The Divine Hunter Chapter 2: Berengar’s conditions
"God-level Demon Hunter ()"
The sun sank into the horizon, twilight began to close, and the buildings in the temple area lit up with dots of lights.
Three demon hunters filed in through the wooden door of the Flax Lane hut. Berengar lit the oil lamp on the table, and the dim light illuminated the facilities in the house.
His residence is like most witchers. There are no luxurious decorations. Except for a few worn-out furniture, the most eye-catching thing is a greasy floor and empty wine bottles scattered all over the floor. , there was still thick dust on the floor that had not been cleaned for a long time, and it was as messy as a doghouse.
"Man, I must introduce you to the Serrit brothers if you have the chance. Your houses are decorated in similar styles, so there must be many topics to talk about. How about drinking all night?"
Roy joked.
"It's really hard for people like us to make a living in Vizima. We need to relax occasionally, and wine is indispensable." Berengar took off the "Tohene" behind him and hung it on the wall. After sighing, Collapsed on the leather sofa with many holes, "You two can understand, there is pressure all the time. Without the conditioning of alcohol, I would have gone crazy."
Leso's stereotyped face revealed a deep recognition. They have endured all kinds of hardships to become demon hunters and live a life of licking blood. They are also spurned and ostracized everywhere. You can imagine the psychological depression.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Berengar abandoned his identity as a demon hunter.
"Man, I remember you mentioned that you mistakenly thought we were hunting you?"
"This is a guess on my part, I can't be sure..." Berengar narrowed his eyes and laughed at himself, "Not long ago, I took over a job from a madman in Vizima... But later I I regretted it again and spent all the deposit."
"That guy won't simply let me go."
"Do you think we were sent by him to collect debts?"
"Yeah, but it doesn't look that bad so far."
"Okay, the madman in Vizima?" For a moment, Roy couldn't remember such a "well-known figure" in Vizima, "Who is your creditor?"
"Don't mention that lunatic!" Berengar pulled out a bottle of beer from behind the sofa with his arms drooped, opened the lid and took a sip, then threw it to Leisuo. The big man didn't mind it, and then took a sip. "I guess you are looking for me to build some kind of weapons and equipment?"
The two snake sect demon hunters exchanged glances, and Roy held up two equipment blueprints in front of Berengar.
The latter browsed the drawings, his casual expression gradually turning serious.
Roy's heart also lifted,
Berengar
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Identity: Witcher of the Wolf School
Life: 240
Magic power: 120
Attributes:
Strength: 20
Agility: 21
Physique: 20
Perception: 13
Will: 8
Charm: 5
Spirit: 12
Skills:
Witcher Seal lv6, Meditation lv8, Wolf School Sword Skills lv8, Demon Hunter Senses lv10, Alchemy lv10, Blacksmithing lv10...
In terms of attributes and skills, this guy is the weakest demon hunter he has ever seen.
“The forging skills of level 10 are not as good as the ancient forging of Great Elder Mahakam.”
If Berengar can't do it, then he can only find a way to try his luck in Velen's crow's nest to see if he can find the female master blacksmith.
As for the dwarves, the two had offended the great elder of Mahakam and did not dare to ask for help again.
After seeing the traitors of the Wolf Faction, Roy turned his attention to the bright silver long sword with a figure-eight pattern and a reddish-brown hilt on the wall.
Tohaine
(This sword was carefully crafted by Berengar, a demon hunter of the Wolf School.)
Type: Silver Sword
Materials: meteorite, silver nugget, leather, monster blood, monster claws, monster feathers.
Features: Weight 3.06 pounds, handle length 9.3 inches (0.23 meters), blade 36 inches (0.91 meters),
Enchanting——
Bleeding: The wound caused by Toheine will bleed.
Edge: Due to the special forging process, Toheine is twice as sharp as an ordinary steel sword. It can easily cut through light armor while maintaining a certain degree of hardness and toughness.
"Tsk tsk... This guy really has two brushes. No wonder Leisuo's weapons are so miserable."
……
"The twin swords of the Viper School, such sophisticated craftsmanship, hurry up and catch up with my Tohaine. Giving it to an ordinary blacksmith will be a waste of effort." Berengar looked slightly intoxicated, and his face almost touched the blueprint. superior.
