[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-237":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496361,1944,"Chapter 237: Runic Robots, and the Artifact: Magic Scepter","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>Arthur's original staff had been forged from a part of the Prince of Death's body. Its original name was the Prince of Death Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Arthur didn't feel like constantly muttering Godwyn's title, so he had simply renamed it the Staff of Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected to obtain yet another staff with the exact same name now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur decided that when he had some time, he would fuse the two Staffs of Death together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already mastered Shu Mountain's artifact-refining techniques. Merging two staves like this would be no challenge at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting away the Staff of Death, Arthur turned to Ranni and asked, \"You're not going with her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni had looked just as interested earlier, so Arthur assumed she would follow Hermione to test the staves' power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni shook her head. \"Compared to those staves, I'm more interested in that book. What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she pointed at the book in Arthur's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur shook it lightly. \"Robot design blueprints.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the book to Ranni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was called a set of blueprints, it was actually a thick tome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained detailed records of how to manufacture the robots from the game—from operating principles to construction methods, everything was meticulously documented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone with zero prior knowledge could build a robot as long as they followed the instructions step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, unlike the game, this blueprint had been modified by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, building a robot only required electronic chips and fiberglass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, constructing one now required at least a hundred different materials, and the craftsmanship involved was extremely complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Part of that was due to the fundamental differences between a game world and reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other part was that the system had taken Arthur's \"mystic-side\" background into account and adjusted the design accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, anything built from these blueprints should be called a runic robot—or, more accurately, a magic-powered golem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni took the book and flipped through it. Before long, she was completely absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Arthur turned his attention to the first reward the system had given him: choosing three artifacts from Forager's fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were called artifacts, but most of them—much like the artifact trio from Cat Quest—were simply special pieces of equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur quickly made his selections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were: Fairy Aura, Nerd Glasses, and the Magic Scepter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fairy Aura was a pink-based medal, decorated with the image of a small platinum-and-white fairy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, its effect was automatic regeneration of health and energy. In reality, that translated to healing injuries and restoring magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a powerful item that greatly enhanced sustained combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerd Glasses looked like nothing more than an ordinary pair of black-rimmed spectacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once worn, they increased the wearer's learning efficiency across the board by 25%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An absolute treasure for scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the final item—the Magic Scepter—it was the one Arthur believed truly deserved the title of \"artifact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its name, it was only about the size of his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a large brooch, or perhaps a short hairpin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its shape resembled a tiny wooden cane, with a round pink gemstone—about the size of a thumbnail—embedded in the handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked completely unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its effect, however, was nothing short of absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: spells cast by the wearer consume no magical power whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it was an infinite source of magic—one that could never be exhausted, no matter how recklessly it was used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system had personally assured Arthur that even in the real world, this item's effect would suffer no reduction at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Arthur considered the Magic Scepter worthy of being called an artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was also why he chose to materialize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining the three items, Arthur ignored the first two and picked up the Magic Scepter, casually pinning it to his chest like a brooch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then cast a few harmless, low-level spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, there was no consumption at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, Arthur stopped testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did want to see what it felt like to repeatedly cast high-consumption spells—but reality simply didn't allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spell power was often proportional to magic consumption. The more magic spent, the greater the spell's might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with Arthur's profound mastery of magic, a proper test might very well tear apart half of the Zen Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He removed the Magic Scepter and held it in his hand, clearly reluctant to part with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything about it was perfect—except how inconvenient it was to wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about the length of a fountain pen. Too big to be a brooch, and as for using it as a hairpin… Arthur didn't have long hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he examined it carefully, Arthur realized something surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The part that actually mattered was the pink gemstone at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scepter's body itself was nothing more than ordinary wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was excellent news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant he could remodel it into something more convenient to wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A necklace, for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hang it around his neck and tuck the gemstone beneath his clothes—hidden, secure, and hard to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, \"losing it\" was just a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Arthur obtained this artifact, it became bound to him. Even if it were lost, he could summon it back with a single thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acting immediately, Arthur pried the gemstone off the scepter, planning to turn it into a necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he looked up, he noticed Ranni watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spellcasting earlier had interrupted her immersive reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well?\" Arthur asked. \"Get anything useful out of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite a lot,\" Ranni replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runic robots would be extremely useful to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the number of mutated plants she had created—from Plants vs. Zombies—had only continued to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd been worrying about how to manage them all. The appearance of runic robots solved that problem perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way,\" Ranni asked, \"what are those in your hand? Game items as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded. \"Yes. You remember the game's artifacts? These are three of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he handed them to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, it was four items—since the Magic Scepter's gemstone had already been removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni naturally remembered the fifteen artifacts with their various effects. Most didn't truly live up to the name, but a few were genuinely impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the three items that closely resembled their in-game counterparts, she quickly recognized their names and functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Magic Scepter looked strange—the gemstone had been separated from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni asked in confusion, \"Is there something wrong with the Magic Scepter? Don't tell me it doesn't actually provide infinite magic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She guessed that Arthur might have discovered a flaw after testing it, and in frustration, dismantled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur replied, \"Nothing like that. It really does provide infinite magic. It's just inconvenient to wear, so I'm modifying it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni nodded in understanding. A pen-sized wooden stick really wasn't convenient to carry anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she asked, \"But won't modifying it damage its effect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur waved his hand. \"No. The gemstone is what actually matters. The wooden body is just decoration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni examined the pink gemstone in her hand, quietly astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a small gem, yet capable of providing infinite magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every world truly had its own brand of wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After testing the three artifacts, Ranni returned Fairy Aura and the Magic Scepter gemstone to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept the Nerd Glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An item that boosted learning efficiency was exactly what she needed—she hadn't finished studying the robot blueprints yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she decided to borrow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King,\" Ranni said, \"I'll borrow these glasses for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded. \"Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni nodded back and immersed herself once more in studying runic robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur, meanwhile, began modifying the Magic Scepter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To match the gemstone, he used a branch from the Erdtree's trunk as the main material, supplemented with a large quantity of precious ores he had collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Shu Mountain's artifact-refining techniques, he smelted everything together into a necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since pink didn't pair well with gold, Arthur removed the Erdtree branch's golden hue and chose silver as the necklace's primary color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the necklace was complete, he set the gemstone in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful necklace was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only issue was that the gemstone was a bit too girlishly pink, making the necklace look more like something meant for a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stared at it, hesitating over whether to wear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even considered giving it to Hermione or Ranni instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was already strikingly handsome. If he wore this necklace on top of that, strangers might genuinely mistake him for a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was agonizing over the decision, a fiery-red figure in the distance came flying toward him on a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1461,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.381Z",1,"novelbin.me","3e3c141048c3b0e0cc7d0e64f7d336555ba0b8eecfe97155a701a3b140085ffc","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-238","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-236",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]