Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 384: The Last Night (Double Update!)
——Triple destiny!
Thomas thought excitedly, a smile already forming on the corners of his mouth.

Among all the nearly 20,000 players who descended on Red Maple City, most of them were still stuck at the "first level of destiny" -

Because most of the keys that can open the "Gate of Supernormal" and truly advance to the "Second Destiny" are strictly controlled by the three major destiny bases: Border Court, Church and Fangbei Courtyard. If the formal process is not followed, there will still be only a few players who can obtain the Supernormal Key in just twenty days.

In the twenty days since the public beta was launched, the number of players who have been given the "Bronze Key" is actually only more than a thousand, and among them, no player has obtained the "Silver Key" that can be promoted to the "Triple Destiny"——

Based on the information Thomas obtained by hanging out in various groups and discussion forums, currently only the church has clearly announced the merit requirements for being granted the "Silver Key". As for the peripheral players in the Border Court and Fangbei Courtyard, the specific way to obtain the "Silver Key" is still unclear.

The Church is way ahead! .jpg
Thomas, who has been the "Saint Guardian" of the church since the internal beta test, felt a surge of pride in his heart.

And just a few days ago, the "bishop" of the church, Ross Carlos, had also issued a new "instruction" to "saints" like Thomas and the big crocodile:

The bishop has announced to all clergy of the church that on the next day, March 768, 3 in the Apocalyptic Calendar, a sacred expedition will be launched to the border of the Dark Principality.

And the "Adventers" like Thomas and the Crocodile, who are in the first tier of strength, have long been included in the church's list of participants in the holy expedition.

Not all players are eligible to participate in the "Holy Expedition" - just like the church, there are now more than 3,000 "Adventers" who have joined the church. Only players who have "checked in" at the church for more than seven consecutive days and mastered at least two [Glory] skills and four [Glory] skills are eligible to participate in the Holy Expedition with the church.

Such a requirement has already eliminated nearly one-third of the inactive peripheral players of the church.

And this is just the most basic screening, which means that the next "big task" can be started.

There are various other requirements, such as successfully executing the "Judgment" mission, the quality and quantity of "Judgment" of pagans, the specific strength of being a "holy clergyman", and whether there is a serious "crime" record during the time in Red Maple City, etc.

Then points will be added or subtracted according to certain standards, and players who are eligible to participate in the "Sacred Expedition" will be ranked. Before the expedition, various rewards or subsidies will be distributed according to the players' rankings.

——It is equivalent to a “level-up activity”.

Thomas didn't dislike this method of screening and grading. On the contrary, a hardcore player like him was excited about this kind of grading similar to the "Strength List". He was very excited.

Just like all large-scale online games with "arena", "leaderboard" or similar sections, competing with each other in the rankings is also a big part of the fun of the game.

And now - Thomas ranks eighth among all the players in "Church", and the "Iron Pot Stew Crocodile" next to him ranks thirteenth, basically occupying the top twenty positions.

That would already be enough to get the first tier reward.

And today, the "Judgment Mission" they were carrying out on the small base of the "Burning Hand" was the last commission they would accept from the "Holy Judgement" before leaving Red Maple City.

Thomas thought about this.

He and the crocodile had left Mawei Street, Lane 13, Kailann for some time. They were walking on the main street, and the vague outline of the Red Maple City Church appeared in their field of vision.

"To church, old crocodile!"

Thomas said, "Then go directly to the 'House of Holy Judgement' and find Captain Connor to hand in the quest. Then, go to the 'Place of Preaching' and find Deacon Mayev to exchange the key!"

"Triple destiny... hehe... triple destiny..."

"..."

"Your smile is a little perverted, Thomas."

The crocodile turned his head, glanced at Thomas, and kept saying:
"Okay, that's just in time - we have already met all the requirements for the [Promotion Mission], and we're just missing a key."

"Once you have exchanged the keys, you can go back to your residence to complete the 'promotion'. Then go to the bear cave on the hill outside Red Maple City to find the money and treasures left there by the secret followers of the 'Burning Hand'."

