The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Jaques nodded.

"What's your name?" the bookstore owner asked

"You don't need to know." Jaques handed the red book with the paper to the bookstore owner. "When that person sees this piece of paper, he will know."

"Well, I will remember." The bookstore owner lowered his head and looked at the red book in his hand. "Then, guest...". He looked up, just in time to see Jaques opening the door and going out from the back, which made his throat rotten in his throat before he said it. "Hey, people now."

He sighed, shook his head, stuffed the red book into the bookcase where Jaques took it out, and refocused his attention on cleaning the bookcase.

After three years, who knows what will happen in three years?

No one knows.

Three years later, there will be a man with white hair, slender beast pupils and golden eyes, and a wolf head badge on his chest. It would be more reliable to say that more guests will appear in the bookstore tomorrow. But in any case, it is always good to be able to make money, no matter how abnormal the person sending it looks.

Jaques walked out of the bookstore, looking at the clear sky of Novigrad, as if he had accomplished something very important, and exhaled for a long time.

A knight looking out on the square noticed Jaques, and he walked over quickly.

"Head." He put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to salute. "Princess Yata hopes that you can return to Vizima within two days. There is news that there is a Squirrel Party commando in the outskirts of Vizima."

"Squirrel Party?" Jaques looked at the young man in front of him, and he gestured to them to talk while walking. "One by one, Siegfried, tell me, who is the Squirrel Party outside Vizima?"

"Our scout said, judging from the ornamentation on the Squirrel Party, it was Yaiwen's commando."

"Yavin? I thought it was the commando of Iofis." Jaques shook his head. "Only Yaiwen?"

"The scout said that they seemed to notice the presence of the Toruvill commando."

"Toruvill? Didn't Toruvil's assault team have been absorbed and disbanded by the Queen of Hundred Flowers Valley long ago?"

The existence of Hundred Flower Valley has solved many of the troubles caused by the Squirrel Party in the north, but it also left more extremely stubborn members. Some people have always claimed that Baihuagu condemned the Squirrel Party's behavior on the surface, but secretly helped the besieged Squirrel Party escape into Baihuagu for refuge.

"Maybe it's a rogue, or a diehard who doesn't want to lay down their weapons." Siegfried explained. "His Royal Highness has issued an invitation to a pro-political banquet. The guests will arrive one after another in two to three weeks. Your Royal Highness is worried that those squirrel parties will take the opportunity to attack the road and take hostages."

Many people in the Knights of the Flame Rose have experience in fighting the Squirrel Party. For example, recently joined the Knights and became a female warrior of the White Laila. She was founded by King De Mavin to fight the Squirrel Party. A member of a special force. They know that the Squirrel Party uses commandos as units and operates in different forests, and each commando is named after their captain, and different emblems are embroidered on the clothes to indicate the identity of the troops.

"Don’t worry, Siegfried, those squirrel parties will not affect the Princess’s banquet. Actually, I don’t think they will attack the city or leave the swamp. You know, the swamp environment outside of Vizima. Oops, no one will go there except Druids, but it is also the only place they can hide. Siegfried, you immediately return to Vizima to investigate if there are any traders secretly trading with the Squirrel Party, to They provide living supplies. Those elves are short of water and food, and they will definitely find a way to get enough supplies."

"Yes, big captain."

"Also, you tell Her Royal Highness that I will return to Vizima a few days later. During my absence, you and Earl William of Vizima will coordinate the work of the Knights. Take care to control the city, especially It's a non-human plague patient in the old Vizima city."

"I understand." Siegfried saluted the knight captain again.

"By the way, Siegfried, what is your answer to the method I proposed to strengthen the body?" Jaques asked suddenly.

"Sorry, the leader. My father once told me that all power should come from my sword and heart, not from external forces." Siegfried solemnly refused. "Please allow me to refuse."

"Ah, Ike Knight of Denners, I know." Jaques made a gesture, indicating that Siegfried could leave.

Siegfried took a few steps back, turned and quickly walked into the crowd of Novigrad, where the red tabard of the Knights of the Flame Rose looked particularly eye-catching in the crowd.

Princess Yada is thinking about her pro-government banquet. She is very ambitious and will not be bound by traditional dogma. She will be a good ally. Of course, the monarchs of Temoria have always been very ambitious. Maybe it will become a problem.

Jaques took a deep breath. The cold, slightly salty and humid air poured into his lungs. There was peace in Novigrad, and people's expressions indicated that this peace seemed to continue forever. This is an independent city-state, and the disputes between the northern countries will not affect this. The coastal conditions allow residents to come into contact with all kinds of people, the different cultures they bring, and more wealth and opportunities.

But they certainly can't think of how long this kind of life can last.

Jaques shook his head, tightened his hood, and strode into the bustling crowd.

The first thousand five hundred and thirty-five chapters

"Triss, you and Geralt are going to Vizima to investigate?"

"Yes, Geralt and I went to Vizima to investigate the movement of the Salamander Gang." Triss sat upright on an old workhorse, and replied to Zelin. "Eskel will go to Rydania to investigate, Lambert will go to the Aden area, Ren will go to Livia, and maybe go a little further, to cross the Aruga River to Tao in the south. Sent, Vesemir will go to Kerviel. He doesn’t want to leave Kyle Mohan too far. They will also help detect the news of the Salamander Gang. In the north, there are traces of the Salamander Gang in many places, of course, only a small group. , But we cannot let go of any suspicious places, no matter how small they are."

