Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 1 Measurement——
Name: Lucia Shanks

Race: Ancient Dragon (royal family)

Rating: 60
Attributes: Life 30, Concentration 15, Stamina 15, Strength 25, Dexterity 20, Intelligence 9, Faith 15, Induction 10
Skills: Ancient Dragon Combat Skills (not popular), Storm Swordsmanship (not popular)

Legendary Ability: Dragon Blood Inheritance (Unlocked),? ? ? (Unlocked)——
In the slightly bumpy carriage, a boy who looked about 9 or [-] years old was bored looking at the data panel in his consciousness, his eyes focused on an attribute as high as [-] points for a long time, and then sighed sullenly tone.

He has long silver hair that shines like frost and snow, and a faint golden light shone in his icy blue eyes. If measured by human standards, this pair of skin is already perfect.

As expected, he crossed over, and also traveled to the world of Elden's Circle where he spent the most time this year.

As a hardcore fader with more than 2000 hours of speedrunning experience in his previous life, he is familiar with the hidden location of every artifact in the junction, the flaws of every boss' move, and even the heads and heads of every dungeon mob in every level. He firmly believes that as long as he travels to the era of professional counterparts, he will be able to cross the border all the way and become the king of Elden before the fallen leaves have time to bring news!

But unexpectedly, he neither traveled to the right age, nor passed through as a faded person, not even a human being.

It is now the 46th year of the Golden Calendar, and the great Elden Ring has not yet been broken. It has only been less than half a century since the supreme ruler of the junction—"Eternal Queen" Malika occupied the Altar Plateau and established the Golden Dynasty. The earth-shattering "Ancient Dragon War" between Chengfam Yazra and the Golden Dynasty has only come to an end for more than ten years. As for the group of demigods who made waves in the Broken War in later generations, most of them are still in their teens. hairy kid.

And himself, Lucia Shanks, the only son of the Dragon King and Dragon God, broke out of a "Supreme Egg" that was said to have been silent for thousands of years, and inexplicably became the only ancient dragon demigod in the world today. He naturally became the first legal heir of Sky City.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of top-level bloodline, sitting on the inheritance rights of the world's top three powers, should have made the traveler wake up from the dream of Long Aotian's start, but unfortunately, this is the world of Elden's ring of law. !
According to the following historical development trajectory, there is no precedent for the demigods in the golden age to live like a human being—those who were assassinated, exiled to the sewer, had their feet cut off, those who were insane, and those who were swallowed by a big snake. Those who were burned and boarded on dolls, those who were kidnapped by perverts in their sleep, and those who were eroded by scarlet corruption until only one hand remained. This is obviously the world's most high-risk occupation, okay?
As for the sky city that he nominally inherited, after learning to fly in the form of an ancient dragon, Lucia once looked at the panorama of Fam Yazra from a high altitude, although this giant floating city has not been dilapidated to the age of faders That level, but judging from its leaky appearance, it is already a miracle that it can float in the sky without falling.

What's even more outrageous is that the bad situation Lucia faced didn't stop there. Less than three months after she emerged from that damned dragon egg, Sky City received a letter of credence from the Golden Dynasty.

The book first fully expresses the congratulations of His Majesty the Eternal Queen Malika and the King of Elden Radagon on the birth of Lucia, and then spends a lot of pen and ink to emphasize the profound friendship between the two countries over the past ten years In the end, he changed his style of writing and put forward the real intention of this letter of credence——

"The two majesties are worried about the current situation where the Dragon King is seriously injured and sleeping, and the sky city is damaged and decayed. They hereby invite Prince Lucia to the king's capital, Rodel. The Golden Royal Family will definitely provide the prince with the best education and training, as well as the warmth of blood relatives. This is a testament to the precious friendship between the two countries.”

If you ignore the nonsense before and after this paragraph, the other party's intention is obviously very simple, that is, to ask him to go to Rodel as a proton.

So, less than two weeks after receiving the letter of credence, Lucia honestly embarked on a journey to the Golden Kingdom—this is really not because of his cowardice, but because the current Sky City is not qualified to confront the Golden Dynasty head-on.

