Original God's Dark Priest

Before dawn the next day, Saphir brought Alechino to the entrance of Melo Petersburg.

Before entering the elevator, Navillatte repeatedly emphasized to Safire that he should keep a low profile.

This was mainly because the news of Saphir leaving Merlot Peterbourg had not spread in Fontaine.

People outside thought that Safire was still in prison, but people inside were told by Leosli that Safire was imprisoned in the deepest place.

As a vicious criminal, being imprisoned in the deepest part of the prison... doesn't seem strange.

Saphir didn't care about this because she was currently unable to return to her human form during the day, which was why she entered before dawn.

She had to enter in front of Villette, and she didn't want to tell Villette her identity as Miss Louise, so she chose this time.

In Funina's room, a shadow clone of Saphir stayed there silently, waiting for the time to turn into a cat in the morning. During this period of time, Funina would use this fake cat to deceive everyone.

In this way, Saphir and Arlecchino stepped onto the spiral staircase behind the Opicle Opera House and walked down step by step.

That Villette watched them leave, stood there for a while, and then returned to Momang Palace. Today he still had to send Ying and little Paimon into Mello Petersburg. The crime was... uh... not important.

In short, in order to get their help, Villette even approved a special sum of money as a reward for the two of them.

After Saphir and Alecino entered the elevator, they kept going down. As the depth gradually increased, Alecino clearly felt that Saphir's breathing became a little slower.

So she asked aloud, "Are you a little dazed when you visit an old place again?"

"Why?" Safire waved his hand. "It's just that when I dive, I tend to take deep breaths to let my body adapt to the pressure. Of course, this is what I needed to do before. Now my body...it's not necessary anymore."

She used to be a human being, and Mello Petersburg was at the bottom of the sea. When she escaped, she suffered a lot because of the pressure on the bottom of the sea. Later, she adapted to the underwater environment well. But now that she has become a demon, these habits are still retained.

Hearing her explanation, Alechino nodded slightly, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "Someone is coming."

Saphir fell silent immediately.

The elevator the two were riding in had reached the bottom. Outside the door stood several staff members, wearing security uniforms.

The leader was a woman. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Saphir and Alechino, and then asked, "Are you... Ying and Paimon?" As she spoke, she flipped through the list in her hand and muttered, "They don't look like them..."

"We are not new prisoners." Alecino frowned slightly, "The person you are going to receive may not have arrived yet."

"Sorry, sorry, if you're visiting, please register over there." The woman said and pointed to the back, where there was a table and a listless-looking woman was sitting behind the table.

"Okay, thanks for the reminder." After saying that, Alechino and Saphir passed her by and walked towards the registration desk.

After the two of them walked away, the woman whispered to the security guard beside her: "Is it my illusion? I always feel that the short man looks very familiar..."

"Keep your voice down. People who can come here to visit are usually important people..." her colleague reminded her in a low voice.

The sound of their conversation gradually faded away. Alechino glanced at Saphir beside him and said, "It seems that they haven't completely forgotten you."

"But it's almost the same. You didn't recognize me for a moment, did you?" Safire shrugged indifferently.

As they talked, they walked to the registration desk.

The receptionist raised his head with hazy eyes: "Let me see... um... um? You are not new prisoners, right? Your information is not on the roster."

"It's not on the visitor's list either?" Alechino asked puzzled.

The receptionist laughed when he heard this. "Visitors' register? There is no such thing. This place only has prisoners all year round... Well... not always, but... generally, the people who come here are familiar faces, so there is no need for that."

As she spoke, she pulled out a piece of paper that looked brand new from a shelf nearby: "There seems to be a new list here. Let me see...Alechino...Aurora, is it you?"

"Yes, we are here to visit the Duke and we need to ask him some questions." Saphir nodded.

The receptionist looked as if he understood. "That's right. Well, sign here and you can go in."

As she spoke, she took out two forms and handed them to the two of them.

