Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Chapter 274 Saint Beheading (Golden Legend)! (5k2)

"——I got the complete divine heart of the 'Spirit of Heavenly Fire', my Lord."

When Intis's voice came into his ears, a moment of surprise appeared on Luo Xiu's face.

Letting Intis go to the Black Sword Mansion and participate in the "Antique Auction" was originally a matter of luck. Not every "Antique Auction" will sell the heart of the god, this time it was considered good luck.

And the "Spirit of Heavenly Fire"——that is the upper god of the "Spirit of Ceremonial Fire", belonging to the status of "Ancient Spirit".

The "Heart of the God" of the complete "Ancient Spirit" status god is enough for Luo Xiu to summon the "Angel" now. The "Double-winged Angel" meets his current strength and the requirements of the Holy Court's precepts.

In addition, this also makes it easier for Luo Xiu to do some tricks-he has some other ideas about the "Angel" and is not prepared to just summon and contract Him.

"I understand." Luo Xiu guided his spirit to respond to Intis, "You go back to the 'Lost Royal Court' first, and then give the things to me."

"I will follow your will, my lord." Intis responded quickly, and Luo Xiu then interrupted the transmission.

After that, Luo Xiu continued to immerse himself in the work in front of him. After finishing the day's affairs, he left the Holy Office and walked towards the "Bishop's Seat".

At this time, Hubert had left the church. After confirming that there was no risk of exposure, Luo Xiu returned to the Bishop's Seat, pulled up the Yaojin barrier, summoned the "Shadow Raven" Misty Night, and let it create his own "real phantom".

After pinching the fake body, Luo Xiu activated the teleportation seal and teleported to the "Lost Royal Court of Isol".

...

Lost Royal Court of Isol.

In the royal hall, Luo Xiu had appeared in front of the golden throne.

He sat on the throne, looked around the newly renovated hall, and nodded with satisfaction.

Because of the busy church affairs, Luo Xiu didn't have much energy to take care of "Holy Abyss" some time ago, but he still came here at least once a week.

After the start of the Judgment War, "Holy Abyss" was basically in a free-range state. But according to the general direction that Luo Xiu had set for his "Holy Abyss Apostles", its scale is at least expanding steadily.

The audience hall, the royal court square, the offering hall, the treasure house, etc. have all been built or rebuilt according to Luo Xiu's requirements. In addition, buildings with different destinies and functions, such as the wizard tower, the altar, the blood pool, the retreat, etc., have also been built one by one according to demand. The Lost Royal Court is now the real base camp of "Holy Abyss".

In addition to these, Luo Xiu also left a large area of open space to give players room to play - that is, the area specially designated for players, and the scale is even more exaggerated than the church, enough to accommodate more than 3,000 players!

After all, the number of high-ranking extraordinary people in the "Holy Abyss" is relatively larger, and it is more restrictive for players in version 1.0 whose rank cap can only reach the third level of destiny.

In Luo Xiu's prediction, there will be about 6,000 players "descending" near Hongfeng City at that time. If the church and the "Holy Abyss" can absorb about half of them, it will be a considerable number.

As for the remaining players, Luo Xiu did not expect to absorb all of them from the beginning. There will always be players who like the game style of the lone ranger, or choose to join other camps for reasons such as profit distribution and personal hobbies. This is all within Luo Xiu's consideration.

While thinking about this, a deep red teleportation array appeared in the center of the hall in front of him.

Intis slowly appeared from the array. She came to Luo Xiu, knelt on one knee in front of him, and saluted respectfully.

"Greetings, Lord." Intis said in a clear voice, "This is the complete divine heart of the 'Spirit of Skyfire'."

Then, Intis reached out to the bracelet and took out a spherical crystal that was nurturing and flowing with red light.

There were also feather-like veins in it, but the color was much deeper and warmer than the divine heart of the "Spirit of Ceremonial Fire". The light flowing in it burned like a flame, and the moment you touched it, you could even feel a clear heat.

