Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 299: Persuasion and Arrangement

Tatia's voice quickly faded away, and Luo Xiu's ears became quiet again.

But he always felt that he seemed to have contracted a rather troublesome existence...

Regardless of that for now, Luo Xiu took a final look at the altar that had been used as the summoning site, then turned around and walked back toward the King's Palace.

The dazzling light and spiritual surge caused by the previous summoning of the "Fallen Angel" have attracted the attention of Index and other apostles residing in the royal court.

Index had rushed to the location of the 'Lord' Luo Xiu, followed by the werewolf Buzer and the 'Great Alchemist' Frank who came from the 'Hidden Omniscient'.

Noticing their arrival, Luo Xiu walked towards them with a smile on his face.

When Index, Boozer and Frank came to Luo Xiu, Index was in front, and Boozer and Frank were behind. They knelt on the ground in front of Luo Xiu and said with piety:
"We didn't know you were coming and were unable to greet you immediately. Please forgive us, my lord."

"It's okay." Luo Xiu nodded slightly and motioned for them to stand up.

Then, he asked Index:

"How is the arrangement of what I ordered before going?"

"All is well, my Lord," Intis replied.

"I have sent the undertaker and Fire Priest Sevis to Dawn Town. They are expected to arrive tonight. The second and third level 'Sacred Abyss Apostles' stationed in Red Maple City are also ready."

"We are just waiting for your orders, my Lord. We, your loyal followers, are always ready to serve you."

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded and showed approval with his eyes.

"Then let the undertaker and Sevis take action tonight. The apostles of Red Maple City can also carry out the previous plan."

"I will obey your will, my lord." Intis responded in a clear and crisp voice.

Afterwards, she, Buzzer and Frank returned to their posts and continued to oversee the construction of the Lost Royal Court.

Luo Xiu returned to the hall, sat back on the golden throne, activated the dragon claw mark on the back of his hand, and teleported back to the real world, the bishop's throne in the church.

……

Red Maple City Church.

Inside the bishop's throne, in the bedroom, the figure of Bishop "Rosius Carlos" slowly condensed, and he opened his eyes in the swirling reddish light.

There was another "Luo Xiu Carlos" in the bedroom, a real phantom created by Shadow Raven. Luo Xiu waved to take it back, and then he heard Tatia's clear and ethereal voice:
"Oh, you are the leader of a secret organization, 'Lord'~"

Tatia's silver bell voice echoed in Luo Xiu's ears, and she asked him teasingly: "How is it? Do you need me to call you that too? 'My Lord'?"

Unlike other contracted abyssal beasts and gods, the basis for establishing a contract with the "Fallen Angel" Tatia is to give Him a certain degree of freedom at certain times -

For example, now, Tatia can "feel" everything through Luo Xiu's senses. She can also communicate with Luo Xiu through spiritual entanglement in the depths of her soul. This is a window that Luo Xiu specially reserved for her.

"No need, Tatia." Luo Xiu shook his head with a calm expression on his face. "Of course, if you want to call me that, I have no objection."

"Well, don't worry..." Tatia said with a smile, "But, 'Holy Abyss'... is a really good name, and it's also a really good place."

"Establishing a contract with you is indeed quite rewarding, Luo Xiu Durant... I am looking forward to it~"

After that, Tatia's voice faded away, and Luo Xiu could no longer sense her presence.

He was extremely satisfied with the enjoyment of "deception", so he "left" Luo Xiu's body contentedly.

Even if she were not summoned, the "fallen angel" Tatia would still have other fun to do in the "Land of Eternity".

Luo Xiu then turned off sensory sharing and removed the two golden barriers covering the bishop's throne. He left the throne and walked towards the direction of the "missionary center".

……

Church, mission.

The "chief officer" of the missionary station, Maeyev, was still busy counting the losses and gains of the previous battle to defend the city. Then the door of his sacred room was knocked and a figure pushed the door open and walked in.

Mayev temporarily stopped his work and looked up at the visitor.

Then he stood up with a whoosh, and the chair was pushed back with a creaking sound.

