Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

After successfully proving the concept of "incomplete counterattack", Luo Xiu let "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir temporarily reside in the depths of his soul to maintain the continued operation of the incomplete "Prison of the Thinker" .

The instruction he gave to Fenrir was to always monitor the possible divination from the opponent's "fallen prophet" and at the same time, closely capture their spiritual trends.

After a series of subsequent arrangements were completed, the short afternoon passed quickly and the time came to evening.

Luo Xiu was doing routine skill training, and at the same time he was also paying attention to the movement of the "Silver Dial Compass" in his hand.

The spiritual mercury condensed into a needle, pointing firmly in a certain direction without deflecting.

Until midnight approached, Luo Xiu suddenly felt that the silver dial compass beside him had some kind of reaction.

The outline of the mercury dial needle attached to the spirit began to tremble unnaturally, and the mercury at the tip trembled most violently, and began to shift sideways.

"'Black Teeth' has started to take action..." Luo Xiu thought to himself, then put away the compass and lay back on the bed.

Intis' transformed civet cat was curled up on the window sill, with half of its head sticking out to look out the window.

When Luo Xiu goes to sleep at night, Intis will "stand guard" to monitor any danger that may come.

Luo Xiu knew that in the huge main city of Songyuan City, "danger" might be lurking in various hidden corners.

And "black teeth" are just one of the relatively "mild" dangers among them.

…

The next day, early morning.

When Luo Xiu woke up, he glanced at the Intis cat curled up on the window sill.

"Intis..." Luo Xiu called softly. The white two-tailed cat turned back and jumped down from the window sill.

"...No intruders found."

After a burst of green light, Intis returned to her human form and spoke to her Lord.

"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded. He immediately stood up from the bed, grabbed the thick velvet jacket on the stand beside him, and put it on himself.

"You stay here, Intis. I'll go out and do something on my own."

Luo Xiu said to Intis. He walked to the door at the same time and turned the handle.

…

After leaving the Wolf Hunter Tavern, Luo Xiu walked alone on the street, heading towards the branch of the Department of Justice in "Wind Chime Square".

Today is the day when [Supreme] "Arbitrator" Landauer and Luo Xiu agreed to list the new "subsidy" terms.

Walk out of the block where the Wolf Hunter Tavern is located, walk along the street for about ten minutes, and arrive at the main street of "Wind Chime Square". After walking through several alleys, Luo Xiu arrived at the gate of the Law Department branch where Landauer was located.

The waiter on duty saw Luo Xiu and recognized him as the guest who visited last time, so he entertained him cordially.

"Lord Landauer is still in a meeting, please wait a moment."

The waiter said respectfully: "Your Excellency has asked us to tell you that he will come to see you after he finishes the meeting."

It's a meeting... Luo Xiu's eyes flashed slightly, and he inexplicably remembered the scene at the regular meeting of the community and animals in his previous life.

He can probably guess what the [Supreme] people's main focus of discussion has been recently.

The plague of unknown origin swept across the empire's borders with force; grains in many places began to decay inexplicably, and many originally fertile fields became dry, with scar-like cracks... These "weird" "Elephants" have happened one after another recently, which has caused headaches for the [Supreme] rulers.

"Okay." Luo Xiu responded with a smile.

Under the guidance of the waiter, he came to the guest room of the Legal Affairs Bureau and sat down in front of a blue leather sofa, waiting leisurely for Landauer to come to him after finishing the meeting.

"Excuse me, would you like something to drink?"

The waiter asked politely, "There are high-quality black tea from the Kunte Mountains in the south, as well as specialty coffee from the northern part of Kumaro. Of course, there is also red wine crafted from the Songyuan Castle Shandoku Winery."

"Black tea, thank you."

Luo Xiu ordered the waiter, "Add another piece of rock sugar."

…

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, footsteps were finally heard outside the guest room.

Luo Xiu took a sip of the black tea in his cup and looked out the door.

"Grand Arbitrator" Landauer finally ended the meeting and came to the door of the guest room.

He was wearing a rather formal arbiter's robe, holding a shorthand notebook with a red and black cover, and walked in with quick steps, appearing to be in a hurry.

"Lord Landauer is here, so I will retreat first."

"Have a wonderful morning."

When the waiter saw the arrival of "Grand Arbitrator" Landauer, he bowed slightly to Luo Xiu and Landauer, then exited the guest room and gently closed the door for them.

"...I delayed a lot of time due to some things and kept you waiting."

Landauer raised his head, glanced at Luo Xiu, and spoke first.

