"Okay, thank you."

Li Nuo got out of a carriage and did not forget to take off his top hat and pretend to be a "gentleman" to salute the owner of the car, although he didn't know whether it was right to salute like this, anyway, it was played out on TV, and it was also described in history books.

The owner of the car helped him unload the [weapon case] from the car, hunched his back and asked, "I, can we go?" ”

Li Nuo: "I wish you a smooth journey. ”

Owner: "Thank you......"

Watching the owner drive the carriage away, Li Nuo scratched his chin very melancholy.

It all started four days ago.

At that time, not long after Li Nuo hit the road, he encountered a carriage hijacked by robbers, and he slaughtered the robbers in line with the concept of saving people (side quest), and asked the owner of the car to give him a ride.

At the beginning, Li Nuo found that the car owner's family looked at him wrongly.

Maybe it's because I've got blood on my body, and because [Emir's mask] is too scary.

After realizing the problem, Li Nuo resolved the embarrassment, this is not a difficult thing to do, just make up a few lies casually, and then pretend to be polite.

Until, on the way, they bumped into a creature called a demon.

Evil spirits are a common jungle monster with a fierce and terrifying face, sharp teeth, and agility, and the most terrifying thing is that they are social creatures.

In the story of The Witcher, there is this sentence that describes them:

"Be careful, brothers, there are evil spirits under this bridge, and if you can cross the bridge at the same time, without slowing down or stopping, there is nothing to fear. But if your axle comes loose and you get stuck...... Then close your eyes and pray to Meritelli. ―Curt Hammerback, Vangerberg City Watch.

Coincidentally, the wheels of the owner's carriage at that time got stuck on the bridge.

Li Nuo was happy to help them solve the problem.

By the way, he cut off the head of the evil demon and used it as the material for the evil demon decoction in the future, and obtained a "Gwent card of the evil ghost".

Yes, everything is very good.

But this time, the owner's family no longer dared to have any conversation with Li Nuo.

People who can kill monsters without the help of thermal weapons are even more terrifying than monsters.

This is the owner's family's opinion of Li Nuo, and it is also the opinion of the people of the previous world before the witcher disappeared.

Whether you do something good or bad, once you exceed the common sense, you will either be praised on the altar or will be treated as a foreign object, and in this world, this truth has not changed for hundreds of years.

So Li Nuo no longer wanted to communicate with them too much, and simply asked the owner to give him twenty-two Gwent cards and a pair of sunglasses as a reward.

……

Li Nuo picked up the [weapon case] and walked towards the town on the outskirts of Novigre.

The place where the carriage took him to the station was called "Depot Town", which was a workers' town established ten years ago after the construction of the railway in the outer district of Novigre.

Li Nuo used these four days to gain a basic understanding of the worldview.

It's the time of the Industrial Revolution in the world of The Witcher, and steam has taken over the mainstream.

And there's a special nonsense.

As the map of the world opened, on a certain island in the south, black people were discovered...... As a major trading country in the world, the Nilfgaard Empire began the black slave trade 100 years ago, and the emergence of blacks completely liberated the weak position of the elves in the empire.

A group of elves called the Squirrel Party escaped their demise and left the continent with the elves, resulting in the absence of a race of elves and dwarves in the empire.

5 years ago...... A group of rebellious black groups emerged at the southern end of the empire who started wars against the empire for fairness.

This civil strife became known as the "Imperial Civil War......

Li Nuo, who has an extremely accurate grasp of the plot of the original book, is also confused now.

Walking on the dirty dirt floor of the town, passing by the venue where the "black slaves" were being sold, Li Nuo stopped to take a look, if a large number of witchers survived until now, perhaps they would take the place of the goods being sold.

"Speaking of which, the fundamental purpose of the Eternal Flame Church in creating witchers is to find the 'treasures' in the dream realm of 'Bloodborne', so the role that Eternal Flame plays in this world now is the group of people who explore the ancient gods." Li Nuo didn't stop long, walked to a roadside seat not far away, and removed the [weapon case].

As he looked around, he compiled in his mind the events he had experienced so far.

"The slave wars, the departure of elves and dwarves, this line represents the general path of national development; Destroying the Shadow Elders, and the hunting story of vampire hunters; The advent of the age of steam may also involve detective plots such as 'Sherlock Holmes'. Li Nuo slumped on the seat, looked at the sky that was gray with factory smoke, and sighed in his heart: "The script mission lasts for nearly 30 days, which is to let players know what they choose to do after the story is going, and the freedom of this script is beyond imagination." ”

"However, since the system sets the main line to a near-impossible task like 'destroying the Shadow Elders', it means that the essence of the script is to let players compete with each other for killing."

