Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Colon then left the "Bishops' Room" with the task that Luo Xiu had given him.

After he left, Luo Xiu handled the affairs of the church and patiently waited for the visit of the man who claimed to be the "Lost Knight".

About ten minutes later, the door of the Bishops' Room was knocked again. Luo Xiu raised his head and put the pen back into the inkwell.

"Come in." He said softly, and the door was pushed open with a "creak".

A "knight" wearing a dark cloak and half of his armor exposed walked in, and then he turned around and gently closed the door.

"You are finally here, Los." Luo Xiu smiled and said.

"..." Rockland shook his head gently, and the metal parts under the mask let out a long sigh, "I will come, you don't have to pinch my heart, you still don't trust me enough..."

Of course I don't trust you... Luo Xiu complained in his heart. If he didn't really know "Lockland" inside out and knew how many taboos the soul in the big iron shell had been tainted with, he would almost be "moved" by the sincere attitude of the knight in front of him.

"No, no, that's just a reminder." Luo Xiu spread his hands and said, "Remind you to come to see me and confess everything you know to me."

"You should understand one thing, Los. We have never been comrades or partners - if there is nothing special about you, I won't even give you the opportunity to come here and communicate with me."

"So what you have to do is to show your value. And the 'trust' you just mentioned - that is something we will give you after we are sure that you are more valuable to us."

"..."

After Luo Xiu finished saying this, he remained silent, just looking at the other party with a calm expression and a half-smile.

Lockland was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the former "priest" to say such a thing.

In Rockland's mind, his memory of "Luo Xiu Carlos" still stayed in the impression of him when he was only a "triple destiny" deacon in Sina City.

Although after his soul "took over" Baberon's puppet, Rockland did often hear Baberon say that there was a high priest in Red Maple City named "Luo Xiu Carlos", and he also thought that they might be the same person, but he really didn't think that Luo Xiu had been promoted to "five-fold destiny"!

This forced Rockland to completely wash away his inherent impression of Luo Xiu and face him with the attitude of a normal saint.

On the other hand, Rockland was indeed curious about what exactly caused Luo Xiu to undergo such a huge transformation.

"Of course, you are right, Your Excellency the Bishop."

Under Rocklan's visor, the sluggish metal voice sounded again, and he consciously changed the address of "you" to "you":

"I said before that I would tell you the secret of the 'Hidden Elder' Baberon--"

Rochlan said: "Some time ago, Baberon obtained two incomplete taboo knowledge-'Black Devouring Rune' and 'Corrupted Bone Alchemy' through some means. He is trying to crack them and complete them to truly form his own power."

I know this... Luo Xiu pondered secretly.

The series of events triggered by "Side's Notebook", the source after Seide, started from himself... When he first gave the notebook to Rocklan, Rocklan must have understood this. He may just be testing it now.

Luo Xiu thought to himself, keeping a calm face. He couldn't say anything about "Side's Notebook", but he could indeed tell others through Rocklan's mouth.

"Go on." Luo Xiu nodded, looking thoughtful.

Seeing that Luo Xiu didn't seem to feel anything about the words "Black Devouring Rune" and "Rotten Bone Alchemy", Rockland continued:

"Baberon cooperated with the "Executioner" Koros, and borrowed the "Fallen Prophet" under Koros to conduct many divinations."

"Baberon's purpose of divination was to find the whereabouts of the remaining part of the "forbidden knowledge", but such divination always ended in failure. The Fallen Prophet who performed the divination was always seriously injured by inexplicable countermeasures."

"After that, Baberon no longer relied on the "Fallen Prophet", but instead held a ceremony to pray to the "Truth" on his own, praying to Him - praying for Him to bestow the part of the knowledge he lacked, or at least guide him where to go, so that he could get the clues to the knowledge he sought."

"The "Truth" responded to him, made up for a small part of the knowledge he lacked, and guided him to Red Maple City. This is the purpose of Baberon's coming here."

"..."

What Rockland said was that the believers of [Wisdom] could pray to the "Truth" for knowledge at intervals.

He is still testing me... Luo Xiu was keenly aware of this, and his face remained calm.

However, Rockland's words did dispel Luo Xiu's doubts - that is why Baberon came here.

Theoretically, Luo Xiu has indeed blocked all the divinations of the "Fallen Prophet" against him. But Koros actually spent precious opportunities to pray to the pillar god "Truth" of [Wisdom] for only partial knowledge and a clue, so I really can't guard against him...

However, "guidance" is different from direct "divination". Even if it is "truth", it will not directly tell Baberon the complete answer.

He would only tell Babylon "how to think" or "where to go". This is exactly the characteristic of [intellect]. They focus on knowledge itself, but more on the process of producing knowledge.

"Did Babylon do what you said without telling Kross?" Luo Xiu asked instead.

"Well, yes." Lockland nodded, "Kross doesn't know the purpose of Barberon coming to Red Maple City, but he should have guessed it to some extent."

