Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 513 Do You Really Want to Become the Next Soi?

Vera paused on the path through the sea of ​​lily of the valley. “Where did you learn this word?”

The sorceress's ruby-clear eyes were filled with surprise.

Ms. Vera really knows something... Ailin's eyes lit up and he made up a story:

"From a wizard named Ronnie Dickinson, a wizard of the Lisburg Civil Partnership."

"Ronnie Dickins?" Vera's eyes were filled with even more surprise. "I know him, a senior warlock of the High Council of the Warlock Brotherhood. However, he usually stays in Redania, and he is not very friendly to non-human races and demon hunters..."

"Why did he talk to you about the Great Deed Container?"

"and many more……"

The sorceress paused, frowned, and asked anxiously and worriedly:

"What did he tell you? Did he say anything else besides the Great Deed Container?"

He realized that his tone was too eager and pressing, and thought of Ailin's suspicion before and after the mountain trial.

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly explained:

"I'm not trying to drive a wedge between you and Ronnie Dickins."

"Although the scope of research of the Lisberg Civilian Joint Venture is very broad, its advantageous projects are all in the research of genetic modification, biological material mutation, and magical warfare construction."

"The entire organization's inclination is hardly friendly toward demon hunters. You can't trust them easily..."

"Ronnie Dickins has been persecuting elves, dwarves, and midgets for many years, and his evil deeds are numerous..."

"You didn't sign any experimental contract with them, did you?"

"Has blood been drawn? Has hair or skin tissue been collected?"

The sorceress's tone became more and more flustered as she spoke. She circled around Ailin, touching him here and there, fearing that she had left some marks or symbols on him.

Before Ailin could react, the bronze buckle of his leather armor was unfastened. He was so scared that he quickly took a step back and explained:

"No, no, I didn't sign any contract, and my blood, skin, or flesh were not taken away from me."

Vera paused and asked in confusion, "Then why did Ronnie Dickinson tell you about the Great Cause Container?"

Ailin asked back, "Is the information about the Great Cause Container important?"

She nodded. "In the Brotherhood of Warlocks, only members of the High Council can know top-secret information after paying a huge price and signing a confidentiality contract."

"If you don't pay a certain price, Ronnie Dickins won't deliberately bypass the confidentiality agreement and tell you."

"He certainly didn't tell me that on his own initiative..."

"then you……"

"I killed him," Ailin confessed, "You know I have some special means. Through these means, I got the information of the Great Deed Container from Ronnie Dickins."

Vera was stunned.

Although she is seeking a seat on the Supreme Council of the Brotherhood of Warlocks and a reserve member of the Association of Talents and Skills, her real identity now is the same as Ronnie Dickins, both of whom are just members of the High Council.

That is to say, at least in terms of her identity as a warlock, she is at the same level as Ronnie Dickins in the Warlock Brotherhood.

And although Ronnie Dickinson is slightly weaker than her, he is definitely not the kind of wizard who is not good at actual combat.

Clearly, two or three months ago, Ailin needed Soi's help to kill several large monsters in Ban Ade, and he was exhausted from slaughtering the water ghosts that were ravaging the city.

Now her child, who had only been a demon hunter for half a year, told her that he had killed Ronnie Dickinson!

This...how is this possible?
"Of course," Erin felt his scalp tingle at Vera's suspicious look, and added, "It can't be considered a direct kill. Ronnie Dickinson underestimated the enemy at the time."

"If he was fully prepared, I might not be able to kill him."

"That's...very unusual," Vera murmured.

Isn't it right for the Child of Miracles to perform miracles?
But are miracles happening too often?
After Vera convinced herself for the umpteenth time that her child was a genius, she suddenly thought of a question -

Why did Allin confront Ronnie Dickinson and kill him?
"Can you tell me the details?" Vera took a deep breath and said in a worried tone.

Ailin thought about it and decided that he would have to talk about when the letter would be submitted to the chief later anyway, so he might as well start from the time he came down the mountain more than two months ago.

Join Vesemir to rescue Holden Qui-Gon, the Lord of Vergen and the Dwarven Forge Master...

How he was deceived, how he persuaded Vesemir to subdue the great griffin that attacked Vengerberg, and then encountered Vigfortz sent by Ben Ader to attack, subdue the great griffin, go to the Temple of Meliteli to remove the curse, stop the evil god from coming, kill him at Drakenberg, and execute the nobles of Redania...

