Chapter 313 Ailin, do you want to know who your parents are?

As the wolf emblem hummed, the demon hunter was slightly distracted.

The heavy and stagnant beast roar energy immediately got out of control and suddenly separated into distinct gold powder and four types of magic power.

The gold powder disappeared into the blood, and the magic power naturally dissipated.

"Whoo~"

Ailin let out a sigh of relief.

[Beast Roar: Furious] It was too difficult to passively maintain the power. It was like pushing a thousand-pound stone up a mountain.

If you let go of your strength for a moment, all your previous efforts will be wasted.

"But even if it fails, there won't be any side effects. I can just try again." Ailin thought, "I just don't know how long it will take to reach the state of automatically maintaining operation 24 hours a day, even when eating and sleeping..."

With a thought, the personal panel is brought up.

[Name: Ailin]

【生命值：100%，体力值650/650，魔力730/730】

[Attributes: Strength 62 (+1), Agility 60, Constitution 65, Perception 68, Mysticism 73]

【亲和：水14（魔源·水4%）、地9，风8，火3，空间2】

The power has increased a bit...

"No..." Ailin shook his head. "It should be a little less. It just happened to be added to the previous surplus increase, so it increased a little on the panel."

"About 0.2." He estimated after feeling the subtle improvement in his limbs.

Not bad. After all, it has only been running for a short while.

And it's not just strength, the attributes of agility and physique improvement should also be around 0.2, but they just don't reach an integer value.

"Tsk tsk, this is just the beginning. It's difficult to run and even failed halfway, but it can still be improved so much." Ailin marveled in his heart.

"As expected, this is the Way of Beast Roar that even the Demon Hunting Notes cannot upgrade. Now, in addition to going out to hunt monsters, there is another way to improve my strength on a daily basis."

"but……"

Thinking of the difficulty of controlling the energy of the mixed beast roar just now, Ailin sighed softly:

"But this beast roar method seems... a bit cruel..."

After sighing a few words in his heart, the demon hunter put away the Demon Hunting Notes and did not rush to continue practicing [Beast Roar: Fury]. Instead, he lit the candles in the room one by one using the Igni Seal.

then……

"Squeak~"

The intricately carved wooden door opened.

A plain grey linen dress, a high-necked snow-white sweater, and brown riding boots...

Vera stood on the stone stairs not far from the door, leaning against the cold gray stone wall.

Her face was still delicate, but for some reason, her expression was blank and sad...

As expected... Ailin thought.

Although the practice of [Beast Roar: Fury] was interrupted by magic fluctuations, he never felt that there was any danger. He even continued to think about and check the results of his practice as usual.

After all, this is Kaer Morhen, and even if the witcher is asleep, he is extremely alert.

Therefore, no matter how stupid the wizards of Ben Ade were, they would not come here in the middle of the night to give themselves up.

Besides, there is no target in the south tower, so it is not worth it for a warlock who can release such strong spell fluctuations to risk his life.

So Ailin didn't care and was busy with his own things while waiting for someone to knock on the door.

But I didn’t expect that after I had finished summarizing the reflections from the first practice, there was no sound from the wooden door.

Eyes facing each other.

Ailin asked in confusion, "Ms. Vera, are you looking for me?"

The sorceress was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded, but did not explain her purpose.

It was as if she had teleported here through the portal on a whim.

Then again, does Vera’s portal have enough coordinate capacity to not only place one in the alchemy room, but also one at the door of his room which is very close to her?
I really envy the demon hunters who are new to the portal and currently only have capacity for two coordinates and are still hesitating about where to put it.

There was no point in just standing there, so Aelin invited Vera into the room.

"Bang~"

The wooden door closed.

Since I just came back yesterday, everything was prepared by Vera, so there was nothing in the room to entertain guests.

Therefore, Ailin simply heated a cup of water with the Igni Sign and handed it to Vera:
"Ms. Vera, what do you want from me?"

Taking the steaming wooden cup, the sorceress looked at his face for a long time before asking:

"Are you sure you want to stick with the path of a demon hunter?"

What kind of problem is this?
Demon Hunter is not an ordinary profession.

