The Divine Hunter Chapter 10: The blacksmith joins the team

The orange sun disk shone in the sky. The usually bustling blacksmith shop unexpectedly closed down, and the house was filled with feelings of separation.

"Chamil, Farric, from now on the burden of the family will fall on your shoulders. Remember to support each other and take care of yourself... Do your best in the forging business, and don't offend the ice trolls rashly again. There won't be someone as good as Master Oaks to save you next time!" Clough hugged the shoulders of the two brothers, his eyes red, "If you are free, don't forget to come to Nuo City to visit Yuna and me."

"My brother, if you don't want to leave Udvik!" Farric gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, glanced at the demon hunter who was listening quietly, raised his chin, as if he wanted to sacrifice himself, "I Go for you!"

"I promised the master, this is the promise of a man from the Todaloqu family!" Clough refused with righteousness, but the twitching at the corner of his mouth betrayed him.

He has long wanted to change his dull life and have more color.

Now that it's fine, it's natural to leave the responsibility of forging the family to the two brothers.

"Can you stay, Yuna?" Camille looked at the impatient girl by the window, "Your aunt has already found a husband for you - Parker, the strongest fisherman in Cod Town, who can do it every time he goes to sea. Return with a full load!"

"No! I remember him. The last time I spoke to him, I almost died from his bad breath!" The blonde girl quickly shook her head, her tender face with a little baby fat full of resistance, "At that time I decided that I would dedicate my life to the God of Forging. So...well...I have to go to other countries to gain experience! Even if I work as an apprentice or a helper, this is called adventure!"

"Well, when the girl grows up, she will no longer be able to control herself."

Roy said meaningfully,

"Don't worry, you guys, this time is not a separation of life and death. You can come to Nuo City at any time in the future. My organization is eager for all kinds of talents and will always open the door to you."

……

Clav Todaloqu and his daughter admired efficiency. After saying goodbye to their relatives and friends, they quickly packed their luggage - a few simple sets of clothes and handy forging tools.

The two fathers and daughters followed the witcher out of Cod Town and entered a remote and uninhabited oak forest. The witcher handed over the ancient Weisil sword and the crossbow Gabriel to them respectively.

Hide Arondette in the bushes again.

"Shouldn't we go north to the Marlin Coast and take a boat, and then go to Novigrad?" Clough rubbed the blade of his sword with a puzzled expression, "Why are you going south? This weapon is for self-defense on our ship. of?"

"Is this a gift?" The girl in a yellow linen dress, who was carrying a big baggage, rubbed her fingertips against the dark red, delicate yet domineering hand crossbow, and a hint of surprise flashed across her face.

"It's too slow to take the boat, I'll take you to 'run' there directly." Roy warned the two of them seriously, "I'll lend you these two weapons temporarily as insurance. Take them and don't lose them. ."

Skellige is thousands of miles away from Nuo City. The sea route and the land carriage will take at least a month. Roy doesn't have the patience.

"What does 'run' mean?" the blacksmith asked curiously.

The witcher smiled and said nothing, took out two cables, and tied the front ends of the ropes firmly to his left and right hands.

"Follow me later. To be honest, this is my first time taking someone on a run. If you feel a little uncomfortable, I'm sorry, please bear with me."

Roy has done experiments before. The power of teleportation and flashing is limited, and he cannot bring things that are too large, such as people, with him.

But the World Gate is different. It can last for a period of time, which means that besides Roy, others can also travel through space with him.

The blacksmith's face turned blue and his palms were sweating, while Yuna's face turned red with excitement.

"Don't be nervous! Hey, Clough, have you heard of the Ice Giant?" Roy tied the other ends of the hemp rope to one hand of the blacksmith and his daughter.

"Why do you suddenly ask this? There were songs circulating in my grandfather's generation - look at the ice blue beast, polish the shining fangs, clean them with flesh and blood first, and then polish them with ice cubes! Feel it spitting The cold breath, and its blinking red eyes, waiting for the long-lost warrior to walk into its sneering mouth." Clough's cadence was like reciting poetry, "There is an ice-blue giant hibernating on the top of the mountain. When he When you wake up, the whole of Udvik will be reduced to hell. In my opinion, if there are ice giants, they will definitely be much more dangerous than ice trolls and giant bears!"

