Chapter 210 Another prophecy!

Given Heng Gedimides' status, it was impossible for him to damage his credibility for more than 10,000 orens.

in contrast.

When calculating the number of water ghosts killed by the demon hunter, he simply rounded it up and gave 2000 orens.

However, large silver coins are not easy to carry.

So in terms of payment, Soi only charged a small amount of money, about five hundred orens.

The five Wolf School demon hunters divided the money equally, giving each of them exactly 100 orens.

It is convenient for several demon hunters to carry and use it on a daily basis.

The other part was exchanged for some rare magic materials or Ban Ade's unique secondary alchemical products.

These things are rare wherever they are, so there is no shortage of sellers.

Moreover.

The School of the Wolf now has its own alchemist.

"Bang~"

Catching the saddle bag gently thrown to him by the chief, Ailin was stunned.

"This is your reward," said Soi. "Two Ice Kings, two Snake Girls, and more than a hundred Water Ghosts. The total value is 11,500 Orens."

"I've replaced them all with expensive and rare materials for you."

"Hmm?" Ailin held the saddle bag in both hands and stared at the chief blankly, "But there is a water... uh... ice king, and two snake girls, both of whom are Chief..."

Soi waved his hand and interrupted:
"You killed those three monsters. Take them!"

"Besides, these things are the most practical if you are the only one holding them."

Ailin's mouth opened in surprise.

The three large monsters were only breathing their last breath before they were thrown in front of him, so he just finished off with a few strikes.

The bounty that truly belonged to him was only for one water ghost king and the share of nearly two hundred water ghosts.

Three thousand orens at most.

And he is definitely not the only one who can use magic materials.

Although he did know how to brew some potions, he was certainly not as good as Ms. Vera.

As for relationship, the Chief and Ms. Vera are one family!
just now.

Not only did the chief not deduct or take away his subordinate's reward, he even gave him his entire share.

What kind of great leader is this?

Although the things are valuable.

But there is no point in refusing something given by the leader. Ailin has done so much for the school, so just think of it as a bonus.

Seeing Ailin accept the saddle bag, Soi's lips curled up and revealed a smile.

But he quickly hid the smile.

As soon as the bounty was divided, Vesemir found an excuse to drive the young witcher, who was overjoyed to receive a hundred orens, back to the inn.

of course.

Arryn was not among the young witchers who left.

He is a master demon hunter and was originally in the decision-making level of the Wolf School.

The young witcher's back disappeared through the window.

Vesemir quickly walked up to Soi and asked:
"Chief, regarding the king's death, what is the current situation with the wizards?"

Although the result should be good considering the chief's appearance, he was always feeling uneasy because he hadn't gotten any confirmation.

"rest assured!"

The Chief knew what Vesemir was worried about. He glanced at Aylin and said:

"Heng Gedimides did not find out the reason for the celestial conjunction."

"Perhaps because their stance in this Apprentice Fighting Competition was not clean to begin with, they deliberately avoided this topic in front of me..."

Hearing this, Ailin's mind suddenly appeared the first water ghost king in the arena.

It has no magic, its movements are clumsy, and it is obviously different from the one that comes after it.

If there wasn't a "dud" among the Water Ghost King, then some wizard must have done something to it.

Compared with the former, the latter is obviously more likely.

and.

The audience in the arena shouted "the intersection of the celestial spheres", but there was no vibration that should have occurred.

The water ghost king did not appear suddenly, but smashed open the closed iron fence and rushed out with a large number of water ghosts.

Although there is no solid evidence, it can be deduced through simple inference.

The first Water Ghost King was obviously the stock of a wizard from Ben Ade College.

It was deliberately arranged and appeared in the arena to deal with the witchers of the Wolf School.

“But there’s a problem.”

Aelin frowned.

There is not even any record of the Water Ghost King, as if he has never appeared in this world.

Who and by what means did they acquire this monster?

Associating and associating.

The fragment of the Gate of Ard Ghaith that Shadia had given him suddenly flashed through Aelin's mind.

Elves...

The celestial spheres meet...

Water Ghost King...

“Is there any connection between them?”

"Does Ban Ade College also have something similar to the fragment of the Ade Ges Gate?"

"So that's why they got this Water Ghost King, and just like the dead Haxo, they're holding onto Shadia and the others?"

