Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

After listening to Melina's explanation, Lin Zhiyu became even more depressed.

It turned out that it wasn't Rune he had killed before that was to blame.

But he didn’t see it, let alone “pick it up”!

"Wait, if runes originate from the blessing of the Golden Tree, then do those beings that don't believe in the Golden Tree also possess runes? For example... flying dragons!"

Lin Zhiyu suddenly had an idea and asked Melina, thinking that according to Melina's explanation just now, the reality should not be like in the game, where any monster can drop runes, right?

But Melina immediately shook her head to deny Lin Zhiyu's speculation, and told Lin Zhiyu in a concise manner that flying dragons may not believe in the golden tree, but they must have eaten a lot of lives that believed in the golden tree, were blessed by the golden tree, and possessed runes.

A similar principle applies—you can't expect livestock to have the same faith as intelligent life forms, but the livestock at the border actually have trace amounts of runes.

why?

Because everything in the border area is illuminated by the light of the golden tree, even the grass eaten by livestock grows under the reflection of the golden tree's light!

"Damn, runes drop when you kill monsters. This is a purely gameplay setting, but it actually works in the plot!"

Lin Zhiyu felt a little strange.

He considered himself a player who was relatively familiar with the Elden Circle. The reason why he did not have a clear enough understanding of Rune was because he had always thought that it was just a game currency, a setting that existed purely for gameplay, and there was nothing to study in depth.

I didn't expect that Melina could explain to her clearly and logically what rune was!

"Okay, let's make a deal. I'll take you to the foot of the golden tree, and you'll have to help me collect runes along the way! And... well, if possible, I hope you can help not just me, but our entire team."

Lin Zhiyu began to give Melina a direct answer, and then he stood up from the ground with Theresa in his arms and introduced the women around him to Melina.

Melina nodded slightly to everyone, and finally said to Lin Zhiyu:

"If you only want to help collect runes and transform them into power, I can help each of you."

Lin Zhiyu was very satisfied with Melina's answer, so he held Theresa in one hand and reached out to Melina with the other, "Well, Melina, I'm glad you can join my team!"

Seeing Lin Zhiyu extending his hand, Melina immediately stood up and gently shook hands with Lin Zhiyu.

The girl's hands cannot be described with the word "soft".

Because her hand was so cold and stiff, and there were obvious burn marks on the skin. Compared with her beautiful face, this hand was not beautiful at all.

Later, Melina's hand separated from Lin Zhiyu.

She took out a ring that could be used as a whistle, handed it to Lin Zhiyu, and told Lin Zhiyu that whenever he needed to travel long distances in the future, he only needed to hold the ring in his mouth and blow the whistle to summon the spirit horse named Torret.

After that, he emphasized to Lin Zhiyu that it was Torret who took the initiative to choose Lin Zhiyu, and hoped that Lin Zhiyu would treat Torret well in the future.

Lin Zhiyu took the Spirit Horse Sentinel Ring, put it on the ring finger of his left hand, and thanked Melina.

Next to her, seeing that Lin Zhiyu actually put the ring given by Melina on the ring finger of his left hand like a wedding ring, Busujima Saeko's eyelids twitched suddenly, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Melina became subtle.

Theresa, who was held in Lin Zhiyu's arms, could not see these details that only adults could understand.

The little girl was very curious about what kind of ring could make a sound like a whistle when put in her mouth. She hoped that Lin Zhiyu would let her try it, but she was afraid that it would disturb the conversation between the adults and cause Lin Zhiyu to dislike her in the future.

"I will help you collect runes later. When you need to transform runes into power, just call my name."

Melina didn't seem to be used to being in the company of others. Now that the deal was done and the ring had been given, she said goodbye, dispersing into countless blue dots of light and disappearing from the sight of Lin Zhiyu and the others.

But in Lin Zhiyu's perception, the feeling of being watched did not disappear.

"Huh? Where's Sister Melina? How come she suddenly disappeared!" Theresa was still in Lin Zhiyu's arms, and she let out a low cry of surprise.

At this time, Lin Zhiyu turned his head towards Busujima Saeko and whispered to her:

"See if she's still around here and hasn't gone far."

Saeko Busujima, who possesses "extraordinary eyesight", took a deep look at a large rock covered with fungi not far ahead, and then whispered to Lin Zhiyu that Melina had not really left.

When Lin Zhiyu thought that Melina was hiding her figure and observing him from a distance, the corners of his lips began to rise slightly.

The little wooden man who doesn't like socializing is so cute~

Chapter 26: Scarlet Corruption, Die!

Melina had already hidden aside. Since there was nothing else to do, Lin Zhiyu asked Laura and the others to go back to the tent and continue resting.

