Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Early next morning.

Luo Xiu woke up from his short sleep, walked to the clothes store as usual, grabbed the bishop's robe and put it on his body, and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

In the middle of the process, he opened the "Spring of Spirituality" panel, and the accumulated experience points in it increased by more than 500,000. By extracting the first wave of experience from the players, he passed the first round of peak.

Almost two-thirds of the players in Red Maple City have chosen to join the Holy Abyss. After most players raised their level to the upper limit of lv.10, their excess experience points were "donated" to the Fountain of the Holy Abyss. , now there is really not a drop left.

However, despite being drained of experience, the majority of Shengyuan players are still very happy - it is a "deleted internal beta" anyway. This wave of consuming experience in exchange for extraordinary knowledge can save many detours and avoid many detours during the official open beta. Pitfalls, you can also experience the thrill of becoming a transcendent in advance, which can be said to be an excellent gaming experience...

This wave is a win-win! This is true for both players and "Holy Abyss".

But Luo Xiu always felt that he had won twice.jpg

However, a blowout harvest like last night's is rare. If you want to gain the second wave of great experience, you must give players more time to develop. Luo Xiu clearly knows this.

In order to reach the climax of the next wave of harvest as soon as possible, he also prepared a lot of motivational means for the players - the disaster of the body destroyers in "Oncica Town", the dark remnant army still entrenched outside the city, and the lack of people inside the city. The various secret sect strongholds that have been completely wiped out, etc., are all important experience fields for players to gain experience points in the future.

In order to better guide his players, Luo Xiu will also issue various tasks to them. However, the mission rewards given to players will not deviate from their current level - it not only allows the players in Red Maple City to be at an upper level compared to players in other regions, but also keeps them from going beyond control. Luo Xiu is maintaining This delicate balance.

This feeling is indescribable, just like printing money - allowing players to always have a balance, but not too much. Compared with most ordinary natives in Red Maple City, the strength of players will not expand too fast. Players also look forward to continuing to play.

This is called sustainability... Luo Xiu had a smile on his lips. He had finished washing in the bathroom, left the bishop's seat and walked towards the inner courtyard of the church.

At the intersection of the Bishop's Holy See and the Holy Inquisition, he saw Anthony face to face - there were two slightly dark black spots hanging from the corners of his eyes, and his face looked a little tired, as if he had stayed up all night.

Anthony also saw Luo Xiu, and he walked towards Luo Xiu.

"Good morning... Luo Xiu." Anthony greeted Luo Xiu, "You seem to be in good spirits."

"But you don't look too good, Anthony."

Luo Xiu looked at Anthony, stared at him with worry for a long time, and said:

"Did you stay up all night last night?...I remembered. I remember you said that after you go back, you will make arrangements for the Holy Inquisition mission in 'Oncica Town'..."

"Yes." Anthony nodded, with a forced smile on his lips, and said, "It's okay, this is my responsibility."

"I have already planned everything, including the selection and mobilization of the accompanying priests, as well as the specific arrangements for the itinerary."

"During the period when I left the church and went to the town of Oncica, all the affairs of the Holy Inquisition were handed over to Pamier, and I have already completed the handover work with her."

"...Okay." Luo Xiu nodded and asked, "When do you plan to set off?"

"At noon." Anthony replied, "At that time, fifty caravans heading to the town of Oncica will stop at the door of the church, with four 'deacons', fifty 'holy judges' and one hundred and fifty The 'Saint Protector' will board the carriage and arrive in that town tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I understand." Luo Xiu nodded solemnly again, put his right hand on his left chest, offered the sacrament to Anthony, and said, "I and other clergy members of the church will see you off and wish you a triumphant return."

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Noon came quickly.

Fifty caravans were parked densely in front of the door of the Red Maple City Church.

They did not carry any goods on this trip. The owners of these carriages had received commissions from the church, so they waited patiently and seemed quite calm.

Anthony, the four acolytes, and the fifty "Holy Judges" who will perform the mission have arrived at the door. The "Saint Protector" players who have received the mission have also come online one after another. Before the agreed departure time, We rushed to gather in front of the gate.

At the appointed noon time, Anthony let the others get in the car first, and Luo Xiu and the church clergy lined up in front of the church door to see them off with solemnity and piety.

