The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"I also doubt that I can support you outside the palace, but I certainly can't get in." Hawke also agreed. Aidan is a gray-robed guardian and a hero of Ferrellden, so entering and exiting the palace is not a problem. But Zelin has no identity, he can't walk into the palace, and Marianne, logically speaking, she still belongs to the apostate, a heretic magician. Although the Holy Law War was over, the Pope was assassinated and the church was in chaos. Naturally, no one remembered rectifying the defenders of Kirkwall.

"Let me say, I would like to find a friend of mine, Sebastian, who now inherits the Stark Haven City in Freedom, which is on the shore of the Jinghai Strait. It takes too long. Maybe there are not many soldiers, but he should be able to provide some help."

The Hermitage is not too far from the fortress of Elimon, it only takes two days to reach it. It is much closer than bypassing the northern part of the Frost Mountain and then reaching the Red Cliff. They negotiated a plan. Aidan and Zellin would go to the Winter Palace, and Stroud and Blackwall would go to the fortress of Elimond for reconnaissance and determine the situation in the fortress. And Marian will go to the Winter Palace with them, but will not enter the palace, but will find a ship in the nearby port and go to Stark Haven.

Zellin originally planned to scout Elymond fortress with Stroud, but Vinadori, who controls the Guardian, is related to the conspiracy to assassinate the Pope. As we all know, the Tribunal is investigating this matter. If you use this reason to persuade Queen Celini, the probability of success is very high, because the Oles Empire is the most pious country in the church. Almost every noble expedition, the Oles Empire will actively respond. As the only person here to join the Judgment Order, he can only go.

It is much more convenient to find reinforcements in the territory of Oles than to find the Judgment Order in Huishuang Mountain. As Ambassador Joseph said, in order for the army of the Tribunal to pass through the Oles, it has to deal with Queen Celini, Grand Duke Gaspar, and many members of the Noble Council. The Judgment Order now does not have such great prestige and status, and can't make the empire make way for an army of thousands of people just because of an emergency.

"Morrigan, my wife is working as her magical advisor next to Queen Selene of Oles. As far as I know, Queen Selene has already left the Val Imperial City and arrived in the Winter Palace. We can ask her to send one. Troops, help us. Empress Celini is very interested in the skills and legends of wild wizards outside the circle of law. If you tell her about this, she should be vigilant."

"How much influence did the magic counselor have on the queen?"

"Big is big, and small is small." Aidan shook his head nonchalantly. "This is the best way. Your plan is too dangerous and too irrational."

Zelin had originally wondered if he could try to sneak into the fortress of Elimond, just like he did when he was in Red Cliff. But Aidan firmly opposed this idea. The Grey Guardians were not the group of Armed Derfant slaves, and their strength far surpassed many warriors. Not to mention, that Elymond fortress was built on the exit of the path of the abyss. In the past, it has defended against an unknown number of raids by the Darkborn army. The entire fortress has perfect anti-infiltration capabilities. Breaking in, it might be better to think that the guardians of the gray robe suddenly realized that they were deceived.

It stands to reason that Aidan Cuslan, as the gray guardian commander of the Ferrelldon area, has a position in the guardian organization equal to that of Commander Clarell. But he hasn't been in this world for ten years, and he may be able to persuade Claire to give up his crazy plan, provided that he can see her.

The Hermitage, this palace highlights the pursuit and worship of the Oles people for luxury to the greatest extent. The palace is built on a mountain, and the entire mountain peak belongs to the palace garden. From above, you can overlook the sea-shattering waves and the emerald green valley not far away. There is only one road leading to the palace on the mountain. The person who designed this palace is definitely a highly skilled designer. The palace is not only beautiful, but also can become a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack once attacked. Before reaching the foot of the mountain where the Winter Palace was, Zelin first saw the sunlight reflected by the huge golden lion at the highest point of the distant palace.

Along the way, according to Aidan, the queen of Oles ascended to the throne twenty years ago, when she was only sixteen years old. Ascended to the throne after the death of her uncle, Emperor Florian. After a fierce political struggle, Empress Celene was still sitting, but many nobles who tried to overthrow her gave up their claims — at least on the face of it. The queen expressed her inclination to marriage to several large families, although she did not marry anyone at all. But she has always maintained an alliance with these potential suitor families to ensure her throne. Before Aidan became the guardian of the gray robe, he was the son of the duke. In addition to horse riding and swordsmanship, he also had a tutor who taught him aristocratic knowledge. He knew many of these things. Although when Zelin asked which teacher he learned from where, he was always silent and unwilling to talk about it.

