Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 533 Thomas Moreau's unique door-opening technique

Toussaint.

On the outskirts of Beauclair, on the banks of the Sansretto River.

"In order to buy time, after digging out the address of the laboratory from Thomas Moreau's mind, I can only ask him about the most impressive layout of the laboratory before his consciousness collapses..."

"Alin, are you listening to me?"

The demon hunter came back to his senses from the sudden palpitation of being stared at by the beast:

"I am listening, Ms. Ida Emin."

"No, you haven't," Ada Emin stared at him, "You have learned the divine wall technique of the Ottrop Sign. I can't read your mind."

"But a master of mind magic can tell if a person is lying without using such crude techniques as mind reading."

"The spiritual fluctuations emanating from your body tell me that you are distracted."

"Okay, I was distracted," Ailin admitted bluntly, "I felt like something was watching me, but the surroundings..."

He looked around.

The only thing nearby was a crystal clear lake near the main city of Beauclair, and groups of elderly people taking leisurely walks at a distance.

Apparently these old men were not the culprits that had aroused Ailin's vigilance.

Aida Emin frowned when she heard this, looked around vigilantly, muttered a few spells, and cast a spell, but in the end she failed to find the source of Ailin's vigilance.

"Maybe it's just an illusion."

Ailin himself wasn't too sure, because the feeling lasted too short a time, and it was over before he could even blink.

Aida Emin pondered for a moment and carefully asked him about his feelings.

"Not in Beauclair, but someone or some force that has a significant enough influence in your destiny has noticed you."

"Maybe fate is warning you."

"Maybe?" Ailin's expression was stern.

“Perhaps,” Ada Emin nodded, “if someone has a talent for divination and prophecy and has undergone a long period of training, then he should use various divination methods such as fire divination, water divination, viscera divination, crystal ball divination, etc.”

"Those with a higher talent for prophecy may be able to see images related to the excitement of this moment when they dream at night."

“That’s how most prophecies come about.”

"So you don't have to worry. With your talent, the future of Wolf School will appear in your dreams. How can fate ignore your own misfortunes?"

"Don't use your Wolf School's meditation method tonight. Don't use divination. Just fall asleep naturally and you will surely see the warning from fate."

Ailin smiled awkwardly.

Ida Emin thought he was a prophetic genius, a natural seer.

Because everyone in Kaer Morhen knew that he had predicted before the mountain trial that Haxor was coming with bad intentions, and later predicted that Thomas Moreau was hiding the secret of the second mutation...

But in reality, how could he make any predictions?

Everything was just an unexpected reward for my obsession with the original Witcher novel and game in my previous life.

Ok……

He does know fire divination and water divination, but now he has no materials, and the second mutation is the most important.

As for who is thinking about him, there is no need for divination or prophecy.

Ailin calculated the time in his mind.

A week passed, and Redania probably knew the news before he left Elland.

Then the warning signs of fate are inseparable from the three forces of Ben Ade, the Risberg Civil Partnership and the Rogrides family.

"You have someone to suspect," said Ada Emin.

Ailin nodded, then changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this, Ms. Ada Emin, please continue."

Ada Emin nodded and said, "Because we were in a hurry, we used some drastic measures. I don't have a complete understanding of the laboratory."

"A black panther ritual guardian statue, a gargoyle, and a portal array..."

"These are probably the most dangerous traps and mechanisms, but there is no guarantee that there will be omissions, so we can't take it lightly."

"Of course," Ada Emin's eyes fell on the clear Sansrado River, "After all, it's just a laboratory, not a mausoleum. It's not that dangerous. Just be cautious."

Ailin nodded, recalling the plot of the game. Indeed, these were the only contents. Comparing the two, it seemed that at least in terms of traps and mechanisms, there wouldn't be any problems.

but……

"Can you let me deal with the guardian statues and gargoyles of the Black Panther Ritual?"

Ailin said, "In a while, I may have to sneak into a wizard's territory to do something. I want to try out the methods that the warlocks use to guard their territory in advance."

Before rescuing Heng Gedimides, perhaps only Thomas Moreau's laboratory could provide a chance for construct bio-oil.

Moreover, Ban Ader is the territory of the wizards. When rescuing Heng Gedimides, they will most likely encounter constructs. Construct oil is very important.

