Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Two days after the "burning" on Gawain Street.

Songyuan City has been in a state of high tension. It can be seen with the naked eye that the patrols of various streets and the inspections of the city's population in and out have become much stricter, and many shadows hidden under the city have been dug out.

Of course, since the outbreak of such a disaster in the Loggins mansion belonging to the Supreme, there are also secret organizations that try to use this incident to increase their influence-

Secret organizations such as the "Hood Party", "Black Hawk Brotherhood", "Supreme Red", etc., claim to be "responsible for this matter"-but within less than a day after claiming responsibility, the bodies of the leaders of these organizations appeared on the streets, and their heads were hung on the street lamps.

They realized that this was not a "small fight" as usual... A certain big man was really angry, and these insects hidden in the shadows of the city disappeared for a while.

...

After that "watching ceremony", Luo Xiu went directly back to the Wolf Hunting Tavern, keeping a low profile and waiting for this storm to pass.

After that, he went to the church to report once in the morning and once in the evening as usual, in order to dispel possible suspicions from all sides as much as possible.

And in these two days, a lot of things happened at the General Church.

For example, the "Saint" Franya had secretly returned to the imperial capital under the arrangement of Archbishop Sid; and the [Supreme] almost never stopped sending people to question them, asking why they did not prevent the "Rogins Mansion" from being invaded by pagans, etc., but they were all evaded by Archbishop Sid and other "holy" clergy.

However, the [Supreme]'s affairs had nothing to do with Luo Xiu on the surface. Instead, he cared more about the elders sent by the "General Church".

These elders of the academy came specifically for the former "Sage Attendant" Baberon. After Luo Xiu and other [Glorious] saints completely destroyed the Black Crystal Factory, the Grand Church received the news, and finally sent the "Elders" there today.

The "Elders" of the Grand Church negotiated with the "Bishops" headed by Archbishop Sid again and again about the transfer of Baberon to the Grand Church.

And in the afternoon after the arrival of those [Intellectual] elders, Luo Xiu got the news - it is said that the Grand Church finally offered 160,000 gold coins, five "Ancient Heritage" scrolls, and reimbursement for the treatment of injuries of the [Glorious] saints.

The request of the Grand Church was also quite clear and simple - transfer Baberon to the Grand Church for custody, and at the same time transfer all kinds of puppets recovered by the church from the Black Crystal Factory, as well as some scrolls and books of [Intellectual] belonging to it.

There is also a clause that Archbishop Sid of the church and the sages of the General Church will witness the burning of the scrolls and books containing forbidden knowledge seized from the Black Crystal Factory, including "Sed's Notes".

Luo Xiu had no objection to this. Destroying "Sed's Notes" was part of his plan. It was better to say that only in this way could he cut off future troubles... What he cared more about was how much he could get from this "negotiation" as the first contributor to the destruction of the "Black Crystal Factory".

And this was confirmed that night.

Archbishop Sid's waiter told Luo Xiu when he came to the General Church to punch in as usual - Archbishop Sid had decided what kind of reward he would give him.

Luo Xiu could get one-fifth of the 160,000 gold coins and five "Ancient Heritage" scrolls paid by the General Church to the church. 36,000 gold coins and one "Ancient Heritage" scroll will be given to Luo Xiu when he leaves Songyuan City.

As for the scroll of "Ancient Heritage", Archbishop Sid did not let Luo Xiu participate in the selection this time, but directly selected one for him.

It was an ancient heritage called [Cloud of Sky's Wrath], which was an offensive skill that could be released without hands - it summoned a high-energy calamity cloud within a certain range, greatly reducing the perception of all targets in it by 80%, and released a raging lightning chain every 1 second. A single lightning chain would cause 200%~300% of the "flame" burning damage of spell attacks, and double the damage to the shield, which lasted for 30 seconds.

Luo Xiu had no objection to Archbishop Sid giving him the ancient heritage of [Cloud of Sky's Wrath]. It was better to say that this skill was quite practical for him, and it was a specialized killing move for the battlefield environment.

...

Two days later.

The morning in Songyuan City was as usual. Except that there were fewer pedestrians on the street than before, the birds on the branches were still singing happily, and the cold wind never stopped blowing.

In the Wolf Hunting Tavern.

On this day, Luo Xiu got up very early.

