Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 469 You are all my wings
Bai Shi was overjoyed when he saw the weapons Melina had brought back.

This weapon has quite a history; it belonged to the ancient dragon Granzanx.

He certainly knew the origin of this weapon, and was extremely familiar with it, even more so than most people on the border.

However, Bai Shi still pretended to be unfamiliar with the subject, only having heard of the legends, and said:
"This weapon..."

“I’ve heard of it before.”

"The spear that the ancient dragon Granzanx once used to break through the impenetrable wall of Rodel."

"I never expected that you would bring it out of Rodel's possession. It's a pleasant surprise."

Melina chuckled, glancing at Lani intentionally or unintentionally.

She wouldn't compete for favor, but she wouldn't completely give it up either, otherwise there would always be an opportunity to exploit her.

Melina looked at Bai Shi and said softly:
"Well, consider it a return gift..."

"Among all the Roders, it seems that only this weapon is most suitable for you."

Bai Shi looked down at Melina, feeling very happy.

"Yeah, I like it very much."

Melina was very pleased to have gained Bai Shi's approval.

A smile appeared in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, unable to hide his joy.

Bai Shi smiled and focused his attention on the weapon.

Melina's gift carried her heartfelt sentiments, and it truly touched Bai Shi's heart.

What Bai Shi cares about now is not whether this weapon is powerful enough to match the legend.

For him, Gu Long was not an unshakeable figure.

Unless it's the Dragon King's weapon, how powerful can the weapons of the ancient dragons be?
Even now, Bai Shi's ability to unleash dragon lightning with his bare hands is an intensity that ordinary ancient dragons can hardly match.

What Bai Shi cared about was the special significance of this weapon and the legends circulating in the border region; its very existence was of immense value.

What can be seen through these weapons is more precious than the weapons themselves.

—Gransanx is among the strongest of all the ancient dragons, and its size is so enormous that it far surpasses that of its kind, to the point that they seem to be different species altogether.

The walls of Rodel were once known as the impregnable walls, and were among the most fortified walls in the history of the border region.

However, the other party is Gu Long, who can be considered the history of the border region itself.

Thus, when the 'Great Ancient Dragon' Gransanx attacked, the walls of the 'Royal City' Rodel were breached.

—The walls of Rodel were breached, a once-in-a-lifetime event in history.

This event ultimately ended in the defeat and death of Gulanx.

However, the aftermath did not end with Gransanx's defeat, but became the catalyst for the subsequent war between Rodel and the ancient dragons.

The deceased Gransanx, besides becoming another meritorious figure for Rodel, also became a spoil of war.

For example, the weapons of the Dragon Armored Tree Guardians—the Great Dragon Claw and the Dragon Claw Shield—were crafted from the claws of the 'Ancient Dragon'.

The enormous weapon that Gransanx used to wield had become Rodel's collection, and now it had been handed over to Bai Shi.

Bai Shi grasped the strange spear that resembled lightning and examined it carefully.

The spear in Bai Shi's hand at this moment was naturally not the complete form of the huge weapon that the ancient dragon had wielded in the past.

They took the very tip of the giant spear and shaped it into a powerful weapon that could be wielded by a human.

It's worth noting that there are also collection-type achievements.

Collecting all the 'legendary weapons' will complete this achievement and grant you one chance to use Wind Spirit Moon Shadow.

Not only for the purpose of collecting, Bai Shi also had a special fondness for this weapon.

You should know that players care about only two things: strength and coolness.

This cool weapon, known among players as the 'Dragon Sniper,' can be said to combine both.

Not only is it incredibly cool, but its combat skills are also outstanding, making it extremely versatile.

When it helps players face various enemies, its popularity is comparable to that of the so-called "Crazy Fire Sniper".

Just as Bai Shi was admiring and playing with the weapon, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, which was quite cold and piercing.

This feeling didn't come from sight or some kind of illusion; it was the genuine scent of frost.

A soft, azure light shone behind Bai Shi, instantly making the color scheme of the corridor cooler.

