Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 122: Convert to the Holy Abyss and Serve Me as Your Lord (6k3)

When he heard the words "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and "Dragon Breath Scepter", Mil's eyes suddenly changed from distracted to deep.

"How do you know them?" Mir asked in a puzzled tone, and his face gradually became serious.

"...I have other dwarf friends." Luo Xiu just shook his head and did not give Mil a very accurate answer.

"..." Mir was silent for a while, and his body, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up again.

"This is not a matter of money..." Mir said in a low voice, "That is a 'holy vessel' and it cannot be sold. That's the rule."

Mir's answer was within Luo Xiu's expectations.

Because this is exactly the answer Luo Xiu wanted to hear.

The reason why he suddenly mentioned the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and "Dragon Breath Scepter" to the dwarf Mil was not really to obtain them immediately.

But it was to confirm that these two "holy artifacts" were indeed in Mil's hands.

This is the information that Luo Xiu wanted to obtain - in his previous life, it was related to a [hidden mission] that could be triggered in the "Judgment War".

——[Hidden Mission: Dragon of Yago]!
On the main battlefield of the "War of Judgment", the executioner of the Dark Principality will release an "ancient dragon" Quesanx onto the battlefield, causing a devastating blow to the Empire's army!

However, if you hold the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter", you will be able to successfully "recapture" the ancient dragon's sanity, gain the friendly attention of the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx, and let it ignite the angry dragon flames towards the army of the Dark Principality!

The disaster of the "Ancient Dragon" Quesanx in the previous life was finally resolved in this way. And the "Dwarf Blacksmith" Mir became a close friend of the ancient dragon, and was finally promoted to a hidden profession of the "Fivefold Fate" - "Ancient Dragon Magic Blacksmith"!
This is the story about Mil in the previous life.

If it weren't for Mir in his previous life who took out these two secret treasures at the last critical moment, Luo Xiu might not even know that there was such a person in Sina City.

Luo Xiu was planning to obtain these two secret treasures before the "War of Judgment" began.

Luo Xiu’s goal is not to use these two secret treasures as "weapons", but to tame the "ancient dragon" Quesanx.

That is a longer-term goal, to gain more powerful combat power, and the fact that the two "holy artifacts" owned by Mil can tame the ancient dragon "Quesanx" is an exclusive secret that only Luo Xiu knows!

And now, although Mir said "not to sell", he also revealed to Luo Xiu that he did have the information about these two secret treasures.

In the previous life, when "Dwarf Mil" suddenly took out the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter" and successfully abducted the ancient dragon Quesanx, it sparked a heated discussion among the players at that time.

At that time, some players who were keen on exploration admitted that they had visited Mill's secret treasure blacksmith shop long before this.

Because the "Rune Forger" Mir was so poor that he was almost on the verge of eating dirt at the time, the first batch of players who came into contact with him were able to wholesale many "rare" and "exotic" rune equipment from Mir at a relatively low price, and then sell them to other players at a price slightly lower than the market price.

This was called "purchasing" by the first group of players who came into contact with the dwarf Mir.

These profiteers successfully relied on Mir to make enough money during their novice period.

And these players have also summed up some rules from "Dwarf Mir".

For example, Mir did have some hidden treasures that he would never sell easily, no matter how hard his life was.

And Mir had hardly ever told anyone about this. Only after he had become familiar with the "Dwarf Mir" would he half-boast about revealing a little information to his "guest friends" - information about the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter".

However, when players expressed their desire to purchase the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter", Mir would still firmly shake his head and refuse.

Even if some players try to attack Mir and try to kill and rob, they will always be killed by Mir on the spot, and finally lose any possibility of obtaining these two secret treasures.

In fact, even if the dwarf Mir was killed, it would be useless because only Mir himself knew where the holy artifacts "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and "Dragon Breath Scepter" were hidden.

