In the living room, the stove has been lit, and the warm Flames slowly drives away the coldness in the air.
Several waitresses made a modest dinner for Dick, Tyson and Professor Seir, and then they hurried upstairs to rest.
These girls were originally sixteen or seventeen years old, in their prime. They were frightened by Jatu and were exhausted.
But Dick learned from the previous chat that those Jatu had not yet insulted them. They probably wanted to take all these girls back to the grassland and distribute them to reproduce offspring, so they did not take action.
In these troubled times, this can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.
The food had been removed from the table, and the maids thoughtfully lit a candle.
Under the weak candlelight, the faces of the two demon hunters and the middle-aged man were illuminated with varying degrees of brightness.
Tyson on the side yawned and looked down at Saier beside him. "Hey dad, aren't you sleepy? If you are sleepy, go to bed. What else do you have to talk to Dick?"
Saier just gave the big man School of the Grizzly Bear a slightly stern sideways glance. The latter couldn't help but shrink his neck and sat up straight again.
Dick smiled secretly, and then said directly, "Professor Seir, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Hey!" Saier sighed, "Dick, did you know? I was a professor of biology who graduated from Oxenfurt University, specializing in research on various genes and the composition of gene chains in humans and animals."
"Then this should be quite high-end technology. You know, in this society, few people can pry into the mysteries of the human body. Those genes are the key to various biological diversity."
Saier's eyes suddenly lit up. He just mentioned his expertise casually, but unexpectedly, the demon hunter in front of him actually knew a thing or two.
"You witchers also learn this?"
Dick rolled his eyes and said, "Although we demon hunters don't learn these things, don't forget that there are warlocks in our demon hunter base camp Kaer Morhen.
"Those warlocks are always talking about it. They are either studying professional techniques or improving various spells every day. I also heard about it from their mouths."
"That's true." Saier slumped back and leaned back on the chair and said, "Many times Oxenfurt University will cooperate with those warlocks, but there is no progress in the mysteries of the human body."
Tyson next to him yawned again, "Dad, you have said so much, what are you going to say?"
"What I mean is," Professor Seir looked serious, "As a professor, my status in this society is not as high as those of the nobles, but I am also deeply respected.
"But my son is a witcher."
Tyson on the side asked doubtfully, "Father, what's wrong with being a demon hunter?"
"Besides, when you went out to collect eggs hatched by harpies, weren't you rescued by my master, so you verbally agreed to '[Law of Surprise]'? Isn't this fair?
"And you see that I am living a good life now, in strong health, and deeply loved by these villagers. I feel that my life is very fulfilling."
"[Law of Surprise], [Law of Surprise], it's [Law of Surprise] again!" Professor Seir suddenly lost his temper, and then said loudly:
"You demon hunters rely on [Law of Surprise] to defraud us children who were born in harmonious families. Just because your master saved my life back then, you ask for [Law of Surprise] in return.
"When I got home, my wife was pregnant, so my eldest son Tyson became the exchange [Law of Surprise]."
"Dick, do you think this is fair?
"With my financial resources, I could exchange money for my promise, but you demon hunters are highly valued by various kingdoms. I can't say anything more. I can only watch the child being picked up after he was born. This has been a full 18 years. In 18 years, I only saw my child for the second time."
Dick also knows this demon hunter's [Law of Surprise]:
If a demon hunter saves the life of a passerby, without thinking about what to use as the demon hunter's commission, he randomly offers to go home with the rescued person.
After returning to the rescued person's home, the first person or creature he sees will be rewarded as something unexpected.
If it is a human being, he will be directly accepted as a disciple if he is young. After returning to Kaer Morhen, the warlock will help Trial of the Grasses and transform him into a demon hunter.
If it is a domestic animal like a cow or horse, it will be taken away directly.
But if you are an adult, you can only repay with property as a compromise, or use other ways to repay after discussion.
"Honestly," Dick looked up at the ceiling, pondered for a while, and said seriously, "I also feel that this [Law of Surprise] is indeed unfair to ordinary people."
Professor Seir opened his eyes wide, obviously not expecting Dick, a demon hunter, to say this.
"Please continue."
His voice was trembling, and he never expected that his point of view would be agreed with by the demon hunter.
"It's okay if civilians who have difficulty surviving become demon hunters. Although the process of transforming into a demon hunter is very difficult and the mortality rate is high, as long as the transformation is successful, at least they will have enough food and clothing.
"But for a wealthy family like yours, it only adds to the chaos.
"Just like this Tyson in front of you, his life course has been completely changed. He might not have grown up to be such a bear and tiger, but he would have been trained by you to be a gentle and elegant scholar."
"You, you know me so well, Dick. I'm sorry for my attitude when I first met you."
First meeting?
Dick I felt like I had an enlightenment as soon as I thought about it.
When he first met Professor Seir, his eyes were full of hatred.
"You hate witchers?"
"Not bad."
Saier nodded heavily, ignoring the surprised gaze of his son and said, "I really hate the demon hunters. They took away my happiness and turned my son into a Monster."
"A Monster that can rival Monster, and a Monster that can deal with Monster.
"I hate the witcher, but I hate the witcher who took my son away even more.
"He was so little at the time, he was only 3 months old.
"That man named Kusi, even though he has been dead for many years, I still hate him deeply.
"Even after I die, my soul will always be cursed..."
"Father, that's enough. Stop talking. Kusi is my mentor and he has treated me with great kindness. I don't want anyone to say bad things about him behind his back after his death."
"You!"
Saier sighed deeply, and Dick also understood at this time why he looked at him with that hateful look. He regarded the witcher as Monster.
When I think about it carefully, although this is not quite right, it does make some sense.
Demon hunters have abnormal physical fitness and their life span is far longer than that of ordinary people.
In addition, they are unable to reproduce and, to some extent, have become reproductively isolated from ordinary humans.
This is not Monster, what else could it be?