Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 315 Petite Lani
After Bai Shi left Servis' basement, he headed straight towards Rena's Magician Tower.

Rena's Magician Tower is located at the northernmost part of this area, far away from the other two magician towers.

Along the way, Bai Shi crossed a large area of ruins.

There used to be many wolves wandering in this area in packs, and pyroxene dragons would also guard in front of Lani's tower.

Traces of their past lives here still remain in the ruins.

However, the roaming wolves and pyroxenite dragons have now disappeared, making this place even more desolate.

They are all allies of the Kalia royal family, and they uphold their covenant to protect Ranie.

But Lani has left, and they have no reason to stay here anymore.

Bai Shi looked at the completely empty ruins and shook his head.

Lani set out to accomplish her goal, very decisively.

She set out on the dark and cold road alone, unwilling to involve others in her feud with Two Fingers.

Unfortunately, even though she thought so, Grandpa Iggy and Blaze still couldn't have a good ending in the game.

But this time, nothing will happen to Iggy and Blaze.

Soon, Bai Shi arrived at the last of the three sister magician towers - Rena Magician Tower.

It was obvious that no one had set foot in Reina's Magician Tower for many years.

Compared to the other two magician towers nearby, this place is more desolate.

There was no elevator in this magician's tower, so Bai Shi jumped to the second floor by himself.

In this inconspicuous layer, a treasure chest lies quietly on the ground.

Bai Shi walked forward, opened it and took a look.

As the treasure chest was opened, a cold air suddenly leaked out, leaving a layer of frost on Bai Shi's hands.

Bai Shi ignited the remaining fire in his body, dispelled the cold, and looked into the treasure chest.

It was indeed the Snow Witch’s outfit.

Although the style is exactly the same, Bai Shi can see that this is a completely different set of clothes from the one worn by Lani.

It seems that this is the relic of Lani's teacher, the Snow Witch?
The Snow Witch is a heretic magician who delves into cold magic.

But such a heretic witch is Lani's secret teacher.

Young Lani met an old snow witch deep in the forest and learned cold magic from her.

The doll in which Lani's soul resides is based on the prototype of the Snow Witch.

Bai Shi took out a frozen witch's hat from it.

This is the pointed hat that represents the identity of a heretic magician and the symbol of the snow witch.

The inside of this hat is covered with sparkling ice crystals, emitting a cold glow.

After putting the hat on his head and comparing it, Bai Shi realized that the wide brim really blocked his vision.

Maybe the reason why Lani always sits high is not only because of her self-esteem, but also because of the hat.

If you sit lower, you will be almost invisible because of the brim of your hat.

Lani probably wouldn't raise her head to look up at others.

From this perspective, Lani's line of sight after sitting up high does indeed match the pointed hat very well.

Seeing the Snow Witch's relic set, Bai Shi felt a little regretful.

Lani's teacher must be very experienced and might be able to reveal some shocking secrets.

Even if I'm not collecting information, as Lani's teacher, it's worth visiting her.

And I don’t know whether the cold nature of Lani’s Dark Moon is related to the Snow Witch.

After all, it seems that Lani respects this old witch very much, otherwise she would not have used her as the prototype of the doll.

Judging from the appearance of Lani's soul that Bai Shi had seen in the Weeping Dunes, Lani's original body is not much different from her current appearance, that is, it is just a minor adjustment.

Therefore, Lani's current doll body still looks roughly the same as her own, except that she is wearing a snow witch's outfit.

Bai Shi put the Snow Witch's pointed hat back and closed the treasure chest containing the Snow Witch's suit.

I'm not playing a female character, so I can't wear it even if I get it.

It’s okay in the game, you can wear any equipment you want and don’t have to worry about the appearance.

Whether it is abstract equipment and various indescribable ancient god face-shaping, or handsome suits with exquisite face-shaping, they are all fun to enhance the gaming experience.

But at the intersection of reality, Bai Shi can only say forget it.

Bai Shi went up all the way and soon arrived at the room at the top of the tower.

In this room, a glowing portal stands quietly.

Without hesitation, Bai Shi directly touched the portal.

A deep blue magical light lit up, enveloping Bai Shi's figure.

The next moment, Bai Shi’s figure disappeared in the magic tower.

