Chapter 212 Questioning understanding becomes... (5k2)
When Luo Xiu returned to Anthony's room in the Holy Inquisition with the newly obtained letter, Anthony was still "counting" the number of Holy Inquisitors who could participate in the Holy Inquisition task with Pamier.
It wasn't until they began to personally manage the entire "Holy Inquisition" that they could finally experience personally the heavy workload of Priest Leonard when they were at the church in Sina City.
When Anthony and Pamier saw Luo Xiu coming back, they both put down their work and cast eager glances at Luo Xiu.
"How was your conversation with the Lord of Nelson?" Anthony asked bluntly, "Also, what is that in your hand?"
"Lord Nelson, he is indeed a good person." Luo Xiu replied calmly, "He was cursed, and the purpose of coming to the church is also to hope that I can help him remove the curse. I have just performed a purification for him."
Then, Luo Xiu raised his hand, raised the letter in his hand, and said: "And this is your next task."
"..."
"Mission?" Pamier on the side couldn't help but wonder. She took the letter from Luo Xiu's hand and read it over.
Until he reached the end of the letter, Pamier's cold face showed no signs of change. He just handed the letter to Anthony aside, and at the same time gently said:
"...We will eventually bring down the death of revenge. ?wishful thinking."
"Are they the heretics who want to avenge Starro? Are they the remnants of the 'Ancient Hermitage'?" Anthony quickly read the contents of the letter, put it down, and blurted out.
"It's not certain yet." Luo Xiu shook his head and said, "This letter is the threatening letter received by City Lord Nelson. His trustee handed it over to me, and I happened to find out some information, and the letter on the letter The content is partially consistent.”
"Do you have any information?" Pamier tilted her head and looked directly at Luo Xiu with her golden-green eyes. Her voice was still calm and she asked, "Do you know who the 'Death Announcer' is?"
"...Maybe you know something." Luo Xiu replied to Pamier noncommittally, and then solemnly said to Anthony and Pamier, "'Grian Brussel,' you must keep this name in mind. That may be a 'spell master' or a 'necromancer' with a third or fourth level of destiny, and it is also the name of the person who wrote this letter."
"Then, I will give you a few locations to clear out the [Lost] heretics in those strongholds, and find out information about 'Grian Bruiser'. That is the task I want to give you."
"..."
When the problem was simplified to "where to go, who to judge, and how many to judge," Anthony and Pamier were immediately full of energy. The expressions on their faces at this time seemed to have understood everything.
"I see."
Anthony nodded and said, "We have already counted the list of Holy Judges who can participate in the 'Judgment' mission. Just as you said, we will complete the clearing of those [lost] pagan strongholds and investigate the relevant 'Grian Bruiser' information."
"Very well, Anthony, and Pamier."
Luo Xiu smiled, put his fingers on his chin, and said:
"Then I'm waiting for your good news."
…
After that, Luo Xiu gave Anthony and the others three [Lost] stronghold locations.
They are three medium-sized strongholds, located in the old streets and deep alleys of Mawei Street, Lavender Street and Sifen Street, and they are all guarded by at least one [Lost] "Spell Master" or "Necromancer" with a triple destiny. .
For enemies of such extraordinary level, it is not difficult for Anthony and Pamier to "judge" them, and it can even be considered easy.
And Luo Xiu did not directly tell them the location of a large stronghold where "Fourth Fate" extraordinary people were stationed. Although enemies of this level might know more about "Grian Bruiser", that might also allow them to Anthony and Pamier are in danger, which is not the ending Luo Xiu wants to see.
The most important task of Anthony and Pamier is actually to find out the information about "Grian Brussel"... Luo Xiu thought to himself. If that is really the enemy of the "fourth destiny", then he can only deal with it by himself.
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While thinking about this, Luo Xiu had left the Holy Inquisition and walked near the statue of Xunyu.
He was walking on the avenue in the inner courtyard at this time. When the sun penetrated the cold clouds and shone on Luo Xiu, he felt a warmth like the melting spring water.
At the same time, he heard someone calling him.
"——Master Daji! Master Luo Xiu!"
Breathless shouts were heard, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps. Luo Xiu looked towards the source of the sound and saw the figure of a priest.
That is the "ordained priest" with a dual destiny. According to the priesthood, he should be a priest in the "preaching place". At this time, he was holding a large stack of files in his hands.
"Finally I see you...Master Daiji!"
The priest ran to Luo Xiu, held the files and bowed slightly to him, then said respectfully: "Lord Chilanta of the 'Mission', let me bring these files to your Holy Office... But you were not at your residence at that time. Fortunately, I met you here! "
"Master Daji, these are the files that have not been processed or reviewed since the establishment of the Red Maple City Church. The 'deacon' rank of Master Chilanta and several other adults is not enough to fully review them, so it is necessary to you……"
"..."
When listening to the priest say these words, Luo Xiu had a vague premonition in his heart.
He smelled the smell called "overtime"...
"...I understand." Luo Xiu put away these complicated emotions and said gently to the priest, "I will take you to the Holy Office."
