Witcher's Atelier

The rain kept falling with no sign of stopping. Looking at the raindrops outside the window, the young man looked depressed, which appropriately showed his sincere grief for the victims of the tragedy.

Put the bun into your mouth, pick up the warm black tea and sip, Caleb. Manji was not joking, and actually took him to the nearby station of Eternal Fire and invited him to have afternoon tea and chat.

Sitting in the exquisitely decorated room, you have a good view and the gorgeous furnishings are no less than those of the Hawthorne Mansion.

All the armor and weapons he carried were taken away by Manji, and he promised Victor that he would give them the most appropriate maintenance treatment after being exposed to the rain.

So the boy is now wearing loose and thin clothes, with the Eternal Fire logo on the front and back, which should be the daily attire of a missionary.

The door was opened, and the bald Caleb. Manji walked into the room with a low and steady voice, "I have handed in the investigation report, and the chief of guard will make a fair judgment soon. Don't worry, in my opinion you did nothing wrong.

Even you are also a victim, these dirty monsters, it is a pity that they were not captured alive, otherwise I would definitely tie them to a stake and let the eternal fire judge his crimes and burn away his evil. "

"Thank you for your comfort, the honorable Mr. Manji."

In the past few hours, Victor has been entertained by the temple guards. Although it is strange to describe the interrogation of a violent agency like this, they did show appropriate kindness to the boy, rather than the arrogant shouting in the game.

As far as Victor gets along with him, Manji is a fanatic of the eternal fire. In places that have nothing to do with belief, his knowledge and character can be regarded as an outstanding figure.

But when it comes to faith, this son of a bitch can definitely turn his back on others. He firmly believes that he is serving a great cause, so he can carry out all cruel deeds with peace of mind.

Manji came to the table and sat down, refilled the boy's black tea, picked up a piece of bread and started eating it, "To be honest, I'm quite curious about your tribe, and disrespectfully, do you really think we still need to hunt demons in this era?" Hunter?"

Victor raised his eyebrows and looked at Manji curiously. What did he want to say?

"For example, shapeshifters are not difficult to deal with as long as you know that silver can make them appear. As for pests such as water ghosts or ghouls, although we do not issue silver swords, we can still get rid of them with steel swords and flames. they.

So you see, as long as we have enough courage, we humans can fight against any monster without letting you endure great pain and transform into..."

After a moment's consideration, he said, "An unnatural creature."

"You can just say freak." Victor shrugged.

"I don't deny that what you said is partly true. You do have enough knowledge and courage. Most of the monsters that the witchers can fight against, the knights can fight against, not to mention the elite temple guards.

But even so, it is still quite rude of you to say these things to me, Mr. Manji. "

"I am telling you this because I think there is still a chance for redemption. You haven't experienced the trial of green grass yet, have you?

The temple guards welcome young people like you who are brave and fearless and have a good understanding of monsters to join and serve the great eternal fire, so that our lives will be immortal.

In fact, I think that many things from the old era should be swept into the garbage heap, such as the witches who stirred the cauldron, the self-righteous wizards, and the corrupt sorceresses who polluted the simple lambs with superstition. They will eventually be eternity Purified by fire... "

Listening to Manji's tirade in silence, Victor had a lot of sharp sarcasm in his heart to retaliate, but considering that he was sitting in someone else's camp.

There are also at least six well-trained temple guards outside the door who are in full plate armor, equipped with crossbows and anti-magic weapons. Once there are police, they can double the reinforcements at any time.

Picking up the black tea, the boy drank half the cup in one breath, swallowing the meaningless words quickly.

Seeing that Victor was speechless, Manji seemed to have impressed the young man, so he picked up the teapot with a smile and filled it up for him again.

The sound of the door being opened attracted their attention. Manji glanced at the door, then stood up and bowed. Victor also stood up, stroking his chest in greeting.

Lord Chapelle, the captain of the Eternal Flame Guard, slowly walked into the room, "Manji, please go out first. This witcher and I need to talk alone."

The squad leader obeyed the order and left. After closing the door tightly, the air fell into a brief silence.

Chapelle stood by the window, looking at the rain falling outside the window. After a while, he spoke: "It's such a tragic day, this rain is like the sky crying too.

The shapeshifter killed nearly a hundred people, most of whom were innocent civilians. They were busy working hard and only wanted three meals and clothing, and then suddenly died under ruthless swords.

Victor, although I know I can't blame you, your face is really disgusting. If someone drags you out and hangs you right now, no... tie you to a stake and burn you alive, all of Novigrad will do it. Cheers for me. "

Victor said nothing and waited for the next step. If he really wanted to do this, he would not come to talk to him in person.