"Did the prophecy mention which mountain it hibernated on?"

"I don't know about that. No one has ever seen that guy in person. It only appears in legends and poems. If you ask this, do you mean to..."

"Master Oaks, I heard my elders say it when I was a kid," Yuna intertwined her index finger in her hair and suddenly interjected, "Deeper in the mountainous area where our family mine is located, through the mountain canyons and cliffs, there is a No one knows what lives in the cave leading to the highest peak. But my ancestors and some warriors once entered the cave to explore, but they never returned."

"That's it." The demon hunter's eyes flashed, and he had a plan in his mind, "It's almost done, you two, hold your breath!"

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

Shua——

The witcher pulled in front of him casually, and the incredible scene made the blacksmith and his daughter hold their breaths - the slender palm opened a crack in space, and the crack instantly evolved into a prismatic black door, just the right size. Accommodates one person.

Roy stepped in with vigorous steps. Huge power surged from the strong cable, and the confused father and daughter were dragged along involuntarily.

There was no air or sound in the long and narrow corridor - except for darkness and nothingness. Along the way, there were bright spots of light that were as bright as the stars in the night sky. They seemed to be greeting them warmly and inviting them to come as guests.

The two of them felt inexplicably that there was great danger lurking in it.

They raised their heads and followed the witcher in front of them stiffly. His back was dark and majestic, his cloak was flying, vast and lonely - as if he was running wildly above the deep and vast starry sky, towards the end of time and all things. .

Ta-ta--

This grotesque journey lasted less than two breaths in total.

At the border of darkness, the demon hunter jumped up and led the two of them into an infinitely bright space!

"Breathe in..."

"Breathe in..."

"Master! What just happened? Where are we?" The blacksmith looked around. The green alder trees were rolling in the breeze. Under his feet were the slippery forest floor and the trees protruding under the fallen leaves. root.

The fragrance of earth and plants penetrates the nose.

Birds sang happily on the branches.

"We have reached the outskirts of Novigrad."

Roy squatted down and reached out to scratch a big, fluffy head - a ferocious yellow-brown animal, lying lazily at his feet and rolling around coquettishly, exposing its soft belly.

Like a kitten asking for a caress from its owner.

Even though it looks so cute, its sharp long beak like an eagle, its huge gray wings, and its gleaming claws still make people shudder.

Clough nervously protected his daughter Yuna, and the girl suddenly pressed against her father's back, not daring to breathe, with both fear and curiosity in her bright black eyes.

"Don't be afraid, Galfin is very obedient..." Roy smiled gently at the two of them, untied the hemp ropes on the three of them in an orderly manner, and took back the weapons, "Although it is a gryphon, it never hurts its friends. , and both of them are distinguished guests!"

After receiving the order, the griffin climbed up, raised its long beak, and nodded arrogantly to the blacksmith and his daughter, with human emotions in its dark pupils.

"Gugu!"

It seems to be saying-Hello, my name is Golfing.

"Master, tell me honestly, you are really a demon hunter, and not something else, a legendary spell caster, a jungle druid, a reclusive hermit?!" The blacksmith followed Roy Behind him, he walked deeper into the alder forest, watching curiously as the gryphon fluttered its wings into the sky. The fallen leaves and dead branches under his feet were swirling with the repulsive airflow, and a brisk roar was scattered in the sky.

"If you are willing, you can treat me as an animal trainer." Roy shook his head and looked not far ahead. Deep in the jungle, Seret, with a hairband and twinkling eyes, was already waiting. There, "Here, let me introduce it to you. This is Seret, the financial controller of the Demon Hunter Brotherhood."

"Boy, didn't Rita Nied say you went to find the master blacksmith and came back so soon? These two are..." The snake-like pupils turned to the blacksmith Clough, who couldn't help but straighten his back.

"Who am I? The chief prophet of the Demon Hunter Brotherhood, I'm going to take action, and there are still some unjust problems?" Roy smiled proudly, "Open your eyes and show me! This is from Shi Clough, the blacksmith master of the Todaloqu family in the Kelij Islands, is proficient in armor casting and sword forging. This beautiful lady is her daughter, an excellent armor caster, Ms. Yuna."

