Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 192 The beginning of the search for a girl
Willen's war finally ended in nothing.

Nothing has changed in this battle. The casualties on both sides are not large, and they are basically equal. No one on the battlefield has withdrawn from the battlefield first. They all withdraw together in a tacit understanding.

In comparison, the next battle was more exciting. The two armies fought a series of small and medium-sized battles around the Pontar River. These battles were actually a lot more exciting.

The greatest significance of these battles is to allow both sides to determine their respective control areas, and then restore the normalcy of the confrontation in Willen.

For Velen, it is simply bad luck. This land was originally poor and covered with forests and swamps. Now it has been repeatedly ravaged by the armies of Nilfgaard and Redania. It can be said that it has become unsuitable. Humans inhabited it.

The locals may have fled this land, but they really don't know where they are going, and those who can barely survive can still continue to live on this land and live their miserable days.

But for the Redanians, it was a big loss this time.

Radovid abandoned the important stronghold of La Valedi Castle for Willen's offensive, and now Redania has almost no stronghold on the south bank of the Pontal River.

If Radovid wants to launch another large-scale offensive, it will be even more difficult. The army must cross the Pontar River.

Although Radovid was able to control the largest fleet in the north by annexing Kevir, this fleet is too eye-catching. If it takes action, it will be difficult not to be discovered.

However, the impact of this war continues to ferment. Not many people died on the battlefield, but the impact was huge.

First, there was the large number of Wild Hunts on the battlefield and the fact that they were defeated.

This incident was like a stone thrown into calm water, causing huge waves.

Whether in the south or the north, stories about the Wild Hunt continue to circulate.

As for stories of being kidnapped by the Wild Hunt, they abound.

It's not uncommon for an entire village to disappear after a wild hunt.

Occasionally, people abducted by the Wild Hunt return, but often decades, or even half a century, have passed since they were abducted.

These people have also become extremely old, and they cannot remember what they have experienced during the years of disappearance, and they do not know where they have gone.

So when it comes to the Wild Hunt, people will feel fear. On the day of the Wild Hunt, everyone will close their doors and windows for fear that the demon knight will come to visit them and their families.

Even in this era where Wild Hunt activities are becoming more and more frequent, there are even examples of being defeated.

After all, the several failures of the Wild Hunt have all been explained as the result of the performance of certain heroic characters. Most ordinary people still think that they cannot face the Wild Hunt and think that they are some kind of supernatural beings.

But this time, Radovid's artillery and the Ofir's spears told everyone that even ordinary people can defeat the Wild Hunt.

Moreover, Radovid also announced that these demon knights were not monsters at all, but just a group of armors manipulated by others. They could also be killed and would fall in the face of Demon-Resisting Gold.

Then coupled with the news of previous victories over the Wild Hunt, as well as the huge number of witnesses of this victory, the quantitative change finally turned into a qualitative change.

After all, the demon spirit knight and the manipulated armor are two different concepts - although there is no difference to the farmer, knowing that the opponent is not a demon spirit will still change his mentality a lot.

Both the north and the south have different explanations for this matter.

The southern explanation for this is that this is a manifestation of the barbarism and backwardness of the northerners.

If it were under the rule of the empire, such a thing would never happen. Therefore, the empire used this to emphasize the legitimacy of the empire's rule in the north.

Of course, northerners still regard these as farts.

In addition, the empire did not forget to send back the information collected on how to deal with the Wild Hunt. Nilfgaard was also troubled by the Wild Hunt.

The North naturally regards the victory over the Wild Hunt as proof that the North will win. Both Redania and Aedirn are publicizing this victory on a large scale.

The Church of Eternal Fire even declared Radovid to be the savior of the north and the only bright flame against the Black Empire.

The Church of Eternal Fire's attitude this time is nothing short of flattering, and it's just trying to get in Radovid's boots.

This naturally aroused dissatisfaction on the part of Aden, and the two sides started to quarrel, and Redania and Aden also exchanged opinions.

Fortunately, there is a Nilfgaardian army in front of us now, and everyone is not ignoring the threat of the Nilfgaardians, so these conflicts have been suppressed.

It seems that the situation has calmed down for the time being, but under the water, the situation is still undercurrent.

