Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

The high priest of the church? Luo Xiu Carlos? Thomas chewed on the name silently.

On the way to Maple City, he had heard the priest Mayyev mention this respected "high priest" more than once.

From Mayyev, Thomas learned many deeds of "Luo Xiu Carlos".

For example, he is the fastest record holder of the current priests in the "Holy Court" to be promoted to the fourth level of destiny, and he has killed countless pagans with the third and fourth levels of destiny. He also led the Red Maple City Church to grow step by step, and smashed the conspiracy of the enemy "Executioner" again and again...

-Powerful! In Thomas's ears, "powerful" is synonymous with Luo Xiu Carlos.

Thomas looked around, and the originally restless players were now looking forward to it. They seemed to have learned about the deeds of "Luo Xiu Carlos" from other priests and were full of curiosity about him.

But the high priest of the church had not yet appeared. Thomas saw that other players who were "refugees" were still being brought into the church by the clergy one by one. The number of players gathered here soon reached more than 2,000.

In addition to the players, the clergy also brought in some civilians from Red Maple City and refugees wandering outside the city.

It seems that this is not a gathering for the identity behind the "players" group? But a gathering like the "Citizens' Assembly" in ancient Western countries? Thomas guessed.

Soon, more than 5,000 people gathered in the inner courtyard of the church.

Most of the people gathered here are civilians, half of whom are players, and the rest are real civilians.

Thomas's panel detection feedback showed this result - those real civilians are just "ordinary NPCs", with levels ranging from lv.1 to lv.5, and have not embarked on any extraordinary destiny.

Thomas, who realized this, no longer focused on them, but chatted with other players in the [World Channel] while waiting silently.

Around the crowd, more than 200 first- and second-level priests have surrounded them.

Although some players were eager to do something, they looked at the priests who were on guard and chose to follow their hearts and temporarily suppressed the urge to die.

At this time, the players all bowed their heads and kept silent, only discussing enthusiastically in their minds. The citizens who were "invited" to come whispered to each other, speculating on the purpose of the church summoning them this time.

Just when everyone was discussing privately, suddenly, the statue in the center of the altar lit up with a dazzling light.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the light of the altar statue. Thomas then saw that nine priests in sacred costumes had appeared on the altar.

At this time, Thomas realized that Ma Yiyev, who had been in front of him, had left at some point, and he appeared among the nine priests on the altar!

The sudden appearance of a new figure diverted the players' attention and threw detection at them.

Not surprisingly, the detection results showed that, except for the names of the clergymen who appeared on the altar, almost all other items were question marks!

That is the first-level combat power of the church second only to the ‘high priest’... It is said that their clergymen are all “deacons”? Thomas thought to himself, and then he saw the “deacons” on the altar walked to both sides, leaving a large space in the middle of the altar empty.

The atmosphere in the field suddenly became silent. Suddenly, Thomas seemed to hear the sound of a war horse neighing.

There was a twitching sound of wind in the air, and Thomas felt that a bright light seemed to flash at the edge of his vision.

So he looked up and saw a scene that shocked him for a long time-

It was a golden Pegasus with wings on its back! It galloped in the air with its head held high, and the track it passed left a clear golden light!

And on the back of the Pegasus, the clergyman in a golden robe was driving it and landing on the altar!

——Boom! At the moment when the golden Pegasus fell on the altar, a slight roar sounded, and a circle of golden light suddenly bloomed on the altar, stirring up a light mist that blocked everyone's sight.

"Wow, what is that!" Some players in the channel expressed shock, and many players echoed.

Thomas was also greatly shocked in his heart - this is definitely the ability of [Glorious]! And whether it is special effects or strength, it is much stronger than the one that Mayyev used before!

Moreover, that golden Pegasus... is it some kind of summoned creature? Like a guardian beast, a divine beast or something like that? It seems that [Glorious] destiny also has a system of summoning creatures...

Thomas was thinking about this with excitement, his eyes were wide open, and he focused on the light mist that was slowly dissipating on the altar, unwilling to miss any details of the scene.

