Witcher's Atelier

"Rotten Forest" is the official name of this area, and the official name of this area is "Glory Alley". The prosperity of Novigrad is only slightly better than that of the "Far Corner District" where the poor live.

It has been ten days since I left the Hawthorne mansion and moved into this four-story building in the rotten forest. With the "Kron" opening the way, the alchemy workshop and the blacksmith shop were successfully arranged. However, this calmness came on the opening day. He was broken up by gangsters who invaded the store and extorted money.

The two sides faced each other across the negotiating table. On one side was the Phantom Troupe, led by Victor, who were all "old, weak, women, and children." On the other side was a five-man gang of gangsters headed by "Tony".

In the blacksmith shop, Brother Tony rubbed his eyes and sniffed, "I'm sorry, I miss my mother."

Then he pretended and asked slowly: "Has the boss received the letter I sent?"

Picking up the bowl and blowing the cold air, Victor took a sip of milk.

"Received."

"There are rules for opening a business. It's the same everywhere. You should know the weight of the letter from my brother Tony."

"Boom!" The boy threw a small bag of krona on the table and pushed it in front of the other party, "It's more than enough, my friend, the money is here, but you have to follow the rules when handling it."

"What are the rules? Just be honest, I'll punch you three times and you'll punch me three times. Do you dare?"

At this time, behind Brother Tony, the men who were originally showing their teeth and slit their mouths suddenly became silent, but he was attracted by Krone and did not notice.

"Too ordinary." Victor curled his lips, put down the bowl, and sprinkled Hu Yinran with milk.

Tony raised his chin and said, "Is it too ordinary? Then tell me something special."

Victor pointed to the side, "Did you see that anvil? I'll ask you to stand on it right away. If you stand on it for five minutes, the money will be yours."

Brother Tony grinned, "You're kidding, aren't you?"

"Crack!" The sharp saber was placed next to Tony's neck, slicing the flesh, stinging and bleeding. He said in a sinister voice: "He's not joking, and neither am I!"

Brother Tony didn't dare to move, and the younger brother he brought huddled in the corner and shivered, because the person who drew the sword was Babu from Serikania. Tabade, this tattoo maniac's fame in "Glory Alley" is based on countless viscera dumped on the ground.

And more often than not, his appearance represents the will of the "Beggar King".

Shaking his head, he picked up the bag of gold coins on the table. Victor smiled and stuffed it into Tony's hand: "Friend, just this time, walk out straight. Next time, I will carry it away sideways."

The cold saber moved away.

Brother Tony consciously walked to the anvil and turned over to stand on his head.

…

The new base of the Phantom Troupe is facing the Glorious Alley in front of the house. Across the bridge to the north is the fish market, to the west is the port, and to the east is the fruit and vegetable market. The nearby functional building is "Lame Kate", which provides bathing services. Weathered sites.

The four-story building occupies a rectangular area, and the house is divided into "three entrances". The entrance is "Fergus's Blacksmith Shop". The name of the dwarf on the signboard can save a lot of doubts. Yuna has no objection to this, as long as the blacksmithing area is She has the final say.

The "Second Entry" is arranged as a young alchemy place, similar to the furnishings in Vizima's basement, with bookshelves, alchemy equipment, and the indispensable cauldron. The last "three entrances" are the kitchen, dining room and stairs leading upstairs and downstairs.

The two rooms on the second floor are for Victor and Fergus, and the third floor is for Angouleme and Yuna. The fourth floor is decorated as a guest room, and the boy plans to run it into a secret base for friends.

Directly behind the house is the inner city channel, which connects to the Pontal River. The view is quite good. The basement is ostensibly a wine cellar, but in fact there are many mechanisms installed.

…

Ignoring Tony who went to stand on his head, Victor smiled at Barb, "Thank you for giving me some thin noodles and not leaving entrails all over the floor."

"You're welcome, Victor, you paid for it, it's open for business!"

