Witcher's Atelier

Sabines. Ignis (Old Language: Sapiens ignis), commonly known as the "Sage of Fire" - looking back on medieval history, it is an unavoidable legend that emerged out of nowhere. He was not active for a long time, but his influence continues to this day.

He is also known as the father of modern alchemy. His statues can be seen at the school gate. They usually hold animal tissue in one hand and a stirring rod in the other. They have their eyes closed or covered with cloth.

Yes, it looks similar to the posture of Lady Justice...

──"Soaring in the Blue Sky Alchemy School, a School History"

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Afternoon, Marlin Coast, sunny weather.

Thanks to the "horn of the horned beast", the efficient killing quickly dispersed the female sirens living in groups. They dived into the water one after another, escaped and disappeared without a trace.

After the situation stabilized, two hundred people began to busily unload cargo from the long boats and settled into the remaining buildings on the Marlin Coast. Although most of the houses were damaged, a few were still well preserved.

For example, the former Old Harbor Tavern was chosen as the base camp of the Giant Expedition and the residence of Halma and several opinion leaders because it was spacious and warm enough, had abundant storage in the underground wine cellar, and had a lot of dried meat.

As for the other soldiers who couldn't squeeze in, they were scattered in the surrounding houses.

Victor also took the scoundrel Wei Ji and occupied a room alone. Out of some precaution, he unloaded the supplies on the ship. He asked the sailors of the Thousand Sunny to sail away and agreed with them to come back in half a month. Pick people up.

…

At night, the sea breeze was biting and the snowflakes were blowing like knives on the face. Two hundred and two strong men, two hundred of whom were scattered in several longhouses, grilled food and drank spirits to celebrate the successful landing.

Only the leader of the Phantom Troupe, Victor, and his member Veggie did not relax and stayed in the hut, preparing enchanting weapons and sorting out alchemy materials.

In front of the familiar fire bed and the familiar cauldron, the boy held animal tissue in one hand, closed his eyes and listened to the sound of death, and held a stirring stick in the other hand, stirring almost unconsciously.

The rogue was in the process of preliminarily processing the mermaid, cutting it into suitable sizes and handing it over to the group leader for appraisal. Although there was a faint sound of noisy and joy outside the window, which made him feel a little itchy, he remembered the group leader's promise to give priority to finding good things for "Dawn". "Sword" was upgraded, and he immediately had no complaints.

Looking at the wooden sign "Victor's Alchemy Workshop" next to him, Weggie suddenly became curious. On the Warrior's Road, Victor also put up a sign when he was alchemy, and when he stayed in the hotel room, he changed it to House number.

"Captain, why do you always put up the sign of your alchemy workshop?"

Without opening his eyes, the boy wrinkled his nose.

"If I really want to say it, it's probably because of... superstition... and nostalgia."

"Superstition? Nostalgia?"

"I miss the leisurely life in Bell Town. My two grandmothers, my aunts, and many lovely girls, all of them are beautiful and well-spoken. I really like being there.

As for superstition...it's kind of a mascot.

Because in Bell Town, generations of incredible alchemists all have the same fate. As long as they open a named alchemy workshop, they will become a master in a short time, and then defeat all dissatisfaction.

I don’t know if it will come true, but anyway, it doesn’t take much effort to have a herbal medicine bag and carry a sign to symbolize business. "

The scoundrel listened leisurely and fascinated: "What an amazing fate..."

The two chatted and worked happily until they were interrupted by a knock on the door late at night. Weggie opened the door and found that it was Halma and Foren.

Halma's visit was expected. Victor nodded with a smile, but the other person did not expect, "Folun, why do you come to join the war? Why don't you stay in Yuliala Port to accompany your wife?"

Folan, the sharpshooter of the Tulsi Qu family whom we knew well during the Fist of Wrath, smiled and entered the room to give the boy a hug, "I went to Keldro to attend the funeral. After the wake banquet, I joined him at the Newport Bay Tavern."

"I didn't expect you to get excited too?"

"That's right, you didn't see how majestic Halma was that day! As soon as he rushed in, he swept everything on the table to the floor, then jumped on the table and shouted: 'I want to go out to pursue glory, and someone wants to follow me. Shall I leave? Who wants to chop off that damn giant's head?'"

"According to what you said, I think he found a whole boat of people immediately after shouting."

