Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 925 907. Baby Keystone

 Lan En stretched out his fingers towards the little baby who looked like a corpse, and Ocelot naturally held Lan En's fingers with his thin hands that were almost dragon claws.

 Is it because I have received [sunshine nourishment]?

That is the highest-level healing [miracle] that only Princess Lothrik, Ocelot’s mother, can master.

As the youngest son of the most powerful clan of gods today, Ocelot may be able to feel the power from his mother in this situation.

After being forced to undergo an experiment at the hands of his father that nearly killed him, it is natural that he would reach out to his mother's gentle and bright power and long for love.

“It’s a pity that the gods who exterminated the ancient dragon clan and created the Age of Fire are now pursuing the form of the ancient dragon in an attempt to adapt themselves to an era without fire?”

Lann held Ocelot in one hand while looking at the white dragon corpse of Ocelot that fell against the wall.

 For a moment, I felt a little ironic.

 “You’ll take care of him first, flannel ball.”

 “He doesn’t cry or make trouble, so it’s very worry-free.”

“I heard that the chief priest of Lothric will also serve as the prince’s wet nurse according to tradition, which is exactly the professional counterpart.”

Lan En curled his lips at the words of the flannel ball and reached out to tap its forehead.

 “But fighting is more interesting than looking after children, meow!”

The calico kitten lowered her head and sighed, looking at the baby held above her head with helpless eyes.

 He moved his wrists, elbows and shoulders from time to time.

But Lan En, who didn’t have to carry the oil bottle with him, breathed a sigh of relief and walked toward the other end of the palace.

 The chest was bulging like a bellows, breathing heavily.

“I have to go deeper to the Fire Sacrifice according to Emma’s chief priest’s instructions. How can I bring a baby with me?”

Lan shrugged and placed the baby, which was about the same size as Ellu Cat, back on the flannel ball's raised hands.

 “Then what can be done?”

"Stay well here with him. We have both cleaned up the surrounding area, and there is no danger. When I finish my work, I will return the same way, and then I can hand over Ocelot to the officiant and the others."

 “Meow?” The calico kitten opened its mouth wide and covered its head, asking in disbelief, “I’ve never seen a cub, meow!”

 Under the skilled prevarication of the witcher, Elcat reluctantly accepted the task.

“Okay, but come back soon, meow. I can only look after children but can’t fight. It’s so boring.”

 “Don’t act like a war freak!”

Lan En reached out and touched the head of the flannel ball.

Even with his current body and physical strength, when he just killed the White Dragon Demon King, he felt that the saliva in his mouth had become sticky. It also smells like rust.

Flannel Ball held up the baby in his hand and found a corner to huddle up in the palace, which was even more dilapidated by the battle just now, looking aggrieved.

"And he is a baby of the gods, so he is not so fragile. At least it will be better in your hands than in the hands of Osloes."

The entanglement with Oceroes just now was like a pas de deux on the tip of a knife, and it did not have no impact on him.

Moreover, the two arms holding the sword against each other began to suffer varying degrees of contusions and sprains.

 Fortunately, the extent of these minor injuries was under his control.

 A natural and refreshing power spread throughout his body from the small coat of arms hanging around his waist.

 Just like drinking a glass of ice-cold orange soda on a hot day.

The power of [Early Recovery Stone] is repairing the minor injuries on his body, and making his condition closer to the 'best'.

 When he took a sip of [high-grade white honey], the poison of the magic potion was removed from his body. After picking up the [Dragon Roar] heavy ballista that was just thrown to the ground, loaded a new magazine and put it back into the alchemy leather bag.

I can no longer feel the dull pain in my joints.

Compared with the [Swallow] potion, this kind of thing that takes effect all the time when worn is still more worry-free.

 At the other end of the palace of Osroais, there is a very rough stone door.

Even though the palace has been tossed back and forth by the crazy Osloes, this stone door still seems a bit out of place in the artificially repaired building structure.

 "Deep. Keep going"

Lan opened the stone door while confirming with Mentos the description of Emma's priest.

 After entering the stone gate, there is a stone staircase going down.

 Judging from the direction of Lothric City, it has already penetrated deep into the mountain and is heading towards the other side of the mountain.

 After descending the stone steps, Lan En looked around strangely.

He subconsciously felt that he was in the midst of a powerful force, but this force was in an unconscious state, just like air.

The witcher observed his location.

This is a small foyer after walking up the stairs. The stone materials used on the left and right walls of the foyer are completely different from the ceiling and floor, and are also different from the previous buildings.

