Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 243 Departure
The next morning.

The entire floating port has already woken up.

No matter what happened yesterday, the work that should be done still needs to be done today, and the money that should be earned still needs to be earned today.

The commodity trading market was blown up.

The merchants simply shouted out their deals on the dock, which made the entire floating harbor even more lively.

In this world, nothing seems to be indispensable.

"Mom, where's dad?"

The girl's voice startled Flora Duli who was staring at the ice cluster.

She looked down at her daughter's round face, which was about 60% similar to her husband's.

She was silent for a few seconds, touched her daughter's head, smiled with difficulty, and said:
"Little Aisha, this place has been badly damaged. Dad has returned to Vizima to report on his work. He will be back in a few months."

Hearing this, the girl immediately raised her head, looking a little unhappy.

Fleur Duli sighed when she saw this, but since her daughter didn't cry, she didn't say much.

She looked up and continued to watch the ice cluster slowly melt, taking a deep breath.

The cold was biting.

But it seemed to be filled with the scent of her husband, the last scent of him in this world.

in fact……

Fulla Duli knew in her heart that this was not the scent of her beloved.

With the help of witchers and dwarves, her husband was dug out of the ice cluster yesterday.

In order to prevent itself from turning into a demon, it was reduced to ashes by the blazing flames.

But she always felt that as long as the ice had not melted completely, his soul would still be frozen in there.

"A sin!"

John Kramer, the black-bearded dwarf, stood behind the bar.

He looked at this scene, and even though he claimed to have a heart as hard as steel, he still found it a little unbearable to watch.

The scholar of Niubao was dipping white bread into tomato stew and enjoying his breakfast happily.

"Bang~"

A large glass of beer was thrown in front of Ernest, splashing the drink all over his face.

Faced with this sudden attack, he immediately looked up at the dwarf in confusion.

"This is for you!" Blackbeard said angrily, "Finish your drink soon and go to Nilfgaard to find the Grand Master of the Snake School!"

Ernest followed the dwarf's gaze towards the door and sighed.

Why are you taking it out on me for what the Wild Hunt did?
But it's free wine, it would be a waste if you don't drink it.

"It's not the Serpent School," Ernest raised his beer, took a sip and corrected, "I'm going to visit the Grand Master of the Viper School, Ivar Evil Eye..."

"Anyway, just go quickly." Blackbeard waved his hand impatiently.

Ernest sighed, wiped the stew in the bowl with the last piece of bread, and put it into his mouth.

Then a letter was handed over.

"This is a letter to Grand Master Iva the Evil Eye. Please take a look and see if there is anything you want to add." Vesemir said with his arms folded across his chest.

The food in front of the two witchers had long been eaten up, and even Mary had finished her breakfast because she ate little.

"Wow~"

Ernest unfolded the letter and read it carefully.

The content of the letter is divided into two parts.

Part of it is to prove Ernest's identity and purpose.

The other part describes what happened before and after the Wild Hunt appeared yesterday, and invites the School of Vipers to join in the hunt for the Wild Hunt.

Finally, there is the date and Vesemir's signature.

“I didn’t expect Vesemir’s cursive handwriting to be so beautiful…” Ernest exclaimed.

Vesemir's mouth curled up slightly.

These words of praise really touched his heart.

He is one of the few demon hunters in the Wolf School who likes to read.

And except for the Chief, no other witcher in the Wolf School can write better than him.

"There is no problem with the content," Ernest nodded, and tapped the last signature with his index finger, "But..."

"If possible, it would be best if Master Ailin also signed his name below."

"I'll sign below too?" Ailin was stunned.

"Indeed, two masters are definitely more respected than one master."

The dwarf agreed with Ernest's idea with simple values, then looked at Vesemir with ill intent and said sarcastically:
"The youngest Demon Hunter Master in the past is definitely not as good as the youngest Demon Hunter Master now, right?"

Vesemir rolled his eyes, ignored him, patted Arryn on the shoulder, and handed him the paper and pen.

Ailin shrugged and signed his name at the bottom of the recommendation letter without commenting.

"Alright," the black-bearded dwarf slapped the table, "Now that we've finished our meal and packed up, let's get going."

Ernest, who was full of food, picked up his bag, stood up and sighed:
"This is the first time I've encountered an innkeeper kicking someone out..."

The black-bearded dwarf glared with thick eyebrows, and stared at the professor of mysticism in Niubao with his big black eyes:

"What's the matter, you freeloader, do you have any objections?"