When she saw Safir, she was obviously stunned for a moment, but quickly returned to her normal expression and said nothing.

After Saphir and Alechino completed the registration, they followed the guide and boarded the patrol ship at the rear.

This is just the reception area beneath the Opikle Opera House. The real Melo Petersburg is still far away and needs to be reached through an underwater tunnel.

The guide was a bearded uncle who stood at the bow without saying a word and looked very serious.

Looking at the guide, Alechino was a little curious: "Mello Petersburg is also a government agency. Their staff are wearing clothes similar to prison uniforms?"

Saphir glanced at the uncle who was obviously stunned for a moment, and chuckled: "This person is not a staff member, but a prisoner."

"Prisoner?" Alechino's eyes widened. "How can a prisoner run here and be responsible for guiding?"

"Ahem... Miss, you don't know Melo Petersburg. It's actually no different from the outside world. There are prisoners inside, so we have formed a unique social system." The uncle couldn't pretend anymore and took the initiative to explain, "Here, Mora can't be used.

Our currency is franchise vouchers. Franchise vouchers are not obtained out of thin air. To obtain them, you have to work. Guiding and receiving newcomers is also a kind of work. "

"Oh, I see." Alechino nodded. She had always had a misunderstanding that Melo Petersburg was a prison and should be a heavily guarded place. Now it seems that the guards of Melo Petersburg are not as strict as she imagined, and the people here still have a high degree of freedom.

From this perspective, it is understandable that Tartaglia was able to escape.

"Mello Petersburg and Fontaine are the deepest prisons both literally and realistically. It is difficult for ordinary people to leave once they enter, so... we can't stay there for long." Saphir muttered, looking down at the dark green water next to the patrol boat.

Hearing her say this, Alechino tilted his head: "Your words are a bit contradictory. If it's hard to leave, how can we not stay longer?"

Saphir chuckled, "It's not contradictory, you've seen it, because it's not that difficult to leave here, you'll naturally be eligible to leave after your sentence is completed.

But… the people who are sent to Melro Petersburg will not be sentenced for a short time. They will be affected by the environment here and find it difficult to adapt to life outside. "

As she spoke, she sighed: "So many people commit crimes again after leaving here, and then get locked up again..."

"This place has developed into a different ecosystem. The residents here are more adapted to life here." Alechino nodded slightly, "They... don't fit in with Fontaine."

The most strict defense is not imprisonment and guarding, but change and integration. Once a person adapts to a certain environment, it is not so easy to let him leave. The prisoners in Melelo Petersburg have obviously adapted to the environment here, so it is difficult for them to leave.

The patrol boat continued to sail, and no one spoke along the way. When it was about to arrive, the uncle seemed to finally be unable to bear the loneliness and asked, "You two ladies don't look nervous at all. What crime have you committed to get here?"

"Murder." Safir smiled and gave an answer that made the uncle's hair stand on end.

He looked at Saphir with horror, and after a long while he smiled dryly and said, "Miss, please stop joking. Murder is a serious crime... You... don't look like someone who would do such a thing."

Saphir and Alechino just smiled and didn't answer.

The uncle didn't get a reply, and after a few seconds he asked uncertainly: "Should... not be?"

He kind of regretted taking this job. It was not fun to be on the same boat with two murderers.

As if seeing that he was too scared, Alecino finally spoke: "She was just teasing you. We are not prisoners. We came here just to meet the Duke."

"Is that so... That's good, that's good." The uncle breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly raised his head, "Do you know the Duke?"

Seeing him like this, Saphir knew what this guy was thinking, so he shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't know him. We just have something to find him. We submitted an application through Mo Mang Palace and came down after it was approved. We can't say anything."

"Is that so..." The uncle fell silent after hearing this.

After learning that the two were not familiar with the Duke, he no longer had the desire to continue communicating and just wanted to finish the work quickly and leave.

Saphir and Alechino looked at each other and shrugged. It seemed that even Melo Petersburg was not immune to the ways of the world.

