Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 200 Nuo City Whirlpool
For the northerners, Radovid's defeat undoubtedly represented a huge loss and a future that was further away from the expulsion of the Nilfgaardians.

However, amidst such losses, some people still benefited from it.

And one of them is Geralt of Rivia.

Now, looking at the Novigrad city wall that appeared in front of him, White Wolf slowly exhaled.

Even he didn't expect it after what he had gone through in order to reach this city.

In Velen, Geralt investigated several clues based on the information given by the emperor's spies, which led to a series of stories.

Waylon is not a pleasant land.

This place has been repeatedly ravaged by wars. Both warring parties have erected countless gallows to scare the people. Corpse-eating monsters are rampant in the countryside, and ancient existences are becoming more active.

This land was very uncomfortable. Geralt wanted to leave here, but for the sake of his daughter, he finally endured it.

The White Wolf met his old acquaintance Keira Metz, and after some adventures, he finally persuaded her to go to Kaer Morhen; the White Wolf explored the elven ruins of Velen and found traces of the Wild Hunt and Ciri there; The wolf had participated in the family affairs of warlord Weilun and knew about the family's constant conflicts and chaos. The white wolf also worked for the old witch and knew about Weilun's dark rule.

As for the various events, big and small, they are countless. They are either the continuation of the ancient hatred of this land, the disasters caused by war, or the darkness that comes at an unknown time.

In short, Geralt's experience in Velen can be extremely rich.

And just after he checked all the clues about Willen, he found that everything pointed to the free city of Novigrad.

Naturally, Geralt headed to Novigrad.

But on the way, he encountered the Redanian army heading south.

Seeing the white wolf, the Redanians forcefully pulled him into the army regardless, "In the name of His Majesty Radovid, you have been recruited."

The reason why they need a witcher is simple. After a war, monsters will always wreak havoc.

Even if the army leaves these monsters alone without dealing with them, it will be very troublesome.

Therefore, they need a professional to solve this problem, and the Witcher is the right professional.

Geralt wanted to leave, but it would be foolish to go against a huge marching army.

Ever since, the white wolf was taken away like this.

During his days in the army, Geralt tried to escape from the military camp several times, but he always failed due to the strict patrols.

Moreover, Radovid also noticed him during this period and specially strengthened his surveillance.

He also got to meet Radovid, and Geralt's biggest reaction after this meeting was: Damn, the madman stays at home and doesn't come out to cause harm to others.

Of course, these words are just what I think about. Geralt has seen too many things and has long learned how to control his emotions.

Stumbling, Geralt followed the army and arrived outside Vizima City.

Seeing Vizima again, Geralt could be said to be filled with emotions.

He has seen Vizima from Temeria, and then Vizima from Nilfgaard. Now, is he going to see Vizima from Redania?
The surrounding areas of Vizima were severely damaged in the war, and many places were severely damaged. Those places where he once had active settlements were basically abandoned because of the war.

Looking at this, Geralt really wondered if what he was doing was in vain.

Some of the villages and people here were saved by him.

And now, following the ruler's orders, they are dying by the hundreds.

Villages were in ruins, hotels that once gathered travelers were abandoned, and hanged bodies were everywhere.

He was really thinking about the meaning of everything he had done.

However, Geralt did not immerse himself in such emotions for too long. As a hundred-year-old demon hunter, he had seen many such things in his life.

He knew that he would never get the answer and could only remain in doubt forever.

And life will continue after all.

Back on the battlefield, although Geralt thought he might see Redania's Vizima next, the final result was a disastrous defeat for the Redanian army.

In this chaos, naturally no one cared about a demon hunter. In this way, Geralt was able to escape from the Redania military camp.

Instead of escaping immediately, he chose to stay near Vizima for a while.

As an old man with a hundred years of experience, Geralt knew that after the army was defeated, rebels would run everywhere.

The military discipline of these defeated soldiers often deteriorates to the point of non-existence, and the areas they pass through will suffer great damage.

Of course Geralt wasn't afraid of the rebels, but he didn't want to get into trouble either, so he waited.

After this wave of madness passed, he set foot on the road to Novigrad again.

What he saw was shocking. Under the disaster of the war, Willen became even more dilapidated, many villages were turned into ruins, and there were bandits and robbers everywhere who oppressed the people.

Once again, Geralt began to wonder, what on earth had he done?What was he doing all this for?

But fortunately for him, at least a few of his friends were okay and they escaped the storm.

Finally, it was Geralt who crossed the Pontar River and headed for Novigrad.

On the way to Novigrad, White Wolf saw a large number of Redanian soldiers.

They were basically defeated soldiers who had escaped from the south bank. Their morale was low and most of their equipment had been lost. They looked terrible.

However, newly recruited soldiers from all over Redania arrived quickly. Geralt had seen many such recruits. These young people had an obvious look of stupidity on their faces, that is, they had illusions about war.

It seems that Radovid is still full of fighting spirit, and Redania's national strength is still sufficient.

But it's still the same truth, these have nothing to do with him as a demon hunter.

After walking through the bustling Redanian military camp, Geralt finally arrived at Novigrad, the city of freedom.

