Original God's Dark Priest

"A flower that doesn't exist, a guide who never gets lost, a person who never lies, a legend that never ends... Haha, it's really... an ironic name." Saphir supported his chin with one hand and made a mocking sound.

Zhongli leaned back in his chair and looked at the tipsy girl: "Boss Phil, do you have any opinion on this?"

"It's just a little trick of the witch society... Never mind, if they like it, let them do it. It's just to amuse the children." Saphir sat up straight, picked up a wine bottle and shook it, revealing an unhappy expression.

Diluk, who had been paying attention to the situation not far away, immediately picked up a bottle of wine and walked over.

"This is the winery's specialty wine, try it." As he said this, he filled up Saphir's glass and poured some for Zhongli and Wendy as well.

Holding the full glass, Saphir chuckled, "Master Diluk is in a good mood today. He's actually in the mood to be a bartender."

"Miss Shadow Priest, you know best why I am here, don't you?" Diluk said with a serious expression.

Saphir nodded slightly, took a sip, and then put the glass on the table: "What is the name of this wine?"

"It had no name before, but for some reason, I always felt that it should be called 'Doctor'." As soon as Diluk finished speaking, Saphir showed an obvious strange expression.

Wendy and Zhongli were fine and did not show any excitement, but Saphir seemed very unhappy about it.

Seeing her reaction, Diluk was a little confused: "You don't like it? Is it because the wine is bad or do you think the naming style is inappropriate?"

"The name is not good, let's change it." Safire said briefly without explaining.

After saying that, she picked up the wine glass, looked at it for a moment, and then drank it all.

A bottle of "Dottore" costs two million Moraes, but the feeling of the wine sliding down the throat is not as scary as its price. It is neither unexpectedly sweet nor refreshing.

dull…

Perhaps the originally amazing taste, coupled with the name, is not worthy of the waves in Safire's heart.

If I were to name it after that person, at least it had to be better.

Diluk didn't care when Safir rejected the name of the wine without any explanation. It was just a name and changing it was not a big deal. However, he found Safir's reaction very interesting.

It seems that this name touched some secrets in her heart. Of course, Diluk was not interested in exploring the girl's mind. He could still distinguish between making money while alive and waiting to burn money after death.

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At Wangfeng Mountain, because of the mention of the so-called official knights and trainee rangers, several people couldn't help but look serious.

Seeing this, Eula waved her hand and said, "Okay, don't be so serious. Our patrol is not that formal. It's more like a casual chat."

Eula is right. After all, it is the Windblume Festival, and we are bringing Klee with us. It is impossible to say that it is an official patrol.

The Knights of Favonius are not so cruel as to assign the official mission to Klee.

There was no expression on Cole's face, but in fact he was constantly cheering himself up in his heart. He felt very relaxed when he was with Sucrose, but now that he saw Amber, he became nervous again.

She kept repeating in her mind: "I can't be nervous. I must find a topic to blend in with everyone! Don't be nervous... Don't be nervous, Cole... Don't lose your composure just because you met Amber and the others..."

This kind of mentality can actually be considered a kind of anxiety disorder.

It is normal to have inferiority complex caused by excessive admiration, not only for Amber, but also for Saphir.

Cole is actually quite sensitive, so after a long period of separation, the original impression will be constantly beautified and even perfected in her mind, and this kind of mentality will make her feel like a believer.

In other words, it is a sense of conversion, which is normal in a world dominated by faith, but such a relationship can never appear in an equal contact between two people.

This makes the communication unequal.

Redemption can sometimes destroy a person. Cole has already shown such signs, but fortunately her condition is not serious and she only needs simple psychological counseling to get out of this predicament.

Besides, Amber herself is not someone who would pua her friends, so this problem is not serious.

As for Sapphire…

She was not aware of the problem at all.

While Cole was still cheering himself up, Sandu spoke up: "Let me guess, are you talking about the latest guests?"

"Yes! Recently, several guests from Xumi have come to the city, and everyone is secretly discussing and arranging some surprises." Amber said mysteriously, "Not only are there guests from Xumi, but also..."

"Amber!" Eula interrupted her immediately before she could continue. This loud mouth was about to tell everything to others.

Realizing that she had said something wrong, Amber immediately apologized in a panic: "Ah! I'm sorry... I..." Then she breathed a sigh of relief, "Hehe, it's a good thing you didn't say what the surprise was."

