Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1626 1598. The Progress of the Empire

Prince Voorhis of the House of Voorhis, his family and himself, not only held high positions of power during the reign of Emhyr's father.

He continued to prosper during the reign of the usurper.

Emhyr claimed to be "never forgiving, never lenient", but after he ascended the throne, did he take any action towards Prince Voorhis and the Voorhis family, who continued to enjoy prosperity and wealth during the usurper's rule?

Have.

——He had more respect for Prince Voorhis and the Voorhis family.

He met with the old prince privately many times, and it was said that they had very pleasant conversations and enjoyed themselves very much.

He seemed to hold Prince Voorhis's son, Morvran Voorhis, in high esteem.

Emhyr knew who to mess with and who not to mess with.

If he provoked Voris, he definitely did not have the ability to kill him all. On the contrary, he had to let the other person leave safely.

Otherwise, the losses caused by the conflict between the emperor and such great nobles would be absolutely unacceptable.

But if he was allowed to escape unscathed, the so-called emperor's majesty would be destroyed on the spot.

It's like a child baring his teeth and claws to hit someone. It would be okay if he was a mad child who didn't know the seriousness of the situation, at least he would be scary. But if you don't even have the energy to throw a tantrum, it will only make people feel ridiculous.

So Emhyr simply didn't bother with great nobles like Voorhis, and didn't come into conflict with them, so as to avoid showing his own powerlessness.

But no matter what, the so-called powerlessness is nothing more than the absence of strength? !

He was officially the emperor of the most powerful and extensive empire on the continent.

He enjoyed the dual supreme authority of Nilfgaardian imperial power and theocracy of the Sun Cult.

He was also convinced that he was realizing his own ambitions and that the country was a tool for him to realize his ideals, but he would also surely gain greater benefits in the process.

But there was one thing he was always careful about: if he wanted to get things done, he had to offend people, and if he offended people, he might be liquidated.

He was the emperor, but it was common for Nilfgaardian emperors to be overthrown. Wasn't his father usurped? A generation later, he usurped the throne again.

On the surface, Enxier said what he meant, but he knew in his heart that if the people he offended in the process of doing things were more than the people who benefited from it, his position and even his life would be in danger.

It could be a swift and precise coup, or simply a hidden dagger or a glass of wine laced with poison.

Are those nobles in the throne room who dare not even breathe and stand respectfully his model subjects?

Emhyr is not stupid enough to have such an idea. Those are jackals!

A jackal staring at the throne beneath him and his own flesh and blood!

On the surface, he seems to be worshipped by all the ministers, but in reality he is surrounded by jackals!

The more he felt a sense of crisis, the more he was fascinated by the power displayed by Lan En!
He already has enormous power, and as long as he can still have the same personal violence as Lan, or even not have the same power! Just half! One-fifth! One-tenth!

This violence, which comes entirely from the individual, can help him protect his own power.

After all, power depends on people.

Before the Battle of Sodden Mountain that shook the world, Emhyr had never looked at any so-called "powerful knight" or "famous warrior" in the eye.

But after that, he couldn't wait to give birth to two illegitimate children.

Smart people probably know what he is thinking.

Witchers cannot have children, so wouldn't it be better for them to give birth to offspring before becoming witchers?
Emhyr looked back and thought carefully about the monster killer that he had once looked down upon. Long lifespan, strong vitality, and resistance to toxins. Aren't these all good?
As for the so-called identity issues between humans and non-humans, humans and monsters, and the tearing of self-cognition after becoming a witcher, these are things that only people like Geralt, who appear cold and hard but have a sensitive and delicate mind, would care about and suffer from.

Emhyr is the emperor! Even if his nature is not suitable for being an emperor, so many years of tempering will temper him into the appearance of an emperor.

And the emperor could not possibly care about such delicate and fragile emotional issues.

Therefore, almost at the same time as the internal purge after the defeat, the Nilfgaard Empire began to pay attention to the warlocks who were previously regarded as only high-level technicians.

Emhyr forced the warlocks to climb up the ladder despite great resistance.

On the one hand, Menno Coehoorn, who returned alive, did summarize the "efficient communication network" he had created during the war.

This epoch-making creation is inseparable from warlocks.

On the other hand, the empire began to study demon hunters at the same time.

Or the research is restarted.