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In the inner courtyard of the church, next to the residence of the high priest.
Luo Xiu took the priest through the boundary of the high priest's residence and came to the "Holy Affairs Hall".
The "Sacred Service Hall" is an independent building located on the side of the High Priest's residence. It is the place where the "President of the High Priest" of the church handles holy affairs during the wartime. It is not open to other clergy at ordinary times.
Luo Xiu had not officially started handling holy affairs before, so this was also his first time coming to the "Holy Affairs Hall".
Luo Xiu then took out his unique key to the Holy Office from his bracelet, opened the door, and asked the priest to move all the files in.
He then stepped into the interior of the Holy Office and began to observe the interior furnishings.
In the main hall facing the main entrance, there is a huge statue of Xuyu in the middle. The work rooms that really belong to "hosting the grand ceremony" are located on both sides, with a total of eight rooms.
That corresponds to the possible increase in the number of priests who "offer the high ceremony" in the future development of the Red Maple City Church. After all, the current church is only a "small church" in size, but the Holy Office has been built in advance according to the standards of a "medium-sized church".
The first room on the left, the largest sacred room, is the "bishop's room" belonging to Luo Xiu.
As the only "presiding priest" of the Red Maple City Church at this time, Luo Xiu will be the co-bishop - and if the Red Maple City Church expands again in the future, or Luo Xiu is promoted to the "Fifth Destiny" during his tenure, he will also receive the true The title of "bishop".
"This is it." Luo Xiu then smiled and said gently to the priest holding a large pile of files, "Just sort out the files and put them on the table. Go back and tell Chilanta, the chief officer of the mission, and let him Come see me tomorrow."
"Okay, Lord Daiji." The priest nodded and responded respectfully, "I will convey your instructions to Lord Kilanta."
After saying that, the priest resigned to Luo Xiu, and then Luo Xiu was left alone in the room.
Luo Xiu then came to sit in front of the main seat, leaned back and pressed against the backrest, and looked down at the pile of files on the table.
In his mind, he inexplicably recalled the scene where Leonard was working as a priest - in Luo Xiu's memory, the Leonard he saw was working almost all the time, and seemed to have very little free time. .
Luo Xiu had a similar feeling as the files piled up like a hill in front of him. He then grabbed a file and opened it to check. The first line in it read:
——"About the church land expansion planning details and application for final payment of construction materials"
Below is the detailed building zoning and planning, as well as the corresponding list of construction supplies. Luo Xiu browsed down patiently, and it took him nearly half an hour to finish reading the tens of thousands of words of the application report.
Then, he picked up the pen on the table, dipped it in ink, and wrote in the empty space below:
——There is no problem with the church land expansion plan. The 16,000 gold coins used by the contractor do not meet the quotation. The maximum amount of gold coins allowed to be paid is 14,786 gold coins.
This is just a simple calculation. When he took office, Luo Xiu didn't want to have empty wages. After reviewing the file, Luo Xiu placed it in the "problematic" column on the side, and waited until Chilanta, the later chief officer of the "Missionary Office" came to him, to ask him related questions.
After that, Luo Xiu grabbed the second file and glanced at its title.
——"Application for the Medium-sized Stronghold of the Holy Inquisition's Cult of Beasts" The content of this file is very clear and easy to understand. It roughly describes the situation of the medium-sized stronghold of the "Cult of Beasts" that was discovered, and the application was prepared by the Holy Inquisition. , submitted to the host for approval.
The author of this dossier is also Anthony, the chief officer of the Holy Inquisition. He did not mention this matter during the chat with Luo Xiu. Instead, he went through formal channels and focused on business matters.
Luo Xiu then wrote the word "agree" at the bottom and put the dossier in the "no problem" column.
Afterwards, he took the new files one by one, read them and approved them. This process lasted from noon to evening, and Luo Xiu only finished reviewing one-third of these files.
These many files that have been piled up for a long time cannot be reviewed and approved in one afternoon... Luo Xiu rubbed his eyes that felt a little sore, then leaned back on the chair and let out a long sigh.
He gradually begins to understand Leonard and become Leonard...
Luo Xiu complained about this in his heart, and after resting for about ten minutes, he sat upright again and began to continue reviewing the files.
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In the evening, the main street of Red Maple City.
The main color of the city lord's mansion was ocher. Lord Nelson put on a dark robe and walked out of the mansion to the newly built "side courtyard" of Red Maple City.
Just like the 'Wartime Church' of the [Glory] Holy Court in Red Maple City, the 'Border Court' is a military and political court where [Supreme] people gather. Several extraordinary people with [Supreme] destiny are also stationed in it, and the "Great Court" Judge "Bains" is the acting president of the "side court".
Nelson came to the main entrance of the side court, and two knights of the guard stopped him at arms.
"The front is the [Supreme] important ground, and civilians are not allowed to enter." Such a cold warning came from under the visor of a guard knight, but Nelson was unmoved.
He just reached into his arms calmly, took out a red sword-shaped token from his arms, and said to the guard knight: "I am Lord Baines's secret envoy, Nelson Hampton. Please tell Baines on your behalf." Sir, please tell me that Nelson has something important to report."
