Chapter 292 Kroos’s “Invitation”
Break through the “Fourth Path of Destiny”? When Anthony said this, Luo Xiu couldn't help but be stunned.
Although the previous panel detection of Anthony had indeed shown that he had reached the upper limit of the "Triple Destiny" level, Luo Xiu did not expect that he would touch the "door" so quickly.
It seems that in the previous battle, Anthony should have completed his "promotion mission"... This is a good thing, Luo Xiu thought.
If Anthony can really successfully break through, the church will be happy to mention a direct lineage "candidate" extraordinary person.
"Of course." A faint smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face, he leaned over and opened the drawer at the corner of the table, and took out a small box from it.
Pushing the small box in front of Anthony, Anthony opened it, and there was a gold key lying inside.
As a "bishop", any priest who wants to apply for an extraordinary key above "silver" needs to go to Luo Xiu for review. At present, all the "golden" keys of the church are controlled by Luo Xiu.
There are not many of them. From the original inventory and those captured from the enemy, the church currently only has three in stock.
Seeing Anthony looking at the key in the box in a daze, Luo Xiu smiled and said:
"You are qualified to get it, Anthony. You don't have to think about those tedious assessments, they are not important to you or me."
"...I understand." Anthony nodded, Zheng Er Zhongzhi took out the golden key from the box and said, "Thank you, Luo Xiu."
"When are you going to be promoted?" Luo Xiu then asked Anthony, "I will take the time to do this for you." You bear witness."
"Now." Anthony replied firmly, "I am ready to take another step forward."
" Luo Xiu nodded slightly, then stood up, walked to the door and said, "Then, go to the holy seminary of the 'Bishop's Holy See', I will wait for you there."
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< br>Church, Holy See.
Before Anthony arrived, Luo Xiu first found the "guiding priest" Colen who was still on duty at night, and asked him to take several trainee priests to the holy seminary room on the second floor of the bishop's throne, and The environment is tidy and tidy.
In the holy cultivator's room, all kinds of scrolls and books that were originally messily arranged have been sorted out. Luo Xiu deliberately left a large area in the middle empty for Anthony to be promoted.
This is the first case of a church priest trying to advance to the "Fourth Path of Destiny", and Luo Xiu takes this very seriously.
After Column and other priests had sorted things out, Anthony also arrived, bringing a few bottles of auxiliary medicine.
Colen and other priests then left. Luo Xiu looked at the potion in Anthony's hand and said with a smile: "It seems you are really ready."
Those are the things that can be used temporarily. A potion that can improve various attributes, increase Holy Light affinity, and eliminate certain abnormal state interference. Most of them are produced by the alchemists of the Alchemy Academy, and a small number are prepared by the church itself. Many clergymen have the habit of taking them before promotion.
They do not have a panel, but taking such auxiliary potions before "promotion", according to the experience of the predecessors, can indeed increase the success rate of promotion - the extraordinary beings indigenous to the Apocalypse World do exist Promotion failure is possible.
It is easier for them to glimpse the "door" when they reach the bottleneck, but it is also easy for them to be unrecognized by the "spiritual sea" because their strength is not perfect - even if they can open the door with a key, they will not be recognized by the "spiritual sea" because of their incomplete strength. The moment you step into the door, you will be expelled by the "Spiritual Sea", and you will not be able to get the inspiration for promotion for a long time, unless you can make further progress based on the original bottleneck.
But in Luo Xiu's panel detection of Anthony, his attributes were actually up to standard, and there was no need to take those potions. But Luo Xiu did not dissuade him. Taking them would help improve his optimistic attitude, which was equally important to Anthony.
"Well, wait for me for a moment." Anthony said, unscrewing the cork of the potion and drinking the three bottles of potion together.
The moment he took the potion, Luo Xiu saw that the outline of Anthony's body glowed with an obvious pale golden light, and the aura emanating from his whole body became purer and softer. .
"...Okay." After carefully feeling the changes after taking the potion, Anthony raised his head and said to Luo Xiu, "I'm ready."
Afterwards, Anthony He sat down on the cushion on the floor in the middle of the holy seminary and took out the "Golden Key" at the same time.
Luo Xiu nodded and did not respond to him verbally. He just silently prayed for several holy spells. Then he waved his hand and cast the holy spells of "Consecration Prayer" and "Consecration Blessing" on Anthony.
After completing all of this, Luo Xiu sat back on the chair and watched Anthony opposite him mobilize his spirituality to capture "inspiration", and then at a certain moment, his eyes closed.
Anthony's breath "disappeared". Both his breathing and heartbeat tended to stop at this moment. Only the faint golden light covering the outline of his body was still flowing slowly and irregularly. .
