From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 328 Di Jing: Well, Your Wish

Ciri has always been curious about one question—has the wish she made to Lan come true?In what way will this wish be fulfilled by Dijing?
In fact, when Lan heard of Ciri's wish, he couldn't laugh or cry. He thought Ciri wasted a wish.

Ciri doesn't care about this, even if Lan has the ability to come and go freely on the battlefield, he can still win the war with the help of Grandpa and others...

But it’s always better to add a layer of insurance!

Dijing didn't think so.

As I said before, there are actually many different ways to understand the same wish, and there are many different ways to realize each wish.
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Firewood was thrown into the fireplace and the flames blazed.

The majestic king began to read the battle report in his hand.

[On February 1265, 2, the entire territory of Livia fell.King Henselt of Kaedwen took the opportunity to go south to invade Aedirn.

On February 2, King Demavi of Aedirn dispatched 16 light cavalry from the front line to return to the north of Aedirn, and at the same time commanded the central army in Vengerberg to go north to fight against Kaedwen, which greatly weakened the strength of the Aedirn forces in the southern coalition. .

On February 2, the combined forces of Queen Meve and King Demawi were defeated again by Nilfgaard at Edelsberg in Aedirn.King Henselt led the Brown Banners across the Diffne River in Aedirn and took the town of Gulta in Aedirn.

On February 2th, King Demavi and Queen Miwei split up and went north to help.Nilfgaard only left 20 men to deal with Queen Meeve.

On the same day, Duke Lannister of Cintra, who received a request for help from Aedirn's advisors, arrived in Aedirn and helped Queen Meve repel the Nilfgaardian forces, and then went north to pursue the Nilfgaardians.

On February 2, the Nilfgaardian Central Army in Upper Soden marched eastward collectively under the leadership of Marshal Menno.

On February 2, Lannister and Queen Mivi faced the Nilfgaardian Nausicaa Division and the 22th Cavalry Brigade of Delaney.The Nilfgaardians were driven back.

On February 2, the Duke of Lannister, Queen Mivi and King Demavi joined forces to pursue the defeated army of Nilfgaard.The great forces of Aedirn continue their march north against Kaedwen.

On February 2, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms came into contact with the Nilfgaard Central Group Army on the border of Livia and was defeated again.Marshal Menno left the Alba Division to consolidate the results of the battle, and led the Third Army and Fourth Cavalry to continue northward.

On February 2, the Duke of Lannister suddenly appeared in the Alba division left behind.The commander of the Alba Division, Egg Braj, was assassinated, and the core officers were wiped out.

On the same day, Marshal Menno stopped going north, and Queen Miwei and King Demavi were able to breathe and defend the capital of Leiria.

On February 2, the Duke of Lannister appeared behind the Central Army, suspected of assassinating Marshal Mennonite.A large number of Nilfgaardian warlocks appeared on the scene, and there were two giant dragons.

Then the Duke of Lannister appeared in the city of Leiria again, and Major General Marcus Brebant, commander of the Fourth Nilfgaardian Cavalry Corps, was said to have been killed in action.

On February 2, Marshal Menno sent the Willihead Brigade and Desven's Division back south to build fortifications in Livia and Lower Soden.Lord Lannister did not appear. 】

A fire blazed in the fireplace.

The "Pearl of Tretorg's Court" Philippa Erhart looked at the battle report in front of her with a dazzling brilliance in her eyes.

The leader of Redania's intelligence organization, Sigismund Dijkstra, trembled in his hands. He couldn't imagine that the "Duke of Lannister" in the battle report was the blond knight he had chatted with in Bull Castle not long ago.

"Tell me, my advisor, and my count." King Vizmir II of Redania looked at the fireplace in a daze, as if he was looking forward to his minister's opinion, "What should we do next?"

Philippa glanced at Vizmir II, and quickly lowered her head again.There are too many emotions in her eyes, and it is not suitable to show them in front of the king at this moment.

"Father, I think we are going to behead all the spies who sent this battle report!" the king's eldest son Radovid shouted, "This information is too ridiculous!"

Compared with the last time I met Lan En, his hair became "incher".

The king said nothing, but turned his eyes to Dijkstra.

"Your Majesty, Redania has the best intelligence agency in the North." The spy chief said immediately.

"So, is this information true?" The king said lightly, "I'm not surprised in the first half, it's normal for Henselt to do anything; I'm a little wary in the middle part, Demavi and Miwei are no match. Perhaps we should pay more attention to Nilfgaard."

