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Li You looked at a distance and saw that the fallen Guda teacher did not dissipate into smoke and dust, which was different from the game.

"Didn't disappear? Interesting..."

He thought about it and ignored the Guda halberd on the ground. Instead, he came to the body of Gray Guda and tried to take off his armor.

"Puff--"

But when he tried to peel off the armor, he found that the armor seemed to be stuck to the body below. The black substance of human pus filled all the gaps and could not be torn off at all.

Compared with equipment, this armor is more like a layer of metal skin. If you tear it hard, it will only destroy it.

Li You's mouth twitched, and he was a little annoyed: "Damn abyss!"

After trying again and successfully tearing off a piece of Guda's breastplate, Li You finally stopped.

"…Forget it, it seems that it can't be torn off."

"Londor, you must remember this grudge!"

Well, the human pus is the power of the abyss, and Londor is a country of wandering souls that worships the power of the abyss, so they can be considered a family (forced). Li You felt that his logic was correct.

You owe me a set of Guda's armor!

…Forget it, don't waste time.

Li You shook his head, picked up the huge Guda halberd on the ground again, and looked at the item description.

[Broken Guda Halberd]

[Item Description: The halberd of Guda, the Judge of Ashes, is old and dilapidated, and has lost its original appearance and ability, leaving only the ability to slash and stab. ]

Li You: "…Hmm."

This halberd "lost its original ability"? This description reminded him of something.

The Soul series of games, from the Dark Souls trilogy to the Elden Ring, has a gradually improved setting, that is, "combat skills".

Different weapons have different special attack methods, some of which are unique modules, and some are magic-like effects.

In Soul 1 and Soul 2, only a few weapons had special effects on heavy attacks, and they consumed weapon durability to activate. In Soul 3, it has been perfected so that all weapons have a combat skill, and when it is used, it consumes concentration, that is, the blue bar.

As for the last old man's ring, it has been upgraded to "War Gray", which can equip regular props other than special weapons with combat skills.

It is indeed becoming more and more convenient, but Li You thinks that most of the combat skills attached to "War Gray" should belong to the skill category and can be mastered by people. Only those special weapons that cannot change combat skills, such as the Blasphemous Holy Sword and the Moonlight Great Sword, have combat skills that rely on the weapon itself.

In Soul 3, there are two Guda teachers. In addition to the gray Guda who was defeated just now, there is also a "black Guda"-Hero Guda.

In terms of strength, that one is the complete body. And the halberd of Hero Guda has its own unique combat skill, Hero Assault.

Judging from the way it is performed, this move should be able to be reproduced with other weapons. The only problem is... how to perform it specifically and how its power works, which still requires the help of genuine weapons to learn.

So in the future, it is necessary to collect these special weapons.

After thinking about this, Li You put the broken Guda halberd into his backpack. Since this one does not have combat skills, it is too big for him, and he obviously can't use it.

Let's go back and see if Yuzu is interested.

After putting away the Guda halberd, Li You looked at another key item he had put into his backpack before-the spiral sword inserted in Guda.

The spiral sword is not a weapon, but a key prop that can give the campfire in the Firelink Shrine the power of transmission.

The Ash Judge is the scabbard of the spiral sword. His existence is to confirm whether the awakened ash has the qualifications and strength to go to the Firelink City of the Kings, Lothric.

But Li You was also a little curious. If it was not the protagonist Ashes who woke up, but an ordinary Ashes who did not have enough strength, and was beaten by Teacher Guda to lose his fighting spirit and could not get up again, then what should be done with the spiral sword on this Ash?

It can't be that Teacher Guda took it back and then stabbed himself, right?

Li You: This picture is a bit rough.

He would rather believe that it was the Fire Keeper who did it (not).

It's just right, now it's time to meet the Fire Keeper and see what she will say to him.

He is not Ashes, but he defeated the Ash Judge and got the spiral sword. How will the Fire Keeper react?

Li You thought, and slowly pushed open the heavy metal door on the other side of the circular venue.

