Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 112 The Incoming Archipelago Army (Wan Geng)

Sintra, this kingdom is located in the southernmost part of the Northern Kingdoms, facing the sea in the west, across the sea from the Skellige Islands, and bounded by the Yaruga River in the north, and bordered by the valleys of Brugge, Sodden and Rivendell. To the south is the Nilfgaardian Empire.

The Kingdom of Sintra guards the south of the northern countries and guards the Manada Mountain Step, the gate between the north and the south, which is of extremely important strategic significance.

This country was once powerful during the reign of Queen Calanthe. She was called "The Lioness of Sintra", and no one in the surrounding countries dared to ignore Sintra's opinion.

But unfortunately, due to its important geographical location, it became the first target of southern invaders.

In the Battle of Manada in the First Northern War, the Cintra army was surrounded by Nilfgaardians. This was the first time that the black army entered the northern stage.

Although the outnumbered Sintra had no hope of winning, they fought on all day and were nearly wiped out.

Queen Calanthe's husband, Ester Tursek, died heroically in battle, and the queen mobilized the remaining nobles and soldiers, broke through the siege and returned to Sintra.

The Sintra army, which suffered heavy losses in the last battle, was unable to defend the capital. The seriously injured queen, all the nobles, and the remaining soldiers retreated to the castle, building layers of defense inside.

However, the warlocks of the Nilfgaard Empire easily destroyed the city gate, and the soldiers rushed in. Only the inner castle protected by spells lasted for a few more days.

After four days of hard fighting, the Nilfgaardians broke into the castle. Under the emperor's order, the army in black began a large-scale arson and massacre.

The Nilfgaardians have proved that no matter what kind of nobles or civilians they are, as long as they stand in the way of the imperial army, they will die.

To avoid humiliation, the women of Sintra killed their children, and the men killed their wives and then themselves.

Queen Calanthe asked her men to kill her, but no one dared to do it, so she jumped off the castle tower by herself.

In the end, all the royal family and nobles of Cintra were martyred, and then Nilfgaard slaughtered the entire city, only the queen's granddaughter Cirila escaped.

Then came the First Northern War.

After the kingdom of Sintra was conquered, it was still an independent kingdom in name, and the officials of the empire still managed the place.

Afterwards, the Emperor of Nilfgaard, Emhyr Enris, was preparing to marry "Princess Cyrila of Cintra", in order to bind Cintra and the Nilfgaard Empire tightly.

Seeking to strengthen his control over the region adjacent to Sintra, the Emperor then made Ciri Princess of Brugge and Lady of Sodden, Successor of the Small and Small Skelliges, and Supreme Ruler of Atli and Aber Yarra.

And everyone in the world knows that this is just Nilfgaard's puppet trick. The girl in the city of the golden tower cannot have any power, she is just a beautiful canary kept in a cage.

The fall of Sintra became a symbol of the cruelty of Nilfgaard. The Sintra army fought bravely, and the battle of Manada, which still failed in the end, is considered to be the beginning of the so-called Northern War.

The fall of the capital of Sintra was known in the North as the Massacre of Sintra, and the Nilfgaardians dismissed it as the Battle of Sintra.

The sacrifices of the city's defenders, and especially that of Queen Calanthe, the Lioness of Cintra, are recounted in many songs and stories.

Until now, the army of the Northern Kingdom still shouts "Remember Sintra!" People use the tragedy that happened in Sintra to boost morale and encourage soldiers to fight bravely.

Now, on the land of this seaside country, a cavalry carrying the three-color mountain-striped flag of the Kingdom of Aedirn is advancing.

The troop, which was composed entirely of cavalry, advanced forward. It was so mighty, and it looked very powerful, and the dust just rolled up covered the sky.

However, not all the northerners made up this army, and more than half of them were nomads and Cossacks from Hackland.

The background of the advance of this army is the black smoke rising into the sky, and the villages in the distance are burning.

On the side of the road, you can see many ruins that have been burned by flames. This is a masterpiece left by the Nilfgaardians in the war five years ago. The men in black do not want to clean up their "masterpiece".

