Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 33 Everyone is happy
"The emblem of the empire, damn it, it definitely has something to do with the Nilfgaardians, and they are probably the ones behind everything!"

Viator kicked it off the ground, although it was a bit broken, but the small coat of arms of the golden sun could still be seen.

The quality of the coat of arms is obviously very good, because even after such an explosion, it is still lying here, only partially damaged.

And this just revealed to the people who walked here after the explosion what they didn't know, that is, the Imperial intervention they didn't know.

"Don't destroy the evidence, Viator, come here, put these away, this is a very important thing, and leave it to our Majesty the King in the future."

Herme said as she looked at the big hole created by the magic explosion just above her head.

The explosion completely turned the dilapidated hall into ruins, leaving only a few low walls.

It is estimated that after a few years of wind and rain, there will be nothing left here.

And everyone who saw this scene could only be thankful, thankful that they were not at the center of the explosion, if they were here, it would be...

Homer picked up something from the ground, and Ben Ader's learning experience told him that it was a broken staff.

The floor of the elf palace was also covered with scorched black, and Herme also noticed that the vegetation growing on the floor was basically withered. Some kind of extremely strong poison had been sprayed here—or plague.

After seeing the Plague Demon Spirit, Herme also thought of something. After all, the plague is necessary for the Plague Demon Spirit to appear.

He's pretty much sure what's going on with all this after he's determined that the guy that got blown up is a warlock from Nilfgaard.

He was caught up in a conspiracy that the Nilfgaardians and the Scoia'tael had laid out together, and that plague spirit they had prepared for themselves.

And the Scoia'tael's death battle here is presumably also part of these guys' plan.

Thinking of this, he felt a little scared, if he didn't have Cliff's emblem in his hand, he would really be doomed here...

Then he was determined to go to see Rastite after returning to Hackland, and he had to ask the High Priest Cliff what was going on.

While Herme was still thinking about it, several soldiers from the Aden Special Forces walked up to the corpse that had been turned into debris, and cleaned up the corpse and various debris.

"I feel like it's completely useless to take this thing away."

Viator watched the soldiers carefully pack up the corpse,
"Isn't this just a piece of rotten corpse, what else can I do?"

"The Kingdom should use this to accuse the Nilfgaardians of violating the peace treaty. It is still useful. But the man in black will definitely not admit it. It will definitely still be a war of words. The two sides will blame each other, and then it will be endless."

Herme said subconsciously, he used his ass to figure out what this thing would be used for, or that's all.

Although these are still very important in the diplomatic game field, he has no interest at all, and it has nothing to do with him anyway.

Herme's attention was quickly diverted from this doomed nonsense, because in this "palace" that was almost in ruins, Herme saw something that attracted his attention even more.

It was a statue of an elf woman. The ancient elf craftsmen carved all the beauty that belonged to the elves on this statue. This statue is full of artistic beauty.

Unbeknownst to Herme, El Dann had been looking at the statue often.

But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

But it wasn't art that attracted Herme, but because, in such a magic explosion, this thing was so close to the center of the explosion, but nothing happened at all, which is very interesting.

"Slobbering? What's the point? Ah, Lord Herme, what are you doing here?"

Viator was still discussing what happened just now, while Herme had already walked in front of the statue.

Herme looked at the statue carefully, and found that although the explosion did not destroy the statue, it still cracked it.

This crack makes people feel that the whole statue will shatter if it is knocked a few more times.

Subconsciously, Herme pulled out the long sword and hit the statue with the hilt several times, and after these few hits, the statue shattered.

The beautiful work of art just crumbles and the top half of the statue just crumbles away.

No one here bemoaned that the artwork was destroyed, no one here liked elf art because they saw something more striking.

The statue shattered, revealing an ornate knife handle.

Subconsciously, Herme grabbed the handle of the knife and pulled out the scimitar.

Following his action, the lower part of the statue also shattered, turning the statue into a pile of debris.

It was a scimitar with a classic elf style, and there were exquisite patterns on the body of the sword, which were distributed on the body like waves.

