Original God's Dark Priest

As they walked into the town, the two discovered that there was indeed something strange about the place.

The entire town of Petliko was deserted. Occasionally, passers-by appeared a bit strange, giving people the feeling that the town was haunted.

Ada frowned and looked around as she walked. She was not worried about any danger. For Ada, the safest place in the world was with Safir.

She just didn't like the atmosphere here, which always made her feel uncomfortable.

Safir is okay, maybe it's because she is a bit thick-skinned?

In short, the two walked for a long time and were then stopped by someone.

"Welcome, travelers from the land of dreams." It was a man who called them and said these words first.

Safir and Ada stopped and looked at the man who stopped them, waiting for what would happen next.

As expected, the man began to introduce himself: "I am the bell ringer of the Junction, and the guide who welcomes travelers into the great Eternal City."

Upon hearing this, Saphir became more alert. The Eternal City? Could it be the ruins of Lemuria?

Combining the memories she had just read from the stone statue, she felt that this was very likely.

But she couldn't ask questions directly. Who knew what kind of person this guy who called himself the bell ringer was? She knew there was a guy called the night watchman who could suppress thousands of geniuses with just a candle and leave them without any chance of fighting back.

Because the title sounds a bit intimidating, Safire is willing to give him a little patience.

So she said, "There's no rush. Isn't it a bit deserted here? I heard that Petlice Town used to be very prosperous."

"They have all gone to Machimos, and are now presumably under the protection of our great Lord," replied the bell-ringer.

Machimos literally means battle town, which means a gathering place for warriors.

Thinking back to the memory I just saw, weren't the warriors of Lemuria stone statues? Was this man saying that everyone here had been turned into stone statues?

Saphir's eyes grew slightly colder as she looked at him. She didn't think it was unacceptable for a relic to have an impact on people due to certain characteristics. After all, this world was full of dangers.

But according to the bell ringer, this was considered premeditated murder, wasn't it? Lemuria was once considered a righteous nation, and Fontaine's reputation for justice was gradually established during that period. What was this now?

Is it just to turn people into stone?

Saphir felt that there must be something fishy behind this. She couldn't rule out the possibility that Remus was not dead and had come out to cause trouble. If that was the case, she wouldn't mind sending that guy to meet Akhmara.

Come to think of it, Remus came here because he was chased away by Akhmara, which was just right.

Thinking of this, Saphir decided to test it out: "Just now I heard that there is also the matter of the Demon King Li Moshi?"

"Demon King Li Moshi... It seems that your journey has crossed paths with those crude barbarians. That is indeed their derogatory name for His Majesty Supreme Remus." The bell ringer's expression became much more serious, and he seemed to be offended.

Saphir raised his eyebrows slightly, having heard something interesting.

The so-called Demon King Li Moshi is undoubtedly Remus. In other words, the situation here is inseparable from Lemuria, but it is still unclear who is behind it.

As for the barbarians he mentioned, they were actually the other residents of Fontaine, the people created by Eugolia, and the ancestors of the current Fontaine people.

However, after creating humans, Egolia was punished by heaven and imprisoned in the primordial womb sea, which prevented her from governing this land. As a result, the people of Fontaine at that time basically gathered in tribes and did not develop a good culture.

Later, when Lemuria was destroyed and the Demon War ended, Fontaine could not be without a god, so Egolia was released and became the first water god.

Because Egolia's existence was to replace the Water Dragon King as the heart of the original fetal sea, the Water Dragon King has never been born.

It was not until Egolia died and Fukaros succeeded him as the god of water that Navillade was born from the primordial womb sea. However, because of Oropus, there were some deviations in Navillade's birth. He was not born in the form of a dragon, but instead became a human.

Saphir thought a lot and connected some things from the past.

The bell ringer continued, "But it doesn't matter. The great Supreme is not limited by narrow tribal views. Even if the despicable ants slander him in every possible way, people of insight inspired by the Supreme's lofty ideals will still come to him.

When the eternal bell rings, regardless of origin, all the past will be wiped out, and everyone will be reborn. Be grateful! Praise!

