol is by no means so skilled.
After all, Shirley was lost at a young age and had to be raised by her grandmother, and then her only relative was killed tragically, obviously just in self-defense, but she was captured by MI9 and used to experiment with seals, if it weren't for luck, it happened that Walter was pretending to be "Morgan", and she didn't want to cause more trouble, she didn't know what would happen! MI9 is not a charity, and its members are by no means good men and women.
Besides, later, she also happened to accept the seal "High Roller's Gold Coins", which gave her a short period of peace. Even now, although she is doing well, she is always under the fence and has no freedom.
Such an encounter can be called a fateful and upside-down, so it is no wonder that he can experience such dexterous thoughts.
What's even more rare is that she can still be so persistent, and she is not willing to fall.
"Heh, it's ridiculous that I didn't see through this layer before, and I used to really think that she was relying on my status and wealth."
Thoughts twist and turn in the bottom of my heart, but the outside world is only for a moment.
After a moment, Glerint restrained his smile, waved his hand, and explained:
"As I said a long time ago, you have to obey my orders unconditionally. We're going to Beckland this time, and you'll need to risk your life no less...... So one thing you think wrong, those recipes and extraordinary properties are not good, not my reward for you. You should think of it as an investment, because I need you to have the corresponding strength, so that I can perform the task better and better meet my needs. ”
Such an explanation, of course, is reasonable, but Shirley, a girl, looks at the essence through the phenomenon, isn't it still Glerint who is sponsoring her promotion for free?
You know, the contract between the two at that time was:
Gleilynt gave the agreed reward, and Shirley obeyed the order unconditionally, and other potion recipes, extraordinary properties, etc., were given based on merit.
She stubbornly wanted to distinguish something, but Glerint lowered her voice and warned:
"Don't think I'm comforting you, Beckland seems to be prosperous and peaceful, and the situation is far from being as chaotic as Verteck. But Verteck is like the ocean, the sea is rough and waves, but the sea is very quiet, but Beckland is a quicksand, seemingly safe, but in fact there is an undercurrent, and there are not a few crises.
So you have to be mentally prepared for a fatal crisis. ”
When Glerint said this, Shirley kept staring into his eyes earnestly, trying to distinguish the real from the fake.
Seeing that his tone was serious, his eyes were upright, and he didn't dodge, she really believed his words, no longer thought that he was deliberately currying favor with himself, and no longer suspected that he had any crooked thoughts.
She finally nodded her head seriously:
"I see, I see."
"Well, so you have to work harder, and I'll try to help you find the 'witch' recipe as well...... To put it mildly, with your current strength, you don't even have the qualifications to beat the side drum in Beckland. It's only when you get to Sequence 7 that you can really help me if you have the 'High Roller Gold' to rely on with Jim. ”
His words were half encouraging, half joking, and he made a joke about Jim, which was the only way to calm the atmosphere.
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Saturday afternoon.
Glerint, Isla, and many of the officers who had returned home stood on the deck. In the distance, an infinitely long black line gradually thickened, outlined, and slowly became clear.
Port Prydz arrived.
Not all officers are going back to Beckland.
dock, before disembarking, Isla, as a "major general", not a demigod, with this qualification of second merit in the battle, made some arrangements and deployments on behalf of Basel:
"Tomorrow is the weekend, and all departments should be on vacation, plus we have just returned from a long voyage, so we can take a day off, but everyone, by Tuesday at the latest, everyone must go back to their own departments to report on their work, do you understand?"
"Got it!"
In the last question, he shouted very loudly, and all the generals also answered with great effort.
It's probably a common practice, but I don't know where it happened.
Although it was close to five o'clock, and it was late autumn in the northern continent, it was already dark, but neither Glerint nor Isla, nor the other generals who were going back to Beckland, had no intention of staying in Pritzport Harbor, but all bought tickets for the last steam train to Beckland, and prepared to go home that night.
The night is getting deeper.
"Woo~~~"
The steam train whimpered and slid into this "land of hope" and "the capital of all things".
At the same time, looking at the smoke and clouds in the sky, looking at the night lights that are far more prosperous than other cities, Glerint couldn't help but smile and muttered:
"Long time gone: Beckland."
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