Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 380 The War of Judgment
Gawain... Lord Gawain, actually also received an invitation to Albert's dinner party?
What did he come for?
In order to inspect the current situation of Red Maple City and to discuss the specific itinerary of the counterattack with "Thunder General" Albert?
Or... to see what kind of person I am as the "Bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, who could cause the Songyuan Territory Law Department to send "Thunder General" Albert to specifically target me?

While Luo Xiu was guessing various possibilities in his mind, the "Knight of the Throne" Frosa in front of him had already walked into the room and paid the [Supreme] courtesy to Lord Gawain and General Albert.

"Greetings to you, Lord Gawain. And to you, General Albert."

Frosa greeted Gawain and Albert respectively, then stood up straight, propped the double-edged axe in his right hand on the ground, and said:

"The bishop of the church, 'Rosius Carlos', has arrived."

Albert remained calm and silent, while Gawain smiled gently and nodded slightly.

Frosa then turned around, looked outside the door, looked towards Luo Xiu, and said:

"Please come in, Your Excellency the Bishop. Your Excellency the Lord and the General have been waiting for you for a long time."

After saying this, Frosa left the room. Under his helmet, he looked at Luo Xiu, bowed slightly, and made a "please" gesture.

Luo Xiu nodded slightly and walked towards the red room.

When he stepped into the room, Frosa gently closed the door behind him, and then there was the sound of metal hitting the ground - he waited outside the room.

"I've heard a lot about you. I've heard Albert talk about you. I've had a long-standing friendship with you, the 'bishop' of the church - His Excellency Ross Carlos."

The moment Frosa closed the door outside the room, Lord Gawain stood up from the main seat, greeted Luo Xiu when they first met, and extended his right hand.

"It is an honor to meet you, my Lord."

A faint smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face. With a respectful expression, he stretched out his right hand to Gao Wen and gently shook hands with him.

When shaking hands, Luo Xiu saw Gawain's dark golden pupils moving, and his gaze seemed to be wandering around him, observing him, so he also looked at him generously, observing the other party.

Lord Gawain Bacar, his iconic, flowing, slightly curly blond hair shone softly under the golden wall lamp; his face was very clean, his fair and ruddy complexion did not look like that of a knight who had experienced hundreds of battles, it could be said that he was meticulous;
He was wearing a gorgeous gold-embroidered robe with blood-red and bright golden gems inlaid on the gold threads. On the left side of his chest was a platinum badge in the shape of a sword and a shield, which was an emblem of his identity.

Luo Xiu could vaguely see that the armor hidden under Gawain's robe was flashing with dark light.

His other hand was already faintly approaching his waist, where a dense spirituality was flowing, emitting waves of dangerous aura, but the naked eye could not see anything - just like the "invisible sword" hanging beside Gawain.

"This should be the first time we meet, Mr. Ross Carlos."

Lord Gawain smiled and said, "But I always feel that seeing you is very familiar, just like meeting an old friend again."

In fact, this is not the first time they meet... Luo Xiu muttered in his heart.

When he went to Songyuan Territory for the first time to attend the "Antique Auction" held by the "Black Sword Mansion", he spent 200,000 gold coins to buy the "Spiritual Fountain" auctioned by Lord Gawain himself, and met Lord Gawain afterwards.

However, at that time, he changed his name to "Iron Hammer" and wore a mask that concealed his identity. He also used special means to disguise his appearance under the mask, so Gawain should not have been able to recognize him.

In addition, now - he has reached the "Fifth Fate", with a large number of attribute points added to "Resistance", and with the special protection of the "Fallen Angel" Tatia, Gawain should not be able to recognize his own identity.

Luo Xiu thought to himself that he was very confident, and a smile that matched this confidence appeared on his face. He said to Lord Gawain:

"me too."

"I have heard many stories about you."

"Earlier, you quelled the rebellion of the 'Bloody Declaration' in Kuma Territory. You led the throne knights under your command and killed the rebel lord and the 'Executioner', laying the foundation for victory in the final decisive battle."

