Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Tatia's voice soon faded away, and Luo Xiu's ears were quiet again.

But he always felt that he seemed to have contracted a rather troublesome existence...

Never mind that. Luo Xiu took a last look at the altar that was used as the summoning site before, and then turned back to the direction of the Royal Court Hall.

The dazzling light and spiritual surges caused by the previous summoning of the "Fallen Angel" had attracted the attention of Intis and other apostles stationed in the Royal Court.

Intis had rushed to the location of the "Lord" Luo Xiu, followed by the werewolf Buzer and the "Great Alchemist" Frank from the "Hidden Omniscient".

Noticing their arrival, Luo Xiu walked towards them with a smile on his face.

When Intis, Buzzer and Frank came to Luo Xiu, Intis in front, Buzzer and Frank in the back knelt down to Luo Xiu, and said with piety:

"We didn't know you were coming, so we couldn't greet you immediately. Please forgive us, Lord."

"No problem." Luo Xiu nodded slightly and motioned them to stand up.

Then he asked Intis:

"How are the arrangements for what I ordered before?"

"Everything is going well, Lord." Intis replied.

"I have asked the undertaker and the 'Head of Fire Worship' Sevis to go to Dawn Town, and they are expected to arrive tonight. The second and third fate 'Sacred Abyss Apostles' stationed in Red Maple City are also ready."

"Just waiting for your order, Lord. We loyal followers are waiting for your dispatch at any time."

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded, and his eyes showed praise.

"Then let the undertaker and Sevis act tonight. The apostles of Maple City can also carry out the previous plan."

"I will follow your will, my Lord." Intis responded in a clear and crisp voice.

After that, she, Buzzer and Frank returned to their posts and continued to preside over the construction of the Lost Royal Court.

Luo Xiu returned to the hall and sat back on the golden throne. He activated the dragon claw mark on the back of his hand and teleported back to the real world, the bishop's throne in the church.

...

Maple City Church.

Inside the bishop's throne, in the bedroom, the figure of Bishop "Luo Xiu Carlos" slowly condensed, and he opened his eyes in the constantly circling reddish light.

There was another "Luo Xiu Carlos" in the bedroom, which was a real phantom created by the Shadow Raven. Luo Xiu waved his hand to take it back, and then he heard Tatiya's clear and ethereal voice:

"Ah, you are still the leader of the secret organization, 'Lord'~"

Tatiya's silver bell voice echoed in Luo Xiu's ears, and she asked him teasingly: "How is it? Do you need me to call you that too? 'Lord'?"

Unlike other contracted abyssal beasts and gods, the basis for establishing a contract with the "fallen angel" Tatiya is to give Him a certain degree of freedom at certain times -

For example, now, Tatiya can "feel" everything through Luo Xiu's senses, and He can also communicate with Luo Xiu in the depths of his soul through spiritual entanglement. This is a window that Luo Xiu specially reserved for Him.

"No need, Tatia." Luo Xiu shook his head, with a calm expression on his face, "Of course, if you want to call me that, I have no objection."

"Well, don't be impatient..." Tatia's voice was full of smiles, "But, 'Holy Abyss'... is a really good name, and it's also a good place."

"It's really rewarding to establish a contract with you, Luo Xiu Durant... I'm looking forward to it~"

After that, Tatia's voice disappeared, and Luo Xiu could no longer sense Her existence.

Her enjoyment of "deception" was greatly satisfied, so she "left" Luo Xiu's body with satisfaction.

If she appeared in the world without being summoned, the "fallen angel" Tatia would also have other fun to find in the "Eternal Kingdom".

Luo Xiu then turned off the sensory sharing, and at the same time removed the two golden barriers covering the bishop's throne, left the throne, and walked towards the "preaching house".

...

Church, preaching house

Mayev, the "chief officer" of the missionary station, was still busy counting the losses and gains of the previous city defense war. Then, the door of his holy room was knocked and a figure pushed the door open.

Mayev temporarily stopped his work and looked up at the visitor.

Then, he stood up with a "whoosh" and pushed the chair back with a "creaky" sound.

"Master... Bishop, what are you doing here?" Mayev asked respectfully.

