Elden Clergyman

Therefore, under the influence of many factors, Lord wanted to go somewhere else first and accumulate as much strength as possible before going to fight the demigod.

Then, as he headed south, Lord crossed a bridge, picked up a stone sword key, and came to a new area, opening a blessing called "Sacrifice Bridge".

After opening the blessing, Lord wanted to leave directly and continue exploring, but as soon as he touched the blessing, he found something wrong.

Wait, is there something extra in his inventory?

Switching to the large size and opening the inventory, he discovered that there were actually a lot more items in his already full inventory.

For example, there is a new 'Breath of White Dragon' in the spell column, and a retro-looking version of 'Inner Potential' in the curse column.

There are also some scattered equipment and props...

Isn't this something from Duhunyi?

Looking at the new objects, Lord thought for a while, and vaguely remembered that when he was in Anor Londo, some monsters with one soul seemed to appear there, and some strange things were dropped.

It should have been there originally, I just remembered it wrong.

With this in mind, Lord did not hesitate. After confirming the contents inside and adjusting the configuration on the main account, he left the blessing and set off again.

This time, not long after he walked, he saw a blind girl sitting on the stone steps by the roadside, with corpses lying all around her. It seemed as if a battle had just taken place here, and she was the only one who had survived, sitting there quietly.

"...Is anyone there?"

The girl named Irena raised her head. Although she couldn't see anything, she could at least hear approaching footsteps.

"What's wrong?" Lord approached her.

"My name is Irena. I escaped from the southern city of Morn. The servants in the city rebelled. My father allowed me to escape, but he himself stayed there..."

"You want me to bring your father out?"

"No, no, I just want to ask you to help pass on a letter. It's okay if you don't want to..."

Taking the 'letter' from the girl, Lord asked about her father's location and name. After getting the answer, he prepared to leave.

But just as he was about to leave, he glanced at the corpses and traces of battle beside the girl. Although there had been no side quests in Soul Travel in the past where one would die suddenly after delivering a message, this was not a game after all, but reality.

Seeing her staying here alone, Lord always felt a little unsafe.

Should I take her with me? It doesn't seem very convenient.

Should I leave someone here to keep an eye on it? Melina needs to be with me to upgrade at any time. As for Alice, she's been giving her a lot of trouble lately...

Wait a minute.

Lord's eyes suddenly lit up and he turned to look at Melina behind him.

"Melina, can you please not rush for a moment?"

"......What's wrong?"

Melina was a little confused by his words.

Lord waved his hand, signaling her to wait a moment, then turned his head and spoke to the open space beside him.

"Chaos."

"I am here, fellow man."

As the mad fire spread, the yellow-haired witch emerged from the air and looked up at Lord.

"Ah, compatriot, I was right about you. After only a moment's separation, you've already ignited the first spark of love. It's truly gratifying."

"Riddle later."

Lord pointed to Irena on the side.

"I'm going to deliver a message. Before I come back, please keep an eye on her for a while to make sure she doesn't get killed by some passing monsters."

what?

After hearing this, Chaos, who was about to say something, and Melina, who was about to speak, fell silent at the same time.

for a long time.

"Are you serious about asking me to protect her?"

Lord nodded.

"Yeah, seriously."

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PS: Regarding the Baizhi incident, I went to investigate again and summarized a few points.

First, the old woman said, "From the beginning until now, this is the second time I've seen two Great Runes at the same time." This suggests that someone at the Round Table may have received two Great Runes before, but it doesn't specify who it was, Baizhi.

Secondly, regarding Momochi's statement, "Become the King of Elden and restore the Golden Rule. Master Finger is looking forward to your performance. Hmm, probably on par with little Gideon," following the above statement, I personally think she meant "Master Finger's expectations," rather than saying Momochi has two Great Runes.

Moreover, during the last Round Table, based on the description of the armor and weapons, it can be inferred that the White Wolf War Ghost wanted to be the dog of the Queen of the Night Eyes (Shadow of the God, similar to Blaze), but he failed. This shows that the last generation of the Round Table was a long time ago.

At that time, Queen Xiao Se Yan still existed, which must have been before the Shattering War, so it is possible that someone possessed two fragments of the Great Rune, which were later integrated into the magic ring and then shattered into its current state.

Again, Baizhi’s own words were, “All my knowledge is for guidance, and for the Faded Ones to meet the Elden Ring and become the King of Elden. It doesn’t have to be me who accomplishes these great deeds.” Combined with his behavior, maybe this guy really thinks so, so despite his strength, he didn’t go to grab the Great Rune.

As for the initial statement, "Follow the guidance of the Blessing, defeat the Shard King, and become the holder of the Great Rune," "After you listen to the advice of Two Fingers, I will gladly welcome you as a true member of the Round Table Hall."

Although it's a bit of an explosive theory, considering his identity and his words "To be honest, I've had enough of that group of people", we can actually come to a conclusion.

That is, Baizhi has the mentality of a bit of the old Round Table people, looking down on the current group of scum, thinking that they are not worthy of being called "Round Table", and "dining table" is more appropriate.

Who were the Round Table members back then? Bagram, Vick, Bernardo, and Baizhi. And now...

The qualification he was talking about was not the entry qualification given by the double finger, but the real "round table" in his mind.

By the way, when I was looking up information, the finger-interpreting mother-in-law explicitly stated that 'Grek' was the weakest demigod (so funny, even the finger-interpreting mother-in-law directly insulted little Ge), and the Great Rune has a limited number of magic ring fragments, so the probability of other demigods and Great Runes existing is relatively small, and I also didn't find any text that can prove that the Restoring Rune is the Great Rune.

Of course, because there is too little relevant information, the above is only my personal speculation and understanding. If there are any omissions, please forgive me.

