Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 304: Spring breeze blows all over the ground with leeks——

Red Maple City Church, Holy See of the Bishop.

In the bedroom, Luo Xiu, who had returned from the "Lost Royal Court", reached out and took off the mask he was wearing.

His goal has been achieved - as the "Lord of the Holy Abyss", he briefly appeared in the players' field of vision, showed them powerful abilities like a true "god", and then announced to them some incomprehensible but high-end "oracles" - the image of the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" will from then on penetrate into the hearts of the players, and the "Holy Abyss" will truly become one of the preferred options for players to join the force.

In order to achieve the main goal of attracting players, Luo Xiu issued a [Hidden Mission] to all players in the Holy Abyss while making the "announcement"...

——【Great! Holy Abyss! 】!
The reward for this task is extremely tempting to the players, as it is the knowledge that can truly touch upon the extraordinary. It is the first "extraordinary knowledge" that the players who descend on Red Maple City can actively access!
Although it requires a certain price - according to Luo Xiu's settings, players who want to obtain the "Engraving Method" of the six most important extraordinary skills of [Glory], [Wisdom], [Red Lotus], [Lost], [Nothingness], and [Bitter Tea] need to pay 2000 experience points.

For today's players, 2000 experience points is still a considerable number, but Luo Xiu believes that the majority of players will be willing to pay for this "first extraordinary skill."

This is also an important part of Luo Xiu's "experience recycling" - he has set up the "mall" through the panel. When the players go to the "Holy Abyss Spring" and trigger the "Spiritual Spring" related panel, the corresponding mall panel will pop up, listing the skills and knowledge corresponding to the six major destinies, with clear prices.

Currently, what Luo Xiu has made public to the players are the skills and techniques that can be learned and used in the "First Destiny".

"Inscription" as a "knowledge product" is just the beginning. If players choose to embark on the paths of [Red Lotus], [Lost], [Nothingness] and [Bitter Tea], and are not prepared to join other secret societies, then the spread of these destinies' skills and knowledge among the player community will be monopolized by "Holy Abyss", which will bring Luo Xiu a steady stream of experience points.

Unless players choose to "teach" each other - that is, the ability to pass on the skills or knowledge of the previous destiny they have mastered to the corresponding destiny players, but players cannot use "experience" as a medium of transaction. On this basis, "Holy Abyss" will always occupy an important market.

Therefore, Luo Xiu and his "Holy Abyss" will inevitably be the first to gain "experience". "Holy Abyss", which holds an absolute advantage in intelligence, will always lead the trend.

When he thought of this, Luo Xiu, who was peeking at the players' reactions in the [Player Forum], had a smile on his face.

[Player Forum] has exploded. Several players with peripheral identities in the border court of Red Maple City, the church and the Fangbei Courtyard have participated in several previous major events and have accumulated a certain amount of experience points. Therefore, they took the lead in choosing to join the "Holy Abyss". They have come to the "Holy Abyss Fountain" to pay experience points and start choosing the destiny they want to embark on.

Luo Xiu did not prohibit players with obvious identities from joining. It is better to say that "Holy Abyss" is a transit station prepared for all players. All players have dual identities, one obvious and one hidden. It is Luo Xiu's most fundamental purpose to firmly bind their interests with Holy Abyss.

Among the players with obvious identities, some wanted to choose illegal destinies of the empire such as [Red Lotus] and [Bitter Tea] as their first destiny, and Luo Xiu did not stop them.

The border court, the church and the Fangbei Courtyard are cracking down on heresy. Some players' "falling into the trap" can serve as a warning. At the same time, it allows players who choose an illegal destiny to truly gain a sense of belonging in the "Holy Abyss", which is also part of the plan.

Many of the "individual players" had not participated in the previous major events, and they only had a few thousand or so experience points. So many of them discussed with each other and planned to "pay two people's experience" and "obtain one person's knowledge" in order to make one of them become extraordinary first.

This was also an operation allowed within the rules. Luo Xiu did not stop them. He just watched them with a smile as they looked for teammates to cooperate with in the royal court.

There are various ways for them to cooperate - some exchange money for experience points; some simply "lend" money, promising "you pay me 1000 first, and I'll pay you 2000 when I become rich" and so on.

Suddenly, advertisements looking for teammates flooded the chat channels and player forums, and more and more players finally accumulated enough experience and obtained the first extraordinary skill of their chosen destiny.

Luo Xiu opened the panel and looked at the "Spiritual Spring" that was bound to him. The accumulated experience points were rising rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he was secretly happy.

This is the correct way to harvest the leek field - in a short period of time, the experience points accumulated in the "Spiritual Fountain" have increased by more than 240 points, and players have embarked on an extraordinary destiny.

……

"what are you laughing at?"

While looking at the panel, Luo Xiu heard a silver bell-like sound in his ears.

