Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 169 Luo Xiu: Duo Shao?
The next day, early in the morning.

This was the second day after Luo Xiu arrived in Songyuan City. He was awakened by the clear chirping of orioles outside the window.

I got up from the bed and glanced towards the windowsill. The two-tailed white cat that Index had transformed into was still sitting there quietly, reminiscent of a rag doll.

"...Intis." Luo Xiu called softly.

The puppet on the windowsill finally reacted. The cat Index turned her head and stared at Luo Xiu with her dark green eyes.

"Meow~" Index arched her back, stretched her cat body, then jumped lightly off the windowsill and landed on the ground.

Green mist filled the air, and Intis transformed back into human form. She half-knelt on one knee and paid a servant's salute to Luo Xiu.

"During the time you were resting, no new 'Black Fangs' appeared." Index said.

"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded.

But Index did not stand up. Instead, she raised her head and looked at her "Lord" Luo Xiu with clear eyes.

"Although 'Black Fang' did not appear, but..."

Index hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Many guards from Songyuan City surrounded this place more than ten minutes ago."

Index's shoulders hunched slightly, and her body trembled slightly, showing that she was a little scared.

Luo Xiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

Born as the "Blood of Thorns", Intis is naturally afraid of the official power of the Nolan Empire.

Even though she had withdrawn from "Blood of Thorns" and had a clean identity, this fear still ran deep in her bones and was difficult to eliminate easily.

"It's okay, Intis." Luo Xiu smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with us. They are just here to investigate the situation related to 'Black Fang'."

"Besides, I have already told the tavern owner, the old knight Isaac, that we will not be implicated."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu took down an exquisite beige robe from the hanger and put it on, looking clean and reserved.

"Come on to my shoulders, Intis." Luo Xiu said softly, "I'll take you to see."

……

Wolf Hunter Tavern, at the entrance.

The owner of the tavern, the former "Knight of the Throne" Isaac Neves, sat on a bench in front of the door, his arms folded across his chest, looking around with sharp eyes.

A huge axe, the axe blade chopped diagonally into the ground beside Isaac. The slightly rusty axe handle reflected a dim dark yellow light under the sunlight.

"Lord Isaac..."

In front of Isaac, the sergeant in fine steel plate armor was bending over deeply, smiling as he asked, "Are you injured?"

"Hmph." Isaac's sharp gaze swept over the sergeant, causing him to tremble unconsciously.

"Injured? It's just crushing two insects."

Isaac said in a cold voice, "Buveld, you are insulting me."

"I dare not, I dare not..." The sergeant named Buveld hurriedly said with a smile, "You, you are too kind..."

"If you want to investigate something, hurry up." Isaac said coldly, "Don't disturb my tavern business."

As Isaac was scolding the sergeant, he heard footsteps behind him.

Isaac turned around and saw the "priest" from yesterday walking out of the tavern with a smile on his face.

"Good morning, Master Knight." Luo Xiu greeted with a smile.

"Master Knight" is the affectionate name used by the people of the Nolan Empire to refer to all the official "knights".

Isaac nodded, which served as a greeting.

The sergeant in front of Isaac, when he saw someone walking out of the tavern, quickly changed his attitude, walked forward and said:
"Martial law has been imposed here. We are conducting an investigation! According to the Lord's decree, any..."

"Get back here, Buvild." Isaac's deep voice stopped him.

"You need to collect evidence. I was the one who killed them. You need to investigate. The areas around this tavern are all crime scenes."

Isaac said in a serious tone: "Don't worry about my guests, you are not qualified."

"Yes, yes..." Buveld nodded repeatedly. He was already sweating profusely and did not dare to say any more words.

While they were scolding and being scolded, Luo Xiu had already passed by them with Index Cat and walked out of the martial law neighborhood.

……

Songyuan City, Golden Street.

This is the neighborhood where the Golden Country Bank is located. Luo Xiu and Index are walking on this street filled with a luxurious atmosphere.

"What happened before was..." Index asked somewhat confusedly, her eyes clear and her lips slightly parted.

At this time, Index has transformed from the civet cat form back into human form.

She was wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a veil covering the brim, just enough to cover half of her face; the exquisite and elegant retro pleated dress fell along the contours of her graceful figure, showing her dignified and noble demeanor.

"That's a garrison officer chosen by the Supreme, Intis."

Luo Xiu was in a very good mood and patiently answered for Intis, "They are not extraordinary people, but officials selected by the Supreme rulers to command ordinary guards."

"...So that's how it is." Index nodded imperceptibly, as if she understood something.

"So, the words of that old knight of the Supreme Order had such a strong deterrent effect on that sergeant?"

