Chapter 65: Night Talk
Dressed in a loose red dress with gold trim and a layer of powder on his face, the chamberlain showed a flattering smile to Qin Ran, and his yellow and black teeth were clearly visible under the light of the torch in front of the inn.
"Sir, this is your canonization book."
The chamberlain handed the canonization book to Qin with both hands, and immediately reminded.
"There's your knighthood in it, and there's land that belongs to you, which proves that it's not far from Etaninburgh, and it's a town, and it's quite rich."
"And now, all you have to do is choose a family crest, and you're good to go."
"You choose for yourself?"
"Or do you want to find someone to design?"
"Is there a difference?"
Qin Ran asked.
"Of course there is."
"If you choose, it will be the 'family crest' that once made the land glorious, and although they are gone, they are still worthy of respect, so you need to pay some Kimpton ......"
"The second one, I designed it myself."
Without waiting for the waiter's words to finish, Qin Ran said very simply.
It's impossible to pay Kimpton.
Not a single child.
Qin Ran knew very well what that Etandin VI wanted to do.
He was happy to do the same.
But this does not mean that he will pay more on the premise of labor.
The premise of the transaction is fairness, isn't it?
As for the fiefdoms?
That's what he earns from his labor.
The waiter missed the big yellow and black insect teeth again, and the smile was a little far-fetched.
He knew that witchers were a maverick bunch.
But he never knew that the witcher would be so detached.
You know, most of the extra income of his chamberlain is to sell those glorious 'family crests' and 'family crest' designers.
Now, Qin Ran wanted to design it himself, and his extra income was in vain in an instant.
This made the chamberlain a little unwilling.
He wanted to stir up his lips and tongue, and recommend it.
It's a pity that Qin Ran didn't give the other party a chance at all, and directly pushed the door and walked into the hotel.
Looking at the closed door, the waiter's smile completely stiffened.
He really wanted to give the other person a good look.
But thinking about the temper and character of the demon hunters, he carefully hid his true thoughts, and after stomping his foot hard, he turned and left.
After all, he didn't want to die yet.
Sitting in room 203, looking at the royal chamberlain who was sitting on the throne and leaving immediately, Pol looked at Qin Ran who pushed the door in with envy.
Without doing anything, he got his progress in completing the main quest, and what could be more worthy of Pol's envy?
Naturally, this progress has been taken to a new level.
You know, his main quest is nothing more than nobility and a territory.
Nobility can be a lord.
Territories can make a village.
That's the basic requirement.
Qin Ran completed it easily.
And what about him?
It's still a work in progress.
Even, a little bit not smooth.
Because, there are quite a few more competitors, more than he imagined.
His 3000 Kimpton was somewhat insufficient.
Some plans have to be made in advance.
However, before that, it was necessary to discuss with Qin Ran.
This is the basis for cooperation.
"No, sir, congratulations."
Pol made a good-natured joke.
As the time of contact became longer, Pol had gradually understood Qin Ran's character, as long as it didn't touch the bottom line of this person, this person didn't mind harmless jokes and teasing.
It's not an imaginary moody, murderous existence without blinking.
"You've been paying attention to a bit lately."
Qin Ran said very simply.
Immediately, Pol's expression became serious.
"You mean?"
Although Qin Ran didn't say it explicitly, Pol had a guess.
"Hmm."
"Just as you think."
"It's best to let Ash follow you 24 hours a day, and ...... That rune, too, with me. ”
Qin Ran nodded.
"Understood!"
"Thank you, Father Mena, it has helped me more than once."
As he spoke, Pol took out the 'Blessing Rune' and put the pebble-like rune with many lines between his hands, looking grateful.
At the moment when the 'Blessing Rune' appeared, Qin Ran's discomfort appeared again.
He quietly moved backwards for a distance, and if it wasn't for waiting for Pol to report on his situation, he would definitely turn around and leave.
Thankfully, Pol quickly came back to his senses.
"I'm in some trouble."
"But I'm still in control, and I need to scrape together some Kimpton to accomplish my original purpose."
"More competitors always means higher prices."
"And the seller is not a gentleman, and it is inevitable that the price will rise from the ground."
Pol sighed.
Regarding Pol's sigh, Qin Ran didn't ask any more questions.
After the two exchanged their respective information, Qin Ran got up and walked towards 205.
