Original God's Dark Priest

"I haven't heard of any celebrations, but it's true that I have something to talk to you about." Saphir found a place to sit down casually, and Pal pulled Nashida to sit opposite her.

Seeing Safir's serious expression, Pal put away his smile and looked at him, waiting for Safir to speak himself.

Saphir looked at Pal, who had a serious expression, and Nashida, who looked as if she was facing a great enemy, and couldn't help laughing: "You seem to have guessed the purpose of my coming here."

"Sumeru has a lot of work to do, and every talent is very important. Safir, it's not that I'm stingy, I really..." Nashida let go of Pal's hand and expressed her point of view very sincerely, wanting Safir to give up the idea of ​​poaching people.

But Saphir shut Nashida up with just one sentence: "Gulab's ability has been exposed. Sandoni already knows about it. Do you know what's going on?"

"This..." Not only Nashida was confused, but even Pal frowned.

As if he was unwilling to give up, Pal confirmed again: "Is this true?"

"I do like to discover and take away talents from various countries, but I never use lies to deceive. I guess it was when the authorization was granted that Gulab went to talk to Sandoni himself, and that's how it was exposed." Saphir said lightly.

Pal nodded slightly: "This is troublesome. The puppet has a perverse personality and doesn't like to play by the rules. Once she has the intention to kill, we don't know what we will face..."

"She informed me a while ago, probably to confirm whether I had discovered this matter. I fooled her and only said that I was interested in bringing them under my command. This was how I managed to reassure her, but I could not keep it a secret forever.

Even for their lives, I think it is necessary to take them away." Saphir did not exaggerate, but patiently analyzed the pros and cons for the two of them, "Take a step back, even if we don't take them away, at least we have to write their names in the Fatui files, otherwise..."

Pal understood: "Otherwise, when the puppet decides to attack it, you have no right to intervene. You may even have to cooperate with the puppet's actions for the sake of a united front."

“That’s right, but if Gulab and Javebita join the fools, then the puppet will be unable to take action or do anything harmful to them because their colleagues cannot fight each other.

If she insists on taking action, it will be tantamount to betrayal. Then I can deal with her as a traitor, after all, I have always been doing this." Saphir said all his plans lightly.

Pal and Nashida looked at each other. Now that things had come to this, they really had no reason to force anyone to stay.

If you care about their talents, you have to care about their lives. And according to the position that Nashida has always shown, in order to protect the lives of the two, she even has to come forward and persuade Nafis to release them.

This was the main reason why Safir decided to skip the Order House and find the Grass God. She was not very familiar with Nafis, and she thought it would be difficult to convince him. Nafis did not know a lot about the executive officer, and Safir was too lazy to introduce him again.

But Nashida and Pal are different. They understand the Fatui executive officers, and that is why they are not opposed to cooperating with them.

After all, with the existence of the captain, servants, and people like Saphir, the Fatui are indeed an organization worth making friends with.

But there are very few people who understand this.

With a long sigh, Pal finally nodded and agreed to Saphir's proposal: "Now that you say so, I naturally have no reason to hold them back. It's a pity, they could have achieved greater success."

Nashida's eyes were also full of regret. She was very optimistic about Gulab. Now that she knew that Gulab was about to leave and join the Fatui, it was impossible for her not to feel sad.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Saphir chuckled, "What a pity! Why don't you do me another favor?"

"What else do you want to do?" Pardao was not annoyed that Safir was pushing his feet, but rather a little curious. You know, everything Safir did seemed to be without any rules, but in fact it always produced a huge effect at the critical moment, a bit like a divine move.

Saphir took out the map of Xumi City and spread it out on the table in front of him. He ran his finger over it and stopped at a certain place. Pal and Nashida looked in the direction of her finger and recognized the place she was pointing at: "Lambad Tavern?"

"I'm planning to buy this place. Do you think it's possible?" Saphir looked as if he was asking for advice, which made Pal and Nashida suspect that this guy was planning to quit his job.

But Nashida was too embarrassed to say it out loud. Instead, she coughed and said, "Uncle Lambad was also a sailor when he was young. After going through many hardships and dangers, he returned to Xumi City and opened this tavern. You want to kick him out and take over this shop, but it may not be appropriate."

