The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

In the void, Marvin found the Demon Hunter World, but his target was not here, but another dull leaf next to it.

He had some experience after crossing many times.

It seemed very easy to travel through the world this time, without encountering any obstacles, and his consciousness remained clear all the time.

[Hostile creatures detected near the landing point, the landing coordinates are changing...]

[Coordinates changed successfully, crossing successfully. ]

When Marvin opened his eyes, he was on the top of a mountain. The surrounding temperature was a little low, but it was not yet at the level of ice and snow. There were endless mountains on the left and right, and lush forests at the foot. Looking up, there were two suns rising in the sky.

In the distance, a magnificent city dominated by white was built along the river. Because it was too far away, only the spires and white castles in the city could be seen. The city was built in a river bend, surrounded by a wide river on three sides and a vast plain on the other side.

Three long white bridges stretched out from the city and connected to the white castle at the other end of the river bend. The White Castle is built on a steep mountain, and it seems that only the long bridge can be entered and exited.

[Has arrived in the world of Ain El. Identity after crossing: None. Tasks are being issued. The world begins! Please do not reveal the existence of the paradise to any creature, otherwise you will be executed. ]

[Task prompt: Void pests. 1. Completely destroy the "Grand Gate-Ad Ges" and ensure that it cannot be repaired. 2. Obtain and destroy all technical information about the Grand Gate. 3. Eliminate all ancient blood inheritors in this world, including hidden blood inheritors, a total of 12 people. This task is entrusted by the Void Tree. Because it involves Article 9 of the Initial Regulations, all three items included in this task must be completed. Task time limit: 640 standard hours. Penalty for unfinished tasks: forced execution. ]

Marvin sat on the cliff and read this prompt back and forth 3 times. Many questions arose in his mind.

First, what is the Void Tree? Can it still be entrusted to the Order Paradise?

Although Marvin had some guesses about this, he always thought that the huge tree in the void was just a symbolic dead object.

Second, why is this mission so important? Will you be forcibly executed if you fail to complete it? Why is the mission name "Void Pest"?

Third, hours are hours, why use such an awkward time unit of 640 standard hours, wouldn't it be more convenient to use days?

Before he had time to ask, the prompt came again.

[Hint: A day in this world is 32 standard hours, a month is about 36 days, and a year is divided into 8 months. ]

No wonder, that is to say, according to the time of this world, the mission time is only 20 days. Do you have to be so nervous?

No identity after crossing? He doesn't care about this, after all, it's not the first time.

[Hint: Predicting the technology related to the Grand Gate may be beneficial to improving the void transmission mechanism of the Order Paradise. Comparing the "Initial Regulations" and the attached clauses... Comparison is completed, and negotiations with the Void Tree are in progress... Negotiations are completed. Collect the technical information of the Grand Gate and ensure that it is not leaked, and do not violate the "Initial Regulations". New tasks are being generated...]

[Tip: The second item of the task "Void Pests" has been modified.]

[Task Tip: Grand Gate. Obtain and submit the Grand Gate technical data. The completeness of the data is included in the evaluation of this task. Task time limit: 640 hours. Task failure penalty: deduct one customized equipment.]

This is obviously the two super bosses, Order Paradise and Void Tree, using the "Initial Regulations" to fight and negotiate, and it has nothing to do with Marvin.

Since the two tasks do not conflict, he will do it.

Release Modus first and let him fly around to see the surrounding situation. As Marvin's servant, he can also see all the information of the paradise synchronously, so as not to delay the subsequent communication with the paradise.

Wait!

"Eliminate all the ancient blood bloodline inheritors in this world", doesn't it mean that he will also be killed? Didn't it agree that there would be no death mission?

This must be asked clearly.

[According to the contract terms, no death mission will be issued. The "Inheritor of the Ancient Blood" in this mission does not include Pioneer 00000027. ]

That's fine.

However, since the Ancient Blood here has to be cut off, doesn't it mean that we have to go to the Demon Hunter world to cut off the Ancient Blood there? What about Ciri? Although he hasn't seen Ciri because of his seniority, he still has some obsession.

