Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

We spent the last night at the Wolfhunter Tavern.

The next morning, Luo Xiu packed up his things and went to the tavern restaurant with Intis to enjoy a wild breakfast made by Isaac himself. Then they went to the first floor of the tavern to say their final goodbyes to Isaac.

But unexpectedly, Isaac did not seem to be in the tavern, but only left a note on the table next to the inner room.

The note read - "I am Isaac, Isaac Neves. I have an urgent need to go out now. If any old friends come to see me, they can wait for me until the evening; if they are guests, one night's stay is Two gold coins, keep the money, then go upstairs, the key is in the room on the second floor; if you want to return the key after checking out, just put the key on the table..."

"..."

After quickly browsing the rough handwriting, Luo Xiu showed a helpless smile, took out the key to the previous room from his bracelet, and placed it on the table. Then he turned back and said to Intis:

"Let's go. When Isaac comes back and sees this key, he will naturally know that we have left the store."

"Now, it's time to return to Sina City... After we go back, there are still many things to do."

With that said, Luo Xiu walked out of the inner room of the tavern, left the tavern, and walked onto the main street leading outside Songyuan City.

They first went to the inn to pick up two fast horses, and then left Songyuan City. They galloped on the way home, sometimes looking back at the outline of the Songyuan City wall.

It becomes more and more blurred, and finally returns to one point and disappears.

…

One day later, outside Songyuan City, the camp was hidden in darkness.

"The Furious Swordsman" Bagri spent half a day dormant and training in Songyuan City, then disguised himself as a refugee again, mixed in with their team, and left Songyuan City.

Just like what Luo Xiu ordered him to do before, after Bagry left the city, he went straight to the hidden camp where "Executioner" Koros was stationed, and "reported" the results of the operation to Koros.

At this time, "Executioner" Koros was sitting in a large tent in the center, sitting in front of a long, simple table with many strange hanging lights, his eyes deep in thought.

At the same time, Koros heard the sound of rushing footsteps.

He turned his head slightly and saw Bagry, the "Hunter" and "Guillotine" he had sent before, walking quickly into his tent.

"...You came back alive, 'Guillotine'."

"Executor" Kross's eyes suddenly flashed with a deep light, he nodded slowly and said, "Very good, very good."

"..." Bagry did not respond to him immediately. Instead, he knelt down on one knee behind Kross and said in a low and sad voice:

"I apologize to you, Lord Koros. I failed to complete the task you assigned me, please punish me."

Hearing this, Kross's expression did not fluctuate much, he just nodded slightly and said:

"Well... I knew it a long time ago. Of the 'Black Fangs' sent out this time, none of them survived... I knew that the enemy was more difficult than we thought."

"Stand up and tell me, 'Guillotine'. As the only survivor, what did you experience? What did you notice?"

"..."

When he noticed that "Executioner" Kross seemed to have no intention of punishing him for the time being, Bagry did not say anything more. Instead, he slowly stood up from behind Kross and said in a low voice:

"Lord Koros. The target you specified, that 'Priest', he indeed has a fourth level of destiny."

"And the thing you want, the fragments of the manuscript, is indeed in his hands."

"..."

"……really."

Kross nodded, his eyes becoming sinister and deep, "Then what?"

"Then, Lord Koros."

Bagry continued, "[The Supreme] is also involved in our actions, and there are two 'throne knights' with four-fold destiny protecting him."

"You mean [Supreme]?" Koros looked a little surprised and blurted out, "How could [Supreme] be involved in our actions... However, if this is the case, only one 'Housou' was sent. It is indeed not enough... I need to send three people, at least three, for the next mission..."

"No, Lord Koros, there is no need."

Bagley interrupted him at the right moment and said:

"That's just a retired throne knight. The relationship between him and that 'priest' is just an ordinary hired guard relationship."

"And now, this employment relationship has ended. Because that 'priest'... he is not a clergyman of the 'Holy Court', but from the 'Purity Order'."

"..."

Snap! Kross stood up suddenly, and his chair was knocked over and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Kross's eyes were full of shock and confusion at this time.