"That's true," Weegee said from the side: "The sailors carried him all the way out, shouting: 'We are going to take back the furnace and hang it up with the giant's own entrails!' Captain, you left too early. , It’s a pity that I didn’t see that scene with my own eyes, I was moved to tears.”

The eldest son of the Quint family was calm and composed, as if he was not the one being discussed. Stepping forward to push away the sharpshooter, Halma hugged Victor, "My brother, it's nice to see you. Forgive me for being very busy these days and not having time to have a good chat with you."

"It doesn't matter. I can understand that managing a temporary team of 200 people is not an easy task."

Then a few people sat around the fire to warm themselves up.

The cross-legged Folan took the mead from the rogue's hand, "Duvacin, why was your joining so silent? I didn't know you were participating in the war until I opened the door and saw it. If I had known about the existence of the Dragonborn, the team would definitely be stronger. ”

"This is an operation organized by Halma. I am just a participant out of interest. I cannot confuse priorities. In fact, I asked him not to leak it."

"No wonder, during the past few days of sailing, many people have asked where the strange-looking ship behind them came from? Halma only said that he was an acquaintance and wanted to come with him to visit the giant."

Putting on the transparent glasses with no prescription, Victor looked at Halma: "But apart from prioritizing, there is another reason why I don't want to reveal my identity."

The eldest son of the Kuite family held up the mead and motioned to the young man not to worry and just speak.

"I am actually a prophet with a strong premonition of danger."

Folan was immediately stunned, and Halma choked on a mouthful of wine and almost spat it out.

However, the rogue had been trained by the Sister Head Brigade and knew that the leader would sometimes make surprising remarks, so he did not show any surprise.

"Ahem, Wick, are you kidding me?"

"I'm not kidding. I feel a strong crisis hanging over the Titan Crusade Group, which is a sign of possible total annihilation. But I don't know what the sources of danger are, so I want to discuss it with you."

Several people looked at each other in shock. Even Wei Ji heard this for the first time, but he immediately figured out why the captain sent the Thousand Sunny away in the afternoon, because he believed that something would happen next. For others, Duwaqin's reputation and mystery also made it impossible to ignore his speech.

Victor did not consider letting the situation develop, because there was no chance of a repeat of the real environment and accidents could not be tolerated. Halma must not fall to Udvik, not only is it related to the prestige of the Quite family, but also the young man has accepted the deposit for protection──sweet orange flavor.

Putting down his wine glass, the commander-in-chief of the Giant Crusade crossed his arms, closed his eyes and remained silent.

The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

After a while, Folan said thoughtfully: "If you want to talk about strange places, there are indeed some. The Magee brothers on Skellige Island usually rob to make a living, and Aigner on Faroe Island is a thief, not to mention the Skellige Island. I thought it was a little strange that Wolfgang from Kruger Island, these bastards, suddenly joined the crusade with their men in anger."

The sharpshooter is an elite member of the Tulsiqu family. He knows anecdotes about the characters on each island very well, and he quickly named many of the participants who he thought were subtle.

After hearing this, Victor dared to say that if all these people were cut off with one blow, the crusade would be declared a success, at least it would not fail... The problem is that Halma could not do this.

He opened his eyes and crossed his arms, "My brother, I can guess what you are thinking, but I can't drive them away just because they are suspicious, let alone eliminate them. They believe me and follow. If the crusade fails because of this , that is both my destiny and theirs.”

"I can understand why you said that, but promise me, will you be more vigilant?"

"I will, my brother. If you were not the one who gave the warning, I would beat him until his father would not recognize him, but because it is you, I will take it to heart."

It was obvious that Halma was in a bad mood, but he still hugged Victor again, then turned around and opened the door to leave.

Folan shook his head, "God, he didn't lose his temper with you. I've known him for twenty years, and he only has this kind of patience with his sister. You're not his brother-in-law, are you?"

Making a casual joke with the boy, the sharpshooter quickly followed Halma's footsteps and disappeared into the darkness.

Originally, I thought it was just a matter of defeating the giants and saving my hometown, but when Victor said this, the rogue Weggie seemed to feel that a storm was coming.

"Captain, what will we do tomorrow?"

"Keep your distance and follow, and others will respond accordingly."

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The next morning, the young man was eye-opened by the approach of the crusade group. Originally, he thought they needed to leave people to guard the ship to prevent the female siren from coming back. Based on the intensity of yesterday's attack, at least forty people were needed to rely on building defenses.