Seeing Amber being scolded by Eula with an embarrassed smile on her face, Cole became even more confused. She had no idea what to say in response.

Beside her, Sandu had been looking at her quietly, as if she had noticed something was wrong with her a long time ago.

Seeing that Cole really didn't know how to respond, Sandang decided to bring the topic to something Cole was familiar with: "To be honest, we also encountered something that was a bit surprising."

When she heard the word "surprise", Klee immediately became very interested and even tightened her grip on Rimuru. "What kind of surprise? Klee wants to hear it!"

“Ugh! Klee, you’re hugging me too tight…” Rimuru said quickly.

Ke Li quickly relaxed her grip: "Ah, I'm sorry, will this be better?"

“Much better…” Rimuru wouldn’t actually suffocate, but holding too tightly would cause his body to deform, which would make him feel uncomfortable.

Cole also realized at the first moment that Sando was helping her find topics to talk about, so she looked at her with gratitude.

Then, after organizing his words, Cole spoke out the things related to the prophecy and shared them with others.

During the whole process, Sugar didn't say a word and just watched Cole speak quietly. When Cole came to his senses, he realized that all the words he had just said were spoken by him and Sugar didn't interrupt at all.

After looking at Sandang with some trepidation, Kelai read encouragement and praise from her eyes. This made her feel much more relaxed and more confident about the next communication.

After listening to Cole's explanation, Noelle opened her eyes wide. "What an interesting prophecy... I can't guess the answer at all."

"I see. You need someone to help you get information, right? I'll do my best." Eula was different from the other people present after all.

Although Klee is an official knight, she is still a child after all and has never carried out a mission.

And Amber... her scout knight position is "hereditary" from her grandfather. In fact, the Knights of Favonius no longer have a scouting team. It can be said that Amber can only be considered a half-formal knight. She is almost like Klee, a child raised in the Knights Order.

Noelle has gone on quite a few missions, but rather than being a knight of the Knights of Favonius, it would be more accurate to say that she is now more of a non-staff knight of the Fatui. Many of the subjugation missions were issued by Saphir, and Noelle herself has never served as a captain.

Not a complete leader, but if the head chef is counted...she should be considered one.

Eula is different. She is not only an official knight, but also a knight with the title of Wave Knight. Not to mention, she also serves as the captain of the guerrilla team and is a real little leader.

Therefore, Eula has a strong ability to interpret intelligence information, and her execution ability is also strong. She grasps the key points at the first time without any procrastination.

Eula's vigorous and resolute attitude also greatly encouraged Kelai, and she immediately expressed her gratitude to her: "Thank you, Miss Eula."

"You're welcome, friends." Eula didn't think what she had done was that important.

Seeing that the deal was done, Sucrose added, "Don't worry about the reply. We'll have a mailbox next to the alchemy table. If you have any clues, just write to us anytime."

“Klee can write it! And Rimuru has to write it too!” Klee immediately expressed her willingness to cooperate.

This made Rimuru feel uncomfortable: "Eh? I want one too? I can't even recognize all the characters in Teyvat."

"Then let the Great Sage write it for you. You've done similar things more than once or twice, right?" Eula glanced at Rimuru, leaving him no room for negotiation. Then she looked at the others, "Everyone, write it. Send whatever you think of."

"Just leave it to us! But before that, we have to complete the patrol route first." Amber hasn't forgotten the main business until now, although this business is not so urgent at the moment.

Due to Mondstadt's restructuring, the focus of the Knights of Favonius was shifted to defeating monsters and clearing out monster gathering places.

The idle Knights of Favonius took out all the anger they usually received from the residents on the Hilichurls and cleaned up the area around Mondstadt. It must be said that taking care of a giant baby makes people grow.

Although the strength of those people may not be that high in such a mopping-up operation, but with that kind of momentum, who can say that this is not an elite force?

It is precisely because of such clearing activities that even in Wangfeng Mountain, there are actually not many monsters, and it is very safe.

Amber and the others came here to patrol, but in fact they were just punching in to complete their mission.

"Is this a patrol route?" Sugar looked around. "From where to where?"

Amber smiled and said, "Today we are going to walk from Lookout Mountain to the gate of Mondstadt. If you guys weren't busy, I would like to invite you to join us."

