Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Gawain...that Lord Gawain actually 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... just to see what kind of person he is as the "bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, whom Song Yuan leads the Justice Department to send "Thunder General" Albert to specifically target?

Luo Xiu speculated on various possibilities in his mind. The "Knight of the Throne" Frosa in front of him had already entered the room first and extended the "Supreme" courtesy to Lord Gawain and General Albert.

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

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

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

Albert remained calm and silent, while Gawain had a gentle smile on his face and nodded lightly.

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

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

After saying this, Frosa exited the room. He looked at Luo Xiu under his mask, 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 gold and iron touching the ground - he waited outside the room.

"I have long admired you. I have heard Albert talking about you, and I have been close to you for a long time. The 'bishop' of the church - His Excellency Rossio Carlos."

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

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

Luo Xiu also had a calm smile on his face, and with a somewhat respectful expression, he extended his right hand to Gawain and shook his hand gently.

Just when they were shaking hands, Luo Xiu saw Gawain's dark golden pupils flowing, and his eyes seemed to be spinning around and observing him, so he also looked at him openly and observed the other party.

Lord Gawain Bakar, his iconic, flowing slightly curly blond hair, shone softly under the golden wall lamp; his face was quite clean, and his fair and bloody face was completely different. Like a knight leader who has experienced hundreds of battles, he can be said to be meticulous;

And he was wearing a gorgeous gold-patterned robe, with blood-red and bright gold gems inlaid on golden threads one by one. On his left chest, there was a platinum badge in the shape of a sword and a shield, which symbolized his identity. emblem.

Luo Xiu could faintly see that the armor hidden under Gawain's robe was shining with dark fragments of light.

And his other hand has been faintly close to the waist, where high-density spirituality is flowing, exuding bursts of dangerous aura, but nothing can be seen with the naked eye - just like a "handle" hanging on the side of Gao Wen's body. "The Invisible Sword".

"This should be our first meeting, Mr. Luo Xiu Carlos."

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

In fact, this was not the first time they met... Luo Xiu cursed.

When he first went to Songyuan Territory to participate in the "Antiquities Auction" held by the "Black Sword Mansion", he spent 200,000 gold coins to buy the "Fountain of Spirituality" that Lord Gawain personally auctioned. Lord Gawain met once.

However, at that time, he changed his name to "Iron Hammer" and wore a mask that hid his identity. Under the mask, he also used special means to change his appearance. Gawain should not be able to recognize him.

In addition, now - he is already a "fifth-level destiny", with a large number of attribute points added to "resistance", and the special protection of "Fallen Angel" Tatia, Gawain is even more unable to recognize his identity.

Luo Xiu thought to himself that he had this kind of confidence, and a smile matching this kind of confidence appeared on his face, and he said to Lord Gawain:

"Me too."

"I have heard many stories about you."

"Previously, you quelled the rebellion of the Kuma Territory's 'Bloody Declaration' - you led the knights of the throne under your command and killed the rebel leader and the 'executor', laying the groundwork for victory in the final battle. "

"Your deeds have spread throughout the Songyuan Territory, and even the townspeople in 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."

"..."

Luo Xiu, who had rich experience as a social animal in his previous life, actually said these words right out of his mouth.

The smile on Lord Gawain's face became stronger, and he seemed to be quite useful.

"You are really exaggerating, Your Excellency Luo Xiu Carlos."

Gawain said with a smile, and immediately let go of Luo Xiu's hand.

"Please take a seat, Lord Luo Xiu."

Gawain held Luo Xiu's arm, and spread his other hand towards the guest seat opposite the main seat, "To be polite, let's end it here - Albert and I have been waiting for you. Now, we It’s time to formally talk about important things about the future.”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Luo Xiu nodded, and followed Lord Gawain's instructions, sitting down in front of the soft sofa in the guest room, and adjusted his sitting position half casually, half formally, to find a relatively comfortable and decent posture.

He saw that Gawain had also sat back in the main seat, with his hands folded and placed lightly on his knees. His scorching golden eyes looked slightly at Albert, then at Luo Xiu, and slowly said:

"The 'Bishop' of the Red Maple City Church, His Excellency Luo Xiu Carlos."

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

...ask me what I think? Luo Xiu thought for a moment and responded to him:

"Just like its name - this is a war of 'trial'."

"indeed."

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

"But the so-called 'judgment' never actually came."

"From the very beginning of this war, it was a war of aggression that the Holy Tower Theocracy had accumulated over many years, and that was launched against us by the Principality of Darkness in the name of 'revenge'."

Gawain's eyes were shining with burning light.

His voice was still gentle, but with a certain power that was irresistible and unarguable, he spoke clearly word by word:

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"Do you remember what happened before this long war broke out?"

"The earliest news we got from the [Tower of Sages] - a duke, three marquises, and a dozen earls were cast under spells by the 'Envoy of Peace' of the Dark Principality with the seventh level of destiny of [Void] Killed by the Life and Death Curse, that was the beginning of this war——"

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

"After that, the country of thieves launched a 'revenge' on us. Until today, we have been able to repel them and expel them from our territory."

"And some time ago, when we had just suppressed the rebellion of the 'Bloody Declaration', the Holy Tower Theocracy once again declared jihad against us."

"It was only then that we finally learned that from the very beginning, those dukes, marquises and earls who were unfortunately cursed were the four [lost] seventh-fold destinies of the Theocracy's 'Lich Order'" The Lich King teamed up to curse him."

"After that, the Theocracy blamed their deaths on the Principality, allowing the Empire to fully exert the red fire and blade of hatred on the country of thieves."

"Their purpose is self-evident - and they did succeed, and this war is the proof."

"We only know this now, but it's too late. By now, it doesn't matter anymore."

"..."

After a pause, Lord Gawain took another sip of the wine in the glass. His golden gaze once again swept across the listening Albert and Luo Xiu, and then said:

"The reason why I say this first is just to express one thing——"

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

"Even though we have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and killed their 'executors' again and again in this war that is truly a 'guard', it is not enough, far from enough -"

"We are always passive, the one being invaded."

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

"We were weak because of chaos and weak because of division, so we gave them - the Holy Tower Theocracy and the Principality of Darkness an opportunity to take advantage of."

"But, it's different now."

Gawain shook the wine glass in his hand, and said each word with a certain sonorous power, gently but full of majesty:

"We have ended the insurgency, driven out the aggression and restored strength."

“We are no longer weak, we are no longer weak.”

"Now we can finally face our enemies,"

"——Exercise real 'judgment'."

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