The fact that Luo Xiu was a "five-fold destiny" saint was known to all clergy in the church, so Mayev no longer called him "officer" but "bishop".

"I haven't received the official ordination yet, Mayyev."

Luo Xiu smiled, walked to the table opposite Mayyev and sat down, and said casually, "Before I am officially promoted to the position of 'bishop', you should still call me 'chief priest' or Luo Xiu. Sit down, Mayyev."

"Okay, Lord Luo Xiu." Mayyev nodded and sat down as Luo Xiu said.

For Mayyev, the holy priest opposite him was young, but his extraordinary level was two levels higher than his.

Although he and the "quasi-bishop" opposite him were both from the Sina City Church, Mayyev's attitude towards Luo Xiu had become more cautious and respectful over time.

"What do you think of those new 'church patrols'?"

After Mayyev sat down, Luo Xiu asked him.

After thinking for a while, Maiyev replied: "They...although I don't know what their background is, it is undeniable that they did play a vital role in the previous city defense battle, and they have grown rapidly visibly." ”

"Moreover, they are quite enthusiastic in carrying out the mission of the church. Usually private patrol teams only perform patrols for three or four hours, but these newly joined patrols are inexplicably motivated to carry out patrols. The best among them even We have been patrolling for eleven or twelve hours..."

"They worked very hard to gain a foothold in this city and survive." Luo Xiu nodded, agreed, and then asked, "Then what?"

"Then……"

Mayev hesitated to speak.

After considering his words, Mayev continued: "I think... they are equally dangerous, and quite dangerous, Lord Luo Xiu."

"You have also seen that they seem to have the ability to be close to 'immortality' - that may be a gift or a curse. Even on the battlefield, I have never seen any of them really die!"

"In addition, I can also deeply feel the restlessness and murderousness in their hearts - they have no faith, and they are by no means truly devout believers of [Glorious Sun]. I don't know the motivation behind their actions. What, that scares me.”

"I think that for a group of people like them who are special and full of mysterious characteristics - we should strictly control and restrain them. In fact, the secret base has received incidents of 'refugees' attacking people. This is really yes……"

"..."

"You're right, Maiyev." Luo Xiu nodded.

"That may indeed be a group of unbelievers, but what I want to do is to guide such people to join the sacred team, or at least let them become the founders of our sacred cause."

"They are indeed 'immortal'. You are right, Maiyev. But I want to accept them and educate them, just like the teachings of [Glory] encourage us to do."

"What do you think, Maiyev?"

"..."

"Do you want to...accept them as formal church members?" Mayev was stunned.

"You want them to learn the 'Inscription Method' so that they can truly come into contact with the extraordinary? Isn't this too dangerous..."

"This is indeed dangerous, Maiyev."

Luo Xiu answered him calmly:

"But since they are 'immortal', it means that they have been exposed to the extraordinary without knowing it. Such people will go one step further sooner or later, Mayyev."

"If we refuse to accept them out of fear, let our enemies such as the [Lost] Original Sect, [Red Lotus] Beast Temple and Torch Party, [Void]'s Funeral Song Mask, etc. seize the opportunity and give them They have more taboo abilities that can destroy themselves and others. When the time comes, we will definitely regret that we had the opportunity to make different choices."

"This..." Mayev was silent.

He tried to imagine the scene described by Luo Xiu, and found that it was the real boundless purgatory.

——Countless uncontrolled madmen are slaughtering the entire city wantonly, just to pursue temporary joy; the fire of blood and defilement is crawling in every visible corner, and everywhere is filled with people's desperate and tragic The wailing, that is definitely the scene that you least want to see under the light of [Glory]...

"I understand, Master Luo Xiu." Mayev said solemnly.

"I will accept them according to your will and try to civilize them."

"Well, as long as you understand." Luo Xiu nodded, "But we also need to pay attention to the fact that we cannot relax our control over them for a moment."

"The best way is to let them restrain themselves. I want to set up a new 'Holy Guard' team under the 'Holy Inquisition', and let the guards who are ready to be admitted into the church serve as 'Saint Protectors' and be responsible for Specializing in protecting the safety of the church, and also performing the 'judgment' tasks that the 'Holy Judges' should carry out."

