Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 310 Internal Beta Test Ends
Morning, January 768, 1 in the Tianqi calendar.

The sound of horse hooves echoed on the avenue outside the city. The guards at the gate of Songyuan City looked up and saw a figure riding a horse approaching the gate.

The man was wearing a white cloak with a wide hood that covered his features and made it impossible to see his face clearly.

A guard stepped forward, holding a spear in both hands, and stopped him, saying, "Please stop, guest. Show us your pass and hand over all your belongings for inspection."

Although he said this, the man in the white cloak in front of him seemed indifferent. He just stretched out his left hand to the bracelet on his right arm and rubbed it.

"Identification please!" the guard shouted a second time, his hands clenched tightly around his weapon.

The next moment, the guard saw the man in front of him take out a crimson token from his bracelet, and rode close to him, holding the token and whispering:

"I am the emissary of Arbitrator Landor. This is his pass token. You should be able to recognize it."

"The token of Lord Arbitrator?" The guard was stunned. The expression on his face suddenly changed from alert to respectful. He changed from holding the spear with both hands to one hand, and took the token with his free hand.

He quickly confirmed that it was indeed the token of an arbitrator affiliated with the "Attorney General's Office" branch, and the name "Randall" was indeed the name of an incumbent arbitrator.

"Please forgive our previous impoliteness, sir." The guard returned the token to Luo Xiu, then took a step back and bowed slightly to Luo Xiu.

"Come in, my lord. We are at your service if you need us."

……

With the token of the [Supreme] Landor, Luo Xiu entered Songyuan City smoothly.

He did not want to use the identity of Bishop "Rosius Carlos" or clergyman for the time being, because on the surface, he should still be tracking the movements of "Hidden Elder" Baberon, and he had arrived early.

He had his own purpose. After taking off his cloak at the street corner and changing into a gorgeous robe that normally symbolized the status of a minor noble, he walked towards a familiar inn.

……

Fifteen minutes later.

——[Wolf Hunting Tavern].

Luo Xiu came to the tavern again.

The courtyard of the tavern had not changed much from the last time he came. Even though Luo Xiu was still outside the tavern, he could vaguely hear the thunder-like voice of the retired "Throne Knight" Isaac inside.

"—Bruyère! Ha ha!"

"--your horse! Hey! It's gone!"

"..."

Isaac seemed to be playing chess with some old comrades. The room in the tavern was filled with the rich aroma of wine and barbecue, and the air was full of a happy atmosphere.

Luo Xiu pushed open the iron gate and walked into the tavern.

A "creaky" sound of metal friction was heard, and the previous sounds in the room became silent. Then, the sound of tables and chairs being moved was heard.

"Wait a minute, it seems like a guest has arrived. I'll go check it out."

"Bruyère, I remember that you are not allowed to touch the chessboard secretly!"

Isaac's rough voice came through the wooden door, and the old throne knight immediately opened the door of the room.

Isaac walked out from behind the door, and when he saw who the guest was, the expression on his face suddenly froze.

"Long time no see, old knight." Luo Xiu smiled and greeted Isaac.

"..."

"Haha! It's you!"

After a brief silence, Isaac grinned and laughed in response, "You are the friend from that time! I haven't seen you for a few months!"

Isaac seemed quite excited. He strode towards Luo Xiu and greeted him, "You finally came to Songyuan City again! Haha! I'm so happy that you still remember me! Is this also for the mission of the Holy Inquisition?"

"I guess so, Mr. Isaac." Luo Xiu smiled and said, "Just like last time, I'll stay here for about a week. Hmm. How much will it cost?"

"I told you, as long as you come, I won't charge you any fees." Isaac said cheerfully, "Come in, I'll help you arrange a room. By the way, I don't even know your name yet."

"Carlos, just call me Carlos." Luo Xiu answered him with a smile.

After that, he followed Isaac into the tavern, and Isaac arranged for him the largest room on the third floor of the tavern and handed him the key.

"Haha, no problem. My old friend and I are still playing chess, brother Carlos," Isaac said after arranging all this for Luo Xiu, "You can move around freely first, and walk around the city more often. I'll treat you to a drink in the evening!"

"Thank you, Mr. Isaac." Luo Xiu nodded, "Please take care of your own business first. I also have something to do right away."

