Chapter 291: Divine Communication [Merritelli]

How to kill the Wild Hunt?
This is a difficult question to answer.

The Red Cavalry can freely ride in the air and release spells from top to bottom that are enough to destroy a large city.

Not to mention ordinary people and demon hunters, even few senior warlocks can fly into the sky.

This is a huge gap that is difficult to cross.

This is equivalent to wars in previous lives, when one side has the air and space advantage and can come and go as it pleases.

The other side could only hold steel spears, ride horses, and wait for the elusive opportunity on the ground.

Therefore, Ailin had no doubt about the background story of Ain and El conquering the worlds in the original book and the game.

If all these worlds were like the demon hunter world.

That's simply a dimensionality reduction attack, and no one can make a sound after being hit.

Instead, he felt that in the game, relying only on a few demon hunters and sorceresses, the Wild Hunt gave up its advantage in the sky and landed on the ground to fight a group of "primitive" magic swords...

Even lost, no Ain El escaped...

It's so outrageous, like being given a halo of mental retardation.

But Arryn didn't expect the Wild Hunt to be so irrational when facing him in reality.

Therefore, how to deal with the Wild Hunt is almost an unsolvable problem at present.

The only solution Ailin could think of was to use the attraction of the Ardges Gate to them, find a narrow place, and lure them to fight on foot.

Let's not talk about whether the Ain El who conquered all realms and experienced wars would really be so arrogant...

Well...it's really hard to say, but it should be possible at the beginning.

But Ain El doesn't have only a few people, and it will definitely not work after one or two attempts to seduce him.

not to mention.

If we really let them land, can we destroy them?
The witcher recalled the tragic scenes at Floating Harbor and Mayday Elland in his mind and sighed inwardly.

"How to kill the Wild Hunt? We can't answer this question now..." Vesemir's voice sounded.

"It can't be answered now?" The old duke grasped the key words.

"Yes." The witcher master glanced at Ailin and considered his words. "Your Excellency should know that we witchers have many schools..."

The old duke nodded.

"In Nilfgaard, the witchers have a branch called the Viper School. The purpose of the school's Grand Master, Ivar the Evil Eye, establishing the Viper School was to destroy the Wild Hunt."

"And when Grand Master Ivar was undergoing the transformation to become a demon hunter, his eyes mutated. It is said that he could see the Wild Hunt wreaking havoc and slaughtering people in all realms."

"So, when we were about to leave the floating harbor, we sent someone to Nilfgaard to invite Grand Master Iva to come for a meeting."

Vesemir spoke the truth.

The old duke was silent for a while after hearing this.

He has spent half his life fighting on the battlefield and has witnessed all kinds of cruel and bloody scenes.

The mental will is as hard as iron.

But at this moment, I feel a little powerless.

Wild Hunt...

Even the most orthodox and powerful Wolf School among the demon hunters was powerless to do anything about it.

Could a witcher school far away in Nilfgaard that he had never heard of really have a way to deal with those damn monsters?
As for what Vesemir said, the purpose of establishing the Viper School was to destroy the Wild Hunt...

But then what?
So many years have passed, have they been eliminated?

Why would the Wild Hunt come to his country and wreak havoc, harming his country and people?
Seeing the old duke silent, Vesemir could roughly guess what he was thinking.

Tell the truth.

When Ailin proposed to invite Ivar Evil Eye, he did not believe that the rumored "madman" could really deal with the Wild Hunt.

In fact, even now, he doesn't believe it.

But what else can they do?

Seeing that the old duke looked a little unhappy, Vesemir was about to speak and make up some words to boost his confidence.

after all.

It is indeed difficult to find allies who share the same hatred for the Wild Hunt.

"Okay, I can wait," the old duke suddenly said, "Even if you can't invite Iva the Evil Eye, I can send someone to Nilfgaard in the name of the Temeria royal family..."

Everyone looked up almost at the same time and looked at him in surprise.

"I don't have many years left to live," the old duke looked fiercely at Vesemir and Arryn, "I have only one wish for the rest of my life..."

"I want everyone to know what a cruel end it will be for those who invade the territory of the White Iris without reason..."

"Whether it is human or not, even if it is called a disaster and regarded as an unstoppable natural disaster..."

