A big counteroffensive?

There was a hint of trance in Edson's expression.

When he first woke up from that dungeon, he had thought about such a thing.

However, over time, everything has changed.

Especially when his body began to be infused with evil souls, the last trace of extravagant hope disappeared.

But......

Right now?

Edson sat up straight.

His gaze looked at Qin Ran.

On the other party's body, he has a familiar aura.

It's an aura that only 'witchers' have.

On the contrary, the guy with the smile on his face gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.

If it weren't for the fact that it was a camp, he would have wanted to give the other party a knife.

"I will participate in the big counteroffensive!"

"But I need a little time, I'm going to rescue my two friends from prison."

"Bait Silk and Tandeck."

"They don't deserve that kind of insult."

Edson looked at Qin Ran and promised.

At the same time, a request was made.

Very reasonable request.

Therefore, Qin Ran nodded.

"Yes."

"But as soon as possible."

"My man, I can help you."

Qin Ran said this, and the superior evil spirit immediately looked at Edson with a smile, but the old demon hunter shook his head.

"I'm used to acting alone."

"When I rescue them, I'll go to you."

With that, the old witcher was leaving.

Qin Ran didn't have any intention of obstructing him.

The superior evil spirit even sent a blessing.

"Good luck with your trip."

Edson stepped out of the carriage as it was about to pass through the corridor of the city gate, blending into the shadows on the side, and he breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the carriage drift away.

There is no obstacle.

Prove that what the other party says is quite credible.

Plus the 'witcher' aura that one of them belongs to......

"Snake pie?"

Edson thought silently in his heart, and then, the whole person rushed towards the Central Third Ring Road, with murderous intent hidden in his eyes.

There are some things that have to be settled.

……

The carriage continued to move forward, and Qin Ran sat face to face with the high-ranking evil spirit summoned by the contract.

"Boss, was I just targeted?"

The high-ranking evil spirit looked at Qin Ran with an innocent expression.

"Hmm."

Qin Ran nodded.

"But I'll wake him up!"

"I'm his savior!"

"How could he do this to me?"

The superior evil spirit said indignantly.

"You're not human."

Qin Ran said simply and clearly.

“……”

The high-ranking evil spirit in the face of the truth has nothing to say, but there are a thousand words in the bottom of his heart.

"Don't underestimate the real witchers."

"Even after being imprisoned for a long time, their instincts are still there."

"At least we can tell some of the essence."

Qin Ran reminded his entourage.

As some plans unfolded, the role of his entourage became more and more important, and he didn't want to delay the whole plan because of some trivial things.

"Of course it's terrible to pull the enemy to death!"

Thinking of the memories that belonged to the other party that he had just seen, the superior evil spirit couldn't help frowning.

The stubborn and tenacious other party, pouring kerosene on himself and rushing to the stove, it will never be forgotten for the rest of his life.

In the same way, the 'Silent Night Secret Order' that can be hostile to the opponent and win must be more careful.

"Boss, I need to get back to the convoy."

"I've passed through the outpost at Etaninburgh, but I'm worried about what the Sixth will do."

The proposal of the superior evil spirit, Qin Ran nodded directly and agreed.

After saluting Qin Ran, the superior evil spirit directly turned into invisible, melted into the ground, and flew towards the outside of Etantoinoburg.

After sensing that the superior evil spirit had successfully left Etaninburgh, Qin Ran changed his posture and narrowed his eyes.

He was recalling Edson's memories just now.

What the superior evil spirit saw, Qin Ran saw through the power of the contract.

Moreover, from a more objective point of view.

Qin Ran, who has the talent of [Memory Palace], can be said to have never forgotten it, and after one visit, he has a fairly clear understanding and understanding of the 'Demon Hunter', a major force in this copy world.

Demon hunters usually exist as families or as masters and apprentices.

The former is a teamwork model, and the latter is a lone ranger.

This also makes the strength of the latter far superior to the former, of course, not absolutely.

According to Edson's recollection, not all of the witchers who won the title were lone rangers, and about forty percent of them were from one of the team witchers.

Or maybe it's a witcher with a title who has started a family and changed his behavior.

Then, the witchers had branches in various places.

