Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 551: The bond between Vigfortz and Aylin! The second mutation begins!
"Ban Ade's companion?" Ailin asked in surprise.

"Yes, you may know him too," the owl paused and said, "He is Vigfortz of Logevin..."

"A magical source..."

Viggo Fortz... one thing after another happened, and Arryn almost forgot about this wizard who was able to call the wind and rain and stir up the situation in the original book.

When was the last time you saw Vigfortz?
It seems that it was in the Parsorum Forest, when the two Wild Hunts were fighting with the wizards of Ban Ader...

So, what does he want to do?
Ailin frowned, he smelled the scent of conspiracy.

"It seems you don't know him," the owl used its sharp beak to comb the hair on its wings that were messed up by the wind. It seemed to have mistaken Arryn's expression for ignorance and gave a brief introduction, "Vilgoferts of Logevin, who was born in the Druid Circle of Coville and is very famous in the wizarding world."

"Excellent talent, handsome appearance, polite..."

"certainly……"

"What really made him famous was his magical physique."

"You demon hunters may not know how the demon source is a natural warlock. This talent is complicated to explain, so you only need to know one thing..."

The owl tilted its head and looked at him:

"Most of the Warlock Brotherhood see him as the next Heng Gedimides..."

Ailin did not rush to correct Philippa Eilhart's opinion, but asked calmly: "What do you mean by Ben Ade's companions?"

"A companion is a companion," the owl said nonsense, "all our actions in Ban Ade to rescue Heng Gedimidis will be arranged by him."

"He will arrange everything?" Ailin was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"From finding out the location of Heng Gedimides, spying on the protection and guards, planning the rescue and escape routes, and finally connecting us to Ban Ade as an insider, disguising us, and covering our escape after the operation..."

Before Philippa Eilhart had finished her words, Ayling's scalp was already tingling.

Everything is arranged by him. It’s really all arranged by him!
What's the difference between this and becoming Viggo Fortz's puppet as soon as you step into Ben Ader?
Life and death are entirely in the hands of humans.

Ailin couldn't help but shudder when he imagined that scene.

To be honest, he and Viggo Fortz essentially had some hatred, but it was not deep.

First, Viggofortz was just following orders, and he had no hatred or prejudice towards Arryn, Vesemir, and the Wolf School.

This can be seen from the original work.

Before the coup on Thaned Island, he brought Lydia to invite Geralt to appreciate the artwork of Aretuza and acted as a tour guide to explain the history of warlocks to him.

Later, after the coup, Vilgefortz subdued Geralt in two moves, breaking his legs but not taking his life.

Some might say that this was out of consideration for the cooperation of the Emperor of Nilfgaard, his target Ciri, and the opinions of Yennefer and other female sorcerers.

But in fact, Viggofortz's goal is to extract the ancient blood from Ciri.

This behavior will directly lead to the death of the experimental target, that is, She-Ra. Coupled with the coup on Thanedd Island, She-Ra will eventually become mortal enemies with the above three parties.

therefore.

Whether it was because his parents were warlocks and were abandoned, similar to Geralt's, or because of the affection that simply developed from getting to know each other, Vilgefortz would not let Geralt go just for the sake of profit.

He still has the arrogance of a warlock, but he values ​​or admires Geralt very much, as a witcher.

This is quite rare among warlocks, especially wizards.

Second, the seven young demon hunters who were sealed by the Transfiguration Sealing Curse were all safe and sound in the end.

Therefore, there is certainly some hatred between them, but it is the kind that can be resolved.

Given Viggo Fortz's talent, influence, and ability, perhaps Ayling should have taken the initiative to win him over.

Yes.

If it were someone else, Ailin might really do this, but not Viggo Fortz.

In contrast to the Griffin School, Viggofortz is the worst choice for an ally. He is extremely selfish and will betray his allies at any time for personal gain.

That's what he did in the original book...

In the Warlock Brotherhood, he backstabbed the Warlock Brotherhood and directly destroyed the warlock organization that had lasted for thousands of years.

Emhyr, the Emperor who defected to Nilfgaard, always coveted his daughter's Ancient Blood.

He even abandoned Lydia, who loved him wholeheartedly and served him for hundreds of years.

How stupid does one have to be to put aside past grudges and become friends with such a person?

