"There are more guards everywhere. I met a lot of sentries on the way here. Most of them were temporarily set up to check people passing by... Haha, but Those guys still have the smell of copper in their heads." Pochita said with some mockery, "They let us pass without even investigating."
I said leisurely: "Congratulations! If you had chosen to pass by the Immortal Fortress, you would have been arrested by now."
Pochita shook his head helplessly and said: "I don't have the guts. In any case, there are many legends in the city. There is no need for small business people like us to ask for trouble."
I smiled and said meaningfully: "This is not a small business... How many days are you going to stay in this place?"
Pochita straightened his body slightly and said: "It won't take long, but it depends on when their people come."
"Don't you plan to go overseas?"
Although the words were a little abrupt, it was obvious that Bruce and the others chose to hand over the goods outside the White Empire at that time, so in order to deepen Pochita's impression of this place, I deliberately said this.
Pochita didn't hide too much and said it very straightforwardly: "You also said that the demons are ready to make moves, and we didn't trust her and the others from the beginning."
I did not continue to ask for more details, because all the above conversations so far were closer to complaining during chatting, and were issues that "everyone should be aware of".
But I didn’t become an innkeeper in a serious way, so I didn’t know anything about these things.
not to mention······
Even if I don't ask, it doesn't mean that I can't know.
After all, the things are already here, and as a high-level professional, I can get the information I want without hiding it from them, so of course there is no need to ask such questions that can easily expose myself - this is just It's just a problem that can be solved with a little peek.
Pochita drank all the wine in the quilt in one gulp, then smiled happily and said: "It's been a long time since I've been here. Although this place hasn't changed much, the wine has gotten a lot better!"
I shrugged and said, "After all, what I'm giving you to drink now is not something that was watered down and brewed not long ago."
Pochita said angrily: "I just said that the old man used to dig to death!"
Yes, there is really no way.
"By the way, boss, I recently heard that the witchers seemed to have come to this place, but no one seemed to have seen any trace of their departure." Pochta said as if talking about an ordinary trivial matter, "I don't know, Princess Has His Highness reached some agreement with them? If so, it shows that the demon hunters are not all crazy guys."
I narrowed my eyes slightly and said, "This is considered paid information, but coincidentally, this place happened to be the center of the incident at the time - but I am more curious about what you want to know about this."
Pochita laughed twice and said: "I just want to collect as much information as possible. Now business is getting harder and harder, especially this kind of external business."
"...It's not a big problem." I raised my eyebrows and said, "But do you have any products that can impress the witchers? As far as I know, those guys are not only interested in how to be good and fast. Apart from killing demons on earth, I don’t have much desire for other things.”
"Ah, that's true. Recently, there are rumors that they are doing some experiments on demons, just like the Holy See, but most of the high-level demons are not available to them at all." Pochita Akira He swung his wine glass and said it like he didn't seem to care about it at all. In other words, he is confident enough that even if he speaks out, others will not take advantage of him.
This surprised me a little. Judging from what he revealed, it seems that such a thing is not impossible: "Do you have a way to get high-level demons?"
Looking at my slightly surprised expression, Pochita seemed a little proud.
"Ha, I didn't expect that I could do something that would surprise even the boss. Although the quantity provided is not stable, it is indeed something that can be done." Pochta said lightly.
However, after thinking about it a little bit, I couldn't help but come up with some unexpected thoughts from Nolan Lusi's previous meeting and the few words that came out.
I hesitated for a moment and then said: "Are the demons also making trouble? It's not because the demons didn't decide to go to war with humans before, right? It's probably the case here. It’s called cleaning the door or something like that.”
This time, Pochita's eyes widened and he looked at me in disbelief and said, "Boss, do you actually already know about such a secret thing?"
I glanced at him and said, "It's better to say that you revealed it to me yourself. Everything in your words was trying to conceal it, for fear that others wouldn't know where your high-level demons come from."
Pochita smiled awkwardly and said: "Sure enough, I was still too proud, so what I was thinking in my heart was completely exposed."
"But this level of purge is just closer to venting anger." I said nonchalantly, "For them, the final decision on all decisions is the meeting of the Thirteen Kings, which must be the main battle on the demon front. Pi suffered a big loss, so he must have become angry with shame."
Pochita said in surprise: "You understand very clearly! This is roughly what happened. Originally, these demons were bound to the six directions of power, but before I thought of what the demon hunters had done, Then I got information that the big shot among the demon hunters, the Apprentice, seemed to have arrived at this place, so I hurriedly arrived here. I didn’t expect that it was already so late, and so many of them had already evacuated. ”
In fact, at normal speed, they were probably not too late at all. They just ignored the evil-minded demon hunter leaders and dug a big hole for them.
After thinking about it, I decided not to continue, "But even if you want to sell it, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. After all, I heard that the witcher's experiment caused a big mess, and now the princess is wary of it." Yes, [Apprentice] withdrew for this reason too."
This time Pochita's expression finally became a little strange.
"You have the same temperament as that old man. You know clearly that all these things are chargeable, but you still didn't finish half of what you said." He tilted his mouth and said, "If you want to make money, why bother doing this business? , you can do anything with your strength."
