Chapter 154 What is a Genius Demon Hunter? (Two chapters in one)

"Master Vesemir, these spirits all hold lanterns, but the weapons they use are all different."

"Are these differences related to their identities in life? For example, the one holding a sword might be a knight, and the one holding a sickle might be a farmer?"

Ailin gathered the remnants of the demon's resentment into an empty glass bottle and asked curiously.

The weapon used by the monsters in the game is a long sword.

But in reality, the weapons of demons and spirits have become more diverse.

Swords, sickles, whips, axes and even brushes for grooming horses.

Of course, there are also those who have no weapons and just scratch with their bare hands.

This was obviously influenced by some factors, the most likely being their occupation during their lifetime.

"Well, you guessed it right."

"The weapons of the demon spirits do come from the work of the deceased in his lifetime."

"A pastor once said that if people who die suddenly have important work to do in this world, they will become demons."

Vesemir explained casually.

He was also carefully collecting every residue of resentment not far away.

Although he had never seen this kind of magical material, the ominous aura that the witcher sensed indicated that this material had special effects.

The most important thing is not to leave it out to ordinary people, as it may easily cause unknown disasters.

There has never been a shortage of tragic incidents in Kaedwen where ignorant poor people have caused the death of a wife and children because they picked up some mysterious materials left behind by wizards on the road.

"However, I don't quite believe this statement. My personal experience of encountering demons in the past tells me..."

"They are all a group of poor people who died in anger and pain. If they were not affected by extreme emotions before death, they would not have become demon spirits..."

Arryn noticed that Vesemir's tone was a little low, and his movements to pick up the remnants of resentment also slowed down slightly.

Are you remembering what happened to your friends in the past?

Ailin saw this scene, changed his mind, and said carefully:

"So... these people didn't die of natural causes, right?"

"Is it true, as that noble said, that these people died from summoning evil spirits?"

“We can’t be sure yet,” Vesemir shook his head. “After we collect the remains of the demon spirits, let’s look for clues around here first. Demon spirits usually don’t leave their bodies too far.”

Ailin nodded, picked up the remnants of resentment under his hands, reported to Vesemir, and walked to the remnants of resentment left by the three spirits that Vesemir had led to the corner.

Open the Demon Hunting Notes with your mind.

[Ding! Your skill: Yarden Seal LV1 has been upgraded to Yarden Seal LV3 (0/2500)]

Judging from Vesemir's appearance, we will need to search the castle further.

I encountered six demons right after entering the door, and there must be more as I went deeper into the castle.

Ailin naturally had to hurry up and improve his skills in restraining demon spirits.

After the skill is upgraded, a large number of usage techniques of the Aden Seal emerge in the mind.

The magic trap, which originally could only last for thirteen seconds, was upgraded to last for twenty-three seconds.

At the same time, the number of times Ailin released the Aiden Sign in succession also increased by one.

Greatly improves the tolerance rate when facing monsters.

After upgrading the skills, the mind jumps to the inventory.

Just like in the mountain trial and when hunting the little fog monster, there is a possibility of encountering unknown dangers next, so of course you should use whatever you have gained quickly.

So as to avoid regrets when encountering danger.

[Ding! Do you want to use the demon's purification spirit? ]

The moment the thought clicked, a hint of coolness appeared in my mind, and then suddenly disappeared in an instant.

Ok?
So fast?
I used my mind to adjust the attributes, but there was no change.

Ailin simply used all the remaining five purification spirits.

Instantly, Ailin felt as if he had eaten a large piece of ice cream and the coldness rushed into his brain stem, and then directly merged into the countless grooves in his brain.

In an instant.

My eyes became clear, and the dust in front of my eyes and the sounds of insects, grass, birds and animals in my ears were particularly clear.

[Attributes: Strength 32, Agility 31, Constitution 31, Perception 21 (+3), Mysticism 41]

It’s actually perception?
Isn’t it mysterious that the purification spirit of the demon spirit increases?

Ailin scratched his head. He thought that these spiritual creatures added mystery.

However, perception has always been his shortcoming.

With improved perception, not only will the ability to detect danger be improved, but the demon hunter's various sensory abilities will also be enhanced.

"Alin! Are you done there?"

"It's almost time, Master Vesemir. First, look for the bodies left by the victims around here!"

Seeing that Vesemir's place had been cleaned up and only his place was left, Ailin quickly grasped the amulet of Meliteli on his chest.

