Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 202 King Isol's Gift (5k4)

"In the seventy-sixth year of the God's Fall... the Kingdom of Isor was destroyed by the end of the disaster..."

Luo Xiu subconsciously murmured the contents of the panel, and many doubts began to surge in his heart.

The Age of the Fall of Gods… The End of Disasters? These were words that Luo Xiu had never heard of in his previous life.

So this is how the Age of Gods was recorded... "The Fall of a God"... Did a pillar god or god fall? And He is the "God" worshipped by the Kingdom of Isor... Luo Xiu thought about it with his mind wandering, his eyes continued to wander on the panel, browsing the following content.

[I am the King of Isor, Long En Isor, I have ruled for eighty-three years, and my legacy is inscribed on this stele.]

[“Authority” has fallen, “power” is gone; “disaster” has arrived, “shadow” follows. 】

[The royal family has declined, and all the people have perished; the knights have lost contact, and the restoration of the country is far away. 】

[I entered the spiritual torrent, and only then did I leave behind a tiny part of my kingdom; I hid in the sands of time, and only this shattered the royal court.]

[The soothsayer prophesied for me: the one who holds my crown will eventually return here.]

[My knight! When you see this monument, I will no longer be here.]

[Mordred, the Knight of the King's Sword, Grevel, the Knight of War, Miklos, the Knight of Blazing Flame, Arpad, the Knight of Mystery...]

[My knight! Do not mourn for me, you are the fire.]

【And my crown is the key to restoring my country.】

【…】

The inscription ended here, but Luo Xiu also had a general understanding of the ancient country "Isol Kingdom" during the Age of Gods and the situation it faced at that time.

The gods they believed in, the "authoritarian" gods, had long since fallen, and the "disasters" - the monsters from the "abyss" - had destroyed most of their territory and "devoured" most of their people.

Until the Abyss Clan defeated the Kingdom of Isor and only this "Royal Court" remained, King Isor used secret methods to plunge into the "spiritual torrent".

This might be some kind of "replacement"... Luo Xiu guessed the principle behind this secret technique.

King Iseult eventually "returned to the sea of ​​spirituality", and the spirituality he released separated the entire royal court from the real world, opening up a new "secret realm".

This is what King Iseult said in the inscription, "hidden in the sand and dust of time"... The "Kingdom of Iseult" has long turned into wind and sand in the real world, but it has been preserved in the form of a "secret realm" in the cracks of time. In a sense, this is also a continuation of civilization.

From this perspective, perhaps King Isol - "Lon Isol" is the strongest extraordinary person in the entire Isol Kingdom?
Being able to actively transform into the "spiritual torrent" is just like the "severing one's own meridians and returning one's true energy to heaven" in the fairy tales of the previous life... If one is not a powerful extraordinary being, it is really impossible to do such a thing... Luo Xiu thought deeply.

The key to entering the secret realm of "The Lost Royal Court of Isol" is the crown of King Isol.

From the inscription, Luo Xiu could roughly guess that King Isol should have divided his crown into four parts and given them to his four knights who protected his country.

Afterwards, King Iseult "exiled" them again, but this might have been just a pretext that King Iseult wanted them to continue to exist as a source of fire.

Under the circumstances at that time, the Kingdom of Isor was becoming increasingly powerless in the face of the "Shadow of Disaster", and the fear of national destruction must have hung over the heads of all Isor people.

If the knights who were in charge of "protecting the country" were not forced to leave the kingdom voluntarily under the pretext of "exile", they would end up dying on the battlefield like all the people of Isor, thus shattering their last hope.

But Luo Xiu was not clear about the specific situation. He only knew that the four "Knights Protecting the Country" finally met their end with death.

After a long period of time, the last order of "King Isol" has become the greatest obsession of the knights.

During their "wandering" career, except for Mordred, the knights all experienced death one after another, and then became undead because of their "obsession", and finally sublimated into guardian spirits... But until the end, the knights still regarded "Isol" as their final destination of the soul.

What the knights experienced in their long and lonely journeys afterwards was a unique and moving story. But everything has now come to an end. Although King Isol's "diviner" predicted the return of the "crown", he could not predict the fate of the knights.

