Original God's Dark Priest

The power of the Narcissus Cross Holy Sword finally dissipated.

Seeing the sword transformed into an ordinary toy, Nazisenkruz suddenly realized, "So that's how it is, Marianne. Your will has been conveyed. The holy sword's mission has been completed, and its significance in the story has been eliminated."

"Does that mean we have no weapons to attack Nazison Cruz?" Paimon tilted his head with a dangerously innocent look on his face.

Nazison Cruz couldn't help but sweat on his water drop head: "What do you mean by special attack on me?"

"It's okay, Paimon." Saphir said nonchalantly, "I have special attacks on everything."

Nazisen Cruz had no way to refute Safir's words. Regardless of whether Safir could deal with everything, she could deal with herself anyway.

That's enough.

It ended the topic very cleverly and said to Marianne, "Come to think of it, you said you wanted to see the outside. But now the outside is the world of Jiyodandu, which is probably not very good.

But if you like it, that’s better than anything else.”

Without waiting for Marian to answer, Saphir corrected her, "To be honest, the outside world is not Guillotin's world either. It just uses the wild man energy he researched. The current leader of Fontaine is called Navilette.

It's a... uh, Dragon King."

"Oh! The world ruled by the Dragon King feels even worse." Nazisen Cruz doesn't have a good impression of dragons.

It is true that Navelette is different from other dragons, but at least hundreds of years ago, most dragons in Teyvat were hostile to humans.

In the era when the Dragon King ruled the continent, humans had no room to survive.

Hearing Rene's words, Saphir clicked his tongue, thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I still have some say in Fontaine..."

"You know, this is not good news for me." Nazison Cruz said again.

Well, there's no difference between being ruled by a Dragon King and being ruled by a demon god.

Saphir was annoyed: "Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

Nazison Cruz finally shut up.

Marianne smiled as she watched the two quarreling. When they quieted down, she continued, "I really want to go for a walk. Ann, René, let's go on a trip together, okay?"

"Yes! Of course!" An agreed decisively.

However, Rene didn't agree. He said with some regret, "As for me... although I regret it, please allow me to refuse. I still have things I need to do."

"Well... I have no choice. Remember to leave me your address. I want to write to you and tell you about what Ann and I saw on our trip." Marianne was in high spirits and didn't intend to give up the idea of ​​traveling. "Just like you and Jacob told me about what you saw in Xumi before."

An suddenly thought of Caterpillar: "But I'm afraid the journey will have to wait. Caterpillar did say that we wanted to get together..."

"Yes, he... should be here soon." René nodded. "I think we need to stay here for a while, just as a break."

Because he needed to wait for Caterpillar's visit, Nazisen Cruz temporarily settled down in the sleeping place.

The story of Narcissus Cross ends here for the time being. The rest of the story will have to wait until Caterpillar arrives here.

Saphir finally found an opportunity to talk to Rene alone. Before that, she decided to send Ying away first.

Saphir walked over to Ying and Paimon and said, "I went to the Old Sea a while ago and found a cat."

"Huh? Saphir also keeps cats? This is really big news." Paimon immediately became interested.

Ying also looked curious.

Saphir rolled his eyes at Paimon and continued, "I've left the cat in the pot for now. After careful consideration, I was planning to send it to Mond today to see if I could keep it there. But just as I was about to leave, I encountered this incident with you guys, so I didn't have time to deal with it."

"Oh... I see." Paimon said with a look of understanding, "Sapphire is preparing to give us a commission!"

Safir raised his eyebrows. Although it felt weird to say this, if he occasionally played the role of an NPC issuing quests... well, it wasn't impossible.

So she nodded and said, “So, the traveler and her best friend Paimon, do you want to take on my commission?

Bring the kitten to Mondstadt and find a suitable place for it to stay."

"No problem! Leave it to us!" Paimon immediately became motivated.

Ying looked at her friend with amusement, but didn't refuse.

