Witcher's Atelier

"This powerful country has a king, this prosperous city has a mayor, and these damn Scoia'tael, they have a gallows."

──Vincent, captain of the city guard. Metz

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After getting off the boat at Vizima Ferry, Victor bought two big fish from the fishermen and carried them to Angouleme on a rope, intending to take them back to make fish cakes.

Then on the way back to the temple area, some vendors who were closed late, as long as they sold food that was easy to preserve, such as dried meat or bread, they all felt the happiness of being swept away. I believe these things Toluweil Will like it.

When walking past San Lebioda Hospital, Shani had already left to go home, and she was in a trance between the inside and the outside world through the fence.

When passing by the Knights of the Flaming Rose, the "eternal fire" is burning inside, symbolizing people's expectations for a better future.

Then in front of his house, Victor met someone he hadn't seen for a long time... a friend for the time being, the captain of the Royal Guards Knights and the current agent of the intelligence agency, the Lily Knight Roderick. Germany. Waite.

Eight armed knights guarded him. He was wearing heavy armor, with the lily badge on his chest shining brightly, and his two delicately groomed mustaches eye-catching.

"Long time no see, dragonborn poet Victor, welcome back to Vizima." The knight's Nilfgaardian accent is very weak, and you can't tell it without listening carefully. Or maybe it's no longer distinguishable, but the young man has preconceived it.

Victor caressed his chest and said in greeting, "I am honored to see you again. Is the reason why you are here now...?"

"As the master thought, although it is a bit rude, I received your news before the banquet started. Princess Yada urgently sent me to invite you to the cocktail party held tonight. The venue is also a pure white hall, and the music is random."

As he spoke, he handed over an exquisite invitation, engraved with gold and carved patterns, and signed with flying phoenixes. The invitation from the eldest princess of Temeria was something that no normal person would be shameless about.

The young man took it with both hands, "It's my pleasure."

Hearing the conversation outside, Shani walked out of the room and glanced at the knight and the invitation, "Wick, what's going on? Are you going to the banquet?"

Seeing her, Roderick was not surprised at all and saluted humbly, "Ah! It's a great honor to meet the venerable Dr. Shani. On behalf of the princess, I sincerely invite you to come to the reception with Master Victor! "

Generally speaking, the senior sister has no interest in these activities, but she attended the cocktail party with the boy and enjoyed him performing poetry in front of everyone...

Shani blinked, "I... don't seem to have suitable clothes?"

After hearing the doctor's answer, Roderick chuckled and said: "Please believe that this is the least important part. Madam Dorothy and her team are ready to serve you at any time. Is Madam Angoulaine also interested in going?" "

Mrs. Dorothy's team specializes in creating a suitable image for people who need to temporarily enter and leave the upper class.

They were the ones who served Victor before he entered the palace last year. At that time, the team originally wanted to dress the boy up as a peacock with feathers on his head. However, due to his strong resistance, he ended up only wearing a tight top with white stripes on a black background.

Although he secretly criticized Mrs. Dorothy's aesthetic sense, but it was limited to men. Victor was still confident in their expertise in dressing up women, so he smiled and nodded in approval when the seniors and girls asked for their opinions.

He turned to the Lily Knight: "Roderick, Mrs. Dorothy has probably forgotten me. I'm afraid I have to trouble you to introduce me again today."

Roderick tapped his breastplate, "It's an honor to serve two beautiful ladies, but in fact, Lady Dorothy has not forgotten you. As far as I know, she has expressed regret more than once in the past year. She originally designed it for the Dragonborn poet. The shape is too plain.”

What he said amused a few people, and Victor also smiled. Then his eyes became sharp, because behind Lily Knight, about fifty yards away, he saw a familiar bald head.

Intelligence Director Taller. ex.

He was standing in the shadow of the alley, not easily noticed. If he hadn't waved his arms and greeted Victor covertly, the boy would never have noticed him.

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Located on the east side of Natalis Square, Madam Dorothy's clothing store is bustling with people.

Invites who need to attend a banquet in the evening, who are inexperienced and strive to perform well, often come here early in the morning to prepare. Of course, like Victor and the others, there are also many people who rush there just as the banquet is about to start.

Thank you for the tight time, otherwise the boy believed that the two young ladies could have spent a whole day choosing clothes.

And at such a busy moment, Mrs. Dorothy personally brought six people over to serve them, which was undoubtedly quite eye-catching. But as long as you see Lily Knight Roderick, you will know that the arrangement of six waiters is reasonable.