Only those areas taken over by Nilfgaardian immigrants can be cleaned up, but most of the Nilfgaardian immigrants get the villages left after killing or capturing the original residents, and there are still few people who settle in the ruins .

"Unexpectedly, after only four years, the people of Nilfgaard actually migrated and immigrated to Sintra."

Beside Herme, his attendant Valentine looked at the black smoke and sighed,
"I thought we would be welcomed by the locals when we arrived in Sintra, but instead we faced hordes of Nilfgaardian militiamen. I almost stepped on their spike trap last time. I was so unlucky."

"Valentin, this is just the beginning, have you noticed? The closer we get to Sintra, the more Nilfgaardian militias we encounter, and the difficulty is also increasing. But that's okay , we can at least collect supplies with confidence."

The Duke Protector also raised his head and glanced at the black smoke.

What he meant by "collecting materials" is already obvious.

The Lord Protector's eyes couldn't help but shifted to the group of soldiers whose horses were tied with all kinds of food and several large bags.

"To be honest, I really don't like robbery... But there is no way, what should be done must be done. It is better to kill Nilfgaardians than ours."

It felt disgusting to give such an order, as if he had ordered the last of the farmers' food to be taken and the breadwinners of those families to be forcibly taken to battle, but such things were done.

Since entering Sintra, Herme discovered that many things were beyond her expectations.

The imaginary scene of welcoming the king and uprising everywhere did not appear, but the spears of the Nilfgaardian militia greeted them.

The number of Nilfgaard immigrants in Sintra was beyond Herme's imagination. This is the biggest impact on this land left by the black-clad army's frenzied massacre.

In particular, Herme's route was still the wealthiest area in Sintra, which was mainly raided by the Nilfgaardians and then emigrated.

The number of local Nilfgaardian militia directly overwhelmed the surviving Sintra people, and the Sintra people couldn't make a splash at all.

Most of the Sintra villages can only protect themselves, and a small number of powerful ones will take the initiative to attack, but in the struggle with Nilfgaardian immigrants, it can only be said that they can barely maintain the situation.

The result of this was that Herme only felt that he was not recovering the lost territory of the Northern Kingdom, but was fighting in the enemy's territory.

The Nilfgaardian militia set traps everywhere, destroyed the roads, ambushed the single troops, and even gathered to attack the northern troops marching on the road, causing countless troubles for Herme.

The trap is the biggest trouble. Like the northerners, the traps of the Nilfgaardians are all aimed at creating wounded people. After all, one wounded needs two people to take care of them.

Many of the laggards and wounded who were unable to keep up with the advancing speed of the troops were basically killed by them.

After discovering this, Herme had no choice but to send a special team to collect the orphans and the wounded, and then place them in the village of the Sintra people.

The people of Sintra supported the arrival of this riding army. These people who survived the massacre and slave capture of the black army were full of hatred for Nilfgaard.

Usually they are often bullied by Nilfgaardian immigrants, and they lose out in all kinds of daily activities in rural areas fighting for water and land. Nilfgaardian immigrants always directly bring in the black army to give them a platform. I can bow my head.

There are even slave traders who use this to provoke disputes, and then carry out large-scale slavery.

Now, although they can only protect themselves and cannot provide support to the riding army, it is still no problem to gather and place the wounded.

Moreover, gathering these professional soldiers is also good for the village. They can teach the villagers fighting skills, so that the villagers can better face the next possible battle.

There will be many battles in the future. The riding army is just a small ink dot scattered on the land of Sintra, and it will disappear soon. After all, Sintra people still have to rely on themselves.

However, there are also advantages to having enemies all over the place, that is, Herme can directly let the nomads and Cossacks under him start the raid.

As professional robbers, these Harklans were very efficient, rushing directly into the villages of Nilfgaardian immigrants and burning them wildly.

These suffocated Haklans were a joy. They moved very quickly, packing up the Nilfgaardian villages like locusts, taking everything away, and then burning everything.

With the release of the Hacklanders, many of them simply dropped out of the team and focused on looting in the Sintra countryside.