The hilt is decorated with gold and silver, and the main body is some kind of alloy that Herme doesn't know, but it looks very light.

"This thing is interesting."

Herme pulled it out as she spoke,
"It's really pretty, it's the first time I've seen such a weapon."

Then Herme swung the sword. This sense of balance was even better than the witcher's sword he had touched before.

This made Herme feel possessive about this scimitar. He has always wanted to get a suitable weapon, and this one looks very good.

"This kind of decoration should belong to an elf prince."

As a student of Ben Ade (although he was dropped out of school), Hemei still has some historical knowledge, after all, this is also part of higher education.

And it was this historical knowledge that told it that this thing belonged to a certain elf prince.

"There should be a scabbard..."

While Hemei said this, recalling the feeling when he just pulled out the scimitar, he rummaged through the debris, and indeed he found a beautiful scabbard.

The golden scabbard with the main body has a luxurious elf pattern, without any rust marks on it, it is still like a brand new one, and the weight is extremely light.

If he knew the history of elves, especially the history before the conflict with humans, the master of the history department of Niubao University was here, he would recognize that this was the scimitar that belonged to King Kairad, the elf king here.

The human warriors who attacked Kaidev Gernveld back then almost turned the entire palace upside down but couldn't find the scimitar.

King Kellard's famous knife was crafted by dwarven and gnome craftsmen, and finally decorated and adjusted by elven craftsmen.

It is also a weapon that contains magic, so the humans who captured the elf kingdom also wanted to get it, but unfortunately they still failed to find it in the end.

However, the proceeds from looting the palace had already made them a lot of money, so the impact of losing the scimitar was not too great, and they did not continue to search for it.

Although Herme didn't know what it was, it didn't affect him seeing how extraordinary it was.

After swinging the scimitar several times in a row, Hemei decided to keep it as his personal saber.

Recently, he has been learning Cossack knife skills, and what he needs is exactly this kind of scimitar.

The scimitars of the Cossacks and the scimitars of the elves are generally very close. It is related to the fact that the northern immigrants who went to the other side of the Blue Mountain a hundred years ago took the road controlled by the elves. I don’t know if that has anything to do with them.

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After packing up the scimitar and the corpse that had turned into debris, Hemei and the others walked out of the dilapidated palace.

And Vigoles had been waiting for a long time, and he showed Herme something, which was being held in his arms.

It was El Dann's head in a small box.

Herme looked at it and found that half of the head was rotten, which looked very scary, but the other half was enough for people to recognize him.

As the head was designated by the king, El Dann's head was embalmed and plastered.

And in order to prevent this thing from doing anything wrong again, there are a few pieces of anti-magic gold in it, and silver powder is mixed in the lime.

This can be said to be an expensive wooden box, and it is made of magic-resistant gold and silver powder, but in Herme's eyes, it is all worth it.

Herme was very lucky to find this guy's head—even if it was only half.

Because most of the corpses in the ruins were corroded by the evil magic power and turned into skeletons, it would be difficult for His Majesty the King to take the skulls.

Although he still has the scimitar of El Dann, but to be honest, the scimitar is still not as good as the head, and the best situation is to send the two things together-he is like this now.

Looking at El Dann's half-rotten head and the half-rotten face that was still full of hatred, Herme felt a chill, and looked away unnaturally.

"Put this thing away, and take it to the king at once."

Signaling the Cossack leader to take this thing away, and seeing him close the wooden box containing the head, Herme turned her attention to the ruins.

I saw the figures of "hard workers" everywhere in the ruins, and they were busy collecting all the available spoils from the ruins.

The evil magic had turned most of the corpses in the ruins into skeletons, but not the things they were carrying, which the soldiers and Cossacks were scraping.

Moreover, this is El Dann's headquarters, and there are still a lot of various supplies, not to mention the various spoils plundered by the Scoia'tael during this period of time.