"That's it, are you sure?"
Berengar smiled, his face swept away from the previous decadence, and his eyes showed unprecedented confidence, "Since we can build Tohaine, the equipment of the Viper School is naturally no problem. But before starting work, I have Two requirements."
"Please say..." The witcher pursed his lips, hoping that the other party would not open his mouth.
"Prepare all the materials, and there must be no shortage of quantity, otherwise I cannot guarantee the quality of the weapon after it is successfully built."
"You don't need to tell me, the materials have been prepared."
To create the Viper Steel Sword and Silver Sword, four main materials are used, leather straps, steel blocks, emerald dust and venom extract.
Leather belts can be easily purchased from merchants in the market, steel blocks can be purchased from blacksmiths, and emerald dust can be purchased from jewelry shops. It is also a spellcasting material for many warlocks. The most important venom extract is the material cut from the corpse of the ghoul, which Roy has already collected.
The Viper Silver Sword uses one more material than the Viper Steel Sword - silver nugget, which is plated on the outside of the steel core. It is expensive to make and can be purchased from a jewelry store and smelted. In fact, swords made with a higher proportion of silver are most effective against monsters, but it's a pity that the witcher can't afford this huge sum of money, and the silver-plated sword is enough to deal with most situations.
After all, the material cost of the Snake Sect steel sword is about two hundred crowns, while the silver sword costs four hundred crowns, which is several times the price of an ordinary long sword.
"Second, this is a deal," Berengar spread out **** and stretched them out in front of the demon hunter, "I worked hard to build weapons for you, should you two give me a satisfactory reward? ”
"Twenty crowns?" Roy asked in a low voice with wide innocent eyes,
Berengar's face darkened, and there was a hint of rage in his amber pupils. "Boy, are you insulting me? Treating a dignified blacksmith master like a beggar?"
"You're just kidding, Master Berengar, two hundred crowns is the reward, no problem!"
He glanced at Leisuo, who looked helpless but gritted his teeth and nodded.
This Wolf Faction abandoner has undoubtedly killed his compatriots. An ordinary blacksmith can only ask for a few dozen kroner at most to make a standard steel sword, regardless of the material.
And he doubled the price.
It's a pity that the witcher has no choice.
"Those three silver swords and three steel swords are six hundred crowns?" Serrit and Oakes also need a pair of brand-new weapons.
Since there are ready-made blueprints and forging masters, it is better to do it all at once.
Berengar's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and his expression changed drastically, "Boy, do you know how long it takes to make a weapon? You have six weapons at a time!? Do you want to exhaust me to death?"
"Master Berengar, you should think about it. Forging weapons is much safer than other commissions," Roy comforted. "For a reward of six hundred crowns, you can drink it for a year without any problem!"
The wolf sect's demon hunter's face changed after hearing this, and he struggled for a long time,
"Six will do, but you will have to pay an additional one hundred crowns for the hard work!"
"Can the discount be worth fifty kronor?"
"Boy, do you think we are negotiating business in a brothel? There is no room for bargaining!" Berengar said viciously, "Either 700 crowns or hire someone else."
"Okay kid, 700 is 700." Lei Suo, who had his hands on his chest, interrupted. Roy glared at him and his face fell instantly.
700 hard work fee, plus 1800 material fee, minus 2500 crowns.
He suddenly had an illusion. The cute money bag, bulging like a little pufferfish, was stabbed in the abdomen. It shrank a lot in an instant. He stretched out his hand and pinched it. All light leaks.
Of the 2,800 kronor that I worked so hard to save, I still have 300 left.
"It's gone..." Roy said to himself with a pale face, "The villa is gone, and the manor is gone."
What's worse is that it will cost a lot of money for the Serrit brothers to bring back the blueprint of the flying lion monster.
……
"Very good, the issue of remuneration has been discussed. But I have a second condition," Berengar boldly asked with a matter-of-fact expression,
"I just made a rough calculation. With my forging skills, two weapons will take nearly a week and a half... three pairs, that's more than a month... During this period, the two of them will temporarily act as my bodyguards. I can’t let anyone, especially my former creditors, interfere with my work. Otherwise, if my hand shakes and my weapon is defective, the loss will be borne by you.”
