Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 355 The Turning Point of the War (Additional chapter, great burst of coding attributes! .jpg)

Afterwards, Rossio, Hubert, Anthony and three "priests" took two days to complete the handover of church affairs.

At this point, Saint Deacon Hubert, who had completed the handover, was finally able to completely unload his duties as "acting bishop" and prepare to return to Songyuan City with peace of mind.

He was scheduled to return to the main church on the morning of the third day.

And that time soon arrived.

……

Red Maple City, in front of the Glorious Church.

At the door of the church, Hubert, who was about to embark on his journey home, looked rosy-cheeked. The fatigue on his face had disappeared at this moment, and he seemed full of some strange energy.

Rossum, Anthony, Fran and other high-ranking officials have all arrived at the door of the church to see Hubert off.

It was like a poor office worker who had finally finished his business trip and was preparing to go back to the company to ask the finance department for reimbursement and make some extra money at the same time... Looking at Hubert in front of him, Luo Xiu complained in his heart.

Although he complained in his heart, an expression of reluctance and gratitude still appeared on his face, and he thanked Hubert:

"Thank you again, Master Hubbard."

"Thank you for your help all along. Red Maple City will remember you. May the light of the moment bless you in your future."

At the same time, he gently pressed his left hand on his right chest and bowed deeply to Huberd, which was the highest courtesy of a "bishop" to a holy deacon.

To be honest, he was indeed grateful to the holy deacon.

Although for some reasons, he would be especially wary of him at certain times, it was undeniable that ever since he was a Holy Inquisitor of the Sina City Church and applied to become the "High Priest" of the Red Maple City Church, the Holy Deacon in front of him always provided him with help to the best of his ability.

If it weren't for Hubert, it would have been much more difficult for him to reach his current position in the "Holy Court"... Luo Xiu thought and recalled these things, and the gratitude on his face became sincere.

Hubert nodded slightly, with a faint smile on his face.

"Let's encourage each other, Luo Xiu."

Hubert looked at Luo Xiu and said:
"You are excellent, very excellent, Luo Xiu - I hope you can go further. I hope to see the day when you truly surpass me, and even surpass the Archbishop."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and Luo Xiu also stretched out his hand.

The two hands were tightly clasped at this moment and lasted for nearly ten seconds. Then, Luo Xiu watched Hubert turn around and walk away, and watched him board the return chariot.

A "Ga Ya, Ga Ya--" sound was heard, and the chariot gradually moved away. Soon it disappeared at the end of the street and from Luo Xiu's sight.

……

Seven days later.

The Songyuan Diocese sent a secret envoy to deliver new news to the Red Maple City Church.

The "Knights of Divine Seal" sent by Emperor Augustville have achieved a glorious victory in the final battle on the battlefield of Kuma Territory.

The Empire finally recovered the divided territory, exterminated the nobles and order killers who colluded with the Dark Principality, and declared the end of the "Bloody Declaration" rebellion.

At this point, the Empire was finally able to integrate all its forces and launch a counterattack against the Dark Principality in one fell swoop.

Emperor Augustusville also issued an order to prepare for the march. The mighty army assembled on the border has completed its rest and is ready to march at any time!

This was an important turning point in the "War of Judgment".

In addition to this, there was other news coming from the parish.

It was a letter written by Saint Deacon Hubert himself and brought to the Red Maple City Church by Tommy, about two things. …

In the Red Maple City Church, inside the Bishop's See.

Luo Zhengzheng was holding a letter sent back by Hubert and reading it carefully word by word.

The holy deacon had previously "shared" with Luo Xiu what would happen after he returned.

Hubert wrote in the letter that after he returned to the main church, Archbishop Sid personally met with him, praised his achievements in purifying the "Death Birth God's Heir" and assisting the Red Maple City Church in resisting enemy invasions again and again, and gave him the highest level of holy gift that a saint of the "Fivefold Destiny" could receive.

——A "Level II Authority"!
Hubert seemed to have coveted this power for a long time, but he did not reveal in the letter what specific power he had obtained. Only happiness and a hint of showing off were revealed between the lines.

Hey, I also have Level II authority, and even earlier...

An inexplicable desire to win emerged from the bottom of Luo Xiu's heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In addition to these, Hubert also recorded another thing in the letter, which was more important news.

According to the "divine revelation" left by Luo Xiu when he was in the main church, Archbishop Xide has secretly sent people to investigate and indeed obtained important intelligence clues -

The Holy Tower Kingdom, whose biggest pillar, the Holy Religion "Original Sect", has indeed infiltrated the empire to a very deep degree!

The Theocracy has also secretly dispatched several psychic corps in batches to the border with the Empire, preparing for further actions with a covetous eye. In order to prevent the Empire from noticing this, they even disguised these psychics as civilians and replaced the civilians in border cities.

It was also because Archbishop Sid sent people to investigate that these were finally discovered from the obscure clues. At this time, the military preparations of the Theocracy had reached a fairly complete level. It can be said that, unknowingly, the empire has once again slipped to the brink of danger!
However, the Theocracy seemed to be still waiting and watching, and was not in a hurry to take action immediately. They were still waiting for something.

Thanks to Luo Xiu's advance warning of "Divine Revelation", the Songyuan Archbishopric, which learned of these things in advance, has also reported these findings to the "Holy See", and there is still time to take adequate precautions against the Church's backstab.

"..."

This is the end of the content of the letter that Huberdt brought to the secret envoy.

Luo Xiu read every word carefully. His eyes became deep and a look of relief appeared on his face.

In this life, the ambitions of the "Holy Tower Kingdom" were discovered quite timely.

This should change something... Compared to the dangerous situation the empire fell into in the previous life, this time, the initiative against the Holy Tower Theocracy will be firmly in the hands of the empire.

And in order to truly achieve this, we can also do something to add fuel to the flames...

Luo Xiu thought to himself.

If the plot of the Holy Tower Theocracy could be hindered or even crushed.

The Empire's counterattack against the Dark Principality will be able to proceed thoroughly.

And I can also join the ranks of "Judgment", go to the "Fafnir City" on the border, and face the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" as soon as possible...

"..."

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu folded the paper in his hand into three pieces.

He walked to the fireplace and dropped the letter into it.

A bright flame jumped up instantly, burning the letter and its contents to ashes.

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(End of this chapter)