The Journey of the Demon Hunter

He wants to rebuild the new Demon Hunter Academy, at least he has to tell his colleagues who are also of the Griffin School. The last time I saw George, he said he was tracking a dragon, in Baron Willen. George has a strong ability to control the seal, Zelin felt that his Quinn seal might really block the dragon flame. Whether he succeeded or failed to catch the dragon, Willen must have traces of him. Find a village tavern, ask those villagers casually, George may still be in Willen.

"I'm glad you let go of those evil spirits outside. It seems that the demon hunter is a little different from what I imagined."

Zelin smiled bitterly.

"Since you are planning to leave here, none of the mercenaries of Mayor Larry can take away his reward. But you really don't consider my commission. The number of evil spirits here is large enough to form a complete one. Ethnicity. I will write all the investigations into a complete report and send it to Sinide Island. "Dole Gare whistles. "Ban Ad and Eritusa College will definitely like this report and paper."

"Then I wish you success." Zelin's gaze stayed on a merchant ship with the bow pointing to the west, and the person in charge of the logging plant was on the deck discussing something with the captain. From previous conversations with Ayres, Zelin knew that the businessman with the Tamorian mark was a Ridanian. If he wanted to talk to the captain, he would probably go downstream for business. Maybe Zelin You can take this cargo ship. It is best if you can go directly to the Baron Lavaretti, go south through the Baron, and you will soon be able to enter Willen.

"I should go now and see if there is a kind captain willing to carry a demon hunter."

As for the new crossbow that Zelin asked Ayres to help make, it was obvious that it was too late to get it in the floating port. But this morning, before the old dwarf’s carriage returned to the castle, he found him and told him to wait for the new crossbow to be ready, put it in the castle’s storage room, and get it by himself when he returned.

"Do you have travel expenses?" Dolgaly asked suddenly.

"If I tell those captains that there are octopus monsters in the river, maybe they will be willing to take me."

"They will tell you to get off the deck. As long as the danger does not appear in front of them, they won't spend money on it." The warlock shrugged, and Zelin noticed that among the horses near the trading post, Dorega Lei’s black stallion is also among them. "Although I have not been able to go to the forest to study those evil spirits these days, I found a lot of useful information nearby, which is enough for me to go back and convince the college to support my research. So I want to Going to Goose Willen, the capital of Willen, you will inevitably encounter monsters, robbers, daggers stabbed behind the thieves, or the arrows of the Squirrel Party. At this time, it is definitely a good choice to hire a swordsman master. You What do you think?"

"You will not encounter danger on the road."

"I don't have much money, but there are still some travel expenses for the two, how about it? Can this commission be accepted?"

"I'm not stupid" Zelin led the **** to the cargo ship. Dole Gare walked towards the black stallion holding his wand. At the trestle bridge with no cargo station, the old warlock casually complained

"Unfortunately, it would be better if the people I hired would listen to my theories about natural creatures."

"I still don’t agree with you, Dulle Gare. Monsters are monsters. They can eat people, kill people, swamp witches, grave witches, little mist demon, evil ghosts, they all like to eat fresh human flesh, and humans want to survive. They must be killed. It’s not natural.” Zelin patted his shoulder and arranged the positions of the two sword hilts. “But what you said, I still agree with one thing.”

"Really? Which point?"

"Humans and evil spirits can indeed find common ground."

At noon, the cargo ship docked at the trading station finally prepared its cargo and sailed down the river. Far away by the cargo ship, the floating port is still immersed in the excitement and prosperity of hunting evil spirits.

Chapter 132: La Varetti

The cargo ship has a deep draft, and the speed in the middle of the Ponta River is very slow, because the captain must avoid the shallows and reefs on the river, so that the bloated ship will not run aground in the river. As wood was transported downstream, not food and seafood upstream, there was no group of passengers on the ship clamoring to return home as soon as possible. As a result, they left the floating port four days after they arrived at the transit of Baron La Valetti. Station. The next stop will go directly to Novigrad. The Ponta River is very wide in this section, and the boat will not stop halfway, so the captain intends to stay in the baronial for two more days.

"Wood will not depreciate. It will be winter soon. Wood is needed everywhere, and its price will only increase."

The skilful captain is confident in his business

The ships in the river channel are not just merchant ships and cargo ships. When the Ponta River crosses the Fomo City, the river channel becomes clear. The current is no longer so turbulent, but the depth of the water is at least six meters.