According to the agreement between him and Archbishop Sid, he will leave Songyuan City and return to Hongfeng City today. He is preparing to go to the church to say goodbye to Archbishop Sid and other fellow members of [Glorious].

After that, in his real itinerary plan, he will first go back to Sina City to visit the old priest and the old bishop; then go back to Dawn Town to see his mentor, the great priest Ivan... To be honest, Luo Xiu hasn't seen them for a long time.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu went to the bathroom and quickly washed up. He returned to the room and put on the sacred robes that symbolized the identity of "bishop", and began to wait for the arrival of the priest to guide him.

Before the priest to guide him arrived, he had another thing to do -

about the settlement of the reward for killing "Order Killer" Velino Bakar!

Luo Xiu tried to resolve it before, but failed to get anything good. Now that the cooldown on "Astray Seeker" has expired, he decides to bet on the dog again.

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After performing a routine evil sacrifice, Luo Xiu opened the reserved settlement interface and activated the reset effect of "Astray Explorer".

There was a flash of light and shadow in front of his eyes, and soon, the new settlement content appeared in front of Luo Xiu——

[Kill "Rebel Judge" Velino Bakar (lv.41) and gain 9830 basic experience points]

[The level difference between "The Rebellious Judge" Velino Bakar (lv.41) and you is 1 level]

[Leap-level kill! Get 10% extra experience points...]

["Seering Soul" takes effect, gain 20% additional experience points]

["Soul of Corruption" takes effect, gaining 30% additional experience points]

[Reward settlement, actually gained 15728 experience points! 】

【……】

["The Rebellious Judge" Velino Bakar is a natural disaster-level boss]

[Natural disaster-level boss killing rewards are being generated...]

【……】

[Kill reward has been generated]

[Acquire the expertise "Demon of Order (Epic)", free attribute points*10]!

[The Demon of Order (Epic): Order breeds you, but it will eventually destroy you - or if you rebel, you will destroy the order. 】

[Your "Strength" and "Perception" attributes are increased by 18 points, and your "Physical Attack" and "Magic Attack" attributes are increased by an additional 10%. When the target you attack belongs to the [Supreme] destiny, the damage you cause to it is increased by 30%, and the damage you receive from it is also increased by 15%. 】

【……】

"It's okay..." Luo Xiu murmured.

The "epic" quality specialty "Demon of Order" gives a considerable increase in pure numerical value, and there is an additional damage bonus when attacking enemies in the [Supreme] destiny path.

It just needs to bear some negative effects - when attacked by the [Supreme] destiny enemy, the damage received will also be increased by 15%... However, for Luo Xiu, the increase in damage caused is much higher than the negative susceptibility to damage. He can still accept this negative effect.

He then confirmed the result of this settlement. The "epic" quality expertise in the panel was increased by one, and he immediately closed the panel.

Shortly after confirming the settlement results, there was a knock on the door of Luo Xiu's room.

"Come in." Luo Xiu stood up, straightened his robes, and looked at the door.

He did not lock the door, and the person who came immediately opened the door gently, it was Luo Xiu's guidance priest.

That was the "Medium Deacon" Prolet who had guided Luo Xiu before. When he opened the door, he first bowed respectfully to Luo Xiu, and then said humbly:

"I hope I didn't disturb your rest, Lord Luo Xiu."

"Archbishop Sid ordered me to pick you up. The chariot is waiting outside the courtyard."

"..."

"Okay, I understand." Luo Xiu nodded and said:

"You go down and wait first, Prolet. I'll go later."

Prolet bowed respectfully to Luo Xiu again, and then walked downstairs. His back quickly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

…

Luo Xiu finally arranged his clothes, packed all the things he wanted to take away, and walked out of the room.

This is his last day in the hotel.

Luo Xiu then went down to the first floor of the Wolfhound Tavern, and as expected, saw the old knights Isaac and Blueyere——

The two [Supreme] old knights were still playing chess in the room just now, but the arrival of a "medium deacon" instantly broke their interest. They thought the church needed to investigate something, but they didn't expect...

"Knights of the Throne" Isaac and Blueyere, with confused expressions on their faces, looked at the [Glorious] chariot outside the tavern courtyard and the "Medium Deacon" driving it, and then looked at Look at Luo Xiu dressed in bishop's clothing.

This was the first time they saw Luo Xiu wearing a "bishop's" robe.

This is also the first time I have seen the “middling deacons” of the church waiting like attendants!

