Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 43

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 43]

“anti-gravity?”

“Well…” Charles recalled what Gladius said, “Gravity is a force deep under our feet that pulls us down and keeps us on the ground, and ‘anti-gravity’ is the The opposite force…allows us to float.”

“Yes, our earth has the power to naturally attract our feet. The Tokachi stone comes from another world, and that world is higher than ours, so it attracts us to float up. In fact, I have always dreamed of getting a piece of this Good material. It’s so pretty.” He looked at Ciel eagerly.

“It’s a pleasure to meet, I’m Ciel, let’s take this bracelet as my meeting gift.”

“Too generous.” The old man was a little surprised.

“If you don’t save me the trouble, then these things will be taken to the temple collection.”

“I’m Tullius.” The old man introduced himself briefly, “Or according to your Loman’s habit, I’m Tullius of the Empire.”

“You are from the Yamanei Empire!” Shire knows this country, because the whole country is surrounded by mountains, forming a natural geographical boundary, so it is called the land of the mountains.

“Oh, my hometown, the great mountain empire.” Tullius leaned back, closed his eyes, and described dreamily, “The westernmost point of the entire continent is Loman, and Loman faces the ocean, starting from Loman. Man headed east, crossed the craggy hills, and avoided the cursed dark place, and came to the prosperous mountain empire. How vast the empire was…”

“I heard that the Yamanei Empire is ruled by an emperor.”

“Of course, what do you think about politics? Do you have a political position of your own?” Tullius asked.

“My hobbies gravitate towards knowing, but my identity doesn’t allow me to talk too much.”

“Okay,” Tullius nodded, gently rubbing the Tokachi stone bracelet in his hand, “Our two countries adopt different administrative systems. The empire strictly manages everything, and His Majesty’s decree reaches each province, and is governed by The consuls implement, if they go against the wishes of the emperor, they will be dismissed. I… I especially like some weird stuff. My whole family runs thrift stores. We collect things that others don’t want, and then do them. An exhibition hall, at its most luxurious, is almost a museum.”

“But you’ve come to Loman.” Charles looked around, not a particularly spacious residence.

“Of course, as I said before, because His Majesty the Emperor manages everything, His Majesty’s personal likes and dislikes can influence the rise and fall of an industry. Our Emperor, Ulysses V, mistook the hair-removing potion given to him by wizards as shampoo, and therefore ordered the ban on all witchcraft and mysterious objects. My family was the first to bear the brunt, our small collection was also destroyed, and many unparalleled treasures were destroyed in the flames.” Tullius looked depressed, “The Empire of the Mountain is no longer there. There were no wizards, no fortune-tellers, and all witchcraft-related items were burned in a centralized manner. The activities of burning wizards intensified, and people were panicking.”

“Wizards are good and bad.”

“In order to reduce management costs, the rulers prefer to deal with them without discrimination. Good means all are good, all support, bad means all are bad, and they are all eliminated. Since there is a potential threat to witchcraft, all elimination is the best result. The Yamauchi Empire, just collecting this kind of thing will lead to death.” Tullius held up the Tokachi stone bracelet in his hand, “But I… I’ve always been fascinated by this rare and surprising thing in the world. ”

Ciel pondered, and the demon hunters were also in the gray boundary. A powerful lord would never allow these people to cast spells, touch demons, and cause trouble with crossbows in the territory.

If one day, Lord Rene issued an order to require the demon hunters to turn over all their weapons and donate to the sanctuary, otherwise the organization would be banned and all members arrested.

What chance do we have to fight back then?

“Even if I remind you a million times, I won’t get tired,” Gladiu whispered. “Let’s enslave mortals together, let them be your foundation, let their blood and sweat support your ambitions, and use the weak as a resource. And consumables, so that the strong will have the opportunity to build success.”

Charles scratched his hair.

“So you have to leave the Empire.”

“Yes, Loman is a good place,” Tullius nodded, “the Lomans still govern themselves, the land is divided among the nobles, and the lords treat their land differently, which gives me this I can slowly collect things that others don’t want, and observe it carefully.” Tullius leaned back and stared contentedly at the pattern on the bracelet.

“How is business?”

Tullius put the obsidian bracelet aside.

“Fortunately, at least here, I can do some business. Many people sell me some inexplicable things, or pawn them to me, many of which are clearly illegal in the Seventy Great Laws of the Empire. Even if they are far away Homeland, I still feel terrified when I buy these things…I decorate them in the store. Then if I meet the right buyer, I will resell them.” Tullius nodded.