A slab-paved staircase spreads all the way up, and the Oles Knights guards the place. Before they got close to the foot of the mountain, they ran into the Oles knight who came on horseback. They all wear metal masks, fully armed, and the blue lining under the armor is decorated with colorful feathers. This is the characteristic of Oles ---bright and bright, even the armor. But before the leading knight on the other side could speak, Aidan first said, "I am Earl Amarantin of Ferrelldon, Aidan Cuslan, the guardian of the grey robe, and the husband of Morrigan, the Queen’s magic consultant. I need to see Morrigan, I know she is here."

Several Oles knights were taken aback by Aidan's oncoming momentum.

Then Aidan took out his identity certificate, the coat of arms of Count Amarantin. It is said that this was after he defeated the great demon and Alistair became king, and he was made Earl of Amarantin. Although Oles and Ferrelldon still have not signed a friendship treaty, nobles are nobles, and this is true in any country.

"Waiting for our confirmation."

The leading knight took the earl's coat of arms, and after a closer look, said to the other knights, "Watch them, wait for me to come back."

"Go and tell Morrigan, I'm here waiting for her."

After looking back at them for a few times, the Oles Knight quickly walked up the stairs along the steps.

Waiting did not last long, Zelin felt as if he had just yawned and moved his shoulders. The Oles knights guarding this place have been staring at them with vigilant eyes, and their hands with metal gloves have never left the hilt of their waists, as if they would immediately act as long as they had any abnormal movements or unsafe behaviors. Draw out the sword to protect the safety of this place.

After a while, two people walked down on the mountain road steps above. One is the captain of the Oles Cavaliers who has just left, and the other is a woman in an elegant purple dress. The hem of the dress is very wide, and the edge of the skirt is decorated with a dark black hollow pattern. Compared with the wide lower skirt, the upper body is a tight-fitting dress with a V-shaped open neckline and a string of pearl necklaces around the neck. The woman slightly squinted her eyes with deep black eyeshadow, and Aidan greeted her before walking down the steps.

"Moregan."

"Aidan, you brought me a surprise."

Zelin was still waiting below. He folded his hands on his chest and looked left and right, placing his gaze on the knight's dress and mask on the side. It seemed that they had separated for a while, and they were reminiscing about the old. After a while, Aidan walked towards Zelin after Aidan and Morrigan had finished talking.

"Let’s go, Queen Celini is here. Here is this for you." As he said, Aidan handed over a mask. Put on the mask, especially in important public places."

This is an iron mask painted with a layer of silver paint. The mask looks like an expressionless human face. This is also the most common style. There are metal brackets on the left and right sides to ensure that the mask will not fall off when worn on the face. Zelin took the mask, and so did Aidan. Morrigan also wears a mask, but the style of women's masks is more diverse. She is only a half-face mask, which only blocks the position from the tip of the nose to the forehead.

Zelin moved several times before finding the most suitable position. He doesn't like this kind of mask, which will seriously affect his sight range, although after wearing the mask, no matter where he steals, no one will notice. Maybe this is the right prop for political games.

"When will we see the queen here?"

Zelin lowered his head to fiddle with the metal brackets on both sides of the mask, and asked Aidan in a low voice.

"Moregan will inform us. You have to know that the most troublesome aspect of the Oles Empire is etiquette. We can't go directly to the Queen. We have to report to the Queen and wait for her Majesty to arrange a meeting time."

"What if she doesn't have time to meet us within a week?"

"Then we can only hope that Queen Oles is really a lioness, as the rumors are." Aidan took a deep breath. "Or the defender can bring one from Stark Haven within a week. The army of the field."

Zelin fixed the mask in front of his face. No one can see his expression.

Francesca said that traces of demons have appeared in his world, and demons can now enter his world. In other words, if he fails to stop those people, his world is likely to be invaded by a powerful army of demons.

He must stop all of this.

The first thousand and thirty-four chapters aristocratic game

Late at night.

In the room with neatly laid black and white floor tiles, the faint candlelight illuminates the corner of the room where the desk is placed, and the shadow of the demon hunter bending over holding the pen is projected onto the soft pale yellow wall behind. .

"I have arrived here for the fourth day. Four days ago, the local imperial emperor asked her maid to bring a password, saying that we would be summoned within five days. Four days have passed, if it cannot be resolved within five days. , We can only hope for the reinforcements of Stark Haven City. Otherwise, I would rather go inside and inspect it myself."