Hearing this, the two guard knights looked at each other, and one of the knights opened the door of the side court and stepped in to ask "Grand Inquisitor" Baines for instructions.
The other knight stayed on the spot, the long sword in his hand still tilted up, and he would never let any unrelated person pass through the gate before getting permission from Lord Baines.
Nelson was very patient. He stood quietly in front of the main entrance of the side court, waiting for the previous guard knight to return.
About ten minutes later, the guard knight returned from the depths of the side court, and a deep voice came out from under his mask:
"You can go in."
The other knight then took back his Changge and made way for Nelson.
Nelson then paid the highest salute to the two knights, then stepped into the side court, and his back disappeared among the swaying shadows of the trees.
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Deep in the side courtyard.
The "Trial Hall" located at the core is the residence of "Grand Inquisitor" Baines and the main place where he handles side court affairs.
Nelson held a sword-shaped token and came straight here. After passing two "Knights of the Guards", he entered the trial hall and came to the door of "Grand Inquisitor" Baines' room.
Nelson knocked on the door three times, and then the door opened inwards, and he saw an illusory, reddish figure.
It was the "spiritual body" of "Grand Inquisitor" Baines who opened the door for Nelson, and Baines himself was half lying on a luxurious bed at this time, with eyes as deep as a wolf, looking through the curtains he.
"Greetings, Lord Baines."
Nelson bowed slightly, saluted Baines, and then reported to Baines: "You are right, the newly arrived 'master of ceremonies' of the wartime church in the 'Holy Court' ', He has purified the curse on me... His extraordinary level is indeed in the 'fourth level of destiny', there is no doubt about this."
"And I have followed your instructions. If he can really purify the curse from my body, I will donate five thousand gold coins to the church in the name of the mansion to show our sincerity."
"And he then asked me for the threatening letter. I think he should have some thoughts about the person who informed the death of the 'Judgment'."
"……Um."
Behind the curtain, Baynes nodded slightly and made a deep, meaningful nasal sound.
Afterwards, Baines said as if he was talking to himself: "Roseux Carlos... the newly appointed 'Master of Ceremony' of the 'Wartime Church' of the 'Glory' Holy Court, he is indeed the Fourfold destiny. It seems that the arrogant bishops of the main church are not stupid enough to send unqualified priests to hold such important priesthood."
"Indeed." Nelson said from the side, "However, that Luo Xiu Carlos is indeed as young as the rumors. According to the information we have obtained about him, he is only a newly adult priest, but he can remove that The curse set by the 'Death Teller' Gray is enough to illustrate his true extraordinary level."
"...Haha. The high priest of the 'Fourth Destiny' is only eighteen years old. It's really scary."
Baines suddenly smiled, his voice seemed a little old, and asked Nelson, "Nelson, tell me. How did he help you purify the curse?"
"A ball of light appeared in his palm, and then it 'dissolved', and the warm light spread out throughout the room. The curse on my body was pulled out like a thread, and it burned off the down like a flame in front of me. , disappeared bit by bit."
"...That's 'Pure Glow'."
After listening to Nelson's explanation, Baynes could already tell what kind of holy spell the "master of ceremonies" cast for Nelson.
"He knows 'Pure Glow'... If he is not the blessing of 'Enlightenment', then it is not easy to learn and master this holy art."
"From this point of view, the true strength of the young 'Master of Ceremony' may not be beyond the level of someone who has just entered the 'Fourth Path of Life'... Is he a senior priest? But he is too young..."
"……interesting."
Baynes nodded, and then continued to Nelson:
"Mark my next words, Nelson."
"The new 'Master of Ceremonies' who came to the church during the war may have an unknown secret, but don't try to reveal it until the time is right."
"The war is coming, Nelson. What you have to do after that is to unite all the forces that can be united as much as possible. And the 'Master of Ceremony' of the wartime church is the one you need to win over."
"Right."
Baines' voice paused and asked Nelson: "You seemed to have mentioned before that the new 'Grand Priest' Luo Xiu Carlos asked for a threatening letter from you?"
"Yes, Lord Baines." Nelson nodded.
"... He's really impatient. Does he want to use this to establish the merit of the first 'judgment'?"
"However, this does no harm to us. After all, 'Death Teller' Gray is the real enemy."
"Nilson, pay more attention to the church's movements for me. And... at the right time, let someone reveal the hiding place of 'Death Teller' Gray to the church in a secret way."
"Let the church and the 'Death Teller' first let the clothes of one of them be stained with blood."
"This false tranquility and peace has lasted for too long. Nelson, Red Maple City needs to see blood, and this initiative needs to be in the hands of the [Supreme]."
After saying this, Baynes stopped talking and just looked at Nelson quietly behind the curtain, waiting for his reaction.
"...Yes, Lord Baines."
Nelson responded respectfully, his expression hardening and his eyes growing deeper.
"Everything follows your will, Lord Baines."
"I will make the church a blade that pierces the silent night, all for the sake of victory and ushering in true peace."
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(End of chapter)