"But these last parts—the Lannisters running around? Killing the commanders of so many troops so easily? And two dragons? Can you still call such battle reports true?"

To be honest, Dijkstra himself submitted this battle report to the king after a long psychological struggle.

"Count Dijkstra, don't you want to explain it carefully?" Prince Radovid snapped.

Dix started sweating.

Fortunately, Vizmir II quickly turned his gaze: "Philippa, my advisor. With such 'magic' information, I hope you can give me some advice."

The sorceress had calmed down at this time: "Your Majesty, we all know that the Duke of Lannister is... special. Because of this, he likes to make friends with special groups such as demon hunters and druids, Brokilon's dryads and He has a covenant, and Temeria's advisor, Triss Merigold, is under his command."

Philippa was trying her best to cover Lan and reduce his threat in the eyes of King Vizmir II.

She pondered for a while, seeming to sort out the information in her head: "The druids of Skellige themselves have rumors of controlling pterodactyls, maybe this has something to do with the two giant dragons in the newspaper - and Lannister can get This kind of record must have been helped by those druids and warlocks, but on the surface he was shown in front of people as a support, so everyone thought that Lannister achieved such a record alone."

"You mean that he is hiding the whereabouts of his magic troops, so as to increase the deterrence against the Nilfgaardians?" Wei Zimir II smiled, "At the same time, he can also take over more soldiers in the process. How many credits and legends, shaping his own image in Cintra, writing the epic of Cintra in the north?"

"Otherwise, there is no other way to explain it." Philippa lowered her head.

"It's despicable!" Radovid sneered, "Using warlocks and druids to fight, and taking their credit!"

The king frowned, and finally waved his hand to signal the prince to be quiet for a while.

He leaned against the fireplace again: "Philippa, if it's you...or a warlock you know, can you do this kind of thing? Can you reproduce Lannister's record?"

This time Philippa didn't hesitate at all: "I can't do it, and no known member of the Warlock Brotherhood can do it."

But she added: "But Your Majesty, I can guarantee that this will not happen in Redania."

Philippa's finger pointed to the battle report, and it stopped on February 2th.

The above is [Duke Lannister assassinated Marshal Mennonite, and a large number of Nilfgaardian warlocks appeared at the scene].

In the following battle report, Marshal Menno also appeared, indicating that Lannister's assassination was unsuccessful due to the presence of warlock troops.

Vizmir II pondered for a moment: "Dijkstra, I heard that there are always Nilfgaardian spies around the Ben Ard Academy of Magic contacting the dropouts and absorbing them into their intelligence system. And the Kaedwenians Turn a blind eye to this?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"We might as well start."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then Philippa. Pass on my order—let the soldiers on the eastern border teach Kaedwin a lesson. Henselt cannot ignore our warning and pay the price." Vizmir II thought for a moment, " We have to help Demavi free his hands for Nilfgaard."

"War." These two words made Prince Radovid look excited.

"Your will, Your Majesty." The sorceress gave a court salute.

"As for Sintra..." Vizmir II pondered for a while, "Forget it, let's do this first. After that, we can wait until the Nilfgaardians are driven away. After all, they only have so few people."

The conversation should have ended here, and Vizmir II felt a little tired.

But he suddenly saw his son who was full of excitement at the moment. His prince seemed to like war very much, and there were some bad rumors in the court.

This made Vizmir II start to ponder.

"Philippa, you need to pay more attention to Radovid's education. I have a hunch—times are going to be different."

Radovid froze for a moment, his excited brain cooled down.

"It is my honor, Your Majesty." Philippa smiled meaningfully.

She lowered her head again by saluting to prevent the king from seeing her eyes, which was the greed of the night owl who found the prey.

"And Dijkstra." Wizmir II turned to his intelligence leader again: "I asked you to contact Folterstadt some time ago to discuss the marriage. Did he reply? I remember that guy Is your daughter Adda?"

Dijkstra showed a hesitant expression: "Your Majesty..."
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Temeria, Vizima.

Unlike Redania, which only singled out Novigrad as a trading city, Vizima, as the capital of Temeria, was itself one of the largest port cities in the north.

Due to the endless flow of businessmen coming and going, this city has an amazing free atmosphere, and with it comes all kinds of gossip that are almost irrepressible.

