Chapter 348 The Devil's Pit
When leaving Kian in Novigrad, Lann gave him two instructions:
first, to accept the commission in the most prosperous city in the north, and then cooperate with the opera troupe there. Spread a good name to improve the Witcher's reputation.
The second is to cooperate with Lann's past life memories and let Kiyaan visit various inhuman races and intelligent monsters in Novigrad in order to gain income from Cintra.
After all, Novigrad, a trading city-state with prosperous economy but semi-independence from politics, is really suitable for Tibetans.
Lann considered Kian's feedback.
We have seen shapeshifters and night demons before, so there is no need to say more. And "Dream Diviner" is another special magic-related occupation in the previous game.
Just like the "psychic masters" who came from Nilfgaard not long ago and have the ability to read minds, dreamers are another special group of people created by the influence of chaotic energy on humans.
She was not able to gain the ability to cast spells under the influence of chaotic energy, but she had a "prophecy" ability that was similar to that of the early days of the devil's source - the dreamer could obtain certain metaphors from dreams through dreaming to predict the future.
"You didn't kill them all, did you?" Lan asked hesitantly, looking at the somewhat excited Kyaen.
Kyan showed a ridiculous and helpless expression.
"Didn't you specifically tell me before that I need to understand the whole story before taking action? This has reduced the efficiency of my commission." Keyan complained, "Lan, according to me, we demon hunters should not Regardless of this mess, we will do whatever the employer tells us."
"It's enough to know how much money we can get, where to go, and who to kill!"
Lann shook his head and said: "The future demon hunters will not act like this. ."
Keyan muttered a few words about "the nature of the gryphon" and could only say helplessly: "Okay, from now on you will be the communicator of the cult, and you have the final say." "That's all
I told you. I didn't kill them. The shapeshifter I met just stole things, and the female night devil found a part-time job in a female branch, so I spared their lives; as for the dream diviner, I was even less likely to kill him. Yes, I think she is the kind of person you would be interested in~"
Lan nodded with satisfaction: "Have you contacted them?"
"Do you think the shapeshifter and the Night Stalker will be the ones who see a cat-sect witcher? What's the reaction?" Kian asked, "As for the Dreamer, she is living well in Novigrad, and is even quite wealthy. If you want to conquer them, I think you, the Lion of Sintra, must do it yourself. Come forward."
Lann expressed his understanding, and indeed he still wanted to go to Novigrad in person.
Anyway, I want to discuss the future situation of Redania with Shapet, so it would be good to visit various capable people along the way.
"Then, did you encounter any particularly difficult things there? For example, a commission that couldn't be completed?" "Can't be
completed?" Keyan exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Since you used the Ancient After the blood healed me, I became extremely powerful! And when I completed the commission in Novigrad, I felt like I was getting stronger and stronger." The cat-sect demon
hunter was very confident: "Sorry Let me put it bluntly, now in the entire sect, only your two seniors from the Griffin Sect can defeat me! With such strength, how can I have any tasks that I can't complete?"
Kiyaen was referring to Jeron and Kelda.
Lann chuckled softly: "Are you sure it's just the two of them? Where are Vesemir, Letso, and Gerd? And have you beaten Geralt and the others?" The red-eyed
cat who was confident just now suddenly became hesitant again. .
"Let's get down to business," Lan reminded.
After calming down, Kian relived the experience of this period in his mind.
"There is really nothing that can't be completed, even blood demons and bat-winged demons. I have killed them. At most, there are commissions that I am unwilling to complete..."
Keyan thought about it: "That commission was given to me personally by Shapet. He said that there is a place called [Devil's Pit] outside the city of Novigrad. It was used to isolate patients from various plagues and infectious diseases. Because so many people died, evil spirits seemed to appear. He wanted me to clean it up. "
I'm not going... What if there are still germs or residual plague there? That's not something that can be solved with swords and seals..." Lann's eyes suddenly lit up
.
This was one of the powers he wanted to gather as much as possible.
In this so-called [Devil's Pit], there is a powerful ally that can be recruited, and a powerful boost to the demon hunter's strength that is second only to the [Second Mutation].
Lan thought for a moment and decided to call a few helpers together.
