The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"People are always reluctant to understand the truth, take their own assumptions as truth, and think they have mastered wisdom, and everyone else is stupid. In your eyes, are the dwarf blacksmiths all wealthy?" Zelin snorted softly: " Your village chief was called up tonight to provide food to the Nilfgad people. Everyone in this village has a share. If you follow your statement, you should burn the village clean with a torch."

"It's different. Are you stupid? Can dwarves be like humans? Nilfgaards force us, but they are in a group with dwarves, and dwarves volunteer to help men in black in order to make money."

"I won't explain more to you." Persisting in his own conjectures, and becoming angry after being exposed, Zelin has long understood one thing, that is, some people don't like to listen to the truth and reason, and explaining to them is just a waste of saliva:" Come with me, don't pretend to have broken legs, I have seen wounds made by monsters, you are just a small wound."

"How much did that dwarf give you?"

"Huh?"

"I'll give you the same amount of money, and you can tell him that he didn't find the suspect." The young man swallowed, "We can be private. I'll give you gold, don't betray me. My mother passed away some time ago. I took his things in exchange for money. I spent some...I will give you the rest."

"Could it be something new?" Zelin opened his hand: "Think about it, another person came to tell me, and that person clearly saw you running back from the smithy. You thought I didn't say anything, other people Won't you know?"

"That..."

"Listen, the Nilfgaards hit Tamoria. The truly brave patriot ran to the forest and joined the guerrillas, or went to Island to join His Majesty Foltest's army. And you Just because a dwarf was forced to work by a man in black, he went to burn the old neighbor’s house." Zelin stretched out his finger and pointed to the ground: "I will meet the dwarf blacksmith. You stay here. If you dare to run, believe it. Me. I can find you in a day and then drag you back."

"You, are you going to accuse me?!"

"Stay here, if you run away, I can't be sure who is looking for you then, or that you must see the man in black's noose before you can calm down."

"Do you think I dare not run?!"

"Do you think the man in black's wanted order can't be posted in the forest?"

The young man and the demon hunter looked at each other for a few seconds, and the former showed a crying face.

"Oh, damn! They all know? No, the man in black will come and hang me soon!"

"Now that I regret it?"

"I, I drank alcohol at that time, my head was dizzy and groggy." The young man shook his head vigorously, "I am very angry, so...the demon hunter, you have to help me, Otherwise, the man in black will kill me!"

"I didn't consider the consequences before doing something, it's what it looks like now." Zelin sighed.

"I, I still have some money. How about I hire you?" The young man suddenly thought of something, as if grabbing a life-saving straw: "I'll give you money, you help me, don't let the man in black know this Thing! You.... Would you like to help me escape? With a sword on you, you can definitely help me escape to Island!"

With that, he took out a bag of coins.

Zelin looked down at the other's purse.

"I can't promise you anything. If Willis is willing to forgive you, I can help you. If not, you have to pay for your actions. I suggest you prepare your money and wait here. As for whether you listen, you Decide for yourself."

The dwarf blacksmith remained in his yard, talking to the three soldiers in black.

"We have told you before, Master Willis, we have ordered supplies, and when the goods arrive, we will help you rebuild the smithy."

Unlike the men in black in Vijimane, the soldiers in black here are relatively simple in equipment, except for the chain mail and a helmet covering the upper body. Boots and gloves are made of leather. Zelin can't help but think of the Skelly. Equipment. Obviously, the Nilfgaard soldiers here don't have such good supplies and funds, and they don't even have blacksmiths with the army.

"But what about my supplies? I need money and food now, otherwise I won't be able to stay here." Willis spread his hand: "The blacksmith also needs strength to strike iron."

"When the goods are delivered, we will definitely send your remuneration over as soon as possible." The man in black said helplessly: "You have to tell our quartermaster about this matter. If he doesn't nod his head, who dares to touch the supplies. "

"Then this is too bad..." The dwarf sighed. He noticed the demon hunter who appeared beside him: "Ah, the demon hunter is back. Tell me, demon hunter, you found the arsonist. Right?"

"Not so fast, Willis." Zelin looked at the collapsed blacksmith's shop: "I have to survey the scene again and look for clues. But there is still hope for finding it."

"If you find an arsonist or a demon hunter, just kill him directly." The captain of the man in black said to Zelin: "Destroying the army's supplies does not require a trial, but the death penalty."

"Ah, I see. I'll be sentenced to death directly." Zelin nodded, "Please allow me to continue working."

After the people in black left, Zelin looked at their backs.

"Demon hunter, do you want to check where the fire is?" Willis asked, and he pointed to the back of the house: "The fire was on the back wall. Fortunately, the arsonist would not set the fire, otherwise my loss would not be limited to the blacksmith's shop. "

"Do you know that there is a man named Gunter Odim in this village?"

Zelin asked suddenly.

"Who?"

"Gante Odim." He repeated: "Wearing a dark orange shirt, bald, slightly fat, and speaking very kindly."