"Goddess Meritelli bless you! Goddess Meritelli bless you!"

After reciting silent prayers for a while, he changed his mind.

[Ding! The demon's treasure chest*4 is opened]

After three flashes of white light, a dazzling golden light burst out.

The goddess is finally home!
Ailin's blood boiled with excitement.

He hasn't opened a golden treasure chest for many days.

After the golden light flashed, a drop of blue liquid that sparkled with spiritual light fell from the sky and turned into a piece of parchment.

[Obtain: Experience beads*3, "Ghost Oil" sword oil formula]

The moment he saw the name of the gold-quality blueprint, Ailin was ecstatic.

During the battle with the demon spirit just now, he was still wondering when this sword oil that specifically restrains the demon spirits would be produced?
I didn't expect to find it after opening four treasure chests.

Click on the recipe details with your mind.

【Name: Ghost Oil】

[Type: Sword Oil Recipe]

[Refining requirements: Alchemy LV1]

[Recipe: Bear fat*1, flea stick*4]

[Function: Apply to weapons to increase damage to ghosts]

[Note: One portion of bear fat + four portions of flea grease = 0.5 silver marks = 50 orens, is it worth it? ]

As his eyes moved to the notes, Aelin couldn't help but smile.

Hunting demons and spirits relies on the violent reaction between pure silver and the spirit body, so naturally there will be consumption.

Vesemir had already emphasized this to him on the way to the castle ruins.

Generally, after killing a demon spirit, the pure silver coating on the surface of an ordinary silver sword will be consumed significantly. If three demon spirits are killed, it will be necessary to find a qualified blacksmith to re-coat the sword with silver.

Otherwise, not only will the damage the demon hunter causes to the demon spirit be reduced, but it may also cause the structure of the silver sword to be destroyed.

If you are not careful, it may even be broken by a heavy blow during battle, directly endangering the user's life.

Therefore, unless they encounter big clients such as nobles or wealthy businessmen, demon hunters generally do not like to accept such commissions.

Not only might the reward not be enough to cover the cost, but if the intelligence is flawed, it could even be life-threatening.

After all, the floating spirits not only move very fast, but can also flash and teleport. If you are a little weaker, you will not be able to escape.

It’s different with ghost oil.

Bear fat may be a little more expensive, but it will never cost more than an oren per serving.

Fleas are a common medicinal herb that can clear away heat, improve eyesight, detoxify and relieve cough. Many herbal farmers in Kaedwen grow them.

One oren could probably buy a bunch of them. If you save a bottle of ghost oil, you can apply oil three times. Although Ailin hasn't tried it yet, each time you apply sword oil, you should be able to kill at least one ghost.

As he calculated in his mind, Ailin couldn't help but smile.

"The strength of the Wolf School Demon Hunters has been greatly improved again!"

Subsequently,

Ailin placed the last few remnants of evil spirits on the ground into a glass bottle, then stood up and walked towards Vesemir.

The demon hunter master was squatting beside a charred ruin, his brows twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

The Demon Hunter Master's strange behavior made Ailin curious and asked:
"What is it, Master Vesemir?"

"Did you find anything special?"

Vesemir stood up when he heard Arryn's voice. He did not answer his question immediately, but asked:
"Have you cleaned up all the remnants of the demon? We can't leave any of these evil things behind."

Ailin nodded slightly and said:

"Don't worry, Master Vesemir. After I finished collecting them, I checked them again. There will be no problem."

Vesemir nodded and said:
"When you return to Kaer Morhen, take the magic materials you have collected to the alchemy room and ask Ms. Vera."

"She is the top alchemist in the northern countries. She must know these materials."

Ailin expressed his doubts about this, after all, this was a product left behind by the Demon Hunting Notes.

However, he did not express his doubts, but just nodded and passed it off.

After talking about collecting strange demon materials, Vesemir pointed at his feet.

The charred stones and wood were hidden by the overgrown weeds and green plants, and a hint of pale color was faintly visible between the black and green.

"Six skulls...the six spirits just now should all be here." Vesemir said.

Ailin squatted down and pushed aside the knee-high weeds. Pale white human bones were scattered among them.

Some of the bones were still wrapped with brown and white roots of plants, which should have been picked up by Vesemir from the soil just now.

Ailin looked at this scene and instinctively felt that something seemed to be wrong.

But in his previous life, he was just an office worker.

