The Journey of the Demon Hunter

The next day came.

The demon hunter patted his clothes and cleaned up the sticky mud. When there is no water to clean up the blood, he can only rely on this method to make the blood on his body look more like a dark oil stain. Thanks to this is leather armor, if it is a commoner, I am afraid it will be very difficult to handle.

However, there is one thing that finally attracted the attention of demon hunters and other pedestrians. A towering tower not far away suddenly exploded violently for some reason, and the Pokia family flag, which was lazily floating at the top, turned into a ball of fire and fell. Zelin heard the exclamation of many people, and patrol soldiers from other places rushed towards the tower with buckets, but unfortunately, everything was to no avail, and the entire tower was quickly devoured by the raging fire.

"Oh, autumn." Looking at the white figure that jumped down from the tower, the demon hunter tightened his cloak, turned his back to the burning tower, and the Pokia family soldiers who were yelling to fight the fire. The morning wind is still so cold, so biting "The air is really dry."

PS: These days, it’s busy during the day, so I had to update it at night...but two updates will be guaranteed

Chapter 167 A Turning Point in History

This is a city that rises above the hills, shining white under the noon sun, and the polished weather vanes on the many domes and spires are shining. A river crossed the city for a distance. About a thousand meters away from Zelin's location, on the other side of the river, he could see the tall circular stone walls and towering domes. Perhaps that was where the city administrators lived. Castle. Looking at the exquisite buildings in that area, the demon hunter not only assumed that when the city was in its heyday, it must be a world-famous place.

Throwing the baggage in his hand to the shoulder carrying the scabbard and the string, solving the gold coins harvested by the cultists allowed him to finally eat hot cooked food. It has been three days since coming to this world, and he has not eaten it yet. Anything, even a demon hunter can't maintain the corresponding combat effectiveness in the case of many days of hunger.

The demon hunter was near the unloading dock by the river, and he knew that there must be a deli or tavern in these places. Workers need food and alcohol to maintain their physical strength and soothe tired nerves, and smart people will open shops in these places that customers need most. As for why he didn't go inside the city, the dock tavern faced sailors who didn't have a lot of money. The price was naturally not too expensive. Zelin was not a local. He didn't want to find that he would spend all his money after eating the food.

However, the vicinity of the pier is not very level. Although there are many people holding weapons near the pier, they are not like soldiers. They may be escorts hired by nearby merchants. On the wide street linking the pier, there are people with gray faces and sunken cheeks staring at the people walking out of the port. Zelin can be sure that when he took out the purse, at least ten eyes came from different directions. I took a fancy to the coins in the purse, but the two swords and crossbows behind the demon hunter can temporarily deter those with bad ideas, but who knows how long they can deter them.

The city is not safe. Although soldiers patrolling the streets can be seen everywhere, they seem to be patrolling. Zelin personally saw a thief stealing someone’s wallet in front of the patrolling soldiers, but what the soldier did was just put his hat on. Pulled down, leaned against the wall and continued to sleep. Seeing them, Zelin can only think that they are sleeping, otherwise there is no way to explain why a person like him dressed so strangely would not be interrogated, just like when he happened to meet Ezio who was recovering in a shantytown. , It is very difficult for Zelin to ignore his clothes. However, the soldiers of the Pokia family would turn a blind eye to Ezio, who was just around the corner, which was really amazing.

Sewn from bright white linen, a sheepskin hood with a pointed top like an eagle beak is sewn on the back of the neck. On the left shoulder, there is a partial cloak with white outside and red inside, just blocking one arm. The wide hem and exquisite handwork make this dress look more like a dress for parties. At least Zelin would not believe that there would be assassins wearing such clothes. In Monteriggioni, the soldiers of the Poggia family often shouted to kill the assassin, but in this appearance, how could they be an assassin. With such a wide hem, it is not suitable for combat at all. There is only the bear school in the demon hunter school. Will make the armor hem, that is because they prefer to fight head-on, rather than dodge.

