Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 27 Meeting the King
As the capital of Aedirn, Wengerburg is undoubtedly the most prosperous place in the whole kingdom.

Wengerburg is located at the intersection of multiple trade routes, handling countless caravans every day, and also has developed industries and higher education institutions, making the city more prosperous.

A large number of dye factories, wool spinning mills, weaving factories, malting workshops and breweries filled the city, continuously producing various commodities for the kingdom and the entire north.

There are also many banks in the local area, providing people with the financial services they need, which is enough to see how much gold and silver flows in this city on weekdays.

The city has a permanent population of [-], and the floating population is double or even triple that number.

However, [-] resident population does not mean that the population of Wengerburg is only [-]. In fact, those who have lived and worked in Wengerburg for a long time and have not obtained citizenship are also counted as floating population. Those who live there for only a few months are considered floating population.

Therefore, the actual population of Wengerburg is at least [-] or more, and in many cases the number is more than [-].

It was once the most prosperous city in the north, and it is still the brightest pearl of the Kingdom of Aedirn.

At the same time, as the political center of the Kingdom of Aden, there are countless political conspiracies staged here every day, and the intrigue of the nobles is the main theme here.

Secret agents from various countries are also stationed here, monitoring the movements in the city and carrying out various secret transactions.

Unlike many cities in the north built on the ruins of elven cities, Wengerburg is a city built entirely by humans.

However, when laying the foundations and building the sewers, the kingdom received the help of a large number of dwarf artisans.

So it can also be said that the foundation of this city was built by dwarves.

However, both Mahakam and Aden mentioned this matter when they needed to be mentioned to prove the long-standing friendship between the two parties.

But if the relationship is not good, then it is a mistake to bring it up.

And now was an era of good relations between the two sides, since King Demavi's mediation in Temeria's siege of Mahakam eliminated a potential war, and Aden was a good friend of Mahakam.

As a result, the activities of the dwarves in Aedirn are also increasing, and dwarven workers can be seen in construction activities all over Aedirn.

In the era ruled by the current King Demawi, the Kingdom of Aedirn also asked the dwarves to build a road system on the plain.

The roads are paved with high-quality stones, combined with bricks, and dwarves' craftsmanship, so the road will not need maintenance for ten or twenty years.

The stone-paved road has directly raised the logistics level of Aden to a higher level, and the country has become more prosperous.

Around Wenger Castle, there is the vast and boundless Aden Plains, which have been developed by generations of industrious Aden farmers.

In autumn, the vast wheat waves that spread to the edge of the horizon will leave an unforgettable impression on many people.

The only thing that can compare with this scene is the Posada area of ​​the Kingdom (namely, the Valley of Hundred Flowers), where not only food is produced, but also a large amount of vegetables and fruits.

The combination of huge grain production and developed industry and commerce has contributed to the prosperity of the Kingdom of Aden. Not only the country, but also the people in this land are very rich.

Although it can't compare with Toussaint's fine wine land, it is also in the forefront in the north.

Therefore, the Kaedwen Kingdom has always been greedy for Aedirn, even the land of Upper Aedirn, which is dominated by wetlands and swamps, wants to get it.

After all, if it is developed there, it will be a land of grain production, so the two countries have been in endless disputes.

Before the arrival of the army in black, this was the main direction of cultivation of the Kingdom of Aden, and further cultivation was suspended because of the arrival of the Southern Empire.

The appearance of the army in black also brought peace to this land, at least Aedirn and Kaedwen are no longer obsessed with the ownership of this land for the time being.

However, after the trade in the Blue Mountain Tunnel attracted the attention of the entire north, the two sides engaged in another wave of military confrontation, and the situation on the border is still quite tense.

But everyone also knows that we can't fight. This confrontation has been going on for so long, and there is also the threat of Nilfgaard in the south, so we definitely can't fight.

It is said that King Henselt of Kaedwen was so angry that he smashed several vases in a row in his palace. Why are all the good things on the side of the Ardian people?

For ordinary people in Aedirn, these major national events are too far away from them.

For them, what matters is how the wheat grows at home, what to buy in the market, and how to live tomorrow.

What is the army in black, what is the Kaedwen confrontation, what is the Harkland trade, in the eyes of ordinary people, they cannot have anything to do with these things.

Better to worry about gossip about Scoia'tael activities than worry about it.

These guys are the threats around the people. I heard that several villages have been burned everywhere.

However, they all looked at the Scoia'tael attack with the attitude of seeing robbers. After all, it was still difficult for the Scoia'tael to operate in the core area of ​​Aden.

Indeed, if this is a peaceful era, things in the distance really have nothing to do with them.

But not now, this is a world of great changes, an unprecedented world of great changes, those things that I thought had nothing to do with me before, may now appear before my eyes.

Just like now, the farmers and passers-by in Aedirn are staring dumbfounded at the army marching on the road. This is the first time they have seen soldiers in such a posture.

It was a group of soldiers in cloth, fur, and shirtless, either on horseback or on foot, with weapons ranging from axes, spears to machetes.