Until the light mist dissipated, the golden Pegasus had disappeared, but the priest who drove it smiled and calmly appeared in everyone's sight.

It was a priest with black hair and golden eyes, wearing a white priest robe.

He looked quite young, but his face did not have the childishness that his peers should have, instead, he had a calm expression as if he was keeping a secret.

The patterns on the clergy clothing he wore were more complex and gorgeous than those of other clergymen, which seemed to indirectly indicate his identity.

The "deacons" around him performed sacraments to the newly appeared clergymen, and the clergymen scattered around the crowd also looked at him devoutly, their eyes full of reverence.

At this time, Thomas saw that the civilians of Red Maple City who gathered here seemed to recognize him. Most of them also had respect in their eyes, which was enough to explain something deeper.

Afterwards, like most players, Thomas conducted a panel detection on the newly appeared young priest.

And the feedback result was exactly the same as he guessed-

Ross Carlos! That was indeed the "high priest" of the church, Ross Carlos!

The panel detection of him was similar to the result of the detection of the previous priest Maieyev, all of which were big question marks.

Even the detection result of "Ross Carlos" only showed question marks about his specific destiny!

That might be caused by the huge difference in level... However, Thomas was sure that based on the scene he just saw, the "high priest" of this church must be the destiny of [Glorious]!

While thinking about this, Thomas vaguely felt that the "high priest" on the altar seemed to glance in his direction.

But the glimpse soon disappeared, and Thomas did not see any changes on the face of the high priest on the stage, which made Thomas suspect that it might be an illusion caused by his over-focus.

While thinking about this, the "high priest" on the altar slowly spoke:

"Welcome, guests from afar, and diligent citizens."

"I am the head of the church, Luo Xiu Carlos. I sincerely thank you for accepting the invitation of the church to come here."

Invitation? Thomas pondered the word, and he looked at the civilians beside him. There was no special reaction on their faces. It looked like what the high priest said.

Luo Xiu Carlos then said loudly:

"I know that you are all loyal citizens of the empire. And in this frontier land, you wanted to live a peaceful life away from disputes."

"But-war! An unjust and blasphemous war suddenly broke out, dragging all of us into the center of the vortex!"

"As everyone knows, the Dark Principality-the nest of sinners, has invaded our country! In the name of revenge, they ruthlessly trampled on the land of the empire, destroyed ancient churches, kidnapped innocent people, insulted chaste women, broke the spines of young children, made their heads into wine glasses, and took pleasure in doing so, and regarded it as the pride of the winner!"

"Everyone, ——Some of you have left your hometowns and come here because your hometowns have been destroyed. Some of you have lost your homes because of the enemy's shameless invasion. "

"I understand your pain because I have seen too many similar tragedies. "

"But now, the city you are in - the fortress that has never collapsed or fallen after countless enemy attacks - Hongfeng City! This is the last fortress and the last home on the border of Songyuan Territory. "

"However, this last home is facing threats from the enemy, and our home is being destroyed and invaded. But we are not lambs to be slaughtered, we should be fighters for freedom, we are for Fight to defend our dignity and freedom!"

"To this end, I urge you and encourage you."

"We will drive the vicious bandits out of our territory, and we will engage in a noble and sacred war - a war of judgment!"

"Let all evil and strife cease, and good thoughts and peace will eventually take root and grow!"

"For this purpose, we gather here, and now we can still bask in the same warm sunshine."

"But the war will not stop. I know you will be afraid, frustrated and even desperate - but don't be afraid, the moment will protect us, and the church will always stand on your side."

"I promise you."

"No matter what you have done before, Where are you from? Now that you are standing here, standing on the land of Red Maple City, we are comrades with one will. "

"I will give you shelter, give you enough shelter from the wind and rain; I will give you clothes so that you don't curl up in the cold; I will give you money and food so that you don't suffer from hunger. "

"But the best of all is to give you hope that you can win a better future with your own hands. "

"I invite you. "

"I invite you to fight for Red Maple City and regard it as your real home. "

"..."

