Elden Ring, my witch is a talkative beautiful girl

She paused for half a second, then turned her head and said to Ah Tui, "I can no longer interpret any more of your future. I hope you don't mind."

"I am already very satisfied to know this much." Ah Tui put on his gauntlets again, "I will personally carve out the path of destiny with the sword in my hand."

"And me!" Melina held A's hand. "I am the shrine maiden of my partner. The future belongs to both of us."

Enya looked at the two of them and smiled with relief. "It's time for you to set off. The next Great Rune is at the Rhea Lukalia School of Magic in the Lienia Lake District. I'll be waiting here for you when you return."

Not long after, A'tai and Melina took the weapons strengthened by the blacksmith Xugu and left the Round Table Hall with the help of the Great Blessing.

In the room where Two Fingers was, the old woman whispered to herself in a voice only she could hear: "That burning power is full of hope, completely different from the destructive nature of the Mad Fire. The tiny flame burning in the darkness has a power close to...even equal to that of the Elden Ring. Meimei, where did this Faded One you found come from?"

She looked up at the tall finger and said, "Lord Two-Finger, is this... also your will?"

In this chaotic and disorderly era, the emergence of a new force will inevitably disrupt the fragile balance between the parties in the border area.

Enya has a vague premonition that this land that has been as calm as stagnant water for a thousand years will once again be swept by new waves, and in the center of the storm, there will be a person who will recast the law and be crowned as the new king.

......

"Godfather! 栮酒VI~I氿藝#゘#虾榴!!"

As soon as A'tu and Melina left the round table hall, Nefeli teleported back with a loud voice.

Sir Baizhi, who was furiously writing at his desk, intent on avenging his previous humiliation and seizing the other Great Runes first, felt his ears buzz at the sound of the voice, and his blood pressure, which had just dropped, began to soar again. "Neferi, how many times have I told you not to yell in the Round Table? It's uncivilized, unrefined, and unbecoming."

Picking up this wild girl out of compassion was the biggest mistake he had made in his life. She never read a single book and spent all day wrestling with Rune Bear with two axes.

Sometimes he wondered if there was something wrong with his parenting style that had produced an adopted daughter who looked nothing like him.

"Big news! This is really big news!" Nepheli ignored his scolding. Warriors are so straightforward. "Someone defeated Greg in Stonewell City and took his Great Rune! Isn't it exciting? I have firsthand information."

Sir Baizhi: "......"

The past was brought up again and again, and the mental blows he suffered one after another made him so angry that he passed out.

"Godfather, why did you faint? It's all because you're always lying down reading. I told you to go out more often and stretch your legs."

Nefeli called out, "Enxia, ​​stop posing against the wall. Come over here and help lift our godfather onto the bed."

Volume 1: The Journey Begins: Chapter 42: The Mystery of Queen Malika

The Third Church of Malika, as the name suggests, is where the devout believers of the Queen built sculptures and erected altars dedicated to her after the Golden Army conquered the border area.

But today, this sacred place has become particularly messy because of the arrival of certain people.

Melina held a small shovel, and A-Tai held a large one. They dug right there in the church. Can you still hear the witch's frustrated complaints: "Not here, not here, not here... *|... Where did I bury that unfortunate child? It was clearly around here."

After the two left the Round Table Hall, Melina took Ati straight to the Malika Church in Nimgfu, saying that there was a gift hidden there for him.

As a result...the two men started a massive construction project here and dug up almost three feet of the entire church but still couldn't find the things buried there.

"Ah...Amei...are you sure we haven't found the wrong place?" Ah Tui was panting, digging the soil with a shovelful under the scorching sun. What's the point of doing civil engineering work in armor?

After digging for such a long time, Melina was a little unsure. She bit her index finger and thought for a while: "It should be... right? It must be hidden in the church. Let's dig deeper and see, maybe..."

"clang--"

The shovel deep in the soil seemed to touch something hard, and the two men looked at each other at the same time.

There is a play!

Locking onto the target, after another round of continuous digging, Melina peeled away the thin, broken soil covering the buried object and pulled out a crystal-clear bottle. "I told you, how could this beautiful girl be wrong?"

Ah Tui narrowed his eyes and looked at the new bottle, which was made of the same material as the Dettol bottle. "Is this the treasure you are talking about? It looks similar to the Dettol bottle."

"Far from it!" Melina pulled out several solid dew beads from her bag in colors like red, blue, green, and white. "This thing is called the Elixir Chalice Bottle. It's a precious item many times rarer than the dew bottle. By blending the dew crystals to create different drinks, the user's abilities can be significantly improved in a short period of time. We already have dew that increases strength, dexterity, and intelligence. With this, as long as you mix the right drink, you can surpass your limits and use magic and weapons beyond your abilities."