How to use the ultra-high degree of freedom of the branch to obtain greater value returns, to complete the main story or eliminate other players, is the correct guide route of the script.

When Li Nuo was in the carriage, he had already thought about the next steps.

First of all, the chance of contact with Bloodborne Curse is absolutely ruled out, that game is irreversible to mental pollution.

Then, as a witcher, he needs to collect several potion materials that can be used in the future.

To do this, he must do some "demon hunting" work in the near future.

For example, in the city of Novigre, he may be able to find the female Dafiend (succubus) he needs, slaughter her, and boil her through alchemy, which can obtain a decoction that increases the upper limit of attack power.

But no matter what the process goes through, his best solution is Ancient Blood that can travel through time and space.

In the past few days, he has shared the characteristics through the backpack, and he already knows that Cha Bai has been taken away by the sorceress Holy See, and then he needs to wait patiently for news, as long as he can find the traces of ancient blood, use that thing to travel through time and space, go to the science fiction era, get weapons such as electromagnetic pulse guns, and return to the script of "The Witcher" in the steam age...... Not only did he gain equipment that might surpass his level, but there was even a slight possibility that he could find a way to defeat vampires in the future.

It's kind of emotional to think about.

He then turned his head to look at a big black man who looked like a blade soldier who had sat next to him a few seconds ago.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds.

"Friend, can you have a chat?" Said the big black brother Kanter Doroni Ronaldoli Bose.

Li Nuo nodded.

"The reason why I don't attack you is because I want to give you a way to live." Kanter bowed, crossed his hands to support his chin, and said in a deep voice: "I hate killing players for no reason, and I hate the fact that I can make others disabled at every turn, if you are willing to put all your things on the ground, I can give you a good time, a headshot, and no delay." ”

Li Nuo slowly turned his head, looked at the resolute and tough face of the "Blade Warrior", and responded: "Even if I dress up, it is impossible for people to be regarded as a 'player', so you should have some kind of 'probing' attribute skill, but that skill can only let you see the level of other players, not the attribute value." ”

Kanter's eyes under sunglasses stared at Lino, and the corners of his eyes twitched invisibly.

Li Nuo was still saying: "So what you can judge is that your level is higher than mine, and it is a level higher, which leads you to be very sure that I will not be your opponent no matter what, so convert, for example, if you upgrade to a level, all attributes will increase by 3 points, I am level 16, and you can ensure that the probability of killing me is more than 80%, it should be ...... Level 22 to 24. ”

N'Golo Kante: "Fake ......"

"But you should also be able to think that equipment will shorten the level gap between players, and even if you have the confidence to win me, it is best to attack me when I am not looking." Li Nuo looked at him with interest and said: "Your silent appearance means that you are good at tracking targets, and you are talking to me, in fact, you don't want to attack me, I guess it's because your ability needs others to notice you so that you can secretly ...... behind your back."

In the shadows behind him, a sharp shadow thorn suddenly popped out, and the moment it stabbed Li Nuo, he sensed the danger with the perception of a demon hunter, and immediately used the [Quin's Seal] to prevent the spike.

With a bang! The Seal of Quinn turns into a yellow, translucent slag and disappears.

"Damn it......" Kantor snapped his fingers together, and a black spike stabbed at Leno.

At the same time, Leno used the [Seal of Axy] on Kanter, causing Kanter to enter a brief dissipation of consciousness.

"If you like to attack from behind, it also means that you are either very cautious, or your own combat effectiveness is not very outstanding, and you should have both." Li Nuo looked back at the shadow stab that was approaching but had to stop, and sighed, "You can't be the arrogant ability in Fullmetal Alchemist, right?" ”

When Kante came back to his senses, he saw Leno holding a gold coin in his hand.

"Any idea what this is?" Li Nuo asked with a flick of the gold coin with his thumb.

Kanter's eyes tightened: "A scientific super-electromagnetic cannon!?" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Nuo's wild laughter made the big black brother think that he was right, and the moment he immediately got up, Li Nuo suddenly shouted in the direction of the black slave market: "I will sell this disobedient for a gold coin!" Who wants!? ”

N'Golo Kante: "Huh? ”

There were some people with shotguns in their hands, and it seemed that someone was coming over soon.

"It's called the Slave Master's Great Summoning Technique!" When Leno looked at Kanter, the big brother of the COS Blade Warrior had already stood up and hid in the shadows.

"You kid is interesting...... Kante said a word and left.

Because of the special status of black people in this era, Kanter did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary.

