Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 537 Unexpected Harvest

Is it a fragment of the Ard Ghaith Gate, or a guiding stone to the Ard Ghaith Gate?
Or maybe some new parts for the Grand Gate?

The strong throbbing brought by the call of fate made him uneasy and his mouth dry.

This abnormality even bypassed the screaming wolf emblem and was sensed by the female elf in the deep darkness.

She cast a spell to summon a bright ball of light, frowned, and looked around vigilantly.

Everything here looks like any warlock's laboratory.

Formalin, ether, alcohol, and magic, these smells still linger in the air even after Thomas Moreau abandoned the laboratory several years ago, as if marinating the cold walls.

Dusty bottles and cans, stills, kilns, and a cold steel bed that exudes a chill.

Suspicious dark brown and turbid yellow remained on the bed.

But these are not the most eye-catching things.

An experimental instrument with a shell full of root canals and looking like an iron maiden (a torture device) stood on the ground, which was extremely inconsistent with the overall atmosphere of the laboratory.

But apart from this, there are no traps or mechanisms, and there are no monsters lurking in the corner that could suddenly wake up and pounce.

This is the end point of their journey - Thomas Moreau's secondary mutation laboratory.

Ida Emin's frown deepened.

"What's wrong, Aelin?"

"There's obviously nothing here."

"Why are your mental fluctuations so contradictory, agitated like a wild animal in heat, yet indifferent like a dead pond with dry water?"

She couldn't sense fate, at least not the guidance of fate at this moment... Ailin realized this immediately.

But something was wrong.

Let’s not talk about the last time I was alone in the Pasolon Forest when fate called me.

But on the outskirts of Vengerburg, when Yennefer's brother was accepted into the Wolf School, the call of the Law of the Unexpected was felt by everyone around.

How is this going?

Is there a difference between fate and destiny, the Law of Accident and the fragments of the Gate of Ard Ges, of different levels?

Or maybe fate itself has a personality and is really controlling everything, carefully avoiding Ada Emin?
Ailin took a deep breath and suppressed the throbbing emotions in his heart that were fluctuating with the call of fate:
"The scene here is the same as I remember. Soi should be saved."

"That's good." Ada Emin looked doubtful, but finally nodded slightly and skipped this section.

The two walked into the laboratory, and more details came into their eyes.

This is a very valuable laboratory with various experimental equipments. Many of its layouts can be seen in the laboratory of Ronnie Dickinson, a senior council member of the Warlock Brotherhood, in Drakenberg.

You have to know that Ronnie Dickinson's status and strength are much stronger than Thomas Moreau, and Drakenberg's Inhuman Race Laboratory is essentially a civil partnership of the Risberg Organization.

Research equipment in such good condition is worth at least millions of orens and must be the most suitable for secondary mutation research.

Thomas Moreau definitely spent a lot of money to study the mutation of the witcher and find an "antidote" to transform his son into a normal person.

Of course, now all this has benefited Ailin, the demon hunter that Thomas Moreau hates the most.

Going further in, in addition to the experimental equipment, there are four iron cages in the corner.

But the cell door was wide open and the cell was empty.

However, on the bloodstained round platform outside the cage, there was a dried corpse with its hands tied and an extremely painful expression.

"Do you know how to use all these devices?" Ada Emin asked curiously, gently stroking the dusty distillation kettle with her right hand.

"I know some, and I can learn as soon as possible what I don't know," Ailin replied casually, sensing the direction of fate. "If there is an experimental record, it would be even better..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Just as Ailin was sure that the place where fate led him was on the stairs on the second floor of the experiment, he suddenly found that Ada Emin stopped behind a device that looked like the Iron Maiden.

"I haven't found the experimental records yet, but there is a telescope and a recording crystal here..."

She waved to Ailin, then walked towards the telescope and gave a brief introduction.

Ailin looked up at the direction of destiny on the second floor, but did not rush to follow. After looking around, he squatted down and looked around in three places in the laboratory before turning around and walking towards the female elf.

The telescope is the proud invention of Ottolan, the leader of the Risberg Civilian Partnership. By consuming some precious materials, it can transmit sound over thousands of miles, assist in long-distance transmission, record video, and perform other functions.