For these poor ghosts on the prairie, the north is really too rich, even Sintra, which was devastated by the war five years ago, is the same. After all, Nilfgaard has recovered fairly well.

Let them rob freely, that is, let them freely take everything they need in this big warehouse.

Then they will naturally start crazily, and they can't live up to the hospitality of the Duke Protector.

However, there are still overturns, and the militarization of Nilfgaardian immigrants is very high.

In many cases, a seemingly inconspicuous village has muskets, heavy crossbows, and countless spears. The local villagers also have veteran organizations.

There are also some villages that are directly fortress-style. During the long expansion of Nilfgaard, the empire has already figured out the rules of military colonization. Many Nilfgaard immigrants directly built villages like forts under the guidance of the garrison.

The countryside of Sintra directly became a scene where the three forces of Sintra, Nilfgaardian militia and Hackland looters intertwined.

Oh, and there's a slave at the end.

After entering Sintra, Herme liberated several large slave camps, which were filled with captured civilians and soldiers. These were slaves who were going to be transferred from Sintra back to the empire.

With the current battle situation, Herme naturally couldn't send them back, and couldn't take them with him, so they could only let them survive on their own.

Then these slaves were formed headed by soldiers, and then joined the battle in Sintra.

The Haklans soon realized that the Nilfgaardians were powerful, so they began to distinguish between the villages of the Cintra and the Nilfgaardians, and cooperated with the former against the Nilfgaardians.

As for the slaves, they were all northerners, so they naturally stood with their compatriots.

So the countryside of Sintra is becoming more and more "lively", with various forces coming and going, death and killing everywhere.

From time to time the northerners fell, and from time to time Nilfgaardian villages were burned, a war had begun involving everyone in the land.

Even the former members of the Restoration Army who returned to Cintra because the emperor married Ciriella also started to act.

Although it is said that the Nilfgaardian monarchs want to marry their princesses, surrendering to Nilfgaard is ultimately no choice.

Now the opportunity to resist the black army is in front of them, they will not miss it, hatred is not so easily forgotten.

Of course, there are many speculators among them who see the current weakness of the black army and start their activities.

As they stood up, the war escalated even more, and many Sintra people who were not affected by the war and Nilfgaardian immigrants also started fighting.

The territory of Sintra can be said to be "vigorous, and all things are competing to grow", and there are all kinds of grass-headed kings everywhere. Only you have someone, and you can also play as a leader.

Herme didn't bother about Hackland's leavers either. It was a good thing for the cycling army that they were doing things outside.

The water in Sintra, the muddier the better.

Although Hemei encountered a series of bad things and burned, killed and looted along the way, he still managed to reach his destination, Sintra.

This city built on the ruins of the elves has now become a complete Nilfgaardian city, and the sun can be seen everywhere in the black field.

There are only Nilfgaardians in this city. The original residents have been completely cleaned up, and then replaced with southern immigrants. I have to say that this is very Nilfgaardian.

The city wall that was damaged in the offensive and defensive battle five years ago has been repaired, and there is no trace of damage, and the city wall is still full of soldiers.

Herme learned from the locals that the walls were even stronger.

The Nilfgaardians burned everything beyond the city walls, widened the city's perimeter, and prepared for defense.

Herme established a camp under this fortified city. The Nilfgaardians in the city were obviously short of troops, and they were completely indifferent to the northerners building a camp.

However, after Herme completed the construction of the camp and counted the soldiers, he got a piece of data that made it difficult for him.

"What the hell? Twelve thousand? Now there are only 2000 people here? In other words, 8000 people have left the team along the way?"

Hemei was mentally prepared for leaving the team. After all, he took the initiative to let the loose Cossacks and nomads below leave the team.

But I never thought that there would be so many.

"Well, apart from the nomads and Cossacks who left the team on their own, there are still many people who are left behind. Many people's horses can't support them along the way. If they lose their horses, they can only be left behind. There are also people who get lost accidentally. After all, these 2 people are a very large team, and it is very normal to get lost. The last is the injured, who were scattered in various villages along our way. These three constitute the majority of the stragglers other than those who left the team on their own. .”

