Original God's Dark Priest

After resting for a few days in Xumi City, the day of the college celebration arrived.

Charlotte and Qiliangliang did not stay here because they had their own things to do and left two days ago. So at present, only Ying, Xiao Paimon and Saphir are participating in Xumi as outsiders.

This time's academy celebration was different from previous ones. In the past, the focus was always on the Academy of Teachings and the rainforest, almost continuing the long-solidified class of Xumi, and there had never been any plan to change it.

But this time it was different. After discussing with Nafis, Nashida implemented the policy of reusing the desert people in the House of the Decrees, hoping to improve bilateral relations in this way and allow the desert people to better integrate into the rainforest.

Naturally, this move was opposed by some people. The Celestial Dragons, who were used to being high and mighty, did not want to get along with the untouchables. They would not allow people whom they once looked down upon to sit next to them or even step on their heads. They were determined to protect their own dignity.

The voices of opposition were quite loud, and Nashida was troubled for a while. Four days before the celebration, she found Saphir and asked for a solution.

Saphir was reading a book at that time. After listening to Nashida's story, she looked up with some annoyance and stared at the small badminton for a while until the little grass god became a little flustered. Then she asked, "Have you learned it?"

"Ah?" Nashida was confused and blinked rapidly. It took her several seconds to react and then she went on to arrange the meeting.

Saphir didn't specifically inquire about what happened afterwards, but she heard from Xier that Nashida and Nafis got very angry at the conference table and scolded those old stubborn people so hard that they couldn't even raise their heads. In the end, this policy was implemented and started with the celebration.

Many people living in the desert will be invited to participate in this celebration, allowing them to experience the atmosphere of the House of the Decree in advance.

After learning about this, Saphir did not take it to heart, but continued to do his own thing. The Moonlight Tavern branch in the Grand Bazaar had also been prepared, and Trofen would naturally be the manager.

Lana also resigned from her position as a forest ranger and came here to open a shop with Trofen. The Moonlight Tavern is divided into three floors, similar to Liyue. The first floor is the lobby for ordinary guests to drink, the second floor is a place dedicated to playing cards, and there are private rooms, but the third floor is different.

This place was designed as several offices for Gulab and Javebita to study. Not only them, but even Abatoi moved in with his things and Kakata.

Although they have all become members of the Fainthead, they are still essentially Sumerians and scholars of the Academy of the Decrees.

Under Safir's arrangement, these people were kept in Xumi City as visiting scholars stationed in Xumi during the winter. Because they were visiting scholars, they could also apply for projects and conduct research in the Institute of Teachings on weekdays, and the results obtained would be shared with the Institute of Teachings.

Because of their status as visiting scholars, their daily work is directly connected with Nafis, that is, Nafis can arrange work for them directly without going through other people.

This made Nafis very happy. Gulab, Javebita and Abatoi, these three were all geniuses of the Ordinance House. They thought that being abducted by Saphir was a loss for Xumi, but unexpectedly, they got rewarded in this way.

Nafis was very satisfied with the result, and he even became more respectful to Nashida. In his opinion, Safir was willing to accept this obviously disadvantageous condition because of the pressure from Lord Grass God. He never thought that this was actually what Safir wanted.

Of course, Nashida would have to pay a price. Much of the knowledge in the House of the Decrees would be open to the Fatui. During this period, under Saphir's arrangement, the library in the Palace of Wisdom had been almost completely copied by her people.

These things will be taken across the ocean to the Abyss Palace, where they will be kept. Then another copy will be sent to Zhidong, but this must wait until the library at the Abyss Palace is completed. Saphir does not intend to work for Barnabas in vain. There are some things that she still likes to hold in her own hands.

On this day, Safire was supervising the construction of a branch of the Moonlight Tavern when Xier came running over, skipping and skipping, with an expression that showed an undisguised sense of pride and joy.

Seeing the girl's look, Saphir knew that there was something happy to talk about, so he asked directly: "So happy? You are so happy so early in the morning, even the sun outside the door looks a little brighter."

"Hehe~ Guess what!" Xier stood in front of Saphir with her hands behind her back.

