Chapter 24 The Witcher’s Small Meeting

Author: Ivan the Terrible

Chapter 24 The Witcher’s Small Meeting

The next day, a grand celebration ceremony was held in Sazha Fort to celebrate this great victory.

Everyone who came to Sazarburg received an invitation, and the whole town was immersed in joy.

Even outsiders and captives received food generously given by Hermey.

On that day, the entire Sazha Fort was filled with happy crowds, and people fell into an unprecedented carnival.

But after the joy, life in Sazhaburg returned to normal.

However, it is not accurate to say that it is daily life, because Hemei's various actions are constant and have a lot of impact on people's lives.

First of all, there are the Hacklan prisoners of war. The total number of these men and women has reached 1,500. If they are not handled well, trouble may occur, so be careful.

Herme's method of dealing with it was to split it up. Some of the men were sent to work as miners in the iron ore recently discovered in Sazhaburg. Some men lived outside the city walls of Sazhaburg and worked as lumberjacks in the city. Some of the men picked up their old jobs.

OK, let’s herd the livestock for Hemei.

A very small number were incorporated into Herme's army.

In the East, there will be a lot of dealings with Harklan people, so it is necessary to employ some Harklan people.

As for the women, except for a few whose parents and husbands were still alive, the others were promised to a large number of bachelors in Sazaburg by Heme.

As a famous adventure place that is currently popular in the north, the number of foreign bachelors in Sazha Fort can be terrifying.

Most of these people will leave after making money. Hemei has been coveting this population for a long time.

So under the guidance of this kind of thinking, he decided to marry the captured Harklan women to the bachelors.

In other words, Hemei shouted: "Sazabao got a wife."

This policy allowed some people who originally planned to make money in Sazhaburg to return home to settle down, which made Herme very satisfied.

Secondly, Hemei expanded the staff of the gunpowder workshop and recruited another group of craftsmen and apprentices with favorable treatment.

Then, the people of Sazarburg discovered that the gunpowder workshop began to sell a weapon called a fire portal gun.

At first, people's attitude towards this thing was very cold, but after they knew that it was the key to Hemei's victory over the Harklan people, they almost rushed to buy it regardless of the high price.

However, the number of fire portal guns that entered the market was not large after all. Most of the fire portal guns were handed over to the Cossack Ataman who came to pick up the goods according to the agreement with Ataman, and the rest went into the Heme armory.

Finally it was taken out and sold.

Therefore, the price of the Fire Gate Gun has been increased several times, and people want to own the weapon that allows Herme to defeat the Harklan people.

In addition, in order to show respect and attention to King Demavi, Hemei asked the workshop to specially refine a fire portal gun. This fire portal gun was decorated with silver and gems and was more like an ornamental object. Then Hemei sent

Such a thing was sent to Vengerberg along with ten muskets.

This is his attempt to attract more attention. If the Fire Gate Gun attracts attention in the Kingdom of Aden, then Fort Sazar will definitely receive a batch of high-priced orders.

However, Hemei had no idea how long this thing could be sold at such a high price.

Again, the technological content of the fire gate gun is so low that even a blacksmith can make it.

It is estimated that after large-scale production of this thing is started in the north, Sazhaburg will have no choice but to follow the route of small profits but quick turnover, and make profits by expanding production and increasing sales, which is also a good thing.

Turning Saza Fort into a capital of arms is exactly what Heme hopes to see, and more importantly, with enough people working in the gunpowder weapons industry, new technologies can be applied as quickly as possible.

In the end, Herme increased his investment in Dilban's research. After winning a big victory in Hacklan, he fully had the money.

This is very necessary. The sooner Dilban comes up with new gunpowder weapons, the faster Herme will gain new advantages.

Although new gunpowder weapons are not immediately usable, it is a good thing to master them early.

Not many people know about this, but for the residents of Sazhaburg, the biggest feeling is that the sound and frequency of those loud noises have increased to a higher level.

Dilban is very happy. Having money means having resources, and having resources means that you can work hard to build.

In this case, his work efficiency will definitely increase a lot, and the results will definitely come out faster.

However, Hemei, who was focusing on how to develop his territory and develop gunpowder technology, would never have thought that the news of his victory in Hacklan would have a very far-reaching impact after continuous fermentation...

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"So, this is the fire portal gun."

In a tavern called the Golden Spoon, Geralt held the handle made of logs and looked at the "fire stick" with rare curiosity in his vertical pupils.

"How's the effect?"

The person he was asking about was George, the demon hunter of the Griffin School, and it was he who purchased this fire portal gun.

He is so rich, Geralt sighed in his heart.

Now that George had collected enough money to make the master's set of their school, he had already commissioned it from the Hacklan blacksmith.

Even so, he still had money to buy the expensive "fire stick".

