Suddenly, a portal appeared in the clearing in front of Zelin, and Ada Emin walked out of it. "I noticed dozens of people crossing the border. But I don't think the Nilfgaards will send a group of refugees to attack. What is going on?"

"Ada?"

Zelin handed the horse's rein to another person to hold it. One of the refugees had a broken leg, so Zelin gave the horse to the man and let him lie on the horse's back.

"Devil hunter." Ada nodded slightly. "What's the matter?"

"Are you guarding the border?" Zelin asked. "You did all this?"

"Yes, the last time I did this was four hundred years ago. I thought that human memory should be better than I expected, but they forgot it too quickly. Hundred Flower Valley and Blue Mountains did not allow extra humans to enter. "Ada's tone did not fluctuate. It was like talking about the kid next door who had stolen something yesterday and was beaten up, and it came again today. "What's the matter with these humans?"

Several refugees shrank their necks and stepped back subconsciously.

"I rescued some villagers on the road who were arrested by slave traders in the south. Their villages have been destroyed during the war, so I want to bring them here first and settle down. I think there are still some in Baihua Valley. Can some people be settled on the vacant land? After the war is over, they can be sent back to their hometowns."

"Um...I see."

Ada didn't say anything clearly. Zelin also knew that this kind of thing had nothing to do with a sage like her. The sage has more important responsibilities. Fighting is only the least important part. As for the refugees, it is even less likely to be in the scope of her concern. Francesca once revealed a project studied by Ada in a small chat. Before the split of the Ayn clan, Ayn Woododd studied how to draw energy from the sun. She especially feels sorry for those who live in a world where the sun is dying, because they don't know when the end will come, and they don't know anything about it. However, Zelin believes that this proves that the more powerful the warlock is, the more likely it is to study things that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Near the forest destroyed by magic, there is a team of elven sword dancers. They knew the demon hunter, and after hearing Zelin's intention to come, the elves looked at each other with a hesitant look. Finally, they sent two guards to guard the refugees and escorted them to a forest not far from the border. There is a newly built elven garden where these people can be temporarily housed.

"In the past six months, there have been many stories about you, Demon Hunter."

When Zelin was about to go to the Palace of Hundred Flowers Valley, Ada walked beside him, stepping on the mud softened by the magic explosion, but leaving no footprints. "Kill the commander of the floating port, take over the town, and take part in the battle of Frjan. Well, you did it very concealedly, and almost no one realized that you killed Hensette. Then again in Lomugne, and Ladoude And the empire struggle. By human standards, you can do things that many people can’t do in their lives. If you are a member of the Ion clan, your information will appear immediately before Woododd’s split In front of the sage, it is up to them to decide whether you can become an apprentice of the sage."

"That's an honor for me," Zelin said dryly. He doesn't care much about these things, what he really cares about is another thing. "How did you know?"

"Sages have many ways to know things that ordinary people don't know. Don't guess, it's not mind reading. Prophecy can not only predict the future, but also trace the past."

Ada did not continue to explain, but reverted the topic to her concern.

"I have studied anthropology. Generally speaking, for a person to suddenly do something inconsistent with his past behavior, it is nothing more than something that is affected or stimulated by something that causes him to decide to make a change. What about you, demon hunter, Let you decide to participate in the war, kill the king, and assist the rebels? Let one country fall into division, another country into chaos, help form a new kingdom, and ensure that a kingdom will not fall into division. Except for Ruida Niah and Kevel, you have influenced all the important kingdoms in the north. I am curious, why did you do this?"

"Do you really want to know a reason?"

"Yes." Ada suddenly became serious. "No matter what a person does, there is usually a certain logic. Are you helping the northern kingdoms? You maintain the integrity of Temoria, but you split Aden and make it weak and weak. You hunt down the Assassin again, Killed Hensett outside the city of Forkin, leaving the Kodwin group of dragons headless. You let the two kingdoms on the upper reaches of the Ponta River, one split, and the other civil strife. If Enid did not control South Aden, perhaps the Nilfgadians had already You planted their flags in the capitals of Kodwin and Aden. But you disrupted the empire’s destruction of Tamoria, and you also became an enemy of the empire at the Lomune summit."

