Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

Delphi looked up when he heard the sound and found Gruul, who had just separated, standing at the intersection not far away looking at them.

Dean's guess was indeed correct. Gruul had his own way of quickly returning to the Cape Cod Pier.

"I knew you would come back to see me soon, so I hurried back quickly. Fortunately, I wasn't late." Gruul bowed politely to Dean.

"Hmph, since you have thought of it a long time ago, then hurry up and help us unchain the Holy Light!" Delphi said angrily.

"Sorry, I can't." Gruul refused calmly.

"How dare you?" Delphi was really angry with Gruul and raised his wand unceremoniously.

"This is not the place to talk. Please come with me." Gruul said to Dean respectfully, ignoring the wand that was about to poke his face.

"Don't be impulsive!" Dean gently pressed Delphi's wand down.

"Look at his attitude!" Delphi said dissatisfied.

Dean shook his head slowly at her, and Delphi reluctantly closed her mouth.

Gruul didn't pay attention to the eyebrow-raising dispute between the two, but walked slowly towards the center of the pier.

"Where is he going to take us? Do we need to use the Disillusionment Curse? It will be difficult not to be discovered if we go further." Delphi asked quietly.

"Are you afraid of meeting people?" Dean asked curiously.

Now the distance between the two is simply not enough for the Holy Light Chain to appear, and Dean doesn't understand what Delphi has to be afraid of.

Delphi gave Dean a straight look.

At this time, Gruul had already walked into the busy crowd at the dock. What was strange was that everyone turned a blind eye to him, as if this guy in strange clothes did not exist at all.

"Follow me." Dean saw some clues and pulled Delphi two steps closer to within three meters behind Gruul.

Gruul turned back and glanced at Dean appreciatively, but didn't say much.

"What's going on?" Delphi found that they, like Gruul, were automatically ignored by the people around them.

"The church's method." Dean said softly, "As long as we stay within three meters of Gruul, we won't be noticed by others."

"Reducing the sense of presence?" Delphi said in realization.

"It seems you're not stupid either~" Dean teased.

"I don't use my good illusion skills, but I want to use other people's~" Delphi expressed that she didn't understand Dean's behavior.

"Let the other party see you, this is the most basic respect." After many contacts, Dean felt that Delphi was seriously lacking in this aspect, which was probably related to the lack of education since her parents died when she was young.

"Tch~ I don't believe you don't have other means to achieve the same effect." Delphi said harshly.

"Why bother? Gruul deliberately expanded the range to three meters just so that we can also receive his 'care'."

"Mr. White is right." Gruul turned around and said, "There is no need to bear any burden. This is what I should do."

Delphi was unhappy. The tacit understanding between the two made her feel like an outsider.

While talking, Gruul had already led them to the back door of a bar.

Unlike the bustling front door, there was almost no one here.

Dean was slightly curious. Most of the believers in the church in this era were abstaining from alcohol. As a fanatical believer, Gruul should be even more so, but why would he bring them to a bar?

Dean soon realized that he was overthinking: this bar was just a cover for Gruul.

Gruul pushed open the back door of the bar and made a sign of invitation.

Dean pulled the reluctant Delphi into it, only to find that it did not lead to the main hall of the bar, but a winding downward passage.

Gruul was still leading the way. This passage was about tens of meters long. From a tilted angle, Dean judged that they had already left the bar and arrived deep underground in the dock.

At the end of the passage is a spacious space, which is very simply decorated, with a stone table, a few stone benches, and a stone bed, that's all, without any extra decoration.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this place looks more like a prison cell.

"Please sit down and we can talk." Gruul said.

Dean and Delphi looked at each other.

The layout here looks familiar, and it feels exactly like the stone house where Vivian lives on Obsidian Island.

The two of them doubted whether there was any connection between Gruul and Vivian.

"Let me first explain why the Holy Light Chain cannot be released." After all three people sat down, Gruul took off his hood and said.

Dean then noticed that Gruul's image was completely in line with the aesthetics of Europeans of this era. His blond hair and blue eyes were full of charming charm. He was an out-and-out handsome guy - if you ignore the two outer corners of his eyes, he would not be easily noticed. tattoo words.

They were two extremely small, but full of magical symbols. Although Dean didn't recognize them, he felt like they were familiar. They seemed to be derived from the same ancient runes as the soul runes given to him by Du Plessis.

At this time, another task popped up in the system, attracting Dean's attention:

"Chassis: Path to Glory"

Side quest: Mysterious runes

You discover that Gruul, a fanatic in the church, has runes of the same origin as the soul runes tattooed on his body. This ancient rune seems to have a special magical power. Find out the origin of this rune.

Reward: 5 skill points.Obtain passive skill: XX Rune Mastery.

XX Rune Mastery: You will gain the ability to use this rune. Each time you unlock a rune, you will automatically receive instructions and usage instructions for that rune.Note: XX will be automatically replaced after you know the name of this rune. "

At first glance, this mission seemed ordinary, just a side mission, but Dean instinctively felt that this mission was extraordinary.

According to the nature of the system, once similar tasks are completed, all uses of this rune will be directly rewarded, but this time it is specifically stated that one needs to be activated before the use of the rune will be rewarded - this It is enough to explain the extraordinary nature of this rune.

In addition, Dean has obtained the soul rune from Du Plessis, and has personally witnessed the magic of this rune. He only used it once on Eve, and then obtained the magic stone manufacturing method from the Flamel couple. And the reward of the Alchemy Manual - you can clearly see the value of the Soul Rune, and the Soul Rune is just one such rune!

These two points alone were enough for Dean to pay attention to it and regard this side mission as one of the tasks that must be completed.

"White?" Delphi poked Dean, who was distracted again, with his finger.

"Sorry, I was a little lost." After Dean woke up, he said to Gruul with an apologetic face.

Anyway, Delphi was already used to his "aphansia", so there was no need for Dean to explain it to her again.

Gruul did not mean to blame at all, but instead there was a touch of fanatical surprise on his face: "I understand it very well. When God sends down his will, believers will always enter an ethereal state unconsciously~"

Dean laughed secretly. What would Gruul think if he knew that what he mistakenly thought was a god was just a system?

Dean's breath suddenly stagnated when he thought of this. Who said "god" can't exist in the form of a "system"?