And why must the Ancient Blood be cleared? This mystery that has been entangled with him for almost 20 years must be clarified.

[Permission search in progress...]

[Due to the special identity of Pioneer 00000027 and his excellent performance during the test period, some permissions are temporarily opened. Please do not disclose the information obtained to any creature in the future, otherwise you will be executed. ]

Another forced execution... Who cares, he didn't plan to tell anyone anyway.

[The "Ancient Blood" inherited by the Ain El tribe is a powerful variant of the blood of time and space. It has a chance to awaken the ability to bore through the void tree and the boundary wall. It belongs to the "void pests" stipulated in the initial regulations, but because the harm is small, it is not within the scope of what must be eliminated. The "Grand Gate-Ad Ges" built by the Ain El tribe using the power of the Ancient Blood will cause holes in the void tree and the boundary wall that are difficult to heal. It belongs to the existence and technology stipulated in the initial regulations that must be eliminated. 】

Now Marvin understood.

The Ancient Blood of the Ain El tribe originally only had the ability to travel through time and space for a single person. Although it was harmful, the harm was limited.

But unfortunately, they had to create a "Grand Gate" for the whole tribe to travel through together, which was considered a violation of the Heavenly Law.

From what Marvin saw in the void, the "Void Tree" is probably the foundation of the existence of many worlds. Once the Void Tree has problems, it will be a big problem, which may cause the collapse of countless worlds.

Marvin believes that even if he is not there, sooner or later someone else will solve this big problem.

When he entered the world, he felt that this time of shuttle was easier than going to the wasteland world, probably because of the grand gate. The elves don't know how many times they have opened the grand gate, and the boundary wall of this world has long been riddled with holes. That's why it's easy to travel through, and that's why the chaotic magic is so abundant.

Thinking of this, Marvin had more questions.

First, as an immortal species with high-level intellectuals such as mages and sages, why would the Ain El tribe have to build the grand gate? How can they not see the huge trouble hidden behind this? What makes them have to wander in the void?

Second, how will his own ancient blood talent be dealt with?

He asked, and Paradise also gave an answer.

[You must complete the tasks of this world before you can obtain temporary permissions to know the subsequent answers. 】

He originally came to settle accounts, which did not conflict with the mission. Since the Order Paradise would ensure that he would not be killed by the liquidation, what else was there to consider? Just do it.

The first thing to figure out is what this world is like? Where is he? And what time is it now?

Time and space are a whole. He stayed in the wasteland for several months and stayed in the Order Paradise for ten days.

Is the flow of time between worlds the same? Will there be a time jump when crossing? After all, his blood power cannot control time.

Although it is not explicitly stated in the original work and the game of Demon Hunter, the implicit meaning is that the flow of time in the Demon Hunter world and Ain El is the same. Note ①

Just now, I was communicating with Paradise and thinking about things, and I didn’t pay attention to the vision and map shared by Modus. Marvin could only replay the reconnaissance screen just now.

Flutter..., the raven is back.

As soon as Modus landed in front of him, he couldn't wait to complain: "Shit, Marvin, someone shot me with an arrow just now, didn't you see it?"

If the raven was really injured, Marvin would be nervous, but this guy is alive and kicking and nothing happened...

Sending Modus to scout the distant city, Marvin took the mountain under his feet as the origin, recorded the spatial coordinates, and then jumped off the cliff and walked all the way to the place where the raven was frightened.

In the replay video, the people who shot Modus were humans, and from the clothes, weapons and complexion, those people were living a very bad life.

In the world of Ain El, humans who live a very bad life, even prey like ravens are not spared...It's interesting.

According to Marvin's memory of the original book and the game, this should be a world ruled by the Ain El elves, and the rule of these proud elves is not gentle. How do humans live in it? Are there other races?

He is a quarter elf, and it is not difficult to distinguish from the subtle differences in his appearance and ears.