"He's crazy, Lord Safir, do you want to take action?" Ada asked in a low voice.

Saphir shook his head slowly. "This person's mental state is also not normal. He must have been affected. Something has indeed happened in Petliko Town, and the culprit must be the survivors of Lemuria."

"Insane? No! I'm perfectly sane!" The bell ringer suddenly became excited upon hearing their conversation. "I'm perfectly sane! I'm perfectly sane..."

He began to go crazy and took a step forward, as if intending to grab Saphir.

Safir would not indulge him. She just narrowed her eyes slightly, and a red light suddenly flashed in her heterochromatic pupils. The assassination field was instantly opened, and a mountain of pressure suddenly descended.

It directly crushed the bell ringer.

He paused and fell to his knees. The next second, his head tilted and he fainted.

Ada looked at the bell ringer who had fainted and clicked her tongue: "Lord Saphir's aura is getting stronger and stronger."

"What are you talking about? He clearly fainted on his own." Saphir didn't even look at the man lying on the ground, feeling a little troubled. "No, it's so hard to find someone to communicate with, and now I have to look for someone all over again."

Ada was puzzled: "It shouldn't be difficult for adults to remove their status, why not do it?"

"How can I get intelligence if they wake up?" Saphir asked with a hint of amusement, "How much information do you think they'll remember after they wake up?"

This question stumped Ada. She stood there in silence for several seconds, then nodded slowly: "Your Excellency is very thoughtful."

Just as the two were about to find someone else to continue questioning, a man wearing glasses ran over from a distance: "Are you a foreign traveler? Please stay!"

The two looked at the person who came and found that this person seemed to be very sober.

The man walked closer, looked at the two of them carefully, and suddenly felt happy: "You are... Lady Aurora?!"

It wasn't surprising that Saphir was recognized. After all, her reputation in Fontaine was almost on the same level as Funina's.

The two of them danced together and saved many people who were dissolved. This was a well-known fact in Fontaine, so much so that the name Aurora was almost equivalent to a savior in Fontaine.

As a result, Finina was recognized by everyone and was not criticized because she was not a god or for other reasons.

People prefer to believe that it was Fernina who sacrificed her own divine power and cooperated with Aurora to save Fontaine.

So compared to the original plot, today's Funina is very respected in Fontaine, and is even called "the eternal water god."

He is almost competing with Ying, the Eternal God, for the title.

Seeing that the man recognized him, Saphir nodded slightly: "It's me, you are..."

"Please wait! Let me move this gentleman to a safe place first. We can't let him lie here all the time, or he will catch a cold." The man was very careful and took care of the person lying on the ground at this time.

Safir had no objection to this. She didn't care whether others were respectful to her or not. She was a humble person.

After moving the bell ringer to a nearby bench, the man with glasses breathed a sigh of relief and began to introduce himself: "Hello, Lady Aurora, my name is Esther, and I'm a member of the town's Fantasy Club. However, I'm the only one here in the entire club right now."

Saphir had never heard of the Fantasy Club, but the name Esther sounded very familiar to her, having just heard it.

"Esther... I know you. Those members of the Adventurer's Guild outside the town mentioned you just now." Saphir mentioned the members of the Adventurer's Guild he had just met.

Esther suddenly realized what was happening. No wonder Saphir knew him. He had wondered when he became so famous that even Lady Aurora knew him.

It turned out to be those guys.

Esther was a little amused and asked, "Are those people okay?"

Saphir shrugged. "Not very good. I think they are not mentally normal. I didn't let them leave by boat, but temporarily detained them."

"Thank you for your help." Esther thanked him quickly.

After a brief greeting, Saphir glanced imperceptibly in a direction behind Esther. She had a feeling that she was being watched from the beginning, but when she looked carefully, she didn't find anyone looking at her.

There was indeed no one in that direction, but there was a completely white cat.

A cat made her feel like she was being watched. Was the cat observing her?

She paid more attention to the cat and began to ask about the real matter: "What happened here? Why do these people seem to have been possessed?"