That was the "Fallen Angel" Tatia. Although he had only summoned Her for one day, Luo Xiu was already very familiar with Her voice.

Although He shared "senses" with Luo Xiu, He could not see the panel.

Luo Xiu then closed the panel, a smile appeared on his face and he said:

“I think of happy things.”

"Happy thing?"

Tatia's voice sounded a little doubtful. "Because of those 'Adventers'? I can feel that although they are somewhat different from others, they are not yet extraordinary. What is there to be happy about?"

Luo Xiu was about to answer, but Tatia didn't seem to want to give him a chance to answer.

Suddenly, he felt a soft, cool touch from behind him, and a pair of slender arms came up from behind and gently hooked his neck.

Luo Xiu felt air blowing gently on his ears, and Tatia's lips seemed to touch his earlobe, making it a little red and itchy.

"You don't have to tell me the answer, Luo Xiu, I want to get it myself~"

As Tatia spoke, she wrapped her slender arms around Luo Xiu's neck tighter, and a faint fragrance wafted from behind him. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the fallen angel's amber eyes behind him, which were full of teasing and seduction.

"...Tatya."

Luo Xiu appeared calm, with a slight smile on his face. He gently placed his hand on Tatia's arm and gently broke free from her arms:

"Sometimes I do wonder, are you really not a 'succubus', Tatia?"

The "fallen angel" Tatia, who exudes a deadly temptation, is really dangerous... This is the first feeling in Luo Xiu's heart at this moment.

This feeling of having to fight against "charm" every moment is a thousand times more dangerous than fighting against the forbidden temptation of the "Abyss Scripture" when you are still at a low level of destiny...

That didn't even come from his ability, it was just the alluring charm that emanated from him. His flawless face and body deepened this charm exponentially.

Luo Xiu sighed inwardly, but heard the voice of the "Fallen Angel" Tatia again behind him. Her silver bell-like laughter floated in every corner of the room, and she said softly:

"Ah, do you want that, Luo Xiu?"

"If you wish, I can be a succubus~"

"...Goodbye, Tatia." Luo Xiu's mouth twitched slightly.

As if she had gained enough pleasure from it, Tatia, as an "angel", was just joking and was not going to really do it. Luo Xiu heard Him yawn and said in a tired voice:

"Don't be impatient, Luo Xiu, I'm just playing a little joke on you, um, a little one~"

"I am very happy, Luo Xiu, I hope I can be as happy in the future~"

When He finished speaking, Luo Xiu felt that the breath of the "holy" existence behind him disappeared, and Tatiya had returned to the "Eternal Kingdom" where He should be.

With a long sigh of relief, Luo Xiu cut off the sensory sharing with Tatia and lay down on the bed.

Clearing his mind, Luo Xiu lay on the bed, staring straight at the ceiling.

The influence of "Holy Abyss" among players will take time to fully ferment.

As the bishop of the church and the "Lord of the Holy Abyss", Luo Xiu also needs to seize the last bit of sleep.

He knew that he had more important things to do tomorrow. After taking a final look at the forum and confirming that everything was going as normal, Luo Xiu fell into a deep sleep and soon fell into a sweet dream.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

The morning bell of the church rang three times, and Luo Xiu woke up from his sweet dream.

After he had fully recovered his consciousness, he stood up from the bed, walked to the window and opened the curtains, letting the first ray of sunlight shine in, sweeping away the cold air accumulated in the room and raising the fine smoke that was constantly rising and falling.

Afterwards, he walked to the clothes rack, grabbed the robe that symbolized his status as a "bishop" and put it on, then went to the bathroom to wash.

Today is the day he and the "Holy Deacon" Hubert agreed upon, that he will be officially promoted to "Bishop" and hold the promotion ceremony.

Several "deacons" who knew about this in advance have informed the whole church. According to the normal arrangement, the promotion ceremony will be held at noon when the "sun" is at its highest point.

Before that, Luo Xiu went to the Holy Office to handle the day's affairs as usual.

After washing, Luo Xiu left the bishop's seat and walked towards the Holy Office.

……

On the way to the Holy Office, several clergymen of the church passed by Luo Xiu. When they saw the bishop's robe he was wearing, the expressions of piety and admiration on their faces immediately became even more respectful.

Luo Xiu smiled and nodded to them, without slowing down his pace towards the Holy Office.

At the same time, he opened the [Player Forum] and browsed the situation of "Holy Abyss" fermenting among the players.

Hundreds of players who have joined "Holy Abyss" have left hundreds of posts in the forum, introducing the various scenes they have seen and the various characters they have encountered in the Lost Royal Court.

The most important one is the post introducing the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" and the "Spring of the Holy Abyss" which can pay experience to gain extraordinary knowledge.

When the players who woke up early saw the major events that happened the night before, they were all shocked.

Thomas the Tank Engine: WOC? What is the Holy Abyss? I just took a nap and this happened?
【Minimalism】:Ah?
【Ciallo～(∠ω<)⌒★】：I really like what a player of "God's Destiny" said...