As for Victor. Not to mention Corleone's name, Mrs. Dorothy absolutely needs to take action personally.

Ordinary performers can be flashy or even act ugly to attract attention, but the dragonborn wetman is now a famous poetry upstart. His popularity is only second to Master Dandelion, and his clothes can even set the trend.

When he takes the stage, everyone is watching. The king or princess may ignore the passing minor nobles, but they will definitely care about what Master Victor is wearing.

Some time later, Mrs. Dorothy's insidious attempt to dress the boy up as a "three-toed kingfisher" was seen through by Victor and refused; but under Shani's majestic gaze, he gave in and agreed to keep the ruffles on the tight top.

Last year, my senior sister said that she wanted to see herself in formal clothes. This small requirement must be met, but the color is still black with white lines. Colorful combinations do not meet the aesthetics.

After changing clothes first and declining the service of applying powder and makeup, Victor said hello to Roderick and went outside to breathe fresh air.

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Natalis Square, with Temerian general John. Named after Natalis, it is the most prosperous part of the trading area. It is worth mentioning that this guy is still alive and in the prime of life, which shows how much he is loved and trusted.

At this time, the nightlife in the square had just begun. After avoiding several waves of people, the boy turned into a dark alley and stopped.

Originally there was a man relieving himself here, but Victor kicked him away. The man took one look at his clothes and ran away without looking back. Then Taller's bald head appeared in the darkness and walked towards the boy step by step.

He was wearing old clothes, like a cobbler on the street, which was in sharp contrast to Victor's luxurious clothes.

The monocle shimmered, but as he came closer, the boy's figure was condescending.

"Long time no see, Mr. Taller, Director of the Intelligence Bureau."

"Predecessor." He corrected in a deep voice.

The young man rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, then, former intelligence chief, can you tell me what happened when you suddenly showed up? If it's a matter of work handover, I believe Mr. Roderick will be happy to help you."

"I'm sorry, please don't have such deep hostility towards me, Temade. I admit that I made some mistakes in my past work, especially in positioning you. But now I really believe that you were just deceived by the Scoia'tael. The monsters who clean up the sewers are not complicit in their evil deeds.”

Victor tugged on his gorgeous top a little, "It's nothing, I don't care. Besides, whether you believe me or not, I'm back."

"Yes, you are back, back to this stupid Vizima that is on the verge of breaking out. Are you ready to join in this chaos?" Taller pushed up his monocle.

The young man replied angrily: "I don't know what you are talking about. If you have anything to say, just say it! I believe you can see that I am going to the banquet soon, leaving you very little time to make a statement. And can you Can’t you say bad words?”

Pulling up the towel draped over his shoulders, Taler dusted his trouser legs, "Then let me tell you directly! Vizima is likely to have a racial conflict, and I need your help. This son of a bitch, Roderick, has Problem, the bastard interfered with the normal operation of intelligence, causing the seriousness of many things to be underestimated when passed on.

These impetuous situations in the past years should have started to appease the non-human groups and control the discriminatory behavior of humans, but this year it has been interpreted as the unreasonable behavior of the non-humans, and the situation is under control─"

"──Stop! Mr. Taller, I don't know what misunderstanding you have to think that I will help you!" Victor interrupted him clearly, "But please allow me to state that I don't like you because of the There are two points below. Firstly, someone like you who is engaged in underground activities should not appear next to my senior sister. You should stay away from Shani, especially after she clearly rejects you.

Secondly, I really... really don't want to get involved in these complicated things. I'm just an apprentice demon hunter who has made a 'decision'! You will soon become a witcher, and I believe you don’t need me to stress the witcher’s code to you!

I won't help you, and no matter what you want to do, don't include me in your plans, otherwise something unpleasant will happen between us sooner or later. "

Not wanting to give anyone a chance to take advantage of him, Victor calmly stated his position and turned to leave.

"No! It's you who don't understand," the bald man's monocle shimmered. "You are already in the game. Whether you want it or not, you have been put on the hook ever since you reported on the Salamander Gang's biological experiments. The chessboard, and you put it on it with your own hands!

I am certain that the Salamanders and the Scoia'tael are both contributing to the riots! "

The boy's footsteps paused. The Salamander Gang sold weapons to the Scoia'tael. He knew about this situation last year. "The Salamander Gang conspired with the Scoia'tael? Are you sure you are right? They are a gang with mainly humans. What are the benefits of instigating riots?" ?”