Unexpectedly, they directly picked up the long boat, and with two hundred people and five boats, they pushed inland boldly and confidently.

According to the marks on the map, go south from the Marlin Coast, follow the mountain road and cross the bridge to reach "Dov", the most prosperous town on Udvik Island in the past.

During the walk, the widest part of the long and narrow mountain road can accommodate ten people walking abreast, but the narrowest part can only accommodate four people. There are evergreen plants such as pines and cypresses on both sides, and the snow is quite deep. Once you step on it, you will be covered in snow up to your ankles. .

Under such circumstances, the team would naturally not be able to move faster. Although Halma was unwilling to admit it, in Folan's view, the boy's ominous prophecy was gradually coming true.

First, during the mountaineering process, a boat lost its balance and fell into the river valley, dragging sixteen people with it and falling to their deaths.

Then the steel cable bridge leading to Dove was completely destroyed, forcing the team to turn west to walk on the path. The wooden bridge on the path seemed to be walkable, but it caused an even greater disaster. The sudden bridge collapsed and another boat fell, killing two people. Seventeen warriors, and the team was cut in half.

Halma and Foren were both in the front half, with one hundred and thirty people and three boats on hand, while the back half had twenty-seven people and two tourists who didn't have time to cross the bridge.

Looking at the chasm from the broken bridge, the tourist Victor once changed his life for Angouleme. Naturally, he did not believe in fate, but no matter how he looked at it, the group of people opposite looked dead...

You can't fly, and the bat suit's gliding is also useless in an environment with falling snow and wrong wind direction.

Just listen to Halma's voice coming from the opposite side: "Brothers on the opposite side, we will continue to move forward and camp in front. You go north, go around the coast of North Cape and then go south. You will be about two days behind. We will Go slowly, we will meet at Uskal as far as possible.”

Hearing the name of the place, Weiji rolled his eyes, "Oh! We actually chose to meet at Uskar."

"Why, you don't like it there?" Victor asked casually.

"The villagers of Uskal are famous for their love of pickled herring. They eat pickled herring for breakfast, dinner and supper, and even use pickled herring to make jam and candied fruit. Believe me, you will never forget it after eating it once. The taste makes my stomach hurt when I think of it."

Pickled herring... a long-famous Nordic delicacy. The boy had heard of the reputation of this food a long time ago. Herring is mixed with salt and put in a can for pickling and fermentation. It is said that the moment the can is opened, it can give people around a strong experience of suffocation.

Victor decided to try it once he got it to see if it could be used as a raw material for "Devil's Dust".

The 27 people who remained in front of the broken bridge quickly elected an opinion leader and came to the Phantom Troupe.

"You two, I am Wolfganger from Spiekeroog Island. I am in charge of this side now. Do you want to act with us?"

Blinking his eyes, Victor saw through this guy at a glance that he was not a good person, not only because he heard Foren report his name last night, but also because he saw clearly from behind that he and his men deliberately dawdled on the bridge before the bridge collapsed, letting others go first.

There are 27 people here now. According to a rough and conservative estimate, at least 20 of them are his subordinates.

"No, let me and my companions follow from a distance. We are just passing tourists."

Hearing the rejection, Wolfgang sneered, "Okay." Then he turned around and greeted the 26 people and continued to move forward. "

On the way to the North Cape coast, even Viji could feel the strong danger, "Captain, Wolfgang may attack at night. There are several people who should not be his subordinates. Can we save innocent people?"

"Before they attack, we can't do anything. It's ridiculous to jump out and accuse them. Believe it or not, if we expose them now, even innocent people will draw their swords and cut us.

The only thing you can do is to avenge the dead. Wolfgang's men will definitely kill the good people around them first, and then when they come to deal with us, at least the innocent people will be dead, and we won't kill them by mistake. "

The rogue clenched his fists, "What are these bastards thinking, don't they have a sense of honor? ”

Stretching out his hand to brush away the falling snow on his shoulders, Victor said softly: "Before fighting, don't think about why they do this. There is no need for anger or empathy. There may be many complicated reasons, maybe for money, or for love, or even for a higher purpose, who knows?

But no matter what their reasons are... Since they want to kill us, we can't help being killed.

I still have to trouble you today. ”

"Glad to serve you!"

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