"Hi, wait, I saw you."

"It's nice to meet you, friend. Mrs. Campbell said that you went there once last night, and I think you came here for trust money."

"It's great to see you safe and sound. As for the commission, some kind people have provided me with a lot of coins. I can wait for a while if you don't have enough coins. Pay it in two months. Just give it to me."

"Two months will be no problem, I will do what I say."

Ezio seems to be looking for something. It’s in the shantytown near the pier. Although this area still retains many old-looking buildings, more people can only use simple building materials among the ruins of the building to build He picked up the dilapidated house, stood on the street, raised his head, and it was everywhere. The population density here is relatively high. The narrow and twisted streets are crowded with people. Countless cooking smoke floats behind the gray low walls. The pungent smell of oily smoke and sour sweat condenses in the early morning air. The cry of the child and the low moans in the crowd converged, and even overwhelmed the chirping of birds overhead. For some reason, many shops were closed, which surprised the demon hunter.

Many beggars sleep on the stone benches near the ruined stone pillars and the roadside. Perhaps they are not beggars, but they are indeed dressed just like beggars. Zelin squeezed past them, carefully avoiding people who were obviously sick. The Demon Hunter will not be infected with any disease or plague in his world, but this is another world. Whether he can resist the plague disease here is unknown, but he definitely has no idea of ​​trying it for himself.

The store is closed. How can they make money? Only before the outbreak of the war will such a scene appear. And the Pokia family, they are obviously victors in the war, why the city under their rule shows such signs of decline. Zelin wanted to see in the weapons shops and blacksmith shops in Rome to see if there were weapons suitable for demon hunters in this world, but now it seems unlikely that these shops are closed.

"Do you know anything about Romulus?"

"Romulus?"

"Yes, if you have news about them, please let me know. I have some bad communication with those believers."

There is obviously something strange in the hands of Romulus believers, which is probably related to the chaotic energy. He thinks of the portal that sent him here, and Zelin had to act cautiously. He still has more than a month, enough for him to investigate this secret church. It is best if everything is unexpected, but no possibility should be let go. It's just a pity that Ezio seems to know nothing about this order. However, this can confirm from the side that Zelin's conjecture is correct. Romulus is a hidden belief with the Roman underground, otherwise Ezio, who is the Auditore family, should not be ignorant of a religious belief.

"If you meet those guys in wolf skins, be careful." For the Romulus believers, the demon hunters inevitably think of the rumored existence of the cannibals in the Willen area and almost the same as the monsters, although Zelin I haven't been to a place as remote as Willen, and I still have doubts about the rumors of the existence of cannibals, but in the swamp, many humanoid monsters may be regarded as humans. As for Romulus, what kind of order they are, the demon hunters don't know anything, but there is nothing wrong with being careful. "I will stay in Rome for a while."

"If I heard you correctly, are you talking about a group of guys in wolf skin?" Suddenly, a man walked over before their conversation was about to end. This person Zelin knew, it was Machiavelli who drove him away last night. Still the straight clothes, still the eyes always full of suspicion. Zelin didn't believe that he just passed by accidentally, rather, he should have been with Ezio, but when Ezio came over, he chose to avoid it or hide in the crowd.

"Yes, Romulus." Zelin emphasized the pronunciation.

"Where did you meet them?"

"To the southeast, a ruin that looks like a bath."

"The Baths of Trajan." Machiavelli nodded. "When?"

"A few hours ago, in the evening." Although he didn't like Machiavelli's interrogation method, Zelin calmly explained it to him. Just because of other people's inquiries, you will feel angry. That is the one year after Zelin became a demon hunter, more than a hundred years ago. "You seem to know about them. Can you tell me something?"

"They are cultists who worship wild wolves. We talked as we walked. Ezio told me about your stay in Monteriggioni. I hope I can trust you."

"Me too, Machiavelli."

"It's Machiavelli."

