Elden Clergyman

Looking at the strange Malenia in front of her, Melina sighed.

"You know, Marenia's name is not very popular around here."

Lord thought for a moment.

"How about Ceres?"

Melina nodded: "Okay."

As for why they discussed the name change instead of asking this strange Malenia, it was because after the communication, they found that the child was a little stupid.

It's not the kind of stupidity that comes from stupidity, but the kind of stupidity that comes from personality.

He doesn't like to talk and won't take the initiative to do anything. He just does whatever others say.

It's about this type.

Then, after the communication, the trio set off again. After walking a while, they found a wild boss.

He was an old veteran waving a military flag, and he could also summon some spirits like the phantom snail.

After seeing him reveal his health bar, Lord also took out his double-headed knife, ready to see what this boss could drop.

But when he turned around, he found that Ceres had followed him into the boss arena. After seeing Ceres coming in, the veteran suddenly stopped where he was, then surrendered and gave him something.

[Obtain the item 'Pure Golden Needle']

What kind of weird side quest is triggered by this?

After receiving the pure gold needle, Lord first looked at the item description, and after confirming that there was no problem, he took it to show Ceres.

But the other party did not react, and no one knew why the veteran gave her this thing.

Then, continue exploring the map.

There is nothing much to say about the exploration process.

Basically, it is just repeating the previous process.

Kill people, kill dogs, kill big birds.

Go shopping, explore maps, and pick up props.

But although there is nothing much to say about the exploration map itself, in the process of exploring the map, Lord discovered that Ceres seemed to have the ability to resist scarlet corruption.

No, it wasn't like resistance, but more like some kind of 'transformation'.

Although the range is small and limited to the circle around her, whether it is the corrupt poison pool, the land surface, or even some monsters infected by the scarlet corruption.

As long as you get close to her, those things will naturally change into another appearance.

But this transformation is only temporary. Once out of her range of influence, those things will quickly decay and return to their original state.

"Any questions?"

Ceres noticed Lord's gaze and looked at him with some confusion.

"nothing."

Lord shook his head.

"It's just to see if you can purify or transform the pollution in this damn place. I'm a little curious about how it works."

A hell of a place...purification, transformation, principle...

Ceres was startled, muttered these words for a moment, then seemed to think of something and looked around.

"Wasn't this place like this before?"

"No."

Lord shook his head.

"Although I haven't seen it, I've heard from them that this place used to be similar to other places. Then someone named Marennia came and blew it up with Scarlet Corruption, and then it became like this."

Marenia, the Scarlet Corruption...

Ceres frowned, as if remembering something.

"It seems like it's me..."

"Okay, stop being so stubborn. You've already lost your memory, what are you still thinking about?"

Lord shook his head.

"If not, the battle festival will begin soon. Then go to the Latarn I gave you and see if you can purify him."

"Are you sure that Latan won't recall some bad memories after seeing her and chase her to beat her up?" Alice bubbled.

"uncertain."

Lord shook his head.

"If it doesn't work, I'll just switch to the main character and escort her over with a large shield. If it works, then maybe I won't have to kill him."

La Tarn...

Hearing this name, Ceres paused again, as if he had some impression of it.

As they chatted, Lord saw a small house in front of him, with a large corrupt dog guarding it.

After killing the dog, he walked in and saw a man in red clothes lying on a chair. When he saw Lord come in, he slowly spoke.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you for a long time. My name is Gwei. In the past, people called me the Sage."

"I have a request, please agree to it."

"We can only ask the Faded Ones, who are still strong and healthy after crossing the Crimson Swamp of Ionia, for help."

"Of course, I won't ask you to do this for nothing."

"As long as you agree to my request, I am willing to tell you what secrets are hidden in that town of Selia over there."

It's just a branch line anyway.

Lord nodded and spoke directly.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Oh, you're willing to help."

Gwei smiled and continued.

"Honestly, I need your help treating a girl."

"The girl's name is Millicent. She lives in a church on a cliff after passing through the town of Cerria. She is sick with a rotten disease and is lying there..."

"Millicent's corruption is incurable. Even during the Golden Tree's heyday, even the most godlike demigods were helpless."

"While there's no cure for it, there are ways to suppress it."

"I would like you to find a needle to suppress corruption. In the deep red Ionian swamp in front of the town of Selia, there is one..."

