Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 502: Elden Ring!
When Li You opened his eyes, he found himself in a dark cave.

There was a shallow pool of water under my feet, and on both sides were abandoned and piled up simple stone coffins. Yellowed bones were exposed, scattered on the ground, and soaked in water.

There were tree roots entwined on the inner wall of the cave, and the only light source in the cave was a small golden tree in front of it that was faintly emitting light. Next to the small tree, a wide stone staircase extended upwards, and at the end was a half-open wooden door.

Drops of water dripped from the top of the cave from time to time, causing faint ripples in the puddles on the ground.

This underworld scene was no less desolate than the Ashes of Dark Souls, but Li You felt very familiar when he saw it, just like he was back home.

Hey, Rainer!
Old man ring!
Of course he couldn't be wrong, he was currently in the starting point of the Elden Ring, the Drifting Cemetery.

【Ding! 】

【congratulations! 】

[You have successfully entered the game world, and your current location is: Drifting Cemetery. ]

[After contacting the residents of this world, rewards will be drawn. 】

"...Wait, why is it the Drifting Cemetery?" Li You immediately felt something was wrong, "Where is the Houwang Cliff? Are Teacher Gu Da's scenes just skipped?"

The "Teacher Guda" he mentioned was of course the initial boss of the Circle of Magic, the Limb-jointing Noble. In the game, the player's first birthplace is the Chapel of the Kings. Generally, after seeing the Limb-jointing Noble there and dying once, they will be sent to the Drifting Cemetery where he is currently.

"And Xiaomu is not here either... I wonder what my identity is this time?" Li You looked around, with his senses fully open, but found no signs of other people or ghost activities. There was only a remnant spirit sitting on the side of a hole in the ground, faintly flashing.

Jump down from there and you will reach the new player tutorial cave. At the deepest part of the cave is the strongest BOSS in the game, Grek's greatsword soldier (sure).

Li You didn't intend to provoke the hidden supreme being, so he skipped the study cave.

"The world of the Ring of Magic... looks like it will be another long war." Li You walked through the big pit of the Study Cave, went up along the stairs next to the small golden tree, and soon came to the passage in front.

A classic disc elevator can be vaguely seen in front of the passage, and on the right is another road blocked by a misty translucent barrier.

In the middle of the passage, on the ground, there was a small "bonfire" that looked like it was made of piled tree bark. However, it was not burning with flames. Instead, there was a shuttle-shaped golden light floating on it, swaying slowly. Circles of light golden ripples spread out from the light and quickly dissipated.
This is the "blessing", which functions just like the campfire in Dark Souls. It is the place where the protagonist of Elden Ring, the "Faded One", can rest and recover.

Also like Dark Souls, the protagonist of Old Man Ring, the Faded One, is immortal in the plot, but the Faded One's immortality has relatively little impact on the game's plot.

The blessing light in front of him was bright, and it seemed to have been activated. However, when Li You tried to touch it, it did not react at all. He felt nothing even when he sat down next to it.

"The blessing is useless to me, because I haven't received the main quest yet?" Li You didn't waste time speculating and went straight to the elevator room in front. He pulled the control lever to lower the stone pillar in front of him, then stepped on the elevator and went up.

If it is your first time to come to the world of Elden Ring, then after taking the elevator to the top and lifting the iron door in front of you, the beautiful scenery that instantly comes into view can cheer anyone up, just like the ashes who first passed through the gloomy underground cemetery and came to the Frigid Valley.

However, on Li You's side, the door in front was open, so the sunlight outside shone directly in.

Going out of this door, you will arrive at the beginning of Nimgufu's guidance, which is also the place where countless faded people embark on a new journey.

Outside the door is a vibrant scene, with lush vegetation covering the ground, colorful, and animals such as squirrels and wild sheep moving freely in it, leisurely and natural. Scattered ancient buildings and dilapidated ruins are scattered among the scattered woods, which also complement each other.

If you stand at the edge of the Blessing and look into the distance, you can see the towering castle on the cliff in the distance, and the huge golden tree at the end of the sky, so big that it blocks out the sky and its crown reaches the sky.

The incomparably huge golden tree cast golden light, which was more dazzling than the sun in the sky.

This is the scene in Nimgfu.

Even though he had seen it countless times in the game, Li You still couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of the scene. As he said, seeing these scenes in person would be far more shocking than in the game.

Of course, Li You knew very well that he was not here for tourism, he had important business to attend to.

