Chapter 193 North Wind! North Wind!
"In that case, how do you plan to prepare?" Vera asked softly.

Do you agree?
Ailin was a little surprised. He thought he would need some more convincing.

but……

This is certainly better.

then.

Ailin pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and said:
"We are far inferior to the king and the wizard in terms of hard power, so we cannot directly conflict with the king and the wizard."

“But we also have advantages…”

"Information gap!"

"What do you mean?" The sorceress was stunned.

Ailin glanced at the chief and the sorceress and confirmed:
"Is it possible that Hacksoll knew that his plot had been exposed?"

"impossible."

The sorceress shook her head slightly.

"If he had discovered that the conspiracy had been exposed, he would not have invited Soi to the Apprentice Fighting Competition."

"In such a crowded occasion, if Hackso and Ben Ade want to preserve their reputations, they can only rely on silent assassinations."

"This is impossible to happen if Soi knows about it. It will only make things worse."

“It’s not in his interest.”

Soi also nodded slightly and added:
"Not only that……"

"As is customary, my seat must be next to Hackso's."

"Given his character, if he knew his conspiracy was exposed, he would never dare to do this."

Ailin nodded:
"In that case, it will be easy."

"With the chief attracting attention, the competition will proceed normally. The only possible accident is the sword fighting. I will take care of that."

Aelin looked at Hughes, Bunter, and Fred.

The three young demon hunters were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and then an idea suddenly occurred to them. They thought of something and became excited at the same time.

Vesemir had no problem with this either.

He had seen the sudden increase in strength of young demon hunters, and knew that Aelin seemed to have a unique training method.

Seeing that no one else had any objections, Ailin continued:
"As for the Chief's safety..."

"Don't worry about that. He will protect himself." The sorceress said indifferently.

"Skip this point..."

"Alin, you should know where the biggest crisis is, right?"

He glanced carefully at the chief who looked helpless.

The Chief and Ms. Vera have such a good relationship... Ailin sighed inwardly and nodded seriously:

"If the assassination attempt on the chief fails, Haxo will surely be furious and angry because he didn't achieve his goal."

"So, when we leave Ban Ade and leave crowded places, that's when the biggest crisis comes."

"but……"

Arryn looked toward the sorceress.

"Ms. Vera, don't we still have you?"

Aelin grinned.

You don't have to be a fool if you have help.

"But if I remember correctly, you once said that you seemed to have other things to do during the Apprentice Fighting Competition..."

The sorceress sighed helplessly:

"No matter what happens, it's not as important as you...your life."

"Don't worry, I will definitely come over that day."

After a pause, the sorceress showed a worried look:
"But what about you, Aelin?"

"You can't go through the portal now, how are you going to escape then?"

The concerned look warmed Ailin's heart.

He said softly:

"Don't worry, Ms. Vera."

"You forgot that I have a relationship with the elves."

"Ban Ader is adjacent to the Blue Mountains. I can use the elves' connections to allow me to pass through the Blue Mountains and head to Aedirn."

Vesemir also said:
"I'll be with Aelin."

"It's just the right time to start our travel trial!"

Ailin nodded. "After leaving Aedirn, we will go directly to the Temple of Meliteli in Arlander to lift the curse of the evil god."

The Chief and the Sorceress remained silent and did not object.

Ailin knew that their lack of opinion wasn't because his plan was perfect.

There are many key points that he did not mention.

for example.

How can they escape safely from the wizard city of Ban Ader? Will Hackso, whose conspiracy failed, really let them escape safely?
So many wizards would just watch them leave?

You know, in the mine, they showed the ability to prohibit teleportation within a certain range.

In addition, there are many, many similar details...

The chief, the sorceress and even Vesemir did not raise any objections, simply because they were considerate of the younger generation and wanted to save his face among the crowd.

of course……

Ailin did not tell all of his plans.

Quietly opened the Demon Hunting Notes and took a quick glance.

[Mission: Summoning I (Collect Rock Troll Blood 18/20)]

[Quest Reward: Intersection of Celestial Spheres - Troll]

[Hunting Mission: Water Ghost II (Kill Water Ghost 463/500)]

[Hunting Mission: Little Mist Demon I (Kill Little Mist Demon 2/100)]

[Hunting Mission: Ghoul I (Kill Ghouls 14/200)]

[Hunting Mission: Demon Spirit I (Kill Demon Spirit 12/50)]

There were two drops of rock troll blood in his test bag.