...

While listening to the speech of Luo Xiu Carlos, Thomas was indeed a little moved.

It must be said that the speech of this high priest was indeed very contagious. Although Thomas was not a real "refugee", he was also touched from the bottom of his heart.

And the real "civilians" around him had excited expressions on their faces. Some of them had red eyes, bulging veins on their necks, and their eyes seemed to have flames burning.

Compared to himself and other players, they were the real "refugees"...Thomas thought.

At the same time, in front of Thomas, his panel suddenly popped up.

That was a prompt to accept two tasks——

[Main task: Judgment War (?? Difficulty)]

[Recommended level: lv.1~lv.100, first level and above]

[Task type: Main task]

[Task description: At the end of the 767th year of the Apocalypse, the "Dark Principality" cavalry broke through the border of the Nolan Empire, and the Dark Grand Duke officially declared war on the Nolan Empire.

You descended on the Fanor Continent in the midst of troubled times, and the Ring of Apocalypse gave you the power to choose a camp.

Will you join the "Nolan Empire" and work with the Supreme to launch a just trial against the thieves of the "Dark Principality"? Or will you join the "Dark Principality" to overthrow the empire's dominance and achieve revenge?

Or will you become a witness to this war and join the "Holy Tower Church", "Golden Country Federation" or "Kashyapa Pure Land"... Of course, you can also become a lone wanderer.

All roads are unfolding before your eyes, and you only need to step on one of them.

Now, make your choice and wait to witness the result of your choice. 】

[Main quest guide: Choose your camp]

[……]

Damn... It's the main quest!

Just after listening to the speech of the "Chairman of the High Priest" of the church, the main quest actually popped up on the panel!

Thomas looked at the refreshed content on the panel with bright eyes. Although he didn't know the real principle of triggering the main line, it was obvious that he finally had a vague idea of ​​what he should do next.

And now, the light that kept flashing on the panel seemed to be urging him to make a camp choice.

After listening to the speech of the church's "high priest", Thomas decided to join the "Nolan Empire" without much hesitation.

[……]

[Main quest guide: Choose your camp (completed. Current camp: Nolan Empire)]

[Automatically generate quest objectives based on the current camp. The current camp is "Nolan Empire"]

[Phase 1 Mission Objective: Assist the "Nolan Empire" army to resist the invasion of the "Dark Principality"]

[Phase 2 Mission Objective: Assist the "Nolan Empire" army to capture the "Dark Principality" territory]

[Phase 3 Mission Objective: Assist the "Nolan Empire" army to destroy the "Dark Principality"]

[Main Mission Note: Kill enemy units and successfully assist your side to complete specific goals to obtain mission points (the final mission completion reward will be calculated based on the completion of the stage mission objectives and the number of points obtained)]

[Current Mission Points: 0]

[Completion Reward List: Basic Experience +120000+, Exclusive Destiny Random Skills*1~3, Exclusive Destiny Random Skills*1~3, Exclusive Destiny Random Expertise*1~3, Skill Slots*3~10, Skill Slots*3~10...Calculated based on the completion of the mission objectives...]

[...]

After confirming his own camp, Thomas's panel quickly showed the content after [Main Mission].

When Thomas saw the reward list for completing the task, his eyes almost went straight -

Fuck, this reward...

The basic experience of the reward...is as high as six figures? !

Not only that, after completing the main line, there are even rewards for skills, abilities, and expertise...Although Thomas has not yet embarked on his destiny and achieved extraordinary achievements, he has already felt how sweet the rewards he will get after completing the main line are.

It is worthy of being a main line task! Thomas secretly praised in his heart, and he looked at his character panel again. At this time, he only needed a few hundred experience points to upgrade to the level of lv.1, and he couldn't help but become more and more greedy for the rewards after completing the main line.

However, Thomas also knew that if he wanted to complete a [main line task] like this, he would have to wait for a long, long time.

