When leaving Keyan in Novigrad, Lann gave him two instructions:

One is to accept commissions in the most prosperous city in the North, and then cooperate with the opera troupe there to spread its good reputation to improve the reputation of the witchers.

The second is to cooperate with Lann's memories of his previous life and let Kaiyan visit various non-human races and intelligent monsters in Novigrad in order to bring them into Cintra.

After all, Novigrad, a trading city-state with a prosperous economy and semi-independent from politics, is really suitable for Tibetans.

Rann pondered over Kayan's feedback.

Shapeshifters and female night demons were all things I had seen before, so there was no need to say more. And "Dream Diviner" was another special magic-related profession in the previous life game.

Just like the "psychic" with the ability to read minds who came from Nilfgaard not long ago, dream predictors are also a special group of people created by another kind of chaotic energy affecting humans.

She was unable to gain the ability to cast spells under the influence of chaotic energy, but she possessed a "prophetic" ability similar to that of the early stage of the magic source - the dreamer could obtain certain metaphors from dreams in a targeted manner to predict the future.

"You didn't kill them all, did you?" Lan asked hesitantly, looking at the somewhat excited Kaiyan.

Kaiyan had an absurd and helpless expression.

"Didn't you specifically tell me to understand the whole story before taking action? This has greatly reduced my efficiency in handling commissions." Kaiyan complained, "Lane, I think we demon hunters shouldn't care about these messes. We just do what our employer tells us to do."

"It's enough to know how much money you can get, where to go, and who to kill!"

Lann shook his head and said, "Future demon hunters will not act like this."

Kaiyan muttered something about "the nature of griffins" and said helplessly, "Well, from now on you are the leader of the cult, and you have the final say."

"What I told you are all the ones I didn't kill. The shapeshifter I encountered was just stealing things, and the female night demon found a female branch to work part-time, so I spared their lives; as for the dream teller, it is even more impossible for me to kill her. I think she is the kind of person you would be interested in~"

Lann nodded with satisfaction: "Did you contact them?"

"How do you think the shapeshifters and female demons would react when they see a cat-faction demon hunter?" Kaiyan asked. "As for the Dream Diviner, she is living well in Novigrad and is even quite wealthy. If you want to subdue them, I think you, the Lion of Cintra, have to come forward in person."

Lann expressed his understanding and decided to go to Novigrad in person.

Anyway, I have to discuss the future situation in Redania with Shapet, so it would be nice to visit various talented people along the way.

"Then, did you encounter any particularly difficult problems there? For example, commissions that were impossible to complete?"

"Can't complete it?" Kaiyan shouted exaggeratedly, "Ever since you used the Ancient Blood to heal me, I have become extremely powerful! And when I completed the commission in Novigrad, I felt that I was becoming stronger and stronger."

The Cat Faction Demon Hunter was very confident: "Excuse me, but now in the entire sect, only your two predecessors from the Griffin Faction can definitely defeat me! With such strength, is there any commission that I can't complete?"

Kaiyan was referring to Geron and Kelda.

Lann chuckled: "Are you sure it's just the two of them? What about Vesemir, Letho, and Gerd? And have you fought Geralt and the others?"

The red-eyed cat, who had been confident just now, suddenly became hesitant again.

"Let's get down to business," Lann reminded.

After calming down, Kaiyan replayed his experiences in his mind.

"There is really nothing I cannot complete. I have killed even the Blood Demon and the Bat-winged Demon. The most I cannot complete are commissions..."

Kaiyan thought about it and said, "That commission was given to me by Shapet himself. He said there is a place called the Demon Pit outside of Novigrad. It was used to isolate patients with various plagues and infectious diseases. Because so many people died, it seemed that evil spirits appeared. He wanted me to clean it up."

"I won't go there... What if there are still germs or remnants of the plague there? That's not something that can be solved with swords and seals..."

Lan's eyes suddenly lit up.

This was one of the powers he wanted to gather as much as possible.

Inside this so-called [Demon's Pit], there is a powerful ally that can be recruited, as well as a powerful aid to the demon hunter's strength that is second only to the [Second Mutation].

