Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 167: Kalia Castle (First Update)
Passing through the huge rock, Bai Shi arrived at the side of Kalia Castle.

From here, you can easily see over the city walls and the towering buildings inside.

Bai Shi did not get too close to the city wall, but just moved along the direction of the city wall towards the city gate.

On the road that Bai Shi had to take to get to the entrance of Kalia Castle, there was a pond blocking the way.

I originally wanted to just step over it, but Bai Shi suddenly found a strange trace in the pool.

There seemed to be something invisible moving in the pool.

As the invisible object moved, it left a trail of faint frost marks on the water behind it.

Rather than calling it a mark of frost, it would be more appropriate to describe it as exhaust fumes.

This thing is probably not very big, but it moves quite fast.

Dragging its icy exhaust, it circled the entire large pool of water in just a few dozen seconds.

Moreover, its movements are chaotic, giving a feeling of being like a headless fly bumping around.

Bai Shi thought about it and thought that this seemed to be an invisible dung beetle?
There are many Dung Beetles in various places in the game.

They will push the various things they have collected around and then look for the next target to collect.

Objects collected by dung beetles include gray translucent war ash, various forging stones, and so on.

Judging from the frosty exhaust left by this dung beetle on the lake, there must be a cold war ash inside.

In the pond beside the Kalia Castle, there is another cold element.

Bai Shi couldn't help but recall the once glorious war ash - Frost Treading the Ground.

In the early versions of the Old Man's Ring, Frost Tread and Red Lion Flame were simply the ultimate wheelchairs.

One is ice and the other is fire. These two fighting skills, with their absolute numerical value, make them invincible.

The Frozen Shell Axe with built-in frost stomping ability was also one of the designated weapons for speedrunning at the time.

It’s a pity that it was later severely weakened and disappeared among many weapons and combat skills.

As for the current real world, Frost Stomp probably won't be very powerful. How powerful it is depends on the user.

Bai Shi followed the dung beetle's trail and prepared to capture it.

Frost Stomp is a combat skill originated from the Snow Mountain.

Although Bai Shi could actually learn from Elissa, now Bai Shi rarely has the time to learn even a little bit.

If you use War Gray to practice by yourself, you can practice anytime and anywhere without having to find time.

Bai Shi has also been collecting cold-related combat skills.

Bai Shi hopes to collect as many combat skills, magic, and prayers related to other attributes as possible.

Then try to train these other attributes to the same level as the storm.

Among various attributes, the cold system that has mastered Samir's Ice Storm is undoubtedly the closest to this goal.

Now Bai Shi has become an all-rounder with relatively balanced values and can be used in various systems.

But there are problems too.

For example, there are still too few moves I have mastered.

Furthermore, only the Storm System was truly mastered to perfection, enough to create various uses for it.

Apart from Storm, he is most proficient in various martial arts, including Small Steps, Lion Slash, Lightning Tornado Strike and the like.

Apart from that, very little is known, let alone mastered.

I have mastered the lightning and cold elements a little bit.

The rest of the fire and gravity elements are completely absent, not to mention the even rarer blood and poison.

It is quite difficult to train another main attribute like Storm, because Bai Shi is indeed very talented in the Storm system.

For Bai Shi, the storm is no longer limited to the framework of combat skills and magic.

There is no need to hold a weapon or use a staff, you can create a storm just by releasing magic power with your thoughts.

Using the storm has completely become an ability that is as natural as physical instinct.

However, even if other attributes cannot reach the level of Storm, at least they must be able to be used as a conventional means.

The prayers collected are also very few, a total of three prayers plus the Dragon Feast prayer.

It is simply impossible to unleash the true power of the God of Prayer in the original game.

On the contrary, there are quite a lot of magic collected here, and you just need to keep practicing it.

It is conceivable that the dung beetles on the border land will suffer in the future.

Bai Shi raised the dragon hunting sword and a bolt of lightning struck down and fell into the lake.

With the spread of lake water, the dung beetle could not escape the attack range no matter where it was.

The poor dung beetle was electrocuted and revealed its original form. It immediately dropped the balls it had worked so hard to collect, then quickly flapped its wings and flew away.

Bai Shi went over and picked up the small ball of war ash that the dung beetle had collected.

The dung beetle is just called a dung beetle and does not really push dung balls.

These little creatures collect rare items and would never let these precious things be covered in feces.