However, he couldn't tell Philippa Ehart and Tissaia de Vries about this. They were not Vera and most likely wouldn't believe him.

Because before the coup on Thaned Island, Vigfortz had a very good image in the entire warlock world.

At the Battle of Sodden Mountain, he commanded 21 wizards from the northern kingdoms to resist the invasion of the Nilfgaardian Empire.

In the end, it was Viggofortz who took the lead in brokering a ceasefire agreement between the northern and southern countries.

It is similar to a certain Wang in the period of "drawing the sword to make it one piece and not letting down the youth", and Yuan Benchu ​​when the eighteen princes were fighting against Dong.

Of course, it’s certainly not as prestigious now.

But without any evidence, would Philippa Eilhart and Tissaia de Vries trust Vigfortz, their fellow sorcerer who has been active in the warlock world for decades, or a demon hunter?

There is no need to think about this.

So Ailin did not question directly, but thought for a moment and asked calmly:
"Since Vigfortz is in Ban Ader, he must be a member of Ban Ader. Why would he agree to such a dangerous plan?"

"Because he has only joined Ban Ader not long ago, and he is not a wizard from Ban Ader," the owl continued to comb its feathers. "About half a year ago, he was still busy excavating the tomb left by the ancient elves."

"At the time of the spring equinox, the fusion caused by the death of the king led to a large loss of talent in Ban Ader. Only then did I come to Ban Ader at the invitation of Heng Gedimides."

"So he joined the action to repay Heng Gedimides?" Ailin asked.

"Of course not." Owl snorted and glanced at him.

Ailin could actually see an expression of "You are too naive!" on that furry little face.

"Heng Gedimidis only gave normal treatment," the owl continued to comb its feathers, "but Sonny has always been narrow-minded. It is said that Vigfortz was ostracized in Ban Ader."

"Lydia Van Bredewater, who was beside him, was an outstanding graduate of Aretusa, so the dean contacted him and made some deals, and the two forces hit it off."

Upon hearing this, Ailin looked at the owl in surprise. "I thought you would use an excuse like Vigfortz is loyal to justice to get away with it..."

The owl stopped combing its fur, and suddenly looked sad and forlorn, and sighed:

"For nearly half a month, we have been sleeping in the same room, and we have had countless physical contact..."

"Is this the image of me in your mind at last, Ailin?"

Ailin glanced at her speechlessly. One sleeping on the bed and the other sleeping on the beam can be called sharing a dormitory?
Shaking hands and letting an owl land on your shoulders, arms and fingers can all be called physical intimacy?
"And..." The owl's eyes suddenly became meaningful.

"Who has been perfunctorily dealing with this whole time?"

Ailin was silent.

Philippa Eilhart obviously just nodded, not intending to pry anything out of him, and soon returned to the topic:
"Of course, we are indeed the righteous party in this matter, there is no doubt about that."

Just say it.

Ailin did not rush to ask questions. As he walked towards the tower, he lowered his head and thought about the impact of Vigfortz's involvement.

It wasn’t until he reached the tower door that he asked, “Why does he want to see me?”

"It's strange to say..." Philippa Ehrhart's tone seemed as if she had been waiting for this sentence.

"What's weird?"

The owl spread its wings and flew up, landing on Aelin's raised index finger, staring at him with its large yellow-brown eyes.

"Vilgofortz could have, nay, should have kept his name hidden until the mission to rescue Hen Gedimides succeeded or failed..."

"At least keep his identity secret until we get to Ban Ade."

“But now he directly said his name without any guard, and after agreeing to participate in the operation, he took the initiative to ask to meet the person who carried out the operation.”

"Alin, you really don't know him?"

Ailin did not answer the question, but asked: "So you exposed my identity?"

"Of course not," Owl shook his head, "Except for me and the dean, no one else knows your identity, and the number of people who know about the entire plan is less than five fingers."

"Then why do you think I know him?" Arlin pushed open the wooden door of the tower expressionlessly. "Isn't it just the caution that Vigfortz should have before something big happens?"

"Of course this possibility is greater." The owl's yellow-brown eyes rolled around in its eye sockets, "But I think he knows you. He came here just for you."

"You can think of this as a sorceress's intuition."

This is of course a lie.

