Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 25 The Monster in the Mist
The guards of Fort Sazar all wore tall hats with the Falcon emblem on them, and with those armed forces, no one would not notice their arrival.

So when they came in, the spectators immediately made way for them.

And when the guard captain Jerry came in with the guards from Fort Sazar, what he saw was an unsurprising scene.

Before, after knowing that the witcher was fighting with people, Jerry and his men basically expected what would happen.

A group of young people were lying on the ground, apparently knocked out, while those who were still conscious were gasping for breath, or clutching their stomachs in pain.

Among them stood four unarmed demon hunters. From the looks of the demon hunters, one could tell that this was a complete crush.

But Jerry still frowned. He heard that it was a fight between the witchers, but he didn't expect that all four of them were here. No wonder it was like this.

And Master Dandelion, who has been doing some crazy things in Sazarberg recently, borrowed a coat from the store, and put it on quickly, covering his body with only a pair of underwear left.

After putting on his coat, Dandelion heaved a sigh of relief, no matter what, he could finally get rid of the previous embarrassing situation.

"Okay, masters, go to the prison for a few hours."

It's not the first time Jerry has dealt with this kind of thing, he said in a tone that rushed through the process.

According to the law of Sazarburg, as long as no one is killed or injured in a fight, it will be over after a few hours in the prison.

And the demon hunters are very good at meeting this standard, so they have become frequent visitors of this kind of detention, which is why Jerry has a face of "hurry up and finish the process".

"Who, call some more people, send these young people to the doctor or the priestess, let them go there to raise them, and they will all move quickly."

The demon hunters are very obedient, it doesn't matter if they just go to jail for a few hours, this is not the first time.

Although Hakland's attitude towards the demon hunters is very good, there are always northerners with old ideas.

There will also be some provocative guys who don't know how to live or die. At this time, the demon hunter will have to use his fists, and the demon hunter is very good at hitting the person without hurting him.

"Boss, this is your compensation."

George took a small bag from his waist and threw it over. The boss grabbed the bag, and the sound of metal clashing undoubtedly indicated that it was full of coins.

"Well, there's no need for me to say it. Compared to that, I'm more happy to see such a fight, and remember to teach my son when I come back. Boy, go and clean up all these for me, don't stand around doing nothing .”

The boss continued to wipe the cup in his hand, beckoning his son to clean up the damage caused by the fight, and he had to continue with the business.

Even if his tavern has a large number of loyal customers, he can't just leave these things like this, it would be too sorry for the customers.

The owner's eyes didn't fluctuate because of all this. As a tavern manager, he sees fights every day, and he personally throws out the fightrs several times.

The four demon hunters simply raised their hands, and were escorted away by the soldiers.

Dandelion was about to sneak away, but how could Jerry forget about this guy who has been doing a lot of trouble in the city lately?
Dandelion has added a lot of workload to Jerry and others, and everyone has long wanted to deal with him.

So Jerry and the soldiers surrounded Dandelion directly, and then looked at him with malicious expressions.

Although I don't know the cause and effect of this fight, but since Dandelion is here, he must be responsible.

"Master Dandelion, this shit must have something to do with you. If you don't go in and wait, I'm sorry for the demon hunters here."

Looking at Jerry's expression, Dandelion could only laugh. This guy is already an acquaintance to him, and it's useless to talk about anything in front of him.

So Master Dan was also arrested.

Then they were thrown into the prison in Fort Sazar. According to the law, the brawlers had to be locked up for three hours, and they had to stay there for that long.

But as soon as they sat down, the witchers continued chatting to pass the boring time.

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"Ha, those demon hunters beat a dozen people to the ground? That's really amazing."

Herme looked at the reported information and said with interest.

He was not surprised by the result of the demon hunter, but it was strange that those mutants couldn't do it.

The reported information recorded the cause and effect of the incident, and he was not surprised by this story at all.

Dandelion was still Dandelion, Geralt was still Geralt, and the other witchers were only involved by accident.

"So Commander Herme, shall we let them go when the time is up, or what should we do?"

Dunwa asked, as the manager of various civil and commercial affairs in Fort Sazar, this is exactly within his scope of responsibility.

"Let them go when the time is up. Anyway, no one is dead, and no one is missing arms or legs. There is no need to do anything. Those who were beaten will definitely not be tracked down. So many people went to fight and lost, and everyone would feel ashamed. , and it's practically over."

Herme had no hostility towards the demon hunter, so he did as per the procedures. Anyway, after this fight, there were no disturbances in the matter.

Dunwa bowed after receiving the order, and then exited the room.

He still has a lot of work, he handles the government of the whole town, and now he intends to go to the market, where there is a debate to be moderated, and then to the Vivaldi bank to talk to his fellow countrymen about investments and loans .

Herme also continued to devote herself to her work. He shook the pull-hook beside him, and the pull-hook was connected to the bell that signaled the attendants to guide the visitors in.