“Actually, I often deal with demons, and from time to time I collect some rare things, and I hope to bring them here and see if you can find something from them.”

“Are you a demon hunter?” Tullius suddenly reacted.

“In a sense,” Charles said cryptically.

Tullius stood up, walked to a corner of the residence, opened a box, took out an iron box the size of a palm, and placed it on the table.

“It was sold to me by a demon hunter.” He pointed to the iron box.

“I may know him, if you can give me his name.”

“He calls himself Frederick.”

“Well… the former master of the temple.” Charles said, “What’s inside?”

“A terrible thing.” Tullius had a lingering fear. “Our family has accumulated rare items for generations, and people sell us unwanted things. There is inevitably something taboo or cursed in it, and the devil is always there. The most terrifying thing is that I have an uncle who is crazy about studying demons. I always take a chance, maybe I have a strong mind and won’t be tortured by visions? With this attitude, I will not refuse demon relics. .Federick came to my store that day and asked me if I could buy this, I thought it was weird and I bought it, but after that, the image of what was in the box was always haunting me for a long time. go.”

“Can I open it?”

“I don’t recommend it, but if you insist, please.”

Ciel walked slowly to the table and held up the iron box. It was quite heavy. If you listened carefully, you could hear a rhythmic vibration, like a copper hammer hitting a piece of meat, which was very dull.

He opened the box and stared into it with light…

A heart, or a seed?

It is the width of a palm, shaped like a seed, but its surface is covered with veins like blood vessels, and it is still beating vigorously, as if something in it is eager to split the seed.

“What is this?” Charles asked in his heart.

“What is this…Look at the question you asked, this is the eternal desire of intelligent beings – the seed of immortality!”

Seeds of immortality.

Charles thought silently in his heart.

“This will give eternal life? Like the legendary holy spring?”

“Of course.” Gladiu laughed sharply, “this kind of seed will turn life into a demon, and demons are of course immortal. Want eternal life? Ciel, eat it, you and me It’s hard to tell them apart anymore.”

Turn life into a demon!

Such a terrible thing, why does Master Frederick have it?

In any case, this kind of thing cannot be kept in the folk, and if it is eaten by mistake, the situation will be very dangerous.

“It’s a corrupted demon item,” Ciel said solemnly. “They’re all very mentally disruptive, and if they’re around for a long time, they’re detrimental to mental health.”

“I guessed so.” Tullius shook his head, “Take it away, I don’t want to see it again for a second, every time I see this box, the shape of the thing inside will be in my mind. Appear, the Mirror Lord is on top, it will jump!”

Ciel closed the Demon Seed, and solemnly hid it in his backpack.

“I have to go.” Ciel got up. “When I find something rare, I’ll come here to look for you next time.”

“Yes, of course.” Tullius nodded. “Next time, I will also prepare a treat to show you the hospitality of the imperial people.”

He left the junk shop and went to the street. The sun sets very early in winter, and there is only the setting sun, which brings negligible light to the city.

Hearing the sound of plucking strings and drums, Ciel walked past the movement and saw a band on the street, facing off the soldiers marching in front of them. These soldiers had green hyacinth emblems on their bodies, proving that they were directly under the lord. ‘s troops.

“What’s the matter?” Charles asked a resting flutist.

“Lord Rene has left the Ash Tree Hall.” The flute player broke the thin ice on the water tank and took a sip of cold water from it with a scoop. “We’re going to sing and say goodbye. This is a courtesy.”

“Leaving Ash Tree Hall… there must be some reason.” Charles mused.

“I heard that the noble council called him. He has to leave early so that he can come back before the new year.” The flute player responded casually.

“Where’s the wizard Draco? Did Draco also go with the Count?”

“Of course, Draco alone is worth three or four guards. The west coast is a volatile place. Without the company of an old wizard, our lord would be in danger.”

Ciel watched the last of the infantry go away, the wagon creaking as it ran over the road.

Lord Earl left the city, so did the wizard. Ash Tree Hall was in an extreme state of being without a leader. As far as he knew, someone had released the three demons in the sanctuary. He eliminated the winged demon and kept the kid honest. A demonic beast is still prowling the city and appears to be hiding in the temple.

Dogs barked around.

It was very sporadic at first, and then it became more and more noisy and irritating, and the band members exchanged glances uneasily and hurried away.

“You have to be careful with the witch, she will drive the dog to kill. One died last night.” The piper instructed Ciel, and then hurried away with his companions.