If you plan to communicate with Mir in a peaceful manner and try to get some information about the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter" from him, you must have a good relationship with Mir.

The best way to get along well with Poor B Mil is to spend money - meet a certain amount of consumption in the "Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop"!

According to the experience of players in previous lives, this "consumption amount" is greater than 200 gold coins.

This is also one of the reasons why Luo Xiu directly raised the price with Mir this time!

He had previously paid a total of 80 gold coins and 3 silver coins to purchase the "Moon-Cutting Scythe" and "True Feathers of the Hidden Mist". Adding the 120 gold coins he paid for the "Ghost Face Scale Armor" this time, Luo Xiu's total spending at Mir's just exceeded 200 gold coins.

Therefore, when Luo Xiu asked Mir about the information of "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and "Dragon Breath Scepter", Mir did not hide it directly, he just said that he would not sell it.

But “not selling” is just the beginning.

According to the information from the players who first came into contact with Mil in the previous life, it was actually possible to obtain the two "holy weapons", the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter", in the early stages.

To do that, you need to complete the commission task given by Mir, which is a hidden task with the difficulty of "Hell". The condition for triggering the task is that the transaction amount with Mir reaches more than 3000 gold coins.

This is all Luo Xiu knew. In his previous life, only one player had triggered this task, but he did not complete it, nor did he disclose too much information to other players.

Luo Xiu is determined to obtain the secret treasure in the hands of this "dwarf blacksmith".

Now that he knew that the two holy artifacts were already in Mir's hands before the "War of Judgment" began and the "players" arrived, Luo Xiu was ready to take some preemptive actions.

"Yes, I know, I know..." Luo Xiu nodded and said, "It's just that as a fan of ancient dragon secret treasures, I am personally really interested in secret treasures related to 'dragons'."

"Hmph." Mir blew his beard and said in a muffled voice, "I advise you to get rid of your unrealistic fantasy from your mind as soon as possible."

"I don't care where you got the 'Dragon Flame Sword' and the 'Dragon Breath Scepter' from, don't think of taking advantage of them."

"Okay, okay, okay." Luo Xiu smiled and said, "Well, I have some things I want to buy from you. The 'Mithril Ring', the 'Rune Storage Bracelet' and the 'Black Pattern Puppet Mask'... and some potions, and the scintillation stones for strengthening."

Since it has been confirmed that the two "holy artifacts" are in Mil's hands, Luo Xiu has decided that before officially being promoted to the fourth level of destiny, all purchases related to extraordinary equipment should be made at the "Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop."

It is not difficult to reach a transaction volume of 3000 gold coins and trigger a commission from the dwarf Mir. For Luo Xiu now, this can only be regarded as a "long-term and stable investment."

And Luo Xiu did not intend to use "mad piety" to forcibly control Mir's mental beliefs. Mir, who became a "mad believer", would overdraw his future potential, and even if Luo Xiu could obtain the two holy artifacts in this way, he would miss the [hidden mission] issued by Mir.

This was not a very cost-effective choice. The "authentic dwarven blacksmith shop" still had its necessity for Luo Xiu. A rare and mentally sound "Rune Forger" was far more valuable than a few thousand gold coins.

……

After buying some props and equipment from the dwarf Mil, Luo Xiu left the blacksmith shop.

Luo Xiu replaced the "copper forged ring" with a "mithril ring" to obtain a larger "soul" storage space; at the same time, Luo Xiu purchased the "Rune Storage Bracelet", which is an equipment that can create a small internal space for storage. After reaching the "triple destiny", it can meet the usage requirements, and from then on, he no longer needs to carry large bags when traveling.

There is also the "Black-Patterned Puppet Mask", which is actually the name of a certain type of mask painted with black patterns. When worn, it can cover the face and block the detection of the true identity.

In addition to some props such as "potions" and "strengthening stones", Luo Xiu paid Mir two platinum coins.

Up to now, Luo Xiu has spent more than 300 gold coins at the "Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop".