Cole and Sucrose looked at each other. What kind of nonsense was that? From Lookout Mountain to the gate of Mondstadt? Walking?

Sucrose suspected that she had an illusion about the distance on the map. After all, it was Ying who sent them to Wangfeng Mountain using the teleportation anchor point, and they also planned to go back via the Chen Ge Pot.

Amber has to walk like this, so she can't just join in casually.

Thinking of this, Sugar forced a smile and declined, "It's okay. We still have to patrol in the future. We can join you after we finish the prophecy."

There is no end to the work. There is no way it will be over even after the Wind Flower Festival!

Sugar's heart was full of resistance.

Ke Lai understood what Sandang meant in an instant and nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, that's right, then...then we'll go back first!"

"Goodbye, be careful on the road." Noel is really considerate and even gave me some reminders before parting.

After saying goodbye, Cole and Sugar left.

Eula, Amber and their group continued their patrol. As they walked, Amber suddenly asked, "Come to think of it, Eula, why do you feel a little restrained today?"

"Huh? Is that so? I don't think there's anything wrong with me." Eula recalled her performance just now and didn't find anything unusual. She also didn't know why Amber said that.

Amber thought seriously for a few seconds, slowly distanced herself from Eula, and then said, "No, it's very wrong. You didn't hold a grudge today."

“Remember…” Eula was stunned for a moment, and then she saw Amber running away. She knew very well that this girl was making fun of her, so she chased after her, “Okay, Amber, you dare to make fun of me! Stop right there, I will remember this grudge!”

Eula, Amber and their group walked away noisily, while Sucrose and Cole were a little silent.

After the two of them walked for a while, Sandu finally couldn't help but speak: "Are you okay, Cole?"

"..." Cole paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and then asked, "Is it... obvious?"

Sandang wanted to nod, but after thinking it over, she denied the statement: "It's not that obvious, but I can see that you are worried."

"That's already very obvious... Alas." Cole sighed somewhat melancholy, and even his eyes dimmed a little.

Seeing Cole's lost look, Sandu felt that she needed to do something, but she was not very good at communication, so she could only try her best to be a listener: "If you have any troubles, you can tell me, I am willing to help."

"Sugar..." Cole felt that it was great to know Sugar, "I...actually, I don't know how to get along with Amber and the others, and..." And Safir, she didn't know since when, the other party seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, which made her a little disappointed.

"Anything else?" Sugar was a little confused.

Ke Lai took a deep breath and still didn't say the rest of the words: "Nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it."

"I see..." Sugar nodded. In fact, she had some understanding of Cole's experience, and she also knew what she didn't say.

In Sandwich's opinion, Saphir is very difficult to approach. Although she seems gentle, the cold feeling hidden deep inside cannot be deceived.

Sandu couldn't describe this feeling, but she could sense that Saphir had always been deliberately keeping a distance from other people. As far as she knew, the only people who could truly be called his friends were Ying and Xier.

Sandu's feeling was actually correct, but she didn't know what Sapphire was thinking, so she couldn't understand.

In fact, the reason why Safire acted like this is very simple, it’s a matter of stance.

From a personal perspective, it's fine for her to have close friendships with anyone, but from an executive's perspective, it's not good for her or others.

At this point, pure friendship is simply a luxury, and only Ying, who has no subjective or objective stance, can be friends with her without any burden.

The head follows the butt, and Saphir had to give up some of her emotions to maintain the situation she had pushed forward, and for this, she sacrificed a lot.

For example, regarding her relationship with the Narukami Clan, she used to be able to talk about anything with Kage and Miko, but ever since the Fatui began their actions, she inevitably had friction with them, so that now she and Inazuma cannot be considered absolutely friendly, let alone fighting with Kage for a tri-colored dango as she did in the past.

It's really like this: It's lonely at the top.

If she didn't have the identity of a Liyue immortal, perhaps her relationship with Liyue wouldn't be as close as it is now.

Cole is obsessed with friendship and worried about her friends' estrangement, which shows that she still has the room to pursue friendship, but Saphir actually does not have that. She must control her connections with various countries.

We must prevent personal emotions from influencing our judgment.

She couldn't bear the loss caused by the Dragon King Ruota a second time. Having Liyue was enough for her.

“Those who carry the world on their shoulders are destined to be lonely. Tasting the bitterness is the duty of such people and a tribulation they have to face.”