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Chapter 71 Dermatitis Trade
"Ashes, go on your pilgrimage and pay homage to the Lords of Cinder."
This was the first thing Li Wei said to Emma, the leader of the Green Cult.
Li Wei immediately leaned back and said, "Go to hell! Whoever wants to pass on this fire, go ahead."
You just made peace with the prince, and now you want to fight again? Moreover, the external situation is quite unstable, and everything is disconnected. Not only are relations cold, but Irithyll Valley has also sent troops to attack the royal city.
The matter of linking the fire is a complete mess. Lothric is the place where the first fire was linked, and the first fire is about to go out. It should be the prince's turn to link the fire, but the prince refuses.
Other external forces were extremely angry about the prince's refusal to link the fire, after all, from the Church of the Deep to the Farron Undead Legion and the City of Sin, they had all responded to Lothric's call and made sacrifices.
When it was Lothric's turn, the prince refused to link the fire, making these external forces feel betrayed.
Add to that the traitor Sulyvahn's meddling, and things got really lively.
It's probably not as simple as just a pilgrimage.
But the church knight wielding the giant sword made Li Wei decide to speak properly. Most importantly, he hoped this old woman wouldn't seal him, the dancer, or Bordor away like he had.
"There are plenty of things out there. There's no need to just focus on this small piece of land. Powerful things are nothing to worry about. Even if Gwyn were alive, with his original Silver Knight army, there would still be many we couldn't defeat."
I've encountered at least two so far, and maybe more than two.
Emma shook her head, indicating that Levi's understanding was somewhat one-sided.
"It may be important for a powerful soul to continue the First Flame, but healing the Dark Ring is even more important. So, Ashes, link the fire."
Li Wei touched his cheek. What? Did he look so great? A real saint?
As a cheerful young man, Li Wei immediately started ranting.
"You're dreaming. Your prince won't even pass on the torch, and I'm going to burn myself to a crisp. If you piss me off, I'll find a secluded place and never come back. You'll just have to wait and see."
"I am ashes, so I'll do things my way. You have no right to tell me what to do."
Emma stared blankly at Levi, then sighed after a long while. She reached out to the side, and a knight immediately handed her a small flag of the Blue Cult.
"Perhaps other worlds have a solution, but you need manpower too. I hope you will join us in attacking Irithyll and eliminating Aldrich, that man-eating creature."
Every single person is incredibly precious now, and he said no one should continue to live in this world.
The Church of the Deep has completely gone astray under Sulyvahn's rule, even emulating Eldridge by resorting to cannibalism to prolong their time being consumed by the Dark Ring.
Li Wei did not refute this point. Those fat missionaries, who were able to maintain their human form, had no other way of doing so except by eating people and forcibly extracting their humanity and soul.
Li Wei is capable of expanding indefinitely; such things must be eliminated.
But when the undead fight each other, it's all about who can't hold out any longer, and who dies so badly that even after becoming a living corpse, they're too weak to fight anymore.
However, Levi felt he could win over a large portion of the people, since all Sulley could offer was the promise that the Deep Sea would survive with that drowned pig, while Levi was simply throwing out a whole bunch of dark human nature.
Unless you're a completely brainwashed idiot who believes the empty promises of a traitor, or someone with impeccable legitimacy who guarantees a stable income, it's a safe bet.
With no easy path ahead and no way back, Li Wei believed that as long as he was still somewhat sane, he would know what to choose.
"That's no problem. I will send five hundred knights, along with the newly formed Undead Legion and their auxiliary troops, Gollum, a total of five thousand men, to relentlessly attack the Deep Cathedral with outside equipment."
Those Rosalia fingers would probably be happy to lend a hand, breaking through that side to attack Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. So what about you?
Emma could only sigh, her former allies having completely sided with the Ashbringer faction at Firelink Shrine, since the salary she was getting was truly enticing.
"Our Youth Movement can also produce 5,000 people, but I hope you can support a group of human blacks, otherwise we will run out of successors."
Borrowing grain during a war is shameful, but there's no other way. Everyone in the Dark Souls world knows that the Ash who has appeared this time is a big spender.
Livy doesn't need humanity, but he still collects black semen when he's taxing people. What he's up to is as obvious as a bald man's lice.
Besides the fact that numerical values are a reason for being king, the same applies to giving hope in despair.
Li Wei can be said to have both, and his influence in the Dark Souls world is rapidly expanding.
Emma put on a mask of pain. The feeling of having her future entirely dependent on others, without any way to protect her own interests, was truly painful.
Just then, a prince's personal guard knight led a group of men out from the back door of the cathedral.
"Ashes, we are also willing to offer three thousand knights and two thousand soldiers."
But you still have to pay wages.
This wasn't said aloud, but everyone understands.
It's not surprising that there were more knights than soldiers, after all, it's the end of the world, the stronger you are, the less likely you are to die completely, and the number of civilians is what it is.
Without saying a word, Li Wei pulled out twenty sacks, each containing ten thousand.
This is specially sorted during tax collection, since there are still common people who rely on Li Wei's salary to make a living.
"One hundred thousand should be enough, right? We'll talk about it if it's not enough."
The guards ignored him, but the man on the ground pulled out two scrolls.
"Ashes, Your Highness is very grateful to you. This is a gift. I'm sorry, Your Highness is not available to meet right now."
Li Wei took it and saw that Lorian had given him the miraculous version of the Great Kalia, and the ground was still scorched by the fire attribute after the bombardment.
The other one is the Tracking Soul Orb given by Lothric. When you encounter this thing in the game, you can only roll it randomly in one direction.
Li Wei appreciated the princes' sincerity and took out two more bags of black essence.
"This is a return gift."
The eldest prince's curse was one he cast himself, because his choices led to the downfall of the country; he was torn between his brothers and his nation.
I could only torture myself by walking on my knees and wearing a mask to cover my eyes so I would no longer look at anything outside.
The other one just wanted to live. It's impossible to say whose fault it was; it's just a matter of different perspectives.
So Emma, as the wet nurse and teacher of the two princes, was also very conflicted, but as the leader of the Firelinking faction, she could only keep her head down and move forward.
"Ashes, I also have two things for you."
Two scrolls, a giant thunder spear and a vow of gold and stone.
Li Wei accepted it without hesitation.
When Levi suggested finding the Fire Keeper's eyes, Emma reacted strongly.
"Fire Keepers cannot have eyes; it is a rule passed down from ancient times, because they can see terrible betrayals."
Betrayal my foot! What nonsense! It's just that Gwyn prophesied that the Fire Keeper with eyes would have to extinguish the fire.
"Eyes are just eyes; they can't extinguish fire. Now, my rules are the only rules."