There is no banquet in the world that never ends. Early the next morning, Dick set off.
He obtained the sheepskin map from the housekeeper overnight and used charcoal to outline the route to New Island:
Starting from Lady of the Lake Town, it takes two days to directly pass through the territory of the Bacchus Empire to reach Sarleon.
After passing through its capital Sarleon, go all the way northwest and arrive at Mist-Shrouded City in King Vinese. There is an island near the city, which is New Island, and that is the territory of Red Hair.
Calculating the time, if we ride a fast horse and everything goes well, we can arrive in about half a month.
Little Yennefer and Geralt decided to relax in the white grape orchard for a while, while Russell planned to take Sel and his wife to Cez in two days.
That's how things settled.
Dick bid farewell to everyone and left on a D'Shar horse.
At noon, he slowed down his horse and moved forward slowly.
After passing through a lush forest and letting the horses graze nearby, Dick unexpectedly discovered a huge manor built of limestone standing abruptly in front of the wilderness.
There is no smoke for ten miles, only crows crow on the rusty fence.
What interested him the most was that there were two guards guarding the door outside the manor, and in the nearby grass, a young blond man squatted like a hunter, seeming to be observing the situation inside the manor from a high position.
Dick did not deliberately hide the sound of footsteps when walking.
The blond man's ears moved slightly, sensing movement.
He turned around and looked at Dick with a wary frown at first, then his eyes quickly softened.
He gently hooked his hand towards Dick, lowered his voice and said, "Witcher."
Is it possible to receive a demon hunting commission here?
Dick also lowered his body, imitating this man's example, and slowly sneaked into the grass.
"You know I'm a witcher? Do you have a commission for me?"
"Yes, it's a commission."
"However, entrustment requires commission money. But looking at you like this, you don't seem to have room to put your money bag."
This man wore silver-white armor and carried a cloth-covered object on his back. Judging from its shape, it was clearly a weapon.
After hearing this, the man gritted his teeth and seemed to be hesitating.
After a long silence, he said:
"You go inside with me to save Lady Ogrey."
As he spoke, he pulled off the cloth behind his back, revealing the blade of the weapon.
Dick Once I saw the exquisite carvings on the sword hilt, I couldn't take my eyes away.
"My name is Roland."
Roland untied the long sword and gently drew out one section.
"What a sword!" Dick praised.
He stretched out his fingers and touched the sword lightly, and a warm and familiar feeling spread into his body.
Familiar?
Just as he was thinking about it, the light reflected from the white sword in front of him became more intense, so intense that he couldn't open his eyes.
"Oops, it's a ploy!
The body's muscles reacted before consciousness. One hand quickly covered his eyes to prevent temporary blindness, and the other hand subconsciously reached for the dagger at his waist.
But when the dagger was swung out, it was in vain, and a woman's chuckle came from the front.
He put down the hand that was blocking his eyes and opened his eyes. He saw blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green water, and he was standing on a lush grassland.
The breeze blew by, and the woman in front of her trembled with her six wings, "Dick, we meet again."
The person in front of me is Deity Gabriel, but compared with last time, her figure is much smaller, and now she is the same size as Dick.
"What other plot did you set up against me?
Do you think I really can't think of a way to deal with you?
Now I understand that the loss of Divinity Fragment will affect your strength. If I find opportunities to defeat your new envoy a few more times, I'm afraid you will be in a state of embarrassment." Dick quickly calmed down and responded calmly.
Gabriel was not angry. He stared at Dick with his golden eyes. He suddenly spoke and said something that shocked him:
"Ruiwen is not dead."
Dick took a step back in disbelief and finally trembled to steady his body, "What did you say?"
"I glimpsed her existence in the long river of destiny. After you killed her, her soul was liberated, but she was not reincarnated, but was taken under the command of a powerful being.
When I reached this point, a certain gaze penetrated the cracks in time and space, and spider web-like cracks appeared in the core of my godhead."
"What do you mean by this?" Dick asked.
This time, the way Gabriel talked to him was no longer like someone from above looking down at the ants below, as before, but he vaguely regarded Dick as an equal existence.
"I have never brought disaster to Ruiwen. It is God's duty to spread the dawn. This container carrying hope was supposed to be a rainbow bridge connecting heaven and earth." Gabriel said as he walked slowly.
"This continent is the lifeblood of the world, but when I was sleeping and deducing the laws of heaven, I actually caused the son of Dawn to fall into darkness.
Someone bewitched the Dawn knights and caused them to fall into darkness.
All the knights rebelled collectively and became Knights of the Eventide.