There is still a long way to go before spending three thousand gold coins, but there is no need to rush.

……

Luo Xiu then returned to the White Antelope Hotel and his room. He took out the newly acquired "Enhanced Brilliant Crystal" and enhanced his commonly used weapons and equipment.

Infuse the brilliant crystal with spirituality. After the brilliant crystal breaks, the spirituality sealed in it will evenly flow into the weapons and equipment, increasing the attribute values ​​of the weapons and equipment, and improving the skill effects of the weapons and equipment.

First, upgrade the "Moon-Cutter's Scythe" to "Moon-Cutter's Scythe +1", and strengthen the "White Oak Staff" and "Mysterious Rune Armlet" to "+1" to make them meet the basic strength requirements of the "Triple Destiny".

Afterwards, Luo Xiu began to continue to familiarize himself with the many new abilities and skills he had acquired after the "Triple Destiny". While squeezing out experience points from using skills, he waited for the final cooldown of the "Two-Faced Doll" to end.

……

The next day, morning.

When the first rays of sunlight shine through the windowsill in the morning, the uneven light and shadows through the treetops are dancing in the room. Above the "two-sided doll", the hazy light is flowing again.

Enduring the severe pain that came with the point reset, Luo Xiu finally reset all the allocated points added to the "resistance" attribute back to free points.

Then, Luo Xiu redistributed all the free points according to the plan prepared in advance.

——[Strength 20, Constitution 36, Agility 15, Wisdom 25, Divinity 31, Perception 10, Resistance 10, Luck 1]!
As the "Great Judgement" profession of [Glory], it retains 20 strength and 25 wisdom attribute points, which are converted into 40 points of physical attack and 50 points of spell attack. This is the normal benchmark value for the "Triple Destiny" output profession.

At the same time, with "constitution" and "divinity" as the main attributes, the extremely high health and mana obtained can be continuously transformed into each other through the expertise "Ashes of Nirvana", thereby maximizing the ability to stay in the field.

The reason why he specifically raised the "divinity" attribute to 31 points was so that he could read the fifth page of "The Holy Book of the Abyss".

The minimum "divinity" attribute value required to read the fifth page of "The Abyss Canon" is 30 points, and by reading this page of new abyss knowledge, Luo Xiu obtained the "Follower Emblem" skill.

This is a higher-level skill of "Follower Inscription" that imitates the Abyss Inscription on Index. It is equivalent to upgrading Index's status to a true "Follower", which can bring a small increase in Index's ability and provide more secure control over Index.

But this did not significantly help Luo Xiu's current strength improvement, so he temporarily threw the newly acquired skills into the skills column.

Feeling the surging spiritual energy in his body and the return of his fighting power made Luo Xiu feel relieved.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu checked his equipment and condition, then left the "White Antelope Hotel" and headed towards the border of Sina City.

He was about to conduct his first hunt against pagans after being promoted to the "Triple Destiny" through the "Great Judgment of Sins".

……

Sunset hills outside Sina city.

This is a slightly raised hill. A winding river swirls under the hill, and the wilderness wind howls in the air, encountering almost no obstacles wherever it passes.

Except for a few clumps of trees at the edge, there was almost no green vegetation around. On a flat-topped hill in the middle, there was a group of eye-catching scarlet tents.

This is a medium-sized base of the Torch Party, a group of believers in the doctrine of destruction within the Red Lotus.

On the roofs of these "red tents", a burning brazier is fixed with ropes, which is a characteristic of the "Torch Party" stronghold architecture. It is said that this can gain the attention of the "Destruction Seat" and receive the fire of destruction from it.

In this stronghold, dozens of "Servants of Destruction" holding cursed torches were patrolling back and forth in teams.

Luo Xiu has already arrived at the vicinity of the "Torch Party" base. He then put on the "Black Pattern Puppet Mask" and summoned the "Mist Hidden Raven" and the "Nightmare Wolf".