Charles looked around, but he didn’t see a single dog as far as he could see, but he felt uneasy in his heart.

He walked silently across the street, and the pigeon breeder stood at the top of a house, opened the cage, and yelled in vain to the flock of pigeons circling in the sky, but the barking of the surrounding dogs made the pigeons afraid to return to the nest.

The farmer who closed the stall pushed his car and ran out of the city, not wanting to hurry in the dark at all.

More than a dozen young porters, armed with sticks, help the casual workers on their way home.

A knight in armor hurried across the street on horseback, the sound of hoofs on the snow was endless, and others made way for him.

The barking of the dogs around seemed to make everyone a little anxious.

“Are you going back to the sanctuary?” Gladiu asked. “Go back to sleep, you’ve been running outside all day.”

“No.” Charles shook his head and strolled down the street, “I’m going to find a girl…I have to visit her.”

“You mean Alicia? Oh, the lower body demons are damned,” Gradio murmured.

Chapter 56

Ciel is going to find Alicia.

Whenever he thought of the girl’s fragrance, her posture and body, Ciel felt an inexplicable agitation, and a strong emotion grabbed his heart.

He wanted her so much that he couldn’t give up, her lips were so soft, and kissing a girl might be the best thing in the world, at least Ciel couldn’t imagine anything more intoxicating than it.

It was about five or six o’clock in the evening, and it was already dark. An oil messenger walked through the streets and alleys, holding a long-pole oil can in his hand, adding oil to the lampshades along the street. The oil money was collected by the citizens.

Civic mutual aid is part of the Lohman tradition.

But he couldn’t finish adding all the lights when a pack of dogs suddenly ran across the street in droves, scaring him away.

Ciel clenched his knife and confronted them for a while, until the dogs barked away.

He came to the prostitute in the city, and the name of Wanxiayuan was written on the sign.

This is a beautiful house. The house is three stories high, with dark tiles and gray stone walls. There are many wooden slats embedded horizontally and vertically. The windows are exquisitely designed and covered with a layer of grid, so it is impossible to see from the outside. , but allowed the light to pass through, and the whole mansion was brightly lit, exuding an ambiguous orange light.

There were a few women in long floral dresses standing at the door. Although it was winter, their collars were still low and their chests were unobstructed.

They were chatting one after another, and they noticed that Ciel was approaching him, and greeted him one after another.

“Come in, it’s cold outside.” They cared tenderly.

“I’m here to find someone.” Ciel said as he walked in, but he didn’t expect to be turned away immediately by them.

“Who are you?” A woman with a broad face and brown hair asked vigilantly.

“I know a girl inside.” Charles had to find a way to get in, “I’m looking for Alicia.”

“She’s not here.” The woman replied indifferently, “You’re wrong.”

This made Ciel like being struck by lightning, full of anticipation that he would fall in an instant, isn’t he here?

“Impossible.” Charles shook his head, “This is the brothel.” He remembered that the carriage arrived in the center of the city, and Alicia happily jumped out of the carriage, left with the other women, waved to him, and made an appointment with him… …

“It might be in the country, in the town, or in the suburbs. Anyway, there is no girl with this name here. Let’s go quickly and don’t delay our business.” She held her hands indifferently.

“She’s red-haired, young and cute, isn’t there such a girl?”

“No.” The woman shook her head stiffly.

“She must be here.” Ciel said firmly, “Do I have to break in?”

“You dare? We’ll call the guards.” The woman didn’t lose the slightest, her face became more and more fierce, “Let’s go.”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

“Don’t be fooling around here.”

“Isn’t this a waste of time?” The other women also agreed, urging Ciel to leave quickly.

He took a half step back, but stopped again.

“Then I’m not looking for her,” Ciel said coldly. “I’m not looking for Alicia… I’ll go in and find other women and have some fun… Okay.”

“You’re not here for fun, sir, you’re here for trouble. There are plenty of bars around, you can go in for a few drinks, get some sleep, and don’t bother us again. We don’t know what’s going to happen otherwise.”

“Let me in, I promise not to cause trouble.”

“Why should we trust your guarantee. Unless you are willing to tell me your name and origin.”

Talk to them?

Looking at these women with stern eyes, Ciel realized that this brothel was hiding a deeper secret, and they looked more like spies and spies than ordinary prostitutes.

“I have a request.” Ciel refused to confess his details without any reason, “-Is Alicia really here, as long as you answer me, I will tell you my identity.”

“She’s—” a woman beside her said naturally.

[End of This Chapter]