Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

"Squeak~"

The heavy iron-clad wooden door was opened.

After entering the castle hall, the three of them naturally stopped chatting.

Although Aylin felt that the future development of the Demon Hunter Corps they had just talked about was the real thing, both Vesemir and Aristo obviously felt that the things related to the goddess Meliteli were the most important.

Not only did they stop Aylin from telling stories casually on the roadside when he left the training ground.

The two demon hunter masters even wanted to bathe, change clothes, burn incense and pray, and then listen to his narration.

This made Aylin inexplicably misplaced.

Because he remembered that in the original book and novel of his previous life, whether it was Geralt, Yennefer or other main characters, they not only did not believe in gods, but even doubted whether gods really existed.

So...

How did such a huge difference come about?

"Erin, tell me... How did you meet the goddess Meliteli the night before yesterday?"

As soon as Vesemir closed the door, he quickly lit all the torches in the hall with the Igni sign, sat down at the long oak table, and asked impatiently, interrupting Erin's thinking.

Erin looked at Vesemir and Aristo's eager eyes, pondered for a few seconds, and said:

"On the night of my knighthood, I returned to the icon room..."

"Communication with the gods and dreams" is naturally not allowed, but Erin still described the feelings of his soul sinking, penetrating the membrane, and diving into the deep sea after "communication with the gods" and before reaching the kingdom of God.

In addition to the conversation about the frozen kingdom of God and the inevitable white frost doomsday, he briefly skipped it.

The endless golden wheat waves in the kingdom of Meliteli, the goddess's three phases of a young girl, a pregnant woman, and an old woman that changed according to the content of the conversation, the lightness of the divine power to remove the curse of the evil god...

The intention was that the two demon hunter masters were knowledgeable and might be able to help him find the clues of the effect of "communication with the gods".

When describing the scenes of the kingdom of God that could be told, Ailin used every detail.

He never stopped pursuing the source of the Demon Hunting Notes.

It's just that too little information has been revealed.

Even in the kingdom of Meliteli, the goddess did not mention it, but always referred to it as the Gate of Ade Ges.

I don't know if He really didn't know, or was deliberately concealing it, or if the Demon Hunting Notes really came from the artifact of Ain El...

But I didn't expect that the two demon hunter masters kept silent from beginning to end.

The real effect of Ailin's providing details seemed to make the story a little more reliable.

The expression on Arestor's face changed from a little doubt to half-belief, and finally to fascination.

Ailin changed the story of the inheritance of the roar of the one-eyed snake giant, and after interspersing it, he completely gave up the idea of ​​pursuing King Kano, and also rationalized the source of the way of beast roar.

After all.

Arestor asked himself that he was not as lucky as Ailin, and had the opportunity to meet the gods.

It's outrageous!

He didn't even dare to dream of completing the trial of the gods, entering the kingdom of God in a dream, and accepting the gift of the true gods.

A boy who was only fourteen years old actually completed a great feat that could only be passed down in epics.

"... These are roughly what happened in the kingdom of God."

Ailin breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't get the information about the source of "Communication with God" and the Demon Hunting Notes, he was able to fool the golden-haired giant beast King Kano, who suddenly appeared in Arestor's mind when he released "Beast Roar: Rage", and he didn't even know it.

It can be regarded as achieving the original goal.

Even more than that.

Aylin glanced at Arestor, who was in high spirits.

Judging from the change in the expression of the black-bearded demon hunter master, if he were a member of the Demon Hunting Corps, the description of the kingdom of Meliteli would have increased his loyalty by at least five points.

It is possible that Arestor will become the first demon hunter master of the Demon Hunting Corps before Vesemir.

But speaking of Vesemir...

For some reason, he has been looking down at the wood grain on the oak table since just now.

"It's getting late." After listening to the story, Arestor tilted his head to look at the sky outside the window, and then slapped the table and stood up from his seat.

"Those naughty kids, I wonder how they are doing with their practice..." Arestor laughed heartily and invited, "Captain Aylin, will you come with me to see the apprentices?"

