Witcher's Atelier

"The water ghosts are timid by nature and usually only eat leftovers dug out of the garbage and animal carcasses. Unless a lone traveler or a careless fisherman enters their territory, the water ghosts will take the initiative to attack.

Their appearance looks like human corpses picked up from the bottom of a pond. They are blue or green in color, with mucus and mud oozing from their pores, and their bodies exude a sour smell of decay.

But in fact, they are not transformed from the bodies of drowned people. The scales, gills and dorsal fins all show that the water ghost is a completely different creature. These physiological structures make them very good at swimming, and they can drag their victims into the water without them being prepared and drown them.

If it is not hungry yet, the Kelpie will keep its victim in the water for several days, allowing the prey to soften and rot until it melts in the mouth. "

In the afternoon, outside the city of Vizima - by the Ismina River, not far from the satellite town, Victor stood on the bank with his feet on Sanqi and folded his arms to introduce the habits of water ghosts, while Angoulême He squatted in the water, soaking his neck in the water, with a look of reluctance on his face.

"I said, Captain, is this really useful? I've been here for half an hour!"

"Wait, wait, be patient, we will be here soon. The footprints on the beach are so clear, there must be some nearby. Besides, the weather is so hot, wouldn't it be better for you to take a dip in the water?"

"It's so good, why don't you come down and take a dip together!" Angoulan felt angry and angry at the thought of being used as bait to catch water ghosts.

"Tsk! I talked about my habits for a long time, but I didn't listen to the first sentence. Water ghosts are usually not very courageous. You are very attractive as a single woman, but if you two people go together, it will be in vain.

If you are willing to gamble, you must admit defeat. This is the will of the dice. Do not worry! It's still early in the evening, and only a few hungry water ghosts will come out to move around at this time. "

After calming down the restless members with a few words, the leader continued: "However, if it is dusk and night, especially when it rains, water ghosts will be particularly active and may even leave the water briefly and enter the interior.

Water ghosts that come ashore usually hunt in groups, because despite their amazing speed on land, they are still weak against opponents other than fishermen or washerwomen.

This goes along with the old saying: 'When monsters are really bad, swarms of them make them happy'. "

While she was talking, there was a sudden sound of a machine and the sound of water rushing not far behind the girl. "Come up quickly, we caught it!" the boy immediately shouted.

Hearing the shout, Angouleme immediately jumped out of the water like a fire, jumped to the shore in three steps and then two steps, and then saw Victor pulling the rope in his hand to the shore.

When the prey was hooked, the girl happily stepped forward to help drag it. She felt it as soon as she got her hands on it, "Hey, it's quite heavy! This one looks pretty small, right?"

The two of them worked together, and soon the water ghost caught in the underwater trap slowly surfaced. Its body was dark blue, its nail claws were deeply wrapped around its torso, and the body fluids from the hook were flowing out.

Dragging it to the shore amidst roars and struggles, the young man wrapped the rope around a wooden stake and fixed it, taking a step forward with a neat silver sword owl's head.

Wearing gloves, the body was dragged ashore, and then Victor, the surgeon, and Angouleme's assistant, performed a craniotomy, thoracotomy, and other comprehensive material collection plans for the corpse-eating creature.

Soon after, watching the rich and turbulent water of the Ismina River take away all the residue and odor, Angouleme took out the dice and tossed it, and raised his chin at Victor provocatively: "Second round!"

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"Look, these monsters can be killed by traps, mages, armies, and even farmers can kill them when they unite, but why are only witchers called monster experts?...

...So, the difference between experts and amateurs lies here. Amateurs do not consider costs, while experts control costs. Amateurs do not care about efficiency, while experts pursue efficiency.

Comparing it, you will know that for example, the most basic corpse-eating bio-oil only requires dog fat and dandelion, stir it evenly and then boil it until it becomes viscous. It is simple and fast, and has excellent practical power and effect.

From this, we can conclude that when facing monsters of predictable types, nothing else is needed, and the corresponding sword oil must always be filled up.

The herbal medicine book I asked you to read is to teach you how to identify medicinal materials. As for the sword oil formulas corresponding to various monsters, I will teach you orally later.

Live and learn until you are old, and don’t think I’m verbose..."

In the evening under the setting sun, Victor lit a campfire by the river, set up a small cauldron, and gurgling corpse-eating oil was boiling in the pot. He chattered and shared the wisdom of life with the group members.

Angoulin was sitting across from her drying clothes. She lost four rounds in the afternoon, and never won a best-of-five match. She lost twelve consecutive games to the point where she almost doubted her life. If she hadn't brought the dice with her, she would have definitely Thinking that the group leader is secretly cheating.

The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He interrupted the group leader's motto time and asked Angoulein the question in his heart: "─Wick, I said that since this is going to happen in the end, why do we have to work hard fishing this afternoon? Water ghost?"

The spoon used to boil the ointment pauses briefly and then continues to swirl.

"Well...Actually, it's because I've never dealt with a water ghost before, so I want to be mentally prepared first. What does the opponent look like, how does it smell, how does it feel when cut, and what kind of injuries will definitely lead to death.

I’ve fished like this several times and killed a few, and now I’m not nervous at all, right? "

Taking the Mahakam from Angouleme sideways, Victor evenly poured the sword oil on the sword body spoon by spoon, then pulled out his own silver sword and followed the same method. He smelled the faint moist fishy smell in the dusk air and felt that it was almost time. .

The sound of water gradually grew louder, accompanied by the heads of water ghosts emerging from the water one by one, "Five..., eight..., ten..., thirteen!" Angulan said loudly after taking Mahakam.

One by one, the water ghosts came ashore. Although they had human bodies, they were not smarter than fish. Looking at the two balls of food in front of them, they were a little surprised why they didn't run away.

However, they felt that they had a great advantage in numbers, so they still opened their mouths full of sharp teeth and roared in terror and joy.

"Pay attention to the dangerous area, don't step on the trap we set ourselves." Victor warned Angulan expressionlessly, pointing his silver sword at the ground to deceive him. This would not be a passionate battle, and the outcome had been decided long before the battle began.

Unless there were unexpected variables... for example.

"- Danger! Run!" Under the light of the crescent moon, the explosive situation was broken by the warning of a third party not far away, and the group of water ghosts immediately pounced on the Phantom Troupe with their teeth and claws.

Although this development was unexpected, judging from the content of the call, it was friendly, so the boy and girl didn't pay much attention to it. They just cut the water ghosts one by one as usual in sword practice.

The double sword dance to kill the monsters turned into a three-person sword dance after the running sound from the back stopped. Victor, who was in the battle, confirmed through the corner of his eye that the one who issued the warning and came forward to help was a knight skilled in swordsmanship - there was a burning rose engraved on his chest armor.

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