Chapter 174 We are here (please give me a monthly ticket at the end of the month!)

"My human couple, your elf!"

Francesca became even more confused after hearing this.

She tilted her head, her pretty face full of question marks.

How could they not only find a way to leave here but also know where to continue looking for their target in just half an hour - the half an hour after waking up from a coma and serious injuries?
dream?

This was the only answer Francesca could come up with.

I hope that Ailin didn't get his brain hurt by the rock troll's attack?

This was the second thought in Francesca's mind.

Looking at the confident demon hunter, Francesca hesitated, opened and closed her mouth, and her eyes kept wandering over his forehead. After a long while, she finally said:
"Then...then is there anything I can do?"

Noticing the strange look on Daisy of the Valley's face, Aelin knew she didn't believe him.

But this is not important.

He just needs Francesca to cooperate with him, that's all.

The way the two of them get along now makes him very comfortable.

"Help me guard the door. I need to make some preparations."

Francesca was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything. She agreed obediently and walked out of the house.

"Squeak~"

The door is closed.

Ailin sat back on the bed...or rather, on the stone platform, and opened the Demon Hunting Notes with his mind.

[Experience beads: experience beads*40, small experience beads*1847]

After the battle three days ago, Ailin no longer dared to suppress his level for the sake of the monster's subjugation rating.

If in that sudden battle, Quinn, Alder, or the Wolf School's two-handed swords were at level 4...

Even if the two-handed sword of the cat school, which is least good at dealing with monsters, is upgraded to level 4, the result will definitely be different.

At least he could have held out for five minutes instead of being in such a miserable state, where he was almost crushed to death by two rock trolls.

I recalled the scene of two rock trolls as big as hills, crashing towards me with a whistling sound.

He was still frightened and couldn't help shivering.

"Alin, Ailin, who gave you the courage to preserve your strength for a little profit in this dangerous world?"

Looking at the experience beads and small experience beads in the character panel, which were worth nearly 50,000 experience points in total, he sighed softly.

[Ding! Consume experience beads*30, small experience beads*24]

【您的技能：昆恩法印LV3（11/2500）已提升至昆恩法印LV6（0/5W）】

Every sign of the Demon Hunter is very practical, but the one that Arryn uses most is definitely Quen.

After all, in the demon hunter world, most monsters and intelligent creatures attack physically.

Moreover, in the upcoming battles that may occur, the effect of Quen's Sign in absorbing physical damage will be very useful whether facing rock trolls or Kaedweni knights.

Therefore, it is definitely a good idea to put a lot of points into Quen's Sign.

"call!"

After relieving the pain caused by the influx of knowledge and the transformation of mutant organs, Ailin breathed a sigh of relief.

I just had some doubts before, after all, a single piece of evidence is not enough.

After upgrading the Quen's Sign to LV4 and above, he was truly sure that the upgraded effect of the Quen's Sign was similar to that in the game.

Quen's Signs LV1 to LV3 are [Exploding Shield]: When Quen's shield breaks, it will repel the enemy, inflict damage, and have a chance to knock down the enemy.

The higher the level, the stronger the mysterious attribute, and the stronger the shock wave of the shield burst.

LV4 to LV6 are [Active Shield]: Create a protective shield, both blocking attacks and maintaining the shield consumes magic power. The damage absorbed by the shield will automatically be converted into a passive shield for the user.

However, it is different from the game:

In addition to consuming vitality and converting it into consuming magic power, the damage absorbed by the shield in the game can restore the user's health.

In reality, it is converted into a passive shield, which is equivalent to converting the damage received by the active shield into armor.

Thinking about how to use his new skills, Ailin stood up and activated his magic power.

After drawing an imaginary triangle in front of the body, the thumb and index finger of his right hand did not retract as usual, but continued to maintain a wonderful communication with the released magic power.

"Om~"

moment.

A pale golden spherical protective shield appeared.

"Hmm... Level 6 Quinn's Seal. After the shield structure is optimized, it no longer requires mana to maintain the active shield..."

"When using an active shield, it is difficult to attack at the same time because mental power and magic power have to communicate continuously."

"But this structure and thickness..."

Ailin closed his eyes and felt the magical structure of the active shield:
"The defensive strength is at least three times that of an ordinary Quen shield!"

"Very strong! Both the advantages and disadvantages are very obvious."

I remembered the stone with magical impact thrown by Shan Shi three days ago.

