Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 145 Hard-hearted Radovid
The Temple of the Eternal Fire on Temple Island is the largest temple in Novigrad.

There is the famous eternal flame here, and countless devout believers come here to worship every day.

Among them, the believers came from far away. After all, the belief in the eternal flame spreads all over the north, and there are many fanatics among them.

The huge holy brazier is the eternal flame, the center of the eternal flame belief.

When seeing the flame, Herme inexplicably felt a sense of warmth and peace of mind, which made him very comfortable, and also made his mind suddenly clear.

It seems that the fire of the Eternal Flame does have some tricks. Looking at the burning flame, Herme thought, with the power shown by this thing, I really want to take it away.

It's a pity that if he did this, he might not be torn to pieces by the people here immediately.

When I saw Archbishop Cyrus, he was presiding over the ceremony.

When he saw the archbishop for the first time, Herme felt that he saw a ball, a ball wearing the bishop's robe of eternal flame, and holding a flame scepter.

The archbishop's obesity was beyond his imagination, and those chins alone were the fattest the Lord Protector had ever seen.

But beyond Herme's expectation, although the archbishop is so fat, he is still very flexible.

The fat did not affect his actions and speech, and he noticed that the archbishop stood very firmly.

The archbishop has a strong sense of majesty. Facing countless fire-swearers, he has no timidity or slack, but seriousness written all over his face.

"The flame protects the world. Whoever stands within the light, is invulnerable to evil.

The flame washes away the filth.Like a wound burned to the point of thick sores, the soul of an evil sin must be purified by the flame.

No one can control the flame.Anyone who stands in the way of the fire is playing with fire and setting himself on fire.If you dare to move a finger in front of the flame, the flame will burn it to ashes.

The flame ignites the darkness.Evil that lurks in the shadows will reveal itself in the light of the flames, and be burned instantly.He who hides his errors or obscene works in darkness must be naked before the flames.

Brothers and sisters, let us pray together.The flame protects the world and burns the dirt.The flame protects the world and warms the journey.Fire exposes evil and dispels evil. "

The archbishop's words were very heavy, and one could tell that the owner of the voice was of high authority, and it was not a simple existence.

His professional ability is obviously also very skilled, and his words are cadenced, which well mobilizes the emotions of the believers present.

Mobilizing the emotions of believers is a necessary skill for every missionary. In many cases, even if the believers cannot hear or understand the words of the missionary, as long as the atmosphere is in place and people are immersed in the group ritual fanaticism, that is A successful sermon.

Following his order, the believers of the Eternal Flame present also knelt down and prayed to the great Eternal Flame.

When the prayer was over, the ceremony was also over, and the Firesworn kneeling on the square also dispersed.

And as the believers dispersed, Herme would naturally be able to meet the Archbishop of the Eternal Flame.

One is the ruler of Aedirn, and the other is the archbishop of Eternal Flame. Naturally, such two people cannot just find a room to meet.

So the place where they met was in the hall of the Great Temple of Eternal Fire.

The hall of the temple can be said to be extremely magnificent. Gorgeous flame signs can be seen everywhere in the hall. They are composed of rubies and gold, and there are many gold and silver vessels, which shows how rich the Eternal Flame Church is.

This made Herme sigh, if only he had so much money.

As far as Lord Protector knows, Eternal Flame has a full 28 parishes, and most of them are in rich places. These parishes are sending wealth to Eternal Flame every moment.

Not to mention, Novigrad, where the church is located, is the largest gold-making place in the entire north.

There was a cup of tea on the table in front of the Lord Protector, and he took a sip of it. The tea tasted good and reminded him of those teas brought east from Serikania.

Herme didn't expect Novigrad to have tea leaves. Calculated the distance, the price of these tea leaves is estimated to be not low, probably not ten times what Herme bought in Hackland.

However, given the wealth of the Eternal Flame Church, it is estimated that this is not a big deal.

"Nice to meet you, Master Herme, may the eternal fire bless you."

Archbishop Cyrus sent a customary blessing to Herme, and the flesh on his jaw trembled when he spoke.

And Herme also responded in a routine way,

"I'm also glad to meet you, Archbishop Cyrus."

"I think you must now want to know why I invited you to Novigrad."

Bishop Cyrus said with a smile, while Herme secretly scolded the "old fox" in his heart.

"Yes, I'm curious."

Herme responded that he could only follow the logic on the other side.

"Actually, I'm just acting as an intermediary this time. It's not me who really wants to see you."

Saying this, Cyrus stood up and stood aside, like a waiting waiter.

And following his voice, a door from the hall opened, and a young man came out.

This young man was wearing a red robe with a Redanian eagle on his head, with a bald head, determination written all over his face, and a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes from time to time.

