The second floor of the hotel is very low, and the suppressed ceiling is covered with traces of smoke, but this is not a trace left after a fire. The casino is full of smoke, and the tobacco leaves and water vapor are mixed together. Zelin also hides in a few men and women. In the corners, some powder was applied to the gums and under the nose. Country casinos are not like those cities, no one cares what people do here.

Zelin quickly found the room in the corridor, because only this room had the reaction of chaotic energy.

He didn't knock on the door, who knew what would happen if he knocked on the door. Explode, or trigger other magic traps? There is magic on the door, but he is not a mage, so naturally there is no way to figure out what magic it is. But he didn't wait long before the door opened by himself, and the smell of perfume that was incompatible with the surrounding environment rushed into his face. Before seeing the wandering witch, the demon hunter heard the voice.

"When you walked in, I noticed you."

A very familiar voice, Zelin had heard it, the last time he heard it was at Lynx Cliff in Towsonte.

"Since I came to the north, I have heard all kinds of interesting news. I haven't seen it in a year. I thought you were dead or stayed in the south and refused to go back to the north." The witch at Lynx Cliff is still the same. Never leave marks on them. With her back against the long wooden table at the end of the room, a paintbrush was controlled by magic to float in mid-air. "I thought I would see you in a better place, but anyway, I can see one in this **** north People familiar with it feel good. I was wondering, if I didn’t open the door for you, would you still stand outside? Last time you could just break in while I was resting. Once I went to the south, I became a gentleman. Is it?"

"I was outside just waiting for you to pack things up." Zelin shrugged. "Anyway, I'm glad to see you. This is really beyond my expectation."

Chapter 677: Dawn

"I thought you must have gone back long ago."

Since the coup on Sinide Island, the influence of the caster in the north has plummeted, and their reputation and status have been in jeopardy. As a witch in the south, staying in the north at this time is definitely not a good choice. In any case, since he is an acquaintance, the rest of the matter must be settled.

"Yes, I'm about to go back." The witch pulled up the belt that was about to slip off her shoulders, turned around, turned her back to Zelin, and looked down as if she was saying something, "I don't know why, this north is suddenly Starting to oppose the witch, everyone suddenly changed overnight. Since they started to reject the caster, I would not stay. This year has allowed me to find a game that is enough to solve the remaining 50 years of boring time."

"Congratulations." Zelin walked into the house, and as expected, there was a magically summoned tiger lying inside, stretching lazily. The witch seems to have a soft spot for these large animals "I guess you must have found a good life plan?"

"Yes, I'm going back, try to find a few like-minded people, and then bring this famous entertainment from the north to the south." The witch giggled. "There are more people in the south, and more creative people." Artists, among them there are rich aristocrats." She closed the small notepad on the desktop and tucked it into the right side of the waist of the dress. "A pioneer in the entertainment industry? I like this title. I have enough time to complete me. Goals and plans. If you have time, I welcome you at Towson at any time."

"I thought you would invite me over?" Zelin raised his eyebrows slightly and joked. "Giving up such a card-proficient person is a big loss for you."

"You won't go, why ask if you know the result." The witch turned and sat on the edge of the bed, stretching her waist. "I don't think this is a chance encounter. What is it that can make you find here? I heard that someone is hunting witches. Have you changed your career as a demon hunter recently?"

"Of course not." Zelin shook his head. "It's actually another matter. Have you recently accepted a commission to help curse?" The Lynx Cliff Witch is very good at cursing. One thing she did in the past is even regarded as a fairy tale. The story is described in the book. If it were her, it would not be difficult to cast a curse that seemed to mislead two demon hunters. "It's in this territory, probably a month ago."

"A month ago? Yes, I did take a job. I was saving travel expenses. Some time ago, I was drunk outside, and the money in my pocket was stolen." The witch rubbed her shoulders. "Unlucky , I also heard about the war recently. I should have returned to my Lynx Cliff two months ago."

"Just got the money stolen?"

The witch smiled, "When I woke up, I found that I was in an abandoned hut on the outskirts, and my little pet was full of food." The huge tiger summoned by magic on the side seemed to respond to the witch's words, such as Humans generally yawned, showing their teeth. "Unfortunately, I only found a few corpses, but the money is gone. Some of them must have escaped."

"It's a pity that your money is gone, but this time I'm afraid I need your help again." Zelin opened his hands. "Regarding your curse, I hope you can lift the curse."

"No problem."

Without any words, the witch simply agreed.