After seeing the "Lord" nod slightly, Intis stood up, held the divine heart of the "Spirit of Skyfire" in both hands, and handed it to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu accepted the divine heart. Afterwards, he asked Intis:

"You have been in Songyuan City recently. Is there anything worth noting?"

"..."

"Vice President Gonzalo donated 100,000 imperial gold coins to the lord's mansion in the name of the Manston family for refugee relief and shelter."

Intis responded, "Because of the war situation on the border, many civilians who originally lived in border cities fled their homes and fled to the interior."

"Now, the number of refugees pouring into Songyuan City has skyrocketed, most of whom are refugees from Kuma Territory."

"Since the "Bloody Declaration" independence incident, an extreme militarist aristocratic family has completely occupied Kuma Territory. The real ruling power of the territory. The nobles who supported Emperor Augustville were killed or exiled, which plunged Kuma Territory into a real state of dire straits. "

"After receiving the support of independence from a "chief executioner" of the Dark Principality, the army of the Dark Principality has entered Kuma Territory to help the ruling family suppress all opposition. "

"And because of the mutual infighting and attacks among the nobles, as well as the almost endless suppression, looting and forced conscription of the Dark Army, civilians can no longer survive in such a melting pot. Many civilians formed self-defense forces, hired extraordinary people as thugs, and forcibly broke through the blockade of Kuma Territory and escaped from there. "

"I also heard the news from Gonzalo, Lord. As a businessman, he does not view this matter emotionally, but from a higher perspective. He also asked me to invite you to 'invest' these things with him. Refugees, Gonzalo said, will be more helpful for us to gain a foothold in Songyuan Territory and even the empire."

"I haven't answered him yet. I need to seek your opinion, Lord."

"..."

One hundred thousand gold coins... This is already more than half of his deposit in the Golden Kingdom bank... Luo Xiu thought with some heartache that it was impossible for him to donate so much at once, and from his forward-looking perspective, this An investment will not bring much interest income.

But it does help stabilize the situation, and is conducive to further opening up personal connections in Songyuan City.

"Promise him, Intis." Luo Xiu nodded and said, "But we will only 'invest' thirty thousand, and it must be in your name, not mine."

When he asked Intis to make his first investment at the "El Dorado Bank" in Songyuan City, he asked Intis to use the pseudonym "Intex Carlos".

Luo Xiu didn't think too much about it at that time. When he went to the bank in person later to meet Gonzalo and President Qiao Dewen, he also directly used the name "Luo Xiu Carlos".

But now - now Luo Xiu is the "bishop" of the Holy Court, and his name in the Holy Court is also "Roxiu Carlos". Although this is also a pseudonym, his real name is actually "Rossi Durant", but the Bank of El Dorado will eventually learn the true identity behind the name "Rossi Carlos".

Although this is consistent with Gonzalo and Qiao Devin, and the name "Luo Xiu Carlos" is generally good and there is nothing shameful behind it, Luo Xiu still doesn't want to cause too much trouble. Extra attention.

"I understand." Index nodded, "I will respond to them as 'Index Carlos'."

…

After that, Intis reported some other information to Luo Xiu, and then returned to Songyuan City to continue operating the stronghold.

Luo Xiu also left the Forsaken Royal Court and teleported back to the church's bishop's seat.

After returning to the Holy See of the Bishop, he recalled the Shadow Raven, removed the Yaojin Barrier, and went to the church's Holy Treasure Hall.

In the church's holy storage hall, there are stored a large number of extraordinary materials needed by those with extraordinary destiny in [Glory].

Luo Xiu took away all the materials of "rare" and above quality, took them to the 'Xu Mo Altar', and placed them in an orderly manner according to the specifications of the summoning ceremony.

This will effectively "purify" the impurities in the materials and fill them with [radiant] spirituality. It can be regarded as a little trick that Luo Xiu has mastered to summon "Contract Angels".

Similarly, Luo Xiu also took out the spirit heart of the "Spirit of Ritual Fire" and placed it at the core of the material to receive the nourishment of a moment of spirituality.

