Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 235 Nothing Happened

Lani twisted her beautiful eyebrows and stared at Lucia like a vigilant little fox, circling him back and forth.

At the same time, another genuine little fox pretending to be a shadow beast also performed a movement that was 90% similar. It followed Lani in circles with its four short legs, and made a soft moan in its mouth. The sound seemed to be interrogating something.

"I said, have you checked enough?" Lucia raised her hands in the air and said helplessly.

Lani stopped reluctantly, her little face full of doubts, and said: "You're back like this?"

Shirley also stopped, jumped into the arms of the hostess, lay down on the "pillow" in a familiar manner, and called out in a submissive manner.

Lucia was not used to it, so she went up and hit her shadow beast on the forehead, which was only half the size of a fist, and said angrily: "What else?"

The crisp echo above her head startled the little fox. She quickly curled up into a ball of fur, licked the back of Lani's hand, looked at Lucia again, and muttered aggrievedly, but did not dare to continue to be naughty.

Lani didn't care about her, but looked at Lucia in confusion, and confirmed again: "Mother, she didn't make things difficult for you?"

"Well, this is-"

Lucia pretended to be deep in thought, organized her words, and said with a low expression: "I can't talk about the embarrassment, but I can see that Her Majesty Lenora does have doubts about the matter between us."

Hearing this, Lani's expression suddenly froze, and a faint paleness suddenly appeared on her cheeks.

Normally, with her temperament, she would have insisted that there was nothing between "us" at all. However, at this time, she just pursed her lips slightly and said in a weak voice: "Yes, is that so?"

She took a few rapid breaths, then suddenly raised her head, as if she had gathered some courage again, and said with stern eyes: "It must be because of Radagan's incident that mother is not worried about you, yes, It must be like this!”

"Lucia, give her some more time. When mother truly understands you, she will definitely-" Lani suddenly paused mid-sentence. Her expression first became confused and then gradually turned to shame, and she gritted her teeth and said angrily. ,"What are you laughing at?"

Lucia suppressed her smile and sighed in an old-fashioned way, saying: "Your Majesty's concern is that her only daughter has been over-spoiled by the people around her since she was a child, and it is inevitable that she will be a little willful. She is worried that you have done nothing in Rodel these years. I feel that it is necessary to give me a good education to prevent you from bullying me every day in the future and damaging the thousand-year-old friendship between the two countries."

"Lu, Xi, Ya——"

"Uh-huh! I have something to say. Look at what I just said. Her Majesty Lenora is indeed far-sighted!"

Half an hour later, in the royal garden of Kallia, Lucia, whose eyebrows and hair were frozen into lumps of ice, slumped on the ground lifelessly, presented a key with both hands, "Well, this is it, this time it's really It’s the truth.”

Lani grabbed the key and snorted coldly: "I'm sorry you don't dare to lie to me!"

Under the moonlight, a light silver key lay quietly in her white and delicate palm. Lani let out a light sigh after reading it. Shirley on her shoulder also wagged her big tail, with a look of curiosity on her face.

"It seems that mother really trusts you, but this gift is just right for you." She waved her hand, helped Lucia disperse the ice and snow that had caught on during the fight, and said, "Follow me. "

The two walked through the garden path completely paved with pyroxene and walked towards the inner hall.

Different from the Rodel Golden Temple, the architectural style of the Kaliya Palace does not focus on majesty, but is extremely skillful in creating a mysterious and hazy atmosphere.

Regardless of the ingenious layout of the garden vegetation, the exquisite and compact structures of the pavilions, or the fountains and small sculptures that can be seen everywhere, at first glance, they do not look as grand and majestic as the Golden Temple. However, if you savor it carefully, you can find out what lies behind it. A rich heritage with a long history.

After all, if we go back to the origins, compared to the expansion and unification of the Golden Dynasty, exploration, openness and tolerance are the foundation of the Xingyue civilization that has not faded after thousands of years.

The refreshing evening breeze with a slight coolness in early summer blew against his face. Lucia suddenly smelled a hint of the faint fragrance from Lani's hair. He couldn't help but feel soft in his heart. His expression was still peaceful, but his hand quietly grabbed it. Lani's wrist.

Lani's small hand that was originally holding the key suddenly tightened, and then slowly relaxed. After struggling for a moment, she simply pulled up and intertwined with Lucia's palms, holding the key in their palms.