Because Herme sent a large number of smugglers to the gallows before, those things that should have been quickly transferred out through the channel of smugglers and turned into war materials of the Scoia'tael were all rotten in the hands of the Scoia'tael.

Now these are naturally the enemy's things, and that is naturally a very happy robbery time.

While looting, the soldiers also carried out further damage to the elf ruins. They had no intention of cherishing the elven buildings that survived the destruction of humans and the baptism of time.

They smashed these things directly, and everyone always felt inexplicably refreshed watching the elves' artworks turned into a pile of garbage.

Herme didn't stop them, the fighters needed some relief after so long of constant fighting.

And smashing and getting loot are undoubtedly the most soothing to the soldiers.

However, not everyone is busy collecting scratches.

The soldiers of the Aedirn Special Forces were busy stacking up the skulls of the elves, as a warning to all those who came after them in the future, and also to commemorate the victory of the Aedirians.

This is the method the Cossacks told them, and after hearing the method of Lei Jingguan, these soldiers immediately used it.

Elf skulls are pretty easy to find -- elves don't have canine teeth.

From the very beginning, the Special Forces had given priority to recruiting those who hated the Scoia'tael, as well as those who were discriminated against because of their elven blood.

Therefore, this army has never lacked characters like Leila, which is why they always maintain such a strong fighting spirit, and they will not shrink back even when fighting Scoia'tael in an unfamiliar and harsh environment.

The hatred of the elves made them not collect the loot, but focused on building the heads of the elves into Jingguan.

Seeing this scene, Herme had nothing to say. The Scoia'tael was his enemy, and he was not interested in lamenting the fate of the enemy, nor was he interested in accusing this phenomenon.

Because among these soldiers, there has never been a lack of people who lost their families because of the Scoia'tael, and it would be too arrogant to accuse them from a high place.

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After "taking care of" Kadev Gernveld, Herme led the army to leave the ancient elf palace.

The whole journey was full of laughter and laughter, simply because they won.

The Cossacks played their flutes, others played the lute, and sang grassland songs, making the returning army look like a band.

Under this happy atmosphere, those who were saddened by the casualties also became happy.

Mourning for comrades-in-arms is for tomorrow. At this moment, it is to be excited about victory!
Many people sang along to the tune of the Cossacks.

Cossack songs are all simple and catchy, so it is not difficult to learn.

In this battle, Herme suffered 400 casualties.

Including all kinds of battles before, a full 800 people died here forever, and the number of Scoia'tael they wiped out was more than 600.

That's with the civilians who were taken away by the Scoia'tael, but they joined the Scoia'tael anyway, so that's what Scoia'tael was.

Fortunately for Herme, most of the dead were the Cossacks he brought over, those mercenaries, and local forces.

There were not many deaths in his headquarters, and the casualties of the Sazaburg militia and the registered Cossacks were not large.

It was all worth it. When heading to the camp, Herme was thinking about the impact of this battle on the future.

With all the Scoia'tael in the Rotten Forest wiped out, Eldan's head was sent to the capital and spread everywhere, the Kingdom of Aedirn, and even the Scoia'tael in the entire north will be hit head-on, and their development and activities will inevitably affected.

Now, the north has won a victory in the overall situation of the confrontation between the north and the south. Herme knew that what she had done was also very big.

First of all, it can be expected that he will become the number one hunting target of various Scoia'tael guerrillas.

But it doesn't matter if he's not in the north. Anyway, his daily activities are in Hackland, and he just needs to take good protection on a daily basis.

Secondly, the empire will definitely name itself after this time.

Before he captured the marshal, he was regarded more as a lucky knight, and he was sent to the remote place of Harkland.

Although it is said that Hakland's trade has started to rise after he left, but generally speaking, he is still a little guy who no one cares about.

But after this time, he saw that he was already a powerful vassal of Aedirn.

With so much power mobilized from Hakland, he will definitely be named in the intelligence department of the empire, and he may even send spies over to investigate his situation.

Hemei thought that after going back this time, he had to strengthen his vigilance against possible imperial spies discovering what he was researching.

