On the fifth day, Sully and his party crossed the border.

On the ninth day, the group arrived at the Witcher's headquarters.

In the territory of the Locke Empire, at the foot of a valley somewhere, a group of six people stopped,

"That's your headquarters?" Sally looked at a castle-like building halfway up the hill, which from the outside looked like it wasn't big, probably accommodating dozens of people.

"It's just a reception point for receiving assignments from outside. The real headquarters is inside the valley. Bill said.

"Outside assignment?" said Sally, looking at Bill.

Bill glanced at Sully and said, "Let's talk as we go! ”

Then Bill looked at the war horses beside him, meaning, what to do with these modified war horses.

"Can't ride a horse?"

"Yes. It's not just because of the road conditions, it's our rule as well, but we can keep these horses in the reception point. As he said this, Bill brought an honorific and spoke in a more respectful tone than before, perhaps for fear of upsetting Sally.

"No need. Sully didn't want to turn his face with the other party because of this, since it was someone else's territory, then follow someone else's rules.

However, Sally didn't plan to hand over the Dark Devil War Horse to the other party to raise, thinking that the power of these witchers might be related to the Awakened Body, and Sally didn't have this intention.

As soon as his mind moved, the six black magic war horses gradually melted away like candles, and the war horses were like wax figures, motionless, without a call.

In the middle of the sound, the war horse completely dissolved into a black liquid, and the black liquid melted by the last six war horses merged into a ball and quickly merged into Sally's body.

Six war horses, because of Sally's overload, the loss is great, especially the war horse that Sally is riding, the genes have reached the verge of collapse, and it is not easy to hold on to this.

After retrieving the venom from the six horses, the venom reserves in Sully's body rose to thirty and a half.

Devouring the war horse did not increase much venom, mainly the 'energy' stored in the war horse's body.

"Let's go!" said Sally flatly.

Immediately, the two of them took the lead on the way up the mountain, followed by four black-robed people.

Not the stone-paved staircase that led to the castle, but another rugged mountain road.

"The status of the witchers in the Locke Empire is not the same as that of the Yas Empire. Demon hunters walk outside to solve heretics, but they can't take care of all places, some villages and towns will send messages after discovering traces of heresies, and after the reception desk accepts them, they will send witchers of different ranks to solve them according to the information described by the other party. Of course, there is also a commission charged for this process. Bill said slowly, explaining to Sully the previous assignment.

"So, you should have a good relationship with ordinary people?" said Sally.

"No, the relationship is not as cold as it was in the Yas Empire, but it is not 'good'. Bill shook his head.

"Oh, why, even if you have to take a commission, it's not going to..."

"No, commissions are trivial, and even, most of the time, they pay them voluntarily. ”

"Oh, that..."

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't explain this to you, but when you meet with the top of the organization, you can ask them for answers. Bill interrupted Sally.

Sally also saw that the other party's mood was wrong, so he didn't ask any more questions.

There was silence between the two again.

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On the mountainside, Sully finally knew why Bill said the road conditions made him unable to ride a horse.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the path Sally is taking now is a cliff. The ground can be stepped on no more than two soles, when a few people pass, they can only move sideways, step by step, not to mention horses, if people with fear of heights come to walk this road, then I am afraid that ten lives are not enough to fall.

Sally didn't ask, the other party was able to build the road at the reception point like a tourist attraction, why the road to the headquarters was so rough, maybe this was someone else's style.

Slowly, the group finally passed the tightrope mountain road and continued to walk for a while, and Sally soon saw a hole not far away.

The entrance to the cave is very regular, and it should have been dug by hand.

"The headquarters is inside. Bill, who led the way, said.

"Inside the mountain?" said Sally, wondering in his heart.

However, as he got closer to the hole, Sully hesitated.

The hole is only three meters wide and about two and a half meters high.

Sally could sense a lot of powerful life breath inside, but he couldn't sense the environment inside the cave.

If the other party were to set up an ambush on such a road, the situation would be extremely unfavorable to Sully.

In addition to controlling the venom, most of Sally's own strength needs to be enlarged in order to be exerted, and with his current body shape, he can only exert about a quarter of his full strength.

But think about it, if he shows the form of a troll, for him, this mountain is just a tofu block, and when the mountain collapses, there will be no advantages and disadvantages.

Several people slowly walked into the cave, and after a few seconds, Sally's vision slowly adapted, only to find that the walls inside the cave were reinforced with stone slabs to prevent landslides or something, causing the cave to collapse.

After walking for about ten minutes, the road in front of Sully finally widened, and a glimmer of light slowly appeared, slowly, brighter and brighter.

Suddenly, Sally's vision widened. The two of them stood at the exit of the cave, and they were greeted by a space comparable to several football fields.

Judging from the distance the two of them had just walked, this should already be deep in the mountains.

There is no darkness in the interior of the mountain, it is as bright as day, and there are many bonfires lit in it, about one every few hundred meters, but judging from the brightness of it, the main light source should be from another source, and the main function of these bonfires should be used for heating.

As far as Sully's line of sight goes, the interior is divided into several areas, with a small town-like area with a lot of people moving around and several other areas, but it makes Sully feel very weird, unlike the architecture of this era. In particular, there is a spiral tower-shaped building in the center, which is very conspicuous, and it is the landmark building of this complex, which is also the strangest one in Sully.

"You've hollowed out this mountain?" said Sally softly.

"No, this mountain was originally empty, we just slightly modified and used it!"

"At least, that's what I know. Looking into Sully's skeptical eyes, Bill explained.

"You're the first non-witcher to enter our headquarters. Bill sighed.

Sally didn't feel much about it.

"Let's go, go meet the higher-ups you call them. Sally said lightly, after all, along the way, many of Bill's problems were directly blamed on the so-called organizational leadership.

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