As for the question of how the witchers selected this "tourism and research (study) group", they had their own principals like Gregor and Hasselblad to worry about, and Hao Ren only gave them a selection place and time to wait for the notice, and then prepared to leave.When he got up, he saw the cat girl who was snoring lazily in front of the fireplace, who was now curled up in a small ball, her furry ears fluttering slightly in the direction of the fire, and her tail swaying gently at a very slow pace, as if she was about to fall asleep—the excitement and restlessness of the first time were completely invisible.Warm fireplace + soft blanket, this is simply a suck for a cat.
The process of poisoning, this is going to give some catnip, Hao Ren has no doubt that the cat will immediately swear to join the witcher......
"Get out," Hao Ren stepped forward and tugged the cat girl's tail, "Let's go." ”"Big cat, ha-" The cat girl squirmed lazily, and her voice seemed to come from her sleep, "I decided to make up for the morning, noon, and evening meow ......"
"Yohe, I'm dozing off at this time," Hao Ren twitched his eyebrows, "Let's go, we're done talking about business, now we can go catch cod." ”Rolling raised one eyelid slightly, and his voice became even more ethereal: "What is the cod, I don't want meow." ”Hao Ren suddenly coughed dryly: "Ahem......
Before I came, I was so excited to catch fish, how did it become like this after a while?
”Nangong Sanba patted him on the shoulder: "Landlord, let me tell you, cats are particularly fickle creatures, and women are also very fickle creatures, if these two species get together, she can simply change seventy-two, you know?"
”Hao Ren thought about it for a while, and felt that there should be no activities of the small animal protection and women's federation personnel near the North Pole, so he directly bent down and grabbed the rolling belt to pick up the stupid cat, and carried it on his shoulder regardless of the latter's teeth and claws: "Let's go, we have to go to Athens quickly, and after the handover with the Shadow Council, we should go to Holleta - today's schedule is tight, how can I have the time to reason with a cat." ”Rolling was enjoying the fireplace when he suddenly felt the world spinning, and then the warm fire was far away from him, and he struggled with his kicks: "Let me down!"
Put me down!
Big cat, you're in trouble, you're in trouble!
I'm going to bake the fire, I'm going to roast the fire-" The silly cat had no time to finish his "meow" before he was engulfed by a white teleportation beam.Gregor and Hasselblad looked at each other and smiled bitterly, shaking their heads slightly: "That old ancestor really doesn't give people peace of mind every time he comes." ”"But this time is also a good thing," Hasselblad said, "Hao Ren has been on the move, and perhaps as you said last time, the day will come when the Dream Plane will be fully stable, and those of us who are not of this world will have to return to our homeland sooner or later—at least some of our people will choose to do so."
This planet ruled by humans is not very suitable for us, we can survive here, and we can even survive well, but we will never be a lone.
A civilization or a whole kingdom, and I've been thinking about that lately.This visit to the Dream Plane, I am ready to participate. ”Bai Huo lowered his head and pulled out the game console from his pocket and fiddled: "I want to go and see it too, but I don't think I will leave here in the future, the dream plane is a place that has a lot to do with us, but I don't belong there." ”The wrinkles on Gregwen's face seemed to stretch a little: "Among the young people, there are people like White Fire who are in one place, and it seems that the industry we have been operating on this planet so far will not have no successors." ”The old hunter had in mind the legacy of the witchers that had been passed down for thousands of years on Earth.Bai Huo continued to fiddle with the game console: "I heard that there is no wifi over there. ”Gregwen: "......"
On the other side, Hao Ren and his party have arrived at the Athenian sanctuary in the shadows.They also sent news to this place in advance, and because Vivien also has a more substantial seat and influence in the Shadow Council at the same time, so many things have actually been conveyed by Vivien in advance through the "spokesperson" of Hathana, and all the members of the Shadow Council already know Hao Ren's arrangement, and the latter came over just to make a confirmation.Compared to the Witcher, who also needs to participate in a series of follow-up test items, the projects that ordinary outliers have to participate in are much more worry-free, and they only need to select a list of participants to participate in the "Atlas Expedition".In order to save time, Vivian asked Heathera to send the news in advance, and also listed a few death criteria by the way, and asked them to draw up a list of personnel in advance, so that Hao Ren could directly confirm the completion of the matter after he passed.There are only three of these death criteria: first of all, moderates, because this time they have to go with the witchers, and they also have to go to a different world where aliens are everywhere and all races have everything, and the various races in that place are basically enemies to the aliens who have been fighting and dying on the earth for 10,000 years, even if the mythical war on the earth has ended, all kinds of accumulated habits are still difficult to change (for example, the werewolf sees the vampire and sticks a brick first, and the night demon sees the werewolf and drills into the shadow), Therefore, the participants must be moderates, so that it is easy to manage.The second is to have a certain influence within each race - because this "otherworldly investigation" is not as simple as a simple sightseeing trip, for the other, its greater significance is to let the people really know that their own races are not at the beginning of the hostile to each race, and let them better understand the fact and meaning of "the otherworld", it is useless for a good old man who does not have a certain influence to join the group.The third point is to resist beating, because Vivian clearly pointed out that so many races that once beat out dog brains got together and acted together with the witchers It is simply an unprecedented operation of welding detonators and sawing light bulbs, during which the probability of disobeying commands, violent conflicts, and leaving the team without permission is almost certain, so when such a situation occurs, as the order maintenance personnel of the team, Vivien, the "Countess of the Red Moon", will firmly implement the system of "fighting according to death", so the team members must resist the beating......