Except for the Roland you have met, this man still trusts me unswervingly."
"Order of the Knights of Dawn, Knights of the Eventide..."
Dick suddenly remembered the scene of his confrontation with Vigo outside D'Shar Tribes Simba City. At that time, they mentioned Knights of the Eventide, "So you are the legendary Goddess of Dawn!"
"Knights of the Eventide is now cooperating with Church of the Eternal Fire. It was Archbishop Duncan who bewitched my knights. Originally, I was connected to the knights through Dawn Sword, but Duncan..."
Having said this, the six wings in front of Gabriel trembled slightly, "He has actually become Demigod. And for some reason, I was unable to truly come to the world and was actually suppressed by his divine power.
Of course, it's not that he is stronger than me, it's just that Duncan carries Blood of the Source, which is a bloodline that even Deity is afraid of."
Seeing that Dick didn't speak, Gabriel knew that the two of them could continue to communicate, so he slowly spoke:
"Although Knights of the Eventide is now running wild in D'Shar Tribes, they have lost their faith. The only paladin I have is Roland."
"You said so much, what do you mean? Do you want to cooperate with me?"
"You are very smart, Dick. After losing Ruiwen, I need to reunite all the Twilight Knights. I need you to help me defeat Duncan."
"Why should I cooperate with you?" Dick sneered, "Don't forget how miserable you have done Witcher Order."
"I know you are resentful towards me, but if Knights of the Eventide and Church of the Eternal Night are allowed to grow stronger, the entire Panda Continent will surely suffer disaster.
Duncan's ideas are extremely extreme. He attempts to use the holy fire to purify everything in the world. Regardless of whether he is an ordinary person or an extraordinary person, anyone who goes against his ideas will be sent to the gallows in the square.
Although the members of Knights of the Eventide are not extraordinary, they are all elites among knights. They serve as sharp blades in the hands of Duncan. Now D'Shar Tribes is becoming more and more chaotic because of them.
Dick, although I don't know exactly what you think, but you have always upheld justice, and you probably don't want to see the whole Panda Continent fall into chaos."
"I can cooperate." As soon as Dick finished speaking, Gabriel's eyes suddenly lit up.
"But it's only partial cooperation. Gabriel, I have always hated you, and this will not change.
Duncan, I already have a score to settle with him."
Dick still remembers the scene where Witch Hunters and the bishops under Duncan surrounded him and Xiya.
"But don't expect me to be merciful to Knights of the Eventide. Even if someone slips through the net, I won't let them believe in you again."
Gabriel's six wings began to vibrate again. This time the vibrating amplitude was much greater than last time, and the entire space trembled slightly.
Although Dick has the potential to be promoted to Deity, these words still made Gabriel feel angry, but she quickly controlled her emotions.
"Roland was once the knight captain of Order of the Knights of Dawn. Whether overseas or Panda Continent, he always firmly helped anyone in need, never killed innocent people indiscriminately, and possessed all the virtues of a knight.
You wouldn't hurt such a person, would you?"
"I would not harm a person with a righteous heart."
"That's good, as long as there is Roland..." Gabriel's voice gradually became lower, "Witcher, let's cooperate.
Of course, I won't let you waste your energy in vain, and I will leave the Dawn Sword behind Roland to you."
Dick said vigilantly, "I don't want to be summoned into your mental space by that sword at any time."
Gabriel just had a smile on his face and said hurriedly:
"No, they are almost aware of our private conversation.
To make a long story short, the last of the divine power on the sword has disappeared, take care of Roland."
The clouds behind Gabriel began to twist and change, and the laws of space began to collapse in reverse. Dick heard the neighing of crows, and the sounds of the real world were seeping in.
The next moment, there was a "bang" sound, and countless white lights burst out. The light was so dazzling that Dick had to close his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, one of his fingers was still stroking the Dawn Sword blade.
Dick was slightly startled, and then he took the long sword over unceremoniously.
When he held the hilt of the sword tightly, he felt a blood connection.
Immediately afterwards, a little girl's murmur seemed to come from Dawn Sword: "Master..."
But this feeling is fleeting.
Dick understands, this is the weapon Spirit Awakening mentioned by Higher Vampire before.
This Dawn Sword is most likely made of more advanced materials than the black sword and purple sword. In addition, it was nourished by the divine power of Gabriel, and has now evolved to a new level.
Dick was overjoyed, took out the deerskin belt from the space badge, inserted Dawn Sword into the scabbard, hung it on his waist, then looked at Roland, and said slowly:
"Tell me, what's the commission?"