The former intelligence chief slowly approached, "I don't know, but I want to investigate all this damn thing and prevent the disaster that will happen. You are tracking down the Salamander Gang, aren't you? We can actually cooperate!"

Victor turned around and looked deeply at Taller, "It's a tempting offer, but I refuse! I don't like you, completely. Don't have unrealistic expectations for me, I'm not a Temerian, I don't even I don't belong to this land.

In fact, believe it or not, I am reducing the Scoia'tael forces from the side, and of course it will never be done for you.

Now please stay away! Or you need me to shout Roderick's name. "

"You should be wary of this guy, this dog* is very dangerous."

"Of course, he is a Nilfgaardian. You should have been wary when he first appeared, right?"

"His resume was impeccable in the past, at least that's what I found, so I can't convince the mother-in-law, but now it's his actions that are problematic, and that's more convincing than anything else!"

Taking a long breath, Victor thought of something, "Let's ask you a question. If the answer satisfies me, I will consider your suggestion. From the time I left last year to the time I came back this year, a document was missing from my room!"

"Azulie - "Record of the Effects of Herbal Reagents on the Human Body"," Taller answered simply and concisely. "It was lost during the blockade of your house last year. At that time, the only people who could enter and exit were Captain Jaques, Captain Vincent, Qiangwei and Lily, the two knights, and the captain of the city guard, Jesolo!"

Raising his eyebrows, Victor was really surprised. He was worthy of being the King's Eyes. Taller was very good at this level! He definitely didn't know how to alchemy, but he still noticed the document and remembered the name, but he just stared at himself and bit it.

The bald man continued, "Except for Jesolo, who can be bribed with money, I can't think of anyone who would take your things away, but not that loser Jesolo, at least that's the result of my investigation last year."

Victor closed his eyes and thought for a while, then stretched out his palms to catch the raindrops, "There is no promise. I need time to verify your words. Now tell me where to find it, or leave a message for you?"

After whispering a list of addresses in the temple area, Taller added with a low smile, "My residence, of course, if you can, please knock on the door first when you come to visit."

Ignoring Taller, Victor walked straight out of the alley.

Walking in the drizzle, the young man knew very well that even if Baldhead left his job, he would definitely still have some hidden strength in his hands, and he might be able to get help when he needs to fight, not to mention his friendship with the Hand of the King.

Vernon. Roche and his blue-clad iron guards cannot ignore their powerful force. When talking about the blue-clad iron guards, we can't help but think of Weiss. Her dressing style is really impressive.

With his thoughts wandering, Victor quickly passed through the crowd and returned to Mrs. Dorothy's clothing store.

On the oak high chair, Angouleme was dressed and looking presentable. Wearing a light yellow slim-fitting evening dress and a feather hat, she actually had the air of a quiet beauty, but her two thick eyebrows like caterpillars and her bony rolling eyes completely ruined her aura.

Victor naturally walked to sit next to her, "Not bad, she looks like a lady, but why don't you put on makeup? With your thick eyebrows, I don't believe Mrs. Dorothy didn't come up with a reasonable solution!"

Glancing at Victor, Angouleme said in a neutral tone, "I don't want to wear makeup! And I like my eyebrows. They can grow as long as they want, and no one can harm them!"

The reason for liking this was very good. Victor did not ask further questions, and Angouleme did not explain. Then Shani walked out of the dressing room.

Perhaps it was because she usually dressed in neutral clothes, but seeing her suddenly put on women's clothing was a huge visual impact.

The high-neck design, dark blue dress, embellished with silver foil sequins, light makeup on the face, slightly rounded the originally too sharp heroic spirit, and added a pretty blue hat.

Victor didn't know what to say for a moment...

Wandering in a circle, Shani's skirt fluttered, and the fragrant wind hit her. It was the fragrance of rowan flowers. Normally she didn't wear any perfume because of her medical work, but Victor knew that she liked rowan flowers.

Noticing the boy's daze, the senior put one hand on his waist and asked, "What's wrong, Wick? Does it look strange? Why don't you speak?"

"Just because you are so beautiful!" he blurted out.

Angoulaine burst into laughter and quickly covered her mouth and turned to the other side to prevent Victor from seeing the twist of her suppressed laughter. If the girl dared to say such earthy love words, it would become the dark history of the leader's life!

Even though her face was rosy, the senior sister was generous and accepted the compliment calmly.

She touched her ears and said, "Thank you."

"Talking from the bottom of my heart." He rubbed his nose.

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