In later generations, people called these few months of calm the Wind Era, because the atmosphere at this time was as uncomfortable as the windless period before the storm.

After the battle between Anglin and Willen, both the north and the south realized one thing, that is, the offensive and defensive forces had been exchanged.

The Nilfgaardians' two major attacks have exhausted their momentum, and the southern army has actually lost the ability to advance further.

The various departments of the Nilfgaardian army showed obvious fatigue, and also showed an uncooperative attitude towards the offensive orders from their superiors.

The fact is that the imperial army is unwilling to continue to advance. They prefer to stay in camps and fortresses and wait for the northerners to attack.

In Vizima, Emhyr had changed his strategy and now preferred to wait for the northerners to attack.

For the Northerners, their turn has come.

The northerners also suffered heavy losses in the previous series of battles and needed to recuperate for a period of time to reorganize resources and manpower for the next offensive.

As a result, such a strange period of stability appeared.

But beneath the surface, the waves were still rough.

And in a place where most people in the world have not noticed, the gears that determine the fate of this world have also begun to turn...

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"We can't let that bald man control the Church of Eternal Fire!"

In the Vengerberg Palace in Aden, Chief of General Staff Lechitzki emphasized.

What he is currently in is an internal meeting of the Protectorate Government. This internal meeting gathers important figures in the military and political aspects of the Protectorate Government to discuss the next strategy.

"Archbishop Chape will surely secure his position. If Archbishop Chape falls from his position, the pro-Redanian faction will immediately take control of the situation, and then the situation will be completely out of control!"

Lechitzki's words caused a burst of whispers from everyone present, generally speaking in agreement with these words.

The dwarf Dunva had a serious face, but this dwarf has always been like this, because no matter what strategy he comes up with, he will eventually get money from him; Selchik listened to the speech very seriously, but everyone knows that in this kind of situation, In terms of matters, he couldn't offer any opinions; Charon always looked like he was thinking about something, and drank water from the table from time to time.

As for the Protector, after hearing Lechitsky's words, his face showed boredom.

Radovid's prestige greatly increased when Velen defeated the Wild Hunt, making him the most popular northern hero for a while.

The pro-Redanian faction within the Church of Eternal Fire also took advantage of this incident to take action and wanted to remove Chape from the position of archbishop.

Previously, the Eternal Fire Church named Radovid the savior of the north, which was a manifestation of the activities of the pro-Redanian faction.

If they continue like this, Chapei will have to step down from the position of Archbishop before long, and then a puppet of Radovid will become the new Archbishop.

After all, the Eternal Fire was established in Novigrad, a city with a strong Redanian color. The size of the pro-Redanian forces was extremely exaggerated.

Give them a chance and they can achieve their goals.

And if the Eternal Fire Church falls to Radovid, it will cause a large amount of resources and manpower to flow to Radovid, which is something that none of the Aedirn princes present want to see.

"Lechitsky, you said it well, but it's of no use. Thank you for pointing out this obvious problem for us, but what can we do to curb the expansion of the pro-Redanian faction?"

Hemei frowned and then said the above words.

He brings this matter up for discussion here, not just to watch parrots re-emphasize that this issue is important and should be resolved.

Hemei is not angry now. This problem has been bothering him for a long time.

Chapei is his important ally. In the past few years, with Chapei's endorsement, the Eternal Fire Church has helped him in many places. If he loses this resource, Hemei will undoubtedly feel very sad.

Faced with Herme's ruthless point, Lechitzki smiled awkwardly.

Then I lamented in my heart that I had an occupational disease and didn't understand the situation.

As the chief of staff of the General Staff who played an important role in the military reform of Aden, Lechitzki often had to report on many problems and then asked the following to propose solutions.

In other words, he plays Hemei's current role on a daily basis, so now he has relapsed into his old habits and talked a lot of pragmatic nonsense here.

Lechicki thought that he had to change these problems. The Lord Protector did not attack this time, but what about next time?What if his political opponents used this as an excuse to attack him?

After Lechitzky sat down, no one finished talking for a while because no one knew how to solve the problem.

Novigrad is too far from Aedirn and too close to Redania to exert any influence.