It exists in the form of inns, taverns, etc.

Of course, there is also a headquarters.

Just outside Etaninburg, in a dense forest on the 'Afterwarming Avenue' to the south.

However, it should be in decline.

Of course, what Qin Ran cared about the most was the strength of some demon hunters.

For example, Edson's teacher, the corrupt, retired old witcher, is undoubtedly a strong person in the ranks, and he also possesses secret arts, and a momentary explosion is enough to make people look sideways.

And the rest is the upper echelons of the witchers.

Available from Rank IV to Tier IV.

Among them, the number of Tier IV exceeds 5.

The number of advanced is as high as 20.

This is only in Edson's memory, and it is not known if there is anything hidden in it.

Because, Qin Ran could clearly feel that Edson's memory was incomplete.

One of the most critical points is the 'man's voice'.

Whether it was what he heard or what he saw.

The other side is subject to some kind of 'restriction'.

So much so that it had to be changed.

"Is it a shadow son of the 'Silent Night Secret Society'?"

Qin Ran pondered.

The appearance of the other party and the fragments of Edson's memories were enough to inform Qin Ran that the 'Silent Night Secret Order' was not a temporary attempt to target the 'Demon Hunter', but had been planning for a long time.

As for what?

Evil!

The 'Silent Night Secret Society' has a lot of 'evil', and even uses 'evil' to conduct experiments.

And, of course, human experiments in vivo.

This is undoubtedly against the beliefs of the 'witcher'.

One side protects, the other destroys.

The two sides can really be said to be old enemies.

With the practice of the 'Silent Night Secret Order', it is not surprising to start early.

Strangely, after the elimination of the great enemy of the 'Demon Hunter', the victorious 'Silent Night Secret Order' also became silent.

You know, the 'Silent Night Secret Order' is not a crushing victory, but a real victory!

There is no need to recuperate.

According to the other party's model, it is only right to directly accept the fruits of victory.

Instead of this continuing to hibernate.

Unless......

"'Lady Calamity'?"

Qin Ran's index finger lightly tapped the armrest of the chair twice, and then, his eyes narrowed slightly.

There is no doubt that 'Lady Calamity' is the key point of the whole affair.

Whether it's the Etandine royal family, the witchers' side, or the Silent Night Secret Order, they all surround each other.

However, he knows very little about the other party.

The identity of the 'fog' is too grandiose.

The identity of the snake demon hunter is too sensitive.

Maybe a better, gentler entry point should be found?

While Qin Ran was thinking, the carriage slowly stopped.

Pol knocked on the window.

"Colin, we're here."

Qin Ran pushed open the car door in response.

After looking around for four weeks, he confirmed where it was.

It should be the 'aisle' between the Middle Third Ring Road and the Lower Seventh Ring Road.

Etantoinoburg has a total of seventeen rings from bottom to top, of which the lower seventh ring is the civilian area, the middle third ring is the commercial area, the upper seventh ring is the aristocratic area, of which the military camp is every ring, and the patrol is always there, especially at the entrance of each ring, there are more than 30 soldiers stationed for a long time, and at the entrance to the upper seventh ring, this number reaches 50.

Standing here, Qin Ran looked towards the previous city gate.

Here you can clearly see the city gate corridor, where there are still crowds, but you can't see the real city gate.

Moreover, with Qin Ran's gaze, he keenly felt that among the soldiers at the entrance of the Third Ring Road, several lines of sight were looking at him.

"Is the marksman hidden?"

Qin Ran secretly said in his heart, and retracted his gaze very cooperatively, and began to look at the place where he would live in the next few days, or even a week or two.

A three-storey building.

The door is double-opened, through the crack in the door, you can see the spacious lobby inside, the first floor has five or eight windows on the left and right, the second floor is twelve windows, the third floor has a terrace, only the left side has six windows, the rest are left to the terrace, standing in Qin Ran's position, you can clearly see the pine needle trees planted on the terrace.

The dark green pine needle trees are hardy and survive even in the Hokuriku winter, bringing a touch of color to others.

Especially the hotel in front of you, the main body of stone and wood is mixed, accompanied by faded orange and red tiles, dotted with a hint of green, which can't help but make people feel comfortable.