And because of the people he wants to meet next, Li Nuo will not do anything to other players here.

That's where his alternate plan comes in.

That is, to rule out the next way to travel through time and space: find the mirror master.

He pulled out a letter signed "Ronald Omdis", who said that he was waiting for him outside Novigre.

Lenovo's conjecture of Ronald's identity is the ceiling of the worldview of "The Witcher", the mirror master.

If you want to talk about this mirror brother...... That's a bit of a big deal.

He describes himself as a mirror merchant, a "leper tramp".

However, he is actually a very powerful being, he trades souls with men and women, and spells like stopping time are just a high-five for him.

His real name, where he came from remains a mystery to this day, and one can only guess that he is a demon with a physical entity.

If the above description is not enough to reflect his horror, then put it another way.

He's the equivalent of an NPC with a mod.

Connecting with the Master Mirror is dangerous, but it's an option that must be considered.

After all, it's better to come into contact with a mischievous demon than with the old gods of Bloodborne.

Li Nuo took out the envelope left by "Omdis" and sniffed it, and the smell on it formed a red smoke that only he could see, and drifted to a tavern not far away.

The moment Li Nuo walked to the door of the tavern, the red smoke disappeared.

It represents that there is something deliberately preventing him from looking for a target in the way of smell.

This kind of pub, which is open on the main road and is open during the day, is usually not particularly chaotic, especially since it is only one o'clock in the afternoon.

Pushing open the door of the tavern, the first thing I saw was a row of gas lamps on the wall, illuminating the somewhat dimly lit room.

There was a mixture of alcohol and fermented food in the air, and even though he was already a demon hunter, Li Nuo still had the urge to spend money when he smelled the smell.

Li Nuo looked at the gas lamp, looked at the steam pipes that climbed on the wall and wrapped the thermal insulation, and suddenly remembered that a hundred years have passed since the original "The Witcher", and the original protagonist "Geralt" may no longer exist in this world.

The round wooden tables in the tavern were empty, and now there were no people, only seven customers, sitting around the wooden tables to play cards, and they played not Gwent, but ordinary gambling games.

Leno walked in and looked around, looking for the old man who had appeared in the dream, Ronald Omdis, who might have been the mirror master in disguise.

"Hah! Hurry up and get the money! ”

The middle-aged man with the beard and messy hair stood up and threw the cards in his hand on the table very angrily: "Damn, I don't play anymore." ”

"Another plate?"

"It's all lost, there's no money!" The middle-aged man roared, found a chair and sat down: "You guys play, I want to see which of you can win in the end!" ”

Looking at the sloppy and a little wild appearance of this group of guys, Li Nuo felt in a trance that he saw a group of "Red Dead Redemption".

"Gambling is like that, a bottomless pit." An old voice came from behind Li Nuo.

He turned around, and an old man dressed as a bartender stood behind him and politely asked, "What would you like to drink, sir?" ”

Li Nuo squinted his eyes and silently took out the [Emir's Mask] and was about to put it on, when he suddenly shook his hand, and he had a feeling that if the other party was really a mirror master, would he be counterattacked if he peeked at his data like this.

So, Li Nuo simply asked directly: "Ronald Omdis?" ”

Before the other person has spoken.

Leno turned around and saw Kante pushing the door in.

"The ghost is not gone." Li Nuo pursed his lips.

As he had thought before, Kanter's ability did come from the arrogance of the Seven Deadly Sins of Fullmetal Alchemist, which this guy had used shit luck to draw a card draw.

But not as powerful as in the original, he is now only able to control shadow attacks when others aren't looking, or blend with the shadows and run away.

As an assassin, Kante's abilities are good enough.

"Running won't solve the problem, brother." Kanter stepped forward, and at the same time, above Leno's head, a shadow thorn oozed out.

When the tension is high.

Suddenly, there was a clapping of applause.

The shadow stabbed in mid-air, and Kante remained motionless as if he had been frozen.

Even the dust and insects in the house were still.

Time stopped at this moment.

Only Li Nuo could still move, he turned his head to look at the source of the applause, and the man who had lost the money at the beginning stood up from his chair.

"Ronald Omdis?" Leno asked again.

A middle-aged man with bearded and scruffy hair stood there with a smile that didn't match his appearance.

He didn't answer.

Li Nuo asked again, "Are you, Master Mirror?" ”

The old bartender and the drinkers at the gambling table, everyone looked at him and said in unison, "First meeting, Mr. Witcher." ”

Li Nuo looked at this group of mirror masters, and sighed in his heart: "Is this game being staged by thrillers......