Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 385: Liberation and Promise (8rd update 4k! Happy New Year to everyone~)

Red Maple City, Forging Manor.

It was already late at night. The sign of "Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop" was hanging on the marble wall of the manor, swaying in the breeze, making a "creaky, creaky" sound.

The blacksmiths employed by the manor are still working hard on the forging. The dense and rhythmic sound of "ding ding, ding dang" of hammers lingers on the beams, interweaving into a melody with the rustling sound of the branches blown by the wind.

Just like he had done dozens of times before when he came to the manor, Luo Xiu walked through the gate, entered the courtyard of the manor, and went straight into the largest villa and went to the third floor.

Arriving at the forging room belonging to "Master Chef" Mir, Luo Xiu knocked lightly on the door, and it swung open with a "click", and Mir poked his head out from the crack in the door.

"I have come to fulfil my promise, my friend."

Luo Xiu smiled and greeted Mir:

"Tomorrow, I will embark on a sacred expedition. Before that, I will help the last dwarf of 'Sand' and help him escape the distress of the [Seal of Ignorance]."

"..."

"……it is good."

"wait for me a while."

Mir nodded, then turned around and went back to the room.

Soon, he came out holding two pieces of secret treasure wrapped in white cloth. While holding them tightly, he raised his head, looked into Luo Xiu's eyes, and said:

"Come on...I'll take you there."

His voice revealed reluctance, but more of determination. Luo Xiu looked at Mil, then at the two secret treasures in his arms, and said nothing more.

He then followed Mil through the secret door into the adjacent manor and entered the hiding place of the last ignorant "Sand" dwarf.

It was there - deep beneath the manor, in a dim underground stone chamber, that Luo Xiu saw the last ignorant "Gravel" dwarf, sitting on a wooden chair with cloudy eyes and a dull expression.

His name was "Hake Gravel". Mir had introduced him to Luo Xiu before, and Luo Xiu's panel detection had also fed back the same result -

"Hak Grit", the Rune Warlock with the dual destiny of [Intelligence], does not look very old, probably only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

Considering the long life span of dwarves compared to humans, "Hak Grit" has not even reached adulthood. In fact, he is indeed the youngest of all the "Grit" dwarves.

At this time, the other thirty-eight dwarves who had been purified of the [Seal of Ignorance] gathered around Hake Sand, sometimes looking at Hake and sometimes at Luo Xiu, their faces showing expressions of anxiety and anticipation to varying degrees.

"let's start."

Mil walked up to Luo Xiu and spoke in a low voice.

Luo Xiu looked in front of him, at the last dwarf of the "Sand" tribe who was trapped in the [Seal of Ignorance], and gently raised his right hand towards him.

The cooldown time of the Level II authority [Seal of God’s Word] ended at this moment. A golden light pattern suddenly flashed on the back of his hand, and his palm was already pressed on the forehead of Hake Sand——

hum! ! !
Ripples appeared in the air, and fine strands of golden light seeped out from the folds.

Above the outline of Luo Xiu's body and the outline of Hake Sand's body, a pale golden light gently draped over them like a gauze mist.

Behind Luo Xiu, the figure of the archangel holding a bell and with compassionate eyes appeared from nowhere.

He looked ahead with compassion, looking at the dwarf "Hake Sand" trapped in ignorance. The bell in his hand shook gently, making a clear and distant echo, and at the same time, he uttered a sacred and solemn "God's Word" -

"—You will be baptized!"

Then, his figure slowly disappeared, and black mist began to slowly, gradually emanate from the outline of "Hake Gravel"'s body.

In the status column of "Hake Gravel", the status entry of [Seal of Ignorance (Cannot be purified, cannot be removed)] began to "burn", and began to gray and disappear little by little from the edge.

The turbid light in the eyes of the dwarf Hake gradually dissipated, and gradually returned to the clear and bright light of spiritual awareness, but the expression on his face was still dull and ignorant, and he murmured vaguely:
"me……"

"I woke up?"

"..."

"He's fine now, he just needs to adapt."

Looking at Hake Sand who was still ignorantly "recognizing" the surroundings, Luo Xiu took two steps back and said to Mir:

"I'll wait for you outside."

"...Okay." Mil nodded solemnly and hesitantly.

After that, Luo Xiu left the room and went to the courtyard of the manor to wait. Just like when he rescued other "gravel" dwarves from distress before, Luo Xiu would always give them some time alone -

About twenty minutes passed.

While Luo Xiu was browsing the Player Forum and paying attention to the main entrance of the villa corridor, he saw Mir staggering out of the corridor.

Luo Xiu then closed the forum, stood up from the stone bench where he was resting, and walked towards Mir.

In his hands he was still holding two ancient dragon secret treasures wrapped in white cloth.

Until Luo Xiu walked up to him, Mir stood there in silence for a while and said:

"Hake... the dwarf you just 'purified' has regained consciousness."

"Like most of my people, he needs an adjustment period... but that's okay. He's still young, it won't take long."

"..."

"That's good."

Luo Xiu smiled and said:
"Then all your people will be free from their distress."

"You can rest assured, my friend. And I can embark on the sacred expedition without any worries. This is something worth celebrating and praising."

“…Yes, this is indeed something to be happy about.”

As Mil said this, he forced a smile on his face, and then placed the ancient dragon's secret treasure in his hands on the marble table beside him.

"Then, according to our previous agreement—"

Mir's voice was a little low, but he still said firmly, clearly, and solemnly word by word:

"These two 'Ancient Dragon Secret Treasures', the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and the [Dragon Breath Scepter], they are yours... Luo Xiu."

"I hope they can be of greater use in your hands...but please, please don't lose them..."

"..."

As he said this, his hands covered with thick calluses stroked the surface of the two "secret treasures" again and again, unwilling to let go.

"I promise you."

In response to Mir's reluctance, Luo Zheng said calmly:
"I won't lose them."

"Besides, since they are yours and the secret treasures that the dwarves of Sand have kept until now, I am just keeping them for you."

"I also promise you, Mir, my friend - if one day you need to observe and study them again, and want to gain knowledge and inspiration from them, you can always come to me to take it back."

"..."

"Thank you, Luo Xiu."

As if his words had strengthened his resolve, Mil finally pulled his hands away from the two secret treasures and sincerely thanked Luo Xiu.

"You are indeed the holy, noble, and most virtuous 'Bishop.'"

This is how he evaluated the "bishop" in front of him - that was the highest evaluation.

Luo Xiu nodded slightly and said nothing more.

He just took two steps forward and held up the two ancient dragon secret treasures placed on the stone table with his hands.

When I got them, I just felt that they were heavy.

Out of courtesy and respect, he did not put the two ancient dragon secrets into the storage bracelet in front of Mil, but held them in both hands and turned away.

Under Mil's gaze.

The "bishop" of the church, Ross Carlos, walked towards the main gate of the manor step by step, holding the ancient dragon's secret treasure in his hand.

Until his back disappeared outside the courtyard door and at the end of the street.

……

(End of this chapter)