And the "Crown Bearer" who returned last... Luo Xiu glanced at the contents on the stele again and silently took out the four pieces of crown fragments from the bracelet.

After closing the panel, Luo Xiu slowly walked to the stone platform and placed the four pieces of crown fragments into the grooves of the platform one by one.

——Swish! Swish, swish, swish…

A sharp sound, like the friction and vibration of iron sheets, came from the stone platform.

Then, the statue of King Iseult also changed synchronously.

The statue's eyes suddenly emitted a faint red light, and the exquisite patterns on his crown and robes also appeared with mottled light.

Luo Xiu felt the gentle and profound spiritual surge, which was slowly radiating outward from the statue in front of him. These spiritual energies condensed into threads, half of which gathered into the scepter in the hand of the statue of King Isol, and the other half gathered into the body of Luo Xiu, the "new master of the Lost Royal Court".

These spiritualities that flowed into Luo Xiu's body were just pure energy states, and were originally the legacy left by King Isol to his knights.

Then, a new content prompt popped up on Luo Xiu's panel.

[“King Isol’s Legacy” has been opened]

[Gifts received: Experience points +130000, all attributes +12, free attribute points +33]

[Gain the expertise "Lord of Isol (Epic)"]

[King of Isol (Epic): You have been recognized by King Isol and become the new owner of "Isol's Lost Royal Court". ]

[Obtained slot: "Level I Authority" skill slot +1]

【…】

The next moment, Luo Xiu saw that at the tip of the "scepter" in the hand of the statue of King Isol, circles of deep red, ripple-like spiritual waves suddenly burst out.

The spiritual ripples radiated outward in a circular shape and echoed in the air of the entire Lost Royal Court.

Gradually, the aura of the entire Lost Royal Court also changed synchronously.

The originally dead silent and lifeless abandoned royal court suddenly showed signs of other "life".

Above the empty front yard, lush and verdant trees are slowly "growing" along the avenue; and in the gardens of varying sizes on both sides, the flower beds are no longer filled with withered yellow leaves and soil, but are sprouting tender new buds and hanging with plump buds.

The originally windless space began to be blown by a refreshing breeze, and from places beyond the range of vision, a few melodious and gentle chirping sounds were heard.

The "Lost Royal Court of Isol" came alive, and the remaining spirituality of King Isol was "released" in a gentle way, and began to nourish this long-lost secret space.

Breathing in the fresh air filled with "spiritual" energy, Luo Xiu felt physically and mentally relaxed.

At the same time, new knowledge was "transmitted" into his mind. It was an "ancient heritage" from King Isol, as well as information about the spatial structure and specific layout of this lost royal court.

[Obtain the skill "Isol: Time Chain (ancient heritage, level I authority, lv.5)"]

[Isol Time Lock (ancient heritage, level I authority, lv.5): The authority of "authority" mastered and inherited by successive Isol kings. Consumes mana to block the passage of time in a certain space (up to 5 seconds). During the duration of the blockade, the space cannot be affected by any external factors. (This authority can only be used once every 24 hours)]

【…】

“It’s actually authority…!”

Luo Xiu was deeply shocked, and couldn't help but feel happy.

The gift from King Isol was much richer than he had imagined. It was an unexpected reward to be able to obtain an ancient inherited skill of "Level I Authority" here.

With this skill, Luo Xiu has a "field" that can absolutely control the enemy to death or protect himself from any harm! Luo Xiu has already imagined the scene of the enemy being "locked" when using a big move, or the teammates being protected by "blocking time" when their lives are in danger.

"Chronological Lock" is a magical skill for Luo Xiu now! It is a genuine magical skill that is worthy of the name of "authority"! Compared with many other types of "authority" skills, it is even more practical.

Luo Xiu thought about this secretly. He closed the panel at the same time, turned around, and said to his apostles:

"Well, my most devout apostles... my shadows."

"I allow you to leave, or you can observe this new 'holy land' at will. Afterwards, I will let the 'Faceless Man' issue you a new task to 'build' this holy land."

"All I ask is that you don't destroy anything you see."

"..."