"You...Luo Xiu...you..."

Isaac murmured with a stutter, his eyes filled with some kind of disbelief——

That little brother named "Luo Xiu", he will actually be... a bishop? !

He had always thought that this cleric brother who lived in the hotel should be the "Holy Judge" of the church, and at the highest level he was just the "priest" of the church...

Luo Xiu still had that gentle expression on his face. He walked up to Isaac and Blueyere, bowed slightly to them, and said thanks:

"Thank you for taking care of me these days, Mr. Isaac, and Mr. Blueyere."

"My mission in Songyuan City has been completed and I will leave."

"Before I leave, I would like to invite you - if you can come to Red Maple City in the future, I will entertain you with the highest courtesy of a 'bishop'."

"Mr. Isaac's barbecue is delicious, and Mr. Blueyere... I wish your chess skills will improve by leaps and bounds, and one day you will beat Mr. Isaac sooner or later."

"Well, farewell, two respectable old knights."

"..."

After saying this, Luo Xiu stretched out his hand and shook hands with Isaac and Blueyere.

Then, under the confused and reluctant gazes of Isaac and Blueyere, Luo Xiu turned and left, walked out of the courtyard of the tavern, and boarded the chariot with the support of the "medium-level deacon".

Then the cries of the horses rose up one after another, and the sound of the turning of the axle also came. The chariot squeaked and drove away into the distance, and soon disappeared among Isaac and Blueye. In your field of vision.

…

"He's gone, old friend..."

Isaac murmured, and suddenly he turned around and stepped on the stairs, and went up to the third floor.

He saw that the room that originally belonged to Luo Xiu was indeed hidden, the key was hanging on the wall near the door, and there was an exquisite money box on the table.

Isaac opened the box, and a dazzling white light suddenly flashed out from the box, where ten platinum coins were neatly placed.

"...Ouch."

Looking at the platinum coins in the box, which were more than ten times more than the room fee, the old knight sighed.

"I clearly agreed not to charge money..."

…

Songyuan City, within the main church.

In the sublime hall, Luo Xiu had paid his last audience to Archbishop Sid and said goodbye to the archbishop.

On both sides of the Heart Palace, almost all the [Glory] Saints who could be present were present. This final interview and farewell was a grand event. Luo Xiu did not expect that the Archbishop would value him so much...

The Archbishop looked at Luo Xiu with a somewhat complicated look - he still didn't want to let Luo Xiu go back, but Luo Xiu was firm and he couldn't say anything else.

"Okay... Luo Xiu."

The archbishop finally let out a long sigh and said to Luo Xiu under the Heart Hall:

"I have prepared a carriage and horses for you, Luo Xiu."

"When you set off and prepare to return to Red Maple City, ten priests of the 'Triple Destiny' will go back with you."

"They will assist you and help you look after the dwarves of the 'Gravel' family on the way."

"There are also a total of 120,000 gold coins, various 'rare' and 'epic' quality sacred materials, scrolls and equipment, which have been loaded onto the truck. That is a holy gift for your achievements and also a support for the Red Maple City Church. ”

"Luo Xiu, I hope you will not disappoint our expectations of you."

"..."

"Don't worry, Archbishop."

Luo Xiu devoutly and humbly performed a sacrament to the archbishop, responding to his expectations:

"I will not disappoint your expectations. Please bear witness - the Red Maple City Church will always practice the teachings of [Glory]. This is the case today and will continue to be in the future."

…

After that, the archbishop gave Luo Xiu a few final words of advice, and the two bishops guided Luo Xiu out of the Holy Temple.

He finally went to the altar of the church and used it to preside over a sacred ceremony to "resurrect" his "holy beast" Golden Pegasus.

Riding the newborn Pegasus, Luo Xiu arrived outside the main entrance of the church. As expected, the carriages and horses prepared for him by the archbishop and the clergy were already waiting here.

He then said his final goodbyes to the two leading bishops, then boarded the carriage, and the six carriages slowly drove towards the end of the street.

…

"Go, Luo Xiu."

"I will protect you for a moment, and may you be bathed in holy light forever, my comrade."

"Bishop Qihui" Richchester, one of the guiding bishops, paid his final farewell to Luo Xiu from afar:

"Go and pursue that sacred cause, Luo Xiu."

"To put an end to that evil, blasphemous war..."

"Hopefully... we will see each other again one day."

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