Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 278: "Divine Nectar" Pure Wine

Bai Shi easily dispersed the spirits of the dragon soldiers that came from nowhere, and then dug out the "smell of wine" from the snow.

The snow was very thick, so the slap did not have much impact on him, and it seemed that he had some defensive means.

Rico sat down directly in the snow and spat out blood.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, it turns out that drinking too much still doesn't work."

Although he said this, Rico still took out another container of wine, opened it and took a sip.

Bai Shi was surprised to find that after Li Ke drank the wine, his injuries began to recover slowly.

Seeing that Bai Shi was curious about the wine in his hand, Li Ke smiled and said:

"Don't think I'm unreliable. After all, I have walked a very long road alone."

"A variety of alcoholic beverages are a must for all kinds of emergencies."

Bai Shi nodded, it is indeed easier to survive if you have a skill in the border area.

Li Ke finished drinking the medicinal wine and put the container away carefully.

He raised his head and looked at Bai Shi again, and said:

"Alas, I just said goodbye to you, and I didn't expect to receive your help immediately."

"It would be unreasonable to deliberately distance ourselves from each other now."

"My name is Rico, and I am a devout clergyman who came here to follow in the footsteps of Lady Tolina."

"I am currently serving Lady Michaela."

"I don't know your name yet, and..."

"Were you also recruited into the group by a woman named Leida?"

Bai Shi was a little surprised to hear what Rico said. He seemed to be particularly wary of Leida.

"Bai Shi, as for your question... let's just say it is."

"It's just that I don't know much about them."

Rico nodded, showing no particular emotion.

He rummaged through the bag on his back and finally pulled out something that had been carefully preserved and well protected inside and out.

As he unpacked it, Li Ke said to Bai Shi:

"That female knight looks righteous and noble, but I always feel that she is hiding a deep secret."

"Although everyone has secrets in life, she seems to be particularly..."

"In short, although we are temporarily on the same path, I am very afraid of her."

It's not about strength, but the incomparable dark secret hidden in her heart.

Rick, who especially loves to taste all kinds of secrets, can see at a glance that Leida is not someone to be provoked.

Bai Shi raised his eyebrows and said:

"Is that what you told me?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'm in cahoots with her?"

Rico removed all the restrictions on the outside of the thing, and a small jar appeared in front of Bai Shi.

In this palm-sized jar, purple mist surges, exuding an intoxicating fragrance.

Just smelling it makes people feel calm, as if they can fall asleep at any time.

Rick smiled and said:

"Don't underestimate my keen eyesight when I'm at the border."

"You are not the same as them. I can tell at a glance."

Bai Shi didn't comment, and Li Ke didn't continue the topic. Instead, he talked about the items in the jar in front of him.

"This is not ordinary wine. It is the nectar that only demigods could drink in the past, or pure wine."

"Because I'm old, collecting raw materials is not as easy as before, so I can only give you a little."

Another small bottle appeared in Rico's hand. He poured the wine in his hand into it, about the amount for one or two sips.

After shaking the bottle, Rico watched the liquid swaying inside with a bit of intoxication.

"Pure wine is the highest quality wine in the borderland, it can be called the nectar of God."

"It's not just because of its taste, it's a wonderful thing that can bring peace to one's mind."

Rico handed the small bottle in his hand to Bai Shi.

"Besides...pure wine can reveal secrets."

"So if you want to know someone's secrets more than to get a momentary pleasure, let them drink the wine."

"...Secrets are like old wine - they get better with age."

"Once you understand this principle, everything can be done as you wish."

"You can ask for friendship, control, or even deceive me..."

Bai Shi took the small bottle. The clear lavender liquid inside made him inexplicably want to drink it all in one gulp.

Rico had packed up his things, stood up again, and walked away.

"After this time, we will really meet again if we are destined to."

“I hope you get what you want on this trip as well.”
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Rico turned and walked away, a smile that no one could remember showing on his face.

Rico was fed up with the world that was gradually heading towards destruction.