The Serekanian didn't come alone. One of the younger brothers he brought with him took two steps forward, placed a small piece of iron on the table, and pushed it towards the young man.

"When you nail it on the sign, this kind of unscrupulous guy won't bother you again." Babu said arrogantly and confidently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a mocking response came from outside the house, "I saw someone making trouble when I came here. I thought the Beggar King sign no longer worked!"

The person who spoke was Bosler, who also brought several younger brothers with him. He walked into the room and said, "Mr. Victor, congratulations on the opening. I'm here to congratulate you and send you an invitation letter to the salon next week." He put the invitation on the table and pushed it towards the young man.

After the Beggar King, Hawthorne's representatives also appeared. This situation fell into the eyes of Tony and the group of people who were in the background. They wished there was a hole for them to get into immediately, but they did not dare to leave rashly. The door Tightly blocked by two young men.

Victor picked up the iron plate and handed it to Angoulin, and put the invitation into his arms, "Thank you both for your congratulations. It really makes our store shine."

"Aha! Then does my arrival make this store more glorious?" The neutral voice belonged to the eunuch Ha Bin. The people gathered at the door parted, revealing his fat and white face full of joy.

He walked into the blacksmith shop with his chest and belly protruding, and came to the negotiation table. "Greetings to you, witcher apprentice Victor. Mr. Lu Wen heard that the blacksmith shop opened today and asked me to come over to congratulate you!"

With a wave, his men moved a small iron box and placed it on the table.

When she opened the box, it looked like just some blue-black ore. The boy still didn't understand why, but Yuna couldn't help but exclaimed: "Dimogen!"

Victor's pupils shrunk. Dimagin, or magic-blocking gold, is an anti-magic metal. It is the enemy of mages and an important mineral that maintains the balance of combat power in the demon hunting world.

Part of the reason why he came to Novigrad was that it was easier to get Demokin. Only by using this metal to make weapons and equipment could he be able to compete with powerful mages.

The reason why it has not been purchased so far is not only because it is expensive, but also because of the lack of purchasing channels. After the sorcerer gained prominence in the Battle of Soden Mountain, Dimo ​​Gold has become an important strategic reserve in various countries.

With his mind spinning, Victor kept a polite smile, closed the lid of the box, picked up the iron box with both hands and handed it to Yuna. She looked extremely greedy.

"Welcome! With the support of these three people, I can be sure that in the future there will be no more blind passers-by collecting protection fees." Having said this, the young man waved his hand to the cowering gangsters, telling them to get out of here.

Tony and his gang wanted to leave a long time ago, but when Victor greeted them like an amnesty, they hurriedly escaped through the gap left by the gang at the door.

"This sword is good!" said Babu, who walked to the wall and took out a short sword to check.

As someone who is also used to playing with swords, Bosler picked up another sword, weighed it, and swung it twice, "It's really good!"

Victor smiled and spread his hands, "Allow me to introduce Mr. Fergus, the blacksmith, to both of you."

Being watched by two guys who were licking blood from their blades and killing people like crazy, Fergus tried his best to keep his face expressionless. According to Victor's guidance, capable people only need to hold their heads up and hold their chests high, and there is no need to say anything else.

As expected, not long after paying attention, Babu and Bosler nodded to the dwarves at the same time. People like them respect skilled blacksmiths. Although Yuna specializes in armor forging, she is also good at swordsmanship.

Habin stood aside and did not respond. It was obvious that he was not interested in weapons.

He asked effeminately: "Didn't you say that in addition to the blacksmith shop, they also sell alchemy potions? Why don't you see the store?"

Victor smiled and pointed to the secondary entrance in the corner of the blacksmith shop.

Walking to the wooden sign hanging on the entrance wall, "The one with no words on this side means it is not open for business. When I am working, there will be the other side with words."

Then he turned the wooden sign over, and it read neatly on it -

"Victor's Atelier".

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