"For the next ten years, they will become full-time blacksmiths of the Brotherhood!"

As he spoke, Roy handed several contracts to the financial controller.

Serrit browsed through it quickly, nodded repeatedly, smiled on his gloomy face, and shook hands with the two father and daughter,

"Welcome to the House of Gawain, I assure you that joining the Witcher Brotherhood will be the best decision you make."

"Haha, I hope so. Anyway, I have already boarded the Witcher Brotherhood's ship, and I don't plan to get off." Clough touched the light stubble on his chin, exchanged glances with his daughter, and felt relieved. Take a breath.

"When Vesemir comes back, he will definitely be very happy!" Seret sighed, "He has already worked **** the blueprint of the school and the dragon scales and dragon bones. After all, he is very old and has been working too hard. It’s not good, now he finally has someone to share the pressure with him!”

"He went to Oxenfurt again?"

"You can't believe it, right? Countess Marina Minor is here this time, and the old man is waiting for her in the cabaret! He's probably already dancing now."

"Where's Geralt?"

"I don't know where he is hiding, but he is most likely secretly contacting his mother, Ms. Visenna."

Roy's mouth curled up, feeling quite pleased.

"The other guys are either accompanying students or going to the dance hall to drink."

"Xi... Are you still used to it, Falga? Have any suspicious people appeared in Nuo City recently?"

The two blacksmiths and their daughter listened quietly to their discussion, and only heard a lot of human touch.

The behavior between these demon hunters was completely different from what they expected.

"What if the little girl is not used to it? Ms. Yennefer ate her to death. As for the suspicious characters... Aiden, Lambert, and Lord Gawain have all sent people to keep an eye on them. As long as the unscrupulous people dare to come to the door, they will Keep them safe so they never come back!"

"I knew that Gawain's House would be safe with you!" Roy nodded, "I'll leave these two to you."

"You won't come with us?" Clough looked stunned.

"I still have some unresolved matters in the Skellige Islands," Roy glanced at the blacksmith, "Don't worry, the brothers in the school will take good care of you!"

Immediately took out a lot of harvest from Skellige's trip, Hekna mutation inducers, troll mutations, a lot of organs and tissues, fangs, claws...

"Leave it to Letho and Kyaan for alchemy."

Serrit's eyelids jumped at the sight. Did this kid stab the monster's nest?

"I almost forgot, the children also have gifts..." A malicious smile flashed across Roy's face, and he suddenly took out a wet sack, and the surface of the bag was soaked with yellow liquid.

Emitting a sickening stench.

Serrit immediately covered his nose and turned his face away, his cold eyes filled with disgust.

With his eighty years of cultivation and concentration, he felt as if he was about to hold his breath.

"Boy, don't tell me there's shark **** in it!"

"No, no, this is good stuff, pickled shark meat, whale meat, pickled puffin! It smells and smells good." Roy grinned, showing his big teeth, smiling with crooked eyebrows, and even imitated the troll's catchphrase .

Looking at his unscrupulous smile, the blacksmith and his daughter suddenly trembled all over.

Never mess with Master Oakes.

"Make sure that most of the children can get a piece, especially the five demon hunter apprentices and the seven reserve soldiers." Roy solemnly handed the thing to Serrit, whose cheeks twitched. "Make sure to let them Each person eats two pounds and says this is a test that witchers must go through! Do you understand?"

Serrit glared at Roy angrily.

"You want them to die?"

"It's better than swimming in a cesspit, right? Without further ado, man, get me a bottle of ogre oil and Snake Pie's special tetrodotoxin. I have important uses!"

……

Gawain's House.

This is the first time Yuna has left her hometown of Udvik Island in fifteen years.

She was like a country bumpkin entering the city, her blond braids were bouncing lively, her big bright eyes were shining with curiosity, and she kept looking at the small houses made of logs.

Some people are reading and writing in the house, some are tinkering with bottles and pots and boiling cauldrons, a few boys with dirty faces outside the fence are tending tomatoes and eggplants in the fields, and twelve on the right side of the yard The boy, who had his arms and upper body exposed, was curiously observing the new guests. Then he was yelled at by a lean man wearing sunglasses, and everyone began to squat.