"..."

As they discussed, they had already arrived at the gate of the church from one side of the main street of Red Maple City.

The two clergymen guarding the church gate looked at the crocodile and Thomas with burning eyes. Following the commandment of "purity", Thomas and the crocodile kept silent and instead communicated through the private chat interface of the [Chat Channel].

After passing through the gate and entering the inner courtyard of the church, they headed directly towards the Place of Holy Judgment.

But halfway through, they suddenly stopped.

"bishop."

Thomas opened his mouth and greeted the "bishop" in front of him, who was wearing a pure white robe.

The "bishop" of the church, that "Rosius Carlos", just walked out of the Holy Tribunal!
"Hello."

Luo Xiu nodded slightly to them, his eyes stayed on them for a while, and then he said gently:
"It seems that you have successfully carried out another sacred 'judgment'."

"well-done."

After briefly praising Thomas and the crocodile, "Bishop" Luo Xiu left Thomas and the crocodile calmly.

Thomas and the alligator paused for a moment, casting their gazes on the Bishop's departing figure, watching his gradually fading back.

I always feel itchy in my heart...the "bishop" praised us, did he really notice us? !
Thomas thought to himself.

Only when the back of the "Bishop" Ross Carlos completely disappeared from their sight did they turn around in a daze and walk into the gate of the Holy Inquisition.

……

"Bishop" Luo Xiu, dressed in casual clothes, just left the church.

At this time, his Level II Seal of Authority [Seal of God's Word] was about to finish its cooldown, and before this authority could be used again, he had already dealt with all the church affairs for the day.

It was during this half month or so——

As the "Bishop" and "Lord of the Holy Abyss", Luo Xiu's daily schedule is extremely regular.

Except for the first seven days, when he had some trouble avoiding the surveillance of the "Night Witch" Niaf and letting the "Shadow Raven" create a real illusion, he dealt with church affairs with Anthony every day, went to the forging manor to purify the [Seal of Ignorance] for the "Gravel" dwarves, and teleported to the "Holy Abyss - The Lost Court of Isol" to recruit players. This was a cycle of three points in a straight line.

During this time, he also found time to go to the border several times and repeatedly discussed with Albert about the marching route of the upcoming "Holy Expedition"; and in the "Holy Abyss", the newly captured pagans also needed to be continuously converted. With so many things happening at the same time, Luo Xiu indeed felt unprecedentedly busy.

These twenty days - it can almost be said that it is the busiest period since Luo Xiu was promoted to "Bishop".

But there are also some gains.

For example, Anthony has now been trained by Luo Xiu to become a qualified "high priest". Even without Luo Xiu's guidance, he can handle all the church affairs independently, but he may need to devote a full day's time to it.

You are already a mature high priest, it is time to learn how to do the work of a "bishop" yourself! .jpg
Tomorrow, when Luo Xiu officially sets out on the expedition with the clergy of the church and the army of Albert from the "Border Court", he will hand over all important decisions of the Red Maple City Church to Anthony.

In addition to raising a "High Priest" well, the experience accumulated in Luo Xiu's character panel and experience slot has also reached a very high number.

——He has accumulated nearly 40 million experience points!
The divine object "Spiritual Spring" that he possessed, its trembling spiritual reaction that was like wanting to break out of its cocoon, had also reached its peak. Luo Xiu estimated that as long as he allowed the experience in the experience pool to approach the upper limit of the ten million threshold once more, his "resonance level" with the Spiritual Spring would be able to rise to the next level.

Thinking about this, Luo Xiu walked out of the church gate, onto the main street of Red Maple City, and headed towards the direction of the [Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop].

Tonight,

He will purify the [Seal of Ignorance] for the last Gravel Dwarf.
And in return, he received two "Ancient Dragon Secret Treasures" from Mir - the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and the [Dragon Breath Scepter].

……

(End of this chapter)