...
"Is Vesemir here?"
At the new site of the Demon Hunter Order, large areas of civil engineering are being built by architects and workers to build the prototype of a tall future base.
Eskar was directing from the side. When he heard the question, he turned around and saw Lan.
"How was your day, our 'Grand Mentor'?" The wolf sect demon hunter smiled, and the scars on his face looked ferociously handsome when moved.
The workers who saw Lan around him saluted him one after another. Lan waved his hands to encourage them, and then expressed condolences to the supervisor for a while before replying to Eskar.
"Don't call me that, none of you know more about demon hunters than I do." Lann shook his head.
Eskar spread his hands: "Then what's the business of 'Your Majesty the Duke'?"
This sinister joke made Lan sigh: "I almost thought the person standing in front of me was Lambert."
Eskar laughed. He took Lan's punch with his shoulder. It could be seen that he had been in a good mood since the establishment of the Order.
"I'm looking for Vesemir, or all of you members of the Wolf Faction." Lann said seriously, "Where are they?"
"Lambert went drinking with his good friends from the Cat Faction. I think he has changed. The idea of the school." Eskar shrugged jokingly, "Geralt and Yennefer don't know what they did. Once they get together, they will be missing for a long time." "
Vesemir The situation is similar." Eskar's face suddenly became ambiguous, "Did you know that Mrs. Minor is preparing to settle in Sintra." "
Oh?" Lann was stunned.
He actually knew the news.
Mrs. Minoru is a duchess after all, and a herald came to report to her when she entered the country a few days ago.
However, it was later said that the Duchess wanted to buy a house in Sintra first and take care of some personal matters, so she had not been able to meet Lan. Lan En forgot about this matter as soon as he got busy.
Now it seems the Duchess is even busier.
"She originally seemed to have planned to meet you first." Eskar sighed, "But now it seems..." Lann chuckled: "It seems like she has to meet them now." Looking at it this way
, It seems that Eskar is the only one in the entire wolf sect who is still working conscientiously to contribute to the cause of the witcher.
In the original history, after the last cohesion of Kaer Morhen dissipated, it was Eskar who finally guarded the witcher castle in the mountains, just like Kelda who watched the afterglow of the witcher.
"What do you want from us?" Eskar asked.
Lann smiled: "I found information about a member of the Wolf Faction, but he is now in certain danger. I think you will want to participate in the process of saving him. "
——Novigrad
As the largest trading city in the north, it has a long-distance fixed-point teleportation array.
However, demon hunters avoid this method of long-distance crossing. Fortunately, Lann left a mark on Shapet's body when he first awakened the [Teleport] skill.
As several spots of light lit up and went out, six demon hunters landed on the Temple Island of Eternal Fire.
Lann, Vesemir, Geralt, Eskar, Lambert, Kyaan.
In addition, there is also Yennefer who came with Lann's suggestion and Geralt's plea.
When Triss learned that Lan wanted the warlock to accompany him, she tried to follow him. However, with Yennefer gone, Mossak lacked a big help, and the pressure on magic research suddenly increased.
In the end, I had to give up.
"Lan! And Kyaan is back too! And Geralt!"
In the conference room of the Eternal Fire, the shape-shifter Shapet enthusiastically hugged Lan, and then met Lan for the first time under Lan's introduction. Everyone from the Wolf Faction who met greeted each other in turn.
Geralt had met Shapet once before Belan was still there, and they were barely acquainted with each other.
"The relationship between Cintra and Vizmir II has been somewhat tense recently." Lann asked Shapet, "Please keep our whereabouts secret for the time being." The
Eternal Fire Archon, who was a shapeshifter, nodded solemnly.
"Redania will be in great turmoil in the near future. I will discuss the specific matters with you later." Lan pointed at the wolf sect members behind him, "But there is something that needs to be dealt with first."
Sha Pate listened carefully, then his expression turned confused.
No, according to rumors, there is just an evil spirit in the [Devil's Pit]. Why is there such a large formation coming all the way from Sintra now?
What kind of evil spirit requires a team of six demon hunters and a sorceress, including the [Lion of the North]? Does the other party risk destroying the entire Redania?