"It doesn't matter whether it's suitable or not. What matters is whether it can be done. If something happens to him, can we..." Saphir didn't care at all and just asked out loud.

Pal rubbed his brows with a headache. "My Lord, aren't you making things difficult for us? If the boss is injured, missing or even dead, he will naturally entrust the tavern to someone else. But do you think this is something a decent person should do?"

"You are right, but I am not a decent person." Saphir raised his head with a serious look on his face.

"Tsk..." Pal was silent for a long time before he spoke again, "Does it have to be the Lambad Tavern? Can't we go somewhere else?"

Safir has his own explanation for this: "Who would go to a forest or desert to play cards? You would naturally choose a popular place with convenient transportation."

What she said was not wrong. If you have to go to Kawanyi or Aru Village just to play cards, it is indeed inappropriate. Even Seno probably doesn't have the mood for it (probably). Xumi City is the best place.

Nashida supported her face with her two small hands and thought. Ever since the Seven Summonings became popular, scholars in Xumi City have gathered to play cards. Because many people would sit on the street, it gradually began to affect the city appearance and traffic. Nafis suggested that people find a place specifically for playing cards.

As time went by, Lambad's Tavern became a place where many card-playing enthusiasts went. Having said that, Lambad's Tavern was not tied to the Seven Saints Summons, so there was actually no Seven Saints Summons theme store in the entire Xumi.

Saphir wanted to take over the Lambad Tavern in order to promote this change and make the Lambad Tavern the theme store of the Seven Saints Summons.

But there is a problem with doing this, that is, Uncle Lambad will not agree, and they must consider Lambad's opinion.

And even if Lambad was willing to sell the shop, Xumi City would still need a traditional tavern for those who didn't play cards to drink.

Thinking of this, Nashida relaxed a lot. In fact, Saphir didn't necessarily want the Lambad Tavern. She just wanted a shop, that's all. This made things easier.

Nashida took the map, looked at it carefully, and then placed her finger on a location on the map: "Lambad Tavern is a traditional tavern. It's not suitable to sell it. Do you want to consider this place?"

"Where is this?" Saphir looked at the place where Nashida pointed, feeling somewhat puzzled. That was the place covered by the roots of the sacred tree of Xumi City. There was no shop, not even a street.

Nashida explained, "It's not the ground, but this bottom. This is the location of the Grand Bazaar. The shops here are cheap and the space is large. The most important thing is that the connection between the upper and lower city can be strengthened through the Seven Saints Summoning. What do you think?"

"Sounds good..." Safir is not a scholar of the House of the Decrees, so he naturally does not discriminate against the lower city area like the Grand Bazaar. Moreover, as a senior face control, the Grand Bazaar with Nilu as his wife is, to some extent, more familiar to her than the upper city area.

Of course, she couldn't just agree to it. A field investigation was still necessary, so she stood up and patted her trouser legs: "Then I'll take some time to investigate. If everything goes well, I think all the problems we face can be solved."

She is "us", which is naturally the problem faced by everyone including Nashida, that is, the issue of whether Gulab and Kavevitra should stay or go.

As the God of Wisdom, Nashida immediately understood what Saphir meant, and her eyes lit up immediately: "You mean, the two of them don't have to leave Xumi? They don't even have to leave Xumi City?"

"I place my confidants in every country. Why can't the people who stay in Xumi be Gulab, Javebita and Abatoi?" Saphir smiled faintly and gave Nashida a reassurance.

After hearing this, Nashida jumped up excitedly, hugged Saphir directly, and put her arms around her waist: "Are you serious? Even Abatoi..."

"Hiss, be gentle, this naughty kid is so strong." Feeling the pain from being strangled by Nashida, Saphir quickly pulled the other's arm. She didn't have much flesh on her body, so it was still painful to be strangled so hard.

Seeing this, Pal couldn't help but laughed with his hands covering his mouth. Nashida stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly, but still let go of her hand, saying, "I knew you were the best."

"The whole world can say bad things about me, except you, Nashida. Don't you know me?" Safier rubbed Nashida's little head with a doting look on his face.

With a goal in mind, Nashida worked harder and went straight to the Palace of Wisdom to discuss the matter of Gulab and the others with Nafis. Although it was a discussion, as it was a decree from God, Nafis had no room for refusal.