Zelin explained to Machiavelli what happened in the catacombs last night. Regarding badges, chaotic energy and other things that shouldn’t be known to others, the demon hunter was tight-lipped and told the skeptic why Zelin wanted Tracing the doubts of Romulus, he used a very popular but convincing explanation to give the answer.

These believers are very rich.

"After listening to your narration, I believe they will not come out in a short time." Machiavelli walked through the narrow streets, in sharp contrast with the clothes of the people around him. There were beggars around him stretching out his arms, but he kept walking forward with his head high, and seemed to dismiss it. "You have a good fighting standard, and you can survive their siege, and you have taught them a lot. Pause. Having said that, your behavior may alarm Caesar. Although I don't have much basis, there is news that they are actually the minions of the Poggia family, responsible for the darkness in the city of Rome."

"Who is Caesar?" Zelin noticed a name in Machiavelli's mouth. When he first came to this world, he had heard the same name in the dialogue between Mario and Ezio. It seemed to be a high-ranking authority. Character. If the Romulus Order is related to this person named Caesar, then Zelin may have to consider whether this person has anything related to chaotic energy in his hands. Any magic-related affairs will always affect each other, just like no wizard can open the portal to the anti-magical metal vein, or when the portal is opened, other magic effects may cause the sophisticated portal to collapse and become active. Out of control.

Zelin didn't want someone to use something to affect him when he returned through the portal. He knows very little about this world, maybe something related to chaotic energy is in this world, but the people here don't know that it is magic. Moreover, at both ends of the portal, one end is affected, and the impact will inevitably be transmitted to the other end. Francesca once explained that this is a theorem of teleportation magic. It was discovered and concluded by an elf that the demon hunter never hoped that the castle at the other end of the portal would be harmed.

"Pope Rodriguez's son." Machiavelli did not give much explanation. Perhaps he thought this sentence was enough to explain everything. "Romulus can help him spread fear. People think they are threatened by evil. Seek the asylum of the Pope, so that the rule of the Pokya family will be more stable."

"Good reasoning, is there any evidence? Mr. Makirijawi."

"It's Machiavelli." Seeing his companion's face instantly darkened, Ezio helped to correct it from the side. "If Romulus were Caesar's minions, then they would definitely become a brotherhood to defeat Pokia and the Knights Templar. The enemy. We can start from here and get rid of one of his helpers before Caesar discovers our actions."

"Don't worry, they are not fighters at all, not even killers, at best they are just running dogs." Machiavelli shook his head. I thought Caesar could help them rebuild the order of the Roman Empire. Do you know why they worshiped wolves? It is because the Roman ancestors Romulus and Remus were said to be raised by a she-wolf."

The Roman Empire...

"Is there a library in Rome, or are there any books about the Roman Empire?" Zelin asked suddenly. According to the skeptics, the Roman Empire is the country that once perished in the city of Rome. Nero said that he was from Rome, but if it is not a city, it is a country. But it is a coincidence that there are two cities and countries with the same name in different worlds. Maybe he can find relevant information in books. Although he does not expect to find the same person called Nero directly, he may find some useful information and use it the next time he sees Altria. .

Finally, when they separated on a bridge over the Tiber. Ezio seemed to be going to do something, Zelin didn't need to continue to walk with them, he had already got what he needed, and there were still many things in this other world worthy of him to understand.

"I hope we can still fight the Pokia family together."

"Perhaps" Zelin shrugged. He really didn't like what the Pokya family did, but he was a demon hunter. Although in another world, what he did would not make Vizima appear as a demon hunter. The rumors of dark creatures, or the residents of Van Geborg believe that demon hunters will steal their children in the dark, but as long as some things are broken, it is too difficult to pick them up again.

It's like he once thought that he would never have any relationship with the gambling cards. But facts have proved that it is difficult to control one's hands, such as when facing discounted goods.

In the end, I didn't get much useful things from Ezio, but there are still two useful pieces of information. The first is that Zelin can go to the island on the Tiber River to find Ezio, and someone will help him. Of course, Ezio didn't say anything about hiding places, nor did the demon hunter ask. The second is that Ezio recommended a gambling tavern to the demon hunter, which is said to be opened by a reliable person.