But it doesn't affect it. If he wants to contact the residents of this world, judging from Li You's birthplace, the fastest person should be everyone's little wooden man, Melina, but she did not show up.

The second person should be the NPC "White Mask" Van Lei, who is waiting for new players at the exit of the Drifting Cemetery.

In the game, he will point out to players that the Faded should follow the guidance of the blessing and go to the Lord's City in the Nimgfu area, Stonewell City, which can be regarded as a guide for newcomers.

If you go down the small hill further ahead, you will find the second new killer BOSS in the game, a golden knight on horseback, guarded by a large tree. The number of Faded People who died at his hands is almost the same as that of the previous limb-grafting noble.

So once he came out of the cemetery, he could immediately complete the system requirements and receive the main quest... That was what Li You originally thought.

As a result, when he came out and looked, he saw that there was only a lonely Fu on the grass in front of him. Fan Lei, who was supposed to be standing there, was nowhere to be seen. On the road ahead, there was no figure of the tree guarding in golden armor.

Li You: "?"

No, what about people?
What is going on?
None of the three people who should have shown up at the beginning were seen. What’s going on?
At the beginning of the guidance, in front of us, on that colorful land, there were only various wild beasts, birds, and insects coming and going. Except for a series of dilapidated ruins, there were no signs of any other human activities.

"It's weird..."

Li You was inevitably puzzled, but he didn't dwell on it. There was no one here, so he could just move forward.

He jumped down from the small hill where the blessing of the beginning of guidance was located, and walked towards the dilapidated chapel in the distance. At the same time, he immediately realized that the border under his feet seemed to be even more vast and wide than in the game.

"…Is it equivalent to proportional enlargement?" Li You walked to the door of the dilapidated church with steady steps. In the process, he measured the distance with his own feet and had an idea in his mind.

He then walked into the church through the empty door frame.

This church is now just ruins, with the roof completely gone and only the dilapidated walls barely supporting it. If you hide in the corner, it can at least block some of the wind and rain.

The center of the church was also a lit blessing. In the corner in front, there was a person sitting. He was the first living person Li You saw after coming to this world.

It was a man dressed like Santa Claus, with a red hat and red cape, looking very festive. He sat by a small fire, holding a rough huqin in his hand, playing it with great concentration. The little donkey next to him seemed to be immersed in the music, lying quietly on the ground, and did not react even when Li You approached.

Li You also breathed a sigh of relief, as he finally ran into someone.

He then approached and started a conversation: "Hello?"

"……oh!"

Santa Claus, who was concentrating on playing, was startled and the music he was playing was out of tune. He looked up and found that Li You was standing in front of him.

"Sorry, I was so caught up in it. Are you...?"

The man looked up and took a closer look at Li You. His face was covered by a red hat and a scarf, revealing only a pair of eyes.

"You seem like an ordinary person, and you seem friendly. In that case, would you like to buy something?" He spoke slowly, and it sounded like he didn't communicate with people often. "My name is Kale. You may not be able to tell, but I'm a businessman."

"You've heard of nomadic people, right? I'm one of them. I travel and do business at the same time."

Of course Li You knew him. This Santa Claus Curry was also one of the guides in the game and the first wild merchant the player met.

"Okay, let me see what you have."

Kale seemed a little more energetic. He opened his big backpack and displayed the goods in front of Li You.

But in fact, Li You had just arrived in this world, and he hadn't seen the two initial BOSSes, so he didn't have any runes, the currency commonly used in the border area.

Fortunately, he didn't want to buy anything.

【Ding!】【First contact completed.】

[Final confirmation - your main mission in this world is: Let the border area open a new era. ]

【Good luck! 】

Li You's eyes immediately focused.

This main quest...the requirements are a bit vague!
【Ding! 】

[Contact with the residents of this world has been completed, the system is being updated, and new world rewards will be drawn soon. 】

[Extraction in progress...extraction completed. 】

[Please choose one item from the drawn items as your reward. 】

This is quite simple. Li You scanned and saw all the items that were drawn. Three stone sword keys, a golden seed, and a longbow were randomly drawn from the classic initial items.

After consideration, Li You chose the golden seed and stuffed it directly into his backpack to study it later.

On the surface, he pretended to look at it for a while, then shook his head: "It seems that there is nothing I can use for the time being."

Kale looked at him and realized something: "Guest, are you... just arrived at the border?"

Li You nodded: "That's right."