Valentine naturally knew about Herme's letting people leave the team on their own, so he didn't mention the nomads and Cossacks directly, and what he talked about was getting lost and falling behind.

When he got the data, he knew that Herme would react like this, so he specifically recorded a few laggards.

But even with all the preparations, he still subconsciously bowed his head in front of Herme, he didn't want to look directly at Duke Protector's anger.

"Go down and continue to supervise other things. Collecting food and building siege equipment must start as soon as possible."

"Yes."

After Valentine left, Herme rubbed her head. She didn't expect so many people to be lost.

It seems that I still underestimate the loss caused by such a large-scale riding.

In the future, I will have to summarize the experience of this ride, and I may not know when it will be used in the future.

But don't think about it now, what matters now is Sintra.

In any case, the important thing is that I have already reached the city, and the next question is how to take the city.

In this regard, he is very confident that the artillery can be launched at any time, and the next step is to wait for some siege equipment to be repaired.

And not long after Herme's team arrived, a long ship came to Sintra and entered Herme's camp.

The message brought by this long ship was simple. His long-awaited Skellige fleet had finally arrived. In a few days, King Bran's archipelago army would land.

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The Skellige Islands are located to the west of the mainland and consist of six large islands and a dozen scattered smaller ones.

It lies northwest of the mouth of the Yaruga, beyond the coast of Cintra, and southwest of Cidaris and Verdon.

The Kingdom of Skellige ruled all the islands, and its inhabitants mainly lived on fishing, hunting, trading and armed plundering at sea.

The Archipelago are known for their legendary piracy, and their unrivaled and swift longships roam the seas.

Since the beginning of the contest between the North and the South, the Skelliges have played an important role, and their names have been thoroughly resounded throughout the North and South.

And now, Herme was about to meet them.

The day the islanders agreed to arrive was in the morning, and the Lord Protector led his troops to the beach of Sintra early in the morning.

They built a bonfire on the beach, and now there is still fog on the sea, and they need a bonfire to guide the Skellige people in the right direction.

Standing on the beach, Herme first glanced at Sintra behind her.

The castle's spire is obvious even in the fog, but it's a pity that Nilfgaard's flag can be seen on it, and the sun looks so dazzling.

Then he turned his gaze back to the sea surface, the sea surface was covered with fog, and it was impossible to see what was there.

But Herme knew that Skelliger's fleet was floating above the sea, and they might send out a signal at any time.

The Lord Protector's soldiers were scattered on the beach, and not far away were several cavalry phalanxes standing ready, in case of emergency.

Next to each large bonfire stands a soldier holding a torch, and they will light the bonfire immediately when the superior gives an order.

"Valentin, what do most ordinary people think of the Skelliges?"

Herme, who was sitting on the horse, had nothing to do and asked his attendants to pass the time.

Valentine was a little surprised by this question, what kind of question is this, doesn't the Lord Protector know?But still answer honestly,

"Bandits, pirates, and scum, but after this war, people's perception of the Skelliges has changed a lot. The Skelliges' harassment of Nilfgaard has indeed supported the frontline battle."

Hearing these words, Herme didn't comment, but just thought about what kind of person he would meet King Bran, and how to deal with such a person.

After waiting for a while, lights flickering on and off appeared on the sea surface,
"Light the bonfire!"

Following Herme's order, the soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately lit the bonfire that had been built for a long time, and in an instant, dozens of giant torches were now on the beach.

Then they saw more and more flecks of fire on the misty sea, and the Skelliges responded.

Finally, Herme saw Skellige's longship breaking through the fog and appearing in front of her eyes, one archipelago longship after another appeared. In this fog, they seemed to have traveled through another world.

Shields of every shape and color flanked each longship, and the brave men and women of the Isles were paddling the oars with their strong arms.

The most striking of these is the giant longship with the head of a white bear on the blue sails, and the prow of the ship is a vivid and lifelike bear's head.

Herme knew that it was the head of the Skellige family, and it was also the symbol of the current archipelago royal family, the Tursek family.