His room was 204.
205 is the old witcher's rented room.
Knock, knock.
"Please come in."
In the old demon hunter's affirmative answer, Qin Ran pushed the door in.
The moment the door was opened, a strong smell of herbs came to his nose, Qin Ran's gaze swept over the secret method text on the inside of the door frame, and the expert-level [mysterious knowledge] allowed him to accurately judge that this was a secret method text that isolated the taste, however, the spell that was activated and run, Qin Ran could not reach the level of deduction for the time being.
After entering the door, in order to prevent the smell from wafting and attracting the attention of the innkeeper, Qin Ran quickly closed the door.
Old Hank is a nice guy.
Qin Ran didn't want the other party to get involved in any trouble.
It's definitely not because the other party left him a supper.
Standing at the door of the room, Qin Ran looked at 205.
No different from the other rooms.
A small suite with a separate bathroom and a small living room and bedroom.
At this time, the old witcher was sitting in the small living room.
The low coffee table was full of bottles and jars.
The old witcher put a dried gecko into a flask containing a dark black potion, when the dried gecko entered it, it began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye, the old witcher's wrist shook the flask dexterously, when everything stopped, the black liquid had turned into a dark blue, with a trace of crystals, a very beautiful feeling.
Then, as soon as he craned his neck, the old witcher poured the whole potion into his mouth and swallowed it.
Based on the old demon hunter's facial expression, Qin Ran could be sure that the medicinal liquid looked good, but it definitely didn't taste very good.
"There I was subjected to some inhuman torture."
"Something special is needed to heal my body."
"They?"
"Some of the foundation comes from the Demon Hunter's system, and most of it was obtained by accident."
The old witcher explained.
However, the other party obviously didn't want to say anything more about the 'windfall', so he immediately changed the topic.
"Did His Majesty make a move?"
The old witcher asked.
"Well, I was canonized as a baron for my meritorious work in killing the Evil Stranger."
"The fief is not far from Etaminople, a town, quite wealthy."
Qin Ran said, and put his canonization book on the low coffee table.
The old witcher stared at the canonized book and was silent for a long time.
Eventually, he asked.
"What do you want?"
What Qin Ran meant, the old demon hunter knew very well.
He believed that Qin Ran saw his predicament.
The wolf faction needs to recuperate, so a territory of its own is indispensable.
He had planned to look for it near Sika City.
And now there is a territory near Etaninburg......
Better!
No one can deny the prosperity of Etaninburgh.
Not even a maverick witcher.
They're just mavericks, and they're not blind.
Here, they can more easily buy the weapons, medicines, and other supplies they want, and then, set up the corresponding base, maybe in five years, no, three years to be able to regain some vitality.
And if it goes well, ten years later, when the new generation of wolf witchers has an accident, they may be able to return to the peak of the wolf witchers of the past.
However, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
The old witcher knows this even more.
So, he asked dryly.
"What do you have?"
Qin Ran asked rhetorically.
The old witcher was stunned.
yes, what does he have?
He is no longer the famous 'Hunting Blade'.
He has no glory, no savings, and no collection.
Under such a premise, what else does he have?
Help the other party sweep away the evil of Etaninburgh?
No!
The old witcher shook his head secretly.
He has not yet degenerated into the point of exchanging his job for his job.
So what else does he have?
Subconsciously, the old witcher lowered his head, and he looked at his boots.
A dagger on the side of a boot to be exact.
"Do you want to learn some dagger skills?"
The old witcher asked.
"Yes."
"Outside the town, I can carve out a piece of land for you to use."
Qin Ran thought for a moment and nodded.
He had seen the old witcher's skill in using the dagger, which was different from the ordinary skills, and had already been promoted to another level.
This is a pretty good bargaining chip for Qin Ran, who has perfected and strengthened his own attack skills, especially when this skill is still exchanged for nothing at all.
The old witcher grinned.
He didn't ask what was going on in the town.
Not to mention the original residents, the people of the 'Mist' Church alone were enough to make the old demon hunter understand that that town would become the new stronghold of the 'Mist' Church.
As for whether His Majesty will plant any men in the town?
He doesn't think he needs to worry about that.
The people of the 'Mist' church will be able to handle everything.
What is the best thing about a church with a 'god'?
Find out the 'alternatives' that don't belong to you.
