Witcher's Atelier

Shani’s joining can be said to be a great help.

As a local who graduated from Oxenfurt College, she can easily make up for Victor’s shortcomings and knowledge blind spots: interpersonal relationships that require time to cultivate, and little-known background information.

For example, she just flipped through the books and found the specific location of the Everec family tomb, which is located east of Martin Fili Farm and south of Brunwich. It is said that the exquisite design in the tomb is like a work of art.

And interpersonal relationships that require time to cultivate can also come in handy, just like now...

"Sir, stop! I can't let you in. The order is written very clearly. You need to bring an invitation letter with your name printed on it to participate in the auction."

Two Redanian soldiers in silver and red, fully armed, stopped the witcher who wanted to go in and observe the terrain in front of the magnificent Borsodi Auction House on the fourth floor.

But before he could try to bribe or communicate in other ways, the senior sister had already put down her cape and hood, revealing her pretty face, "Ah! Isn't this Lance Corporal Vaclav... When did you become such a rule-abiding person?"

Recognizing Shani, the Lance Corporal choked for a moment, and the other soldier, who was a little lazy, stood up straight with full energy, and even the beard on his face seemed to be smiling, "Ah! It's the respectable Ms. Shani! Are you on leave today? You are always so beautiful whenever I see you!"

"Shut up! Private Kleiner, no chatting while on duty!" Scolding his subordinates for their inappropriate behavior of talking, the Lance Corporal stepped forward to replace the soldier, "Respectable Ms. Shani, are you on leave today?"

A moment ago, they were still wearing bright armor and looked decent, but it turned out to be two funny people. Victor held back his laughter and let Shani perform.

"It's a rare rotation leave, don't you two have anything else to do? Why are you here?"

"Madam, we came here on orders, military order number 76-CW-X, mission content: protect the auction house. Priority: high, the highest." said the lance corporal.

The soldier then added: "Yes, Horst Borsodi is very popular in the court, specializing in selling battlefield stolen goods for the top leaders, hehe, in exchange for protection."

"Shut up, private Kleiner! You are leaking state secrets!" Vaclav shouted at his men again, then turned to Shani and smiled, "Madam, as this idiot said, Horst has a lot of extra sponsorship, so the higher-ups sent a team of soldiers on rotation to protect his auction."

"I really want to go in and take a look, can't you make an exception?" Victor asked, listening to it with interest.

The soldier stroked his beard, "I'm afraid there's no way. Order 76-CW-X to ask Vaclav to be a nasty bastard and drive away all those without invitations."

The lance corporal put his hands on his hips, "Kleiner! Do you want me to remind you of the punishment for insulting your superiors?"

"Even I can't go in? My friend came from the countryside, and I boasted that I would take him to see the world. Are you going to embarrass me?" Shani asked with her hands folded.

Faced with the witcher's request, the soldiers can handle it impartially, but when the doctor spoke, they were immediately in a dilemma.

After a brief awkward moment of staring at each other, Lance Corporal Vaclava broke the silence, "Speak up! Soldier Kleiner, aren't you very talkative?"

"Uh..." Kleiner stroked his beard, "I think Dr. Shani is trustworthy, and as the Lord often says, orders are one thing, but there should always be some flexibility in actual execution..."

"Your dog mouth occasionally spits out ivory!" Vaclava laughed and scolded, moving his body to make way, "Please come in! Ms. Shani and her friends, I wish you a good day."

Winking proudly at Victor, Shani took his hand and walked into the house side by side.

...

In the bright and clean auction venue, there were rich food and drinks, and people of all kinds were walking around. The social interactions were noisy, with both gorgeous costumes and cloaks covering them, as if they were floating world paintings.

Counting it all, I have been hanging around in the demon hunting world for several years, but this is the first time I have participated in a formal auction.

According to the routines of movies and TV shows I have seen in the past, such occasions should naturally have a face-slapping routine or a plot to collect treasures.

So with a beautiful vision in mind, Victor walked around the exhibition hall with great interest, carefully examining the items to be auctioned today.

Deeply processed jewelry was ignored, and rare weapons and armor were meaningless. What interested them all was mainly various alchemical materials. Unfortunately, they couldn't touch them through the glass cover, so the two could only guess whether they were useful.

"Barbé eggs, platinum, mother-of-pearl and topaz. Can these things also be used for alchemy?"

"Sure! In principle, anything will do. Once you can hear the 'voice of minerals', you will soon get the hang of it.

You are lucky to have heard the most commonly used 'voice of plants' first, and your starting point is much higher than mine. Contrary to you, I heard minerals before plants."

"...If you want to speed up your growth, my personal suggestion is to improve your spiritual perception through combat experience. When people are nervous, it is easy to burst out their potential. Of course, this is not the only way. There are also many alchemists who are not fighting."

"This thing looks like a giant toe, perhaps a Cyclops. The 'voice of death' is the same as the voice of plants. It will gradually weaken as the material decays until it disappears completely."

Whispering in each other's ears, Victor and Shani shared their incredible alchemy growth experience. She listened carefully and asked for his opinion on some auction items from time to time.

"Look at this, Serikania Spear! "Excellent decoration for any living room wall", do you think this is suitable for your home?"

"Goblet of Fire!? "Put the parchment with your name on it into it, and the flames in the cup will quickly turn red and sparks will burst out." What is this for?"

"A Certain Magical Index..."Don't doubt it, this is really just a catalog." Will anyone really want to buy this?"

For the various weird products that Shani consulted about, Victor was able to answer some of their uses, while others were speechless.

For example, the last object they visited was a tall simulated unicorn covered with soft fur. The instruction column only read "Can carry up to three people at the same time." Victor didn't know how to learn from the instructions. Sister explained the sorceress’s special quirks.

Fortunately, at this moment, a dwarf walked up to the two of them and said, "Sorry to be rude, this witcher, I noticed that your eyes are not cat eyes, but unique blue patterns. I wonder if I can ask you for advice." name?"

The richly dressed dwarf has a Mediterranean bald head and a waist-length gray beard, and his tone is very harmonious and friendly.

There is no need to hide your identity, "Victor Corleone. From Keldra."

"Ah! As expected, it's Your Excellency in person! We have been famous for a long time but have never met. I'm so happy to meet you here.

I am Vimi Vivaldi of Mahakam, Vivaldi Bank. Novigrad branch manager, has a stable business relationship with Ms. Corleone. "

The dwarf banker took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with the witcher.

Victor was not surprised by Vimy's enthusiastic performance. Angouleme's currency exchange business had established a good reputation the year before last, and on the eve of the war last year, futures orders placed through banks were even more abundant.

Therefore, although his current deposit in Vivaldi Bank is not as rich as a country's, it is definitely worthy of the respect of dwarves. His especially keen investment vision is even more talked about by those in the know.

Bystanders clearly noticed that the dwarf still had something to say, so Shani leaned into Victor's ear and said, "I'm going to get something to eat. Come find me at the dining table when you're done."

Then Lianbu Pingting disappeared into the crowd.

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