The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 174 So, what is the price?

The battle ended quickly.

After the death of the bandit leader, the remaining bandits immediately lost their will to fight.

Unfortunately, they are destined to not escape.

If they chose to face Lynn and Geralt, although they could not defeat the witcher, at least they would live longer because of their struggle.

Like now, he foolishly exposed his back, allowing Lynn to take out the Covir longbow and shoot him easily in the field like shooting a duck.

After the battle, Lynn and Geralt cut off all the bandits' heads and put them into sacks.

Then hang it on Nidhogg's body.

It was a bit troublesome, but Lin En really didn't want to put these heads into the magic pattern leather bag, so he had to let Nidhogg in.

what?
Who is Nidhogg, you ask?

In fact, it was the black horse that Istrada gave to Lynn when he helped Istrada return to the Principality of Targo.

Afterwards, the two searched the entire Petrified Cockatrice Inn.

Unfortunately, the inn owner and the waiters were all killed, and their bodies were thrown in the cellar and left unattended.

In such hot weather, leaving it out for too long may cause disease transmission.

If we return to Beauclair to notify the Principality Guard to come and collect the bodies, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth.

Since witchers wouldn't get sick anyway, the two of them decided to just work harder and carry the corpses outside.

Considering that burying the corpse may attract corpse-eating creatures, there is even the possibility that it will turn into a demon spirit.

So they had no choice but to burn the body.

……

Next, Lynn and Geralt swept through the bandit gangs in the principality like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The smaller band of robbers rushed over and hacked them to death.

If there are a lot of people, just wait until dark.

People of this era are basically blind at night.

Even without using cat potions, demon hunters can see more clearly than ordinary people.

When it was midnight, the two of them sneaked in, used alchemical bombs to cause chaos, and then took advantage of the chaos to kill the leaders.

A gang of robbers like this, no matter how many people there are, is just a mob and depends entirely on the leadership.

As long as we get rid of the leaders, the rest will scatter like birds and beasts and won't be able to achieve anything.

If there are some bandit gangs, they are large in number and occupy abandoned manors, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Then use a more civilized method.

For example, poisoning.

They don't even have to take any risks themselves.

Make some noise to attract the robbers to come out and check.

Then wait for an opportunity to catch the lone robber, hypnotize him with the master-level Axis seal, and make him put poison in the food.

Even if we can't poison all the bandits to death, at least we can paralyze most of the bandit gang's combat power.

Then rush in and chop anyone you see.

……

It was a month later when Lynn and Geralt returned to Beauclair.

There were so many sacks of robbers' heads that they couldn't even hang them all.

Later we had to find a carriage.

After a month of bandit suppression, the results are gratifying.

Nearly three hundred bandits were beheaded.

The remaining bandits, whose heads were still attached to their bodies, were terrified and fled Toussaint in a hurry.

This has greatly improved the public security in Toussaint.

As Lynn and Geralt prepare to return to the palace to collect their bounty from Count Raymond, they unexpectedly learn from the palace guards that Duchess Carloberta has awakened. The Duchess has learned from Count Raymond and Fringilla about the witcher's actions since arriving in Toussaint.

Therefore, she specifically instructed that as soon as they came back, she would take them to see her immediately.

So the two of them followed the guards and walked towards the reception room in the palace.

But on the way, he was stopped by a sorceress.

"Wait a moment."

The guard said respectfully.

"Ms. Fringilla, if you have anything to say, you can talk to them later. Her Highness the Duchess asked me to take them there as soon as the witcher returns."

"I know, but I won't take up much of their time," Fringilla said in an unquestionable tone. Then she looked at Lin En and softened her tone a little. "Can you come over here for a moment?"

Lynn followed Fringilla into a nearby room.

Fringilla waved her hand and used magic to close the door of the room remotely.

"Ms. Fringilla, what can I do for you?"

"This is for you."

The sorceress didn't waste any time. She took out a shield-shaped necklace and handed it to the witcher: "Try it on."

Lynn was confused, but still hung it around his neck.

The witcher badge on his chest trembled slightly for a moment, and at the same time, a cool feeling flowed from the top of his head to his whole body.

Fringilla put one hand on her hip and looked at Lin En.

The look in her eyes was as if she was seeing him for the first time.

Then a meaningful expression appeared on her face.

"Yes, it suits you very well. You can see for yourself."

She pulled out a hand mirror and placed it in Lynn's hand.

The latter picked up the hand mirror and took a look.

Only then did he finally understand why Fringilla had made that expression just now.

Because what appeared in the mirror was not him at all, but another handsome face.

"Don't get excited. This is a deception charm. It can change your appearance and appearance. Once you take it off, the magic will no longer work."

"This Amulet of Deception is extremely valuable. Even my uncle, the renowned illusionist from Toussaint, couldn't create many."

"Do you know where this Deception Amulet is even rarer? Not even Direclam can render it ineffective."

Now, a look of surprise finally appeared on Lin En's face.

If it's just about changing your appearance, there's nothing to worry about.

For example, in Beauclair, you can buy a magic cream:
This magic cream can make people look younger and is loved by women.

But it's not without side effects.

The alchemist who sells magic cream will register the information of every customer.

He would not sell too much magic cream to the same customer in a short period of time, because this magic cream cannot be used for a long time, otherwise it will cause damage to the body.

Generally speaking, after using this magic cream, you can maintain a youthful look for the duration of the cream.

Unless there is demon-blocking metal nearby.

Both magic and magical items will be affected by the magic metal.

Only a very few magic items are exempt from this.

What Lin En didn't expect was that the amulet of fraud he was wearing was actually one of them - if Fringilla didn't lie.

"This amulet of deception is for you."

"Ms. Fringilla, don't joke with me. How can you just give away something this valuable?"

Fringilla waved her hand and opened the door again as if she had closed it.

Then, she pushed Lin En out the door without any explanation: "Go quickly, don't keep Her Royal Highness the Duchess waiting too long."

(End of this chapter)