Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 124 The Livia Massacre
Livia stood beside the inlet at the southern end of Lake Loch Escalot, its castle surrounded by brightly colored thatched roofs, and the dark cottages by the lake like clumps of black mushrooms.

Even in Livia, post-war scenes can be seen everywhere.

Graves and mounds were piled up in the fields, white skulls and skeletons could be seen among the lush spring grass, and dead bodies hung from the branches.

Not even the shadow of weeds can be seen on the large expanse of burnt blackened land.

But on this land where only ruins remain, many villagers and migrants are rebuilding their homes.

All around was the sound of hacking axes, hammers beating and saws cutting.Near the ruins, women were turning over the scorched earth with hoes.

Some lugged plowshares precariously, the leather ropes digging deep into their shoulders.

"Before we besieged Livia, the Nilfgaardians burned everything outside the city walls. It will take time for them to rebuild. At least this year will be before we can eradicate the Nilfgaardians and give us land. wounds left behind."

Odo said seriously, the knight in blue is leading the way for the Lord Protector.

His hair is a little gray, but it makes him look more serious and makes the whole person look more majestic.

As an important minister of the Livia court, Odo was in charge of many affairs in the city of Livia and managed the city during Mi Wei's absence.

Gasco, the Duke of the Wild Dog, is responsible for the stability of the area outside Livia. Now the Duke is leading the former bandits under his command, and the current official army is besieging the robbers and monsters in the kingdom.

The team of the Protector of the Kingdom was covered with mud, and some planks were laid on it. There were dilapidated houses on both sides, and there were some idle young people nearby.

They were either leaning against the wall or lying on the ground, and some had tears in their eyes from the anesthetic powder they had inhaled.

Hermi couldn't help looking at them curiously. These young people were not too young, but they were not yet old enough to leave their parents, yet they were wandering on the streets now.

Some people looked at the Duke Protector's team full of dissatisfaction, and some made obscene gestures.

However, they were quickly dispersed by Livia's guards. When escaping, these people were very quick, and they knew that they often did such things.

And in those dark alleys on the street, Herme saw some people in rags watching the Duke Protector's team.

Their eyes were very plain, so plain that Herme felt very uncomfortable.

Not many people in Livia welcome the arrival of the Hero of the North, and everyone is busy with life matters.

"Please forgive them."

Otto sighed.

"Young people need to find a place to vent. Everyone knows that young people need to vent. War hasn't done them much good. Their father died on the battlefield and their mother became a prostitute. As for those people in the alley, how many of them They are desperate farmers who can only come to the city to survive, but it is only a matter of time before they starve to death."

"I understand, Lord Odo, that I do not blame anyone for it."

Herme lowered her head slightly, with a heavy heart. Although the war is over, many things still have a long way to go.

Relying on the blessing of democracy, the north won the war, but after the passion faded, people found that the reality was still a mess.

The devastation wrought by the war still had a marked effect on them, and the problem was not resolved with the victory of the war.

The difference between narrative and reality creates a strong dissatisfaction.

This is especially true in areas that have been heavily damaged by Nilfgaard, as well as areas that have been requisitioned on a large scale due to heavy pressure from the south.

The governments of various countries regard solving the men in black as a panacea to deal with all problems, but now that the war is over, the problem still has not been resolved.

Even though all countries have designated tax exemption policies, they have to go through this year first. Now, there is no food in many places, and the scope of national relief is often very limited.

Then there is that kind of strong dissatisfaction, and under this kind of dissatisfaction, it is extremely possible to produce some terrible things.

And this is inevitable, the world is material, whatever cause is planted, will produce what effect.

Now the environment in the north is more suitable for those things to happen, and there are many professionals who may join. After the army is dismissed, there are veterans and guerrillas who have killed people on the battlefield everywhere.

Due to the issue of national power, the northern countries generally cannot give them a good placement.

But even so, they are still much better than ordinary civilians, with funds from the government.

This is not because the rulers are kind, but because they know that these people can cause trouble and even overthrow them.

But even so, these soldiers are still easy to join in the chaos.

Herme had a deep understanding of this, and several small-scale riots had broken out in Aden.

It is mentioned in the report that in addition to the general dissatisfaction of the people, the participation of former military personnel is also an important factor.

Thanks to the quick response of the Cossack troops, the chaos did not spread. Together with the nomads who were specially left by Heme and planned to return to Hackland in the future, they suppressed the chaos.

Then Herme naturally ordered severe punishments to deal with these problems, and more registered Cossack patrols in the countryside.

Other northern countries also have such problems to some extent. It can only be said that some things have just begun, and Herme is well aware of the pressure she will face.

