Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 579 She-Ra's Gift! The Fusion of the Demon Hunter's Handbook and Ancient Power!

Ignoring the noisy system notifications, Erin spread out his left hand.

In the palm of his hand was a slender bracelet forged with an intricate interlocking technique. The chain was silver, but under the dim sunlight, it shimmered with a faint purple glow.

The purplish hue is an extremely rare magical material, characteristic of Witch Silver.

The decorative pendant itself is a small, yellowish-brown amber, resembling a wild and untamed cat's eye.

【Name: Pure Silver Amber Pendant】

[Type: Magical Item]

[Function: Stores the new spell "Cleanse" three times daily.]

[Note: A powerful nobleman in the Northern Continent, fed up with his granddaughter's perpetually filthy, wild appearance, commissioned this necklace from the Risberg Civil Cooperative. However, aside from being forced to wear it, the wild child seems to have never used it. (There appear to be some markings on the pendant.)]

Who is the wild child?

It's really hard to guess.

Recalling how dirty she looked when she first met She-Ra, Erin knew that she probably rarely used this magical accessory, just as the notes said.

As for the pendant itself, there's nothing special about it.

The magic associated with the Purity Witch Silver Amber Pendant, though low-level, is still quite useful.

Moreover, these custom-made magical items for the nobility certainly command a significant premium due to their design, materials, and the maker.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't sell it for money.

Just one question…

His body had been in Kaer Morhen for the past few days, so his soul should have left his body and encountered Ciri and the Wild Hunt.

If that's the case, why did the things She-Ra gave him come into reality with him?
"What a beautiful bracelet."

Mary's eyes lit up when she saw the beautiful jewelry.

However, she seemed to have misunderstood something, and looked up at Erin expectantly.

Sorry, this isn't for you... Erin apologized inwardly, subtly changing the subject: "I might have to go out of town soon, so you'll have to take care of Elni and Clara."

"Leaving again?" Mary's attention was naturally diverted.

Erin nodded, his gaze naturally shifting to the raw ruby ​​ore on the opposite display stand: "That's how it is for Witchers. We need to constantly complete commissions to support ourselves and our school."

"This is Ms. Tissaya de Veres's mission, so I don't think she'll bring them along."

"But the school may face some troubles next, and we can't let them go down the mountain with Vesemir to do the commissions. They can only stay in Kaer Morhen."

“Aristotle can supervise their training, but teaching isn’t his forte, so I’ll have to trouble you.”

“No problem!” Mary raised her head and patted her chest, which had grown quite well over time. “I’m the chief sorcerer of the Demon Hunter Legion, so teaching them won’t be difficult, but…”

"But what?"

"However, they have already mastered all the language of the wild, and have also learned some recipes for killer whales, white honey, cat's eye, swallows, etc. Is there anything else that can be taught?"

Mary completely ignored the bracelet and frowned at him.

“I came up with some more formulas later…” Erin said. “Here’s what we’ll do: you go to the alchemy lab and prepare all the equipment first, and I’ll change my clothes and come find you.”

“Some?” Mary couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows.

If I remember correctly, Erin only discovered the swallows and white honey two months ago...

Is an alchemist really that inspired?

Margarita Laux Antill, whose major is alchemy "graduate student", feels somewhat frustrated.

“Yes, some,” Erin confirmed again.

Seeing the change in Mary's expression, he thought for a moment and added, "Recently... um... I've been having a lot of inspiration..."

"Can inspiration even be described as abundant?" Mary couldn't help but complain.

However, after knowing him for so long, she had actually developed a resistance to the genius of the witcher in front of her.

If Mary had met him while she was still in Aretusa, or when she had just started learning alchemy from Vera, she felt she might have changed her research direction much earlier.

Vera wasn't only skilled in alchemy.

Mary waved her hand, refusing Erin's further explanation, and got up, but did not leave immediately.

She stood quietly by the bed, staring straight at him.

Erin paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something and shook her head helplessly: "Thank you for your trouble, Ms. Mary."

“Not at all, my commander.” Mary smiled contentedly and walked toward the door.

"And..." Erin's voice suddenly came from behind, "These past few days, thank you..."

