Elden Ring, building a legion of ashes

Chapter 78 The Surge of Faith

Moreover, even if teleportation were possible, it wouldn't be something that could be done instantly.

To establish a connection with the blessing, you need at least ten minutes of preparation time.

This is why attempting to communicate, grant blessings, and establish a connection to escape during combat is extremely dangerous and impractical.

Looking at the huge Rune Bear corpse lying on the ground.

Xia Tong couldn't bear to waste such excellent materials.

He drew his hound's tusk and, with the sharp blade, chopped off the enormous bear paw, rich in collagen.

Then he directed Patch to help him peel off the entire thick bear skin completely.

The fur of this Rune bear is extremely tough and warm, and if made into a bearskin rug, it would be an excellent blanket for camping at night.

You should know that when Xia Tong camps in the wild, she still uses that kind of hard, cold, tattered felt blanket, and she's been wanting to change it for a long time.

With Patch's help, the work was completed quickly.

Xia Tong was surprised to find that Patch's anatomical techniques were very professional, even more so than her own.

"Patch, you've done this kind of thing a lot before, haven't you?"

"Hehe, it's because of the pressures of life."

As Patch deftly deboned the bone, he chuckled to himself:

"Anyway, I can't become the King of Elden, I'm just glad I'm alive."

"We often have to go out hunting for food; if we didn't have some cooking skills, we would have starved to death long ago."

Then, Xia Tong carefully dissected Lu Enxiong's liver.

This is also a good thing; it's an excellent ingredient for making "anti-demon liver jerky".

After processing the valuable items on the Rune Bear, Xia Tong did not leave it to rot in the wilderness.

Instead, they used the large tree that had been broken earlier to build a huge pile of firewood.

A fire completed the cremation process for him.

In this way, even if it is resurrected by the Golden Tree in the future, it will not become a mindless, corrupt walking corpse.

Everything is done.

Xia Tong then realized that their location was very close to the place where they had encountered the half-wolf Blazer in the middle of the night last time.

Xia Tong hadn't had a chance to explore that abandoned tower building from last time.

So he called Patch and they went to check it out together.

It seems that because this area was the territory of the slain rune bear, no other wild beasts dared to approach, so there was no obstruction.

Xia Tong arrived at the abandoned underground chamber without any problems.

The place was in a mess, filled with rubble and dust, and the remains of an unknown soldier.

Xia Tong searched the body and found an amulet on the warrior's body—an axe amulet.

This is an amulet in the shape of an axe, cast from pig iron.

It feels rough and cold to the touch, with a heavy, substantial texture.

It is carved with a lifelike image of a warrior wielding a large axe.

"This amulet... should symbolize the first King of Elden—Golfley."

"It commemorates the years of war waged by King Govre."

Standing to the side, Patch noticed the amulet in Xia Tong's hand and pondered for a moment before saying:

"King Govre conquered the entire border region with his unparalleled strength and that enormous battle axe."

In fact, Patch knows far more about the history and legends of this world than Xia Tong, the time traveler.

After all, he's a seasoned veteran, a living fossil from the border region.

Xia Tong gently stroked the amulet in her hand.

He could sense that the talisman contained a strong spiritual will that could enhance the power of charged attacks.

Xia Tong already has several amulets.

But only one can truly work.

In the real world, amulets are more like a contract.

It's not enough to just hang it on your waist.

It requires a spiritual connection with the wearer to create resonance.

When you bind one amulet and then want to bind a second one, the two amulets will repel and conflict with each other.

This results in none of them being usable, and may even damage the device itself.

Therefore, Xia Tong is currently using the "Double-Headed Sword Amulet" given to her by the lion hybrid Aslan.

The "Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet" obtained at the beginning in the Near Forest Cave will be kept as a backup.

To make these amulets work simultaneously without conflict, one would probably need to find the legendary "amulet pouch".

That is a container bestowed by two fingers, which can isolate and harmonize the power conflicts between different amulets.

Pack up everything you got from the Rune Bear and put it on Torette's back.

The enormous bear skin took up too much space and was quite heavy.

Therefore, Xia Tong no longer rode in the Torret, but instead led the horse and walked with Patch.

Xia Tong didn't sit idle along the way.

He kept probing indirectly, using both soft and hard tactics.

Patch finally admitted that he did indeed have "Markit's prison equipment".

When asked about the price, Patch immediately asked for 20,000 runes.

Xia Tong almost laughed out of anger.

Finally, after Xia Tong reasoned with him and appealed to his emotions, they finally succeeded.

Patch finally and reluctantly lowered the price to three thousand runes.

Because he was teleported in a hurry, the item was still in the Mengliu Cave and he didn't bring it with him. He promised Xia Tong that he would definitely sell it to him next time he went there.

After walking for half a day, they finally emerged from the dark and oppressive mist forest and arrived at the blessing point at the edge of the mist forest.

Once outside the misty forest, Patch seemed to come alive again.

The fear of being dominated by the Rune Bear finally began to slowly disappear.

He then bid farewell to Xia Tong and slipped away in the dark towards the Mengliu Cave.

Xia Tong did not insist on keeping him.

There's absolutely no need to worry about Patch's safety.

He possesses astonishing survival wisdom.

If a survival competition were held at the border region, this guy would definitely be a top contender for the championship.

In her previous life, Xia Tong became the King of Elden in the game, and when she returned to the Mengliu Cave.

Patch would still jump down from the top of the hole, yelling "You thief!"

After recognizing himself, he awkwardly said, "Haha, it's you!"

By then, the whole world had changed drastically, but this guy was still alive and kicking.

On the road to becoming king, far too many people have left him.

Ms. Serenity turned into a ball, and Ms. Topps sacrificed her life for magic.

Melina sacrificed herself to burn the golden tree.

The sleepless maiden Fia fell into an eternal slumber, giving birth to the dead prince Rune.

That was the only person who was willing to sleep in my arms and offer me warmth!

There's also the innocent Raya, the strong Millison, the gentle Roger, the loyal strategist Iggy, the heroic pot warrior Alexander, the tragic half-wolf Blaze...

Too much is too much.

Every memory is a knife.

Especially in the last few days, I saw Blaze the Half-Wolf, then Yura the Bloodfinger Hunter, and then Patches, who just left.

This genuine encounter with fate quietly touched Xia Tong's heartstrings.

Looking at the warm, blessed light before her, Xia Tong suddenly felt a strong sense of obsession, for some reason.

I absolutely must change the course of their destinies!

We must never let those tragedies repeat themselves!

This obsession seems to have subtly influenced something, triggering some kind of rule.

At the same time, Melina's figure slowly materialized beside him.

She looked into Xia Tong's eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in those originally indifferent eyes.

"Your faith..."

"Your faith is stirring."