When Bai Shi opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him was completely different.

At this time, Bai Shi was in a silent gorge, in a huge cave underground.

In front of me is a gentle stream, nourishing lush plants, and silver fireflies are constantly flashing along the stream.

Following the rumbling sound of water in the distance, Bai Shi looked into the distance.

In the dark underground river, countless waterfalls falling from nowhere are pouring huge amounts of river water.

At the bottom of the waterfall, there is a bottomless pool that receives all the water from the waterfall.

It is its existence that makes the stream here so calm.

This is the main stream of the Ansel River.

Bai Shi looked up above the waterfall, trying to explore the scenery above.

But there was no end to the high-hanging waterfall, and the source of the dark caves that came from nowhere could not be found.

Bai Shi knew that the source of one of the waterfalls above was the bottom of the deep roots.

Later you can fly up and search upstream to find the source and reach the bottom of the deep roots.

However, there are so many waterfalls here that it would take a long time to find them one by one.

But anyway, there is one more way.

In the game, you can drift here from the 'Nameless Eternal City' at the bottom of the deep roots through the sarcophagus.

However, looking at the sarcophagus that was scattered all over the ground and covered with cracks, Bai Shi shook his head.

The guy who came up with this mode of transportation is really talented.

This is a compliment.

Countless waterfalls from different sources will bring all the sarcophagi to the Ansel River.

In the past, this was a stable mode of transportation, allowing all roads to point to the 'Eternal City'.

All roads lead to Knockstella, except water.

However, it may also be because the "eternal cities" in various places are no longer managed and the water level fluctuates seriously, which makes this mode of transportation less safe.

Bai Shi no longer paid attention to the environment here and walked towards a sarcophagus in front.

Directly opposite the portal, within easy sight, there was a very conspicuous little gadget placed on a sarcophagus.

Bai Shi walked over and saw the puppet placed on the edge of the sarcophagus.

It was a little doll that looked exactly like the witch Lani, and even the smallest details were made very delicately.

The pointed hat pushed the petite La Ni's head down deeply, so Bai Zhi could only see a huge hat but not the petite La Ni's face.

After being scaled down, the pointed hat appears even larger in comparison.

The petite Lani's four hands were crossed on her lower abdomen, and her legs hung over the edge of the sarcophagus like instant noodles.

Obviously, placing it in such a conspicuous position was the result of Lani's careful design, ensuring that Bai Zhi would see it at the first sight when he was teleported.

that's the truth.

Although the time has come, Lani is still very concerned in this strange place.

So before setting out on that cold and dark road alone, she took some time to carefully place the doll here.

After repeatedly observing the location after teleportation and the venue here, she finally found the best location.

It can be seen at a glance, but it is not too abrupt and is very natural.

According to her, even if it was a doll, it represented her, the Moon Princess of Kalia, and could not be left there casually.

And if it is overlooked because of the placement problem, and not seen...

Then the petite Ranee would probably jump up on the spot to remind Bai Shishi, and then put on an attitude of "nothing happened, she's just a doll" again...

Bai Shi carefully picked up the petite Lani doll and held it in the palm of his hand.

The doll of petite Lani is really exquisitely made, and it perfectly replicates Lani, which is very cute.

No, it’s so cute, it should actually be called a doll, right?
Bai Shi lifted up the pointed hat that was pressing down the petite Lani's head, and the petite Lani's head was finally raised up.

After raising his head and looking up, the two faces on the left and right also appeared in front of Bai Shi.

Bai Shi poked the petite Lani's face, trying to find out the reason why the second soul face appeared.

But he couldn't find the reason, so Bai Shi had to suspect that Lani was already on the account of Petite Lani.

"Lani?"

Bai Shi called out tentatively, but the petite Lani did not respond at all.

So Bai Shi's attention was unconsciously diverted.

The face feels hard, that's right, it's a doll after all.

The skin material on petite Lani's feet and torso is quite intact, which is slightly different from the appearance of Lani in Bai Shi's memory.

It seems that Petite Lani and Lani are not perfect replicas... Has this doll been specially repaired?
Bai Shi remembered that some parts of Lani's body were damaged, but this petite Lani was very intact.

With these repairs, Petite Lani becomes even more perfect.

