The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Zelin frowned.

Sasha shook her head, and the stabbing sword in her hand flicked. Instructing her to carry the stabbing sword is not just for decoration.

Zelin sighed lightly, he took a step back, first made a gesture of Kunen's Fayin, and after the Fayin shield was over his body, he raised his hand and aimed it at the door panel.

The two patrol guards who walked through the alley of Glory suddenly heard a muffled noise coming from the alley not far away.

"...What is this sound? Did you hear it?"

"I didn't hear it." Another guard replied without hesitation: "Come on, you are a guard who makes a living in front of you, who cares about so many things. Hurry up, finish the patrol as soon as possible and then change shifts, so that when something goes wrong, It’s not a problem when we are on duty."

"But..."

"But what? This is Novigrad! Do you still expect to think back to Vizima, a weird person will come out to clean up the gang at night? Hurry up. Besides, which gangster has nothing to do with the people in the city council? It doesn't matter, the gangster. They are all carrying you in jail. Close your eyes, this is not what you should see."

Chapter 2602, The Last Piece of the Jigsaw

There were four people in the room, and Zelin became a little impatient. In the past, he usually listened carefully to the breathing inside, and then judged the number and location of the enemies inside. However, the one extra person did not cause any trouble. Sasha stepped forward, and the stabbing sword penetrated the enemy’s throat. The remaining three invaders could not fight back in front of the demon hunter. When they fell At that time, Sasha had just pulled the stabbing sword from the enemy's body.

An intruder who was bitten by Alder’s frostbite has not yet died. He was lying on the ground, curled up, covered with a thin layer of hoarfrost, shivering constantly.

Zelin walked up to him: "Who are you?"

The black-haired intruder opened his eyes wide, unable to speak a word.

"I can answer for you. They are intelligence spies working for the local Nilfgaard ambassador, Duke Yazhuo." Sasha walked up to the intruder, raised her leg and kicked it on the other side's temple. The intruder’s head seemed to be thrown from his neck, his head suddenly tilted to the other side, and he passed out: "I knew they were following me. Seven days ago, a thief broke into my house, and It happened that that day, Duke Yazhuo recruited me into his villa, saying that his eldest daughter hoped to ask me about historical issues. They must have found something in my room... .."

"Then you can't stay in Novigrad for a long time. Many members of the city council think that if they can persuade the city to fall to the empire, they will not only allow Novigrad to maintain its status as a free city, but at the same time can monopolize the entire north. They can’t wait to assist the northern governor of the empire to manage trade, as if they had left them, the Nilfgaards would not be able to do business.”

"I should indeed leave immediately. Stupidity is contagious. I suspect that if one day in the future, the Northern Governor of the Empire will really appear. He will definitely hang a group of people first to prove that he is the leader here." The stabbing sword was put on the belt around his waist again: "I think you might want to remind me if I forgot something? No, I didn't forget, the evidence you want is here."

With that, Sasha walked to a long wooden floor and stepped on the ground.

"Isn't it searched?"

"There are protective measures here. It is too dangerous to hide important things directly under the floor." Sasha put her fingers into the gap between the boards. After removing the boards, there was a brick underneath. She removed the bricks again, revealing the hidden objects. A small wooden box in the soil under the masonry: "There are many things in it, some of which are considered gifts. It has been a long time since I have met a lavish customer like you, and I hope we can still have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

Zelin took the wooden box and opened it, with several white files tied together with string.

In the afternoon, Zelin escorted Sasha to the port of Novigrad, where a ship to the Hinterland docked in the port. This is the last ship to go south. Soon, the Nilfgaard Navy will block the coast from Hinterland to Hidaris.

"There are rumors that the Nilfgaard Navy is ready to attack the islands before the death of King Bran of Skelliger, and completely eliminate the threat of the coast." Sasha stood at the end of the trestle bridge, and the sailors were busy setting sail on the ship behind him. Pre-preparation: "If you need to buy information in the future, I hope we can still have the opportunity to cooperate."

"To be honest, I originally thought the Nilfgaards were very loyal to the Empire."

