Elden Clergyman

"Queen Malika must be a very good mother, right?"

"After all, you and Melina both like her so much, and Lani also has a good opinion of her..."

When Lord said that Lani's evaluation was not bad, he was referring to her evaluation of Radagon before she left the Full Moon Queen.

According to what Lani said during the chat, when Radagan was around, he was very kind to the three siblings.

But precisely because of this, they could not accept each other's betrayal.

But in short, through the descriptions of these people, Lord felt that Malika must be a good mother to her children, otherwise she would not be praised so much by the children.

This sentence instantly raised Messemo's impression of Lord by several points.

After all, this guy's mama's boy status has reached a somewhat abstract level.

He volunteered to be cut into pieces in the Shadowlands for his mother, and slaughtered Horned Men and Lightless Ones because of his mother's mission. He once confessed to others that no matter what curse or punishment came his way, he was willing to bear it for his mother...

The castle where he lived was filled with holy images of his mother. There was also one at the head of his bed in his bedroom. Next to the legion's emblem was his mother's symbol. Even the scales of his armor were engraved with his mother's symbol. Apart from his official work, he spent almost all his time praying to his mother's holy image...

When faced with this top-notch mama's boy, is there any better way to gain his favor than to praise his mother?

The answer is yes.

That was genuine praise, especially emphasis on her love for them.

"From your reactions, I can tell that she definitely likes you and treats you very well."

"Especially Melina. I used to wonder why she was so dull in other places, but once she entered the Malika Church, she wanted to pull my ears up and pour out those 'Queen Malika's Mottos' into me..."

"But now that I think about it, maybe that was also a way for her to express her longing for her mother."

After sighing all this, Lord thought for a moment and seemed to realize something.

"Hey, tell me, if your mother is really Queen Marika, then she wouldn't necessarily be dead, right?"

Messermo was stunned, and then he saw Lord speak as a matter of course.

"Don't you all say Queen Marika is a god? Gods are supposed to be hard to kill, right?"

"And even if she was killed, couldn't a being like her be resurrected?"

"Don't even mention her. I have the means to resurrect people. As long as I can find the ashes that contain the soul, I can pull people out of the grave. As for her..."

As he spoke, Lord seemed to realize something and fell into deep thought, not saying anything more.

But for Messermo, that was enough.

He turned to look at Melina, who was slightly startled, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head slightly.

"I'm not sure about my mother's specific situation."

After a pause, she seemed to have thought of something and pointed at Lord.

"He is very good at things related to the soul."

"Better than my mother and Kalia."

Now the way Messermo looked at Lord changed completely.

How could this be the Lightless One? This was his half-brother!

Even if the mother dies and the other person can be saved, it’s okay for you to let him call her dad.

Afterwards, as his power faded, Messermo left temporarily.

Before leaving, he used the last of his strength to make a special Flame Knight Medal for Lord so that he could call him when needed.

Then, the red figure slowly disappeared.

After Messemo left, Melina looked at Lord who was still in deep thought, waited for a while, and then spoke with some doubt.

"What are you thinking?"

"nothing."

Lord shook his head.

"I'm just wondering if your mother smashed the Elden Ring."

"Oh, is the Elden Ring...what?"

After realizing what was happening, Melina froze in place.

"What did you just say?"

"Did your mother smash the Elden Ring?"

Lord raised his head and looked at her in confusion.

"Didn't you admit that Malika was your mother before? And then you said she was dead..."

"...Does this have anything to do with the Elden Ring?"

"Maybe there is some connection, I'm just guessing."

Lord thought about it.

"Forget it, wait for me, I'm going to the round table to ask Baizhi..."

Melina was stunned.

What does Baizhiyixia mean?

While she was stunned, Lord's figure suddenly disappeared, then suddenly appeared again, shook his head and sighed.

"Oh, that guy locked the door and put a note on it, telling me not to go in."

"Isn't it just that I asked him a few more questions, killed some of his men, and kidnapped his daughter?"

"Is it really that serious?

Melina opened her mouth, as if she had a lot to say, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

But in the end, she chose to remain silent.

Then, Lord didn't dwell on his guess.

After all, he didn't have much evidence, and this conjecture was only based on a simple set of inferences.

To put it simply, if his previous inference about the Golden Law and the broken Elden Ring is correct, then it means that someone may have smashed the Ring in order to repair the law.

So who's most likely to touch and smash this thing?

According to the information Lord has learned so far, it seems that there are only kings and gods.