As long as the light did not dissipate, Anthony was not in danger - Luo Xiu then looked at him silently, waiting for the result of his "promotion".
……
Twenty minutes passed.
Suddenly, the faint golden light covering Anthony's body suddenly burst out with an extremely dazzling light!
His whole aura "returned", and the spiritual surge became more surging and more intense than before!
At this point, Luo Xiu clearly knew that Anthony's "promotion" had been successful.
The detection of his panel also showed the result of his promotion in time - the "Purifying Patriarch of Sins" Anthony has successfully completed his promotion, and he is now the "Purifying Patriarch of Sins"!
Although it is not a hidden profession, for Anthony, successfully completing the promotion is already a good result, and Luo Xiu does not expect too much.
Under Luo Xiu's gaze, Anthony, who had just returned from the "Spiritual Sea", slowly opened his eyes.
A ray of electric golden light burst out from his eyes, and the color of his pupils also changed from dark green to bright gold. This is a distinctive feature of [Glory] reaching a certain extraordinary level.
Anthony, who had just woken up from the sea of spirituality, still had a confused expression on his face, but as his vision became clearer, he gradually woke up.
"Congratulations, Anthony." Luo Xiu smiled and congratulated Anthony, "The sun is blessing you. You have successfully completed your promotion and entered a new level."
"So, what is your current occupation? Anthony?"
"..."
"The Patriarch of Purification." Anthony said in a daze, " I am now... the Patriarch of Sin."
"Yes, I understand." Luo Xiu nodded, "I have indeed witnessed your promotion, Anthony, you are already the fourth level. "Destiny," your spiritual reaction has told me this."
"How do you feel?" Luo Xiu then asked.
Anthony did not answer immediately, but after feeling a period of physical changes, he slowly said:
"My spirit has become more abundant, and my body has become more powerful...and apart from that In addition, I seem to have a deeper understanding of the realm of 'becoming a saint', as if I could vaguely see a bright light in the distance."
He has obtained the specialty "Disciple of the Saint" and has been promoted. The extraordinary profession has received a considerable amount of attribute value correction. Anthony himself doesn't have much real sense now, but in Luo Xiu's judgment of him, he is already more than three times stronger than before his promotion.
"Well, that's a normal phenomenon."
Luo Xiu nodded and said, "After that, you can go to the Holy Treasure Hall, I will leave a few copies there.' You can choose to learn and comprehend the sacred scrolls applicable to the "fourth level of destiny"."
After that, according to the standard procedure, Luo Xiu said to Anthony:
"Listen well, Anthony. . From now on, you are the 'priest' of the church and are still in charge of all matters of the Holy Inquisition."
"After I am officially promoted to bishop, you will take over my current position and prepare. He also serves as the 'high priest' of the church and is responsible for coordinating and supervising the three major sanctuaries of the church."
"I will register with Mayev at the mission house that you have been promoted to the 'fourth destiny'. . Your salary will be increased from 70 gold coins per week to 300 gold coins per week."
When Luo Xiu was promoted to the "fourth level of destiny", Priest Leonard gave him the salary. It was only one hundred and fifty coins per week... But in the Red Maple City Church, Luo Xiu generously doubled the amount for Anthony, who was about to take on multiple roles.
"I hope you can be more diligent and reach the level of the 'Fivefold Destiny' soon, Anthony. I need you, and the church also needs you." Luo Xiu finally said.
Anthony nodded. He was obviously a little surprised by the number of his "sanctions".
His salary quadrupled in one fell swoop. After being in a daze for a while, he said softly and resolutely:
"Okay." "I will definitely do it."< br>
"Thank you again, Luo Xiu. I will be more diligent and meticulous to shoulder the responsibilities I will shoulder."
After Anthony said After that, Luo Xiu stood up from the chair, patted Anthony on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Wait for tomorrow, um, just do what I said, you go to the missionary tomorrow." Holy Treasure Hall', pick the scroll you need. "
"But it's late now, Anthony. You go back and rest first."
"Okay." Accompanied by Luo Xiu, he walked out of the holy seminary and left the "bishop's room".
...
After looking at Anthony's back, which had completely disappeared from the field of vision, Luo Xiu returned to the bishop's throne and casually pulled up two layers of "Yujin Barrier".
The kind expression on his face gradually disappeared, a deep light appeared in his eyes, and he went straight back to the bedroom.
Now that there is no one to disturb him, he can finally carry out another important thing in his plan...
——Chasing Koros!
For this reason, he had already prepared the "Holy Abyss" for a long time. When he received successive visits from Hubert and Anthony, he was also waiting for the final arrangement to be completed.
Just now, in the middle of Anthony's promotion, he has received the spirituality transmitted by the "Faceless One" Intis——
All the arrangements have been completed, Just wait for the moment when the "Lord" gives the order. Intis sent back such news.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Xiu turned his spirit and issued the latest order to Intis through the "Family Crest" -
"Execute now."