“Don’t say such unfamiliar things.” Mary waved her hand, interrupting Erin, and then left without looking back.

"Bang~"

The door was gently closed.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the narrow crenellations into the dimly lit corridor.

As soon as Mary stepped out of the room, her gentle,憨憨 smile vanished, replaced by a cold and wary expression, like a wildcat whose territory had been invaded.

She gazed at the stone slabs on the ground, stained blood red by the setting sun, and murmured to herself:

"Whose bracelet could that be? Philippa Ehrhardt's?"

……

The third floor of the tower.

"Whoo~"

Watching Mary's figure disappear into the room, Erin let out a long sigh, then raised her left hand, gazing at the bracelet Ciri had given her in her palm.

He knew these subtle actions wouldn't escape Mary's notice.

Mary just looks silly and easy to bully, but she's not actually stupid.

How could Margarita Laux Antill, Dean of Aretusa, who would at least rank among the top five of all female sorcerers in the future and even the number one in extraordinary forces, not realize that he was changing the subject?
They simply found a way to gracefully back down.

“But this is for the best…” Erin sighed softly, no longer focusing her thoughts on Mary.

He didn't pay attention to the system notification in his mind, nor did he examine the jewelry that Shiri had given him.

Instead, before the memory fades, he recalls the wild and terrifying laughter of Eredin Brick Glass, the King of the Wild Hunt, at the end.

I have the answer, stranger!

No need to rush!

Soon! Soon! Soon, we will meet again!

"What answers did Erudin find in me? And why is she so certain that she will see me again?"

The Witcher frowned.

"And then there's that feeling of loss and impending doom when I first woke up..."

Something must have happened, but I don't know it.

The heavy sense of foreboding was like a secluded, dark room, with a venomous snake lurking silently, making one uneasy.

As Erin pondered this, he got up and began to examine his body.

There were no marks or markings on any part of the body, nor any unusual signs of possession by an evil god.

The sense of loss and impending doom upon waking seemed to be merely a hallucination of the Witcher himself.

On the bedside table, his Wolf School Grandmaster Armor, reagent pouch, wolf emblem, mirage bead, Balmor, and Elsa were neatly arranged, without missing a single item. There was also an extra piece: a pendant of witch silver amber given to him by Ciri.

"Fuck-"

Finding nothing amiss, Erin stood still for a moment, then frowned and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"Could it really just be a hallucination?"

Even with careful perception in Demon Hunter mode, Erin couldn't detect anything wrong. For the time being, he could only memorize the feeling and then make a mental movement.

[Ding! The Demon Hunter's Notes is dormant. Please do not open the Demon Hunter's Notes!]

[Ding! Your special skill: Spiral, has been upgraded from 1/5 to 2/5.]

[Ding! You have acquired the talent: Unstable Prophecy Power]

[Ding! The Demon Hunter's Notes is in semi-dormant state, absorbing ancient power; some functions are available!]

"Haha~"

Upon seeing the system notification floating in front of him, Erin couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration:
"Sheri really gave me a wonderful gift."

Then, he first opened the Demon Hunter's Notebook, an old and worn parchment book, and checked it. After finding that most of the functions, including the celestial conjunction, were generally usable, he moved his gaze to the word "spiral" in the system prompt.

……

【Name: Spiral】

[Type: Special Skills]

Completeness: 2/5

Passive effect:
Dream Shadow: In your dream, you will have a chance to communicate with Spiral.

Active effects:

Insight: Consumes 40 Experience Beads (-10) to create a vision within the spiral. Possessing a vision allows you to observe the spiral. (Visibility can be detected and destroyed.)
Storage Cave: Consumes 100 Experience Beads to create a storage cave in a spiral corner. Storage caves can store inanimate items.

……

The spiral directly replenished a fragment, reducing the cost of 10 ward placements, which is a minor issue.

He estimated that there would be no need for spiral eye insertion for a long time.

However, storage holes, which resemble storage spaces, can be a real help.

It's important to know that while the Demon Hunter's Handbook's inventory can store items, it can only store items awarded by the Demon Hunter's Handbook itself. Even potions and sword oils crafted according to recipes cannot be stored.

