Chapter 163 Great Harvest

"Damn it! The demon hunters of the Cat School are such a bunch of bastards."

After returning from the demon hunter's memories, Ailin suddenly looked grim and gasped heavily.

Like the previous memory, this memory is still closely related to the cat school two-handed sword.

But unlike practicing swordsmanship on a thin rope, year after year, from winter to spring, this is a memory of killing.

Men, women, even old people and children.

Many people died in this memory.

As a demon hunter, the cat-school beast named Fredica had only killed four water ghosts and three ghouls in his life.

But countless humans died under his sword.

Most of them, like the unfortunate Bunt, had their muscle fascia in their wrists and ankles cut.

Then for five minutes - Fredica's favorite time - they were bled like domestic animals.

In powerlessness, fear, panic, and anger, under Fredica's teasing and enjoying gaze, he watched helplessly as his warm blood drained away, his body surface temperature dropped, and his life slipped away, slowly approaching death.

As a normal person, just watching such a scene is already very uncomfortable.

What’s even more uncomfortable is that “The Demon Hunter’s Memories” is incredibly real.

It's like...

It was as if Aelin had killed them himself.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Thinking of the little girl who was only four or five years old crying before she left his memory, he personally...

Veins bulged on Ailin's forehead and he couldn't help but curse.

"Alin, what's wrong? Do you need help?"

Hughes next door seemed to hear his growl.

"It's okay. I'll be here in a moment. Once you're done, go to Master Vesemir."

"Okay." Xius said.

After quickly covering up his own gaffe, Ailin took a deep breath and exhaled the foul air in his chest, as if he wanted to get rid of all the grievances in his chest.

When he had just used the first "Memory of the Demon Hunter", Ailin felt it was good and even felt a little fortunate.

after all.

According to past rewards from conquering creatures, such physical creatures usually have heart essence.

What if what he gets is not memories, but "Demon Hunter's Heart Essence", should he drink it or not?

And now.

Not only does he not have to "eat" people, he can also experience different lives in all aspects, unlock new skills, and improve his strength...

It was the perfect reward.

At that time, he didn't realize that there was a big hole buried in this memory.

"Ah~" Ailin sighed, "It seems that when I use these extremely evil 'memories' in the future, I will need to screen them beforehand."

In order to divert the remnants of inhuman memories from his mind, Ailin opened the inventory with his mind.

[Inventory: Demon Spirit's Purification Spirit*8, Demon Spirit's Treasure Chest*12, Demon Hunter's Treasure Chest*4...]

"Eight Purification Spirits, twenty treasure chests, today's harvest is quite rich!"

The joy of harvest successfully diverted Ailin's attention.

He first used all the purification spirit in batches.

"call!"

The cool chill penetrates the brain, and the ears and eyes are instantly cleared.

Under the dim light, dust is floating and dancing in the air.

Through the floor, he could vaguely hear Vesemir bargaining with Bob and Mary downstairs about the losses of the hotel tonight.

Vesemir insisted on compensation, but the innkeeper and his wife refused to accept it.

Even though the Master Witcher kept explaining that the attackers were targeting them, the Wolf School Witchers, and not because of the commission to clean up Viscount Hudson's castle.

Not only that.

There are also the chirping of spring insects outside the window, the wind blowing the grass, and even the low and noisy conversations of villagers in the surrounding houses...

A huge amount of sound information came, and as Ailin moved his mind, everything returned to calm.

This is just a side effect of the sudden increase in attributes.

[Attributes: Strength 32, Agility 31, Constitution 31, Perception 25 (+4), Mysticism 41]

The perception of shortcomings has been improved again.

"If it weren't for the ghost oil, Vesemir would have enjoyed killing so much today. His increased perception would have at least doubled."

Thinking about the thirty-four demon spirits today, I only killed less than half...

Aelin shook his head.

Can't think about it!
Can't think about it!
It hurts just thinking about it.

Shaking off the distracting thoughts in his mind, he took out the amulet of Meliteli from his chest and prayed devoutly.

[Ding! The demon's treasure chest*12 is opened]

Six white lights, four blue lights, and two purple lights.

But what’s strange is that this time there was no animation for the purple quality treasure chest.

After a while.

All the lights disappeared, and a semi-transparent list of items appeared in front of Ailin.

[Ding! Obtain: Experience Beads*6, Evil Spirit Essence*2, Emerald Dust*4]

Ok.

It turns out that the purple quality one is the essence of evil spirits.

This material can be obtained in the game by directly hunting monsters. As for its use...

Ailin thought about it carefully and it seemed that there was a decoction that could be used, but he could not remember the other uses because it was too long ago.

after all.

