Elden Clergyman

Roger said that the Deadborn also wanted to live in the Holy Tree, and the Sons of Platinum refused to hand over the half piece of the symbol leading to the Holy Tree even if an entire village died, saying that he was their hope.

Gentle, tolerant, understanding, and a blonde girl...

You know what? That's the soul-bound little boy-girl! Xiao Gao's favorite!

According to the character settings of these two people, they should not say such things, but now...

Ok?

Lord raised his eyebrows as he glanced at Melina who was standing like a piece of wood not far away.

"Well, Ceres, let me ask you something."

"......What's up?"

Lord paused, then looked at her and spoke seriously.

"Is your brother, that Michaela, immune to his own charm?"

What kind of problem is this?

"Of course my brother can be...immune...to the disease?"

Her voice suddenly trailed off.

Looking at the purple 'scarf' that appeared on Lord's neck, she froze in place.

"Well, you see, even your brother's half isn't immune to his sleep, so I think it's not impossible that he could be charmed by me."

After a pause, he looked at Ceres in front of him and blinked.

"And the abundance you have now, according to what they say, seems to be the law on your brother's body, right?"

"As you say, your brother gave you his Law of Plenty to heal you—but what about him?"

"I know that everyone in your family has some issues. There's the serpent essence, the destined death, the corruption in you, and the sleep in Torina."

"Could it be that there's something wrong with your brother, and this abundance could be some kind of seal or protection, but he might not even be aware of it."

"Then one day, in order to help you, he broke the seal and went crazy?"

Of course, it's just a guess.

Lord had no evidence to prove his statement, and he had never even seen the person named Michaela. He could only make a blind guess based on what Ceres said.

But for some reason, every time he made a random guess, the person he was communicating with would fall into silence for a long time.

The same is true of Ceres.

After Lord said these things, she fell silent.

Seeing that she didn't seem to want to continue communicating, Lord was used to this kind of thing and didn't take it to heart.

He stood up and left, then chatted with Melina and Alice for a few words before starting his exploration again.

While exploring the map, Lord once again met the onion guy with a changed skin, also known as the "pot warrior" Alexander.

It was a tunnel. After clearing all the enemies in the tunnel, Lord pushed open a door and saw Alexander behind the door.

"Oh, how did you get here?"

After seeing Lord, Alexander looked a little surprised and confused.

"I remember that was a dead end..."

"What, before I knew it, a door appeared!"

"This is truly miraculous. But thanks to the door, there should be a way to get to the Gallid Fields."

"I'm having a real headache because of this dead end, hahahaha!"

Looking at the pot warrior in front of him and the door at hand, Lord's mind was in a trance for a moment, and the Great Rune in his hand also flashed.

In the dream back to the soul, the king city opened the door to Onion Brother, which is it.

After coming to his senses, he complained like this and then separated from the other person again.

As for the other party's safety, he was not very worried.

After all, although Onion Brother is traditionally killed in Souls games, unlike all other characters, in order to achieve the conditions for Onion Brother's death, a long series of prerequisites are required, and often the map needs to be pushed to the late stage.

Not to mention that the other party is now fully intending to participate in that battle festival. At least before participating, even if he wants to cause trouble, it would probably be a bit difficult.

Then, not long after separating from Alexander, and after a period of exploration, Lord rubbed out a preliminary version of the right hand for Millicent.

Just like he said, to be honest, his right hand is not particularly easy to use. Although it is certainly sufficient as a hand for daily life and activities, it is still far from enough as a combat hand.

But Millicent was satisfied, because although the hand was not particularly good, it was her own hand.

And with this hand, she can also use the flowing water sword technique to help Lord.

but......

Looking at the tiny abundance in front of him that spread out along with the flowing sword technique, Lord fell into deep thought.

Is your water flow a little too low? It seems like it can't even feed these corruptions.

Soon, Millicent also noticed this and her face turned red.

"I can work on it, and my hands are a little, um..."

"It's not your problem."

Ceres suddenly spoke.

"This land has been eroded by corruption for too long and too deeply, and it is difficult to shake it."

"Between abundance and corruption lies a layer of golden constancy."

“If we can’t resolve this unchanging layer, then even if a flood washes away everything, it will be impossible to connect corruption with abundance.”

Lord turned to look at her.

"It sounds like you have any solution?"

"Have."

Ceres nodded.

"The flower of corruption has bloomed here once and has taken root, seeping into every patch of soil. Coupled with the influence of gold, normal means cannot solve it."