"Boom--"

With the dull vibration and the harsh metal friction sound, the door that had been closed for who knows how long slowly opened, revealing the road behind.

Like the Ash Cemetery, this area is built on the edge of the cliff, looking up at Lothric from below. His destination, the Firelink Shrine, was more like a lighthouse deep in the sea, built at the end of a cliff.

Standing at the gate and looking forward, you can see the outline of the shrine and the bell tower standing next to it. On top of the bell tower is the bell that awakens the ashes.

Going up along the dilapidated stone stairs, there are still crooked tombstones scattered on the road, and the roots and weeds of the slanting old trees and weeds grow wantonly, almost covering the ground.

Scattered robed zombies walk on the roadside, some of them are sleeping with their heads in their arms, and some still have the strength to move, carrying tattered spears and round wooden shields, wandering around.

Li You has no interest in them. These wandering souls are the weakest undead. You can't get any souls even if you chop them, it's a pure waste of effort.

So he just followed international practice and kicked the zombie standing on the cliff to look at the scenery. He didn't care about others and went straight to the Fire Sacrifice.

At the end of the dilapidated stone steps is the temporary shelter of the ashes, the Fire Sacrifice.

From the door, it is an old building built with stone bricks. Two old trees are tilted at the door. Torches are lit on both sides of the stone door, and the eaves on the top have collapsed.

Walking into the sacrificial field from the stone door, a sacrificial field space that is much more spacious than the appearance appears in front of you.

The fire sacrifice site is a three-story circular structure. There are five tall stone thrones in front of you, one in the center, and the other four are distributed on the side from high to low.

There are traces of burning on the thrones, but except for a small man sitting on the second throne from the left, the others are empty.

"——The fire has gradually died out, and the king is no longer visible."

In the era of Dark Souls III, the First Fire that brought light has come to an end. Even if the heroes and Cinder Kings of all generations have continued to pass on the fire, the survival of the First Fire is already in jeopardy.

It is the same now. Except for the throne of the Holy King Lothric in the middle, the other five thrones in front of us belong to the four Cinder Kings who once passed on the fire. Even if their bodies were burned, they still could not rest in peace. Now that the First Fire is about to go out, they are awakened again to make them the food of the First Fire.

And of course, any normal person who encounters such a thing will definitely think: Why the hell am I?

I have been burned once, and it is not enough to turn the candle into ashes, but I have to scatter all the ashes, right?

So most of the four awakened Cinder Kings left their thrones, abandoned the mission of passing on the fire, and returned to their hometowns. Only the last cow and horse who is willing to be burned again sits on the throne, waiting for some ashes to bring back firewood for the Cinder Kings.

Or maybe he didn't do it voluntarily, after all, he was actually a cripple and couldn't run away...

Well, to be serious, in fact, the reason why most of the awakened Cinder Kings left the throne should be that they had been burned unconscious by the First Fire, so they would only follow their obsessions and do unfinished things in their lives.

They were all heroes and kings who had burned themselves to continue the world, and they would not abandon their duties for the simple selfish reason of "I don't want to be burned again."

Li You looked up and saw that the top was a closed dome. The entire sacrificial site was not exposed to the sun, but torches were lit everywhere inside, and candles were burning next to the throne of the Cinder King, so the lighting was sufficient.

Entering the door, there were stairs going up and down on both sides. Going up was the third level of the Fire Sacrifice, and it could also lead to the small building outside the Fire Sacrifice to the lighthouse.

As for going down, it was along the road to the center of the Fire Sacrifice, surrounded by five thrones and overlooking the campfire. A lonely round stone container was half buried in the ground, which was where the fire was burning.

However, at this time, the campfire in the fire sacrifice site was extinguished, and a quiet woman in a dark robe and with long gray-gold hair in a braid was standing by the campfire, waiting for someone to come.

Li You walked down the road and came in front of her. He could see that she was wearing a dark silver complicated eye mask, with faint patterns on her outer robe and long skirt, and her hands were wrapped with bandages, with burn marks on her fingers.

