Original God's Dark Priest

The person who guided Ying and Paimon was a young man named Deacon.

Deacon's attitude was rather cold and he was not willing to speak actively, but little Paimon was different, she liked to chatter non-stop.

Along the way, I asked many questions, like a hundred thousand whys.

Finally, when they arrived at Mellow Petersburg, Dickon couldn't stand it anymore and clicked his tongue impatiently: "Why should I answer you? It's not good for me."

"Ah? Aren't you a guide? It's normal for us to ask a few questions since we first arrive. Isn't it your job to answer our questions?" Ying was a little surprised.

The clothes Deacon was wearing didn't look like guard's clothes, but they weren't prison uniforms either. She thought he was a staff member at first, but now it seems that's not the case.

As expected, Deacon sighed and said with an impatient look: "That's why I hate newcomers. If it weren't for the concession voucher, I wouldn't take on this kind of job."

After saying that, he turned around and left, not caring whether Ying and the others followed him or not.

After all, Ying had just arrived here and was unfamiliar with the place, so she could only follow.

Although Little Paimon was not satisfied with the other party's attitude, he still followed and asked, "Special voucher?"

Because the little guy asked too many questions, Deacon was impatient but still answered a few questions reluctantly, and this time was the same: "Okay, since you are not the kind of new prisoners who cry and make people annoying, I can reluctantly chat with you, but next time I will charge you for the special ticket.

In this place, Mora cannot be circulated, and instead, it is replaced by a concession voucher. It can be exchanged for almost everything in Melo Petersburg...satisfy desires, gain power, and even change destiny. "

"So the concession voucher is the currency that can only be used here?" Little Paimon summarized based on his own understanding.

Deacon shook his head slightly: "It's not just that simple, here, everyone will be reborn.

No matter how wealthy or powerful you once were, when you come to Mellow Petersburg you have to leave everything behind and start earning franchise tickets all over again.

Everyone is standing at the same starting line, giving you a chance to start over with your bad life...

I think this is the purpose of the concession coupon. The concession coupon symbolizes true fairness and true justice.

Because of this, many prisoners do not want to return to the outside world even after their sentences have been completed.”

"So this is what Mello Petersburg is like. I always thought it was a place similar to a prison..." Little Paimon sighed.

But Ying said nothing, she did not agree with Deacon's words.

It is true that this world is unfair. Everyone has different talents, appearances, and backgrounds. From the moment we come into this world, fairness is absolutely impossible to achieve.

This is also the case in Mellow Petersburg. Can changing the form of currency and abolishing the circulation of Mora on a small scale create true fairness?

This was obviously a fantasy. In her opinion, this was not fairness and justice. On the contrary, it was a means to imprison prisoners in Mellow Petersburg.

It makes it impossible for them to give up what they have gained here, thereby isolating the flow between the two places. The role of this special voucher is to build a wall in people's hearts, making it impossible for the prisoners to return to normal society.

Thinking of this, she sighed a little. The person who came up with this idea was really a master of ideas. But can this really prevent crime? Obviously, this is impossible.

At this moment, Ying felt somewhat fortunate that she would only have to stay here for forty days or so. If she stayed here for too long, she would really be assimilated and would feel very uncomfortable.

"Don't think too well of this place, and don't think too badly of it. Just take a good look at this crying scenery, because you won't be able to see it in a while." Deacon turned around and continued to lead the way.

As they said this, they happened to pass by a glass wall. Through the glass wall they could see the deep sea scenery outside. Schools of fish were swimming in the water and water plants were swaying. The scenery was indeed beautiful.

Deacon stopped in front of the glass wall, looked at the scenery outside and sighed, “After saying goodbye to the sun for so long, even the terrifying deep sea seems familiar, and I no longer feel depressed.

Haha, I am actually a prisoner like you, and welcoming new prisoners is a part-time job I take to earn some concession tickets."

Ying glanced at Deacon and suddenly asked, "Have you ever seen the executive officer from Dongshi?"

Hearing this question, Deacon looked at Ying warily, turned around and left without answering.

Little Paimon complained, "Why aren't you talking again?"

"The free content ends here. From here on out, it's paid content." Deacon didn't answer directly, but instead evaded the question.

For a moment, Ying couldn't tell whether he didn't know or didn't want to say it.

