Chapter 219 Mary is here to learn

"Can I tag along?"

Vera turned around in surprise when she heard that.

This was the first time Mary had dared to ask her for anything.

The sorceress asked expressionlessly:

"Why are you going with me?"

Mary took a step back unconsciously at the cold gaze directed at her.

"Yeah, why should I go along?"

"It's already late at night, and there aren't any exciting adventures going on in Arryn. There are only two wizards. What am I going to do?"

At this time, Mary already felt regretful for her impulsiveness and recklessness.

But if you tell Ms. Vera now that it’s “just a joke” or “it was a spur of the moment”, the consequences will definitely be worse.

Mary's mind worked at full speed in her anxiety, and before Ms. Vera's patience ran out, she finally had an idea:
"Through the lovebird, Ailin sent me a few more potion formulas..."

"I want to go over and ask him if there is anything I need to pay attention to in these refining techniques..."

Mary raised her eyes cautiously and peeked in, trying to gauge the sorceress's attitude.

When she saw the cold look on the sorceress's face, the girl became less and less confident, more timid, and her voice became lower and lower.

"Of course...if it doesn't work, forget it."

“It’s the same if I study alone…”

"Yes!" the sorceress said suddenly.

"Okay, I'll stay in Kaer Morhen then..."

Mary raised her head, which had been lowering gradually, and asked in disbelief:
"What, Ms. Vera, you... agree?"

The sorceress nodded slightly.

Mary was so happy that she almost jumped up and walked to the portal in two or three steps.

But the sorceress stopped him with her hand:
"Change clothes..."

Mary was stunned for a moment when she heard this, she looked down and saw that she was still in pajamas, her face immediately blushed.

However, after quickly changing her clothes, Mary was still stopped by the sorceress.

Ms. Vera looked at Mary, who was rubbing the corner of her clothes and looking at a loss, and sighed:
"Aren't you going to ask how to make the potion?"

"Not bringing the materials and alchemical equipment..."

"How are you going to ask?"

……

A mountain camp south of the Pontar River.

Whether it was sincere or not, Bogdan and Radek volunteered to go to Kaer Morhen, which saved the witchers a lot of effort.

after dinner.

Thomas Moreau and Macao both woke up once, but were soon knocked unconscious again by Alin.

The four of them chatted for a long time.

Wait until the new moon is high in the sky and the sky is full of stars.

Even with the excitement of "betraying" Ben Ader and joining Kaer Morhen, the two wizard apprentices, who had been traveling for a whole day, could not resist the sleepiness and their eyelids began to droop.

Ailin then looked at Vesemir:
"Rest first, Master Vesemir."

"It's getting late. Mary should have just received the love bird by now. Ms. Vera must have gone to bed long ago."

"It's estimated that it will arrive tomorrow morning or noon..."

Vesemir nodded slightly.

No matter how much the sorceress likes her apprentice, she cannot always call for him.

After sending the two wizard apprentices, who were already squinting their eyes and half asleep, to rest.

Vesemir glanced at Thomas Moreau and Macao on the ground, then turned his head and said to Ailin:

"Go and rest first. I'll call you later in the night."

Aelin nodded.

However, he did not need to find a tent and cover himself with a quilt before falling asleep like Bogdan and Radek.

He sat cross-legged with his back leaning against a large rock.

"Hi~hoo~"

Between every breath and every breath.

The sounds in my surroundings became clearer, but half of my brain became calmer.

Ailin entered into meditation.

Watching Aelin enter a meditative state in a second, Vesemir nodded with satisfaction.

……

Under the starry night sky, the bonfire was burning to the end, and only after several seconds would there be one or two crackling sounds.

But the warmth emitted by the gentle flame is more pleasant.

It's warm and perfect for falling asleep.

The flickering firelight cast a half shadow on Ailin's profile.

When Ailin closed his eyes, the mature and reliable feeling he had during the day suddenly disappeared.

Instead, there is a childish immaturity and a slight sense of fatigue.

"Still a child!"

Vesemir sighed.

Yes, Aelin is just a child.

No matter how talented he was, no matter how amazing potions and skills he could create, he was just a fourteen-year-old child.

"What was I doing when I was fourteen?"

Looking at the apprentice's face, which was illuminated red by the firelight, Vesemir recalled in a daze.

Fourteen was the happiest time of his life.