As soon as the war-gray shell was opened, a cold breath burst out.

Unlike normal translucent grey war ash, Frosttread's war ash is white crystals, like ice.

Bai Shi put the war ashes into a small bag and stored it carefully.

Next time, go to Blessing and ask Melina to help you attach it to any weapon, and then you can use it.

Starting from the water beach, Bai Shi ran to the gate of Kalia Castle.

There is a blessing at the gate of Kalia Castle.

However, after lighting up the blessing, Bai Shi was in trouble.

Because Bai Shi looked into the distance at the gate of Kalia Castle and found:
I looked where Iggy was supposed to be, but there was no sign of Iggy.

If Iggy was there, Bai Shi would not be able to miss his huge size.

In fact, Bai Shi had already seen a huge forging table left there by Iggy.

This forging table was larger than the one he had brought to Stonevale last time.

I'm afraid it's the kind that Iggy uses regularly but is inconvenient to carry.

In other words, Iggy would normally sit there, but now no one knows where he is.

Originally, Bai Shi wanted Iggy to take him in, or have him inform Lani.

This can save a lot of trouble.

But Iggy is not here now, what should I do?

There was not even a gatekeeper at the entrance of Kalia Castle.

Even if Bai Shi wanted to find someone to go in and notify them, he couldn't find anyone.

Bai Shi felt that this was a bit too exaggerated. Could this still be considered a fortress?
Bai Shi walked into the city gate and took a look. There was really no one there. He couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

Although I had some idea that Lani was not good at business, I didn't expect it to be so exaggerated in real life.

Bai Shi didn't want to force his way in, as that would probably cost him points when he met Lani next time.

After thinking for a while, Bai Shi shouted at the door:
"Is anyone there? Someone come!"

Soon, rustling sounds were heard from the city.

Bai Shi looked intently in the direction where the voice came from, hoping that someone would come out and tell him the message.

However, the people who emerged from the bushes were not soldiers or residents.

Instead, it is a strange creature with a bizarre appearance, shaped like hands stitched together.

Seeing the finger worms crawling on the ground, Bai Shi couldn't help but feel a chill.

I started to complain in my mind that the guy who created this creature had a bad taste.

A magic bullet was fired from the little finger worm's finger and flew towards Bai Shi quickly.

Bai Shi blocked the magic bullet with his sword and spear, and dispersed it.

Looking at the finger bugs crawling on the ground, Bai Shi realized that probably no one would come out.

Bai Shi sighed: "It seems there is no way."

"I'll try not to kill..."

After all, it is Lani's hometown.

Even if Lani herself didn't care, it was impossible for Bai Shi to go in and shoot up everything in the city.

Bai Shi surrounded his entire body with a storm, and then began to charge towards the city.

The vortex formed by the storm prevented the finger bugs from getting close, and if they did, they would be blown away.

However, the magic of the finger insects was too slow to catch up with the charging Bai Zhi.

As long as the storm hinders the magic a little, it is enough to make Baizhi leave the range of their magic.

Bai Shi had no intention of collecting other things in Kalia Castle.

If he still couldn't meet anyone who could inform Lani on the way, he would have to run all the way to the royal moon-viewing site and defeat the phantom of the "Royal Knight" Loretta before he could see Lani in the magic tower behind the Kalia Castle.

Blowing away the finger bugs that rushed up without knowing the danger, Bai Shi followed the main road in the Kalia castle and stepped into the tower at the bottom of the castle.

Just now he accidentally took the wrong turn and almost lost his way.

Fortunately, I saw the tower over here and realized I had to go this way.

As soon as he entered the tower, Bai Shi heard a soul mumbling to itself:

"Lady Lani, I have been waiting.

Please revive the royal family of Kalia.

May the full moon be with Kalia..."

Then these sentences were repeated over and over again.

Bai Shi looked at this soul talking to itself, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart.

With the current state of Kalia Castle, when I marry Lani in the future, I'm afraid I won't even have any dowry except the Darkmoon Greatsword.

Is there really no one in this Kalia castle?

Oh no.

Bai Shi suddenly found a glimmer of hope.

Bai Shi remembered that there seemed to be a person who had an unclear relationship with the magic professor Servais nearby.

I'll see how he goes about contacting Lani later...

Bai Shi is thinking.

In a corner that he hadn't noticed, a giant finger bug on the wall raised its middle finger with a jeweled ring on it towards him.

