above the ring

Chapter 23 Roger and the First Addition

"That flame."

Melina ignored Lear's rhetoric and said this sentence directly.

Lear scratched his head, extinguished the jumping flames on the shield, and carried the shield on his back.

"You say this fire is a kind of prayer."

"I have never seen the divine power contained in that flame, but it gives me a very familiar illusion."

"This is a way of using the Golden Rule of Prayer, taught to me by Master Selian."

"Serlian. The witch who was expelled from Rhea Lucaria? Is she still alive?"

"You know her?"

Melina knew she had made a slip of the tongue and stopped speaking. Knowing where the strange sense of familiarity came from, she stopped answering, just bowed slightly, and changed the subject: "Please talk about some words later, someone is coming gone."

After saying that, she immediately dissipated into mist and returned to the spirit world.

someone is coming?

Lear looked back at the gate where he came.

No sign of anyone.

Lear thought that Melina was deliberately changing the subject, so he didn't take it to heart. He sat next to the blessing and felt how many runes he had gained after this battle.
"twelve thousand!"

Good guy, one really deserves to be the King of Omens, one avatar is basically equal to the sum of the runes he got before.

A large number of runes were attached to his body, and through careful sensing, Lear discovered that these runes contained very pure power, and could completely enhance his own fire-bending power.

At least during the process of sensing runes, Lear could always feel that the fire was about to move, and he really wanted to devour runes to gain strength.

As for how the power of the fire entered Lear's body, Selian didn't ask before, and Lear didn't mention it, and Lear, who had benefited from it, rushed to challenge the evil omen ghost in a hurry.

In fact, Lear's getting the fire is no different from the spread of the fire.

Because of the huge emotional fluctuations in Irena's eyes, the burning disease residing in her eyes was awakened, so the idea of ​​​​destroying the world was born.

One more thing to mention here, not only Irena's eyes are suffering from the fire-stirring disease, her father, Edgar, the lord of Moen City, also has the fire-stirring disease.

In the game, in the original plot, Irena will die on the side of the avenue outside the Sacrifice Bridge, and beheaded by a demihuman with a hatchet. Derger would be kneeling beside his daughter in grief.

If at this time, "accidentally" kills the city lord, the player can also get the item called "Xiapolili's Grape" - and this so-called grape is actually the product of a patient suffering from jaundice. eyeball.

It's a disease that runs in the family.

Therefore, Irena, who had awakened the power to control the fire, cast a "fire" on Lear, then hugged Lear and used "spreading madness", and finally used "intolerable fire" from the beginning to the end.

Obviously, whether it is "Blowing Fire" or "Unbearable Blowing Fire", it has no effect on Lear. At best, it can directly evaporate the Kaidan mercenary suit on Lear with the terrifying power contained in it, but it can be said to be a little bit for Lear itself. It's useless.

Only the wave of "diffusion of madness" that was performed by hugging Lear really had an effect. In short, Lear was infected with inflamed disease by the spread of madness, and because of Lear's own particularity—— It is not affected by the special state "crazy" and the flames that can change the properties of objects, and easily eliminates the side effects of the fire.

And with this unique advantage, it is not a big problem to master the fire.

Sitting cross-legged on the edge of the blessing point, Lear put his right hand flat, opening and closing, watching the golden flames jumping and dancing in his hand, thinking about Bianhuo's desire for the power of Rune, Lear began to think in his heart, whether he should bear it or not What about Rune's power enhancement?
For Lear, mastering the fire is not much different from mastering the method of using a weapon. The main reason is that the process is so smooth, which gave Lear the illusion, but after careful consideration, he suddenly feels that he accepts it now. The enhancement of Rune's power shouldn't be a big deal.

The fire is stuffed into my brain, and it’s not a bad thing to go back to the real world, and I haven’t seen myself looking in the mirror at home and seeing my eyes glowing with gold, so what kind of rune enhancement should be there? nothing.

In fact, there were many reasons for Lear's reluctance to accept rune enhancements before, the most important of which was the fear that his body would become deformed due to accepting rune enhancements, which would cause him to be unable to live normally in reality.

You must know that in this world, the power of rune itself is actually a kind of nourishment for the golden tree. The fundamental source of many deformities or "atavistic" phenomena in this world is said to be because of the power of the golden tree. In trouble, it is easy to have this kind of problem in the genetics of the next generation.

But now, the fire that invaded his body didn't change Lear, so can we also consider the power of Rune?
At least until now, Lear has never seen his own attribute panel once. If this is considered a different world of the game, there must be an attribute panel.