Dolgaly disembarked at the Hofburg. According to him, he had to go to Vizima first, then turn to Brockleron. Of course, he must bypass the dryad’s territory, and finally return to the cloth. Limwood goes.

"Hey, can't you walk under the boat?"

"No, I'm worried that when my feet touch the ground, I will be willing to go back to the deck." Zelin tightened his lips. This is a cargo ship. Although the bumps are not as good as those of passenger ships, the demon hunters still like to ride on it. Immediately.

"You'll like it sooner or later." The fine captain is very talkative, and his opponent's sailors are very demanding. "I have been living on the Ponta River for twenty years, and now I can't believe you riding around on horseback all day People. Hey, can you tell me more about hunting monsters? Seriously, I haven't heard about demon hunters for a long time. I thought you would have disappeared or lived in seclusion a long time ago."

"The monsters haven't disappeared and lived in seclusion, how could we disappear"

The captain was unexpectedly talkative. Except for the first day after boarding, he was gloomy all day because of the bill. For most of the rest of the time, the captain was asking something about the demon hunter. It stands to reason that Zelin would not be disgusted with passionate people, but the captain's eyes on rare creatures made him very uncomfortable.

But in the past few days on the ship, he did get news that he couldn't hear in the floating port. The sailors gathered and chatted from time to time during the work, as long as the captain did not stare at them, the sailors were happy to give themselves a vacation. They avoid the demon hunter when they chat, but unfortunately the sailor doesn't know how good the demon hunter's hearing is.

The war ended, but the fighting did not stop there. When the men in black of the Nilfgaard Empire withdrew to the south bank of the Yaruja River, another force began to wreak havoc in the north. The squirrel party, the young elves, chanted the slogan of humans rolling back into the sea, and entered the forest holding bows and daggers. They attacked pedestrians on the road and robbed caravans. Although there are no signs of attacking human villages, the actions of these elven guerrillas have attracted the attention of many people. They are different from the small fights a few years ago. Now they seem to It really forms an effective organization. People are talking about the Squirrel Party, and the sailors are no exception.

"They are just some robbers, talking about revival nonsense, look at that, how the Squirrel Party uses their bows and arrows to deal with such a behemoth."

It was a huge three-masted ship, at least one hundred and forty yards long. A silver eagle is embroidered on the purplish red flag floating on the ship. On both sides of the deck of the battleship, there were many shields of equal height, and a soldier stood on the left side of each shield. At the forefront of the ship's deck, a stone thrower is fixed. There was still a little fog on the river in the early morning, and the distance was very far, and the demon hunters could only see these and the Temaria hundred lilies floating on the mast.

"Oh, what a big dragon," the captain stood beside the demon hunter and sighed, "Look at the way it travels in the river, the displacement is a big one. Look at the stone thrower above, it can stay on the river and attack. Enemy troops on land. The Squirrel Party is not an army at all. In fact, they are just like some elves who rob and kill."

"Interesting, I remember that on the other side of the river is Rydania. Will King Vizmir allow Tamoria's ships to stay on the Ponta River?"

"The patrol boats on the Ponta River, if you stay on the river long enough, you can see them. This is not a matter between the two countries. You have to know that there are many forests on both sides of the river bank. Who knows if there are squirrels hidden inside. The party or the robber, although there is no difference between the two. At least we could find a place to dock before. But now, I don’t want to see a group of elves with squirrelskin hats rushing over when the cargo ship is docking."

The captain rubbed his arms nervously.

"I spend most of my time running the lower reaches of the Ponta River, but I know that without this river, goods from Aden and Kovind would be at least three times higher to Temalia and Ridania. Soaring, people will start to think about some dangerous things. I really can’t imagine the whole world becoming Willen’s appearance.”

"It sounds like you hate Willen?" The Demon Hunter asked with interest, and he had never been to this province in West Temoria, known as the poorest province of Temoria.

"Wellen, one of my businessmen friends who went by land said that he has been there once, and only once. Lost, wrong way, the car stuck in the swamp, it's stupid, right. Then he did it. A more stupid thing, he went to a nearby village to find someone to help "the captain spit into the water." This province has almost no natural resources. There are many forests and wetlands, but there are swamps and mud bogs everywhere. To be honest, if not Novigrad’s trade route to Siddharth and Verden passes through Goss Willen. I really don’t want to go to that place. Inaccessible swamps, poor villages, and rude country guys, besides these, I still What can you say?"

"There are nasty woods, right" Zelin said casually.

