Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 148
As one of the city's gates, Novigrad's Hierarch's Gate is always crowded with people entering the city.

Every day before the city gate is opened, the city is crowded with waiting crowds.

Some of them are businessmen who are eager to go to the city to hand over their goods, some are dreamers who want a future in Novi Grab, and some are farmers who want to occupy a good position in the market early to sell their crops.

And because so many people gather here, a morning market is also formed in front of the leader's gate every morning.

Residents living in the city gate and street vendors set up breakfast stalls together to provide a variety of food for those who gathered early in the city, so the morning is also very lively.

"That guy actually came to Novigrad, I'm finally going to see him."

At a vendor selling morning wine, four demon hunters were sitting here, except for Geron who went south, everyone else was here.

In front of them was roast beef, beer and wine, and nearby were men dressed as laborers.

For those who do heavy physical work, only a glass of morning wine in the morning and a lot of meat can support the next work.

The person who spoke was George of the Griffin School.

Recalling the experience during this period, George sighed. He first went to Aedirn, but learned that the Lord Protector was not there.

But fortunately, he was able to meet Mrs. Katya, who still had an impression of him, so she gave him a contract to go to Novigrad to help her husband.

Although George didn't know what he was going to do, the job of the Protector had always been well paid, so he decided to go
Then, on the way across the Pontar River, I met Master Elan who was heading south. They had sorted out the things that could be used in the old castle. Unfortunately, there were not many things, and now they planned to go to Sintra.

Seeing here that George found a job with the Lord Protector of Aden, he chose to go to Novigrad.

After all, no one knows what Jielong's situation is in the south, and since the Lord Protector of Aedian is willing to hire them here, let's go.

"Novigrad, this city is still so prosperous."

Looking at the small market gathered in front of the city gate, Elan sighed uncontrollably.

Many years have passed since the era of his activities, and many things have changed, but there are also some things that have not changed, that is, Novigrad is still prosperous.

But the difference still exists, that is, in his era, Novigrad was rising rapidly.

In this era, Novigrad has become a veritable northern capital.

As soon as Elan finished speaking, he saw the crowd getting restless and making noise in front of the city gate.

Before the demon hunter realized what was going on, he suddenly saw the gate of the city open.

The temple guards came out cursing, complaining that these bumpkins and outsiders were making noise every day on time.

But they still started to maintain order honestly and let people into the city.

And this scene was staged at every gate of Novigrad at the same time.

Immediately, the crowd surged and began to enter the city of freedom.

"Let's go, let's squeeze together."

Elan smiled slightly. He hadn't experienced the experience of crowding people like this for a while.

Even demon hunters would look embarrassed in the crowd, but they managed to squeeze out.

But it was crowded, but it was still very fast to enter the city. After a while, most of the originally gathered crowd entered the city.

There is no such thing as a city entry tax in Novigrad, and no one registers people entering the city. Only bulk goods will be checked, and there are special city gates for their entry and exit.

So entering the city is naturally quick.

The scenery of Novigrad was still as they had imagined. The street market was bustling and full of crowds. The hawkers’ hawking, customers’ discussions, and ubiquitous curses and complaints constituted a symphony called city life.

And this city is naturally indispensable for crimes, which are already part of life in Novigrad.

The thieves stalked the hopeful—and foolish, as they say—newcomers, figuring out how to get their bags.

Others will quietly hint that they have anesthetic powder there, and sell the powder in their arms.

Gang members beat people who owed them money in the dark corners of the city, and their posture was so arrogant that they were not afraid of being discovered.

The temple guards were chatting on the sidelines, turning a blind eye to all of this, and they would only take the initiative when collecting money from various shops.

Many people have wondered why the temple guards are not well paid, but they all spend a lot of money.

And the answer to the question is here.

"Let's go to the notice board first."

Cohen said, and his proposal drew immediate opposition.

"Kean, there's no need, I've already got a big order from the Lord Protector, do I still need to look at the bulletin board?"

"Anyway, just a few steps away, it's not a loss. Anyway, we have spent a lot of money to rebuild the school's castle. We shouldn't give up even if it's mosquito legs, and this is the city of freedom, making money Opportunities are everywhere.”

Hearing what Cohen said, naturally no one objected to him, and everyone walked to the notice board like this.

There are all kinds of information on the bulletin board, including the evaluation of the current market by financial commentators, the notice of finding a teacher, and the announcement of the sale of real estate.

But the most noticeable thing is the notice on the top: Urgent recruitment of demon hunters, location: the temporary residence of Lord Protector of Aedian.

"It seems that the Lord Protector really needs a demon hunter to come here."

