Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 379 Dinner Party (5k6)

——The secret treasure of the ancient dragon!
[Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and [Dragon Breath Scepter], Mil was finally willing to take out these two ancient dragon secret treasures.

That might be related to the fact that he had purified the [Seal of Ignorance] for twenty "Gravel" dwarves... Luo Xiu thought to himself, just like completing a task with a "hidden reward" more than halfway, and then triggering the key prompt of the "hidden reward" from the actual scene outside the task -

"Is that okay?"

Although he was quite excited in his heart, Luo Xiu still maintained a calm and indifferent expression on his face and asked Mil back.

[Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and [Dragon Breath Scepter] - those were indeed the things he had dreamed of for so long, but the more so, the calmer he became when they actually appeared in front of him.

"……no problem."

Mir nodded solemnly and said:
“When Patriarch Ratamon handed them to me, he might have thought that there would be such a day.”

"To be honest, I can't control them right now... Even though I know that they contain secrets that I don't know, there's nothing I can do. After all, I'm just an extraordinary person who hasn't even reached the level of a Saint."

"..."

Mir's tone was somewhat lonely. After saying this, he immediately raised his head, looked at the "Bishop of Red Maple City" in front of him, and looked at his old friend Luo Xiu, and said:

"And you...giving you the two ancient dragon secrets will at least put my mind at ease."

"You are a true genius. In less than half a year, you have been promoted to the 'Fifth Level of Fate' and become a true 'Saint'. I have never seen a genius like you. Therefore... they can play a greater value in your hands than in mine."

"And - you can understand, right? Luo Xiu... this is an agreement, a 'contract'. It is a 'contract' that can make me feel at ease and have a clear conscience."

"This way, I won't have to bear any psychological burden for my people."

"..."

When Mil finished saying this, Luo Xiu already understood everything.

The reason why he showed the two "Ancient Dragon Secret Treasures" to him at this time was that it was part of the reward, but it was also to gain the greatest "guarantee" for his people and the dwarves of "Gravel".

Just as Mill said - it was a 'contract'.

In his eyes, purifying the [Seal of Ignorance] for the dwarves of the "Gravel" tribe was not out of obligation or responsibility, but an act of goodwill that could be stopped and abandoned at any time.

And now - in return for the two ancient dragon secrets, as long as I agree, and I continue to save the dwarves of "Sand", that is the "contract" - it will truly become an obligation or responsibility that I bear.

Mir certainly thought so.

Luo Xiu understood this very clearly.

But what Mil didn't know was that...his original purpose was those two "ancient dragon secret treasures"!
He didn't actually have to bring it up himself.

After the dwarves who became "gravel" purify the [Seal of Ignorance] five or six times, he will ask him about the "Ancient Dragon's Secret Treasure"... Luo Xiu thought to himself, but now that Mil took the initiative to say it, it saved a lot of trouble.

"I see."

Luo Xiu then nodded solemnly and said:
"I will do my best to help your people escape this disaster."

"well……"

Mir picked up the two secret treasures again, stood in place, looked at Luo Xiu, and then looked at the secret treasures in his arms.

His eyes seemed to be a little moist, and a heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. After a while, he said:

"I've been waiting for...waiting for these words."

……

After that, Luo Xiu left Mil's forging room and left the forging manor.

He had already checked with the panel that the two "ancient dragon secrets" were indeed the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and the [Dragon Breath Scepter]. After making such a "contract" with Mir, he only needed to focus on purifying the Seal of Ignorance for the remaining "Gravel" dwarves, and he would be able to obtain them naturally and without risk.

And now - there are still about two months before the outbreak of the "Quesanx Disaster" in the previous life.

That is enough for me to save all the "Sand" dwarves... Even though the current timeline may have become different from the previous life due to my own factors, it is still enough.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

He had walked out of the courtyard of the Forge Manor, onto the main street of Red Maple City, and was returning along the path in the direction of the church.

……

ten minutes later.

When Luo Xiu returned to the church, he went straight to the Holy See.

After returning to the bedroom, he pulled up the "Golden Barrier" and summoned the "Shadow Raven" Wu Ye to create a real phantom of himself, and then activated the mark of the royal court and teleported to the royal court of Isol.

