The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"On the boat at the pier, I must go back first and tell Tisya about the matter here."

The astralized Mary can walk through many walls and avoid being spotted. Zelin felt the convenience of this invisibility more than once, whether it was Maria or Frid. Unfortunately, this skill is related to them and is not a skill that can be learned. Otherwise, the invisible demon hunter must have a great advantage in hunting monsters, at least when dealing with monsters that are not so sensitive to smells. May not meet the hunter at all.

On the way back to the dock, Zelin silently estimated the time in his heart. It was less than four o'clock in the morning, and there was still a little distance from the time discussed with Dijkstra. When the news of Maria comes back, he can compare it with Dikoscher's intelligence to determine what the witch hunter's plan is.

Walking on the circular stone road by the sea, Novigrad’s natural harbour makes this place look like a pair of arms, holding the boat in its arms and avoiding wind and waves. The pier is one of the few here, and it is a very lively place at any time. Sailors from all over the world drank alcohol in the tavern by the pier, ate the fruits and vegetables that were rare at sea, made loud noises, and put their little wages into boxing and gambling.

Suddenly, Zelin stopped. He saw Tisaya standing by the pier, although he did not pace back and forth, there was still a little anxiety in his eyes that could not be restrained. She was wearing a lavender headscarf, and the shadow covered her forehead, revealing a touch of slightly curly hair.

Zelin walked over quickly and noticed the sound of footsteps, and Tishaya hurriedly greeted her.

"What happened?" the demon hunter asked: "Why are you here? We didn't say it before..."

"I know you will come to the port first. I have to tell you something as soon as possible." Tishaya took a deep breath: "Xi'er is gone."

"Xier?"

"Yes. After you left, I went to find Xi'er's residence. According to the order of the Order, Xi'er had to wait here to pick up other students and send them to Corville. As a result, when I arrived, that building The house seems to have been ransacked."

"Ransacked?"

"Yes, I used mind reading to find out about the homeless people and beggars around me. Xi'er's house was sealed up by a witch hunter ten days ago. It is said that no fighting broke out, but Xi'er's whereabouts are unknown." The voice was full of worry: "I can't reach Lomugne, I'm very worried about what happened to Xier."

Zelin thought for a while.

"...Don't worry, Tishaya. It seems I am going to revise the plan a bit."

Chapter 2264: Triss' Guest

Suburbs of Novigrad--

"We are almost there."

The sky was dark, and the creak of the wagon wheels echoed in the muddy country lanes. On both sides, stones were intermittently built to delineate the boundaries of the road. The endless farmland behind the stone ramparts appeared brown and black, and some green buds were dotted in the soil. A different green color.

"It's best not to let anyone know about this." The man in the carriage replied in a low voice, still with a hint of youthful vigor in his crisp voice: "Try to get around the city guards. I don't believe Novigrad's. The city council, they have definitely been infiltrated."

"Of course." The woman who responded to him wore a light brown shawl, with a hint of fiery red curly hair under her hood, and her voice was young and full of vitality: "The order has been arranged, and this Kodwin merchant's proof can be prevarication. The group of guards. Even if they don’t let go, I will make sure that no one will discover your identity."

"Don't hurt people."

"I understand."

In the distance on the skyline, the walls of Novigrad appeared depressively black, like an insurmountable darkness that lay across the horizon. Arrived at the city wall of Novigrad, the convoy stopped for a while in front of the gate of Novigrad. Two city guards stopped the carriage at the front, pulled the curtain of the carriage, and checked the inside for a while, then moved aside, waved his hand, and signaled the convoy. You can enter the city.

In the dark alley, a sneaky man poked his head and looked around. The street before dawn was silent, and after returning to the corner, he waved his hand to the five people waiting behind him and made a forward gesture. Several hired men ran to the Witch Hunter's headquarters with sackcloth wrapped in their arms. The soldier on the fence of the headquarters yawned, leaning against the wall, drowsy with a spear in his arms.

"Are these people reliable?" Standing in the corner, Kalkstein stared at the tramp carrying explosives: "How did you hire these people? God, you actually entrusted such an important thing to these rascals. They may betray you at any time."

"Some channels are just." Amelia shrugged: "Don't worry, whether the betrayal depends on whether they can succeed and whether they can be given the benefits of doing these things. If this operation fails, some of them must be eager to think. They have to betray me in exchange for a bounty, but if they succeed, they will be happy to participate in such a great action and become a beneficiary in this matter. Besides, they do have enough reasons to do so, not just It's because of the money I gave them, but the church wants to grab money from them."

"What do you mean?"

"The leader of Heimfa wants to legalize the anesthetic powder trade, and these people make money by selling anesthetic powder."

Kalkstein was stunned for a moment: "What does this have to do with them? No, isn't it a good thing for them? They can sell anesthetic powder without fear of being caught. They should hate the prohibition of trading in anesthetic powder. Cha Pei is right."

"Are you kidding me, Uncle Warlock?" Amelia rolled her eyes: "Only when anesthetic powder is banned, they can drive up prices in private transactions and make dozens of times more profit. If the anesthetic powder is made public in the hands of the church Selling, people will go to the market to buy more powders at a lower price. Believe me, in order to attract customers, church businessmen will sell them at low prices. Price competition will lead to a sharp drop in commodity prices. This is tantamount to wanting. For the lives of this group of traffickers. Tell you, the people who hate the legalization of the anesthetic powder transaction most are these smugglers."