Except for the matter of rescuing Heng Gedimides, he temporarily skipped it and told Vera everything else truthfully.

Vera's expression is also very interesting, changing constantly as the story progresses.

After Ailin finished speaking, she looked at him for a long time, hesitant to speak, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then said with a complicated expression:
"Wizard, great griffin, evil god, Drakenberg... What you just said really happened within two months, not two years?"

Ailin smiled awkwardly and sighed, "I didn't expect to encounter so many things when I went down the mountain this time..."

Yes, originally I just wanted to go to Holden Qui-Gon to get the master of the Wolf School, but who would have thought that such a coincidence would happen later.

"Kaedwen has been destroyed..."

Vera sighed and looked up towards the north in the illusion.

There was some emotion in her tone, but it was not as sad as Ailin imagined. It seemed that she was just sighing about the passing of time and the changes of the years.

But it is also true that it was Soi and the Wolf School who "adopted" the glutton king Haxu and spared no effort to help Kaedwen clean up the monsters.

It is possible that Vera had some unpleasantness with the Chief because of the orphan and widow.

Although Vera has always been gentle in front of Arryn, she is actually a very typical female sorceress.

"Does Soi know?" Vera looked at the clear sky with light clouds and breeze for a while and suddenly asked.

"Except for the matter of Drakenberg, the rest were reported back more than half a month ago," Ailin said, "but it seems that the chief hasn't seen it yet. I am now wondering when to report to him."

"I wonder if the Chief is now..."

"Wait a few more days," Vera interrupted him, "Soy's current condition is not suitable for knowing this news."

Ailin was silent for a few seconds.

Of course, he would rather the chief never know about it, but the development of things will not stop because of his resistance. The follow-up of all events needs to be handled and responded to in a timely manner, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

In comparison, Francesca coming to sign the covenant on behalf of the free elves was actually a trivial matter.

He thought for a moment and said, "The attack on Drakenberg needs to be notified to the Great Griffin School. We only need to send a warning letter. It's not too urgent."

"The response from the Lisberg Civil Partnership and Ben Ade was also handled by Ms. Tishaya de Vries."

"But the fall of Kaedwen has not yet affected Kaer Morhen, but it will soon."

"If the village of Kael at the foot of the mountain encounters rebels and refugees, the supply of materials to Kaer Morhen will become a problem."

The Ancient Sea Fortress is not a small shelter for only Vesemir, Geralt, Eskar, and Lambert as described in the original book. Each of them is very powerful and can hunt, so they will not starve even in the harsh winter.

But in reality, there are dozens of apprentices who have not passed the mountain test and are fully engaged in training, as well as some disabled and elderly demon hunters who can only do some safe manual work. However, there are only less than a dozen demon hunters, and their strengths are uneven.

And this is even counting the people who have just returned, such as Fred, Ernie and Klar.

If it weren't for the demon hunters from the Demon Hunting Corps who came down the mountain this time, they would have been almost able to take charge on their own, and they themselves would have become a huge burden to the Wolf School.

Obviously, with only a few acquaintances, it would be difficult to rely on hunting and picking wild fruits to support the entire Kaer Morhen when supplies were affected.

Even if you can get meat and pick wild fruits through hunting at the beginning, the wild beasts will escape and the edible wild fruits will be impossible to pick as they will grow again in an instant.

Over time, the source of food will inevitably decrease.

If we don’t plan now, the situation will only become more dire when the severe winter arrives and the demon hunters from the Wolf School return.

Without the chief's involvement, all of these will be ineffective.

Besides, are Dante and Zeus the only ones in the Northern Continent who are unlucky and got hit by a club? Will other demon hunters of the Wolf School encounter similar conspiracies and dangers?
After the fall of Kaedwen, in addition to rebellious soldiers and refugees, there was also a potential political crisis.

How should the School of Wolf position itself in the face of Aedirn’s arrival?

Rescue the exiled nobles of Kaedwen? Subjugate Aedirn? Or remain neutral?
But if we still maintain neutrality, the chief still needs to express his position.

In addition, don’t forget Ban Ade, who is secretly seeking independence. What attitude should the Wolf School take towards the hostile Wizarding Kingdom?

It is impossible to exclude the Chief from these issues.

