Chapter 34 My Damn Crow Mouth
Inside the shabby house on Storm Hill, a small campfire was still burning. Strong winds occasionally blew in through the holes, making the small flames sway left and right.
“Hmm…”
The chilly wind blew across Roderica's face, gradually awakening her hazy consciousness.
When I opened my emerald green eyes, my vision was a little blurry. After rubbing my eyes with my fingers, the scene in front of me gradually became clear.
"I fell asleep?"
Roderica supported herself on the floor and sat up, the blanket she was wearing slipping off. After looking around, the memory of being drunk gradually emerged in her mind.
Recalling her frivolous gesture, a blush gradually covered the girl's cheeks.
"I would actually do something like that..."
Roderica blushed and lowered her head. When she saw the blanket on her knees, her eyes suddenly lit up and she stroked the blanket with a smile.
"Although Mr. Xia Yu is a little strange, he is a good person."
But this thought didn't last long, as Roderica caught a glimpse of two unopened bottles of wine beside her.
"...Mr. Xia Yu is really something."
Rodlika covered her face helplessly, and after hesitating for a moment, she still did not throw away the two bottles of wine.
"Just... just to warm myself up."
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On the other side, Xia Yu, who had left, had found the broken house of the practitioner of war. If you go straight east from the broken house in Storm Hill, you will encounter the broken house of the practitioner of war.
In fact, there are many shabby houses in this world. In addition to the first two shabby houses, there are also the Avenger's shabby house, the Painter's shabby house, Gwei's shabby house, the Sleeping Wolf's shabby house, the Hermit Merchant's shabby house...
If you think about it carefully, this world is really poor. There is not even a complete wooden house. All are dilapidated houses.
While Xia Yu was thinking, he stepped into the dilapidated house. Inside the house was a knight in gorgeous armor. He was Xia Yu's target, the combat skills teacher Bernard.
Bernal has a weathered face of a middle-aged man, with a mustache growing wildly on his chin and messy black hair tied behind his head. At first glance, he looks like he has a lot of history.
Xia Yu has wine and the other party has stories, but now is not the time to drink and listen to stories, he is here to learn.
How can students drink alcohol?
"...It's the first time I see you." Bernard looked at Xia Yu walking in and said in a friendly manner: "I'm Bernard, a fader like you."
"Hello, I'm Xia Yu."
Xia Yu also greeted him in a friendly manner. In the early days, Bernal was still a good person, but in the later days, he became a rebel who wantonly killed his companions for power.
A rebel is someone who betrays and violates the Golden Rule.
But this is also related to his experience. Bernal is a natural king and he has the qualities to be a king, but his experience made him lose his fighting spirit and the determination to become a king.
Pay homage to the Golden Tree, repair the Elden Ring, and become the King of Elden.
There is a sequence here. First you have to meet the golden tree, then you can go inside the golden tree to repair the Elden Ring, and finally you can become the King of Elden.
If he couldn't even see the golden tree, he wouldn't be able to do anything else and wouldn't be able to become a true king.
After the magic ring was broken, the golden tree condensed and grew thorns of rejection on its body surface in order to protect itself, thorns that refused to let anyone approach.
This is the power of the golden tree. Only by letting the golden tree burn can the thorns of rejection be burned out. Only after the thorns of rejection disappear can one enter the golden tree and repair the Elden Ring.
In order to make the golden tree burn, the fire girl needs to burn herself and use her life to ignite the ashes and extinguish the flames.
Melina, who was traveling with him, was the fire girl, so Melina's nickname was little wood, because wood could ignite fire.
As for Bernal, he faithfully followed the guidance of the blessing and moved blindly towards the goal of becoming king.
Even though he had doubts and disagreements, he simply suppressed everything and walked steadfastly on the path to becoming king, until... that moment came.
Bernal came to the top of the Giant Mountain and the cauldron that needed the fire girl to light the fire. The witch who accompanied him all the way here, for his path to becoming king, set herself on fire without hesitation, hoping to ignite the giant tree.
But... the golden tree did not burn, and his witch sacrificed herself but failed to do anything.
No one could explain it all, and the two fingers he believed in remained silent. Bernal lost everything and gained nothing.
As a result, he completely lost his fighting spirit and wandered aimlessly in the border area, and finally played the role of a teacher teaching combat skills in a dilapidated house in front of Stonewell City.
Perhaps before long, he would be recruited by the Volcano Mansion, become a rebel, and choose to declare war on the Supreme Will, seeking revenge for the witch who died meaninglessly.
Of course, his ending was also death, but he was not killed by the Supreme Will, but by the protagonist, the Fader.
If you think about it carefully, the protagonist, the Fader, is really guilty of a heinous crime. No wonder even the goats passing by had to butt him twice.
"Ahem, why did you suddenly freeze?"
"Ah? Sorry, sorry, I was distracted just now."
Xia Yu smiled embarrassedly and put aside all his speculations about Bernal.
Bernal didn't care and asked casually, "Can I ask you something? Will you stay in this border area and keep fighting?"
“Even if the Golden Rule is broken beyond repair, will you still trust in the guidance of the Blessing?”
After asking, Bernard kept silent and waited quietly for Xia Yu's answer.
"Hmm... well." Xia Yu thought about it and decided to speak his true thoughts. This was a sign of respect for a warrior. "I can fight, but I won't blindly follow instructions. I know my own path, so I only believe in myself."
"... Well, that's a really rebellious answer." Bernard showed an ugly smile, looking a little lonely, "If I had done the same then... Never mind, things are different now and nothing can be said for the rest of us."
"So, do you want to inherit my fighting skills?" Bernard regained his previous expression and asked the rebellious young Faded One in front of him, "I only know how to use a sword, and I have devoted all my energy to fighting skills. I want to pass on my fighting skills. Even if you are not a model Faded One, I admire you very much, so I am willing to teach you my fighting skills."
"I do."
Because this is the reason why I came to see you, Xia Yu answered and added silently in his heart.
"Well, then you are my disciple." Bernard smiled silently. "In this land, there are many combat skills that I have never seen. Combat skills are the proof of a warrior's fighting, defeat, and death. They are the most vivid heroic stories. That's why I can't let go of swords and combat skills - they convey and give meaning to defeat and death."
"Well, let's start learning."
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[Elden Ring]: Great! I am about to start my hard study career.
【Marvel】：!!!
【Marvel】: Congratulations, let’s encourage each other!
[Dark Souls III]: Congratulations, you have worked hard and I am waiting for the rewards.
[Marvel]: Asshole, you better work hard and find a spell teacher to learn spells from!
[Dark Souls III]: Please forgive me for being unable to do anything. I haven't even defeated the watchdog and I'm still at the high wall of Lothric. You know, the spell teacher is trapped in the undead settlement.
[Marvel]: Then go ahead and fight, bastard!
[Dark Souls III]: From a universal perspective, I may not be able to defeat him now, so I will wait a little longer. As long as a new Xia Yu joins the group, I will fight him immediately.
【Xia Yu has joined the chat group! 】
【Xia Yu has joined the chat group! 】
[Dark Souls III]: …
[Dark Souls III]: Damn my bad mouth!