Bai Shi and Melina turned their heads together and saw that Lani had a crystal-clear greatsword in her hand.

On the blade, vein-like patterns spread continuously along the main body, giving the blade a unique beauty resembling ice cracks.

Moonlight flowed across the translucent blade, which resembled a block of ice, proving that this greatsword was imbued with power by Lani herself and given to her partner.

Lani held the Darkmoon Greatsword and solemnly handed it to Bai Shi.

With tender, gentle eyes, Lani spoke softly:

"In the Kalia royal family, there is a tradition..."

“Every queen of Caria would bestow upon her partner a greatsword imbued with her own moonlight…”

Lani didn't finish her sentence, but her actions and the weapon in her hand spoke volumes.

Lani's gentle voice rang out again, yet it was remarkably firm:
"My dark moon will always shine for you."

As if stirred by some strange competitive spirit, Lani saw Melina take out the weapons she had carefully selected as gifts and return gifts, and she also took out her own carefully chosen weapon.

The weapon she chose was naturally the Darkmoon Greatsword.

Like Granzanx's lightning, this greatsword is also one of the 'legendary weapons'.

Legend has it that the Moonlight Greatsword was a greatsword given by successive Queens of Caria to their partners.

Each queen's moonlight is different, and the power and radiance of the Moonlight Greatsword are naturally unique, named after each queen's moon.

Lani's symbol is the cold, dark full moon, so the greatsword she is given carries the light of the dark moon and is the Dark Moon Sword.

Bai Shi took the Dark Moon Greatsword from Lani's hand, but the cold sword felt as hot as holding burning coals in his hands.

With 'Gransanx' in one hand and 'Darkmoon Greatsword' in the other, Bai Shi couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine at the sight before him.

He now realized that a silent battle seemed to be about to begin beside him.

The calm before the storm alone was enough to make him feel suffocated.

Unlike their previous indifference towards each other, things have now truly reached a chaotic, confrontational level.

Lani and Melina stared at each other, their gazes seemingly piercing through the white light, colliding and sparking in the air.

The 'Territory Contest' has been triggered.

Bai Shi felt a little flustered and began to think about how to appease the two of them.

He wasn't afraid of being hacked to pieces, but he worried that it might strain the relationship between the two of them. However, after thinking about it for a while, Bai Shi sadly realized that he didn't seem to have a good way to resolve the situation.

The situation has now turned into a contest between the two of them, seemingly trying to gauge the depth of their affection by the gifts they give each other...

Although they knew that love couldn't be determined by these things, they still started competing.

It seems that the current situation has nothing to do with Bai Shi, the main character; he is now the most insignificant one.

After a moment's thought, Bai Shi realized that he couldn't afford to favor one over the other; both of them were his most important people.

However, given the current situation, expecting to treat everyone equally would be asking too much of a standard.

At least it's not something a casual, clueless person like Bai Shi could achieve.

Conversely, if Bai Shi had the ability to do that, things wouldn't be in this situation now.

While Bai Shi was pondering, Melina and Lani had already silently completed their duel and accepted each other's challenge.

Melina reached out again and took out another treasure from Rodel's collection.

With her movement, a thick, ancient book radiating golden light appeared in her hands.

From the ancient cover, one can feel the weight of knowledge and the changes these classic books have undergone over the years.

Lani was also taken aback when she saw what Melina had taken out.

Because the book in Melina's hands at this moment was the 'Original Golden Law'.

All prayer books based on the Golden Law contain the fundamental theories related to the Golden Law and are among the most difficult and obscure academic books to understand.

The Golden Law Fundamentals, as its name suggests, directly address the core essence of the Golden Law.

What Melina now holds is the very original text, far surpassing any prayer book that has been circulated elsewhere.

It's not just the special significance that's attached; the most important thing is that it can help complete the laws of Baishi.

Even if Bai Shi were to break free from his own laws, he could still benefit from them.

Whether we take the now-collapsed Golden Law as a lesson and try to find the fundamental principles that led to its ultimate distortion...

Or perhaps we should glean the fruits of this law, extracting the feasible and successful parts...