"They are in a relationship of mutual use. Koros wants to use Barberon to help him attack the city, and Barberon wants to use Koros to protect him and help him solve some troubles invisibly. But with the failure of the decisive battle of Koros , Ha, I think they need to have a good talk about the bargaining chips they 'use' each other..."

"..."

While Lockland was saying this, the door between the bishops was pushed open again with a "squeak", and it was Colen and Hubert who walked in.

Colen came to Luo Xiu, saluted him respectfully and said, "Lord Luo Xiu, I have brought Lord Hubert."

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded slightly and waved to Column.

Coren bowed slightly and then exited the door between the bishops.

Hubert looked at Luo Xiu, then at the dark-cloaked knight opposite him, walked to the left side of the long table, pulled out the seat and sat down.

"I have seen you, you are the Golem Knight of Babylon." Hubert said with an inaudible voice.

"I originally thought that your abnormal actions on the battlefield were due to a core failure...but now it seems that it is not what I thought."

Hubert turned to Luo Xiu and asked with confusion, "Luo Xiu, what's going on?"

"He is a special 'golem', Lord Hubert."

Luo Xiu responded to Hubert and said, "He would switch sides on the previous battlefield, not because there was something wrong with the core, but because - it is not a demon doll that really belongs to Babylon. It has the same human beings in its body." 'The same soul. And it is also hostile to Babylon and the Dark Army."

Later, Luo Xiu recounted the story of "Dragon Hunter Los" to Hubert. From the secret conversations in the Lightless Cage to the secrets about Babylon that Lockland said before.

"How could something like this still happen? I understand." Hubert nodded and said with a puzzled look on his face:

"You said... this Los Knight has died once, and his soul is somehow stored in the demon doll?"

"To be honest, I'm very curious, Knight of Los." Hubert said, "I'm very curious about what kind of life state it is to have a soul inhabiting a demon..."

"Well, there are also 'Black Devouring Runes' and 'Rotten Bone Alchemy'? I have never heard that [Intellect] has such skills..."

"And the remaining knowledge that Babylon seeks is in Red Maple City? I have been staying here for a long time, and I have not noticed any relevant signs."

"..."

"I will contact Bianting and Fangbeiyuan and ask them to investigate this matter." Luo Xiu echoed from the side.

Hubert nodded and then said: "You have full authority to handle matters related to this Golem Knight. Luo Xiu, I am just a bystander. However, I suggest that he be sent to the 'Fangbei Yard' and let the two generals Let’s do a thorough check-up on him.”

Then, he turned to look at Lockland, and continued: "I probably know your position, Los Knight. Please understand that I cannot trust you quickly. However, I will not regard you as someone who deserves to be judged. heresy."

Hubert's statement was exactly the reason why Luo Xiu came to him. Luo Xiu then nodded, took a deep look at Lockland, and said, "Go on, Los. Continue talking about what you know about Babylon."

"Okay." Lockland nodded, and the armor around his neck made a subtle metal collision sound again.

In the previous conversation, Lockland had been observing Luo Xiu's reaction.

After all, Lockland knew that before him, Luo Xiu was the last person to contact "Sed's Notes". "Hidden Elder" Babelun seeks guidance from incomplete knowledge, most likely related to Luo Xiu.

But Lockland will not tell this matter - that will not make Luo Xiu, who is already a "bishop", say anything, but will directly expose his true identity.

And Luo Xiu's reaction didn't seem like he knew the contents. Even though Luo Xiu was now a "fifth-level destiny", when he was still a "second-level destiny", he had already used spiritual perception methods to explore him. , he indeed has not opened the notebook.

It seems that he really doesn't know the contents of the handbook... Having said that, the clues shown by Babron in the ritual of praying for 'truth' may only be that 'Roshu Carlos' came into contact with the handbook... And To complete the incomplete knowledge, we need to find contacts from a deeper source through Luo Xiu? Well, that’s probably what the god’s guidance meant…

In this case, the matter of "Black Devouring Rune" and "Rotten Bone Alchemy" can be picked and discussed in the future... Locklan thought to himself, and he immediately said:

"Now, Babylon has retreated with Kolos. As expected, Babylon will return to the lair of the 'Hidden Omniscient' and go to his secret factory to make new golems to supplement the damage suffered in this war. loss."

"A secret factory?" Luo Xiu asked casually.

"Yes, a secret factory." Lockland nodded and said:

"That is a super-large golem factory secretly built by the 'Hidden Omniscient One' in a deserted area a hundred miles away from Songyuan City."

Is there such a thing? Luo Xiu's eyes lit up.

The secret factory outside Songyuan City, this was the first time Luo Xiu had heard of such information, even if he was already a "Second Zhou Eye".