“Hunting Mission: Water Ghost” is only short of thirty or so water ghosts.

If I hunt a few more in the next few days, I will definitely be able to collect enough before the Apprentice Competition.

Although the rewards for the hunting mission are not specified.

However, in the case of "Hunting Mission: Water Ghost I", a celestial conjunction will most likely be forced when the hunting mission is completed.

Add to that the "Celestial Sphere Conjunction - Water Ghost" which has already cooled down.

just now.

Ailin is equivalent to holding two confirmed celestial sphere intersections, one that is about to be completed.

If something goes wrong, just open two in Ban Ade.

The intersection of the celestial spheres brought about strong vibrations and large monsters.

He just didn't believe that the king and the wizard would have the time to cause trouble for them.

However, this concerns the Demon Hunting Notes, his most fundamental secret, so Ailin naturally would not reveal it here.

After discussing some general details.

"Clap~"

A snap of fingers.

The red sound barrier dissipated.

then.

The sorceress opened another portal.

Soi returned to the king's party.

Vera needed to go to Aretusa College, where she seemed to have something important to do.

But the day before the competition, she would secretly meet with Ailin and the others.

……

After the sorceress and the chief left, Arryn answered some questions from Vesemir, Hughes and others.

He returned to his room with a cloth bag filled with materials for the North Wind bomb.

【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! ]

For Ailin, whose alchemy has reached level 4, this was the first time he made this magic bomb.

However, he was familiar with the process and obtained a bottle of ice-blue potion in less than half an hour.

Yes.

Although "North Wind" looks like a bomb formula, it is actually a liquid.

even……

If you put it together with the "killer whale", you can't tell the difference between the two just by looking at the color of the liquid.

"Is this a bomb worth at least 300 orens?"

Ailin stared at the ice-blue liquid swaying in the transparent glass bottle.

I inexplicably remembered a gaming skill from my previous life.

A gamble.

Shake your head and get rid of the strange thoughts.

Due to the high cost, Ailin only made one North Wind bomb.

He had to test the effect of Bei Feng first before deciding whether to use up all the remaining materials.

If the price/performance ratio is too low, it’s not worth it!
but……

Which monster should I look for?
Aelin pondered.

……

after an hour.

A river beach a hundred meters away from Baiguoyuan.

"Quack~"

A noisy cry came from the bottom of the low cliff. "This is it!"

Zeus pointed at the group of water ghosts under the cliff and looked expectantly at the bottle of blue liquid in Ailin's hand.

This is a "bomb" worth at least three hundred orens.

It must be called "Bomb"... Hughes thought.

It has been almost half a month since the four of them left Kaer Morhen.

Excluding passion fruit and tapioca pearls, the total profit was less than ten orens.

After taking into account food and accommodation, no one probably has even one oren left.

"As expected of Ailin, he spends money so well!"

he thought.

Ailin himself didn't think so. He just wanted to find a few water ghosts and experiment on his own.

I didn't plan to bring anyone else.

after all.

It would be so embarrassing if you spent so much money and ended up with poor results.

but.

He was not clear about the surrounding situation and didn't know where to find the right number of monsters, so he asked casually.

I didn’t expect that they all came!

"Eh~"

Sigh.

Feeling the fiery gazes from Hughes, Bont, Fred and Vesemir.

Ailin found that he had obviously underestimated the curiosity of a witcher.

“Is the water ghost enough?” Vesemir asked. “Do you need a more powerful one?”

Aelin shook his head.

It would certainly be too extravagant to use the north wind worth three hundred orens to fight the water ghost.

The current commission price of Submariner is half an Oren per piece.

But at the moment, where can we find so many valuable monsters?

"It's just a test. A water ghost is enough."

"Then I'll start."

Infected by the emotions of Vesemir, Hughes and others, even Aylin became a little nervous.

Don't let down the chain!

North wind!

After taking a deep breath, Ailin suddenly threw the blue potion bottle towards the center of the water ghost group.

"Bang~"

The moment the glass bottle shattered.

The ignorant water ghosts didn't know what was happening.

next second.

"Whoo~"

The wind howled.