The demigod-level powerhouses over there can't be counted on one hand, and there are so many heroes.On my own side, the Dragon King has been resting in the cracks of time and space since the great battle thousands of years ago, and Guior, the mother of flying dragons, has also been sleeping in Galid since then. He died in Rodel 13 years ago. The two who can really fight - Lance Shanks served as the ancient dragon priest in Rodel. He hasn't been back to Sky City for ten years. Lucia is not familiar with them at all. As for her younger brother Furshanks, he is so close to the golden prince Godwin that he only needs to wear a pair of trousers.

In this situation, if he wanted to reject Her Majesty's "invitation", could he rely on his mere level 60 combat power?

Lucia shook his head and put aside those boring thoughts, whether he wanted to or not, the identity of the proton could not escape right now.As an embarrassing existence that is used as a bargaining chip in peacetime and used to sacrifice flags in wartime, he still thinks about how to improve his strength as soon as possible, and it is more practical to find a way to survive in this situation.

At this time, the speed of the car slowed down a little, and there was an approaching sound of horseshoes outside the window.

"Your Highness, we've arrived in the Vania River Valley. Shall we stay here overnight, or should we speed up and drive another fifty miles to the Vania Town ahead?" the person outside the car asked respectfully.

Lucia opened the car window, and a tall dragon-scaled horse was parallel to the side of the carriage. A handsome young man with gray hair and red eyes was sitting on the horse's back. .

"Stay here, and skip Vania Town tomorrow morning, and go to Karen City in front for repairs." Lucia replied after a little thought.

Not long ago, he had just seen the route ahead, and the distance of fifty miles was not much trouble for them, but to entertain a foreign mission with a size of more than 500 people overnight, it was difficult for the small town ahead of them with only a thousand people. It is too difficult to say.

"Understood." After taking the order, Eggerkiss drove his horse away, conveyed the order to the front and rear departments, and soon the team stopped in an orderly manner.

The accompanying flying dragon warriors were distributed around the station to guard, and the knights set up the camp step by step. About 15 minutes later, Lucia was already sitting in front of the tent that had just been set up in the center of the camp. In his hand, he held the warm wine that Aegis had just delivered.

"So, have all the camps been settled?" Lucia looked at the young captain of the guard. Judging from the appearance of the young man who was similar to him, it was impossible to imagine that this was a man with strength even among heroes. A high-ranking dragon that is also in the forefront.

Aegis bowed slightly and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the outer fortifications have been built. The storm knights are divided into three shifts at night to guard. Thirty dragon warriors have been stationed in groups of two at various defense nodes. Morrell Elders and Elder Yatok are stationed in the east and west respectively to ensure the safety of the royal tent."

Listening to the other party's very methodical report, Lucia nodded again and again, but was slightly startled when she heard the last one, and raised her head and said, "Where's Guerrell?"

"Uh" Eggers paused awkwardly, and seemed to organize his words carefully, and said, "Captain Guerrell decided to camp at the top of the hill on the side of the camp, to ensure that he is always aware of the situation within ten miles."

"Oh, didn't she say anything else?" Lucia said casually.

Aegis's expression froze, and he smiled wryly, "No more."

Lucia smiled noncommittally, put the wine glass on the stone slab that served as a table, grabbed the dragon scale knife beside her and got up and said, "Everyone has been busy for a long time, but I have been sitting here resting, and now there is still time before dinner." For a while, please take me around, it can be regarded as fulfilling the duty of the leader to inspect and condolences."

"Yes." Aegis took the order succinctly. Compared with many arrogant or stubborn dragons, he has always maintained absolute respect and obedience to this immature lord.

It was evening at this time, and the warm and dim twilight sprinkled from the pale red sky, sparkling waves shone on the Vanya River, and the meadows on both sides were also smudged into a warm blue-gold color.The two walked slowly along the temporary road planned in the camp. Lucia stopped at a certain tent where the knights were resting from time to time, chatting and laughing casually with them in a homely manner, while Aegis always maintained Half a body behind him, with a serious expression, he didn't say a word.

After turning around the camp, Lucia walked out of the camp on her own. When she passed through the heavily guarded gate, the storm knights at the sentry were stunned for a moment, and then they all tapped the breastplate with their right fists to attack the lord. A formal military salute.

For this group of knights who originated from Stonewell, the city of storms, and later lived in Sky City and served the dragon clan for generations, "Storm Knights" was the title they used during this period, not the "Lost Homeland" that Lucia was more familiar with. knight".

Going out from the camp gate, the knights and flying dragon warriors I saw again were all on duty, so Lucia didn't stop talking, but just returned the military salute silently, and then led Eggerkiss out.