"Don't show a confused expression, I have already received the bounty, and I have completed the work. I have nothing to do with the rest. If you want me to lift the curse, I don't have to refuse." The witch picked up a shawl. Put it on "Let's go out and breathe in the fresh air? Would you like some anesthetic powder? I'm currently studying this peculiar drug, which can stimulate the nerves. It's really interesting."

"No, I don't need it. I suggest you don't touch this thing again." Zelin waved his hand.

"Don't worry, my magic can protect nerves, don't forget, my magic specialization."

The rest of the matter was resolved smoothly, and the witch quickly lifted her curse, just making a few simple gestures and chanting a spell. Zelin didn't know what she did, but she could tell that the girl's breathing was much smoother. While the witch was casting a spell, Zelin and Aiden piled up the corpses at the entrance of the manor and lit the fire. If you don't deal with it, many ghouls will be attracted here soon, even if war has not broken out here, but war will make ghouls in many places become active. As far as the demon hunter is concerned, Zelin never recommends burying the corpse without treatment, which can easily attract ghouls, tomb witches and wraiths.

"You know this witch? You can actually know a witch?" Aiden glanced at the witch on Lynx Cliff. "Compared with witches, I would rather find some village girls. They are safe."

"You think too much." Zelin clapped his hands scared. The overseer had already escaped, but Zelin didn't want to think about it no matter what they planned to do. He asked Aiden, "What are you going to do next? Would you like to drop by Mahakam with me?"

"I want to wait here for a while and wait until tomorrow to send this girl back, as long as she wants, or stay. Anyway, my commission has been completed, they will know that I completed the commission, instead of cheating the money and running away Liar." Aiden shook his head and held his forehead with a bandage on his hand, but with the help of the life potion, it won’t be long before he can swing his sword as usual until tomorrow night. "It feels really bad, but Don't worry, I will definitely go to Mahakam."

The demon hunter of the cat school knocked on the hilt of the sword on his waist. "If I was the only one tonight, I would not be able to deal with these things. You are right, we should unite, although I am a cat school, and I I know that my school has a bad reputation, but I will try my best to make others understand that not all cat school demon hunters are killers."

"I'm looking forward to seeing you next time at Mahakam." Zelin stretched out his hand "Take care, it's almost dawn, and I should set off."

"Take care." Aiden held Zelin's outstretched hand. "I am also looking forward to the next meeting. My swordsmanship will come in handy. When I finish dealing with the remaining things here, after doing so much, I don't want to just Throw this girl here alone, and I will return to Baron La Valetti. I will hide some things related to the cat school there. I will take the things to the castle. Then we will Goodbye."

The 678th chapter falls into frost

After bidding farewell to the witch and Aiden, Zelin followed the rammed road to Mahakam. The sky was white, and by noon, there were snowflakes floating in the sky. After a while, the poplar trees on both sides of the road and the fallen leaves on the ground were covered with a faint layer of hoarfrost. Zelin didn't see any travellers along the way, except for the sound of horse hooves in his ears, there were only crows that cried from time to time.

Winter is getting longer and longer, and the number of snowfalls is increasing. A white sky covered the sun, and Zelin could only judge the time based on the brightness of the sky. The clouds are thick and the snow will fall for a long time. He hopes that the snow will not turn into a blizzard in the evening, otherwise the mountain roads on Mahakam will be easily buried by snow. Once the heavy snow closed the mountain, he could only return by bypassing the floating port on the Ponta River.

When the sky gradually dimmed, the wind gradually strengthened and the cold became heavier and heavier. The sitting horses neighed, and Zelin had to find a place to shelter before the stronger wind came. There seemed to be ice scum floating in the sky, and it was like a needle stick in the face.

Fortunately, before the sun disappeared completely, he found a village. There are vacant rooms in the village for him to rest for one night. He really needs to rest, the battle last night, plus the day-to-day driving. Although this is an acceptable range for the demon hunter, now he neither needs to fight nor has any urgent things to do. If he can, it would be better to have a rest.

When he returns to the castle, he can send George or others to the Siege Engine Factory in Island. He can almost imagine that the so-called monsters are nothing but concocted things by the Ailandians fighting for control of the forest farm, but Zelin still needs to let a demon hunter go there and let Foltest and the local Workers rest assured.

Many people in the village either fled to Kerviel and Redania further north, or went to Vizima to join the army. At least half of the people in the village were absent. The money left in Zelin's body is just enough to satisfy these villagers, and no one will bother him again.

