Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 166 The Curtain Opens (End of this volume)

After going through an extremely fierce battle, but the time was shorter than expected by the spectators, Braham, the cat faction demon hunter, fell.

This is how the fight between top swordsmen is like this. There is no need to fight continuously, and a result can be obtained in a short time.

Geralt let out a breath slowly. Even he felt that the battle was so dangerous that he had never seen it before.

Next, Geralt glanced at the spring wheel lying on the ground with some pity. This pistol that accompanied Geralt for a long time had now been cut into two pieces.

During the battle, he once drew out his pistol and planned to give it to Braham, because in his vague memories, he had easily defeated a powerful enemy with this move.

It's just that the speed of the cat was far beyond his imagination, and in that instant, the barrel of the spring wheel gun was cut in half.

Although Geralt still defeated Braham in the end, he still felt subconsciously distressed when he saw the gun's corpse. For a poor witcher, a spring wheel gun is not cheap.

Geralt figured he'd have to eat dirt for a while before he could get a wheel-wheel gun.

"So, it's finally over."

Roche walked up to Geralt and supported the witcher who seemed to be a little unstable.

"But something new has begun, Geralt, I'm going back to Temeria right away, do you want to go with me?"

"I haven't decided where I should go in the future, but the most important thing is to leave this place of right and wrong first."

Geralt looked at the ruins all over the place. Since the matter was basically over, it was time to leave here and face the new era of the Great North.

First of all they decided to go to Keweier's Dongdulang Exeter, which was the nearest big city to them.

Anyway, let's take a break there first.

On the way, Geralt released Triss from the wood carving status, and then learned about her experience from Triss:

Triss bumped into a Nilfgaardian on the way north, and Ambassador Hilard invited her to go with her. Because of her status as an advisor to the royal family of Temeria, Triss could not refuse Hilard, so she joined Nilfgaard Team of ambassadors.

Then, of course, they were beaten with black sticks, and their brains were searched by the Nilfgaard warlocks, digging out everything they wanted to know.

Then it was turned into a wood carving.

If Brehan hadn't let her go, Triss would probably still be in the Nilfgaard camp now, and would probably be taken to the city of the golden tower.

Geralt and Roche were a little angry, because from Triss's words, they could tell that Triss was clear about the assassination of the king. None of the information came out.

Triss is also suffering. As a member of the sorceress assembly, not participating is the limit of what she can do. Leaking the affairs of the assembly is a betrayal of the assembly.

And more importantly, she is not clear about the details of the assembly hall's plan.

She only knew that there was an assassination, and the information in her hand would not help Geralt and the others in hunting down the Assassin King.

When Geralt and the others set off to hunt down the Assassin King, Triss did not go out of evasion. She didn't go north until Geralt asked for it.

For this, Geralt can still accept it, but he still has a lump in his heart.

But Roche was not. As the captain of Temeria's special forces who was extremely loyal to King Foltest, in his opinion, this was a betrayal of the kingdom.

Not yelling at Triss is already the product of Roche's extreme control of his thoughts.

But even so, Roche's anger was still visible to the naked eye.

Triss couldn't say much, so she could only follow the crowd silently.

During the trip to Ron Exeter, Triss told Geralt about his other lover, or true lover, Yennefer.

And with these words, Geralt recalled his lost memories: leaving this world, the hunting of the Wild Hunt, the deal with the Wild Hunt...

However, the information obtained was too much, and Geralt needed to digest it for a while, so he was absent-minded along the way.

And in this case they reached Long Exeter.

However, they suddenly discovered that the red eagle of Redania had already flown above the city.

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At the same time as the massacre was taking place, the Korvir discovered that large numbers of Redanian troops were pouring into their kingdom from the sea.

All of a sudden, heavily armed Redanian soldiers appeared in the seemingly ordinary Redanian ships on the important ports of Kovir.

And their appearance is not the most frightening thing, the most frightening thing is the announcement of the officials accompanying them.

The meaning expressed by these officials is very simple, but it is also very, very important. The Redanians announced that the current King Tancred of Kevier is dead, and died in the conspiracy of the sorceress. The Thyssen family has been cut off, so According to the law of succession by blood, His Majesty Radovid V will become Lord Kovir.

Originally relying on Ke Weier's power, Redania's scatter-like invasion would definitely fail, but once this announcement was made, everyone couldn't figure it out.

If the above is true, they are fighting against the future king, and the king will surely settle accounts with them for it.

The mediocre bureaucrats and military officers chose to stand still for the time being. Of course, there were also those who directly expelled the Redanians. Ke Weier seemed quite confused for a while.

However, as long as King Tancred was around, at his command, the confusion would disappear and the Redanians would be driven out.