"Yes, Intis." Luo Xiu smiled and said as a compliment, "You learn very quickly."

……

After a brief chat between Luo Xiu and Intis, they arrived at the main entrance of the Golden Country Bank.

The bank door made of pure gold was the first thing that came into Luo Xiu's sight.

The magnificent decoration style fully demonstrates the Golden Country Bank’s business philosophy of "money first".

Although Luo Xiu had often come here in his previous life, when he saw this extremely luxurious gate with his own eyes again, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of shock in his heart.

Since Index came to the Golden Country Bank first, Luo Xiu let Index walk in front and he followed behind her.

The bank waiter soon noticed the two of them and came over with a smile.

"Ah, it's you, Ms. Index."

The waiter recognized Intis, the young lady from the Carlos family who had visited the bank's Vice President Gonzalo Manston some time ago.

"Hello." Intis also smiled faintly and said, "Just like last time, I'm here to visit Mr. Gonzalo Manston."

"Ok, I see."

The waiter bowed slightly and responded with an enthusiastic tone, "Ms. Index, you are a distinguished guest of the Golden Country Bank! Lord Gonzalo said personally that he always welcomes your visit."

The brief greeting ended here, and the waiter noticed the person behind Index.

"Who is this?" the waiter asked.

"My brother, Ross Carlos." Intis smiled and replied, "I should have told you about him."

She did not notice that the corners of the eyes of the "Lord" behind her were twitching slightly, and a slightly surprised expression appeared on his face.

When the waiter heard the name "Luo Xiu Carlos", his eyes suddenly brightened, and he bowed deeply to Luo Xiu at a ninety-degree angle, and said excitedly:

"Are you the brother of this Lady Index? Lord Gonzalo told me that he has been in spiritual contact with you for a long time and is eagerly looking forward to meeting you..."

"Yeah, so here I am."

Luo Xiu smiled, and his surprised expression quickly returned to calm. He said, "I came to the Golden Country Bank this time to talk to Mr. Gonzalo Manston about some subsequent investment plans."

"That's great, Mr. Luo Xiu." The waiter bowed again and made way for Luo Xiu and Intis, saying, "I will introduce you right away."

……

El Dorado Bank, interior lobby.

The "Golden Window" was hanging in the middle of the hall, with various colors of light floating on its pale golden screen, showing all kinds of new market trends, business information, etc. People wearing all kinds of styles of clothing were concentrating on looking at the screen of the Golden Window, and then bursts of cheers or curses like heat waves.

"It's just as lively here as last time," Index sighed.

She and the waiter were chatting about some topics related to the bank. Luo Xiu occasionally joined them in chatting for a few words, but most of the time, he was thinking about other things.

The moment he met the "waiter" next to him for the first time, Luo Xiu recognized his identity.

——This seemingly ordinary waiter is actually the real president of Songyuan City—Gold Country Bank, Joe Devin Florence!
"Waiter" is just his disguise, he is the real owner of this "Bank of the Golden Country"!

Qiao Dewen... Just like in his previous life, he still doesn't like serious work. But is it a coincidence that Index knew him in advance? Or is there some other reason...

Luo Xiu thought about it, but did not let down his guard.

Because, in addition to giving the waiter's real name, the panel also gives his true "extraordinary level".

Jodevin Florence, he is not only the president of the Golden Country Bank, he is also the "saint" of the fifth destiny of [Nothingness]!
In his previous life, when Luo Xiu first came to Songyuan City, his level of transcendence was only the third level of destiny. At that time, when he detected the bank president, he could only get a bunch of question marks...

I didn't expect that he was actually a believer in [Nothingness], and even a fifth-level destiny!
With his current strength, he might not gain anything by fighting with President Qiao Dewen who had hidden his identity... Luo Xiu quickly analyzed the current situation. Qiao Dewen didn't seem to have any ill intentions, so he tried to show his kind side as much as possible.

Index, who knew nothing yet, was chatting with Joe Devin. Joe Devin had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood.

"call……"

Luo Xiu let out a long sigh, joined their chat, and asked, "You said before, Mr. Gonzalo Manston, he wanted to meet with me, is this because...?"

Since Qiao Dewen chose to disguise himself, he would cooperate with him and play the role of "Luo Xiu Carlos", a good brother of the family...Luo Xiu thought so.

"Oh, Mr. Luo Xiu, it's like this."

Qiao Dewen turned around, narrowed his eyes, forced a smile on his face, and said:
"You had your sister, Ms. Index, come to the bank and make three investments. Two of them were very successful, proving your extremely unique business acumen."

