"As to why the Vova Demon did not conquer the human kingdom, E.J. Sarathacious, the chief themology advisor of the Witchers' Guild, gave his answer. Nossa patiently explained, "These ugly monsters dwell in the darkness of the earth all year round, not because they fear the light, but because they have to breathe in the breath of an abyssal rift to stay alive. Otherwise, they become weak and weak, gradually lose their vitality and then die. ”

"I see. Jude finally sorted out the logical relationship and couldn't help but sigh, "Really, a complex balance." ”

"Everything in the world is a complex nexus, and any small factor will eventually be reflected in a major change. To avoid regretful outcomes, we must think foremost and cut them off at their origin. ”

The bounty hunter's words were so profound and difficult to understand that the boy was confused: "What do you mean?"

"Nothing. Nossa shook her head slightly, "Just remember, everything depends on the choices you make. ”

-

For the next two weeks, Nosa spent almost every day sparring with Jude in the backyard of the Crow Tavern.

After blessing the "Blade Missing" method, Maldos and Cyrence collided in a staggered manner in the empty courtyard. It's always a teenager attacking, but it often doesn't take long for the flaws to be revealed, and then defeated by a backhand.

"If it takes a month to master a sword, it takes at least a year to learn to use a sword. Nossa told him, "Swordsmanship is not something that can be practiced overnight, it requires perseverance." ”

The two also went to the headquarters of the Loland Chamber of Commerce in the trade area, and found the head of the chamber of commerce, Sypheus, to have a drink with him.

According to him, after the parting that evening, the caravan took the robbers to Ochedant and handed them over to the Viscount of Lutsis, and successfully received the bounty of the bandits.

Sieverus also made good on his promise and gave them Jude's share of the prize money, a total of two silver coins. Since Linda was not present, and probably didn't need any money, the boy and Nossa happily divided the two silver coins equally.

The three of them sat side by side in the tavern, drinking and chatting about everything, and the head of the chamber of commerce, who was still not happy at the time of parting, suggested that they be free to reunite.

After listening to Jude tell the story of the Flower Blade team, the bounty hunter takes him to the office to take over the commission to slay the monitor lizard, and the two then head to the river where the battle took place on the day of the upper Hill River.

Revisiting the old place, the young man felt a lot of emotion: the grass and stone banks on the riverside have not changed, and the past encounters are vivid.

The mother of the monitor lizard was lying alone on the rocks between the rivers, still basking in the sun but looking lonely. His spouse and children were missing, and Lucius's body was never found.

"The Broodmother's scales and skin are extremely hard, and they are highly spell resistant. Jude looked at the bounty hunter with some concern, "I can't even hurt it at all, Nosa...... Are you sure?"

Nossa did not reply, he turned his back to the boy and walked towards his mother-in-law, reciting the incantation in his mouth: "Vic_teru." ”

The plainly shaped dark gray sword reappeared in the bounty hunter's hand, and before Jude could react, Nossa disappeared from view.

In the next moment, the bounty hunter was standing on the rock between the rivers. Behind him, the monitor lizard's broodmother was already in a different place, blood splattered on the spot, and the huge head still maintained its last expression before death.

Nossa leaned over to cut out a bloody organ from his mother's corpse, then threw Maldos in the air to make it disappear.

"If I can't even deal with a river monitor lizard's nursery," Nosa said as he walked back to the boy, his expression helpless, "I don't think I'd better be a witcher." ”

"The Witcher...... Didn't you say you're a bounty hunter?" Jude was a little surprised at first, but then he understood after thinking about it, "No wonder you know so much about the chief monster advisor of the Witcher Guild. So, if the kind of monster you introduced yesterday were to fight a Vova demon, would you be sure that you would win?"

"Who knows. Nossa dodged the question.

"You say that again, can I understand that you are not sure?" the boy stared at the bounty hunter with some suspicion, "Speaking of which, Maldos is so sharp, no wonder you keep using the 'Blade Loss' spell." What kind of material is it?"

"Same as yours. Nossa replied casually, looking nonchalant, "Isetello Steel." ”

After that, Jude searched the riverside carefully, but still failed to find Lucius's body, but found his sword.

Presumably devoured by the dragon's mothermother, the boy cleared a clearing by the river and plunged Lucius' sword into the dirt.

Jude crouched down in front of the sword, dug a small pit with his bare hands, took out a silver coin and buried it in the earth.

Taking two steps back, the boy bowed deeply to the erected sword.

"Your sacrifice will be remembered, Lucius. Jude didn't know who he was talking to, "You gave your life in my place to get me the right to move on." Don't worry, I'll keep working hard with you. ”

"Alyssa doesn't want to see me now, but when I'm reliable enough, I'll go see her and take care of her for you. The boy seemed to say to himself, "I swear to you that she will not be harmed, and that she will live happily ever after." ”

"Don't worry, Captain. Jude stared at the sword, "I'...... Gradually getting closer to the me you expect. ”

-

Later that evening, the two brought the bloodied sac of the monitor lizard's brood back to Lance's office, where they were rewarded with ten silver coins amid exclamations and admiration.

Despite the boy's refusal, the bounty hunter gave him half of the bounty.

"It's you who get rid of the male lizard and the two cubs," Nosa said as he walked out of the office, looking out at the twilight sky, "your companion even paid with his life, and in any case, you deserve it." ”

It was the "Flower Blade" team that deserved this half of the bounty, but he had already decided to leave, and it was obviously not appropriate to go back to Alyssa now. Jude sighed and put the five coins in his purse.

Two weeks passed in a blink of an eye, and the busy daily life of the city overwhelmed the teenager, and when he returned to his senses, it was the 4th day of the god month.

In the past two weeks, he has also purchased a chunky coat for winter and swapped his backpack for a sturdy suitcase to store his growing luggage.

When he has free time to sit in his room, Jude will look through Mr. Stansho's notes to learn more about his knowledge and spells.

Given his limited ability to deal with his enemies, he took the initiative to learn two new spells: the Plastic Fireball and the Psychic Hypnotism, which can cause terrifying explosions, and Sleep, which can put the recipient to sleep.

In addition, he also turned to a prophecy spell called "Counterspell", which is similar to "Phase Shift", which has a low mana cost but a high difficulty. It was a spell that could prevent the recipient from casting a spell, and it seemed useless, but recalling the situation when he faced Leia and Elise, Jude couldn't help but feel that such a spell might be needed at a critical moment.