Moreover, the signboard is impressive.

The appearance of a carrot.

The name is also 'radish'.

"Don't worry, this inn has a weird name, but it's reliable."

"The beef in it is even better."

Pol introduced.

"Beef brisket stewed with turnips?"

Qin Ran asked.

Then, I pushed the door straight and walked in.

When he pushed the door in, Qin Ran could keenly notice that the gaze that had been on him disappeared.

However, Qin Ran was a little disappointed.

It has the flavor of steak, but there is no beef stew.

However, soon, the collision of black pepper and piping hot butter attracted Qin Ran's attention.

When Pol and the innkeeper arranged accommodation and settled the carriage, Qin Ran had already ordered the signature 'black pepper steak' recommended by the innkeeper.

The beef selection isn't the best, but it's quite generous.

And the edge of the steak is also just right, which not only locks in the juice, but also does not burn.

The side dish is carrots.

Slices decorate the plate, half raw and half cooked, and the sauce scooped out by the spoon draws a wonderful arc in the rest of the plate.

Qin Ran ordered a little sauce from his fork and put it in his mouth.

The aroma of mushrooms begins to emerge.

"Not bad."

Qin Ran commented like this.

What could be more enjoyable than being able to enjoy food made by a chef with considerable culinary skills in any hotel?

Naturally...... Eat 10 servings!

When Pol settled everything and returned to the restaurant, looking at the plates stacked in front of Qin Ran, his heart beat violently.

Although he had a hunch that this would be the case, but when he really saw it, Pol still couldn't bear it.

Consumption in Etaninburgh is very different from that in Sika.

The more exquisite and delicious the food is, the more expensive it is.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the 'Turnip' inn he chose was a 'passage' in the civilian and commercial districts, not the 'aisles' in the commercial and aristocratic districts.

Otherwise......

I'm afraid I'm going to go bankrupt directly, right?

With a sense of the aftermath of the catastrophe, Pol also ordered two signature steaks to the waiter.

Before his bodyguard Ashcano asked for ten, Pol placed one of them in front of him.

"This is Etaninburg, not the border Molsa, and not the transit branch city of Sika."

"The consumption here is beyond your imagination, with the salary I hired you, you let go of eating, which is about three or five days, and you will have to go into debt."

"If you don't want to eat black bread in the future, save some."

Pol informed his bodyguards.

The bodyguard looked at the dinner plates stacked high in front of Qin Ran.

"Colin is not like us."

Pol explained.

Would he dare to refuse Qin Ran?

Find out, 'Demon of Fire'!

He didn't want to be treated like a humanoid torch and then be annihilated!

In the face of death, choose from the heart.

It's the way to survive.

Pol kept it in mind.

As for Ashcano?

Mr. Bodyguard, who was very easy to convince, did not complain, and after eating another steak, he began to buy brown bread.

He didn't have enough to eat.

More money was sent back to Morsa's adoptive father.

You can only choose the most basic food.

"8 copper grams?"

"Isn't it seven?"

"Are you lying to me?"

Ashcano remembered some of the prices that Pol had told him earlier, and when they didn't, the bodyguard began to widen his eyes like all border Moorsa, clenched his fists, and said that if you didn't give me an explanation, I would beat you.

"Two weeks ago, it was 7 grams of a whole loaf of brown bread."

"But that was two weeks ago."

"It's eight grams of copper now, and if you don't live in my shop, it should be eight and a half grams of copper."

A short, goatee-goatee-gray-haired old man stepped out and stood in front of his frightened pale nephew, explaining to Ashcano.

"Is that so?"

Mr. Bodyguard subconsciously turned his head to look at Pol.

Pol nodded.

This is the owner of the 'Carrot' inn, Old Hank, who is next to his nephew Little Hank, who has come from the countryside, and he has already figured out everything when he was talking.

At the same time, it was confirmed that Old Hank was a good person, as rumored.

He definitely didn't compliment the other party like this because the other party gave him a ninety-fifty discount on his accommodation fee.

"I'm sorry."

"My bodyguard is reckless."

"However, he's not a bad guy."

Pol walked over and explained with a smile, reaching out and patting young Hank on the shoulder a few times.