The three of them walked deeper into the cave. On the way, Paimon complained, "Is it true that the only thing on your mind is money... oh no, concession coupons?"

Deacon ignored her completely and took them to an elevator: "We're almost there, let's go down from here and try to operate it."

Ying walked into the elevator, fumbled around for a bit, and soon mastered how to operate it. The elevator continued to move downwards, carrying the three of them.

After realizing this, Little Paimon was a little surprised: "So we have to go deeper. How deep is this seabed?"

"It seems like a reflection of your past life, doesn't it?" Deacon responded with a sneer.

Ying touched her chin and shook her head slightly: "Not really, my life is much more eventful."

"Indeed...our lives are not that bad." Little Paimon also thought so.

As the elevator went deeper, the three of them finally arrived at the main part of Mellow Petersburg.

Deacon led the two of them to continue walking inside. Because they were already in the deep sea, the sunlight shining through the sea water turned into a light blue light. There were lighting facilities everywhere, otherwise it would be pitch dark.

From here, we can see some prisoners moving freely in prison uniforms. Most of them are in a bad mood and obviously have not adapted to the life here yet.

"Does this mean we have officially entered Mello Petersburg?" Little Paimon looked around curiously. "It seems that there are some prisoners who just arrived here, looking worried... Are we acting too relaxed?"

Ying smiled and teased, "Then think of something sad."

Little Paimeng really started to think seriously: "Hmm... let me think..." She thought for a long time, but had no clue at all, "Ying, this prison is very serious! Even Saphir is on the detention list. If we cause trouble here, we might be beaten to death.

However, when I thought about that girl being there, I couldn't get nervous no matter what. After all...didn't she promise me that she would appear in front of me in an instant if I called her name?"

"You can try to shout. It's time to contact her." Ying's eyes lit up slightly. She really planned to come down and meet up with Safir.

Little Paimon glanced at Deacon not far away and shook his head: "I heard that her name is a taboo in Fontaine. Let's forget it and talk about it when no one is around."

"That is to say, as long as we say her name, we might become the real criminal." Ying guessed reasonably.

This guess actually scared little Paimeng: "Don't scare me! I'm not mentally prepared for this!"

However, it was too late. Their voices were not quiet, and although others could not understand, at least Deacon had heard it.

He walked over with a horrified look on his face: "Uh... that... I don't know you very well, and I don't know what crime you have committed, but... you seemed to be discussing... 'Saphir' just now?"

"Hmm... your ears are quite sharp. Since we've been heard, we've no choice but to silence you." Ying said, with a dangerous cold light in his eyes.

Seeing this, Deacon begged for mercy: "Wait... wait a minute! You misunderstood! That name is indeed a taboo in Fontaine, but... you don't know that most Fontaine people don't really feel it.

It is said that she is imprisoned in the deepest cell of Melopentery. If you want to find her, you may ask His Excellency the Duke. "

"Huh? Imprisoned in the deepest cell? You've never seen her?" Little Paimon was a little confused.

Deacon shook his head like a rattle. "Who dares? It is said that she held a knife in one hand and a family tree in the other. She gathered all the old nobles and killed them one by one according to the family tree. She killed all the old nobles. Such a killer was not sentenced to death. Even if we have ten thousand courage, we dare not see her, right?"

"Ah?" Ying was stunned. This rumor was so exaggerated. She felt that Safir would not do such a thing, at least in her opinion.

Deacon's words were probably based on rumors.

Ying's guess was correct. This was a case of false rumors. The main reason why it spread like this was that after that incident, the old nobles of Fontaineland completely disappeared and no news of them was heard since then.

So some people began to speculate that all the old nobles had been killed.

Because the things involved were not known to civilians, these people believed that Safir had killed everyone.

As for how much of it was due to Villette's suppression, no one cares.

"Anyway, the place you need to go is over there." Deacon pointed in a direction. "Go there on your own. My duty should end here. I wish you good luck."

After saying that, he ran away without looking back, leaving Ying and Paimeng with confused faces.

"It seems that these people are very afraid of Safir..." Ying shrugged.

Little Paimon followed suit: "But in fact, they haven't even met her."

Just as the two were talking quietly, a team of guards suddenly came over in a line. Little Paimon noticed this and was a little confused: "Wait... Generally speaking, are there so many guards here?"

