Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 563: 27 Gold Coins in a Row! Utterly insane!!!

Chapter 563: Twenty-seven Gold Coins Found in a Row! Utter Madness!!!
"The child of miracles is my ladder."

Wigford's voice held a fervor that sent a chill down Lydia van Bradwater's spine.

She subconsciously took a half step back, her right hand resting on the empty bookshelf, her dress rustling softly.

“Ahem,” Wigford noticed Lydia’s little movement, coughed twice, and relaxed his tense body. “Sorry, I lost my composure a bit.”

“Since you’ve made up your mind, I’ll naturally listen to you,” Lydia shook her head. “That’s always been the case.”

She lowered her long, delicate eyebrows, approached, and with her back to Wigfordts, tidied up the messy manuscripts on the table.

Wigford watched her graceful figure quietly. She was just tidying up, but she was as elegant as if she were painting a clear stream, green trees and distant mountains with oil paint.

“This is a gamble, Lydia,” he said softly. “I’m willing to play, but you don’t have to…”

"Should this manuscript be taken along?" Lydia van Bradwater suddenly asked, interrupting Wigfordtz.

Slender fingers held a pattern drawn with fine brushstrokes, with a ritual array on one side and a few short, ornate characters centered on "Ancient Blood".

Wigford looked at the manuscript, then at Lydia, and remained silent for a while with a complicated expression.

"Yes, this is a gift I'm giving to the Son of Miracles."

Lydia nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

He raised his hand and took out a cowhide cylinder from thin air, carefully rolled up the manuscript, put it inside, and then carefully covered it with a cap.

Wigfordtz leaned against the windowsill, watching quietly.

“Lydia, Tisaya de Veris likes you very much. Aretusa needs a teacher to teach her apprentices illusion magic. She asked me to invite you on her behalf and promised to open an art gallery for you in Aretusa’s name.”

“I remember, this has always been your wish.”

"Wigeferts suddenly said softly."

Lydia paused as she recalled the leather cylinder and continued tidying her desk, without turning around. "I really like my job," she said.

Wigford was silent for a few seconds, then sighed softly:

"Lydia, you're mistaking the reflection in the water for the stars in the night sky."

Lydia, who was neatly arranging the etchings to one side, stopped what she was doing upon hearing this.

“Vigor, the reflection on the water is like the stars in my night sky.”

She turned around and looked quietly at Wigford's pale and tired face with her emerald green eyes, which shone brightly in the sunlight like the most precious jade.

The voice was extremely soft but firm.

The two stared at each other for a long time before Wigford sighed again:

“I already have a general idea of where Henry Gedimidis is, but further investigation is very risky.”

"This trip to Kaer Morhen is to see if it's necessary to take this risk."

Lydia's movements softened, and her eyes softened: "You suspect that witcher, Erin?"

“No, I don’t doubt it,” Wigfordts shook his head, “but I don’t like this uncertainty either. I can’t deny the possibility that Erin might not be the Child of Miracles.”

"So this time, I went there to confirm my suspicions... After all, as you said, Lydia..."

"This concerns 'our' future."

Vigfortz gazed at Lydia with deep affection, causing the fair-skinned sorceress's face to flush crimson instantly.

Then, without waiting for Lydia to speak...

Vigfortz chanted two incantations and summoned an orange-red portal behind Lydia.

"Let's go, it's time to meet with Tissaya de Veres."
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The Cave of the Old Spearhead.

[Ding! The Deer-Headed Spirit's Treasure Chest*1 has been opened]

[Obtained: Sword Oil Recipe *1]

……

【Name: Residual Oil】

[Type: Sword Oil Recipe]

[Refining Requirements: Alchemy LV1]

[Ingredients: Dog oil*1, mistletoe*5]

[Function: Apply to weapons to increase damage to debris]

[Note: The first step in slaying a god is to apply sword oil to the remaining debris!]

"Holy crap! I hit it!"

Erin jumped up from the ground and shouted excitedly.

In the empty cave of Old Spearhead, voices overflowing with emotion reverberated back and forth, layer upon layer.

Because of the cases of large monsters brewing medicine and mutation inducers, he hadn't even thought about being able to get residual oil. He had already decided whether he should ask Ada Emin about it.

After all, the people of the mountains have a long history, and those who are knowledgeable are the most learned among them. They certainly know more about the legends of various places in the northern continent than humans do.

“It’s good that it’s out,” Erin took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions, “that way we won’t owe Ada Emin another favor.”

Those who understand the ways of the mountain people know that favors are not so easy to owe.