The reason why Saphir told Nashida so bluntly was to give her a clear idea so that she could suppress the sages and avoid being imprisoned by the sages again. Although such a thing is impossible with Pal around, it is also necessary to consider Nashida's own growth.

The returning gods all made the same choice. Neither Zhen nor Pal intervened in government affairs, so Xumi is still managed by Nashida. Pal just watched from the sidelines and occasionally offered some opinions.

Nashida ran away happily, and Pal met Saphir and said with a smile: "It seems that you have been very busy recently. If my estimation is correct, the prophecy of Fontaine is about to come true, and your elder sister will also start to take action. When are you going to Fontaine?"

"Let me think..." Safir stretched out his hand and counted on his fingers, then nodded, "It's OK, there should be about half a year of buffer time. During this period, I have to go to Inazuma as scheduled, and then the Lantern Festival is coming soon. After that, I will probably be dragged by someone to take care of the children for a while.

All this is over, and it is time for me to set out for Fontaine."

"It's really busy. There aren't many days to rest throughout the year," Pal said with emotion.

Safir shrugged noncommittally: "It's better to be busy, at least it makes life more fulfilling. Sometimes when I calm down, I feel a little flustered, as if something is chasing me from behind, and I will be swallowed up if I stop."

"You're putting too much pressure on yourself. In my opinion, you should just do what you should do. There's no need to participate in every fight for the Heart of God. You've already won four Hearts of God for Zhidong, and that's enough." Pal stood up from his seat and walked to the window.

Outside the window, the afterglow of the setting sun spread across the earth, casting a thin layer of golden halo on the sacred tree, which was as beautiful as a dream.

"I understand your idea. You want to use yourself as the thread to connect the seven countries to fight against the horrible natural disaster. But how easy is it to unite every country? There will always be conflicts of interest, and as your actions continue, you will not have enough people on hand. Then you will have to recruit new people and make sure they are reliable." Pal sighed. It was too difficult.

Saphir sighed. How could she not know this? Otherwise, she wouldn't be trying to steal the wool from others and poach people everywhere. "No matter how difficult it is, we must continue, Pal. You once told me that you saw my future self, but now it seems that it wasn't me. Or, it was the 'past' me who had reached another ending, right?"

Pal nodded silently. She knew that Saphir had understood the things that he had hidden from her.

After receiving a positive response from Pal, Saphir chuckled and continued, "So, who do you think is stronger, her or me?"

"She should be stronger. At least in my opinion, her strength is beyond my ability to resist. And you are easier to deal with. At least you are not like her, who can crush me." Pal recalled the girl he had met before, compared it with Saphir's strength, and gave an estimate.

Saphir nodded, not disappointed, but continued: "Since I showed up, it proves that she failed. So even if she was strong enough to crush the first generation of gods, or even surpass the four shadows, and was strong enough to challenge Phanes, she still failed. What does this mean?"

Pal lowered his head and looked at the girl beside him. There was a word rolling in her mouth, but she could never say it.

"Perhaps, justice has never been our enemy. In other words, what we have to deal with is not justice or the Nibelungen, but some kind of great terror from outside the world." Saphir looked at the scenery outside the window, his eyes filled with boiling fighting spirit.

"Abyss..." Pal's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid that a loud voice would wake up some existence.

Saphir nodded: "To drive out the abyss and completely purify Teyvat, this is the real way to save the world, and to achieve such a goal, the seven countries must be united, because the disaster of the abyss has never appeared in just one country.

Once it really comes to that, if we cannot unite the people, the final result will be failure. All seven countries are indispensable, otherwise, the abyss will return."

This was the revelation she got in her dream. The broken rock statue and the cracked earth all told her that this was the last piece of uneroded pure land, but in the end, they failed to defend it.

Liyue was destroyed, not to mention other countries. So Saphir was absolutely certain that this time, she would unite all the countries to fight against the Abyss no matter what.

Barnabas raised the banner of rebellion against the law of nature, that was her business, Saphir would not comment on it, as long as the other party did not hinder her, she was willing to help him.

This is a good opportunity to visit other countries, meet the gods, and have a good chat about the alliance.