"Man, honestly, what are your intentions?" Lei Suo's eyes turned cold and he showed his pale teeth. "Could it be that you want us to help you block that madman?"
"Just a month." Berengar said with determination, "You two block the door of the blacksmith shop. That guy will never dare to come and provoke, and he may not be able to find a place."
"Who is that guy?" Roy asked.
"An alchemist and mage, there is something wrong with his mind." Berengar's brown eyes were full of fear, "Due to the confidentiality clause, there is no way to reveal more information."
"Give you part of the deposit first and return the money to him!" Lei Suo suggested.
Berengar shook his head and said resolutely, "If it doesn't work out, wait until he comes to the door and help me refund the two hundred crowns, which will be deducted from the hard work fee!"
"Of course, it would be best to save this money."
"It's not easy to deal with a master alchemist. We have to talk about the hard work fee again."
……
After some haggling, the sweaty two finally reached a consensus. The labor fee has been reduced from 700 crowns to 600 crowns. But Roy and Reso still have to contact the blacksmith shop to borrow furnaces, casting hammers, iron felts, etc. to make tools.
"You really don't give in," Roy said sarcastically, "If you catch someone, you'll kill him as a scapegoat. You must have done this kind of dirty work a lot in the past."
"Both each other," Belengarpi said with a smile. The verbal exchange seemed to have consumed too much energy, and his expression looked a little weak. "You are so stingy at a young age. How can you be a demon hunter? I See if business is more suitable for you."
The bald man watched the conversation between the two of them. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and suddenly felt glad that he didn't have to manage accounts.
"By the way..." Berengar took another sip of beer to calm down his excitement, "Where did you find these two equipment blueprints?"
"Why do you ask that? Can't we bring it from the school?"
"Don't try to fool me..." Berengar said, "As far as I know, most of the Snake Faction's equipment blueprints are lost."
Letho's heart moved, "Who told you this news, Kolgrim?"
Berengar shook his head and replied casually, "More than twenty years ago, I met a Snake sect demon hunter near the Valley of Flowers in Aden, who was looking for the equipment blueprints of the Snake sect. That person Sir, let me think about it, his name is Ivar Evil Eye."
"What did you say?!" The two demon hunters looked at each other with shock on their faces. ~IndoMTL.com~ Ivar Evil Eye, the Grand Master of the Snake Sect, left the sect twenty years ago and never returned.
They did not expect to hear news from each other on such an occasion.
"Your Excellency Belencar, tell me again, what happened next?" Roy asked a little hastily, "Did Sir Ivar tell you where he was going? Is he still in Aden?"
"Sorry... I just had a drink with him in the pub and chatted for less than ten minutes." Berengar sighed, "Besides, more than 20 years have passed since the incident, and I can't remember most of the details. Not sure."
The atmosphere was a little depressed for a while, and the only sound of Berengar swallowing beer one after another was heard.
"Give me some too..." Leisuo waved his hand and snatched the beer directly from his hand. Berengar didn't care and turned to the young demon hunter, "Little businessman, do you want a drink?" Point?"
"Is there any fruit wine?"
"Hey! Only women and children like sweet and sour things!"
"That's because you have no taste!" Roy said, rolling his eyes, and asked seemingly casually, "Berengar, don't just talk about our Snake Faction, how is the situation of the Wolf Faction?"
"Who knows?" Berengar bit the mouth of the bottle and was silent for a few seconds. "I quit the Wolf Faction long ago. Now as a free mercenary, how can I have the energy to take care of the demon hunter's family affairs?"
"How long have you been away from Kaer Morhen?"
"More than ten years..."
"You..."
"It's over, boy!" Berengar interrupted him impatiently, "Curiosity should be stopped in moderation!"
"Now, you two, go get ready. I will start the furnace early tomorrow morning!"
Roy sighed. If he could coax the guy to Novigrad, then it would be almost certain that he would become friends with the Wolf Faction.
Obviously, this traitor from the Wolf Faction is not so easy to convince.