Original God's Dark Priest

"Many years ago, when she followed me here, she said that it was the black humor of a leader to put the survival of a country on a group of prisoners.

But if these prisoners really took on the responsibility of protecting a country, even if it was just a message before the destruction came.

Then they should not be called criminals, but guards. "Leosley recalled and told what happened back then.

Little Paimon seemed to be thinking, "So, she chose to kill Vash directly up there. Doesn't she want this kind of person to come to this place?"

"Vashey? I've heard of him. Is he the murderer of a serial missing girls case?" Leosley raised his eyebrows slightly.

Ying nodded: "Well, for some reason that day, Vashie suddenly ran out of the room where he was imprisoned, left everyone behind, and appeared alone in the fountain square of Lujingquan."

"And then he was killed instantly by a long-range, powerful weapon. It's really shocking." Leosli sighed, "Is this true?"

Ying confirmed what Leosli said: "A fire gun cannot be so powerful. I suspect this is a new weapon she has researched."

"This is really bad news. If the Fatui have mastered something like this, it will not be good news for all countries." Leosli shrugged.

But soon, he stopped thinking about such things. After all, he was just a duke, and the conflicts and disputes between countries were not something he could get involved in.

As for Safire's new weapon, it is actually a sniper rifle.

It was invented by Rimuru and Abatoi.

Because she promised to help Coral Palace Xinhai to find the Mirage Jade Box, Saphir originally planned to go to Xumi with Coral Palace Xinhai, but because of Fontaine's incident, she was unable to go.

He had to arrange for his subordinates to accompany him, but Ada and the others had gone to Fontaine first, and Saphir could not send many people. In the end, this task fell on Abatoi and Trofen.

Coral Palace Xinhai, Abatoi, Trofen and Lana went to the desert and entered the secret realm, where they met Klee and her group.

After learning of Abatoi's identity, Rimuru hit it off with him and directly began researching thermal weapons.

After that, Klee stayed in Xumi for a while, and for this reason, Kaeya also stayed in Xumi City for some time.

The result of their research was the sniper rifle, which was sent to Fontaine as soon as it was debugged and handed over to Shapleau by Safire.

The man who claimed to be Safire's apprentice couldn't let go of the sniper rifle after taking it, and soon mastered the shooting skill to perfection.

Fortunately, Rimuru had the help of the Great Sage to produce gunpowder bullets, otherwise, with the intensity of his training, his bullets would have been used up sooner or later.

Although the price paid was enormous, the rewards were also gratifying. Shaplo's sniping accuracy was extremely high, which was why Funina saw the fatal effect of an attack that came from nowhere.

"Forget it, let's talk about something else, about the prophecy." Leosli may have felt that the topic had gone a bit off track, so he changed the subject.

Ying immediately became interested when she heard the prophecy and asked curiously, "Do you believe in prophecies?"

"If I have to say, I don't really believe it." Leosli gave an answer that surprised Ying a little, but soon he changed the subject, "Unfortunately, everything is coinciding with the prophecy.

Prophecy is a troublesome thing. Just hearing it brings panic the first time, discovering the signs the second time, and fulfillment the third time. "

"As the boss here, what will you do?" Ying felt a little scared when he thought that Mello Petersburg was used to suppress the entrance to the original fetal sea.

Leosley seemed to have known that she would ask this, so he turned around and led the way: "Let's go to another place. I'll show you something."

The two left the restricted area and headed towards another area...

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In the dim secret room, the pale girl was supported by an unknown force, suspended in mid-air. Her body was surrounded by strands of red light, which looked a little strange.

The handsome man stood beside her with his eyes lowered, and a ball of white light slowly condensed in his hand.

If Saphir could see it, she would be shocked, because this ball of white light is her unique skill: the light of revival.

Sephiroth attempted to resurrect Saphir. This was a very crazy move.

He slowly injected white light into the body of the girl who had lost her pulse and heartbeat, but the result was only the shattering of the white light.

"..." Sephiroth pursed his lips and said nothing. This was within his expectations.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting a satisfactory result.

There are two possibilities for the failure of casting the Light of Revival: either the opponent is not dead at all, or the opponent's soul is completely annihilated and cannot be resurrected.

But in the case of Saphir, only the first possibility remains, because the Light of Resurrection comes from the belief in Saphir. If her soul is really annihilated, this skill can never be used again. But Sephiroth used it, which proves that Saphir's soul still exists.

