Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1395 1367. Target and Understand

"What's going on?"

Geralt rode his newly bought 'Carrot' and caught up with Berengar a little bit, and asked.

The two armored witchers and their horses looked like they came out of Lilliput next to Lan and Qilin.

The fluffy ball jumped from one shoulder of Lan to the other, and its furry head with a small helmet looked around.

It has been working with Lan for a long time. Although they didn't travel together last time, they didn't lose their tacit understanding.

This kind of situation only happens when Lan finds something.

Unfortunately, the kitten raised his face and moved his pink nose, but still found nothing.

The young witcher, at this time, looked at the meadow not far away with a gloomy expression and sneered.

"It seems that it's not just Ciri who is being pursued."

"Even here, hum."

When Lann finished the first half of the sentence, Berengar and Geralt frowned.

The pupils in their cat eyes began to shrink and followed Lann's gaze.

This place is close to the hill where the High Hill Castle is located, so there are no swamps and silted pools that are common in Velen. It is just a meadow with a few wild flowers.

The ground that is often trampled by wild beasts and monsters still exposes yellow soil.

But under the activated senses of the witcher, suddenly, the green meadow showed messy and numerous footprints.

At least ten people and ten horses have stopped and observed this place.

The traces of the horses pacing and grinding their hooves after stopping in place are all in the sight of the witcher, as if they were vivid in his eyes.

The hill where the High Hill Castle is located can see the ancient oak tree standing on a larger mountain in the distance. During the local festivals in Velen, the mountain will be very lively.

But even so, the hill where the High Hill Castle is located is still sparsely populated.

There will be no merchants or horse teams here, because coming here is purely a loss of money.

Lan En can even take off his hooded cloak without any psychological burden halfway here.

But it is such a place, now it is certain: four or five days ago, ten people and ten horses stopped here.

"The person who Foltest sent to you to deliver supplies?"

Berengar looked at the messy meadow in the eyes of the demon hunter without moving, whispering something he didn't believe.

The Embers Knights accepted the supplies and even the grants provided by Temeria.

But because of the remote location and the sparsely populated area, the delivery time of those supplies is also fixed, and it takes a long time to deliver them at one time.

Now is not the time to deliver supplies.

"It hasn't rained in Velen recently." Geralt's voice was cold, "But we can only see footprints here, but we can't smell any residual smell. There is no smell of livestock or human sweat. There is not even a pile of horse manure."

His recent experience has caused him to think about the problem from the worst perspective without Berengar's luck and optimism.

-This group of people not only stayed here, but also cleared the traces to a certain extent.

To this extent, the targeted malice can almost be said to be glaring.

"Not only." Lan En looked at the meadow and added in a low voice, "They also understand the witchers and how our senses work."

The senses of the witcher are indeed extraordinary observation abilities, but the ability to capture traces is not suitable for being turned on all day.

Because that would make the witcher feel dizzy.

The witcher's keen vision often waits until the scene of the incident, roughly demarcates a range, and then observes and searches within the range.

But their extraordinary sense of smell and hearing can basically remain in a permanent state.

This is halfway up the mountain. Why did the demon hunter activate his super senses when he was just passing by? Did he feel dizzy enough when riding a horse?

If the Qilin hadn't run too fast, it would have stopped at the foot of the mountain to wait for the people behind it. Lan En then activated his super senses to look around, and then it was likely that no one would notice this footprint.

So the footprints and horse hoof prints that are more complicated to clean up don't need to be taken care of, but the smell of livestock and human bodies must be eliminated in a targeted manner.

It can be done with some alchemical deodorizing powder, or with a stronger grass smell and earth smell to cover it up.

Anyway, the way this group of people handled their traces undoubtedly showed their understanding of the demon hunter's senses.

They knew how to avoid the super senses of these demon hunters in a targeted manner in daily life.

"Do you think they know?"

Geralt asked, while casting his eyes on the looming castle tower on the top of the mountain.

Lan En was silent at first, then shook his head.

"I believe their abilities are top-notch among the knights, but the other party has already conducted targeted investigations and preparedness, which is considered to be an advantage. And... they are just ordinary humans after all."

Ordinary humans cannot see footprints left a few days ago on the grass.