The two used the teleportation anchor to leave.

After they left, Nazisen Cruz came up behind Safir and asked, "Are they gone?"

"I will be back. Just let me know when Caterpillar arrives." Saphir said, turning around, but saw a little boy with purple hair, and couldn't help but be stunned.

René scratched the back of his head. "Marianne thinks I look better this way. What do you think?"

"Well... he's indeed more pleasing to the eye than the previous two." Saphir pinched his chin and commented very objectively.

But she knew in her heart that Marianne thought it was better for René to be like this, but that was not the main reason why he became like this.

The main reason is that in Rene's view, everything he experienced at this time was happy. As he grew up, although his abilities became stronger and his experience improved, he was not as happy as he is now.

Growing up, for Rene, is something that comes with extremely painful memories.

In fact, this is true for many adults.

Growth is always accompanied by pain, because it is useless to teach people a hundred times, but people will learn something once.

You will remember the pain naturally.

The topic between the two stopped here and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

After rolling his eyes, Saphir took the initiative to speak: "Rene, follow me."

"What?" Rene knew what Saphir meant, but pretended not to know.

Saphir didn't beat around the bush and said simply, "Become my subordinate and help me with my research. I need your strength."

"Oh...Ms. Safire, forget it. I...don't plan to get involved in those things again." Rene shook his head and refused decisively.

Saphir had long suspected René's rejection, and never thought that just an invitation would be enough to convince the other party.

She was not discouraged at all and asked, "Are you scared?"

"Don't waste your energy. Provoking me won't work." Rene shook his head again. He was really tired and didn't want to get involved anymore.

Saphir sighed and looked up at a place not far away. Marian was taking good care of a sunflower, while An was floating beside her and chattering something.

"They have such a good relationship." Safir sighed.

René also looked over and nodded: "Marianne has always been very well-behaved. Both Dean Lilith and Vice Dean Bethel like her very much."

"Will you blame yourself? You will blame yourself for the decision that killed her and indirectly killed Lilith, causing them to become what they are now." Saphir said this out of the blue.

Rene was silent. It would be a lie to say that he didn't blame himself, but the more important mission and heavy pressure left him no time to think about such boring questions.

Now that I have unloaded the burden, I look back at the past and sometimes think that it was indeed very unhuman.

So, Rene nodded and said, "I felt really guilty, especially when I learned that everything was over. I even began to doubt the meaning of my existence and began to deny myself.

I called myself a master, solving other people's doubts, pointing out the way, and guiding people on the road to salvation. I once firmly believed that I was the savior of Fontaine and that one day I would be able to save everyone.

But when Fontaine was finally saved, the person who made the effort wasn’t me.”

At this point, his tone was visibly sad: "We've done so much... all of us have done so much for this... and for what..."

Rene is a person who rarely shows his vulnerable side. Perhaps it is because he is standing here as a child today that he has become vulnerable.

Saphir listened quietly to René's outburst. After a long while, when René finally calmed down, he spoke, "Actually, we're quite similar. I've said it before. Comfort is always far away from us. We always have dreams we want to realize, but we're often devastated by the cruel reality, and even unable to recover.

But so what? We are destined to walk on a thorny road, a road with obstacles, scenery, cliffs, and short periods of smooth sailing.

It is impossible for us to do everything with a clear conscience. One thing after another, one wronged soul after another will form karma that weighs on our soul. It will obscure our realization, make us lose our way, and cause us to doubt.

I have experienced all these, but now, I don’t care anymore. I always believe that I am on the right path. I don’t know what the future will be like, but for me there are only two possibilities: either I will break through the long night and welcome the sunrise.

Or, fall before the dawn and rot in the deepest darkness.

The only difference between us is that my road has not yet reached its end, while yours is about to fall."

Rene's expression became stiff. He looked at Saphir in a daze, unable to speak.

