Chapter 75: Night Watch
Hearing Nick's words, Crown chuckled: "He doesn't seem to be rich, and he is very stingy most of the time. I imagine that extraordinary people should be rich."
The priest shook his head and said, "How is that possible?! It is true that the income of extraordinary people is much better than that of ordinary people. If extraordinary people do not have any outstanding manufacturing skills, they will also live a very tight life.
The extraordinary people from long-established organizations such as the Church and the Warlock Guild are better off, as they can receive a fixed amount of supplies every month.
The moment a demon hunter walks out of Kaer Morhen, he can only support himself by hunting demons to obtain extraordinary materials, and if he is lucky, he can get some bounties. They don't have any extra income. "
He paused, looked at the setting sun, and said, "I'm going to talk to Geralt. You should have dinner early and go to the front to take night duty. I will replace you in the morning."
"Wait a minute," Crown called to the priest who was about to leave, "I still need your help. You can only perform the night watch after 7 o'clock."
He pointed at himself and said in a low voice, "5 to 7 p.m. is a good time for me to gain a deeper understanding of the true meaning of the law. This time period makes it easier for me to experience the operation of the law."
He was not wrong, this period of time was a good time to practice the Golden Light Spell, which in the eyes of the priest referred to as the 'Law of Fire'.
Nick raised his eyebrows slightly: "Okay, I'll go to the front and keep an eye on it, and then find the demon hunter at night."
He readily agreed and turned to leave, deciding in his heart that he would also use this time to comprehend the Bible of Fire more.
Crown took out a bottle of holy water and drank it. Holy water was now his main means of quickly replenishing energy.
Pulling out the practice sword from the weapon rack, he used fire breath and began to practice the cross sword.
As his proficiency in breathing techniques improved, he was able to keep the flow of life force flowing for longer periods of time during battle.
Time is like a trickle of water, flowing quietly without stopping. Under the setting sun, Crown looked focused, wielding his sword like flying while turning and moving, and attacking fiercely.
The sky gradually darkened, and when the sunset faded away, the moon revealed a crescent smiling face.
The moonlight was as gentle as water. Crowne keenly sensed the indescribable coolness on his skin, so he stopped his training.
After drinking another bottle of holy water, he ran back to the house.
He opened the window, letting the bright light into the room. He bathed in the light and sat cross-legged on a cushion on the floor.
Intertwine the thumb and index finger, and spread the other fingers naturally. Make the moonlight seal with both hands, and place the elbows on the knees.
In front of me, a silver full moon appears; outside the window, a crescent moon is like a hook.
In a flash, an hour passed.
Crown put on his leather armor, picked up his sword, and hung the holster around his waist. Then he got up and went to the dining room, ate the food left by the chef in a flash, and walked towards the church door.
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On late autumn nights, the dew is heavy and people walking outdoors can feel the chill.
Crown saw that the ordinary people who were keeping watch had already put on thick clothes, and some even wore fur coats.
Nick was wearing half chain mail at this time, standing in the shadow under the tower at the door. Next to him stood a slightly thin figure.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around and looked: "I thought you were so focused that you forgot the time."
"How could I forget? I have a strong sense of time and my meal was delayed for a little while." Clown came to his side and said, "Leave it to me. You go back and get some rest.
The priest pulled the armor around his neck, pointed at the person next to him, and said gently:
"Del will assist you with patrolling in the first half of the night, and Hull will bring the patrol team to help in the second half. Just stay alert while you rest."
"Mr. Moya saved my life a few days ago," Del said, placing his hand on his chest and bowing, "I will definitely cooperate."
"You two already know each other, great, see you tomorrow," Nick pointed to the tower on the left, "Ring this bell in case of emergency."
"I see." Crown looked carefully and found a large clock half a person's height hanging under the tower.
The priest walked away, and Del pointed to the wooden house a few meters away and said, "This is where we rest at night. We can come out every hour to check on the situation. Let's go in."
"Don't worry, let's walk around the wall and go to the left first."
"Okay," Del led the way, and the two walked up the wooden frame under the wall.
"Wait a moment, let me see what's going on outside," Crown looked outside.
The top of the wooden stake wall was sharpened to form a semicircle with the church gate as the center. The range of the holy fire's light just exceeded five or six meters outside the wall.
At the edge of the light outside the wall, a blazing bonfire was burning, the light of which could only extend about three or four meters.
Looking further outside, there was thick gray fog. You could see the fog constantly rolling, as if something was hidden inside.
"Sir, this fog is very weird. If you look at it for a long time, you will feel uncomfortable as if something is crawling over your body," Del reminded.
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"Thank you." Crown found that staring at the thick fog for a long time gave him the illusion that he was being stared at by many pairs of eyes.
He retracted his gaze and asked, "How many groups are the night duty personnel divided into? How many people are there in each group? What weapons do they use? Have there been any abnormal situations in the past few days?"
"Including the people in the tower, there are a total of 16 groups. Each group of three is equipped with one or two powerful crossbows. The groups are about 30 meters apart. The nights have been relatively peaceful these past few days. Occasionally, a few mad beasts would rush out of the gray fog, but there were no other abnormalities."
After nodding slightly and understanding the general situation, Crown pointed forward and said, "Let's go, let's make a quick inspection."
The two continued forward, and people greeted Del from time to time on the road.
Soon, the two of them walked to the edge of the wall next to the outer wall of the church.
"Hey, the blacksmith is here," a short and fat man wearing a baseball cap with a thumb-sized hole on the side and holding a cigarette in his mouth greeted enthusiastically. Next to him stood and squatted two young men about fifteen or sixteen years old.
Clown saw that the fat man's cigarettes were very rough, and the paper was wrinkled, so he must have rolled them himself. He had a black crossbow hanging on his left waist, and a wooden box on his shoulder, which contained more than ten crossbow arrows.
"Baru, stop talking nonsense," Del scolded with a smile, "The Knight is in charge of the night watch tonight. I'll bring him to see."
The short and fat man looked behind Del, immediately took down the cigarette in his hand, and stood up straight: "Hello, Sir Knight."
The two young men behind him quickly stood up and said, "Hello, Sir Knight."
Klauen glanced at the three people opposite him and said, "Thank you for your hard work. How did you monitor the outside area during the night watch?"
He wanted to understand how these people worked and see if he could achieve full surveillance coverage within a certain period of time.
Baloo reached up and pushed his hat upwards, revealing his very receding hairline.
He hummed and organized his words: "Sir, each of us three will observe for the duration of one cigarette, and the monitoring range is the three bonfires facing us and adjacent to it on the left and right."
Clown suddenly moved forward and pressed against the wall. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several figures flash into the range of the campfire.
"Sir, there are a few monsters coming over there," a rough shout with an obvious tremor came from the monitoring point at an adjacent location.
(End of this chapter)