If I had this skill at that time.

Even if the active shield cannot withstand the impact of magic power, the magic power wrapped in the stone alone will definitely not be able to penetrate the long distance between the active shield and the user to hurt Ailin.

And in that case, the disadvantage of the active shield being unable to attack almost disappears.

"Just as I predicted, if this skill had been upgraded before yesterday, it would not have been possible for him to be in such a mess!"

After secretly cursing himself for being stupid, Ailin opened the Demon Hunting Notes again.

There are now 10 experience beads and 1823 small experience beads left.

[Ding! Consume experience beads*10, small experience beads*1500]

【您的技能：狼学派双手剑LV3（7/2500）已提升至狼学派双手剑LV5（0/2W）】

【您的技能：猫学派双手剑LV3（0/2500）已提升至猫学派双手剑LV5（0/2W）】

[Ding! Your level has been upgraded to level 35, and you have obtained 1 special skill point]

While absorbing a large amount of memories, Ailin's body was constantly changing.

Become more coordinated, more flexible, and easier to unleash the hidden power in your body.

"Whoo~"

After the pain all over his body stopped, Ailin exhaled again and thought about the improvements brought by these two skills.

The Wolf School two-handed sword improves the control over the muscles and bones of the whole body. In game terms, the utilization rate of strength is increased by 30%.

He also mastered a sword skill - the spinning slash.

That is, after the body rotates twice, the sword is swung out with faster speed and greater force.

The core of this technique is not how to accumulate potential energy of rotation, but how to predict the monster's attack method while spinning, so as to deliver a fatal blow.

The cat school two-handed sword increases the body's flexibility and stability by thirty percent.

There is also a sword skill - wrist stab.

This move was exactly the sword technique that Brett, the demon hunter of the Cat School, used to almost kill Ailin.

Sacrifice the power of the long sword to stab straight, use the deft shaking of the wrist to control the long sword to suddenly change direction and stab directly into the target's heart.

If it weren't for the ten points of elemental affinity that blocked Brett's sword from piercing him, Ailin might have died on the spot.

So he was very impressed by this technique.

After the skill upgrade is completed, there will be only 323 small experience beads left in the inventory.

Aelin thought for a few seconds.

[Ding! Consume small experience beads*100]

【您的技能：伊戈尼法印LV2（0/500）已提升至伊戈尼法印LV3（0/2500）】

【您的技能：阿尔德法印LV2（0/500）已提升至阿尔德法印LV3（0/2500）】

[Ding! Your level has been upgraded to level 40, and you have obtained 1 special skill point]

In a moment, the memory transfer and body change were completed.

After the Igni Seal was upgraded, the temperature of the flames released was even higher. The effective range of the Alder Seal was directly expanded by three meters.

At this point all skills have been upgraded.

[Name: Ailin]

【Level: 40】

【生命值：100%，体力值310/310，魔力410/410】

[Attributes: Strength 32, Agility 31, Constitution 31, Perception 21, Mysticism 41]

[Affinity: Water 7, Earth 3]

[Special skills: Demon Hunting LV3, Identification LV2, Tracking LV1]

[Special Skill Points: 4]

【法印：昆恩LV6、伊戈尼LV3、阿尔德LV3、亚登LV3、亚克西LV3、欧特洛普法印LV3】

[Skills: Cat School Two-handed Sword LV5, Wolf School Two-handed Sword LV5, Ice Spear Curse LV3, Tracking LV1]

[Knowledge: Alchemy LV4, Ritual LV2]

[Ritual: Flesh Giant]

[Experience beads: small experience beads*223]

【Evaluation: A new demon hunter! 】

"There are only 223 small experience beads left. I am really penniless now!"

After opening his personal panel, Ailin noticed his rapidly shrinking wealth at a glance and couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, the legion was unlocked, so the rewards for hunting low-level monsters with Zeus and the others would not be reduced too much, otherwise he might not have been able to make up his mind.

Move your eyes upward.

Special skills are different from ordinary skills. Basically, you don’t need time to adapt to them. At least, demon hunting directly related to combat does not require them. You can upgrade them at any time when you need them.

So it’s better to keep the special skill points for now.

"I've upgraded so many skills, but the rating hasn't changed..." Ailin couldn't help but complain when he saw the bottom line, "I don't know what the criteria for this rating are?"