For Bai Shi, these are all excellent choices, and they would be of real help to him now that he has become so powerful.

"This is the original Golden Law, a precious book I found in the deepest part of the royal city."

Melina's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable power.

"This contains the most original and core secrets of the Golden Tree, which should be helpful in understanding the essence of the law."

This was something Melina originally intended to keep for herself to study, and then share with Bai Shi after she had thoroughly mastered it.

Looking at Melina's calm expression, Bai Shi swallowed hard and reluctantly accepted the book amidst the suffocating pressure.

Before Bai Shi could think of a response, Lani snapped out of her surprise.

Lani chuckled softly, and a faint blue moonlight suddenly emanated from her fingertips.

She gently raised her left hand, and a box carved from pure pyroxene crystals without a trace of impurity appeared out of thin air, its entire body transparent like a glacier.

With a soft "click," the box lid slid open automatically, revealing the treasured items inside.

The interior is lined with the pure white down of an unknown bird, upon which lies a magnificent ring.

The ring setting is made of silver with a soft luster, and every line is so fine that it looks as if it were carved with moonlight.

On the ring was a cold, dark full moon, with moonlight flowing slowly inside the gemstone, as if sealing the entire night sky within a small space.

Lani gently picked up the Dark Moon Ring, and in her hand, the ring shone with an even more dazzling brilliance.

Gently taking Bai Shi's hand, Lani personally placed the contract ring on his finger.

The large ring, designed in the image of a dark full moon, is the cold contract ring that 'Moon Princess' Lani gave to her partner.

Without needing to say more, the existence of this ring expresses all the feelings and all the love.

While Melina's Golden Law was indeed very valuable, how could it compare to this ring in terms of 'love'?

Melina clearly realized this as well, and frowned slightly, her mood somewhat downcast.

She truly had nothing more precious to offer than these.

If she had to talk about rings, all she had was the spirit horse whistle left by her mother.

Moreover... this was a ring that had been given to Bai Shi long before the checkpoint, and Melina couldn't take it out again now.

Melina gently rubbed her fingers against the ring-like whistle and lowered her head slightly.

Lani did not press her advantage, noticing that Melina was somewhat downcast and was thinking about how to end things properly.

They weren't really fighting to the death to determine a winner; it was just that a strange competitive spirit was at play, and they wanted to compete in the vague and abstract concept of love.

Bai Shi felt the pressure in the air almost solidify, realizing that if things continued like this, an outcome he didn't want to see would inevitably occur.

He realized that perhaps a change really was needed.

Just as Lani said, it's about loving more passionately and directly, and frankly expressing the love in one's heart.

Just as the silent war between the two reached its most intense moment, Bai Shi took a deep breath, suddenly opened his arms, and embraced both of them at the same time.

"That's enough, stop."

Feeling the warmth of the two people in his arms, Bai Shi's voice was deep and firm:
"You are all the most important people to me, and I don't need to use these external things to prove anything."

"I cherish all the love you have given me in my heart."

Seeing Bai Shi's somewhat sorrowful face, the two belatedly realized that they had caused trouble for Bai Shi's heart.

Melina was taken aback at first, then relaxed, leaned gently on Bai Shi's shoulder, and said softly:

"We just wanted you to know..."

"No matter which path you choose, we will be there for you."

Lani's expression softened, and she gently stroked Bai Shi's hand with her fingertips, smiling softly.

"Fool, we're not fighting over anything."

"We just want to give you the best."

The tense atmosphere instantly melted away like ice and snow, putting Bai Shi's mind at ease.

Looking at the two people in his arms, Bai Shi took a deep breath and spoke again:
"You are all my wings."

"For me, none of them are dispensable."

After saying that, Bai Shi gritted his teeth, put his arms around the two of them, turned around and went back to the room. He finally stood up for himself emotionally.

After a moment of shock, this unexpected chaotic scene ultimately transformed into an opportunity for mutual understanding.
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"How...greedy!"

"Hehe, that's more like it. A king should have the demeanor of a king."

(End of this chapter)