While this series of small actions were going on, the expression on Princess Moon's face was more serious than that of Prince Gu Long. Only Shirley, who jumped on their shoulders and changed positions from time to time, kept watching all this with interest. It wasn't until the dust settled that the ice-blue eyes that were the same as Lucia's narrowed slightly, seeming to reveal a relieved smile.

"We're here." Lani came to a thick moon-silver door deep in the inner hall, stretched out her free hand and pressed it gently.

Circles of light blue light lit up from where she pressed, expanding around like breathing, quickly lighting up the rune array on the surface of the entire door.

Immediately afterwards, a heavy sound of mechanical structure starting came from inside the door, and two five-meter-high door leaves slowly slid into the walls on both sides, revealing an internal passage.

"I thought that key was used to open this door." Lucia said curiously.

"No need, there are all worthless gadgets inside, except for that box." Lani replied casually.

She pulled Lucia inside, grabbed the little fox on her shoulder at the same time, threw it outside the door, and then closed the door again with a snap of her fingers. The whole set of movements was so skillful that it could be described as smooth.

Lucia looked at the closed door behind her, blinked, and didn't ask any more questions.

After passing through this thirty-meter dark steel passage, looking at everything around her, Lucia couldn't help but feel speechless - so this is called "all worthless gadgets"?

It can be seen that this is one of the many treasures of the Kaliya royal family. Artifacts such as gold and silver are not qualified to appear here. The floor is full of mountains of comet crystals, and the tops of the hills can be seen everywhere that are worthy of inclusion. The Blazing Sun Crystal and Blue Moon Crystal, which are among the top pyroxenes, and even the rare star amber are just placed on mithril bases and displayed around the treasure house.

There are countless others, such as the noble armor of the Golden Dynasty, the famous swords of the Ancient Dragon Dynasty, and the cultural relics of the Star and Moon Age unearthed from ancient ruins. It is only a rough estimate that the total wealth contained in this treasure house alone is At least more than one billion runes.

The two came to the center of the treasure house and saw a clearing surrounded by dozens of treasure boxes. An ordinary treasure box that didn't look very conspicuous was placed right in the center.

"That's it." Lani raised her head and glanced at Lucia, then took out her palm with a blushing face and opened the treasure chest with the key.

The heavy box lid fell to the ground, and after seeing clearly what was held up by the black silk base inside the treasure box, Lucia raised her brows slightly, revealing a look of understanding, and thought to herself: "So it's it."

"The Sword of Night and Fire - an ancient creation from the Stargazer Era, one of the legendary treasures treasured in the Eternal City," Lani said softly, "Although it is probably not as good as His Majesty Platon Sanks' Dragon King Rock Sword. , but at least it won’t be worse than the knife you gave to Marlenia.”

Different from the Sword of Night and Fire found by the faded ones in the Caria Walled City in later generations, the scabbard of this sword has not been lost at this time. The surface of the dark golden scabbard is wrapped with light silver patterns symbolizing the stars and the moon, faintly exuding shock. The majestic power of the human heart.

Without thinking, Lani took out the long sword with one hand, grabbed Lucia's wrist with the other hand, patted it in his hand, then grabbed his shoulder, almost her whole body was in his ear, and said: "I know you have many things. Hidden from us, Lucia.”

"What Your Majesty Malika wanted to talk to you about that day was not just about Beta, right?"

"Realucalia's plot goes far beyond a magic conference, and their real target has never been us."

"The turmoil in the north has already involved the Samir clan, and it may also involve Boleleus and even the entire Ancient Dragon Dynasty. And Malenia, as long as you insist on exorcising the curse for her, you will eventually face Scarlet. Minions of corruption, even the god himself."

"I will try my best to face it all with you," her voice suddenly trembled, "but if one day I'm not by your side, I hope this sword can at least protect you, okay?"

Lucia tied the Sword of Night and Fire to the buckle of her belt, then grabbed Lani's slender waist with both hands without rejection, and pulled her into her arms.

Staring into those blue eyes, he slowly lowered his face and said softly: "Of course, my dear princess."

"Hmm." Lani's grip on his shoulders suddenly tightened, then slowly relaxed, and she moved to the back of Lucia's neck and hugged him equally hard.

Then, he kissed back with more passion.

(End of this chapter)