……

After a final exchange of greetings with Isaac, Isaac returned to his previous room and continued playing chess with his old comrade. Luo Xiu simply put away his luggage, lay down on the bed, and opened the [Player Forum] and the chat channel.

Today is the seventh day since the advent of the "Adventers", and the day when the "deleted file internal test" is about to end. In just over an hour, the players will "disappear" and temporarily withdraw from the stage of the apocalypse world.

This is also the reason why Luo Xiu chose to leave Hongfeng City and come to Songyuan City at this time - a series of guidance for the players has been completed, and during the time when the players "disappeared", he can just take the time to go somewhere else without having to worry about the unstable factors that the players bring with them.

After checking the forums and channels and seeing that the players were acting normal and nothing unusual was happening, Luo Xiu felt relieved.

He then summoned the Shadow Raven and had it create a "real phantom" of himself. He then raised his arm, infused it with spirituality, and activated the flashing red dragon claw mark on the back of his hand.

……

Holy Abyss, the lost royal court.

Luo Xiu has arrived at the main hall. According to the order he gave to the apostles earlier, the square in the front hall has been completely cleared. Now only Fenrir who is guarding the "Spiritual Fountain" and hundreds of players stranded in the royal court are left.

Looking at the bustling crowd of players, Luo Xiu walked towards the square and casually wrote a final task for all the players who joined "Holy Abyss" -

【Wandering Destination (Normal Difficulty)】

All "Holy Abyss" players have received this task.

It was a simple "recall". With this task, he guided the players to teleport back to Shengyuan in a "place where no one was paying attention" and gather in the square.

Because the difficulty of completion could only be judged as "normal", Luo Xiu adjusted the reward experience value to the current maximum of 2000 points, and at the last moment, he opened up more skills and knowledge of the "second destiny" in the "Holy Abyss Fountain" mall, and completely unlocked all the extraordinary knowledge that could be learned in the "single destiny".

As for the players who had followed Anthony to Onsica Town to carry out the Holy Judgment mission, Luo Xiu had asked Mayyev to grant the "Bronze" keys to the best of them.

Only thirty keys were issued to the players in total, and the thirty "Saint Guardians" who received the keys were also the first players in Red Maple City to be promoted to extraordinary levels during the internal testing phase.

As soon as the mission was issued, the thousands of Red Maple City players currently online "poured" into the Holy Abyss at a terrifying speed, gradually filling up the square in the front yard.

For most players, before the internal test was about to end, they were eager to experience something new, and the new tasks they suddenly received just met their needs.

When more than 2,000 players had arrived at the Royal Court Square of the "Holy Abyss", Luo Xiu took out his staff "Death's Lament", summoned the undead spirits to form chaotic wings, and flew high into the sky of the square. He immediately attracted the attention of all the players in the square, and his deep and majestic voice floated over the sky of the square:

"—I have received the revelation that you will wander for a short time!"

"——Go to a country I don't know, and come back after wandering through a cycle of reincarnation!"

"——From what I know, this is the will of Revelation."

"——But there is no need to panic, no need to be afraid, the Holy Abyss will protect you, and the Holy Abyss will be with you."

"——I have given you new power, and that power has flowed into the spring water."

"——Touch it, accept it, and be baptized by it!"

"——That is the Holy Abyss, a gift for your journey!"

"..."

After saying this, Luo Xiu activated the dragon claw mark and teleported out of the royal court.

The "Holy Abyss" players who were left in the square had a new line of text on the panel in front of them -

[The internal test will end, and "Holy Abyss" has opened up all the knowledge that can be accessed currently]

[Only 50% of the experience points are needed to learn the knowledge of "First Destiny"]

[Only 70% of experience points are required to learn the knowledge of "Double Destiny"]

【…】

Luo Xiu, who had returned to the tavern room, watched as the players quickly came out of their confused state, with excitement flashing in their eyes.

At the last moment, the "Spring of the Holy Abyss", which allowed them to acquire extraordinary skills and knowledge, was unexpectedly added to the inventory, and it was even discounted!
After a few days of settling down, the players' experience points became abundant again. Moreover, many players wanted to go to the "Holy Abyss" to learn skills or knowledge that they were reluctant to buy before the internal test ended, and they happened to come across a good time.