The two walked counterclockwise along the perimeter of the camp. The entire outer wall of the camp was pulled up by the two elders with the prayer of the earth element, and with the blessing of a layer of solid rock, the strength was already comparable to the walls of a small city. Armored knights patrolled the wall back and forth with weapons in hand, always on the lookout for movements on the periphery.

This level of precaution is not too careful. Escorting a prince to another country to act as a "proton" is a highly sensitive political event, especially when the two countries were at war more than ten years ago. Seeing the two behemoths of the situation, if they are not kept together, there will be a third-party force trying to seize the opportunity to stir up the situation.

Furthermore, although the Vania River Valley is already in the hinterland of the Golden Dynasty, it is still quite a distance away from the core of the dynasty and the most controlled sub-altan area. On the contrary, it is almost adjacent to the Gemir Volcano, which is still in turmoil. It is not uncommon to encounter some rebellious sub-human tribes and mountain demon wandering tribes.

Going around the sentry tower at a corner of the camp, on the side is the hill that is tens of meters high, and the line of sight is enough to radiate the surrounding area for more than ten miles.Walking here, Lucia stopped, covered her eyes against the rays of the sun and looked up, only to see a slender figure sitting cross-legged on a boulder on the edge of the mountain top.

It was a heroic girl with a high ponytail and two dragon-scale knives on her back. Her actual age was as young as her appearance, but compared to the dragon clan—the 210-year-old high-ranking flying dragon Guirel had the same Aegis's strength is comparable, and he is also recognized as the best candidate for the next Sky City Presbyterian Council.

Her eyes were slightly closed, and despite the evening wind blowing the hair from her temples, her body remained motionless like an extension of a huge boulder. Even though Lucia and Aegis were within a hundred steps, she did not do anything. respond.

Seeing this situation, Aegis was really a little annoyed, and he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you need me to summon Captain Guerrell to come down and take orders?"

"It's okay, let's go." Lucia shook her head with a light smile, looked back at the top of the mountain, and continued walking along the Vania River.

The flatness he showed is by no means a performance for political purposes, but a heartfelt indifference.

In the past three months, he has basically figured out the current internal situation of Sky City.Since the "Forbidden War" that was not recorded in the history books thousands of years ago, the Dragon King was seriously injured and fell asleep, and the Dragon God disappeared. The core of power in Sky City has undisputedly fallen on the high priest Gulan Shanks .Until 13 years ago, after the death of Gulan Shanks in battle, the affairs of the ancient dragon dynasty became jointly adjudicated by the two priests Lance Shanks and Fur Sanks, the Senate, and the Council of Elders.

For more than ten years, this huge power network composed of two priests, seven elders, and 48 elders has produced countless differences and struggles due to their close or hostile attitudes towards the Golden Dynasty, and further divided into large and small groups. Many factions, big and small.In this group of people, there are many careerists who try to control him, and there are also surrender factions who regard him as a stumbling block. Similar to Guerrell, it is at best the third type-they are loyal to the identity of the ancient dragon and demigod, but they have not really recognized it yet. Lucia herself.

For this group of ancient, proud, stubborn and strength-loving dragons, they may be willing to sacrifice their lives to defend Lucia's life and dignity, but they will never truly surrender until the latter shows the strength that matches their status.

"Your Highness, are you really not angry about the situation just now?" Aegis couldn't help asking after leaving the hill.

Lucia, who was walking in front, stopped when she heard the words, and said with her back to Aegis: "I probably understand Guerrell's attitude. She is angry that I accepted the invitation of the Golden Dynasty and agreed to go to Rodel as a proton, right? I This 'weet' prince didn't even prove that he was qualified to be the heir of the ancient dragon dynasty, and despite the opposition of many elders, he made an almost shameful compromise to other countries-in her eyes, this first impression was really enough It sucks, right?"

Eggerkiss froze on the spot when he heard the words, he was at a loss for a moment, "Your Highness, don't underestimate yourself, the decision you made is for the overall situation, Priest Lance, and many elders—"

"It's okay, Eggy Kiss." Lucia turned her head and smiled and interrupted the young man behind her, "I'm neither sarcastic nor criticizing anything, nor do I mean to laugh at myself."

"At the end of the day, they need me to prove something, and I'll show them," he said softly.

(End of this chapter)