Chapter 1161 1143. Property Armor Design
"If Lambert wants to return to Kaer Morhen, then those who came here to make money will continue to do it. There is no gangster in this city who can defeat a fully armed witcher."
?But Lambert’s instinctive snarl came from outside the door again.
"The little girl has been in Kaer Morhen for almost two years, and she has developed some skills now. Yennefer also said that living in isolation for a long time is bad for people, um. Mental health? Growth process? Anyway, that''s it. , great impact.”
“I’m going to take her out after a while and let her have more contact with her peers.”
The implication is that Ciri will not stay in Kaer Morhen, a castle on the edge of the civilized world, for long.
??And the witchers of the Wolf School no longer have to separate two people to stay in the castle in order to protect the little girl. Their life routine will return to what it was before.
Lan En is quite indifferent to this.
??He ignored Lambert''s shout outside the door and continued talking to Berengar.
“This will be a long-term, continuous employment mission, and the benefits are considerable. Even if a demon hunter wants to leave temporarily, it doesn’t matter. I also know Gede from the Bear School.”
“He should be very satisfied with this kind of easy work.”
“There is also Cohen from the Griffin School, but I heard that he has a long-term cooperative relationship with a mine in Powis, and is even a shareholder, so he may not have time to come over.”
“But it’s okay even if it’s a witcher we don’t know. Anyway, we just need this force and the sense of security brought by the witcher’s identity and position to maintain order in the workshop, right?”
?Berengar nodded. If a demon hunter who is not biased towards the other side in the eyes of humans and non-humans is stationed as security, then at least things will not slip into the worst situation.
That is, humans and non-humans began to resort to force and blood.
In that way, he, the technical director, can finally continue to immerse himself in the technical field without having to worry about these messy worries.
Just leave it all to professional managers.
? ?Obviously, he is not good at "project management and personnel arrangements". In the past few months, he has been rushing to put things on the shelf, which has almost pushed his already optimistic hairline back.
“But we still have to be careful and don’t attract Cat Faction and those insane lunatics.”
?Berengar said cautiously, originally he wanted to add "bear faction".
??The cat school is generally considered to be manic and easily out of control, while the bear school has no empathy and is more like a cold knife than a warm person.
??With this kind of mental state, let alone a demon hunter, even a serious elf or human being would be a lunatic who would not be accepted by either group.
??But after Berengar looked at the young man across the table who had no self-awareness and even nodded in agreement, he still controlled his words rationally and did not say the "Bear School".
As for what came out of Lan En’s mouth, ‘Issuing a long-term employment mission in the name of Arethusa College’.
??The understatement, like a chat, did not make Berengar''s psychology fluctuate at all.
Because this is a matter of course in his eyes.
"There is something else I need your help with." Lan En made arrangements in Aretuza''s name lightly, and after suppressing the current tense atmosphere, he continued to say to Berengar.
"Your armor?" The old demon hunter leaned back in his chair and said firmly before Lan En could finish speaking. "For someone like you, not wearing armor feels the same as being naked, right? There is no sense of security or tension."
“You came to me today and there was no armor under the cloak. There must be something wrong.”
?Lan En applauded quite flatteringly: "It''s true, that master-level armor was burned to pieces."
“Burn to pieces?” Berengar said in surprise, “Oh my God. What did you encounter?”
“A dragon.”
“A true dragon? That’s not a big deal, right?”
“It speaks human words, its scales are indestructible, more than 140 meters long, and its dragon flames can melt gold in a few seconds.”
?Berengar, who was still surprised at first, stopped talking after Lan reported Smaug''s basic performance.
Just the corner of the mouth twitched, and a "tsk tsk" smacking sound came out of the mouth.
"What do you mean?" Berengar scratched his chin, "You shouldn''t be busy now, right? I can make another one for you. Of course, you have to pay for the materials."
As soon as he said this, Lan En raised his eyebrows.
“I’m going out? Wait until my property is out of danger?”
?Berengar pulled out the drawer in his desk, rummaged through it for a while, then took out a letter and handed it to Lan across the table.
“The agent you are looking for is very good. Three or four months ago, he sent a message from the Giancardi Bank’s courier.”
? Lan En opened the letter, and there was a beeping handwriting on it.
He briefly talked about his business operations during this period and the operation of the assets entrusted to him by Lan En.
Assets that received timely capital replenishment have indeed begun to operate again, and the original properties have been gradually revitalized.
?Although some are still in the investment stage, many are starting to see money back.