After removing the notice, Elan said thoughtfully,

"I have a hunch that this trip to Novigrad is likely to be very unsettled."

.

These days, Herme thought that since he took down that warehouse, Dagan and his disciples would act.

(About Dagang, this is a setting in The Witcher 1. Master Jie has beaten the summoned Dagang.)
So he has been tense these days, let himself and the Eternal Flame and the ships of the five gangs continue to patrol the sea, looking for traces of the plague ship.

At the same time, the search and arrest of the city is also in full swing, and the five gangs and people from Eternal Flame are looking for suspicious people everywhere.

Yes, Herme told the Church of Eternal Flame and the five gangs about the plague ship. After all, they are the most powerful group of people in the city.

As for the news brought by Herme, Eternal Flame still believed it.

They knew that with Herme's status, it was impossible to deceive them in this matter.

Of course, Hermey concealed Philippa's role in the matter.

Considering the ubiquitous influence of Redania in Novigrad, Herme decided to be more cautious. It would be bad if the woman jumped over the wall in a hurry.

However, the news that the evil god intends to attack Novigrad is huge enough to make the behemoth Church of Eternal Flame move.

Archbishop Cyrus attaches great importance to this. As a great belief that has been passed down for hundreds of years, the Eternal Fire still knows the evil gods very well.

When he saw the corpses with fish-like features on them, he immediately believed Herme's words.

As for the five big gangs, Eternal Flame has expressed that they want to obey Herme, so naturally they can only follow.

However, both the Eternal Flame and the current five Novigrad gangs are very opposed to the evacuation proposal proposed by Herme.

For them, Novigrad is their lifeblood, and they know how much money they will lose every day if they stop.

If it takes a long time, the entire organization will be affected, not to mention the question of whether time can recover.

And in order to prevent the spread of panic, they also blocked the news.

In this regard, Herme also expressed her understanding.

He doesn't make any moral criticism, it doesn't make sense.

But it's a pity that even after searching and patrolling like this, nothing was found, and Dagan didn't seem to have any further activities.

This made Herme very puzzled, but it didn't take long for him to understand Dagang's real intention. This guy was planning to let himself relax and then look for opportunities to achieve his goal.

And this is troublesome, which means that the situation has become a long-term confrontation, and God knows when that evil god will play his cards.

Over time, the Five Great Gangs and the Eternal Flame will also slack off, and if they slack off, accidents will happen.

But he couldn't do anything about it. The opponent didn't play a card, so he couldn't force Dagan to play a card.

And just when Herme was in distress, he learned that the Master Elan he knew had come, and brought along several demon hunters from the Griffin School.

Naturally, Duke Protector quickly invited the master in.

"So, in other words, Novigrad is now under the threat of an evil god, and that evil god may launch an attack on the city at any time?"

When Elan said these words, he subconsciously bit his lips.

Because he also felt that this matter was quite troublesome.

This guy Dagan was known for being difficult to deal with in his era, but this evil god actually wanted to attack the largest city in the north this time, and the resources he brought out must be quite terrifying.

"Yes, master, I need your help, I want to hire all of you, please show me a way."

Herme said sincerely that he needs professional help very much now, and he understands that it is impossible to rely on himself.

"Pay is not an issue."

Herme said, and took out a bag of gold coins, "Here is [-] Novigrad kronor, which is the deposit for this mission. If you can complete the mission, I will give you [-] Novigrad kroner afterwards. "

Hearing the number reported by Herme, Elan's breathing subconsciously became tense. If he can get the money of [-] kroner, he will have the money to rebuild the school's castle. Next, he only needs to work on various magic tools. .

"According to what I know about Dagan." Elan shook his head and began to analyze the situation, "Before he takes action on a certain place, he will let his followers lurk first, so what we need now is to find these people."

"That warehouse..."

"No, according to the information you gave, it seems that Dagan is eliminating factors that may threaten its plan. After all, the sorceress you mentioned is definitely unwilling to let Novigrad become a city of cults. I will I took the demon hunters to look for it in the port, and I still remember some symbols and signs of internal communication among Dagon believers."

Hearing what Elan said, Herme immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Elan like this, he still knows how to deal with Dagon believers.

"That's all up to you."

Herme said at last.

.

Although Hemei now has professionals to help him, it is still not so easy to find Dagon disciples.

According to Elan's words, since Dagan dared to take such a big action, he must have a large number of admirers in Novigrad.

Otherwise, he couldn't figure out how Philippa's warlock followers were turned into Dagon followers.

I just know that I know it, but it is still difficult to find it. Novigrad is a big city with a daily population of more than 11, and sometimes it will reach 12 to [-].