Just as Luo Xiu's "Spiritual Fountain" panel was showing, the accumulated experience points began to rise at a terrifying speed.

It quickly increased from over one million to three million, then rose to five million, and finally stabilized at around eight and a half million. This was the final gain that could be obtained from the players before the end of the internal test.

Players who have acquired new skills and abilities can't wait to try out their new abilities in the Holy Abyss. Light and shadows float in the Holy Abyss Square, and special effects of various skills begin to bloom one after another, blooming as brilliantly as fireworks.

It was not until an hour later, when this final "carnival" ended, that the players finally calmed down. They gathered together, said goodbye to each other, and agreed to play together again when the public beta started.

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: When the public beta begins, I will join the church as soon as possible!

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: I am a die-hard fan! I am a die-hard fan! Bishop, please love me again!
[Pure Love Yellow Hair]: No, I want to be a night wandering god, Shengyuan! This is home!
[Sweating soybeans]: Indeed
[Human high-quality repeater]: Indeed
[Frost Moon 123]: I don’t know when the public beta will be launched... Is there any publicity for this game?

[Aili Tianxiadiyi]: There will be, pay attention to the next generation of black technology companies. Thank you meow

[Aili Tianxia Diyi]: We agreed to be together for life...

【Thomas the Tank Engine】: About to be offline! Goodbye, brothers!

【Stewed Goose in an Iron Pot】: Goodbye! I'll choose Maple City in my next life!

【……】：……

Until the countdown to the internal test officially ends.

The figures of all the players began to become illusory and transparent at the same time. Their bodies began to fade from the edge outlines and turned into spiritual threads returning to the air.

[——The internal test is over! ]

[This internal test is a closed data deletion test, and the temporary "Adventer" data file has been deleted]

[“NPC exclusive template” has been closed]

[“World Channel” has been closed]

[“Player Forum” has been closed]

【…】

[Open beta start time: 29 days and 23 hours...]

"call……"

Looking at the panel in front of him, which was refreshing with content related to "End of Internal Beta", Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

The players have "exited" this world, and it will be a month before we meet them again.

Only when the "public beta" begins will players truly "reside" in this world according to the changes in versions. But now - this group of quasi-"fourth calamity" has left, and Luo Xiu no longer has to worry too much.

Because there were only seven days for the internal testing period, there wasn't much that the players could do. Furthermore, with nearly 300,000 players scattered throughout the world, the impact they could make wasn't actually that big, and they didn't attract much attention from the truly powerful people in the extraordinary world.

In the previous life, the disappearance of players due to the "end of internal testing" did cause shock in some parts of the empire.

However, because most of the supernatural organizations in various places have witnessed the magical properties of the players' immortality, they did not pursue their "disappearance" too much. In addition, the external situation was chaotic at the time, so the authorities temporarily treated these "refugees" as missing.

At this moment, all the indigenous people of the "Apocalypse World" have not yet realized it.

It was not until the "public beta" officially began that this group of the fourth disasters began to truly reveal their terrifying side... Luo Xiu knew this very well, but that was something he would have to face a month later.

Now Luo Xiu just felt that the players he had raised suddenly left him. He felt inexplicably empty in his heart, and a sense of loneliness arose spontaneously.

He looked at the panel of his "Spiritual Fountain" again - the cold 9 million experience points were lying there, which was basically all the experience points that Luo Xiu could squander before the "public beta" started.

"I have to spend it sparingly..." Luo Xiu thought. It was difficult to accumulate so much experience points by completing tasks and killing enemies, so he decided to keep them for the time being in case of emergency.

……

After watching the players "log out", Luo Xiu stood up with the help of the edge of the bed and looked towards the door.

According to his previous arrangements, after the players "disappeared", another "dependent" who lived in Red Maple City would come to him with something.

About two minutes passed.

There was a sudden knock on the door of his room in the Wolf Hunting Tavern.

After gaining access, the person gently pushed open the unlocked door. It was Index.

She was wearing a dark blue wide-brimmed hat, a blue fluffy long skirt, and holding a silver sundial compass in her hand.

"Greetings, my lord." Intis bowed slightly to Luo Xiu, then held up the compass with both hands and said:
"In accordance with your previous instructions, I have obtained this from Koros and now hand it over to you."

……

(End of this chapter)