The two of them had limited runes, and their daily expenses were considerable. With the Holy Grail Bottle, they could allocate their power growth more rationally. At the critical moment, they could drink a bottle and transform into a Warrior of Light for three minutes.

"If you have such a convenient and practical thing, why didn't you give it to me right from the start?" Ah Tui discovered the key point. Shouldn't he get this kind of thing that is very likely to change the situation of the battle of '日本０陾栮〒０盈傘０８' as soon as possible?

"Didn't I tell you it's a surprise, a surprise!" Melina quickly thought of a clever trick and started to lie. "If I gave it to you right from the start, how could I show how precious this gift is?"

She would never admit to having buried something there because she had no use for it, and then forgotten about it forever. If she hadn't landed near the church after leaving the Great Blessing, she probably wouldn't have remembered it even when she reached the Yatan Plateau.

"..." Ah Tu stared speechlessly at the dozen or so pits dug inside and outside the church. He imagined that if the pirates had buried their treasure and then sailed away, and revisited the place more than a decade later, he would probably see the same scene. "By the way, if we mess up the church like this, won't we get beaten by the believers?"

A good church was dug into a mole's nest by them. If you don't know, you would think it had just been bombed by the Fireball Cult.

Melina shrugged nonchalantly and sat down in a clear spot. "Don't worry, ever since Queen Malika disappeared, the number of devout believers outside the royal city has plummeted. Now, few people come to the church to worship. Even if we start a large-scale construction project here, no one will come out and ask us for runes."

"Don't you feel sad seeing this situation?" A'tai sat down next to the witch.

Although Melina claims that she believes in herself, judging from her daily words and actions, she must have a close relationship with Queen Marika, otherwise she would not be able to use the prayers of the Golden Tree lineage and be known as the most outstanding special student among all the witches.

"Sad?" Melina shook her head and replied, "Not at all. People are very realistic. We believe in gods because they possess great power and can provide protection for believers. It's understandable that a god who has been missing for a long time and has no news would gradually lose faith. With a few exceptions, in most cases, I support freedom of religion."

She wasn't as extreme as other sects in this regard, denouncing other people's beliefs as heresy and then rushing in to fight to the death. This kind of nonsensical behavior seemed extremely stupid to Melina. She was better off finding a way to earn more runes with such idle time.

Melina stood up and looked up at the statue of Queen Malika. Its lifeless eyes gazed forward, as if watching over her land. In its heyday, the Golden Rule embraced all, the queen treated all equally. But now, all that was gone.

"My dear, this church contains the motto left by Queen Marika. Would you like to listen to it?" At this moment, Melina's tone was ethereal and sacred, and she truly had the temperament of a witch who believed in God.

Ah Tu was startled at first, then nodded and agreed: "I want to listen to it."

Melina stood before the Queen's statue, a sweet smile forming on her face. "Alright, then I'll just recite the words He left here. Listen carefully."

"My king, and all the warriors who follow you, I will take away your blessings. When your eyes grow dim and fade, I will exile you outside the border. Live, fight, and die outside the border..."

Melina paused for a few seconds and then began to recite the second verse.

"After you face death, what was taken away will be returned. Return to the borderland, throw yourself into battle, and freely manifest the Elden Ring. Become a strong one, standing close to death! Warriors of the King, my King Gefulei!"

"Seizing blessings, exiling, returning, living side by side with death..." Ah Tai muttered the words from the two maxims, seeming to understand something, but unable to express it specifically. "Amei, do you know why Queen Marika expelled the first King of Elden and exiled him and his army?"

From a normal person's perspective, this was a foolish act of self-destruction. Could it be that King Gaffrey intended to lead his army in rebellion, but the Queen saw through his plot, exposing it? Furthermore, Gaffrey had already become King of Elden. What was the point of rebelling against his own wife? If he truly had that intention, he certainly wouldn't have docilely accepted exile.

Moreover, looking at the whole process, Marika's back stab seemed extremely abrupt, as if she suddenly had a split personality and went crazy, and there were countless mysteries hidden in it.

"No one except me knows what Queen Malika is thinking." The pious expression she had when reciting the admonition faded from Melina's face. She spread her hands helplessly. "No one knows why she bestowed her blessing again after the law was broken, summoning the Faded Ones who had once left the borderland to return. The truth may be hidden within the Elden Circle, or it may be buried forever in the dust of history."

Now that Queen Marika has disappeared, her final, mad act has become the greatest mystery in the Borderlands. The few who might have glimpsed any clues, such as Two Fingers, who can receive messages from the Supreme Will, and the demigod "Sacred Tree" Mikaela, renowned for her wisdom, have either remained silent or are missing.

Ah Tui continued to ask, "Since the Faded Ones have returned under the guidance of the Blessing, could it be that the First King, Ge Fulei, has also returned to the borderland?"

