Watching Geralt and the two come out, Philip stared at the two of them with some confusion, of course, the main object of observation was Geralt, Roxian's face was all silver masks, and there was almost no skin visible except for his chin and eyes, so there was no expression at all.

Geralt nodded to Philip, but didn't say anything, and went downstairs. Philip remembered that he had spoken to give Geralt and the others the freedom to look around the castle at will, and that no one should interfere with them, so he did not speak, and sat down on the pews without getting up.

Geralt walked slowly and quickly stopped, landing at the corner of the stairs leading from the first floor to the second floor.

He stooped down on the floor a few times, then pulled out his dagger and cocked one of the planks, and picked up a small round object from underneath, which looked only a little larger than a common coin.

Geralt put it to his nose and sniffed, then nodded.

"White wolf, what did you find?"

"A folk homemade amulet, made of spruce wood, also contains some notes of juniper wood incense. The smell of wine brought me here, and I thought it might be something left by the baron's wife. ”

"Amulets, do they contain magical powers?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on who the maker is, and the mana of wizards is also high and low. However, judging by the degree of care in the production of this thing, I am afraid that it is just an object used to protect the weak and small lives, and to prevent some evil things from approaching. But what does it protect, why is it here, and who does it belong to?"

"Isn't there a room for the baron's daughter that I haven't seen, let's see if I can find some clues?"

"That's all there is to it~"

"I remember that the Baron said that when your adopted daughter Ciri came here, she seemed to have a farmer's daughter by her side. Now, I don't have much experience in tracking down clues, and it's a waste of time to follow you, or I'll go to the Baron and ask where the little girl is now, and keep a hand in mind to track down the news of Ciri in the future. Luo Xian proposed.

"Okay, then please. Geralt nodded, the baron made it clear that he would only be able to find his wife and daughter to provide information about Ciri, and he couldn't just pin his hopes on him, it would be better to have other sources, "Let's go up together, I'll check her daughter's room, and you go and ask where the little girl is now." ”

Seeing the two Geralts who had returned in a short time, Philip's face showed a surprised expression, "Did you find something?"

"There are some clues, but we need to look at your daughter's room. Is this side of Tamara's room?" asked Geralt, but entered without hesitation.

Philip looked at Roxian with a puzzled expression, wondering why he hadn't followed.

"Ahem, Lord Baron, you said earlier that when Ciri came here, there was a little girl with him, do you know anything about her?"

"You're talking about Gretka? She's actually the child of a farmer in my territory, and the farmer's family was attacked by a wild wolf while making a delivery, and his body was gnawed into two pieces. Fate is really magical, isn't it?" said Philip with a smile on his lips and a nonchalant smile.

"How's that little girl, where is she now?"

"She's fine, I put her in the kitchen to help. Ciri told me about his parents' fate and that she had nowhere to go, so I decided to keep her, anyway, just one more mouth, a gesture, didn't it?" Philip closed his eyes, "She has food and shelter here, and a warm corner of her own, and she lacks nothing." ”

"Thank you for the news, your kindness has brightened the skies of Willen. Luo first figured out the situation of the little girl, and now he needed to go to the castle kitchen to ask about Ciri's situation, so after saying goodbye, he immediately went to the first floor.

The kitchen is generally located next to the dining room, and to the warehouse and wine cellar for easy restocking. After inquiring about the location of the guard's kitchen, Luo first went to a location on the first floor of the castle.

The door to the kitchen is much wider than the other rooms, which can fully accommodate the entry and exit of small carts, and as soon as he enters, Luo Xian smells the aroma of meat.

To the right of the kitchen entrance are rows of large wooden barrels, which seem to be filled almost entirely with fine wine. On the rows of wooden beams overhead, with iron hooks and ropes, hung strips of smoked pork legs, beef and mutton. Venison and rabbits are hung upside down near the board, revealing the beautiful patterns on their muscles, and they look very appetizing.

In the braided frame in the corner, there are piles of all kinds of vegetables, and on top of several bonfires that are not extinguished, huge iron pots are hung. The pot made a gurgling sound of soup rolling. The air is filled with the smell of thick soup. More than a dozen different spices are placed on the shelves, as are the various types of cutlery and dishes that have been washed and dried neatly.

Luo Xian saw at a glance that there were clothes shaking on the stool in the kitchen, so he didn't stop and walked over directly.