Combined with the size of the boat, it also shows who its owner is.

There was no doubt that the ship belonged to what is now the ruler of the Isles, Bran Tursek, Lord of Skellige.

As more and more longships emerged from the mist, Herme noticed that there were also many southern punts, which seemed to be trophies from the Nilfgaardians.

One after another of the long boats approached the coast steadily, and the heavily armed sea people rolled over from the boat nimbly.

Both legs stepped on the water nonchalantly, and then walked towards the shore.

Other islanders lowered the boards from the boat and began to unload the supplies on the boat, and some soldiers stepped off the boards.

Perhaps it was because of the continuous raids on the Nilfgaardian Empire, their movements were very skilled, and they didn't appear to be messy due to such a large-scale landing.

The islanders wear all kinds of costumes, with their respective family logos on their bodies and shields, and they are colorful at a glance.

Although they are all busy, they are clearly in order.

And the king of Skellige, "The Conqueror" Bran Tursek came before Herme under the escort of a group of Tursek family soldiers.

These soldiers have distinctive armor and are the personal guards of the Tursek family.

Behind Bran was a tall and strong man with the symbol of the Tursek family on his body, but this strong man was wearing a face helmet, so his face could not be seen.

Herme thought that this person was Bran's bodyguard, so he didn't care.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Herme."

"Your Majesty Bran."

Herme dismounted and showed respect to the king.

"I have to say, the first time I received your news, I suspected it was a fake. Someone dared to attack Sintra directly through the occupied area of ​​Nilfgaard. You are more crazy than the craziest lunatic in our archipelago. Still crazy. But I decided to come and see, and now I see, there are such madmen. Well, Skellige's fighters will not let you down, I brought five thousand fighters, this is The essence of all Skellige, my brother gave his blood to defend this city, and I will take it back."

Bran, who has white hair and beard and wears chain mail, has a gentle attitude, and there is no aggressiveness in the stereotyped Skellige in his words, which is beyond Herme's expectations.

King Bran has a pair of blue eyes, the eyes are gentle, but there is also keenness under the gentleness, and there is also a kind of calmness that has experienced many battles.

But he quickly remembered the information about Bran that he had read, and then he didn't find it strange.

People say that the Skelligs are harder to tame than the roaring sea every day. No ruler can last long in those islands, and the fire of war always rules the islands.

However, King Bran managed to make the rebellious descendants of Hamdor behave extremely obediently. He united many families in the archipelago and maintained a long-term rule.

What is his secret?Why can he do what others can't?Is it courage?Is it a strategy?Or is it a deterrent?No, not at all.What King Bran found was a force unknown to the people of the archipelago: compromise.

When others tried to solve the problem with sharp axes and bows, King Bran had a good time with his political opponents, sweet talk, gifts of gold and silver, and barrels of mead. No matter who he was, he would be softened by the King of Skellige.

However, doing so will inevitably affect his own prestige, so Bran King chose to lead the archipelago army to continuously plunder the sea, and use the gold, silver and jewels plundered from overseas to maintain his rule.

After Nilfgaard went north, the Skelliges under King Bran made a lot of money. Nilfgaard, which lacked a navy, said that it was so weak in front of the pirates, and the wealth seemed to let them access.

From this point of view, there is such a deep-seated reason why the islanders are so keen to attack Nilfgaard.

Some people in the archipelago complained that King Bran was too focused on plundering. He spent more time plundering overseas than in the archipelago. The internal problems of the archipelago were only temporarily covered up by him with external wars.

However, these critics must also admit that it is precisely because of the series of policies of King Bran that the young people in the archipelago can grow up in a peaceful environment.

The archipelago has also become more prosperous and its strength has continued to increase. This is a peaceful period that the archipelago has not seen for a long time.

"I brought the food and supplies you need. For this reason, I made a special trip to Joachim's waste place, and got a lot from him. Well, it's on those Nilfgaardian ships, let you Let’s go get it. Speaking of which, this is the first time I’ve encountered such a rotten ship. I’m afraid it will capsize if it’s hit by a ram, so it can’t be used for naval battles at all, it can only be used for transportation.”