When he saw that the other party's face had improved, Pol immediately proposed to old Hank that he would invite the other party to have a drink.

Looking at the relatively empty hotel lobby, old Hank did not refuse.

Naturally, Pol and Old Hank returned to the table where Qin Ran was, while Ashkano and Little Hank went to the back kitchen to get brown bread.

"Prices this year are really surprising."

"The price of brown bread has gone up."

Pol picked up the glass and touched it with Old Hank, and after drinking it all, he complained in a low voice.

Old Hank didn't hesitate and drank it all.

Suddenly, there was an extra flush on the old man's face.

The liquor of Etaninburgh is naturally also a traditional spirit of the Hokuriku.

This spirit, made from fermented potatoes and grains, is hot to the nose and spicy to the throat, but is loved by all the people who live in the cold and freezing northland.

Old Hank was no exception.

"No way."

"In previous years, the nobles at this time of year had already gone to the south for the winter."

"With the squires, the servants, and the guys who are completely parasitic on the nobility, Etaninburg will have at least a quarter less, but this year is different."

"Your Majesty has issued a 'new decree' to be able to purchase titles, and it has decreed that all nobles must 'observe the ceremony.'"

"Therefore, these migratory birds that go to the south are all left behind, and they are very finely eaten."

"Even with it, the price of goods has become more expensive."

"However, there is also a lot of work."

"It's not good, it's not bad."

Old Hank, a native, apparently knew enough about the situation in Etaninburgh.

Moreover, his thinking is very clear, and he has a conversation that other small people do not have.

That's exactly what Pol needs.

He asked Old Hank for another drink.

"What do you think of the 'new order'?"

Pol asked.

"Your Majesty has no money."

Old Hank laughed, and he placed the empty glass on the table, and this time, without waiting for Pol to invite him, he walked back to the bar and came out with a whole bottle of wine.

"I invite you."

Old Hank said and poured it on Pol.

Then, after pouring it for yourself, I drank it all over again.

Three glasses of liquor in a row made the old man completely open the conversation.

He said very dryly to Pol.

"You know what? We won the war against the South, but the gains were far from as great as we imagined, and our Majesty could not wait to set his sights on the Southern Isles. ”

"Our great Majesty hopes to achieve far more than his ancestors in his lifetime."

"And every war requires a lot of money."

"Especially when we don't have time to recuperate."

"Money is even more important."

"You ask me what I think of the 'new order'?"

"What can I think?"

"I can't afford it again."

As he spoke, the old man staggered and fell on the table.

Pol, who was slightly red, confirmed that the old man was really drunk, and immediately helped the other party to the back kitchen.

Then, there was another rush of scramble.

Qin Ran was listening from beginning to end.

He didn't mind Pol's petty tricks.

In fact, getting the biggest gain at the lowest price has always been Qin Ran's favorite.

Of course, Qin Ran had reservations about Old Hank's evaluation of Etandine VI's 'great joy'.

The forbearance of the other party when he was young made the other party definitely not a person who was happy with his achievements.

However, it is difficult to guarantee that people will not change over time.

But in Qin Ran's heart, there were other speculations.

"Under the delicate situation between the Temple of War and the Lady of Calamity, attack towards the Southern Islands and get out of the real 'center of war', so as to better develop your own power!"

Qin Ran, who had such a guess, silently thought about the opportunities contained in it.

And at this time, a well-dressed attendant walked in from outside.

When he saw Qin Then, the other party's eyes immediately lit up and he bowed.

"Hello, is this Lord Colin?"

"Yes."

Faced with the stranger's inquiry, Qin Ran replied coldly and briefly.

"I am the envoy of the Wharton family, Young Master Kuhl, and I invite you to tonight's banquet."

The other party said respectfully.

Qin Ran's brows furrowed slightly.

Subconsciously you have to refuse.

He doesn't like going to a stranger's party, especially when he meets a group of strangers.

However, soon, Qin Ran changed his attention.

Because—

"Master Kull invited the chefs of the 'Snow Owl Candy House', 'Elk Snack Room' and 'Grizzly Bear Restaurant' to organize the banquet together."

Faced with such a sincere invitation, Qin Ran thought that he should go.

"Okay."

He replied in the affirmative.