"No, I can be sure, absolutely not." Willis shook his head: "I have lived in Baiguoyuan for fifty years, and I have never seen such a person. What's the matter? This is Gunter Odim. The arson suspect?"

"Of course not, I just asked casually." Zelin shook his head: "Do you know the name of the man who lives in the long house by the river? A young man in his twenties."

"Which one?" Willis walked to Zelin and looked in the direction of the demon hunter's fingers: "Oh, I know, Nep family, I know the mistress of that house very well. Her husband died early. Now, only she lives with the child. So when she came to me and asked me to help sharpen the kitchen knife and the axe, I never charged her."

"This young man named Nep ordered your blacksmith shop."

"What! It's him? How could it be?!" Willis opened his eyes angrily: "Damn, why didn't you say it earlier?! I took care of his house like that, and he repaid me like this?! I have to find soldiers! "

"Wait, Willis." Zelin said calmly: "Of course you can go to the soldiers. This is your freedom. But I want to ask you one thing, do you plan to continue living in the White Orchard?"

Chapter 2349 Reconciliation

"What does it have to do with me living here? He will avenge revenge, and I have to let him know what order is!"

"Well, but you can decide what to do after listening to my advice."

Zelin sighed: "You go and tell the man in black, the man in black will hang him, and then the villagers will be more determined that you are on the side of the man in black and are willing to do it for the man in black. Kill your own people. Let alone other things, I know you are not at fault, but you can't stop others from thinking like this. There are only more than 30 households in this village, and every household has a young man who died on the battlefield. Believe it. I, maybe they won’t do this in a short time, but then I’m afraid you won’t just be burnt in the forge. You know that there are guerrillas from Temalia in the nearby forest, right?”

"What does the guerrilla have to do with me?" The dwarf folded his hands: "It's as if the Tamorians don't need iron tools. Only I can strike iron here. Sooner or later they will come to me to buy them."

"The guerrillas have always been good at weakening the enemy's regular army, such as damaging supplies, destroying their material warehouses, assassinating patrolmen, kidnapping outposts, or attacking people who work for Nilfgaard who are regarded as traitors by them." Zelin Four fingers stretched out: "I'm not helping the arsonist, I'm helping you figure out the best way to deal with it. On the way to the White Orchard, I saw the wanted Tamorian guerrilla posted on the big tree on the side of the road. The team’s notice, there was a commission written on the notice board, and a merchant who was transporting supplies to the local garrison was killed."

"It was attacked by a monster in the swamp." Willis shook his head: "I don't believe what the guerrillas dare to do so close to the garrison camp."

"So they will definitely do something to panic the Nilfgaards."

Zelin met with Thale not long ago. He knew that there are guerrillas in many places in Tamoria, and these guerrillas are usually connected with local villages, such as Mobridell Village in Willen, where the villagers take A lot of supplies were released to support Roche's guerrillas, and the owner of the Crossroads Inn has been collecting information for Roche. It is not difficult to imagine that in the large village closest to Vizima, how could there be no guerrilla agents and liaison officers?

"When you come back at night, shoot an arrow at you, and the local Nilfgaards will lose the help of the blacksmith, and the guerrillas will not let go of this opportunity." Zelin sighed softly, "So I give Your suggestion is that if you plan to find soldiers, it’s best to pack your luggage as soon as possible and go to Vizima City. It’s safer to stay behind the walls than in the village."

After meeting with Thale, Zelin had a deeper view of this land.

Here is a gunpowder keg. As long as the black-clothed man shows a little weakness, the local farmers will riot. So they can only adopt a high-pressure policy like in Vizima, and the result is that more young people will go to the forest to join the guerrillas, so as not to be captured by the slaves. The best way is to ban slave traps and protect the local monastery. However, both the Sun Wheel Gods and the slave merchants were important sources of military income. The Nilfgaards came to fight to make money, not to help the Tamolians live a better life.

If there is nothing, even the life of the people in the conquered area is better than them, who would be willing to go to war.

I am afraid that all of this will not change until the end of the war. Or Tamoria becomes the second Ebin: gangs and rebels are rampant, just like the environment Bren expected.

"Ah..... What do you say?" The dwarf scratched his chin: "Damn, I can't bear to swallow, right? Otherwise, these spooky people think I'm a bully?"

"Go to Nep, and then take him to the village chief. Go and tell them that the people in black did not hire you, but forced you to do so. Tell them that you are a resident of Baiguoyuan. If you can, you definitely won't Will be willing to help the man in black. Tell him you know that Nep set the fire, but as long as he can help rebuild your blacksmith shop, compensate you for your losses, and apologize to you, you will not be held accountable. In this way, maybe you can Let the villagers no longer be hostile to you, and you can get more compensation. People in black will not give you money if they hang someone."

"Um...but Nep can't have money to compensate me." The anger that the dwarf had just raised subsided a lot, and he lowered his head in thought: "You are right, but I'm so angry, that Blessed **** who will revenge revenge!"