Gefrey is the original king. Even though he has lost the protection of the queen and the Golden Law, he is still the strongest king in the border area. If he returns as a faded one, he will become their biggest opponent on the road to meet Elden Law Ring.

"So far, there's been no news of King Gefulei returning to the border," Melina said confidently. "He embodies the very definition of a warrior and never resorts to schemes or intrigues. If he truly did return, the newspapers in the royal city of Rodel would probably be all over the place."

She did not exaggerate this point. If Ge Fulei came back now and stood in front of the gate of the royal city of Rodel, the golden knights guarding the city would definitely not dare to take action. They would kneel down on the spot and the gate would open by itself.

As Napoleon returned to Paris, so Geoffrey returned to Rodel.

The king and his loyal army will arrive in the royal city today.

......

Beyond the gray fog, on a piece of land outside the border, a ray of firefly light fell on the head of the dead lion.

The dried blood clots broke apart, new white hairs grew on the withered flesh, and the lion's open eyes revealed a gleam of wisdom.

"Lion Prime Minister" Serloshu, the right-hand man of the first King Elden, understood from the moment he woke up that the time for them to return to their homeland had finally arrived.

As Throsh climbed onto the king's back, the long-dead corpse began to resonate with a powerful heartbeat. Blood splattered, and the hundreds of spears that had pinned Gefulei to the giant tree shattered. The lion transformed into golden armor, enveloping his naked, bronzed body.

Gfulei picked up the rusted King's Axe from the ground. The power of the Golden Law quickly restored its owner to its former peak state. "The call of blessing... My beloved, you have finally chosen this path of no return."

After leaving the border, he kept fighting, fighting, and fighting...

He beheaded tens of thousands of people, was invincible, and exhausted. Finally, when night fell, he was surrounded and killed in the endless sea of ​​people.

The word "escape" does not exist in the dictionary of "King of the Beginning" Ge Fulei. For the person he trusts most, he is willing to be exiled from his own country and rush to the abyss of death.

"Seroshu, thank you for accompanying me for a while."

Now, the former King of Elden has returned from the depths of death.

"Malika, you fulfilled your promise. Now... it's my turn. Strength is the reason to be king!"

The First King's colorless eyes penetrated the endless gray fog, with only one goal in his eyes - to meet the Elden Ring again and take back his throne!

(ps: Yesterday I saw a book friend add the tag of "single female lead", but after thinking about it, I decided to remove it. Although most of the time is dominated by Amei, there are also many parts related to Lani.

The current labels for Chapolili are fine. Otherwise, people who don't know the content of this book might think that "People are in the Elden Circle, and the King of Mad Fire is being hunted by the witch."

Volume 1: The Journey Begins: Chapter 43: Alexander the Warrior

On the deserted path, two people and a horse were strolling. Melina, who was sitting sideways in the back seat, swung her legs and flipped the map over and over again.

"Amei, this doesn't seem to be the way to Lake Lienya? Why do I feel that the climate is getting drier and drier?" A'tai stopped Torret and turned to ask.

After running all morning, the spirit horse was almost exhausted, and they didn't even see the shadow of the lake. He couldn't help but wonder if something was wrong there. To put it more bluntly, the problem lay with the witch who led the way.

The Rhea Lukalia School of Magic was built deep in the lake area, where the lingering aroma of wine lingered. The scenery was pleasant and abundant in various aquatic creatures. Theoretically, the closer one got to the lake, the higher the humidity would be.

But the more Ati followed the witch, the more he felt the dry, fishy wind blowing from the land ahead. The color of the soil and vegetation under his feet gradually changed from emerald green to withered yellow, and Torrett even began to stick out his tongue.

This can only mean two possibilities:

First, Lienia had experienced a drought unseen in a thousand years, causing drastic changes in the environment. Second, Melina had once again unreliably led them astray. Judging from her confident guidance, Atai was 99% certain that the second possibility was the case.

Melina peeked out from behind the map, "Well... maybe there's something wrong with the map, or maybe the person caring for the golden tree forgot to water it, resulting in a lack of water at the border..."

From her guilty expression, it can be inferred that their plan to build a bonfire by the lake and do some fishing to improve their meals tonight has been scrapped, and they will have to continue to live on dry food.

Ah Tui was silent for two seconds: "...Forget it, let me see the map. Where are we now?"

"The sun is shining brightly today." Melina answered the question irrelevantly.

Ah Tui immediately realized that they were completely lost this time. There were no landmarks in this desolate wilderness to confirm their location. He suddenly felt a headache. "There's not even a blessing point nearby. Torret is almost at its limit. It seems that we can only find a place to camp in the wilderness tonight."

