Volume 1: Walking on the Brink of Destruction and Deliverance Chapter 37: The First Arrival
Li Xuan came to a relatively remote area in the imperial capital of Yiaulne.
There are hardly any people coming here, no housing clusters, no bustling shopping streets, and no government offices.
A tall and mighty, but also very oppressive cold stone castle, standing here with its back to the mountain.
From a distance, it seems to be ruthlessly refusing to approach anyone.
In terms of this undeveloped environment, in fact, some people will believe it when it is said to be an outer city.
Only the people of the Monster Province know who the owner of this castle is.
The Demon Hunting Association, which is almost legendary in the world's mouth, is located here.
Of course, this is not the first time he has been here.
The first few times I came here to submit my correspondence, but without exception I was ignored.
Normally, ordinary people would be very annoyed when they wrote so many letters to each other in a row without replying, but Li Xuan knew that this was the usual way of refusal of the Demon Hunting Association, and the reason for the refusal was also out of consideration for the safety of "ordinary people" like them, so there was nothing to be angry about.
Even the Demon Hunting Association didn't have the gas in the province of living monsters.
The castle is huge, almost half the size of a standard Beglie castle, and has a wall on the outside.
This is fundamentally different from the walls of the Rockshire Monster Bureau.
One is to keep out the idlers, and the other is to really defend the castle from the outside world.
It's no wonder that some people say that this is a testing ground for dangerous monsters, and the source of the rumor is that passers-by have seen someone bring monsters back here.
Li Xuan also never entered the interior, only gained the right to stay outside the walls.
As for the demon hunters, they probably won't swagger through the main entrance, and there should be a secret passage or something.
He came to the gate, which was unguarded.
In front of the gate was an ordinary-looking large stone, but Li Xuan knew the mystery.
Tapping at a specific location will open a gap that will be dropped into the envelope before the gap closes automatically.
This is how the Monster Ministry usually communicates with the Demon Hunting Association.
But that's not what I'm here for.
Li Xuan walked to the gate and found a dent in an inconspicuous place.
Same outline as the Demon Hunter Emblem.
That's what was left for would-be probationary witchers.
Li Xuan put the badge he got that day on it.
The air was quiet for a while, and the gate suddenly moved, and there was a sound of swirling stones at the other end, and then the badge disappeared as if swallowed by the gate.
It's amazing.
Li Xuan secretly sighed at the unique way of entering the Demon Hunting Association.
At first, I thought it was brought back by Li Zijie before, and he wanted to play with a combination lock such as a block;
I didn't expect the Demon Hunting Association to be advanced enough to be able to sense badges and automatically unlock them.
After a while, there was a sound of metal colliding on the inside, and the door slowly pushed open.
Li Xuan, who was full of anticipation, saw two people standing at the door that day.
"Hello Senior Lin!"
"Eh, you're a newcomer here? I'll see if I brought it in. β
The former turned his head behind him, which was originally facing Li Xuan, while the latter's voice was somewhat familiar to Li Xuan.
"It's you!"
The latter was a man in his thirties, and his eyes became pleasantly surprised after seeing Li Xuan.
I remembered that it was the demon hunter who gave him the demon hunting badge.
Li Xuan instinctively took a step back after realizing this, but the other party stepped forward and grabbed his shoulders with both hands.
"Wow! Have you finally figured it out?!I'll just say, what's so good about the Monster Province, come to our Demon Hunting Association has a bright future!"
Seeing him so enthusiastic, the former asked, "Senior Lin, did you find this little brother?"
"Of course, I can tell you, this kid is definitely a future elder-level figure!"
Then he pulled Li Xuan inside like a solicitor, for fear that he would run away.
"Don't say anything, I'm going to say hello to Zhuo Laowei, and I'm going to personally guide you to become a demon hunter!"
"Hey, hey, Senior Lin, this is his badge!"
When he saw the badge in his hand, Li Xuan instantly understood that this door was not as advanced as he imagined, and it was still opened by manual testing.
But Li Xuan didn't have time to complain now.
"What badge do you want, this kind of talent can directly take the Demon Hunter's Medal!"
The man surnamed Lin took the badge with a big grin.
The other man just smiled reluctantly.
The people he brought with him in the past were blown to the sky by him, but it turned out to be the level of an ordinary demon hunter.
Although this time he seemed even more excited, and directly said that this person could go to the Council of Elders, maybe it was a little stronger.
This senior, who was on the verge of being relieved of the task of exploring a new demon hunter, can just say it as Lele.
"Wait, wait!"
Li Xuan found an opportunity to break free of the hand that was almost pinching his shoulder, and jumped to the side.
"I'm not here to join the Demon Hunting Society!"
"Don't be shy, I just bragged a little bit with that junior, but I'm very hopeful for you, right?"
"No, I'm really not here to join the Demon Hunting Association, I have something I want to ask the seniors of the Demon Hunting Association. β
"How to fight monsters? You're asking the right question! Come, I'll teach you!"
The other party forcibly pulled the topic in a strange direction: "As long as you worship me as a teacher, I guarantee that you can become a demon hunter in the annals of history!
Li Xuan was a little devastated.
"It's about the reincarnation of the Great Magician!
"The reincarnation of the Great Mage?"
The other party was stunned for a moment when he heard this word, and then continued:
"Then you need to worship me as a teacher even more! Believe me, if the master is here, the reincarnation of a mere great magician is not worth mentioning at all!"
When will you become my master!
After ββββββ a stick of incenseββββββ
"Well, well, I see, do you want to meet someone from the Presbyterian Church?"
