The old demon hunter looked at Lan En's smile and couldn't help but be stunned.
Then he seemed to react suddenly and shook his head.
"Damn it, don't smile at me again"
Lan En tilted his head indifferently, got off his horse and walked towards Berengar.
"This is the first time I heard an employee make such a request to the boss."
"That's okay. Let's talk about it, old man. I won't be satisfied with how the work is done." Pay wages."
Lan smiled teasingly at the soot-faced old demon hunter.
Berengar found a towel to wipe his face, tilted his head and spat on the ground.
"As you said, the forging technique for steel like tui is not complicated. I studied it for almost two weeks and it was done."
"But there is still that problem, I It requires magical assistance."
"I estimate that the magic required for this kind of steel is not huge, and the magic is not complicated. But I am a demon hunter. If you ask me to lift the curse, I have a hand. You must understand the spell."
"Yes." Lan En nodded in understanding. "So I brought you the spell I analyzed."
Lan took out a piece of parchment from his armor pocket and handed it to Berengar.
The old demon hunter took it over suspiciously.
"Forget about rough work like blacksmithing, can the delicate work like tracing the origin spell be completed in a few weeks?"
The spell is not too long. It's not hard to say based on the general professional level of a witcher.
So Berengar remembered it after just one glance.
As this spell was memorized in his mind, the entire parchment suddenly burst into flames as if some condition was triggered.
In the blink of an eye, not even ashes were left.
Lan En stood aside with his arms crossed, smiling evilly.
"How about this, this is the magic power of a serious dean-level warlock of Arethusa."
In fact, Lan En revealed to Margarita about Val After recasting the spell with Lelian steel, the sorceress completed the spell in less than half a day.
The secret of making Valyrian steel was revealed to the two of them after the spell was analyzed.
In the casting process of this kind of steel, in addition to magic power and raw materials, there is also blood containing magic power as the key.
According to the analysis of Ms. Margarita, who has a good record in the history of magic, the origin of this technology should be the original blood sacrifice ritual.
After being modified and improved on the original bloody basis, it evolved into a curse.
"It's very simple, right"
Lan En spread his hands towards Berengar, who nodded repeatedly, as if he had a lot of inspiration from it.
"It is very simple, but if we rely solely on demon hunters without the help of professionals, we will never be able to trace the source of this curse in our lifetime."
"It is indeed true, expert It is a good solution to most problemsHow long will it take for you to be able to produce Valyrian steel even as a trial product?"
The young man asked about the progress of the replica project.
Berengar touched his chin. I estimate the time.
“It will take two weeks no matter what. "
"Come on, I was hoping to get a Valyrian steel sword to play with. ”
“Then just wait, I will definitely keep the first one for myself”
The demon hunter’s obsession with weapons and armor is inevitable. It is difficult for people who live by killing to have a sense of security.
And for this reason, it is difficult for them not to be fascinated by weapons and equipment that are life-saving tools, even for demon hunters like Berengar who are determined to retire. People, if they have the chance, will definitely install a display stand for weapons and armor in their house.
At this point, Lan En pulled out the money bag from his waist with some pain on his face. He slowly handed it to Berengar.
The old demon hunter was not polite at all. When he reached out to grab the money bag, even though he felt Lan En's reluctance, he still resolutely handed over the money. The bag was pulled away from the young man's hand.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Berengar smiled crookedly, with an experienced look, and he could see through Lan En's embarrassment at a glance. p> "You're short of money. You'll enjoy spending it after making a lot of money. Don't look like that. Demon hunters who place a big order for the first time all have this kind of behavior." "
"Looking at your arm armor, it is a masterpiece. It must have cost a lot of money. You are really willing to give it up. The demon hunter always feels that he can earn more from his next order, so he spends it generously. I bet you, with that proud look on your face when you first came back, even if you didn’t have that face and went to Vizima’s tavern, the bartender would come to you automatically.”
Berengar Up and Down Weighing the money bag, the crisp sound of coins inside made Lan En's heart hurt even more.
"It's okay to feel uncomfortable. This is an old timer teaching you to look down on life. Go and have a drink. I'll treat you." "
While drinking, Lan En learned that the last time Margarita came here, she directly suppressed the rent for a whole year and bought all the guest rooms in the hotel.
< p>This level of luxury made all the demon hunters gasp in surprise.“If I were you, I would retire immediately.”
Berengar said this with a look on his face. There was a palette of three parts envy, three parts jealousy and four parts hatred.
On the other hand, Lan En, who was the object of emotional inclination, was very calm.
"Me too. I know it would be easy but I just can't do it. What can I do?"
"Okay, young people who have never experienced real poverty are just not smart, but you are good-looking"
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Berengar drank up the rye vodka under the quilt in a depressed gulp.
“Even if he had sex with Margarita, there is still Tris in Vegemari. ”
“Hey, don’t talk like someone is telling the truth. ”
Lan put down the cup and protested to Berengar.
The old witcher was noncommittal.
"Yes, she is not a cover-up. She is a very popular figure in Temeria now. But if you want to say that she has no idea about you, which royal adviser will go to this bird every week? It’s a shitty lakeside village, you don’t need to go to the portal.”
“You said she comes here to see me once a week”
Lan En looked slightly stunned.
He has always carried the cone-shaped crystal used for communication. If he comes near Vizima, Triss should be able to feel it.
The only explanation is that Margarita kicked Triss away from the address book of the cone crystal
The hidden conflict between the sorceresses made Lan En slightly stunned. He was really inexperienced, but he instinctively felt that he should not get involved in this muddy water, otherwise something would go badly wrong.
It’s a man’s survival instinct.
"Triss will come over and talk to you. What's the latest news?"
Lan quickly changed the topic to history and politics, two things that men must talk about when drinking.
Sure enough, Berengar's interest immediately arose.
However, limited by his horizons and educational experience, after Berengar gave a bunch of useless opinions, only one left an impression on Lan En.
“Foltest’s spies gave him the news that Calanthe, the lioness of Cintra, intends to marry his granddaughter, Cirilla, to Prince Verdon. This will strengthen his response to the Nephilim. The alliance was formed during the time of Fugard."
Although it is still an intention, in this intention of cooperation between the kingdoms, as long as there are no problems between the kingdoms, the parties involved have no right to refute.
This little princess of Cintra will probably become the wife of Prince Verdon.
Lan En only noticed the news because of his claim to the outside world that he was Lan En of Cintra.
At the same time, his keen sense of smell also captured a hidden message
The power of the Nilfgaard Empire is not very felt in Temeria. But it has already made its northern neighbor uneasy to such an extent.
The atmosphere sometimes reflects a trend.
The rumors of this marriage made Lan En smell the fishy smell of blood and steel.
He hoped that this was the delusion of a stranger.