Could it be that he could be like ordinary people, be a cook if he wanted to, pick up a hoe to farm, pick up a hammer to do ironwork if he didn't want to, and then switch to being cannon fodder when the nobles recruited soldiers?
Is this something he can choose?
Wasn't this destined the moment I came here and took that fishy, ​​bitter herbal medicine?
Yesterday it was the Demon Hunter, today it is the Demon Hunter, tomorrow it will be the Demon Hunter…

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be a demon hunter with silver sword and steel sword for the rest of his life.

Ailin looked at Vera in confusion.

The sorceress who was being watched seemed to have discovered her own speech error and explained in a panic:
"I... I mean, even if you're a demon hunter, you can take other paths... Uh... Do you like doing business?"

"I know there are demon hunters who don't want to hunt demons all day, so they open their own demon material shops... No, no... With your attainments and talent in alchemy, Ailin, you can definitely open a potion or alchemy shop..."

"We can even cooperate and open an office in Aretusa. Witch hunters are very attractive to the little witches there."

"If it doesn't work, where can we find an advisor? We can find a small country, such as Toussaint. The nobles there respect the strong. We... I have some connections there..."

"Ms. Vera..." Ailin couldn't help but interrupt, "Why are you suddenly advising me like this?"

It was not the first time that the sorceress had advised him not to hunt monsters and to find a safe "class" to attend.

However, the last time was before he went down the mountain, when he was about to participate in a large conspiracy jointly organized by Haxo and Ban Ade against the Wolf School - the apprentice fighting competition between the Wolf School and the Cat School.

But the last time is different from now!

At that time, the Wolf School was targeted by the closely-knit king and wizards, and was in a precarious situation.

Although Ailin showed outstanding talent in swordsmanship, magic signs, alchemy and potions.

Although he was promoted to the title of Master Demon Hunter, his strength is only slightly stronger than that of an average demon hunter who has just come down the mountain.

So it was understandable that the sorceress advised him not to die but to escape.

But it’s different now.

Although only half a year had passed, King Haxor died in Kaedwen.

This caused huge rifts in the relationship between wizards and royal families, royal families and nobles, wizards and nobles, and even between nobles.

Although Ailin didn't know the extent of the crack.

But it's not easy to get over the easy murder of a king, even if not many people really care about Hacksall.

after all.

The nobility establishes themselves in the world through "glory".

In an age when blood feuds are rampant, this matter will not be easily resolved even for the sake of the family's prestige and interests.

Now it is only temporarily bridged due to the threat of war in Aedirn.

So after this incident, the situation in Kaer Morhen has actually improved.

On the other hand, Vera may know that the Wild Hunt is coming for him, but they haven't found him yet.

If you really get discovered, it will be the same no matter where you hide.

What's more, they are now hiding in the dark and taking the initiative.

and……

Ailin's current strength is incomparable to that of half a year ago.

Whether in terms of attributes or combat power, he can truly be called a qualified demon hunter master.

therefore.

Why did Vera suddenly persuade him like this at this time?

Ailin found it a little unbelievable.

For Vera, who didn't know that the White Frost was coming because of the Wild Hunt, shouldn't the Wolf School be in a good situation now? Hearing this, the sorceress opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

But then he closed his mouth for some reason, and after a few seconds of changing expression on his face, he did not explain, but asked again:

"You still don't want to?"

Aelin nodded.

His closest friends were in Kaer Morhen, and as long as the School of the Wolf stayed put, this would be his home.

What’s more, the white frost is coming and the whole world will be destroyed. Where can we escape to?
Seeing this, the sorceress sighed, lowered her head to sip two sips of hot tea, and asked:
"So... do you want to be the head of the Wolf School?"

The voice just fell.

The whole room was silent, as if the pause button was suddenly pressed.

This time it was Ailin's turn to look gloomy.

chief……

Is this something he can do just if he wants to?

Although Soi has not been in good shape recently, he was still full of energy this morning and taught him how to build a solid fortress.

Thinking of this, Ailin suddenly remembered what he heard when he first met Soi in the morning.

Could it be that Soi asked Vera to test him?

Does he really want to abdicate?

"Did the Chief ask you to ask this?" Ailin chose his words carefully.

"Soi wants you to be the next chief, but he didn't entrust me..." Vera shook her head, "I was just asking..."

"So, Alin, do you want to take that seat?"

Of course he wanted to. Although the position of the leader of the Demon Hunting Corps is not low, he also has a lot of powerful subordinates.

But among the ten members, seven of them can only fight water ghosts now.