"How courageous! They are looking for trouble with you and the Knights of Embers." Berengar sighed, then turned his head to look at the young demon hunter, "Could it be... Foltest?"

"Not sure." Lan En was very calm after learning that his knights were being watched. He shook his head.

"Foltest is not so irrational, but it is hard to say whether he has been stimulated recently. Another way of saying it is that even if traces of Temeria are found, it may even be someone else using his name."

"Really." Lan En said while sighing dully, "What a mess."

After a cold snort, Lan En and the others did not stop for long, and went up the mountain along the road that had been repaired by the Knights but was still a bit rugged because of the rocks.

As usual, outside the High Hill Castle, even though Lan En showed his face without covering it, the Embers Knights still used the crossbows with magic-blocking gold arrowheads to confirm that it was not a spell disguise, and then let down their guard and opened the door.

"You made me lose face in front of my friends, like an outsider." While rolling down from the Qilin, Lan En complained to Lincoln who greeted him with a serious face. "Look, I brought a new friend with me!"

"For your dignity, we are not afraid of life and death." Lincoln smiled at his superior, his eyes full of respect and solemnity, "But at the same time, I must first confirm that it is you."

"Of course, if you can always command us and stay by our side, I think these doubts will disappear automatically. Just like dewdrops at noon."

The young clerk of the Knights smiled and said meaningfully.

Lan En scratched his head speechlessly, staring at Lincoln as if angry, and then his originally serious face suddenly smiled.

"Ha, long time no see!"

As he said, the two of them opened their arms tacitly and hugged each other tightly.

The Embers Knights came out from various places in the castle, and Lan En greeted them.

There was no unfamiliarity between them after a long absence between superiors and subordinates, or forced harmony, everything was natural.

In other words, the soldiers who had been led by him personally would feel unnatural if they entered another military system.

After experiencing the rhythm of controlling all the information on the battlefield and breaking through with overwhelming force, they are no longer ordinary soldiers.

And it seems that Lincoln and the ten people who followed Lan En last time seem to have a special status in the team spontaneously.

[Sword Instructor] also did a good job.

No one in the Embers Knights has a half sword on their waist, but all of them have adopted the style of elven long swords.

Between walking and breathing, Lan En can see the obvious traces of practicing the swordsmanship he taught.

"Master Berengar, Master Geralt."

After greeting Lan En, Lincoln also nodded to the other two demon hunters, and everyone was familiar with each other.

However, when seeing the two ladies of Yharnam who followed, the secretary of the Knights raised his eyebrows strangely.

After all, Yharnam's dressing style and temperament are indeed a bit different.

"Since you are your friends, please treat Gaoqiu Castle as your home."

The young Lincoln seemed to be very experienced in entertaining.

"Although this castle may seem a little small from your temperament, we will do our best."

"No, there is no need to say such things." Maria got off the horse and held the reins, "We are the ones who are asking for help, and the environment here is also very good."

The Knights came to help settle the horses. As usual, Qilin was treated with respect, which made it look arrogant.

"Hey! I'll help meow!"

The fluffy ball jumped off Lan's shoulder and joined the knights very actively.

It was already excited to start the adventure again, and it made a comfortable and enjoyable sound on Lan's back all the way. Now it can't wait to stretch its muscles.

The members of the Knights have also become familiar with the fluffy ball, and they are not alienated.

Besides, although the Felu cat is small, it is still a human cat who teaches these knights swordsmanship!

"You're quite good at it." Seeing Maria and Adeline relax, Lan En put his arm around Lincoln's shoulder and whispered to him, "I didn't know you could do the work of a housekeeper?"

Not far away, the cold and beautiful face of the female hunter of Yharnam was a little puzzled, asking the Knights who took over the horse.

"Are the horses here always like this? They seem to be very noisy. Or is it sick?"

The Knights who led the horse looked at it in confusion. He was sure that the horse was very healthy, and it snorted and neighed from time to time. Is this considered noisy? Aren't all horses like this?

Beside Lan En, the young clerk smiled unchanged, but answered his master in the same low voice.

"I learned it from Stuart. He is very familiar with the palace housekeeper. He should have been the one to receive the guests, but he said that his ruined appearance would make the guests so after teaching me for a while, he handed it over to me."