Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 122 Reconciliation

Bang!

The giant shrimp that was executed by the "rogue" Shrimp Brother actually burst out a silver-gray mist, which instantly enveloped the other party.

"You rascal!" Patch was harsh in his words, but he still ran over immediately.

Laya was stunned for a moment before she responded: "Ah, my necklace."

——But it shouldn’t be a big problem.

I guess.

Just as I expected, the "rogue" Xia Ge walked out of the fog calmly, holding a silver-gray thing in his hand. It looked like an embryo, breathing in and out, and showed signs of life.

——Teardrop larvae.

In the Elden Ring, take this item to find the "Full Moon Queen" Renara, and through the power of the Great Rune of the Unborn, she can also reshape your own ability points.

However, these guys are natural masters of mimicry and can transform into the appearance of different creatures, which are distributed in the border area - Rune bears, giant shrimps, earthworm faces...

——I still remember that I was so careless in the game that I slashed a nobleman on a cliff in Nimgefu. The next second, the same gray fog rose up. It was the teardrop larvae that mimicked the Rune Bear and slapped me on the head, sending me to death.

And this end distributed in the lake area is now in Brother Xia's hands.

Old Patchy is knowledgeable: "Well, this thing, could it be a teardrop larva?"

“······You damn bald guy, you know?” Brother Xia asked back bluntly.

——Do these two guys know each other?

But that's true, Patch took on Laya's commission earlier than me, so naturally he had dealt with Brother Xia a long time ago.

"Tsk, useless rubbish. I heard that only Queen Lenara can use this thing, but now the magic academy is sealed, who can get in?" Patch narrowed his eyes, "How about this, two hundred runes and I'll take this thing from you?"

"I'll give you two hundred and fifty!" I interrupted deliberately.

But Patchy clicked his tongue and put his hand on my shoulder: "Hey, old man, why are you trying to raise the price? You must be doing it on purpose."

"But it might be useful for me to take that thing."

"Then you can buy it from me!"

"So how much do you offer?"

"······" Patch was speechless for a moment.

Brother Shrimp naturally saw through his little trick, put away the teardrop larvae, and then said: "The price is one thousand runes. Take it or not."

As he spoke, he turned his head again and his eyes fell on Laya.

Little Laya trembled all over and quickly shrank behind me.

Seeing this situation, Brother Xia also understood what was going on, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes: "Humph, so you all came here to ask for something from this woman."

I also took the initiative to say: "Laya also told me about that matter. She did do something wrong. But the necklace is also very important to her. Since we just helped you, give us a price."

"..."

Before Brother Xia could say anything, Xiao Laya had already condensed a rune behind me, and tremblingly handed it to Brother Xia, and apologized, "Zhi, I was rude before, I'm sorry. I am willing to give you all my runes, please, can you return the necklace to me?"

And Patch would add from time to time: "Look, we men shouldn't be so hard on a little girl, right?"

I followed suit and said, "If it's not enough, let this bald guy make up for it for you."

"Hey!"

“...Ah.” Brother Shrimp sighed and took the rune from Laya. “That thing is of no use to me anyway. Come back to the shabby house with me to get it. Also, this shrimp belongs to me.”

"Of course, no problem." I continued, rubbing my hands with a smile, "But, you are going to take it back and cook the shrimp, right? Can you let us have a taste too?"

Upon hearing this, Laya's eyes lit up, but Patch was once again surprised at my shamelessness.

Brother Shrimp's tone was nonchalant: "Then come and help carry the shrimps. They are so big that it's not convenient for me to carry them back by myself."

"Great, I can eat shrimps, Laya~" I smiled and raised my arms, shouting long live.

And Laya also happily imitated my actions: "Great~"

Only Patch held his forehead helplessly: "You two are really bold. You can beg for food as you please in this border area."