In addition, this "Judgment War" will not be finished so quickly. If you want to quickly improve your strength, you still have to start with small tasks within your ability...

Thomas thought so, and he remembered that the panel seemed to have skipped two tasks just now, so he temporarily hid the main line task aside and looked at the panel of the second task.

[Trigger the commission task]

[Commission task: New Home (Normal Difficulty)]

[Recommended level: lv.1]

[Task type: Commission task]

[Task description: After listening to the speech of the "High Priest" of the Red Maple City Church, Luo Xiu Carlos, you are sheltered by the church as a "refugee" who has fled here, but you are not willing to do so. ]

[Among them, Luo Xiu Carlos has extended an invitation to you. He sincerely invites you to join Red Maple City and contribute to the defense and construction of Red Maple City. ]

[Task goal: Accept Luo Xiu Carlos' invitation, get a job in Red Maple City under the arrangement of the church clergy, and actively participate in the work for more than 12 hours (currently available options: Church Patrolman, City Builder, City Wall Guard, Forger Apprentice...). 】

[Completion reward: Basic experience +1000, Luo Xiu Carlos's favorability +10%, receive rewards from the church depending on the degree of contribution, and may receive an invitation to officially join the church, the border court, or the square monument courtyard]

[……]

Oh…it turns out that coming to the church to listen to this speech also corresponds to a side quest... Thomas looked thoughtful.

He has browsed the content of the [New Home] quest. Although its completion reward is much less than the main quest, it is a quest that current players can complete!

Moreover, although 1000 experience points seem small, it is enough for players to upgrade their current level by 4 or 5 levels!

In addition, the most critical reward for completing [New Home] is the half line of words behind it.

——It is possible to receive an invitation to officially join the church, the border court, or the square monument courtyard!

This is the only opportunity known so far. Thomas looked thoughtful. This is the opportunity in front of him to gain extraordinary power!

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Looking at the chat channel, it seems that many players have the same idea as him.

Thomas decided secretly that after the gathering here was over, he would go to the clergy of the church to get the job, slowly study what this world is made of, and prepare to work hard to complete this task within one day.

…

After summoning the "refugees" and the citizens whose property was destroyed, Luo Xiu left the altar after giving a speech in the church, and handed the rest to his clergy.

After that, he returned to the bishop's seat and observed the subsequent situation through the perspective of "fog shadow".

Most of the players seemed to be full of energy. After receiving new clothes and 5 silver coins of relief money under the leadership of the clergy, they wanted to start their new "job".

Looking at the scene in front of him, Luo Xiu felt that the previous speech should be quite successful.

He did mobilize the emotions of many "players". In order to further expand the appeal, he also deliberately asked the clergy to summon civilians, so that the feeling of hope born out of despair could spread as much as possible.

Now, Luo Xiu felt that in addition to the players, summoning civilians was indeed the right choice.

Although this allocated a lot of manpower, it did allow the players to experience the current situation of Red Maple City more realistically and immersively, and also avoided unnecessary suspicion caused by only players.

Although the players have nothing to do with this world, Luo Xiu knows that people are always emotional creatures.

This can be seen from the fact that most players chose to join the Nolan Empire camp in the main task triggered by "participating in the main event for a certain period of time" after the speech.

Afterwards, for more than 2,000 players who chose to join the Nolan Empire camp, Luo Xiu paid more than 200,000 experience points to issue them a "commissioned task" - [New Home], which gave the players the focus of their subsequent actions.

After these steps, most players will now "play" according to his guidance, which is what Luo Xiu wants to achieve.

Then, what to do next is very clear.

Luo Xiu's eyes suddenly became a little deeper.

Regarding the "Bishop of the Dead" Passaro and his "Death God Heir", the Gu that has been raised for so long is finally coming to the harvest time.

There is also "Holy Abyss", a hidden organization that Luo Xiu personally established, and it is also the main position prepared for the players.

It is also waiting for the right time to appear.

…