"My Lord...Bishop, what brings you here for?" Mayyev asked respectfully.

The fact that Luo Xiu was a saint of the "fivefold destiny" was known to all clergy in the church, so Maiyev no longer addressed him as "priest" but directly called him "bishop".

"I have not yet been formally ordained, Mayyev."

Luo Xiu smiled, walked to the table opposite Maiyev and sat down, saying casually, "Before you are officially promoted to the position of 'bishop', you should call me 'priest' or Luo Xiu. Sit down, Maiyev."

"Okay, Lord Luo Xiu." Mayyev nodded and sat down as Luo Xiu said.

To Mayyev, although the priest opposite him was young, his extraordinary level was two levels higher than his.

Although he and the "quasi-bishop" opposite him were both from the Sina City Church, Mayev's attitude towards Luo Xiu had become more cautious and respectful over time.

"What do you think of those new 'church patrols'?"

After Mayev sat down, Luo Xiu asked him.

After thinking for a while, Mayyev replied: "They... Although I don't know their background, it is undeniable that they did play a crucial role in the previous battle to defend the city, and their growth is visibly rapid."

"Moreover, they are very enthusiastic about carrying out the church's mission. Usually, civilian patrol teams only carry out patrols for three or four hours, but these newly joined patrols are inexplicably motivated to carry out patrols. The best of them have even been patrolling for eleven or twelve hours..."

"They worked very hard to gain a foothold in this city and survive." Luo Xiu nodded and agreed, then asked, "And then?"

"Then……"

Mayev seemed to be hesitant to speak.

After carefully considering his words, Mayyev continued, "I think... they are equally dangerous, and quite dangerous, Lord Luo Xiu."

"You've also seen that they seem to have an ability that is close to 'immortality' - that may be a gift, or it may be a curse. Even on the battlefield, I have never seen any of them truly die!"

"In addition to this, I can also deeply sense their inner restlessness and murderous nature - they have no faith and are definitely not truly devout believers of the Glorious Sun. I don't know what exactly motivates their actions, and this scares me."

"I think that we should strictly control and restrain such special and mysterious people. In fact, the secret office has received reports of 'vagrants' attacking the public. This is really..."

"..."

"You are right, Mayyev." Luo Xiu nodded. "They may indeed be a group of unbelievers, but what I want to do is to guide such people to join the holy team, or at least make them the founders of our holy cause."

"They are indeed immortal, you are right, Mayyev. But I want to accept them and educate them, just as the teachings of the Glory teach us to do."

"What do you think, Mayev?"

"..."

"Do you want to... accept them as official church members?" Mayev was stunned.

"You want them to learn the 'engraving method' and let them truly come into contact with the extraordinary? Isn't this too dangerous..."

"This is indeed somewhat dangerous, Mayyev."

Luo Xiu answered him calmly:
"But since they are 'immortal', it means that they have touched the extraordinary without knowing it. Such people will go further sooner or later, Mayyev."

"If we refuse to accept them out of fear, and let our enemies such as the Lost Primordial Cult, the Beast Temple and Torch Party of the Red Lotus, and the Funeral Song Mask of the Void seize the initiative and give them more forbidden abilities that can destroy themselves and others, then we will definitely regret it and regret that we had the opportunity to make a different choice."

"This..." Mayev was silent.

He tried to imagine the scene described by Luo Xiu and found that it was the real endless purgatory.

——Countless uncontrolled maniacs wantonly slaughtered the entire city, just for the pursuit of momentary pleasure; the fire of blood and filth was wriggling in every visible corner, and everywhere was filled with people's desperate and tragic wails. That was definitely the most undesirable scene to see under the care of [Glory]...

"I understand, Lord Luo Xiu." Mayev said solemnly.

"I will accept them according to your will and try to educate them."

"Well, I'm glad you understand." Luo Xiu nodded, "But we also need to be careful. We can't relax our control over them for even a moment."

"The best way is to let them discipline themselves. I want to set up a new 'Holy Guard' team under the 'Holy Inquisition', and let the patrolmen who are ready to be accepted into the church serve as 'Saint Protectors', responsible for protecting the safety of the church and also performing the 'judgment' tasks that the 'Holy Inquisitors' should perform."