After reviewing the character panels, Ailin turned around and glanced at them again, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Less than half a year after coming to this world, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.

"But it's not enough...far from enough."

"I need to be stronger, even stronger. Not only in my personal strength, but also in the legion, the school, and the allies..."

"otherwise……"

Ailin sighed.

Then he took back the Demon Hunting Notes with his mind, stood up and walked towards the door.

"Squeak~"

The simple wooden door was pushed open.

"Alin, are you ready to..."

The clear female voice paused halfway through her words.

What's going on...Francesca looked at the witcher who seemed no different from a few minutes ago, feeling a little confused.

The first time she saw Ailin, she felt a chill down her spine, as if she was being stared at by a ferocious beast.

"What's wrong?" Ailin asked back.

The moment the demon hunter opened his mouth, the sense of threat from being targeted by his natural enemy seemed to be an illusion and suddenly disappeared.

"Nothing... nothing." Francesca subconsciously touched the ends of her dark golden hair, looked inside the house, and asked curiously, "What were you preparing just now?"

"Prepare some measures to leave this orchard and find our target." Ailin said perfunctorily and walked out of the house. "Let's go, let's find the exit first!"

Export?

There is also this inexplicable sense of threat...

Could it be that what he just said was true?

Did he really find a way to leave and their goal?
Francesca looked at Ailin in surprise, and subconsciously followed him to the door of the herbal medicine shop.

"You are... Hey... Aren't you the seriously injured brother of that little girl? Are your injuries healed?"

Ailin looked in the direction of the sound.

A middle-aged man in gray linen clothes was standing behind the counter, sorting medicinal materials,

Ailin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He knew this man. He was the owner of the store where he bought the ghost oil medicinal materials a few days ago.

However, the owner of the herbal medicine shop obviously did not recognize Ailin. In his eyes, Ailin was Francesca's seriously injured brother.

"Of course he can't recognize it..."

Ailin sighed inwardly.

From Mirage Pearl's perspective, there was no pharmacy here at all, only stones of varying sizes scattered on the ground.

Where the herbal medicine shop owner was standing, there stood a stalagmite half a person's height, overlapping with his right leg and revealing a layer of gray stone skin.

It seems like there is a small bug of clipping in this world.

This gave Ailin an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Aunt Asha is a great doctor," Francesca said quickly, glancing at Aylin. "My brother can now walk."

"Ah? Is Aunt Asha's level that good? Your brother is not..." The herbal medicine shop owner scratched his head and glanced at Ailin in confusion.

but.

Perhaps because Ailin was already standing in front of him, he didn't hesitate for too long:

"Then you are really lucky. If you were in other places, you would not meet such a good herbalist, nor such a kind and generous lord who is willing to provide a place for travelers in distress."

The owner of the herbal medicine shop created by illusion seemed like a real person. His every move and every response was natural and harmonious, and no one could notice anything unusual.

wrong!

There is still something strange!
Ailin glanced at Francesca's pointed ears and inhumanly delicate face, then glanced at the herbal medicine shop owner who looked calm.

Aelin and Francesca themselves are the biggest anomalies.

If the herb shop owner and Aunt Asha were normal people, how could they not notice that Francesca and Alin looked different from humans? They even believed that he, a witcher with cat eyes, and an elf were siblings.

From this perspective, Francesca's mind should also have been affected by the illusion.

Or was she just naive?

Otherwise, how could you come up with this excuse?

"Let's go, we still have things to do." Ailin patted Francesca's shoulder.

Daisy of the Valley was stunned.

She suddenly realized that Ailin had not spoken a word to the owner of the herbal medicine shop.

"You guys still have things to do, so hurry up and do them... But after all, he just recovered from his injuries, so you still have to persuade your brother to rest more..."

"Got it, Uncle Will."

The two left amid the herbal medicine shop owner's nagging instructions.

"Ai... Ailin, why didn't you say a word to Uncle Will? At least... at least say thank you... The medicines you changed these days were all sent by Uncle Will and Aunt Asha..."

Uncle Will, Aunt Asha...

It always sounds a little weird to hear these words coming from an elf princess.

But Ailin didn't delve into it.

He just nodded and led her around the herbal medicine shop twice.

On the south side of "Baiguoyuan", we stopped by a wide river.

Francesca looked at the demon hunter who suddenly stopped and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Aelin?"

"Here we are."

(End of this chapter)