"You are right." Zelin nodded and looked at Geralt. "Geralt, is your body ready to go out for adventure?"

"I feel good, Triss' potion is very effective." Geralt moved his shoulder. "I can't think of any reason for myself to stay in the castle. Are you going to Vizima with us?"

"Perhaps yes, but I don't plan to enter Vizima City. I will go to the outskirts, and then go to Willen." Zelin will drop by Geralt and Triss to Vizima, but there, They must part ways. "I still have something to do. Alas, although I prefer to rest in my castle for a while, you know, I just finished my mission of guarding the portal for a while. A dangerous and terrible world is simply better than accepting one. It’s even trickier to pile up the entrusted hunters to hunt the female monsters."

"Your contribution to guarding the portal has been heard a little bit by my colleagues and I, and we have a high opinion of you." Triss replied in business. "Last time, Sear and Kayla went to your castle and arrived at the monster that appeared in the portal. After they came back, they told us what happened there. If the portal will encounter similar troubles in the future, I And my colleagues are willing to continue to assist you in the battle."

"Is this Philippa's opinion?" Zelin asked.

Triss smiled: "This is the opinion of all of us."

"Well, Triss, I believe that at your level, you may be able to become Foltest's royal advisor in a short time." Zelin joked.

But Triss suddenly showed a confused look. She lowered her head, touched her body, and then looked at Geralt. "Geralt, I suddenly remembered that one of my amulet fell on the tower of Kyle Morhan. Can you retrieve it for me? That is very important to me."

"Of course, I'll be back soon." Geralt said, and he got off his horse, walked out of the stables of the castle, and walked towards the Kilmohan Tower.

Looking at Geralt's leaving figure, Triss sighed lightly.

"Zelin, Renn missed his words before. I guess it was you who killed Sabina on the battlefield between Aden and Kodwin a few months ago, right? Don't rush to deny it, it must be you. Yes." Triss held out a finger. "Francisca attributed Sabina’s death to a magical accident in the assembly hall. I don’t know what Philippa thought, but it seems that you still don’t trust the assembly hall. Are you in conflict?"

"It sounds like you are speaking for the assembly, Triss?"

"I just hope that the suspicion between the two sides will not cause conflict." She waved her hand. "Francíska didn’t know about this, because she hadn’t received an invitation before Sabina made plans. Philippa had warned Sabina that the consequences of using mass destruction magic would be hers alone. Come bear it, and she agreed. You don’t seem to want the assembly hall to know about this, but it’s okay. I want to tell you about it, and I hope you won’t do something unnecessary because you are suspicious of the assembly hall."

"We all have concerns, Triss, I don't want the assembly hall to know, just like you don't need Geralt to know, you join a secret association that he doesn't know."

"It's not the same."

"It makes no difference." Zelin spread his hands. "Since you think Philippa doesn't care about these things, why do you even mention them again? Just assume that nothing happened."

"I just hope you can believe my words a little bit. I don't want this incident to cause the split of the assembly hall. The coup on Sinide Island has already proved that the division of the wizard group will do no good to anyone."

"So, just assume we haven't talked about anything today." Zelin waved his hand. "If you must tell Philiba, then you can tell her that all my energy is on protecting the safety of the portal, which is very important to me, because once the portal goes out of safety, My castle bears the brunt of the problem. I am not in the mood to entangle with her, no matter what she wants to do, to become a royal advisor or the first in the world... Well, the second warlock queen has nothing to do with me, and I won’t bother her. , And will not stop her, no matter what she is going to do next, when considering interference factors, it will be fine to exclude me."

"No problem, I will." Triss nodded.

Next, they said nothing. Obviously, Geralt did not find the talisman in the tower, but Triss was ‘accidentally’ discovered that the talisman had been put in the saddle bag by herself.

After bidding farewell to Vesemir and his group, they rode on horses and embarked on a journey to Vizima.

Along the way, Geralt kept asking Zelin and Triss about his previous memories. He had forgotten too much. To be precise, his head was empty, and everything before was completely forgotten. Triss tried to heal Geralt with magic potion on the road, but it is a pity that perhaps the magical influence he had received before was so strong that the magic of the sorcerer had no effect.

It took them two days to arrive on the banks of the Ponta River and stay for one night in Ben Ade. After replenishing food, they found a cargo ship that departed from Lomugne. This cargo ship would never stop. Down, because it is an archaeological ship hired by the royal family of Tamoria, responsible for transporting archaeologists and historians who will work for Tamoria to the ancient city of Lizardmen. However, thanks to Triss' identity, they successfully boarded the ship instead of continuing to waste time in the hotel at the riverside dock.

After bumping up and down on the cargo ship for several days, they got off the ship under Baron La Valetti, and then bumped in the saddle for two days before reaching the outskirts of Vizima.

"Look at these knights." In the evening, Triss rode to the forefront, looking at the patrol knights walking by the other side of the road. "Knights of the Flame Rose, they are now in charge of the security work outside Vijma City. But I hope they are willing to go to the temple area of ​​Vijma City to reduce the number of murders in the city."

"Anyway, as long as someone can contribute something to the lives of the people here, that's a good thing." Zelin shrugged, and before dusk, they arrived at the outskirts of Vizima. "Well, do you plan to enter the city today?"