If those puppets of Servais would be offensive in the real world, then petite Lani would definitely be the perfect figurine.

Bai Shi looked at the petite Lani, whose workmanship was very fine, and nodded.

Servais, Servais, I have begun to savor the beauty of petite Lani, how about you?
Alas, your dream is my life~
At this moment, Bai Shi also discovered the biggest difference between the petite Lani doll and Lani herself.

That is, petite Lani will not be like Lani, emitting fierce cold air all the time.

But when holding it in my hand, I could still feel a slight chill.

This is probably also a way to distinguish whether Lani has attached her consciousness here?
Bai Shi is not too sure either.

After all, he didn't feel that this petite Lani doll had a soul at all.

Lani's ability to possess a doll is rarely seen in the border area, and Bai Shi is completely unable to judge.

Maybe, Lani is also watching him through petite Lani at this moment?
Thinking about it this way, it seems a bit exciting?
Lani watched as her doll body was being played with in her hands, but in order not to expose her consciousness to the doll, she could only pretend nothing had happened and silently endure Bai Shi's manipulation...

Ahem, the style of painting seems to be a bit biased.

In short, Bai Shi will not do anything strange to Lani's doll.

After all, if Lani was really watching secretly, then his image would be ruined.

Moreover, this doll is made of hard material, not the soft and realistic material.

Therefore, Bai Shi didn't have any bold ideas about it.

Just when Bai Shi was about to continue admiring the petite Lani, a loud noise interrupted him.

"boom--!"

Something heavy fell from the sky and crashed into the shallows, making a huge splash like a depth charge.

Seeing such a huge commotion, Bai Shi thought it was a diving fishing team from some country.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a heavy sarcophagus that had fallen beside Bai Shi and landed on the shallows.

Bai Shi was a little curious, why are there still coffins floating down now?

Is there anyone inside?

Bai Shi collected the petite Lani's doll, placed it properly, and then walked towards the fallen sarcophagus.

Bai Shi walked forward and pushed open the heavy lid of the sarcophagus.

Seeing the scene in the sarcophagus, Bai Shi shook his head in disappointment.

Inside the sarcophagus was a dried corpse, which had been shattered by the impact.

Judging from the appearance of the corpse, it certainly wasn't one of the people who got in there recently.

Probably a long, long time ago, it got stuck somewhere after drilling in, and was just washed down now.

Bai Shi turned around and walked towards the passage to the side.

But just as Bai Shi was about to step into the passage in front of him, a strange rustling sound came from the cliff beside him.

The sound was very strange, slight, but impossible to ignore.

As the sounds got closer, more details gradually emerged.

Bai Shi quickly identified those sounds.

That was the sound of some creature rubbing its limbs together as it moved.

And judging from the sounds, there are quite a lot of them, and they are very dense.

Bai Shi stood quietly outside the passage, hiding his figure, waiting to see what was going on.

As the sound got closer, Bai Shi also locked onto the location where the sound came from.

Just above the main stream path of the Ansel River, there are a number of large holes that lead to no one knows where.

Soon, a huge creature climbed out from the top of the passage, hanging upside down.

It was a giant ant with red and white stripes. It was so huge that it even surpassed the various beasts commonly seen on the border. It could be compared with Gallid's giant crows and bull dogs.

In terms of size, wild wolves and dogs are just toys in front of it.

And there were not just one such giant ants, but seven or eight.

These giant ants moved quickly along the passage and then surrounded the sarcophagus that had just fallen.

The tentacles on their heads touched each other several times and communicated with each other.

Then they started to move, and their terrifying huge mouthparts began to bite the corpse in the sarcophagus.

In just a few seconds, the corpse became smaller and smaller under the cutting of the serrated mouthparts, and was packed away bit by bit by the giant ants.

After all the corpses were packed up and there was almost no residue left, these giant ants left with their harvest.

They returned the same way and disappeared into the passage.

Bai Shi then reappeared, looked at the place where the ants disappeared, and touched his chin.

So these ants are here to get takeout?
This method of movement using a sarcophagus was probably quite convenient in the past.

But now, probably only Red Bull will invest in continuing to use it.

Bai Shi shook his head and walked along the main stream of the Ansel River.

(End of this chapter)