Luo Xiu, who has reached the "Triple Destiny" and is the "Great Blessing of Judgment", is not planning to sneak in secretly. His current combat power is fully capable of supporting him to break through head-on!

Luo Xiu pulled out the "Moon-Cutting Scythe" from his storage bracelet and at the same time infused his spirituality into the huge sickle in his hand, activating the "Red Moon" form of the skill "Red Moon·Decapitation Style".

——Shua! A layer of dark red light suddenly flashed from the blade of the "Moon-Cutting Scythe". The sickle, which originally emitted a light green luster, turned into a bloodthirsty scarlet, and extended an extremely long crimson phantom blade!
At the same time, the "White Oak Magic Staff" in Luo Xiu's left hand had also completed the preparations for several holy spells. Almost at the moment when those wandering "servants of destruction" discovered him, Luo Xiu launched a swift attack on them!
——Boom! Countless golden meteors gathered from the sky and violently crashed into the ground in the next second. Many "Servants of Destruction" were unable to dodge and were smashed to pieces by the falling meteors.

At the same time, with Luo Xiu as the origin, the aura of "Divine Light Rhythm" continued to radiate outwards, shocking and annihilating all the "servants of destruction" that tried to approach!
The camp of the "Torch Party" was soon turned upside down by the "uninvited guest" Luo Xiu. The "Servants of Destruction" with the first destiny of [Red Lotus] were simply unable to resist Luo Xiu's invasion. The "Torch Believers" with the second destiny noticed the movement and began to gather in the direction of Luo Xiu.

These "Torch Believers" began to chant some kind of prayer the moment they discovered the intruder Luo Xiu, and the cursed torches in their hands began to burn with raging flames.

However, the Mist Raven that was originally hovering on Luo Xiu's shoulder also flew towards the sky at the same time as the first wave of "Torch Believers" appeared.

Thick black fog suddenly spread out from around Raven. Countless terrifying, secretive gazes emerged from the black fog and quickly turned into deep shadows, shooting towards the heads of the destruction believers holding torches.

——Hiss! In the black fog, the "fog shadow" began to corrode the torch believers. These destruction believers screamed and struggled, and were soon corroded into corpses with holes everywhere.

As the black fog spread, the vision of almost all the "Servants of Destruction" and "Torch Believers" was blocked by the thick darkness.

——Swish! Scarlet light flashed continuously, and Luo Xiu, holding a "Red Moon" shaped sickle, had already approached the two "Torch Followers", waving the sickle and urging the "Demon Flame of Destruction", slashing at them with a curse!

Two deep red lights flashed, and the smell of blood began to spread from the Torch Burning Believers. Two Torch Burning Believers were cut in half by Luo Xiu. The four pieces of their bodies fell to the ground and rolled down the slope.

……

In the "Divine Fire Tent" at the center, Byrne, the "Flame Burner" of the triple destiny of [Red Lotus], was performing some kind of prayer ceremony.

Just now, "Flame Burner" Byrne seemed to hear some loud noises coming from outside the tent.

But Byrne didn't care. As the most devoted believer of "the Way of Destruction" among the followers of "The Seat of Destruction", it was normal for members of the "Torch Party" to "destroy" each other.

After all, most of their members were extremely vicious criminals before joining the Torch Party. Only those with violent hearts would be valued by the "Sacred Fire Priests" of the Torch Party and accepted as members of their "Torch Party".

"Flame Burner" Byrne no longer cared about what was happening outside the tent.

Bayne turned his attention back to the present. In front of him was a hanging corpse that had long been drained of blood. It was from a minor noble in the city of Sina. Bayne had robbed him from the city, burned his manor, killed him, and placed the corpse here as a sacrifice to the "Throne of Destruction".

——This is the "burning sacrifice" in the "fire worship ceremony"! It is one of the main means for the "Torch Party" to receive the gift of destructive power from the "Destruction Seat".

