The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 372 Tyncel, a man who strives for excellence his entire life
At that moment, Tyncell suddenly remembered that Lynn had just told him that there was a large vein of fine gold deep in the Blue Mountains.

"Lord Lynn, are you telling the truth? This piece of adamantite ore really isn't from Mahakam, but from the Blue Mountains?"

"Of course, do you think I'm joking? Besides, I don't want to be enemies with Mahakan."

Tyncell was stunned.

If there really were a vast vein of adamantite, used for forging weapons, how many swords and blades could be forged?

“Master Tynsel, it seems you already know what I’m about to say.”

“That’s adamantite ore. Ordinary people can’t even turn it into adamantite ingots. Lord Lynn, if you give it to someone else, it’s no different from throwing gold into a cesspool.”

Lynn nodded and said, "That's right. So I intend to bestow this honor upon you, Master Tyncell. I will make your name known throughout the known world. You will become the most legendary blacksmith."

"In the North and the South, all the famous and unknown blacksmith guilds will hang your portrait in the most prominent position; they will compile your usual sayings into a set of quotes and require every guild member to memorize them; they will write your deeds into textbooks, and even centuries later, they will become important test points and knowledge points for new students."

Perhaps it's because he's made too many empty promises, but Lynn feels like he's become quite skilled now, able to spout off without hesitation.

But the elf blacksmith, who had spent his entire life working with hammers, was clearly very receptive to this approach.

At Tyncel's level, he actually had enough money.

Lynn gave him a large sum of money, enough for the elven blacksmith to live out the rest of his life in Novigrad even if he stopped hammering from tomorrow onwards.

Once a person has money, they will naturally start to pursue other things.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs describes five levels of human needs, often depicted as a pyramid.

From the bottom up in the hierarchy, the needs are: physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

Lynn has already met the first four requirements.

Needless to say, physiological and safety needs are taken into account. In addition to the covert protection of the Syndicate and the Brotherhood Without Flags, several reputable and well-regarded mercenaries from the local mercenary market have been hired for Tyncel's blacksmith shop.

The mercenaries, dressed in weapons and armor specially forged for them by Tyncel, would stand at the door, and most of the thugs who wanted to extort protection money would take the initiative to go around them.

Even though Lynn was Tyncel's boss, he still addressed him as "Master" and treated him with sufficient respect, never using a threatening or commanding tone.

But this top-level self-actualization has never been achieved.

Because Tynsell knew of the existence of adamantite.

Although he did not believe his craftsmanship was inferior to that of the best dwarf blacksmiths and gnome blacksmiths in Mahakam, people may always believe that the best swords could only be forged on the coal hills of the Mahakam Mountains.

Because he could only forge weapons from ordinary iron, while the artisans of Mahakam could use fine gold.

This kind of mentality may be hard for outsiders to understand. To be honest, even Tyncell himself doesn't know how to explain why he has such a strong competitive spirit.

Why do I still have to be so competitive when my life is already so much better than it used to be?
And now, fate has presented him with the opportunity to defeat Mahakam.

“I am honored, but…” Tyncell knew very little about Lynn’s business, partly because Lynn deliberately kept it from him, and partly because Tyncell, as a blacksmith, thought it was better to mind his own business.

But after moving from Toussaint to Novigrad for so long, even a blind man could sense that Lynn was no ordinary person and that he was going to do something extraordinary.

Therefore, he said.

“If it’s just me alone, I might not be able to supply you with a large number of weapons. I need an assistant,” he paused, then added, “You don’t need to look for anyone from outside. The apprentices in my blacksmith shop are quite good, and I trust them.” Lynn thought for a moment and said, “Okay, but I have one condition. I need to meet them first, privately.”

Lynn's request sounded reasonable; at least Tyncell didn't find anything strange about it.

So he went out first and called over all the apprentices who were working in the blacksmith shop, then left one behind and the rest of them went out.

He was a young and strong man with black hair, very tall and muscular.

He stood in front of Lynn, somewhat reserved.

They performed an awkward and inappropriate ceremony.

"What's your name?"

“My name is Gendry, sir, but others call me ‘Big Bull,’ that’s my nickname.”

“Very good, Gendry.”

Lynn formed the Axii mudra, and at that moment, his words sounded to Gendry like enchanting whispers coming from the distant mountains.

“Tell me, if your master took you to a place with deposits of fine gold ore, what would you do? Would you sell this information to other kings or nobles for a reward? Would you boast about it everywhere?”

"Tell me, tell me what you really think."

Lynn's current Axii sign is far more powerful than it used to be; apart from warlocks of Tissaya's caliber, no one can keep a secret from him anymore.

After all, the adamantite mine was far too important, even involving the survival of Kael'thas Morhen. He could trust Tyncel, but he couldn't trust his apprentices.

Therefore, it is necessary to use the Xyz stencil for testing.

The testing was quick, and all of Tyncell's apprentices had been tested by Lynn.

Except for three apprentices who failed, all the other apprentices passed.

Lynn told Tyncell to continue working in Novigrad until Lynn came to find him again, or sent someone to find him, at which point he and his apprentices would return to the depths of the Blue Mountains together.

Of course, those three unqualified apprentices cannot be brought along.

……

After leaving Tyncell, Lynn used the Disguise Amulet to transform his appearance into that of Baron Brandon of Toussaint.

He then boarded a horse-drawn carriage and headed to the Temple Island, where the headquarters of the Eternal Flame was located.

The horse-drawn carriage was stopped before the bridge leading to the island of temples.

The temple guards who were stationed at the bridge asked the coachmen about their identities and purpose.

The coachman lifted the curtain and asked respectfully, "Sir, how should I inform the temple guards of your esteemed identity?"

"Tell them it's Baron Brandon of Toussaint, requesting a meeting with Chief of Security, Chapel," Lynn said, sitting in the carriage.

(End of this chapter)