Ailin carefully connected these separate events in his mind, trying to bring them together into a single thread.

While Ailin was thinking, the chief spoke out Ben Ade's "request".

"...After giving me these bounties, Heng Gedimidis wants us to answer questions 'truthfully'..."

"If anyone asks..."

Vesemir was relieved to hear that the wizards, especially the "Magic Source" Heng Gedimides, had not found the cause of the conjunction of the celestial spheres.

In a relaxed mood, he sneered:
"So this twelve thousand orens is the hush money, right?"

Soi nodded slightly.

“So they are going to take responsibility?” Vesemir asked curiously.

Answering “truthfully” does not mean speaking for them.

Hackso died in Ban Ader. Given the temperament of the wizards, how could they not find a scapegoat?

Soi shook his head, sighed, and said:

"It's the Cat School..."

"The evil, crazy cat-school witcher is upset that he was expelled from Ban Ard by the wise wizards."

"So in revenge, they summoned the horrible evil god and murdered the king!"

Vesemir was stunned when he heard this.

Obviously, the demon hunters of the Cat School were working for Hackso and the wizards, but this backstab...

"Oh... they are so shameless!"

But if you think about it, this excuse does seem to work.

Aside from the royal family, most of Kaedwen's nobles have connections with the Wizard Academy.

As long as there is an excuse, an exchange of interests, and an enemy that is tolerable on the surface, it is easy to deal with.

As for the royal family...

I guess only the prince who is about to succeed to the throne is a big trouble.

However, the king had just died, and his death was sudden.

If he wants to sit firmly on the throne, he also needs the support of the powerful Wizard Academy, or at least they cannot make it his enemy.

"It's really possible that we could be fooled by the wizards!" Vesemir shook his head helplessly.

At this time.

Soi suddenly looked at Ailin and asked:
"Aylin!"

Ailin looked in the direction of the voice in confusion: "What's wrong, Chief?"

Soi looked at Ailin's blue cat eyes sincerely:

"You dreamt that the Ancient Sea Fortress was destroyed by flames and riots!"

"Now that the king is dead, even if Ban Ade can get away with it, such an excuse will inevitably create a rift between him and the new king, and they will be wary of each other!"

"Do you think the prophecy will happen again?"

"Kaer Morhen... could it be destroyed by man-made or natural disasters?"

Ailin was stunned when he heard this, and his scalp tingled under the three pairs of eager gazes around him.

He is not a true prophet.

Things have changed in the future... No!

He didn't even know if this was the future scenario in the original story, so how could he predict whether a disaster like the Battle of Kaer Morhen would happen to the Ancient Sea Fortress again?
Ailin thought hard.

Logically speaking, the king, the most direct enemy, is dead, and the wizards who were suspected to be accomplices have become estranged from the nobles.

The Wolf School should be safe.

But in the original history, events similar to the Defense of Kaer Morhen that destroyed a school have occurred in almost every school of witchers.

So even without these two enemies, we may not be safe.

after all.

From the perspective of fundamental interests, if the neutral witcher school becomes powerful, it will inevitably threaten the rule of the local nobles.

It is almost an instinct for those in power to curb the uncontrolled development of armed forces.

What's more.

As the number of monsters continues to decrease, the attitude of wizards who are in competition with demon hunters is also deteriorating.

So it is impossible for Kaer Morhen to be safe just like that.

But is it true that there will definitely be danger of destruction in the short term?
The fundamental conflict between demon hunters, wizards, and nobles is that there are fewer and fewer demons.

However, under the premise of the existence of the Demon Hunting Notes, the fusion of different worlds occurred again.

As long as Ailin is alive, there will be more and more monsters in this world.

Demon Hunters may once again gain the attention of the world...

in fact.

Ailin also thought of a way to deal with it.

That is to ignore it and continue to exaggerate the crisis.

But a bow that is kept tight for a long time will inevitably lose its elasticity.

In crisis.

The attitude of the witchers of the School of the Wolf outside Kaer Morhen will definitely change.

Especially after knowing that the crisis mainly comes from humans and wizards, it is easy to offend forces that you would not have offended before, which will cause false prophecies to come true.

The imaginary danger never occurred, and it would have greatly damaged Alleyn's prestige in the school.

“It’s so hard to guess!”

Aelin sighed.

There are too many variables to make any guesses.

