Witcher's Atelier

In the upper town of Beauclair, there is a hall made of white marble, and a wooden sign in a carved frame hangs on the wall, which reads:

“The building uses the Leitenbach security system, and Chivanni Bank is protected by Bruno Leitenbach’s patented security system.

Use anti-magic metal amplifiers to suppress magnetic fields and other mysterious machines, ensuring protection against all magic attacks. (Including hypnosis, mind control, witcher's sigil, and even spells)

Trust Bruno Letenbach - with us, no bank raids are possible! "

After reading this message, Victor smiled and shook his head, turned to face the bowing bank clerk, took the deposit from his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and left Chivanni Bank.

"Thank you for coming, Mr. Victor, and welcome back next time! 'We take care of your money as our own!'"

A bank employee shouted from behind. He was talking about the founder of Chivanni Bank. The motto of "Amadeus Chivanni".

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I had a rare opportunity to go into the city, so I went to the bank to confirm the amount of the "amnesia allowance". The result was very satisfying. Walking on the noisy and lively street, Victor stretched himself. Today was also an energetic day.

Picking out a few fresh fruits at the market, including pears, melons and bananas, the witcher had not even approached Loliville Square when his extraordinary five senses heard the passionate preaching of the announcer Mr. Herod from a distance.

"Good news! Good news, great news! People living in Beauclair, you are blessed, another new red wine is about to be launched!

From the east of Serikania, across the Koraz Desert, we arrived at this promised land where wine and milk flowed. Victor, the alchemist who settled in the Corleone Manor, was full of enthusiasm to recreate the mysterious formula of the foreign country.

It is said that their new red wine has an astonishing taste that is different from the past, and it can at least obtain the title of viscount. Even the Duchess is looking forward to this wonderful thing! So don’t miss the Plaza Wine Tasting next month, as it’s a rare opportunity! "

In response to Earl Kresp's unwavering help in publicity and taking a bite of the juicy melon, Victor chuckled and was not worried. He was confident that there was no reason to lose, and the title was determined.

After tasting the food, he selected a few sweeter fruits and put them into the herbal bag. He went to the stable to get the horses, left the city from the east port gate and walked along the Sansredo River. There were many women washing clothes, Fishermen and fishermen's huts, workers making bright dyes.

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"Then Princess Qiqimo summoned her sincere sisters! They gave the order and united to attack the enemy who wanted to harm their queen."

──Excerpted from "Princess Qiqimo and the Giant of the Mountain"

Cornelius Brigg (Fragment of the Fable of the Dwarf Children)

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Running from morning to afternoon, passing through the village of Francaraz, and heading east to Mer Lachaise Longa Cemetery, the witcher encountered a little trouble for the first time.

There are several monsters fighting the villagers who enter the cemetery.

The arthropod monsters, about knee-high and several feet long, have hard shells, fangs, and claws. They look like the love child of a three-way interaction between a spider, an ant, and a crab—magnified countless times.

They were a few Qiqimo engineers and soldiers, coming from the intersection of celestial bodies, "insect-like creatures" with the most organized and hierarchical concepts. Their social organization is somewhat similar to that of ants. In the three-tier class structure, engineers and soldiers will obey the orders of soldiers, and soldiers will all obey the queen.

The Queen usually hides deep underground and lays eggs, controlling the actions of all members of the Chichimo. Considering the tiny size of the ganglia (equivalent to brains) of the sappers and warriors, it is almost impossible to imagine that they can be used for thinking. It can be assumed that the Chichimo has some kind of Shared consciousness.

Without hesitation, Victor jumped off the horse, drew out his silver sword, poured insectoid oil on it, and stepped forward to join in the killing.

The Qiqimo engineers themselves are not very powerful in combat, and civilians can handle them when the number is small. However, the battle time should not be prolonged, otherwise things will become very troublesome when Qiqimo soldiers appear. Monsters that are specialized in combat will spray Corrosive venom, if you are not careful, you will be disfigured if you are shot in the face.

With the addition of the witcher, the battle ended quickly. An older representative of the villagers came over and said, "Thank you for your help, witcher. How much is the reward? We are willing to pay, and we will not accept your request for our children." ”

Victor shook his head and casually wanted to say no money, but when he said the words, he suddenly realized that he couldn't, "I took care of five of the seven Qichimo sappers. Each one costs six florins. You can help me move it." If you go to the outside and peel the shells, you can get a deduction of one florin for each one.”

