The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"So this is a challenge for us." Taler stretched out a finger: "How do we tie this demon hunter to our ship? Now everyone is exhausted, and so is the front line, our intelligence The staff too. If there is a demon hunter who can come to help, I will definitely be relieved. What does he like? Money? Women? Or power? Or have any common interests with us? If I can hear the madman now The Hundred Flower Valley declares war, and the news that all the elves are to be killed, then he will definitely come to us. Can Queen Saqiya persuade the demon hunter to join?" Taler looked at Iofis: "I remember Are they not friends?"

"Saqiya will not do such a thing, and will not deliberately drag her friends into dangerous places." Eofis raised his chin: "She is different from other human kings, so I am willing to be loyal to her."

"Okay, okay, you don't have to praise your queen anymore. Wait, let me think about it." Dixie stroked his chin and pondered for a few seconds: "I have a way, it may be successful or unsuccessful, but It should not fail. In any case, at least not let him stand on the side of the enemy. You know who I am talking about. The emperor must be very attractive to demon hunters. If more demon hunters choose to join the empire, he can Breaking with other demon hunters alone? I'm afraid not."

"Then stop selling it, Sigi." Taller leaned forward and looked forward at Redania's spy chief: "Tell us, what on earth do you want to do?"

Chapter 2548: New Warlock Order

The sea breeze from the west blows up the canvas, and the sharp corners of the wooden boat pushes away the floating leaves on the river. The sailing boat sailed upstream along the river, with many passengers sitting on the deck, and large and small luggage parcels stacked beside the mast. The war cut off shipping in the lower reaches of the Ponta River. No ships dared to cross the front line of Baron La Varetti, and all the remaining ships gathered in the upper reaches of the temporary peacekeeping. The allied forces of Aden and Frjan unexpectedly blocked the imperial army's onslaught, so that the imperial army could not get close to the banks of the Ponta River, let alone get in touch with the central army in the west, and attacked Tamoria.

There are rumors that the emperor is about to give up his offensive to the north. Just like before, the cause of this war was only power disputes within the empire. After several generals fell to the ground, the emperor would immediately become a peace-loving enlightened monarch.

"Really nonsense."

Sitting in the cabin, Francesca dismissed the rumors that Zelin had heard: "Looking at the present and the future with the eyes of the past, it seems that humans will also make such mistakes? The rate of change in the court's relations Faster than everyone imagined. Perhaps a few days ago, Emperor Enhill formed an alliance with the Merchants Association and awarded countless honorary titles to merchants to deal with the rebellion of the emperor and the ancient family. A few days later, the emperor It is possible to announce the withdrawal of the privileges of the Merchants Association and remove their heads and honors from their necks. This war determines whether the empire will be ruled by the emperor in the future, or will be governed by the Senate and the court as in the past. Unless one party fails. , Otherwise it will never end."

After a few days of pause at Mahakam, Zelin and Francesca went to Lomune by boat to meet with the Order of Warlocks. He was very curious about what the group of renegade warlocks who had deviated from the warlock order was doing, and what did all this have to do with the demon hunters.

Wooden chairs and bed boards are fixed on the ground. There are few passenger ships in the north in a clear sense. All ships are cargo ships, but they carry passengers during the voyage. Zelin was very happy that no livestock and experimental materials would be transported in the cargo ships of the Warlock Order, otherwise he would have to choose between **** smell and formalin. If he could, he would rather not choose either.

"So after Ada killed thousands of imperial soldiers, Hundred Flower Valley became a good friend of Nilfgard again?"

Zelin was lying on the board, with his hands resting behind his head and looking at the ceiling. The cold light summoned by a mass of magic provided them with a little light. Enid doesn't like to stay in crowded places. The sun and wind on the deck is obviously the enemy of women, and her identity is just right to get a separate cabin.

"The plan is like this." Francesca lowered her head and trimmed her nails: "I will remove the king who might condense the north into a collective. Then, this is good for Baihua Valley, and it can also gain access. The stepping stone to the imperial community. Then, I will join the empire. The force is not that strong, but the number is in the vast majority of the Senate. Oh, yes, or the faction that supports the parliament and the constitutional monarchy. In this group of people before The most famous guy is Stephen Skellen, and he fought with you when he was hunting down Hilly."

"I remember him." Zelin nodded, and he waved his hand: "It sounds like you are going to mess up the whole world?"

"Chaos? No, of course not. War and chaos are not good for me. Hundred Flower Valley's economic source is mainly trade, and a peaceful and open environment can promote exports." The elf put down his nail clippers: "But you want I know that a centralized and powerful country is a disaster for minorities. So what I need is a peaceful, loose and unified country. Peace can bring prosperity, and looseness will make our enemies unable to unite. , And I can divide and woo humans to ensure that a strong anti-elves group does not form. Minority groups can be left and right in the infighting humans. As for unity, only unity can represent all interest groups. Sitting at a table, a binding council is formed, and the elves can use the influence in the council to control the situation on the mainland."