"Do you want to promote a new way of gambling?" Ezio was suspicious. "Maybe La Bolpe will agree to help you promote it, if you can help him make money."

"Don't worry, I will make them like it."

The 168th chapter pauses here!

More than 50,000 people are crowded into a city that can accommodate at least 100,000. Even if Rome has more than twice the population of Novigrad, it seems insignificant in such a huge area. It's like even if there are a thousand Romulus Christians, they still feel like looking for a needle in a haystack in the trail of looking for them in the city of Rome. As Machiavelli said, the Romulus have not appeared in the past few days. They seem to have disappeared suddenly. Zelin even went to the Trajan Baths again, but the Romulus Order seemed to be true. Abandoned that stronghold, there is no trace of anyone returning.

Everything seemed to be calm again. Had it not been for the attack that night, Zelin would have thought it was a peaceful and peaceful city, but the last town that gave the impression of a demon hunter had become a ruin.

The location of the inn mentioned by Ezio was extremely remote, and the roads in that area were narrow and uneven, like a maze, Zelin searched for a long time. Sleeping fox, this is the name of the hotel. The demon hunter asked the pedestrians passing by, but all he got was suspicious eyes and specious answers. This makes Zelin feel a little strange, what exactly is the hotel Ezio mentioned, if it is a normal hotel, how can passers-by be silent. But Ezio had no reason to lie to him in this regard.

In the end, he found a child in rags, and at the price of a ducat, the child took him out of the maze of streets and stopped in front of a building. This wooden door is in a corner, and the dense vines on the door rail just attract the sight of passers-by from the wooden door to the green. Sleeping fox, like its name, painted a sleeping fox on the wooden sign outside the hotel, but it looks like a dead fox, lifeless, if it weren’t for the child to tell him that this is the one The hotel, and there is indeed a sign outside the door that reminds the hotel, he might regard this as another uninhabited abandoned house. Tattered curtains blocked every window, and the exterior walls were mottled with some traces of whitewashing.

Unlike other hotels that opened for business, Zelin stood in front of the door and knocked on the door, but no one responded.

Is it the same as other shops, closed down, or because of ties to Ezio's family, it was seized by the Poggia family. It is not uncommon for conflicts to spread to commercial activities. Since the fearless Ladovide III failed to conquer the kingdom of Corvel, Redania has been secretly suppressing the business activities of Corvel merchants in all aspects. It is a human world, and some practices will inevitably be similar. Just like the Hake and Northlanders at the other end of the Blue Mountains.

Suddenly, the grass on the side of the road shook slightly, followed by another rustling footsteps. Zelin quickly turned his head and saw a man in a blue tight-fitting linen leaning close to the demon hunter. Upon seeing this, he subconsciously prepared for the battle. Although on the surface he did not draw the sword to point at the opponent, the muscles on his arms were already tightened. In just one second, Zelin could complete the series of confrontational figures of drawing the sword and rolling Alderfayin. The enemy's standard action.

"What are you doing here?!" Seeing that his movements were discovered, the man stopped, and sternly asked the demon hunter, while hiding his right hand behind him. Such hiding methods, daggers, or short swords, Zelin speculates that only these two weapons can be used. We do not rule out weapons such as hand crossbows, but if it is a hand crossbow, he should not stand so close to the demon hunter. The place, especially the weapon behind Zelin is very obvious, such a distance, using a crossbow is not a wise choice.

"I'm looking for Giltober La Bolpe at Sleeping Fox Hotel." The tone of the compelling question can sometimes give me a certain advantage in momentum, but it is meaningless to the demon hunter. "Age Mr. Auditore introduced this place to me. He said that this is a hotel.” Zelin stared at the other’s hand while paying attention to the surrounding situation. There might be hostile people ambushing at any corner or on the roof. "The security measures here are really tight."