"Master Aristo, please call me Aristo." Aristo scratched his head, "But I still have some things to do next, I will go to the apprentice tomorrow."

"I still have to trouble Master Aristo today..."

Speaking of this, Aristo was actually a little embarrassed.

After all.

Although Arestor is the deputy leader of the Demon Hunting Corps, he may have the intention of supervising on behalf of the school.

But in fact, it was set up more to prevent the members of the Corps from wasting time after Aristo went down the mountain.

Now it is the second day since he came back, and it is actually a bit inappropriate to let it go.

However.

After all, it is almost dusk now, and there is no practical use for him to go with him.

Moreover, after testing the amazing power of "Beast Roar: Furious", he can't wait to complete the daily maintenance of "Beast Roar: Furious" once.

See how much it can improve the attributes, and whether it can enhance the control when actively performing "Beast Roar: Fury".

"It doesn't matter..." Aristo waved his hand casually, interrupting Aylin, and then patted Vesemir hard on the shoulder, "The old rule of five bottles is that when you want to drink, just ask Lu Meng to get it. I I’ll say hello to him.”

"in addition……"

Aristo paused, looked at Aylin with envy in his eyes, and said softly:

"You're so lucky!"

Then, without waiting for Vesemir's reply, he walked out of the castle hall without looking back.

…

"Squeak~"

"Boom!"

The heavy and old iron-clad wooden door opened and closed, hitting the door railing heavily.

The fireplace was not lit, and the castle hall was slightly dim.

After the banging sound of the wooden door disappeared, the empty space suddenly felt a little lonely.

Looking away from the door, Aylin saw that Vesemir was still lowering his head, seeming to be thinking about something.

He was eager to practice the art of beast roaring, so he didn't think much about it. He was planning to say hello to him and then return to the south tower.

"Great Vesemir..."

"Did Goddess Meriteri really only give you a reward and not say anything else?" Vesemir suddenly raised his head and interrupted Aylin.

What's the meaning? Ailin was startled when he heard this, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Of course Goddess Meliteri said other things, and not many.

Or rather.

In the story Aylin just told, the goddess Meriteri only summoned him to the Kingdom of God to reward him for saving Elland and removing the curse of the evil god. real.

The real content is that the Kingdom of God is frozen, and the wild hunting accelerates the arrival of hoarfrost...

This world he had only traveled to for half a month was getting closer to the doomsday abyss called "Frost, White Frost, and White Light" every day.

But what's the use of hearing these contents with Aristor and Vesemir?

The Wolf School is currently unable to resolve the crisis from wizards and nobles, but there is still a wild hunt waiting for it...

Telling the news that the end of the world is approaching, although it is still approaching, is still far away, and it will do no good at all.

Not only does it not help, judging from Aristor and Vesemir's respect for the goddess Meriteri just now.

The Kingdom of God was frozen, and the goddess could not even convey her own voice to the believers.

Just by saying this news from his mouth, it might destroy the faith of these people who respect the gods, and might not even be able to overcome the current difficulties.

after all.

There are many people who were well-educated in their previous lives and went crazy because of a rumor about the end of the world.

What’s more, this doomsday is real.

certainly.

What is more likely to happen is to deny his words and deny that the gods are sealed and the end is coming.

therefore.

At least until the crisis from the Kaedwen wizards and nobles was resolved, Arryn did not intend to tell these sensational news.

For the future of the Wolf School, the Northern Continent, and the world of demon hunters, he, a demon hunter and a stranger who had been training for half a year, was really worried.

But then again.

The question now is...

How did Vesemir hear it?

How should he cover it up...

wrong!

Did Vesemir really hear it?

Erin lowered her head slightly, looking at the master witcher with her blue pupils through the hair covering her forehead.

Thinking over the story just told in your mind...

"It shouldn't be..." Aylin thought in his mind.

There are no flaws in the story he just told!

In other words, it is difficult to make up logical loopholes in this ancient royal fantasy plot.

Could it be that he suspected that I had never met Meritelli?

That’s not right either…

If that were the case, he wouldn't have asked, "...The goddess didn't say anything else to you?"