“Do you know what the Eternal Fire is? It’s an everlasting flame, a symbol of survival, the path in darkness, and the promise of a better future.

If people know that there may be a shapeshifter around them, they will be scared, frightened, and at a loss, and unnecessary testing will cause great panic.

Fortunately, where the eternal fire shines, no monsters or monsters dare to approach, and the whole city is protected by "eternal altars". No monsters will dare to invade the holy city of Novigrad.

So... there were no shapeshifters. In today's incident, the perpetrator was the crazy Butcher of Novigrad, and he was killed on the spot, and his body was purified in the eternal fire. Do you understand what I'm saying? "

"Understood." Stability and harmony are something the young man knows all too well.

"Very good, you seem to be a smart person who knows what to do and what not to do, what to say and what not to say.

I won't punish you for not being good at your studies and letting the shapeshifter replicate and cause this tragedy, but you also need to know that your face will not be suitable to appear in Novigrad for a long time.

So──get out of my city! You can go wherever you want, just get out of my city. "

Victor knew that once this verdict was spoken, it would not change. Originally, this was one of the most likely answers.

And this answer is already considered a pretty good ending. Those who have the means will naturally know the truth. As for the bad perception in the hearts of civilians, they have no chance of the truth anyway.

Besides, the murderer was the "Butcher of Novigrad", what does it have to do with Victor and me? Maybe the temple guards would give the shapeshifter a random name, like "Jack" or something like that.

Accepting the reality readily, the witcher apprentice said: "But Your Excellency, I still have some properties here and some things that need to be dealt with. Can you give me a few days of grace?"

Somewhat surprised by Victor's calmness, Chapelle didn't expect the young man to accept the verdict like this. He originally thought he might yell, asking why he was being treated unfairly when he was clearly trying to eradicate monsters.

"Ten days, I'll give you ten days, but you must cover your face when you go out, so as not to cause panic to city residents."

Victor bowed, "Your will."

Chapelle nodded with satisfaction and paused before going out, "Tell me, witcher, do crazy shapeshifters often appear?"

Victor could guess the real meaning of the guard captain's question and the answer he wanted to hear.

"Generally speaking, witchers do not hunt the group of shapeshifters. They are gentle and kind-hearted in nature. I don't know what caused him to go crazy, but I believe this is just an isolated incident.

If I had not accepted the commission, I would have always remained silent about the existence of the shapeshifter. Even if I noticed that he was right in front of me, I would still remain silent. "

As he spoke, Victor looked at Chapelle, and the guard captain also looked at the boy, his cloudy yellow eyes staring into clear blue pupils.

After a long time, "Jean," Chapelle said: "There is a butcher in Novigrad who looks very similar to you. The result of the investigation is that his name is Gene and he lives in the Far Angle District. "

Chapelle calmly stated a list of addresses, then opened the door and left.

…

At night, the heavy rain stopped but the light rain did not stop. After Victor put on the well-maintained equipment, Caleb. Manji personally sent him out of the cantonment.

"The verdict is really regrettable. I don't think it is necessary to hide it, but maybe Lord Chapelle has other considerations."

"No, I can understand your decision. It is lenient enough."

Manji handed over a large bag of plump crowns, "Remember not to go to the fruit and vegetable market again. Sylvester Amiro has never entrusted you with anything."

Victor took the money bag with a smile and had no objection.

Then Manji grinned: "Hey! It seems you have a lot of friends, they are all here to greet you."

Turning around, Victor saw Angouleme smiling at him under the eaves of the tavern not far away. There were a few extra people beside him, including Habin who was sitting drinking tea and leaning against the wall with his eyes closed to relax. Babu, and Bosler who was cleaning his sword with a piece of cloth.

Ebony Tai's absence represents the attitude of "Clever the Butcher."

Saying goodbye to the temple guards, Victor walked to the eaves and patted the raindrops. "It's okay. Everything is fine. It's just because it looks too scary. I will leave Novigrad for a while."

After holding Angouleme's arm to calm the nervous mood of the group members, the group leader looked at the other three people, "Why are you here waiting for me?"

Perhaps because they were most familiar with Victor, they agreed that Representative Bosler would speak. He said succinctly: "About what happened today, Mr. Luwin and Mr. Belan both want to talk to you. Mr. Alphonse asked I'll go with you."

Blinking his eyes, it turned out that he was here to "invite" himself...

The boy really didn't want to see them now, so the bathhouse owner didn't care. Although it was a critical moment, the shapeshifter was finally blocked in front of the "Lecturer's Square". After all, he still owed him a favor.

But almost all the other dead people lived in Guanghui Alley and were residents of the Beggar King's territory. Although they were not angry, it was conceivable that he would not look down upon them.

"So you guys have decided which way to go first?" Victor asked.

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