"My lovely and cunning sister..." Sephiroth reached out and gently stroked Saphir's face, "Forgive me for deceiving you. The impact of the angel's oath is real, but... it is not irreparable."

As he spoke, he suddenly tore off the white wing behind him. An expression of pain appeared on his face as the wing was torn off, but he said nothing and directly merged the wing into Sapphire's body.

After doing all this, it was not over yet. A tear suddenly slipped from the corner of Sephiroth's eye and slowly flew into Saphir's already empty chest.

"I will give you my wings, and use the tears of angels to rebuild your heart. My sister, please forgive me for not being able to help you any more. I will fall into a deep sleep, and I hope that when I wake up again, you can stand in front of me as an equal and raise your sword towards me once again."

After integrating everything that Sephiroth had bestowed upon him, the red energy surrounding Saphir's body began to dissipate. When the red light faded away, Saphir's body was suddenly covered with cracks as if it had reached its limit, and then turned into dust.

"If you were just a disappointing sister, I would wish you peace, happiness, and success. But... there are still so many thorns and tribulations ahead of you...

I wish you good luck in fighting and ever-victorious battles."

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"We're here." Leosli and the other two came to a locked door.

Here, Ying saw two familiar faces. They were the man and woman whom she often saw in the infirmary during previous investigations: researchers named Jurieu and Lulvey, who were suspected to be a couple.

As soon as he saw Leosli, the male researcher Jurieu ran over and said, "Duke, you've come just in time. The data from the latest trial has been..."

He was interrupted by Lulvey: "Wait Jurieu, there's someone else!"

She looked at Ying and Paimon with a wary gaze, clearly distrusting both of them.

Little Paimon also recognized the two at this time and was a little surprised: "Huh? Jurieu and Lulvey?"

Leosli raised his hand: "Ah... don't be nervous, these two already know our plan."

His words caused Lu Wei's dissatisfaction. She put her hands on her hips and frowned, "What? You said we can't tell anyone about our plan!"

"I have the same question. Are you sure they can be trusted?" Jurieu nodded in agreement.

Leosley didn't rush to explain, but tilted his head: "You have seen the results, right? These two may know more than you think."

In fact, if it wasn't trustworthy, Leosli would never have brought Ying and little Paimeng here.

In fact, Leosli believed in Ying and Paimon from the very beginning. Even if there was no other reason, he would choose to trust them just based on their relationship with Saphir.

He and Safire were of the same kind, even charged with similar crimes, and behaved in the same way during their trials.

He had always believed that he could become the Duke simply because he was older, and if it weren't for him, Saphir might have become the Duchess here.

He always felt that Saphir was more suitable to stay here. If it were her, Melo Petersburg would surely be a completely different scene.

After receiving Leosley's answer, Julius had to swallow his doubts. He sighed and said, "Well, okay, if you insist."

Lu Wei didn't force it. After carefully looking at Ying, she nodded and said, "I don't sense any malice from them... I think they should be trustworthy."

Seeing that the two no longer resisted, Leosli turned to Ying and Paimon and said, "Let me introduce you again. This is Jurieu, one of the most senior research talents in the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. He once worked under Edwin. You know Edwin, right?"

Ying and Paimeng shook their heads together. They were imprisoned not long after arriving in Fontaine, so they had no time to learn about the great men of Fontaine.

Jurieu didn't care and introduced Edwin, "He's the guy who blew up the entire Fontaine Academy of Sciences. He's also known to have a mental problem, but since you're not from here, it's not surprising that you don't know him."

Others might look at Jurieu differently because of some of Edwin's research results, but Jurieu doesn't think this is something worth showing off.

After all, it is incredible that such a person can still be regarded as a great scientist when an explosion destroyed the entire academy of science. When it comes to scientific research, how can we judge its destructive power when the research fails?

Edwin was actually quite wronged about this. It was not his original intention, but his failure was too unforgettable. Now when people mention the name Edwin, the first thing they think of is the feat of blowing up the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences.

Leosli chuckled. "Edwin's main research areas are primordial minerals and gravimeters. As his assistant, Jurieu also understands the relevant technologies. I hired him as my technical advisor."

Hearing this, little Paimon's eyes widened: "You...you want to blow up Mello Petersburg?!"

"Huh? That's a wonderful sentence. I started to imagine..." Leosley made a little joke.

