"Um... Allen, are you done?" Vesemir was somewhat unsure.
Letho was so shocked that he couldn't say anything, but hearing Vesemir's tone, he squinted and thought to himself: "You don't know either, so why were you so cocky just now?"
Allen adjusted his mindset and replied, "Yes, I'm fine now."
Unable to hold back, Letho patted Vesemir on the shoulder and asked: "Damn... What's with the mushroom soup? Did you get distracted by some steamy book? How dare the apprentice's mushroom soup be cut corners?"
"You better watch your mouth. Lady Vira is the one who cooks the mushroom soup," Vesemir, mindful of companionship, couldn't help but remind Letho.
"Vira? Which Vira?"
"The Vira from Tousent, the Crimson Fox..."
"Damn... Is it the chief's old flame?" Letho was surprised to the point of being unable to recover. "The chief finally understands the difficulty of a school without formal witches?"
Before he could finish, Letho's interest was piqued again: "How did he manage to sway the sorceress over? Do you know any details?"
"I don't know. Also, a reminder..."
Vesemir glanced at Allen, pretending not to have heard anything, and reminded again: "Allen is now learning alchemy from Lady Vira... They meet every day..."
Letho's face immediately darkened. He trusted apprentices not to talk nonsense, but most sorceresses could read minds. If Lady Vira read what he had just said.
After a rapid mental calculation, Letho's face grew even darker.
"Why didn't you remind me earlier, Vesemir?" Letho angrily blamed.
"Are you sure I didn't remind you?" Vesemir's face was full of righteousness.
Smack
A slap on the forehead.
"What is Lady Vira's famous magic?" Letho persisted.
"Vira's shapeshifting spell, also known as the leech transformation curse, is said to have extremely high medicinal value when transformed from a witcher..."
"Can I ask the chief for mercy?"
"If the chief knew what you just said, he might not help you..."
With trembling amber cat eyes, Letho paced back and forth in front of everyone, and after a moment, he suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong? Have you come up with a solution?" Vesemir asked curiously. "Actually, you don't have to worry. Even if it's for the chief's sake, Lady Vira won't necessarily kill you."
"There are more cruel methods than death, and Lady Vira is particularly adept at those." Letho rolled his eyes and said, "I plan to hide outside for a while."
"Are you not planning to spend winter in Kaer Morhen this year?"
"What do you think? Let's go quickly. Aren't you supposed to take the apprentices to catch drowners..."
Letho urged Vesemir impatiently.
Helpless, Vesemir bid a hasty farewell to the apprentices and called Allen to walk towards the castle gate.
...
"Is Lady Vira... really not that ruthless?"
Walking down the mountain road, Allen couldn't help but ask.
"What are you joking about, Crimson..."
"Letho!"
Upon hearing Allen's question, Letho couldn't help but explain to the ignorant apprentice what Crimson Fox meant. He was quickly stopped by Vesemir. Letho smiled apologetically and remained silent, walking ahead of the three.
Vesemir withdrew his gaze, carefully considered his words, and explained to Allen: "Letho is a reckless person. He didn't mean to offend the lady..."
More than speaking to Allen, Vesemir seemed to be apologizing to a sorceress who might see this scene.
After finishing a long version of Vesemir's "Letho's Reflection," Vesemir seemed somewhat remorseful and advised: "Allen, you should show some respect to Lady Vira. She comes from an era much older than when I was born, even before my grandfather's grandfather..."
Allen's expression turned strange upon hearing this.
He wondered if Lady Vira would punish Letho or Vesemir if she knew about today's conversations. For a Witcher master, age was a sensitive topic for women!
"...Lady Vira's methods may sometimes seem extreme, but it was a chaotic time. Regardless of good or evil, everyone used similar means against their enemies."
"As far as I know, Lady Vira has never bullied the weak, so you don't need to be afraid."
Because Lady Vira never bullied the weak, Allen couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Vesemir sure knew how to talk. It's really hard for a Witcher master to say he's weakened so tactfully.
"Shh! We're here!" Letho, at the front of the group, suddenly stopped and turned to remind them.
"The first lesson in monster hunting: tracking" Vesemir said solemnly, pointing quietly down. "Use your sharp Witcher senses to find this group of drowners."
[Ding! Main Quest Discovered: Tracking (Find Drowner Group 0/1)]
[Quest Reward: Tracking LV1]
Finally, the ghost system had some activity. Truly, paradise lay outside Kaer Morhen Castle.
Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, Allen looked down.The late autumn ground was littered with dry, yellowed leaves scattered without any pattern.
Allen didn't notice anything at first glance. If Letho pointed out the traces, Allen might suspect he was being teased, but not Vesemir. He took his apprentice's training seriously.
So Allen focused and tried to observe from different angles. Since both Vesemir and the system confirmed it was a group of drowners. Starting from the characteristics of the drowners should be correct.
After observing the direction of the sun, Allen walked to the opposite side. Sure enough, there was a small area that shimmered. It was the reflection of a liquid, definitely left by drowners.
"Well done, I didn't expect you to find a clue on your first hunt," Vesemir nodded in satisfaction. "Continue, find them, and deal with them."
Upon hearing this, Allen nodded earnestly.
Click, click...
The autumn leaves were dry and brittle, making a fine crackling sound underfoot.
Allen walked at the forefront of the trio, Vesemir observing from behind, and Letho distractedly bringing up the rear. As the air gradually became damp, a stream quickly appeared before Allen's eyes.
Gurgle, gurgle...
Quietly crouching down, Allen followed the sound. There were about eight drowners playing on the grassy edge of the stream.
"Judging the strength of the drowners is quite simple..." Vesemir whispered.
"By their physique," Allen continued.
"Exactly. So none of these are weak. They're much stronger than the ones you killed yesterday," Vesemir said.
"It's really not easy to find so many weak drowners," Letho added, looking deeply resentful.
Vesemir ignored Letho.
He looked at Allen and casually asked, "How many do you want?"
His tone was as casual as asking how many loaves of bread to eat for dinner. Allen didn't reply immediately. He appraised the closest and strongest drowner.
[Name: Drowner]
[Level: LV6]
[Attributes: Strength 13, Agility 11, Constitution 23, Perception 8, Mystery 1]
Level 6. It's a difficulty I can handle.
Allen's eyes gleamed slightly as he turned to Vesemir and said, "I'll take them all!"
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20. Current Offense.
21. Tracking.
22. Twins.
23.Will It Work?
24. The Nature of Sorceresses.