Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

late at night.

Songyuan City, Fengling Main Street.

In a manor house, the soft moonlight swayed gently, weaving a pale blue sea of ​​light over the house.

It is surrounded by a delicate carved wall about three meters high, and an iron gate is used as a closure - [Logins Mansion]. There is an iron nameplate like this hanging on the door, with some rust remaining on it. , looks to be quite old.

Bronze lanterns were hung on the carefully carved lintels, emitting a faint yellow light that intertwined with the moonlight to create a mysterious light and shadow.

"Lord."

Behind a tall oak tree, Intis was wearing a gauze cloak and half of her face was covered by a wide hood. She pulled the brim of the hood and looked at the other "Lord" beside her who was wearing a full black cloak. Said softly:

"This is it—the 'Logins Mansion.'"

"Vellino lives here, right behind the always-lit window on the third floor of the largest villa in the middle. According to the exact information I got, Velino will stay there until early in the morning. I will go back to the bedroom to rest.”

"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, then gently rubbed his left wrist with his right hand, took out a dark mask from the storage bracelet, and put it on his face.

This is [Logins Mansion] - Luo Xiu has opened his 'spiritual vision', and he indeed feels that spiritual surges of varying concentrations are coming from this mansion and from different sources.

But their intensity is not very high, and they always give Luo Xiu a considerable sense of disobedience, as if something is suppressing them. Luo Xiu feels as if he is coming from a thick fog. Cluster after cluster of illusory figures that I glimpsed.

In Luo Xiu's intuition, his first thought was that as the leader of the "Order Killers" in Songyuan City, Velino Bakar must have raised a group of private troops in his mansion - and through The preliminary detection of "spiritual vision" shows that the spiritual surges emanating from different sources do indeed belong to at least three destiny paths, which supports Luo Xiu's conjecture.

"The compatriots of the 'Holy Abyss' have surrounded this mansion."

While thinking, Intis's voice sounded from the side. The edge of her hood just covered her eyebrows. Her green eyes flashed against the moonlight, and she continued:

"All are ready - just awaiting your command to act, Lord."

"call……"

Luo Xiu took a deep breath, then looked at Intis and nodded slightly.

"Then take action, Intis."

"Just follow the original plan - you know what to do."

…

The main villa of Loggins Mansion, three floors.

In the study room belonging to "Velia Loggins", Velino, who had changed into his nightgown, was sitting with his legs crossed on a gold cashmere sofa in the study room in a casual posture.

He held a pipe in his hand, his long, slightly curly hair spread like a minstrel's, and his dark brown pupils dilated and contracted like a snake, looking at the person in front of him with interest.

That is a scholar - if you look at it just from his attire, he should come from the "Tower of the Sages", but this is obviously not the case.

"The Hidden Omniscient..." Velino murmured, and he put the mouth of the pipe to his mouth, took a small sip, and then exhaled a puff of lingering smoke.

"I heard that your factory was destroyed just last night."

"I have been raising you and protecting you so that you can continue to operate outside Songyuan City, but now, huh... you really handed in the worst answer sheet."

"All my investments in you were wiped out overnight - and my judgment of you has become even weaker because of this. Do you really still have the strength to fulfill your promise to me?"

"..."

"That was an accident, little Lord Bakar."

The "scholar" still had a smiling expression on his face, "We, the Hidden Omniscient Ones, promised to help you and promote you to a higher position, and this will not change to this day."

"It's just a factory that was destroyed - please believe it, Lord Bakar. As long as our Lord 'Hidden Sage' is still alive, it is only a matter of time to rebuild everything."

"Hidden Sage..." Valino chewed on this title, a smile appeared on his lips, but he shook his head.

"No, I can't wait for the moment when you 'rebuild'."

"I have learned from the spies installed in the main church that two of your 'hidden elders' have died in the battle. Their names are... oh, their names are Aelius and Gattuso, right? They were originally They should have assisted me on the day of the incident, but now... they are dead and no longer have the qualification to be my 'chess pieces'."

After a pause, Velino narrowed his eyes and said to the "scholar" in front of him in a cold tone:

"I might as well tell you that Adelaika, the only remaining 'Hidden Elder' in Songyuan City - in fact, people from the 'Purity Sect' and the 'Original Sect' have already approached me and wanted to establish a cooperative relationship with me. "

"You know, Adelaika. No matter which of them we form a new cooperation with, this is definitely not good news for you."

"As for me, your factory was destroyed and the 'Hidden Elder' was killed - even in terms of financial investment alone, this is a huge loss for me. And how should you make up for my loss?"

"..."

"I'm sorry, Lord Bakar Jr."

Facing Velino's threatening questioning, "Hidden Elder" Adelaika did not appear panicked, but seemed increasingly calm.

"Of course, I understand everything, Mr. Bakar." Adelaika nodded and said:

"I understand your considerations, Mr. Bakar. This is why I came here specifically... In any case, compared to the 'Pure Order' and the 'Original Sect', we are the ones who have cooperated with you for such a long time. It’s more reassuring, isn’t it?”

"As for the destruction of the factory and the unfortunate martyrdom of two 'Hidden Elders'... I am far more heartbroken than you for losing two important colleagues. But you don't need to worry, because just like this, you will gain a A more reliable ally——"

"A more reliable ally?" A deep and imperceptible light flashed in Velino's eyes, and he asked Adelaika with interest, leaning forward slightly at the same time.

"Of course, because..."

Adeleka paused, and then said to Velino quietly but solemnly:

"——Because the 'Hidden Sage' Mr. Hoffman has arrived in person."

"...!"

"You mean Hoffman?"

When he heard the name, Velino almost stood up subconsciously, but still suppressed the urge.

