Chapter 697: Goodwill
In the slightly dim underground passage, other than the sound of footsteps, there was only a flickering light.
Soon, with a nasty crack, one of the ceiling lights went out.
— Almost there, " said the old priest. He was very familiar with this place. After the two of them walked forward for about a hundred meters, the passage became wider.
Now a rusty iron gate blocked the way ahead. The old priest stood in front of the iron gate and looked at Su Xiao sideways.
Su Xiao turned away, and then the old priest felt relieved, sighed, and started turning the valves near the iron door.
*Fr-r-r-r-r...*
The iron gate opened with a nasty creak, allowing a strange smell to enter the passage.
There were many flavours in this strange smell, ranging from a musty smell to a faint fishy sweetness and the smell of rotten fish.
Su Xiao looked inside the iron gate and saw a small room.
— Wait for me here for a while, " the old priest said and went inside.
Half a minute later, he came back out with parchment, a test tube, and an old flintlock rifle.
Immediately after, the doors behind him closed with a bang.
A few minutes later, the two of them returned to the church.
The old priest sat down on a bench and began to dry his flintlock rifle, and seemed quite unwilling to part with it.
After that, he handed the parchment to Su Xiao. On the parchment was a magic circle with magic power radiating from it.
— This is the" key " to the entrance of the Ryuudo Shrine.
Su Xiao picked up the parchment and immediately a notification from Heaven appeared in front of him.
[You have received the key to the Ryuudo Temple.]
[Ghost Goat Skin.
Quality: Blue.
Type: Consumable Item (Story Item).
Effect: You can use this skin to find the hidden Ryuudo Shrine..
Rating: 70.
Description: The ghost goat is not a living creature, but a so-called " familiar».]
The old priest handed the skin over and looked at the test tube and the flintlock rifle.
— Maybe... Let's compare our strengths?
— What?
The old priest actually wanted to fight Su Xiao to see how strong he was.
Su Xiao was speechless. The old priest was currently under Heaven's protection and he couldn't attack it.
— If that's all, I'll go.
— Okay, okay... The old priest said and quickly stood up. — If you can get out of there alive, don't forget to disable the barrier, but don't even think about destroying it. As he spoke, he handed Su Xiao a test tube of pale golden liquid and a flintlock rifle.
[You have received Holy Water (Concentration: 92%).]
[You have received the battle cry of dawn.]
[Holy Water (Concentration: 92%).
Origin: Destiny: The Beginning; Kotomine Shrine.
Quality: Dark purple.
Type: Consumable (can be used once).
Effect: Can be drunk or splashed on an enemy. After drinking it, you can restore 100% health and quickly heal most of the wounds. If you spill it on your enemy, you can deal: 500 sacred damage + 190 true damage, creatures with the presence of the dark attribute will be dealt additional sacred damage and the burning effect will be applied..
Rating: 255.
Description: Initially, this water was not created for direct or indirect use in battle.]
[Dawn's Battle Cry.
Origin: Destiny: The Beginning; Vatican City.
Quality: Dark purple (formerly " Golden»).
Attack Power: 1~3.
Type: Flintlock Shotgun.
Number of bullets: 1 (built-in crystal cartridges).
Durability: 4/68 (Currently the weapon is heavily damaged).
Equipment requirements: Minimum of 30 points of strength and 40 points of intelligence.
Equipment Effects: The cartridge is already in the barrel (Passive). The projectile of this weapon is specially cut crystals with a hollow interior. This projectile can be removed from the gun and pour any liquid inside it.
Dawn (Passive). If the gun is in the "reload" state, it automatically accumulates momentum, which increases the attack power by 1% every minute, the maximum gain is equal to 50%.
Array of mechanisms (Disabled due to extensive damage).
Battle Cry (Disabled due to extensive damage).
Rating: 240.
Description: If someone uses it to shoot lead bullets, someone will definitely come down from the sky and hit them on the head with a stick. This gun has been corroded by evil forces and is now beyond repair, so please cherish every shot of it, because every shot can be the last..
Price: 3,500 Paradise Coins (Due to damage, the price of the gun was significantly reduced).]
Looking at the holy water and the gun in his hands, Su Xiao immediately thought that he should have added holy water to the bullet and left this gun in a 'reload' state so that it would accumulate power and fire more powerfully.
If his enemy is some "dark" creature, even if a shot from this gun does not kill him, it will at least make him drop out of the battle for a while.
— This gun is a relic left by one of the founders. They tried to repair it, but, unfortunately, it was not possible to repair it, the only thing we were able to achieve was to get a guarantee that it would not shatter into pieces when fired. It cannot be repaired. Some important parts of the gun have been lost, and the magic circle inside it isn't working at the moment either. Fixing it is more difficult than creating a new one. As for how to use it... With that, Rizei showed Su Xiao how to remove a bullet from a gun.
This gun had a round crystal bullet with a small hole at the top, through which any desired liquid could be injected inside.
— If you pour holy water into the bullet, it will need to be used for ten days, otherwise the holy water will become ordinary. As for who will need to shoot this bullet, then it's up to you to judge.
Su Xiao poured holy water into the bullet according to Rizei's instructions and put it back in.
Although this gun was practically useless against most creatures, against dark creatures, this gun would show its full potential.
— As for finding the Ryuudo Temple, you need to go to the original location of the temple with this parchment, and there you will naturally understand for yourself, " the old priest said and sighed as he looked at the gun in Su Xiao's hands.
This weapon once belonged to a righteous woman. Countless evil creatures had died at her hands, and she had saved countless lives.
— I have one last question. You... Do you have anything to do with this Holy Grail war? The old priest asked and narrowed his eyes.
— Who knows, but if nothing else happens, we won't become enemies.
Su Xiao only needed to touch the Holy Grail. As for getting his hands on it, he had never thought about it.
After several Holy Grail wars, the current Holy Grail was no longer a universal wish-granting machine. He was infected by the filth of this world plus the evil thoughts of heroic souls. Using it to fulfill one's wish was like stepping into a noose yourself.
Therefore, Su Xiao had never thought of it as a tool to fulfill his dream. He only wanted to fulfill his main mission and at the same time awaken his talent.
If he needs to choose between two tasks, then of course he will choose the main mission.
After putting away the gun, Su Xiao put away the test tube with the parchment and went to the exit.
— I hope you come back alive, young man, or maybe you'll change your mind and not go there.
Hearing the old priest's words, Su Xiao stopped walking.
— Thank you. If I can return from there alive, I will remove the barrier and ... be careful of those you think are reliable, Holy Father, " Su Xiao said as he walked out of the church.
— Looking at Su Xiao's back, the old priest sighed. "God, please forgive me for letting a young man go to hell.
Although Rizei wasn't a good person, he wasn't a bad person either. When he found out that Su Xiao wanted to enter the Ryuudo Temple, the first thing he did was to refuse him.
But unfortunately, Rizey had a very unusual son.
Su Xiao walked out of the church with a strange feeling in his heart.
With his charisma of only 6 points, getting such an attitude was too strange. This was by no means a normal occurrence. Moreover, he clearly did not look like a decent person and anyone could understand that he was not on the side of the Sacristy, but, nevertheless, the old priest gave him both the key and the gun.
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