Hollow Knight: Hallownest

Morong looked at the map in his hand and decided to return to the City of Tears from the crossroads around the Blue Lake.

He planned to go to Sarubana to buy some more talismans and some talisman slots.

Arriving in front of a familiar building that glowed pink, Saluba's laughter could be vaguely heard in the house.

"Wow, these talismans are so charming, just like the little guys outside..."

The voice was not quiet, and he had obviously noticed Mo Rong's arrival.

"Boss, long time no see!"

He smiled and said hello to Saluba, and she responded enthusiastically.

"Sweetheart, do you want to come to my place again to buy some wish-fulfilling talismans? Uh-huh-huh."

He nodded and then looked towards the wall behind Saluba.

She didn't bother Mo Rong and placed the amulets one by one on the table for him to choose from.

"What a sweetheart who is obsessed with talismans. Very few people come to my store anymore, and you are still the first one to come here for the second time. Woohoohoohoo."

"Of course it's also because, boss, the quality of your amulets is so good."

Mo Rong smiled and caught a glimpse of a silver-white amulet wrapped in shrinking bone nails from the corner of his eye.

Slender nails.

This thing is also a great weapon when paired with the Mark of Pride, which can increase the attack distance a lot, giving him more reaction time in battle.

Mo Rong took it out and looked at the other talismans. To his surprise, there were several talismans that he had never seen before!

"Boss, can you introduce these talismans to me? Their names and functions..."

He took out a few talismans that he had never seen in the game and placed them in front of Saluba.

"Whoa whoa whoa, glad to oblige, sweetheart."

As he spoke, he pointed to two of the talismans on the table. Mo Rong could also see that the two talismans were related to each other. After all, even the patterns were exactly the same, but the difference lay in the colors between them. One was dim and the other was shining.

"Have you ever been worried about an incoming attack that you can't dodge? I believe it can solve your problem."

"Dark tortoise shell and shining tortoise shell, they come from a race that is called the toughest. These two are products of their race. With them, you can resist many attacks. If you bought the shining one, congratulations. You will get a shield that is extremely difficult to destroy!"

Mo Rong's eyes lit up. Couldn't this amulet just make up for his lack of frontal defense? He was a little excited, but not in a hurry.

Saluba then pointed to another amulet with a red background and a pattern like a chrysanthemum.

"This pattern is very beautiful, isn't it? In short, it makes people happy to see it! It can help you see the weak points, but it can only be in buildings. Hufufufu, flowers in ruins, necessary for demolition!"

As he spoke, he picked up another amulet. Its shape was actually a bit familiar to Mo Rong. He had seen it in insect-related videos before, and it looked like the elytra of a beetle.

"Is this an elytra?"

"That's right, sweetie! Strange elytra! Did you see the embellishments on the back? It's really full of artistic beauty! Not only that, it can also help you glide slowly in the air! Oh~ It's a pity that I can't fly, otherwise I would I’m not willing to sell it to you.”

"What about the other three?"

Saluba smiled and motioned to Mo Rong not to worry.

"The green realm is a talisman from the moss tribe. Although it doesn't look good, it can make people feel very comfortable!"

"Then what it does is..."

It was the first time that Murong saw Saluba shaking her head, and she said regretfully:

"I didn't discover its effect. Oh~ I really failed, sweetheart, but you can buy it and try it. Maybe you can discover it?"

Saluba also introduced the last two runes.

"Look at it, sweetheart! This face is really pitiful. The sadness in its eyes seems to have turned into a physical entity and enveloped me. I really hope you are an optimistic person, otherwise you will be affected by it."

"The Mask of Compassion, I have tried its effect many times. As long as you wear it, the ill will caused by others may reap its own consequences~"

Hearing the trembling pupils of this dark face, how could this humble talisman have such an effect?

"You mean, the harm done to me by others may be rebounded?"

Saluba nodded and shook his head.

"You have such a wonderful idea, sweetheart. The person who attacks you will bear the same degree of malice, uh-huh-huh."

"Boss, how much does this amulet cost? I bought it!"

Mo Rong quickly took out a bunch of gios and placed them on the table, looking at the talisman with hot eyes. Isn't this a guarantee? It's an artifact!