In his previous life, the Lord of Songyuan Territory, "Marquis Vizia Bakar", after cooperating with the empire to suppress the rebellion in the Kuma Territory, his overall strength also fell into weakness. He could only deal with the continuous invasion of the Dark Army and had no time to take care of the situation in the territory. Riots caused by extremist organizations such as the Hidden Omniscient and the Purity Order.

On the main battlefield, after the empire won a decisive victory in the decisive battle against the Dark Principality, the "Hidden Omniscients" seemed to have gotten wind of it in advance. In just one night, their members disappeared without a trace from the Matsubara Territory. , as if the world has evaporated.

Regarding the details of the "Hidden Omniscient One", even Luo Xiu did not know completely. So when Lockland mentioned that there was a "hidden factory" in Babylon, Luo Xiu pricked up his ears consciously.

"That's the 'Black Crystal Factory'." Lockland said:

"Baberun is one of the main founders and managers of the Black Crystal Factory. Almost all the golems of members of the 'Hidden Omniscient' in Songyuan Territory are manufactured there."

"Its location is quite secretive, and there are two 'Hidden Elders' guarding it there for a long time. However, I happen to know where it is hidden."

"Do you know where the factory is?" Hubert asked.

Luo Xiu followed Hubert's voice and turned his head to look. He was staring deeply at "Los Knight" with an expression on his face that was unprecedentedly serious and wary.

...After all, this is the outskirts of Songyuan City and near the headquarters of the General Church. It is normal for Hubert to be on strong alert... Luo Xiu thought to himself.

But the "Black Crystal Factory" was still too far away from Red Maple City. Although Luo Xiu did plan to go to Songyuan City to meet the Archbishop later, his schedule was tight and he did not intend to get involved too much in this matter.

With the help of the "Emperor's Eye" - a remote communication device imitated by the Tower of the Sage without completely cracking the "Golden Window" technology of the Golden Kingdom Federation, all you need to do is inform the Matsubara District Attorney's Office, the General Church and the General Academy of the matter. , then the extraordinary beings from the three major destiny stations will all be dispatched, and it will only take a matter of minutes to dismantle the "Black Crystal Factory"...

"Yes, I know the specific location of the 'Black Crystal Factory'."

Lockland said: "The first golem that my soul possessed was encountered by the alchemists of the 'Hidden Omniscient One' shortly after I possessed it. They destroyed the body but retained the core."

"As a result, I was brought into the secret factory and witnessed everything inside. My soul flowed between different demons until the arrival of Babylon, and I possessed my soul into this dragon-hunting armor. ”

"This history should be enough to win your trust. I need a map to mark the points. Moreover, to open the door of that factory, I also need some special methods."

"..."

"We can talk about the map later. Tell me first, what's in that factory?"

Hubert asked Lockland. He was originally only going to listen, but when it came to the safety of Songyuan City, he had to become serious.

Luo Xiu also wanted to know the answer to this question. He said nothing more and continued to listen intently.

"The first ones must be the two 'Hidden Elders' - one of them is a rune master and the other is an alchemist, but they have not mastered the 'Black Devouring Rune' and 'Rotten Bone Alchemy'."

Lockland said: "In addition to them, there are dozens of 'crazy' demon dolls and eight 'natural disaster' demon dolls stationed in the factory."

"The factory also has more 'forbidden experimental subjects' - monsters or humanoid warriors that have been transformed by forbidden methods, and have the rune seal of absolute loyalty implanted in their brains."

"Finally, there is a group of dwarves - they are dwarves kidnapped from nowhere by the Hidden Omniscients, who also believe in [intellectual] truth. They are the 'cornerstones' for the factory to operate, and they are also implanted with steel seals. He researches, participates in experiments, and creates golems endlessly like an animal, completely tireless.”

"..."

Two 'hidden elders', dozens of 'crazy' and 'natural disaster' demon dolls, forbidden experimental subjects... Listening to what Lockland said, Hubert's brows furrowed even more, and Luo Xiu's His expression remained calm.

But when Lockland told the last piece of information, Luo Xiu's eyes flashed.

Dwarves who believe in [Intellect]... This brought back some dusty memories of Luo Xiu.

"Those dwarves you mentioned, Los. Do you know anything more about them?" Luo Xiu asked.

"More things?"

Lockland recalled it and said:

"That's not very valuable information. Most of these dwarves are blacksmiths. But, you know, the dwarves who came here across the Sea of ​​Mist, one by one, are basically blacksmiths."

"Before they were kidnapped and brought to the Black Crystal Factory, they were at the extraordinary level of [intellect], the highest one was the fourth level of destiny, and that seemed to be their clan leader."

"..."

"Clan leader?"

Luo Xiu captured the key word and asked, "Which tribe are they?"

"...I'm not sure."

After thinking for a while, Lockland replied:

"But when they're overworked, they always say 'grit - grit'."

"The names of dwarves are always related to rocks or land. I think "gravel" - that might be the name of their tribe."

...