It has been almost half a year since I traveled through time.

“Forget it, let’s just store it in the inventory. Even if I can think of other uses for it now, it’s useless without the recipe.”

Ailin sighed and moved his mind again.

[Ding! Demon Hunter's treasure chest*4 opened]

Blue, blue...

After two blue lights flashed, a dazzling golden light followed.

Shipped!
What will it be?
Potions, sword oils, gadgets or weapons?
Aelin clenched his fists.

After the golden light disappeared, the scene in front of me suddenly changed from the warm hotel room to a snowy field covered with thick ice and snow.

"what!"

As the scene changed, the young demon hunter shuddered violently, feeling a coldness far beyond that of the Ancient Sea Fortress in winter.

When he moved his body slightly, his joints creaked, as if his whole body was frozen in ice.

what happened?

Are the special effects of gold-quality treasure chests no longer satisfied with just visual and auditory effects?

Ailin was not frightened by this strangeness, but his anticipation grew stronger.

then.

A strong wind suddenly blew from an unknown direction on the white snowfield, blowing away large pieces of snow and blocking Ailin's vision.

When I looked again, there was only a piece of parchment left on the snow in the center of my sight.

[Ding! Obtain: Experience beads*2, "North Wind" bomb recipe, small experience bead*1]

It’s the north wind indeed!
So is the freezing effect you just felt the feeling of being actually hit by the North Wind Bomb?
As Ailin thought about it, he opened the inventory with his mind.

【Name: North Wind】

【Type: Bomb Recipe】

[Refining requirements: Alchemy LV2]

[Recipe: Saltpeter*1, Jazz Water*1, Pearl Powder*1, Allspice*2]

[Function: Freeze the enemy. Attacking the frozen enemy will cause extra damage]

[Note: North wind! North wind! Freeze everything! ]

North Wind Bomb.

The eternal god in the previous life game.

Although this is a game in the official monster encyclopedia, it will only cause vulnerability to a few monsters such as the evil ghost and swamp witch.

However, due to its excellent freezing and freezing damage-increasing properties, it has become the fatal weakness of most monsters thanks to the ingenuity of the players.

Especially in the early versions of the game, some players even developed the Fist of the North Wind...

A northern wind and a few punches can kill the monster in seconds with dirty tricks.

“I wonder if this combination of bugs will be fixed by CD Projekt Red?” In a trance, Ailin thought of his past life again.

pity.

This time he didn't stay in a daze for long.

After the perception is enhanced, the strong smell of rust at the tip of the nose has been reminding strangers what a dangerous world they are in.

Soon, what kind of crisis will be waiting for him in the future.

"Ah~"

Ailin looked down, following the smell of rust.

Brett, his head and body separated, was glaring at him with a pair of cloudy cat eyes.

The young witcher stared at it for a while, then he sighed softly, not knowing what he was thinking of.

……

The next day.

The herbal medicine shop in Baiguoyuan.

"I'm sorry, we have plenty of saltpeter here, but pearl powder and allspice..."

The middle-aged boss of the herbal medicine shop paused for a moment and said helplessly:
"Although pearl powder can brighten the eyes and remove dizziness, Ban Ade is very far away from the sea, and the beauty needs of the ladies in the city are huge. The price is not affordable for country folk like us."

"The same is true for allspice. The fruit of this medicinal herb is a very precious spice, so..."

The middle-aged man laughed awkwardly, glanced at the two demon hunters opposite him, and said nothing more.

Ailin sighed when he heard this.

In this world, or even in medieval Europe, spices can serve as a general equivalent in world trade, just like gold and silver.

same,
Most of the spices in the Witcher world, like those in medieval Europe in the previous life, come from exotic countries far away from the northern continent.

Therefore, an obvious conclusion can be drawn.

Spices in general are expensive! Very expensive!
What's more, the owner of the herbal medicine shop even added the adjective "very precious".

The price of allspice may be several times or even hundreds of times higher than that of ordinary spices.

"As for the noble water..."

The herbal medicine shop owner hesitated for a while.

"Do you have any jazz water here?" Ailin asked quickly.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "To be honest, if you had come here a week ago, I might not have even heard of this name."

"But last week when I went to Ban Ade to purchase supplies, I heard two wizards mention on the way that this thing might be a mysterious magical material."

"So if you need it, you can go to Ban Ade and have a look. At least pearl powder and allspice can be found in Wade's herbal medicine shop in the upper city."

The owner of the herbal medicine shop spoke very sincerely.

Not only did he not show disgust towards the witchers like other civilians in Ban Ade, but he also pointed out where to buy them like an uncle next door.