That is a powerful saint with the sixth level of [Intellectual] destiny - indeed, as "Hidden Elder" Adelaika said, if it is really the "Hidden Sage" Hoffman who comes, then it can indeed It plays a far greater role than the "Hidden Elders" Aelius and Gattuso!

However, even though the "Hidden Elder" Adelaika said this, Velino could not immediately tell the authenticity of what he said.

Moreover, if the "Hidden Sage" Hoffman is really coming, Velino doesn't know the purpose of coming here——

"Of course, it's Mr. Hoffman."

Adelaika had been observing Velino's reaction, and when she noticed a considerable degree of interest on his face, a corresponding smile appeared on Adelaika's face.

He continued:

"We got some news, so Mr. Hoffman rushed over in person. But unfortunately, the 'Black Crystal Factory' was destroyed the night before Mr. Hoffman arrived."

"But, it doesn't matter. Master Hoffman doesn't rely on it - he said that he is being followed by a troublesome guy and is trying to get rid of her or kill her. And he also told you what he wanted to tell you in advance. Let me discuss with you new ways of cooperation that we can adopt.”

"The new way of cooperation..." After hearing what Adelaika said, Velino looked solemn, "Let's talk about it."

"Master Hoffman knows your plan. He said he will assist you and help you completely overturn the existing order of Songyuan Territory two days after Marquis Vizia left Songyuan City."

"Hidden Elder" Adelaika said with a smile:

"It's just that Mr. Hoffman also hopes that you can agree to some of our new requests."

"What's the request?" Velino asked casually.

"It's not a big request." Adelaika smiled and said in a calm tone:

"——Lord Hoffman hopes that if you can ascend to the position of the new leader of Songyuan Territory, you can assist him and also seize the throne of the dean of the General Academy."

Snap.

When Adelaika said this, Velino put down the pipe in his hand and made a crisp sound on the armrest.

"I only start a war with [Supreme], and I don't want to involve [Intellect] in the first place."

Velino said with a cold expression, "That will only increase trouble. After all, I have not completed the 'Order of Killing'. No matter what, I am only the fifth level of the [Supreme] destiny."

"Hidden Elder" Adeleka seemed to have expected that Velino would respond like this.

"But once you complete the 'Killing Order', or kill the order established by a [Supreme] seven-fold destiny saint, you will be a 'six-fold destiny' saint. You have this ability. ——”

Adelaika said with a smile: "At that time, it will be Master Hoffman who relies on your strength, Mr. Bakar."

"..."

"It's still not safe."

Velino pondered for a while and then shook his head.

"Even if I complete the 'Sequel' and be promoted to the [Supreme] Sixth Level of Destiny, including me and your 'Hidden Sage' Hoffman, we will only have two 'Sixth Level' of Destiny" saints. Who..."

"According to your plan, Adelaika. If I respond to you and launch a war against the Archdiocese as soon as I complete the 'Order of Killing', the [Glorious] Church will definitely react."

"As far as I know, in addition to the Archbishop Sid, the current church also has a newly arrived saint who I don't know about the 'sixth path of destiny'... plus the dean of the main church, our opponent , there will be at least three enemies of the ‘sixth destiny’.”

"Hence Adelaika."

Velino crossed his hands, put them on his chin, and said to Adelaika:

"Unless you can find the third ally of the 'sixth destiny', I will agree to it."

"..."

While saying this, Velino stared at Adelaika sharply while observing the reaction of the "scholar" opposite.

For Velino, this is obviously difficult. Velino does not expect Adeleka to show the weight to meet the requirements, but he also hopes that he can show more value.

In Velino's bottom-level judgment - if he is included, and there are two "sixth-level destiny" saints, facing three saints of the same level, there will be no room for a fight - This is something you can try your best to achieve and is worth trying. You just need to customize some strategies, or... you need to conceive of some conspiracies.

While Velino was thinking about the game, he suddenly saw the "Hidden Elder" Adelaika opposite him, and he suddenly laughed.

It was as if he had predicted that he would throw such difficulties again - Velino saw that while Adelaika was smiling, he had reached into his arms and took out a gleaming wax secret note.

"I guessed that you would have such concerns, Mr. Bakar Jr."

Adelaika said: "Master Hoffman has already thought about this and has prepared a third reliable 'ally' for you!"

With that said, Adeleka handed the secret note to Velino, who reached out to take it with some doubts.

The moment he took the secret note, his eyes swept across its cover and saw a line of conspicuous black writing——

[Fafnir Rochester, personally addressed to Valino Bakar]

——Fafnir!

When he saw this name, Velino's pupils suddenly shrank.

He knew this name clearly - "Fafnir Rochester", which was the name of a "chief executioner" in the Principality of Darkness!

"You don't have to take it apart now, Lord Bakar Jr."

Seeing that Villino was obviously a little shaken, Adelaika kept smiling and said to Villino: "You can wait until I leave before opening it with confidence. I am just responsible for conveying some 'signals' to you."

"In fact, our 'Hidden Sage' Lord Hoffman has reached cooperation with 'Chief Executioner' Fafnir. The Chief Executioner has promised to assist us, and he will also assist you. "

"It's just that Lord Fafnir may want to get some benefits from you that are in line with the principality... But that is not my business. After all, I am just a small 'hidden elder' who pulls strings. ”

After saying this, Adelaika said nothing more, just raised her head, looked at the "little Bakar" in front of her with a calm and deep look, and asked softly:

"What do you think, little Lord Bakar?"

"..."

"I think..."

Velino was about to say the second half of his sentence.

suddenly--

"Not very good."

Someone made a voice from Velino's shadow that did not belong to him!

…