Luo Xiu prepared to send his apostles to build a large-scale project in the "Lost Royal Court".

After learning the structure and layout of this secret realm from the statue of King Isol, Luo Xiu no longer needed to "inspect" it himself. In addition to the "main hall" and "forecourt" at the core, this secret realm also has a large area to be developed, which can carry out many regional construction works with different functions.

That is the development of territory... Luo Xiu, who was also a loyal player of farming games in his previous life, has quite a bit of experience in how to build a territory from scratch.

——The main hall is the "audience place", and the front yard can be used as the "square" of the Holy Abyss...

After that, you have to build a large number of "residences" to store "sacred objects" to cut the leeks of players, bah, "offering halls" for players to use, and "treasure houses" that can store resources and treasures...

Various plans and arrangements for the subsequent construction of the Lost Royal Court flooded into Luo Xiu's mind. As he thought about these, a subtle curve appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Although the secret realm of "The Lost Royal Court of Isol" has boundaries, the vast land inside is sufficient to support such construction.

As for the work of territory construction, Luo Xiu didn't actually need to do it himself.

He also clearly remembered that behind the "bloodthirsty werewolf" Buzer, there was an entire werewolf tribe called the "Zagun". They were all excellent laborers that could be absorbed into the "Holy Abyss" and carry out the construction of the Lost Royal Court.

Boozer had expressed to Luo Xiu a long time ago that he wanted to bring his entire family to join him.

The other apostles also have their own forces behind them and can be incorporated into the "Lost Royal Court of Isol".

But there is no need to explain this to Buzer and the other apostles... As Luo Xiu thought about this, he glanced at the apostles crawling in front of him, and a faint smile appeared on his face again.

Afterwards, the mark on the back of Luo Xiu's hand began to emit a red light, his figure gradually became dim, and at a certain moment, he completely disappeared in front of the apostles and left this secret place.

……

Outside the city of Sina.

The ruins of Xifeng village, in the dilapidated church.

A dark red magic circle appeared on the ground, and a young man's figure slowly condensed above the magic circle.

After Luo Xiu infused spirituality into the red mark on the back of his hand, darkness fell before his eyes. The surroundings began to swirl rapidly, becoming fuzzy, shattered, and disappearing. Then, a real scene in a dilapidated church appeared.

"After being teleported back from the Lost Royal Court, I will return to the previous location in the real world..." Luo Xiu murmured to himself as he looked around at the familiar scene.

The moment he was teleported back to the real world from the secret realm, Luo Xiu began to observe the changing characteristics of the surrounding environment and secretly rejected certain ideas in his heart.

For example, Luo Xiu first rejected the plan of using the "Lost Royal Court" as his permanent residence - when he was in the secret realm, he was very alert to find that he could not feel the outside world, feel any breath of the "real world", and had no way of detecting changes in the outside world.

When he was teleported back to the real world from the secret realm, a corresponding and obvious teleportation array would appear on the ground. This meant that if an enemy locked onto his position and deliberately ambushed him around, Luo Xiu would be caught off guard by the hostile attack.

These are extremely deadly dangers. Once they are grasped and targeted by the enemy, you will be in danger in an instant...

However, in addition to these potential dangers, the transmission from the secret realm to reality may actually play a certain special role in the battle...

For example, for an enemy who doesn't know that he has the special ability to teleport to a secret realm, this ability is equivalent to the "shadow shuttle" commonly used by assassins, and can kill or injure the enemy without anyone noticing...

As Luo Xiu was thinking about these things, he also turned his own spirituality around and began to make some new attempts.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu discovered that as the "Lord of the Lost Royal Court", as long as he turned his spirituality to the correct position and shifted his attention to the "Lost Royal Court", the real-time image of the "Lost Royal Court of Isol" would appear in his mind from a "God's perspective".

This is equivalent to installing a wide-angle camera in the "sky" of the Lost Royal Court, allowing Luo Xiu to see clearly any movement inside the Lost Royal Court.

At this time, Luo Xiu "saw" that his apostles, after receiving his orders, began to move freely in the Lost Royal Court, patrolling and observing everywhere.