After Lan explained the whole story clearly, Shapet fell silent.
...
The Archon of Eternal Fire briefly explained the following affairs to his deputy. His prestige is now unrivaled in this religion, and no one will find any order ridiculous.
Then he personally acted as a guide and led the team out of Novigrad, riding out of the city and galloping all the way.
The prosperous scene quickly faded away, and the surrounding area quickly changed from prosperous towns to remote villages. After that, even the villages became fewer and fewer, and all you could see was wasteland.
Only some dilapidated buildings and collapsed wooden statues prove that there was once a human habitation around.
"Although Novigrad is the largest trading city in the north, the world outside the city is not peaceful." Shapet said solemnly, "Thieves, monsters, and a large number of deserters and refugees caused by the recent Civil War are all. Let these lands be sprinkled with blood."
"A few hundred years further, the situation will be even more chaotic. Even the eternal fire plays the role of executioner in most events - that's how the [Devil's Pit] came about."
"At that time, plague, cholera and other infectious diseases such as red corpse were rampant. It was impossible for patients to stay with ordinary people, so the Eternal Fire established quarantine zones to isolate those who had no hope of being cured. Isolate there."
"You mean, 'Let the sick wait to die without infecting normal people,' right?" Lambert quickly retorted, "Brother, you don't need to completely change your tone to that of the ruling class. It seems that there are no outsiders here."
The shapeshifter with the face of the Archon was silent for a moment: "In short, this measure allowed most people to survive. So every time we encountered a large epidemic, the patients were isolated in This place became a kind of management; later, even the Cowburg side began to cooperate with Novigrad and moved the patients there to here."
Yennefer sneered: "That's why this place became a place later. Is it called [Devil's Pit], right? Is this name given by yourselves or is it an 'honorable title' given by nearby civilians?"
Shapet did not answer this question, and the thoughts in his mind were conflicting. After a while, he reminded: "We're here."
This place is even more deserted. There is a simple gathering place at the end of the road. This place is tightly wrapped by wooden fences and gates.
There were a large group of crows neighing in the sky, and it was obvious that there was enough food here to attract them.
The thick smell of blood and decay came out from behind the door. Yennefer frowned and took out a lace scarf to cover her mouth and nose. After thinking for a while, she took out a bottle of potion and drank it. Her face finally looked better. A little bit.
"According to the records in the book, during the first 'quarantine', the evil spirit had already emerged." Shapet said solemnly, "It's just that the governors of Novigrad and Cowburg ignored this matter. , and then just continued to drive the patients here. The quarantine area soon turned into a veritable 'devil's pit'..." "
I inherited the memory of the person with this appearance, and the moral sense derived from the original body It's torturing me. I can't tolerate Eternal Flame's committing such crimes, and I hope to make up for it."
Shapet whispered: "So I want to solve this evil spirit and ban this blood-soaked 'quarantine' ."
Everyone was silent this time. Lambert strode forward and looked at the chain tied in front of the door. The thing was almost thick enough to be used as raw material for a ship's anchor.
It seems that the former Eternal Flame really didn't want the patients inside to come out.
There was no key and the chain was too thick. Lambert shrugged and looked back at Lan.
The Sword of the Lake Girl was unsheathed, her hands were raised above her head, and after two or three breaths of energy, she drew a bright trajectory.
With a "dang" sound, the thick chain fell to the ground, splashing dust.
"Are you sure you want to follow?" Geralt asked Shapet.
Sharpett nodded: "I want to see with my own eyes what evil the eternal fire has done before, otherwise I will feel uneasy." "
Then transform into us. The body of a demon hunter is strong enough to resist the plague that may remain inside."
This Suggestions are definitely accepted.
Shapet's skin suddenly began to melt, and his limbs stretched, twisted, and reshaped like plasticine.
He first grew platinum half-long hair, and his eyes turned into dark golden lion pupils. But then he couldn't maintain this appearance, and an inexplicable power began to boil under his body to stop him.
Eventually, his hair continued to lighten from platinum to silver; his eyes honestly turned into amber vertical pupils, and there were scars across his face.
Shapet, who was holding Geralt's face, said nonchalantly: "Let's go."
(End of Chapter)