The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"Sulani can no longer stay in Rome. I don't know how Caesar noticed her, but there is no doubt that if she continues to stay in Rome, there will definitely be more attacks."

"I suggest that you better find out the reasons for the exposure before letting her leave Rome, otherwise the Poggia family will continue to do so."

No matter how many ghouls you kill, as long as their lair is still there, there will still be victims under the claws of monsters in the wilderness. No matter how many robbers are killed, as long as the war continues, new robber camps will still appear in the forest. If you want to clear the monsters, you must cut off their source, and if you want to avoid a bad thing, you must eliminate the possibility of causing it to happen again.

They found not only a letter of order from Caesar on the ship, but also the reward paid by the Pokia family for them. A box of coins and five shining diamonds, Rao Zelin had to sigh, how rich this family that controls the city of Rome is, he can buy a powerful army and dispatch his soldiers to Anywhere. In fact, he did just that.

"You are the most generous employer I have ever seen."

"You deserve it."

Five diamonds, which not only offset the commission Monteriggioni Zelin said when he helped Ezio, but also far exceeded what he should have.

"I know the price of diamonds, I only keep three, and I won't ask for the extra."

These days, Zelin has earned more gold in Rome than all the gold coins paid to him by the Order of Warlocks, and he also realized a very interesting thing, in this world about twenty crowns. Gold coins can buy a diamond, and such a diamond can sell at least 120 Oren in Tamoria, during which he can earn a difference of 60 Oren, or 20 crowns.

So he left only the necessary coins, and the rest were replaced with equivalent diamonds at Mr. Zieg’s bank, which served the Brotherhood. A gold coin of unknown origin will be suspected whether it is in the northern countries or the southern empire, but who cares about the origin of the diamond, as long as it is a real diamond, someone will pay for it.

"Compared with the Pokia family and the Knights Templar, the Brotherhood’s property is still too small. They can use a lot of gold to let the desperados work for them, in exchange for the support of the cardinals, or support the Romulus believers. We must destroy their sources of funding, otherwise we will still be at a disadvantage in this war."

"How do you plan to defeat them, relying on your citizen assassins and mercenary friends?"

"Violence is always the last resort, friends, as you said before, cut off their roots. The Pokia family's rule comes from gold and fear, as long as they have enough gold to hire others to work for them, As long as they keep the citizens of Rome in fear, it will be difficult for us to completely destroy them."

The way Ezio's Brotherhood, the Pokia family, and the Knights Templar operate makes Zelin feel a bit of a novelty. For the knights familiar to the demon hunters, the White Rose Knights survive by relying on donations from the nobles, and the honorary titles of the knights are marked with a clear price. The source of funds for the Order of Warlocks is the entrustment of magic, just like the demon hunters, but their employers are kings and great nobles, unlike the demon hunters, they only seek a living between the village and the castle of the little lord.

But the Brotherhood, they do not accept donations, but have their own bankers, they have their own hotels, casinos, pubs and shops. A stable source of funding allows them to focus on how to fight against the Pokia family instead of thinking about how to feed themselves all day long. The Pokia family and the Knights Templar are the same, they have their own source of gold coins instead of relying on unstable commissions. As for the demon hunter, Zelin often shoots hares in the wild and hunts wild deer to make up for hunger. He often does not receive any commissions for a month and can eat one meal a day to maintain his strength.

Merchants, demon hunters will only accept merchants’ commissions, such as escorting caravans through dangerous areas, but how can demon hunters have anything to do with merchants? A demon hunter should be a demon hunter. There will only be sorcerers in the sorcerer sect. There will never be noble positions in the local guild, and merchants are merchants. Zelin had never imagined such a thing as hiring a merchant to make money for the demon hunter.

No, to be precise, no one has ever done this. It is a business company, and commercial companies are just things that have appeared in recent years. To be precise, these self-proclaimed commercial companies are just a group of businessmen uniting and wanting to make money. They just get more profits, they are no different from unions.

But the world told him that it was feasible. The merchants served the Assassin Brotherhood or the Templar Order. The merchants are still merchants, doing things to buy and sell, and the assassins are still assassins, attacking the Pokia family and the Knights Templar. They gather under the same organization, but they perform their duties without affecting each other. They even have their own brothel.

The things he has been exposed to in this world made Zelin begin to re-examine all this. Perhaps their thinking and practices are too backward?

"Thousand red roses, what are you going to do?"

"First of all, we must calm down. Qianhong Rose cannot be closed. The Brotherhood still needs its intelligence and assistance."

They returned to the Thousand Red Rose Brothel after they had dealt with all matters related to the Pokia family. It was already the second day. During the period, Zelin helped Ezio take the borrowed one thousand ducats of usury to the bank. The bank owner’s surprise and incredible gaze made people feel amused. Maybe he thought he could only kill someone else this time. One dollar, but not a penny.

Now that Caesar has been eyeing Qianhong Rose, if he believes that Sulani is not the only spy, then he has any reason not to take action against this brothel. What the Poggia family would do with possible Assassin sympathizers, Zelin had seen it in Monteriggioni early, and they would kill anyone who might be associated with the Assassin, whether innocent or not.

As a result, when they came to Qianhong Rose again, they saw unexpected people.

"Claudia! Why are you here!"

Chapter 178: Everyone Knows, Everyone Says Nothing

Relatives, this word is so far out of reach for the demon hunter. They are almost all orphans, even those children who become demon hunters because of accidental rates, when they enter the academy, they almost completely cut off contact with their relatives.