PS2: Regarding this kind of research, I realized that the number of words seemed a bit too much after I finished writing it. I feel that posting it later will affect the reading experience, but if I post it in the thread, some people will not see it, and then there will be constant controversy.

So I would like to ask everyone, if you feel that it affects the reading experience, I will not post it in the future or try to post it as little as possible.

Chapter 20: I don’t know where I am, I just know I’m going to kill

"My fellow countryman, honestly, sometimes I feel like you're even crazier than me..."

Under the mask, his empty eye sockets looked towards Lord's square line, and Chaos' tone was subtle.

"Didn't you say I'd call you if anything happened?" Lord looked at her. "Or do you regret it now?"

"Do not......"

Chaos shook his head, then suddenly smiled.

"Never mind, this is fine. Since you're starting to feel your feelings rekindled anyway, I'll do you a favor."

Anyway, as long as the final outcome is bad, she doesn't care about the process, not to mention that she can add fuel to the fire.

"Okay then. See you later."

After saying that, Lord rubbed the somewhat uneasy spirit horse's head, and after comforting it, he ran towards the direction described by Irena, heading towards the city of Moren.

At the same place, Chaos looked at Lord who was leaving in the distance, then looked at Irena who didn't know what was going on over there, shook his head and sighed.

"What a good seedling, what a pity..."

......

To be honest, Lord didn't think there was anything wrong with asking Chaos to help protect Irena.

After all, seeing that she was so idle in the Round Table Hall, she had nothing to do anyway, and she had said before that she was willing to help, so wouldn't it be normal to call her when needed?

Besides, when it comes to Soul-related side quests, you have to try everything. Maybe the "help" Chaos mentioned before was specifically referring to this time, and there is no cost to give it a try anyway.

If he couldn't call it out, Lord wouldn't be too worried. After all, that meant that the time when this branch quest was triggered was not this time, so if he couldn't call it out, then he couldn't call it out.

But if he could have called her out, but he didn't at this point, triggering some progress and leading to Irena's death, the entire quest line might have been broken.

He had a deep understanding of Xiao Gao's hidden side quests and the disgusting nature of the side quest triggering progress when he was exploring the Souls series game.

And now not only has it changed from a small garden to an open world, but also, perhaps because it is in reality and not a game, there is no guidance at all. He really can't imagine how incredible it can be. Naturally, he has to try as much as possible and not miss any details, otherwise who knows how much he will lose.

But it was obvious that his other travel companion did not quite understand his idea.

And it looks like...

Not that angry?

To be honest, when he decided to call Chaos out, even though he had taken precautions in advance, he was prepared to face Melina's pressure.

However, the fact is that after Chaos appeared, although Melina's expression changed, it was far less intense than before.

As for the reason...

Even Melina had to admit that although having Crazy Fire's incarnation serve as someone's bodyguard was...creative, it certainly couldn't be considered "loyal to Crazy Fire."

In fact, this matter itself is somewhat contrary to the 'nature of Dianhuo'. After all, Dianhuo's ultimate goal is to return the world to chaos, and the act of protecting lives is somewhat resisting this nature. What surprised her the most was that the other party agreed.

And if you think about it carefully, with the war clearly going on around them, it would be dangerous for the blind girl to be alone. She would need a dedicated guard. And since none of them could get away, calling on the Mad Fire Avatar for help...

It's still very abstract.

But Melina didn't know what to say for a moment.

Well, even though he called over Dianhuo, not to mention that he was loyal to Dianhuo, he even wanted to rush in the opposite direction with the incarnation of Dianhuo.

As for warning him about the dangers of epilepsy and to avoid dealing with it, that was unnecessary.

With his strength, as long as he doesn't actively accept the insane fire, ordinary insane fires will not affect him, and it would be good enough if he is not affected at all.

It’s just that Lord’s operation was indeed a bit too abstract, so much so that Chaos and Melina were a little confused.

A long time passed like this, when they were about to approach the city of Moren.

In the corner of Lord's eye, Melina, who had been moving her lips for a long time, finally made a sound.

However, it wasn't the question he expected, but something closer to an inquiry.

"Lord, I have a question."

"What questions?"

Melina looked at Lord in front of her and spoke seriously.

"Can you cancel the madness?"

Lord: “…….?”

What the hell?

......

After Melina asked, Lord took a long time to explain to her that "cancel" is a feature used in combat, not a universal magic, and not something that can cancel everything.

So how did you erase your memory?

Melina was a little confused, but didn't ask any further questions.

But what she didn't know was that after explaining it to her, Lord himself fell into deep thought.

Is he stuck in a rut?

Although he and Melina had just explained what "cancel" was and why the madness fire could not be canceled, after the explanation, he suddenly realized that he was no longer in the simulation world. He had new weapons and two systems in his hands.

Does this mean that besides the ring-taking, he can try to cancel something else?

No, I have to find another opportunity to try again.

While they were thinking, they were so focused on getting on with their journey that they even skipped over the small monsters on the road. Before long, the outline of Moren City appeared in front of them.

Use the terrain to avoid the shooting of the longbow golem outside the city. After getting close, dismount, knock it down with a few hound fangs, and then finish it off with another shot.

After the battle, enter the city gate, light up the blessing next to the door, and stand in the center of the elevator in front.

Along with the sound of the mechanism's rotating shaft, the elevator continued to move upwards. After about ten seconds, the scene inside the city of Moren appeared before him.

It was a devastated land.

Fires were everywhere, corpses were scattered all over the ground, the air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder, and traces of the battle between humans and hybrids were everywhere.

The hybrids, who seemed to have gained the upper hand, knelt before a fire where the bodies of dead humans and hybrids were burning.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Lord was stunned for a moment, then he let out a long sigh.

Right, that's the way it should be.