He is not a competent and committed clergyman, and in the final analysis, he just wants it for himself.

Whether it is looking for Lady Torina or Lady Michaela, or using the pure wine to spy on other people's hidden secrets.

He has learned too many secrets.

For example, Lady Torina is actually Lady Michaela.

And he also knew that Lady Michaela and the others were secretly planning something crucial.

However, perhaps there is a difference between following Lady Torina and following Lady Mikaela after all.

I don’t know if it’s because of this reason that he and Leida and others can never really stand on the same boat.

He had previously helped Leida and the others find the location of the portal, but he was not allowed to participate in the rest of the matter.

This is strange.

Li Ke felt that there must be some secret hidden in this, a secret that he, as an outsider, could not know.

Unfortunately, Leida didn't reveal any flaws, and he didn't want to provoke her.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the goal can be achieved.

And now, he may have found another way to achieve his goal.
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Torrett walked slowly towards them carrying Melina on his back.

Melina had been sitting sideways on Torrett, and she got off the horse with her hands.

"How about it?"

Hearing Melina's voice, Bai Shi weighed the small and cute container in his hand and smiled.

“It’s an unexpected gain, which is not bad.”

Although we don’t know where this so-called pure wine can be used, it undoubtedly has very high value.

Maybe we can find an opportunity to give it to Baizhi to drink?
Bai Zhi is considered by Bai Shi to be the most elusive guy besides Queen Marika and Michaela.

His background, the power of his subordinates, and most importantly, his goals and motives have never been revealed.

It's impossible to say that Bai Shi is not curious about him.

But Baizhi is such a cautious person, he probably won't drink it. Let's wait and see.

Bai Shi suddenly thought of Leida again.

As a fierce general under Michaela, everything she does now is undoubtedly for Michaela, or what Michaela wants her to do.

Rico, who had previously come into contact with Leida, had mentioned her strangeness, so he really couldn't ignore it like before because of the good impression she left on him. Maybe he could find a chance to let her drink it and see if he could find out the secrets about Michaela.

Giving a loyal female knight a special drink and asking her to reveal her secrets... there's no way she can refuse!

Bai Shi put away the pure wine, and rode on Torret again with Melina, continuing forward following the golden light.

After a while, Torrett suddenly stopped.

Noticing Torret's abnormality, Melina tilted her body and stuck her head out from Bai Shishi's side, looking at Torret in front of her.

"Toret, what's wrong?"

Torrett snorted and nodded his head toward the ground in front of him.

Bai Shi looked at the snow and realized that Torret seemed to be telling them that there was something underneath.

"There's something in there, isn't there?"

Bai Shi jumped off his horse, walked forward, and took out a brand new sword and spear.

The huge sword was made of pyroxene dragon horns, and the entire body seemed to be made of bright and transparent pyroxene crystal.

But this dragon horn is not as fragile as crystal, it is harder than you can imagine.

Bai Shi wielded the sword and spear with force, and suddenly a storm surged, overwhelming the overwhelming natural wind and snow.

The gust of wind easily blew away the thick snow.

Bai Shi looked at the scene in front of him and glanced sideways slightly.

"This is……"

What appeared in front of Bai Shi at this moment were a large number of corpses.

All of these corpses were torn into pieces, with limbs scattered randomly and signs of having been eaten.

At this moment, these corpses have been frozen into ice sculptures in the wind and snow, and it seems that a long time has passed.

Among these corpses were those of Kaidan mercenaries and followers.

Bai Shi touched his chin.

This configuration looks very familiar. It is a common escort team configuration at the border.

There is a convoy with this kind of configuration on the Huasheng Snow Plain, and it seems that there is one like this, but I don’t know if it is this one.

Bai Shi raised his head and looked forward. At this moment, the wind and snow had spread again, blocking his vision.

Melina and Torrett came to Bai Shi's side and looked at the corpse on the ground.

"Want to take a look?"

Bai Shi thought about it and decided to continue finding out.

The bodies looked as if they had been killed by wild beasts.