The reason for such a friendly relationship was partly due to the five copper coins on the engraving table, and the other part...

The young demon hunter looked at the middle-aged man's slightly trembling pupils.

"It's probably because of the battle last night, and the beheaded corpse that the mayor and guards of Baiguoyuan dragged out of the inn this morning!"

Ailin thought.

After all, when they came here yesterday to buy ghost oil materials and rent a crucible, the boss's attitude was not so friendly.

wrong.

It was probably more because the mayor not only did not make things difficult for them, but instead quickly closed the case.

Those three king's guards might have said something to the mayor...

Pull back your distracted thoughts.

Since the herbal medicine shop here didn't have the materials he needed, Ailin glanced at Vesemir, then walked out with a bag of paid saltpeter.

The owner of the herbal medicine shop looked at the two fully armed demon hunters with swords on their backs turning away, and instinctively breathed a sigh of relief and reached out for the five copper coins.

"correct!"

The strange young demon hunter suddenly turned around, scaring the middle-aged man so much that he threw away five copper coins instantly.

"Ding ding ding ding~"

A crisp sound came from the ground.

"Do you have anything else to do?"

The owner of the herbal medicine shop ignored the thrown away copper coin and asked in a friendly manner as if nothing had happened.

The young demon hunter paused and asked:
"Do you know how much 50 grams of pearl powder and 100 grams of allspice cost in Ban Ade?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, then said:
"50 grams of pearl powder costs 10 Orens. As for 100 grams of passion fruit... it should cost at least 100 Orens."

After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged man bent over and carefully suggested:
"For normal cooking or medicinal use, one or two grams of passion fruit is enough, you don't need that much."

Ailin nodded expressionlessly and left the herbal medicine shop without saying anything else.

The middle-aged man waited there for a long time. When he saw the two witchers walking away, he muttered something and squatted down to feel for the five copper coins.

110 Oren!

It's unbelievable that a North Wind bomb costs 110 Orens!

On the way back to the inn, Ailin could hardly suppress the strong dissatisfaction and disbelief in his heart.

wrong!

More than 110 orens!

Not to mention the twenty or thirty copper coins of saltpeter, he has not yet taken into account the price of the wine.

However, since it is a product of alchemy, the price probably won’t be cheap.

How outrageous!

An ordinary demon hunter from the Wolf School works very hard all year round and can only earn around 500 orens.

I guess the money now is not enough to make three North Wind bombs.

Thinking of this, Ailin subconsciously touched the purse hidden in his chest. The feeling of poverty and depletion was heartbreaking.

There...there were only scattered copper coins worth less than four orens.

"It's okay, Aelin."

"We can't buy it at Baiguoyuan, but we can go to Ban Ade this afternoon. Didn't the owner of the herbal medicine store say that it must be available there?"

Seeing Arryn's depressed face, Vesemir thought he was in a hurry to gather the materials, so he comforted him.

Ailin sighed helplessly after hearing this, shook his head, and said:
"No thanks, Master Vesemir."

"No more going to Ben Ade this afternoon."

Vesemir stopped in surprise and asked, tilting his head:

"why?"

"You don't make alchemical tools anymore?"

He knew his apprentice.

Ailin is usually the kind of "crazy" alchemist who can't wait to think of a new formula and find ways to make it.

Why did you suddenly change your gender today?

Ailin received the curious gaze of the Demon Hunter Master, patted the purse on his chest, sighed, and said:
"Materials... the materials needed are too expensive. I'm too poor to buy them..."

Too poor?

He subconsciously looked behind Ailin...

Silver Sword Elsa, worth 17325 orens.

Then he turned his attention to the young demon hunter's test kit...

Two bottles of Verdant Sighs are worth even more than 35000 orens.

The combined weight of so many Orens is probably much heavier than Ailin's own weight.

Vesemir remained silent, turned his head and ignored the strange look from Arryn, and continued walking towards the inn without saying a word.

He knew what Ayling meant.

As a demon hunter master, he certainly wouldn't be jealous, wouldn't be envious, and wouldn't desire to be as rich as his apprentice...

Certainly not……

Thinking that he still owed Arlin a silver sword like Elsa's, Vesemir just felt that this road was too narrow and too difficult to walk...

He is a little tired...

……

The herbal shop was only forty meters away from Bob Mary's inn.

Vesemir quickly arrived at the door of the inn, where Hughes, Bonte and Fred were waiting for them on the first floor of the inn.

Just as he had half a foot over the wooden threshold, he suddenly heard Ailin's voice behind him.

"Master Vesemir, this afternoon's commission..."

"I'll go alone."

(End of this chapter)