"Just now, the lord summoned all the central officials of Songyuan City to go to the round table for a meeting to discuss the outbreak of plague in the adjacent Kuma Territory..."

"This is really not good news, really. In the highest heaven, we still haven't figured out what caused that unprecedented plague!"

Landauer changed the topic, looked at Luo Xiu with his golden eyes, and asked:

"I heard that your 'Holy Court' is also investigating these anomalies and the real reasons behind them."

"Any results?"

"..."

"I don't know." Luo Xiu spread his hands and said helplessly.

"However, I heard that the Tower of Sages and their scholars' research on it seem to have made some progress."

Luo Xiu slightly modified what he heard from Gonzalo and told Randall, "They seem to have developed some kind of alchemical preparation, which has now entered the stage of closed experiments. It is said that the preparation can effectively suppress the infectiousness of the plague, and their scholars are trying to solve the side effects of the preparation."

"...You said 'Tower of Sages'?"

Randall was a little surprised, but he quickly hid this surprise.

"They have developed a suppressive preparation so quickly... However, if it is the group of believers of [Wisdom], it is indeed very likely... This is a good thing. Yes, this is a good thing."

Randall spoke quickly, half responding and half talking to himself.

It's normal to be fast... Who let a kind-hearted time traveler invest in this in advance... Luo Xiu felt a little proud in his heart, but he still kept a calm and gentle smile on his face and said:

"Then, let's get back to the topic, Mr. Randall."

"Before, you agreed with me for two days, today is it."

"..."

Luo Xiu did not mention the words "subsidy" or "compensation", but Randall already understood.

He looked at Luo Xiu calmly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his golden eyes.

Just behind Randall, the air began to twist unnaturally, and the spirit of the "arbitrator" emerged from nowhere, holding a few pages of thin golden paper in his hands.

"This is our new proposal for "subsidy."

Randall raised his hand, took the golden paper from the "spiritual body", and handed it to Luo Xiu.

"Take a look." Randall said expressionlessly.

Luo Xiu nodded, took the paper from Randall, and flipped through it.

After discussing with his staff, the "Great Arbitrator" Randall of the Supreme did enrich the terms of this subsidy, and the areas involved were more extensive.

Luo Xiu browsed through them one by one, skipping many items on the "privileges" and quickly seeing the content related to material subsidies.

[……]

[——Select 3 pieces of "Master" extraordinary equipment, 10 pieces of "Rare" extraordinary equipment;]

[——200 bottles of primary life potion, 50 bottles of intermediate life potion, 20 bottles of advanced life potion;]

[——10 copies of intermediate curse identification books, 3 copies of intermediate curse removal books;]

[……]

[——30 pieces of third-level spiritual crystals, 10 pieces of fourth-level spiritual crystals;]

[——100 Nolan platinum coins;]

[……]

Various types of subsidy items came into view, making Luo Xiu a little dazzled for a moment.

These things, plus the 100 platinum coins that Randall was ready to pay, were worth more than 20,000 gold coins in total, more than ten times the 2,000 gold coins that Randall had offered before!

This was a huge investment... Luo Xiu thought. After quickly browsing the contents above, Luo Xiu placed the paper lightly on the table, looked at Randall, and said with satisfaction:

"Okay."

"I have fully felt your sincerity, and I thank you for your devout dedication on behalf of the church."

"..." Randall's mouth twitched slightly.

Luo Xiu noticed that Randall was clenching his fists at this time, as if he wanted to beat someone, but as a [Supreme] noble, his strict training still made him suppress his instinctive impulse.

It can be seen that he was in pain... Luo Xiu thought happily in his heart, while he remained calm and humble on the outside, waiting for Randall to make a new response.

"Just...accept this proposal."

Landal gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and felt his mind return to stability, so he continued:

"Regarding these subsidies, I want to send them to the Sina City Church through two channels."

"Please go ahead." Luo Xiu nodded, making a listening gesture.

"First, because you are here as the "Holy Judge" of the church. Therefore, we want to deliver some valuable, higher-level, easy-to-carry or secret storage items directly to you." Landal said.

"Secondly, for those relatively ordinary but large-volume conventional support and subsidies, I will let ordinary soldiers form a transport team to specially transport them to the Sina City Church."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded in agreement.

For Luo Xiu, this is also the best and most convenient result.

He is about to have open or secret battles with the "Black Fangs" under the executioner. Having sufficient consumables for him to squander can also increase his confidence.

"Then, you can leave with the 'Secret Notes of Law' now, Luo Xiu."