Zelin waited for Ada's question.

"You make me feel strange." The Blue Mountain Sage frowned slightly. "A person does nothing until he has a goal. What is your goal? Protect the North? But you have destroyed a third of the power in the North. Help the empire? You have destroyed the empire’s most important pre-war plan. . What are you fighting for? You are attacking the North and the South at the same time. You are confusing, Zelin, I want to know where you really stand."

Zelin was silent for a while.

"If my friend needs help, I will help. I am not as complicated as you think, Ada. I firmly believe in one thing. If a person treats me as a friend, then I will treat him as a friend. I just Just to help, by the way, to solve some guy who has ruined my reputation. Conspiracy? Plan? It has nothing to do with me. If someone I know is going to die, I will help her. If I see an innocent one Passers-by are about to be killed, I will remind him and let him avoid. Someone wants to kill my friend, then I have to find a way to make him give up this idea."

"Only these?" Ada asked.

"What else can there be?" Ze Lin asked rhetorically. "Become a king, become a lord? Become an emperor? Let everyone bend down and bow in front of me, and then present all the things I want and don't want, and finally the attendants will decide which are gifts and which are drugs? No, Ai Da. I know what kind of person I am, and I know what I am good at and what I am not good at. Why do fish have to jump on land? Why do birds force themselves to learn to swim? I...maybe in the first few months, I was indeed affected by something, but I believe I have not changed. Whether it is in the past, present or future."

Ada nodded slightly.

"Is Enid in Baihua Valley? I want to meet her and have a talk."

"She wants to talk to you too," Ada said. "But she is not here, she is waiting for you in your castle."

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Mahakam.

When he set foot on this familiar mountain road again, Zelin couldn't help but sighed with emotion.

It has been almost five months since the last time I left. But he felt in a daze that five years had passed.

Too many things.

Conspiracy, coup, assassination, war.

If someone said last year that the Nilfgadians were about to invade the north, not only Zelin, others would think it was a joke. At that time, the most important thing in the north was the civil war, and the Nilfgads were still busy pacifying the south. The country’s rebellion, no one believes that Nilfgaard will start a new war again in less than three years after a severely costly war is over. But the fact is, they did. Although their offensive was much weaker than that during the Second Northern War, when 300,000 troops suppressed the territory. But for the northern countries, these well-trained soldiers are still strong opponents.

The dwarves of Mahakan have entered a state of alert, and the occupied area of ​​Nilfgaard has already bordered the southern part of the Mahakan Mountains. You can often see Mahakam guards gathered on the side of the mountain road. They exchanged information in twos and threes and talked about the war at the foot of the mountain. Zelin knew what was going on. The dwarves of Mahakam are distributed in every corner of the mountain and obey the orders from Carbon Mountain. As long as the war may break out, they will wear equipment and be ready until they receive an order to assemble or disband from Carbon Mountain.

Three hundred years ago, the national border of Tamoria had reached the foot of Mt. Mahakan. King Geddes coveted the rich mineral resources of the Mt. Mahakan and planned to incorporate this into the territory of Tamoria. But the dwarves on the mountain refused to accept the king’s order, so the Tamorian army entered the mountains and wanted to defeat the dwarves like they defeated the elves, but soon they encountered a serious setback. The dwarves in the mountain severely beat the invaders Force them to retreat to the plain area. Subsequently, the Tamorian army blocked the entire mountain range, and soon the food supply in the mountain was hindered. After an eleven-year famine, the dwarves recognized Mahakam as part of the Territory of Tamoria, and Tamoria It also grants the dwarves of the Mahakam mountains a high degree of autonomy, only requiring the dwarf elders to surrender to Temaria in name.

So after that, once there are signs of war, the dwarves of Mahakam will first find a way to clear the tunnel in the mountain to ensure that after the road to the outside world is blocked, they still have a way to obtain food. It is said that they even planted in the mountains. Some mushrooms. Now, these dwarf guards can be seen everywhere, they are busy maintaining secret tunnels and underground farms that do not know where they are hidden.