"Hahaha, I wouldn't dare to do that!" Ernest laughed.

In fact, Blackbeard waived the accommodation and meal expenses for not only Ernest, but also Erin, Vesemir, and Mary.

The reason was that since there was such a big mess, no customers would come to the tavern.

But in fact, many travelers had come here, but they were all rejected by Blackbeard on the grounds that the tables and chairs in the store had not been tidied up yet.

After laughing and joking for a while, they decided to leave.

Ernest was in the same boat as Arryn, Vesemir, and Mary.

However, the witcher and the sorceress will disembark at Bayeri Most.

Ernest continued to sail with the ship until he reached the free city of Novigrad, then found a ship to go out to sea and take the sea trade route to Nilfgaard.

Vesemir and Ernest walked out of the tavern chatting, and when they were about to pass by Fula Duli, they subconsciously stopped talking at the same time.

"Mr. Ernest, I leave everything to you."

Flavik Duli seemed to have heard the footsteps and turned back to bow deeply to the professor of mysticism in Niubao.

Ernest quickly made way for him and said seriously:
"Don't worry, I will do my best to invite the demon hunter from the Viper School."

Fleur Duli looked at Ernest gratefully and nodded.

Then he bowed in Ailin's direction, saying:

"Thank you, thank you..."

Then the tears started to flow.

Then the little girl started crying loudly too.

Vesemir sighed, patted Fula Duli on the shoulder, and admonished her earnestly:
"We will find a way to avenge the dead, although it will take time..."

"But what's more important is the living..."

"Live well, live well..."

Vesemir glanced at the ice cluster:
"I think this is his greatest wish, isn't it?"

Fulla Duli covered her face with her hands, sobbing, and just kept bowing.

Big drops of tears seeped out from between fingers, were wrapped up by the dust on the ground, and rolled towards the ice cluster.

Vesemir shook his head and sighed.

But this time he didn't say anything. After nodding to Arlin, he took Yennefer and Royce from the stable and pulled the horses over, and followed Ernest to the dock.

Mary was the last one to pass by Fleurie Durie, biting her lip and glancing at her.

Then he left in a hurry without saying anything.

……

port.

Ernest led Ailin and his party to a huge and beautifully decorated merchant ship.

A thin middle-aged man in dark red clothes was standing in front of the merchant ship, directing the coolies at the dock to move the cargo boxes onto the merchant ship.

Before they came closer.

The middle-aged man seemed to have noticed the group of people. He waved to a man who looked like a servant and asked him to arrange the work for the dock laborers. Then he walked over with a big laugh:
"Ernest, this should be the Master Vesemir you mentioned, right?" Ernest smiled and nodded, introducing the two sides:

"Master Vesemir, Master Arlin, Lady Margarita..."

"This is Radu Kuhn, the eldest son of the Kuhn family. The Kuhn family is one of the founding families of the Free City of Novigrad and has a long history..."

The middle-aged man Radu Kuhn waved his hand and interrupted:
"You are overrated, overrated..."

"Liberty City was established only thirty years ago. It can't be considered to have a long history compared to the Demon Hunter Master..."

Ernest shook his head helplessly and said:
"Don't listen to his nonsense..."

"The Kuhn family was already famous in Redania and Temeria before Novigrad became a free city."

"During the Seven Years' War, being able to sell goods to the courts of two hostile countries at the same time..."

"The strength of the Kuhn family cannot be underestimated."

The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly and did not refute.

However, the slightly raised corners of his mouth proved that he was still very pleased with Ernest's boasting about his family.

Ailin noticed it at this time.

Although Radu Kuhn was humble, he did not deny the title of the Kuhn family, the founding family of the Free City.

"Mr. Radu," Ernest continued:

"This is the Master Vesemir I told you about before. I'm sure you've heard of his name before, so I won't introduce him in detail."

Radu Kuhn smiled gently, nodded slightly, and saluted to Vesemir:
"Although I am far away in Novigrad, I have long heard of Master Vesemir."

"In the past hundred years, the youngest demon hunter master has killed enough demons to form a mountain..."

"Hahaha." Ernesto walked over to Ailin and laughed.

"It's rare that your news is out of date..."

"This is the youngest Demon Hunter Master today. He should also be the youngest Demon Hunter Master in history..."

"Master Ailin of the Wolf School, although he just passed the Demon Hunter Trial this year, he has already killed six large monsters, two of which he killed independently..."

He's already a demon hunter master at such a young age?