"But if we can allow the flower of abundance to bloom once in this land, and release enough impact during its blooming process, then perhaps we can break the barrier of gold in the middle and suppress the corruption in this land."

Lord thought for a moment and nodded.

"So how do we do that?"

"A battle, a great battle."

Ceres looked at Lord and said seriously.

"My current power is too weak compared to the corruption in this land, but the law of abundance can accumulate strength through battle."

"I know I have no right to say anything about this matter, let alone make any demands."

"But my power is too weak right now, and the power of abundance is not suitable for fighting, so I hope you can help me."

"I would like you to take me with you during the battle festival and temporarily serve as my king for a short period of time to help me accumulate strength."

"Before the battle begins, I will insert the golden needle in your hand into my body. After the battle, I hope you can take me to the place where you met the veteran before and help me pull out the needle."

"Then the buds will bloom again on the land of Gayleed."

"But this time, I promise you, it will not be the scarlet flower of corruption, but the abundant flower of healing."

"May I?"

After listening to Ceres' words, Lord thought for a while.

"how about you?"

Ceres did not answer, but stretched out her right hand.

There resides the abundance left to her by her brother, and it is also where she finally remembered the reason why she was there.

Looking at Ceres with a determined look in front of him, Lord was silent for a while, then nodded.

"alright."

"If that's what you want."

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Chapter 66: Letina: Me Robna?

By accumulating strength through fighting, and then bursting out all at once, using the power of the burst to break the "immutability" of the golden law covering this land, and taking the opportunity to spread the power of abundance all over the land.

This was Ceres's intention.

It's not difficult to understand, and it sounds simple enough, but actually putting it into practice is a bit, well...

It’s hard to say.

The first thing to be resolved is the identity issue of Ceres.

After all, taking Marennia to fight Ratan was still a bit abstract. If we went there without prior preparation, we would know what kind of commotion Lord would cause if he took her there.

However, although the matter is abstract, the process of solving it is not difficult.

Because according to previous communication, Lord had heard from various people that the "city lord" Jellian who was organizing the battle festival was from the Kalia faction.

To put it simply, he was one of General Latarn's former confidants and was loyal to Latarn.

Although Latan is a Star-Breaking General and is good at gravity magic, his mother is Lenarra and he has a sister named Lani, who also grew up in Kalia. He is a natural Kalia faction, and his subordinates are also somewhat influenced by it.

Even after the battle festival ended and General Ratan rested in peace, Jeremiah was planning to go to Kalia to continue his loyalty.

Looking at Lord, who was holding the staff of Lani in his left hand, the token given by the Full Moon Queen in his right hand, and Marennia beside him, Jerry's brain froze for a moment.

Seeing Jie Lian in a daze, Lord thought he didn't believe it, so he thought for a while and then spoke.

"How about I bring Lani over to you and let her talk to you in person?"

After all, it's almost time for soul supply. While bringing her over for supply, I can also let her meet her brother.

Hearing this, Jie Lian's eyes immediately became horrified and he quickly waved his hands.

"No, no, no, this is not necessary..."

After shaking his head, he looked at the golden Malenia beside Lord, and after a moment's pause, he sighed.

"I never thought that the suffering that began with the flower of corruption would end with the flower of abundance..."

"I still cannot forgive what you have done, and the scars left by the corruption will not disappear, but if you can truly end this continuation of pain, I can agree to cooperate with you in holding this festival..."

After a pause, Jie Lian seemed to remember something and shook his head.

"The fighting ceremony, it really brings back memories. It's also something General Latarn loved, so it's certainly a fitting farewell..."

"What is the fighting ceremony?"

Lord asked when he didn't understand.

"A combat ritual dedicated to the Golden Tree, but it was abolished during the reign of 'King' Radagon, and the arenas across the country were closed..."

"What is the arena?"

"The Arena is..."

The unsuspecting Jerry and Lord started talking.

Then after a while, Jeremiah ran away on the pretext that he had to organize a battle festival, and he did not look back no matter how Lord shouted at him.

Why do people at this border area always speak half of their sentences?

Lord shook his head and didn't care.

After solving the problem here, the next problem to be solved is Millicent's problem.

As mentioned before, because the corruption is not suppressed by pure Dingzhen, she cannot stay away from Ceres for too long.

Although Ceres said that after the flowering ceremony was completed, Lord could give the needle back to Millicent, and after the abundant blooming, the pure gold needle would be more effective in suppressing and purifying corruption.