I immediately retorted: "How can this be called begging? This is called savoring delicious food. Let's go~"

As I said this, I called out Torret, tied the giant shrimp's claws with a rope, and asked it to help drag it along. The rest of us each lifted one foot and returned to the door of the shabby house where we cooked the shrimp.

Remove the head, chop off the feet and claws, then dig out the meat inside.

Brother Shrimp actually had a complete set of tools specifically for processing giant shrimps in the house. He cooked them smoothly, and the meatballs fell into the boiling soup like little ducks.

In addition, there are many blue-gray eggs attached to the tail of the giant shrimp. When you remove them, you will find small shrimps inside.

——Well, although it’s a small shrimp, it’s actually about the size of a river shrimp in my original world.

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"Wow - this delicious taste, this elasticity, just boiling water can make it so delicious!" Patch's eyes were as big as copper bells, looking at the shrimp meat in the bowl in disbelief.

I couldn't help but nod my head. "As for the taste, it is indeed better than terrestrial octopus, but a little worse than octopus balls."

"Oh, you have actually eaten terrestrial octopus." Brother Shrimp showed considerable interest in what I said.

"Of course, in the early days of Nimgfu, a group of friends and I often caught that thing. It's quite inconvenient to cook." I swallowed the shrimp meatballs and continued, "You know, the tentacles of that thing have a thick layer of sebum on the outside. Once dried out, it's as hard as firewood, and once boiled, it's as tough as cowhide. It's impossible to eat... But the octopus eggs are even more chewy than these shrimp balls, and there are small octopus babies inside. After roasting, they are fragrant and sticky."

"It sounds good. If I have a chance, I would like to try it."

"Hmm~ so delicious~" Laya held her little face. This guy ate the meatballs like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts. He threw it with his little hand and swallowed it without her even chewing it.

——Hey, greedy ghost, your belly is about to burst! Pay attention to your ladylike image!

——But snakes are that kind of animal, the kind that can eat as much as they want in one meal and then don’t need to eat again for several days.

"By the way, Brother Shrimp," I asked curiously, "How do you usually catch prawns by yourself? Do they have any weaknesses?"

“As for their weaknesses… when they sleep, a small hole will appear between their shells and bodies, allowing them to breathe.” Brother Shrimp gestured with his hands. “As long as we use something to pry them open at that time, and directly sever the meridian connected to their hearts from the center of their backs, these big guys will settle down… However, I was unlucky today, as I encountered a shrimp that didn’t sleep, and it even woke up the big shrimp next to it.”

“After all, that thing is transformed from a teardrop larva, and its ecological habits are subtly different from the original prawn.” I nodded secretly. Now that I have a way to kill it, the two big guys in the sewer of the royal city will not be a problem in the future... It’s just that one of them doesn’t seem to sleep much and keeps walking around. I should prepare a few sleeping bottles to help them sleep longer.

And Patch also chatted while eating: "By the way, old friend, since you are here at Lake Lienya, are you going to the Yatan Plateau next?"

I shook my head. "I have no plans to do that right now. I need to find someone named Edgar first."

"Ai... Dege?" Brother Xia's eyebrows twitched slightly.

I was actually paying attention to his expression. After all, among the four of us, Brother Xia was the one who had been in Lienia the longest. “Have you seen him?”

"If it's a strange bearded man, I have indeed seen it." Brother Shrimp said as he used a knife to dig out pieces of meat from the shrimp's legs and put them into the pot of water, "He seems to have been looking for someone."

"Who?"

Brother Xia turned his head, and his eyes stared straight at me from under his messy hair: "A man named Zero."

"Me?" I thought it would be Irena, but I never expected that my name would come out of Brother Xia's mouth.

The other party nodded indifferently: "Well, he said that you are a complete hypocrite and took his daughter away, so he must find you."

——This...what’s going on?

My mind was struck by lightning, and even Patch looked at me in disbelief.

Only Laya was there, still happily finishing the shrimp balls, patting her belly: "Wow~ I'm so full, it's so delicious~"