Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 56 The Covenant
"Is that so?" Lucia raised her head and smiled, "Although it sounds simple, it's a good idea."

He walked slowly back to the seat facing Christopher, crossed his fingers in front of him, and said with a relaxed expression: "But speaking of it, although I have the self-consciousness of being a 'trouble', there is nothing similar to that omen The idea of ​​solving troubles for others like a boy."

"Whether my existence is a thorn in the eyes of others, a stumbling block, a step to advance, or anything else, since I was indeed born in this world, their likes and dislikes have nothing to do with me—I will Treat everyone who walks side by side with all sincerity and respect, but for those who insist on blocking my way forward, I will not show them the slightest sympathy."

"On this road, what you have to face by my side is not only the sword and blood, but also the temptation of power, the erosion of interests, and the conflict of ideas. Maybe one day even my own life, the lord, will be difficult to save. In the end, In the end, everyone was reduced to a situation where everything was lost."

"Your Highness, I won't." Christopher said, but as soon as the words came out, Lucia smiled and shook his head.

"I understand," Lucia said, looking at the young knight who was still determined on the opposite side, "Strictly speaking, it is less than 24 hours since we really realized it. Maybe you think that what I just said can't shake you, but I Believe it too - but these words are not addressed to you alone."

"what do you mean"

"In the Rodel Ancient Dragon Temple, there are currently 410 ancient dragon knights directly baptized by the temple in the knight list. Although you are only 14 years old, you are already recognized as the leader of most knights," Lucia said, "So I am not Talk to you personally, but see you as a representative of them all."

"In the short period of half a year or as long as a year in the future, these 410 six knights are the power that I must master. I am very grateful for your approval, but for now, our understanding and recognition of each other are not enough. It is not enough, so in the next period of time, I hope you can act as a bridge between me and them. You might as well slow down, look at each other carefully, and determine your pursuit. At that time , still willing to stay—”

He paused slightly, then smiled and said, "I will lead you to the end of this world."

Christopher was stunned on the spot when he heard the words, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He stood up and said, "I understand His Highness's intentions. From today onwards, the colleagues of the Ancient Dragon Temple will start to seriously examine His Highness and themselves until 'that The time' has come."

After finishing speaking, he tapped the breastplate with his right fist, gave a proper knight's salute, then turned and left.

Lucia watched his back gradually disappear, and after a while, a brisk figure ran in from the door, and seeing him in a daze, stretched out his palm and waved it in front of his eyes.

"Guerrell, if you choose to put away the dragon claws next time and call me out politely, I don't think I won't be able to wake up." Lucia kept her calm expression, and squinted at her own guards Take a long look.

Ever since Eggy Kiss was sent by him to investigate the intelligence behind the masters of the various arenas in the capital, similar ridiculous scenes have happened too many times between him and Guerrell.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry—" Guerrell jumped back in shock, waved his hands again and again, "I'm looking at your Highness, you're too engrossed in watching that child's back, but then again, I already have a pretty good idea of ​​this matter." Mature advice."

Before Lucia could say "Suggest, don't suggest", the flying dragon girl said triumphantly, "Since Your Highness wants to take those ancient dragon knights under his command so much, why don't you just ask Priest Lance to be the intermediary?"

"Compared to the child who hasn't grown up yet, the priest is the real leader of the ancient dragon knights. As long as she clearly expresses her will, the current stage of establishing contact is simply insignificant, right?"

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"Are you finished?" Lucia asked weakly when Guerrell finally poured out his opinions like a cannonball.

"Probably." The girl blinked. Seeing the expression on her face, she was obviously ready to accept praise. "If you still want to hear, I have some additional suggestions—"

"I don't want to hear it!" Lucia couldn't help roaring, he stood up abruptly, and walked around the room with his hands on his forehead, racking his brains to think of ways to refute Guerrell's foolish suggestion and ensure that she understood Of course, the difficulty lies mainly in the latter item.

"Guerrell," he finally stopped after a while, "Do you know the difference between Sister Lance and Christopher?"

"Priest Lance and Christopher? Both of them."

"No need to answer! I'm not really asking you," Lucia said with a dark face, "Remember, for the ancient dragon knights, Miss Lance is the leader they worship and do not want to disobey, Christopher It is their comrades who get along day and night and treat each other as equals. In addition, simply obeying the orders of the ancient dragon priest to fight for Sky City, and respecting me from the bottom of my heart, seeing myself as the same as the Storm Knight Members of the Gulong Dynasty are two different things at all!"

"Once Sister Lance intervenes in the matter of subduing the ancient dragon knights, it is tantamount to directly issuing unquestionable orders to those knights, depriving the premise of mutual recognition, familiarity, understanding, recognition and trust, and allegiance based solely on obedience is completely It has no value, once faced with the test of external force, a sword that has never been really held in the hand will only hurt oneself, can you understand what I mean?"

After saying all this with great effort, he took a deep breath and looked at the captain of the personal guard with a blank face full of hope.

Guerrell frowned and thought about it. Even if she was a few steps away, Lucia could feel the unknowingly surging heat wave on her body. This was probably a sign that an underdeveloped borneol entered an overload state. Bar?
Just when he was about to give up, the girl clapped her hands suddenly, and said with burning eyes: "I understand——"

Without waiting for Lucia to speak, she looked at her lord with admiration on her face, and praised in a sincere tone: "As expected of your Highness, you think about everything a little deeper than me. This time, my mature thoughts are in front of you. It’s still missing something.”

"But don't worry, Your Highness, since I came to the capital, I have been studying and studying seriously. Next time I encounter something, I will definitely give you the most reliable advice in the shortest possible time!"

"No, you should concentrate on practicing martial arts."

Once upon a time, he expected Guerrell to share his talent in combat skills with his IQ, but now he hopes that this guy will put all his talent in combat.

After all, freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and there are some holes that probably cannot be filled in this life.

　p.s. Happy New Year everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)