However, it’s not that everyone doesn’t know the solution, it’s that everyone is reluctant to choose that method.

That method is to lead a capable team and sneak into Novigrad to assist Chape in managing the Church of Eternal Fire.

Needless to say, the degree of danger involved here, although the Free City still has freedom, the Redanian influence that can be seen everywhere is always telling the non-Redanian forces about the danger there.

Hemei is also aware of this.

But in his opinion, taking this route is really a tightrope walk, and if it doesn't work well, everyone will get caught up in it.

So he wanted to see if his men had any ideas, and right now, it seemed like they didn't have any ideas.

Ugh.

Hemei sighed silently at the end. It seemed that in the end he had to send people to dance on the tip of the knife. He was quite unwilling to do this.

But at this time, a voice sounded.

"Lord Protector, I apply to go to Novigrad. I will organize an elite team to cooperate with Lord Chapei's actions and maintain Lord Chapei's rule. By the way, I will go to Novigrad again. Look at what Liberty City looks like.”

The speaker was Charon, the chief spy in Aedirn.

The reason why he stood up was simple. Looking at the situation, things had to go their own way after all, so let's go.

Instead of letting Princess Protector move her, it is better to take the initiative on her own. After all, she has to go there to risk her life no matter what.

"It seems that this is the only choice we have, Charon, I have to leave the matter to you."

Hemei didn't say anything about the scene, because it was obvious that there were not many of his men who could perform such a close mission in enemy territory, and Charon was basically the only choice.

Charron has been working on the intelligence front for a long time and has become cruel and ruthless. He no longer has any unnecessary kindness. Such a person is undoubtedly what Chapei needs.

Chape is still the kind-hearted shapeshifter at heart. His ability to reach such a high position in the Church of Eternal Fire is purely the result of a series of coincidences.

Chapei has a weak character to begin with, and he still faces such a powerful pro-Redanian faction.

Hemei is aware of this, so to a certain extent, Hemei is mentally prepared and has some arrangements for the current state of the Eternal Fire Church.

But, psychological preparation is psychological preparation. When he actually faced such a devastating situation, he still had some surprises.

As for the layout, he has made a lot of precautions against possible situations like this over the years.

For example, he advised Chape to be more ruthless and to clean up the restless forces within Eternal Fire as soon as possible.

As a result, the shapeshifter said yes in the letter, then put his suggestion aside in a blink of an eye, or even if it was implemented, it was carried out selectively.

Chapei managed the Church of Eternal Fire in a fairly orderly manner, but the internal affairs were still the same, which ultimately led to the situation today.

So, there’s a need for someone like Charron out there.

"Charron, just ask for the people and resources you need. I will give you this authority. The problem in Novigrad must be solved."

In front of all the military and political leaders in Asia, Herme explained the power given to Charon.

"Now that this issue has been resolved, let's leave it as it is today."

With these words, Hemei brought the meeting to an end, and then everyone took their orders and left to carry out their respective tasks.

The Protector was the last one to leave, but he did not leave the palace immediately. Instead, he came to the balcony and looked at the scene of Vengerberg.

Compared with peacetime, Vengerburg today is much more depressed. There are not many pedestrians on the street and there are fewer small vendors.

At the moment, the most popular people on the street are undoubtedly soldiers in various costumes and various employees who serve soldiers. They have injected some different vitality into the depressed Vengerburg.

However, even though it was much depressed compared to peacetime, it was still much better than Vengerberg during the Second Northern War.

Herme still remembered that at that time, Vengerburg was filled with refugees and the order on the streets was also very chaotic. It took him a long time and various forceful means to restore order in the capital.

Today's Vengerburg is not a bit better than the Vengerberg at that time, and this is one of the reasons why Herme is so confident in this war.

The situation in Vengerberg was so bad back then, but he won the war. Now that the situation is so much better, how could he not win the war?

Looking at the capital of Aedirn, Herme couldn't help but think of the active preparations for war in various parts of Aedirn.

Aedirn is now like a stretched spring, accumulating strength and preparing to give the Nilfgaardians a fatal blow.

At present, the Aedian army has restored its strength to 10 people.