It takes almost a week for the [brilliance] spirituality of these materials to be fully charged. After performing the "angel" summoning ceremony, the success rate and the strength of the summoned angel will be greatly improved.

After that, Luo Xiu went to the mission center and asked Maiyev to send people to guard these materials day and night. Then he returned to the holy seminary of the bishop's seat to conduct routine spiritual practice after promotion.

…

[Countdown to the start of internal beta: 1 day]

【……】

Time quickly came to two days later.

On this day, Luo Xiu, who had finished handling church affairs all day, left the church early and came to Dwarf Mir's [Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop].

The sound of forging iron in the forging manor is incessant and more frequent than the last time I came here. It seems that some of Mir's orders have reached the end of the line.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this in a divergent manner. At the same time, he also remembered the purpose of his coming here today.

The "Horn of Epiros" that was previously given to Mir to build "legendary" quality weapons has now reached the agreed delivery time.

While looking forward to it, Luo Xiu had already entered the manor, and a blacksmith trotted over to greet him.

That was the middle-aged blacksmith I saw last time, Canard Vimas.

"Good morning, Mr. Carlos." Canard greeted Luo Xiu diligently, and then said: "Master Mir has known for a long time that you will come, so he specifically asked me to wait for you here."

"You said Master Mir, he already knew that I would come?" Luo Xiu asked with a smile.

Since Mir had people greet him like this, it meant that the "Horn of Epiros" had been built, and Luo Xiu felt relieved.

"Yes, please come with me, Mr. Carlos." Canard said, and then walked towards the manor. "The things you entrusted to be forged are in Master Mir's forging room."

…

Passing through the rows of calcining furnaces, feeling the gradually rising temperature around them, Luo Xiu followed Canard to the forging room.

The door was ajar, and Luo Xiu could vaguely see that Mir was fiddling with something inside.

"Please go in by yourself, Mr. Carlos." Canard bowed deeply to Luo Xiu and said, "Master Mir is waiting for you inside, and I need to rush the order."

After saying that, Kanade went downstairs, and Luo Xiu ignored him, opened the door in front of him and walked in.

After opening the door, Luo Xiu saw that Mir was holding a silver-white sickle in his hand and looking at it carefully.

The scythe in Mir's hand shone with a sharp, cold, and chilling light, and the profound aura contained in it also gave Luo Xiu an inexplicable tingling sensation.

When he saw Luo Xiu walking in, Mir ran over and thrust the long handle of the sickle into Luo Xiu's hand.

"I'm done, Luo Xiu."

Mir said angrily and somewhat proudly:

"I took the 'Horn of Epiros' you gave me and supplemented it with three other 'epic' quality materials to create a 'legendary' quality weapon!"

"-'Beheading of the Saint'! That's its name!"

"I did it! Are you listening, Luo Xiu? I did it! I used 'Moon-Forged Steel', 'Spirit-bound Golden Cicada's Thin Wings', 'Scale Fish Dragon's Fang', plus 'Ebi' "The Horn of Ross' - this is the first 'legendary' weapon I have ever made in my forging career!"

"This is truly the greatest work I have ever made... Oh, this is simply art!"

"..."

Mir was immersed in his "art", but Luo Xiu blocked him subjectively and began to rub the sword and look at the silver sickle in his hand.

——“The saint beheads”!

It was a silver-white sickle, with complex blue or golden runes engraved only on the blade surface, and on the handle there were rings of finely polished rings, in which bright golden light flowed.

At the junction of its blade and hilt is a carving of a headless priest in sacred garb. It holds up the "sky", and a slender blade extends from the "sky".

The "Horn of Epiros" is well covered and hidden by moon steel. As the skeleton of the sickle, it also masks the rich and profound atmosphere of the Horn of Epiros.

It was undoubtedly a weapon of "legendary" quality, and Luo Xiu's panel detection of it also proved this.