One of Li Xuan's conjectures was confirmed, most of the people in the Council of Elders were divine beings. Divine Servants are unconditionally allowed to join the Presbyterian Church.
At this moment, the man who called himself Lin Yuan pressed his chin and nodded.
"That's right, I think the more you know about the Great Mage, the better it will be for your Demon Hunting Association. β
"That's true, but maybe you won't be able to meet the elders of the council. β
"Ah!! didn't you say that you can use this badge to get help from the Demon Hunting Associations in various places?!"
Lin Yuan scratched his head a little embarrassed: "Almost, aren't you already talking to me?"
"Just give me a chance to get in?"
Lin Yuan gave Li Xuan a serious thumbs up: "Clever!"
It's right to think about it, you can't even enter the door without this badge.
But there is still a feeling of being fooled.
It's a little unpleasant.
"Is there any way I can meet?"
Li Xuan asked tentatively, and then added: "Except for worshipping you as a teacher." β
"Do you dislike me so much? I'm also an old demon hunter with fifteen years of seniority. β
"I've been fighting monsters for more than ten years. β
"Really?!You're making it hard for me to pretend to be a demon hunter!"
"Of course it's true. β
Li Xuan nodded calmly.
"It's a shame not to join the Demon Hunting Society. β
Lin Yuan thought about it and had to answer Li Xuan's question: "I can find a way to meet the people of the Elders' Council, but it can only be a report telling the truth, and I can't guarantee that the group of people from Zhuo Lao Wei can't see me." β
"It's good to be able to communicate my wishes, thank you. β
"Do you want to thank me? thenβ"
"Get out, never apprentice!"
"Okay... All right. Lin Yuan reminded again: "Don't get your hopes up, the Elders have been studying the reincarnation of the Great Magician for a while, and your conjecture may have already been verified." β
"If it's verified, that's the best, I hope you can help me ask about the results. β
"It's okay to ask the result, but can't-"
"Can't!"
"Oh. β
In this way, Lin Yuan canceled his plan to go out to recruit people, and turned back to enter the castle of the Demon Hunting Association.
"Little brother, congratulations on avoiding that crappy mentor. β
The demon hunter who was guarding the door came to Li Xuan's side.
"You mean Lin Yuan? Well, I can also see that each of the three apprentices I teach can fight. β
"You defeated Senior Lin's apprentice?"
The demon hunter was a little surprised.
Although they are only three apprentice witchers, their combat effectiveness is very different from that of ordinary people.
"What's more, after the guy surnamed Lin was kicked by me, he tried to pull me into the gang. β
"You actually kicked Senior Lin?"
You must know that although Lin Yuan is an ordinary mentor, he is definitely the first-class level in the Demon Hunting Association in terms of combat effectiveness!
"No wonder Senior Lin is so happy, just now you wanted to meet the adults of the Elders' Church. I don't know what you're going to do, but I wish you luck!"
"Thank you. Anyway, who is the old Zhuo monster in that guy's mouth?"
"Only Senior Lin would call that adult. The demon hunter smiled and said, "It's Zhuo Mingde, the president of the Demon Hunting Association." β
Then he walked back to the door.
Li Xuan watched his back return to the door, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
Looking at his expression, he seemed to be surprised, could it be that Lin Yuan was really a powerful character?
"Hmm. β
Gong Changhong woke up from a coma, and his head felt very swollen and painful, as if it was about to crack in the next second.
Instinctively, he opened his eyes slightly to observe his surroundings.
It seems like this is the Demon Hunting Society?
He recognized the familiar decorations around him.
Yes, that's right, this is my room in the Demon Hunting Society.
He began to remember, but he could only remember that he seemed to be on a mission to hunt down suspicious demons, and he couldn't remember anything after that.
Including why he returned to the Demon Hunting Association inexplicably, and why his head was so swollen.
He wanted to get up and go outside first, but as soon as he looked up, he was dizzy and had to return to his original resting posture.
What the hell is going on!
A short time later, a voice came from outside the door.
"How's Vice President Gong doing?"
"It's getting better, at least I don't have weird dreams every day. β
Gong Changhong heard it, and the first person to ask was Zhuo Mingde, the president of the Demon Hunting Association, and the next to answer was one of his apprentices, Xue Jingyun.
And againβwhat about the strange dream talk! Did I say something terrible while I was unconscious?
Then the door of the back room was opened, and Zhuo Mingde walked over and saw Gong Changhong lying on the bed with a complicated expression, but he still looked very happy.
"Lao Gong, are you finally awake?"
"Uh, don't call it weird, okay?"
"Do you know how long you've been in a coma? Ten whole days! Thanks to your little apprentice taking care of you, otherwise fainting would have fainted you to death!"
"Huh, yes. Gong Changhong felt that his head hurt again: "Be quiet, your head hurts." β
"Headache? Do you remember what the Great Magician did to you?"
"The reincarnation of the Great Magician, am I not chasing demons?"
The voice was faint, but his painless mind began to speed up, trying to find something in his memory.
But failed.
"Don't you know? Could it be that the Great Mage has always used the same magic when he was reincarnated? Can't you see that he doesn't use the same magic for the Monster Bureau and on our people?"
"Don't say so much information at once, you can't accept it!"
Gong Changhong complained: "I just woke up, let me rest for a while." β
"Okay, then you can get some rest, I'll go first. β
Zhuo Mingde also knew that this matter made him very distressed, and decided to follow his wishes and let him think about it alone.
This time the reincarnation of the Grand Mage seems to be trickier than before.