As the purple magic took effect on Bai Shi, a circle of purple-pink magic halo appeared out of thin air on his body, firmly fixing Bai Shi.

Bai Shi was a little surprised that there was actually one hiding in the room.

The finger bug just now was lying in the corner of the top of the wall and was not seen at all.

When the giant finger worm saw that Bai Shi had been pinned down, it quickly crawled towards him with a body that looked like three hands put together.

The power of this confinement magic is not very strong, but it cannot be broken by strength alone, it must be broken by magic.

Bai Shi couldn't find a way to crack it for a while. After all, as a magician, he was still too immature.

But it doesn't matter, just deal with the finger bug that releases magic.

The storm howled up, and the wind blade cut off the middle finger of the finger worm that released magic, and it was unable to maintain the magic.

Bai Shi broke free from the confining magic circle and immediately picked up his sword and spear.

The sword and spear pointed straight into the middle of the insect's palm, and lightning continued to pour into its body.

Stimulated by the lightning, the fingers of the finger worm twitched and squirmed helplessly.

Soon, the fingerworm was charred by the electric shock and completely turned into a piece of charcoal.

Kicking the body of the finger bug away, Bai Shi stepped onto the stairs leading upstairs.

After going up, there is a room similar to a church with many benches displayed inside.

Inside this church, white consciousness lit up a blessing.

Looking further ahead, you can see a bridge connecting the buildings outside the door.

This bridge is the way to the upper level of the walled city.

However, Bai Shi was not in a hurry to walk out of the door.

Bai Shi raised his head and glanced upwards, and saw that there was indeed a second floor on top of the church.

Bai Shi placed the big pot containing the Black Blade Assassin on the ground, then took advantage of the storm and jumped directly to the second floor.

On top, a guy was lying on the railing in an obscene manner.

He heard the crawling of the finger worms and the sounds of fighting, and discovered that outsiders had entered the Kalia castle.

Just now, he heard the sound of someone coming up the stairs again, so he lay here and observed secretly.

But Bai Shi jumped up directly, which really scared him.

“Eh——!!”

While screaming, he kept backing away and knocked down the body of a cuckoo soldier leaning against the wall.

He held his hands above his head, his tattered robe covering his entire body, making it impossible for anyone to see his appearance.

However, when he saw this guy, Bai Shi actually felt a little relieved.

In such a huge city like Kalia, I finally saw the first living person.

"Well, what's your name?"

The guy on the ground was timid. When he heard Bai Shi's question, he held his head and answered in a low voice:
"I, I, I'm Biddy."

"I am a servant of the Kalia royal family, responsible for taking care of these evil, disgusting puppets..."

"You... no no, how did you get up here?"

Bai Shi looked at the timid guy in front of him and found it hard to believe that this guy and Servais might be the same person.

In other words, this guy is the real person, and Servais is just his puppet.

In the game, all signs point to this.

When Servais is looking for golden amber, Biddy will sell the location map.

And when Servais died, his posture was exactly the same as the dead puppet.

At the same time, Biddy also died, and was killed by his own puppet.

Before he dies, Biddy will change his attitude of saying that puppets are disgusting, and talk about how much he loved the puppets before and what happy times he had spent with them.

But the most crucial factor is actually the off-field factor, because these two people are voiced by the same voice actor.

Now Bai Shi looked at Biddy in front of him and found it hard to connect him with the arrogant Servais.

Servais was nothing like Biddy, simply arrogant.

He calls everyone a stupid dog and a frog in a well, looks down on everyone, and even thinks he can drug Lani.

But what was very disturbing was that under Lani, Servais was the only one who did any work.

Brother Wolf can't find his way every day. As a military strategist, Iggy actually forgot in the game that the fate of the Kalia royal family is related to the starry sky.

In the end, only this pervert-looking puppet collector Servais actually did any work.

On the one hand, puppets are used to help defend the Kalia Castle, and on the other hand, magic is used to repel enemies outside the castle.

The magical sword rain outside the Kalia Castle was released from the Servis Magic Tower.

At the same time, he once helped Teacher Se Lian who had just been expelled from the academy.

At least he should be able to contact Lani.

Bai Shi did not answer his question but just asked him:

"I want to visit Lani, but there is no one in this castle."

"You know how to find Lani, right?"

(End of this chapter)