Chapter 251 Feast and Party
Just in front of the Chief Auditorium, when the guard knights on duty saw Luo Xiu and the "deacons" of the church arriving, they all bowed slightly to the guests of the church.
The leading guard knight stepped forward, saluted Luo Xiu and said: "Welcome, distinguished guests of the church. Lord Baines has set up a banquet in the auditorium. I wish you a pleasant dinner. "
Four "guard knights" with triple destiny were on duty at the chief's auditorium. The celebration banquet held in the "side court" was really grand... Luo Xiu thought to himself, and he immediately nodded to the guard knights and responded:
"Thank you, and may you be blessed with holy light forever."
After giving a "brilliant" response, Luo Xiu then walked into the church, and the priests from other churches followed him.
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Side court, inside the chief auditorium.
Passing through the front hall of the auditorium, Luo Xiu went straight into the belly of the auditorium, and his vision was immediately attracted by the magnificent scene.
It was a huge auditorium that could accommodate a thousand people. The circular dome looms over the auditorium, contrasting with the rows of colorful semicircular panes that open halfway up the hall.
In the brightly lit banquet hall, the splendid chandeliers exuded soft light, which reflected on the gorgeous clothes of the guests and shone brightly.
The thick red carpet covered the entire banquet hall, and the silver plates on the tables were filled with fine wine and delicacies. The aroma of meat and wine mixed together, permeating the entire space.
The nobles sat on the inlaid seats, toasting glasses and chatting. Soft music filled the air, accompanied by deep laughter and the clanking of silver tableware.
The invited nobles and officials from Red Maple City have already sat down at the table. They are wandering among their seats, chatting with other nobles and officials.
The waiters were dressed in uniform black uniforms with white aprons around their waists. They held silver trays with crystal glasses of champagne and red wine on them. They shuttled among the crowd and politely refilled the glasses for the guests.
When they saw Lord Nelson, the nobles and officials temporarily ended their conversation, greeted Nelson, and said:
"Nelson! Our banquet star, congratulations on commanding a beautiful victory!"
While greeting Lord Nelson, the observant officials had noticed the figure of Luo Xiu, the church's "master of ceremonies" behind Nelson.
Although the officials have not seen the "Grand Priest", they can still roughly guess his identity from his clothes.
After greeting Lord Nelson, the surrounding nobles and officials gave a somewhat clumsy sacrament to Luo Xiu, and also greeted him:
"There are also distinguished guests from the 'church'. We are very honored to share the dinner with you!"
There was no piety on their faces, just a heartfelt respect for those in high positions. Luo Xiu smiled slightly, nodded to them and responded:
"Thank you, and may you be blessed with the Holy Light forever."
After saying that, Luo Xiu passed directly by these nobles and officials. After briefly greeting them, Lord Nelson continued to lead the way for Luo Xiu.
The nobles and officials then dispersed and found new "friends" to join in the conversation. They soon disappeared from Luo Xiu's sight.
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At Luo Xiu's signal, the "deacons" of the church stayed in the abdominal hall to contact the nobles and officials on behalf of the church.
Luo Xiu continued to follow the guidance of Lord Nelson and went to the second floor of the Chief Auditorium.
Compared with the scene in the abdominal hall, it is much quieter here. The slightly dim light was swaying with the candlelight, and Luo Xiu had already seen a familiar figure shaking a red wine glass.
"Grand Inquisitor" Baines, who had changed into a dark and gorgeous brocade robe, was sitting on a velvet chair, looking at the guests in the abdominal hall with a smile.
Beside Baines, "Knight of the Throne" Frosa was sitting on another velvet chair.
At this time, he had taken off all his armor, revealing his ferocious face covered with scars. He just sat there quietly with his eyes closed, seeming to be deaf to everything around him.
The two generalists of the "Fangbei Yard", "Great Alchemist" Irfan and "Great Rune Master" Eureka, sat opposite Baines. Sensing the sound of a newcomer arriving, they all turned their heads and glanced at Luo Xiu.
In front of Luo Xiu, the last velvet seat was still vacant, and that was the seat reserved for him - this was the real gathering of "high-ranking people"... Luo Xiu thought to himself.
Then, he saw "Grand Inquisitor" Baines raising his hand with a smile on his face, pointing to the empty velvet chair, and said: "You are here, Lord Luo Xiu of the Great Sacrifice, we Great hero. Please take a seat, where is your seat?"
"I'm late." Luo Xiu responded with a smile, and then sat down in front of the velvet chair pointed by Baynes.
The five highest-ranking people in Red Maple City gathered together. Lord Nelson bowed deeply to Luo Xiu, Baines, Frosa and the two great generals respectively, and then walked down the hanging ladder on one side. Go upstairs and host the banquet in the belly hall.
"This should be our first official meeting."
