The Journey of the Demon Hunter

The banquet was in the evening. When Francesca took Zelin through the gate of the royal castle, tall and thin men wearing emerald jackets and the emblem of Tamoria white lily on their chests said their names in sharp voices. .

"The ruler of the Valley of Flowers, the protector and leader of the elves, the friend of Princess Yada, Queen Dole Bretanna, Lady Francesca Fenbeda, and the owner of Mahakam’s Demon Hunter’s Castle , Lord Zelin, the demon hunter of the Griffin School. Welcome to you!"

Francis grabbed Zelin's arm tightly, and asked him to stop at the door with himself. Zelin quickly accepted the curious gaze from all over the courtyard, examining and looking at it, as if watching a strange Rare treasure. Zelin spends most of his time in another world, and other times are either in the south or farther north. Guests who arrived early will cast more eyes on this demon hunter who enters the banquet hall, wanting to put Zelin down. The appearance of in my mind. But Zelin knew that all this was not because of him or his identity, but because of the elves around him.

At least he thinks so.

"Don't move," the elf whispered. "This is etiquette."

"It's like an exhibition in a zoo."

The elf's hand squeezed the demon hunter secretly. "It's a good description, but don't say it."

About ten seconds later, until the guests looked away, as if saying that they had seen enough. The emaciated emcee made a please gesture to Francesca, and he bent down deeply, his forehead almost flush with the ground.

"Come in, ma'am, come in, sir, I wish you a nice evening."

When Zelin and Enid walked through the gate, a pair of guests soon arrived. So the demon hunters also joined the ranks of watching animals.

Zelin could get a glimpse of the situation inside through the gates that opened to both sides of the royal castle. The hall of the venue is very large, a rectangular hall. This hall can accommodate at least two hundred guests, but this is only part of the banquet hall. The polished and smooth floor can almost be used as a mirror. The magic lamp glowing with cold light shines like daylight, while the windows that were supposed to make way for the sun are tightly closed, and exquisite paintings are depicted on the glass. No one is stupid enough to think that this window will be opened. But before Princess Yata came and announced that she would invite important guests to the castle banquet hall, everyone would stay in the courtyard outside and get to know each other.

This is a good opportunity to develop a network, and not many people are willing to let it go.

"This is a warm-up event for noble games." Francesca and Zelin walked casually in the cobblestone courtyard of the king's house. There are bright flowers blooming nearby, and some flowers that shouldn't even bloom in this era. , There is no doubt that this is the handwriting of the palace mage. "You can drink, but don't drink too much. People here don't care about etiquette like Sinide Island, but if you treat them as drunks and gamblers in the tavern, they will be angry."

"It sounds like we have to be apart for a while?" ‘

"Yes, because I saw..."

"Oh, dear Enid." Before Francesca finished speaking, a voice with excessive enthusiasm came into the ears of the demon hunter. On the bench not far away, Keira stood up and walked towards Francesca with a signature smile. "I was just wondering if I could see you at tonight's banquet. This is a very grand event, isn't it?"

Chapter 1596

Zelin remembered seeing Kayla on Sunnid Island, when she was wearing a bright and avant-garde low-cut dress, like other ungirlish warlocks, which left a deep impression on Zelin. But here, Kayla's clothes seemed quite satisfactory, the jewels on her body were well-decorated without being too extravagant, and the open collar was not much lower than Francesca. The light blue fringe adorn the skirt hem, Kayla stroked the sapphire necklace on her chest with one hand, and walked towards Francesca.

"Dear Kayla. It's nice to see you here. It seems that you have regained your position as a Temorian spell advisor."

The sorcerers gently hug each other and blow kisses beside the earrings, just like the two hottest girlfriends. Francesca wears a diamond-shaped sapphire pendant, while Kayla has purple grape-shaped earrings.

Zelin suddenly felt that he had become a superfluous person.

"No, no, not yet." Unexpectedly, Keira shook her head. "It’s Triss who got the position of royal adviser. You should congratulate her. My current position is as a magic adviser in the Principality of Maribo. I am responsible for assisting Foltest’s cousin, Yul Castel, but I’m not at all I don’t plan to meet the Prince of Maribo. Maribo says it’s the Principality, but apart from Maribo, the environment in other places may not be as clean as the outskirts of Vizima. But as far as I know, Maribo resident warlock The magic tower of is in a deserted forest. I don’t want to deal with rats and cockroaches all day long. The ghost knows what the resident warlock arranged by the order in Maripo was crazy to build the tower of the wizard there. Kind of place."

With that, Kayla rolled her eyes.

"Rice, cockroach, centipede, poisonous snake, there are a lot of experimental materials."

"Won't this make Prince Maribo feel offended?"

"No, actually, I guess he's very happy that there won't be a warlock gesturing around him... Oh, look, isn't that little Merigold?" Keira took out an unknown one from the maid's tray beside him. The orange fruit just happened to notice the female warlock who had just walked in through the courtyard gate. "She is here too. As expected, I heard that Princess Yada doesn't like spellcasters and warlocks very much."

"Because she was once cursed."

"Yes, but now she still has to concede to the power of magic. Without the assistance of a warlock, it would not be easy for her to inherit the throne, and it would expose her to the curse of other careerists. A court warlock can guarantee her. Avoid the harm of magic, and provide her with advice and help when encountering supernatural disasters." Kayla took a bite of the fruit, and then vomited it out. "Bah, this is going to be peeled!"