"Don't you worry about those human beings uniting and dealing with the elves first?" Zelin asked.

Francesca laughed: "Don't worry, internal fighting is human nature. They will not stop until the opposition is killed, and disputes of interest will generate new opposition. Back then, the North There is only one kingdom of mankind, which later split into more than a dozen large or small kingdoms and principalities. How do you think Hundred Flower Valley was retained as a dominion of the elves? Tamoria and Redania did not want to see Aden annexed to this Land, so they turned to support the elves to deal with their compatriots. Aden and Redania did not want to see Temaria annex Mahakam, so during the Hunger War, the King of Aden had been telling Maha Kan transported food to help the dwarves fight against the humans of Tamoria. Otherwise, how could a mountain range support the besieged ethnic group for more than ten years. I remember that the elders of the dwarves later awarded the King of Aden the Medal of Friendship for this reason. What do you say? The same race is always more hateful than the other race."

Zelin closed his eyes and rested.

"Oh, I hope you can be like a fish in these things. I really don't know them."

The elf walked to the bed and leaned down on Zelin's chest: "Wait until Lomune, will you do me a favor?"

"What's wrong?" Zelin exhaled slowly, "I knew it, you must have other things."

"I need to train new wizards." Francesca said: "We taught human magic back then. As a result, the number of wizards has been greatly reduced. I must restore Ain Sidi's magic. Tradition. Moreover, there is so much magic knowledge left in the White Ship, I can’t let them lose their successors. I don’t know if they will agree, maybe, or maybe they won’t. There have never been more elven wizards in the sorcerer order. Appeared, not to mention that their academy is only for humans to recruit apprentices. I want the elves to return to magic education. Only a sufficient number of sorcerers, the future of the elves, including magic and scientific research, can be guaranteed ."

"So you want me to speak for you? In Lomugne?"

"You have this qualification, and if you have your guarantee. It will be easier for me to persuade them."

Zelin took a deep breath. He smelled the fragrance under the tip of his nose: "Let's wait until Lomugne, we are still several days away."

The ship floated on the water for a day, and finally arrived at Fort Lida outside Lomugne before sunset. Lida Fort is located under a waterfall, and above is the Loin Muyny Lake in the mountains. The source of the Ponta River in the mountains converges into a lake in the mountains, and then turns into a waterfall on the cliffs, flowing to the bottom. River water. There is no ship that can only cross the waterfall, so Lida Fort became the end of the Ponta River. With the expansion of the Order of Warlocks, the town that originally had only a small port and trestle bridge became the largest trading post on the upper reaches of the Ponta River. Aden’s iron ore, Kodwin’s fur, and Lomune’s exotic objects are stacked in the warehouse, waiting to be exchanged for wheat and handmade products from Redania in the cargo ship.

In the sunset, Zelin and Francesca, wearing windbreakers, squeezed across the crowded trestle bridge.

"Why are there so many people here?" Zelin looked at the people around. People gathered in twos and threes. Clothes poles were erected on both sides of the muddy street. Washed clothes and sheets were hung on them. He was wearing a light brown dress and white. The women in aprons were carrying buckets and wooden basins. The air was filled with the smell of lavender: "I remember that there were only dozens of families in this small town before, and they all depended on the nearby forest hunting wilds. Things make a living."

"The Order of Warlocks recruited many people. The peaceful environment and the security guarantees given by the Warlocks here have attracted many immigrants." Francesca was familiar with everything here and walked quickly, but she took a few steps. Later, he slowed down and waited for Zelin behind. She wears a hood to cover her cheeks and ears, but many people here are more attractive than her. There is no shortage of colleges where the Order is located, and young students are always the easiest to accept and try new things, whether they are apprentices of warlocks or students of Osenfurt College: "There was never a shortage of refugees during the war, to provide them with job opportunities. It’s better than turning them into robbers near the city."

"It must cost a lot of money."

"It doesn't really need to pay much." Francesca seemed to be looking for someone: "Hire refugees to fish, and they can get paid when they hand in the fish, and these fish will enter the tavern opened by the cult. , The fisherman took the reward and entered the tavern to buy food, and the money went back to the hands of the cult."

"Does the tavern need no workers?"

"Have you forgotten the students? How much can a student who earns living expenses after studying need to be paid? These are born cheap workers. Oh, of course, ours is called increasing experience and social experience." Francesca stretched out a stick. Finger: "Come here, Zellin. We don't have to climb the mountain to Lomugne like the travelers and workers. Tisya, you are always on time."