"We can let Bagry... take action."
...
Outside of Red Maple City.
In the dark army camp.
"Executioner" Koros, he was lying on the soft bed in the central tent, breathing weakly to rest and recover from his injuries.
After he was defeated by "Holy Deacon" Hubert on the previous battlefield, he used his ability to escape back here during the crisis, but he was seriously injured as a result, and half his life was wasted.
However, in such a crisis situation, he was lucky enough to escape from Hubert's hands... Kross still has lingering fears. Every time he thinks back to the previous battlefield, his My head couldn't stop throbbing in pain.
Of course, he knew the price of his escape - the decisive battle must have failed. Only more than 20,000 of the 100,000 pitch black troops sent out returned, and even more than 10,000 people had taken advantage of the chaos to become deserters.
It can only be said that this is indeed in line with the nickname of "The Principality of Thieves". An army composed of extremely vicious people from all over the Fanor continent and cultivated under the influence of chaos is indeed on the battlefield to deal with the crushing situation. It has the advantage of being life-threatening, but when the wind goes against it, it becomes a mess, lacking the cohesion that a normal army should have...
Koros knows that the entire Dark Army is like a pack of wolves.
And he is the "alpha wolf" - once the alpha wolf is defeated, the entire wolf pack will immediately collapse and become a mob.
However... Koros has no real feelings about this.
He has seen too many scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and with his position as the executioner of the "Fifth Path" in the principality, even if the army is completely destroyed due to his strategic mistakes, that person The Dark Archduke will not do anything to him - because a "holy" executioner is more valuable in the eyes of the Archduke than an army of 100,000 criminals.
As for how to replenish the lost troops, Koros has his own method.
Plunder the surrounding small towns or villages, capture the male population as "slaves" and send them into the army, or simply raise a wave of troops from the Dark Principality again... There are always more ways than difficulties.
But Kross doesn’t want to think about this now.
For him, the top priority is to recover from his injuries as soon as possible and be wary of possible pursuit from Red Maple City... However, according to reports from his informants in the city, the "Judge" Baines of the side court They don't seem to be planning to chase them down.
The "Bianting" seems to want to wait for the arrival of a [Supreme] saint before taking the initiative to start a decisive battle with the Dark Army. This is a relatively safe strategy for them, but it also plays into Koros's plan. .
This way, there will be more time to recover from the injury... Kross thought to himself.
And just when he was thinking this, the sound of patter and patter footsteps suddenly came from his ears.
That was the sound of leather shoes stepping on the muddy road, accompanied by the spiritual surge that was getting closer and closer. The person coming was the "fourth destiny".
That was the extraordinary person of [Ku Tu]’s destiny. Koros, who was also [Ku Tu], had already felt this, so he turned over and sat up.
That should be his "horned head"... Koros is familiar with this breath, but he doesn't know which horned head it is.
Maybe he came to report something, Kroos thought.
Just outside the big tent, Koros could see the figure of the visitor clearly through the half-open curtain.
He was wrapped in a cloak, exuding the gloomy aura that uniquely belonged to the "Hunted Head", which made Kross more and more certain of his conjecture.
The "monkey head" walked straight into Koros's tent, half-knelt down in front of Koros, and said to Koros in a low voice:
"Greetings to you, Lord Kroos."
"I have something important to report to you alone."
"..."
"Say it." Koros' voice was sharp and cold.
The man in front of him paused for a moment, then he suddenly laughed and said:
“—That’s an invitation.”
After saying that, he suddenly raised his head He raised his arm and exposed the back of his hand under the gaze of Kross!
The black light flashed on it, and it was the mark of a sword blade and a dragon claw!
Koros was caught off guard and didn't know what the "Hunt" on the opposite side had done. A ring of dark red formation patterns appeared at his feet. Then, Koros's eyes went dark——
When the light returned again, Koros saw that the "monster head" was still in front of him, and behind him stood the magnificent and ancient hall.
And he had pulled back the hood that covered his face.
Kros's pupils shrank.
——He saw the face of "Bragly Swordsman" Bagry!
That was exactly the face of the "monster-headed" Bagri who had defected before!
Koros subconsciously had the urge to cut the traitor in front of him into pieces on the spot.
But before he actually took action, he suddenly realized that he had been surrounded by dozens or hundreds of spiritual surges!
Then, Bagry’s deep voice came to his ears——
“I was ordered to invite you to come here, to this [Forsaken Royal Court], Lord Koros "
Bagri raised his head, looked at Koros, and said:
"This is the 'Holy Abyss' - our Lord, he wants to see you."< br>
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(End of this chapter)