【Minimalism】: Fuck!
[Wait Party]: In? Who knows how strong the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" is? Fuck, it's all question marks! It's making my family confused!
[Wait Party]: Who knows! It seems that even the bishop-to-be of our church cannot beat him. He looks too strong!

【Bush Gomen】：Bush Gomen……

[Pure Love Yellow Hair]: Laxative, I feel great (cool/cool/cool.gif)

[Pure Love Yellow Hair]: I suggest everyone join my Nihilistic God Cult and open up a new world (cool/cool/cool.gif)

【When I type? 】：?

[When I play? ]: How to play? Detailed explanation
[Listen to the Wind]: Uh... I was wondering, do you think I still have a chance...

[Listen to the Wind]: It seems that the first group of brothers who joined the Holy Abyss ran into those "Holy Abyss Apostles" while wandering around the streets of Red Maple City at night? Brothers, is there anyone who wants to team up and try their luck?
[White knife in, green knife out]: +1, take me with you

[Human High-Quality Repeater]: +1, take me with you

【…】

The discussion on "Holy Abyss" was more heated than expected, which was a good thing for Luo Xiu.

So far, more than 700 players have completed the hidden quest [Great! Holy Abyss!], and the vast majority of them chose to pay experience to the "Spiritual Spring" in exchange for knowledge of their destiny. Including the situation where two people provide one person with extraordinary knowledge, nearly 500 players have learned the "Inscription Method" and truly embarked on the path of extraordinary destiny.

And the experience points in Luo Xiu's "Spiritual Fountain" also skyrocketed by nearly a million overnight. Taking into account the amount stored before, the experience value savings have reached more than one million.

Luo Xiu then closed the panel, feeling good about getting up early.

Afterwards, he arrived at the Holy Office, stepped into this magnificent building filled with a sacred atmosphere, opened the door of the "Bishops' Room", and prepared to start dealing with today's church affairs.

The moment he opened the door, he saw another figure sitting on the side seat, looking up at him.

Luo Xiu was not surprised - he saw the "Holy Deacon" Hubert. It was normal for Hubert to come to him first to confirm the situation in order to attend the "ordination ceremony" of being appointed as bishop.

"You're here, Luo Xiu." Hubert nodded to Luo Xiu and greeted him.

Luo Xiu also nodded slightly in response to him, then went to the main seat and sat down.

"How are the preparations for the promotion ceremony going?" Hubert asked Luo Xiu, "I mean, how are you doing?"

"All is well, Master Hubert."

Luo Xiu smiled and responded, "As you can see, I am in good condition now."

According to the agreement between Luo Xiu and Hubert, he will perform a sacred ritual to request an oracle from "Casting Sun" during the "Promotion Ceremony" to reveal his holiness as the "Apostle of Divine Light".

Hubert was mainly concerned about this matter, and he was quite worried that Luo Xiu's ceremony would fail. But Luo Xiu knew that he had never really communicated with "Xu Yu" since his promotion, so he did not enter the ceremony cooling time. This was also his preparation for special occasions like the promotion ceremony.

Just like how he had deliberately set the cooling time for the "Consecration Ceremony" for the "Promotion Mission"...it was essentially for the same purpose.

"That's good, Luo Xiu." Huberte nodded.

"Oh, there's one more thing."

Then, just as Luo Xiu always had the impression of him, the serious "Holy Deacon" began to talk about serious topics.

"Regarding the 'Dragon Hunter' from before, um, I remember his name was 'Los'..."

After organizing his words, Hubert said, "I took him to the Square Monument Courtyard and he underwent a comprehensive examination by two generalists. Last night, Dean Irfan completed the final examination and concluded that Los was indeed completely out of Baberon's control and could be considered an independent individual."

"As for 'Dragon Hunter' Los, both of the knowledgeable people said that the technology used by Baberon to create him was really advanced and strange. They want to keep 'Los' in the hospital for a long time for research. To do this, they need to seek the consent of the church, especially yours."

"And 'Los' has also shown at the right time that he seems to have some knowledge of [Intellect] Alchemy and Runes. Dean Irfan wants 'Los' to be his assistant temporarily, so he wants me to ask for your opinion."

...Lockland has a "little knowledge" of alchemy and runes? Luo Xiu suppressed his smile, nodded to Huberte, and said:
"I understand, Lord Hubbard. Please tell Dean Irfan that I have no objection. I just hope he will be more cautious and careful when interacting with 'Los'."

"Whether that 'Dragon Hunter' has an independent mind or not, he is always a destabilizing factor for us."

"You just happened to mention this, Lord Hubert. As you know, I will be going to Songyuan City in a few days. Therefore, I would like to hand over the heart of 'Los' to you. Please monitor and keep it for me."

……

(End of this chapter)