After criticizing the Nilfgaardian warship in dissatisfaction, Bran looked at Sintra Castle, and memories appeared in his eyes.

"Ah, Sintra, five years have passed since the Nilfgaardians took it, five years I have not been able to come to this place again, and I remember my brother Tursek, who always Standing on the watchtower of Cintra with Calanthe, but there is a Nilfgaardian sun there, it is disgusting."

King Bran told the story of the martyred king of the Hinterlands. Herme didn't speak, but just listened quietly, and didn't speak until the end.
"In that case, Your Majesty Bran, let us take it down together, pull that damned Nilfgaardian flag to the ground, and step on it a few more times."

"Ha, I like what you said, you are very appetizing to me. But let's stop talking here, Lord Herme, take us to your camp quickly, and settle the boys down first."

"it is good."

The quickness of Skelly's movements was beyond Herme's imagination.

It took them a few hours to basically pull the team off the boat and repair a simple pier.

Then they ran to Hemei's camp and set up camp in the area designated for them.

In contrast, the soldiers Herme sent to carry the supplies were still moving, and they always seemed to be in a hurry.

And during the period, the ship was almost capsized. If it weren't for the fact that the ship was full of islander sailors, they might have succeeded.

But even so, it is still unavoidable to avoid the loss of many materials falling into the water...

Herme asked Bran why they were so quick.

King Bran's explanation was that if you were fighting in Nilfgaard, you would have been encircled and killed by the Nilfgaardians if you hadn't been quicker.

Duke Huguo understood now, it turned out that this was all done through practice, it couldn't be compared, indeed it couldn't be compared.

And as a large number of Skelliges entered the camp, the whole camp immediately became "lively".

The islanders naturally like to be lively, so things like wrestling and boxing immediately increased, and some islanders had nothing to do all day long, singing and dancing there.

And because there were many shield girls in the islanders' team, this made Herme's group of animals who had touched women for almost a month become extremely manic.

Like most northerners, the Skellige people regard sex as a normal thing to eat and drink, but unlike the women in the mainland, the women in the archipelago prefer strong men.

So there are more wrestling and boxing. In order to compete for the right to go to bed, the men are very enthusiastic.

In this regard, Herme and King Bran are also happy to see the results. The former thinks that it is good to consume the energy below, while the latter is already commonplace.

While the barracks turned into a carnival, the construction of the siege equipment was also in progress, as well as the debugging of the artillery.

Herme expects to prepare for another half a week before attacking Sintra.

As for the other Nilfgaardian armies, they have not changed anything. The Central Army is heading to Brenner, and the Verden Army is retreating from Verden, but it is still far from reaching Sintra.

As for the south, it is said that a new Nilfgaardian army is heading north, but that army is still climbing the Manada steps, so there is no need to worry.

However, if the capture of Sintra fails, the situation will be dire, but Herme is confident that he will not fall into that situation.

The defenders of Nilfgaard in the city are no more than three thousand, and there are people who have guns, so how could they not be able to take it down.

Now that everything is on the right track, Herme also decided to relax for herself, and go down for a stroll to see what recreational activities are going on below, as well as the status of the soldiers.

Putting on a black cloak to conceal his identity, Herme quickly came to the barracks, and then he saw a portrait of all living beings in the barracks.

The barracks area is still normal. The soldiers gathered here are either calmly adjusting their equipment, reviewing their skills, or just resting.

Everyone sat quietly with their own strength, not disturbing others.

But outside the barracks, in the designated "entertainment area".

Since the Nilfgaardians completely burned the surrounding area of ​​Sintra, and Herme's army came all the way by riding, there were not many civilians to keep up with, so there were not many civilians here, and they were all crowded. Full of fighters.

The boxing and wrestling places are always full of people, gamblers are everywhere, and all kinds of shouts resound through the sky and the earth.

Then there are people drinking and chatting, everyone is having fun, and soldiers with certain skills make some items or provide services to make money.