So are there half-elves in this world? What is the living status of these half-elves?

How should he integrate? What identity should he use to obtain intelligence?

In any case, these humans who have little strength and live a bad life are a good target for testing.

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The damp and cold woods are very quiet. From time to time, wild animals rush out and run away, and occasionally you can hear the roar of deer and tigers and leopards.

"Stop!" A shout suddenly came from a high place, using the Ellyron language.

The sound absorption effect of the jungle is really good. Marvin didn't hear any movement before.

This place is not far from the place where Modus was shot with an arrow. He was prepared for this, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't shoot him indiscriminately.

If plan one doesn't work, then use plan two.

Marvin looked up and saw a human wearing animal skin standing on a tree branch more than 20 meters away. There were 3 people standing on the trees near him and behind the trees. The 4 people were aiming at him with homemade hunting bows and simple crossbows. All arrows had no metal arrowheads.

It can be seen that they are hunting and they are indeed living a bad life.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" the man continued to ask.

Marvin was now wearing a Frostwolf coat, a ranger breastplate, jeans and knee-high black boots. He looked a little strange but not aggressive.

And he had no weapons in his hands or on his body. With his young face, he looked harmless.

Marvin answered loudly in the slightly unfamiliar Elleron language: "A human who escaped."

He knew this language when he was 3 years old, but he couldn't show too much proficiency at this time.

The man suddenly switched to Common Language and asked: "Where did you escape from?" The accent had a distinct Kaedwen flavor.

Marvin also answered in Common Language: "I don't know." He used the Temerian accent that he was most familiar with.

"Are you from the north?" The man's tone was a little excited, and the other three also put down their weapons slightly, but the arrows were still on the bowstrings.

"Temerians."

"Where in Temeria?"

"Vizima, Marvin from Vizima."

"Guys, put down your weapons." He called his companions and slid down from the tree, quite agile.

Four people came over to greet Marvin, looking awkward as if they wanted to be friendly but also trying to be defensive.

After all, the northern part of the Demon Hunter Continent was where Marvin had lived for 19 years, so he certainly hadn't forgotten it after only being away for a few months.

In the clumsy probing of several people, Marvin described himself as the son of a wealthy businessman in Vizima. He knew a little foreign language because he had a demon hunter teacher, and he was very good at fighting.

Because he yearned for the "free" mercenary life, he went to Kovir and worked as a mercenary for more than a year. He was accidentally captured by the Wild Hunt and escaped.

As a human who had just been captured in a foreign world, he knew nothing about everything and couldn't even tell the east, west, south and north. This was normal.

This true and false story was made up on the spot, but Marvin really had similar experiences. Whether it was humanities or geography, it was completely in line with the facts, and he successfully deceived these four "simple" hunters.

After Marvin helped them catch a wild deer, the four people completely let down their guard, and even said a lot of precautions for humans to survive in this world, which was considered a little care for this little brother who had just come to the foreign world.

For example, if you are really caught and become a slave again, you have to behave well before you are sure that you can escape successfully, otherwise you will definitely suffer.

For example, don't worry about whether the future master is good-looking or not, but look at the master's character. If the master is cruel to the slaves, then find a way to hide more food, but it is best not to hide the weapons too close...

The world of Ain El is still ruled by the elves. The current emperor is Oberon. The four rough guys didn't remember the emperor's full name.

The city that Marvin saw from the top of the mountain is the capital of the Elf Empire, Tir Na Lia. For convenience, humans call it Tir City.

Gail was just appointed as the governor of Tir City last year. It seems that he is going to implement a "policy of treating slaves well."

These are what they heard from the leader. The leader also said that Gail is a powerful guy and that the "policy of treating slaves well" will make humans live a better life.

They don't understand what is good about it, let alone explain it clearly.

The four people are all escaped slaves who make a living by hunting in the mountains and forests. The leader is Facundo of Lutonski, a Kaedwen.

The four people hunt very hard, and Marvin is also eager to help in order to obtain enough information.