The remaining Zeus, Bonte and Fred might be slightly stronger, but in fact they cannot defeat the little fog monster alone.

To be honest, it can only be said that it has potential.

But once he becomes the head of the Wolf School...

Not to mention anything else, just with the addition of the Demon Hunter Master, the Demon Hunting Corps can immediately target large monsters.

Even monsters like the Little Mist Demon and the Swamp Witch were not worth their attention.

Gee...

Going to kill monsters with seven demon hunter masters is very exciting just thinking about it.

And it's not just the Demon Hunting Corps' strength that has increased.

Organizational structure, new blood sources, commission integration...

Once he becomes the chief, the invisible improvement to Ailin will be even greater than his superficial strength.

Many things, such as arranging people to hide in the northern countries, collecting intelligence, and controlling public opinion...

This arrangement sounds very important.

But as long as Soi is still the head of the Wolf School, the principle of neutrality cannot be completely abandoned, and it is impossible for him to do anything other than hunting demons.

Ailin wouldn't even mention it.

Because compared to setting up a demon hunting group that is more inclined to protect Kaer Morhen, such espionage behavior really touches the reverse scale of the school's neutrality principle.

However, such actions are indispensable if one is to accurately grasp the movements of wizards, nobles, and even the Wild Hunt.

There are many other very important arrangements like secretly placing people in various countries, which he is unable to do now.

He didn't even dare to let the Chief notice that he had such tendencies again.

and so……

Does he want to be chief?

He wants to develop the Wolf School without constraints?

Of course he did.

but……

Of course, it was impossible for Ailin to admit it in front of Vera.

There is a difference between closeness and distance.

He and Vera were closer.

Compared to Soi, her partner with whom she had a deep and unforgettable love and now seems to have rekindled their old love, it is obvious who is more important in the sorceress's heart.

Moreover, even if Soi really wanted to give up his position because of what happened to Hakso.

But it wasn't like Ailin would pass the throne to him as soon as he agreed.

Who can say for sure about ideas?
What if after a few days, Soi's emotional injury recovers, or the school resolves the crisis and prospers, and changes his mind?

He has nothing to do with Soi... well... not that he has nothing to do with Soi...

From Vesemir's perspective, he should be considered as the master or the forefather...

But even close master and disciple will hold back.

Once he changed his mind, knowing that there was someone in the academy who coveted his position all day long, even if Soi's morals were as noble as Vesemir said, he would still feel resentful...

Anyway, if Ailin put himself in their shoes, he would think this way.

There are countless examples in the history of previous lives to support this.

He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

therefore……

"Is it too early to think about this now?" Ailin said seriously, "The chief position is still the most suitable for him. He is still very young. He is just being influenced by that scum Hackso..."

Perhaps feeling that his words were not convincing enough, Ailin added:
"Heng Gedimidis of Ban Ade is still sitting in the dean's office..."

Vera was stunned for a moment when she heard what Ailin said, then she stared into his deep blue cat eyes.

The demon hunter immediately cleared his mind and looked at her with determination.

for a long time.

Vera seemed to have noticed something, and her delicate face suddenly dimmed under the dim candlelight, avoiding Alin's sight.

"Is that so..." She sighed quietly, "I understand. If Soi asks, I will tell him so."

Ailin heaved a sigh of relief.

But then...

Ailin looked at Vera's lonely expression and suddenly felt that she seemed to see through his thoughts.

I also felt that a strange transparent wall had risen between the two of them because of his lack of honesty in the conversation just now.

He suddenly curled his lips uncomfortably and wanted to say a few words to ease the atmosphere.

"Boom~"

"It's getting late..." Vera put down the steaming teacup and said, "Ailin, go to bed early."

The witcher, who was about to say something, opened his mouth, stood up immediately, opened the door and walked Vera to the door.

"Squeak~"

The wooden door opened wide.

"Ms. Vera should also rest early..." Ailin paused and comforted, "Chief Soi is a true hero. He will recover soon and will not indulge in this."

"Really?" The sorceress stopped, shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"It must be." Ailin nodded firmly.

The sorceress's expression relaxed a little, and after a slight nod, she seemed to be about to walk down the stone steps.

But he stopped after walking a few steps, turned back and stared into the demon hunter's blue eyes, and asked casually:

"By the way, Ailin..."

"You...do you want to know who your parents are?"

(End of this chapter)