As expected... Luo Xiu nodded and said, "Actually, I took some risks. But it's great to be able to gain something."

……

The three of them chatted along the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the door of Vice President Gonzalo Manston's office.

"Please come in, two distinguished guests."

Qiao Dewen bowed slightly, saluted to Intis and Luo Xiu as a waiter, and said, "Master Gonzalo is waiting inside. I wish you a good morning."

Then, Qiao Dewen turned and left. Luo Xiu watched his back as he disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

"……call."

Only after seeing Qiao Dewen finally leave did Luo Xiu breathe a sigh of relief.

Intis turned his head and found that his "lord" had a rare look of nervousness on his face.

"What's wrong?" Index asked softly in confusion, but Luo Xiu just shook his head.

"That 'waiter'... is very strong." Luo Xiu said in a low and vague voice.

But soon, the tension on his face disappeared and returned to his usual calm expression.

"However, he has no ill will towards us." Luo Xiu said in a relaxed tone, "Go in, let's visit Gonzalo first. This is our original arrangement."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu raised his hand and gently knocked on the door of Gonzalo Manston's office.

……

After a moment's wait.

"——Come in." A gentle voice came from the other side of the door.

Luo Xiu signaled to Index with her eyes, and Index came to the door and pushed open the door of Gonzalo's office.

The moment the door was pushed open, Index saw a familiar face.

Vice President Gonzalo Manston, holding a wine glass in one hand and a newspaper in the other, was sitting behind the valuable and heavy solid wood desk, looking at the visiting guests with a calm gaze.

When he recognized that the visitor was Ms. "Index Carlos" who had visited him before, a smile appeared on Gonzalo's face.

"It's you, Ms. Index. It's been a long time since we last met. You have become even more beautiful and charming."

Gonzalo stood up, his face flushed. He might have drunk a lot of the estate's red wine before, and he looked a little tipsy.

"Thank you for the compliment." Index smiled and nodded.

"I was just about to ask someone to contact you and ask you and your brother to come to our bank. I have good news to share with you." Gonzalo said with a smile.

"Then you can save yourself the trouble, Mr. Gonzalo."

Index smiled and then turned sideways, allowing Luo Xiu's complete figure to enter Gonzalo's field of vision.

"This is my elder brother, Ross Carlos. I have introduced him to you before."

"..."

"Are you Mr. Luo Xiu from the 'Carlos' family?"

Gonzalo opened his eyes wide, a look of joy in them.

"Hello, it's an honor to meet you." Luo Xiu smiled, then walked up to Gonzalo and extended his right hand to him.

Gonzalo also stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Luo Xiu.

"Finally I see you, Mr. Luo Xiu!"

Gonzalo's tone was a little excited. He shook his clenched hands and said, "Mr. Luo Xiu, I think we must have a lot of common topics."

"Yes, yes, sir."

"Actually, I came here this time to take a look at the investment that I entrusted my sister to make."

Luo Xiu responded with a smile, and then he asked Gonzalo the question he wanted to know the answer to the most:

“I wonder, what’s happening with those investments now?”

"..."

Gonzalo smiled and did not answer Luo Xiu's question immediately. Instead, he raised his left hand and extended two fingers.

"Twenty thousand?" Luo Xiu frowned.

In the Golden Country Bank, the basic circulating "equivalent currency" is "commercial notes". The original capital of Index's investment is 100,000 commercial notes. If there is only a profit of "20,000 commercial notes", then for Luo Xiu, this does not meet his expectations.

Luo Xiu first gave a conservative number, and Gonzalo shook his head, which made Luo Xiu feel a lot more at ease.

"...Two hundred thousand?" Luo Xiu continued to ask tentatively.

Luo Xiu only saw a mysterious smile on Gonzalo's face. He shook his head and then announced the correct number:

"——Two million! Mr. Luo Xiu!"

"..."

"Mr. Duo?" Luo Xiu blurted out.

"——Two million! Mr. Luo Xiu! Two million gold national commercial bonds!"

Gonzalo repeated the number he had given earlier.

"The 100,000 commercial bonds you used for investment have now expanded twenty times in value!"

"..."

Seeing Luo Xiu's somewhat stunned expression, Gonzalo's smile widened.

"You are a true businessman, Mr. Luo Xiu."

"You have a unique vision and foresight that ordinary people cannot imagine; you have a true spirit of exploration and an adventurous spirit that dares to challenge; I see in you the good qualities that all great businessmen should possess!"

Gonzalo Manston, without sparing any praise, said:
“——This is the greatest operation I have ever seen in my career!”

……

Happy Children's Day everyone! ovo
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