"Yes, the woods of the Squirrel Party guerrillas. But this situation will not last long." The captain took out the hip flask on his waist and took a sip. "Have you heard? King Foltest is planning to build A special force, which specializes in killing those squirrel party robbers, is really big. They are blue-clad iron guards. Ha~ I thought they were just guards of the king. It is said that as long as they receive half a year of training, they can get the same salary as the captain. They must be different from the previous troops. They went to the battlefield without knowing which side was the spear, and scratched themselves before the war. This is an army dedicated to dealing with the Squirrel Party."

"For a group of bandits to convene and expand an army, Foltest has a lot of money." The demon hunter shrugged, and to build an army, the equipment and training costs are not small, especially to build an elite team. .

"It's not just Tamoria, but Aden is doing the same thing. The number of squirrel parties is obviously not so large. Recently, it has suddenly fallen from the sky like rain. Maybe they are hiding in the Mahakam Mountains. Inside. What do you think, Demon Hunter?"

"I don't have any opinion," Zelin responded in a low voice, but he suddenly remembered the traces of the elf camp he saw in the cave near the abandoned castle.

"Well, also, you demon hunters don't think about politics, and don't care about the country. Unlike us, we have to think about supporting our family, and there is a **** trade conflict..." The captain spit into the river again. The voice of the customs inspector can be heard from a long distance away, "Damn it, it will be there."

PS: If there is no accident, there will be two changes, but it will be late

Chapter 133 The Squirrel Party

"You, do you bring circulating coins! Do you bring Franc coins!"

Several extremely excited Temorian Customs had just seen the captain, and they swarmed around, shouting their rights. They have the right to check whether the cargo in the cargo ship violates the laws of Temalia. For any They have the right to confiscate and fine the illegal goods, and they can even seize the ship. And the scope of their inspection is not only cargo, but also any living creatures on the ship.

"What's in this box?" The shouts of the customs officials can be heard across the cabin. "Open this box! Open all these boxes! What's the money in it? Ridania money? Nilfgaard money?"

"This is a commercial war?" Zelin stared at the sad captain.

"Yes, this is a commercial war" Captain Linus Pitt said calmly in the chaos, and surrounding trade officials are searching his ship. "King Wizmir forced Novigrad to introduce a local trade protection law. Temo King Foltest of Leah also returned it in his own way, adopting special local trade protection laws in Vizima and Goswellen. It was a blow to the Ridanian merchants, so Ridanya improved To protect the country’s economy

"So Foltest continued to fight back in a tough way." At this time, a dwarf wearing a blue woolen sweater and a big brown beard pushed aside the yelling Tamorian customs who kept turning over boxes and cabinets. Personnel and soldiers, walking towards the captain. "The Redanians only need to deal with Temaria, but Foltest has to face Nilfgaard's dumping. The market is full of cheap money from Nilfgad. Commodities, customs officials can’t be harsh, because if too many Nilfgaard handmade products flow into Tamoria, then Tamoria’s economy will collapse. After all, the artisans here cannot be compared with Nilfgaard. ."

"So those of us who run errands in the Chamber of Commerce suffer." Captain Pete opened his hands to greet the dwarf. An iron battle axe is behind him, and the dwarf has strong muscles worthy of the battle axe. All this shows that the dwarf is not a businessman at a transit station, but a veritable warrior. Because of the height problem, the dwarf warrior can only pat the captain's waist.

"Is this the new guard you're looking for? Alas~ I also want to ask if your captain needs a good hand with weapons. Wouldn't you tell me about it?" The dwarf nodded to the demon hunter.

"Zelin of Tamoria, a demon hunter" Zelin nodded in response.

"Temalia? It's not a good prefix."

"My birthplace is on the side of the Islena River, but I really can't remember the exact location. Badov? Carrias? Vizima? Dorian? It's the place of Tamoria anyway." Ze Lin shrugged. In fact, he only remembers the memories of the trial of the grass, when he was about ten years old. The previous memories were messed up. He had no doubt that the pain caused by the trial was enough to make him forget everything. When he finally gave himself an official name, he could only come up with this "and I am not a guard, but a passenger on a boat."

Dwarves are not uncommon in Temalia. After all, the Mahakam Mountains are legally part of the Kingdom of Tamoria. Although there is a high degree of autonomy by Elder Hogg, there are many dwarven mercenaries who go to the nearest Tamoria to find business. Obviously, in front of them, The dwarves belong to this category.