But things didn't develop like this. The news came through Keweier's developed station system: King Tancred was assassinated by warlocks, and the warlocks did have a big conspiracy.

More importantly, King Radovid has arrived in Kovir's territory.

This time the situation suddenly reversed, the loyal ministers of the kingdom immediately became the rebels of the kingdom, and the rebels of the kingdom instantly became the loyal ministers of the kingdom.

But even so, there are still many cities that are unwilling to submit to Radovid's rule.

Kovir is a kingdom made up of people excluded from the north, including serfs who escaped from Redania.

For Redania in the south, many people are full of resistance and don't like Redania. After all, they like to compare Kovir's freedom with Redania.

So many towns and regions declared themselves free towns, free regions, and chose not to recognize Radovid's authority.

But Radovid ignored them for the time being, and was wooing Keweier's most important force, Keweier's army.

Kevier's army has a total of 4 to nearly [-] people. This is a proper standing army, and it is the key to Keweier's ability to maintain his neutrality proudly.

Now that the blood of the Thyssen family is severed, they have no object of allegiance.

This force is up for grabs, waiting for the highest bidder.

Radovid said that there is no problem. He knows the truth of jewelry wielding swords too well. In order to gain strength, he is willing to give all the gold, silver and jewelry in his family.

After Radovid said that Kevir's army would be fully taken over by Redania, Kevir's army also turned to him.

This is also a matter of course. The parties against Radovid are not capable of taking over such a large army. The army can only pin their hopes on Radovid.

Of course, this does not mean that the Kerviel opposition has no strength.

Ke Weier's famous mercenary arm, the Free Corps is on the side of the opposition, and many retired old free mercenaries have picked up weapons and armor again.

A large part of the personnel of the Free Corps belonged to political prisoners and opponents. They didn't want Keweier to fall into the hands of King Redania.

Known for its strong royal power, Redania ruled Kovir, which was something they didn't want to see.

There was also trouble in the east of Keweier. Not long after this area was recovered by Keweier, the exiles from those small countries started to make trouble again, making the whole area restless.

This area was originally an extremely difficult area to govern. Due to the tradition of exporting mercenaries, basically every man in this area has a history of mercenaries, so there is never a shortage of cannon fodder for trouble.

Facing such chaos, Radovid is now very calm.

With an army of 3 Kovirs in hand, [-] people from Redania can also move in. Radovid is confident that he can suppress Kovirs this winter.

"Let them see the wrath of the real king!"

On the outskirts of Long Exeter, the King of Redania erected a scaffold, surrounded by Redanian soldiers who had come from the sea.

As for the Kovirs, they have not yet gained the king's trust, so they can only stand on the periphery.

Following Radovid's order, the heads of the opponents in the Keveldund city were beheaded one after another, and the blood pooled into a river.

Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers, Radovid personally beheaded the Kovir nobles who opposed him in the city.

Now, Kevier's winter and summer capitals, Ron Exeter and Ponder Venis, are under his control, and Kevier's political, economic and cultural centers are all in his hands.

Radovid turned his head and saw the panorama of Ron Exeter.

There are not many streets in Lang Exeter, and the main local traffic is completed by the canal, of which the Grand Canal leads directly from the port to the royal palace Ensenada Palace.

Along the canal, there are also magnificent admiral's mansions and mansions of local wealthy businessmen, not to mention many large and narrow manors.

These mansions are long and narrow because of the heavy taxation on the side facing the canal, and Long Exeter University, the leader of northern academic institutions, is also located in the city.

How beautiful, how rich, Radovid thought, the land that had been lost to his ancestors' folly, now at last returned to his family.

With this feat, Radovid believes that he is enough to become the greatest monarch of Redania.

However, the premise is that he wants to win the next war.

"Your Majesty, the Credentials of Lord Protector of Aedirn."

An attendant delivered a scroll with the seal of Flying Falcon, and Radovid's knight opened it first to check whether there was any strange powder or magic on it, and then handed it to the king.

Radovid looked at the scroll, the expression on his face changed several times, and finally became indifferent.

"Since Lord Protector of Aedian wants to divide it like this, then let's divide it like this. Anyway, I don't care about things in the south."

Coincidentally, the Lord Protector of Wengerburg in the distance also said something similar.

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"That's it. After Temeria faces Nilfgaard's collapse, we just need to occupy some border fortresses. Don't be foolish enough to confront the Nilfgaardians head-on. In the end, it's easy to be stabbed by the Redanians .”

In the Wengerburg Palace, the Lord Protector said.

Hme and Radovid thought alike, neither of them wanting to take Temeria.

Whoever occupies Temeria will have to fully bear the onslaught of the Southern Empire, which is purely used as a weapon.

