A man pushed the door open and walked into the tavern.
It was a bearded man. His face was expressionless, and there were a few scars on his face. Although his hair and beard were all white, he didn't look old at all. Not only that, but what was different from the others was that the man carried two swords on his back, making him look rather peculiar.
The man didn't care about the gazes of the customers around him as he strode to the counter. The inn owner gulped down a mouthful of saliva and said.
"Welcome, what would you like to drink?"
Facing the tavern owner's question, the white-haired man stared at him calmly and lowered his voice.
"I saw the commission you posted on the bulletin board."
"Oh, you must be a witcher!"
The inn owner's eyes shone when he heard the white-haired man's answer.
"That's right, but the commission is unclear. I'd like to ask what exactly happened."
"It's like this, Lord Witcher."
Looking at the white-haired man in front of him, the inn owner cried out bitterly.
"You might think it's inconceivable, but everyone is scared out of their wits right now. Just like what's written in the report, a mountain range has suddenly appeared...."
"… Suddenly appeared?"
"Yes, he suddenly appeared!"
The inn owner nodded firmly.
"At first, it was just a tall mountain. Later, for some reason, it turned into a mountain range! Moreover, it had only been a few days, and now everyone was in a state of panic. They didn't know what was going on. That's why we pooled money to make an announcement, hoping to find someone to investigate …. "
"A mountain range suddenly appeared?"
The white-haired man frowned.
"Are you sure you're not seeing things?"
"Very sure! My lord, our ancestors have lived here for generations. It's impossible that we don't even know the surrounding terrain! "
"First it was a tall mountain, then it turned into a mountain range …"
The white-haired man thought for a moment and looked at the tavern owner again.
"That's unusual. Did anything strange happen during this time? Anything will do. Are there any clues? "
"Clues … That's it! My lord, there is something very strange! "
After hearing the white-haired man's question, the inn owner seemed to have thought of something and clapped his hands abruptly.
"After the first mountain appeared, three women came here with a few children. They said they were looking for someone, but we had never heard of this person. Then one of the ladies asked if there had been anything strange in the vicinity, so I told them about the mountain. Then the three women left the child in my care and went up the mountain! The next day, it turned into a huge mountain range! "
"And they didn't come back?"
According to the white-haired man's experience, this was a routine. However, the tavern owner shook his head.
"No, two days later, the three of them came back and picked up the children who were staying in the tavern. They said that they had found the person and left with the children."
"Looks like this matter has something to do with these three women...."
The white-haired man pondered for a moment and looked at the tavern owner.
"Do you know who they are? What does he look like? "
"Hmm.... One of them is a young girl with long, bright red hair and a strange robe. She looks about 17 or 18 years old, but her attire is quite strange. Then there's a sorceress with red curly hair and a woman with short white hair. Her hair colour is similar to yours, sir. She also carries a long sword on her back.... "
"Carrying a sword?"
The white-haired man's eyes flashed.
Most people would carry a sword at their waist. In this world, there was only one kind of person who would carry a sword on their back.
And that was a demon hunter!
In addition, the other party was a white-haired woman....
"Does she have white hair, a scar beside her eye, and a tall figure?"
"Ah.... Hmm, more or less...."
The tavern owner nodded in response to the white-haired man's question.
"But there's no scar on her face. She looks fair and clean...."
"Do you know what her name is?"
"Err.... I think she's called.... Ciri...."
"Are you sure?"
The white-haired man uncharacteristically revealed a serious and excited expression. The tavern owner was also taken aback.
"Yes, I remember their names. They're Liz, Trissy and Ciri...."
"Trissy.... Ciri...."
The white-haired man's expression turned even more solemn.
"Are you sure that's their name? Do you know where they went? "
"I heard that they seem to have brought the children to the strange mountain again …."
"Got it."
The white-haired man nodded. In fact, this white-haired man was none other than Ciri's adoptive father, the famous demon hunter "White Wolf" Geralt. Right now, he was on his way to Novigrad to look for Ciri. Due to his professional habits as a demon hunter, he glanced at the noticeboard while resting in the village and discovered this strange request. Out of curiosity, he came to inquire about the situation.
But what Geralt didn't expect was that he would unexpectedly obtain news about his adopted daughter in this place!
"I'll accept this request."
Geralt suppressed his excitement and said to the tavern owner.
"Then, I'll go to the strange mountain to investigate now."
"Alright, I'll leave it to you, my lord."
"No problem."
Geralt nodded confidently. After all, this matter was related to his adopted daughter. No matter what, he had to get to the bottom of this strange matter!!
But before that …
Geralt raised his head and looked at the tavern owner. He then reached into his pocket.
"Want to play a round of Gwent?"
"Of course, my lord. No problem."
While Geralt was engrossed in the game of Gwent, Fangzheng was leisurely leaning on the sofa, enjoying the warm sunlight while yawning. Beside him, Miao Jie was also leaning against Fangzheng, enjoying the scenery outside.
"I didn't expect you to agree so easily, Mr. Fangzheng."
"Because it's something we have to do anyway. Isn't it good that someone has helped us solve it?"
Fangzheng was referring to Trissy's request to him. According to the female Warlock, although the Church of Eternal Fire had stopped persecuting spell casters, many Warlocks were still worried that it would revive. They wanted to leave Novigrad, but they didn't know where to go. Therefore, as their leader, Trissy wanted to negotiate with the "culprit" who had turned the Church of Eternal Fire "over its evil ways".