Lan thought for a moment and decided to call a few helpers.

…

"Is Vesemir here?"

At the new site of the Demon Hunter Order, large tracts of civil engineering are being built by architects and workers to form the prototype of a future tall base.

Eskar was giving orders from the side. He suddenly heard a question and turned around to see Lan.

"How was your day, our 'Grand Master'?" The wolf-faction demon hunter smiled, and the scars on his face moved, making him look ferociously handsome.

The workers around who saw Lann saluted him one after another. Lann waved his hand and encouraged them with a few words. He then comforted the supervisor for a while before replying to Eskar.

"Don't call me that. Everyone knows more about witchers than I do." Lann shook his head.

Eskar spread his hands and said, "What can I do for you, 'Lord Duke'?"

This sarcastic joke made Lann sigh: "I almost thought it was Lambert standing in front of me."

Eskar smiled and took Lann's punch with his shoulder. It can be seen that he has been in a good mood since the reconstruction of the cult.

"I'm here to find Vesemir, or rather, all of you Wolf Clan members." Lann said seriously, "Where are they?"

"Lambert went drinking with his good friends from the cat faction. I think he wants to change his school of thought." Eskar shrugged jokingly. "I don't know what Geralt and Yennefer are doing. Once they are together, they will disappear for a long time."

"Vesemir's situation is similar." Eskar's expression suddenly became ambiguous, "Do you know that Lady Minole is planning to settle down in Cintra?"

"Oh?" Lan was stunned.

He actually knew the news.

Madame Minore is a duchess after all. When she entered the country a few days ago, a herald came to report to her.

However, it was later said that the Duchess wanted to buy a house in Sintra first and take care of some personal affairs, so she never met Lan. Lan forgot about this matter when he was busy.

Now it seems the Duchess is even busier.

"She seemed to have originally planned to meet you first." Eskar sighed, "But now it seems..."

Lann chuckled: "Looks like we have to meet them now."

From this perspective, it seems that Eskar is the only one in the entire Wolf Clan who is still working diligently to contribute to the Witcher cause.

In the original history, after the last cohesion of Kaer Morhen dissipated, it was Eskar who finally guarded the witcher castle in the mountains, just like Kelda watching over the afterglow of the witcher.

"What do you want from us?" Eskar asked.

Lann smiled. "I found information about a member of the Wolf Clan, but he is in some danger. I think you will want to participate in the process of saving him."

…

As the largest trading city in the North, Novigrad has a long-distance fixed-point teleportation array.

However, the demon hunters could not avoid this method of long-distance crossing. Fortunately, when Lann awakened the [Teleport] skill, he left a mark on Shapet's body.

As several spots of light lit up and then went out, six demon hunters landed on the Temple Island of the Eternal Fire.

Lann, Vesemir, Geralt, Eskar, Lambert, Kaiyan.

In addition, there is Yennefer who came here at Lann's suggestion and Geralt's request.

When Triss learned that Lann wanted a warlock to accompany him, she also tried to follow. However, without Yennefer, Mossak was missing a great helper, and the pressure on magic research suddenly increased.

In the end, I had to give up.

"Lann! And Kaiyan is back too! And Geralt!"

In the conference room of the Eternal Flame, the shapeshifter Shapet hugged Lann warmly, and then, under Lann's introduction, he greeted each of the Wolf Clan members he met for the first time.

Geralt had met Shapet once before Bilann came, and they were barely familiar with each other.

"The relationship between Cintra and Vizimir II has been a little tense recently." Lann instructed Shapet, "Please keep our whereabouts secret for the time being."

The Archon of Eternal Flame, whose true form was a shapeshifter, nodded solemnly.

"There will be a big movement in Redania soon. I will discuss the details with you later." Lan pointed to the Wolf Clan members behind him, "But there is something that needs to be dealt with first."

Shapet listened carefully, then his expression turned confused.

No, according to rumors, there is only one evil spirit in the [Demon Pit]. Why would they mobilize such a large force and come all the way from Cintra?