After thinking about it, Lear felt that the attribute panel was the reason why he didn't unlock it, and the way to unlock it was probably to add a rune point.

Thinking of touching Melina's little hand every time he added points, Lear felt quite looking forward to it.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the junction of the city gate.

The opponent's footsteps were very light, but he didn't deliberately slow down. He walked naturally, with regular steps, and sounded like a warrior in light armor.

Lear turned around, and a man who looked a bit refined and handsome appeared in front of Lear.

He was wearing a tan mage hat with a green feather pinned to it, and a brown jacket with yellow and lace lace on the inner shirt, which looked soft and showed low-key and luxury. The tawny cloak fluttered with his steps, and the green lace made this man a bit coquettish while being handsome.

This suit is not very heavy, and the light boots on his feet seem to be very convenient, perhaps this is why the sound of his footsteps is relatively soft.

"Ah, this is the first time we met. I haven't seen you in the hall before. I think you should have just returned to the junction."

The man under the mage's hat showed a hearty and kind smile, walked to Lear's side, and greeted Lear directly without approaching him.

"Hello, my name is Roger. As you can imagine, just like the outfit on me, I am a magician, but it is not the same as the magicians in the magic school. After all, I am a fader. So, I know some skills that are different from normal magicians."

He paused, perhaps waiting for Lear to respond.

Roger was actually dressed more like a ranger than a magician. Lear clearly remembered that his weapon was a small and delicate rapier, which belonged to thieves and rangers.

But he did have some magic too, there's no doubting that.

It's hard to say whether Roger is a good guy or a bad guy, but Lear clearly remembers that in the original game, he was willing to help the faded person controlled by the player. At least for Lear, Roger is not a hostile person.

"Fall against man, Traveler, Lear."

Lear announced his family name.

"Fall against people? I don't know. But if you're a traveler, I think you'd better not go into the city, which is full of soldiers looking for faded people to use as 'grafting' sacrifices , the current Stonewell City is not suitable for you to visit."

"I don't really care. No matter what the city is like, it's the same for me. But you, I'm curious. Since you know this place is so dangerous, why did you come here?"

Lear sat on the spot, propped his right hand on the ground, raised his left leg, and rested his left hand on his knee.

He didn't take out the red fruit to eat, and he didn't want to share it with Roger.

"I came to Stonewell to find something. This was my original intention when I came to the junction."

"Understood, you don't need to talk about the rest. Are you a fader?"

"of course."

"Then, can you see the guide?"

"A long time ago, I could still see the blessed guidance. It was a beam of light. It was always in my heart, but, you know, for some reason, I was not the only one who lost the guidance. I haven't seen or seen it for a long time. Faded Ones of Guidance."

"I can see directions."

Lear waved to Roger and motioned him to sit down: "If you're not in a hurry, I want to hear something about faders. To be honest, when I first came here, I met many people who said I was a fader." Of course, after a cordial and friendly exchange, they all acknowledged the fact that I was a traveler”

Roger was not a hypocritical person either. Seeing Lear's gesture, he flipped his cloak back, and then imitated Lear and sat on the ground.

He saw Lear playing with the golden flame in his hand, the sacred power made Roger feel dignified, and then he heard the other party say the follow-up words.

"I want to know what kind of organization you faders are now, why do you feel like street rats beaten by everyone?"

Lear smiled unconsciously, although he didn't mean it, but in Roger's view, it looked like a mockery.

But Roger didn't think it was a big deal. He remembered how high-spirited he was when he just arrived at the junction, and he traveled in the junction with a few like-minded brothers. He was so young at that time, and he was really dismissive of other faders Gu's.

However, at that time, the powerful faders of the older generation had just returned one after another, and the camp of the faders was still a new force in the entire junction. Great score for Big Loon.

The faded people at that time, relying on the organization they belonged to called "Round Table Hall", dominated the entire border.

Until the Knight of the Round Table named "Vic" disappeared into the mountains northwest of Lienia with the two large rune fragments he obtained, an unprecedented split appeared within the Faded One.

They were no longer united and began to suspect each other. Until this suspicion turned into a bloody firefight, the round table hall was completely broken, and the older generation of faded people left that place one after another, and stepped into the borderland alone to find opportunities.

Shaking his head and brushing those painful memories out of his mind, Roger raised his head and looked at Lear.

He said: "If you want to say that the way we behave now, hehe, it is really like a mouse, we have to struggle to survive in the dark, trying to follow our respective missions, and, um, some of the things we have to do , a necessary thing."

