Torrent, the Spectral Steed!
I want him so badly!
Guilliman felt envious. Putting everything else aside, if he could obtain Torrent, then this journey through the parallel world would already be a huge success.
Of course, outright snatching him was impossible.
Not to mention that Torrent himself was a sentient spectral steed, possibly even an intelligent being with intellect not inferior to a normal person.
Just the demigod Melina alone, a demigod, daughter of Queen Marika the Eternal.
Her strength was certainly not to be underestimated.
Guilliman felt he probably couldn't defeat her.
However, Melina was a demigod with a mission. Despite possessing great power, she rarely used it and certainly wouldn't attack others indiscriminately.
She quietly rode her horse into the church, then gracefully dismounted. As if oblivious to Guilliman's and the Wandering Merchant's gazes, she sat by the bonfire, looking down at the burning flames without speaking.
Seeing this, Kale, the weak Wandering Merchant, naturally became obsequious and dared not speak to the stranger.
Guilliman, on the other hand, felt a bit at a loss.
Was Melina really a log?
She walked over casually, sat down opposite them, and said nothing. This could no longer be described as a'stoic beauty.'
She was too much of a log.
The Witcher couldn't help but size up the witch before him.
She wore a very simple linen robe, a short skirt, and black trousers, looking very ordinary, even without any sense of danger.
If not for her delicate appearance, few would consider her a formidable figure, let alone realize she was the daughter of Queen Marika the Eternal.
However, as an experienced man, Guilliman could still tell from the movement of her clothes and the curves of her body that Melina definitely had a very good physique, at least much better than the flat, blue-skinned, four-armed Ranni.
Truly worthy of being Queen Marika's daughter.
Making her a concubine would be a bit of an insult.
Guilliman was admiring the demigod beauty before him when Melina suddenly looked up, her one open brown eye fixed on the Witcher, and she said:
"Visitor from another world."
"What is your purpose?"
Guilliman was both surprised and not too surprised by her words, simply meeting Melina's gaze calmly.
As one of the most mysterious characters in Elden Ring, no one knew what Melina truly thought, nor what special abilities she possessed.
However, it was certain that Melina was willing to sacrifice herself for this world, offering herself as a sacrifice to the Frenzied Flame, dying willingly.
And she was also the first to find the Tarnished, successfully guiding that special Tarnished and changing the fate of the Lands Between.
At least earlier than Ranni.
In short, in front of her, he couldn't act too arrogant, nor could he show hostility or danger towards the Lands Between, otherwise, it might lead to unnecessary conflict.
Thinking this, Guilliman spoke:
"I am a traveler from another world, a peaceful world where even ordinary people can live safely."
"My purpose in coming here is to seek wealth and power."
Hearing the Witcher's statement, Melina tilted her head slightly, as if pondering something.
A few seconds later, she leaned her ear close to Torrent, the Spectral Steed beside her, not knowing what the ghost horse had told her.
The witch nodded slightly, then looked at the Witcher once more before lowering her head and falling silent again.
Melina's actions left Guilliman a bit bewildered, and he thought to himself:
Indeed, this is Melina's personality, too aloof.
No wonder, as a Finger Maiden, she accompanied the Tarnished for almost their entire journey, yet many people weren't familiar with her, treating her as a junior wife and referring to Ranni as the senior wife.
Guilliman cleared his throat, then took out a delicious fruit cake and a bottle of tasty juice from his storage space, offering them to Melina and saying:
"My name is Guilliman. In my world, I am a Witcher, specializing in hunting monsters that harm ordinary people, and I collect a certain reward for it."
"May I ask your name, madam?"
Guilliman always adhered to the principle of cherishing good women and not wasting time on bad ones.
As long as a beautiful woman was powerful and popular, he would be very interested in interacting with her.
Whether they ended up'sparring' together was one thing, but the process itself was quite enjoyable for him.
Unfortunately, Melina's personality was quite cautious, and perhaps she didn't care for worldly pleasures. She didn't even glance at the cake and juice the Witcher offered, only saying in an emotionless voice:
"My name is Melina. I am a Finger Maiden."
"I am searching for a Tarnished."
She didn't explain what a Finger Maiden was, nor what a Tarnished was. After saying this, she fell silent again and spoke no more.
After hearing her words, Guilliman roughly confirmed that the current time he was in should be not too long before the start of the Elden Ring game.
Perhaps the special Tarnished had not yet awakened, and the Finger Maiden originally meant for him had not yet died an accidental death.
Alas, the Chapel of Anticipation, where that special Tarnished was located, was simply too far from here, and it would be very difficult to reach by ordinary means.
Guilliman wasn't a master of memorization; he had played Elden Ring years ago and had forgotten many things, only remembering some particularly impactful events.
If it wasn't too much trouble, he wouldn't mind saving that rather unfortunate Finger Maiden. However, at this moment, no one knew where that maiden currently was.
However, he did think of the Radagon's Soreseal talisman in the Fringefolk Hero's Grave. That was a very good item, said to be a treasure bestowed by Queen Marika in the early days of the Golden Order.
Unfortunately, that catacomb required a special item to open, which he certainly didn't have at the moment.
Guilliman was thinking about a jumble of things when he suddenly felt a vibration from his belt.
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