In the future, the popularized and improved telescope will be the most commonly used magic prop for warlocks.

However, as it had only been on the market for a few years at this time, both the telescope itself and the materials consumed in its use were extremely expensive. Long-distance transmission and long-distance sound transmission also had very high requirements for the user. It seemed that Thomas Moreau could not afford it, not to mention that he casually abandoned it.

This was probably why Ada Emin was so surprised.

"We are still missing three recording crystals." She picked up two crystals from the cushion next to the telescope and looked at them. "These two are one and five. We are still missing two, three, and four."

"What you want may be hidden in these crystals. Let's look for it..."

The words have not yet fallen.

She saw three identical crystals lying quietly in Ailin's open palm and immediately closed her mouth.

The three crystals are engraved with the ancient numbers two, three, and four.

"You saw it in the prophecy."

This is a statement rather than a question. Because the telescope is cleverly placed, it can only be seen by turning a corner, and the round table on which the crystal is placed can only be seen by getting close.

But even though she guessed it, the female elf still couldn't hide her surprise in her tone.

"I have already overestimated you, but I still seem to have underestimated your gift for prophecy."

There is only one person in ten thousand in the Northern Continent who can be called a prophet.

He can foresee at most a dozen still images a year, most of which are meaningless images, but he can already be called a senior master of prophecy.

For someone like Ailin who was not only able to extract the key information of the secondary mutation, but also remembered the locations of the two recording crystals clearly, it must be a continuous, multi-segment, continuous picture with dense information.

This is probably a skill that only the prophetess called Isilini Aigri Aip Avnien can master.

What's even more terrifying is that Islinne's father is the legendary elven doctor, astrologer and prophet Avernion, but Arryn's parents are one a simple sword-wielding brute and the other knows nothing about prophecy.

With such talent, he chose to be a demon hunter...

It's really like throwing a pearl into the dark!

Aida Emin thought for a moment, then asked, "Besides the magic-blocking gold bomb, are you interested in accepting other commissions?"

Ailin, expressionless and thinking about how to deal with it, subconsciously asked, "What commission?"

"It is predicted that after Shadia's return, some changes have taken place in the free spirits. We need the guidance of the one who can clear the fog."

"You can also predict the future, right?"

"Prophecy is different from prophecy, and the person who clears the fog is also very different from the person who clears the fog."

Ailin was about to refuse when he heard this. After all, he didn't know any prophecies. The only reason he knew about the existence of the crystal was because he had undergone secondary mutations many times in his previous life.

Of course, it was in the game. But as soon as he opened his mouth, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he changed his words:
"We are allies, and I am willing to help even without payment."

"But I don't understand prophecy at all, I'm afraid it will be bad."

"I can teach you, for free." Ada Emin's eyes sparkled.

"Then I can give it a try." Ailin, who had gained a new skill for free, answered straightforwardly.

In fact, it was not important for him whether he could learn the art of prophecy, but this was a good opportunity for him to interfere in the affairs of the free elves.

"We can talk about the prophecy later. Let's first take a look at what's stored in the recording crystal..." Ailin changed the subject.

Ada Emin nodded, picked up the first crystal from the red cushion on the round table, and placed it on the gap near the center of gravity of the telescope.

"Om~"

The wolf emblem hummed.

In the center of the three telescopes arranged in a triangle, a wizard wearing a pince-nez, a hooked nose, and dressed in black and white suddenly appeared - Thomas Moreau.

Subsequently.

A deep voice began to echo in the huge laboratory.

"On the 18th of the month of Joel, 1102, I today began the greatest project of my life, a project far greater than any I have ever undertaken, for it concerns me and my son."

"Fifteen years ago, I was attacked by a monster in the forest, and a demon hunter came to my rescue and saved my life. I didn't know at the time that the price he paid for saving me would be the future fate of my son."

"If I could turn back time, I would rather lose my life than hand over my only son to the witcher. But the day the witcher took my son away, I swore that I would restore my son to his original state."

"After years of research and preparation, I have finally created a device today that will allow me to study mutations. If the benevolent gods can help me, I can find a way to reverse the mutation and allow Jeroen to resume his normal life."