When he saw the familiar solid city walls of Novigrad, Geralt was speechless for a moment. He had sacrificed too much to get here.

White Wolf really wanted to go to a tavern in the city to eat and drink, and then go to Passiflora to find some girls.

He had suffered a lot in the past period and he needed to relax.

However, Geralt finally restrained his thoughts. He always kept in mind why he came to Novigrad.

He came here for Xili and to protect the child. He had to find Xili as soon as possible. The child was in danger.

However, when the gate of Novigrad appeared in front of him, Geralt discovered that a team from a foreign land was looking for him.

"What do you want to do?"

Looking at the soldiers surrounding him, Geralt said that their clothing style seemed familiar to Geralt.

Looking at these soldiers, he also remembered who these people were and where he had seen this style.

They are Ophir people.

On the way to Novigrad, Geralt once encountered an Ophiel caravan that was attacked by the Scoia'tael.

White Wolf helped these businessmen, but at the same time he was very surprised that the Scoia'tael appeared here. Is there actually a Scoia'tael nowadays?
The Scoia'tael, this organization began to decline crazily a year ago.

The Scoia'tael, whose members either went to Harkland Steppe or returned to life and are still active today, are often a group of desperate and crazy people who only do destruction and killing.

Therefore, Geralt helped these Ophir people.

Of course, the main reason was that when these Scoia'tael found him approaching, they shot arrows directly at him.

After the war, from these businessmen, he was able to learn the identities of these people.

He also knew that the king of Ofel had recently launched a drastic northern strategy and sent many troops and merchants to the north, which was why they came.

He even sent his son to marry a northern lady to strengthen ties with the north.

Unfortunately, the prince left and never returned, but the strategy was still in progress.

Geralt met an enthusiastic magic-infused craftsman in the caravan. He introduced their distant magic technology to Geralt, and injected magic for Geralt for free, which increased the effectiveness of magic on his sword. .

Finally, the Ophirs told Geralt where they were stationed, and then gave Geralt a bunch of gifts as a thank you for saving them.

Not long after bidding farewell to these Ophir people, he arrived at Novigrad, and now he was surrounded.

"Ofeier people, what do you want to do?"

Geralt asked again, but the soldiers remained silent and did not answer his words.

Seeing this, the citizens and refugees of Novigrad stood far away, while the nearby Novigrad guards pretended not to have seen this, which made Geralt increasingly agitated.

If these people didn't give an answer, he planned to kill them directly.

"Hello, White Wolf, Yennefer's lover."

Finally, a female voice sounded, and the Ofel people immediately gave way to a path, and a woman wearing revealing Ofel clothing came out.This Ofel woman's skin has a beautiful bronze color, and she exudes strong charm in every move she makes. The eyes of many men nearby have been following her and never leaving her.

Looking at the dress and temperament of the woman in front of him, Geralt was immediately sure that she was a sorceress.

And judging from her tone, is this an acquaintance of Yennefer?

Then, he had a bad premonition. From his experience, sorceresses often represented trouble, and it was quite a big trouble.

"I'm Laetia, nice to meet you."

"What do you want to do?"

Geralt said impatiently. He suddenly felt that he had to be driven by others again. He didn't like this feeling very much.

"We need a small favor from you."

Hearing this, Geralt wanted to turn around and leave, but his next words immediately changed his mind.

"And the reward is the news about the son of destiny."

"...Okay, ma'am, let's talk."

Geralt now only hoped that the person in front of him would not make any outrageous demands.

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"Those Ofir people went to find Geralt? Are you sure?"

"Yes, Lord Charon, I am very sure that the news came from the temple guards there."

"Hmm...interesting."

After receiving the detailed report sent from below, Charron from Vengerburg, now the invisible helmsman of the Eternal Fire Church, said.

There was a playful expression on his face, and he began to think about the purpose of the Opel people doing this.

Behind him was a wall with various information listed in detail. Holding the information in his hand, Charon began to analyze it based on the information on it.

As the special commissioner of Aedirn, Charron naturally took power from Chape after arriving in Novigrad.

The shapeshifter is very self-aware of his own level, and he can be said to have made a mess of things.

Now that Charron can help him share the pressure, he naturally wants it.

As a result, Charron was able to quickly take over.

As a spy chief who has been in charge of the entire Aedirn intelligence for a long time, it is too simple for Charon to just deal with the city of Novigrad.

No matter how big Novigrad is, no matter how information flows, it is still just a city.

Challen was naturally very good at handling it.

In his hands, the Church of the Eternal Fire was immediately purged, and the members of the pro-Redanian faction either died in mysterious circumstances or were expelled outside Novigrad.

Relying on these means, Chapei's faction was able to quickly regain power.

The pro-Redanians were not beaten all the way, they also fought back.

When the situation was almost over, they decided to launch a coup and forcibly overthrow Chape from the position of archbishop.

However, Charron had already expected that they would do this. All the actions of the pro-Redanian faction were in his sight, and he watched this group of people perform like a monkey show.

Finally, in the Great Temple, the coup party encountered a brutal massacre, and they rushed into the trap that Charenvi and the others had prepared for a long time.