"Are you... willing?" Saphir turned around and looked directly into René's eyes. "Are you willing to just... after all the sacrifices and the infamy you've endured, accept this dawn that didn't come because of you?"

"I'm not willing to accept this! I've obviously paid so much, why should I be drowned in the waves like a speck of dust? I should be dazzling, I should be like a hero..." Rene still has ambitions, but the huge setbacks have made him lose his spirit.

Safir raised his head, using the angle to hide the corners of his slightly raised mouth. It was done.

After some friendly communication, Rene finally accepted Saphir's invitation and will go to Yuanxia Palace to assist her in her research when everything is over.

This is rare good news for Safire.

After leaving behind a certificate to enter the cave, Safir left. With this certificate, Rene could be considered to have moved into the Chen Ge Hu. When Carterpila came over later, Rene could use this to notify Ying and Safir, saving him from having to leave people waiting here.

Ying went to find a place to put the kitten. Saphir thought about it and decided not to go there, but went to Yuanxia Palace instead.

She hadn't been here for a long time, and she was a little curious about how Yuanxia Palace was developing now.

The moment Saphir entered the Abyss Palace, Oropas immediately noticed her arrival and hurried to greet her.

Oropus, who had transformed into a human form, smiled flatteringly, rubbed his hands, and stood in front of Saphir with a slight bend.

Seeing Orobas like this, Saphir frowned slightly: "You have become flattering. Does your human body have such a big impact on your personality?"

"Nothing." Oropus laughed, thinking to himself: "Can't you be a little less polite? Last time, Morax and I took turns beating someone up, and we hit them several times. You weren't the one who got hurt, were you?"

He did flatter, but it was not out of respect, but because he was scared of being beaten.

Safir didn't care about this and walked straight in. The process of going down the stairs was also a process of taking in the scenery of Yuanxia Palace.

Today, the Yuanxia Palace is no longer as desolate as it used to be. The original ruins and rubble have long disappeared, and all traces of the Baiye Kingdom have been erased, replaced by new and magnificent buildings and busy crowds of people.

Seeing these people, Saphir frowned slightly: "Why are there so many people?"

"They came from Inazuma's side. I heard it's called... the construction support team?" Oropas replied.

Saphir nodded when she heard this. She could understand the construction support.

Yuanxia Palace was a huge project, and she didn't have enough manpower, so she was mentally prepared to spend ten to half a decade to complete it.

If there is support from Inazuma City, this time can be greatly shortened, which is a good thing.

After understanding this, Saphir stopped paying attention to those busy people and asked about the important things: "How is the thing I told you about last time going?"

"It's already been done." Speaking of business, Oropus immediately straightened his back, "It's built next to the library, occupying an entire floating island as the site of the research institute.

The construction team has been focusing on that area for a while now, and it's already completed. Do you want to go take a look?"

"Of course." Safir nodded and walked towards the library.

She had previously instructed that a multi-story floating island be selected as the research institute for construction. The research was simple, which was to extract the genes of the dragon lizards and cultivate alien species. However, these alien species were not cultivated using dragon lizards, as that would be unfair to the dragon lizards and would likely offend the indigenous people here.

So Saphir proposed the idea of ​​having Orobasi use the eggs of other creatures for alienation and then hatching. After carefully considering the possibility, Orobasi agreed.

Now that the construction of the institute has been completed, he has already started some research. Not only that, because it was Safire's suggestion, some researchers were also transferred here, which made him see how many talented people Safire has under his command.

"Currently, the construction of the research institute is completely complete. As you described, it's a multi-layered floating island, with the main building on top. The rest of the underground buildings are designed as cultivation layers and activity layers..." Speaking of this, Oropus touched his chin in confusion, "What do you mean by activity layer?"

Saphir gave him an ambiguous look, which made Oropus feel a little uneasy.

"The active layer..." Saphir continued walking forward, "It's where the materials are extracted. What do you think I'm studying these things for?

Of course, it’s the materials that grow on their bodies.”