A gentle voice came from the side. It was the voice of "Great Alchemist" Irfan. He was the first to speak: "His Excellency Luo Xiu, the 'high priest' of the church, this time, we finally have a chance to go deep into the communicate and understand each other.”
"Hello, Lord Alfan." Luo Xiu nodded politely and responded with a smile, "May you be blessed with the Holy Light forever. It is my honor to be able to communicate with all the seniors at the same table."
"You are very humble." Irfan said with a smile, "That's good. This is a transcendent quality. After all, humility keeps people away from ignorance and prevents them from falling into the quagmire of ignorance."
Why does he talk more eloquently than me... Luo Xiu cursed, and then heard Baines interrupt the topic and said:
"Okay, everyone. It's rare for us to get together like today, and we should take this time to communicate about some more important things."
"...Yeah. Lord Baines is right." "Great Rune Master" Eureka echoed in a low voice from the side, "If this is just a simple banquet to celebrate victory, there is no need for us to come."
"I still have thirteen mysterious runes that have not yet been solved, and four more rituals to pray for the 'truth' that need to be carried out urgently. To be honest, I am very busy..."
"Great Rune Master" Eureka exudes an aura of impatience from the inside out. If Irfan, as the "acting dean", hadn't forced him to come here, he would never have come here.
...Luo Xiu has already read some side information from Eureka's attitude.
He then echoed Baynes and said, "Well, I agree too. After all, too many unexpected things happened in the previous decisive battle."
Baines nodded, the expression on his face became serious, his gray-gold eyes also became deep, and he said:
"Yes, just like what Mr. Luo Xiu said."
"Regarding those hyena monsters, the hidden cultists who claim to be the apostles of the 'Holy Abyss', Luo Xiu, and the two from Fangbeiyuan, I have talked to you separately before and talked about related matters."
"The side of Fangbeiyuan will be responsible for continuing to study the living hyenas. As for the coniferous forest, it will be left to the clergy of the church to investigate."
"We, the 'Bianting', are trying to search for the details of the 'Holy Abyss'. I think we will do this division of labor for the time being. Everyone, do you have any objections?"
"...We have no objection." Irfan said.
"We have no objections." Luo Xiu also responded, "In this way, we will all be familiar with our respective arrangements, and we can find time to exchange the information we have obtained."
"Well, that's it." Baynes nodded. He then said slowly:
"Your Excellency Luo Xiu reminded me of something before, which made me very concerned."
"Your Excellency Luo Xiu once told me that if the 'Housou' appears, it means that the 'Executioner' is not far away."
"To this end, I have sent personnel to conduct special investigations, and indeed got some information."
"One of the 'executors' of the Dark Principality, 'Shadow Strategist' Koros, has arrived in Feite City."
"He is not far away from Red Maple City. It is only five days away at most. I am worried that the defeat of the Black Vanguard Army in the decisive battle will attract that Koros."
...He will definitely come. Luo Xiu thought to himself that Luo Xiu, who had already been spying on Koros, knew the general itinerary of Koros, but Bagley was not with him now. Luo Xiu did not have the latest information about Koros for the time being.
Baines's intelligence network has collected information about Koros, which means that he will arrive in five days at the latest... Luo Xiu was thinking about this, and he couldn't help but hope that the "High Deacon" Huber of the General Church The special ability comes faster and allows you to advance to the "fifth level of destiny" one day earlier, which means you will be safer.
But then he heard Baines say:
"In addition to 'Executioner' Kross himself, my scouts also told me a piece of bad news - a member of the 'Hidden Omniscient One' The 'Hidden Elder' Babelun is traveling with Koros."
After saying this, Baines glanced at "The Great Alchemist" Irfan. Irfan's eyes suddenly widened, looking a little unbelievable.
"You said 'Hidden Omniscient'?!" Irfan almost shouted, "And 'Hidden Elder' Babelun?"
‘Hidden Elder’ Babelun... Luo Xiu still has some impressions of this name.
Following the memory retrieval, Luo Xiu quickly recalled that it was something that "Frenzy Swordsman" Bagry and "Executioner" Koros had reported to him a long time ago for the purpose of "Said's Notes". "alliance".
At that time, Luo Xiu successfully asked Bagry to attract the attention of Koros, causing a big fight between Koros, the "Hidden Omniscient" and the "Pure Order".
Luo Xiu did not pay attention to the follow-up of this incident, but he could probably guess that "Executioner" Kross and "Hidden Elder" Babelun gained little from it... They are still traveling together now, is it because of " Said's Notes?
Luo Xiu guessed this, and he soon realized that this might be an opportunity for him, an opportunity to complete the hidden mission [Dirty Wail] that had been gathering dust in the mission panel for a long time.
He remained silent for the time being. He only heard "Great Alchemist" Irfan asking Baynes a bit glumly: "Are you keeping this news true? Who told you the news? Is it really the 'Hidden Elder' Ba Bolun?…”
"...Irfan." Eureka next to Irfan slapped Irfan's back heavily, and Irfan sat back, muttering something in his throat.