Having just escaped the shadow of death in the witcher trial, the young Vesemir follows Soi, the most respected witcher in the northern continent, to slay demons and eliminate monsters.

He was young and handsome at that time, and no matter which city he went to, he was greeted with expectant and admiring gazes.

The feast of the nobles, the flowers of the girls, the gratitude of the people...

Every witcher of the School of the Wolf is a hero to the northern kingdoms, especially to Kaedwen.

He once became elated and intoxicated by the praise, flattery and admiration of the crowd.

There is no need to think about such heavy questions as whether the school will collapse tomorrow.

And Aylin...

He hadn't even passed the Demon Hunter Trial yet, but he was already shouldering the burden of the school's survival...

……

When did everything start to change?
To the point of wanting to maintain the honor of the school...

Do not!
So much so that if Kaer Morhen wants to continue to stand in the Blue Mountains, it requires a fourteen-year-old apprentice to search and struggle with all his might.

Looking back, Vesemir saw the Ban Ader group that had just ended very clearly.

Ever since the visit of the king's envoy to Kaer Morhen, if it were not for Arryn, the school might have been blinded by the past stability and prosperity and stepped into the trap carefully set for them by the king and the wizards.

Countless times... just one wrong step would lead to eternal damnation.

But Ailin still managed to carry the Wolf School out of the abyss almost single-handedly.

Although there is still the threat of Ban Ade waiting ahead, it is still less than the precarious situation before going down the mountain.

A world of difference.

"How shameful!" Vesemir thought.

As a mentor, his role during this period was simply to not be a drag.

and so……

How can we do more?

Vesemir was troubled.

"How can I have a greater impact on my apprentices and the future of the school?"

Just as Vesemir was deep in thought, a chilly night breeze blew in early spring.

He looked up sharply.

The cat's amber eyes stared at the darkness at the end of the road behind, and his right hand grasped the hilt of the silver sword.

After a few seconds.

"Tap~tap~tap~"

The sound of gentle footsteps sounded.

The person who came didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything, and just walked towards him step by step.

"Master Vesemir..."

At this time, Ailin was also awakened from his meditation. After glancing at Thomas Moreau and Macao who were still "sleeping soundly", he also grasped the hilt of the silver sword like Vesemir.

At the same time, he reached into the reagent bag with his left hand, grabbed a bottle of "Cat's Eye", then quietly stood up and stood beside the Demon Hunter Master, on guard.

But it didn't take long.

As the footsteps became clearer, a graceful, hooded figure emerged from the ferocious darkness.

After the figure took off his hood, revealing delicate facial features with a smile on his face, the two demon hunters lowered their right hands almost at the same time.

Vesemir looked at the sky. Although he had expected that Lady Vera would care about Arryn, coming at this time...

Or it shows that he underestimated the relationship between the two.

This is someone who has been waiting since Mary sent out the love bird, and then came here as soon as she received the reply?

Vesemir was puzzled and turned his head to look at his apprentice, wondering what kind of magic Alyn possessed.

Isn't this the case with biological children?
"Ms. Vera!"

Ailin went forward in surprise.

He hadn't expected the sorceress to arrive so quickly.

Before he could take a few steps, another petite and graceful woman came... The girl came from behind the sorceress.

"Mary!"

"Why are you here too?"

This time Ailin was really surprised.

"What's wrong? Can't I come?"

Mary was very happy to see Ailin's surprised expression.

She put her hands on her hips, and her big eyes turned into crescents, reflecting the stars in the sky.

If Ms. Vera hadn't been walking in front, she would have wanted to run over and take a closer look at the little witcher whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"That's not the case..." Ailin hesitated, "But you... why did you carry so many things?"

Yes.

Ms. Vera was the same as usual.

Elegant and beautiful.

But Mary's overall look is very strange.

Panting, flushed face...

Not only did she have a large leather bag slung across her body, she also had a backpack on her back, and...

A pot...

"Never mind!"

Mary's face suddenly changed from sunny to cloudy, and then suddenly it became overcast with light rain.

Is it easy for her to find an excuse?
It would have been fine if I had to carry a lot of things, but I didn't expect that Ms. Vera's portal was at the entrance of Vergen.

She was a noble sorceress, but she had to carry a lot of materials and a pot.

It took me nearly half an hour to get here.

Fortunately, it is night now.

Otherwise, she would lose all face as a legendary sorceress.

"Mary was very worried about you. When she heard that you were attacked by Ban Ade's wizards again, she begged me to come with her."

