Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1426 1398. The dinner begins

But even though Roxia Palace was already so crowded, the people in the college still arranged a room for Yennefer, the youngest member of the Council, as quickly as possible to prepare for the dinner.

For such a large-scale formal banquet, the preparation process alone is horribly cumbersome. For someone like Yennefer, it is already very late when she starts preparations in the afternoon before the banquet.

There is never enough time for fittings and makeup.

So only the three men were left free now.

Geralt looked a little dull, but he smiled happily from time to time.

Dandelion was wandering around, looking a little flashy in his cherry-red clothes, snooping around and spreading rumors.

Lan En took the time to find an empty stall and first went to the crystal cultivation laboratory.

After arriving, he found that Felicia had indeed finished making the [Lariman Organ] according to the data he gave, and had placed it in the organ preservation tank.

Immediately, the demon hunter took away the super organ that would be used to enhance his surgery, put it away, and then sealed off the entire laboratory.

After reciting the command and making gestures, the door of the entire crystal cultivation laboratory briefly glowed with a golden magical light, and then disappeared naturally.

The entire crystal cultivation project is a pioneering experimental project that was proposed when Tissaya was still the dean.

Although it was in the academy, the caution of the old-school mage still allowed Tisaya to cast spells in this laboratory in person, but it was not used normally.

Now that the closed magic circle is opened, if you want to use brute force to enter this door, you must first dig out the entire laboratory from the rock wall of Thanede Island.

Of course not everyone can do this kind of thing, but almost no one can do it quietly.

Anti-theft facilities can be broken into as long as you have the time and energy. How can there be a lock that cannot be broken?

The key is to allow the anti-theft facilities to sound an alarm and call for help when they are damaged. Calling people in time is the ultimate solution to the anti-theft facilities.

After sealing the experimental project, Lan Encai quietly walked down from the secret door to his secret cave inside Xianide Island in a crowded environment.

"Hey!"

The petite, furry figure was holding a large, bulging package in both hands, and seemed to be organizing items and equipment.

Qilin is at the small port on the lower level, constantly catching fish with electricity.

"Meow?" The flannel ball's pink nose twitched. He put down the big package and looked back. He suddenly jumped up and down happily, like a ball of fur that suddenly expanded.

"Boss! You're back, meow!"

The flannel ball squatted in front of Lan En, meowing with his face raised, while the demon hunter bent down and rubbed the cat's head.

Qilin, who was in the small port under the platform, looked up boredly at the man and cat playing above, and then a fish appeared in his mouth and was chewing.

"We haven't been separated for a long time." Lan En scratched the flannel ball's chin, and the kitten raised its head higher in enjoyment. "By the way, how about Gaoqiu Castle?"

Although he could have asked Triss and Geralt before, it was not convenient for Lan to ask because there was Dandelion, a trusted friend but not involved in the whole matter.

Now is the perfect time to ask about flannel balls.

While talking, Lan En took out two large stacks of sanding paper from the alchemical leather bag on his waist and handed them to the calico kitten.

"Oh!" Velvet Ball's eyes lit up, "It's the new [Fire Paper]! There are also props I haven't seen before! [Thunder Paper]?"

Two hunting props learned from the crow hunters of Yharnam, which can add fire or thunder to the weapons.

The production method is not difficult, but I just didn’t have time before.

On his way back this time, Lan En used kerosene, spirits, and unicorn hair as raw materials to improve and make a small batch.

The original version used by the hunters in Yharnam. Even though the difficulty of making these two props is not high, the Healing Church's method still makes people feel evil.

On the surface, the cat with three-color fur is soft and glutinous, but in fact, it is a fanatical fan of fighting and spiritual practice.

So the flannel ball was very happy to have the useful hunting props that were almost used up being replenished.

It jumped up holding two large stacks of [Fire Paper] and [Thunder Paper]: "Now even if I encounter something as mysterious and ghostly as that Dread Tyrannosaurus! I won't be afraid anymore, meow!"

And it's also a bit vindictive.

After carefully trotting to his package and placing the props, Elcat responded to Lan En's question.

"When we left, all the mutants had passed the most dangerous period, nya! Don't worry!"

The velvet ball squatted on the ground, raised its hind legs and scratched its neck.

"But Lincoln is really unwilling to give in. He has been practicing with Miss Maria, meow! When we go there again, maybe he can learn [Acceleration Technique], meow!"

"It's a pity." The kitten sighed regretfully, "I'd better learn fighting spirit first, but I always think [Acceleration Technique] is cool, meow!"

"Don't worry." Lan En comforted the flannel ball, "You followed me to learn swordsmanship and breathing techniques first. You have already improved your body control. You will learn things very quickly."

After the Witcher and Ellu played around for a while, Lan En called up Qilin who was playing with electric fish below.