"This...can this number be reduced some more?"

"No, this is already the lowest price, and I must remind you that Qiqimo usually does not actively attack humans unless you invade the vicinity of its lair. In other words, it is under this cemetery..."

The village representative's face turned pale... Finally he had no intention of bargaining anymore, and he might need the help of a witcher soon.

After a while, Victor mounted his horse and continued to move forward. The materials he dissected outside the cemetery included but were not limited to dry black chitin carapace, glass-like eyeballs with vertical pupils, needle-like fangs on the bloody chin, and tools for digging soil. The sharp claws and the most important Qi Qimo gland──can be used to prepare the "Thunder Potion" instead of Andraeger's embryo.

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"Meriteri, great mother, protect us from evil, from filthy and terrible demons, and most importantly, from being captured by Katakaan and the Blood Demon..."

──Prayer fragments

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Although there was a slight delay on the way, fortunately, the witcher arrived at the Sansredo River before midnight and set up camp on the bank of the "Nine Valley" to cook the pot.

Taking out the ingredients he bought at the herbal shop yesterday, he began to refine a potion against vampires. When he was making wine at the manor not long ago, he remembered that there seemed to be a lot of such monsters on this land, although in theory they were all after the plot unfolded in the future. You will encounter them, but it is best to be prepared for their formulas "Vampire Oil" and "Dark Blood".

Vampire oil is sword oil. When paired with a silver sword, it can effectively cut into the vampire's body, while black blood is a violent poison that turns one's own blood into highly toxic. In this way, during the battle, if the vampire wants to suck the blood of the witch hunter to regain its physical strength, , the body will be poisoned. It can be said to be a kind of seven-injury fist that hurts oneself first and then the enemy.

The reason why Victor takes vampires so seriously is because they are different from the stereotyped images in other fantasy works. In the world of demon hunting, they are a prosperous group that came from the intersection of the earth and the earth. There are various sub-species, such as bat-winged demons, bat-winged brain demons, blood demons, Katakaan, vampire women, and vampire banshees.

In addition to claws, fangs, high speed, and strength, the common standard configuration also includes many abilities such as mind-affecting, invisibility, teleportation, atomization, sonic shock, and bat summoning, depending on the type.

Regardless of the type, vampires are not afraid of wooden stakes or holy water. Those things only play an role in legends and fables. Sprinkling garlic on them and painting religious symbols are both futile. Some vampires even like the taste of blood and garlic. . The sun's damage to them is also very limited. Vampires will avoid it in disgust, but they will never be petrified.

The imaginary enemies that Victor wanted to deal with when refining the potion were precisely these difficult monsters. The vampire woman who was killed by the snake sect witchers in Vizima belonged to this group.

But the scariest thing is that the above-mentioned ones are just low-level vampires!

Above their level of life, there are also truly powerful high-level vampires. Just like the difference between humans, orangutans, and monkeys, high-level vampires are fully evolved species, each one unique.

They are immune to magic detection, immune to all mental attacks or hallucinations, enjoy sunbathing, and are close to immortality. They can easily restrain their urge for blood and blend into the human community. The only way to distinguish them is that their images cannot be reflected in the mirror.

Such an astonishingly powerful individual is difficult for even the strongest mages to defeat. Fortunately, they are few in number and are creatures that can communicate through language. After hundreds of years of assimilation, it is actually very difficult to encounter high-level vampires, or to detect them.

So there is no need to worry...probably.

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The next day, facing the beautiful morning light, he tied up his horse and took off only his epoch-making swimming trunks. Victor put other things into the herbal bag, drank the "killer whale" potion to increase lung capacity, and jumped into the water. Enter the Sansredo River and look for the underwater ruins of the Nine Valleys.

After a period of time, the witcher came up to the surface to breathe, drank the cat's eye potion to facilitate deep diving, and added the tawny owl with the energy soup to replenish his strength. At the same time, he loaded the crossbow with crossbow arrows, which were used to shoot water ghosts.

After repeated ups and downs until the afternoon, he finally dived again. This time he was quite lucky. Not long after, he saw the activated portal among the broken pillars, emitting a faint aqua blue light.