The room was quiet, except for the rustling of the hanging treetops outside the window when the night breeze passed. The tip of the pen quickly swept across the page, leaving a neat row of ink marks on it. On the inside of the collar of the Demon Hunter, a metal clip fixes an inconspicuous glass lens on it. But if someone is close at this time, you will hear a slight noise coming from the lens, but it is quiet here, and naturally there is no sound of sneaking close footsteps.

"Don't take risks, I'm ready to go. What we have to wait for is the moment when the portal opens. If no enemies attack the portal, I can pull you back without incident."

Francesca's calm and serious voice reached Zelin's ears. The demon hunter was still expressionlessly writing something in his notebook, as if he was just writing a diary. In the winter palace where the empress lives, Aidan Cuslan helped him get a suitable identity-a knight belonging to the Earl of Amarantin, otherwise the strict class system of Oles, except for servants and bardics Outside of poets, people without aristocratic status should not enter this place unless there is a special invitation from the empress. Regardless of whether there are spies and agents monitoring here, they will only see Zelin writing a diary. The time for the portal to open is already fast, and he must get in touch with Francesca as much as possible. So he decided to cover it by writing a diary.

Stained with ink, Zelin wrote in his diary, "I wish I was wrong this time. Four days ago, we met with a Vinadori. He said that there is no one on the throne of God, and his master will Will sit on it. Red crystal corrosion, time magic, and now there is blood magic. I have been wondering what kind of enemy we are going to fight against in the end. Just a magician who is hungry for divinity?"

"You used to fight against such a person. I heard your deeds in Yanan from Yusuf's mouth. She is a careful and gentle person, right? Now you are not just a person, I will stand with you No matter what kind of enemy we face, blesta\'baeth, meminne."

Zelin smiled knowingly, he understood the meaning of this ancient saying

"Don't worry, I'm not someone who will be frustrated because the enemy is too strong. We will see each other soon." Zelin could think of it, if Francesca was sitting in front of her now, she I will definitely hold his hands with both hands. "Regardless of whether there will be an interview, or whether or not I can get help, I will go to Elymond fortress in six days. Be careful when encountering demons in the future, maybe those demons are no longer It is a violent monster, but a scout of an army of demons controlled by magic."

"I will never underestimate the enemy. You said that the enemy who is staring at the portal wants to be on the throne of God? Another Wigwarts?"

"That person doesn't have so many followers. He must have shown great power to attract many followers." Zelin pays attention to his words. Even if someone is peeping, he will not hear anything. Question "The enemy must have powerful special abilities. I don't want anyone to be injured because of his special abilities."

"I understand that, compared to the enemy, we also have a fighting power he never thought of. Keep in touch. I will not take the initiative to contact you in the future. When you feel right, you will call me."

Zelin didn't speak any more, he could feel the warm telescope on the inside of the collar getting cold. He stretched and wrote the last sentence in the diary.

"I hope to get a reply from Queen Oles as soon as possible. Every few seconds we delay here, an innocent person may become a sacrifice of blood magic."

Take a deep breath and close the notebook. The night is already deep, no matter what people here are thinking, he must start to act after five days. The enemy never waits for someone, and time never waits for him. Francesca had told him the exact time when the portal opened, and he must stay there when the portal opened.

Suddenly, his door was knocked.

"Who? Please come in."

The door was pushed open and Morrigan was standing outside.

"Your self-talking scared the elf servants here. They didn't dare to come over and call you, so I had to come. Aidan was talking to the Queen of Oles, waiting for you to pass."

Zelin raised his eyebrows unexpectedly. He put away the notebook, pushed away the chair and stood up. "So fast? I thought I had to wait another two days."

"No, the political game pays attention to surprises. Aidan's identity is a bit special, and many nobles are considering whether the empress intends to use the power of Ferrellden to win the civil war. Dozens of pairs of eyes are staring here, these elf servants Are they all simple servants? Are the bards singing in the banquet halls artists? I can’t see them. Come with me, they are afraid of wild witches, afraid that I will turn them into frogs and throw them into the pot, so that they won’t There will be too many spies coming."

Zelin followed Morrigan through the maze-like corridor of the palace, and servants cleaning up the palace were everywhere nearby. It is said that a month later, Queen Celini intends to invite her brother, Grand Duke Gaspar, to hold a peace meeting under the witness of the great aristocrats and members of parliament across the country. Everything is being re-dressed, no matter how remote the room is.

"I know what you are fighting against again. This time I left the illusory realm. It was for this purpose. A Devant organization, Vinadori, is searching for ancient elven artifacts. Unfortunately, their goals coincide with mine. ."