"Whew, this wine is awesome. ”

William poured a whole glass of ale like a bull and complimented.

Inelli complained: "Of course things that don't require money are great. ”

Leon laughed: "I thought you Slavs only liked to drink vodka. ”

"What is vodka?"

"A kind of wine, which used to be said to be a specialty of the Eastern Slavs, it is said that people there often like to have a special bird vodka in the harsh winter, and when you pour it into your stomach, it is like a fire that will drive away the chill all over your body. ”

William was greedy when he heard this, and couldn't help but say, "If you have a chance, you must try it." ”

The three of them chatted one after another, and Ms. Catherine suddenly said loudly, "Give me all peace!"

The noisy tavern quickly fell silent.

The unruly witches knew exactly how violent the witch was that "The Destroyer" could be, and they stared at Catherine standing on the counter, waiting for her to announce the beginning of the Trials of the Grass.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am still hosting this year's Trials of the Grass, and I am glad to see many faces in Trees and Fists, which proves that there is still fresh blood in the Witcher profession, and I also pay tribute to all of you for continuing to participate in the Trials of the Grass. ”

Catherine bowed slightly, and saluted everyone.

The applause 👏👏 was thunderous.

When the applause subsided, Catherine added:

"As the name suggests, the Grass Trial is just a trial, and I hope you can do what you can, and give up when faced with a life-threatening problem—there is no shame in that, at least a third of you have participated in the last and even more recent Grass Trials. ”

"But while there is no shame in failing, I would also like to remind some of you that you should be well aware that your time is running out, and if you continue to survive, you may not have a chance to survive the next aberration. Either you will die or you will become a demon waiting to be cleared of us, and it is time to make your choice. ”

Catherine coldly glanced at the old fritters who came to the trial every year, but often came across one or two difficult bones, and then gave up, and she felt that these people were simply insulting to the word "grass".

Some of them were ashamed, while others were unimpressed.

Every witcher has his own code of conduct, and some people just like to put stability first, like Gorond, who would rather live to the moment of aberration than die early with the idea that after my death, he would rather live to the moment of aberration than die early.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but these people are all wild hunters.

Most of them became demon hunters by chance, and quite a few of them didn't even have a mentor, so don't expect them to have a lot of lofty beliefs.

Some hunters will even deceive their employers into completing the demon hunt, or release some low-level monsters near the village with their own hands, and then exterminate them, and even encourage some activities to burn witches to cheat bounties.

The reason why the reputation of the witchers is so bad is inseparable from this part of the black sheep.

However, there are no such people in the tavern, and they simply cannot meet the minimum threshold for participating in the Trials of the Grass.

"Next, I will announce the rules of this Grass Trial: the first to arrive at the Kurdeler Tavern in Christiania (Oslo), the capital of the Kingdom of Norway, and successfully hunt all the trial targets, will be the winner, and you can choose any piece of the Kurdler Tavern's collection. ”

"There will be no additional reward for the rest of the Sect Hunters who complete the Grass Trial, or this reward will be provided by your respective Schools. ”

"If you are a wild hunter, whether you are a winner or not, as long as you pass the Grass Trial, you will be eligible to enter any school for one year. ”

"Next, let's start the lottery. ”

The process of drawing lots is simple, it is to queue up to receive a road map.

The Grass Trial obviously has a slight preference for wild hunters, many of whom suffer from unsystematic meditation and training, and are on the verge of losing control all year round.

Most of their bodies have been distorted, and they break through rashly, often killing each other.

Wild hunters often need to complete the Grass Trial more than the Witchers of the school to get the opportunity to study that year.

This is also the reason why the Wild Hunters will embrace this "Trial of the Grass", which is jointly organized by many schools of witchers.

When Leon got the road map, he spread it out and looked at it: next to each place name on it, there was a sign that there might be a demon of some kind.

Think of it as a journal that records a chain of quests, and each route is dotted with nodes where demons may be present.

And his mission is to kill all the way through and destroy all these demons.

Innelli leaned over, her brow furrowed.

"No, your route is almost off to William's hometown of Kievan Rus, why is it that we only have the first half of the lottery drawn together?"

She beckoned William over, opened the map, and wondered, "You see, William's routes and I basically coincide." ”

Leon smiled, "Maybe Ms. Catherine has special care for me. ”

"No kidding. ”

Ineri pointed to the road map and said, "Windsor Castle is suspected to have a mid-sequence Daredevil, and Trenvania is suspected to be a mid-sequence high-level vampire...... There are so many mid-sequence demons, she clearly doesn't want you to pass!"

"Did you take revenge on you because you rejected her pleas? If you want me to say that you are stupid enough, Your Excellency the Destroyer has a bad temper, but he is the dream lover of many witchers. ”

"No, don't think about it, in fact Lady Catherine is an acquaintance of my elder, and she must have a deep meaning in doing so. ”

Leon laughed.

It's not surprising that William and Innieri can't compare to him, even if they are both the best witchers in the school.

Although he is still in the low sequence, he is already qualified to hunt some of the mid-sequence demons, and if the whole journey is smooth, the two of them will be too unlucky.

Many witchers left the tavern after receiving the road map, and the winners of the Trials of the Grass were able to obtain the collection of the Kurdeler Tavern, which is said to have received many artifacts left behind by the Norse and Celtic gods, so there are not a few who are racing against the clock to be the first place.

"Let's go too. ”

Li Ang said.

William said with a smile: "Since we are about to fight side by side, let's formally introduce it first." I'm William of the Bear School, I've been a witcher for eight years, my advantage is that I'm rough and thick, I'm resistant to beating, the first demon I hunt is the Bear Demon, and the talent I gain is also focused on strengthening defenses, and I can become the team's strongest shield.

Inelle followed, "I'm the Wolf School's ...... Hey, you all know, I'm not going to talk that nonsense, I've been a witcher for five years, and the first demon I hunted was a werewolf, and the talent I got strengthened my speed and reflexes. ”

Then it was Leon.

He hesitated, thinking that while it wasn't good to lie, it was better than being taken for a megalomaniac who liked to brag.

So he quickly organized and "weaved" the language, and said: "I am a witcher who has been practicing for two and a half years, Leon, the first demon I hunted was also a werewolf, and the talent I got was werewolf transformation, and the advantage was speed and killing. ”

Low-level werewolves are a very common kind of demons, and their strength is often not as good as that of dwarf hunters, and there are not a few witchers who hunt werewolves for the first time, and it is not uncommon for them to crash.

It also makes it easier to transform into Managarm and fight.

William smiled and said, "I will protect the two of you, and next, I hope we can all pass the trial and be promoted to the middle sequence." ”

......

On the fourth day after leaving Milan, they finally arrived in the Alps, and beyond this mountain, they would begin to face the first target of the Trials of the Grass, a village of demon worship.

Standing halfway up the mountain, gazing at the cascade of snow-capped peaks in front of them, even in summer, the snow line in the Alps is still low, and they can already step on the creaking snow under their feet.

Leon sighed: "Once, the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal has since crossed the Alps and attacked Rome. ”

Inelle wondered, "Who is Hannibal?"

“......”

William also looked inexplicable, which disappointed Leonton.

These two illiterate!

But it is also understandable, they are a Germanic and a Slav, and it is normal not to know Hannibal, and he estimates that these two people may not even know who Caesar is.