In the middle of the yard, a little girl with silver-gray hair was giving orders to a little black dog with a delicate little face. Her arrogant look was like a master animal trainer.

Under her various perverted instructions, the sausage-like puppy rolled, turned in circles, ran, walked slowly, and stuck out its tongue and howled when it was tired.

"Master Seret, what exactly is this place?"

"Didn't Roy tell you clearly? Gawain's House is an orphanage run by a witcher."

"Wait, who is Roy?" Clough's heart skipped a beat and his expression became strange, "You are not referring to Master Oaks who left before, are you?"

After hearing this, Seret rubbed her temples, unable to complain.

This **** guy always uses his brother's name to go out and fool around, just for fear of getting Oakes into trouble.

"His name is Roy. He is probably in the rebellious stage of youth and loves to play pranks... As for Oakes, there is another person!"

"Are you kidding me? A demon hunter who hasn't even gone through puberty can kill two ice trolls?" The blacksmith was even more surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face.

Serrit shook his head and smiled, and led the two of them to a blacksmith shop with an earth and stone structure outside the fence.

Both Yuna and Clough couldn't help but look disappointed.

The facilities inside the shop are quite simple. Whether it is the flame temperature of the furnace made of adobe bricks or the flatness of the iron felt, they faithfully inherit the rough and open-minded style of the witcher - as long as it can be used!

Far inferior to Udvik's blacksmith shop.

However, it was not without its merits. Serrit showed them a bunch of animal skin blueprints one after another - recording various clever and exquisite armors, weapons, and special alloys. Even from the perspective of master blacksmith Clough, Still amazed.

"You can study the equipment blueprints of the Wolf School, the Griffin School, the Viper School, the Bear School, and the Flying Lion School as you please." Seret said, "For the time being, we will build a set of each type. Most of the materials have been prepared for You are fully prepared and if you have any other requirements, just tell the old man and he will be back in the evening."

"These drawings involve several forging methods that I have never seen before," Clough mused, "it will take at least three months to develop..."

"You control the forging progress yourself. I trust the master's level. As for the research on dragon scales and dragon bones, the old man will explain it to you later."

Clough nodded and clenched his fists, looking excited. After spending decades on his home island, he rarely encountered such a difficult challenge that made him excited - the secret equipment blueprint of the demon hunter, the legendary equipment Dragon scales and keels!

"By the way, if you two are not satisfied with the equipment in the blacksmith shop and go to the city to purchase together in the afternoon, it is time to transform this blacksmith shop. After all, this will be your workplace for a long time to come! ”

……

"They...are they reading and writing?" Yuna kept glancing at the children in the classroom who were immersed in copying at the neat square tables, with an envious and longing expression on their faces.

She has never been to school since she was a child. Her late mother taught her the basic northern writing.

"Learn some advanced cultural knowledge. Yuna, right?" Seret pondered for a moment, "If you want, you can study with the children every morning. In addition to blacksmith work, alchemy, hunting, whatever you like, You can try it."

"But this doesn't comply with the terms of the agreement. I'm here to work, not to enjoy!" Yuna shook her head nervously.

"Roy left a sentence at the end of the contract ~IndoMTL.com~ Didn't you two notice - just treat this place as home!"

The father and daughter looked at each other, and their originally anxious mood suddenly relaxed. The demon hunter was more approachable than imagined.

They had a hunch that this trip to Novigrad would be unexpectedly exciting!

"You two need to get used to the equipment first. During lunch time, I will introduce you to everyone! They are very happy to make new friends!"

……

On the other side, Roy, who was teleported back to Udvik Island, rushed to the northern mountainous area without stopping.

The original path passed through the mine occupied by the trolls, and climbed up the canyon to a triangular cave entrance.

The **** slopes downward.

The **** smell at the entrance of the cave formed several ribbons and poured into the depths.

The demon hunter stood in front of the cave and made a gesture of knocking on the door, his heterochromatic pupils flashed with excitement,

"Ice giant, are you sleeping well? I'm here to find you."