The Shield Girls are the liveliest place, and the men want to sleep with them before the battle, but if you want to fuck these aunts, you have to fight first, or fight with Skelly, or fight with competitors, and finally It depends on whether people like it or not, but it is also very lively there.

As for being strong, that's unlikely. There are no weak women who follow the Skellige fleet to fight here and there, and this will inevitably lead to the intervention of Skellige's men.

As for the few camp prostitutes in the army, there was a long queue there...

"It's the same as the market...but I like it."

Looking at the scene full of fireworks around her, Herme couldn't help but think, after this war is over, how many people will survive here?

Alas, war, looking back at the battle along the way, and thinking of those faces buried in the mud, Herme felt melancholy.

Thinking about these past events, Herme was walking on the road completely by intuition. Suddenly he saw a tent, which was a battlefield tavern. He suddenly felt a little hungry, so he walked in.

The seats in the tent were full of people, only a drunken drunk had a seat opposite, and Herme didn't mind, so she sat on it.

In an "immediately" tone, Herme ordered some beer and jerky - that's all the tavern could offer.

"Lord Herme? Didn't expect you to come to this kind of place?"

The drunkard in front of Hemei raised his head and recognized Hemei, but the Protector was quite surprised, he didn't expect that someone here could recognize him.

"I didn't expect a big man like you to come here... But it's okay, Master Herme, listen to me, an alcoholic. Can you imagine what it's like to live alone in this world while your relatives die in front of you?"

Herme looked at the eyes of the blond Skellige in front of her, a pair of calm and sophisticated but gloomy and tired sea blue eyes, which made the Lord Protector of Aedir feel that he was being stared at by a beast, just like the Skellige wearing A huge black wolf fur-like beast on its body.

This person is fair-skinned and tall, and he is a typical Skellige in the stereotype.

"It can be seen that you have not encountered it, which is good."

The Skelliger said, filling his horn glass with wine again, and drinking it with his head raised,

"No one deserves to suffer like this, no one."

"What do you want to say?"

Herme asked puzzledly. He couldn't understand what the Skelliger wanted to express. His mind was mainly recalling when he had seen the archipelago in front of him.

When Herme noticed the armor pattern on this person, he suddenly realized the identity of the person in front of him. Isn't this the strong man behind King Bran?
"My name is Ogn, Ogn Tursek, so Commander Herme you understand."

"Your relationship with East Tursek is..."

After Skellige Ogn said his surname, Herme instantly understood why the person in front of him was so indignant.

East Tursek is the brother of Bran, the current King of the Skellige Islands, and the famous "Sea Boar" Kratz Ancklet is the nephew of this East.

When the famous Skellige sea adventurer married Queen Castleland and became the country's king, the Skellige Islands and the Kingdom of Sintra were bound by an unrivaled bond.

So when the news that Easter was shot dead by the arrows of the Nilfgaardian army in the Battle of Manada spread to Skellige, everyone on the island was furious, and everyone clamored for revenge.

Of course, this is mainly an excuse. Everyone knows what the islanders are thinking at a deeper level.

"I participated in the battle of Manada, when I was the leader of my second uncle's personal guard."

Orgn muttered to himself, recounting the war that led to the destruction of Cintra, which was his most painful memory.

"I still remember how my second uncle charged against the Nilfgaardian line. He is an out-and-out Skellige man. And the guards I led formed a shield wall to oppress the men in black. As for me, I'm not bragging. I not only have a tall and strong body, but also have powerful strength and fighting skills to match it. I pierced the enemy's throat with a spear, cut off the limbs of the enemy with the sword, and smashed the enemy with the shield. neck, I used my bravery to disperse the enemy's formation. Aha, I thought I was possessed by the ancestor Tyr at that time!"

"But while I was wantonly destroying the will of the enemy fighters, I caught a glimpse of the second uncle, my king, who was pierced by arrows and fell to the ground. Then, the only impression I had was that I was wide open in the army of the Nankes. Killing ring, I want to use the blood of these bastards to cool down the boiling anger until I lose consciousness."