In a room full of water tanks and barrels, a little girl in sackcloth was sitting on a stool, kicking her legs in boredom.

"Hello, little chef, you are Gretelka, right?" Luo Xian spoke before he could get to the little girl, afraid that his appearance would frighten the girl.

The little girl looked up and looked curiously at the stranger in front of her with a white hood, with fiery red hair and a delicate silver mask that looked a little hideous, only the skin on her chin showed that it was a human being.

The little girl did not show that she was afraid, but raised her head and looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said, "Is your name Geralt?"

"No, no, no, my name is Roxian, Geralt is now working for the baron in the castle, I'll say hello to you first. ”

"Okay then, Luo Xian, what are you looking for me?"

Luo Xian grew up in an orphanage, so he naturally knew the truth to give before asking, squatted down, reached out and touched the little girl's hair, "Isn't it a little boring, I brought you a new toy, do you want to try it?"

Luo Xian's words immediately aroused the little girl's interest, and the child didn't like to play, "Where?

Luo Xian's eyes looked around, this room was obviously a warehouse of tools and materials in the kitchen, stacked with some commonly used materials, used to replace and repair the simple tools in the castle.

"I didn't bring it with me, but I can teach you how to make it, and I'll need to borrow the firewood in this room. ”

The fuel of the other world is still firewood, and biogas and oil are regarded more as the curse of the earth, ominous things, except for some strange-minded wizards and alchemists, and no normal person thinks of using them in their daily lives to replace the most widely used wood as fuel.

"Then you can use it, this is the kitchen, and the wood used for the fire is the most. The little girl looked expectant, and her little freckled face was full of anticipation.

"Okay, I'm going to get started, you have to watch it carefully, maybe in the future, you'll make this toy yourself. Luo Xian casually picked up a piece of sturdy firewood from the corner.

Luo Xian to make the little girl's toy, is a kind of children's toy called villain war, when I was a child in the orphanage is very popular with everyone, because of the simple and convenient production, and the personal style is strong, easy to operate, strong combative, so it is widely praised by children. Originally, in China, this simple toy was made of bamboo, but in the other world where bamboo is not found, it is feasible to replace it with wood.

In this era, there were already simple machining machine tools, so it was not uncommon for wooden materials for cylinders, and arrow shafts in the army were also processed in this way.

Luo Xian didn't have such a tool at hand, but it didn't prevent him from using his ability, and with a few slight slides of his fingers on the firewood, several round rods of different sizes were formed.

Then cut the thick and thin round rods into knuckle lengths, the thick ones are used to make the body of the villain, the thin ones are used to make the arms, forearms, thighs and calves of the small soldiers, and the joints are replaced by wooden beads, and finally an oval wooden ball is used as the head, and the basic parts of the villain are completed.

The next step is simple, after all the perforations, use a slightly thicker cotton thread to pass through the wooden poles and beads, connect the head and body and limbs, and finally use thin wire to make several weapons of different styles, and tie them one by one to the hands of the villain.

In the end, Luo Xian took a few more wooden boards and made a simple U-shaped stool, but there were two thin gaps in the bench surface.

In the puzzled eyes of the little girl, Luo Xian passed the cotton thread through the gap in the wooden bench, and tightened it slightly, and the villain, who was all pulled by the cotton thread, immediately stood up on the wooden bench.

Luo Xian's hand pulled the cotton thread back and forth under the wooden bench, and the villain held a blade and made various movements on the wooden bench.

The little girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately clapped her hands and smiled, "It's fun, let me try it." ”

Luo Xian originally thought of the idea of making toys in order to get close to the little girl, so he naturally agreed.

From the jerky movements at the beginning to the vivid at the end, children learn very quickly on the things they are interested in. The villain's movements completely rely on both hands to pull the cotton thread loosely and tightly, one before and one after, you can make a variety of actions in reality, which is very beautiful. The key thing is that this toy can also be played against two people, which greatly adds to the fun of the game.

Seeing that the little girl was having a good time, Luo Xian took the opportunity to say, "Gretelka, you can also paint beautiful clothes and faces for these little people." Also, you can invite your best friends to play with each other, operate villains to fight, and see who is better. ”

"Well, I'll go to Aunt Angel for dyes in a while..."The little girl said in her mouth, but her hands did not stop, and she still learned to operate the villain and do various actions.