The biting cold current suddenly blew up the sand and dust on the river beach.

"Ling~Ling~"

The snow-white frost suddenly appeared from the point where the north wind landed and quickly spread around.

The water ghost didn't even have time to react before being caught up by the spreading frost.

The next moment.

All eight water ghosts were frozen into ice, none of them survived.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

All the water ghost popsicles fell to the ground because they lost their balance.
It shattered into blue, red and purple pieces almost instantly.

Under the shining spring sun, it scatters colorful light.

It's really beautiful.

On the cliff.

The demon hunters, including Aylin, were all speechless when they saw this scene.

until……

A bitter cold current surged up from the bottom of the hill.

The cold wind blowing on their faces woke them up.

"No wonder it costs three hundred orens..."

Vesemir could hardly hide the shock on his face.

He didn't even notice that his favorite black wide-brimmed hat was blown off by the cold current.

Although these are just a few water ghosts, anyone can kill them.

But this monster was instantly frozen in front of him and shattered into pieces.

The shock it brings is hard to describe.

not to mention……

Vesemir looked at Arryn in silence, who was also surprised with his mouth slightly open.

This was just the work of a kid who had only been a witcher for a few days.

"Alin...Alin..."

Fred pointed down the cliff and patted Bonte's right hand beside him, but he couldn't say a complete sentence.

unknown.

I thought Ailin fell off the cliff.

It had only been a few days since Bonte's injury healed, so how could he tolerate such a heavy blow?

One dodged sideways to avoid Fred's palm.

Hook your right foot.

Fred sat on the ground.

Then he tilted his head and looked at Ailin with admiration. For a moment, like Fred, he didn't know what to say.

"No need to finish it?"

A strange idea came into Ailin's mind.

He originally thought that to just freeze the water ghosts, he would need to go down personally and kill all the water ghosts.

After all, that's how the effect is in the game.

Even the top-level high-level North Wind cannot kill monsters, it just can immobilize them for a longer time and cause more damage when chopping frozen monsters.

"But that makes sense!"

"How can you be frozen into ice without losing any blood?"

Ailin thought.

Listening to the shocked and admiring voices of the young demon hunter and the demon hunter master beside him, he lowered his head and took another look at the water ghost fragment.

Although it is not clear to what extent Beifeng's effect will be weakened when facing higher-level monsters.

But if even the water ghosts blessed by magic couldn't hold on, humans, whose bodies are much weaker, would definitely not be able to withstand it.

wrong!

Ailin's eyes suddenly lit up.

perhaps……

There is no magic favor, and no forced weakening for the sake of balance in the game...

Humans are where the north wind should really be used!

Suddenly something occurred to me.

Ailin opened the Demon Hunting Notes with his mind.

[Hunting Mission: Water Ghost II (Kill Water Ghost 471/500)]

"North Wind" doesn't even affect the number of kills in the mission.

These three hundred orens are worth it!

"Master Vesemir, let's go back!"

Ailin turned around, picked up his black wide-brimmed hat from the ground, and patted it.

"The alchemical work created is so brilliant, so mature..."

"Alin recovered so quickly..."

"Is he really a fourteen-year-old?"

Vesemir was surprised.

But on the surface, he took the hat calmly and put it on.

"Okay, let's go!"

"By the way, can you help me refine a few? I can collect the materials myself..."

As if he had thought of something, Vesemir hesitated and said, "Well, I heard that alchemists charge extra commissions for making tools for others, Aylin..."

"Master Vesemir!" Ailin suddenly interrupted Vesemir with a serious face, "I will not refine the north wind for you!"

Vesemir's mood suddenly plummeted. Before he could change the subject, he heard Arryn continue:
"I'm not an alchemist..."

"So Master Vesemir, I will not make the North Wind for you..."

"but……"

"I will teach you how to refine the north wind!"

Teach me how to make it?

Such a precious recipe?
Vesemir was stunned: "But..."

"These things are not just for you," Arryn said suddenly, "Kaer Morhen is also our home. These are what we should do to protect our homeland."

This is what I said when I sent him the materials...

A warm current surged in Vesemir's chest: "Alin..."

At this time.

The cold expression on Ailin's face melted away and he smiled:
"Master Vesemir, I am also a demon hunter from the Wolf School!"

(End of this chapter)