[{"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-31":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},1496205,1944,"Chapter 31: Ranni’s Law and the New Dew","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>At last, Rennala's phantom fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before vanishing, she murmured a blessing for her daughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Ah, Ranni, my beloved child. Step forth into the night that is yours alone…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all her many children, Rennala perhaps loved Ranni the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had passed down her Full Moon sorcery, and urged her daughter to walk her own path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni had not disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her mother's moon, she had derived her own Dark Moon magic, and discovered a law to call her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni's law was not the Golden Order, but the stars and moon in the cold night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remote, aloof, high above the world—never to interfere in the affairs of the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It embodied her vision: to withdraw the Law from meddling in souls and lives,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and to return the right of choosing destiny to life itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not as a lofty god who dictates, but as one who recedes, letting mortals walk their own road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Hm? Almost like that \"Era of Humanity\" thing from next door in Hogsmeade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni, too, loved her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she pursued her own law, she had not forgotten Rennala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing her mother had sunk into slumber, she wove wards to protect her from being disturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, awakened by Arthur, Rennala's message to her daughter was clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother is awake once more. No need to worry—go forth and pursue your law without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A model mother-daughter pair of the Lands Between, if ever there was one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion shattered, and Arthur returned to the Grand Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There sat Rennala, cradling her amber egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was gentle as she greeted him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, child. I heard your words with Ranni. You serve her, do you not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my queen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Then take this, and aid her well. Her path is fated to be cold and lonely—I hope you will always remain by her side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drew forth the Great Rune from within the egg and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had not expected her to surrender the Rune of the Unborn so readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she had never cared for its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered to her was the unborn child within the amber egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh—and if ever you desire rebirth, come to me,\" Rennala added softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, \"rebirth\" meant respec—stripping away all your allocated stats so you could redistribute them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players would often seek this after finding a new weapon, only to realize their attributes didn't match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Arthur had no need. With his current stats, he could wield most weapons already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rare ones he couldn't yet use… he hadn't obtained them anyway. By the time he did, he would be strong enough regardless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bidding Rennala farewell, Arthur logged out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in reality, he placed the Rune of the Unborn beneath the sapling of the Erdtree in his Zen Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune shattered, and the sapling absorbed its power entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His guess had been correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Runes were destined to be consumed, it made no difference whether they were \"activated\" first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Erdtree sought only their energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant he wouldn't have to trek to Divine Towers anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Though he would still need to visit the Carian Study Hall, where Ranni's discarded body and half of the Rune of Death awaited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't misunderstand—he wasn't some necrophile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply planned to use the Philosopher's Stone to reconstruct Ranni's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was her own vessel, the one most compatible with her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the plan would work depended on our dear alumnus Tom's cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the half of the Rune of Death, it could be combined with the other half by Fia, the Deathbed Companion, to form the Rune of the Prince of Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Rune absorbed, the Erdtree doubled in size—nearly four meters tall, no longer a mere sapling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zen Garden itself expanded twofold, and its time dilation rose to 32x.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new crystal dew drop formed on its boughs:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dew of Rebirth]: Clears all negative states, including but not limited to injury, curses, or even the brink of death. Produced once every 100 years. Longed for by the Unborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally meant for respecs, the Rune's essence had manifested instead as a restorative dew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur considered this only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the real world, not a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person's talents and abilities were countless—impossible to reduce to numbers and \"reallocate points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So here, the Rune translated into a universal cure-all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Arthur wasn't satisfied with the current time dilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One dew drop every three-plus years, in real time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something so vital for survival ought to be produced far more often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered what other kinds of power might feed the Erdtree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already tried in-game Runes, but the system told him those were more like the Erdtree's own fruits—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something it would produce naturally as it matured, not something it would consume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm… Erdtree, Erdtree. What else would you eat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Wait. A tree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System—can you manifest the Wisdom Tree from Plants vs. Zombies as an energy orb for the Erdtree to absorb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system, by now, was used to its host's sudden flights of fancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Manifest Wisdom Energy?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Manifestation complete: Pure Wisdom Energy ×1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had long since grown his Wisdom Tree to its maximum height in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beyond being a gag feature, it served little purpose—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and worse, once it grew tall enough, you couldn't even see its crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd been annoyed at it for ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, at least, it could be put to good use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the energy orb into the Zen Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Erdtree shot up to ten meters tall—the very ceiling of the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garden expanded to over ten thousand square meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time dilation leapt another 30x.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a fresh dew drop condensed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dew of Wisdom]: Grants +10 Spirit and +10 Mana, and enhances comprehension. Produced once every 100 years. Surpassing wisdom is humanity's greatest wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur plucked the dew, dropped it into his golden chalice, and drank without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spirit felt sharper, his detection range vastly expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mana deepened, more abundant than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for \"enhanced comprehension,\" he didn't feel much change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because his innate talent was already maxed out—there was little room left to improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he felt far more confident about negotiating with dear Tom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, Voldemort was but a remnant soul now, fragmented to the point of madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still the Dark Lord, master of countless tricks for clinging to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he could never have infiltrated Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some might say Dumbledore already knew Voldemort was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dumbledore truly knew, he'd never let Harry face those trials—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not while the boy was so untrained, his life hanging by a thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More likely, Dumbledore only suspected Quirrell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Quirrell was once a Hogwarts student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his nature wholly changed, he returned to apply as a teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspicion was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Dumbledore set the stone's defenses not to guard the stone itself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but to bait Quirrell into revealing his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to guide Harry into trials that would temper him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Quirrell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First used by Voldemort, then by Dumbledore as a training dummy for Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worst of all, the Philosopher's Stone was already gone—consumed by Arthur long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Quirrell overcame every obstacle, he would find nothing waiting at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, though, Quirrell was almost admirable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serving Voldemort, yet never stopping to study his master's infamous history?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even know the Dark Lord had cursed the Defense Against the Dark Arts post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could hold the post for more than a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving intact was already a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he infiltrated Hogwarts another way, perhaps he might have lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at Wormtail—fat and comfortable, napping his days away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if he truly were nothing but a brainless little rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To read 30+ future chapters, head over to Patreon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1317,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.103Z",1,"novelbin.me","2b791a66b86501ccdb5f56255a20ea56193c6b37101d9ec312711754fd214f81","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-32","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-30",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]