And shortly after Hermela died, the door opened again.

A gorgeously dressed ataman came in. His body was covered with various gold and silver decorations, and he looked very rich.

Seeing that face, a smile appeared on Herme's face.

"Master Volod, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Herme stood up and gave Volod a hug, and Ataman naturally responded eagerly.

Then the two laughed together, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious for a while.

The relationship between Herme and Volod is very good. The two belong to the kind of relationship that they feel that this person is worth making friends with at first glance, so even after Herme returned to Fort Sazar, the letters between them Contact has never been interrupted.

Volod would also personally lead the caravan to Fort Sazar for trade. Whenever this happened, he would have a good chat with Herme about things on the grassland.

After embracing, the two sat on the leather chairs in the room respectively.

Herme took out a bottle of Toussaint East from the cupboard, along with two glasses.

Putting the glass on the table, Herme filled the glass with bright red wine.

"Ha, this thing is really not strong enough. If you want me to say, the vodka is better. I don't feel comfortable leaving that thing now. I have to take a few sips if I have nothing to do."

Naturally Volod had no interest in "limp Southern wines," and all the men in Hackland drank vodka.

Herme liked Dongzhidong very much. In his opinion, it was much better than vodka.

Hearing Volod's words, Herme felt that this person must be addicted to alcohol, but how many atamans on the grassland are not addicted to alcohol.

And whenever he thinks about his alcohol addiction, Herme keeps warning himself that he must drink in moderation, because being addicted to alcohol is no fun.

"Speaking of which, you are here for something."

Herme also finished the red wine in the glass,

"Before it's time for trade, you made a special trip here. Did you encounter any trouble?"

"Tsk, there are some troubles," said Volod, "but it's not all because of this that I came to you, ah, let me talk about troubles first."

Volod held out the hand holding the wine glass and asked Herme to fill it.

Although he detested "limp Southern wines," he was never polite about drinking them.

After all, this is the east of Toussaint, and it is not a good wine to lose its share in the king's court. The entire Sazar Castle is probably only available in the homes of Herme and a few wealthy merchants.

"Recently, there have been many strange things in my territory. A very strange monster has appeared. Many villages have found that their children have disappeared inexplicably. A pointed black hat, a woman with bells all over her body, and a bell stick in her hand, this woman floats in the air, and will disappear as soon as anyone approaches her."

"At night, some people heard the sound of bells coming from outside the village, and then they found that the vicinity of the village was covered with mist at some point, and the child was walking into it, and the mice in the village followed them like a demon. Many anxious parents went right after them, but they all disappeared."

"After I learned about the situation, I immediately took people to the nearest village where rumors about the woman in black appeared. We brought all the things to deal with demon spirits, divine emblems, silver swords, and amulets, as well as the summed up by our ancestors. Exorcist Fangzi intends to eradicate this monster."

Having said that, Volod had an annoyed look on his face.

Herme didn't speak, he didn't like to interrupt and just waited for him to continue.

It is not at all surprising that Heme went directly to the Cossacks.

In the past hundred years, they have fought against all kinds of ghosts and snake gods without a demon hunter. They have already summed up a lot of experience in the process of dealing with monsters and demon spirits.

"When the bell rang, we rushed into the fog, and then we were able to see the monster. Tsk, Herme, you haven't seen how ugly that thing is, that face is as pale as a dead man, it is simply A piece of rotten wood."

Fear appeared on Volod's face when he recalled this incident. This was the first time Herme saw such emotion on his friend's face, which shows how deeply that scene left him.

"But we still bravely killed it. It's just a pity that all our methods didn't hurt this monster very much, but we barely forced her back. When this thing left, it took a full five Good men, alas, may God Cliff bless their souls. Later, this situation happened again, and I lost three more men. Our actions can temporarily prevent it from taking the child, but we cannot kill it, And we don't know where the kids that have been taken have gone. Also, I have a feeling that we never really pushed this guy back, but that he found it bothersome, so he stopped."

"So you realize that you need some professional help to sort this out."

Herme said what Volod wanted to say next. Volod must be here for the demon hunters in Fort Sazar.

At present, the main area of ​​activity of demon hunters from all over the west is still in Fort Sazar and its surroundings, but their reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and their reputation is spreading in the land of Cossacks, so it is normal for Volod to come here.

"Yes, it is very difficult for us to solve this problem. If we had to ignore it before, but now we have professionals, we have to seek help from professionals. For this reason, I have pooled a sum of money with various villages."

"Just in time, you came at the right time."

Herme said, "There are a few demon hunters in my prison because of fighting. If you come a few hours later, they will be released. I will take you to ask them directly later. By the way, you say You came here for other things, what is it?"

"Gettleman asked me to come to you and ask about his daughter."

Volod shrugged.