This made Saphir a little curious. If it wasn't some particularly good news, Xier wouldn't have shown this expression. And the fact that she came running to her to show off meant that this was also a good thing for Saphir.

Is there any such news? Did Dotore fake his death and get killed for the second time?

Safir thought for a long time, then shook his head helplessly: "I can't guess, just tell me directly!"

"Well, I guess you can't guess it." Xier was not surprised. After all, that was something that Saphir had just mentioned casually, and she had no expectations about it. Now that she could figure it out, it would probably surprise her.

With this in mind, Xier mysteriously took out a small glass bottle from the bag on her waist and held it in front of Saphir like a treasure: "Look, what is this?"

Safir took the glass bottle and looked at it carefully. She almost dropped it because she didn't hold it firmly. After steadying her hands, her eyes almost widened and she looked incredible: "Did you really make this thing? That's pure fire! How long have you been researching it and you've already figured it out?"

"After all, it's just a variation of an element. What's so difficult about it? Under the suppression of the spiritual fire, I can only flatten and round this small flame." Xier put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest, looking very proud.

Saphir did not comment on this. The Red Moon Dynasty fell before the Black Sun Dynasty. Both the Red Moon and the Black Sun did not use basic elemental forces, but something like the light world force that was higher than the human world force.

In other words, the essence of Alechino's Pure Fire may be close to the original thing. Xier was able to analyze the Pure Fire and make it into what she wanted in a very short time. This genius is truly amazing.

Saphir herself can be considered a genius in some areas, but alchemy is not her area of ​​expertise, so naturally she can only ask Xier for help. Now Xier has given her such an answer, which makes Saphir very surprised.

This small bottle of diluted pure fire was actually prepared for Arlecino. Arlecino had always been very tolerant towards the children of the Hearth House, but the rules could not be broken, so once someone had a strong desire to leave, Arlecino could only kill the other person.

But killing his own child is not what a father should do, so Alecino chose a compromise.

Based on her understanding of her own fire, she discovered that her fire could burn souls or memories. For this reason, even though she was extremely disgusted, she still chose to cooperate with Dotore and developed this thing that could delete memories through oral administration, which was called "Fire in a Bottle".

But this kind of thing actually has very strong side effects, because it deletes memories in an unstable and unsafe way. Without extremely strong willpower, you cannot survive it and will be burned to ashes.

But if the user is very strong, the fire in the bottle will lose its effect and become a small flame that can be easily extinguished.

However, this thing is just right for certain things, such as burning the memories of the betrayers of Hearth House and making them ordinary people who have nothing to do with Hearth House.

Saphir had personally witnessed several people taking the fire in the bottle. She was not sure how many bottles Dotore had made in total. Now that Dotore was dead, there was no way to obtain the fire in the bottle. That was why she suddenly remembered it one day and collected some of Alechino's fire and gave it to Xier for research.

Fortunately, it has finally been researched out, which solves one of the worries.

Looking at the fire in the bottle in his hand, Saphir asked, "How many bottles have you made in total?"

"There were some losses during the research, so we were only able to produce four bottles. But if there is a need later, the losses can be reduced, provided there is still pure refining fire available." Xier replied.

After hearing her words, Saphir nodded. That was enough. She just wanted to study how to make the fire in the bottle in case Alechino encountered similar problems in the future and would be in trouble because of the lack of this thing.

After putting away the fire in the bottle, Saphir reached out and rubbed Xier's head: "You have made another contribution, what reward do you want?"

"I don't want any reward. I just happen to be interested in it, so I'm researching so fast. If it's a topic I'm not interested in, I wouldn't be so attentive." Xier pouted proudly but didn't shake off Saphir's hand.

Saphir smiled but said nothing. She didn't know whether Xier was working so hard because she was interested or because it was Saphir's commission, but... it was great to have such a reliable and lovely sister.

That day, Saphir called Shapleau and asked him to take the bottle of fire to Fontaine and hand it over to Alecino. The purpose of doing so was simple, just to tell Alecino that he had found a way to make this thing, so that she didn't have to worry.

After handing over the fire in the bottle, Xier talked about the main reason for coming here: "In addition to this, there is another thing."

"What?" Saphir was in a good mood and asked patiently.

Xi'er chuckled and said, "How about we go to the celebration together? This celebration will definitely be very lively!"