Therefore, when dealing with Temeria, the attitudes of these two people are very unified, that is, to occupy some important border towns and fortresses. As for the rest, Nilfgaardians, you can do what you want.

And Temeria's crisis of being partitioned was resolved in this way...

But this is not a good thing for Temeria, because there are more heavyweights in the south who are sharpening their knives.

The Nilfgaardian army has set off, and the news of the fierce battle has come from North Sintra. The battle of the Sintra people is not going well. They are retreating in front of the Nilfgaardians. They have retreated to Sintra. The third Siege of Sintra has begun.

With the current situation in Temeria, it is difficult for the country that lost Foltest to withstand this wave.

Without Foltest, Temeria remained ostensibly unified.

But in fact, the nobles have already started to act on their own. They all have their own plans. Some plan to become an independent king, some plan to resist to the end, some plan to seek refuge in Nilfgaard, and some are packing up their wealth and planning to go further north as an apartment.

There is no chaos yet, only because John Natalis has assembled the entire Temerian army in his hands, and no one wants to jump out and be the first bird, and Natalis will be the big stick if he is the first bird.

However, although John Natalis was an outstanding soldier and the winner of the Battle of Brenner, such a situation might not be within his control.

When the Nilfgaardian army entered, the collapse of Temeria was inevitable.

Some people may ask, isn't there a North Sintra in front of Temeria?

As for that, both Herme and Radovid acquiesced that it would inevitably fall there, and the power in Vesekid's hands was still too weak.

And speaking of Radovid, Herme really didn't expect that his work this time would be so big.

From this point of view, Kevier must become a part of Redania.

That Kevier just disappeared, which made Herme feel a little absurd. That powerful country just disappeared?
But he did not relax because of this. Kevier is not finished, but has become a part of Redania, and its powerful national power now belongs to Redania.

Due to the relationship between Redania and Kevier, the power in Radovid's hands has undergone a qualitative change. This is not 1+1=2 at all.

Now the most powerful army and navy in the north have become one family, this combination is really...

This was completely unexpected by Herme. The current Redania, to some extent, was already a formidable enemy no less than Nilfgaard.

Fortunately, the Lord Protector doesn't have to face Redania and Nilfgaard at the same time, so he really feels that he can give up the game.

The conflict with Redania will, after all, be after the Nilfgaardians are driven out.

"Lechicki, what matters to us now is to block the Nilfgaardian attack. How is the situation in Anglin? That is our most important line of defense. And Her Majesty Queen Livia, how is her army going?"

"Master Protector, please rest assured."

Lechicki said confidently, he just came back from Anglin,

"Selchik has led the troops to the south. He has 3 people under his command, and Mi Wei of Livia has also assembled 2 people to go to Anglin. These troops are enough to hold Anglin, and we have not relaxed over the years. Fortification in Anglin."

Anglin, this area was originally the territory of Temeria. After the Nilfgaardian army retreated, this area became the shared area of ​​Aden and Livia.

"What about Pertekt?"

"Miss Saskia leads 1 men there, enough for us to control the Temerian stronghold on the frontier."

Herme nodded. Those Temerian border fortresses are really important and must be controlled in their hands.

Pertekt is the center of the north, and it is also the center where the four northern countries meet.

Therefore, the four countries have built many fortresses there, and these fortresses have generally experienced hundreds of years of war.

Among them, the most famous one is of course Haji Fortress, where the kings of the north once met in secret.

Herme didn't want to have to gnaw at these fortresses when he marched into Temeria in the future.

Therefore, we must take advantage of the chaos when Temeria collapsed, take down these fortresses, and prepare for the next attack.

These fortresses have formed a fortress network. Even if he has artillery, it will take time to blast these fortresses one by one.

This will easily allow Nilfgaard to gain a buffer time, and Herme is not willing to give the man in black a buffer time.

"Very well, Lechicki, everything will come according to plan, let us wait, wait for everything to develop, and then deal with the Nilfgaardians."

Lord Protector didn't intend to ask any more questions about strategy, anyway, the arrangement was almost done.

Next, look at the combat readiness in various places and mobilize morale.

At this moment, Valentine walked in and whispered something to Hermi, which made Hermi laugh, and joy appeared on her face.

"Why is it at this time again? It's really time for Katya to be pregnant."

Yes, Herme's wife Katya was finally pregnant, but the timing was not very good, just before the war started.

This reminded Herme of the Second Northern War, which was also the case at that time, and in the end the Second Northern War was won.

And this made the Protector even more convinced that he would be the winner of the third northern war.

This kind of thing is indeed just a coincidence, but it can always give people more confidence. After all, it is always a good sign.

(End of this chapter)