Chapter 696: Investment
— Father, my confession lasted 23 minutes and 51 seconds. Usually, a confession lasts about 30 minutes at best, so no one will pay attention to the confessional for at least another 6 minutes. Just ten seconds ago, the nun left the church, which means that there are only two of us in the church right now, so it's best if you answer me, " Su Xiao said and lightly moved his left hand.
The old priest gulped down his saliva as he felt the threads tighten around his neck.
— Ryuudo Shrine, are you sure? The old priest asked and threw the phone halves on the floor, and seemed to have made up his mind.
He realized that Su Xiao was not an ordinary person.
— What is the problem, Father?
— In the past, it was a local landmark. Now this place is heavily guarded. Not to mention the people, even if the Servants go there, they will never come back from there, " the old priest said, sighed, calmed down, and tapped on the wooden board next to him.
— Young man, give me a cigarette.
The old priest's request surprised Su Xiao, but he still lit a cigarette and held it out the window.
Su Xiao didn't intend to use force from the beginning. Instead, he decided to control it. The reason for this choice was the difficulty of the mission to awaken talent.
And given the complexity of this world, it was foolish to use only brute force. Blindly using force will only make it harder to achieve the ultimate goal.
The old priest took a good drag, even though he had given up smoking years ago. — I can tell you how to enter the temple." It can be said that apart from me, there are no more than ten people who know how to enter there, but after you enter there, you will have to do one thing for me.
— What exactly.
— If you can get out of there alive, help and break the barrier that exorcises spirits. It won't be difficult to dispel it from within, " the old priest said as he touched the threads on his neck. They slowed down the blood flow, so Su Xiao just put them away.
— As soon as Su Xiao said that, the notifications from Heaven immediately appeared in front of him.
[You have come into contact with one of the key holders of the Ryuudo Shrine, Kotomine's father, Kotomine Rizei. There are eight key holders in total.]
[Notice: Father Rizei will turn into a neutral person, and his location in relation to the Hunter will be fixed at the" friendly " level. From now on, you will not be able to attack, threaten, blackmail and so on the old priest, and the old priest will not be able to deceive, threaten, attack you and so on.]
[Notice: The hidden location, Ryuudo Shrine, has been opened. The Ryuudo Shrine is extremely dangerous, so the Hunter must be careful.]
[Notice: Kotomine Rizei is an important person associated with Ryuudo Shrine.]
After receiving this series of notifications, Su Xiao nodded. Just as he had expected, there was no need to use force at all in low-difficulty quests. However, he was lucky enough to find a person related to the Ryuudo Shrine so quickly, but also unlucky enough to not find him himself earlier.
— I do not know how I can address you, " the old priest seemed to relax his guard, and his tone became calm.
— Hmm, does it really matter?
— You're right, it doesn't matter. If you can enter the Ryuudo Shrine, we definitely won't be enemies.
— Why?
— You'll know that when you get there. Remember, don't trust anyone in the Ryuudo Temple. Everyone who lives there is crazy. Their faith is different from ours. No, it can't even be called faith, " the old priest narrowed his eyes as he said this. — I originally wanted Kirei to go there and sort things out, but he's my son. Whether it's selfishness or unwillingness to let go, I don't want him to step into this hell on a whim.
Thinking of his son, the old priest involuntarily straightened up.
He held his son extremely dear.
— What's in there? Su Xiao realized the seriousness of this matter, for Kotomine Rizei's attitude had changed too drastically and he even started showing kindness.
This was by no means a good sign.
This could only mean that the old priest also wanted to go to the Ryuudo Shrine, but he didn't dare, but now that there was finally a person who wasn't afraid of death, the old priest would definitely make sure that he went there, because even if that person ended up dying, it wouldn't affect him at all on Father Rezei.
— There's something I want to confirm. I mainly want to know how strong you are, " the old priest was clearly a little worried that Su Xiao might have died in the Ryuudo Temple.
— Strong enough, " Su Xiao replied, and pressed down on the wall that separated them.
With a loud crack, the wooden wall that separated him from the old priest cracked.
Seeing Su Xiao's strength, which he used to break down the wall that separated them with ease, the old priest started to think.
He was considering whether he should have 'invested' in Su Xiao.
After some internal struggle, the old priest decided that there was nothing to be afraid of.
— Follow me, " the old priest said, and left the confessional, then walked deeper into the church.
Su Xiao followed him.
In fact, if Su Xiao found anyone who had the" key " to the Ryuudo Temple, he would end up with about the same result.
Among these people were the abbot of Ryuudo Temple, the senior executive director of the Magic Association, the vice president of the Magic Association, and the old man from Fuyuki, there were eight of them in total.
A month before the start of the fourth Holy Grail War, the Ryuudo Shrine fell victim to negotiations between two major powers. Using the security of the city and stopping the killing of ordinary people as a bargaining chip, a group of "madmen" settled in the temple for the duration until the end of the fourth Holy Grail War.
During this period, with the exception of the "madmen" themselves, anyone who dared to enter the temple would be killed by them without mercy.
Su Xiao followed the old priest deeper into the church.
The old priest looked around as if he was afraid that others would see his next move.
— Don't worry, there aren't any living people around, " Su Xiao said and signaled the old priest to continue, but he didn't believe Su Xiao's words, and after confirming that there really was no one around, he pointed the protruding cross on the cover of his bible at the recess in the wall.
The cross of the Bible fit perfectly into the recess.
A mechanism in the wall clicked into action. Su Xiao stared at the wall in front of him. It must have been a secret door.
*Click~*
Su Xiao's legs suddenly lost their footing. The stone slab under his feet disappeared and he began to fall down. At this moment, his gaze became sharp and he looked at the old priest.
When Su Xiao discovered that the old priest was falling with him, he heaved a sigh of relief.
The moment Su Xiao stared at him, the old priest felt as if he was being stared at by a wild beast.
After flying down a few meters, Su Xiao felt their falling speed begin to slow down — a strange invisible energy began to reduce their speed.
After a smooth landing, the two stone slabs above them clicked together, and a dark passage appeared in front of him.
Immediately, the passage was flooded with bright light. No, it wasn't the torches on the walls that were lit, and that light wasn't part of the old priest's magic. He just hit a switch on the wall.
In front of them was a passage made of stones. It looked like it had been built hundreds of years ago. Due to the relatively humid climate and poor ventilation, the stones were covered with moss.
— I'll take you to the key and the necessary items to enter the Ryuudo Shrine. This is my private secret room, stealing is strictly forbidden, " the old priest said and headed inside.
Su Xiao hesitated for a moment and decided to follow him.
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