This was the only designated wife of the Ash Man, the Fire Keeper.

As if she heard footsteps, she turned to Li You and said in a gentle and elegant voice:

"Welcome to the campfire, Lord Ashes... um?"

She suddenly paused, and a wave of emotion appeared on her originally calm face. She said in surprise: "You... are not Ashes?"    Li You shook his head subconsciously at first, but immediately realized that it was wrong, and answered: "No, I am not."

The fire keeper is invisible. Their name should actually be translated as "fire-guarding women, fire-controlling women", which means people who maintain flames. Because they are in contact with fire all year round, they must be prevented from witnessing things that should not be seen.

So she can only distinguish everything around her by sound.

At this moment, hearing Li You admit that he is not Ashes, the fire keeper is also a little overwhelmed. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "I am the Fire Keeper, responsible for maintaining the flames and serving Ashes."

"I was waiting for Lord Ashes to be awakened by the bell this time, waiting for them to cross the cemetery, bring the spiral sword here, and become their help on the road to finding the king. But you..."

Li You said, "I understand, I am not Ashes, and I can't complete the mission of passing on the fire, right?"

He still had the Ring of Darkness in his backpack. According to the system's instructions, if he used that item, he would probably be identified as Ashes by the Fire Keeper and others... But the risk is too great, so Li You doesn't plan to use it for the time being.

Let's talk about it before fighting the Fire King.

The Fire Keeper nodded and said, "I can feel that you are carrying the spiral sword. It seems that you have defeated the Ash Judge. But you are not Ashes, and you don't need to embark on the road to finding the king."

"Can I ask why you came to this sacrificial site built for passing on the fire?"

Li You thought about it and felt that there was no need to hide it from the Fire Keeper.

The world of Dark Soul is "spiral". The royal city of the first generation, Lordran, and the royal city of the third generation, Lothric, can both be called "the place where wanderers converge". Countless worlds and countless time and space overlap and intersect here, so people of all kinds will appear.

What's more, in the world of souls, there are other countries outside the royal city. So a visitor from the outside is not particularly unusual... maybe?

So Li Youyou said: "I should be considered a stranger who came here from outside Lothric, but I just happened to appear in the Ashes Cemetery."

After hearing this, the fire prevention girl opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

But at this time, another weak male voice came from above the two of them:

"Are there any visitors from the outside? It's been a long time since we've seen you."

Li You and Fireproof Girl both looked up and saw that the speaker was none other than King Xin, the only one sitting upright on the five thrones.

He has an old appearance and a short stature. He wears a crown on his head and a broken and blackened robe. He has no legs and a little spark on his body.

Rudos the Exile, the only salary king guarding the fire sacrifice site.

Although his appearance is not impressive, he is indeed the king who once passed down the fire.

At this moment, he put his hands in front of him, looked down at Li You, smiled softly, and introduced himself: "I am Ludos from Courland. Although I don't look like it, I am also a salary king."

"You said you are an outsider who accidentally entered the Ashes Cemetery? This is really a rare sight. If you don't mind, can you come closer and let me see you?"

Li You didn't mind at all. He nodded to the fireproof girl, then jumped up several meters high and landed next to Ludos.

"Oh, you are really... energetic." His actions also frightened Ludos a little, and he paused for a moment before speaking.

Then, Ludos looked at Li You carefully, then gently reached out and touched his arm, and then nodded slowly: "...Yes, it should indeed be a guest from outside Losric. Now It’s a bit difficult.”

He looked at Li You and said, "I would like to ask, did you see anyone else coming here on the way here?"

Li You naturally knew what he meant and shook his head: "If you mean the 'ashes' crawling out of the grave, then I didn't see any of them."

Ludos narrowed his eyes: "But there should be a reason for you to come here, right? I think you seem to know the ashes and their mission very well. This is not something ordinary outsiders will know."

"So I want to ask, is there a reason why you came to Lothric?"

After hearing this question, Li You thought for a while and then said: "You can also say that. Although I am not Ashes, I am here to complete Ashes' mission."