What kind of evil spirit requires a team of six demon hunters, including the Lion of the North, and a sorceress to dispatch? Is the other party threatening to destroy all of Redania?

After Lane explained the whole story, Shapet fell silent.

…

The Archon of the Eternal Fire briefly explained the next matters to his deputy. His prestige is now unmatched in this religion, and no one would find any of his orders absurd.

He then personally served as a guide, leading the team out of Novigrad and galloping out of the city.

The prosperous scene quickly faded away, and the surrounding area soon changed from a prosperous town to a remote village. Later, even the villages became fewer and fewer, and all that could be seen was wasteland.

Only some dilapidated buildings and collapsed wooden statues prove that there were once people living around.

"Although Novigrad is the largest trading city in the North, the world outside the city is not peaceful," Shapet said solemnly, "Thieves, monsters, and the large number of deserters and refugees caused by the recent Civil War have all stained these lands with blood."

"A few hundred years ago, the situation was even more chaotic. Even the Eternal Flame played the role of executioner in most events. That's how the Devil's Pit came about."

"At that time, plague, cholera and other infectious diseases such as the Red Corpse Disease were rampant. Patients could not stay with ordinary people, so the Eternal Flame established quarantine areas to isolate those who had 'no hope of being cured' there."

"You mean 'let the patients wait to die on their own and not infect normal people', right?" Lambert quickly retorted, "Dude, you don't have to change your tone to that of the ruling class. There are no outsiders here."

The shapeshifter with the face of an archon was silent for a moment. "In short, this measure allowed most people to survive. So every time there was a large-scale epidemic, isolating the patients here became a form of management. Later, even Niubao began to cooperate with Novigrad and moved the patients there here."

Yennefer sneered, "So this place was later called the Demon Pit, right? Was this name given by you or was it a 'honorific title' given to it by the civilians nearby?"

Chapet didn't answer the question. His thoughts were conflicting. After a while, he reminded, "We are here."

This place is even more desolate. At the end of the road there is a simple gathering place, which is tightly surrounded by wooden fences and gates.

There were large flocks of crows cry-ing in the sky; apparently there was food here that could fill their stomachs and attract them.

A strong smell of blood and decay came from behind the door. Yennefer frowned and took out a lace scarf to cover her mouth and nose. After thinking for a while, she took out a bottle of potion and drank it. Her face finally looked a little better.

"According to the records in the book, the evil spirit had already grown during the first 'quarantine'." Shapet said in a deep voice, "But the governors of Novigrad and Niubao ignored this matter and continued to drive the patients here. The quarantine area soon became a veritable 'devil's pit'..."

"I inherited the memories of the person with this appearance, and the moral sense from my original body is tormenting me. I cannot tolerate the Eternal Flame having committed such a crime, and I hope to make amends."

Shapet whispered: "So I want to get rid of this evil spirit and abolish this bloody 'quarantine zone'."

This time no one spoke. Lambert strode forward and examined the chain that fastened the door. It was thick enough to be used as an anchor.

It seems that the former Eternal Fire really doesn't want the patients inside to come out.

There was no key, and the chain was too thick. Lambert shrugged and looked back at Lane.

The Lake Lady's sword was unsheathed, and she raised both hands above her head. After accumulating energy for two or three breaths, she drew a dazzling trajectory.

With a "dong" sound, the heavy chain fell to the ground, splashing dust.

"Are you sure you want to follow?" Geralt asked Chapet.

Shapet nodded: "I want to see with my own eyes what evil the Eternal Flame has done in the past, otherwise I will feel uneasy."

"Then transform into us. The demon hunter's body is strong enough to resist the plague that may remain inside."

This advice is definitely to be accepted.

Shapet's skin suddenly began to melt, and his limbs were stretched, twisted, and reshaped like plasticine.

He first grew platinum-colored half-long hair, and his eyes turned into dark golden lion pupils. But then he could no longer maintain this appearance, and an inexplicable force began to boil under his body to stop his actions.

Eventually, his hair faded from platinum to silver; his eyes turned into vertical amber pupils, and a scar ran across his face.

Shapet, who was holding Geralt's face, said nonchalantly, "Let's go."