Archbishop Cyrus bowed respectfully to the bald head, like a courtier.

Seeing this image, Herme immediately knew who he was.

"Your Majesty Radovid, I didn't expect to see you here."

This image is so classic, how could Herme forget him, isn't this the little bald head, the famous hard-hearted Radovid V.

Duke Protector really did not expect that he could meet such a heavyweight.

The little bald head actually wanted to see him?Herme thought in her mind, so why did he want to see her?

Herme immediately mobilized all the attention of her body. When meeting this person, one must be cautious. He is not Philippa, this is a truly powerful person.

"Lord Herme, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Radovid sat in front of Herme with impeccable manners, which showed that the young monarch had been perfectly trained.

Archbishop Cyrus did not know when he left here, allowing the two to have a private conversation in this resplendent hall.

Countless ornaments, murals, and decorations depicting the Eternal Flame watched the two rulers silently, as if they had witnessed countless such meetings.

"Your Majesty Radovid, you are here... is it Madam Philippa's intention?"

This was Herme's temptation. He wanted to figure out whether it was Radovid's will or Philipa's.

If it was the former, then there were a lot of things they could discuss, but if it was the latter, they could only go out of their way. He didn't want to talk to the sorceress' puppet without nutrition.

"I didn't come here as Philippa's puppet. That witch is busy discussing with her fellows how to deal with the opposition of the nobles in the country, and doesn't care about what I should do."

Radovid was obviously annoyed, but he tried hard to control his emotions and not let them flare up.

The little bald head has a good ability to control his emotions, he adjusted his emotions in a short while and regained his calm.

"I came here in the name of condolences to Novigrad. This is the tradition of the Redanian kings of all ages. They have to visit the former capital in this way to maintain the influence of Redania. However, until now this has It became the king of Redania who went to Novigrad to eat, drink and have fun. Philippa only thought that I was here to play in Novigrad. You don't have to worry about whether Philipa will suspect that I will meet you. In the eyes of that witch, I am still just a puppet who can only act according to her manipulation, a child who needs to be educated."

Radovid's tone was very calm, but it was difficult to hide his anger under the calmness, which showed Radovid's resentment towards Philipa.

He didn't hide such emotions, so in his opinion, there was no need to hide them.

King Redania's reaction made Herme slightly nodded in satisfaction, and Radovid's reaction undoubtedly showed that this was not what Philippa meant.

And that would be great, then there would be a lot of talk between them, and Herme still wanted to talk to this "famous" monarch.

"Please explain your reason for coming, His Majesty Radovid. But I must declare that if there is an internal conflict in Redania, I will never participate. But don't worry, I will not tell Fei Li about it Ms Bar."

Regarding Redania's internal struggle, Herme knew that the final winner would be Radovid, but he didn't want to bet in advance.

In any case, for Herme, the world he inhabited was physical.

Now that the Second Northern War has undergone such a big change, who said that Radovid will definitely be able to kill Philippa? In many things, the future has become blurred.

Although fate can be dragged on, the annexation of Kaedwen has proved that fate is not unchangeable.

However, this is also related to the obvious reduction of fate intervention after the second passive war. Herme estimated that fate does not have to maintain the established appearance.

After all, the Second Northern War was fought like that, and there was no violent correction by fate.

Herme reckoned that if he intervened in the affairs of the head of the Knights of Destiny in Vizima, he would have to encounter the violent intervention of fate.

Although that person is a weakened version of Destiny's Child, he is also a Destiny's Child, and an existence that cannot be easily touched.

Therefore, Herme would not do anything about Redania's internal struggle, but quietly observe the development of things.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to ask for your help. In fact, I'm here to ask you to save Novigrad."

There was sincerity in Radovid's eyes, but under that sincerity, there was still a bit of calculation.

These words really made Herme stunned. Radovid asked him to save Novigrad?What is this nonsense?

The Duke Protector was wondering whether the person in front of him was the little bald man in his memory. Is this something he would do?
"Because of a series of things happening around, the nobles of Redania are very dissatisfied with her. Many nobles have stopped supporting the part of the Redanian army they are in charge of to express their dissatisfaction. Philippa decided to take some measures to To reverse the unfavorable situation for herself, and her choice is to release the plague in Novigrad, and then take advantage of the epidemic to take over Novigrad, making this city a part of Redania again."

Was Herme really surprised that Philippa was going to release the plague in Novigrad?

Subconsciously, Herme felt the absurdity, but then realized a key word in Radovid's words, plague.

This made Herme alert immediately, "You mean plague? What plague?"

"About three months ago, the Redanian Navy found an unmanned ship on the sea from Nilfgaard. Everyone on this ship died. The Navy suspected that it was a plague ship. So instead of boarding the ship, they planned to burn it. But before burning it, they reported the information, and after Philippa saw the information, she immediately let her warlocks take over the ship."