"He wants to know how the two of you are getting along, how the relationship is going now, whether Katya is in a mood or something, and whether he needs his help."

"Ah, this."

This question was like opening the casket of Herme's memories, allowing the memories of the past few months to flood out.

When Katya first arrived in Sazaburg, she was quite new to this town. At that time, Herme would spare some time every day to take Katya around the town.

But Sazarburg is a small town after all, and soon Katya was visiting the town, and then her life returned to her old state.

She set up a camp for her own people in Fort Sazar, where she trains every day, but meals and accommodation are in the main fort of Fort Sazar.

There is no doubt that everyone in Sazarburg treats Katya like a heroine.

Under such circumstances, Katya naturally had to respond, so she would dine with Hermi every day, just like the host and hostess, and sometimes she would attend various ceremonies and negotiations with Hermi.

Katya helped Herme a lot. Many times, when Herme needed to show some domineering attitude, he would signal to Katya.

The eldest lady's reaction was also quick. Her indifferent eyes were enough to make the other party feel their attitude, and some people were even frightened by the indifference in Katya's eyes, which in turn allowed Herme to take the initiative in the negotiation.

Although Herme also knew that Katya's attitude was mostly due to her obedience to the political marriage, but this did not affect the changes in their relationship.

In this kind of relationship, the relationship between Hemi and Katya is naturally getting closer. Hemi likes Katya very much, but Katya doesn't hate Hemi.

And now, Katya began to gradually accept Hemi as a part of her life.

"Ah, very good, very good, please tell my father-in-law, everything is fine, don't worry."

Hermey answered with a smile on his face, but he was not happy. In terms of major events in his life, the situation is getting better and better.

"Oh, look at this, many boys on the grassland are sad, you don't know how many boys like Katya."

Volod said, with that old-fashioned joy at the marriages of juniors.

"Then let them be envious. By the way, how is my father-in-law?"

"Him? His condition is fine. No one can deny the authority of our Great Hetman. He is now busy repairing the abandoned fortresses left by his father in the Cossack land."

When mentioning this matter, Herme thought of the fortress where he and Braven met for the first time by the Zaar River.

It has now become the second colony of the barony of Saza, where merchants build shipbuilding towns.

"That's good." Herme said in a low voice, it was not bad for him anyway.

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When Herme finished chatting with his Ataman friend, the four demon hunters and a great poet were finally released from the prison in Sazarburg.

"Ah, it feels good to see the sky."

Dandelion changed into his flamboyant purple dress, which Jerry had retrieved from the woman's house, to mediate the conflict by the way.

And Geralt hardened his fist again, seeing the fluffy purple clothes annoyed him, he really wanted to punch this bad friend.

The other demon hunters were not as angry as he was. Anyway, for the demon hunters, going to prison or something had long been regarded as commonplace.

What's more, this time they found a clean cell for them, and they were only locked up for a few hours, so it didn't matter at all.

But just before he accused Dandelion, Ataman Volod came over, and Herme accompanied him.

Naturally, George went up to meet him. He has always been responsible for dealing with the powerful.

And then, the demon hunters knew the predicament that Ataman had faced, and Ataman also proposed a generous reward.

Herme guaranteed that the reward would be that amount, and then the demon hunters went aside to discuss what they had learned.

"This is the first time even I've heard of this kind of monster... My compatriots, what do you think?"

George pondered for a while and said, he felt that this monster was very troublesome, it had captured so many children, and faced the siege of knowledgeable people, nothing happened.

More importantly, with his knowledge of demon hunters, it was difficult to judge what it was in the first place.

"I feel that this work requires the four of us to do it together."

Lei Suo spoke, and the burly man gave his opinion,

"It's just a demon hunter. It's easy to overturn in the face of such a monster. We don't know what's going on with it. Remnants or demons? It feels a bit like it, but it doesn't feel like it. This is not a demon hunter. The problem to be solved is precisely because of this, we need to unite and face it together.”

"Yes, Lesso is right... I decided to join."

George was the quickest to make a decision. In fact, after hearing what the monster was doing, he decided to go to solve this problem even if no one helped him.

And Eben and Geralt looked at each other, and soon they agreed to join.

Geralt's job employed by Dorrigaley was largely over, and the warlock was compiling books at his house in Sazarburg, so he undoubtedly had time.

Ibn, on the other hand, was all about the rewards. The reward proposed by the ataman was very generous, and it could even be said that he was aiming at hiring multiple demon hunters from the very beginning.

And when the demon hunters were discussing the commission, Herme was observing them carefully, Geralt, Dandelion, and Leto, it was the first time for him to observe these characters so closely.

With the keen perception of a demon hunter, Herme's attention was undoubtedly noticed by them.

But they didn't pay much attention to it, there were so many people who were curious about the witcher.

It's just that Geralt is a little strange, why does the commander of Fort Sazar keep looking at him?
(End of this chapter)