Laura wanted to take over the night watch for Lin Zhiyu, thinking that he, suffering from the scarlet corruption, should rest more. However, Lin Zhiyu was not sleepy at the moment and had other things to do, so he declined Laura's proposal, saying that it would not be too late to replace him later.

Then, after Laura and the others, including Theresa, returned to the tent to continue sleeping, the only one still sitting by the campfire, besides Lin Zhiyu, was Busujima Saeko.

At this time, Lin Zhiyu suddenly asked Saeko in a low voice, can you see what your future fortune will be?

Busujima Saeko stared at Lin Zhiyu with her extraordinary eyesight for a while, then smiled and said to Lin Zhiyu:

"Well, it looks like Ayu will have good luck in the future!"

With Busujima Saeko's answer, Lin Zhiyu stopped hesitating, sat cross-legged by the campfire, closed his eyes, and prepared to clear the scarlet corruption in his body.

As you begin to understand meditation, you will be able to use your mental power.

Now Lin Zhiyu can see inside himself.

Closing his eyes and concentrating, Lin Zhiyu soon saw the current state of his internal structure in his mind. He saw many densely packed corrupt particles, shaped like apple snail eggs, gathered in his flesh and blood and attached to his blood vessels.

In addition, there are many blood-colored silk threads, like red wire worms, interspersed in the muscles of his body. I'm afraid they are absorbing nutrients from his muscles every moment.

Using his mental strength as a guide, Lin Zhiyu immediately manipulated the power of the flame. He started with his right palm, which was the least seriously affected part of his body, and gathered the power of the flame in his hand, gradually increasing the intensity of the flame.

As Lin Zhiyu gradually increased his firepower, the scarlet corruption on his hand began to flow towards his wrist and then spread through his arm to other places.

Then Lin Zhiyu condensed a force of fire in his wrist, blocking the escape route of the scarlet and rotten hand.

If Busujima Saeko, who was sitting next to Lin Zhiyu at this time, looked closely, she would find that the palm of Lin Zhiyu's right hand, which was resting on his knee, was actually glowing slightly, as if there was a flame burning under his skin. At the same time, it seemed as if Lin Zhiyu was wearing a fiery red bracelet on his right wrist.

"My body can still withstand this level of firepower, but Scarlet Corruption, is I about to be burned to death? It turns out that Scarlet Corruption is a weak fire!" Lin Zhiyu thought as he continued to increase the firepower.

In an instant, the scarlet decay within Lin Zhiyu's right palm, with no way to escape, began to die in large numbers under the scorching power of the flames. To Lin Zhiyu, it was just a slight feeling of warmth on his right palm.

"As a Pyromancer, my resistance to fire is extremely high, high enough to kill the Crimson Corruption, but only to the point of 'warmth' for my body."

With this in mind, he had already passed the test on his hand and was sure that he could now completely deal with the scarlet and corrupted Lin Zhiyu. Then he opened his eyes and stood up from the ground.

"Ayu?"

Busujima Saeko was sitting next to the fire when she noticed Lin Zhiyu suddenly stood up from the ground again. She stood up as well, thinking that Lin Zhiyu had discovered something wrong again.

"Saeko, we're saved."

Lin Zhiyu looked at Busujima Saeko happily, which confused Saeko.

Then, before Saeko could ask any more questions, an orange-red light symbolizing the power of fire suddenly appeared on Lin Zhiyu's right palm.

Under Saeko's incomprehensible gaze, Lin Zhiyu spread out his right palm covered with orange-red light, then raised his hand and slapped it on his chest with a "snap".

As Lin Zhiyu made this move, sparks spread across his chest.

The power of the flame then spread throughout Lin Zhiyu's body, killing all the scarlet corruptions at an extremely fast speed.

In fact, Lin Zhiyu can accomplish all this without doing anything.

The reason why he stood up straight and slapped his chest with his palm covered in flames was simply because the "healing of fire" in the game was just like that.

...This damn sense of ritual!

all in all.

Under the close gaze of Saeko beside him, Lin Zhiyu tensed his body, slowly bent down again, and his breathing rhythm became slightly rapid - these were a series of reactions that were not considered malignant, as the scarlet corruption in his body was largely cleared out and his physical condition changed greatly in a short period of time.

Not until all the scarlet corruption in the body was cleared did Lin Zhiyu's body finally relax and his breathing returned to normal.

Busujima Saeko kept observing Lin Zhiyu intently, and suddenly whispered:

"Ayu, your body...!"

At this time, Lin Zhiyu straightened his back and raised his head, and saw Saeko's surprised expression. Apparently, Saeko had already seen the change in Lin Zhiyu's physical condition to a certain extent through her extraordinary eyesight.

"The scarlet corruption is most afraid of fire. I have used the power of fire to remove the scarlet corruption in my body." Lin Zhiyu looked at Busujima Saeko with a smile, then took Busujima Saeko's hand, and the two sat down by the campfire again.