Triss is wearing an emerald green dress. Her dress design is much more trendy. The deep V-shape on the chest opens almost to the abdomen, but the narrow opening is just right. The dark green flake decoration makes Triss walking up, as if countless butterflies are flying around her, and it looks like leaves flying in the forest when the wind blows by. Silk thread tied the tip of the hair behind his head, decorated with rubies that looked like flames. The sorcerer walked through the gate, her light brown eyes swept across the courtyard, and she quickly noticed the other two colleagues who had arrived.

"I think we'd better not stand together, otherwise soon, there will be rumors of witches planning a conspiracy at the princess banquet in the streets of Vizima tomorrow." Francesca made a suggestion. "When the banquet is right, I will take the initiative to meet with you. I heard yesterday that the Queen of Livia has also come here? Is Mei Wei really here?"

"Yes, I was invited, and King Dermavin, I guess you wouldn't want to see him here." Kayla shook her head. From her tone, Zelin could hear that the female warlock seemed to Very dissatisfied with King Demavin.

"As long as he hasn't given up on the stupid idea of ​​retaking Hundred Flower Valley, I won't have any good looks for him." Francesca took a deep breath. "But before that, I should have a chat with Mei Wei."

"Come on, I know where Mei Wei is, and I'll take you there. But you know, she just met Demavin just before."

Francesca turned her head and looked at Zelin.

"You stay in the courtyard, you can chat with other people, eat something, walk around, don't participate in other people's plots, because other people will try to figure out my ideas from you."

"Politics, right? I know." Zelin nodded. "I think the whole roasted lamb over there is good, maybe I can get a piece before it turns into a bone rack. Ah, I can already smell the scent from over there."

"Yes." Francesca turned around and walked with Kayla to the tunnel hidden in the flowerbed on the other side. After two steps, Enid suddenly thought of something. She turned around and stretched out a finger.

"Drink less."

Zelin raised his hand and motioned to himself to be clear.

Although Princess Yada hopes to have a non-traditional banquet, she can’t let these habits sit at the table, grab barbecue and marinated fish, gulp beer and ask the bard to tell the historical merits, or ask for a kiss like a maid. The guests suddenly became polite overnight, just like the graduates who had just walked out of the college, they had to wipe the corners of their mouths with a handkerchief three times to eat a bite of barbecue. So when a banquet is between the traditional and the non-traditional, it will seem very strange-one side is two guests holding a goblet, flattering each other and unwilling to touch any food that will stain their hands. On the other side is a party that unceremoniously took a cup and drank, and used his hands to solve a food gathering.

Zelin prefers the latter, at least when he feels hungry.

"Zelin, the demon hunter from Mahakam, I think this is our first official meeting."

"Taler?"

"You are not that surprised, I guess someone introduced me to you." The head of Tamoria sat on the stone chair opposite the demon hunter, his chest was covered with cloth bags and leather boots. And the light brown old leather jacket, which made him look like a person who wants to live in the temple area. Thaler pushed the single-frame glasses on his left eye. "Let me guess, is it Your Majesty Ladovide?"

"Since you know everything, why ask me?"

Zelin looked away from Taler, and watched with regret that the half-eaten roasted whole lamb was removed from the table in front of him. Perhaps it was because the butler here thought the food had become unsightly and unworthy of it. Elegant banquet. So he grabbed an olive from the plate.

"Don't be angry, my agent has been secretly responsible for the safety of the royal family members who entered Vizima City. If they are here to solve problems, not only will they cause diplomatic disputes, Foltest will also angrily kick me out of the court. Kick it out." Taler waved his hand. "Okay, let's talk about other things, how do you feel about this banquet?"

"Very well, half of the food is eaten and served, standing in the courtyard and blowing the cold wind, the wine cup will not be bigger than the thumb. And everyone is participating in all kinds of social activities, except me."

"Then you may have to get used to such a bad banquet. Are you going to make us look like savages in the eyes of the Nilfgaards? Make those **** southerners think that we can't distinguish between knives and forks, and only know that they are drunk. Like mud, sing a dirty song and touch the maid’s ass? Nothing reminds people more than the emergence of new customs that we are standing at a point where the new and the old are changing."

"Then I would rather have an old antique banquet with my good friends in my castle."

"Yes, no one likes drastic change. You don't like it, and I don't like it either." Taller made a collapsed gesture. "But as you said, everyone is socializing for personal purposes, drawing allies, and gradually political alliances. Everyone is like this, and your lover is no exception, but in these alliances, there is one of the most Danger. Speaking of this, I am grateful for you to solve the Salamander Gang in the Temple District. You also did the Salamander Gang base in the Trade Zone, right?"

Zelin didn't comment, he put his gaze on the other table. He was glad that no one noticed the food here, although they were exuding attractive aromas under the influence of spices.

"You helped me a lot. It took me a lot of effort to find their contact base. As a result, when my subordinates were still planning **** them all at once, you solved them all overnight. The autopsy officer told me. Said that the deceased was the neck that was bitten by the beast. I laughed at that time. Your sword was swung too hard."

"Maybe, after all, who doesn't hate these thieves who steal secrets?"

"I'm not going to deceive you, Zelin, I assume you are one of us and have a common goal, so that's why I am here."

Zelin raised his eyebrows. "Who are we?"

"Before answering you, can I ask you a question?"

"Say it."

"Did you chase the Salamander Gang because of personal issues or ideological issues?"

The demon hunter sighed. "If it weren't because these **** stole our things, I would rather stay in the castle and enjoy a leisurely life."