Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 106 Before the Storm
There was a bright light in Leonard's eyes.

He looked a little excited, and almost subconsciously stood up and grabbed Anthony's shoulders.

"You said...you said Luo Xiu, he..."

"Did he really summon the 'Contracted Holy Beast'?"

"It is absolutely true, Your Excellency." Anthony frowned, enduring the pain in his shoulder as if it was falling apart, and said, "This is an advantage that is unique to our Sina City Church. Rosso Carlos, he may be able to restore the glory of the past when Bishop Alfonso Durant was in office..."

"Alfonso Durant..." Leonard murmured the name, with a dark light flashing in his eyes.

"Don't tell anyone else about this, Anthony." Leonard said slowly and seriously, "Especially that name. It's taboo..."

"……I see."

Anthony nodded. "Then please allow me to take my leave, Your Excellency."

Leonard didn't say anything else. He watched Anthony leave the room and close the door out of the corner of his eye, then he sighed heavily.

"Alfonso Durant..." Leonard clenched the pen in his hand tightly and tapped the table again and again.

"That's not glory..."

"That is respectable, hateful, and pathetic. It is the lament of the arrogant people who attempted to transcend the Holy Light and are heading towards an irreversible end."

……

Sina City, Triumph Square.

In a not-too-remote alley beside the main street, Luo Zheng was walking among the bustling crowd. He was wearing a large cloak and a gray silk scarf around his neck, which just covered half of his face.

Luo Xiu walked up to a "divination hut" with a facade decorated in a mysterious and ancient style and knocked gently on the door.

Creak—the wooden door swung open inward, and a beautiful woman with a sarong covering her face poked half of her body out of the "divination hut".

"Are you here for divination?" the woman asked the guest kindly, "The Tisitia Divination Hut can tell you about love, future and fortune today..."

The woman's name is Tisitia, and she is the owner of this divination hut.

In the Nolan Empire, there are always non-supernatural people among the people who are full of yearning for "mysterious powers".

This type of "occult enthusiasts", relying on their partial knowledge of various extraordinary destinies, have also summed up a set of methods of "communicating with spirituality" that are suitable for ordinary people and can be effective in certain situations.

As for these kinds of folk occult groups, as long as they don't actually embark on an "illegal path" and become illegal supernatural beings, the empire will not delve too deeply into them.

The art of divination is one of the mysterious arts derived by these "mystery lovers" through their study of the incomplete knowledge of the "lost" "prophets" of destiny.

"I'm sorry, beautiful lady..." Luo Xiu said in a gentle tone, "I am also a fan of 'divination', but I am not here for divination. I just want to buy some mysterious materials."

Tisitia glanced at the person in front of her. He was wearing a loose cloak and a gray scarf. Although her face could not be seen clearly, her appearance was quite "mysterious".

"Your attire and temperament are indeed in line with our definition and purpose of 'mystery'."

Tisitia smiled and said, "Well, please come in, mysterious guest. Friends from the Divination Research Society often come to me to buy the psychics they need for divination."

As Tisitia spoke, she completely opened the door of the "divination hut" to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu followed Tisitia and walked into the divination hut.

……

As early as when Tisitia opened the door, Luo Xiu had already "detected" her.

Tisitia, she is indeed not a supernatural being, but just an ordinary occult enthusiast. However, as a member of the folk occult group "Divination Research Society", she has the channels to obtain some rare "supernatural materials", which are what occult enthusiasts call "mysterious materials".

However, "mysticism enthusiasts" like Tisitia often do not understand the true value of those "supernatural materials", so the pricing of these materials is much lower than the pricing in the real supernatural market.

After all, for this type of "occult enthusiasts", "occult" is really just a hobby.

The "Tisitia Divination Hut" run by Tisitia was one of Luo Xiu's "stable procurement channels" in Sina City in his previous life.

……

Inside the divination hut.

The specimens of "low-risk supernatural creatures", various "divination tools" and "mysterious concoctions" with subtle spiritual effects are neatly displayed in the old display cases on both sides.

However, these "mysterious products" made by Tisitia are no different from defective products in Luo Xiu's eyes. With the level of an ordinary mysticism enthusiast, even if he has real "extraordinary materials", he cannot bring out the true value of these rare materials.

"Who introduced you to me?" Tisitia said softly, "After all, I don't officially sell those 'mysterious materials'. This is illegal in the empire..."

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to ask you." Tisitia smiled, "What do you want to buy?"

"I found you here because of a friend's recommendation." Luo Xiu responded, "I want to buy one, no, two 'Rose Crystals'."

"You want to buy rose crystals?" Tisitia said in surprise, "It's amazing. I do have some of the red crystals you mentioned. I thought they could only be polished into ornaments. Can they also be used as mediums for divination?"

As she spoke, Tisitia turned around and took out a scented wooden box from the drawer of the cabinet at the back.

Tisitia opened the lid of the scented wooden box, and inside lay two beautiful deep red crystals.

Tisitia picked up the crystal with two slender fingers, placed it in front of Luo Xiu and said, "This is the 'rose crystal' you wanted. Two crystals, a total of six gold coins."

Luo Xiu did not reply, but took out his purse, took out the gold coins and handed them to Tisitia, and took the box containing the crystal from her.

"I hope you will come again, guest." Tisitia watched the guest leave. She counted the six gold coins she had just received, and her brows were filled with joy.

……

Luo Xiu did not stay near the Triumphal Square for long, but quickly returned to the White Antelope Hotel and his room.

He took out two "rose crystals" he had just purchased from the divination hut, his eyes flickering.

The actual selling price of these two crystals in the extraordinary market is at least three times higher.

Their real name is "Scarlet Magic Crystals"!
At that time, in the Red Maple City - the City Lord's Mansion, when the City Lord Rodif faced the interrogation from Anthony, he crushed this magic crystal.

The real effect of the "Scarlet Magic Crystal" is that after it is crushed, the escaped spirituality will be covered with a "spiritual coating", which can effectively prevent detection of the spirituality.

This is the inspiration that Luo Xiu got from Rodif.

But this is not enough.

At the same time, Luo Xiu took out the previously "activated" divine object from behind the pillow.

——“Two-faced puppet”!
This magical item that can be used for "refreshing points" needs to be infused with a certain amount of spirituality to complete the "digestion", and then the "two-sided puppet" can lock itself and allow the "frozen" assigned attribute values ​​to be transformed into free attributes again!
The moment Luo Xiu's hand touched the two-sided doll, the eyes on the two faces of the doll suddenly emitted a deep light, one black and one white.

[The divine object "Double-Faced Doll" has been locked——]

[Are you sure you want to reset attribute points? ——Yes/No]

Light and shadow floated in front of Luo Xiu, and a new prompt popped up on the panel.

There is also == in the evening
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(End of this chapter)