Elden Clergyman

However, although he decided to do this badass side quest, Lord did not intend to really do it strictly according to what they said.

Because when Lord was chatting with Patch just now, he learned from him that the standard for judging the completion of the mission at the Volcano Residence is equipment.

After all, corpses are not something easy to carry around at the border, and some faded people don't leave behind corpses after death.

As a warrior, armor and weapons are things that cannot be separated from one's hands, and they are even more important than one's own life.

Then as long as we can get our hands on their equipment and weapons, it would basically be equivalent to declaring their death.

This also gave Lord room to operate.

[Should we invade the world of 'Ancient Knight' Ishtopia?]

After arriving at the location, touching the red symbol and choosing yes, Lord arrived in the world of Ishtopia as a red spirit.

After seeing him coming, Ishutopia was a little surprised.

They had actually met once before, in the cave of Tailor Burke.

At that time, Lord had just cleaned the cave for Tutu, and when he came out, he met this old man. He said that he heard that there was a group of evil demi-humans nearby, so he came to check out the situation.

After the meeting, Lord also stated his purpose.

Although it was a bit abstract for him to join the Volcano Residence, especially to hand in his own equipment to complete the mission, after a period of communication, Ishtopia still agreed.

——Because communicating with this person is really more painful than killing him.

Then, after obtaining the equipment from Ixutopia, Lord did not delay and teleported back to the Volcano Residence to hand in the task.

And when she saw him actually bringing the ancient knight's equipment to hand in the quest, the expression under Tanis's mask...

It's just a little hard to describe.

Just like her current indescribable mood.

But in short, after a long silence, she gave Lord the reward as usual.

As for whether Lord killed anyone...

He felt it was done, so it was done.

Tanis had given up thinking.

Then, after completing the mission, Lord took all the equipment back and returned it to Ishtopia.

Afterwards, he quickly went to get the letter of commission, and within one day, he completed two more commissions by following the same method.

The speed and efficiency left Bernal, who was sitting there, dumbfounded.

No, man.

Are you this rebellious as a rebel?

But seeing how he hunted the Faded Ones, after recovering from his shock, he still handed Lord a special letter of commission.

——A letter of commission from a survivor among the founders of the Hunting Round Table Hall.

He originally planned to find someone to do this with him, and he was very determined.

But after hearing what Lord said before, he began to waver.

"What you said before about two fingers..."

"I don't know, I'm just helping to pass on the message."

After receiving the letter, Lord shook his head.

"If that doesn't work, I'll pull out my two fingers and talk to you face to face later—but not today. I've pulled them out too many times recently, and I still have to go to work."

After saying this, Lord left the room without paying any more attention to Bernal who had fallen silent again.

Because the mission has reached the later stages, the two new mission red dots received are both in unexplored areas.

Lord was going to walk around the Volcano Residence again to see if he had missed anything. If not, he would leave temporarily.

Then, during the examination, he saw Laya again.

"Master Fader, why are you here? Your rooms are not in this direction..."

As she spoke, Laya noticed Lord's expression.

"Why do you look so surprised?"

After a moment of daze, she realized something.

"No way, am I still in the form of a snake?!"

As he spoke, the orange lizard, or stone dragon, in front of Lord stretched out his short little hands, touched his face, and then showed a shocked expression.

The shrimp in his hand also fell to the ground.

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Chapter 6: Miss Laya, you don’t want others to know that you are a snake person, right?

Laya has a secret.

That is, she is not actually a human being, but a 'snake person' since the day she was born.

The so-called snake man has a snake-like body but with small hands and feet.

It does not lie on the ground like a snake or lizard, but stands on the ground with its tiny feet, hunching its body, and moves like a human.

For some reason, snakes are not very popular in border areas, especially in areas affected by the Golden Rule. They are just hated by people and dogs.

In some cases, it can even be compared to epilepsy, and its mere appearance may lead to encirclement and suppression.

And now...

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

"Even after seeing my appearance, you still treated me warmly. I was so rude."