Julius' eyes lit up: "I am also a little moved..."

Although he expressed disapproval of Edwin's feat, Jurieu himself was not opposed to completing a similar feat.

Seeing the two of them like this, Lu Erwei coughed twice and reminded them: "Gentlemen, please be careful!"

Her somewhat angry expression made Ying wonder if Leosley wasn't among the two crazy men, and if she and little Paimon weren't there, Lulvey's fist might have landed on Julie's face.

Luluwei's voice brought Leosili back to reality from his imagination. He introduced her, "The upright Miss Luluwei is also my technical consultant. Coincidentally, Julius used to be Edwin's assistant, and she used to be Julius' assistant."

"How can it be like this?!" Little Paimeng also thought it was a coincidence.

Ying frowned slightly: "Well... is this necessary? Assistant or something..."

Leosli immediately turned his attention to Jurieu and the other man: "Look, everyone is asking this, you are actually using your positions to date, right?"

"What... Duke, we are not in love!" Lulvey was thin-skinned and immediately retorted, but the blush on her face could not deceive others.

Jurieux retorted: "Unless I'm crazy!"

His words earned him an angry glare from Lulvey.

Looking at the reactions of the two, Leosli suppressed the joy in his heart: "Ah, just pretend I didn't say anything." Then, he dropped the subject, turned around and opened the door behind him, "Follow me."

He did it on purpose. Teasing these two bickering lovers was one of the few fun things he had.

The door slowly opened, and little Paimon exclaimed, "Another door that rises!"

Leosley smiled slightly: “Your praise will make me have unnecessary confidence in Melo Petersburg.”

After saying that, he led everyone into the gate.

Little Paimon followed behind a little embarrassedly: "Hehe... I really think it's amazing."

Behind the door was a room, but it was empty, with nothing in it. This made Ying a little confused: "An ordinary room?"

Leosley was not surprised by her reaction. He snapped his fingers and said, "Here are some more tricks. Please watch."

As he finished speaking, the originally opaque frosted glass wall in front of everyone suddenly became smooth, and everything outside the wall became clearly visible, reflected in the eyes of Ying and Paimon.

"This...this is!" Ying was so surprised that she couldn't speak.

What did she see? An enormous ship, conservatively estimated to occupy more than half of the space of Melo Petersburg. Using such a large space to place such a huge ship, everyone knew what Leosley was trying to do.

Little Paimon was also scared. She looked horrified: "Such a big ship?" She suddenly felt that she had gigantic fear.

She flew forward a little and leaned on the glass: "And this is a factory area I've never seen before... What's going on?"

"I wonder how much you know about the history of Fontaine?" Leosli suddenly asked.

This question hit the little Paimon's blind spot: "Uh... I know very little..."

Saphir told them about the history of Mondstadt, the history of Liyue, the history of Inazuma, and part of the history of Xumi, but he said very little about Fontaine.

Leosli spread his hands when he heard this: "Then you may not know the story of Lemuria. Simply put, in ancient times, Fontaine was ruled by the Lemurian Dynasty.

Legend has it that the king of Lemuria, Remus, was inspired by the apocalypse and found the prophet Sibyl who was transformed into a golden bee. He brought the golden bee and the large ship Fatuna and established his own country on the sea.

He called the country Lemuria, and continued to search for new islands and tribes on the Fatuna, calling on them to come under the rule of the empire.

"Is there a ship in this story?" Paimon was a little puzzled as to why there were ships in most of Fontaine's stories.

The only story Saphir had told them about Fontaine was the part related to the Cross of Narcissus, focusing on the fight against Erinaceus, and that story also involved ships.

It was also said that in the end the captain drove the ship into Erinath, choosing to die together.

Leosley thinks this is normal: "There are always boats wherever there is water, and people believe that boats can lead people to hope."

"Do you believe it too?" Little Paimon felt that Leosli should not be such a naive person.

Leosley did not answer the question directly: "Whether I believe it or not is not important, but I did it. I have a whole factory of materials, technology and manpower. There is nothing wrong with giving it a try.

So, when I first guessed that there might be a fetal sea under the gate, I thought about doing this."

"Was it the legendary Fatuna that inspired you?" Little Paimon felt that it was pretty close.

But Leosley shook his head: "It was Saphir who inspired me and gave the boat a nice name."

"What?" Paimon scratched his head.

"Noah's Ark."