This aqua-blue brilliance represents a fixed point-to-point portal. It relies on the local magic spring to supply energy. Its safety factor and stability are quite reliable, so Victor dives in without hesitation.

Loud tinnitus sound──

The transmission only took a second.

──Bringing out a splash of water.

The sudden transition from water to flat ground gave the boy an unreal feeling. The immortal magic fire cage around him emitted orange light, and his extraordinary vision gave him a clear insight into his surroundings.

This is an extremely developed rock cave. The flattened ground even has patterns. It is 100% elven ruins. The dry air makes people unsure whether it is still underwater.

Taking out the equipment from the herbal bag, the witcher was the first to be fully equipped.

He lowered his body and observed the messy footprints on the portal and the ground. "It seems that the grave robbers found something in Professor Moru's coffin to activate the portal entrance. It's hard to imagine how many surprises this place contains... or shocks!"

Victor would never believe that a laboratory run by a mage would not have any defensive facilities. So without hesitating for too long, he took out a white zircon with complex and exquisite patterns from the herbal medicine bag - Keira's magic mark. He held it in his hand and used the Alder Seal to activate the magic.

After repeating this action several times, he stopped, and next he was sitting next to the magic fire cage, meditating and waiting.

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I don't know how long I have been meditating, but suddenly using the zircon as the anchor point, the golden temporary portal suddenly opened, and Keira in hunting breeches walked out of it. Metz.

Victor opened his eyes. At first glance, she looked very undressed as a sorceress──Correction, the neckline of this hunting suit opened directly to her stomach, and the zircon cross on the chest shone eye-catchingly. The visual effect was similar to that of Weiss's cardigan girl. There are different approaches but similar effects, and she is worthy of being a sorceress.

She raised her chin to observe the environment, revealing her slender and white neck, with a contemptuous and arrogant attitude, "Humph! Poor little Wick, you really need my help. Don't you have the guts to even explore the ruins without me?"

Kayla, who has blond hair and shoulders, wore light makeup and round earrings today, and the scent of rosemary filled the air.

"You are so beautiful today!" The young man leaned forward slightly, controlled his tone of voice to make sure the words sounded sincere and sincere, and then stretched out his right hand to hold it up with the palm of his hand.

Raising her eyebrows and squinting with her hazel eyes, Keira proudly handed her right hand to Victor, "... Needless to say, your heavy armor looks pretty good when paired with it. It's rough and gorgeous. Typical Skellige style.”

The sorceress's attitude improved significantly, and she even returned condescending compliments. As expected, regardless of whether she had a bad attitude or said irritating words, the indispensable communication lubricant in meetings - praise - should be fully used first, and then Just say everything is easy.

His lips touched the back of the sorceress's hand lightly, and after kissing her hand, the witcher stood up with a smile, "Thank you for the recognition, your opinion is very important to me."

Unfortunately, this gentleman's words did not have the expected effect. Keira rolled her eyes slightly and said, "Okay, Wick, I've heard too much of this level of flattery. Let's go!" Telekinesis opened the mana. Shield, she waved her hand to Victor to clear the way, "Let's see what surprises Professor Moru's laboratory will bring us?"

Touching his nose, Victor drew out the Flame Strike, passed through the exquisite curved arch, and moved deeper into the cave.

To be able to invite Kerametz to help, of course, the agreement had been reached before leaving Temeria. After getting along with Vizima for a while, and having Angoulan's Eagle Vision ensure her tendency to be an ally, Victor felt at ease to ask her to help explore the secret of "secondary mutation".

And she came as expected. From the way she dressed, it could be seen that she was here to help seriously. The few exchanges after meeting made him feel happy.

Following the distinctive footprints exposed in the dust on the ground and listening to the small noise outside the cave wind, the witcher explained the situation as he walked, "I arrived here through the underwater portal, but I am not the first person to enter the cave. There are others in front of me. There were some tomb robbers, there seemed to be five of them, and they opened the portal."

"Aren't you worried that they will arrive first and steal everything?" Although the sorceress warned her, she still walked calmly and unhurriedly.

Victor shrugged his shoulders, "Seriously, if a random tomb robber can get away with the secret treasure, that treasure is certainly not worthy of my invitation."

In the dark cave, Keira Yinling chuckled.

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