"The war was over when the rest of the guards pulled me up from the pile of corpses and woke me up. I had made an oath to repay my uncle's upbringing with eternal loyalty and endless glory, but I broke my promise. When I led the rest of the people to try to rescue Queen Calanthe, but only saw the city of Cintra engulfed in flames, my vow could never be fulfilled, and the bloodline of the royal family of Cintra has been cut off."

"Then I followed my uncle's army and burned, killed and looted desperately on the land of Nilfgaard. Unfortunately, no matter how many people I killed, I still couldn't fulfill my oath. This time I can participate in the capture of Cintra I am very happy in this battle, therefore, I am very grateful to you, Lord Herme, I personally thanked you when I planned to start the battle, but I did not expect to see you here."

After listening to this person's series of words, Herme also almost understood the situation of this person, the Tursek relatives who were close to the late East Turset.

It's no wonder that they are drinking too much here. For the archipelago who value the oath, the inability to fulfill the oath is a bigger matter than the sky.

Seeing that his emotions were so intense, Herme actually wanted to mention Ciri, but considering that both Ciri were involved, he decided not to mention it.

False Ciri is okay, Maciri is the fatal one, she is the protagonist determined by "fate", so whoever gets close to her will suffer, and Herme doesn't like to push people into the fire pit.

While Herme was thinking, the member of the Tursek family continued to say,

"After the victory of this fortified battle against Sintra, it would be great if I could die at the end of the war. If it doesn't work, I will commit suicide. In this way, I can barely fulfill my oath. I know it is very strong, but there is no way. It's better than living with shame here."

Ogn poured another large horn glass of wine into his mouth, but the drunkenness on his face still looked very light, and his mind was still sober.

"This is unavoidable, Lord Ogn." Subconsciously, Herme said, "You still have a big age, how can you die like this, you obviously have a better future."

"Then what else can I do?"

When he said this cruel fact, Ogn's words were full of despair, and his tone was as calm as the surface of water.

Herme thought about it quickly, the Lord Protector had no other thoughts, but subconsciously didn't want to see people committing suicide, and then he thought about how to persuade the stubborn Skelly in front of him.

"Ciri."

"Ok?"

"Don't you want to take back Ciri, take back Calanthe's granddaughter, Easter's step-granddaughter, don't you?"

"However, Xili is in the city of the Golden Pagoda, we can't break through that city, not to mention, she is already married to the emperor..."

Ogn also participated in the looting of the city of the Golden Tower. When he questioned why his cousin Kratz didn't launch an attack and break the damn gate of Nilfgaard, Kratz just said,

"Do you think we are the ones who can break that strong city?"

And then Ogun watched it too, and he also admitted the fact.

Since then, Orgn has been completely desperate to rescue Ciri, and he knows the vastness of Nilfgaard.

In his view, it was impossible for the northern army to reach the capital of Nilfgaard by land.

As for the sea route, the Skelliges couldn't take down the city wall of the Golden Tower City at all.

"Then let me tell you, I may destroy Nilfgaard in the future?"

"Ok?"

Ogn took a good look into Herme's eyes to make sure he wasn't joking.

"You? Destroy Nilfgaard?"

This certainly speaks to his attitude.

"The war between the North and the South has only just begun, and this war is not over. In the next ten years, the two sides will inevitably have continuous fighting, and these ten years are enough to turn the small into the big, the weak Become a strong man, how could it be impossible for me to destroy Nilfgaard? Don’t forget, since turning the tide in Wengerburg, I have done many things that outsiders seem to be impossible.”

Afterwards, Herme admitted that she was a little high at the time, but if she didn't say that, she really couldn't convince this person who wanted to die.

Ogn obviously listened to Herme's words, and then there was a different color in his originally dark eyes, but the color was immediately restrained by him the next moment.

"What will the future say, let's see when the time comes. I will keep watching. If you can really do it, I will join your team."

Organ Tursek stood up, his face was no longer drunk, and after bowing slightly to Hemei, he left the place.

The dishes Hemei ordered came out at this time, and the Duke Protector began to eat and drink.

He didn't take Ogn's words seriously either, he only thought that he had saved a confused young man.

(End of this chapter)