They sang songs in the common language with a strong accent, and some people played flutes and bongos, and from time to time they cheered together when they sang a certain climax, looking very proud.

Some businessmen who had been to Hackland knew that they were Cossacks, people who were active in Hackland, but they didn't know why Cossacks appeared near Wengerburg.

A small number of well-informed businessmen knew that it was because of an order from the king.

But none of them shared this information. This is news that can make money. Whoever talks nonsense.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is a group of robbers.

"This is really a beautiful land, rich and beautiful. This is an impossible scene in Hakland."

Herme looked at the crops in the field, her tone full of emotion.

He is used to the vast wilderness of Hackland, and now he is allowed to see the boundless wheat waves of Aedian, and it is natural to feel such emotion.

Feeling the gazes mixed with scrutiny and awe from all directions, Hemei felt the pleasure of returning home with wealth, this feeling is really intoxicating.

All this way, Herme has been under such sight, which is really beneficial to him.

But such a good mood was spoiled by a report.

"Then someone left the team to steal chickens and dogs again? Damn it, the old way, pay the other party twice the price, give me a better attitude, and then give those guys twenty whips, Vigoles, this is the third one today Once again, I must warn you, if this leader is not good, I don't mind letting others do it!"

Facing Herme's angry words, Vigoles could only keep reassuring, and then hurried to solve the problem.

Watching his subordinates leave, Herme rubbed her temples with a headache, this matter is really troublesome.

Although before leading the Cossacks into Aden, he thought that these guys would probably do some sneaky things, but he didn't expect that there were so many of them.

For the Cossacks, it was the first time they came to such a rich land, and naturally some guys couldn't help it, so they started stealing.

This was only when Heme had stipulated precautions, otherwise he estimated that some Cossacks would start robbing.

Along the way, Hemei kept wiping the Cossack's ass, dealing with these shitty things, which made him feel dizzy.

Fortunately, after a few rounds of whipping, most of the Cossacks became more honest, and the number of such things now is much better than when they first entered Aden.

After all, he provided board and lodging for these Cossacks. Since the Cossacks had enough to eat and drink, they naturally didn't have a strong interest in looting, and they didn't need to be whipped for it.

Fearing that the Cossacks would be dishonest, after all it was now close to Wengerburg, Heme called Bogo and Seche Cossacks.

Although most of the Sechi Cossacks were sent by Heme to lead the ordinary Cossacks, Heme still kept a team by his side.

Herme asked them to patrol the team to deter the restless guys below.

Bogo's appearance undoubtedly achieved the effect Herme wanted, and nothing like this happened again in the following journey.

Herme could finally breathe a sigh of relief and focus on how to meet the king.

And at this time, he arrived at his destination.

With the spiers of Wenger Castle appearing on the horizon, King Aedirn's suburban palace appeared in front of Herme.

The scale of this palace is not small, and it has a very vast garden.

The king usually enjoys, feasts and celebrates in this place, and to some extent, it is also the political center of the Kingdom of Aedirn.

After all, many major national events are likely to be discussed casually by the monarch and a few of his staff.

The palace is surrounded by military camps. It seems that the king attaches great importance to his own life. There are several battalions of troops stationed nearby.

Herme saw several flags that she was familiar with, which meant that they were troops from the standing army of Aedir, and this was Herme's comrade-in-arms back then.

Here, Herme stopped the team, it would be too stupid to rashly let the army approach the royal palace, he would not make such a mistake.

The subordinates built a simple changing room for him, where Herme changed into a set of clothes.

Before that, Herme's dress style was basically Hacklandic and Cossack, but he definitely couldn't wear such clothes when he was going to meet the king.

So he put on the usual dress of the Northern Kingdoms, and a rich cloak from Harkland.

It was the first time in such a long time that Herme was not used to wearing such a set of clothes, but it was not a big deal, so let it be.

Calling Viato to bring her gift, Herme walked towards the gate of the palace.

The royal butler had been waiting there for a long time, and after briefly confirming Herme's identity again, he made a gesture of invitation.

Led by the butler, Herme walked into this gorgeous palace.

The gift brought by Herme was carried in by the royal attendants after being inspected.

Viator was not allowed in, because the king only saw Herme alone.

Hemei had no choice but to cast a sorry look at the frustrated attendants, and then walked into the palace.

Along the way, Herme saw many well-manicured gardening works, the themes of which were love and friendship, and many marble statues of nude women, whose style was much different from the Wengerburg Palace in his memory.

Herme's predecessor had been to Wengerburg, so he had such a memory.

The steward did not lead Herme to the magnificent palace, but to the depths of the garden, it seemed that the king was there.

As he walked, Herme heard cheerful music and some cheers, and next, he saw the king.

King Demawi of Aedirn sat in an overstuffed chair, surrounded by musicians and court jesters.

The musicians continued to play wonderful music, and the clowns amuse the monarch with all kinds of antics.

Demawi was laughed out loud by the jesters, and he poured red wine into his mouth while laughing. It seemed that the king was in a good mood.