 Other places are artificially repaired and neatly decorated with bricks and stones. Can be placed on the left and right walls

 “Is this some kind of rune?”

Lann rubbed his fingers on the wall while wearing steel-plated leather gloves and murmured.

The building materials used on these two walls are large stone bricks that look angular, and there are some kind of rune marks on the front. But this kind of stone bricks still have some different damages.

Logically speaking, in the king’s palace, how can we use damaged bricks?

And this place seems to have no traces of being tortured by Oceroes after he went crazy. Building materials are inherently damaged.

 “And this texture.”

Lan En rubbed the wall while taking out a stone that was too big to hold in his hand from the alchemy leather bag on his waist.

 That was the wedge-shaped stone he had picked up from the courtyard before.

The witcher looked blankly at the wedge-shaped stone in his hand, and then turned his attention blankly to the wall in front of him.

It's true that they are the same material.

Are these two walls all made of keystones? !

Even Lan En could only blink in silence in this situation.

  Keystone is an important and precious raw material for forging weapons in this world.

The more complete the keystone, the stronger its power. It is said that the complete original disk of the keystone was the raw material for the gods in the Age of Gods to forge weapons.

 Ordinary warriors, even low-level priests of the White Sect, can only possess one or two pieces of the smallest wedge-shaped stone fragments that look like marbles.

 And now, these two walls.

 “It’s all cuneiform stone original discs?!”

Although each stone slab has sporadic damage at the edges and corners, the overall shape is complete.

 This is already considered a [keystone disc]! The most advanced forging material in the world!

No wonder I feel like there is a powerful force lingering unconsciously.

 These two walls add up to hundreds of wedge-shaped stone disks! That's hundreds of divine weapons sitting here!

Lann knew that normal Osroais was very powerful, and Lothric under his leadership was also very powerful.

But he didn’t expect that even now, when the end of fire is approaching and all things are declining, Lothric would still have the ability and resources to gather the most precious materials in the world to build a few walls.

 “Used to build several walls. What is this for?”

 Lan En murmured in confusion.

But he didn’t dare to act rashly.

After all, with Osroais' knowledge and strength in his normal state, it is not impossible for him to construct a ritual and do something to the First Fire, which is the foundation of the world.

 It is possible to construct great rituals and great magic.

Who knows how these hundreds of wedge-shaped stone disks will react if something goes wrong accidentally?

But the good news is: Lan En can definitely confirm that these walls are not finished yet.

 Because there is an original wedge-shaped stone plate at the witcher's feet, which has not yet been embedded.

Now, this most precious material in the world is lying on the ground like an ordinary stone brick on a construction site, with chisels, shovels and other things on it.

 Looking like he is taking a break during the project.

Lan En scratched his cheek and looked down at the large wedge-shaped stone disk.

If it hasn’t been embedded yet, it means that the rituals and magic are not complete yet, right?

It shouldn’t be a problem if you take this piece away yourself?

Lan swept aside the chisels, shovels and other tools on the original plate of the wedge-shaped stone, and then picked it up with a bang.

He didn't dare to move those that were already embedded in the wall, for fear of causing any problems.

Even if the power of these hundreds of keystone discs was revealed a little, he doubted how much of the entire city of Lothric would be left.

And since Osroais himself has been killed, this 'leftover material' that has not been embedded must be useless!

 Lann stuffed the original disc of keystone into the alchemical leather bag.

After passing this small entrance hall that looked inconspicuous but contained truly astonishing power and value, Lan continued walking deeper.

After walking for a while, he vaguely heard the sound distorted by the echo from the winding corridor.

That was the sound of blood splattering and a sharp knife being stabbed into the flesh and pulled out again.

 Someone is fighting inside?

Lan En's footsteps immediately became faster, and when he saw the place where the sound came from in the corridor, there was only one person holding a pair of strange-shaped swords.

　　A person who wraps his head and shoulders with a piece of dirty and torn hemp cloth.

 He was stabbing to death someone dressed like himself.

The corpses were piled at the base of the corridor wall, lined up for a long time.

 The one in front of him is the last one.

 Is this some kind of sacrifice?

 Lan En is a little unsure.

If it were another world, this would undoubtedly be a murder scene.

But in this world where death itself is ritualistic, Lothric knights even pursue beheading as a noble way to die.

Lan En could only frown and approach cautiously.

Originally, he wanted to say hello and ask.

 But it's a pity that the guy who just stabbed to death a man dressed like himself.

Without saying a word, he held the two strange-shaped double knives in his hands and ran towards Lan En at a fast pace!