That's not the case. It's better to say that until now, I don't have the illusion that my strength is enough to solve all problems.
"It's timely. If you inquire about this matter in depth, you will actually find out. You are just avoiding the soldiers' interrogation all the way, so you neglect to inquire. I am not a black-hearted businessman."
But that doesn't mean I don't have a bad heart.
The most important reason why I can say this is that I want to end the channels of smugglers like Bruce did last time and spread something.
For example...True my lies.
[Apprentice] has left, and the demon hunters he led have once again broken into pieces and left this place. The reason is that the research of the demon hunters in the Immortal Fortress was revealed——
Therefore, I made the so-called truth clear.
After listening to my narration, Pochita stood up subconsciously, but soon he sat down and asked quietly as if he was a thief with a guilty conscience: "You mean--have the demon hunters really developed that kind of technology?" !?"
Of course, there is also some selfishness on my part, that is, the plan to unite demons and humans that seems to be invisible.
Marin's research has been completely terminated, but some possibilities still exist.
"It's not so much the developed technology as it is the possibility of discovering certain facts." I said unhurriedly, "Maybe the relationship between humans and demons is not as close as we imagined."
Although Pochita described his worries, there was a hint of joking in his tone and demeanor: "If your words are heard by the Vatican, you will be sentenced to death, and it's not just you who has heard such remarks before. The guy will be killed too."
I knocked on the bar with my fist and said with a smile: "Then if you are really caught, I will be the first to report you. After all, the smuggler should be hanged for more than ten times."
Pochita laughed and said, "This is all just to make a living."
I shrugged and said, "I drank too much, so that's what I said casually."
While the two of us were chatting with each other, Pochita's people seemed to have solved the problem of placing the goods and walked in from the hotel.
It seemed that they were slightly afraid, so when Noelle passed by while cleaning, their breathing seemed to become a lot lighter, and they cautiously stepped aside until Noelle raised his head strangely. Then they smiled awkwardly and wiped the cold sweat from their heads.
Probably seeing the embarrassment of his men, Pochita's face froze slightly, and then he smiled awkwardly: "They... they just walked on the road for too long, so they are not interested in all kinds of things." I am more sensitive to my breath and sense of crisis, so I am a little nervous now that I am here.”
I waved my hand, feeling a little guilty.
······After all, Noelle fundamentally has no decent fighting ability. It’s just that as a god who has inherited a country’s last hope and tens of thousands of years of history, he feels such oppression.
"Actually, don't worry too much. Although there are all kinds of people in the hotel, I can guarantee that it is relatively safe - if the devil or several legends come, there will be nothing you can do." I said slightly Said somewhat teasingly.
Pochta laughed loudly and said: "You are really a funny person. Let's not forget the legend for the moment. The Demon King probably doesn't have any free time to come to this place!"
Ah, that kind of thing is impossible to say.
I tried to keep a smile on my face.
There are legends, there are demon kings, and generally speaking, I am not joking, it’s just that some people don’t believe it.
I waved my hand and gave them a little warning, which everyone knows but is still polite, and then they politely said goodbye and went upstairs.
I, on the other hand, used my fine tradition of eavesdropping and was ready to hear if there was any other information worth noting.
Then they found that when they went upstairs, they bumped into the silly dog who had just gotten up.
The people next to me didn't pay attention, or maybe the stupid dog just fell asleep and his mind was not clear. In short, he bumped into me at the corner of the stairs.
Then Pochita's men grunted and fell down the stairs...
In short, when Pochita and the others retreated from the stairs with panic on their faces, and in front of them was Kellas, who had not yet woken up, the scene was extremely joyful.
"Good morning, Boss Lin. I seemed to have bumped into something just now. It couldn't be your guest. Anyway, it should be fine..."
No, the problem is huge.
I coughed quickly, then stood up and introduced to Pochita: "This is a regular guest at my hotel. She is a quite free traveler, and she has been wandering around the nearby areas recently."
"Ah...ah, hello." Kyle Russ yawned. She still seemed a little unconscious, but fortunately she seemed to have come to her senses. "I walked too far yesterday, so tonight I’m too sleepy when I come back, so please don’t worry about it.”
After saying that, Kellas couldn't help but yawned again.
Although I really want to ask Kyle whether Russ slept last night, but looking at her current appearance, I think it’s better to forget it.
Pochita and the others walked up with frightened expressions on their faces. At the end, I could still hear them secretly saying something like, "Here comes another invisible guy."
Shouldn't this make the hotel appear safe?
After all, if you look around, not only the maid and the boss are at least ninth level in strength, but even a petite tenant who walks down can knock a strong man away...
"I can't believe that there are people coming to this poor place." Kyle Russ sat down at the table without any regard for appearance, and then after looking at the table for a long time, he still lay down on it.
I said helplessly: "Although it feels like you are almost calling this place your home, please pay attention. We are a running hotel."
"Come on, those people all have a strong smell of plants and some spices. They don't look like normal guests." Kellas curled his lips and said, "Don't forget the last wave of people. I brought something good here."
"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious about what they are transporting." I said, tapping the counter lightly.
