The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 118 You are like an old general on the stage, with flags stuck on his back
It took several days to buy all the tools and supplies that Lin En needed.

Looking at the gold coins being spent like water, it is impossible to say that I don’t feel any pain at all.

But, someone has to do this kind of thing.

If you lose money, you can earn it back.

But if everyone is gone, then there will be no point in repairing the castle.

……

Morning mist hangs over the Pontar River.

A barge sails in the middle of the Pontar River.

Lynn leaned against the stern railing and watched the waves of the Pontar River splashing as the barge was thrown behind him.

Several days had passed since boarding the barge from Novigrad.

Soon they would pass the floating port trading post in the middle of the Pontar River.

Yarpan, Zoltan and the others all stayed in the cabin.

The days on the boat were boring.

Even the dwarves' favorite card game, Gwent, will become boring if played all day long for several days in a row.

For this reason, Lynn heard them complain more than once.

It would be great if there was a magical carriage that could take you to your destination instantly after you set it.

Unfortunately, this magical carriage does not exist in this world.

So the dwarves had no choice but to hope to get through this difficult journey by sleeping soundly.

As for the demon hunter, he chose to stay on deck.

Unless it was nighttime when sleeping, the smell in the cabin was simply too much for the witchers with their sharper senses.

Looking at the ripples spreading across the river, Lin En fell into deep thought.

The Pontar River could not lead them directly to Kaer Morhen.

Although the Pontar River, like the Yaruga River to the south, originates in the Blue Mountains.

But Kaer Morhen was located further north, deep within the Blue Mountains.

After getting off the ship, you still need to walk across the entire Kaedwen to reach it.

King Henselt, who ruled over Kaedwen, did not like the presence of non-human races in his country.

If he heard that a group of dwarves had appeared in his kingdom in droves, especially if the leader was a witcher...

Lin En could almost imagine the king's furious look.

However, he was well prepared for this.

Before leaving Novigrad, he had already purchased enough rations in advance to sustain their large team for the duration of the journey.

When traveling through Kaedwen, they will try to take roads away from villages and towns.

To avoid accidents that shouldn't happen.

Lynn changed her position and leaned her back against the railing.

Actually, he had thought about asking Triss to help open a portal and teleport them all directly to Kaer Morhen. Wouldn't that be great?
But after contacting the sorceress with the voice box, he realized that he had oversimplified the problem.

If there are too many people being teleported at one time, magic power alone is far from enough and a large amount of spell materials will be consumed.

Of course, Lynn knew this.

But there is one more thing, the portal can only be opened in the place where the warlock has personally visited.

If you are teleporting to a place you have never been to, accidents can easily occur.

Although Triss had heard of Kaer Morhen, she had never been to the home of the School of the Wolf.

Although she was happy to go with Lin En, but asking her to leave for a whole winter...

King Foltest obviously wouldn't give her such a long vacation. "The fog is thick. It's the perfect time for a surprise attack. What do you think, witcher?"

Accompanied by a voice, the captain of the barge walked to Lynn's side.

I don’t know whether to say it’s luck or coincidence.

This person happened to be the captain of the barge that Lin En took when he returned to Novigrad from the Principality of Targo.

"I'm sorry for not introducing myself when we met last time. My name is Luo Shili."

The witcher nodded: "Lynn."

The captain extended his hand and shook the witcher's. He then asked a question that surprised the witcher a little: "Which school are you from?"

Lin En raised an eyebrow: "You understand all this?"

Luo Shili laughed: "If you are like me, and come into contact with all kinds of people, then you will have some understanding of all the strange and bizarre things in this world."

"Wolf School." Lynn touched the roaring wolf head badge hanging around his neck.

Losley nodded.

"As long as they're not from the Cat School, it's fine. I heard that all the people from the Cat School are murderers and lunatics."

Lynn didn't answer the question directly: "Generally speaking, as long as you don't hire them and then underpay them, you'll be fine."

Then, changing the subject, he said, "Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's talk about you, Captain, or Lord Losley."

"I remember you were traveling from Novigrad to Targo. How did you end up here?"

The witcher changed the subject abruptly, but the captain could tell that he didn't want to talk about the previous topic.

So I continued speaking along the lines of what the other person was saying.

"Because the Pontar River hasn't been peaceful lately."

"what?"

Losli could feel that Lin En was looking at him with surprise and confusion.

He smiled and continued.

"I heard that something happened on the Pontar River. Many barges never returned, so many captains are unwilling to sail on the Pontar River anymore."

"So I'm willing to take a risk and charge passengers twice as much as before."

Lin En asked doubtfully, "Aren't you afraid of running into the same 'little things' that others have encountered?"

"I'm afraid, but this is my last time sailing. When I return to Novigrad, I'll retire, sell the boat, and quit sailing forever."

Luo Shili rubbed his shoulders and said, "The money I've saved over the years is enough for me to buy a house of my own in the lower city of Novigrad."

Lin En's face twitched and he quickly spat into the river.

"Can't you wait until we get back to say this? Why do you have to say it on the boat?"

This is the tradition in this world. If someone says or hears something unlucky, you have to spit immediately.

This might help to get rid of bad luck.

Some people may think this is superstition.

How should I put this...

In his previous life, Lin En was a materialist, but when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Anyway, it doesn’t cost any money, just have some faith.

Losli may have also realized that what he just said was inappropriate.

So he spat into the river.

"But you, Master Witcher, I see those inhuman races are following your lead. Where are you going? Are you going to join the rebellious Sons of Liberty?"

(End of this chapter)