The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Zelin looked at them in astonishment. Although he didn't understand what was being said, he could not feel hostility on the other side. What's more, he doesn't remember that he has such an enemy, and the enemy will not stupidly walk to the door of his castle to greet him. But this doubt did not last long.

"Ah, let me just say, girls, fate is always a wonderful thing. Whenever you think it is inevitable, she will joke with you, and when you are downcast and ready to leave, she will suddenly turn around. Body, grinning at you. Zelin, how long do you have to stand at that corner? How can there be a guest standing in the gate but the host staying outside?" The man in the turban stroked his chin with a handful of trimmings. A neat beard, smiling at the demon hunter who suddenly appeared. "Come on, why are we wasting time on this dry, cold and windy mountainside?"

"I'm sorry, but..." Zelin took the horse and walked along the mountain road to the familiar castle gate, looking confused at the man with his arms around his chest and a confident smile on his face. He is a confident and extraordinary person. Based on years of experience in judging strangers, Zelin temporarily came to this conclusion. "I don't remember you, sir, have we met somewhere before?"

"I have seen? No, we have not seen it, but I have heard of your reputation a long time ago, and have been to your castle three times. But unfortunately, we pass by each time. I guess it must be The arrangement of fate, she always likes pranks, and doesn't care how boring and meaningless the ups and downs of progress are." The man raised his head, stretched out his hand, and made a please gesture to the city gate. "But before judging the vulgar taste of fate, please talk to your subordinates? Followers? Explain to this respectable lady that I just came to find someone, without any malice."

In front of the door, Marian Hawke was watching the three people standing in front of the door warily.

Although Zelin didn't know them, since the other side showed a friendly attitude, he didn't have to drive them away. So the demon hunter invited them to rest in the castle, and led the mount into the stable. Moreover, he was really curious about why this man came to him and who he was.

"He's been here many times." Marianne said to Zelin in a low voice, and at the same time glanced at the man who seemed to be visiting the castle, who was looking at the expansion and improvement by the dwarf with great interest. Main building of the castle. "At least three times, and he also called himself Three Jackdaw Bullock. It's a strange name. Does your world have such a naming convention?"

The three jackdaws rolled their eyes slightly, glanced at Marianne, and after a few seconds, they set their sights again on the strong castle made by the dwarf craftsman.

"I don't know if there is any in this world." Zelin looked at the uninvited guests who came to the castle suddenly. The two female soldiers were standing together, pointing to the clinic with a rather Yanan style. "But I know there must be none in this land. In any case, as long as he is not hostile, we don't need to be hostile to him. Of course, it's better to be careful."

The demon hunter looked around. The weather has been dry and cold recently, and the weeds in the corner of the castle seem like beggars who have lost hope, bowing their heads listlessly. From time to time there was a crisp click in the garden behind the castle, and there was no doubt that it was a puppet trimming the flower bed. In the training ground next door to the castle courtyard, George is directing a young apprentice to practice swordsmanship on a wooden stake to train his sense of balance in battle.

"Where did the others go?"

"Ms. Doctor is still in the clinic. She has just entered. If you want to find her, she is in." Marianne rolled her eyes and thought. "Ms. Francesca, she came back once, and then called Knight Siris to leave. There seems to be something to do. I don’t know the specifics. As for the others, well, maybe in the floating port, maybe in Mahakam. The other dwarves gathered in the dwarves, and it seems that there is a way to disappear to other places when I haven’t found it. If my magic is still there, it’s fine. The little girl with horns probably went to gamble. I saw her heading towards the floating port with a bag of money. Oh, yes, Miss Gnaiya and the long-horned girl left together. I guess if there is no adult to follow, someone will soon have the idea of ​​hitting her in the purse. ."

"Well, I should find a chance to have a good talk with her, I should find something normal for her to do, learn something normal, and can't let her go on like this." Zelin rubbed the tip of his nose. "Thanks, Hawke. Well, the weather is so cold, I guess even if there are rats willing to stick their heads out, they will stick their noses into La Varetti's battlefield. Take a good rest, I think, I'm afraid no one will notice us in the next period of time. Well, since we are not here, I want to go to the tavern in the floating port today to see if there is any better food. Would you like to try it? Marianne? I haven't seen you go anywhere since you came here."

"When I play for a mercenary team and make money to pay off debts, the favorite thing of the mercenary captain is to find excuses to withhold money." Marianne imitated a sharp voice. "You shouldn’t be here, you can’t go there, why did you show up in another place? Obediently roll back to your place, otherwise today’s wages will be gone. Oh, I worked there for two years, that’s The worst job I have ever seen is second only to exploring deep mines."