The three of them soon arrived at the Melo Petersburg, left the patrol ship, and jumped onto the shore. The uncle pointed in a direction and said, "That's the Duke's office. Just go straight over there."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Safir and the other man did not stop them. After all, Safir was familiar with the place and did not need any guidance.

The two were not in a hurry and just walked slowly. Because it was still early, there were not many people, so the place was still very deserted.

Alechino was still curious about some of the rules here, especially the concession vouchers, so she asked Saphir to tell her about them.

Saphir scratched his head and thought for a while before saying, "Well... I think this is probably one of the reasons that isolates Melo Petersburg from the outside world. Because franchise vouchers and Mora cannot be circulated in principle.

This means that the wealth here cannot be brought out to the outside world, and the wealth outside cannot be brought in. Sister Lei, what do you think will happen? "

"Well... everything in the outside world has nothing to do with this place. This should be to better bring the prisoners back to the same starting line, right?" Alechino thought for a moment and spoke.

Safir chuckled and shook his head: "People with a lot of wealth in the outside world cannot accept the fact that they have become penniless. After giving up on themselves, they always have to start over. Otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee their physical needs with only a basic diet of one meal a day.

High-intensity work can also wear down the body, and criminals cannot all be crimes of passion. There are also smart people who come in for reasons such as malfeasance, dereliction of duty, economic crimes, and occupational crimes.

So gradually, business developed in Mellow Petersburg, and some people started doing business here. With business, people made money, and some people accumulated a certain amount of wealth here..."

"Once they finish their sentences, these vouchers won't be usable anymore," Arlecino came to her senses.

Safir nodded: "This is also the reason why these people don't want to leave. With the special voucher, they can live a prosperous life here. If they are unhappy with their lives outside, they can live well here. Being released from prison is actually a gap for them.

There are even people who choose to live in Mellow Petersburg all their lives because they are poor outside but have a lot of coupons inside. This is the mutual exclusion of order caused by economic division.

As long as the license is not abolished, Mero-Petersburg will never be able to integrate into the society of the Fontainebleaus.

Alechino chuckled. "But, this is a prison, isn't it? It doesn't need to be integrated into the main society of Fontaine."

"Alas... But, this place wasn't originally like this." Saphir said, looking at the building not far away, where the Duke's office was located.

Alechino was silent. She knew what this meant. In fact, the concession voucher did not come out of thin air. This thing was a by-product of an experiment conducted by Pantalone here.

The purpose is to observe and study whether an economic system independent of the Mora system can replace Mora as the common currency of Teyvat.

Judging from the current situation in Melopentsky, his experiment was relatively successful. At least it showed that Mora is not necessary as a currency. In economic terms, the greatest value of Mora comes from the guarantee of Morax. His existence determines the stability of Mora.

Putting this aside, what Mora can do, other forms of currency can also do.

As for why Pantalone gave up the concession voucher in the end, the reason is very simple. Mora itself is a precious metal and has its own value, which the concession voucher does not have.

Moreover, Mora can also be used as a carrier of power to make other items, which is something that the franchise voucher cannot do.

It was precisely because of this realization that Pantarone did not continue to try to impact the Mora market with concession coupons, because it was impossible to succeed.

But his experiments still had a substantial impact, and Mellow Petersburg is a living example.

"Pantarone will never be able to pay for the sins he committed in his lifetime." Saphir sneered and walked straight through the deserted Melo Petersburg Corridor towards the Duke's office.

Tartaglia disappeared in Melopenteryg. As the person in charge here, Leosli should know something, or at least should have noticed some signs of trouble.

As they approached, they were quickly stopped by two guards: "This is the Duke's office. No outsiders are allowed to approach."

"Leosley should know about our visit today. Please let him know." Saphir said.

A guard nodded quickly and said, "Please wait a moment. I will go and ask the Duke." Then he ran into the office.

After a few seconds, the guard came back quickly and said, "Please come in. The Duke is waiting for you two."