Witcher's Atelier

The geographical location of the village of Lindenville is bordered by "Lake Windamere" to the west, close to the tributary of the "Pontal River" to the north, a public cemetery to the east, a natural forest to the south, and further south to the "Willen" swamp".

In the public cemetery, Katherine was in a good mood today, flying freely in the surrounding forest, while her owner Angouleme rode beside Victor with a smile on his face.

The members of the group can't help but feel humble now, because she hurt the group leader's feelings last night, so after the dust settled, she was brutally attacked by Victor. Grandet. Corleone's serious criticism from head to toe, from inside to outside, made her feel ashamed and told her that she had no love in her life.

But the girl felt that it was not her fault for being soft-hearted, but rather that the villagers were too cunning and wanted the reward to be lowered. It was normal for a group of people to rush into the room to plead for mercy.

But it was too much to let a few old women in their fifties cry and complain. They also called little girls and boys over, sucking their fingers and calling pitifully for help.

The most disgusting thing is that they also brought two future employees, Yuna and Fergus, from the blacksmith shop to listen to the grand scene of their plea.

Finally, he gave in first, pulled the leader's sleeve and said, "Otherwise, let's make it cheaper this time!"

Angoulin still remembers that Victor's livid face lasted for a second, and then he helplessly asked the village chief: "So how much can you afford?"

The group members knew that the group leader was very unhappy. He wanted to say "no", but he was worried about it. In the end, he was reluctant to agree. As expected, he had not stopped talking from last night to this morning.

Victor said that it was impossible for more than a hundred people in such a large village to pay two hundred orens! It is simply unreasonable to think that it will be in vain without giving money!

On the surface, he was scolding the villagers, but Angoulin knew that the group leader was actually not angry with anyone else, but himself.

He was angry at himself for not being able to say "no."

The girl was particularly impressed. The boy repeated a few words last night, "No wonder the witchers have to 'recognize money but not people'. Maybe they even spread this impression themselves."

Everyone has their own reasons for not being able to pay. Do all witchers deserve to starve to death? After seeing too much, you will no longer believe in tears.

Dressing gorgeously and having a gentle attitude made them feel like they had an opportunity. This was a mistake, as was setting the price too low at the beginning.

In the future, we must go straight to Huanglong, negotiate remuneration directly with the village chief, and turn around and leave if we can't reach an agreement. We must not give them the opportunity to create a 'moral dilemma'... "

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In the public cemetery, Victor, who was walking in front with his local dog, was much calmer than last night. Two hundred orens turned into one hundred and twenty. He didn't care about the loss of money. The reason for his anger was that he was "morally blackmailed." ".

As for the brown-haired white native dog on hand, its name is "Teddy" and it is the pet dog of a certain villager. Victor loaned it out to replace the witcher's extraordinary sense of smell to help find the "beautiful girl" nest.

Starting from the cemetery, Teddy was very excited when he smelled the smell of "cadaverine". He trotted south, barking happily along the way, wanting to run as fast as he could. Not long after entering the forest, he stopped at an abandoned cabin.

Looking at the exterior of the wooden house, the windows and doors were dilapidated, and there was nothing visible from the hollow. Teddy was eager to rush into the house, and the boy tied it to a tree stump next to it.

Victor walked into the dilapidated cabin, and Angouleme followed him. The house was empty and filled with a strong smell. There were traces of a fire in the corner. There was a pot on the fire, which could be called a hot pot. There were minced meat in the pot. bone.

The young man squatted down, pulled out a twig to slightly stir up the remains in the pot, and over Victor's shoulder, Angoulin could clearly see the tiny femurs of children. It was not that she had never seen blood before, but this sight was too disgusting, and the girl was stunned. Feeling nauseated, he covered his mouth and rushed out of the house.

Although the apprentice witcher also felt sour, he had already been mentally prepared. The "Crypt Witch" was one of the few corpse-eating creatures that could eat cooked food.

Lambert gave her the nickname "Pretty Girl" because the Tomb Witch's long tongue is very powerful. Not only can it whip its prey, it can also penetrate directly into the spine and lick the marrow cleanly without leaving a drop. Geralt Even more exaggerated, he called her a "romantic widow".

After a while, Angoulin adjusted himself, walked into the room again, and stood next to Victor.

Pointing to the magic circle surrounded by human skulls in the corner, Victor said: "That monster is using the skeletons to draw power from the magic place. Losing this will definitely piss her off.

Take the skull to the cemetery and use it as bait. She will be eager to take it back after dark. We can deal with her openly there. "

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After returning to the village to prepare items, when they arrived at the cemetery again, Victor and Angoulein each led a horse, and the saddles were loaded with farm tools, mechanisms, bows and arrows, and two sets of arrows that were not very suitable. The armor is a spare part borrowed from Fergus's blacksmith shop.

As for crossbow arrows, which are contraband in the countryside, they are naturally not in stock, but Victor has already ordered a batch from Yuna and then replenished them.

Observing the leader's face, the girl was sure that the boy's mood had obviously improved, so she spoke boldly.

"Wick, you haven't told me what kind of monster we are going to deal with this time!"

"We'll talk about it while we're setting it up." As he said, the group leader began to unload the goods.

The group members rushed forward to help.

"The monster we have to deal with this time is called the Tomb Witch, nicknamed 'Pretty Girl'. It moves very quickly. It is probably about the same speed as evil ghosts and ghouls, but not as fast as a vampire woman.

The special thing is that she has a very troublesome weapon. Her tongue will extend and it will be poisoned if it is poked, so we brought iron armor.

Theoretically, it would be best to grab the tongue and chop it off instantly, but this kind of good thing does not belong to us. Don't think too much about things that can be solved by wearing armor.

The others are no different from ghouls. They may be slightly more powerful. They are also corpse-eating creatures. You should apply this jar of sword oil first, and then take it after it is used up. "

Victor took out the corpse-eating oil from the herbal bag and handed it to the girl.

Placing a large bag of long nails on the ground, Angoulin reached out and took the sword oil, "Aren't you going to drink those blizzard, thunder, and tawny owl potions before?"

"Save it for when you need it more. If you don't have enough raw materials, you have to save some money. There are some things that you can't buy now even if you have money.

By the time we get to Novigrad we won’t be afraid anymore, the ‘Pearl of the North’ will be full of wonders, but until then, we will still have to save what we can. "

Then Victor pointed to a marked open space not far away.

"First take a shovel and dig a hole over there. The hole will be filled with nails. I will make a simple rebound trap with farm tools. Add a bear trap and the assembled crossbow mechanism. It should be enough to deal with the worst case scenario."

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