Although Tissaia de Vries did not tell Vigfortz about Aelin's identity, she did tell him the name of Philippa Eilhart and the information that another person would be involved.

Philippa Eilhart was not familiar with Vigfortz, but she knew Lydia van Bredewater, with whom she was a contemporary.

Moreover, Philippa Eilhart is also very famous in the Brotherhood of Warlocks for her superb skills in transfiguration and illusion, and is not much inferior to Viggo Fortz.

In Vigfortz's eyes, she didn't have many secrets, and it wasn't worth it for him to risk his life and expose his identity at this time.

Therefore, he was targeting the second person to take action.

Although Tissaia de Vris hid Ailin's identity, the nature of Ban Ade Academy as a warlock academy and the identity of Heng Gedimides determined that Sonny would be more wary of his own kind.

Smart people can naturally think that the most suitable person to rescue Heng Gedimides is definitely not a sorcerer.

Besides, since Tissaia de Vris had exposed Philippa Eilhart, if the other person was also a sorcerer, she would definitely not mind telling it.

Apart from the warlock, there are not many professions to choose from for such a big event as rescuing Heng Gedimides. It can even be said that there is only the demon hunter.

What kind of demon hunter could make the most talented wizard in the northern continent risk his life to meet him?
The owl looked quietly at the witcher in front of him, waiting for his answer.

"I do know Viggo Fortz, but the last time we met, it wasn't a pleasant experience."

"That was two or three months ago, in a small town outside of Vengerberg..."

There was no reason for Ailin to hide anything, so he frankly told Philippa Eilhart about his experience of being attacked by Vigfortz a few months ago, leaving her stunned.

"You mean, you and Vesemir defeated the source of evil, Viggofortz?" Her tone was a little unbelievable.

Ronnie Dickinson had been stuck in the laboratory for years, and was killed by a sneak attack by a demon hunter. It was a bit outrageous, but understandable.

Viggofortz often visits tombs and travels around the entire northern continent.

There is no doubt about their vigilance and combat capability.

"It's not a direct defeat," Ailin shook his head. "I just seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and prevented him from casting any powerful spells..."

When Philippa Ehrhart heard this, she looked at him strangely.

Isn't Alzu's thunder summoning technique powerful enough?
At this moment, she once again refreshed her understanding of the young demon hunter in front of her.

"So during the past half month of our cooperation, you have been deliberately hiding your strength and trying to be perfunctory with me?" Philippa Ehart couldn't help asking.

Ailin gave her a strange look: "What kind of strength does it take to kill some water ghosts and ghouls?"

That's right... Philippa Ehrhart's tone paused, she coughed lightly, and returned to the topic awkwardly:
"Come to think of it, Vigfortz and you don't actually have any deep hatred."

"But no matter what your previous relationship was, you don't have to worry about him tripping you up."

"The dean has signed the strictest contract with him."

She paused and added, "It's stricter than the contract that Evans signed at the Temple of Meritelli."

"Also, we will choose the location for this meeting."

"so……"

"Why are you going to see him?"

Instead of asking him whether he agreed or not, she asked about the time of the meeting. Philippa Ehart played a little trick here, which may also represent the attitude of Tishaya de Vries.

Ailin looked at her deeply and bowed his head in silence for a moment.

"Maybe in a week. As for the location..." He paused, looking at the clouds lingering on the top of the Blue Mountain, and said softly:
"It will be in the village of Kael at the foot of Kaer Morhen."
-
Viggofortz's sudden invitation was just a small episode in Ailin's busy life for the time being, and he soon put it behind him.

No one - including Aylin, who is familiar with the "future" - knows what the future will be like, because the demon hunter world has already changed beyond recognition because of his existence.

just now.

Soi's secondary mutation is the top priority.

Two days later, in the basement of Kaer Morhen, the witcher's laboratory.

Except for the time when the Wolf School's witcher apprentices suffer and undergo the Trial of Green Grass every year, this huge witcher laboratory has never had so many people gathered together.

A large group of people gathered around the secondary mutation instrument "Iron Maiden". Through the gap in the "Iron Maiden's" abdomen, one could vaguely see a person's chest rising and falling steadily.

"Alin."

Geron Moreau held the wrench next to the Iron Maiden, looked at the expectant demon hunters and sorceresses around him, took a deep breath, and asked:
"Start now?"

(End of this chapter)