Kalkstein was stunned, he scratched the back of his head.

"When I get back to class. Ade, I should propose to add a course to the students. Would you like to be a lecturer?"

"No, I'm not interested." Amelia shrugged: "Joseph asked me to learn swordsmanship from Zelin some time ago. It was hard for me to let her talk about it later, don't talk to me about work. "

"Hey, young people nowadays, why don't they like learning? Sooner or later you will use the knowledge you have learned, even if..." Seeing Amelia roll his head away impatiently, Kalkstein is embarrassed. Shut his mouth. He looked around: "Zelin has left? Where did he go?"

"He hasn't left yet. He's at the dock." Amelia frowned: "What are you asking about this? Would you..."

"I have a colleague who contacted me half an hour ago. I told her that Zelin is here and she wants to know where Zelin is."

Staying in the water rat warehouse, Zelin sat at a wooden table, waiting for news from Amelia. Maria's investigation quickly sent him reliable information-there were no prisons in the headquarters, and no prisoners. There were about seventy witch hunters wearing anti-magical metal and heavily armed witch hunters. So Amelia immediately began her action, preparing to give Manji and his subordinates a gift.

"Since they are not in the Witch Hunter's headquarters, nor in the prison on Temple Island, where can the eternal fire hide them?" Tisaya sat beside Zelin, observing the map spread on the table. This is a tourist map of Novigrad with all the notable sights and places where tourists are not welcome. "Or, they have been moved out of the city?"

"I got news before that Eternal Fire will **** prisoners today."

"Could they have transported the prisoner away?"

"Impossible. We stay at the pier. Every remaining city gate has an arranged spy. Pay attention to whether there is a convoy escorting prisoners or a suspected vehicle." Zelin shook his head: "This matter must be a witch hunter. Come to do it, they can't give the credit to the guards of the temple."

Amelia has studied the structure of the Eternal Fire Church. The church is composed of the following chambers of commerce, priests, and temple guards. It represents the wealth, faith and force that support and maintain the Eternal Fire. Now, as a new faction, the witch hunter wants to become The new pillars of the church’s military force must exclude and absorb the previous temple guards, not to mention that Novigrad’s temple guards belonged to Chapei in the past. Although they have not expressed support for Chapei, the leaders of these guards will not take the initiative to help Manji It is impossible for Manji to give such important credit to competitors.

"Not to mention, the temple guard has not left the temple island since Manji arrived in Novigrad."

"I can't think of where the witch hunter can hold the prisoner." Tishaya frowned: "Except for the Temple Island and the witch hunter headquarters, every place is possible, and every place is impossible."

"I think I should look after the city gates and piers first, and then do my best to search." Ze Lin pursed his lips: "More than 30 people are not a small number. As long as they hide in the city, they will expose flaws. It really doesn't work, I will look for them. Another friend, she can communicate with animals. There is no place in the city where mice can't go.

Suddenly, the warehouse door was knocked.

Zelin raised his head, he and Tishaya looked at each other, the latter shook his head and signaled that she had no guests. Zelin stood up and put his hand on the hilt of the ebony blade.

"Who?"

"The demon hunter Zelin is here, right?"

Hearing the sound, Zelin and Tishaya both sighed softly. Tisaya walked to the door, opened the door panel, and two figures in headscarves stood in front of the door.

"Triss Merigold!"

Tishaya smiled slightly in surprise, the latter covered her mouth in surprise, then took off his hood, and gave Tishaya a warm hug.

"Dean Tishaya! I didn't expect to meet you here! It's great to see you safe and sound."

"Triss, why are you here?" Tisaya invited them in, and Zelin walked over and closed the door. The man who came in with Triss raised his head slightly and looked at the fishy-smelling warehouse. "Are you here from Lomugne?"

"Yes, Tisaya. The Order has lost contact with many warlocks and strongholds east of Mahakam in the past two days. The eternal fire is agitating the people. The Order Council is worried for your safety, so they sent me here for Local warlocks provide help. If they need to evacuate, I will arrange a route for them to go to a place where the cult can provide shelter." Triss explained, she looked up and down Tishaya: "It's great that you are not injured. , I wanted to contact Xi'er, but I only found Kalkstein. He said that the demon hunter Zelin was also in this city, but I didn't expect you to be there. How is Sinide Island?"

"Triss, don't you tell us about this one?"

Zelin reminded him that he noticed that the man in the hood was left out in the cold. However, he believed that Triss would not bring anyone who had nothing to do with this matter.

"I'm so happy, I almost forgot." Triss took a step back, and the man took off his hood: "This is His Majesty Tancred Thyssen, King of Kerviel."

Tancred nodded in greeting, and a gentle smile appeared on his handsome and slightly rich cheeks. "It's nice to meet you. I heard your names in Corville's court. I was told that you attended the Lomugne Conference. It was a pity that I could not meet with you in Lomugne last August. , I am very happy to make it up in Novigrad."

"Your Majesty."