Radovid obviously had been preparing these words for a long time, he talked eloquently and explained the ins and outs of the matter in an orderly manner.

At this moment, Radovid paused, a disdainful smile appeared on his face,

"Philippa thought she controlled everything in Redania, that she did all these things seamlessly, and that I didn't know everything, but she didn't know that Redania had never lacked loyalists. Although my father was captured by Fei Liba was killed, but the loyalists are still there, and they told me Philipa's plan: Philipa will use magic to weaken the power of the plague, and then send the plague ship to Novigrad. As far as I know In order to ensure that the ship can reach Novigrad, Philippa also arranged a lot of warlock retinues in Novigrad... Just yesterday, she asked me to leave Novigrad, because within a few days, the plague ship will enter the port of Novigrad."

"What's the name of that ship?"

Herme said impatiently, interrupting Radovid directly.

The young king showed a lot of dissatisfaction on his face, but he answered Herme's question without saying anything.

"The Catriona."

This name seemed to explode a thunder in Herme's heart, Catriona, Herme was so familiar with this name, so familiar that he couldn't forget it at all.

Heme had been looking for this ship that departed from Nilfgaard Bakara for a long time, and the bow ship had the Black Death brought by Ciri.

In the original historical development, the Black Death, that is, the Plague of Catriona would sweep across the entire north, causing countless deaths and greatly weakening the power of the northern countries, making the southern empire decide to invade.

It was precisely because of knowing this that Herme had been looking for the boat all this time, but he hadn't found it all the time. He didn't expect it to be in Philipa's hands, so it's no wonder he couldn't find it.

At this point, Herme basically believed Radovid's words.

He didn't expect that the sorceress would play such a big game, throwing the plague directly on Novigrad, and she would play it so big.

Damn it, even though it was weakened, Herme knew very well the phrase "Life will find a way out". That was the Black Death, and Novigrad would become a dead city.

Herme believed that Philippa must have known the risks involved, but the woman chose to do it anyway.

But looking back at Philippa's actions at the start of the Second Northern War, it's not surprising.

When Philippa assassinated King Vizmir at the very beginning of the war, the death of the commander in chief of the north turned the whole north into a mess.

Then the north suffered a series of disastrous defeats. Countless people died under the iron hooves of the men in black, and many others were captured and turned into slaves.

Philippa must have thought of this when she assassinated King Vizmir, but she did it anyway for her own power.

Such a woman is not at all surprised that Novigrad released the plague. Even if the Novigrad people died because of it, she probably doesn't care.

It took Herme a lot of time to think about this, and Radovid waited for a long time. Finally, Herme looked at Radovid.

"I understand, Your Majesty Radovid, but I'm curious, why don't you do it yourself, since you can come to Novigrad and let the eternal flame serve as a bridge between you, then why don't you come in person ? Or find another northern monarch, why must it be me."

This was Herme's doubts. Radovid was not related to him, but he gave such a great contribution to himself. No matter how you look at it, there are some problems.

So he had to ask Radovid to explain. If Radovid couldn't explain, then Herme would run away immediately.

"Me? It will take time for me to regain power. I don't have the capital to do these things. As for the eternal fire, they are just helping me. Unless I really gain power, the eternal fire will never help me, and I I don’t want the Eternal Flame or other Novigrad forces to win more prestige. As for the other Northern Monarchs… the only ones I can choose now are Foltest and you. It can’t be the one from Kevier, I believe. Rather than letting my father's old opponent get these, I would rather choose you. Of course, the news has told you, how to choose is up to you."

Radovid was very calm and expressed his thoughts.

Of course, it was impossible for him to say everything. For example, the most important reason for choosing Aden's Herme was that Aden was too far away from Novigrad, and it was impossible for Herme to extend his hand here.

Even if Herme saved the city, it would not affect the situation in Novigrad.

More importantly, after this incident, Philippa must conduct a thorough internal investigation, and if Herme did this, the many traces left by Radovid and the loyalists in the process will naturally be covered up up.

"Okay, I understand, Your Majesty Radovid, I will try my best to solve this problem. However, Your Majesty Radovid, I don't think this news is free, so what do I need to pay?"

Radovid laughed, talking to wise people is easy,
"I just want one thing."

The fictitious ruler of Redania said, "When the power structure of Redania undergoes drastic changes, I hope that Aedirn can immediately recognize the established reality and show goodwill to the real ruler of Redania."

Herme looked at Radovid, and he smiled. Radovid's intelligence really surprised him.

The Lord Protector reached out and shook hands with the bald king,

"no problem."

"Then, I wish you the best of luck."

The two people who had their own ghosts congratulated each other enthusiastically.

(End of this chapter)