So he didn't accuse or say anything about Livia's matter.

It would be foolish to make moral accusations.

And to be honest, many times such statements are just ways for the rulers to transfer their responsibilities.

"However, these young people and poor settlers are still unstable factors after all. Lord Odo, I suggest you clean up the streets and taverns, and find some jobs for them, so as not to continue to have nothing to do."

The Lord Protector is very aware of the serious harm that these idle young people may cause to those middle-aged people who have nothing but their lives. They act recklessly, which can be said to be the root of the turmoil.

Odo smiled wryly. Some things can be achieved simply by talking about them. If there are so many jobs, why would he leave these people there?

The Livia government has worked very hard to provide relief with work, but it is still unable to absorb that many people. Livia's national strength is limited, and the resources that can be invested are also limited.

If Livia hadn't suffered the least damage in this war, the situation would have been different from what it is now, but wars everywhere.

Suddenly, Herme heard curses coming from the street, which attracted the attention of both him and Otto who was about to speak.

"The mangy kobold!"

Barefoot and dirty, the waif ran away and shouted at a dwarven trader,
"Inhuman race! Bearded goat!"

"I hope your guts rot, human worm!"

The dwarf roared back without showing any weakness,
"Hope they're all rotten and pulled out of your ass!"

"This is?"

Seeing this scene, Herme thought of something, but he didn't speak immediately, but asked Otto.

"I'm sorry for letting you see this scene, Lord Herme. As for this matter... During the Nilfgaardian occupation, the elves and dwarves both received a lot of preferential treatment from the men in black, and they already had many I am a craftsman, so I did not encounter any difficulties because of the war, and Her Majesty the Queen did not liquidate these non-human races afterwards, so the people of Livia now hate these wealthy non-human races. Many times I feel as if I am standing On top of a crater that is about to erupt. And I feel that my ability is not enough to suppress this place, so I can barely maintain the balance, and I hope that Her Majesty the Queen will return soon."

Odo was very frank, he didn't try to hide, but directly told the current situation of Livia.

When these things were mentioned, Otto frowned.

He once persuaded Her Majesty the Queen to expel the non-human race in Livia, this is for the safety of the capital, and also for the safety of the non-human race and human beings.

But Mi Wei still refused, in her opinion, it was still too immoral.

Moreover, Mi Wei no longer wanted to choose between the two evils. In the past wars, she had made too many such choices, so she simply took her son and ran to Toussaint.

"I understand, Lord Odo, during my team's stay in Livia, you can use them if you need them."

While Otto expressed his thanks, Herme was summarizing the information collected.

Livia is indeed a bomb that can explode at any time, anything can happen, hated non-human races, resentful war orphans, disaffected people... If all these factors add up, Livia will never happen. The Holocaust is just weird.

However, Duke Protector was not very worried. He had 500 people around him this time. Except for his guards, the others were all elite Cossacks.

Once a riot broke out, the Cossack's horse-riding shocks and whips would quickly quiet down the locals.

So Herme is not very worried, but he is a little curious, if the Livia Massacre is gone, how things will develop, and will Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri leave this world in the end?
When the Lord Protector was leading towards the castle under the leadership of Odo, the girl-hunting team who had left the team at the city gate found the Welshine Tavern.

This tavern is right at the intersection, so you can spot it at a glance.

Vine roses covered the porch walls, and swallows built their nests on the moss-covered eaves.

And under the swallow's nest, there are two dwarves standing.

"Geralt and Dandelion, and Regis, Meval, Cassirer, and Angullan."

said a dwarf, with a loud belch,
"You bastards are pretty punctual, but I'm still glad to see you, after all, you're all still there, and you're all fine, and nothing happened."

Geralt dismounted, and so did the others.

"Hello, Yarpan Ziegrin. Nice to meet you, Zoltan Chiva."

Everyone exchanged greetings, and then walked into the tavern together.

They were the only guests in a tavern that smelt of garlic and spice and all sorts of indescribable smells that turned out to be reassuringly reassuring.

The tavern owner quickly delivered the food, including whitefish, garlic-roasted snails, and the indispensable vodka. Before the food and wine, everyone started talking.

Everyone talked about their experiences, and when they were happy, they immediately cheered together. When they were sad, they all mourned together. From time to time, everyone raised their glasses and cheered together.

They talked about war, justice and evil, and the future. They have experienced many, many things, which gave them more understanding of the world.

After Yarpan talked about the necessity of the existence of demon hunters, everyone fell silent and fell into thinking.

They sat there in silence, lost in thought, not even noticing the louder noise in the city—an ominous and menacing noise, like the buzzing of irritated wasps.