Among them, there are traitors.
But what the hell are those two bastards doing?
Why was such an obvious rebellion not detected and prevented in advance?
We're watching out for each other.
But what about the Sixth?
As a king, he also remained indifferent.
Is it because you were intimidated by those two?
No, it's not!
If he was intimidated, he should pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he would not be canonized to Colin at all.
I won't even mention the so-called 'killing the evil' openly, which is completely stepping on the faces of those two on the ground.
Disgrace is something that causes anger in people.
Not to mention the gods.
According to what he knew, at some point the 'face' was enough to trigger a divine war.
But it's still quiet.
Don't......
Is there really any power in that sixth world that I don't know about?
After the initial plan was completed, the old demon hunter's mind couldn't help but diverge, Qin Ran didn't bother the other party, just sat there quietly and waited.
Until the old witcher reined in his thoughts.
"I'm sorry."
"The aftermath of being in the prison of those bastards."
"What do you think of that Sixth?"
The old demon hunter looked at Qin Ran apologetically and went straight to the point again.
Qin Ran liked this way of talking very much.
The other party doesn't like to cover up.
He also doesn't like to be secretive.
"It's weird."
"Being able to maintain a balance between those two."
"Initially we thought it was a trick."
"But what I just saw me...... There's more to it than it seems. ”
"So, I'm very interested in his 'new order'."
Qin Ran said truthfully.
In Qin Ran's original thoughts, Etandin VI should be juggling between the 'God of War' and the 'Lady of Calamity', maintaining the last dignity of a king and maintaining a delicate balance.
However, the canonization that had just happened made Qin Ran have some different ideas.
Etaninburgh is not a two-way opposition!
But......
Three-way opposition!
The 'God of War', the 'Lady of Calamity' and Etandine VI.
Mortals against the gods.
Qin Ran naturally had a guess as to whether Aitandine VI would be a 'broker' shadow.
But then it was denied.
If the 'brokers' really had a shadow like Aitandine VI, they wouldn't have needed Pol at all.
So, Aitandine VI would not have been.
But it's still worth playing.
"I'm also interested."
The old witcher smiled and glanced at Qin Ran before continuing: "I don't know much about this Sixth Generation, and in the era when I was active, most people paid more attention to that Etandine V. ”
"Etandine V?"
"What kind of person is he?"
Qin Ran didn't mind learning more about Etandin VI through side matters, and the other party's father was obviously a good starting point.
"Greedy and shrewd."
"It's a great achievement, but it's powerful."
"I like fancy clothes and food, but I am not close to women."
"After the death of the queen, I have not had close contact with any lady."
The old witcher thought for a moment and said.
"Powerful?"
"To what extent?"
Qin Ran asked the key point.
"It's not much different from the sword you just wielded."
The old witcher replied.
Tier 5?
Qin Ran narrowed his eyes.
"I remember the monarch was ill, right?"
"Even, because of it, died."
Qin Ran continued to ask.
"Hmm."
"I was sick, but it was the 'Silent Night Secret Order' that really brought about death, and they used evil to plunder the life of that king, and it is because we discovered this that we pursued the 'Silent Night Secret Order' and then ...... It can be said that that is the prelude to the 'Black Plague', and you probably know what happened after that. ”
After a pause, the old witcher took a deep breath and continued.
On the face of the old witcher, there were complicated emotions.
Resentment, heartache.
Qin Ran stared at the other party's expression.
When he saw that everything was calm, Qin Ran continued to speak.
"What is the witcher's hand for the 'Calamity'?"
Horuff had confessed to him that the reason why the 'Calamity Lady' did not become a god in the true sense of the word was the design of the witchers.
However, Horruf did not finish.
Qin Ran hoped to know the answer from the old demon hunter in front of him, and for the sake of safety, he didn't pronounce the full name of 'Lady Calamity', but only mentioned the word 'Calamity'.
But to Qin Ran's disappointment, the other party shook his head.
"I don't know."
"I was a participant in that fight, but it didn't end there, I stayed behind, and when I woke up, I was in prison, and I didn't know what happened after that."
The old witcher was apologetic.
"Is that so?"
Qin Ran whispered to himself in disappointment.
Just as the two were about to continue talking, there was a sudden noise in the direction of the bedroom.
Bang!
It was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.