If we don't explain it in advance, it would be a big loss if the gargoyle was dealt with by Ada Emin.

"The wizard's territory..." Ada Emin became interested.

"Can you tell me where it is?" She tilted her head to look at him, "Maybe I can give you some help."

Ailin thought about it and did not hide it. After all, the hatred between the free elves and the wizards was much deeper than the hatred between the Wolf School and the wizards.

"Ban Ade?!" Aida Emin raised her eyebrows when she heard this.
She looked at Ailin in surprise, as if she was getting to know this fourteen-year-old witcher all over again.

"Does Vera know?"

"know."

"She agreed?"

Ailin did not answer this question. He looked at Ada Emin coldly and said in a deep voice:

"I am a master demon hunter of the Wolf School who has completed the three trials of Decision, Grass, and Mountain, and hunted several large monsters alone."

“I don’t feel like I need to ask anyone’s permission.”

Aida Amin was stunned when she heard this, and suddenly realized that the boy in front of her was a child both in Ain Sheedi and among humans, and was not one of those dandy boys who relied on their parents to achieve success.

All his miraculous heroic deeds came from himself, and were achieved through fighting with one sword at a time.

Vera and Soi's help couldn't even offset the fact that they sent him to Kaer Morhen to become a witcher, and now they have to rely on him to save their lives.

then.

Aida Emin's expression became serious, and she said solemnly: "I'm sorry, I was rude."

"I forgive you." Ailin shook his head when he saw her serious expression.

Aida Emin thought for a moment, then continued, "Both the gargoyle and the black panther ritual guardian statue can be given to you."

"But the gargoyles and panther ritual guardian statues were constructed to target thieves and warriors. Their shells are made of hard stone or even metal. Even the strongest demon hunters would probably... um... what is this?"

She paused and saw Ailin take out a bottle of something that glowed green and looked like a magic potion from the reagent bag on his waist.

Aida Emin, who was used to perceiving things, found that she could not penetrate the glass shell and probe into the interior when her mental power fell on the strange thing. Instead, a piercing coldness emerged from her spine, as if she had encountered a natural enemy.

"This feeling... Antimagic Gold?" Ada Emin leaned back instinctively.

"The magic-blocking gold bomb," Ailin explained, "is specially prepared for constructs. It should be able to affect the enchanted structure in the constructs."

"The formula you developed?" Ada Emin pursed her lips and looked away. "It should also be effective for warlocks, right?"

Ailin nodded: "It has just been configured and I haven't had time to verify it yet."

Ada Emin was silent for a long time.

"I envy Vera a little."

She sighed softly and then changed the subject:

"Ban Ade was also built through the renovation and expansion of the ancient palace of Ain Sheedi. When I return, I will look for the architectural drawings to see if there are any secret passages."

There is such a good thing... Ailin was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Then I'll trouble Ms. Ada Emin, "

"We are allies." Aida Emin shook her head, "Besides, Ban Ade is also an enemy of the free elves."

then.

Aida Emin also elaborated on the characteristics of the Black Panther ritual guardian statues and gargoyles, as well as their general attack patterns, and even extended them to the commonalities and nature of the construct creatures.

Since the construct creatures are either too high-end, such as fire elements, ice elements, and earth elements, which are generally close to demigods, they have very strict requirements on their living environment.

The lower-end ones are like gargoyles, which can only be encountered in warlock laboratories and ancient tombs. They are not within the business scope of the Wolf School and are completely blank in the library of Kaer Morhen.

So Ailin listened carefully.

Aida Emin is worthy of her status as a knower and elven sage. She explains things in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and goes straight to the core.

If Monsterology could also be included in the Demon Hunting Notes, a system reminder sound would be heard every second to reduce the cost of unlocking skills.

Moreover, after knowing that Ailin was going to challenge Ban Ader, the elven sages of Ain Sheedy softened their tone a lot.

for a long time.

After Ada Emin's lecture on construct biology finished, the two did not take action immediately.

She was silent for a few seconds, then looked back at the Beauclair Royal City standing on the mountain.

Ailin followed her gaze.

Everything in Toussaint is beautiful, a beauty that cannot be described even by words using the fairy tale world.