A large number of young men and women have been recruited into the army everywhere. They need time to train, and there is plenty of time now.

Armies are being drilled crazily everywhere, and everyone can feel that a turbulent era is coming, so everyone is more active than the other in preparing for war.

On the Harklan side, the merchants were carried along with the news of victory and wealth.

More Cossacks and nomads are gathering, intending to come here to make money.For these Cossacks and nomads, Herme was very welcome.

Although they are dishonest and always plunder without noticing, they are very useful cannon fodder.

Herme is confident that when the time comes, she will give the Nilfgaardians a fatal blow and completely drive them away from the north.

However, as the Nilfgaardians were driven away, Herme realized that he would have to solve the problem of Redania next. Herme had a clear feeling that when the Nilfgaardians were driven out, It was the day of the confrontation with Redania.

This kind of conflict has now been reflected on the border between the two sides. On the original border between Kaedwen and Redania, the two sides have already had many small-scale conflicts.

These conflicts involve farmers fleeing the border, rebel armies, or moving border markers.

Although in the context of facing the Nilfgaardians, these things were suppressed and did not spread-or, they were just saved and used when needed.

But judging from the current situation where border conflicts are still coming, we know that conflicts will happen sooner or later.

While Hermey was thinking about the future, suddenly, he heard the noise of children.

The Protector moved his vision over, and then he saw two children, a boy and a girl, in the garden of the palace. They were both very young, and they were playing there accompanied by nannies from various places.

The boy was wearing a smaller Aedirn blouse. He looked pink and tender and very cute. He was sitting on the ground playing with his toys, which were several knight puppets.

The girl was smaller than the boy, but obviously much more active. She was running wildly, with the worried nanny and guards chasing her behind.

Looking at the two children, Herme immediately recalled their identities, the boy was his monarch, Baldwin I of Aedirn, and the girl was his daughter Catherine.

Looking at the two children, Hemei suddenly felt that everything seemed like a lifetime ago. He still remembered the initial appearance of these two little guys. How many years had it passed?These two little things who only cried loudly will now be running all over the floor.

Hemei arranged a marriage between his daughter and the king, so he let the two play together since they were young to build up their relationship.

But now it seems that this is a bit of a failure. Katerina's temper is too out-of-touch, which is in sharp contrast to Baldwin's stability.

We can only hope that things will change when they grow up.

Hemei thought this way. He didn't want his daughter to have a bad relationship with his future son-in-law. This was not a good thing in all senses.

This marriage is related to the internal unity of the Kingdom of Aden. Herme needs the power of the royal knights and the power of the Aedirn nobles, so the marriage is necessary.

Next to the two children, Herme saw her wife sunbathing in the garden, surrounded by many maids.

After being pregnant, Katya was always lazy and liked to bask in the sun in the garden, often taking naps there.

Several of Katja's former war gang members are serving as bodyguards around her. Katya's war gang has almost been disbanded now, but they still maintain Katja's identity in another form.

That was to acquire land and wealth in Aedirn and become a member of the privileged class of Aedirn.

These people are called "back parties". After all, the Protector's current status is not like a king, but it is better than a king.

But this is just a small circle, and no one takes them too seriously. After all, they are just some little people.

However, despite being pregnant, Katya still looks beautiful. Her sleeping face is still so beautiful, and her bulging belly gives her a different flavor.

That made the Protector, who had not touched his wife for a long time, feel like he was
Subconsciously, the Protector licked his lips.

He also had some thoughts of envy in his heart. It would be great if he could be as leisurely as his wife. He doesn't know when he can be like that...

Then, the Protector sighed again and made a decision.

He has been too annoyed recently, all kinds of pressure are gathering on his head, he must relax and vent.

Although Hemei seems that victory must belong to her, it is something that has not happened after all, and it still needs to be carefully arranged and arranged carefully.

Of course, he is not looking for his wife. He is not that perverted, and that would be irresponsible for the child in his wife's belly.

But to do that kind of thing, you have to be a little secretive, and even if you want to find it, you have to find someone reliable.

With this in mind, the Protector called Valentin, the older attendant of the Protector, and gave some instructions to this young man who should have left his status as an attendant long ago...