But the prey they got was enough for them to live for several days. They still didn't want to rest, and they were not afraid that the prey would stink?

Facundo only said that he would tell him the answer at night, and Marvin patiently continued to help them hunt.

Modus's investigation had ended long ago. Apart from the map of Tyre City, he did not get much information. Marvin did not let Modus investigate the palace on the south bank of the river.

He was always afraid of one person, the great sage of the elves, Avallac'h.

In the game, this great sage had worn a mask and disguised himself as an ordinary elf wizard to rescue Ciri several times, and helped Ciri awaken her blood and taught her how to travel through the world. He was even cursed and turned into an ugly dwarf monster "Uma". Note ②

You know, in the game time of The Witcher 3 a hundred years later, Ain El had almost lost the ancient blood, and Ciri could be regarded as their last hope to escape from the white frost and continue their race.

In that case, how could Avallac'h, as the great sage of the Elf Empire, help Ciri escape the pursuit of the Wild Hunt wholeheartedly? Even if he had conflicts with the Wild Hunt King Eredin, it was impossible. Then he would not be the great elven sage, but the elf "Wang Jingwei". From the perspective of Ain El, he was a complete traitor!

On the other hand, the famous ancient blood, the elven prophet Laura Dolan, who is Marvin Goydema's grandmother, originally married Avallac'h. The union of the two was popular and would even receive the blessing of the royal family and the entire race.

However, the wedding did not wait, and Avallac'h waited for Laura Dolan's defection. This prophet with noble blood and unparalleled beauty ran to the demon hunter world and married a human wizard, gave birth to a child, and then died inexplicably.

This was also the beginning of the hatred between humans and Ain El, and the beginning of the Wild Hunt's countless crossing of the boundary wall to plunder the population.

In public, there is racial hatred, and in private, there is hatred for taking away a wife.

What kind of "noble sentiment" can ignore such hatred and continue to help humans. Marvin didn't believe it, so he naturally doubted Avallac'h's true purpose.

Whether in the original novel or in the game, the introduction of Avallac'h is full of two words: wisdom and power.

For such a powerful wizard who is full of wisdom and has unclear motives, what reason does Marvin have to ignore it?

If the Emperor Oberon mentioned by these four hunters is the Oberon that Marvin knows, the unlucky emperor who loves XD and likes to nourish his stomach, and later died of an overdose of aphrodisiac, then the current great sage must still be Avallac'h. Note ③

I just don't know if this great elven sage who likes to travel everywhere is in Ain El, in Tyr City, and is he among the 12 people mentioned in the mission?

According to the navigator's diary that Marvin got, Avallac'h is probably there. (Volume 1 Chapter 39)

Since that city is Tyr City, the capital of the empire, is the palace on the other side of the river the imperial palace?

More information is needed to decide what to do next.

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Note 1: In the original book and the game, Ciri does have the ability to control time when she grows up, which is quite abnormal.

Geralt and Ciri have both been to Ain El, and the great elven sage Avallac'h also has the ability to travel through time. The descriptions of the two worlds in the game and the original book have repeatedly confirmed from the side that the flow of time on both sides is consistent.

Note 2: Who cursed Avallac'h? There is no unified conclusion on this issue, and we don't need to dwell on it. In short, this great elven sage is very, very suspicious.

Note ③: Ciri once accidentally entered Ain El and met Eredin in the city of Tyre, and was later placed under house arrest in the palace. Avallac'h proposed a condition: as long as Ciri and Emperor Oberon gave birth to a child, he would let her go. Ciri agreed, but when she had sex with Oberon, the emperor not only exposed his habit of inhaling anesthetic powder, but also couldn't get hard. This was embarrassing.

Eredin, who was still the commander of the Wild Hunt and the commander of the army at the time, gave Oberon an idea and provided a bottle of aphrodisiac with great efficacy. The emperor drank it and died. It is unknown whether he died of an overdose of aphrodisiac or it was originally poison.

Then, Eredin became the emperor.