Vera obviously knew this, she frowned, lowered her head and pondered for a long time before saying, "We can first inform the village chief of Kyle Village about the rebellion and refugees, so that they can be prepared."

"As for the supplies, I will use the portal to transport a batch over, and then have Kyle Village step up its purchase and collection."

"others……"

The sorceress was silent for a while. "Let's make the arrangements later. Give me the letter first. I will find a chance to give it to Soi."

All Ayling could do was nod.

Just now, Soi only asked to come out in the evening to sign a covenant, but Ms. Vera not only set a flag of "going home after recovering from the illness", but also shouted "Don't you want to participate in our future?!!!" The Chief's condition was obviously in serious trouble.

If it were in the previous life, he would at least have been sent to the ICU.

Moreover, the gluttonous king Hakeso who betrayed him died, which caused Soi to be injured to this extent.

The stability of Kaedwen was almost the life's work of Soi. He couldn't imagine how Soi would react when he heard that Kaedwen was destroyed and half of his life's work was destroyed...

No matter how critical the situation is, we can't disturb her at this time. We can only leave it to Vera.

"Power Container..." Ailin brought the topic back to the topic, "Ms. Vera is also in the Warlock Brotherhood. Has she signed the confidentiality agreement?"

Vera nodded and complained, "Although my information came from Tissaia de Vries, she is a conservative old woman. She made me sign a contract before she told me."

Noticing the change in Ailin's expression, she said in surprise:

"You want to know how to condense the container of great deeds?"

"But didn't you get the information from Ronnie Dickinson?"

The contract has also been signed... Ailin was a little disappointed when he heard this.

But at least there was a way to get information, and there were Aristo and Soi to ask, so he didn't ask any more questions, but patiently explained:
"From Ronnie Dickinson, I learned the words 'Great Deeds Container' and that it is some kind of tool that leads to the pinnacle of strength..."

"So..." Vera lowered her head and pondered for a moment, "Actually, how the warlock's great vessel is condensed, I have a secret contract, so I can't tell you, but the hunter..."

"Om~"

The harsh buzzing of the wolf emblem on the witcher's chest interrupted the sorceress.

Ailin subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him.

"Roar--"

The piercing roar of a giant dragon suddenly exploded in the direction of the courtyard.

The roar was faintly mixed with the sound of chains colliding and the suppressed groans of human pain.

That was Chief Soi's voice.

What kind of pain could make a man like the Chief groan involuntarily before his lover Vera had even left... Ailin frowned.

next second.

"boom!"

A red bolt of lightning shot up into the sky, and in the blink of an eye it left a black and red crack in the clear sky.

follow closely.

"laugh--"

Like a sharp spear piercing soft and fragile brocade, it tore apart Toussaint's illusion, revealing the dark and gloomy cave hidden behind the illusion.

The overwhelming might of the dragon caused a strong wind to sweep up, and the illusion that had not been torn apart was also affected and began to fluctuate.

It was as if a huge rock had fallen into the water, causing ripples.

Vera lowered her brows sadly, as if she felt the same pain as Soi.

When the strong wind brought by the dragon's might was about to reach them, they were suddenly awakened.

"Let's go out first."

She bit her lip, pulled Ailin and ran in the direction they came from, and just before the strong wind came, they arrived at the edge of the courtyard overlooking the sea of ​​bluebell flowers.

The slender index finger lightly touched the void next to a road sign carved with a lion.

next moment.

The feeling of weightlessness as the body was being pulled and teleported reappeared, but without the severe pain of being eaten by a pack of wolves.

Subsequently.

The howling wind suddenly stopped, the noisy tinnitus suddenly cleared up, and the world went dark.

Wait until the cat's blue pupils shrink and then dilate to adapt to the dark environment.

The golden demon-blocking gate with a wolf's head embossed on it stared at him ferociously.

"Because of the confidentiality contract," the sorceress's cold voice broke the silence, "I cannot reveal how the sorceress condenses the vessel of great deeds, but Soi can, but..."

Aelin and Vera's eyes met.

There was deep sadness and sorrow in the sorceress's eyes, like the frozen river under the hundred-foot cliff of Blue Mountain in the severe winter.

“Once you embark on that path, there’s no turning back.”

"Do you really want to become the next Soi?"

(End of this chapter)