"Sleeping in the wilderness... I don't mind. As long as I can live with you, anywhere is fine." Melina looked around and suddenly her eyes lit up. "Buddy, look! There's a huge pot buried on that hillside. Use the recipe given by the wandering trader to make an oversized burning pot. It can kill a giant with one blow. It can also be used as a barbecue grill."

The witch jumped off her horse excitedly, trotting and jumping, and stood on the head of the pot. She opened her arms to the sun and shouted loudly: "The Law of the Pot!"

Who knew that the next moment, a sound came from the pot she was stepping on.

"Little girl, it's good that you're in high spirits, but could you please get off my head? I can't get out of this hole like this."

"Speak, speak!!!" Melina was shocked when she heard the extremely magnetic bass voice under her, "Buddy, this big pot actually spoke!" She lost her balance and slipped down from the top of the big pot.

Ah Tui had just jumped off his horse, preparing to leap forward to act as a human cushion, when he saw Da Hu catching the witch who had fallen from his head and placing her on the ground. "What's so strange about a pot being able to speak? Isn't this common knowledge in the border area?"

"Neigh-- (That's right, I, a horse, can talk, what's so strange about that.)" Torrett neighed to make his presence felt.

Although he couldn't see Hu Ge's expression, Ah Dai could imagine a very serious male face from his tone.

This talking pot looks like a pair of hands and feet made of tree branches inserted into an extra-large pot. It is hard to imagine that such thin limbs can support its huge and heavy body.

"We are passing faded people. This is my witch. I apologize to you on behalf of Melina for her rude behavior." Seeing that Hu Ge had no hostility, A Tui apologized on Melina's behalf for standing on his head. If Hu Ge had a worse temper, they might have started fighting by now.

Melina smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, big guy, I thought you were just an ordinary pot."

"Hahaha, I'm not just any Pot, little girl. I'm the warrior Pot, Alexander the Iron Fist. As you can see..." Pot Brother moved his round body from the pit. His lower half was stuck in the soft mud and he couldn't move at all. "I'm stuck in this hole. Do you have any way to help me out?"

Warrior Hu was born with a short stature, and he couldn't pull his body out of the cave with his own hands. If no one helped him, he could only hope that an earthquake would occur in this godforsaken place and shake him out.

"Get out of this mess?" Melina quickly pulled a shovel from her bag and began looking for a suitable spot to dig. "As apology for our previous disrespectful behavior, please let us dig you out."

"No need to go to such trouble. Find something big enough and hit my back hard. That way I should be able to get out of this situation." Alexander suggested a simpler and more brutal method - "Please beat me up."

Ah Tui scratched his head. He had never heard such a strange request before: "Are you sure you want us to hit you hard from behind?"

"You're a pot." Melina poked the pattern on Alexander's back, the texture felt like ceramic, "Aren't you afraid it will break?" The witch who was usually brave enough was a little hesitant to do it, for fear that one stick would knock the pot brother into a pile of pieces. Who would be responsible then?

"Don't worry, I'm exercising, so you can go ahead and do it without worry." Alexander patted his chest and assured.

Since the client had asked him to do so, Ah Tui no longer hesitated, drank the strength-boosting elixir, and accepted the Sword Skeleton Greatsword that Melina handed over. Unexpectedly, the first job of this legendary weapon after obtaining it was not to slay dragons or demigods, but to use it as a striking weapon, using the blade to hit the Warrior Pot.

To avoid any accidents, Ah Tui repeatedly confirmed the hitting position with Alexander. The latter said confidently: "Yes, this is the spot. Hit it hard! I am very strong. After all, I have been exercising..."

Before he finished saying the word "body", Ah Tui stepped forward with his left foot and behind with his right foot, swung the stick straight and aimed at Alexander's back and delivered a full-strength home run.

"Duang!"

The loud knocking sound was deafening. Melina subconsciously covered her ears. Then she saw the warrior pot fly out of the pit, draw a beautiful parabola and successfully land on its face.

Alexander patted his butt as if nothing had happened, rolled over on the ground, and stood up: "Thank you for your help. I, 'Iron Fist' Alexander, will remember this kindness."

It seems that his body is indeed much stronger than it looks. After being hit so hard, there was not even a crack on the pot. It can be used as a weapon to kill the enemy.

"You're welcome. I'm just helping out." Ah Tui said politely and got down to business. "Actually, we're lost. Do you know where this place is?"

"Don't you know where we are?" Alexander asked in confusion. "Looking at the way you're dressed, I thought your destination was the same as mine."

Melina tilted her head and asked, "Same destination as yours? What do you mean?"

Alexander crossed his arms and pointed forward. "To train myself, I'm currently heading east. A little further ahead lies the crimson, corrupted Galeid Fields. Soon, at the end of the field, the Red Lion City will host a battle festival. Doesn't that sound exciting? The dormant warrior spirit within me is already boiling and burning!"