In the crowd, Zelin quickly saw Tisaya. She stood in the corner of the market, waiting for Francesca.

"Welcome, Enid."

The sorcerers warmly embraced each other, and kissed each other earrings: "It's really rare, you are actually more than an hour late."

"The boat is slower than I expected. I originally planned to come here a day earlier, but you know, sometimes, a person is always lazy at home."

The two of them laughed warmly.

Tisaya raised her head and looked at Zelin: "Welcome, Demon Hunter, welcome to the new Lidar Castle, and the residence of the new Sorcerer Order."

Chapter 2549: Tishaya's Clues

Lomuneri is full of workers repairing cities and rebuilding houses, and the sound of knocking stones is endless.

"I have been investigating about the Renegade Warlock some time ago. Fortunately, the information network left by the Warlock Order is still useful. I got some very interesting news, I believe you should be interested."

Light white luminescent **** are fixed on the arch pillars on both sides of the stone road, which illuminates the road at night. Like Sinide Island back then, the warlocks began to use their magic to change the city. Spells have been imposed in many places, and the residence area and open-air venue are the most well-renovated, but the griffon badge that vibrates from time to time shows that there are obviously many illusions here.

"For example?"

"The war initiated by Nilfgaard last year scared many people, especially the coup in Lomugne. Although they were unsuccessful, many warlocks who chose to wait and see fled their residences, fearing that someone would attack them or **** them. Their property. The information I got shows that in the winter of last year, a group of people were in contact with the warlocks who had been dispersed due to the Coup in Sunnid, claiming that a sponsor was willing to provide guarantees for their lives and academics."

"Oh?"

"Yes, many sorcerers have disappeared after the rebuilding of the sorcerer order." Tisaya's expression was serious: "No one knows where they went. Some of these sorcerers are spellcasters, and some are just witch doctors and witches. Similar situations have occurred in various places in the north, and I suspect that someone is deliberately summoning apostate warlocks."

"There is no need to doubt, there is so much evidence, it can already show that someone secretly summoned a warlock to work for him." A familiar voice came from the house on the side. Philippa, blindfolded, stood at the door of the house: "I received a letter today from Novigrad. Your guest is here at the right time, Tisaya."

Zelin originally thought they would go to a living room, or some kind of manor that was more in line with Tisya's identity. But Tisaya led them into an inconspicuous rock hut on the side of the road, and then followed the stairs into the basement below.

Black and white tiles are laid on the basement floor. Three bright lights hang on the walls of the square room. There is a long brown wooden table in the middle, and some letters and maps are scattered on the table.

"This is a letter from a young girl. Her father works in Novigrad Bank. She said she looked through her father's notes. It is the place where the most gold deposits in the north and the most frequent flow of funds. So I put the target of the investigation on Novigrad." Philippa walked to the desk and picked up a piece of letter paper with a pink tie on the envelope: "In the notes, it was mentioned that Novigrad Bank recently During this period of time there has been a large turnover of funds. According to my investigation, there are not many people who can directly pass many people to mobilize funds in the bank. I even suspected you, the demon hunter, you are Novigrad at first. Special customers of the bank."

"Me?" Zelin was a little surprised: "Why don't I know this."

"When I worked with the dwarves, they gave me a special account, and I also asked them to open one for you by the way to facilitate withdrawals and loans. Of course, you may not need it now." Francesca said. She waved her hand: "Well, don't talk about this yet, go on, Philippa."

"The demon hunter was not there some time ago, and most of the time when the funds were mobilized, he was with other trustworthy people, so his suspicion was ruled out." Philippa put down the envelope: "Anyone who can do this kind of thing. Not many, and most kings can’t, just rule out one and one less."

"So I should thank you?" Zelin raised his eyebrows.

Philippa nodded: "You're welcome, I always help others."

"So who is the final goal now?" Zelin continued to ask: "Who can do this? Who will do it again?"

"There are only three people on this continent." Philippa stretched out three fingers: "Kevel King Tancred, Emperor Enhill of Nilfgaard, and King Ladovide of Rydania."

"These are the three most likely people. Of course, I tend to exclude Tancred. She is in Covel. She will help me investigate the recent movement of funds in Covel's treasury. But before she responds, anything can happen. "Tishaya touched her chin and lowered her eyes: "Emperor Enhir and King Ladovide have always been known for hating warlocks. They don’t seem to be the ones who can do this. But this matter is not just about you, hunters. The hunters and the cult of warlocks also want to figure out what exactly the renegade warlocks are gathering to do. War will drive people crazy. In this case, anything can happen."