"Have a nice trip, Anthony."

Luo Xiu patted Anthony's shoulder, swept away the dust for him, and said:

"I will protect you in a moment. I wish you all the best and come back soon."

Anthony nodded, and after saying goodbye to a few people, he also boarded the last carriage and closed the curtain.

The drivers raised their whips, and the axles of the fifty carriages began to rotate, making a "squeaking, squeaking" sound, and slowly drove out of the street.

It wasn't until the last carriage disappeared at the end of the street that the clergy returned to the church and returned to the sacred post they held day after day.

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One day passed.

In the early morning, Luo Xiu had learned from the chat channel that Anthony and the others had successfully arrived in Oncica Town.

Just like when performing the Holy Inquisition mission as usual, after entering the town of Onsica, the Holy Inquisitors disguised themselves as businessmen from other places and dispersed and hid around the Exterminator's stronghold.

Thanks to the prophetic information that Luo Xiu obtained through the "Divine Prophecy", Anthony and the others carried out the siege of the enemy in a concealed and smooth manner. Luo Xiu no longer worried about that, and went straight to the Holy Office to start handling the day's affairs of the church. .

And when he came to the Holy Office and entered the bishop's room, Olga, the chief officer of the secret base, took the rare initiative to report on his work.

He brought "fresh" information to Luo Xiu, Olga said:

"Your Majesty, I got the news from the side court as soon as possible - 'Executioner' Kross has retreated in the early morning, leaving only a small number of remnants, led by the newly appointed 'Executioner' Bartlett The commander is still stationed thirty miles outside Hongfeng City."

"According to reports from the spies placed in the Dark Army by the side court, Koros is about to go to Fafnir City in the Dark Principality to station and recuperate. The Dark Duke seems to be planning to send two other executioners here to increase the front line against Red Maple City. military investment."

"However, because Red Maple City cannot be attacked for a long time, the Dark Principality's front in Songyuan Territory has become tight across the board, and it is not easy to urgently mobilize a sufficient number of troops... And the empire's most elite troops - Emperor Augustwell personally The leader of the 'Sacred Knights' has arrived at the border and is having a decisive battle with the main force of the Dark Army on the battlefield of Kuma Territory. Therefore, the Dark Lord's plan to further attack Red Maple City has been forcibly shelved. "

"As soon as I learned the news, I came to tell you, Lord Bishop. Red Maple City has been safe for a while, and we have enough time to recover from the pain of the previous war. "

"..."

"I understand, Olga." Luo Xiu nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for telling me this."

After thinking about it, he added to Olga:

"You go to the side court again and relay a few words to Baines in my name - 'Executioner' Koros and 'Hidden Elder' Babron have both retreated, now is the opportunity to counterattack. Rossiu Carlos suggested that he should take this opportunity to destroy the dark garrison outside the city and prepare to vigorously build fortifications. If the empire can win the final victory in the decisive battle of the Kuma Territory, Red Maple City should be prepared to defend itself. The posture changed to an offensive posture.”

"I will follow your instructions, Bishop. If there is any new information from the side court, I will report to you as soon as possible."

Olga bowed deeply to Luo Xiu, then stood up to leave, not forgetting to close the door gently when leaving the room.

After Olga left, Luo Xiu leaned back, with a deep light shining in his eyes.

He had actually known for a long time that "Executioner" Koros would withdraw from the battlefield, and Koros had already reported this to him.

The reason why it has been delayed until now is, firstly, to deceive others, and secondly, to delay the time for Babylon to go to the Sombra Factory, and to provide players who have joined the "City Wall Guard" with more achievements in killing the roving black remnant army.

Under Luo Xiu's instruction, Koros had delayed Babylon long enough. It wasn't until Babylon finally agreed to a certain "condition" proposed by Koros that Koros finally "agreed" to let him go.

The deal between them is this - Koros will give up the siege and withdraw to the city of Fafnir in the Dark Principality. On the way to withdraw, Babylon needed to escort him all the way until he arrived safely.

In exchange, Koros would hand over the fragments of "Said's Codex" to Bablon. This was what Bablon cared about most, so he did not refuse.

Of course, what Babylon didn't know was that the maker behind this so-called "deal" was actually Luo Xiu... When he transformed Koros into a "crazy believer", he did not directly take back "Said" from Koros. The reason for "Notes" is to wait for this moment.