Zelin opened his hands and frowned. "Do I look like that fierce foreman?"

Marianne raised her eyebrows. "Perhaps, but you look more pleasing to the eye than the foreman I worked for before."

With that, she laughed.

"Well, go to the tavern to relax, and there are people in the treat, why not? When in Kirkwall, I always invite others." Marianne raised her hand and pointed to the three jackdaws standing in front of the door. "Your guests may not be able to wait."

The three jackdaws behaved very decently, unlike those spies, they couldn't help but look at any suspicious place as soon as they stepped into the city gate, or undisguisedly suspected what was hidden in the closed house. Seeing Zelin approaching, he lowered his arms folded on his chest. "I think your followers have already told you what they know about me? Ah, that's great, but I think self-introduction is necessary. After all, any words are always difficult to express the original meaning in the transmission. Call me Brock, or three jackdaws, these are all my names, and they are two different titles, and your followers seem to confuse them."

"Welcome, Brock," Zelin said cautiously. "Obviously, you are not a person living in the North. Are you from the East? Or the South?"

"South, Serekania. Ah, the cold weather here is really bad compared to the comfortable climate of the desert." The three jackdaws stretched out. "So why don't we find a place with a warm stove and a good drink? It's almost noon, but I don't see the smell of cooking smoke or lunch in the air, since there is no one in this castle. When we serve food at the right time, we have to find a good place by ourselves."

"No problem, but please wait a moment, I still have some small things, I'll be fine soon."

Entertaining the three jackdaws was not within the scope of the demon hunter's plan. He originally counted the time, and immediately in the middle of the month, the full chaotic energy would open the transmission channel for him. The dangerous ring is still on his body. For this kind of thing, the sooner you put it in a safe place, the better. But before that, he hadn't forgotten to tell others that he had already returned, and now he would go out again.

Yusevka was putting the washed clothes on the clothes rail behind the clinic, wearing brown-yellow thin leather gloves on both hands.

"You just came back, and you are going to entertain guests again? Oh, okay. Will you be back for dinner tonight?" Yusevka tucked the ends of the hair hanging on his cheeks behind his ears. "If you come, tell me in advance, otherwise it would be too late to wait until then to prepare."

"I will definitely be back then." Zelin glanced at the three jackdaws waiting at the door. "Have you eaten lunch? We can go together. I don't know what he wants to say to me, but I guess it won't be such an important thing. Just take this as a relaxation."

"No, Hillis has gone to help Ms. Elf, Ms. Hazel needs someone to take care of it." Yusevka chuckled lightly and rubbed his forehead. "Oh, and also, if you see Amelia, tell her to come back as soon as possible. Phew, I told her clearly last night that I remember to clean the first floor of the castle after waking up, and the child ran out after waking up early in the morning. Yes. You too, leave her so much pocket money for what to do. She is spending money everywhere now, and she doesn’t know what she is doing secretly."

"I also think she should be told to do something serious." Zelin shrugged, leaned over, and kissed Yusevka lightly on the forehead. "I'll be back soon."

Chapter 1781: Amelia's new job

The three jackdaws are talkative and knowledgeable.

"I've been thinking about the circumstances under which I will see you. In a war, on a journey, or after a thrilling battle is over, but it turns out that no matter how beautiful the vision is, when it really happens At that time, I will find that it is not as good as I expected, although it stands to reason that this is what I originally expected."

"Because people report the best guesses about what they haven't seen, so that they are much better than the real situation. When they see the real situation, they will inevitably feel disappointed, because there is never a perfect thing in this world. , And the only thing that is perfect only exists in people’s minds. It is precisely because they have not seen it that all kinds of unrealistic compliments can be added to the guesswork. I hope that meeting me did not disappoint you too much. "

"No, I am not disappointed in you, your whereabouts are uncertain, most of the time, people don't know where you are. In my mind, a demon hunter will wander from the end of the world to the other end, If someone needs your help, you go to solve the problem for people and then collect payment. In this way, you and your client can live better. But you are different. You have a castle and a woman takes care of you like a wife. I live, and I am very rich, and I don’t need to rely on commissions to survive a difficult life. I’m curious why there is a special case like you. It’s always surprising that a special member suddenly appears in every common creature. Please forgive me for using the word creature, whether it is human, dwarf, elves or other races, I think this word is easier to mean all existence."

"It doesn't matter. In my fifth year as a demon hunter, being angry because of other people's words has nothing to do with me."