Finding a group of cultists in such a huge crowd is hard to imagine.

However, Dagon believers did not find them, but they found many believers of other evil gods. As a demon hunter who worked in an era when demons and ghosts were still very active, Elan knew these things very well.

He captured and destroyed the strongholds of two worshipers of Lilit and Lionhead Spider, and obtained some news about Dagan believers from them. Unfortunately, when they launched a surprise attack, the place was already empty. .

Herme was disappointed by this, but so what?It's not just about continuing to wait.

And when Elan was looking for Dagan disciples everywhere, Herme was not idle, and he still had a lot of things to do in Novigrad.

First of all, through the binoculars, Aden sent a lot of documents that needed to be processed by him, which took up a lot of time for the protector.

Kaedwin's side is not considered quiet, various small-scale protests have been continuous, and the suppression of these things requires Herme to make a decision.

The current government of the Protector of the Country is like this. Rather than saying that the power is highly concentrated on Hemei, Hemei feels more like everyone is waiting for his order to move. The Protector of the Country really feels that this cannot continue.

Decentralization, he must delegate power, and when he returns this time, he will have to reshape the system, and this cannot continue like this.

The second is to deal with a large number of visitors. I have to say that although the continuous visits from these Novigrad people are annoying, they still put forward a lot of suggestions that Herme is interested in.

For example, a warlock described a scene of a sky fleet to Herme—using a hot air balloon as the basis.

A dwarf inventor recommended the new type of plow he invented to Herme, and Herme asked for it, and planned to find a place to practice it.

Someone also brought a flintlock gun, which surprised Herme and lamented the technology in this world.

It's just that the firing rate of this flintlock gun is too low to be compared with the matchlock gun at all. The only advantage is that it can shoot normally when it rains.

(Flintlock guns were invented very early in history, but they have been mixed with matchlock guns for hundreds of years. The problem lies in the firing rate. At that time, the firelock gun, matchlock gun and flintlock gun were actually the same as the difference in firing methods. , everything else is pretty much the same.)
But despite such problems, Herme bought the musket and hired the worker at a high price to work for him.

Although this flintlock is unreliable, it can still play a big role when necessary.

Finally, it is to participate in various activities and banquets. As the largest city and cultural capital in the north, Novigrad always has various activities.

And Hemei is also considered a literati, so he still likes to participate in these activities. He has always believed that words are eternal.

When he first traveled through time, he thought that if his career failed, he would go to Novigrad to become a copywriter, so that he could live a good life.

And it can go down in history in this world, and it can be regarded as a kind of eternal life.

When participating in such activities, Duke Protector would always be praised and praised by countless people for his words. This feeling really made Herme very comfortable, and the pressure on his head had been reduced a lot.

Recently, Lord Protector attended his fourth volume press conference. At that press conference, Herme also held a signing event for readers, and more than one person signed it.

As for the banquet, the Duke of the Protector focused on eating and drinking. Everyone knew that the Duke of the Protector did not like new-style banquets, so the banquets were all traditional, which made Hemei very happy.

It's just that sometimes it's annoying to have to deal with the organizers and some people there, but Herme has long regarded these as part of life, so it doesn't matter.

Today, however, the Lord Protector attended a Novigrad banquet held on a ship.

The participants included literati and writers from all over Novigrad, as well as some of Novigrad's dignitaries.

Among them is naturally our Master Dan, and of course, the invitation to Hemei is also indispensable.

Originally, Hemei didn't want to go. God knows when Dagang will attack him. If he is at sea, it will be difficult to face him.

But he went anyway after the organizers said the boat would not leave the port and just parked in the port.

Dagang hasn't moved much for more than a week, and the Lord Protector's thoughts have also relaxed, and even if he is at the port, it is impossible to think about anything.

.

And when the Lord Protector led his team to participate in the conference, in an inconspicuous warehouse on the port of Novigrad, the demon hunters of the Griffin School were extremely serious and ready to fight.

Because monsters are crawling out - after searching for so long, they finally found a trace of Dagon worshippers.

It was a monster with bulging eyes, a huge fleshy crown on its head, gaping gills, and a sharp, jagged instrument—like a sickle—waving from gnarled green arms.It wore a grotesque helmet and a breastplate of patina-covered copper.

This is the half murloc, the half murloc who believes in Dagon.

And the most important thing is that they are in groups, constantly crawling out of the pool in the warehouse.

"George, hurry up and leave later, you must bring the news we have obtained to the Lord Protector."

Elan looked at the monster approaching in front of him, and said to George.

And George nodded heavily.

(End of this chapter)