This resulted in Erin learning so many potion, bomb, and sword oil recipes, but actually not being able to put many potions in his reagent bag.

Generally, the current standard combination is two Blizzards (time slows down when you're in danger), Giant Ghoul Decoction (adrenaline is produced faster than usual until an enemy hits you), and White Honey (reduces toxicity to zero and removes other potion effects)...

Also, a Ghost Oil, Enhanced Ghost Oil, High-Grade Ghoul Oil, and North Wind Bomb (freezes enemies; attacking frozen enemies deals extra damage) in case of unexpected combat.

The cat's eye (which allows one to maintain vision in complete darkness and increases critical hit rate), cannibalistic bio-oil, and mixed beast oil that were once frequently kept on hand have long been phased out of the regular reagent pouch and can only be kept in the saddle bag and taken out when needed.

Because the reagent bag is actually just a larger waist bag, with so little space, it really can't hold too many things.

With so few potions, the reagent bags are already bulging; we can only choose the best of the best.

However, considering that we recently "received" a large batch of goods...

Maripo Forest (accelerates adrenaline regeneration), Thunder (increases attack power), Full Moon (increases maximum health), and Pure White Lafarde Decoction (instantly restores a certain percentage of health) are all quite useful potions.

Deciding what to choose is a real brain drain.

Not to mention that when rescuing Henry Gedimidis, they would probably have brought a whole bunch of sword oil with them.

The upgraded storage tunnel is undoubtedly a timely boon.

"A hundred experience beads are too expensive, and I wonder how much space there will be after unlocking it," Erin thought to himself.

After thinking for a while, Erin gently shook his head: "No rush. We can unlock it before leaving Kaer Morhen."

Keep looking down.

【Name: Unstable Prophecy Power】

[Type: Talent]

【grade:?】

[Passive Effect: In a relaxed state, you may occasionally catch glimpses of the future, or suddenly encounter crises related to yourself.]

[Note: Be aware! Prophecy is both a gift and a curse!]

The effects of unstable prophetic power are somewhat ambiguous.

If passive effects cannot be triggered actively, then it's similar to Ciri, the Ancient Blood, who was sent to Kaer Morhen after her kingdom was destroyed and her family perished.

Arlin remembered that in the original story, Ciri had used this talent to foresee Vigforts and the Wild Hunt, but in the end it didn't play a significant role.

"Perhaps once I level up, I can reach the level of a prophetic master like Islin?"

"But what does it mean if the level is a question mark? And how do I level it up?"

“Similarly,” Erin’s gaze shifted upwards, another question arising in his mind, “the completeness of the Spiral skill was only obtained unexpectedly because of Ciri’s ancient power.”

"What about the remaining three parts? Do we have to find She-Ra again?"

"and many more……"

"Find She-Ra again..."

Erin paused for a moment, then quickly picked up the pure silver amber pendant again.

【Name: Pure Silver Amber Pendant】

……

[Note: ... (There seem to be some marks on the pendant.)]

"There seem to be some marks on the pendant..."

Erin muttered the last words of the pendant's label, and examined it carefully again, but found no real mark.

"Since it doesn't actually exist, what could the mark in the notes be...?"

He felt the warm, smooth texture of the pendant and had a vague premonition.

Perhaps, the next time I want to see She-Ra, I'll have to rely on this necklace.

Thinking of this, the stubborn figure with silver hair and green eyes appeared in Erin's mind again:
"If I remember correctly, in the original story, after Ciri left Tyr Na'ria, she got lost in a time loop due to the Wild Hunt's pursuit..."

"Ultimately, it was thanks to the guidance of the sorceress Nemia, known as the Lady of the Lake, and the dream interpreter Kantwiramus Tillie, centuries later, that they found the way to Stiga Castle, where the final battle took place and Yennefer was imprisoned and tortured by Vigfortz..."

"Now……"

"She should already be standing at the gates of Stiga Castle, right?"

Erin, imagining the grand destiny that the final battle would bring, couldn't help but drift off into a daze.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The wooden door was knocked on, waking the witcher.

"Aerin! The alchemy room is ready!"

Mary called from outside the door.

"coming!"

The Witcher sighed softly, glanced around the dimly lit room, and got up to leave.

(End of this chapter)