Hearing this, Ludos' eyes flashed, and the fireproof girl opened her mouth in surprise and looked at him.

"You are not Ashes, but you want to complete Ashes' mission? Do you also want to spread the fire?" Ludos asked.

Li You did not answer directly this time, but just smiled: "It depends on how you understand Ashes' mission."

Ludos looked at him and felt that he understood: "Do you mean to challenge King Xin and bring them back to the fire ceremony?"

Seeing that Li You did not deny it, Ludos was also stunned: "You... are really brave. Challenging King Xin as an ordinary person is tantamount to seeking death."

"At least I have defeated the Ashes Judge. Does this qualify me to try?" Li You asked instead of arguing with Ludos on this topic.

Ludos nodded after hearing this: "Yes. If you can defeat the Ashes Judge, you are indeed qualified to try. In that case..."

He looked down at the fire-proof girl below and said, "Fire-proof girl, since this person is interested, how about letting him try? Anyway, it seems that no other ashes will come."

The fire prevention girl also hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's... okay."

Ludos smiled and looked at Li You: "So, the warrior from the outside world, can you tell me your name?"

"My name is Li You."

"That's it, Li You. It sounds like the name of a distant country." Ludos supported his chin with his hands and nodded slightly, "In that case, go and talk to the fire prevention girl. This fire sacrificial site, This will be your temporary home from now on.”

Li You didn't hesitate, jumped off the edge of the throne and returned to the fire prevention girl.

The Fireproof Girl said to him: "Lord Li You, since you also want to embark on the road to find the king, then show the spiral sword to the campfire. The power of the spiral sword will take you to the land of kings, the Royal City of Lothric. "

But then she paused: "But... you are not ashes, and you cannot travel between campfires with the spiral sword. This..."

Li You was also a little curious about what he should do. He couldn't be allowed to run through the third soul map on his legs, right?

Classic 365 Miles?

This isn’t Soul One, there are some maps that you can’t pass without teleportation!

Wait, there are some NPCs in Soul III who are not undead, right? How did they leave?

He was thinking, and then he heard the fire-proof girl continue: "If you have deep faith or a person with extraordinary skills, you can also come and go in the royal city. I wonder if you..."

Li You thought for a while, and he seemed to have no shortage of means of movement. Apart from anything else, before leaving the cyberpunk world, the "car" that Lai Xuan gave him as a gift had not been pulled out yet.

He was about to say that he had his own way, but the system prompt rang.

【bite! 】

[It has been detected that you are holding the Ring of Darkness, and the campfire teleportation function has been unlocked for you. 】

[Through the Ring of Darkness, you can spend your soul to teleport between campfires, and the soul stored in the prop will be quantified into a specific value for you. 】

Li You: Oh?

He looked at the total number of souls in the system panel. If he erased the fractions, there were about three thousand souls.

It costs 1000 to teleport once.

Li You: "...It's quite dark."

But this is only in the early stage. In the middle and late stages, he can still afford 1,000 souls.

So he changed his words and said to the fire keeper: "I also have my own way, you don't have to worry about it."

The fire keeper nodded: "In that case, please feel free to do as you please. This Fire Sacrifice is your home, you can look around."

Li You had the same idea.

Don't tell me, returning to the Fire Sacrifice is really like going home.

He took out the spiral sword and inserted the sword into the campfire in the center of the Fire Sacrifice according to the instructions of the fire keeper, and a cluster of flames ignited.

Then, Li You turned around without hesitation and went to the passage behind him. At the end of the passage, there was a strong old man with a bare upper body and white hair and beard, swinging a hammer to forge iron.

This is the legendary blacksmith who has survived from the first generation to the present, the boxing champion of the Undead Parish, Andre. He is the first person Li You wants to contact.

There is no need to say how strong the blacksmiths in the Soul series are, right? What's more, this guy is a true god-level blacksmith who survived from the Age of Gods! Li You wanted to find him a long time ago.

Old man, I see you are here!