Radu Kuhn looked at Ailin's young face, which was obviously less than sixteen years old, and could no longer hide the surprise on his face.

In this era, each school of demon hunters actually has its own hunting range.

Novigrad is located at the border of Redania and Temeria. Theoretically, it is the territory of the Griffin School.

of course.

This division is intended to avoid disputes between schools and the unspoken rule of infighting among demon hunters.

But generally speaking.

Ordinary demon hunters have the habit of returning to the school’s base every year to spend the harsh winter, and their hunting range is actually fixed.

So although Radu Kuhn knew many demon hunters from the Griffin School, he didn't know much about the Wolf School.

All we know is that they are the largest school of demon hunters today.

So looking at Ailin's childish face, for a moment he thought that the standard of the Wolf School's Demon Hunter Master was lower than that of the Griffin School.

after all.

The youngest witcher master of the Griffin School is also in his seventies or eighties.

But when he heard the second half of the sentence "killed six large monsters" and "killed independently", he could only sigh in admiration.

"Master Ailin is really a young and promising man!"

"Mr. Radu, I haven't finished the introduction yet!" Ernest smiled.

Radu Kuhn was stunned for a moment.

"The news about the war between Kaedwen and Aedirn that I told you last night was actually obtained from Master Arryn..."

"He killed a great griffin that was wreaking havoc on Vengerberg for Aedirn, and only then did he learn this news from the nobles of Aedirn as a reward..."

When Ailin heard this, he blinked subconsciously.

There is nothing inherently wrong with what Ernest said.

But there is a hidden meaning in it, which is to step on Vesemir and push Arryn to the top.

It wasn't just him who killed the big griffin; Vesemir and Mary also contributed to it.

And although the hunting of the giant griffin was related to the knowledge of the war, it was actually Mary's identity and Ms. Vera's potion that played a role.

Ernest ignored all of this.

But when we were chatting last night, the whole story was explained in detail at the dinner table.

Ernest couldn't have not known.

and so……

Arryn looked at Vesemir.

at this time.

Vesemir was also looking at him, his mouth moved slightly, and he said in a voice that ordinary people could not hear:

"Don't argue!"

Arryn felt warm in his heart, knowing that Vesemir was paving the way for him again.

Master demon hunters are different from ordinary demon hunters. They are usually commissioned by big clients in advance and are naturally not bound by the implicit rules of regional divisions.

of course.

On the other hand, it will also be affected by each other's interpersonal relationships and personal reputation.

In this era, if there is no one to help promote it, no one will know about it or entrust it to you no matter how powerful you are.

The wealthy Redanian founder family, Quinn...

There is no doubt that it is a genuine big customer.

After listening to Ernest's introduction, Radu Kuhn's eyes lit up.

"Big Griffin!!!" He stepped forward and held Ailin's hands:

"Amazing, amazing!"

"Master Ailin is the benefactor of our Kuhn Chamber of Commerce. If it weren't for your information, this trip to Aedirn would be dangerous, and at least we would suffer heavy losses..."

"The Cohen Chamber of Commerce will repay a favor..."

"After we get on board, please allow me to toast you two glasses of wine. There will be additional rewards after the banquet..."

Ailin handled the situation skillfully, without any of the awkwardness in the ways of the world that should be expected of a man of his age.

This surprised Radu Kuhn even more.

I exchanged ideas with the young witcher master for quite a while.

It was not until Ernest coughed lightly and signaled with his eyes to the last equally young girl that Radu Kuhn reluctantly let go of his hand.

Ernest's introduction to Mary is simple:
"This is the sorceress Ms. Margarita, the apprentice of Ms. Vera, the bloody red fox..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Radu Kuhn suddenly burst into even greater enthusiasm.

However, Vesemir and Ernest were not worried that it would affect the future cooperation between Ayling and Radu Kuhn.

after all.

Erin and Mary are not positioned the same way.

……

After the meaningful but boring social event, Radu Kuhn personally went on board and arranged the six people in the best cabins on the ship.

then.

Ernest took Vesemir and left with Radu Kuhn, seemingly to discuss something.

Leaving Arlin and Mary in the cabin.

In the cabin.

Yennefer and Royce were counting their fingers.

Out of boredom, Alin and Mary chatted about potion-making techniques and the future development of the Demon Hunting Corps.

But it didn't take long.

Ailin suddenly noticed that Mary was a little absent-minded, which was very different from before, so he asked:

"What's the matter, Mary?"

"Are you feeling unwell?"

(End of this chapter)