Before arriving in Beauclair, it was really hard to imagine what city could be worthy of such beautiful natural scenery?

Are you worried that the city built by intelligent life will not become a scar or a regret?
However, all these doubts will disappear immediately when you actually meet Beauclair.

Like most cities in the northern continent, Beauclair expanded from the elven court, but it was more stunning than any city and castle King Arryn had ever seen.

It seems like a fairy-tale castle growing out of the mountain, and from a distance it looks more like a sky city floating in the clouds.

"Isn't it beautiful?" Ada Emin suddenly said.

Aelin nodded.

Aida Emin's eyes were a little dazed. "That was when the Ain Sheedi clan was at its peak. They collected all kinds of precious materials from the entire northern continent and gathered the best craftsmen from the mountain people. It took more than two hundred years to build it. It then went through thousands of years of repairs and polishing. Of course it is beautiful."

"When the gates of Beauclair were breached, the mountain people did not have the heart to destroy the castle, and they longed to return one day."

"Unfortunately……"

"The last king of Ain Sheed has been dead for four hundred years, and the last palace, Shayla Weed, has been in ruins for more than a hundred years."

“The people of the mountains may never come back.”

Of course, the elves could come back at any time, just like Ada Emin now, but Aelin knew that the two "come back" did not mean the same thing.

He didn't know what to say at this time, so he could only remain silent.

fortunately.

After Ada Emmin finished her expression, she looked away resolutely.

"Let's go." She felt relieved, but also as if she had shouldered the burden again.
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The entrance to Thomas Moreau's laboratory is not far from the shore.

The killer whale's effect had just begun to take effect when the two men saw a building buried in the riverbed.

The high arches, the slender pillars with patterns, and the orange tones blurred by the mud and sand are exactly the same as those in Beauclair on the Sansretto River.
"The Valley of Nine was once part of Beauclair, where the commoners of Ayn Sheedi lived."

Aida Emin seemed to gather her sentimental thoughts, and the voice in Arryn's mind returned to a gentle whisper.

"The people of the mountains are reluctant to give up the beautiful Beauclair Castle, but they cannot let the Valley of the Nine live on the invaders."

"The human city connected to the castle was replanned and rebuilt by Ludovico, the first human king of Toussaint, who hired architects who were good at the style of mountain people."

“Thomas Moreau is very clever.”

"Putting the laboratory in the Valley of Nine will make it unknown, and it will be very close to Beauclair, making it convenient to purchase and collect supplies for daily life and experiments."

"Since humans hadn't invaded when it sank into the Sansrado River, the elven buildings inside were also intact enough. We could build a few magic circles to exchange air and stabilize the structure, and then we could conduct experiments safely, saving a lot of effort... Hmm... This is it."

Unlike the portal that stood upright in the water in Ailin's memory, Ada Emin stopped in front of an ordinary wall on the side of a building that looked like an arena.

But it makes sense. If the portal was just standing in the water like in the game, the water from the Sansredo River would have rushed into the laboratory long ago.

Ada Emin carefully wiped the wall covered with mud, water grass and some underwater plants.

Several water ghosts seemed to be startled by this and rushed straight over from the undulating riverbed not far away.

Arryn was about to draw his sword.

Without even looking up, Aida Emin waved her left hand gracefully.

The dust swept off the wall immediately gathered into several earth cones, dispersed silently, and pierced the right eye of each water ghost.

It was just an ordinary earth cone, and the magic fluctuation was so small that the wolf emblem had no reaction at all.

Ailin raised an eyebrow at this.

He had already overestimated the magical attainments of an adept, but he still seemed to be somewhat dismissive.

This kind of earth-based spell is almost instantaneous and so precise. If it is used for assassination, he is likely to be hit if he is not careful.

after awhile.

A metal buckle in the shape of a griffin appeared on the wall.

Just as Ailin was thinking about why Thomas Moreau, who hated the Griffin School the most, would use a griffin as a door knocker...

"be prepared."

Aida Emin reminded Arlin in his mind, pointing his index finger at the griffon's right wing.

"Click~"

With a strange sound, a bolt of lightning appeared from under her finger and pierced the griffin's chest.

(End of this chapter)