As fishing bait, "Sed's Notes" is particularly useful at times like this. He can control Babylon to do almost anything for him, but Babylon is still unaware of it.

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Another day passed.

As the morning bell of the church rang for three rounds, Luo Xiu got up from the bed, put on the bishop's robe as usual, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then went to the Holy Office.

During this period, he followed the movements of all parties through the [Player Forum] and chat channel, and everything went smoothly as expected.

In the town of Oncica, Anthony has made its first contact with the lurking "Destroyers". They took over a small stronghold on the enemy's periphery and confirmed an important piece of information——

They are indeed the remnants of the "Blood of Thorns"!

Before the General Church carried out all-round holy judgment on them, a small number of "Destroyers" did hear the wind, so they moved their bases and hid them. It was the group that was hiding in Oncica Town. .

In the town of Oncica, these "Blood of Thorns" exterminators incited blood followers to promote the ideology of flesh and blood among poor refugees, and encouraged batches of refugees to join and become new "bloods." only".

In addition, they also secretly kidnapped potential people and raised them as blood slaves. Relying on the blood sacrifice ceremony granted to them by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, they performed sacrifices to the "Destruction Seat" again and again. A lot of power has been secretly strengthened.

Anthony and the others have roughly figured out the number of enemies.

They have one "fourth-level destiny" leader, nine "three-level destiny" destroyers, and a total of hundreds of blood disciples and blood slaves. This number is still within the range that the Holy Inquisitors can deal with.

Luo Xiu felt relieved about them.

And with a special killer weapon like "Adventurer" in hand, Anthony and the others will basically not encounter much resistance.

Luo Xiu then no longer paid attention to Anthony. He had already arrived at the Holy Office, entered the room between the bishops, and started working.

After reviewing the files, there was a knock on the door between his bishops, and Hubert then pushed the door open and entered.

Behind him were three clergymen, all wearing the clerical attire of "priests" affiliated with the General Church.

"The three 'priests' sent by the main church arrived this morning, Luo Xiu."

Hubert introduced Luo Xiu:

"They are 'Knight of Initiation' Frank, 'Fireblesser' Glasa, and 'Patriarch of Purification' Howard. They are all excellent clergymen and will assist you in the church from now on. Should affairs."

'Knight of Enlightenment' Fran wore a gorgeous paladin armor. He did not wear a helmet and had long brown hair as smooth and flowing as a woman;

‘Fire-blesser’ Glasa is a nun. She has well-proportioned features and good-looking appearance, but she reveals a hint of divine coldness. At this time, she was clasping her hands on her chest, nodding and silently reciting sacred prayers;

'Purification Patriarch' Howard is a middle-aged priest. His face is covered with scars. If he were not wearing the priestly attire that symbolizes the status of a priest, he would look like a experienced [Ku Tu] warrior. .

Fran, Glasa and Howard, they are all priests with the fourth destiny of [Glory]. Their position in the priesthood is "priest", and their power and position are equivalent to "priest".

Looking at the three "priests" behind Hubert, Luo Xiu recalled that Hubert had mentioned this matter before when he refused Hubert to go to the main church to join the bishops.

As for sending "priests" to the church, this was also a compromise proposal put forward by Luo Xiu - they only came to the church two days before he was about to leave for Songyuan City. This may also be a decision made by the main church after discussion.

I always felt that there were some secrets hidden inside... Luo Xiu thought for a moment, and then a calm smile appeared on his face, and he nodded to the three new "priests" and said:

"Welcome, Fran, Grasa, and Howard. Welcome to Red Maple City, and you are more welcome to join the sacred cause of the Red Maple City Church."

"Praise to you, Your Excellency Bishop." "Knight of Qihui" Frank bowed to Luo Xiu first and said:

"We have been familiar with the great achievements you have established since we were in the main church. We have long been fascinated by you and Red Maple City."

"It is our honor to work with you, Your Excellency Bishop." Glasa also said, "Your faith is like the sun, making us bathe in its radiance."

Howard's eyes shone with inexplicable excitement, "We will be your arms, your sin-purifying hammer and your saint-protecting shield. We will wipe out all the heretics that stand in front of you and pave the way for the Red Maple City Church. smooth road to the future.”

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