Suddenly there were shouts in the city, the door of the Welshine Tavern was flung open, and a young dwarf rushed in.He blushed and was almost out of breath.

"What's wrong?" Yarpen Ziegrin raised his head.

The dwarf, who was still out of breath, pointed in the direction of the city, his eyes flustered.

"Take a deep breath,"

Zoltan Chiva suggested,

"Then tell us what happened."

Before the young dwarf could finish his sentence, the heads of several elves were thrown into the tavern, and then humans rushed in. They were fully armed, obviously a few mercenaries.

"Look, there are so many non-human races here, they are still drinking and eating meat, ha."

Behind these few mercenaries, a group of humans rushed in. Some of them were dressed as farmers and citizens, but the most were those in rags.

People's eyes exuded a ferocious aura, and they also held weapons in their hands, some were self-defense daggers, some were agricultural tools, but all of them could kill people.

"Kill them! Get rid of these bloody bastards!"

The mob took action, and the people who were chatting just now reacted faster.

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"What's the matter?"

Herme, who just sat firmly in the castle, wondered if there was something wrong with her ears.

"Riot, it's a riot, the locals have started massacring non-human races!"

Valentine's face was pale, obviously a little frightened by what happened.

"I'll go, it's really fast enough, I don't wait a minute."

Herme jumped up from her seat,

"Gather my Cossacks, let them all get on their horses and prepare to attack, and let them suppress this chaos."

Let us see how things will develop.

After giving this order, Herme thought so, and immediately, he asked Valentine to help him change his armor, and then he walked out of the room.

As soon as he left the room, Herme saw groups of Livian crossbowmen climbing up the city wall.

These crossbowmen are all wearing full-body plate armor, holding heavy crossbows in their hands, and carrying quarter shields with the emblems of Livia and Leiria on their backs. They are Livia's famous troops.

Next to the crossbowmen, there are registered Cossacks who are being prepared. These Haklans are already dressed like northerners, wearing northern-style armor.

However, they still insisted on wearing fur coats and cuffed fur hats over their armor, so that people could accurately identify them.

According to Herme's order, all they had in their hands were leather whips.

This kind of leather whip is different from ordinary leather whips. It has been specially modified and specialized to become longer, and there are spikes on it that can tear flesh and blood, which can be used to whip humans more conveniently.

In Aden, this kind of whip has a nickname, "Picking Whip".

Because the tax collectors of the Lord Protector would use this whip to beat those who owed taxes until they handed over everything, and tax resistance was often dispersed under the combination of the whip and the horse.

And the experience about this whip has been widely promoted in the north, and the name of the leather whip is getting more and more famous.

Herme's guards are on standby, the knights of the guards are on standby, and the Vilams are also ready for battle.

Cavalier Otto was commanding the troops solemnly, listening to the news from the outside world and his complexion became more and more ugly, because the development of the situation was really bad.

The whole city was caught in riots, not just one point, but the whole city, almost the whole of Livia's idlers and gangsters joined in the carnival, and more and more people were attracted to it.

Since the war has just ended, almost every household now has swords and weapons, and farm tools if it is not possible, so everyone quickly armed themselves.

No matter how you look at it, this incident is quite strange. Everyone knows that Livia is in the crater of a volcano, but why did this volcano erupt suddenly, and it still erupted so uniformly and comprehensively.

"Lord Hemei, I am laughing at you. I didn't expect that what we were worried about just now happened now."

Odo's face was full of shame, Livia had a riot, and it was all his responsibility in the final analysis.

"Needless to say, Lord Odo, you can use my cavalry as you please. The most important thing right now is to quell this chaos."

Herme didn't plan to ask any more questions, the situation was already obvious, and the most important thing was to quell the riots.

"Yes, you are right."

Odo responded immediately, and then he went to the Cossack cavalry and gave them instructions on what to do next.

Soon, teams of Cossacks poured out of the castle and headed in all directions, and with the arrival of these cavalry, the mob began to retreat before the impact of the cavalry.

When countless riders rumbled forward, and the whips in their hands were still hitting them, blood dripping from the beating, no matter how fanatical the guy was, he woke up.

It can be said that whenever a Cossack rider gallops past, the mob there will disperse like birds and beasts.

With the efforts of the Cossacks, Livia is gradually calming down. I believe that the chaos will be stopped in a short time.

However, fate would not allow the script he chose to end like this.

When the Cossack was whipping the mob to run around, in the sky, there was a wave of space fluctuation, and soon, a portal was planned in the sky.

Everyone felt that the whole world was a bit colder, and then, countless skeleton cavalry appeared in the sky.

The wild hunt of the other world has arrived.

(End of this chapter)