"I'm going to take that shitty Wild Hunt thing with me..."

"…Be buried with me."

"Hey!"

The sound of lightning and thunder broke through the barrier of air and suddenly entered the spacious room.

Amid the howling wind, the candlelight swayed violently.

At this time.

Ailin felt the old duke's gaze suddenly fixed on his eyes, as if waiting for his answer.

"You will get what you want." The witcher looked directly into those dark brown eyes, "No matter how difficult it is, the Wild Hunt must die!"

"Very good!" The old duke tapped the ground with his cane and stood up. "If there is anything I can help you with..."

Then he turned his head and called out "Pablo".

"Your Excellency the Duke." A middle-aged servant in simple clothes came out respectfully from the corner.

"Even if I'm not in Elland, you can always find him in the castle." The old duke looked at Arlin.

Arryn and Vesemir nodded slightly.

then.

The old duke glanced around and waved his hand:
"Okay, Ianna stay, the others can leave."

"Dong Dong Dong~"

After the witchers and sorceresses left, the old duke glanced at the servants and knight guards around him and waved his hand again.

"You guys also get out."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

Soon.

"Squeak~"

The door is closed.

The old duke and Ianna were the only ones left in the room.

He stood there in silence for a few seconds and did not speak to the high priest of the Temple of Meliteli.

I walked gently to the window and looked intently at the heavy rain, lightning and thunder outside.

The whole room was silent for a long time.

"The Black Death, the intersection of the spheres, the curse of the dark sun..." The old duke did not look back, and seemed to be talking to himself in a deep voice, "and the Wild Hunt..."

"Yi, the world is going to be in chaos again, isn't it?"

Ianna looked at the window.

The once majestic and strong man, even though he forced himself to straighten his back, still looked hunched and old.

"You already have the answer in your mind, don't you?" She sighed, "Besides..."

“Is there ever a day in this world when there is no chaos?”

……

After leaving the city gate tower, everyone went their separate ways.

Vesemir, Vera and Mary went straight back to the temple, while Lysa walked towards the city of Elland with an umbrella.

Mary, at the Ireland Market Square, there was a group of patients waiting for dressing changes and care.

As for Ailin... he followed the captain of the guards, Arthur, to the home of a man named "Ledo Lass", a famous court painter in Elland.

As a time traveler, he is also a demon hunter from the Wolf School.

For him, the title of knight is just a nice reputation, and the witcher does not value it as much as the residents of this world.

and so.

Although Arthur was very enthusiastic about accepting Arryn as a member of the Knights of Elland, he did his best to arrange every step of the knighthood ceremony for him perfectly.

But family crests are meaningless to demon hunters who have lost their fertility or have become reproductively isolated from ordinary humans.

therefore.

For the family crest and flag, the witcher casually chose the ferocious wolf head pattern of the school emblem to indicate his identity.

Then, at the strong suggestion of Ledo Ras and Arthur, the black background of the Temeria coat of arms was chosen as the base color.

It is worth mentioning that.

Both Arthur and Ledo Rath tried their best to get Arryn to add a white iris pattern to the coat of arms.

However, the witcher rejected it without hesitation.

What a joke.

Even if the head of the school is really the heir to the Duke of Toussaint and the Earl, who is at the top of the list and ranks ahead of Arryn.

But painting Temeria's white fleur-de-lis on the family crest and flag was a bit too much.

Arthur didn't insist too much under the witcher's strong rejection, but his face was full of regret.

I was busy with matters related to the title for most of the day and didn't even have time to eat lunch.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that it was almost finished.

"Wait Ailin, there's something I haven't given you yet."

The witcher and Arthur found a tavern to have dinner. After saying goodbye to the middle-aged knight, they were about to return to the temple.

Suddenly, Arthur pulled him back.

The witcher watched him pull out a familiar leather list from his chest and handed it to him.

"This is Duke Mason's thanks." Arthur smiled.

The demon hunter took the leather receipt with a special texture, opened it, and immediately took a breath of cold air.

This was indeed a deposit slip from the Vivaldi Bank, but it contained a full 20,000 orens, a sum the witcher had never seen before.

Even if he had to share it with Vesemir and Lady Vera, it was a huge sum.

