Chapter 277: Ranni

Wayne reached out and placed Ranni's doll in his hand, fiddling with it casually.

He found that the material of this doll was very special. Although it looked like wood, it felt warm as jade to the touch, carrying a trace of temperature like human skin, not cold, but instead like a living thing.

Anyone who has played Elden Ring knows that the doll makers in the Lands Between are quite powerful. They are good at using various materials from the Lands Between to make dolls, and even use living people as materials to create doll lives using magic.

The doll in Wayne's hand used this technology.

And Ranni, as one of the three divine children, is called the Moon Princess, and her own status is at least a demigod.

This princess not only has outstanding magic skills, but her brain and temperament are also one in a million. She saw through the influence of the Greater Will on the Lands Between, saw the oppression of the Golden Order on all living beings, and thus made up her mind to change it.

It can even be said that she is the mastermind behind changing the entire Lands Between, having both strength and means, and also possessing amazing beauty. She belongs to the most popular character in the entire game.

Just as Wayne was fiddling with the doll while recalling the happy times of playing Elden Ring in the past, a hoarse and charming voice was transmitted directly into his brain.

"How interesting, I was actually blinded by some peculiar power, and then left Azeroth."

"Did you bring me here, mortal?"

Hearing this voice, Wayne's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but curse the system for being a pit in his heart.

He didn't make any response, nor did he listen to Xal'atath's babbling anymore. He casually took out the protection ring he just obtained, and then stored the dark, ominous-breathing Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire into this ring, and put it into his waist bag.

And the reason why he didn't put it into the space bracelet was because his space bracelet contained a large number of dangerous items, and even Orc spores. If something went wrong, it would be a big trouble.

I don't know if the isolation of the space ring played a role, but after this Old God dagger was thrown into the ring by him, it no longer made any sound.

While Wayne breathed a sigh of relief, he also had some distress in his heart.

The Epic-level treasure chest finally produced a powerful weapon, but he couldn't use it, which was really frustrating.

Of course, maybe that Old God weapon wasn't as dangerous as he imagined, and it was just his worrying about nothing. After all, the Shadow Priest in the game could use it safely and relied on her to defeat the Burning Legion.

It's just that Wayne was naturally cautious and didn't want any accidents to happen. He was just a witcher, and his magic knowledge was not rich enough. He must invite a true magic master to study it before he could confirm its safety.

Just as he was thinking this, Wayne suddenly discovered that the doll he had been holding in his hand had opened its eyes at some point.

Although it only opened its left eye, that bright eye like a gemstone seemed to have a soul-capturing magic, filled with a kind of divine indifference and rationality, making people couldn't help but be fascinated by it.

Wayne didn't speak, and after staring at this doll for more than ten seconds, he saw the doll's upper and lower lips move a few times, and an ethereal and pleasant voice, but without much emotional fluctuation, was transmitted into his ears.

"Ah, what a strange world?"

"I didn't feel any trace of the law, nor did I detect what power brought my avatar here."

"Stranger, where is this?"

"Why did my doll appear in front of you."

Hearing Ranni's words that were strange but familiar, Wayne considered for a few seconds in his brain, and didn't choose to seal this doll together with Xal'atath.

Instead, he placed it on the table in the room, sat opposite it, deliberated his words and said:

"Hello, Ms."

"You can call me Wayne. This is the world I live in."

"Can you tell me your name?"

"After you tell me your name, I will tell you why you appeared here." After hearing Wayne's request, Ranni's doll stood up from the table, first looked at the surrounding environment, then stood in the middle of the table, slightly raised her head and looked into Wayne's eyes for a few seconds, and said: "Rude person, silently stealing my doll here, and still asking for my name."

"However, if you must know my name, you can call me Witch Ranni."

"I am a magician, very interested in your world, and want to study the laws of your world's operation. If you can help me understand your world, I can also help you with some things within my ability."

Hearing Ranni's somewhat arrogant answer, a smile appeared on Wayne's face, and the happy times of playing Elden Ring in the past couldn't help but appear in his mind again.

It must be said that the first impression is really very important. Actually, compared to the remnant soul of the Old God Xal'atath, Ranni is also a demigod from another world, and judging from her actions in the Lands Between, she is not that kind of kind and innocent goddess.

But every player who has been a Tarnished would definitely not hate Ranni and would naturally have a kind of good feeling for her.

Ranni's doll was very sharp. Although she didn't know what the principle was, she noticed the strange smile on Wayne's face, and the expression on the exquisite doll's face seemed to have a bit more irritability, and her tone even sounded a bit angry: "Rude guy, what are you laughing at?"

Wayne immediately restrained his expression upon hearing this. He didn't want to leave any bad impression in front of Ranni, so he said very politely:

"Ms. Ranni, actually your doll appeared here."

"Because I signed a contract with an extremely powerful existence, whenever I complete some tasks, it will reward me with some items."

"This existence's power covers countless worlds and will reward me with items of different degrees according to the difficulty of the tasks given to me."

"And your doll is the reward it gave me because I defeated an orc army."

Wayne's words were very polite, but they also revealed several meanings.

Besides indicating that he had someone above him and that the origin was very large, it also implied that his strength was very strong and he could defeat an army alone.

And although Ranni possessed the status of a divine child, she had already lost her body, and this was not the Lands Between. The difference in world rules made her power greatly reduced, and it was not a place where she could use her power to mess around.

Ranni's doll was silent for more than ten seconds, and what kind of emotions were flickering in her gemstone-like eyes was unknown.

After a while, she continued to stare at Wayne, and then gently brushed her doll's arm across the table.

A bell engraved with complex inscriptions appeared on the table.

Ranni parted her lips, her voice flat and said:

"It seems you are a mercenary, that's fine."

"This bell of mine can summon a spirit warhorse. It is a very excellent mount, much more powerful than ordinary warhorses."

"I give it to you as a gift to offset the reward of this doll of mine."

"And, I hope you can also accept my commission, just like what I said before, to help me understand the laws of this world's operation."

"After you complete the commission, you will also receive a generous reward corresponding to it."

As Ranni's voice fell, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Wayne's ears.

*Ding! * Triggered special task, 【Moon Princess's Commission】 Mythic-level.

Current progress: 1/100.

Note: Every time this task completes five percentage points, you will receive a reward and enter the next stage. The rewards for each stage are different. Completing 50% will earn you one Mythic-level Treasure Chest, and completing 100% will earn you two more Mythic-level Treasure Chests.

Next stage reward: two ability points.

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