The **** traveling across the world communicated again.

"Whoops?"

‘That is to say, do you think there will be bad guys coming to cause trouble tonight? ’

Qilin's big nostrils spurted out a stream of moist hot air. The ancient dragon of the New World said in the link of the variant [Yaxi Seal].

"Xilulu!"

‘You are really sick in your mind, making trouble in front of those powerful women? ’

The last time they fought against the [Mist Nest Lord] Tyrannosaurus, Tisaya and the others were able to drag the typhoon from the sea to the inland mountains, which even Qilin felt was amazing.

So now it is complaining that someone dares to break into Arethusa.

Fluffy Ball also tilted his head and looked at his boss in confusion. "No one will break in like a fool." Lan En shook his head helplessly, "Even if someone with status sneaks in, it's still too complicated to tell you."

Elumao and Gu Long sat side by side, nodding blankly.

They really don't understand this.

Lan En touched his chin and made arrangements in a simple and clear way.

"Let's see if anyone will land on Thanede Island through abnormal channels tonight."

There is a forbidden magic circle in the Gastang Palace where the meeting is held. This is to keep the archmages calm during the meeting and not to get angry.

But because the Gastang Palace is on the top floor, the range of the array is actually not limited to the lower floors.

However, in order to show the majesty and formality of the meeting, the warlocks will not cast spells at will during the meeting.

Therefore, if you want to go to the island to cause trouble or do something at this time, the least noticeable way is the old-school stupid way.

"Whoops?"

‘Come by boat? Then you see, if I hit him head-on without breaking him, it would be over! ’

Qilin shook its slender and strong neck in an imposing manner, and its pale mane swayed like a flame.

But both Lan En and Fluffy Ball gave it a blank look at this time.

"Have you forgotten how many boats are swaying on the sea outside now?"

The kitten sighed, as if he was sorry for Gu Long's IQ.

"You want to break them all, meow?"

"We'll wait until we're sure they're on the island, and we'll have to see what they do after they come up." Lan En arranged, "If they want to do bad things, stop them and notify me."

"I understand, nya!"

"call!"

Everyone nodded, and Lan En felt relieved a little.

After his return this time, his information processing ability quickly carried out intelligence collection and analysis.

The abnormality of the international situation and atmosphere has been noticed by him and taken to heart.

At this juncture, whether it was rational analysis or subconscious feeling, he believed that the wizard's gathering was a good breaking point.

Suitable for detonating conflicts and kicking off conflicts.

When conflicts are inevitable, everyone wants to be the one who takes the initiative and makes the surprise attack, rather than the other side who passively accepts the conflict.

Lan En wanted to make this wizard gathering go smoothly.

Wizards in the north have high political influence, which is different from those in the south.

The collective decisions of this group of wizards can affect and deflect the kingdom.

At this unsatisfactory juncture, even if Lan En himself was hostile to Nilfgaard, he did not want to break out now.

According to Lan En's analysis, the purge and accountability within Nilfgaard due to the defeat in the last war is not over yet, and it is far from even causing the maximum damage.

People who share the same party and oppose different parties all want to use this opportunity to achieve their goals.

At this time, external pressure that threatens the past will only help them.

Lan En is more inclined to use this gathering of wizards to suppress the aggressive mentality of those stupid and impatient kings, and wait a little longer.

The situation is changing. As long as we have strategic determination, things may be different if we wait.

It's a pity that those kings lacked the courage to wait any longer, but many of them were arrogant and broke the pot.

Waiting for the situation to change with a firm attitude is much more valuable than taking hot-headed rash actions.

Lan En could sense that something should happen at today's dinner.

It's just that he doesn't know yet who will be unable to hold back and take action first, and to what extent he is prepared to intensify the matter.

He and Arethusa themselves were not in a position to be overly sensitive until they were sure.

This is just like facing a 'terrorist attack'. The damage caused by the attack itself is insignificant to the target of the attack as a whole.

But if the whole person being attacked becomes angry and dizzy because of this incident, the damage caused will be much higher than the attack itself!

But no matter how things changed, Lan En felt that he was fully prepared.

"Fort High Hill, Goth Velen's factory area, Aretuosa...heh."

The witcher changed into the dress Margarita had chosen for him, speaking calmly and with interest.

His nerves were adjusted to a critical point where he was aggressive but still remained calm and stable. He even couldn't wait to see what would happen tonight.

"Come on, honey."

Beside the young witcher, the sorceress, who was as charming as ever, took his arm.

The smile on Lan En's face became decent and soft, perfectly adapted to the current dinner temperament, and the dangerous feeling just now was not lost at all.

Night had fallen, and Lan En, Margarita, and Triss joined the colorful queue and headed to the main building of Arethusa College, where the banquet was held.