"Your deeds have spread throughout Songyuan Territory, and even the people of Red Maple City often discuss you. I have always wondered what that lord is like, but now that I have actually met you, you are indeed extraordinary and heroic."

"..."

Luo Xiu, who had extensive experience as a corporate slave in his previous life, could say these words easily.

And the smile on Lord Gawain's face became even more intense, and he seemed to be enjoying it very much.

"You are really too kind, Mr. Ross Carlos."

Gao Wen said with a smile, and immediately loosened his hand that was gently holding Luo Xiu's.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Luo Xiu."

Gawain supported Luo Xiu's arm, and stretched out his other hand to the guest seat opposite the main seat, "Let's end the polite words here - Albert and I have been waiting for you. Now, we should have a formal chat about important things about the future." "Then it's better to obey than to be respectful."

Luo Xiu nodded, and sat down in front of the soft sofa in the guest seat as Lord Gawain said, and adjusted his sitting posture half-casually and half-formally, finding a relatively comfortable and decent posture.

He saw that Gawain had also returned to the main seat, with his hands crossed and resting lightly on his knees. His burning golden eyes glanced at Albert, then at Luo Xiu, and he slowly spoke:
"The 'bishop' of the Red Maple City Church, His Excellency Ross Carlos."

"I want to know - what do you think about the 'Judgment War' that is currently breaking out between the Empire and the Dark Principality?"

...asked me what I thought? Luo Xiu thought for a moment and responded:
"It's just like its name - this is a war of 'judgment'."

"indeed."

Gawain nodded, uncrossed his hands, raised the one-third full wine glass on the table in front of him with his right hand, and took a sip.

"But the so-called 'judgment' - in fact, it never really came."

"From the beginning of this war, it was the accumulation of many years of the Holy Tower Theocracy, and the Dark Principality launched an aggressive war against us in the name of 'revenge'."

There was a burning light in Gawain's eyes.

His voice was still gentle, but it carried a certain irresistible and unquestionable power as he spoke clearly, word by word:

"Remember what happened before this long war broke out?"

"The first news we received was from the Sage's Tower. A duke, three marquises, and a dozen earls were cursed to death by the Dark Principality's 'Easy of Peace', who had the seventh fate of 'Nothingness'. That was the beginning of this war...."

"That caused quite a stir at the time, and the situation in the empire suddenly became extremely unstable."

"After that, the thief nation launched a 'revenge' on us. Until today, we have barely managed to repel them and expel them from our territory."

"And some time ago, just when we suppressed the rebellion of the Bloody Declaration, the Holy Tower Theocracy once again declared a holy war on us."

"It was not until then that we finally learned that from the very beginning, those unfortunate dukes, marquises, and earls who were cursed to death were cursed to death by the four Lost Seventh Fate Lich Kings of the Lich Council of the Theocracy."

"Afterwards, the Theocracy will pin the blame for their deaths on the Principality, allowing the Empire to unleash the red fire and sharp blade of hatred on the country of thieves."

"Their purpose is self-evident - and they have indeed succeeded, as evidenced by this war."

"We are learning this now, but it is too late. It doesn't matter now."

"..."

After a pause, Lord Gawain took another sip of the wine in the glass, and his golden eyes swept over Albert and Luo Xiu who were listening again, and then said:

"The reason I said all this first is just to express one thing—"

"The 'judgment' ordered by Emperor Augustusville never really came."

"Even though we have repeatedly inflicted heavy damage on the enemy and killed their 'executioners' in this war that is truly a 'defense', it is not enough, far from enough—"

"We are always passive and the invaded party."

"But this shouldn't be the case - the Nolan Empire under the Supreme should be the most powerful country on this continent."

"We were weakened by the chaos and weak by the division, which gave them - the Holy Tower Theocracy and the Dark Principality - an opportunity to take advantage of us."

"But now it's different."

Gawain shook the wine glass in his hand and spoke word by word with a certain sonorous power, gently but majestically:
"We have ended the rebellion, driven out the invasion, and restored our strength."

"We are no longer weak, nor are we frail."

"Now we can finally do something to our enemies,"

"—— to carry out the true 'judgment'."

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(End of this chapter)