Moreover, based on long-standing and dubious legends, to find those remnants, one must kill them again without having any oil left from the remnants...

Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

In comparison, the Deer Head Essence Decoction lacks the mutation-inducing agent of Deer Head Essence, and thus had to remain idle for a considerable period of time, which was actually a minor issue.

Although……

He was indeed very curious about how, in reality, taking deer head essence decoction could achieve the effect of "part of the damage caused by the enemy being reflected back to the attacker."

"However, this is the eighth golden treasure chest."

"If we follow the example of the last harvest blessing, then there will only be one gold and one purple left, and the effect will be almost over."

As Erin pondered this, he opened the Demon Hunter's Notebook with a thought.

【宝箱：罗尼·狄金森的宝箱*5、@#￥%&的宝箱*5、召魔仪式的宝箱*5、腐骸君的宝箱*5，怪物之巢的宝箱*5、秽尸魔的宝箱*5、石像鬼的宝箱*1、虔信莉迪亚的宝箱*2、莫吕的巨像的宝箱*2、食尸鬼的宝箱*18、水鬼的宝箱*33】

I pondered for a few seconds.

[Ding! Gargoyle's Treasure Chest*1 has been opened]

[Obtained: Sword Oil Recipe for "Enhanced Construct Bio-Oil" *1]

……

【Name: Enhanced Construct Bio-Oil】

[Type: Sword Oil Recipe]

[Refining Requirements: Alchemy LV4]

【配方：熊脂*1、构造体生物油*1、鼹鼠蓍*1、毛球菇*1、多香果*1、金银花*1、鼠李草*1】

[Function: Applied to weapons, greatly increases damage against construct creatures]

[Note: Using chests opened by constructs against other constructs will make them extremely unlucky to encounter you!]

"Comfortable!"

"Completely satisfied!"

After the cold system notification ended, the moment Erin saw the words "Enhanced Construct Bio-Oil" in the "Acquisition" section, he felt as if he had received a deep massage and acupressure, and his whole body relaxed.

It feels so comfortable.

Although Construct Bio Oil and Enhanced Construct Bio Oil differ by only two words, "enhance," the function on the panel has simply changed from "increases damage to construct creatures" to "significantly increases damage to construct creatures."

However, in actual use, the results are vastly different.

Of course, he hasn't used Construct Bio-Oil or Enhanced Construct Bio-Oil yet, but he has Carnivore Bio-Oil, Enhanced Carnivore Bio-Oil, and the highest grade Advanced Carnivore Bio-Oil.

Let's say that.

The most intuitive measure is the progress of attack accumulation in the [Demon Hunter] state.

Arryn, having just left Kaer Morhen after completing the Trial of the Mountains, gained 6% progress in Demon Hunting when his attack, made with a regular silver sword and without using any sword oil, was blocked by the giant ghoul's tough arm (his attack was at its lowest).

It takes seventeen hits to fully charge up and reach the kill threshold. However, after using the cannibalistic bio-oil, each attack on the same part reduces the damage by about 10%, thus shortening the number of hits to ten.

To be honest, this is enough.

Ten attacks, let alone with the current LV6 [Demon Hunter] skill, would take 450 seconds, or seven and a half minutes, to complete the Demon Hunter status effect.

Even at LV1 [Demon Hunter], at fifty seconds, you can accumulate enough Demon Hunter progress by attacking at a rate of one sword every five seconds, and then kill the target directly.

As long as the cunning giant ghoul doesn't realize things are going badly and run away.

However, using enhanced cannibalistic bio-oil will cause the [Demon Hunting] progress accumulated from a single attack to surge to 30%, a full four times that of the state without sword oil.

Three attacks are enough to kill a giant ghoul.

Moreover, this calculation method is not possible under normal circumstances.

Because after the blade is coated with enhanced ghoul bio-oil, the bones of the giant ghoul's forearm and upper arm will be softened by the toxins in the oil, making them unable to block attacks and they will be cut off directly.

The damage from limb amputation is at least 60% of the Witcher progress.

This is a whopping eight times higher than when no sword oil was used.

Eight times!!!
Moreover, to achieve limb amputation, even without Erin, a Witcher with the super-model [Witcher] skill, it wouldn't be necessary. Even if you gave Elni and Klar a bottle of enhanced ghoul oil, they would have a good chance of killing the giant ghoul on their own.

Keep in mind that giant ghouls are large monsters, and Elni and Klar are currently only slightly stronger than normal witchers who have passed the trials of the traveler.