"The innocence of a girl, the motherly love of a pregnant woman, the kindness of an old woman..." Vesemir suddenly spoke, interrupting Aylin's thinking.

This is the most well-known three aspects of the goddess Meriteri in the northern continent.

Aylin has lived in Meriteli Temple for so long, so he naturally knows about it.

so……

Why does Vesemir mention this?

"This is the most widely circulated statement about the three-phase characteristics of the goddess Meriteri," Vesemir's dark golden cat eyes stared at Aelin, causing the demon hunter to dodge subconsciously, "But this is actually wrong... "

"Girls are carefree, so they are rewarded for believers..."

"Pregnant women are kind and maternal, so they protect and nurture believers..."

"The old woman is stern and knowledgeable, so she enlightens the believers, punishes the rebels, and guides the lost..."

Aelin pondered Vesemir's words, which seemed to be consistent with the content of Meriteri's words every time she changed her form in the Kingdom of God.

Faintly, he seemed to understand what he had just said was flawed.

Vesemir's dark golden cat eyes were filled with complicated emotions. He sighed and said:

"My stay in the library of the Temple of Meriteri was not in vain. The documents and books I found are, after all, related to the goddess Meriteri."

"When Meriteri was still active in the world, her followers recorded many records left by the saints who met her..."

"If it's just a reward, only young girls will appear. When believers need the power of protection and blessing, pregnant women will appear, and old women..."

Vesemil paused and looked at Aylin seriously:

"Every time the old woman appears, there is a prophecy of disaster..."

No wonder... the witcher fell silent after hearing this.

Seeing this, Vesemir did not speak again, and did not even look at Aylin.

He looked up, through the narrow window that let in orange skylight, and looked out, not knowing what he was looking at.

Several dim torches were lit around the castle hall, and the orange flames were swaying.

The two witchers sitting opposite each other cast unstable cross-shadows on the gray-brown cold rock wall.

Except for the "crackling" sound of the firewood in the torch, there was silence.

"Do you want to tell him about Meliteli's doomsday 'prophecy'?" Aylin looked at the dark wood grain on the table blankly.

In fact.

There was nothing to hide about Meliteli's words, especially the person in front of him who was closest to him in the world of witchers.

If it was just Vesemir, Aylin would also be confident that as long as the facts were told, he would not doubt it.

But...

There is no need!

Wizards and nobles, the Wild Hunt and the Alder People, and the white frost that made the gods wait for death...

There is no need to pass on the layers of pressure to those close to you.

At least not so early, not now.

Otherwise, a mountain will always be locked on your shoulders with rusty chains, and when you open your eyes, there will only be a bleak future, and even the short happiness will be difficult to enjoy to the fullest...

This... is too painful.

So Aylin could only remain silent, listening to the sound of firewood being crushed to pieces in his ears, without saying a word.

"Aristo said I am lucky." Vesemir suddenly stood up.

When Aylin looked in the direction of the voice, he found that he had changed his expression just now and was smiling.

"He is jealous that I have a traveling apprentice like you, who can be called a 'monster'. Although in this short six-month traveling trial, I did not do everything a mentor should do, and I didn't even have the power to protect my apprentice's life..."

"Master Vesemir..."

In the past six months, Vesemir has done enough for him.

Teach swordsmanship, sigils, tracking, meditation...

Share the connections that he relies on for survival with him, and even deliberately hide his own light most of the time...

Not to mention protection.

Aylin believes that if there is a crisis that requires a one-for-one exchange, Vesemir will definitely use his own life to exchange for his life, just like saving Ciri.

How many demon hunters can do this for their apprentices?

Therefore, when Aylin heard Vesemir's dangerous words that seemed to sever the master-apprentice relationship, he hurriedly wanted to deny it.

But Vesemir waved his hand and interrupted him.

"I am indeed very lucky... Aylin... and even though I am not doing well, I am still your traveling mentor..."

"So..."

Vesemir paused and looked at Aylin seriously:

"I am an elder, can you trust me a little more?"