"Go and discuss this matter with Anthony, Maiyev, and tell me as soon as possible after you draw up a plan."

"Then, you can prepare to let some of the church patrols become novice priests."

"I want you to organize about fifty "second-fold destiny" priests and prepare to teach the "brilliant engraving" technique to the new trainee priests."

"I understand." Maiyev nodded, "Do you have anything else to ask?"

"Um……"

After thinking about it, Luo Xiu said to Maiyev, "Prepare about thirty 'Bronze Keys', and then write an application to the General Church to apply for the Red Maple City Church's permission to cast 'Keys', and Apply to be granted the skills of 'spiritual purification' and 'initial engraving'."

"As the church continues to expand in size, it is indeed time for us to forge new 'keys' ourselves. You write the application first, and when I go to Songyuan City to meet the Archbishop in a while, I will also mention this matter to him."

"I understand." Mayyev nodded seriously and said:

"I'll arrange it immediately."

…

After explaining to Mayev about the placement of the "players", Luo Xiu left the mission.

He was in a very happy mood at this time - after persuading indigenous clergymen like Mayiyev, the arrangement of absorbing the players into the church can proceed more smoothly, without having to worry about the possibility of coming from Mayiyev. The resistance of such an important priest as my husband.

Afterwards, he will have the same conversation again with Anthony and Olga, the "chief officer" of the secret base, so that the church can completely open its doors to players.

And the reason why he came to Mayiev first had another reason——

About the casting of "keys".

This will be a top priority for a long time to come, and all sacred matters related to "casting" materials need to be handled by Maiyev.

The church needs to obtain the authority to "cast keys", and for this purpose, it needs to apply to the main church for special and additional technical knowledge.

In Luo Xiu's memory, direct "casting" is the most important way to obtain extraordinary keys——

Its main process is: According to the quality level of different keys, different materials are selected for forging. After casting into a compliant "key" shape, the first layer of engraving is carried out using the "engraving method" of each destiny - after that, Use the technique of "spiritual purification" to purify the inscription into immaterial spirituality, and then use the ancient inherited technique of "initial inscription" to perform the second inscription to create the prototype of the "Transcendent Key".

The above two engraving methods will need to be alternately inscribed more times as the quality level of the key increases, and a transcendent person whose level is higher than the quality of the key must be inscribed.

That is to say, for example, the "Golden Key", which is an extraordinary key to advance from the third level to the fourth level of destiny, needs to be inscribed by the saint of the fifth level of destiny, and needs to alternately inscribe the destiny, spiritual purification, and initial inscription repeatedly. Engraved three rounds.

And this is the main method currently used by the "Holy Court" to create "Transcendent Keys".

There are other ways to obtain the "key", but Luo Xiu currently doesn't need it. In the short term, he only has a large demand for casting "Bronze Key" and "Silver Key", and the main materials for these two keys are relatively easy to obtain, so he does not have to consider methods outside the mainstream.

Luo Xiu also had another purpose in applying for all knowledge related to casting keys from the diocese.

——"Holy Abyss"! While the Red Maple City Church obtains this knowledge, the casting of these keys in the Forgotten Royal Court will also proceed simultaneously. This is the beginning of the "Holy Abyss" liberating the grassroots combat power.

And in order to "cast" them, an excellent blacksmith is indispensable.

That's another arrangement... Luo Xiu thought to himself, he had returned to the bishop's throne, and practiced his skills in the holy training room until nightfall.

…

late at night.

At this time, the first-generation apostle mourner of the "Holy Abyss" and "Sacrifice the Fire and Bless the Head" Service have arrived in Dawn Town.

They were standing in front of a deserted store, the deep eyes under their cloaks looking intently at the door in front of them.

A piece of broken wooden signboard hung alone on it, creaking and swaying left and right in the evening breeze.

Written in slanted handwriting were five large, twisted but easily legible characters.

——[Bahrain Blacksmith Shop].

"This is it..."

Staring at the sign, the mourner nodded imperceptibly.

Then, he walked forward and knocked twice on the dilapidated wooden door.

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