"Let me give you a straightforward summary, that is to say, your current organization is too weak to accomplish many things, right?"

"That's true, but alas, there's nothing to hide."

"Why? External siege, like these people in Stonewell did, or endless internal fighting?"

"In fact, at the very beginning, we were very united. We created an organization called 'Round Table Hall', which was a hidden stronghold based on the 'Great Blessing'. land's home."

"The hidden stronghold, could it be said that it has been invaded?"

"It's not that you haven't been there yet, after you have been there and have seen Two Fingers, then I will tell you about the follow-up things."

"Don't be a riddle, hurry up and tell me something dry. Here, I'll give you fruit."

Lear took out the roa fruit and handed one to Roger.

"Well, actually I don't know much, but in the final analysis, the reason is that the road to becoming King Elden is really too difficult."

"How difficult is it?"

"Isn't it difficult to challenge the demigod and plunder the big rune?"

"It can only be said that it is not easy."

"It's more than simple. Before challenging the demigods, you must first defeat their guards. Look at Stonewell. This is the best example. If you enter it with a high profile, ha, you will definitely die a miserable death Those soldiers are indeed not to be feared, but the ballistas they manipulate are extremely powerful."

"Well, there are many difficulties, but haven't you succeeded? Killed a few demigods?"

Lear began to nibble on the Roa fruit.

"We have killed some weak heroes. They are the descendants of the Eternal Queen. They have the big rune that can repair the magic ring, but their own strength is not strong, so they were easily plundered by us. The powerful ones are those descendants of true warriors, the White Wolf War Ghost, the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Bai Zhi and the Pure Purple Swordsman, they are all strong like no one in a million."

"Who is left with you now?"

"Sir Baizhi is the only one left. He is the only member of the older generation who sticks to the hall. The others all went to the four corners of the border, doing their own things."

"Hmm~ Interesting."

After taking a bite of the juicy fruit, Lear called back the golden flame and stood up.

"If I have a chance, I will go to the round table hall you mentioned and take a look. I will go through it and see what the hell is that two fingers you mentioned."

"Don't be disrespectful."

"Let's talk later."

Lear didn't care.

"If there is faith in the heart, there will be light in the world."

Roger drew a symbol in front of him with his fingers that Lear couldn't see, with a very devout expression.

"Aren't you a magician? Why are you still talking about faith?"

Lear said with a smile.

"Haha, magic is just one of the things I study. Seriously speaking, I used to be a scholar, but, you know, the current junction is not suitable for learning."

"learn."

"You came to Stonewell, you must have a certain purpose, and, from your words, I can feel a strong confidence in myself, let me guess, you can see the blessings and guidance, you must be They are here to challenge the city lord of Stonewell."

"Well, I'm here to challenge you."

"I know that a faded person has also come to Stonewell. If you are destined, you can seek her help."

"Who?"

Lear pretended not to know.

"Her name is Nefeli Lu, and she is a female warrior. Don't underestimate her just because she is a woman. She is very powerful."

"Does she look good?"

"Haha, you."

"uh-huh?"

Lear raised his eyebrows at Roger, and the other party responded with a look that any man could understand.

Sure enough, men who look elegant are all flirtatious.

"As far as I am concerned, she should be a very beautiful woman, but in terms of personality, she is more like a man than a woman. She was born in the round table hall like me. I have had the honor to fight side by side with her. Worthy of being a descendant of highland warriors, she deserves the title of brave." (Note 1)

"That's for a meeting." Lear finished eating Roa fruit in two mouthfuls, stood up, patted the dust off his body, and prepared to end the conversation between them, "I'll go in through the main entrance and try Stonewell. The depth of the water is not enough, just take a detour, it’s almost the same.”

"That's it. Then I will go ahead and wish you good luck."

"I heard that there is a church in the center of the city. It doesn't seem to be dedicated to Malika. Where should we meet?"

"It's better to pay attention to your words. I happen to be going there to have a look, so let's decide there."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Lear watched the other party's figure disappear at the corner of Stonewell's gate.

The mist condensed, and a beautiful girl with pink hair appeared next to Lear again.

"You seem to get on well with him."

Melina deadpanned her opening remarks.

"I'm sorry I didn't believe you before, but now, you should have proved your ability, and that person mentioned the round table hall. That place is in the inner world of the junction, and only I can take you there."

"Is there no other way to enter?"

"Every fader needs to rely on the witch to go there. If you don't have one, I can do it for you."

"Understood, so, that is the territory of two fingers."

"Yes."