After Luo Xiu expressed his approval, Landauer finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a sense of relief came to him from solving the problem.

But Landauer was not in a good mood at the moment, and the heavy bleeding made him feel gloomy.

"Take this Secret Notes of Law, and go to the 'Storage of Rings' in the Bakkar District by yourself. Someone will help you with the things that come after that."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded, "That's no problem."

Luo Xiu immediately stood up, stretched out his right hand to Landauer, and said with a smile: "This is a pleasant exchange, may you be blessed with the Holy Light forever, the [Supreme] Arbitrator."

No... this is not pleasant... Landauer had a gloomy face, but still stretched out his hand and shook hands with Luo Xiu.

"...Goodbye."

Landauer almost gritted his teeth and spat out the last two words.

...

At noon.

Songyuan City, the main district of Bakkar.

This is the block named after the family of Marquis "Vezia Bakar", the Lord of Songyuan. It is the most central block of the entire Songyuan main city and the ruling core and political lifeline of the entire Songyuan territory.

The main building of the "Law Court" in Songyuan City, the "Round Table Hall", is located here. It was set as a restricted area by the Lord's Mansion and heavily guarded.

In his previous life, Luo Xiu sneaked in and saw the scene inside the "Round Table Hall" with his own eyes.

It was an extremely magnificent palace with a configuration similar to that of an ancient Greek synagogue; its core was a deep red round table, and around the round table, there were circles of "concentric circles" of seats climbing up one after another. The [Supreme] people arranged their seats from high to low and from inside to outside according to their specific powers and ranks.

The specific function of the "Round Table Hall" is to hold routine "Supreme Meetings" or gather all the [Supreme] people for "emergency resolutions". The important meeting that Randall had attended was held in the "Round Table Hall".

After leaving Randall's Law Office branch, Luo Xiu had arrived at the main area of ​​Bakar.

His destination, the "Storage of Rings Treasure House", was located on one side of the Round Table Hall. With the Round Table Hall as a reference sign, it was easy to find the specific location of the "Storage of Rings Treasure House".

The "Storage of Rings Treasure House", like the "Holy Storage Hall" of the Glorious Church, was the main building used by the people of the [Supreme] to store important items.

Luo Xiu raised his head and looked at the vague, magnificent corner of the "Round Table Hall" that was higher than the houses on both sides in the distance, calculating the location in his heart.

After turning two more corners and walking straight in the main street for a while, he would be able to reach the "Storage of Rings Treasure House"... Luo Xiu thought to himself.

While hurrying on his way, Luo Xiu felt faintly that the silver sundial compass he carried with him was trembling unnaturally and emitting a little heat.

This means that the second batch of "Black Fangs" has sneaked into Songyuan City and is getting closer and closer to his position.

Luo Xiu then quickened his pace.

...

A few minutes later, Luo Xiu arrived at the street where the "Storage of Rings" was located.

After showing the guard Randall's token and being allowed to pass, Luo Xiu arrived at the gate of the "Storage of Rings".

The "Storage of Rings" was guarded by a "Law Enforcer" with the second destiny of [Supreme]. He looked up at Luo Xiu and did not feel the same [Supreme] aura from him, so he cast a puzzled look.

"Who are you?" the law enforcer asked, "This is a key place for the storage of rings, please leave quickly."

"I am here to pick up the supplies approved by Lord 'Arbitrator' Randall."

Luo Xiu said, and he also showed the "Secret Notes of Law" given by Randall to the law enforcer.

The law enforcer took the secret note with doubt. He then raised his left hand, pressed his finger on his forehead, and said in his "command":

"——【The law tells me the truth】."

With his "command", the surface of the secret note of the law text suddenly showed layers of deep red luster.

Luo Xiu felt the breath of "peeping", but the source of the peeping was not strong, even weaker than himself, it should be from the "law enforcer" in front of him.

And he did not deliberately peep at Luo Xiu, it was just overflowing spirituality. His attention was now on the "Secret Note of the Law Text".

After a while, the "Secret Note of the Law Text" was completely stained with deep red, and the gold on its surface gradually faded and turned into a dull dark brown.

Finally, after the law enforcer checked all the secret notes, he raised his head and said:

"There is no problem with the 'Secret Notes of the Law'. According to Lord Landor's instructions, I will collect them for you now."

"It may take some time to sort out all the items. Please understand and wait patiently."

After speaking, the law enforcer walked into the "Storage of the Rings" and his figure quickly disappeared in the door.

...