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When he came to Vizima again, Geralt couldn't help but feel that things were different.

When he was here, King Foltest sat on his throne and ruled over the vast lands of Temeria.

But now, the lilies of Temeria have disappeared, but the golden sun that would never have appeared here can be seen everywhere.

The streets were also full of Nilfgaard's black soldiers, and the citizens were in a hurry and did not want to stay with the men in black.

From time to time, steel giants walked by on the road. Several guards and one giant formed the most intimidating patrol force in Vizima.

"Times have really changed."

Geralt said as he looked at the royal palace that had had its Temerian crest removed.

Some time ago, he received a letter from Yennefer, so he followed the letter's instructions and followed Yennefer.

Following the instructions, he came to the White Orchard of Temeria. After killing a griffon here in order to obtain information about Yennefer, he found Yennefer coming to him.

Next, he was taken to Vizima, which he had been away from for some time.

"What? So melancholy, remembering the sweet time you had with the royal advisor?

Said a person whom Geralt had not seen for a long time, and she was Yennefer, the black-haired sorceress.

"leaf……"

"Okay, you don't need to explain. I don't want to hear anymore about how you fell in love with my best friend. I told you, I don't care."

The sorceress said forcefully, exactly the same impression as Geralt's memory.

Faced with Yennefer's strong pressure, Geralt kept his mouth shut.

Then he started to think wildly. He was wondering if he should go find Regis. He wondered if the vampire was still in the brothel...

Ye Naifa came to the iron giant and the guards guarding the door. The sorceress only said a few words and they gave way.

Later, Geralt learned that Yennefer quickly disappeared from the Snake Faction after escaping from the Wild Hunt, and then fell into the hands of the Empire.

In the Empire, she regained her memory, and then the Emperor gave her a palace position, but... Yennefer needed to do one thing.

And this is why Geralt was pulled to this palace.

Next, Geralt was dragged to wash up, during which he was interrogated by a Nilfgaardian general. Then he put on tight clothes that he didn't like, and finally went to see the Nilfgaardian Emperor.

Traveling through the greatly changed Temerian palace, Geralt discovered that there were so many Iron Giants here. He also heard discussions among some Nilfgaardians, saying that the emperor was really becoming more and more insecure. , surrounding yourself with these giants.

The demon hunter's keen perception made him discover that many Nilfgaardians here seemed very restless, and a certain kind of manic and dissatisfied mood was accumulating.

These officers, nobles and generals all had their own ideas. Looking at this scene, Geralt understood why Emhyr had a bunch of Iron Giants around him...

But Geralt doesn't care at all. That's Emhyr's business, not his.

Then, Geralt met his "old friend", the Emperor of Nilfgaard, Emhyr var Emreth.

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"Our little witcher has finally grown into a big girl."

Yennefer said, looking at the portrait drawn by the emperor's spies for Ciri.

"So, what did Emhyr promise you?"

"Wealth, but that's not what I came to Ciri for. What about you? What did Emhyr promise?"

"A position as a court official, and that's the last thing I care about."

As always, Yennefer is still so cold and proud.

Geralt then picked up Ciri's portrait and looked at the current Swallow, his eyes involuntarily filled with the kind of joy of seeing a child grow up.

"But her current situation is extremely dangerous. In order to capture him, the Wild Hunt even dared to run into the battlefield of the Civil War. This is a sight that has never been seen since the Wild Hunt was active in our world."

There was a hint of darkness in Yennefer's eyes, but it turned into determination in an instant. For Ciri, she was willing to do anything, and she dared to face even the most powerful enemy.

"The Wild Hunt is very anxious now. They are probably willing to do anything to find Ciri. Do you have any clues?"

"Yes, there are sighting records in the Skellige Islands, Novigrad, and Velen. This information is all credible. The news from the Islands comes from Mossak, and the news from Novigrad and Velen From an Ophiel sorceress who I had a dispute with..."

Geralt could notice the gritted teeth in Yennefer's words when he mentioned the sorceress Ofel.

Obviously, she didn't have any happy experiences with the Orfell sorceress.

But he wisely didn't ask anything. He was not a young boy who was curious about everything.