It would be self-defeating if the things he was working on leaked out.

However, Herme is still very fortunate, because although her name was registered with the intelligence department of the empire, it was only a name.

At most, the empire would send a few ordinary spies over, such as mage spies or something. They were sent to the real big men in the north, so how could they be sent to him.

In the end, it's a good thing.

After this victory, all the rumors about him will be ruthlessly shattered, and the rumors created by the nobles will also be self-defeating, and he can finally return to Fort Sazar.

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After returning to the barracks, Herme discovered that Charon, who had been "seriously ill" all along, stood at the gate of the barracks to welcome him back and congratulate him on his victory.

After the initial surprise, Herme regained his composure, which was not surprising to him at all, because Charlene was a smart guy.

Herme knew this, and Charon also knew that Herme knew it, so he acted so directly.

When the two were getting along in private, Charlene expressed his request in a very cryptic manner.

The illegitimate blood of the royal family does not have high requirements, just let him have ordinary achievements, and it doesn't need to be too outstanding at all, as long as he can take it out to deal with it.

For Charlene, his expectation for his future is very simple, that is to be a fool.

It is better to keep a distance for those who fight in battle, and it is best to be able to spend a lifetime in peace and stability.

And on a stable basis, he will carry out some hobbies of his own, such as dissociation among all parties in the political struggle in Wengerburg.

Being in the vortex of struggle, but always on the outside watching it all unfold, watching those people succeed or fail, win or be embarrassed, this is exactly what he likes most.

Naturally, Hemei also agreed, this is nothing, it is completely a favor.

And I have to say that Charlene is really smart.

The thing that requires smartness is to be safe, not to show off, not to make mistakes, just to be safe, and this is something Herme can easily give away.

Herme decided to maintain her relationship with Charon.

This illegitimate blood of the royal family is very interesting and knowledgeable, and maintaining a relationship with him can gain things.

So Herme said that he would not only give Charron credit for his "diligence", but also credit him with destroying several Scoia'tael guerrillas.

These Scoia'tael commando teams are not the ones with only three or five people, but dozens of them. Annihilating them is a great achievement.

Charlene accepted the achievement with a smile, saying that if Wengerburg had any news in the future, he would definitely notify Herme as soon as possible.

This made Herme more fond of this person, he is very good at dealing with things.

As for his other temporarily assigned subordinate, Layla, the solution is simple.

Layla's achievements are very solid. Herme listed her achievements on a whole page in her report to Wengerburg, and then she was full of praise.

Herme hoped that Layla could climb higher, and it would be best to become the leader of the Aedirn Special Forces.

With her hatred of Scoia'tael, she can certainly achieve better results in suppressing Scoia'tael.

Leila was flattered by Herme's various praises, and she was very grateful to Herme. With Herme's approval, she could undoubtedly climb higher in the special forces.

And the higher she climbed, the more capable she would be to deal with those damn elves.

After arranging the merits of the two seconded personnel under his command, Herme's army stayed near the decaying forest for another week.

This week was mainly about clearing out the survivors of the Scoia'tael, confirming the collapse of the local Scoia'tael, and sending the news that El Dann was dead and his team was completely destroyed.

After the local residents heard the news and confirmed the authenticity, they immediately drove cattle and sheep, and brought food to reward the army.

Naturally, Herme spent a lot of money, held a grand banquet, and drew in the relationship with the residents. By the way, according to the agreement, he handed over all the fortresses in the decaying forest to the locals.

Although many dead people were buried in the land near these fortresses, the residents didn't care at all, and were even a little happy, because the land where the dead people were buried would definitely be more fertile in the coming year.

Then Selchik sent congratulations. For him, the Scoia'tael in Rotten Forest was solved, so he would have no worries, so he was very grateful to Herme.

And the king's reward also came, and with the reward, there was an order asking him to go to Wengerburg.

The king said that he would prepare a celebration banquet there to welcome him, a great hero of the kingdom.

(End of this chapter)