Esther sighed: "This is... a long story."

"It's okay, take your time, we have time." Ada comforted him.

Esther nodded, carefully considering her words, and then said, "This actually involves a legend: the Faded Castle."

A faded castle? Saphir was a little confused. What was that? But she didn't rush to ask, instead motioning for Esther to continue.

“The legend of the Faded Castle is no secret. Adventurers like them come to explore every once in a while.

"Even though the "gold" in the Golden Troupe's name is just a metaphor, the castle was built thousands of years ago, and there's probably nothing of value left there now." Esther's voice grew increasingly frustrated.

When he thought of those adventurers, his words sounded a bit like a disappointment: "How could adventurers listen to advice? Not long after I brought them to the ruins in the back mountain, they suddenly started destroying the golems like crazy and stuffing them into the box.

I couldn't stop them by myself, so I came back to find someone to help. Unexpectedly, the people in the town suddenly seemed to be hypnotized, with dull expressions and mumbling nonsense.

Good news: the case was solved. The rubble in the box was indeed fragments of the statues, and Safire's guess was correct.

Bad news: Saphir already knew what Esther said, and it has no value.

"To be honest, Lady Aurora, we at the Fantasy Club have also studied hypnosis, but this level is clearly beyond our reach." Esther suddenly lowered her voice, "I speculate that perhaps something unusual has occurred in the ruins.

According to the records... why we are the only ones not affected, well, that's interesting."

There is something in his words.

Saphir glanced at him and felt that this guy seemed to be deliberately leading her into the ruins.

This guy...has ulterior motives?

Saphir thought for a moment. No matter what Eston's purpose was, she would definitely go to the ruins. As for what was waiting for her there, no one knew.

At that time, we can only respond to each move as it comes.

Saphir and Ada exchanged a glance and nodded in unison. "Alright, let's go check out the ruins. Esther, don't go, or you'll end up like the people here."

Regardless of whether he has any problems or not, as long as you don't let him follow you, you can always eliminate some hidden dangers.

While the three were talking, the cat that had been staring at Saphir actually ran to her feet.

Seeing the white cat running to his feet, Safir frowned slightly. Did this guy hear what he just said and plan to follow him?

Ada didn't know what was wrong with the cat, so she asked curiously, "Is this Mr. Esther's cat?"

"No. Cats are spiritual animals. That guy who studies hypnosis always says so." Esther said truthfully.

Safire agreed with this statement. After all, she herself also had the identity of Miss Louise. So, from a certain perspective, she was actually the cat raised by the water god.

Thinking of this, Safir bent down and picked up the white cat.

The white cat was also well-behaved. It did not resist being held by Safir, but nestled quietly in her arms.

Esther looked at the cat held by Saphir. Because the cat was held in Saphir's arms, it was the first time for him to observe the cat so closely, and soon he discovered something that he had overlooked before.

He rubbed his temple. "Strange, looking closely, it's... uh... a collar? Or a pendant? I think I've seen something similar."

After hearing what he said, Safir carefully checked the collar on the cat's neck. It was indeed an uncommon design, but it looked somewhat familiar.

She recalled it carefully. Yes, it was still the memory of the stone statue. The style of this collar was very similar to the style of Lemuria.

In other words, the cat is related to Remus.

With a plan in mind, Safir held the cat more steadily. He couldn't let the little guy run away. This was an important tool cat.

"Okay, let's stop here for now. Let's go to the ruins and see who the cat's owner is." Safir wanted to confirm again.

Esther shook her head. "Pets in Fontaine are required to have name tags. This one doesn't have one, which means it has no owner and is a stray cat."

This is also stipulated in the Fontainebleau law. Pets must wear name tags, otherwise they will be treated as stray animals.

After hearing this, Safir was not surprised. It would be more convenient if the cat had an owner, so he could just go directly to its owner.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have it, just carry it with you. In case this collar comes in handy, you can’t go back and look for the cat, right?

So Saphir, Ada, and the cat went to the ruins.