Although it is unclear what the relationship between the king and gods in this world is, it is also unknown why they can coexist with each other.

But he still knew one piece of information.

That is, there were two kings and one god in the Golden Dynasty.

The kings are the first king 'Gefulei' and the 'hero' Radagon, and the god is Marika.

The first king had already been exiled, and it was known that Radagon was Marika.

Then according to simple logic, the person who is most likely to know about the Golden Rule, who is closest to the Elden Ring and has the ability to break the ring, seems to be Marika.

In addition, Melina had previously admitted that Marika was her mother, and had also said that her mother was dead, or almost dead.

So Lord had an association.

Could it be that something unexpected happened to Marika while she was repairing the Golden Rule, or maybe she got so anxious that she just swung the hammer and smashed it, blowing up the computer and herself along with it...

Of course, this is just a guess.

Even this conjecture itself is based on another conjecture that has not yet been confirmed, so it can be said that the probability is extremely low.

Lord himself knew that it was unreliable, so he didn't worry too much.

After all, you can't ask him to say, "Since this inference is not valid, then all previous inferences are not valid, so it must be valid," right?

That's a bit abstract.

So, after trying to figure it out and being rejected by the other party, Lord temporarily put the idea behind him and continued to explore the map.

Go shopping, kill monsters, and farm runes.

Chop people, chop dogs, chop big birds.

While marveling at the talented people and beautiful scenery of Gaileyd, where even the monsters looked so unique, Lord did not forget to deal with other things.

For example, he would go to Moren City to see his friends, or go to Lani's magician tower to replenish her soul, or take out Letina's little feet and touch them from time to time.

After a period of hard work, Lord also made a preliminary version of the soul prosthesis for Letina.

To be honest, even from Lord's own perspective, the prosthesis looked a bit crude. In his opinion, its responsiveness and flexibility were not up to standard.

But after Letina tested it and stood up on her own for the first time, she knelt down in front of Lord and burst into tears.

"Thank you, thank you..."

Lord was startled.

He helped make a crutch, so why was the child still crying?

In short, after being comforted for a long time, Letina stopped crying. Since then, the way she looked at him seemed to have changed slightly.

After obtaining the soul prosthesis and being able to walk, the trio stayed in his room for a long time because they considered that a certain amount of activity was needed to get familiar with it.

After thinking for a while, he decided to find a place for the three of them to go out and get some fresh air.

It would certainly be inappropriate for the Scarlet Corruption of Galeed to spread, and while the scenery over at Lake Lienia is beautiful, it's not safe because of the current war.

The people in Moen City are all hybrids, and Edgar doesn't want his daughter to know that her father has become a hybrid.

After thinking about it, it seems that there is only one place left.

"The Faded One, and the Son of Platinum..."

Market's expression was extremely complicated.

"It's okay, you don't need to worry about the three of them."

Lord waved his hand.

"It just so happens that Chaos has nothing to do recently, so it's a good opportunity for her to accompany the three of them out to play."

As soon as she finished speaking, Market's face turned green.

"No, I'll send guards to the three of them, or I can even personally guard them—"

But in the end, Chaos came out to play with them, and even Nepheli would join them when she had nothing to do.

It is also worth mentioning that it might be because of Chaos's existence that Roderica's soul was trained.

Now, in addition to summoning spirits, Roderica can also summon some weak beings from the ashes to help in combat.

But this kind of summoning is different from Lord's. Lord can forcibly pull out unconscious souls to fight.

But Roderica can only call upon those souls with consciousness for help, and because she has no means to replenish soul energy, even if it is not a one-time thing, it will take a long time for the ashes to accumulate after a summon.

But there was a Lord next to her.

So after thinking about it, Lord returned the ashes of the soul jellyfish that he had received from her before.

"Now that you're brave enough, you can take it with you everywhere."

Lord smiled and patted Rodlika's shoulder, and the latter nodded with a slight blush.

"Thanks......"

And it's not just Roderica who has grown.

In addition to Letina's walking and Roderica's summoning, Irena's miracle learning has also been improving.

Together with Chaos and Nepheli who comes from time to time.

Warrior, mage, priest, support summoner, and a shooter with clumsy legs.

Looking at the group in front of him, Lord even had a hallucination for a moment, feeling that these five people seemed to be going to a Summoner's Rift to play ranked games.

Of course, it's just an illusion.

After dealing with these five people, Lord returned to Galid again.

But this time, he did not start exploring the map immediately. Instead, after thinking about it, he turned to look at Melina beside him.

"Can you show me your hand?"