All the members of the Shadow Council decided that the countess's arrangement was reasonable and in line with the will of the people, and then gathered the most unpopular people in their own clan and formed a group to try to get by......
Obviously, they didn't plan to cooperate with Hao Ren's call at all, or rather, they hadn't understood the significance of Hao Ren's call this time.But fortunately, Heatherena had already guarded against them, and with a notice in advance, Vivien asked them to withdraw the list and rebook it.The new list was drawn up very quickly, and it was almost only half an hour after Vivien typed it back that representatives of the various families and other sanctuaries sent in the new list, which was said to be "the result of urgent internal discussions".Clear-eyed people can see at a glance that this list has actually been prepared for a long time - the major families have probably expected that Vivian, the living ancestor, will not be easy to fool, so they have prepared such a backhand.These guys still know a lot about the Countess of the Red Moon, and know that although her old man doesn't recognize her six relatives when she is sleepy, and she is usually good at talking, as long as she finally cooperates in time, she basically won't be beaten.In the chamber of the Shadow Council headquarters, Vivien quickly skimmed through the list in front of her, then raised her eyelids to look around at the faces in the chamber.Mimir, as Speaker, was "placed" in the chief position as a head, flanked by high-ranking councillors composed of family patriarchs, racial leaders, and representatives of the Sanctuary, and of course, Hethanna among them.Except for Mimir's faint smile all the time, and Hethanna's constant efforts to get closer to Vivien, most of the councillors had embarrassed and nervous expressions on their faces, and there was a hint of confusion in them: they didn't seem to have a good understanding of the cause and effect of the "Return to the Dream Plane Project", and the old guys, who were accustomed to making instructions rather than receiving them, seemed a little uncomfortable with this sudden, almost commanding "notice"."
I just got back from Colpers," Vivien began, her voice easing the awkwardness of the scene a little, but the content of her speech made the atmosphere weird, "You know, dealing with those witchers makes me feel better than I do with you?"
”A high-ranking vampire looked embarrassed: "Dear countess, you ...... what you say" "Because they only have one race, and there are seventeen of you present, they only have one voice, and even within your own family, you are eager to divide into seven or eight factions and strangle each other, I only have an honorary saint status with them, but I say a word there, I am about the same level as the speaker here, but if I want a list, you can all toss two copies for me!"
”Vivien threw the list on the table, "Do you really think that I usually hang out outside, so I don't know what's going on inside you?"
I can't name you bunnies, I don't know what you're doing with the people on the list?
”Most of the councillors present were silent, they were basically family representatives who had made a random list to fool around, while the patriarch of the Lucas family, Jean Lucas, owed slightly, with an elegant smile that would never change: "Then Your Excellency the Countess, now this list ......"
Vivian paused slightly, and then heard Hethanna's secret voice with the vampire telepathic spell: "Lord Vivian, Lord Vivian, there is no big problem with this list now!"
”Vivien's face remained impassive, and she nodded slightly to a group of uneasy family representatives: "The list is more regular now, but I don't want to find anyone trying to fool me again."
You must know that even if I don't show up in any of the shelters, I have a way of knowing what's going on in the council, and I know you all about it. ”As she spoke, she scanned the room with a distinctive gesture, pausing for a moment on the faces of every councillor she didn't like—she didn't know any of them anyway!
Lily poked Hao Ren's arm and muttered in a low voice, "Bats can really blow." ”Hao Ren and Nangong brothers and sisters nodded in unison: "Yes, yes." ”Roll still lying on the table with a helpless face: "I want to bake the fire......
I want to sleep......
I want to eat fish ......"
(To be continued.) )