Annihilation Priest 41

Seeing how confident Li Aoz, Olavier didn't say anything more.

Young people haven't experienced the harsh realities of society, nor have they grasped its horrors. Naturally, they can't understand just how terrifying Narrative-level Civilization, comparable to society, truly is.

He had no choice but to immediately lead Li Aoz into the back area of the bar, activate a Void Exchange, input the exclusive frequency band characters, and after a brief delay, the information was transmitted through the virtual channel to the Fixed Time Domain of the Narrative-level Civilization. After being decoded by the central Narrative-level system, it was then distributed layer by layer to the individual.

Snap! The screen lit up, and a creature wearing a black and gold veil and a magnificent Balance Laurel appeared before them.

His appearance clearly showed masculine features; his porcelain skin was incredibly delicate and refined; his dark blue, crystal-like eyes shimmered with an eerie light; he clasped his hands together, hovering in mid-air, wearing only a simple, pure black robe.

His face was covered in tattoos in gold fluorescent ink, and his brow bone and nose bridge were covered with a large number of intricate and gorgeous scripture tattoos that seemed like phantoms. You could not see what he looked like at all, but you could not erase his figure from your mind.

A member of an orthodox "Temple of Annihilation" Narrative-level Civilization, whose porcelain skin is an expression of being Divine Blood Descendant.

It is said that whether it is ancient gods or newly ascended gods, their skin has to endure the damage of repeated ascension and descent curses, and eventually they will evolve into this kind of ceramic skin with a biological texture, which can directly withstand the high temperature of a million times that of the core of the sun, and will not be crushed by gravity even when walking on the edge of a black hole.

The Temple of Annihilation takes pride in this and uses it to promote the idea that the path it holds makes ascension to godhood easier, thereby strengthening people's faith.

However, compared to the priest's strange and gorgeous appearance, Li Aoz paid more attention to his temperament.

Moist, swirling, twisting.

He sat cross-legged in mid-air, the scales on his body became bent, the space behind him was highly distorted, and the scriptures on his body appeared messy and crooked. Even the light shining on the priest became distorted.

Li Aoz's gaze sharpened.

—This person has descended into the Star Abyss! [The Abyss's Descending Curse: Distortion, permanently reduces all attributes by 50%, directly targeting the individual's cultivation path. The more people of the same cultivation path descend with this person, the lower the attribute reduction will be for each individual in the same batch.]

However, diving into the Star Abyss will also unlock the upper limit to the Kappa-rank. NPCs are not subject to version restrictions; diving into the Star Abyss at the Yota (I, the ninth Greek letter) rank will allow direct breakthrough to the Kappa-rank (K, the tenth Greek letter).

The effect for players is a direct increase of the Level Cap by 100.

[At the same time, although both ascending and descending deduct attributes, one will also receive the blessing of the Abyss: Independent Will.]

'This is the Kappa-rank! Watch your mouth!'

Seeing that Li Aoz lost in thought, Olavier quickly reminded him.

To mortals, the Kappa-rank is equivalent to battleships and aircraft carriers—weapons of decisive battle—and can be considered gods.

"Olavier, how have you been? What brings you here?"

The priest asked calmly.

"Let me introduce you to a friend, Priest Constan."

Olavier patted Li Aoz on the shoulder, gesturing for him to step forward. "Let me introduce you. This is Lioz, Tower Clan. He's currently seeking political asylum and wants to make a deal with you. I'll help you smooth things over."

"Lioz? Nice name, popular taste, I appreciate it."

The priest nodded slightly, subtly relaying the fact that the name ' Lioz ' was so common. He then continued:

"Let's talk about the contents, Olavier. I trust your character. I'll give you time. Let's begin the introduction."

He spoke slowly and deliberately, his gaze not fixed on Li Aoz.

Narrative-level Civilization are all like this, arrogant and unruly, but Li Aoz is used to it.

"This."

Without wasting words, Li Aoz knew how to deal with Narrative-level beings. He took out the Spirit Maggot container he had prepared beforehand from his pocket and placed it directly in the teleportation area of Void Exchange.

Snap!

He then calmly stood up and asked, "How many can you open?"

"Hey!" Olavier immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "Foolish child, how could you speak to Kappa-rank like that? He could crush an entire planet with one hand."

The Annihilation Priest glanced at what Li Aoz released and slowly said, "I'm short on cash and funds are tight."

"So?" Li Aoz rubbed his fingers together. "I admire the Annihilation Upper God and I also approve of the Temple's approach, especially His Majesty Plato VI's ontological ideas."

Annihilation Priest Constantine was slightly surprised. "You're quite interesting."

He raised a hand, brushed away his veil, pondered for a moment, and said:

"The market price is 600 million Ammonium Gold. But I can't come up with that much money. I can only give you 50,000 Ammonium Gold as a deposit. Don't worry, we will compensate you in other ways, and you will eventually receive assets of about 630 million Ammonium Gold."

Narrative-level Civilization aren't short of money, and paying interest gradually isn't out of the question.

Li Aoz was happy to receive more money and resources.

As the transaction proceeded, Constan's tone became noticeably gentler and more approachable, no longer displaying the arrogance he had before.

Li Aoz nodded. "I understand. In terms of timing, you should begin the ' Eternal Divine Fire ' and Casting Divinity. (Annihilation Scripture) Prajnaparamita is released, Mavasola Sora."

"A wise child, though you are young, I can sense your understanding of the Temple and the ' Annihilation's End Path '."

Constan was in a good mood. "You're applying for political asylum now? Have you run into any trouble?"

"I was born on White Candle Star, and as a lower-class worker, I suffered unfair treatment and discrimination. By chance, I read about the Annihilation Upper God and was immediately drawn to the Annihilation's End Path and even awakened Aoneng —however, on White Candle Star, magic is the orthodox religion, and a mutant like me is just a monster."

Li Aoz made a pained expression:

"The Crystal Tower Civilization is waging an Unjust War. My seniors have been sent to the battlefield, where they have slaughtered many. The Night Butterfly Federation, their adversary, has also used forbidden weapons. These war criminals must be brought to justice! This is my inescapable duty as Interstellar Citizen!"

He spoke with deep emotion, as if every word came from the bottom of his heart. He was shivering in the sweltering heat, his hands and feet were ice cold. "The people of the Crystal Tower have done what they have done to deserve the suffering they have endured. I have been undergoing a Narrative-level transformation of my values for many years and have been deeply awakened."

"At this moment, I no longer consider myself a member of the Tower Clan; I yearn to convert to Narrative-level Civilization."

"Let the great Narrative-level punish the Crystal Tower and the Night Butterfly Federation! This sinful nation will surely be annihilated. It is better to die under the guns of civilization than to be ruled by barbarism! Although they are destroyed, they died with an awakened mind. If there is a spirit in the afterlife, they will surely be grateful to the awakened ones!"

Li Aoz's performance was very sincere.

As a master of academic manipulation, he has no moral burden in this regard, can switch freely between nationalities and races, and is adept at using various routines and rhetoric.

Most importantly, his charisma is high enough to make Li Aoz very approachable.

The [Charm] attribute has a very interesting aspect: even if people know that something is wrong, they will still choose to forgive you because they like you so much.

Given his youth and the fact that the Spirit Maggot he provided were strategic resources, Priest Constan's opinion of Li Aoz rose to another level.