They are walking on the way to the elven village east of the floating port. Last year, many elves moved out of non-human settlements and built a village close to the eastern wall of the floating port, where they made a living by hunting and gathering. The three jackdaws have apparently stayed there, or have inquired about the news. Zelin still doesn’t know what’s going on there, so he has already selected the best tavern, which is said to be better than the tavern next to the Floating Harbor Square. . The two female soldiers from the desert followed around the three jackdaws like guards. Zelin invited Hawke. Recently, the situation in the castle is no longer as nervous as it was during the North-South War, so Marianne still did her duty, but let her Zelin felt a little sorry.

"So, why are you such a special one? Since the appearance of the Demon Hunter until now, I cannot say that you are the best one, because I have not seen all the Demon Hunters in history, and there is no chance, but I It can be said that you are the strangest one I know. What is the cause of this?"

"Are you curious?"

"I study mutant individuals and want to figure out why."

"Actually, there is no characteristic, just a little luck. Well, I probably had better luck. I made the judgment that I thought was correct at the critical moment, and then gathered countless choices to become who I am now." Zelin shrugged. "You may look at me too high, which is not good."

"Why?"

"Too much overestimation of the goal, when the result is not the same as imagined, it is easy to produce a psychological gap, and this gap can easily lead to disappointment and anger. So I always believe that you should never expect too much of anything. , Otherwise it’s easy to be disappointed."

"It sounds like this happens often?"

"Yes, because real life is so bad, people always look for a sustenance, usually a god, because no one will see them, so hope will not be dashed. After all, there are only a few who can see gods, and only fools. I will believe in a **** who will often appear among people and will not give believers much benefit, because such a **** is not perfect and cannot satisfy everyone’s psychological needs."

"Well, you're right. Ah, look, we're going to get there." The three jackdaws looked at the slightly shabby thatched cottage next to the village. "I assure you that the food in this tavern is better than that in the nearby taverns. You can't just look at anything when you look at it, right? Do you have other things?"

"I'm looking for someone, but I know where she will be."

Unsurprisingly, the Demon Hunter saw the Dragonborn at the entrance of the casino under the Floating Harbor Tavern, and there is no doubt that Amelia is also here. Gnaiya was leaning against the door frame bored, yawning or making trouble with the ends of her hair twisted together by sweat. The two previous janitors in the vicinity did not dare to express any anger at the Dragonite occupying their position. They had all seen how this girl used her fist to tackle the most famous boxing champion in the floating port.

Seeing Hawke and Zelin approaching, she waved to Zelin, and then greeted Hawke again.

"Good noon, Marianne, have you finally decided to leave your guard tower?"

"Yes, my dear boss decided to use a treat to thank me for my hard work." Hawke smiled jokingly. "If he is willing to give me a salary increase, I will be happier."

"Zelin has always been generous." Gnaiya looked at the demon hunter, and then put her thumb inward. "She is inside, you should really discipline her, let her go to school or do some serious work."

"Well, it seems that this is the consensus of all of us? I'm here to catch her back."

Longyi laughed. "This is the first good news I heard today."

In the casino, Zelin quickly found Amelia who seemed to have just sold something. She didn't surprise the demon hunter by gambling, but without thinking about it, Zelin knew that Amelia was definitely not selling good things. As she was counting the coins with a smile on her face, Zelin squeezed away from the crowd and walked gently behind her.

"You seem to make a lot of money?"

"Of course, it depends on the quality of hard work and honesty..." Amelia said casually, but after realizing who the familiar voice came from, she suddenly raised her head and hid the coins like magic. Into the sleeves, then slowly turned around, "Ze, Zelin?! When did you come back?"

"If you stay in the castle for more than two hours a day, you will know that I came back a week ago." Zelin put his hands behind his back. "I heard that you ran out before you finished what Yusefka gave you?"

"That's because I have very important things today." Amelia said pretendingly mysteriously. "It's very important, but it's about future events... Wait, wait, don't catch it! My head hurts, I just tell you, don't learn to be like that rude and muscular woman, don't ask me at all. People like it."

Zelin received the hand on Amelia's head and said to her. "No matter what you have, you should say it before you leave."

"I'm selling anesthetic powder." Amelia said naturally, as if she was selling bread to the poor. "Three days ago, I found a well-equipped laboratory in a cave near the floating port with some encapsulated anesthetic powder. Look, this is a good start for me to become a vendor. I don’t know what that laboratory belongs to. People, but it’s mine now."

"I don't think selling anesthetic powder is something you should do." Zelin said stiffly. Amelia always seemed to bring him surprises. "You just said that making money depends on the quality of hard work and honesty..."