Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1426 1398. Dinner Begins

But even though Loshar Palace was already so crowded, the people in the academy still arranged a room for Yennefer, the youngest member of the council, as quickly as possible and made preparations before the dinner.

For such a large formal banquet, the preparation process alone is terribly complicated. If Yennefer starts preparing in the afternoon before the dinner, it is already considered very late.

There is never enough time to try on clothes and put on makeup.

Therefore, only the three men are left with nothing to do.

Geralt looked a little dull, but he smiled happily from time to time.

Dandelion wandered around, looking even a little gaudy in his cherry red clothes, snooping around and spreading rumors.

Lan En took some time out and found an empty stall to go to the crystal cultivation laboratory first.

When he arrived, he found that Felicia had already completed the production of the [Lariman Organ] according to the data he provided, and had placed it in the organ preservation tank.

Immediately, the demon hunter took away the super organ for his next enhancement surgery, put it away, and then sealed off the entire laboratory.

After reciting the command and making hand gestures, a golden magical glow briefly appeared on the door of the entire crystal cultivation laboratory, and then disappeared naturally.

The entire crystal cultivation project is a groundbreaking experimental project that was proposed when Tishaya was still the dean.

Although it was within the academy, the caution of the old-school wizard still led Tishaya to cast a spell on this laboratory herself, but it was not normally used.

Now that the sealing array has been opened, if one wants to use brute force to enter the door, one must first dig the entire laboratory out of the rock wall of Thanedd Island.

It's not impossible for someone to do this, but almost no one can do it quietly.

Anti-theft facilities can be broken into as long as there is time and energy. How can there be a lock that cannot be broken?
The key is to allow the anti-theft facilities to send out an alarm to call people when they are damaged. Calling people in time is the ultimate means of anti-theft facilities.

After sealing off the experimental project, Lan En quietly walked down from the secret door in the crowded environment and went to his secret cave inside the Island of Thanedd.

"Hey!"

The petite furry figure was holding a bulging package in both hands, apparently sorting items and equipment.

Qilin was at the small harbor on the lower level, releasing electricity to catch fish from time to time.

"Meow?" The pink nose of the fluff ball twitched. It put down the big package and looked back, then suddenly jumped up with joy, like a fur ball that suddenly swelled up.

"Boss! You're back meow!"

The fluffy ball squatted in front of Lan En, looking up and meowing, while the witcher leaned over and rubbed the cat's head.

Qilin, who was at the small harbor below the platform, looked up with boredom at the man and cat playing above, then electrocuted a fish and held it in his mouth, chewing it.

"We haven't been apart for very long." Lan En scratched the chin of the fluffy ball, and the kitten tilted its head higher in enjoyment. "By the way, how is High Hill Castle?"

Although he could have asked Triss and Geralt before, it was not convenient for Lan to ask because there was someone like Dandelion who was a trusted friend but not involved in the whole thing.

Now it's just right to ask about flannel balls.

As he spoke, Lan En took out two large stacks of sandpaper from the alchemical leather bag on his waist and handed them to the calico kitten.

"Oh!" The flannel ball's eyes lit up, "It's the new [Fire Paper]! There's also a prop I haven't seen before! [Thunder Paper]?"

Two hunting tools that were learned from the Crow Hunters of Yharnam. They can add fire or lightning to weapons.

The production method is not difficult, I just didn’t have the time before.

On his way back this time, Lan En used kerosene, liquor, and unicorn hair as raw materials to improve and produce a small batch.

Even though the original versions of these two items used by Yharnam hunters are not difficult to make, the methods used by the Healing Church still make people feel evil.

The three-color furry cat that appears to be soft and tender on the surface is actually an avid lover of fighting and spiritual practice.

So the fluff ball was very happy that the useful hunting props that were almost used up were replenished.

It jumped up holding two large stacks of [Fire Paper] and [Thunder Paper]: "Now even if I encounter something as mysterious as that Tyrannosaurus Rex, I won't be afraid! Meow!"

And it also holds a grudge.

After carefully trotting to his package and putting the props away, Felyne responded to Lan's question.

"When we left, all mutants had passed the most dangerous period, meow! Don't worry!"

The ball of fluff crouched on the ground, raised its hind legs and scratched its neck.

"But Lincoln is really unwilling to give up. He has been practicing with Miss Maria all the time! By the time we go there again, maybe he will be able to learn the [Speed ​​Up Technique]!"

"What a shame." The kitten sighed regretfully, "I'd better learn Dou Qi first, but I think [Speed ​​Up] is pretty cool, meow!"

"Don't worry." Lan En comforted the fluff ball, "You have learned swordsmanship and breathing techniques from me first, and you have already improved your control over your body. You will learn things quickly from now on."

After the Demon Hunter and the Felynx played for a while, Lan called up the Kirin who was playing electrofishing below.