His apostles are very interested in this "new stronghold", which is a good sign... Luo Xiu thought to himself and turned off the "live broadcast" in his mind.

His gaze then turned to the open space beside him where the Faceless One Index had stood before.

A moment later, a small black teleportation array appeared on the open space where Luo Xiu's eyes fell.

A slender figure gradually emerged from the magic circle. It was Index.

She was lowering her head, closing her eyes and frowning, as if she was a little dizzy due to the change of scene during the transmission.

After feeling that the surrounding environment had returned to calm and the dizziness had subsided, Index opened her eyes and saw a taller figure in front of her, looking at her with a calm gaze.

"...My Lord." Intis' voice was a little weak. She half-knelt on one knee, with her hands in front of her, performing the servant's salute to Luo.

"Let's go, Intis."

Luo Xiu walked past Index with light steps, and said calmly:
"It's time to go back to the White Antelope Hotel."

"It's getting late, and I have new plans tomorrow."

"...Yes." Index stood up, nodded slightly in the direction of the Lord, and responded in a low voice.

Afterwards, Intis followed closely behind Luo Xiu, and the two figures left the deserted church one after the other, left the Xifeng village, and disappeared around the corner of the hillside.

……

The next day.

When Luo Xiu woke up in his room at the White Antelope Hotel, it was just dawn.

He then got up from the bed, walked to the clothes rack, grabbed the priest's robe that he hadn't worn for nearly half a month, and put it on.

It is now the time for the daily praise service in the church. Luo Xiu has learned from other guests staying in the hotel that the church in Sina City has dealt with the aftermath of the previous invasion by the original sect and has reopened to believers.

This is good news... The Sina City Church is back on track, Luo Xiu thought.

At the same time, he had walked to the door of the room. Instead of waking up the cat Index who was taking a nap on the windowsill, he gently turned the doorknob, walked out of the room alone, and walked onto the outer corridor of the hotel.

According to Luo Xiu's arrangement today, he had to go back to the church to report to Priest Leonard the "surprise" that he had been promoted to a "quadruple destiny" extraordinary person.

As for whether Leonard will be "surprised" or "shocked" at that time, that is none of his business... Luo Xiu thought happily while arriving at the hotel restaurant.

After having breakfast in the restaurant, Luo Xiu left the hotel and went to the Triumphal Square. He followed the crowd going to the church to worship and came to the door of the church.

The clergyman who was in charge of the reception that day was a "trainee priest".

The trainee priest saw the church's "deacon", Lord "Rosius Carlos", from afar.

A smile appeared on the face of the trainee priest. When Luo Xiu approached the church, he gently placed his left hand on his right chest, bowed solemnly to Luo Xiu, and said respectfully:

"Master deacon, you are finally back. The celebrant has been telling us these days to let you go see him as soon as we see you back."

"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded in response, with a faint smile on his face, and asked the trainee priest, "How has the situation been these days?"

"Are you asking about the church's situation?" The trainee pastor organized his words and answered Luo Xiu respectfully:

"The church has already dealt with the aftermath of the previous cult incident, compiled a list of the clergy who died, and distributed corresponding compensation to the families of the deceased clergy..."

"Some time ago, the church received a large amount of material compensation from the 'Law Department' in Songyuan City, which indeed relieved a lot of pressure on the church. We heard from the priest that it was you who facilitated the compensation. This is your contribution..."

"Also, the former Inquisitor 'Pamier Scadiah' has successfully been promoted to the Triple Fate. Following you, our church has added a 'deacon', a new 'Inquisitor'!"

"..."

During the time when he was away, Pamier successfully advanced to the third level of destiny? Luo Xiu showed a happy expression, nodded and said, "This is a good thing."

"Yes, Mr. Alderman, yes! This is the gospel of the Church, and it shows that we are on the right and glorious path."

The trainee priest nodded, and then said to Luo Xiu solemnly, "May the Holy Light be with you forever, Master Deacon. Please go and see the Master Priest."

"May you be bathed in the Holy Light forever."

Luo Xiu responded to the trainee priest politely and gently, then said goodbye to him and walked deeper into the church courtyard.

……

(End of this chapter)