It's not that the Nilfgaardians had studied witchers before. The non-human races in their southern territory had been killed hundreds of years ago, and the monsters common in the north were like fairy tales to them.

In fact, the Nilfgaard Empire does have more efficient and detailed territorial control than the northern countries, at least in their core areas.

Two years ago, after receiving orders from the top of the empire, they found the abandoned castle of the Bear School Demon Hunters in the Amel Mountains, Hainkaweh. That was where Lan, Gede, and the high-level vampire Regis went to look for the blueprints of the Bear School's master-level armor.

In addition to this place, the Nilfgaardians also have a witcher castle that is closer in time and space and known earlier.

The Viper School Castle, Gothswed.

This remote school of witchers in Nilfgaard had been discovered by the usurper during the reign of the previous usurper of Emhyr.

At that time, the usurper wanted to subdue these demon hunters, but when he failed, he became angry and broke into the castle.

This was also the first school of witchers that the Nilfgaard officials came into contact with.

Originally, this should be the easiest school to find relevant information and knowledge. Unfortunately, since Emhyr came back, he hated the usurper.

Even the man's few words and any books or materials that contained a slight description of him were not spared and were directly burned.

Today, the history of the usurper has almost become a blank, and people don’t even know his name.

Naturally, no one cared about the witcher castle that was captured during his reign.

However, the Nilfgaardians still conducted research on witchers based on two dilapidated witcher castles.

He used magic, illuminated the remnant souls in the castle, and used a series of other methods.

The dark rooms and remaining documents in the castle, which had been carefully checked by the Nilfgaardian intelligence department, revealed their secrets more nakedly than the day they were breached.

The witcher formula is no problem in the face of magic supported by the state.

Then came experiments and all kinds of research.

There are both Bear School and Viper School, but because of Lann, I mainly study the Bear School's formula.

I don’t know if it’s because of the blessing of the great sun, but Nilfgaard’s dedicated research has been smooth sailing and the results have been very fruitful.

Although the mortality rate is still high and the deformity rate is also high, for such a classical militaristic slave empire, these people are not really "important assets".

Moreover, after Emhyr showed his importance to warlocks, many talents and brilliant ideas indeed emerged among these people, and many results were achieved.

"We will fight with him on the field." The emperor patted the letter paper that had been stuck to the table by the black tea and said calmly, "This is what was planned, isn't it? Why panic when the time comes?"

"Follow your orders!"*5
Two earls, a chief of intelligence, a royal coroner, and a royal butler, all greeted the emperor at the same time.

“It’s a shame,” Emhyr sighed. “We started the war with the intention of seeing him leave soon. But we didn’t finish it before he returned.”

Nowadays, people from all over the world have their own opinions about Lan En's disappearance, and they are pretty much the same.

Although they did not know about the celestial rift, they were not like Tishaya and Margarita who had studied the elven beacons and knew how to calculate the tidal surge of chaos magic.

However, purely from a mathematical perspective, it is still possible to come up with a very rough guess with an error of more than two months.

After sighing for a moment, the emperor decisively ordered: "Send a telegram to the front line and tell them the news. Follow our planned response."

"Disperse the troops, do not seek a major war, and do not respond to provocations. Calm down the anger of those young officers!"

"We have already broken down the North's military strength in advance. They can't gather together. And thanks to Kuhoon, we have an advantage in communications. Let's make good use of it."

"He is only one person after all. Even if one person works day and night and advances in a series of twists and turns, how much space can he take care of on the long front line and the huge but fragmented battlefield?"

“Also,” Emhyr glanced at the people who were silently listening and taking notes, “you should be prepared for the worst-case scenario.”

Gray Swan was slightly puzzled, but the other four showed no expression.

Obviously, there was someone present who didn't understand the situation, and no one was going to make him understand.

"Everyone, now is the time to verify the achievements of the empire."

The emperor gave the order calmly.

"Your Majesty." The young Count, Rudolf, suddenly looked up and said, "It's time for me to go to the battlefield too."

Emhyr withdrew his movement to stand up, and looked at the young man with narrowed eyes expressionlessly.

In the past, this represented danger and would make the nobles feel terrified.

But now, Rudolf Apple Darcy was still looking at him.

Emhyr knew that this time, if the jackal did not hear an acceptable answer, it would show its fangs instead of its soft belly.

"I must absolve my father and my family of shame. Your Majesty knows this."

(End of this chapter)