He turned around, looked at Bagri with a deep look, and asked in a cold voice:

"You said the 'Purity Order'? Are you sure it is the 'Purity Order'? Since they are members of the 'Pure Order', why do they hold something that may be [intellect]?"

"I think that may be the case, Lord Kroos."

Bagry was not intimidated by the sudden surge of momentum from Kross, but said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone:

"We know that between the 'Pure Order' and the 'Hidden Omniscient One', they are hostile to each other and also use each other."

"I think that the codex that may be forbidden knowledge of [intellect] may be the key for the fanatic followers of the 'Purity Order' to check or seduce the members of the 'Hidden Omniscient One'."

"..." Kross did not say anything, but frowned and thought about this carefully.

"But why does the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice' hide this handbook? Although, the 'Black Devouring Rune' and 'Rotten Bone Alchemy' recorded on it do seem to be of interest to the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice' thing……"

Through studying "Said's Codex" in the past few days, Koros also roughly understood the general content of the taboo knowledge recorded in it.

"But it shouldn't be... If this manuscript has always been something hidden by the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', it is understandable that he is related to the 'Hidden Omniscient One', but how can he be related to the 'Purity Order'... …”

"..."

Kross was thinking in his mind, but he felt that he was getting deeper and deeper into trouble, and he still couldn't find the key to the problem.

He then bent down again, straightened the chair that had been thrown aside, and sank back to sit on the chair.

Kross's fingers began to tap the armrest rhythmically again and again.

His brows frowned sometimes, and relaxed sometimes, as if he was struggling with some important decision.

Finally, Koros made up his mind.

"You did a great job, 'Guillotine,' and the news you brought back was valuable."

Koros said to Bagri: "Therefore, although you have not completed my task, I will not punish you."

"It's just that you have to do another thing for me."

"Go to the 'Hidden All-Knowing Ones' nearby, find their leader, a 'Hidden Elder' Babelun, and tell him what you told me before, and I have "Saed's Codex" in my hand. of this matter.”

"..."

"I see."

Bagri nodded, "I will follow your instructions."

Then, "Executioner" Kross waved his hand back, indicating that Bagry could retreat.

Bagri then no longer stayed, he stepped back silently, and soon disappeared from the corner of Koros's eyes.

In the meantime, what Koros didn’t notice was.

In the eyes of "Guillotine" Bagri, whom he trusted and regarded as his confidant, the originally scarlet pupils were now mixed with a deep dark purple.

That dark purple light was flickering on and off at this moment, and it would eventually evolve into a prairie fire that would burn away the darkness.

…

Songyuan City, Wind Chime Square.

Department of Justice Branch.

"Arbitrator" Landauer, as soon as he finished the work at hand, there was a quick knock on the door of the arbitration room.

Landauer looked a little impatient, so he summoned his "spirit body" and let it go forward and opened the door to the room.

"'Arbitrator' Landauer, I am the messenger here on behalf of the mansion. Please arrive at the 'Round Table Palace' on time before four o'clock today."

When the spirit body opened the door, Landauer saw a "messenger" wearing a crimson robe and a gorgeous long-brimmed hat.

He did not salute Landauer, nor did he have any extra greetings. Instead, he informed Landauer directly:

"Lord Gawain Bakar issued an order to all the [Supreme] people at the fourth level and below in Songyuan City. Everyone must gather at the 'Round Table Hall' before the specified time. At that time, the Lord will make an important announcement resolution."

"..."

"I received it." Landauer nodded and said, "I will go to the 'Round Table Palace' on time, please rest assured, Lord Gawain."

"..."

"That's good."

The "Messenger" nodded, with a satisfied expression on his face, "'Arbitrator' Landauer, sorry for bothering you. You can continue your work."

After saying that, the "messenger" turned and left the arbitration room, and the door of the room automatically opened and closed itself without any wind.

After the "messenger" left, Landauer's face showed a puzzled expression.

"Didn't we just hold a meeting at the Round Table Hall before? It's only a few days apart now..."

"Gawain...that Lord, what important resolution does he want to issue?"

Landauer murmured, thinking of many possibilities at the same time in his mind.