That was the second thing he would do that evening.

——Promote the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" to the second wave of players who were "invited" into the Holy Abyss, and issued them the task of [Great! Holy Abyss!]!

He did this - in the morning he dealt with church affairs with Anthony, in the afternoon he went to the "Forge Manor" to purify the [Seal of Ignorance] for the people of "Sand", and in the evening he went to the "Holy Abyss" to entertain his lovely players - this cycle repeated for two days.

And his "Spiritual Fountain" panel - the experience points accumulated in his experience pool - has been about to break through the upper limit twice, and the number of experience points extracted and converted into his character panel and experience slots has reached more than 20 million.

The resonance level of the "Spring of Spirituality" is still at Level III, but Luo Xiu can clearly feel that the "divine object" he holds is becoming obviously restless, and the time to break through to the next resonance level does not seem to be far away.

……

Evening of February 768, 2 in the Tianqi calendar.

This is the third day after the triumphant victory in the defense of Red Maple City.

In the Red Maple City Church and the Bishop's throne, Luo Xiu had already put on the gorgeous golden bishop's robe. He was about to leave the church to attend an important "dinner" -

Three days ago, with "Grand Inquisitor" Baines, "Throne Knight" Frosa, and "Lord of Red Maple City" Nelson as envoys, the "Border Court" had sent a dinner invitation to Luo Xiu, the "Bishop" of Red Maple City, and Luo Xiu was now preparing to go to the Border Court.

He took the golden scepter that symbolized his status as "bishop" and the invitation written by Albert, then left the bishop's seat and walked out of the church door.

The high-ranking officials of the church, "the high priest" Anthony, and the three "priests" of the sanctuary, Howard, Gracia and Fran, had already gone to the side court in the evening to handle many diplomatic affairs of the church.

Half of the "deacons" with the "triple destiny" also followed the high priests and priests to the side court, serving as the face of the church and assisting the high priests and priests in handling some work.

And after they had almost finished dealing with all the complicated diplomatic affairs, it was time for Luo Xiu, the real head of the "Church", to go to the border.

Under the gaze of dozens of clergymen, Luo Xiu had already stepped down the white doorstep of the church, and his gaze had already fallen on the street -

A gorgeous chariot with red and gold patterns painted on its "side" had been waiting at the church door for a long time.

The one driving the carriage was Nelson, the "Lord of Red Maple City".

When he saw the bishop of the church walking out of the church gate, he hurriedly got down from the driving seat, came in front of Luo Xiu, and saluted him respectfully.

"You are finally here, Your Excellency the Bishop."

Nelson greeted Luo Xiu politely.

He was wearing a black "attendant" dress at this time. His left hand with a white glove extended to Luo Xiu to support him, and his right hand moved towards the carriage, making a standard "please" gesture.

When Nelson greeted him, Luo Xiu just nodded slightly in response.

However, Luo Xiu did not accept his support, but gently placed the "invitation" written by Albert on Nelson's left hand. Then, while he maintained the "invitation" gesture, he came to the small door of the sedan chair and boarded the sedan chair.

Nelson also stood up and returned to the driving position. He whipped the two horses three times, and the horses neighed to the sky.

Squeak, squeak, the wheels of the chariot began to turn and moved towards the end of the street.

The carriage in the side court was moving quite smoothly. Luo Xiu had opened the curtains and saw that the clergy of the church were still watching him from afar, so he waved to them, indicating that they could go back.

Then, he closed the curtains and naturally leaned his body onto the soft sofa, finding the most comfortable position.

In front of him was a small and exquisite coffee table, on which was a fruit plate carved from some kind of sandalwood filled with various fruits. Luo Xiu picked up one of them and put it into his mouth.

While tasting the fruit, he looked through the screen in front of him and vaguely saw the outline of Lord Nelson who was driving.

Just like enjoying the scenery, looking at Nelson's back, Luo Xiu suddenly thought of other things.

This second Lord of Red Maple City after Lodifu should have been the most popular NPC among the players of Red Maple City...

But because of his own reasons, the "Thunder General" Albert was sent to Songyuan Territory, and Nelson, who was originally an ordinary student of Baines, seemed to have truly become "ordinary" because of this...