"Luo Xian, I didn't expect you to make children's toys, it seems that you like children. She's the little girl with Ciri?" A voice rang out behind them, and it was Geralt.

"When I was a child, I didn't have money to buy toys, so I had to make them myself, this toy does not have high requirements for materials, it is simple to make, and it is diverse to play, I liked it very much when I was a child. This is Gretka, Ciri's little friend. ”

When the little girl heard someone coming, she immediately put down the toy in her hand and looked at the visitor carefully by the light of the fire on the wall.

"Geralt, are you Geralt?" the little girl asked happily.

"How do you know my name?"

"Because you have gray hair, a wolf-shaped badge on your chest, and a scar on your face. Ciri and I talked about you. The little girl said seriously.

Luo Xian nodded secretly, the little girl is very smart, if she rashly admitted that it was Geralt before, relying on the little girl's familiarity with Geralt's appearance, I am afraid that what I get will be a bunch of lies.

"Well, do you know Ciri well, and why does she talk to you about me?" Geralt also crouched down, taking care of the little girl's diminutive height.

"She saved me from the wolf's mouth. I went out with my mom and dad to make deliveries, and I got lost while playing, and then I ran into Ciri coming out of the jungle. She helped me fight off the wolves, saved a man, and led me to the castle. Although she wouldn't let me see it, I knew that my parents had been bitten to death by wolves. Once here, we sometimes play in her room. One day, I was very sad when I thought of my parents, so Ciri made me a spinning top. It's a pity that she had to leave here because of something. The little girl's explanation was very serious, and at the end she became a little depressed.

"Did she say where she was going, or did she say what she came to Willen for?" Geralt frowned, the feeling of being in touch with her goal.

"She said she was looking for you and a sorceress. But now that you've come here to look for her, I guess she hasn't met you, and I wonder if she's helped her friend in the end—" said the little girl as she thought.

Luo Xian could see that this little girl was very smart and spoke very well, could it be that children in other worlds were so precocious?

"What friend? Ciri wants to help a friend, did she tell you who it is?" Geralt wanted more information from Gretel.

"A friend is a friend, and Ciri didn't say his name. She said he was in trouble and that she was going to save him. ”

"He, it seems, Ciri's friend is a man. Luo Xian said with a smile, in the language of another world, the third person calls him and her different words, and it is obvious who the object is, "My daughter can't help it when she grows up~"

Geralt thought about it, Ciri hadn't been by his side for a long time, and the specific situation was not clear, "Did she tell you where she went?"

"I don't know, one day I brought her breakfast and it turned out that she was gone. I went to ask the Baron, and the Baron said she was gone. ”

"Did you ask the baron?"

"Yes, but the Baron said that I was too young to understand. ”

Luo Xian shook his head, "It seems that the settlement of the matter still has to go back to the baron, no wonder he doesn't care about me asking about Gretelka's situation, it turns out that Ciri's whereabouts are only in his hands." ”

Geralt and the two were a little disappointed, a new message was broken, and the clue returned to Philip, and it seemed that he had to find his wife and daughter to exchange information back.

"But as a friend, Ciri gave me a gift. Greteka said suddenly.

"Gifts?"

Gretka looked down and took a small object from the pouch around her waist and handed it to Geralt.

"Yes, this is it, a green stone. ”

Luo took a look at it first, and immediately recognized it as a beautiful gem.

Geralt stroked the stone a few times and returned it to the little girl, "It's beautiful. Remember, be sure to hide it so that no one else can see it. When you grow up, if you meet a beloved and want to spend the rest of your life with him, sell it for yourself in exchange for a dowry, which will make you live a good life. ”

Ciri's message was cut off from the little girl, and the two left the kitchen.

"That's the way I'm going, Ciri obviously mentioned you to Greteka, so she said so much information after she confirmed that it was you, and she didn't say anything when she met me before. What did you find over there?"

"In one of the cupboards in Tamara's room, a rusty key and a pinch of incense were found. Following the smell of incense, I went to the warehouse on the first floor to find the exact location, and happened to run into you in the kitchen, so I came in to have a look. Geralt's palm was spread out, and a rusty key appeared in his hand.

"Let's go and see what secrets this baron's daughter hides under her father's nose. ”

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