Sasha chuckled softly: "Who do you think can represent the empire? The Merchants Association? The Senate? Or the emperor in the city of the Golden Pagoda? Or all the ancient families that have the right to ascend the throne? Everyone will say, hope you can Be loyal to the empire, but in fact they just want to use you as cannon fodder, drain all the benefits you can bring, and kick it away when you are worthless, just like Emperor Enhill used the ancient family and upper-level officers to usurp the throne They regained the crown in their hands. As a result, after the Battle of Brenner, they were all liquidated as traitors. Do you know what kind of people can go smoothly in Nilfgaard? Not loyal, but frightening, Or a valuable person."

"I still don't like such a place very much." Zelin sighed, "I wish you all the best, Sasha."

"Cantalella." Sasha said suddenly: "This is my name in the South. I rarely meet customers like you. If you want to contact me in the South in the future, you can look for this name."

The intelligence of Sasha, or Cantarella, surprised Zelin.

The Imperial Intelligence Agency is investigating possible treason in the north by Brun's followers. It is said that an informant from the Imperial Intelligence Agency discovered that some of Buren’s followers were hired from the north. In January this year, before the Redanian army attacked Willen, several front-line commanders were killed. Lun’s followers are concerned.

And one of the most likely employers is from Kerviel.

The young king who came to the throne last year, Kevel's Tancred Tysen.

"People from the Tysen family? Well, it's not surprising. Cowell has always been independent of the northern kingdom, and people will not take him into account when calculating the northern kingdom." Curdinger shook the file in his hand. , Pushed the lens: "I bet that if the kingdom can be separated from this continent and turned into an island country with only a small amount of money, the Kovir people will never have any objections. Because of this. You can stay away from those ignorant and poor northerners. They will hire anyone, just look at their ability, but don’t see themselves. So hiring someone like Buren won’t surprise me.”

"I got a piece of news that the attack in Novigrad that night was related to Buren's followers." Zelin thought about the intelligence and evidence he had in the wooden box, which contained a lot of criticisms against other people. It may be valuable but meaningless to Zelin. For example, Emperor Enhill seems to be tired of the wife of Count Broney and became interested in the daughter of the late Duke de Witt: "Moreover, Bu Lun’s followers are still recruiting new people in the north. I doubt whether this has something to do with Bren? That **** is very vengeful, if all this is his master behind the scenes, wanting to avenge the demon hunters who oppose him.. ....."

"It's not impossible..." Kedinger touched his chin: "What are you going to do?"

"I heard that they are recruiting people near Novigrad. I'm going to ask them what they are doing." Zelin snorted softly, "There are a lot of things here, Kedinger, I recommend you go to the temple temporarily. Go to live on the island, you are safe to stay there."

Novigrad is no longer safe.

"Temple Island? Well, I don't like the eternal fire, but if you think it is safe there, I have no reason not to go." Kedinger pursed his mouth, with a serious expression: "Remember that I was with you in Romune before. Have you said anything? Regarding the future of the North."

"Of course I remember." Zelin nodded, "To be honest, it's hard to forget this kind of thing."

"You found so much information... Wait a minute." Kedinger frowned, and he walked quickly to the desk, which was full of papers full of clues and marks: "If it is That way, it makes sense!"

"What?"

"I told you, Demon Hunter, I have been working for the Warlock Order for the past six months. I have found a lot, but I have never gotten anything like this..." It was a person who had been puzzled for many years and suddenly solved the puzzle. He grabbed his messy hair and blew out the candle in the room, leaving only an oil lamp. Afterwards, he took out a wooden board from his suitcase, hung it on the wall, and pasted sheet after sheet of white paper on it: "How did you find these files? I must get to know this spy."

"You may be finished, she went to the south." Zelin coughed slightly: "I don't understand, what did you find?"

I got a lot of fragmentary clues, so many, but it is difficult for me to connect them together. They seem to be unrelated, but they are vaguely connected. There is one thing I have never understood. What happened on Kewell’s side has anything to do with these, and how did they affect Radania and Nilfgaard... Now I understand, They are not only the mercenaries and bandits that reach the north and south. Look at these! "

Chapter 2603: World Chess Game

The detective closed the curtains, as if the sunlight shining into the house would leak out the secret he tried to hide. The oil lamp dangled with him until the last bang sounded and the sunlight completely disappeared from the window.

