After a moment of silence, Allen stopped and closed the door.
"Creaaak~"
The uniquely styled wooden door shut. The distinctive faint fragrance became more noticeable with the airflow. His mind was foggy, and he looked around instinctively. There were no hidden stairs; above was just the pointed spire of the tower. This was indeed the top floor, his new home.
"It seems I didn't get the wrong place?"
Allen was still somewhat uncertain. After organizing his thoughts, he cautiously opened the door again and walked in.
"Lady Vera?" he called out softly.
There was no response.
"Bang~"
He took off his boots, and the moment his feet touched the soft carpet, they were enveloped by its softness. Taking a few more steps forward, he bypassed the red silk screen.
A steaming, waist-high wooden bath barrel came into view. The familiar scent of orange mixed with cardamom filled the air. On a small table next to the bathtub, a vase with a few red, white, and blue wildflowers was pressing down a letter. He walked over, lifted the vase, and unfolded the letter.
"Allen, congratulations on successfully crossing the threshold of life and death..."
"However, with talents like the Ice Spear Spell, Killer Whale Potion, and Drowner Whistle, wouldn't you be more suited to becoming a sorcerer rather than a witcher?"
"Don't waste your talents. Vera's alchemy classes are always available on the second floor of the tower..."
"Lastly, have a good hot bath..."
"...Goodnight...my most successful investment..."
The handwriting on the letter was clear. Although it had a bit of a cursive style, the strokes were simple and easy to read. After reading the letter, Allen's anxious heart calmed down.
"So, this isn't the sorceress's room."
"But these furnishings and paintings must have been prepared by the sorceress, and they look quite valuable."
As he undressed, Allen examined the surrounding living items. Each one looked very expensive, especially the bathtub before him. Just a moment ago, he was too nervous to notice, but now he saw that the edges of the bathtub were decorated with gold and silver threads.
"If this had been right after I transmigrated, I'd probably be scared to death, wondering if Vera was planning to eat children."
Allen mocked himself.
"Bang~"
His leather armor and undergarments fell to the carpet, and Allen walked up the small steps beside the bathtub.
"Splish~"
He didn't know when this water had been prepared, but the temperature was just right. It was slightly hot but perfectly within the range a witcher's skin could handle. Even better, when he crouched down, he found a small platform to sit on, and there was a backrest that fit perfectly.
"Ah~ Comfortable~"
As the fragrant hot water enveloped his shoulders, the orange scent filled his nostrils, and the cardamom aroma became lighter. After enjoying this for nearly ten minutes, Allen remembered his original plan.
He opened the Witcher's Journal with his mind.
[Name: Allen]
[Level: 20]
[Health: 100%, Stamina: 240/240, Magic: 230/230]
[Attributes: Strength16, Agility17, Constitution24, Perception17, Mystery*23]
[Affinity: Water*3]
[Experience Beads: Experience Beads27, Small Experience Beads3093]
[Essence Liquids: Drowner King's Heart Essence2, Cyclops' Heart Essence2, Drowner's Heart essence*189]
[Treasure Chests: Drowner King's Treasure Chest12, Cyclops' Treasure Chest12]
[Items: Killer Whale Potion 4, Necrophage Oil 3, Mirage Pearl*1, ...]
[Evaluation: Witcher Novice!]
A big harvest!
After the mountain trial, Allen had a huge gain. Due to the level suppression needed for hunting small monsters, the gain of experience beads was secondary. What excited him the most were the four large monster heart essences and twenty-four treasure chests.
His gaze lingered on the treasure chests, and Allen resisted the urge to open them now. The treasure chests should be opened at the witcher apprentice dormitory, where he once opened a double-gold treasure.
Large monsters were rare, and it would be at least half a month until the next conjunction of the spheres. Moreover, he didn't yet know the pattern of the conjunction.
The few drowners transported last time had given him a warning. The conjunction of the spheres—drowners might not always bring a drowner king.
Without understanding the transmission mechanism, every opening of a large monster treasure chest had to be cautious. As for his new home, he should wait until he had lower-level treasure chests to test it out and get familiar with the environment.
In the witcher world, there were gods and fate. When it came to increasing his strength, he somewhat believed in luck.
"Ah~"
With a deep breath, Allen summoned the items from his inventory.
[Ding! Do you want to use the Drowner King's Heart Essence?]
With a thought, a stream of coldness instantly surged down Allen's esophagus.
With three points in water affinity, the Drowner King's Heart Essence no longer left him in a sorry state. After consuming the first essence, Allen immediately used the second. Moments later, the cold dissipated, and a sense of abundant power surged up.
He glanced at his stats.
[Attributes: Strength19 (+3), Agility20 (+3), Constitution27 (+3), Perception18 (+1), Mystery*29 (+6)]
[Affinity: Water*5 (+2)]
Repeatedly using the same type of heart essence indeed resulted in diminishing returns on attributes. This time, using two Drowner King's Heart Essences, he only gained 16 attribute points, 10 less than the previous time. But it was still enough. As long as his attributes kept increasing, it was fine.
In the witcher world, there were always new prey waiting for him. Moreover, with his current attributes, he probably already surpassed those ordinary witchers who had hunted independently for ten years. In other words, thanks to this month's essence, Allen had saved at least ten years in terms of attribute growth. And today's enhancement was only half finished.
[Ding! Do you want to use the Cyclops' Heart Essence?]
As soon as his mind clicked on the use, a thick liquid settled into his throat. From the Adam's apple to the esophagus, and finally to the stomach, every part felt much heavier. However, unlike the first use of the Drowner King's Heart Essence, Allen only felt the heaviness without any severe pain like frostbite or stabbing.
A glance at his health bar showed it hadn't decreased either. Feeling the digestion of the essence, he thought that even if he took this potion before the Trial of the Grasses, it wouldn't harm him much.
"I thought the Cyclops would give me a critical hit like the Drowner King."
He had already prepared himself to get injured again from this essence.
And yet, it was just this?
Since his body was fine, Allen consumed the last essence.
[Health: 100%, Stamina: 310/310, Magic: 300/300]
[Attributes: Strength25 (+4), Agility22 (+2), Constitution31 (+4), Perception18, Mystery*30 (+2)]
[Affinity: Water5, Earth1]
Splash~
A clearly defined, sculpted, muscular body leapt out of the water and landed lightly on the red wool carpet. In an instant, the 28-point attribute increase made Allen feel invincible. He clenched his fist, feeling the overwhelming power like magma in a dormant volcano. It was hidden and not erupting, but when it did, it would be explosive.
"With this power, what is there to fear in any battle?"
Allen was instantly filled with heroism. Even with an inflated ego, reason remained. Just as Allen was about to calm himself by looking at Vesemir's stats in his Witcher's Journal, he suddenly came across Letho's data.
[Name: Letho]
[Attributes: Strength28, Agility34, Constitution57, Perception61, Mystery*15]
"Huh?"
"I'm not even as good as Letho, what was I just inflating myself over?"
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