Saluba took away five hundred Geo and waved the handkerchief with a smile.

"Five hundred euros for Chenghui, sweetheart, woohoo hoo~"

The shape of the last amulet actually feels very bad, because it looks like a chattering, arrogant, self-righteous, annoying person in the game... (Added by the reader here)

I won’t say who Mo Rong is, it makes me feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.

But when Saluba introduced the amulet, Mo Rong was still surprised, because her description was completely contrary to his impression.

"There is a tribe born for fighting on the land here. Their will is admirable, but if you ask me, compared to the origin of this amulet, they are still a little inferior."

"The will of ghosts comes from a race that fights to the death. They are never afraid of the strong. Every challenge they take is a bet with their own lives, so their will is also preserved in this talisman."

"Wearing it, your combat effectiveness will be improved unprecedentedly, but!"

Saluba put away the smile on his face and said solemnly:

"You must not be harmed in any way, sweetheart! Not even a little bit! Even just a little bit, it will kill you!"

......

Sitting on the edge of the Blue Lake, looking at the few talismans he had never seen before in his hand, Mo Rong couldn't help but sigh.

He originally just wanted to buy a slender nail.

Now that's good, I didn't buy the Slender Nails, but Gio spent most of it.

He had no choice but to be carried away by the sudden excitement, and he bought all the talismans he had never seen before, except for the dull tortoise shell, because he bought the shining one.

What is this behavior? Use Geo to buy a Talisman DLC!

Who has the money not to buy it?

If so, that person must be the one talking harshly!

Mo Rong snorted twice, then took out the talismans and tried them one by one, starting with the shining tortoise shell.

He couldn't wait to stuff it into his body. It was not overloaded this time, mainly because he bought an extra talisman slot. Originally, he wanted to buy two, but Saluba said that it would only work if he had ten talismans. It will take a long time to sell him the next talisman slot.

As soon as Mo Rong thought, a shining round shield appeared in his hand, which surprised Mo Rong.

You must know that the only things in the entire game that allow players to obtain shields are Baldur's Shell and Dream Shield.

The former has a limited number of resistances, while the latter cannot be mobilized by itself, and the emergence of the shining tortoise shell just makes up for this gap.

He nodded with satisfaction and took out the strange elytra. After he jumped up, as long as he kept activating this talisman, he could stay in the air for a long time. Although it would fall slowly, it would be unexpected when combined with other props. Performance.

As for the other talismans, they either could only be manifested in battle, or he didn't know how to trigger them, so he had to put them aside and try again later.

Get dressed and the Crystal Heart lights up.

On this day, another strange thing happened in the mouth of the boatman on the Blue Lake.

......

"Let me go! You bastards! You are challenging the shaman's reputation! Damn bastards!"

In a secret laboratory in the Soul Sanctuary, a short, dark man was tied to some kind of restraint device, and various tubes were inserted into his body, extracting some kind of black substance.

"Is the extraction speed still not improved?"

In the shadows, four or five people gathered together, holding data sheets to report the experimental results to the leader in front of them.

"Master, it still doesn't work. The black substance on this guy has been there for too long. It seems to have been integrated with him and is difficult to peel off."

"What if we increase the power?"

"This... may lead to his direct death, and the black matter should also be affected."

“Have you found an identical replacement?”

Several subordinates looked at each other for a while and all shook their heads.

"It's so rare that we haven't even found anything similar to it."

"Trash! This won't work, that won't work either, so what use do I need you for?!"

"Master, calm down. We are trying to solve this problem. Please give us some more time, master!"

"You idiots, it won't matter how much longer I give you!"

Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to answer.

"Huh~, forget it, you continue with the experiment, and by the way, don't let the progress of the soul fusion plan fall behind!"

"Yes!"

It was Somas, the leader of the Soul Sanctuary, who reprimanded everyone. After giving these instructions, he left.

The subordinates looked at the retreating figures with fear and envy in their eyes.

Because Soumas' whole body was actually floating in the air, with no contact with the ground!

......

All the way to the roof of the Soul Sanctuary, Soumas' eyes gradually filled with fanaticism as he looked at the research institute below and in the distance.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, I said I won't let you down!"