Although he is still the "city lord" - because the Supreme's rule over ordinary people does require an ordinary person to hold this position.

But the things he can access and the authority he can have are very limited now. He can no longer establish a deep connection with the "Adventers" like in his previous life, and thus gain the true recognition of the Supreme as an ordinary person. Luo Xiu thought to himself, and he looked through the window screen at Nelson's silhouette swaying due to the light and shadow, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

But... this is also good. From another perspective, this may not be a bad thing for Nelson.

At least - he would not be like in his previous life. In the last defense of Red Maple City, he died together with the destroyed Red Maple City.

He can survive.

At least I can live a busy and stable life until the end of the "Judgment War".

……

Nelson drove the sedan chair and brought the church's "bishop" Ross Carlos to the main gate of the side court at around nine o'clock in the evening.

None of the royal guards on duty failed to recognize the appearance of the "bishop" of the church.

When Nelson led Luo Xiu out of the sedan chair and arrived in front of the main gate, the royal knights put away their long spears and saluted "Bishop" Luo Xiu Carlos as a superior.

Lord Nelson walked up to a royal guard and showed him the "bishop's" invitation. The royal guards quickly made way to both sides to allow the "bishop" of the church to pass smoothly.

Led by City Lord Nelson, Luo Xiu entered the side court and soon arrived at the magnificent main entrance of the "Grand Auditorium".

A magnificent palace with a Byzantine style came into Luo Xiu's sight. Its outer walls were shining with ochre red, and black and white lines were neatly intersecting on the outer walls. The window panes were inlaid with glazed tiles with delicate carvings. Two statues of sphinx knights stood at the main entrance, looking majestic and solemn.

Earlier, about two months ago, Luo Xiu had come here once to attend the celebratory dinner hosted by Baines.

When he came here again this time, he saw that the Great Hall had been renovated again. For example, the ochre-red color of the outer wall was the result of new paint, and the two statues of sphinx knights standing in front of the main entrance were also shining brightly. It was obvious that the hall had been well maintained.

This shows that Albert attaches great importance to this dinner party - the people he invited may not only be the high-ranking people from the three major fate settlements in Red Maple City...

While Luo Xiu was thinking about this, he saw from the corner of his eye that City Lord Nelson had come to the side of the main gate and was taking handover steps with a "Throne Knight" who was guarding the auditorium.

Right in front of the main entrance of the Great Hall, two "Throne Knights" and eight "Royal Guard Knights" were guarding the place. It was even more impressive than the last time Baines held a dinner... Luo Xiu thought to himself, and at the same time he saw that Nelson had completed the handover with the Throne Knight.

Lord Nelson was standing there respectfully at this moment, with his hands folded in front of him, waiting humbly for the moment when the "bishop" of the church would step into the hall.

Luo Xiu then withdrew his wait-and-see gaze, holding the scepter that symbolized his status in his right hand, and walked onto the red carpet of the Grand Auditorium under the salutes of ten Border Knights.

Passing through the magnificently decorated corridor, he and Nelson arrived at the lobby of the auditorium.

That is the main venue where Albert's dinner will be held.

It is an auditorium that can accommodate a thousand people. Its round dome covers the hall, and it contrasts with the rows of colorful semicircular window panes halfway up the hall.

Unlike the last time he came here and attended a dinner hosted by Baines, this time, the banquet hosted by "Thunder General" Albert was obviously more luxurious.

The ceremony hall was already filled with guests, including scholars from the "Fangbei Academy", clergy from the "Church", and nobles who had received invitations from the border court and were influential in various fields of Red Maple City.

The intricately carved crystal chandeliers sparkled with colorful lights like stars, casting soft light on the nobles in gorgeous dresses, sparkling with sparkle.

The guests were dressed in all kinds of gorgeous robes. Many of them had walked onto the dance floor hand in hand and began dancing happily to the rhythm of string music. The hems of satin and silk skirts gently swept across the ground as they spun, and the air was filled with the fragrance of incense and flowers.

When Luo Xiu entered the auditorium, many guests looked towards him and quickly recognized him.

As the "bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, almost everyone, including the extraordinary people in the three major destiny settlements of Red Maple City and the prominent nobles in various fields of Red Maple City, knew him.