"It's really rare. You are not a faded one, but you come from outside the border at this time..." Kale blinked, "If that's the case, then you better be careful. This land is in chaos now. Since the Elden Ring was broken, the people in this land have almost become crazy. You came at a really bad time."

In fact, the purpose of the game is to supplement the world view background knowledge for first-time players.

Compared to the Dark Souls series, the story told by Elden Ring is clearer and easier to understand, but it also has the problem of too much information and scattered information. Therefore, there are many players who have completed one or even multiple rounds of the game but still only have a partial understanding of the main storyline.

If we summarize it briefly, the background story of the Ring of Magic can be summarized in the following sentences:

Marika, the "Eternal Queen" who is a deity, smashed the Elden Ring that represents the rules and laws of the borderland for some reason, causing chaos in the borderland and leading to her descendants, the demigods, launching a Shattering War, which tore the Ring into pieces.

At this time, the Faded Ones, who had been exiled from the borderland along with Queen Marica's first husband, King Gefrey of Elden, were once again guided by the blessing and returned to this land one by one, in order to meet the Elden Ring and become the new King of Elden.

This is the goal of the player fader and the main plot of the game.

Including the tasks issued by the system, "Let the border area usher in a new era", which in the game refers to the ending where the protagonist Fader becomes the king.

"...So this time, the system still requires me to complete the main quest?" Li You was also thinking, "I wonder if it will be like Soul 3, where they give me a Dark Ring made of ashes...but the initial reward is not this? Then how can I complete it?"

Although it is different from the ending of Dark Souls, once the protagonist of the Circle of Sorcerer becomes the King of Elden, it is obviously impossible for him to just pat his butt and leave after completing the task. He has to sit on the throne honestly... or does this quest mean that he only needs to pass the level and the system will find the solution?

"Forget it. There's no time limit anyway. Don't worry."

Li You was very open-minded. It was not the first time that the system liked to dig some small holes in the main quest. He just needed to take his time. Compared to this, he had more important things to do.

After thanking Kale, Li You left the ruins of the Church of Aire and came to an ancient site.

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the wooden mailbox from Skyrim Province and put the letter that had been prepared long ago into it.

As Li You watched nervously, the mailbox was quiet for a moment, and then a figure dressed in simple coarse linen clothes appeared from nowhere. It was the Messenger Demon.

The messenger demon remained silent, simply picked up the letter, and turned away.

Li You immediately breathed a sigh of relief and his heart was at ease.

That letter was of course addressed to his eldest disciple Kara. According to the rules of the Messenger Demon, if the recipient was in a world he had not yet arrived at, the letter could not be sent.

In the past, every time he arrived in a new world, Li You had tried it just in case, but without exception there was no response from the mailbox.

And now, the messenger demon took the letter, which means that just as he expected, Kara is in this world!

It will be easier now.

Li You relaxed, then sat down quietly on a stone beside him, waiting for Kara's reply.

Then five minutes, ten minutes, half an hour, an hour...the messenger demon did not bring any reply.

Li You stood up suddenly, his face changing.

What was going on? He had written down the situation in the letter and told Kara that he would reply as soon as possible after receiving the letter.

He pulled out a blank envelope and knocked on the wooden mailbox, and the Messenger Demon reappeared.

Li You looked at him and asked, "Where is the reply just now?"

The messenger demon replied emotionlessly: "The other party received the letter, but did not reply."

“Why no reply?”

The messenger demon fell silent.

Li You frowned.

The messenger demon would only answer questions related to delivering letters and refused to say anything else. He couldn't understand Kara's situation through this guy.

There are only two things that can be confirmed at the moment. The first is that Kara is in this world, and the second is that she should be fine.

But Li You had no idea of ​​the specific situation.

Was she unwilling to reply? Or was she unable to reply? Why exactly?
There was too little information for Li You to grasp, so he could only take out a pen and paper, write another letter, and put it in the mailbox. In this letter, he explained the situation in more detail, asked about Kara's current situation, and told her that if conditions limited her, she could leave a message for the messenger to bring back.

The letter was put into the mailbox again, and the messenger sent it out again, but there was still no response.

Now the relaxed look on Li You’s face completely disappeared.

"——It seems something is wrong."

……

At the same time, in a secret base somewhere at the border.

A blonde woman with braided hair was sitting in front of a wooden table in a small room, reading two letters on the table. There was basically no expression on her face, but there was a hint of inexplicable emotion between her eyebrows.

Then, another cold female voice came from outside the cabin: "Kara, it's time to act."

Kara in the room immediately put away the letter, stood up, and responded: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)