"If only I could predict the future!" he thought.

"It's not so easy to dream up a prophecy!" A cold female voice scolded her harshly, interrupting Ailin's thoughts.

Aelin looked up.

He saw the sorceress standing to the side in front of him, with a cold brow towards Soi and Vesemir who were putting pressure on him.

Especially Soi.

The sorceress glared at Vesemir, then kept her eyes fixed on the Chief's face.

The glare made this perhaps the most powerful demon hunter in the world unable to maintain an expressionless and cold look.

After a shy smile, he seemed to realize that he was too impatient. He looked at Ailin and said softly:

"I'm sorry, Aylin. I pushed too hard."

Ailin, who was apologized to by his direct leader, had to wave his hands to refuse.

But at the same time.

He was actually relieved by the sorceress's rescue.

Yes!

I just hit a dead end!

Why do I have to decide now?

Ailin thought.

"Sorry, Chief!"

"I haven't dreamed about the future recently. When the prophetic dream appears, I will notify Mary and tell you as soon as possible!"

……

Ben Ader School of Wizardry.

An office filled with parchment books.

"Dean!"

"Are we just going to let those freaks off like this?"

The middle-aged wizard sitting on the armrest was so angry that he slapped the oak armrest hard.

The most powerful freak in the Wolf School.

Not long ago, more than 10,000 orens were extorted from Ban Ade.

Upon hearing the news, the old-looking wizard immediately ran over and protested to Heng Gedimides.

of course.

He ignored this fee intentionally or unintentionally, and it was not blackmail.

But it was the bounty promised by Heng Gedimides.

Or to put it another way, "hush money."

Heng Gedimidis sat behind the black lacquered oak table without raising his eyes.

"Professor Thomas Moreau, I don't ask you to forget your hatred."

“But at least restrain it and have respect for the great creation of Arzu and Cosimo Malaspina.”

"If they hadn't created the Demon Hunters and resolved the crisis facing humanity..."

"The human race will never be able to expand its territory to the Blue Mountains, the land we stand on!"

Professor Thomas Moreau was not impressed by Henry Gedimides's words.

He sneered and said:
"So those freaks are not our enemies?"

"Of course not!" Hen Gedimidis looked up. "They were once monuments on the road ahead, but now they are stumbling blocks. That's all."

"However, they are one of the proudest masterpieces of the wizarding world."

"Respect them, and you will respect yourself!"

"My dear Professor Thomas Moreau."

Thomas Moreau looked impatient and obviously disagreed with what Henry Gedimides said.

It was only out of respect for the power of the "Magic Source" that I did not interrupt him directly.

After Hen Gedimidis finished speaking, Thomas Moreau asked anxiously:

"Are we just going to let those despicable and hypocritical hungry wolves go just like that?"

"What's the plan?"

"What about the plan to destroy Kaer Morhen by the end of this year?"

“Kalema told me that the plan was cancelled because the king died?”

"If I hadn't been waiting for your damn plan, I would have hunted those demon hunters alone and avenged my child!"

"What's your plan now?"

"Heng Gedimides, you betrayed us!"

……

A barrage of resentment and dissatisfaction gushed out of Thomas Moreau's mouth like bullets.

Heng Gedimides did not show any dissatisfaction or anger because of the old wizard's crazy words.

He just looked at Thomas Moreau with a gentle expression.

After he had vented all the anger in his heart, he spoke in a soft but firm tone:

"Professor Thomas, you know I have never betrayed you!"

"You know the current situation of Ban Ade. The king passed away here. We will face many things together in the future."

"As for the plan..."

Heng Gedimidis paused, pondered for a moment, and then continued:
"The plan was just slightly delayed..."

"How long will it take!" Professor Thomas Moreau interrupted, suppressing his anger.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be two years at most..." Hen Gedimidis smiled and comforted him, "If the situation is not as serious as we thought, maybe one year, or even no extension is needed."

Thomas Moreau barely suppressed his anger after hearing this.

"I'm sorry, I was too emotional just now."

"The flames of hatred are growing louder and louder, and I can't sleep."

"I am already a dead soul on earth. I will follow Lydia once those freaks die."

Heng Gedimidis nodded:
"It's okay. I understand."

"Don't worry, the plan will only be delayed for a moment..."

"The rest is business as usual."

(End of this chapter)