Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 79 Candid
For the next whole day, Lucia received another large wave of visitors.

Less than half an hour after Xia Bolili left the house, one of Queen Malika's personal servants also visited the Valyrian Palace, fully expressing the Queen's affirmation and encouragement for Lucia's actions yesterday, leaving behind a large number of rare and precious treasures, including an ancient medicated bath formula and a large number of supporting medicinal materials left by War King Ge Fulei in the past.

According to the female official, as long as the medicinal baths are carried out according to the formula for a long time, even a demigod with outstanding physical talent can benefit from it. The queen specially told him to use it on a regular basis, and will send him back after the medicinal materials are exhausted. Yunyun
Compared with Radagon, who has always regarded Lucia as an obstacle to the Golden Law, Queen Malika has fully expressed her kindness to him from the very beginning. The female officer conveyed her gratitude to the Queen.

Before the envoy left, Lucia pretended to show the golden token given by Ladagang inadvertently. The female officer didn't say much after seeing it, but left with a smile—everyone is a smart person, and each other They also knew that Lucia would never really side with Radagon because of her position. This small move was just to show the queen her frankness.

However, since it was the frankness that was "shown", Lucia was still extremely wary of the queen he couldn't see through, so when Lance Shanks visited in person not long after, he immediately Leading the other party to the warehouse, he carefully checked the formula and medicinal materials sent by the queen.

"I'm talking about you. Even if His Majesty Malika really wants to harm you, he has to find another way. Can he poison you directly in the gift?" Lance Shanks said helplessly after being dragged and inspected. .

"Hehe, you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must be defensive!" Lucia showed no shame on her face, "Besides, this time, the queen specially invited you out, Miss Lance, and left me alone. Didn’t you really offer me one for Ladagon?”

Lance Shanks was confused for a while when he heard his harmful and defensive arguments, and then he realized, "I don't know where you learned so many weird words, but they sound quite reasonable!"

Seeing Lucia laughing triumphantly, she sighed and said, "I have already asked Her Majesty Marika in Rhoderia about what happened to you this time, at least for now, she still keeps Sky City This is probably because the conflict between her and His Majesty Radagon is becoming more and more intense."

"According to what she said, this time I want to use your hand to keep Kalia's three talented demigods in the capital for training, and it is also an experience and test for you."

Lucia was stunned for a moment, "She? Test me?"

He instinctively wanted to say that I am not her son, why is she meddling in her business and testing me?
To put it bluntly, Kalia's three brothers and sisters were not her own children, so she was really so enthusiastic that she insisted on bringing people to Rodel for compulsory education?
However, I recalled what the queen did after I came to the capital, and then thought of how she smashed the dharma ring, rebelled against the golden tree, and was finally pierced by the spear that seemed to be destined to die, hanging on the stone stage. A series of deeds—he suddenly and inexplicably believed this statement that sounded extremely awkward.

He hesitated for a while, looked at Lance Shanks and said, "Sister Lance, did she say why she wanted to train us demigods? Also, do you really believe what she said?"

"Me?" Lance Shanks thought for a moment, and said, "Do you still remember that I told you above Dedas that I hope you will become the new king leading the ancient dragon dynasty?"

"of course I remember."

"I also talked to His Majesty Malika about sending you to Rodel. Last time in Rhoderia, she mentioned the same thing - she said that what she wants are countless heroes who lead this era. "

Lucia couldn't help being stunned.

"Only in terms of personal charm, Queen Malika is indeed able to win the trust, loyalty, and even death of countless people. This charm does not come from her appearance or power, but from her detachment from nationality and race. Even the vision of faith and the mind that embraces everything in the world.”

Lance Shanks said with emotion: "When His Majesty Radagon turned enemies into friends with the Kalia dynasty in Lienia, even though he was just a hero at that time, I thought he also had peace and harmony. He has the same mind as a queen, but everything that happened later proved that he was far from the queen after all."

Lucia thought for a while and said, "So, what Sister Lance means is that you trust her?"

Unexpectedly, Lance Shanks shook his head, "I am willing to believe in her, just like Foll is willing to believe in Prince Godwin, but this does not mean that I can trust her without reservation."

Lucia was a little confused, but she heard Lance Shanks continue: "When the high priest of Gulan Shanks was still there, I might really be willing to follow the example of Foer and become a pair with her who has nothing to do with each other. Unreserved best friend but the High Priest is gone."

"In the past ten years, every word I said and every decision I made will be regarded as the choice of Sky City. The ancient dragon Lance Shanks can easily trust a person, but the priest of the Sky Temple, Lance Shanks, cannot. Can."

She looked directly into Lucia's eyes and said: "Lucia, when you shoulder the rise and fall of a dynasty, you lose the right to judge right from wrong based on your personal likes and dislikes. It may sound like an annoying shackle, but This is the mission of being a king."

"In the past ten years, I have temporarily taken over your mission. Now that you have grown up—" She suddenly pinched Lucia's face lightly, and then pressed her palm on his shoulder, " These things will be taken care of by yourself in the future, understand?"

"Understood. It's Sister Lance, you pinched me so much just now that I almost forgot." Lucia agreed with a look of lovelessness.

"Oh?" Lance Shanks narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It seems that your body of the Dragon King is vulnerable to my claws of destruction, you have to practice hard!"

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"Okay, I'm not joking," she smiled and shook her head, "The answer I'll give you is—don't believe it, at least not completely."

"Like you said at the beginning, if she's really that honest, why didn't she talk to me before going to Rhoderia?"

"I think so too," Lucia pondered, "In short, we still need to be more prepared."

There are still many considerations in his mind that he cannot mention to Lance Shanks. Judging from everything that happened in later generations, the queen really devoted herself to cultivating the next generation of demigods during this period, otherwise there would not be a period of broken wars A grand occasion where many powerful people bloom together.

However, whether her real purpose is to cultivate the so-called heroes who lead this era, or to cultivate a group of pawns to help her break free from the shackles of the supreme will, no one can give the answer.

After all, Godwin, the best "golden" among the demigods, died in the night of the black knife for no apparent reason, and Queen Malika, who seemed to be glorious and stalwart, also left such a shocking mark on the battlefield outside the capital. The creepy motto—

"Demigod, my lovely child."

"You can be anything - you can be kings, you can be gods."

"But when you don't become any existence, you will be abandoned"

"And, become a sacrifice."

(End of this chapter)