Original God's Dark Priest

Chapter 778 Negotiations with Silkock

A night passed. For others, it was an ordinary night, but for Safire, it was a painful night.

Jiang Li couldn't bear it and fell asleep, so Zhongli sent her back directly. However, Saphir didn't get the same treatment. She was the culprit and couldn't escape.

The next morning, after being forced to tinker with the kite all night, Safir returned to his room in the Yanshang Tea House with a tired face and fell asleep.

In a daze, she felt as if she had come to an unfamiliar space. The feeling was not particularly real. Rather than being deeply immersed in it, it was more like a wisp of consciousness was immersed in it.

She couldn't see everything in the space clearly, but vaguely, she caught a glimpse of an unstable consciousness in the space.

The feeling was so subtle that before she could study it further, her consciousness became hazy and she fell into a complete sleep.

Except for her, people have already begun to welcome the first day of the Sea Lantern Festival.

As always, it’s time to set up the stall.

According to the process set by Safire early in the morning, the morning tea stall of Yanshang Tea House was set up first to welcome the first wave of customers.

The rest are still preparing for the next schedule.

On the third floor of the Moonlight Tavern, in the store called Seven Sages Summons, it is closed today because it is the Lantern Festival.

Aida sat in a seat near the front desk, propping her chin on one hand, and looked at the busy Hanyuda Chizuru: "What are you doing turning around?"

"I'm a little nervous. I'm going out today, and I need to check carefully what I'm going to bring." Chizuru Hanyuda was indeed very nervous.

She has never left Liyue since she came here. During this Lantern Festival, she is finally going to step out of this door and go outside.

To be honest, it's quite exciting.

Aida watched her continue to wander around like a headless fly, sighed, stood up, took down the feather board hanging on the wall, and then hung it around Chizuru's neck.

"You can forget everything else, but don't forget this." It's common sense that Chizuru Hanyuda cannot be too far away from her original body.

Chizuru Hanyuda looked at the newly renovated Haneita hanging around her neck and blinked: "If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten it."

After hanging up the feather board, Aida looked up and down at Chizuru Hanyuda again. Chizuru Hanyuda, who had changed into work clothes, was no longer wearing the yukata she wore before, but was wearing the traditional Liyue costume.

After receiving incense and offerings for a whole year, she should have been able to reveal herself on her own, but Ada thought about it and took out a portable incense burner.

There is still a lot of rhino horn incense. Take out some and make it into a coil of incense, and burn it in the incense burner. This can greatly reduce Hanyuda Chizuru's burden.

Watching Ada making incense, Hanyuda Chizuru felt a little embarrassed: "Sister Ada, you don't have to do this... It's just revealing, it's not tiring."

"Save your energy if you can. I know that Fusangshen's recovery is not that fast." Aida did not even raise her head and continued with the work at hand. "Even if you ask Lady Saphir, she will probably do the same. It's been so long, and you still haven't adapted to the identity of 'one of us'."

Chizuru Hanyuda was a little embarrassed: "After all, I don't interact with adults that much."

"That's right." Ada nodded and stopped talking.

No one paid attention to this episode in the Moonlight Tavern. Time soon came to the afternoon. Saphir was awakened. She frowned and stared at the empty room. Suddenly she said, "You came uninvited and acted like a sly person. Why don't you come out and meet me?"

No one answered.

"You are quite patient, but you have overestimated your ability to hide your aura. Or do you want me to force you out?" As Saphir spoke, the Netherworld Chains appeared at his side, ready to go.

Seeing that she was really going to take action, the hidden person finally spoke: "Please calm down, I have no ill intentions."

As the words rang out, a figure appeared in the room.

Seeing this person suddenly appear, Saphir's eyes flashed with surprise: "It's you, Silkock."

Yes, the person who has been hiding in the dark and observing silently is none other than Childe Tartaglia’s master: Silk.

At this moment, Si Ke Ke still had that cold expression on her face. Her face was flawless but revealed a sense of coldness. She looked at Saphir without any emotion in her eyes.

"I don't think there is anything about me that is worthy of your surveillance, or do you have something to do with me?" After knowing the other party's identity, Safir was no longer in a hurry to take action.