The sorceress crossed her arms and explained with a smile.

"Ms. Vera, I'm not worried about him. I'm just... just here to learn the potion formula."

Mary's face flushed, and she slammed the crucible behind her with her left hand, making a loud bang, and tried to make an excuse.

"Good good."

The sorceress tucked her hair behind her ears and stood beside her, smiling at her, without saying anything.

It’s better not to explain it this way.

Most of the potions mentioned in the lovebirds can only be taken by witchers.

Is it normal for a sorceress to insist on following along in the middle of the night to learn these "worthless" formulas for the rich and powerful and wizards?
Mary thought of this, too.

The pretty face suddenly turned redder, almost the same color as the flame of the bonfire that was about to go out.

Ailin was still very moved when he heard this.

"There's no rush for the new potion. The two wizards from Ben Ader are on the ground."

He walked forward and, while changing the subject, took off Mary's backpack and cauldron.

"Thank you." Mary said softly with a blushing face.

"You're welcome."

Ailin looked at the girl's big eyes blinking in the firelight and suddenly found it a little funny.

You came here to help me.

Even if you learn the potion formula, you are still working for the Demon Hunting Corps.

What is there to thank me for?

Vesemir stood aside with his arms folded, and nodded slightly to the sorceress in greeting.

With a smile on his lips, he watched with comfort and interest as Ailin helped Mary unload one bag after another, with no intention of going up to help.

He felt that the scene before him was more interesting than all the dramas he had seen in the past combined.

……

About half an hour later.

"Ban Ade will know it sooner or later. As long as we compare it with the list of apprentices we captured, we can locate the two wizard apprentices."

"You've been through so many places along the way, it's impossible that you didn't leave any traces."

The sorceress looked coldly at the two unconscious wizards on the ground and analyzed:
"But don't worry for now."

"They are in a lot of trouble right now. Not only are the nobles of Kaedwen causing trouble for them, but the sorceresses are also very curious about what happened that day."

"Aretusa's principal, Tissaia, and several senior sorceresses are visiting Ban Ader right now."

"So they may not be able to gather people in time to investigate the matter carefully."

"After I clear all traces of magic here, even if they suspect, they will have no evidence to prove that you captured these two people."

"after all……"

"Ban Ade has offended many people in the past, so there are many people who are taking advantage of his misfortune now."

"Under uncertainty, they don't dare to provoke you directly."

Vesemir and Arryn nodded, feeling relieved.

But they knew it in their hearts.

Even if this matter remains undiscovered, the Wolf School will sooner or later confront Ban Ade.

So even though the situation is good now, we certainly can't relax.

"As for the secondary mutation you mentioned..."

Vera looked at Ailin hesitantly:
"I can try, but wizards like Thomas Moreau place great value on the memories in their heads."

"To be honest, I'm not sure."

Ailin was a little disappointed when he heard this.

But in the final analysis, it's just a gamble.

and.

Thomas Moreau should have a laboratory for secondary mutations.

I just don't know if it's in Toussaint's Valley of Nine, like in the game...

Are there any instruments and research methods for secondary mutation in the laboratory?

"Let's do both!" Ailin thought.

Once the curse is removed, you can go to Toussaint to look for it.

Plus Ms. Vera's memory search and torture...

If all else fails, just kill Thomas Moreau. There is still a chance to gain the memory of the second mutation.

He just doesn't believe that he won't get what he wants this way.

"It's okay, Ms. Vera. If it doesn't work, I have other ways to get it."

Vera nodded.

"Crack~"

A snap of the fingers.

The portal appears.

Vesemir carried Thomas Moreau and Macao towards the portal.

After sending them to Kaer Morhen, Vesemir will return through the portal.

Bogdan and Radek said goodbye to Ayling and followed closely behind.

It is worth mentioning that after knowing Vera's identity, not only Bogdan was in high spirits, but even Radek was full of hope for the future.

According to him, "This is a bloody red fox! It's much better than that damn Ben Ade!"

Although Radek didn't know, even Vera's own disciple Mary was left alone.

Next is Mary.

Although she didn't hear a word about the method of refining the new potion.

But Ms. Vera is going back, so is it possible for her to stay here?

So Mary grunted and naively put on her back all the things she had carried from afar, followed Radek, and was about to walk into the portal.

At this time.

The sorceress suddenly grabbed her:
"Mary, what are you going back for?"

(End of this chapter)