"It's impossible no matter how you think about it." Ying frowned as she looked at the security agency that was getting closer and closer. She felt that they were not friendly.

Little Paimon even exclaimed: "Have we...have we been exposed?"

"Get ready for battle!" Ying subconsciously thought that since the people here were so hostile to Saphir, they would most likely attack him as well, so he immediately prepared to draw out the Chalk Sword and start fighting.

However, just when the two were getting nervous, the guards all stopped where they were, and Leosley, dressed in black, walked out from behind: "Prisoners No. 7459 and No. 7560, welcome. Don't be so nervous, these guards are not here to be your opponents, they are shouldering the duties of the guard of honor.

I heard that you are friends of Mr. Villette, and that is why you have these guys lined up here."

"Do you know our relationship with that Villette?" Little Paimon felt that the other party really had no hostility, so he became bolder.

Leosli chuckled: "The seabed is not as closed to information as you think. Not only that, I also know the relationship between you and Saphir."

"Hey, hey, hey! Can we talk about this?" Little Paimon wanted to step forward and cover the other person's mouth. Was he trying to make them into public enemies of Fontainebleau?

But Leosli shrugged nonchalantly: “I told you, don’t be so nervous, even that guy has friends in Fontaine, and unfortunately, I am one of them.

In my opinion, she cannot be considered a criminal, but a hero, even though... she is not as great and glorious as traditional heroes.

Besides, no matter what happened, it's been so many years, there's no point in holding on to it, and your return here this time has nothing to do with who your friends are, but you committed other things, right? That's fair."

Ying looked at the leisurely man in front of her and guessed his identity: "It seems that you are..."

Dickon on the side was stunned. He never thought that this yellow-haired girl actually knew the Duke.

I should have known better than to put on such a sour face. At this moment, Dicken regretted it so much that his intestines turned green, but he still stepped forward and greeted him: "Duke...Duke! Today...Today is a really nice day! Hello!"

Ying rolled her eyes when she heard this. What nonsense is this? He doesn't even know how to get close to others. Where does the sun come from here at the bottom of the sea where all you can see are the ceiling and water pipes?

But Leosley obviously didn't care about the other party's poor attempt to get close to him. He responded very casually: "Hello, sir. I would like to imagine the good weather outside the ocean. It would be even better if Mellow Petersburg could be built on the shore, so that we can bask in the sun and chat."

Deacon also realized that he had said the wrong thing. He scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly, "Ah... I'm so sorry. I just saw that you were too nervous, a little..."

He was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.

Little Paimon was not nervous at all: "So this is the Duke... He looks much younger than I thought!"

"Ying and Paimon, right? Mr. Deacon was responsible for receiving you. Were you satisfied with the experience?" Leosli did not respond to Paimon's sigh first, but asked about Deacon's service attitude.

Upon hearing this question, Dickon's face turned pale instantly. His service attitude was not good at all. If the Duke found out that he had neglected the guest, he would be in trouble.

He looked at Ying with a pleading look.

Ying noticed his gaze and chuckled, "Mr. Deacon takes good care of us. He is a very nice person."

She had just arrived, so there was no need to make an enemy with a stranger. Besides, she came here with a mission, and she might need the other person in the future, so she should just say something nice to him.

Leosley smiled and nodded, then turned to Deacon: "That's amazing, Mr. Deacon. We talked about fate in the last work meeting. I think fate should reward those who take everything seriously.

When you return to your bed, you will see the extra voucher issued by the guard."

How could he not tell whether Deacon was working seriously or not, but he didn't care, because he knew that Ying also needed to take this opportunity to do a favor, and he didn't mind helping out.

After receiving a positive answer from Leosley, Deacon smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed and bowed repeatedly: "Thank you... Thank you, Your Excellency the Duke!" Then he looked at Ying and Paimon, "Oh! And you two are willing to speak well of me like this, thank you so much, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions in the future! I will definitely not accept any special vouchers!"

Leosley didn't really want to see this guy's flattering look, so he simply reminded him: "Let's stop here for the introduction. We have spent enough time. Mr. Deacon..."

This is already a clear signal for him to get out.

Deacon naturally understood the hidden meaning and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Please allow me to take my leave first!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

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In the strange space on the other side...

"Bang!" The sound of weapons clashing continued to echo, and a battle had already begun...