"The dwarf bank, the human chamber of commerce, the king, the merchant, the future empire and the royal family. I have never understood in the past... ahem! Damn, I now know why what happened was a little bit different from what I expected , Goddamn bastard, every time there is a little deviation, as if there is a hand I can't see pulling it off the established track..."

Curding's eyes widened, and excitedly pasted a piece of paper on the wooden board.

"Not only did you fail to explain the reason to me, and you gave me more doubts, Curdin." Zelin frowned and looked at an old commercial agreement signed between the Dwarf Bank and the King of Corvell. The date of the agreement was signed. 1140, 130 years ago: "Where did you find this agreement, Curdin?"

"Warlock Order." After the detective posted the last document on the board, he stepped back and exhaled slowly: "This is why I am willing to work under the Warlock Order. Great teachers can often come up with some Documents and records that people think have disappeared in the long river of history. Do you know what happened after the Lomune Summit? During the year you left?"

"I don't know." Zelin's gaze swept across the plank: "Don't make any more fuss, Kedinger, tell me quickly, what did you find?"

"I originally thought that under the pressure of the Nilfgaard Empire, the northern kings would put aside their differences and unite sincerely to ensure that their throne would not be replaced by a governor designated by the imperial court, or like Windhar of Atri. They were divided by five horses in the capital of the empire. In fact, they did in accordance with the agreement reached at the Lomune Summit at the beginning. Corvell provided loans to the northern countries to help them get out of the hands of the dwarves of Mahakam. Buy well-made weapons and armors to arm the army, and hire free mercenaries from Kevel and Mahakam to fill the gap in front-line military strength, but the problem lies here."

"The Corwell people violated the agreement?"

"No, they didn't. In fact, they abide by the agreement very much, because such an agreement is very profitable for them." Curdin raised the oil lamp, the light was reflected on the 1140 agreement: "But this agreement is the key, I don't I know how the great teacher got the manuscript of this agreement, but I think the original of this agreement is definitely still in the treasury of Elder Hogg and the Tyson royal family. Think about the loan provided by the Demon Hunter and the Corwell people, How do the northern congresses use it?"

"You just said that they will buy weapons from the dwarves, then hire mercenaries, pay the soldiers, purchase military supplies..."

"In 1140, for independence, Kewell fought a battle with Redania and Cordwin’s coalition forces on the Bula River. Subsequently, they signed the "Lon Essett First Treaty", and Kevel officially Independent and independent at the same time are the eastern borders of Kodwin. The cities in the eastern border joined Corvel as a coalition city state. Back then, Corvel signed agreements with many countries and regions, but few people noticed this agreement. "Cordinger stretched out his hand and pointed to the yellowed manuscript: "Kewell and Povis produce 1/4 of the world's silver, nickel, graphite, tin, zinc, 1/2 of copper and 3/ 4 of manganese, chromium, titanium, tungsten, and more than 80% of gold, even Mahakam itself has to import rare ores from Kevir to make alloys. Mahakam is the largest forging factory and mine in the north. What do you think Kewell and Mahakam can do if they unite?"

"Can they monopolize the entire northern forging industry?"

"Kevell will not actively dump any forged products and alloy processes, and Mahakam will purchase minerals from Kevell every year to meet industrial needs. Think about it, if people suddenly discover that there are a lot of forged products and alloys that everyone originally thought The minerals that can be mined by Mahakam, and that humans can forge as sophisticated equipment as dwarves, what will happen in this world?"

Zelin knew dwarves well.

"Mahakam will instantly transform from the most important forging center in the world to a treasure with only expensive minerals left..."

"The dwarves have been deceiving the whole world, the demon hunters." Curdin coughed heavily: "It is not the dwarves that dominate the minerals and industry, but the combination of the dwarves and the Corvells. We used to think of Corvells. Humans are vassals of dwarves, no, they are not. They have an advantage in the transaction because they are humans. Then do you now understand what the war loans provided by Kerviel will eventually become?"

"The kings of the north purchased food from Kerviel, purchased weapons and equipment from Mahakam, and hired soldiers from the eastern city-states..."