[Equipment name: Saint Beheading (Golden Legend)]

[Equipment Type: Sickle/Supernatural Weapon/Rune Weapon]

[Equipment efficiency: defense penetration 35%, melee damage bonus 35%]

[Equipment bonus: strength attribute +43, agility attribute +52, divine attribute +48]

[Equipment requirements: any fourth level of destiny, strength attribute 126+, agility attribute 102+, divine attribute 232+]

【Equipment Characteristics List】

[Sage’s Compassion (Active Skill/Inherent): Turn on the ‘White Saint’ form. In this form, when slashing with this weapon, the damage will be reduced by 30%, but each time the attack causes damage, the deep negative effects of "Repentance" and "Confusion" will be randomly applied to the target, lasting for 30 seconds. Each layer of "Repentance" increases the damage taken by the target by 5%, and each layer of "Confusion" reduces the damage caused by the target by 5%. "Repentance" and "Confusion" can be stacked up to 10 layers respectively. Each time a new "Repentance" or "Confusion" is applied, the duration of all "Repentance" or "Confusion" layers will be refreshed. 】

[Saint’s Evil Fire (Active Skill/Inherent): Turn on the ‘Black Saint’ form. In this form, when slashing with this weapon, the damage will be increased by 30%, and each attack will randomly detonate the "Repentance" and "Confusion" negative states in the target. Each detonation will cause 5% of the target's maximum HP. "original" damage. After detonating, you lose one of the detonated "Repentance" or "Confusion" stacks. 】

[Saint's Blasphemy (Passive Skill/Rune): When attacking with this weapon, if the target and the holder have the same fate, the holder will continue to lose health points and increase the damage caused to the target; if the target and the holder have the same fate, If there are different fates, the holder will continue to recover health points, but the damage caused to the target will be reduced (this passive skill can be turned off). 】

【……】

Not bad... Luo Xiu nodded secretly.

As a "legendary" quality weapon, "Saint's Beheading" can be considered qualified. Moreover, the "White Saint" and "Black Saint" forms can correspond to different uses, and "Saint's Blasphemy" also enhances its functionality. For Luo Xiu, this is a weapon far more powerful than the "Moon-Cutting Scythe" arms.

Luo Xiu was very satisfied that Mir had indeed forged a sickle of "legendary" quality. He looked at Mir who was still immersed in self-absorption, so he interrupted him and said:

"Well, 'Saint's Beheading' is a very good weapon."

"So, Master Mir, how much do I need to pay you back?"

Mir used three additional "epic" materials, and asked him to expedite the forging. Luo Xiu knew that the deposit he had given Mir before was not enough to cover the full payment.

"..."

"Twelve thousand." Mir raised two fingers and shook them. He was interrupted and looked at Luo Xiu with his eyes.

This time, Luo Xiu, who was in a good mood, did not bargain with him. He took out three bags containing forty platinum coins from his bracelet and threw them over. Mir reached out to take them.

After weighing the weight, Mir knew that there was no problem in giving money, so he smiled and said:

"'Saint's Beheading', it belongs to you, Luo Xiu."

"I'm still busy, so I won't entertain you today. Next time you have a forging commission, come see me again."

…

After completing the delivery, Mir personally sent Luo Xiu back to the door of the forging manor.

After that, Mir went back to catch his next order.

There are many orders for the Blacksmith Manor, and Mir really doesn't have time to waste even a quarter of an hour.

Luo Xiu also returned directly to the church. After returning, he went directly to the Bishop's Holy See, opened the panel, and stared at the [Internal Beta Start] countdown that had been less than a day.

He didn't plan to do anything else after that. He was just going to stay in his residence and take a deep sleep first, and then wait for the countdown to end.

This was a ritualistic event. Luo Xiu had warned the clergy not to disturb him in advance, and at the same time he pulled up the golden barrier outside the Holy Seat.

…

Time passed quickly, minute by minute.

Until the next morning.

In Luo Xiu's panel, the countdown had come to the real end.

[Internal test start time: 3 seconds...]

[Internal test start time: 2 seconds...]

[Internal test start time: 1 second...]

[——Internal test start! ]

[This internal test is a closed and deleted test - duration: 7 days]

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