Originally, Trissy hoped that her Warlocks could serve in the Eternal Fire Order. It seemed that she thought that Fangzheng was currently in control of the Eternal Fire Order's upper echelon. If Warlocks could join, it would be a supplement to the Eternal Fire Order's strength. She didn't expect that Fangzheng would just wash his hands of the matter and not care about anything. Therefore, she followed Hiri here, hoping that Fangzheng would take them in.
Fangzheng naturally wouldn't reject this. According to Trissy, it wasn't just Warlocks who were being persecuted. Although the Church of Eternal Fire was persecuting Warlocks on the surface, in fact, it was all people with special powers. Such an AOE naturally affected many innocent people, such as herbalists, astrologers, and alchemists. They were all sent into this camp.
Therefore, in addition to the Warlocks, there were also many refugees from other professions under Trissy's command. Fangzheng was lacking teachers to teach the children, so he agreed. Although the world regarded these people as heretics, the level of education of these heretics was generally not low. As a Warlock, Trissy could not only read and write, but was also proficient in the ancient language. Even if she did not have the special powers of a Warlock, her level of education was more than enough to be a university professor.
She had also introduced herself as a former advisor to the Temerian Royal Family … Well, this showed that this female Warlock was not only capable, but also had a high EQ. Otherwise, even a bookworm who could read and write would not be able to be like a fish in water in the sea of politics.
Therefore, Fangzheng agreed to her request, but he also gave his own conditions. If she was a person with a strange temper and a nervous disposition, he did not want to bring her here. What Fangzheng wanted was a nanny who could take care of the children, not a group of crazy people. This was a place for everyone to relax and relax, so he naturally could not let a group of people with a strange temper make a mess here.
By the way, after getting Fangzheng's answer, Trissy happily went back to get the people. Ciri also left with her, saying that she wanted to go back to Novigrad to see if there was any news of Geralt.
And so, the father and daughter passed each other unknowingly because of the teasing of fate.
"But Mr. Fangzheng, what are you reading?"
"I'm reading a book from this world …."
In response to Miao Jie's question, Fangzheng waved the book in his hand.
"The people of this world have an interesting understanding of the world. Do you know about celestial spheres?"
"…. What's that?"
"According to the people of this world, they imagine the world as a large ship sailing on the sea, and other celestial bodies are other large ships. Generally speaking, these ships have their own routes, but every once in a while, a great storm will appear on the sea, blowing the ships that are sailing on their own routes away from their original positions and close to each other. During this time, some of the crew and cargo will fall onto other ships. Then, when the weather improves, these ships will gradually separate and return to their original routes. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng flipped through the pages of the book with great interest.
"According to the records in this book, there used to be only one race in this world. Races such as dwarves, elves, and humans, as well as monsters such as ghouls and griffins, were all blown onto this ship during the 'great storm'."
"That's really interesting."
Hearing this, Miao Jie's eyes lit up.
"Mr. Fangzheng, do you think their view is correct?"
"Hmm …. If you want to put it that way, it does make some sense …."
Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the illustrations inside. Obviously, this' great storm 'was not a physical storm. It was very likely that the spatial fluctuations produced cracks and faults, which opened up the originally isolated space between the two worlds, thus absorbing some creatures into this world. It had to be said that this was an interesting topic for Fangzheng.
However, as it didn't involve time, Fangzheng wasn't that interested.
But there was another thing that he was very concerned about.
Thinking of this, Fangzheng turned a page and stared at the title.
"Hoarfrost …."
Although the civilization of this world was in the Middle Ages, their understanding of the world itself was quite high. The people of this world knew that their world was just one of the countless planets in the dark universe, and the dark universe was a vacuum. According to the people of this world, a natural phenomenon like hoarfrost was transmitted in this space.
According to the prophecy of the people of this world, the appearance of hoarfrost would completely freeze the entire planet and wipe out all life. It would be like an ocean current or a monsoon, spiraling forward in the universe. Wherever it went, it would completely turn everything into ice, and not even a blade of grass would grow.
This was what the people of this world said, but Fangzheng knew very well that this was not actually the case.
Because logically speaking, the vacuum of the universe itself was extremely cold, and the planets could breed life because they had an atmosphere that could resist this extreme cold. Once the atmosphere was destroyed, the cold would invade and naturally freeze the entire planet.
For example, the famous disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow" was about the greenhouse effect that caused climate change and the earth to enter the second ice age. Although it was a little exaggerated, it was more or less the same. Of course, for this world, unless they developed to the stage of a cosmic civilization, it was impossible for them to know the true appearance of the vacuum of the universe.
But this was not nonsense, because from the description of "Hoarfrost", it was actually a doomsday crisis caused by the destruction of the atmosphere.
But the problem was that the destruction of the atmosphere was a gradual process, but the hoarfrost seemed to come very suddenly and destroy everything. It was no wonder that the scholars of this world thought that the hoarfrost was a natural phenomenon similar to a tornado.
But for Fangzheng, the essence of the hoarfrost was probably some mysterious existence that interfered with and destroyed the atmosphere that protected the planet, causing the planet to lose its barrier and be completely frozen.
And the thing that could do such a thing …. Hmm ….
It can't be Chaos again, right?
But it doesn't matter.
When Fangzheng thought of this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile.
It just so happened that he had a ready-made observation object to confirm whether his judgment was correct.
That was the wild hunt.
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