If the carriage transporting important treasures was also left here, the things inside would most likely not be taken away by wild beasts.

The white consciousness summoned up the storm again, dispelling the wind and snow ahead.

I saw irregular protrusions on the snow just a dozen meters in front of me, and it was obvious that there was something underneath.

Bai Shi cleared away all the snow on top, and an overturned mobile coffin and two incomplete mountain monster corpses appeared in front of the two.

The wound marks on such a large corpse are more clear and obvious.

"It's Rune Bear."

Looking at the corpse in front of him, Bai Shi quickly made a judgment.

Melina was a little confused.

"The wounds and injuries are indeed very similar, but..."

Melina put her hand in front of her and compared the size of the wound.

"Can a wound this size really be caused by a Rune Bear?"

It was no wonder that Melina was suspicious. After all, the two goblin corpses in front of her showed obvious signs of being eaten, with almost half of their bodies eaten.

If it was really a Rune Bear, its appetite would probably be several times greater than that of an ordinary Rune Bear.

Bai Shi shrugged.

He didn't quite believe it, but these wounds could perfectly match the Rune Bear.

Besides, it is not impossible that the Rune Bear mutated and grew several sizes in this border area.

Stepping over the corpse, Bai Shi stood in front of the mobile coffin.

The coffin's carriage was also torn to pieces, with horrific claw marks everywhere, and the corpse inside was not spared.

However, the area behind the mobile coffin where the props were placed was not completely destroyed.

Bai Shi's sword spear pierced into the wooden board, opening the compartment that could no longer be opened normally, and an iron stick fell out.

Bai Shi took it firmly and looked at it in his hand.

This is a weapon that already exists in the game - Torina Candle.

This is a candlestick-shaped torch, carved and designed in the image of Saint Torina, but the finished product has a mature atmosphere and is indescribably terrifying.

Bai Shi injected magic power into it, and instantly a lavender flame rose from the candlestick.

The flame was a thin layer, more like mist than flame.

Although it looks unprepossessing and harmless, this flame can actually make people fall asleep.

After receiving it, Bai Shi and Melina set off again, following the direction of the golden light and quickly walked out of the foggy area.

After leaving the foggy area, the strong wind and snow that blocked people's vision suddenly disappeared, and the view in front of us became extremely wide after a long time.

At this moment, the golden light has pointed to the end and is about to reach the confluence point.

In the distance, on the vast snowfield, there is an ancient stony forest.

At the foot of the nearest ancient tree is another branch.

Once he could see the destination, Torrett's speed became immediately apparent.

The long distance was quickly and easily crossed by Torrett.

Bai Shi and Melina were now standing at the foot of the ancient tree.

Unlike other places, unknown red flowers grow at the feet of the ancient trees here.

These red flowers are very thin and stay close to the ground, which is how they barely survive.

But because of this, the contrast between the flowers on the ground and the snow is extremely obvious, as beautiful as blood spilled on the snow.

Melina squatted down and carefully appreciated the rare bright colors on the snowfield.

Bai Shi walked a few steps to a fallen section of the ancient tree and saw Leida and others waiting there.

Leida, Freya and Dann were standing here quietly at the moment. When they saw Bai Shi, they all bowed and greeted him.

Leida spoke first:
"Your speed is beyond our imagination."

"Excuse me, do you and your companions need to rest before setting off again?"

Bai Shi shook his head. This distance would not be a problem for either him or Melina.

"If you want to rest, just wait until we get to the portal and rest there."

Leida nodded.

"I see. We will lead the way for you next."
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Relying on unique markings, Leida and others continued to travel across the snowfield with Bai Shi and Melina.

When passing by a ruin ahead, Melina suddenly turned her head and stared at that place closely.

When Bai Shi saw Melina like this, he also looked over there.

There were several mountain goblins wearing huge cloaks, with their hands inserted into the brims of their hats. Their eyes, which were emitting bright light, could be seen through the gaps between their fingers.

This is the ruins of Hierro Yannis, suspected to be the place where epilepsy first began to spread in the border area.

(End of this chapter)