"My intelligence has never been wrong." Baynes said seriously, "But that's not the point. The point is that we need to prepare as early as possible."
"If there is only one executioner with a 'Five Fate', we can still compete with him. But if there are two such enemies..."
When he said these words, Baynes frowned tightly. He must have been troubled for a long time, but he didn't think of any good solution.
"The Sage Tower cannot send elders here. Those generation sages need to maintain the empire's first front." Eureka shook her head and said, "We are unable to provide reinforcements."
"The same goes for [Supreme]." Baines sighed and said, "The battle situation on the first front is now very critical. After Lord Bakar learned the news of our victory, he was also planning to send Frosa or It’s me who will be transferred to the first front.”
"..." Silence suddenly enveloped the air. It wasn't until a few seconds passed that Luo Xiu broke the silence and said:
"...A 'high deacon' from the main church will come to Red Maple City in the near future to conduct an 'assessment' on me for a certain priesthood. I may be able to beg that deacon to stay for a while."
"A 'Senior Deacon' is coming?" Baines' frown suddenly relaxed, and joy appeared on his face, "Luo Xiu, this is really good news."
"But this is not his job." Luo Xiu shook his head and said, "I can only try my best to retain him, but there is no guarantee."
"High Steward" Hubert is coming, and this matter is not a secret that needs to be kept secret.
Luo Xiu did not name who it was, nor did he tell the reason why Hubert was coming. He simply said hello to Baynes and Irfan in advance to stabilize the mentality of these teammates.
After learning that a "senior deacon" would be arriving, the tense atmosphere at the scene immediately eased a lot.
Then, Luo Xiu turned his eyes to Erfan and asked him:
"Your Excellency Erfan, you seemed surprised when you heard the name 'Baberun'?"
"...Yes." Irfan nodded.
"This is not something worth hiding within our Fangbei Courtyard. Even all our warlocks know about him."
"Because, 'Sage Attendant' Babylon, he was my and Eureka's mentor."
"More than ten years ago, he suddenly betrayed the Tower of Sage and joined the 'Hidden Omniscient One'. His motives are unknown and his whereabouts are unknown."
"We only know that he became a 'Hidden Elder', but other than that, we have never received any news about him."
"...That's it." Luo Xiu nodded, "I understand. I also learned about similar things from another 'generalist' friend, but I haven't heard from that friend for a long time. ”
"Your 'generalist' friend?" Irfan asked subconsciously.
"Well, Lockland, the 'generalist' from the Alchemy Academy in Sina City, do you know him?" Luo Xiu answered him.
When Irfan suddenly asked about "Hidden Elder" Babelun, it was not actually Luo Xiu's interest in Babelun, but more importantly that he was able to mention the name "Lockland" in a logical manner.
Using Lockland as the starting point, Luo Xiu could mention "Said's Notes" and reveal more or less to Baines and Alfan about the true purpose of Koros and Babelun in a reasonable way. .
"Ah...you know Rockland."
Irfan nodded and said: "Yes, someone from their 'Scacchi' family also joined the 'Hidden Omniscient'. I think when Lockland told you this, he must have hated them deeply. ”
"I'm sorry, Lord Luo Xiu. The Fangbeiyuan has already received the news of the death of 'General Knowledge' Lockland. On his way to Songyuan City, he was killed by 'Executioner' Koros and his subordinate Black Fang. All the magicians and scholars who were with him were also killed."
"Please express your condolences, Lord Luo Xiu. We mourn for the loss of an outstanding colleague, and we are also sad for the loss of a close friend for you."
"...Is that so?" A sad expression appeared on Luo Xiu's face at the right moment.
Although Lockland's true face is actually completely opposite to what Irfan said. Behind his back, he is actually a black alchemist addicted to delving into forbidden knowledge... But Luo Xiu was not going to add this to Irfan, and just stayed silent for a while. , seems to be really stuck in some kind of sadness.
After more than ten seconds passed, Luo Xiu raised his arm, took out a sapphire pendant from his bracelet, and said: "...I know. Then this thing is the second-level demon that Lockland once gave me. "The pendant is Lockland's relic... I want to give it to you and ask you to help me return it to the Sina City Alchemy Institute. This should be of commemorative significance to them."
"..."
"...I understand." Alfan nodded and solemnly took the sapphire pendant from Luo Xiu's hand.
After putting the pendant into the bracelet, Alfan said to Luo Xiu: "I will send someone to return it to the Sina City Alchemy Institute, but since it was given to you by Lockland, according to the 'Xian According to the "Tower of the Master's" rule, I will give you something of higher value."
"Your Excellency Luo Xiu, when this banquet is over, please ask someone to come to Fangbeiyuan. A 'crazy calamity level' demon doll can be considered as our meeting gift."
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(End of chapter)