The limitations of the era made people's views on certain matters seem very... ordinary.
They thought there wouldn't be any Headless Knights in this remote place, and that Zheng Yichen was bragging. In reality, there actually was one. Regarding how difficult that thing was to deal with, Zheng Yichen pondered it, assuming it didn't involve too much Supernatural Power.
Encountering a Headless Knight was basically a death sentence. The guy rode a horse and had Immortality, wielding an Enchanted Longsword that emitted green fire. Who could handle that?
However, in modern times, that would basically be a "Seriously? That's it?" situation.
Could a horse with four legs outrun four wheels? And even oil-burning Two Wheels might not be able to outrun it.
So, whether something is powerful or not ultimately depends on the Era Development. In an era where travel still relied on Carriages and horseback riding, the Headless Knight was... quite fierce. If it could reach Longcheng, it would definitely be the Best Research Material in the Institute.
The kind of Distinguished Guest.
Zheng Yichen took a stroll outside the town a couple of times, even visiting the Graveyard, but found nothing abnormal. After appearing once, the Headless Knight seemed to have no intention of actively seeking him out. But he wanted to find that guy.
He wanted New Equipment!
Night.
"You can attend the banquet." Katrina, dressed in an Evening Gown, found Zheng Yichen and wanted to re-invite him. "And during the daytime, what my Father said..."
"I don't care about that. Once the Evidence is obtained, he won't have anything to say," Zheng Yichen replied casually. Given the Era Limitation, it was understandable for the other party to think that way.
Of course, he was still unhappy.
"Good idea. As long as we find the Headless Knight, everyone will believe it," Katrina immediately said. Her father didn't believe in the Headless Knight, and she couldn't convince him. What if she told Zheng Yichen had a Prop that recorded related things?
Katrina didn't tell her father about such a thing. The reason she could quickly access that kind of thing was special; it was different for others.
"That's my business. What needs to be done next is quite dangerous, so don't get too many ideas."
Hearing Zheng Yichen say this, the Girl felt a bit disappointed. She wanted to act with Zheng Yichen.
"Go back and attend your banquet. That place has nothing to do with me."
Judging by the attitude of Katrina's father, going there would be like asking for trouble. Zheng Yichen didn't want to actively put himself in such a situation. Even if Katrina's father didn't say anything, perhaps some other people would cause trouble.
After all, the Girl in front of him was considered the Town Flower of this small town. Dressed in an Evening Gown, she was even more charming.
"I've attended many such banquets. This town is just this big." Katrina sat down, showing no intention of leaving. "Can you tell me some Demon Hunter Stories?"
"Strictly speaking, I've only been in the Hunter Profession for less than two months," Zheng Yichen said truthfully. Katrina blinked her eyes and nodded as if suddenly enlightened. So, he was a very new kind of Demon Hunter? No wonder Zheng Yichen didn't seem like the Demon Hunter they imagined (in their Imagination).
"But if it's about telling stories, I do have some." Seeing that the Girl beside him had no intention of leaving, Zheng Yichen wasn't a dull person. He casually started talking about some of his past experiences. Although the worlds were different, his experiences fighting those Abnormal Creatures were still valid to talk about.
As long as he didn't talk about his Background.
As for his best Record, it was naturally the Unicorn Mule he had dealt with.
"Is this a unicorn's horn?" Katrina looked at the horn Zheng Yichen took out in surprise. This horn was only about half a meter long, and in her eyes, it was rarer than the Headless Knight.
Unicorns, those were even more Legendary Existences. At least there were Witnesses for beings like the Headless Knight, while unicorns were species that only existed in Records.
Zheng Yichen actually hunted a unicorn, which made the girl find it hard to believe.
"Not exactly a unicorn, just a mule," Zheng Yichen corrected the girl's misconception. "Things with horns aren't necessarily unicorns; they could be something else. That guy ate meat and was very fierce. It killed people and was very Cunning. I even suffered losses because of it."
"...You really should be a Knight, not a Demon Hunter." Katrina said this with some regret. Honestly, after knowing Zheng Yichen's story, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Zheng Yichen saying he hunted a unicorn.
The Sharp Horn in his hand could serve as proof. Normal creatures didn't have such horns, yet Zheng Yichen directly denied it was a unicorn. Humility and honesty, weren't these the essential Virtues of a Knight?
"That's not Freedom." Forget being a Knight, especially those from the Old Era. As for Knights of the New Era, he didn't mind. After all, riding a Motorcycle wasn't that difficult, and he had a Driver's License.
"After that, I encountered some more troublesome things, some Evil Spirits." Zheng Yichen recalled his experience dealing with Evil Spirits. Dealing with the Unicorn Mule was dangerous, but dealing with those Evil Spirits wasn't easy either. Those things flew around, ignored obstacles, and there were quite a few of them.
In a sense, they were more dangerous than the Unicorn Mule. If he didn't have weapons that could harm Evil Spirits, he might not have been able to escape the Southern Forest.
"Evil Spirits, those Wandering Dead are very terrifying." Katrina nodded. Things like Zombies and Ghouls were manageable; eliminating their bodies solved the problem. But Evil Spirits had no bodies. When fighting them, it was a situation where they could attack people, but people couldn't counterattack. Some could even possess people and sow distrust among them.
"You know a lot about those things?"
"...I learned from the Collection of Books at home," Katrina said somewhat flusteredly.
"Oh~ Do you want to watch a movie?"
The girl nodded shyly: "En."
The movie playing on Zheng Yichen's Mobile Phone greatly attracted her. After seeing movies, stage plays and similar performances lost much of their appeal. Stage plays were classic, but movies presented the plot more completely.
Both the scenes and the interactions between people were direct, as if they were happening in reality.
She loved watching those movies so much, but time was limited, and she had only watched a little before.
"Do you also think Witches are all evil?" After watching a Fantasy Movie, Katrina asked Zheng Yichen with concern.
This movie was about the Love-Hate Entanglement between a Witch who had lived for a very long time and a Mortal. The Witch fell in love with a Mortal, but the Mortal didn't like the Witch. The Witch, filled with hatred born from love, cast a Spell on the Mortal, turning him into an Immortal Being who could only watch as those around him grew old and died, powerless...
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