Many guests smiled and gathered around Luo Xiu, wanting to have a conversation with a "bishop", but they were all politely rejected by City Lord Nelson or Luo Xiu.

The guests who were declined went back in disappointment, but these little episodes did not prevent the lively dinner from reaching one climax after another.

Between the brocade curtains, amber lights and delicate murals interweave to create one lively scene after another; the crisp sounds of high-heeled glasses colliding one after another, echoing on the smooth stone floor along with the waiters' light steps.

Luo Xiu enjoyed the lively scene at the dinner party, and at the same time, under the guidance of Nelson, walked towards the depths of the auditorium.

On both sides of Luo Xiu's scripture reading, silver tableware gleamed in the candlelight, casting faint shadows; waiters passed by Luo Xiu, holding silver plates in their hands, on which were displayed delicacies served in exquisite porcelain, emitting tempting aromas.

The Supreme Knights who were maintaining the scene also held the hilts of the heavy swords hanging at their waists, and patrolled back and forth in teams of two or three to prevent any unexpected chaos from occurring.

The string bands at the side had already played a cheerful prelude, and the graceful melody was like a breeze, lingering on every gently swaying glass of wine.

……

When Luo Xiu stepped into the middle of the auditorium.

The high-ranking clergymen of the "Church" who were strolling through the dinner with other guests had already seen him through the crowd.

At this time, the "High Priest" Anthony was chatting with a throne knight from the border court.

The other clergy of the church were not far from him, so Anthony ended the conversation here and led the clergy of the surrounding churches to Luo Xiu.

"Greetings, Bishop."

Anthony greeted Rossio first, and the other clergy behind him also offered greetings.

Luo Xiu nodded slightly, asked them to return to the dinner, and then he and Nelson walked deeper into the auditorium.

He and Nelson finally came to the long golden staircase leading to a higher level. There were no guests around, only a "Throne Knight" guarding it.

Luo Xiu recognized the armor and the double-edged axe in his hand. It was the "Throne Knight" Frosa.

When Luo Xiu looked at him, Frosa also turned his head and looked at Luo Xiu.

"Welcome, Bishop of the Church."

From beneath Frosa's visor came Frosa's easily recognizable, low and hoarse voice:

"Please follow me. General Albert will be waiting for you upstairs."

He immediately looked at Luo Xiu, looked at City Lord Nelson, and said to him:

"You may leave now, Nelson."

"Yes, Master Frosa."

Nelson then took two steps back, bowed respectfully to Luo Xiu, and said:

"Then, please allow me to take my leave, Your Excellency."

"After that, Lord Frosa will guide you and take you to meet General Albert."

Luo Xiu did not respond, but just smiled and nodded, and Nelson then turned around and left lightly.

Frosa immediately stepped forward, the plates of his armor colliding with each other, making a series of crisp sounds, and he saluted Luo Xiu with the "Supreme" military salute.

"Please follow me, Bishop."

He said to Luo Xiu, then turned around and stepped onto the golden steps leading to the second floor.

Luo Xiu followed him to the observation deck on the second floor and continued walking deeper into the building.

Until the bright lights of the banquet hall could no longer reach here, and only the dim yellow candlelight flickered in the exquisite lamps on the walls on both sides, Luo Xiu had followed Frosa to a dark red door.

Frosa stepped forward, raised his armored arm, and tapped it lightly—

"come in."

From the other side of the door came a gentle, calm voice.

That was not the voice of "Thunder General" Albert, but Frosa did not react in any way that was unexpected.

Afterwards, he pushed open the dark red door, allowing the scene inside the room to enter Luo Xiu's field of vision.

General Albert was sitting in a side seat.

And beside him, in the seat of the "main seat"——

The moment he saw him for the first time, Luo Xiu recognized him.

That was the son of the Marquis of Vizia, the eldest son.

——“Lord” Gawain Bakar, the Knight Commander of the “Round Table” throne!

……

(I encountered the flu virus by chance, and I tried my best but couldn’t defeat it…Crying Lucy
I will try harder tomorrow, woo woo woo, today I will just do 5k6...

QUR
(End of this chapter)