Of course, in any place, the private affairs of the royal family will always be the most enthusiastic topic, especially in Temeria where there is such an explosive orthopedic atmosphere.

Princess Adda was born into such a family and has always attracted the attention of the people of Vizima.

What's more, her own experience itself has a certain degree of legend. She was cursed by a court warlock as a vampire demon bird in her early years, and was rescued by the famous demon hunter "White Wolf".Since then, she has always carried a wildness that can never be removed from her body, and she has always acted in a high-profile manner. It is said that she was mixed with some underground gangs in the city for a while.

Fortunately, the current king of Temeria, Fultesty, did not stick to small matters, otherwise most of the people in Vizima would be imprisoned.

But in recent months, the people of Vizima have been surprised to learn that Princess Adda has not been seen for a long time.

And another outrageous rumor began to spread from the court of Vizima—Princess Adda was pregnant without marriage!

……

Keira and Fikat walked in the royal castle, passed through the spacious and luxurious stone hall, tinted window glass and domed ceiling, and came to the king's executive suite.

They were summoned by the king, and the royal steward delivered the message for them, and then opened the door.

Before entering, a roar came from inside: "Lannister!"

Keira and her companions looked at each other and shrank their necks.

The King has been very irritable lately, especially when the subject of Lord Lannister of Cintra is involved.

But Xiongshi has been too active in the northern border recently, and every information passed to the court cannot avoid him.Distressed agents had wondered if they could omit the Lion of Cintra from their intelligence, only to find that there would be no intelligence to convey to their superiors.

So the king became even more angry.

With a face that was prettier than a woman, Fultesty threw a battle report towards his warlock advisor, which showed Lane's recent battle in the northern border.

Keira and Fikat are not as strong as Philippa, and the expressions on their faces have become sluggish to the naked eye.

"It's magic, it must be magic, that Lannister guy likes these things." Folterstadt roared, "and Merigold, he kidnapped Merigold! The record is definitely due to Merigold!"

"Kayla, Fikat! You have worked with Merigold before, tell me, can you do what is on the battle report?"

Even Fikat, who has now become one of the top ten members of the Warlock Brotherhood, can only shake his head at this kind of question, and they also gave similar answers to Philippa.

Folterstadt plopped back on the couch, trying to get some blond out of his head.

He began to care about his daughter.

"Keira, you have been taking care of Yada. How is she doing?"

Keira Metz tidied up her wording: "Her Royal Highness is... very healthy, but she has been sticking to her previous point of view recently."

"You want me to send troops to support Cintra?"

"Yes." Kayla bowed her head.

As expected, the handsome king who had just calmed down jumped up again: "This is Lannister's trick! It's shameful revenge! He has simply embarrassed Calanthe! Do you actually want to use this method to make me surrender? Damn it. A Lannister! A vile witcher!"

"No, this is also a lie! He is not a witcher at all!!"

"Everyone in the northern border was deceived by him!!!"

Who could have imagined that not long ago, Fuertestad planned to marry his illegitimate son to Princess Sintra, but now it has turned into such a situation.

Fikat looked around and cleared his throat: "Your Majesty, in fact, this matter is not a bad thing from a political point of view, it can even help us achieve many strategies..."

"Get out!"

So the emotional intelligence of warlocks is really low.

After driving away his two advisors, Folterstadt gasped for breath again.

After being silent for a long while, not knowing what he was thinking about, the King of Temeria ordered his royal steward again: "Has Roche returned to Vizima?"

"Just arrived yesterday, Your Majesty. He just completed the last task you ordered."

"Get him here."

A man like iron quickly asked to see him. He was wearing a blue cotton leather armor with scattered stripes on his sleeves, holding a brown turban, and his face was determined.

"Your Majesty." The iron man knelt down to his king.

"Roche, you are one of my most trusted subordinates." The king said, "I want you to call back all the members of the [Blue Iron Guard] who are out, and I need this special force in the next period of time. Be my bodyguard."

Roche's face immediately became serious: "Your Majesty, is there an assassin?"

"No." Fultesty gritted his teeth, "I want to lead the army south!"

Roche hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Are we... going to take action against Cintra?"

Anyone who heard the order, combined with the recent temper of the king, would think so.

"No." Folterstadt nearly gritted his teeth.

He took a deep breath and said in an extremely unwilling tone: "The target is the Nilfgaardians!"

(End of this chapter)