"Go discuss this with Anthony, Mayyev, and let me know when you have a plan as soon as possible."

"Then, you can prepare to have some of the church patrolmen become novice clergymen."

"I want you to organize about fifty 'Double Fate' priests and prepare to teach the new priest apprentices the art of 'Glorious Inscription'."

"I understand." Mayev nodded. "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Um……"

After thinking for a while, Luo Xiu said to Maiyev, "Prepare about thirty 'Bronze Keys', and then write an application to the General Church, asking for the permission of the Red Maple City Church to cast the 'keys', and to apply for the skills of 'Spiritual Purification' and 'Initial Inscription'."

"As the church continues to expand, we should indeed forge new 'keys' ourselves. Please write the application first, and I will mention this matter to the Archbishop when I meet him in Songyuan City in a while."

"I understand." Mayev nodded seriously and said:

"I'll arrange it immediately."

……

After explaining to Mayyev about the placement of the "players", Luo Xiu left the missionary center.

He was in a very happy mood at this moment - after persuading indigenous clergy like Mayyev, the arrangement of absorbing the players into the church could proceed more smoothly, without having to worry about possible resistance from important clergy like Mayyev.

Afterwards, he will repeat the same conversation with Anthony and Olga, the "chief" of the secret base, in order to allow the church to completely open its doors to the players.

And the reason why he came to Mayyev first was also for another reason——

About the casting of the "key".

This is a top priority for a long time to come, and all sacred matters related to the "casting" materials need to be handled by Mayyev.

The church needs to obtain the authority to "forge keys", and for this it needs to apply to the general church for special, additional technical knowledge.

In Luo Xiu's memory, direct "casting" is the main way to obtain extraordinary keys -

Its main process is: according to the quality level of different keys, different materials are selected for forging. After being cast into the shape of a standard "key", the first layer of engraving is performed using the "engraving method" of each destiny - after that, the engraving is purified into immaterial spirituality using the "spiritual purification" technique, and then the second layer of engraving is performed using the ancient inherited technique of "initial engraving" to produce the prototype of the "supernatural key".

The two engraving methods mentioned above will need to be engraved alternately more times as the quality level of the key increases, and must be engraved by an extraordinary person at a higher level than the key quality.

That is to say, for example, the "Golden Key" - this is the extraordinary key for promotion from the triple to the quadruple destiny, it needs to be engraved by a saint of the fifth destiny, and it needs to be engraved repeatedly three times alternating between destiny engraving - spiritual purification - initial engraving.

This is the main method currently used by the "Holy Court" to create the "Supernatural Key".

There are other ways to obtain the "key", but Luo Xiu doesn't need it at the moment. In the short term, he only needs to cast a large number of "Bronze Keys" and "Silver Keys", and the main materials of these two keys are relatively easy to obtain, so he doesn't need to consider other ways outside the mainstream.

Luo Xiu also had another purpose in applying to the parish for all the knowledge related to key forging.

——"Holy Abyss"! While the Red Maple City Church was obtaining this knowledge, the casting of these keys would also be carried out simultaneously in the Forgotten Royal Court. This was the beginning of the "Holy Abyss" liberating the grassroots combat power.

In order to "forge" them, excellent blacksmiths are indispensable.

That is another arrangement... Luo Xiu thought to himself. He had returned to the Holy See and practiced his skills in the holy room until nightfall.

……

late at night.

At this time, the first generation apostle of "Holy Abyss", the Undertaker, and the "Head of Fire Worship" Sevis, had arrived in Dawn Town.

They were standing in front of a deserted shop, their deep eyes beneath their cloaks staring intently at the door in front of them.

A broken wooden sign hung there alone, swaying from side to side, creaking in the evening breeze.

There were five large, twisted but easily recognizable characters written on it in crooked handwriting.

——[Bahrain Blacksmith Shop].

"This is it..."

Staring at the sign, the undertaker nodded imperceptibly.

Then he walked forward and knocked twice on the shabby wooden door.