??Lane now also has shares in two water transportation companies in Novigrad, including a company mainly engaged in ocean transportation and a company mainly engaged in inland water transportation. Although the size of Lan En’s available liquidity has shrunk compared to before, his assets have expanded healthily.
It cannot be said that the operations during the Siloton Giancardi period did not bring rewards.
??There is also a letter inside the letter, which vaguely explains the funding situation for the newly emerged Dark Alley Gang in Novigrad, as well as the management and control of the gang''s funds.
Dudu has indeed implemented his roughly arranged plan well and is progressing steadily.
So Lan En now had a considerable amount of liquidity, plus the physical treasures he brought out from the lonely mountain.
After making up for the money embezzled by the Knights, the remaining amount is completely enough for him to change or replenish his equipment.
The property is running very healthy, which makes Lan En feel good.
He refolded the letter and put it back in his arms, but when he turned his hand, he touched the alchemy leather bag on his waist.
He took out a piece of dragon scale with dragon skin and handed it to Berengar.
“I am indeed planning to make a new set of armor, but I have to say that the original Grandmaster Bear School armor is already a bit difficult for me. It cannot keep up with my progress.”
?Berengar immediately straightened up from the back of his chair, raised his eyebrows and took the dragon scale handed over by Lan En.
Hands of his hands cautiously and carefully felt the texture of Smaug''s dragon scales and skin.
“This is it?”
??The old witcher cast a questioning look at Lan En.
??The young witcher shrugged and said, "It''s the dragon that burned my armor to pieces. His name is Smaug."
“To be honest, its scales are indeed indestructible, and I had to restrain its strength to kill it. So I think.”
?Lan didn’t finish his words, but he stretched out his hand to spread out the scales and looked at Berengar again. His meaning couldn’t be more obvious.
"Can you help me try and see if I can use these dragon skins and dragon scales? You are also... uh, or you used to be a demon hunter. You understand my actual combat needs and application scenarios for armor, right?"
“No other blacksmith has this advantage, and not to mention, your craftsmanship is also first-rate.”
"Yeah, yeah." Berengar glanced at Lan En angrily when he was stuck in speaking, and continued.
"It should be easy to wear and take care of. It should have strong environmental adaptability and less restrictions on the wearer''s movements. And most importantly, the effect of the combination of enchantments on the suit. Tsk, do you think it is possible to make armor automatically give people Where are you wiping your ass?”
“I know that designing a set of school equipment based on a new material is a big project. It may take two generations to complete the prototype in the Witcher School.”
?Lan ignored Berengar''s weirdness, after all, it was better to hire someone to do the work.
"But you are different, Berengar. If nothing else, you are the most accomplished craftsman in the history of witchers! Fame, resources. Which witcher is as good as you? This is ability!"
“It would take others two generations to do this, but I believe in you! You will definitely be able to finish it in a few months!”
??The young witcher is not stingy with rainbow farts at all, and Berengar doesn''t seem to be too repelled by this job.
??Plus Lan En spoke nicely, so the old witcher just smiled uglyly and put Smaug''s dragon scales and skin next to him.
meaning to stay and study the properties of this new material.
Berengar, who had put away the materials, turned around and asked, "How much of this dragon did you bring back?"
“Smaug’s skin would be half the size of a town if it was peeled off and paved. I brought back four or five rooms? That’s almost it.”
“How about I make you an original set of bear armor to wear?”
?Berengar stretched his head again and looked at the pieces of armor that fell out of the alchemy leather bag as Lan En took out the dragon scales.
“The main body is still there, but the leather and lanyards have been burned, so it’s not too troublesome to assemble. I’ll charge you three hundred orens for the materials as a friendly price.”
The young witcher scratched his chin and looked at the pieces of his armor.
"Well, no need for it. I haven''t had anything to do recently that requires me to wear armor. It would be nice to just do it in one step."
"Okay, then just leave it here." Berengar began to bend down to pack up the pieces. "I''ll patch it up later and hang the armor on a display stand."
"What are the polishing marks on these dragon scales? It seems that they have been directly made into a shape that can be installed on the main body of the armor."
“Smaug invaded a dwarf country. After I killed it, the dwarves peeled off the skins for me and processed them in advance.”
In fact, when Lan En asked the Lonely Mountain dwarves to help him polish the dragon scales in advance, he actually thought that the guys at Berengar''s hands probably couldn''t process Smaug''s scales.
But now when you are looking for help from someone, of course you should choose the nice things to say and ignore the unpleasant ones.
The grasp of the tone and treating people makes Lan En easily laugh at the corners of Beligal''s mouth. At the same time, the old hunter may not realize it.
(End of this chapter)