But soon, he gave up thinking and leaned back on the soft chair, enjoying the precious relaxing time between finishing work and heading to the Round Table Hall.

But the good times are always so short. Suddenly, Landauer opened his eyes suddenly.

He remembered something else that was quite important to him.

"That priest...the 'Holy Judge' of the Sina City Church..."

"My token...hasn't he returned it to me yet?!"

"..."

Landauer began to look ferocious.

"Oh, my supreme God...and the debt of those damn three hundred and eighty-two gold coins and eighteen silver coins are all due to his random purchases from overseas and the credit he charged to me... "

"..."

Landauer gradually felt that the happiness he had finally had during his rest time suddenly disappeared. Instead, there were black lines covering his face.

He originally wanted to go to the priest from Sina City to get his token back.

But after thinking about it, Landauer realized that he didn't seem to know where the other party lived...

Landal gave up the idea and chose to wait for the priest. When he was about to leave Songyuan City, he returned the token to him.

"He should... still be in Songyuan City, right? In the morning, I received a receipt from the merchant for his consumption in my name..."

Landal thought so, and waved his hand to call his spirit back to him.

"My spirit... [Convey these messages for me]."

Landal's spirit stood in front of him with a respectful attitude, waiting for its master to issue a new decree.

"You go to the Law Hall and [submit an application for reimbursement of these bills], the reason is [handling official business with the 'Holy See-Sina City Church']."

"..."

Hearing this, the spirit nodded slightly, indicating that it had remembered these, and then walked towards the door.

"Oh, there's more."

Suddenly, Landal called his spirit.

The spirit stopped, turned around, and made a listening gesture.

"[Add the previous proposal]."

Landal added the decree, saying:

"That is the proposal for a new 'subsidy' to the Church of Sina City."

"Many of the items in it should also be [applied for reimbursement from the Law Office], and the reason is also [handling official business with the 'Holy See - Church of Sina City']."

"..."

The spirit body took note of these, nodded to Landal, and then turned and walked out of the room again, disappearing around the corner.

...

Three days later.

Nolan Empire, Songyuan Territory, Sina City.

"We are back, Intis."

The young voice said with a cheerful tone.

In front of the city gate, Luo Xiu and Intis turned over and got off the post horse, and walked straight to the guards guarding the gate from the middle of the crowd queuing for inspection on both sides.

The middle passage is an exclusive passage for people with relatively respected status or identity in Sina City and even the Empire. The two guards crossed their long spears and stopped Luo Xiu from entering the city.

"Who are you?" The guard looked at Luo Xiu, who was wearing plain clothes, and could not see anything "noble" about him.

In the past, Luo Xiu would be allowed to pass by the guards after showing his "priest's certificate".

But this time when he returned to Sina City, Luo Xiu did not do so directly.

With a try-it mentality, Luo Xiu took out the token of the previous "arbitrator" Landor and showed it to the guards in front of him.

When the guards saw the token, their eyes suddenly widened, and they stepped aside and stood at attention, saying:

"Sina City welcomes you! Please enter the city, the city lord's mansion will take care of your daily life and travel..."

"No need." Luo Xiu said lightly, and then he and Intis entered the city. Their figures became smaller and farther away under the eager gaze of the guards.

...

Walking on the long-missed streets of Sina City, Luo Xiu looked at the token of the ‘Arbitrator’ Randall in his hand, and a happy expression appeared on his face.

"This local specialty of Songyuan City is better than the ‘Priest’s Certificate’..."

Luo Xiu thought happily, and then he told Intis beside him:

"Go to the ‘White Antelope Hotel’ first and ask the maids and waiters there to clean up the room. I will go to other places first, you don’t have to follow me."

"Okay, I understand." Intis nodded, and then parted with Luo Xiu at the fork in the road.

After letting Intis leave first, Luo Xiu took another path.

He took a detour to the Triumphal Square and came to the door of a blacksmith shop with a dilapidated facade.

——【Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop】.

He came to collect vegetables, and specially came to recycle the ancient materials that he had entrusted the dwarf Mir to purchase before, and the last piece of the "Broken Heart of the God".

...