The steward immediately stepped forward and whispered in the king's ear, and then the king looked at Hermi, who saw a smile in the king's sly eyes.

"His Majesty."

Herme knelt before the king on one knee,
"Herme Botterdan salutes you. According to your order, I have brought Hakland's army, and they are ready to fight for His Majesty on the battlefield."

Then Herme asked the royal servants to present him with a gift, the bear fur of a white bear, without any nicks or scratches, and the whole fur was in good condition, even for a king, it was completely worthy of status. Precious things that belonged to the top princes.

But the king just glanced at it and asked the attendants to put it aside. Although the white bear skin was precious, it was not too precious to the king.

This made Herme feel a little disappointed. He spent a lot of money on this thing, but he didn't show such emotion.

"Stand up, my Commander Harkland, don't be so restrained, come, have a drink."

Taking the red wine handed over by the king, Herme drank it down to the last drop.

The king was obviously very happy to see this scene, with a smile written all over his face.

"Baron Herme, do you know why I asked you to meet me here?"

Facing the king's question, Herme's answer was of course, "This is your right, there is no need to explain it to your courtiers."

And that puts even more smiles on the king's face.

"This is to prevent you from facing the poisonous snakes in the palace. What might those people do? I don't want the talented person I finally found to be caught in those messy things."

Subconsciously, Herme wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the king continued.

"I think you've guessed it too. It's just an excuse for me to send you to suppress the Scoia'tael. This is just a loyalty test. But to be honest, I don't want to do such a test. It might affect the king's status in Harkland." interests, but some people have taken the rumours too far, and I have to do something, you understand?"

When the king said this, killing intent appeared on his face, and this was the first time Herme saw the king like this.

The king's slack face, which is always smiling, is also very scary when it comes together with killing intent.

"Yes, of course I understand."

Herme's hanging heart relaxed because of these words, His Majesty was expressing that he had no doubts about him.

That meant he was safe and the king had no intention of doing anything to him.

"Since you are here now, those rumors will naturally be self-defeating, but they will definitely evaluate your lack of ability and encourage you to be replaced, so please suppress the Scoia'tael this time, you must do it beautifully Some, understand?"

"We must teach those damn elves a lesson. Since they are clamoring to drive humans back to the sea, if they want a war, we will give them a war and let them understand who the owner of this land is!"

When mentioning the Scoia'tael, the king's murderous intent was written all over his face, and he unknowingly crushed the bread in his hand, which shows how much His Majesty hates these non-human race rebels.

Demawi once wanted to negotiate peace with the Scoia'tael commando, but the envoy he sent was killed by the Scoia'tael. After that, the king's attitude was to resolutely suppress it, and reconciliation was impossible.

"This action must be done quickly and decisively. These Scoia'tael must be wiped out, and then those who are ready to move will be deterred, so that they will not have the courage to dare to act in Aedirn, especially that El Dann, who put his head on the ground. Bring it to me."

To Hemei's surprise, the king, who was full of killing intent just now, returned to his usual laziness after saying those words, as if the previous murderous look didn't exist at all.

But his words are still bloody, full of killing and cruelty.

De Mawei has never been what he seems on the surface. Once his interests are damaged, his wrists are more ruthless than anyone else.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete your order."

The king showed such an attitude, so Herme naturally had to guarantee that the task would be completed.

Herme thought that this was probably also an examination of the king's ability.

"Then you go, take the beast you brought from Harkland, let those elves know what fire and sword are, and let them understand what the price of resistance is. I have arranged other things, and there is still There is an army at your disposal, all mercenaries, and some of my special forces are there, and you can use it too. In addition, Selchik leads the army on the southern border. If you need it, you can ask for his help. "

Leaving the last words aside, the king turned his attention to the performance of the jester, and Herme realized that he should go away.

The royal steward led Herme out of the garden. When Herme walked out of the palace, he handed Herme a scroll with the emblem of the Kingdom of Aediron on it.

Leaving the palace, Hemei opened the scroll, and as expected, it stated that Hemei was appointed as the commander-in-chief to exterminate the Squirrel Party gangsters, referred to as the chief suppressor.

Seeing this name, Herme had a strange feeling, feeling that this name always set up a very bad flag for herself.

But he didn't think too much, just rolled up the scroll and put it away.

Before walking back to where his army was, Herme saw that his soldiers were basically sitting or lying down and resting, and they were also sharing what they had seen and heard.

But Marondo and the others immediately surrounded him and asked how Herme's meeting with the king was going.

Herme's answer was just one sentence,

"We have to go all out to wipe out the Scoia'tael. Those gangsters who resisted must be hanged. The king wants to see this result."

Hearing this sentence, everyone understood the situation and didn't say anything. They just got busy, and the situation had been made very clear.

And Herme changed into his original clothes, rode on his war horse, and led his army on the road to the south to exterminate those Scoia'tael.

The singing of the Cossacks sounded again. They were probably the most carefree group of people in the entire army. Anyway, for them, they were paid as long as they were paid and fought as long as they wanted.

(End of this chapter)