Who would want to admit that one of his relatives is a monster, just like who would want to believe that every human in the world is more or less flowing with elf blood.

Ezio has a good sister, and a capable one.

Ezio's sister and mother came to Rome, and this incident seemed to exceed Ezio's expectations. But this is the family affair of the Auditore family and has nothing to do with Zelin.

The weather in Rome is getting colder and colder these days, and it seems that the heat a few days ago is just an illusion. The sky seemed to be covered with a grayish color, they blocked the heat of the sun, and people added clothes to their bodies in order to withstand the sudden cold. But the cold is not just the air. The atmosphere in Rome has also become more and more depressing. You can see the figures of soldiers from the Poggia family patrolling everywhere on the streets. Ruins inside the city walls.

"Hi! Wait, this is my house! You can't do this!"

The increase in the soldiers of the Pokiah family does not seem to bring safety to the city. The Pokiah family does not seem to care what kind of people they hire, or even what the people they hire are doing. They only Want more supporters, although the demon hunters think these people are just supporting their gold.

"Shut up! I suspect that you have something to do with the assassin. Your house is now sealed up until our investigation is over."

"Assassin? What the **** is that?"

The answer to greet him was a knock on the handle of the halberd.

Legal robbery, people in soldier clothes raided anyone who seemed to be rich. They laughed and moved valuable things out of the house, packed the money in their pockets, and didn't need to pay for it. Anyone can see that being related to the Assassins is just an excuse. In fact, I am afraid that not many ordinary citizens know about the existence of the Assassin Brotherhood. Zelin can be sure that these Bogian soldiers also don’t know what they call the Assassin Brotherhood. Organization.

But the people passing by, they hurriedly hid in a hurry, unwilling to speak, as if it had nothing to do with them. Yes, it really has nothing to do with them now, until one day these soldiers smashed their homes. Robbers are not terrible, because they can only hide in the mountains and forests. It is impossible to sway the city. The city guards will teach them severely, but the terrible thing is that the soldiers become robbers.

Everyone knows, everyone speaks for themselves.

Ezio was right, Rome was already dying.

The soldiers were unwilling to reason, so the demon hunter had to use the Yaxifah seal to solve the problem.

For the information of the Romulus Order, Zelin came to Qianhong Rose again, but compared with the last time he came here, he was surprised to find that the door of the brothel was no longer tightly closed, but opened, and the whole hall was opened. It looks unobstructed and bright. The flames in the fireplace are burning, and standing at the door can feel the warmth of the house driving the cold out.

I don't know how many days, maybe only a week later, Zelin taught the thieves how to play cards in the Sleeping Fox Hotel, almost forgot the time. But he still remembered that from the time he passed through the portal to now, it was about a month, twenty-eight days to be precise.

But in just one week, Qianhong Rose seemed to have changed its appearance. Compared with before, the spacious sofas, silky cushions, expensive wines with ice on the table tops, and shabby curtains replaced by expensive tapestries all reveal a luxurious atmosphere. The girls were all dressed in exquisite silk clothes, elegant and polite. Who would have imagined seeing them as a brothel, but like a banquet place held by aristocrats.

Perhaps there is not much difference between the two. Perhaps there is only one thing, that is, there is no need to worry about drinking honey wine mixed with poison here.

Two well-dressed but hideous male guards stood at the door, and the one who received Zelin was an elderly woman who was elegantly dressed but not tacky. He told the lady Ezio’s sister Claudia’s name. If I remember correctly, the boss here is no longer Surani, but Claudia. Not only did she return to Rome, she also volunteered to help the Brotherhood take care of this intelligence stronghold.

Zelin followed the lady who led the way through the backyard. It was a beautiful rose garden surrounded by red stone bricks. With roses, the entire backyard became a beautiful bright red.

But before seeing Claudia, the demon hunter first ran into Ezio, who was leaving in a hurry. His face was not so good, he seemed to have a fight with someone, and he was so fast that Zelin didn't even have time to say hello to him.

"You and your brother seem to have something unpleasant."

Claudia looked decent and generous in an exquisite long dress. It's just her frowning brow and the tone of her speech that broke this image.

"What does this matter have to do with you?" Claudia rolled her head and snorted.

"Sorry, I just asked casually."

"Thanks a lot, great guy."

Zelin shrugged, "Ezio is just worried about your safety here. During this time, the power of the Poggia family in Rome has increased day by day. The Thousand Red Roses is not a safe place."

"...I understand that my brother is always worried about the safety of my mother and me, but I am no longer the little girl in Florence who needs his protection." Claudia sighed. "Well, thank you for this time. Helping brother, but you definitely didn't come here to help brother say a few nice words."

"Of course, I want to find out if there is any information about the Romulusians." For almost a month, since Zelin saw them for the first time, it has been more than 20 days since these devotees who worship the wild wolf. They never appeared from Rome, as if they never existed. He had visited almost all the places Machiavelli provided him, and only a few particularly remote places remained. But Zelin didn't intend to let them go, especially after learning what exactly caused the badge shock.

The demon hunter can spend several days or even a month for tracking a monster. Just having no news for a month is not enough to make Zelin give up, he rarely gives up anything.

If, as Machiavelli said, Romulus is an organization that serves Caesar, then the probability that Qianhong Rose can find relevant information here must be much higher than the thieves’ union.

"Not yet." Claudia shook her head. "But my girls said that their customer, a wealthy businessman, complained that there was a strange wolf howling near the sewer, you can go to Go there and check it out. When there is other news, I will let the girl notify you."

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