Saeko Busujima didn't quite understand how the flames cleared the scarlet corruption, nor did she need to understand it. She only knew that her man was truly powerful, and that he was clearly going to help her clear the scarlet corruption as well.

"Ayu, if you need my cooperation, just tell me." Busujima Saeko looked at Lin Zhiyu gently.

Lin Zhiyu made a "hmm" sound and told Busujima Saeko that he would first test Busujima Saeko's body's resistance to the power of fire.

"If you feel you can't bear it anymore, be sure to tell me, don't be stubborn! I don't want to hurt you." Lin Zhiyu gave Busujima Saeko an earnest warning.

Busujima Saeko smiled faintly and nodded heavily.

Then Lin Zhiyu held Busujima Saeko's cold hand, and like the self-experiment just now, he transferred the power of fire to Busujima Saeko's hand, and then increased the firepower little by little.

Until the scarlet corruption on Busujima Saeko's hand began to show signs of spreading through her wrist to other parts of her body.

"Well……"

Busujima Saeko suddenly groaned, and with sweat on her forehead she told Lin Zhiyu that she really couldn't resist anymore and felt like her hands were about to be roasted.

Lin Zhiyu, who had been concentrating on controlling the power of fire with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes.

Noticing that Saeko Busujima was sweating profusely, Lin Zhiyu said to her helplessly:

"Didn't I tell you not to be so stubborn and tell me immediately if you feel you can't bear it?"

Feeling the concern and reproach in Lin Zhiyu's words, Busujima Saeko pursed her lips and did not retort.

Lin Zhiyu was silent for a moment, then he pulled Busujima Saeko into his arms and hugged her tightly.

Feeling Lin Zhiyu's strong and warm embrace, Saeko Busujima whispered in Lin Zhiyu's ear:

"I'm sorry, Yu. I just didn't want to seem too...vulnerable."

Lin Zhiyu separated himself slightly from Busujima Saeko, gently placed his hands on Busujima Saeko's shoulders, faced Busujima Saeko, then leaned his head forward and gently pressed his lips on Busujima Saeko's forehead.

"No, Saeko, you've never been weak. In my mind, you're definitely the strongest, bravest, and most heroic girl in the world."

"Then...then can my scarlet corruption be cured?"

At this moment, although he was very happy, Lin Zhiyu made these words of praise seriously.

But Busujima Saeko did not ignore certain details just because she was happy.

Lin Zhiyu had previously told her that Scarlet Corruption feared fire and that the power of flames was needed to eliminate it. However, through the experiment just now, she also realized that her body seemed unable to withstand the temperature that was enough to kill Scarlet Corruption.

"After all, not everyone is like me, with a high fire resistance..."

Lin Zhiyu felt helpless and could only comfort Saeko, "Don't worry, there's definitely a cure! Let's find a way to get more vouchers, and then you can increase your endurance. Once your physical fitness improves, your resistance to flames will surely increase. Then, I can confidently use the power of flames to help you expel the scarlet corruption in your body."

It really doesn't work.

Lin Zhiyu will also find a way to get the "Golden Needle" from the center of the Ionian Swamp, and then find a reliable person to repair the Golden Needle, and use the Golden Needle to help Busujima Saeko suppress the Scarlet Corruption.

Moreover, if it is not necessary to eliminate the Scarlet Corruption, but just to curb it, Lin Zhiyu can still directly help Busujima Saeko.

As long as he takes a little time every day to transfer a little of the power of fire into Busujima Saeko's body, the power of fire that Busujima Saeko can withstand will be able to suppress the scarlet corruption.

In the long run, it might even enhance Busujima Saeko's resistance to fire.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu suddenly felt that he must have found the right method.

"In this case, the golden needles are actually not important."

Thinking of the golden needle, Lin Zhiyu once again thought of Millicent.

In the game, players rely on golden needles to help Millicent. However, Lin Zhiyu could theoretically save Millicent without the needles and rely on the power of fire instead.

Thinking of Millicent's powerful fighting ability, Lin Zhiyu was really tempted and wanted to find Millicent as soon as possible and help her.

Because Millicent is a girl who knows how to repay kindness, as long as Lin Zhiyu helps her, she will repay him wholeheartedly. In this way, Lin Zhiyu's team will naturally add a new and powerful force.

But considering the previous conflict between Saeko and Millicent, Lin Zhiyu hesitated again.

After all, Saeko's scarlet corruption was caused by Millicent.

And Millicent's hand was cut off by Saeko!

Chapter 27: Veteran Kalia

It was a new day. Lin Zhiyu and the others, except Theresa who was wearing a pink dress, had all changed into plain cloth clothes that matched the style of the border area.