After discovering that Lord didn't mind her appearance, the orange skink breathed a sigh of relief, clasped her two small hands in front of her, and bowed slightly.

“This is who I really am.”

"My real name is Zelayas. I sincerely apologize for not showing my true face to you."

"But please believe me, I am the only one who is fake."

"Regarding the Volcano Residence, no, not only that, but also every word that Lady Tanis said is absolutely true."

After a pause, seeing that Lord seemed a little confused, Laya explained further.

"Lady Tanis is my mother."

"It is said that my mother was blessed by the great king, and that is how I was born."

"So my appearance is also a symbol of my mother's joy. This appearance is my glory."

"And not everyone feels that way—if I show them a snake, they won't listen to me anymore."

"That's why I disguised myself so that I can fulfill my duties as a recruiter."

"...But you are different from them."

Because she had been well protected since she was a child, Laya didn't know anything about snakes.

She only knew that if she continued to behave in her original manner, it would easily make people dislike her, and people might even come up and hit her without saying a word.

In order to avoid this situation, and at the request of her mother Tanis, she basically acts in human form. Even in the Volcano Mansion, she rarely reveals her original form, and until now, she feels that she has hidden it well.

But in fact, her weird human posture and dull personality.

It’s not so much that others didn’t see her identity, but rather that no one pointed it out.

But Lord didn't think too much about it, and didn't even quite understand what Laya said.

But it doesn't matter, at least he got the general meaning.

"Hey, it's just a snake."

Lord looked indifferent.

"I already have a snake-man friend—if you don't believe me, I'll ask him to come over and show you."

After saying that, he took out a Flame Knight Badge and squeezed it.

[The spirit 'Messermo' has been summoned]

As the red light lit up, Messermo's spirit slowly rose from a corner of the room.

After opening his eyes, before he could speak, the entire Volcano Mansion suddenly shook.

Rumbling--

It was as if some giant creature was restlessly stirring beneath the Volcano Residence, as if it was longing for something, or fearing something.

"--Quiet."

Messemo suddenly spoke.

Then the vibration stopped instantly.

After stopping the restlessness, Messemo looked around, his eyes lingered on Laya for a moment, then he looked at Lord with a puzzled look.

"Where have you been running to again?"

How come he didn't remember there was such a place at the border, and there were so many snake remains nearby?

Lord didn't know how to answer this question because he didn't quite understand the situation.

After thinking about it, I simply pulled Lani over, who was outside checking (investigating) the (fish) situation (strolling) and asked her to help explain.

Originally, when Lord said he wanted her to help explain the situation, Lani was still wondering who it was.

But after the actual meeting, Lani fell silent.

No, man.

Which Sanxingdui did you dig this guy out from?

And why is this person here now? Shouldn't he be in that shadowy place?

After seeing Lani, Messemo was confused for a moment, and then he remembered something.

"Oh, you are Latarn's sister. Mother also mentioned you to me and said she liked you very much..."

Messermo's words were well-intentioned. After all, for him, the best form of praise he could think of was his mother's love.

But after hearing this, Lani's face turned dark.

Malika likes her? The woman who destroyed their family and drove their mother crazy...

Although Lord had said some outrageous things to her before and speculated about certain things, Lani still had no good feelings towards that woman and was unwilling to admit that speculation from the bottom of her heart.

This made Messermo a little confused.

Oh, no, why is this kid suddenly so unhappy...

Could it be that he said something wrong?

"You'd better not mention this to her now."

Seeing that Messemo was confused, Lord came over and explained to him in a low voice.

"She didn't seem to know that Radagan was your mother before. After I told her, she became upset whenever it was mentioned."

Messermo: “…?”

What did this person just say?

Who the fuck?

It would have been fine if Lord hadn't explained. Once he did, not only did Lani's face turn even darker, but Messemo also stood there in a daze.

Then, after an unknown amount of time of silence, Lani was the first to break the silence. With a dark face, she briefly explained the situation to the brother in front of her who had no internet access in the village.

Then Messermo became even more confused.

Although he had heard information about the Broken War from Melina before, he had never expected the situation to be so abstract.