The illusion of Thomas Moreau disappeared, and Ada Emin glanced at Ayling and placed the second crystal without saying a word.

"Observation 22: Despite the administration of a large excess of the toxic substance, the subjects showed no signs of intoxication..."

……

Because of the differences between the original world and the real world, and the many differences in traps and buildings along the way, Ailin, who thought he could get some new content, saw that the content of the second crystal was the same as in the game, and lost his patience a little.

"Observation 30: The mutation did not occur immediately, but instead appeared after a period of time..." Thomas Moreau's low voice was still echoing.

Aelin saw that Ada Emin had already placed the third crystal on the telescope, and was about to find an excuse to stop after listening to this part, so as to search for the object of destiny's guidance.

"…for mutation to be accomplished, appropriate mutagenesis must be continued…"

Thomas Moreau did not finish his sentence.

A cold system prompt sound suddenly rang out.

[Ding! Do you want to spend 48 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

"Um?!!"

Ailin, who was somewhat absent-minded, woke up immediately.

The requirement for experience beads had been reduced from 100 to the limit of through the "Warlock's Memory", and the genetic mutation science actually reduced the requirement by two more experience beads.

And this is not the end...

"The target's condition isn't good, but I found a way to make the mutation less painful and tiring..."

[Ding! Do you want to spend 46 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

"…I used a mutagenic substance as the base and added the protein from the mutant giant centipede egg…"

[Ding! Do you want to spend 44 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

"Putting them in a glass container will keep the centipede eggs from growing larger and keep their size small..."

"The eggs themselves are quite amazing. After they mutate, they emit a dazzling luster..."

……

[Ding! Do you want to spend 13 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

Almost every sentence would reduce the requirement for one experience bead, but Thomas's increasingly low voice made his heart beat faster and faster.

Because of Soi's serious injury, he had to learn genetic mutation to a very high level in the next two days.

Also, because of rescuing Heng Gedimidis, experience beads are required to complete "Beast Roar: No Flying".

The nearly two hundred experience beads that seem like a lot at the moment are actually not very durable at all.

Now, listening to Thomas Moreau’s few words can reduce so many demands, every word is worth a thousand gold!
Just as Ailin was pleasantly surprised by the genetic mutation, the rate at which the demand for experience beads decreased slowed down, but it did not stop.

"Observation 58: ... there is a method to transform a mutagenic substance into another mutagenic substance by combining it with certain ingredients..."

[Ding! Do you want to spend 10 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

"In addition to that, I discovered that the mutagen injected today brought the subject to the brink of death. Then he suddenly woke up and his strength returned rapidly. Not completely, of course, but coming back from the brink of death is pretty good."

[Ding! Do you want to spend 7 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

……

[Ding! Do you want to spend 1 experience beads to unlock gene mutation? ]

“Years of experimentation, research, and hard work, all gone to waste! I can’t achieve the goals I set for myself.”

"The sudden effects I induced on the test subjects had no effect on Jeroen."

"I originally wanted to 'cure' his demon hunter nature and return him to a normal life, but I ended up making his mutation worse, further enhancing his speed and strength, making him even further away from being human."

"It seems my son will have to be a demon hunter for the rest of his life. I have failed. It is time to abandon this place and go home to Lydia. She might be willing to accept me back."

"I leave the formula and the mutagen here. Let them fade away, just like my dream of finding my son."

The illusion of Thomas Moreau slumped on the ground, depressed that the experiment had not met his expectations and that he had not been able to turn his son into what he wanted.

On the other hand, if Ada Emin hadn't been there, he would have needed to control his expression.

Ailin almost shouted out loud with excitement.

In less than half an hour, I earned forty-nine experience beads for free.

The experience beads gained when the evil god descended last time were not as great as they are now.

"What a pity," Ada Emin took the last crystal out of the telescope, "there is no useful information at all..."

"No! Very useful!" Ailin subconsciously denied it, "I'm almost learning genetic mutations..."

"boom!"

The recording crystal fell to the ground and was chipped.

Ida Emin: “?”

(End of this chapter)