Mary had asked, "What did this teach you?"
"Don't be too greedy in life." Geralt thought for a moment.
"What else?" Mary encouraged him.
"Youth and health are more important than money... Also, Demons are cunning. They won't make honest deals with you," Geralt said.
"That's right." Mary nodded in satisfaction and said,
"Equal exchange is merely an illusion Demons give people."
"Don't make deals with Demons. But life is full of disappointments, and there will always be times when you need something. So the Winchester way is to find that Demon and make him serve us for free. Understand?"
Winchesters didn't make deals with Demons. They... freeloaded.
Geralt was deeply shaken.
Seeing the strange expression on Geralt's face, Kara asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just remembered some interesting old memories."
Geralt picked up the pendant. It was shaped like a vertical eye and made of Amber.
"Your Night Vision ability comes from this, right? What's the price?" Geralt asked.
"My eyesight gradually worsens," Kara said.
"But I barely use it, so it doesn't matter much," she added.
Apart from the Golden Compass and the Vertical-Pupil Pendant, the rest were ordinary items. They weren't completely useless against supernatural Weird Monsters, but their effectiveness would definitely be greatly reduced.
After checking their equipment, the two carefully entered the valley.
A faint mist permeated the valley.
There were no wildly overgrown plants.
And it was unusually quiet.
There were obvious traces of human activity.
"There's a wooden cabin over there," Geralt suddenly said.
"Keep your voice down," Kara whispered.
"No need." Geralt stretched out a hand and stirred the thin mist. "This mist is some kind of detection method. We've already been exposed. Since that's the case, let's pay them an open and honest visit."
"Okay!"
Kara was a little excited.
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