Caleb Mangi, the leader of all the witch hunters in Novigre and a blade under the Church of Eternal Flame, has committed many atrocities against inhuman races and wizards in the North.

The Witch Hunters are not just targeting witches, but hunting all those who have anything to do with magic, and those wizards who play with magic are the targets of their hunting, and under the influence of extreme racist ideology, they also treat non-human races with violence.

Due to the change of policy of Bishop Chape, the leader of the Church of Eternal Flame in Novigre, the city's attitude towards inhuman races and wizards has become more and more open, which makes Manji even more unhappy, feeling that the bishop has violated the teachings of Eternal Flame.

Manji was already suspicious of Bishop Chapei's inconsistent behavior, because before he was sent here, he had always heard that Chapei was a person who would do whatever it took to achieve his goals, and that punishment and abuse were common, but now he had completely changed his appearance, and even the execution rack in the Patriarch's Square had not been used for a long time, because of this incident, he sent several of his subordinates to secretly watch Chapei's movements every day, hoping to discover the secrets hidden by the other party.

However, in recent days, his subordinates have reported that there is something unusual about the reopening of the Vanilla Tavern in the east of the city, and some people say that witches have been seen there.

The news made Manji a little troubled, he didn't dare to make a big deal of the witch until he removed the head bishop, and the temple guards loyal to the bishop would always stumble him at various times.

Since it wasn't suitable for any big operation, Manji decided to go to the tavern alone.

The vanilla tavern, now renamed the Time and Space Tavern by Zhang Lin, has replaced the original rotten sign at the door with a neon sign that flashes all day long, and many people were frightened by this strange light sign at first.

Behind the bar, Zhang Lin is playing with his head down and playing a simple game machine transformed by Mia, a mechanical expert, in the absence of conditions, the small brick game machine that can play primitive games such as Snake and Tetris can still be made, so watching the leisure of the store, playing this kind of childhood memory game is also a good choice to pass the time.

Because Mia's small robot is responsible for delivering wine and food as a waiter, this tavern does not need many staff, so the result of Zhang Lin and his family's discussion is that everyone takes turns to watch the store, anyway, if there is an emergency, it can be directly and quickly moved back through the system, and the tavern has been used as a fixed teleportation point.

"If you want to drink, please see the list, if you are looking for a job, we have no shortage of waiters here."

A woman wearing a hood walked to the bar, Zhang Lin sniffed, and a faint fragrance of flowers wafted through the tip of his nose, but he didn't look up, in the small display screen in his hand, the long snake composed of pixel blocks had occupied most of the screen,

There are few women who come to the tavern to drink, and a few days after the opening there are still many scantily clad Ji girls who want to work as waiters here, and make some extra money by the way, but Zhang Lin obviously won't let a group of people who do leather and meat business solicit guests here, and they all refuse directly.

"I've heard there's a silver-haired girl living here, her name is Ciri." A voice with a hint of seduction came from the red lips under the hood, and the cool breeze from the simple air conditioner installed in the tavern to freshen the air made a few strands of fine burgundy hair from the edge of the hood flutter gently.

"Psychic spells don't work against me." Zhang Lin looked up, looked at the woman who was sitting in front of the bar, and quickly judged her identity from the other party's outfit, and then tapped a few times on the bracelet on his left hand, shouting, "Ciri, stop playing, someone downstairs is looking for you!" ”

Triss was stunned, at first she thought that the owner who bought this tavern from Dandrion was just a rich man with special channels, because the decoration in the tavern was not a product of magic as some people rumored, plus she heard that there was a silver-haired girl in and out of the tavern, so she wanted to get some news from the boss, but she didn't expect that the other party was completely unaffected by her magic, and Zhang Lin just spoke to the bracelet, it was obvious that it was a prop that could communicate, Compared to the communication equipment used by the members of their witches' congregation, this small and delicate thing made her very curious.

"Aren't you playing too? I'm lazy at work and tell Sister Emma that they're going to make you stand for an extra day. Ciri, who came down the stairs behind the bar, saw Zhang Lin holding the game console at a glance, "Also, who is looking for me?" As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Triss in front of the bar.

"Ciri!"

Triss lifted her hood and looked at Ciri as she walked down the stairs with a delightful face.

There was a sound of going downstairs, and Ciri hugged Triss, the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, "Sister Triss, why are you in Novigree?" ”

Triss played a very important role in Ciri's upbringing, if the witcher training that Ciri had experienced taught her to be strong and brave, then the stage that Triss taught her taught her self-esteem, various life knowledge, and how to show her charm as a woman, such as makeup was taught to her by Triss, although the woman who was regarded as her sister was a little entangled with her adoptive father, but this did not affect the relationship between the two.

"I bought a property here and live here in seclusion for a while." Triss stroked her hair, then stroked Ciri's cheek, "I heard that you have been hunted by wild hunts, and you must have suffered a lot, right?" ”

"It's okay." Ciri jumped on a stool, sat across from Triss, and tapped on the bar table, "This is my new friend, Zhang Lin, huh...... Or captain, if Wild Hunt comes to the door again, we can give them a good taste. ”

"Captain? Heri: What team did you join? Seeing Ciri's confident look, Triss was curious.

"It's an amazing team, although the captain is not very strong." Ciri looked at Zhang Lin and saw that he had no objections, so he continued, "But the other members are very powerful, and I will introduce them to you when they come back." ”

Two cocktails were handed to the two by Zhang Lin, and then glared at Ciri, "I'm not strong?" It's not like it's going to beat you. ”

"You're relying on equipment!"

"Equipment is also a ...... strength"

Looking at the way Ciri and Zhang Lin argued, Triss smiled, it seemed that Ciri did have a new friend, picking up the dark red cocktail in front of her, Triss took a small sip, and it was this small sip that made her feel refreshed, and her ability to perceive and manipulate magical elements was improved out of thin air, although the duration was very short, but it didn't look like an illusion, and this was really an alcoholic drink, not an alchemical potion mixed with herbs and biological extracts, I couldn't help but think, What kind of amazing team is this team that Ciri is talking about, and why did they open a tavern here?