Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 192 191. The hidden atmosphere

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."

"Okay. Let's talk about it, old man. How was the work done? I won't pay you if I'm not satisfied."

Lan En teased the old witcher whose face was full of soot.

Berengar found a towel to wipe his face, tilted his head and spat on the ground.

"tui~ As you said, the forging technique for this kind of steel is not complicated. I studied it for almost two weeks and it was done."

"But again, I need magical assistance."

"I estimate that the magic power 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 skill. You know how to analyze the spell, right?"

"Understood." Lan En nodded in understanding. "So I brought you the spell I analyzed."

Lan En pulled out a piece of parchment from his armor pocket and handed it to Berengar.

The old demon hunter took it suspiciously.

"Forget it about rough work like blacksmithing, can the delicate work like tracing spells be completed within a few weeks? Oh my god!"

The spell was not too long, and it was not difficult to pronounce based on the general professional level of a witcher.

So Berengar took one look and remembered it.

And as this mantra 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's it going? This is the magic power of a serious dean-level warlock of Aretuza."

In fact, after Lann revealed the spell about Valyrian steel reforging to Margarita, 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 the key - blood containing magic power.

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 magic spell.

"Simple, right?"

Lan En spread his hands towards Berengar, who nodded repeatedly, as if he had gained a lot of inspiration from it.

"It's very simple, but if we just rely on demon hunters without the help of professionals, we will never be able to trace the origin of this curse in our lifetime."

"Indeed, experts are the answer to most problems. How long will it take before you can produce Valyrian steel? Even as a prototype?"

The young man asked about the progress of the replica project.

Berengar touched his chin and estimated the time.

"The output 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 to myself!"

Demon hunters' obsession with weapons and armor is inevitable. It is difficult for these people who live by violence and killing to have a sense of security.

And precisely because of this, it is difficult for them not to be fascinated by the weapons and equipment that serve as life guarantees. Even a demon hunter like Berengar who is determined to retire will definitely install a display rack of weapons and armor in his house if he has the opportunity.

At this point, Lan En pulled out the money bag from his waist with some pain in his face and handed it to Berengar slowly.

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 firmly pulled the money bag away from the young man's hand.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Berengar smiled crookedly, with an experienced look, and could see through Lan En's embarrassment at a glance.

"Are you short of money? After making a lot of money, you spend it happily, right? Don't look like that. Demon hunters who place a big order for the first time have this kind of behavior."

"Looking at your arm armor, it's a masterpiece. It must have cost a lot of money. You're really willing to give it up. Demon hunters always feel that they can make more on their next order, so they spend it very generously. I bet you, With that proud expression 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 weighed the money bag up and down, and the crisp sound of coins inside made Lan En's heart hurt even more.

"Isn't it uncomfortable? It's okay to feel uncomfortable! This is the old timer teaching you to look down on life! Come on, go 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.

This level of luxury made the demon hunters gasp in surprise.

"If I were you, I would retire immediately!"

Berengar said this, with a palette of three parts envy, three parts jealousy and four parts hatred on his face.

On the contrary, Lan En, who was the object of emotional inclination, was very calm.

"I also 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 just don't have brains! But you are good-looking."

Berengar drank the rye vodka in the quilt with a depressed gulp.

"Even if I fell out with Margarita, there is still Triss in Vegemari."

"Hey, don't make it sound like you're telling the truth."

Lan put down his cup and protested to Berengar.

The old witcher was noncommittal.

"Yes, she is not a 'secret'. She is a very popular figure in Temeria now. But you want to say that she has no idea about you? Which royal consultant would go to this barren lake every week? Why don’t you go to a border village and go through the portal?”

"You said she comes here once a week? Looking for me?"

Lan En looked slightly stunned.

He had always carried the cone-shaped crystal used for communication. If he came near Vizima, Triss should be able to feel it.

The only explanation is that Margarita kicked Triss away from the conical crystal's 'address book'?

The hidden conflict between the sorceresses made Lan En slightly stunned. He was really inexperienced, but instinctively felt that he should not get involved in this muddy water, otherwise things would go badly wrong.

It's a man's survival instinct.

"Triss will talk to you when she comes over, right? Is there any news recently?"

Lan En quickly changed the topic to two things that men must talk about when drinking - history and politics.

Sure enough, Berengar's interest immediately aroused.

However, due to his limited vision and educational experience, after a bunch of unsatisfactory opinions, Berengar only left an impression on Lan En.

"Foltest's spies gave him the news that Calanthe, the lioness of Cintra, intends to marry her granddaughter Cirilla to Prince Verdon. This will strengthen his defense against Nilfgaard. alliance."

Although it is only an intention, in this intention of cooperation between 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 most likely become Prince Verdon's wife.

Lan En only noticed this news because of his external claim to be 'Len of Cintra'.

At the same time, his keen sense of smell also captured a hidden message——

The power of the Nilfgaardian Empire is not yet widely felt in Temeria, but it has already made its northern neighbors 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.

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