Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 387 - 8: The Nameless Sun Knight

"Guide?" Frieda the Nun seemed to come to her senses, murmuring, "I am an Ashen One."

"You are a Lord of Cinder."

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll betray you?"

Su Ziyu looked at Frieda the Nun before him and thought seriously, "Not afraid."

He’s truly not afraid.

Because Su Ziyu hasn’t used the power of Time Acceleration yet, even if Frieda the Nun wanted to betray him, Su Ziyu would still have enough time to react. Besides, he trusts his Spirituality-induced perception more; the aura of someone just wanting to find a quiet place to stay is unmistakable.

"Where do you want to go?" Frieda the Nun asked, looking up curiously at Su Ziyu: "Fire Transmission Ritual Site?"

"Or are you going to find other Lords of Cinder?"

"Many of them are already insane. If you look for them, you’d likely be devoured by them."

Among the Lords of Cinder, not many retain their sanity.

Because of the attributes of this plane, ordinary people can also absorb Soul Power. As for the Undead and Lords of Cinder, they are even more formidable, able to devour others’ souls directly.

The Fire Transmission Ritual Site is definitely not an option.

Frieda the Nun said a certain aura there makes her feel fearful. Su Ziyu estimates that it’s highly likely a source of pollution, and now is not the time to head straight into the enemies’ lair. Besides, Frieda the Nun mentioned that the site is full of the Firekeeper’s corpses, which gave Su Ziyu a sense of danger; intuition and spirituality tell him there’s immense danger lurking there.

"I think I’ll go to Lothric Royal City." Su Ziyu considered earnestly.

First, to visit the largest kingdom in this world; among the Lords of Cinder, only Lothric’s two Princes seem capable of dialogue, and perhaps cooperation is a possibility.

This time, Su Ziyu plans not to save the world.

The Space-Time Monitor System’s primary task is not to save the world, but to cleanse its pollution. If necessary, the Space-Time Inspector might even have to destroy and purify a world, allowing life to restart. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Honestly speaking.

Su Ziyu feels this world is beyond saving.

Instead of dragging on, why not directly let the era of fire end and welcome the arrival of the next era.

At that moment.

There was an anomaly in the data stream in Su Ziyu’s mind, followed by the emergence of some information prompts.

"Current plane has entered the decline phase."

"Activate Space-Time Inspector autonomous response mode!... Main quest issued!..."

"Main Quest 1: End the Fire Transmission Ceremony, extinguish the Primordial Flame, welcome the arrival of the Dark Era."

"Quest Reward: Authority Level increase, Lightning Divinity advancement, Divinity Value drop."

"Main Quest 2: Preserve the seeds of life, find a sanctuary, ensure that life can survive the long dark era, and welcome the arrival of a new era."

"Quest Reward: Authority Level increase, Plane Law analysis, current plane’s gifts."

The main quest was triggered.

Unlike other worlds’ main quests, this time, the Space-Time Monitor System issued a main quest to end an era, extinguish the Primordial Flame of this world, and welcome the upcoming Dark Era.

The second main quest is quite interesting.

Su Ziyu needs to find a sanctuary to help a portion of this world’s people get through the Dark Era, preserving the seeds of life.

This is essentially asking him to end everything personally!

As Su Ziyu pondered this main quest, Frieda the Nun also thought slightly, then slowly said: "Lothric Royal City? I can take you there."

"But I wouldn’t suggest provoking that Dancer."

"She’s incredibly formidable!"

"She was likely a member of the Divine Race before!... Facing her will be very dangerous!..."

Divine Race?

Su Ziyu isn’t overly concerned about danger; he’s more interested in whether Divinity Values drop from them.

There exist Divine Race in this world.

It’s highly likely many enemies here possess Divinity Values; the foes Su Ziyu has encountered aren’t very strong yet, but there should be many powerful figures in this plane; some rumored Lords of Cinder might be stronger than Su Ziyu.

Even Frieda the Nun before him, if she entered Residual Flame Form, Su Ziyu’s chances of victory would significantly decrease.

The Residual Flame Form can amplify an Undead’s combat power by approximately 30% to 50%.

If it were Frieda the Nun, she might amplify over 100% in Residual Flame Form, because in that state she can control the power of ice and black fire simultaneously; this is truly what qualifies her as Londor’s King of Wandering Souls."

"Let’s set out then." Su Ziyu stood and said.

Frieda the Nun regarded Su Ziyu warmly, suddenly blinking and asking: "Reward?"

"You said you’d give me a reward."

Even the Undead aren’t entirely devoid of desires.

Reward?

They no longer need to eat; money and wealth should be useless, right?

Su Ziyu pondered, then tentatively asked: "How about a cup of wine every day? This wine is one of a kind in the world!"

Wine?

Frieda the Nun tilted her head in thought, seemingly savoring the taste of Immortal Brew she first experienced. Then she nodded lightly and stood up, saying: "Sure."

The agreement was successfully reached.

Excellent.

The souls Frieda the Nun drops are enough to brew quite a bit of Immortal Brew; employing her for a month or two won’t be an issue for Su Ziyu.

This deal doesn’t cost him.

Clang.

Frieda the Nun reached into the bonfire and pulled out a peculiar spiral sword. Su Ziyu had noticed this sword initially, yet it wasn’t a strange artifact but rather an ordinary ceremonial item, with a part slightly broken off. Once withdrawn by Frieda the Nun, the spiral sword vanished, and the bonfire before them gradually snuffed out, allowing Su Ziyu to sense a special Power of Flame dissipate into the air.

"Let’s go."

"It’ll take about a day to reach Lothric Royal City from here," Frieda the Nun softly said.

Having wholly abandoned the fire transmission, the nun appeared noticeably relieved.

Su Ziyu raised his hand in a gesture for her to lead the way, then followed behind Frieda the Nun toward Lothric Royal City.

He actually wanted to ask if walking barefoot was uncomfortable for her.

But upon noticing that her bare feet didn’t even pick up any dust, he readily shut his mouth; this must be some sort of supernatural ability.

Fire Transmission Ritual Site.

Hawkwood looked at the tall and burly knight before him, his expression slightly surprised, muttering: "They’ve even awakened the Sun Knight?"

Praise of the Sun!

In this world, only a particular type of person uses this greeting method: the Sun Knight.

The Sun Knight was active in the early era of fire, so to some extent, the Ashen One before him should be considered a relic.

No.

Hawkwood felt the pressure brought by the knight, along with the soul power within him, thinking to himself: "This isn’t an ordinary Ashen One."

"This must be a historical Lord of Cinder!"

Compared to when facing Frieda the Nun initially, Hawkwood appeared slightly constrained, only using a slightly dispirited and languid voice to say: "Are you here to find that unknown Lord of Cinder too?"

The knight’s expression paused for a moment, then he looked up puzzledly. "Eh?"

"Are there six Lords of Cinder this time?"

"I am... uh... I seem to have forgotten my name!... Oh well... you can call me the Nameless Sun Knight."

"I’m wondering if you’re interested in joining me to conquer those Lords of Cinder!..."

"Praise of the Sun!..."

"The continuation of the flame requires our power!..."

Challenge the Lords of Cinder?

Hawkwood resolutely shook his head, hesitating not at all: "Not going!"

Not in a million years.

Going nowhere, just wanting to stay quietly and safely at the Fire Transmission Ritual Site; it’s both peaceful and secure, with a lovely Firekeeper nearby, the occasional chance to mock other Ashen Ones, telling them it’s impossible to conquer the Lords of Cinder, thus barely maintaining semblance of life.

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