"If you ask me, it's quite difficult to use. It's a burden in emergencies. But if you take prepared actions, this thing should be able to work wonders."

George expressed his opinion, and it can be seen that he thinks this thing is still very useful.

"Let's shoot in front of the monster's cave first. The loud noise may scare the monster enough to jump out. We don't have to go into the cave or dune to play hide-and-seek with them."

Another voice sounded, and it belonged to a dark-skinned demon hunter. He was wearing a leather armor and a turban on his head, looking like a desert dweller.

His equipment is very unlike that of a witcher, it is a combination of a round shield and a scimitar.

He is more of a guard than a witcher, but his badge undoubtedly shows his identity.

This is Iben of the Manticore School. This is the first time Geralt knows that there is such a school in the East.

Hey, go back and talk to the old man. Maybe he knows how this school of thought came about.

"I'm not very optimistic about this thing. Don't forget, our bombs can also frighten monsters, but the result is that we still have to drill into caves and sewers. If the monsters were really that easily frightened, we would have been gone long ago.

It's the right job and I have reservations about its future."

The one who put forward a different opinion was Lei Suo from the Viper School. He was a tall and sturdy man. With that ferocious face, it was difficult to connect his appearance with the snake school who was good at using poison.

"Speaking of the wolf faction, what do you think?"

After Leisuo expressed his opinion, he looked at Geralt with a somewhat terrifying face, and now he had no opinion here.

Geralt sighed. He felt that the witchers were divided about the future of this weapon, so he didn't want to comment, but since he had already asked, how could he not say anything.

"No matter whether it works or not, you will only know what happened after you use it. If it works, we will use it. The earliest demon hunters did not use crossbows, but not everyone uses them now."

He chose the answer that least raised questions, and indeed, as he thought, this answer did not lead to further debate.

What Geralt is currently participating in is the "Mutant Party" in Sazarburg - it's actually just a few demon hunters drinking and chatting together after work, but that's what Dandelion wants to say.

The owner of the Golden Spoon Tavern is an old Cossack. He only put down his sword because of his marriage and turned into a tavern. He is good at cooking, so this tavern has become the best tavern in the entire city.

The boss liked these skilled witchers very much, so he set aside a special place for them to chat and talk nonsense. All the witchers had to pay was to teach the boss's son for an hour every day.

Demon hunters all like this kind of atmosphere, and there are not many opportunities for people from different schools to get together.

Because of this, they would always discuss possible improvements in tactics and potions together.

But most of the time we still discuss our livelihood, after all, we are all miserable demon hunters.

Not to mention that several of the people who came here have the task of saving money to customize the craftsman suit, so the problem of money is even bigger.

For example, right now, after just talking about whether the fire portal gun has any role in hunting monsters, the next step is to talk about work.

"By the way, after you go back this year, will you come back next year?"

The speaker was Ibn. He was picking up a glass of red wine with his dark hands and pouring it into his mouth.

"I will definitely come again. The skills of our school have not yet been created. This is why the school sent me north. I estimate that I will be able to save enough money next year. Speaking of which, the population of this city is getting more and more.

In the north, on the grassland, the population has increased since Commander Hemei won the battle, and the rent is rising every day. I hope it won’t rise too outrageously, and it won’t affect my craftsmanship."

"I want to go back to the south to find my brothers and the Grand Master. Now that I have found a place with abundant orders, there is no need to continue to waste time in the south. The Emperor of Nilfgaard has banned our activities, and the monsters in the south

Most of them are deep in the mountains and forests where there are no people, and there are not many jobs. Hacklan is very good, and there are not many places that are suitable for making money."

The next person who spoke was Letso. Geralt was a little surprised by his statement. Is the Snake Faction planning to move to Harkeran?

If so, he would have to tell Vesemir the news immediately after returning home. The last time the Witcher School went south, it did not bring any good influence to the Wolf Faction. Those bastards of the Cat Faction also took the witchers in the north

The reputation is ruined.

"However, I discovered some phenomena that made me feel a little bad."

Leisuo, who was far more delicate than he appeared on the outside, spoke of his observations, and his words attracted the attention of the demon hunters.

"Some believers of the Eternal Fire and Cliff began to mutter about punishing the Lilite believers. They used the victory of Commander Heme as an example, telling people that the Harklan people were easy to defeat and that they could easily obtain countless loot from them.

These fanatical words have obviously affected many people, and many people here will return to the north and take these messages with them."

"To be honest, I don't think this is anything worth paying attention to. Isn't it just a religious fanaticism? We don't know how many times we have seen it."

Geralt subconsciously commented that he had seen many such things, and this kind of thing would usually cool down after a while.

"But at this moment when people think that the Second Civil War is about to break out soon, if these words of religious promise are used by people with intentions and fermented for a period of time, the energy they will generate will be huge.
To be continued...