The cross-world traveling trio started communicating again.

"Whoops?"

'In other words, do you think there will be bad guys coming to cause trouble tonight?'

A stream of moist hot air blew out of the Kirin's big nostrils. The New World Ancient Dragon said in the link of the variant [Axis Seal].

"Xilulu!"

"You are really crazy, making trouble in front of those powerful women?"

The last time they were fighting against the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Lord of the Mist Nest, the power with which Tishaya and the others pulled the typhoon from the sea to the inland mountains was so great that even Qilin felt it was amazing.

So now it is complaining that someone actually dared to break into Aretusa.

The fluffy ball also tilted his head, looking at his boss in confusion. "No one would be stupid enough to force their way in." Lan En shook his head helplessly, "I'm just afraid that someone with status will sneak in. It's still too complicated to tell you all this."

Elu Cat and Ancient Dragon sat side by side, nodding blankly.

They really don't understand this.

Lan En stroked his chin and made arrangements in a simple and clear manner.

"Let's see if someone will land on Senid Island through abnormal channels tonight."

There is a forbidden magic circle in the Gastang Palace, which serves as the meeting place. It is to keep the great wizards calm during the meeting and not let them get angry.

However, because Gastang Palace is on the top floor, the range of the magic circle is not actually limited to the lower floors.

However, in order to highlight the dignity and formality of the meeting, the warlocks will not cast spells at will during the meeting.

Therefore, if one wants to go to the island to cause trouble or do something at this time, the least noticeable way is to use the old-fashioned and stupid method.

"Whoops?"

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"Come by boat? Then I'll just hit him head-on and it'll be over!"

The Qilin shook its long and strong neck majestically, and its pale mane swayed like flames.

But Lan and Fluff Ball both gave it a cold look at this time.

"Have you forgotten how many ships are floating around out in the sea right now, meow?"

The kitten sighed, as if regretting Gu Long's IQ.

"You want to break them all, meow?"

"Let's wait until we are sure they are on the island and see what they do after they get here." Lan En arranged, "If they are going to do something bad, stop them and notify me."

"I understand, nya!"

"call!"

Both the big and the small nodded, and Lan En also felt a little relieved.

After he came back this time, his information processing ability quickly carried out intelligence collection and analysis.

He has seen and remembered the abnormality of the international situation and atmosphere.

At this juncture, whether it was rational analysis or subconscious feeling, he believed that the wizarding gathering was a good outbreak point.

Suitable for igniting conflicts and kicking off a prologue.

When conflict is inevitable, everyone wants to be the one that takes the initiative and launches a surprise attack, rather than the other party that passively accepts the conflict.

And Lan wanted this wizard gathering to go smoothly.

Northern wizards have a high political influence, which is different from the South.

The collective decision of this group of wizards can have an impact and impact on the kingdom.

At this undesirable juncture, even though Lan himself was hostile to Nilfgaard, he did not want to explode now.

According to Lan's analysis, the purge and accountability in Nilfgaard caused by the defeat in the last war has not yet ended, and is far from causing the greatest damage.

Those who are in the party and are against dissidents all want to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve their goals.

At this time, the external pressure that is forced upon them will only help them.

Lan En was more inclined to use this wizard gathering to suppress the reckless mentality of those foolish and impatient kings, and wait a little longer.

The situation is changing. As long as we have strategic determination, we may see a different situation if we wait a little longer.

Unfortunately, those kings lacked the courage to wait any longer, and many of them were so arrogant as to just throw anything away.

It is much more valuable to wait for the situation to change with a firm attitude than to act rashly in the heat of the moment.

Lan En could sense that something was going to happen at tonight's dinner.

But he still didn't know who would be unable to hold back and take action first, and to what extent they would escalate the situation.

Until it was certain, it was not appropriate for him and Aretuza to be overly sensitive.

This is like facing a "terrorist attack". The damage caused by the attack itself is insignificant to the overall target of the attack.

But if the entire group that was attacked becomes angry and confused because of this incident, the damage caused will be much greater than the attack itself!

But no matter how things change, Lan En feels that he is fully prepared.

"High Hill Keep, Gos Velen's factory district, Aretuza. Ha."

The witcher changed into the dress that Margarita had chosen for him, his words calm and interested.

His nerves were adjusted to a critical point where he was aggressive yet still calm and stable. He was even a little impatient to see what would happen tonight.

"Come on, honey."

Next to the young witcher, the sorceress, who was as charming as ever, took his arm.

The smile on Lan En's face became decent and gentle, perfectly adapting to the current atmosphere of the dinner party, and there was no trace of the dangerous feeling just now.

Night had fallen, and Lan, Margarita and Triss joined the colorful procession and headed to the main building of Aretusa Academy, where the banquet was to be held.

(End of this chapter)