Including the more than 3,000 orens who invited him to "participate" in the May Festival carnival before the festival.

He had collected nearly ten thousand orens in bounty from the old duke alone.

This does not include the money used to purchase the ghost oil.

Originally, Ailin thought that the knighthood he received this morning was all the reward from the old duke.

After all, although the value of the knighthood is difficult to measure, it is indeed very precious.

Moreover, after being knighted, one would also be given a sword, a shield decorated with the knight's coat of arms, spurs, and a cloak made of gorgeous cloth or satin.

If converted, even the actual object might be worth three to four thousand orens.

Not to mention the title of knighthood.

Many wealthy businessmen are willing to pay tens of thousands of Orens but cannot get it.

After all, taking this step means entering the circle of aristocrats, which not only changes one's class, but also has the possibility of going further.

This is not all.

"The thanks from Master Vesemir and Ms. Vera have already been delivered by someone else. This is the one that belongs to you alone," Arthur added.

Ok?
Ailin was startled.

Holy shit! All 20,000 orens are mine?
The Duke of Mason's gratitude was truly simple, yet profound and endearing.

"Duke Mason is so generous!" The witcher sighed after coming back to his senses from the huge amount of money, and did not intend to refuse.

after all.

Although this thank you is too heavy, he did do a lot for May Day.

"Duke Mason has always been very generous to those who are talented and have made contributions to Elland and Temeria."

Arthur curled his lips and made it clear for the umpteenth time today.

but.

Ailin, who only wanted to be a loyal witcher master of the Wolf School, could only pretend not to know Arthur's intention to win him over and completely turn to the old duke, and thanked him sincerely:
"The Duke of Mason's generosity is astonishing. Please convey my gratitude to the Duke."

"I will." Arthur understood Arryn's underlying meaning, nodded with some regret, then sighed, said goodbye and left.

After watching Arthur's back disappear, Ailin walked towards the temple.

When he reached the junction of the temple area and the lower city, he somehow ended up outside the city gate.

The rain stopped.

A golden rainbow hung in the clear blue sky.

The ground was full of muddy puddles.

far away.

Under the sunset.

The man holding the umbrella has left, and the figure of the lost person, kneeling in the mud, remains the same as usual.

Like a stubborn stone.

The witcher took a step forward, his instinctive compassion making him want to do something.

But after taking a few steps, he slowly stopped.

He thought about it, turned around and walked to the guards at the city gate, left a hundred orens, and asked them to look after him for a while.

Go ahead and go.

……

Returning to the temple, Ailin did not look for others, but went straight back to the icon room.

Looking at the three holy statues that looked kind and benevolent but slightly dilapidated in the dim light, he stood quietly for a long time before he let out a long sigh and broke free from his inexplicable emotions.

Ailin touched the deposit slip on his chest.

The old duke was determined to take revenge on the Wild Hunt.

He didn't even have to actively fight for it as Ianna had planned before May Day, and he naturally gained the most steadfast ally.

This was an ideal development that the demon hunters had never dared to imagine before they came to Elland.

Of course, the price was unexpectedly high, although it was not paid by him.

Duke Mason, the mysterious Kuhn and Voluta families, and Iva the Evil Eye whose attitude is unknown...

The alliance against the Wild Hunt expanded rapidly in just a few dozen days.

In the previous life, there were rumors in the original novel and the game that the coming of the Wild Hunt would bring white frost that would destroy the world.

So whether it is for Ailin, the school, or all the intelligent creatures in this world.

Fighting against the expansion of the Wild Hunt's power is a good thing.

"It's undoubtedly a good thing!" Ailin emphasized, looking at the hard stone sculpture.

The three holy statues remain silent.

Just a kind and gentle smile.

It seemed like a mockery, but also like pity.

After a long silence, the demon hunter sat back on the ground, somewhat dejected.

After a long time.

When the sun had completely set and the iconostasis room was plunged into complete darkness, the witcher seemed to suddenly come alive and remembered his plans for the evening.

He thought about it and opened the Demon Hunting Notes.

"Ding! Do you want to spend 100 experience beads to reach the divine [Meliteli]?"

"Warning: There may be a high risk of encountering gods through the gods, please use it with caution!!!"

(End of this chapter)