"Is this what you're talking about?"

Lord took out the pure gold needle.

Gwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded after realizing what was happening.

"Oh, so you already got it. That really saves a lot of trouble. I can also tell you the secret of Selia Town directly..."

"I found her."

Lord pulled Ceres in and asked sincerely.

"do you know her?"

Ge Wei was stunned again, and after seeing the person in front of him clearly, his expression suddenly became strange.

"Ah, you are, the complete other half..."

But he didn't say the rest and then shook his head.

"Unfortunately, even if it is complete, under the Golden Law, the 'corruption' of all things cannot reach the final step, and then it will never reach 'abundance'. Moreover..."

He looked Ceres up and down again, with a sigh in his tone.

"Even if it is complete, it is nothing more than a clumsy patchwork. Even without the 'constancy' of gold, corruption and abundance, which cannot be shared, are ultimately two different things..."

What riddle is this old man telling?

Lord didn't understand, so he just handed over the pure gold needle in his hand. Old Deng took it, looked at it for a while, and said that it was broken and he needed some time to repair it, so he asked Lord to wait.

"If you have nothing else to do, you can use this time to solve the mystery of Selia Town."

While repairing the golden needle, Gwei made this suggestion and glanced at Ceres with a sigh.

“But even if we cannot reach abundance for the time being, we still wish for the buds to bloom, that dazzling brilliance, the law of reincarnation of prosperity and decline…”

After saying that, Gewei lowered his head and concentrated on repairing the golden needle in his hand.

Seeing that he had nothing to say, Lord took Ceres out of Gwei's shabby house and walked a little further before arriving at the magical town of Ceria.

The magic town of Ceria, just like its name, is a town that once studied magic.

In addition to the scarlet corruption infection that permeates Gaileed, there are also many pyroxene crystals scattered around, as well as some mage-like monsters that remain invisible and can only be detected after launching an attack or approaching.

But there were not many monsters and their strength was not high. After riding around in it on Torrett, they were almost cleared out.

Then, based on what Gwei had told him before about the secret of the town of Seria, Lord ignited the flames on the three platforms, and the seal in the town of Seria was subsequently lifted.

After removing the seal, he returned to the house where Gwei was. After getting the repaired golden needle, Gwei also expressed his request.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, but the repairs are complete. This needle has already suppressed the decay."

"Would you please give the needle to the girl, Millicent? Of course, I will pay a corresponding fee."

"After passing through the town of Cerria, Millicent fell ill in a church on a cliff."

"A bunch of ignorant villains are diligently caring for her, treating her... no, treating her corruption like a god."

"Don't you think this is ridiculous? That girl has no reason to be treated like this..."

But Lord did not move immediately. Instead, he looked at the pure golden needle in his hand, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Did you just say that this injection can suppress corruption?"

Gwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Ah, yes, what's the problem?"

"So do you think this thing can be put on Zara Tarn?"

After all, there is often more than one way to give soul-related props. It is often the case that giving the same prop or information to different people can trigger different plots.

"Well, this..."

Gwei hesitated for a moment.

"General Latan has been suffering from the corruption disease for too long. Even with this golden needle, I'm afraid it can only be slightly suppressed. And that girl..."

"And what you just said about corruption and abundance, I don't quite understand."

Fiddling with the golden needle in his hand, Lord didn't listen to him at all.

"But I've heard a saying: running water never stagnates."

"You said gold is immutable, you said corruption and abundance are isolated from each other, so can I also think the other way around?"

Lord raised his head, looked at Gwei in front of him, and said seriously.

"If we could destroy the unchanging gold and use flowing water to connect corruption and abundance, forming a new cycle, wouldn't that solve the problems of this land?"

Corrupt things continue to decompose and turn into nutrients, giving rise to abundant life. Then, after flourishing, the abundant life gradually dies and decays, turning into new nutrients.

This is a system of reincarnation that is independent of the Golden Rule.

But now, all that remains is rampant corruption.

Gwei froze in place.

But before he could answer, Lord thought of someone again.

"I don't know much about this either, but it's okay. Wait here for a while. I'll go to Baizhi."

This time, Baizhi's door was open.

After listening to Lord's narration, Baizhi's head smoked for a while, and then he nodded slightly.