As they proclaimed victory in the temple, the doors slammed shut, and out came the Firesworn and the Chosen, loyal to the Archbishop.

Next, blood flowed as if for free, but the church members who had been prepared for a long time immediately cleaned up the corpses and blood.

After a busy night, the Great Temple returned to its former peace, and everything looked the same as usual.

Things happened so quickly that most Novigrad citizens were unaware of what had happened, and it took a long time for the information to come out.

It was Charon who was leading all of this. Chape, the shapeshifter, couldn't do this. He was too merciful and soft-hearted.

And after completing this decisive killing, no one in the Church of Eternal Fire dared to despise him anymore.

However, after dealing with a series of bad things inside Eternal Fire, Charon discovered that there were too many bad things in this city, and the troubles continued one after another.

First of all, apart from the Eternal Fire Church, the largest residents in Novigrad are the five major gangs.

The five major gangs are now in a stage of changing speakers, so there are considerable internal conflicts.

Hawthorne II of the Ghost Face Gang is jumping up and down now, desperately wanting to be the one to talk to himself.

The Ghost Face Gang has been active for this purpose, and even held several meetings on its own, acting like the master of the Syndicate.

The other four gangs are obviously more inclined to continue to let the Beggar King of the Dark Alley Gang hold this position.

After all, the long-sleeved Beggar King who is good at dancing is obviously more popular than Hawthorne II.

And this guy Hawthorne II... at best, he has the image of a king, at worst, he is as crazy as Radovid. No, it should be said that he is as crazy as Radovid, but he is also extremely savage.

Facing opposition from others, Hawthorne II responded with street warfare.

As the Ghost Face Gang controls some of the most profitable black products in Novigrad, the resources they can mobilize are extremely exaggerated, so Novigrad immediately became "busy".

Novigrad, which finally enjoyed a period of peace after the second war, was once again caught in a street war.

This is undoubtedly what Charon does not want to see. What Novigrad needs now is stability, and everyone must unite to deal with threats from the outside.

Of course, for Charon, it means being stable until Master Hemei can free up his hands to take care of the city.

Hawthorne II's crazy actions are undoubtedly not in Charon's interests, and it is said that he is also making strange moves and seems to be in contact with Redania, which is not good.

However, he is not the only gang leader with ulterior motives. Siggy Luwin has also been contacting his old subordinates in Redania recently. He is doing something mysterious and mysterious. His subordinates are showing signs of chaos in the street war. Neutral attitude.

Among the five major gangs, the three that are completely reliable at present are mainly the Black Gold Club, the Treading Gang, and the Dark Alley Gang. These three gangs are fighting against the Ghost Face Gang with all their strength, and the fight is fierce every night.

In this "full swing" environment, the large-scale entry of Ofel's forces has changed the situation.

The monarch of Ofel decided to take advantage of the opportunity of the Northern War to expand his power to the north. On the one hand, it was to help the war in the north and curb the expansion of Nilfgaard, and on the other hand, it was to further expand commercial interests.

Therefore, a large number of Ophel soldiers, merchants and immigrants came to Novigrad.

They quickly occupied the abandoned urban area of ​​​​Novigrad Dock, drove away the homeless people inside, and began to build it in the style of Ofel.

The arrival of the Ofir people has made the situation even more chaotic. This is a real dragon crossing the river, and Novigrad cannot refuse their entry.

Because both Redania and Aedirn welcomed these distant visitors into Novigrad. After all, they really brought troops and various technologies.

Such a good ally who has come thousands of miles to support us with his own food needs to be well entertained.

At the same time, it is in the interests of both countries to make the waters in Novigrad muddy.

At this point, something happened in Novigrad recently.

That's why a big toad popped up out of the city sewer.

According to Charon's grasp of various information, he discovered that the big toad was originally in the sewer of Cowburg, but now it somehow ended up in the sewer of Novigrad.

If only a big toad appeared, it would be nothing.

It is normal for monsters to appear in the sewers of Novigrad and eat homeless people. It is part of the city's repertoire.

The key point is that the Opel people didn't know what was going on, so they entered the sewers in large numbers to look for this big toad. They were looking for it with the attitude of turning the entire sewer over.

As for what they were looking for toads for, these Ophir people didn't say a word, leaving all parties confused and could only watch them tossing around.

And now, those Ophel people have found Geralt again, and Charon feels that things are getting weirder and weirder.

The toad that inexplicably ran from Cowburg to Novigrad, the frenzied search of the Ophir people, and the demon hunters they invited... He could understand these things one by one, but why he couldn't understand them when they were gathered together. Understood.

And what happened to that demon hunter... was extremely troublesome.

All in all, Charron had a headache, a terrible headache, and the current situation was really confusing.

After some fruitless thinking, Charron made a decision.

Now it seems that he can only wait and see what happens, and then take action based on the changes in things.

To put it bluntly, this is just sitting back and waiting for death, but there is still too little information now, so that can only be done.

Of course, waiting is not enough, Charon sent out a lot of spies and prepared the army of eternal fire.

He had a feeling that after so many things that had happened, the city would be very lively.

(End of this chapter)