But soon Zelin discovered a group of people who shouldn't belong to Mahakam.

In front of the castle, surrounded by a group of people dressed in black, brown, gray and even colorful and decorated with peacock feathers. Some are tall, some are short, some are thin, and some have maids and servants who are equally well-dressed. They surrounded the castle gate one by one, but none of them stepped into the castle. It is possible that the owner of the castle did not invite them in, so he asked them to stay outside, but Zelin suspected that it was because Hawke's sparkling spear tip blocked everyone.

"I came from Vizima, sir. I was recommended by the owner's friend Raymond. I want to come as soon as possible..."

"I am the representative of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce. I came yesterday. One day later, I should also be..."

"You may be mistaken, madam, I am from Nilfgad, a real Nilfgad, I am not here to beg, I am a real businessman, there are very important things, I will not disturb you , But I hope you can help tell my recommendation..."

Zelin stood behind for a while. He wanted to find a way around, but soon he discovered that this idea was completely unnecessary. The squeeze at the door couldn't escape, he could only find a way to squeeze in from the crowd.

"Sorry, I borrowed... I'm sorry, please let me pass."

"I'm really sorry, I borrowed it."

"Please let me, I'm sorry, I borrowed it, I'm so sorry."

Zelin patted the shoulders of the people in front of him, and squeezed past the people who were waiting eagerly. Several people who stayed outside and watched stepped aside, and they seemed to hesitate to go there. But the people staying inside are not so willing to give way. The horse that Zelin is leading has helped a lot. This mount is not as polite as its owner. It will directly follow forward, regardless of whether it will step on it or not. Someone hit.

"Hey, how can you jump forward? Young people nowadays don't know how to be polite at all?" a squeezed man pushed his glasses and complained. "Come first, then come later, you should wait later."

"You may be mistaken, sir, my purpose should be different from yours. Have you seen my armor and badge? I am a demon hunter. Why do demon hunters wait in line when they return to their castle? "

"Ah, you are a demon hunter. Then you must know the owner here?"

Zelin hesitated for a few seconds before nodding dryly. "Ah... yeah, what's the matter?"

"I am the owner of the Alredi Mining Company. If you can meet the owner of this castle, please tell me on your behalf. I want to talk to him about the ownership of the Esteberg Mine... Uh, That is, the mine originally belonged to me, and I can guarantee that I can make it work better, without the need for someone else to do it."

Zelin was confused.

"I don't quite understand, sir." Zelin calmed the horse to prevent it from kicking someone nearby. People crowded together, horses do not like this kind of scene, which may stimulate it. "As far as I know, the owner of this castle is a demon hunter. Why do you come here if you want to talk about business? And, you said that the mine belongs to you, and your things belong to you. Could it be that Will the people in this castle take it away?"

"It's not the people in the castle who want to take it, it's the Nilfgad." The mine owner lowered his voice. "The war is here again. We can't forget what those Nilfgaards did in the north last time. They demolished all the factories that could be dismantled, and destroyed all the things that couldn't be taken. Last time we lost. It’s terrible. If we do it again, my whole family will be beggars. But we heard that the Nilfgaards respect certain people in the north, they will not attack their property, just like they did not attack Hundred Flowers Valley. . One of the places is in Skellig, we can’t get there, the other is in the north, it’s too far, and no one knows where it is. There is only this castle located in Mahakam. I came here, hoping to be with it. Let’s talk about it, as long as I can keep my property in the war, I’m willing to pay a lot of price.”

"Uh..." Zelin looked at the crowd around him. "They all came for this purpose?"

"Some are, some are not. The rest are living in the floating port town at the foot of the mountain. We want to come up and try our luck. This janitor does not allow anyone to enter, but there can be such a beautiful lady who knows how to fight. The host here must be very good for service."

"Well, I..." Zelin hesitated for a few seconds, and then said after considering the language in his mind. "When I get in, I will tell people who should know about this. But for now, please let me know. Everyone can't solve any problems by blocking the door."

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