"Now that you mention it, I remember that Pal told me about this a few days ago. Could it be today?" Safir reacted. No wonder it felt a little quiet outside today. It turned out that people had left the Grand Bazaar and gone outside.

Xi'er nodded: "Yeah, it's probably going to start soon, we have to leave quickly, I still have to participate!"

"You?" Safire was a little confused. "What kind of competition are you participating in?"

Xi'er puffed up her cheeks, her face full of "Don't look down on me" and said, "I am the world's junior sister of the Su Lun Sect! I was voted in to represent the Su Lun Sect in the college championship!"

"Is it true? You're so amazing? I thought you were busy with research all day." Safire was surprised that Xier had such a wide circle of friends, yet she was voted out. It was really not easy.

Xier glanced at the time again, quickly grabbed Saphir's hand and ran out: "There's no time to talk, the main venue is still over at the Jusha Hall! If we don't run faster, we're really going to miss it!"

Safir had no choice but to follow Xier and run out quickly. As for the situation here, he could only leave it to Ada to keep an eye on. At this moment, Safir was extremely glad that he brought Ada with him. This steward could always provide her with a safety net at any time, which was so reassuring.

After hurrying for a long time, the two finally arrived at the outskirts of Jusha Hall, where there was a large stage. A woman was already standing on the stage and was delivering an opening speech.

"Everyone, welcome to the Academy Celebration! Next, I will announce the prizes for this year's Academy Championship—" The host Kalina paused at the right time to whet everyone's appetite, and then said, "Generous bonuses, project resources, limited edition Seven Saints Summoning Cards... and the right to wear the Crown of Talent!

You can guess without me telling you that this is a symbol of honor!"

These prizes actually have different focuses. The prize money belongs to the individual, which is attractive enough for people who are not very well-off, but it will not attract too many people. For example, Tinari Seno and others will not be tempted by it at all.

The limited edition card of the Seven Summonings was purely to seduce the card man. Regarding the special attack of Cyno, Saphir vaguely remembered that this so-called limited card was actually a common card, but the material of the card was different. And this was actually not as simple as a deck of cards.

It is an authorization. As we all know, the summoning of the Seven Saints must be carried out through the Secret Book Box. The information of each player will be included in it. For example, if you want to get the right to use Saphir's cards, you must defeat Saphir.

But if Saphir loses, how can he give his cards to the other party? Of course, he can't just give his cards to the other party, but he can give the other party authorization through the Secret Book Box, so that the other party can get the right to use Saphir's cards.

Subsequent replacements or card surface damage can actually be repaired or replaced by the Adventurer's Guild. Similarly, limited cards are also authorized in this way, and you can replace cards with better materials through certification in the future.

As for project resources, this should be the most attractive one of all the prizes. This is Xumi, the academic city, and everyone will flock to project research. Project resources mean funds, results, success and fame to them.

This is the most realistic prize that is most likely to impress the people of Xumi.

As for the final right to wear the Crown of Talent... it's hard to say about other people. Saphir felt that Elhaisen would probably look down on it, and she always felt that these things had little appeal to the little gray-haired boy, and that person might not even come.

Of course, this is unattractive only to some people, and more people may want the right to wear the crown of talent.

There were several comments coming from the top commentators around Saphir, and all of them, without exception, expressed their longing for it. After all, this thing was a real honor.

Saphir didn't understand. She was not a Xumi person and didn't quite understand the Xumi people's definition of honor, but she maintained respect.

"I believe many people have seen the Crown of Knowledge or heard the legend about it." The host Kalina explained on the stage, "Twenty years ago, a scholar named Saziin spent a lot of money to buy it and donated it to the House of the Order.

The generous prize money offered by the current college competition is also from his sponsorship. Before the competition begins, please allow me to express my gratitude to this scholar who is not present at the scene. "

While the people on and off the stage were still immersed in the atmosphere of joy and excitement, Safire keenly sensed a hint of disharmony. She looked in the direction of the disharmony and found Ying was covering her forehead, as if she was in a strange state.

"Oh no, it looks like this celebration is going to have something interesting to watch." She raised her eyebrows slightly and instantly entered the spectator mode.