By sacrificing the corpses of influential people in the local area, they can obtain the Fire of Destruction bestowed by the "Throne of Destruction", and the "Fire of Destruction" can be transformed into the blazing fire of destruction in the "Cursed Torch" they hold!
——Squeak! Boom! Flame Burner Byrne, from the horrifying deep scars on his body, suddenly burst out hot, scarlet, and constantly spitting out tongues of fire. Byrne opened his arms and embraced the corpse of the noble in front of him.

——Sizzle! The sizzling sound of burning flesh and blood came out, and a burnt smell began to spread in the air.

The noble's body began to burn, and the flesh and blood continued to vaporize and carbonize. However, Byrne, the "Flame Burner", did not pay attention to the changes in the body in his arms. He only carefully felt the great pain in his body caused by the "burning", and the power of the "bestowed" fire of destruction transformed from this pain.

The flames gushing out from the wounds on Byrne's body were becoming increasingly hot and scarlet, and Byrne's eyes were also gradually changing from dull gray-yellow to a deep dark red.

Through "burning sacrifice", Byrne's destructive power is constantly rising!
When the noble's body was completely burned to ashes, the scarlet flames emanating from Byrne's body gradually returned to his body.

Byrne brushed off the charcoal dust on his body, a look of aftertaste on his face.

"very good……"

"Flame Burner" Byrne murmured as he walked to the other side of the tent, picked up a scarlet robe from the human hand rack, and put it on.

Afterwards, Byrne walked out of the "Divine Fire Tent" and prepared to breathe some fresh air after completing a "burning sacrifice".

However, when Byrne lifted the curtain of the tent, his red and yellow pupils suddenly shrank!
Byrne only saw that almost all of his "Servants of Destruction" and "Torch Followers" were cut in half. Their bodies were scattered around the tent, having lost all life.

And in the middle of the pile of corpses of the "Servants of Destruction" and "Torch Followers", stood a man of unknown origin wearing a pitch-black cloak and holding a scarlet sickle!
This "uninvited guest" wore a puppet mask with black patterns on his face, and the perception of "Flame Burner" Byrne could not penetrate under the mask.

Although he didn't know the other party's identity, Byrne could feel that this "uninvited guest" was emitting the same extraordinary aura as him. He was also an extraordinary person with a "triple destiny"!
"...Who are you?" Byrne asked in a deep voice. At the same time, he emitted a strong spiritual surge as a threat and warning to the uninvited guest.

Although, "Flame Burner" Byrne knew that his men had probably all been killed when he saw the pile of corpses outside the tent, Byrne was now facing this "uninvited guest". Even if he wanted to evacuate, he had to get rid of his entanglement.

The "uninvited guest" did not look at him directly, but looked around, looking for other survivors besides "Burner" Byrne.

Byrne was annoyed by the "uninvited guest"'s disregard for him. He then quietly activated the fire of destruction within his body, and his eyes seemed to burst into scarlet flames.

Byrne was ready for the fight, but the "uninvited guest" in front of him still ignored him.

The crimson flaming phantom blade had now condensed in the hands of "Flame Burner" Byrne, and he suddenly launched a surprise attack on the "uninvited guest"!
Byrne urged the flames and rushed towards the location of the "uninvited guest", but soon he was blocked by a terrifying creature in front of him.

The demon wolf surrounded by dark purple flames suddenly appeared from the shadow in front of Byrne and invaded Byrne's body like a nightmare shadow.

——Nightmare Wolf!
Byrne, the Flame Burner, was completely unprepared, so Fenrir invaded his consciousness without hindrance.

Byrne's movements froze in an instant, his expression frozen at the moment before launching the attack.

"——Abandon destruction and follow me..."

This was the last sound Byrne could hear before his consciousness was completely taken over by the "Nightmare Wolf".

"——Convert to the Holy Abyss and serve me as your Lord..."

(End of this chapter)