"Dear friend, you can never guess how many things happened today."

This time, it was Curdin who took the initiative to contact him. For this barrister, it is certainly not a trivial matter to be so excited. Zelin moved his stiff arm on the horse's back and straightened his frozen leg. Fortunately, with the clothes he got from Skyrim, his stamina would recover soon afterwards, and the effect was even better than chewing the crusty bread in his hands.

"No, Curdin, don't talk to me about politics, I don't want to listen, at least not right now." Zelin drank the water in the mug. It was cold, but refreshing. "Also, Carradine doesn't need your help anymore. , I have found him and solved the trouble between us."

"Okay. My informant told me that someone had found a lot of people killed near Island City. You must have done it." Zelin seemed to hear the rustling of the pen on the paper. "I understand, friend If it is not for someone like me who is naturally interested in politics, law and inheritance rights, most people will not be able to lift up their spirits after they really understand it. But I think I still have to tell you some news."

Some news can take a while to reach all parts of the kingdom, but for people like Kording, they will know this kind of news the first time. The first is the Duke of Island, that is, the Lord Prince. The Duke personally stated that his health was not good, and his prestige was not enough to control so many territories, so he returned the several baronies and towns of the Duke of Island to the king of Temoria, who also owns Island. At the same time, the White Rose Knights were banned for collusion with the South, the castle was confiscated, and the remaining Knights soldiers were merged into the king's army. Although Zelin doubted how many of them were left.

Before the war began, many people withdrew from the Knights for various reasons, but there was no knight commander who could summon them again. They shouldn't worry about it.

There is also the Eternal Fire Church. At least for the next period of time, Zelin no longer has to worry about their impact on the castle and the college. Foltest’s consultants have drawn up a new legal clause to stipulate that the church is Kingdom’s local rights. Of course, this will take a while. The war with the southern empire is still going on, and the new law will not be reached so quickly, but in any case, they will not be able to gather new forces in a short time.

"You have created many new businesses for me, and some people are starting to partner up to take away the property of the Eternal Fire in the town. Ha~ Just before I communicated with you, I received two such commissions. These. People don’t care about the ban on magic at all, and they must be using props made by sorcerers and wizards."

"No one can ban magic, especially after experiencing the benefits of magic." Whether it’s telescope or long-distance teleportation, if the world doesn’t want to just send a letter, it will take weeks or even months. Need magic help. The kings chose the royal messenger because they did not believe in the loyalty of the mages. But the ban will not last too long. After using the convenience of magic, not many people can refuse.

"In any case, I hope we can cooperate happily in the future."

"Of course, Kedinger, happy cooperation."

By the next day, after Zelin woke up, the snow had stopped, and the snow on the ground was not enough to cover the road. When the road entered Mahakam, it began to fluctuate, and some mountain pines could be seen from time to time among the exposed rocks. The sky is still not clear. This is the most common situation in winter. The thick clouds make people unable to see the sun all day long.

Zelin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he rode across the last hillside, walked through the bends of the mountain road, and saw the tower of the castle below. The ground around the castle is cratered, and I don't know whether it is a masterpiece of artillery or traces of rune traps left by the wizards of Winterhold. But compared with the potholes outside the city wall, the castle wall seemed to have never experienced a battle, leaving no traces on it. As he walked, Zelin could still see some of the ballista carts half-buried in the soil. It seemed that the people in the castle had all the traces of battle cleaned up.

When he walked to the gate of the city, Zelin happened to see George standing in the gate, sitting on a raised stone. I was saying something to a child who was training holding a wooden sword. Hearing the sound of horseshoes, he raised his head, and after seeing that the person coming was Zelin, George beckoned.

"My brother, you are finally back." He bowed his head and said a few more words to the child, and then walked over to Zelin. "Great, if you don't come back, I really don't know what to do."

"What's the matter?" Zelin got off his horse and walked over with the reins. "What happened?"

"It should be said...this is your business, and I can't get it in." George took the reins. "I will help you lead the horse back. You go to the room on the left side of the first floor, which is the room where I hang the map. Look at it. Two ladies came to the castle, they seem to be in a strained relationship, and they know you." Finally, he patted Zelin on the shoulder and walked to the stable.

"Oh, yes." George suddenly turned around and said, "Anyway, uh... don't let them ruin the room, it took me a long time to set it up."

Chapter 677: A Little Contradiction

The weather is very cold, whether it is because of snow or the continuous cold wind.

But you can always find a colder place.