Chapter 372: The New Look of Willen Fortress
Kayla stayed at Camp Willen, but she had lost faith in the Light and built her own home in a corner of Willen's Fortress, where she started her own research. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
As the Witcher Knights continue to expand, the Valen region is no longer the depression and desolation it once was. Every day, the Demon Hunters come out of the fortress of Willen and patrol the various parts of Willen. They will do their best to help all who need help, spread the faith of the Demon Hunter Knights, and handle various commissions with their own judgment, and then form a written report to Edward for the judgment of the Captain.
Demonschers who receive good reviews will happily show their leader's comments to other demon hunters, while those who receive bad reviews will be depressed for a while and then try to correct their misconceptions.
With the actions of these demon hunters, the people of the Willen region are especially affectionate to the demon hunters of the Order. They have a strong sense of justice, they don't ask for anything in return after they help people, they act fairly, they don't force them to do anything, and they don't decide other people's lives arbitrarily like witch hunters.
Gradually, the Knights of the Demon Hunters spread to the great powers of the North and the South, with merchants, travelers, and some bards, where they took root.
Compared to Redania, the Demon Hunter Branch grew more rapidly in the territory of the Southern Empire, and after receiving a lot of information about the Demon Hunter Knights, Enhir acquiesced in their existence and issued a decree that did not define this quasi-church organization that believed in their own hearts as superstitious, and gave them some preferential treatment in disgust.
Despite his ambitions and iron-fisted means, Nhil at least he was very clear about the people in his territory. He believed that the Demon Hunter Knights were individually strong, but the strict conditions for joining them had slowed their progress. In order to confirm that the conditions for the Knights of the Demon Hunter to join were not rumors, he sent several agents to try to join them, but they were all eliminated. As a result, Enghil believed Edward's earlier claims.
Moreover, the development of the Demon Hunter Knights in the Southern Empire has won strong support and affirmation from the people, and a large number of monsters have been killed in the Vale Hunter's heroic and fearless hunting operations, making the security there much better than before.
In Redania, however, the development of the Demon Hunter Order has been greatly restricted. The Templars of the Church of Eternal Fire would never allow other organizations to take root on their turf, and even in the absence of King Radovid, the Church of Eternal Fire defined the people of the Demon Hunter Knights as heretics. Especially in Novigre, Tamara is on thin ice, and she can only slowly develop her demon hunter branch in the shadows, constantly on the lookout for attacks from the temple guards.
Rao is so, and Tamara's results are also very fruitful. Compared to the Temple Guards, the Witcher Knights' practices are more popular among the people, and the former has long since lost the support of most people due to the harsh punishment. In just a few days, the Demon Hunter Division of Novigre has recruited hundreds of qualified Demon Hunter recruits, and gradually developed combat effectiveness under the training of Tamara.
The day before Edward and Kayla spoke, King Radovid of Redania seemed to be confronting the newly emerging Order of the Demon Hunters, openly rumoring that he was negotiating with Edward on the King's Ship in Novigre.
Some people laughed at Radovid's stupidity, and they did not believe that Edward would take a huge risk to come to Radovid's place to negotiate with the iron-fisted king. But Edward did not hesitate to agree, much to everyone's surprise, and secretly applauded the fearless leader of the demon hunters.
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As the formal meeting with Radovide approached, Edward prepared to travel to Novi Grey, where he handed over all affairs of the Willen Fortress to Gray.
If the Willen Fortress is no longer the empty and isolated castle it used to be, there is a harmonious and prosperous scene everywhere in the fortress. The outer part of the fortress gradually became a market, where people traded with each other, travelers rested, and bards sang in lively taverns.
On the periphery of the fortress, a large area of houses of the same style has been erected, and large tracts of farmland have been reclaimed, centering on three towering signs of the Holy Light, forming three settlements of ordinary people, with a tendency to extend all the way to the crossroads inn. By this time, the Crossroads Inn had formed a large village, and its name had been changed to Knights' Village, as the Demon Hunter Paladins who patrolled the continent often came back to rest.
Refugees from all over Willen heard about the existence of such a safe castle and moved their families here. Families who are eligible to join the Demon Hunter Knights will be assigned a house to live in in the outer city. Those who couldn't join built their own houses outside the castle - the Knights of the Demon Hunters would help them build houses, cultivate farmland, build utensils, and so on.
The appearance of the Willen Fortress has given the people here a hope, attracting them like a light in the dark. Here, they get comfortable housing, a safe living environment, and great help.
Edward stood on the balcony of the castle in the inner city, watching the smiles of the people, and his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. For people like Edward, people's smiles are the best reward for them, and demon hunters will live with faith in this smile.
The next morning, when Gray entered the command room, Edward had already set off. Tamara had established the Light Mark in the Demon Hunter Division of Renogre, and Edward had not been there, but was able to teleport.
The branch of the Demon Hunter Novigri was established in a corner of the village outside the city, and when Edward appeared at the branch, Tamara saluted their leader with all the demon hunter recruits.
"Damara, it looks like you're doing a good job here. Edward smiled and patted Tamara on the shoulder, stirring up the young elite demon hunter, but then, as if she thought of Edward's ship going to Ladovid, her face became anxious.
"Captain, do you really want to meet with Ladovid?" said Tamara, "it must be heavily guarded now, and I'm afraid you'll be in danger if you pass, so please allow us to go with you." ”
When Tamara said this, the other demon hunter recruits chimed in.
"No, you just have to wait at the gates. Edward laughed, "This is a great opportunity, a good opportunity to show the world the courage and faith of our demon hunters." ”
"I'll go and meet Radovid alone. If he doesn't make small moves, that's for the best. But if he brazenly attacks me in the face of public opinion, I will not be polite to him. ”
"Public opinion is useless to Radovid, who is himself a good hand at curbing public opinion. A man of relatively short stature stepped forward and said, "Geralt's friend, my captain, I advise you to think about it." ”
"Are you?" said Edward, looking at the dwarf.
"I'm Drottan, Geralt's best friend, and now a junior demon hunter in the Knights of the Demon Hunters. The dwarf looked up.
(To be continued.) )