Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 15 Dew Drop Holy Grail Bottle, Upgrade
In the end, it was Melina who spoke first.

"Um, what's wrong with you?"

Melina asked cautiously.

"Sorry, I lost my composure. Seeing you reminded me of an old friend, and I froze."

Bai Shi suppressed his uncontrollable emotions deep in his heart and made up a lie to fool the person.

Melina nodded. Even though it was a little strange, it seemed to make sense.

"Oh, so that's how it is. You two must have a very good relationship."

"Yes, she is my witch. We traveled together and overcame many difficulties. I thought life could continue like this, but she sacrificed herself for me."

Melina didn't know that Bai Shi was actually talking about herself, she just thought it was a story about Bai Shi and the witch who once traveled with him.

"It's a shame to hear that, but if you're still after the Elden Ring, then you have to keep going, right?"

Bai Shi nodded.

"what do you mean?"

Melina breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Bai Shi seemed to have calmed down, and began to explain her purpose.

"Like I just said, I want to make a deal with you."

"I don't mean to offend you, but there is no witch around you right now..."

Melina had been observing Bai Shi's expression, and seeing that he was not angry about saying that he did not have a witch, she continued:
"I can take over the witch's duties and turn runes into your power."

"As long as you still desire the Elden Ring, this will definitely help you."

"In return, I would like you to help me lead me to the foot of the golden tree."

"What do you think?"

Bai Shi had no reason to refuse, but he still pretended to think about it, and only agreed after a while.

"Although I don't know who you are, this matter doesn't seem to be harmful to me."

"So you agree?"

"Yes, my name is Bai Shi. Please give me your guidance in the future, my witch."

Melina's lips curved into a faint smile.

"Then we have a deal. When you need to transform runes into power, just call me at the Blessing Place."

Bai Shi looked at Melina's smile and his heart beat violently.

Melina, who was teased as a piece of wood in her previous life and always had a serious face, now smiles as beautifully as a melting glacier.

Seeing this stunning contrast, Bai Shi really felt that he would die without regrets.

"Can I transform runes into power now?"

Melina nodded and extended her hand towards Bai Shi.

"Just for a moment, let me touch you."

Bai Shi felt heartbroken when he saw the burn scars all over Melina's clean white hands.

But Melina thought that Bai Shi was concerned about the scar on her hand, her fingers trembled a little, and she began to withdraw her hand unconfidently.

"Sorry, that's ugly, I'll wear gloves next time."

But Bai Shi suddenly reached out and grabbed Melina's hand, which she was about to take back. Melina's body stiffened like a frightened deer.

Huh? Why did this person grasp it so skillfully? Is this the normal reaction of a person seeing a scar?
Melina's hand was small and was easily covered by Bai Shi's palm.

"Not at all. You must have gone through a lot of pain, but I will protect you from now on, for sure."

"I won't lose my witch a second time."

Melina lowered her head so that Bai Shi could not see her expression.

After a while, he nodded and uttered a weak "hmm".

Melina took a deep breath, trying to slow down her pounding heartbeat.

She was so frightened by Bai Shi's action that she had no idea to pull her hand out. Oh no, Torrett seemed to have found someone strange.

No, it seemed like I was the one who let him touch my hand?

Melina raised her head and seemed to have regained her usual calm, but Melina knew that she was not as calm as she appeared.

"Next, I will help you transform runes into power. Please don't resist."

The golden rune was pulled out from Melina's white consciousness and gathered in her hands.

"You now have over 2200 runes, enough to increase your attribute by two points."

"I can help you distribute the power transformed from Rune to vitality, concentration, endurance, strength, dexterity, intelligence, faith and induction."

"Now please choose where you want to distribute your power."

"Help me improve my vitality and dexterity."

Melina nodded, indicating that she understood.

Next, the golden rune slowly flowed back from Melina's hands, but the difference was that Bai Shi felt that this energy directly penetrated into his body, firmly combining with it and could no longer be separated.

The two attributes chosen by Bai Shi were carefully considered.

Just now when Melina asked him how to distribute it, Bai Shi suddenly saw an upgrade panel in front of him, allowing him to see his own attributes:
Vitality: 15,

Concentration: 10,

Stamina: 11,

Strength: 14,

Dexterity: 13,

Intelligence: 9,

Faith: 9,

Sensing:7.

These are the knight's starting attribute points. Vitality, strength, and agility are all very high, with no obvious shortcomings.

Relatively low intelligence, faith and perception are not very important attributes at present.

What Bai Shi needs most now is fault tolerance, at least the fault tolerance that can activate Feng Ling Yue Ying.

The automatic triggering of invincibility when facing the limb-grafted noble can only be done once, and it must be actively activated every time thereafter.

Therefore, higher vitality can make Bai Shi less likely to be killed instantly, and agility can allow Bai Shi to dodge and attack more conveniently during battle and strive to avoid injury.

The transmission ended quickly, and the vitality and dexterity on the panel became 16 and 14 respectively.

"That's good. Your runes have been transformed into strength. But please note that as your strength increases, more runes will be needed."

Bai Shi loosened his hand and suddenly realized with some sadness that this was the first time he held a girl's hand.

Melina then pulled out a few items from under her cloak and handed them to Bai Shi.

In the left hand is a golden ring that emits a soft glow, and in the right hand are two golden bottles, containing blue and red liquids respectively.

Melina first handed the two bottles to Bai Shi.

"This is a Holy Grail bottle filled with dew drops. It is made to imitate the legend of the Golden Holy Grail receiving the dew drops of grace. The red one can help you heal your injuries, and the blue one can restore your concentration."

"You don't have to use it sparingly. Every time you rest in the Blessing Place, the dew drops will be replenished."

Bai Shi accepted it and put it safely in his bag. This was something that could save lives.

Melina then handed the ring on her left hand to Bai Shi.

"When you need to move long distances, please use this ring. This ring can be used as a whistle. Blowing it can summon the spirit of a horse named Torret."

"Toret likes you very much, and I hope you can treat him well."

Bai Shi took the ring solemnly and put it on the ring finger of his left hand where he had just taken off the arm armor.

　The relationship won't heat up too quickly, but it has to start first (actually I just wanted to write about Melina's shy look
　　
　
(End of this chapter)