In this life, he is a newly graduated demon hunter.

I wasn't very clear about the distribution of human bones at the crime scene. I looked at it for a few minutes but couldn't see anything.

So, he could only look up at Vesemir, who had his arms folded across his chest.

The witcher master saw the confusion in his heart and did not keep him in suspense.

"This was cleaned up here specially by someone."

"A demon that uses a long sword can only be a knight. It is unlikely that it would die in the same place as the gardener or the manservant of the castle."

"And there are no black burn marks on their bones, which means the cause of death was not fire..."

As he spoke, Vesemir also squatted down, pointed at the pale bones on the ground, and continued:
"Although it wasn't caused by a fire, I just checked and found that there were no obvious scratches or breaks on the bones."

"This means that these six people were probably not injured and passed away directly."

Vesemir spoke slowly, and Ailin knew that Vesemir was passing on his experience to him, so he listened very carefully.

"So what does this mean?"

"Did he die of suffocation from the smoke from the fire? Or was it really because of the summoning of an evil spirit?"

After listening to Vesemir's analysis, Ailin thought for a moment and asked.

Vesemir shook his head and said:
"The cause of death would not be smoke inhalation."

"From here to the city gate, the passage is open all the way."

"Summoning evil spirits is indeed a possibility, but there are also many magic spells that can cause death without causing damage to the target's bones."

"So, you suspect a wizard?" Ailin asked.

"I do doubt them, at least the evil spirits only kill humans instead of throwing them into a corner."

"The wizards who come to investigate later don't need to do the same, and they certainly won't do such a troublesome thing."

"Otherwise this castle would have been cleaned up long ago."

Vesemir nodded slightly, then sighed and said:

"The most important thing is...I believe in Viscount Hudson's character."

"How could such a selfless, generous, optimistic and cheerful man become a villain who summons evil spirits in just three to five years?"

Ailin was suddenly speechless.

He had no idea what kind of man Hudson was.

However, compared to the wizard who had a full negative impression score, he was more willing to believe the nobleman he had never met.

At least he was someone Vesemir recognized.

"These are the only clues we can get here."

"Go explore the castle first, and when you come back, collect these bones and find a cemetery for them to rest in peace."

Vesemir stood up, brushed the dust off his trouser knees, and was about to lead the way deeper into the castle.

"Wait, Master Vesemir, I suddenly thought of a sword oil formula that might work wonders against demons."

"Let's go back and prepare a few bottles of sword oil before going in."

Ailin called out to the Master Witcher.

It would be fine if I didn’t get the recipe for ghost oil.

I have already drawn them all, and it is obvious that I will encounter monsters in the future, so of course I should prepare everything I can.

Anyway, his identity as an alchemical genius had long been accepted by the Wolf School's witcher master, and Vesemir was also very reliable, so there was no need to hide it.

"Sword oil formula? New idea?"

Vesemir turned to look at Arryn, his face filled with shock.

Aren't alchemical formulas usually obtained through experiments in the alchemy rooms of wizards and witches?

How can you get it by just killing a few monsters?
and many more!

"Is this how you obtained those recipes before?" Vesemir couldn't help but shout in shock.

Ailin thought for a moment and gave the excuse he had already thought of:

"It's almost like that... Master Vesemir, you know that my Demon Hunter's Eye has some special effects."

"Originally, I could only see the flow of magic power in the monster's body..."

"But after learning alchemy from Ms. Vera, I occasionally have a flash of inspiration when hunting monsters..."

"I suddenly knew how to use the materials of these monsters, and suddenly I came up with a formula that could target these monsters..."

The logic seems to make sense.

Seeing the flow of magic power in monsters and combining it with alchemy makes him a genius demon hunter alchemist who can utilize monster materials.

But...but...but this doesn't make sense!
Even an outsider like Vesemir knew that every alchemical formula required countless experiments from its infancy to maturity.

How can you come up with this idea just by killing a monster?

And the effect is so good!

It's really outrageous!

“Ah…ah…” Vesemir opened his mouth and his eyes widened. His dark golden cat pupils shrank into a line in shock.

He felt that Ailin was joking with him, but the facts of the previous times were before him.

The glass bottles containing killer whale, cat's eye and corpse-eating creature oil were all placed in the medicine bag on his waist, making a slight jingling sound from time to time.

They seemed to whisper to him...

That's what geniuses are like, they are unreasonable.

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