Because of Tartaglia, she had a pretty good impression of Sikirk and didn't mind listening to what he had to say.

Looking at the interested Saphir, Si Ke Ke was silent for a moment, then said: "I need your help."

"Oh! Sister, you don't negotiate like this." Saphir lifted the quilt, sat on the bed, took a hairband from the bedside table, and began to braid her hair. "If you want to ask for help, you should act like you are asking for help. What do you think?

I'm not some good guy who's working for you for free."

The meaning is very clear. To come and strengthen her during the New Year's Day must require considerable benefits.

Having said that, Safir never thought about what benefits Si Ke Ke could give her. After all, this person was out of touch with the world and didn't have anything to show for it. As for money...she really had no shortage of it.

So this was a disguised rejection. In her opinion, if there was any problem, the other party could go to Surtloch to solve it. That Evil Knight was a better fighter than her.

However, after hearing what Safire said, Si Ke Ke did not leave obediently, but crossed his arms and began to think.

Seeing Silk's expression, Saphir became a little unconfident: "If we're not sisters, do you really think you can afford the reward?"

"If it's what you need now, I can do it." Silkcock looked serious, not like a liar at all, "I'm just wondering if you can accept my proposal.

After all, I'm not sure if this matter can be considered an offense to you."

After considering for a moment, Silkcock uttered this word.

Safir's brows furrowed even deeper. "Offensive... a rather niche word. Is it the kind of offense I understand?"

"If the energy of the abyss is a blasphemy to you." Si Ke Ke's expression was cold and his tone was flat.

Saphir understood, and she narrowed her eyes slightly: "What do you want to say?"

"I can see enough potential in you, but for some reason, you are suppressing it, or even trying to...'abandon' it." Silkock seemed not to feel the coldness in Safire's tone, and spoke of his discovery very calmly.

Saphir jumped off the bed and stepped on the ground barefoot. She walked step by step to Silkock, raised her head slightly and looked into his eyes: "Did Vidofnir ask you to come here? He hasn't given up yet?"

"Not really." Silkock shook his head.

She was indeed Surtr'loch's disciple, but that was all. In the eyes of the Five Great Sinners, she was no different from any other ordinary person and was not worthy of Vidofnir's special contact.

Safire looked carefully into Silk's eyes, trying to find any signs of lies, but unfortunately, there were none.

There was a void of silence in Sicock's eyes, without any emotion, as if he had already abandoned everything.

Such people disdain to lie.

Saphir took a few steps back with amusement, pulled a coat over himself, and waved at the other party: "Your behavior is very risky. Don't come here and say such things next time. Morax will kill you."

"This is an opportunity for you, we can both win..." Si Ke Ke wanted to persuade, but was interrupted by Saphir.

Saphir turned his head and looked at the white-haired woman whose eyes finally showed some emotion: "Yes, I know. You, your master, or even others, you are all like this, masters of the power of the virtual world, but what you can master is like a dose of poison to others.

I know I may have the talent for this, but I paid with my life to escape the abyss. I don't want to go back to the way I was before, and Morax won't let me take the risk, so don't say that anymore."

"So you refused just because you didn't want to make people worry? Morax is protecting you, but he is also tripping you up. You have reached a bottleneck, and this is your only chance." Si Ke Ke didn't want to give up and was still trying to persuade.

But then, Saphir's words made her completely silent: "I know, I know... light and darkness, life and death are interdependent. My power comes from balance. As long as I don't completely lean towards a certain extreme, I will never be able to break through the current bottleneck, so I will try to use external forces to improve myself as much as possible.

Because I know that I can't turn to pure light, because my blood destined me to be unable to get rid of the dark side. But this is not the reason for you to say these words here.

Go back and leave Liyue Harbor. I won’t protect you a second time.”

After saying that, Saphir opened his eyes again and sat up from the bed. It turned out that everything that had just happened was just a dream. From the moment he noticed Si Ke Ke's arrival, Aru took action.

As early as when they were at the Wangshu Inn, Saphir had almost guessed the identity of the peeper, but Zhongli was right next to her at the time, so she couldn't just reveal the other person's identity directly, as that would be bad for everyone.