"Well, next time I have a chance, you've always been here anyway, right?"

"Yeah." Melina hummed softly, bowed slightly, and made a gesture to leave.

But Lear still stopped her and said, "Don't leave in a hurry. There is nothing left and right, so just give me some points."

Melina looked at Lear in bewilderment, his appearance was very cute.

"Rune enhancement, I call it bonus points."

After all, Lear decided to try this function, to see if he could unlock the attribute panel.

"You finally figured it out." Melina smiled lightly, but was quickly controlled by her, and continued to sternly, "Give me your hand, and it will be fine."

Lear held out his right hand.

Melina folded her hands and held Lear's hand together.

For a moment, the golden light blurred and shone between the two of them.

At that moment, Lear discovered that he could actually look inside, he could see his own soul, and he could also see the soul protruding out, and the souls of him and Melina touched each other in the blurred golden light. intertwined.

Those runes attached to Lear all spun and danced around the souls of the two without obeying the command, playing a cheerful movement.

"Melina"

Lear called Melina's name in his heart.

She didn't respond, but Lear raised his head abruptly, and met her golden, clear, gentle eyes.

There is an unprecedented bond between the two of them.

This is a very wonderful experience, as if two people who are not familiar with each other, souls who have no intersection, are intertwined through this ritual force, bursting out endless sparks.

Lear keenly captured Melina's heart throbbing, but she subtly concealed it.

After completing the intertwining of souls, Melina completely took over the control of these runes. She carefully transformed the runes into pure power that was easy to absorb through rituals, allowing them to quickly enter Lear's body.

The world seemed to be stopped, at the moment when these runes poured into Lear's body.

A hint appeared in Lear's mind.

[Properties panel is activated]

[Rune enhancements are available, the upper limit of each attribute level at the current stage: 99]

Lear couldn't wait to open the attribute panel, and immediately saw the very familiar attribute data.

[Vitality: 35
Concentration: 10
Stamina: 40
Strength: 60
Dexterity: 13
Intelligence: 9 (cannot be improved)
Faith: 9 (cannot be improved)
Induction: 7】

[Rating: Hero] (Note 2)

Lear remembers that this was the attribute point he had at the beginning of the second week when he started the game. Before the end of the first week, he went to wash a point first, and directly increased the strength and endurance, which became this deformed point. .

Not long after the start of the second week, he used the teaching skills of online soul brushing to brush a lot of runes, and finally set the remaining attributes to 30, at least most of the equipment can be used.

Lear still remembers that when he practiced taking off his equipment and playing against the Valkyrie, he deliberately washed a little bit, and put his strength until there was basically no damage from his fists, and then the rest was the matching point of blood volume and endurance.

In any case, he finally saw the attribute panel, and Lear had a general understanding of his own strength.

Stamina 40, Strength 60!Haha, no wonder the tough rune bears are totally worth it!

Now, Lear is more confident and calm about the next exploration and challenge.

Of course, behind the strong strength, the number of runes that need to be added is also extremely large. Lear remembers that his demand for added runes seems to have reached about 10 at this time, which is not a small amount anyway.

After looking carefully, Lear found the number 1000 required to upgrade the attribute points, and he was stunned.

"Good guy, is it only 1000 for a little extra?"

Let's open it~
Lear felt very happy, and happily started adding points.

Now I have 30 points, and every time I add a little rune, the demand will increase by [-]% of the original amount. Lear feels that he can't figure it out, so he directly points up until he can't get any more.

He added the attribute of vitality, and only then did he see the two attributes marked as "non-promotable".

Well, now, my buddy is a knight with an intelligence of only 9.

PS: It’s a lot late to change first, but it’s still today, I hope everyone can forgive me~ Please bookmark, please recommend~
Note 1: Nefeli Lu is one of several important characters with relatively complete characterization in the original work. The only thing that is known is that she will definitely become the next Lord of Stonewell.She herself belongs to the highland clan, and was born as a highland warrior, which is the faction that the original king Ge Fulei first belonged to, but her attire is the hero's attire, so it is written like this here.

Note 2: Regarding the rating, there is no clear combat power rating in the game, and the more popular attribute points are used instead, but in the process of exploring the junction, many items and many NPCs have been mentioned many times The word "hero", after my research, has a different meaning from the "hero" in our Chinese sense in the borderlands and the Western Middle Ages. The hero here refers to a kind of combat power. Rating, to put it another way, should mean "under the demigod".

I didn't find a rating under "Hero", and the official didn't give it clearly.

(End of this chapter)