In other words, an ordinary Witcher can become a Master Witcher simply by obtaining a bottle of Enhanced Carnivorous Oil.

Of course, this is dangerous, and large monsters, especially giant ghouls, are very cunning. If they sense something is wrong, they will run away, and ordinary monster hunters will have a hard time catching them.

So it's actually still very difficult.

But at least the opportunity is there.

As for the high-level cannibalistic bio-oil, it only takes one sword strike to fully charge it up and bring it to the kill threshold, and the damage will overflow.

However, I won't go into details here.

therefore.

The enhanced sword oil is more than eight times more effective than ordinary sword oil; it's practically an alchemical product on a completely different level.

With the enhanced construct bio-oil, his confidence in the plan to rescue Henry Gedimidis increased by at least ten percentage points.

"Whoo~"

Erin let out a long breath, calmed himself down, and then opened the box.

【宝箱：罗尼·狄金森的宝箱*5、@#￥%&的宝箱*5、召魔仪式的宝箱*5、腐骸君的宝箱*5，怪物之巢的宝箱*5、秽尸魔的宝箱*5、虔信莉迪亚的宝箱*2、莫吕的巨像的宝箱*2】

The previous record for the Harvest Blessing was nine gold and two purple, but since the amulet's panel displays "Harvest Blessing (Large)," it must have been used quite a few times.

With no pressure to obtain sword oil, the next step of unpacking the box becomes a bit complicated.

Since the monsters summoned by the celestial sphere convergence can be fused into red by seven gold-quality treasure chests, the hunting of Corpse Lord and Corpse Demon, which can be done as soon as the celestial sphere convergence cools down, can be temporarily put aside until all seven treasure chests are collected.

As for @#￥%&, the Summoning Ritual, and the Monster's Nest, although they are only two treasure chests away from being completed, and you may encounter them again in the future, it will probably take years, five years, or even ten years.

not worth it.

Combat capabilities must be realized promptly.

The core mission is to rescue Henry Gedimidis.

The chests of the Colossus of Morru and Ronnie Dickinson, both remnants of sorcerers, may contain items that are very useful for the quest.

However, considering that the treasure chest of @#￥%& is a remnant of the evil god, its quality might actually bring even greater improvements.

Erin was conflicted.

"Forget it, let's open the treasure chest first. We don't even know how big the Goddess's Blessing of Harvest (Big) really is. What if there are only two or three more, or even if it's already completely used up..."

"That's the one!"

The voice just fell.

In an instant, two more golden lights flashed before my eyes.

"Fuck!"

Erin cried out in surprise, her azure cat eyes instantly shrinking to slits.

[Ding! The treasure chest of the Colossus of Molu has been opened*2]

[Obtained: Sword Oil Recipe for "Higher Construct Bio-Oil" *1, Ritual: Create Golem]

……

【Name: Bio-oil from Higher Structures】

[Type: Sword Oil Recipe]

[Refining Requirements: Alchemy LV8]

【配方：炼金黏土*1、强化构造体生物油*1、诺斯崔克壁草*1、恶灵精华*1、多香果*1、金银花*1、白化粉*1】

[Function: Applied to weapons, greatly increases damage against construct creatures]

[Note: Using chests opened by constructs against other constructs will make them extremely unlucky to encounter you!]

……

【Name: Creating a Golem】

[Type: Magical Ritual]

[Requirements: Ritual Studies LV7 (not met), Construct Studies LV8 (not met)]

【材料：粉笔*2、完美宝石*1、黑曜石*1、高等硬化木材*10、附魔大理石10、注魔尘*10、第五元素*4、】

[Function: You can perform a golem-making ritual to create a golem that will serve you until death.]

The ritual will create a golem that obeys your will and follows any of your commands. It can think simply, but it cannot perform fine motor skills that require the use of fingers, such as picking up small objects.

The golem will continuously execute the previously received instruction; if it fails, it will repeat this process endlessly until it successfully completes the instruction or receives a stop command.

[Note: Golems are valuable items; not being able to create them isn't a problem with the ritual!]

……

"Nine gold and two purple are indeed not the limit of a bountiful harvest!" Erin's face was full of smiles, unable to hide his emotions.

Come again!

[Ding! Two treasure chests belonging to Lydia have been opened]

Two golden lights flashed...

[Ding! Ronnie Dickinson's Treasure Chest*5 opened]

Five golden lights flashed!

"Fuck!"

[Ding! Summoning Ritual Treasure Chest *5 opened]

Five more golden rays appeared.

Erin roared, his face turning completely red.