Si Ke Ke was indeed a smart girl, and the use of virtual power was indeed something she could not refuse, but she did underestimate the seven rulers of the mortal world, especially Morax.

After confirming that Sikirk's breath had gone away, Saphir sighed softly. This silly girl, she let herself come into contact with the abyss in Liyue Harbor, did she think her life was too long?

If Zhongli heard this, she would feel that several lives would not be enough to kill her.

But she was right in one thing, Saphir was wasting his talent now, and the ability of the Nether Mode could no longer keep up. This was not only because the last Life Star failed to light up, but also because of the power of the virtual world.

Most of the energy that Saphir currently possesses is light realm force, and there is a little bit of water element energy from the primordial water, but very little virtual realm force.

This directly led to a significant reduction in the power of the Netherworld Mode, but she had no choice. Her own use of the power of the virtual world was very rough, and she had always relied on the energy of the abyss to bless the Netherworld Mode in order to restore the power of the virtual world.

There is a side effect of doing this, which is that the energy of the abyss is accompanied by erosion. If this continues for a long time, she may not be able to hold on.

Ever since the erosion of the abyss was completely purified, Saphir's Nether Mode has been rarely used. After all, a little bit of it is used up, and it is difficult to replenish it.

But what Si Ke Ke said made her mind active again. If it was really possible...

But the prerequisite is that Zhongli must not know about this, otherwise Si Ke Ke will definitely die, and she herself will at least be imprisoned for hundreds of years and cannot leave.

Therefore, Safir wanted to drive Si Ke Ke away to prevent this girl from saying something inappropriate and hurting others and herself.

On the other side, Sikok, who was driven away by Saphir, appeared at the junction of the Layered Abyss and the Huacheng Castle. Although Saphir had a bad attitude, she still listened to the other party and left Liyue's territory.

After calming down and thinking carefully, Sikirk had a glimmer of understanding in his mind. Saphir said so many rejections, but not a single one of them said that she was unwilling. Instead, she kept emphasizing the matter of Morax.

In other words, Safire was not unwilling, but he was just too straightforward.

Being blunt is not a bad thing, as it allows for efficient communication, but being too blatant is not a good thing.

Saphir has a special identity. He is not only a Liyue immortal, but also an executive of the Fatui.

No matter which identity it is, it is hostile to the abyss. To be honest, since Sikirk stated the conditions so bluntly just now, it was already friendly of Safir not to kill her on the spot.

Si Ke Ke found a tree stump to sit down and sighed. Human communication is really troublesome, with intrigues and a lot of taboos.

Si Ke Ke was a little depressed, a little overwhelmed and a little dazed. After all, she was not sure whether Saphir meant for her to wait or to leave. She could only stay here for the time being. She could not enter Liyue, but waiting all the time was not a good idea.

After all, she was in a hurry about that matter.

Just as she was sitting there thinking about something, a black cat suddenly jumped out and landed in front of her.

"Cat?" Silkock blinked, not understanding how a cat appeared in this forest full of wild beasts.

The black cat looked up at her, and after a few seconds, it spoke: "This is one of my avatars. It's not convenient to talk in Liyue, it will be better here. You can just tell me the details. However, I can't guarantee that what you say can convince me, but I am willing to listen carefully to your opinion."

"Is it necessary to be so cautious?" Sicock was puzzled.

The black cat shook his head and said, “You have never come into contact with the gods of Teyvat, so it’s normal that you don’t know much about them.

None of the Seven Gods are simple guys. The Gods of Wind and Thunder have certain connections with Istaru, the ruler of Time. The God of Water has intersections with Naberis, the ruler of Life. The God of Fire has a relationship with Ronawa, the ruler of Death. The God of Grass is the incarnation of the World Tree.

They are all more or less related to the Four Shadows, except for the Rock God. According to legend, Morax was once a meteorite from outer space, and it is not known whether this is true or not. On what basis do you think he can secure the ruling position with his own strength?

You underestimate Morax."

"I analyzed all six gods, but missed the Ice God. Is this something you can't tell?" Si Keke immediately caught the point that Saphir deliberately omitted.

In response, the black cat did not react. He just stared at Silk and spoke slowly: "In winter... there is only the Queen, no God."