"Oh, by the way, our old friend Triss is also there. Maybe you can talk to her."

"leaf……"

"That's enough, Geralt. I'm just trying to find enough help to find Ciri. Don't look at me like a puppy who made a mistake. We are all adults and we all have to face what happened. .So, can you find any help?"

"The people from the Wolf Faction will definitely help us. As for the others, the Snake Faction will definitely help me. They exist to fight against the Wild Hunt. I estimate that after the Wild Hunt's current activities, they have begun to take action. Then there are the Griffins, but it's hard to say whether they will be involved in this high-stakes political matter. As for the others, I don't have much hope."

"Well, you go find the help you can find, and I'll go find mine. I'm going to the Skellige Islands first, and you can go to Velen. If you have any questions, you can ask Ambassador Yadro, and he will provide you with help. informational."

The sorceress made a decisive conclusion, then stood up, opened the portal that made Geralt sick to his stomach when he saw it, and walked in without hesitation.

"She's just... as good as ever."

Watching the sorceress leave, White Wolf said this, his tone full of emotion and joy at the same time. It was good after all to be able to see Yennefer.

And then, he did what the sorceress said and went to see Ambassador Yazhuo to learn about the situation.

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"Ahem, so, the emperor really found the demon hunter?"

"We just met our Majesty."

"Hmph, Emhyr is getting worse and worse now. He pinned his hopes on such a thing and actually let a mutant enter the imperial court."

"It can be seen that Emhyr is at the end of his rope, and he actually has such an idea, so we should start thinking about how to jump off the ship. Friends, it is impossible to sink with Emhyr..."

As always, the Nilfgaardian nobles would whisper about everything that happened in the court, comment on it, and then weigh whether it was in their own interests and whether they could gain anything from it.

Others began to misinterpret events for their own purposes, just to mislead others.

However, most people here don't know the emperor's true thoughts, and they all think that the emperor found the demon hunter in pursuit of some illusory power.

I have to say that Emhyr did a very good job keeping it secret this time.

However, in the Nilfgaardian court, after all, nothing can be kept secret. No matter how good Emhyr is at keeping secrets, there are still people who know his thoughts and plans.

"The drama has finally begun."

Torres said as he looked at the demon hunter walking through the palace under the leadership of the steward.

Torres came to Vizima to report his duties, and then the annoying Mirror Master came over and told him that the story was about to begin.

As a person who was resurrected by the Mirror Master, although he didn't know the plot of the story, he still knew several of the key actors. The demon hunter was one of the key actors.

Morfan, who was sitting next to Torres, was a little confused, but he didn't speak. He just talked about what he knew.

"The emperor sent someone to find his daughter. It seems that he plans to let his daughter take over the empire. Tsk, does he really not know or is he pretending not to know what kind of mess the empire is now."

Since the battle with Velen, the two have become good friends. Although Morvan's identity is one that Torres will definitely object to, since he has not fallen out with him now, he does not mind forming a friendship with this young man.

"Maybe I really don't know, maybe I don't know, but for Emhyr, this is the only way for him to save his life and exit the game with dignity."

Torres's tone was full of sarcasm towards Emhyr, which made Morvan smile.

"Yes, the only way is that our seemingly omnipotent emperor finally fell to this point. This is a subject worthy of writing. If there is an outstanding playwright who can write Emhyr's life Come out, his works will be passed down forever."

Morvan has always had a strong sense of self-confidence, and his posture is as if he is watching the fire from the other side, but he does have the capital, and his identity determines this.

Together with the ancient family and the merchant association, it can be said that there are only those kings on the entire continent who can be more noble than him.

On the other side, Geralt, who was about to leave the palace, suddenly looked at Torres. This man made him feel strange. There was a feeling in him that he couldn't describe.

In the end, Geralt couldn't explain what this feeling was, so he left here and embarked on the road to find a girl.

Torres breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that from this moment on, Emhyr's life entered a countdown.

In addition, this demon hunter... should I say that he is the protagonist of the story?Torres had a strange feeling in him. This feeling was that if he stood on the opposite side of this demon hunter, his head would probably be in danger.

"It's really strange."

The former Nilfgaardian Emperor muttered this.

(End of this chapter)