The Witcher: Elemental Lords

According to this calculation, it wouldn't take more than a hundred copper coins. Around seventy-something copper coins should be enough to enter the advanced wizard apprentice stage.

He had been looking forward to this day for too long. Potionology, runeology, material science, and even biology, which Baal had recently introduced, he had started memorizing early on, all in preparation for entering the advanced wizard apprentice stage.

Apart from meditation, all these disciplines are collectively known as alchemy to wizards.

For wizards, the greatest function of alchemy is to analyze various wizard spells and develop various alchemical equipment. A wizard might not know a wizard spell because they can't afford the spell model, but they can't be ignorant of alchemy. At the very least, they must be proficient in one aspect, otherwise, they might not even have enough to eat.

Wizards are very expensive, but where does the money come from? It comes from alchemy, by refining various things and selling them to other wizards, to warriors, to nobles. This is the basic way to obtain money. And how much money can those wizards who don't know any alchemy earn by working for others?

Dore had been looking forward to the day he could truly learn alchemy for a long time.

In mid-October, one day, Harley came to Mondo's blacksmith shop in a hurry. He didn't linger outside, but went straight to the back.

Recently, with the opening of the mountain road, the demand for various tools has decreased. In addition, with the arrival of autumn, the demand for weapons from both the military and the police has gradually decreased, and everyone has become idle.

They had been paying close attention to Harley as soon as he came in, after all, he was the direct superior of all of them.

Soon, he came out again, followed by Uncle Hong.

Uncle Hong said a few words to Dore, asking him to go with Harley to do something. Dore didn't say a word and followed Harley away.

At this point, Dore understood that Harley had come to him this time. Why didn't he come directly to him? Because he was afraid of revealing something. He vaguely felt that Harley had something to say to him, but why didn't he say it at night and had to say it during the day.

He tidied up a little, didn't even change his clothes, and walked out of the blacksmith shop with Harley.

Coming to the street, the two walked side by side. Harley whispered to Dore, "You're going to be in trouble. The Ability Association has been quietly investigating the name Dore recently, and has already traced it back to me."

Dore now uses the pseudonym Lin Rui and is very different from the former Dore. His appearance, personality, etc., have all changed. Harley is only reminding him by telling him these things.

As soon as he said this, Dore's heart stirred, and he activated his perception to check if anyone was following him.

A magician's senses are often very keen.

At this moment, Harley whispered, "This matter has been going on for a month, and I haven't dared to come to you. Now they are no longer following me, so don't worry. I called you here today because I do have something to trouble you with, but I'm just mentioning this matter in passing."

Dore's heart skipped a beat. It's already been a month?

He only killed Carmen a month ago. Could it be that Diss is so alert? Did he directly tell the Ability Association?

He knew the methods of wizards, especially those above level one, who possessed many mysterious and unpredictable methods. I'm afraid this matter won't end so easily.

He thought for a while and said, "Brother Ha, what do you want me to do?"

He indicated that he knew about this matter.

Brother Ha's face was calm, "It's nothing, just help me go to the City Lord's Mansion to repair a piece of equipment for someone." He whispered again, "Just remember what I told you, don't give yourself away."

Dore nodded, indicating that he knew, and his expression gradually became a little nervous.

He quickly said again, "Don't you need tools to repair things? Doesn't the City Lord's Mansion have a level two blacksmith?"

Harley looked at him as he walked, somewhat speechless, "This is just an excuse, you really took it seriously. We'll go out for a walk later and then come back."

Dore was speechless. You should have said so earlier, I wouldn't have been so nervous. I've never actually been to the City Lord's Mansion.

Harley wanted to take care of Dore's talent because he cherished talent, but this guy Dore was just restless. It's only been a few months, and those few guys have died one after another. Harley was a little headache, although on the surface there was no relationship with Dore, and it seemed that there was a reason, but the series of deaths, no wonder it would arouse Diss's vigilance.

Not only Diss, but even Harley, who knew that Dore was not dead, suspected him.

"Be careful these days, don't put any secret things at home, I'm afraid they'll secretly go over there," Harley whispered again.

Regarding this point, Dore was not afraid. With Baal at home, who would dare to go there to die.

He nodded solemnly, "I will pay attention."

He was going to secretly rent a house, a house that ordinary people didn't know about, just rent it on the edge of the East District, so he could slip away at any time.

Dore used to have a good relationship with everyone in Old Ke's blacksmith shop. Harley even busied himself after Dore disappeared. Someone would definitely pay attention to him, and then pay attention to everyone around him. Dore would definitely enter the sight of some people at this time, and he had to prepare for both hands.

The two walked through the street and soon came to the Central District. As Harley said, they did enter the City Lord's Mansion and saw a few people, but they left after saying a few words, without even staying long.

This was also Dore's first time entering the City Lord's Mansion. He was not attracted by the luxury of the City Lord's Mansion, and he didn't even look at it much. In his eyes, what's so good about this remote place? It wasn't as rich as the books introduced by Nalier.

When walking out of the City Lord's Mansion, he decided to get a library card for himself and borrow more books to read to expand his knowledge.

After returning from the City Lord's Mansion, the two separated. Walking on the road, Dore didn't look sideways, but he quickly discovered two familiar marks on the roadside.

One mark was Lily's, and the other was Old Mi's.

Dore had been very low-key recently, and had even forgotten to trade with these two parties. He patted his head, didn't go to work again, but returned home.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a slight tingling in the back of his head, as if someone was staring at him.

He immediately became alert.

"It seems that Chief Harley is still not alert enough. These people from the Ability Association are indeed a bit powerful?"

He pretended not to know and walked straight ahead, soon entering the avenue, and then entering the clothing store next to it.

The feeling of being watched suddenly disappeared.

Dore bought a set of clothes and walked out of it. The feeling of being watched immediately appeared again. He pretended to look at the road and glanced at the crowd, quickly finding a few abnormal people in the crowd.

Why a few people, not one person? Because Dore wasn't sure which one it was. As an intermediate wizard apprentice, his mental perception was still a bit lacking.

Following the avenue, passing through Domon Street, and returning to the blacksmith shop, he turned his head and glanced a few times, confirming one of them.

A young man in noble clothes, about eighteen or nineteen years old.

Dore ignored him and spent an afternoon in the blacksmith shop.

Reading, blacksmithing, occasionally talking to Anderson and other blacksmiths, without doing a third action. Everything was the same as usual, without the slightest difference. He didn't even look outside once.

The more this was the case, the more he couldn't mess around, couldn't leave other people's sight, couldn't show any abnormalities. If he suddenly disappeared from the other party's eyes, no matter in any way, there must be something wrong.

Before the sun went down, Mondo's blacksmith shop got off work. Dore took the new clothes through the alley and returned to his small nest in the East District, never coming out again.

…

Bichy naturally couldn't follow Dore himself, but sent a subordinate, an intermediate wizard apprentice named Kane, who had been following Harley, learning some information about Harley, and only came to follow him today, seeing Dore being brought out by him.