The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 175 Money is not everything, but without money, nothing is possible

In the reception room, the two met the pale-faced Duchess Carloberta.

"Masters, I have already heard everything from Count Raymond and Ms. Fringilla."

"Not only did the two masters save my life, they also eliminated a large number of bandits wreaking havoc in the countryside, as well as the missing persons cases that had caused panic in the Principality."

"You have restored peace and security to the Principality. Toussaint will always remember your contributions."

"Of course, you deserve actual rewards for your bravery."

“The previous owner of Casteldaccia failed to live up to my expectations, and I felt it was time to find a new owner for the vineyard.”

Toussaint's agriculture and wine industry are very developed.

Because this land always has good weather and good harvests, agriculture can not only ensure self-sufficiency in food production, but also have enough to export abroad.

Toussaint's economy depends mainly on exporting wine.

In addition to the most famous East of East, other Toussaint wines are also widely praised by all walks of life in the countries of the continent.

Therefore, each vineyard in Toussaint can bring considerable profits.

Moreover, if a witcher can own a territory, even if it is not large, as long as there is a certain source of income, it means that the witcher no longer needs to rely on commissions to earn a meager reward.

One of the important reasons why the Witcher Cult fell apart was that the Cult lacked a stable and substantial source of income.

The essence of Anahad, the founder of the Bear School,'s complete break with the Order can be summed up in one word:

No money!

Therefore, to achieve the revival of the demon hunters, a territory is indispensable.

But there is a small problem here.

Now is not the time for the witcher to step forward.

At this moment, Lin En suddenly realized why Fringilla gave him the amulet of fraud.

It turned out that she had known for a long time that Duchess Carloberta intended to grant her a territory.

As a sorceress, she naturally understood the relationship between demon hunters and warlocks.

That's why he gave me the fraud amulet that can disguise my identity.

"Your Majesty, your generosity is truly admirable, but..."

Lynn paused and looked at Count Raymond, other courtiers and guards in the reception room.

"You don't need to worry. Just say whatever you're thinking. But if you find it inconvenient..." Duchess Carloberta instructed the others, "All of you, go down."

No one else had any objections.

After all, the contributions made by the demon hunters are obvious to all.

If the witcher intended to harm the Duchess, he could just let her die without helping her. There was no need to go through all the trouble.

Lynn waited until everyone else had left before speaking.

"Your Highness, the beloved Duchess, I believe you have heard a little about how people view witchers."

"Let's not talk about the North for now. I heard that even in the civilized South, people can't stand seeing people like me walking on the streets. Some respectable people even hire assassins to make us disappear from their sight."

Duchess Carolberta was stunned at first. She didn't expect Lin En to suddenly mention this.

She pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Well, I don't deny that. Even in Toussaint, the entire country is gradually becoming corrupt and decadent, and the social atmosphere is becoming increasingly improper and unethical. It can be said that the world is in decline."

"However, does this have any connection with your concerns?"

Lin En nodded and continued, "If a commoner were suddenly rewarded with a territory, it might cause some temporary controversy, but over time, these disputes would eventually fade away."

"But if there were two witchers, the situation would be very different. People would be confused, even angry, and all kinds of rumors would spread."

"After all, in people's stereotypes, we are not much different from those monsters, and no one is willing to accept two monsters as their lords."

"If the situation deteriorates further, His Highness might even be implicated."

Duchess Carloberta had just recovered from a serious illness and did not think too much about it after learning from Count Raymond and Fringilla that it was the witcher who saved her.

At that time, she was completely filled with joy and gratitude, and just wanted to express her gratitude with actual rewards.

Of course, there is another purpose, which is to tell other people in the principality that hard work will be rewarded.

But when Lynn reminded her, she realized how ill-considered her previous thoughts were.

Although the status of sorcerers in the south is not as high as in the north.

But this does not mean that there is no discrimination in the South.

On the contrary, discrimination in the South is more serious than in the North.

Take a very simple example.

Ebing, Mecht, Giso, Medina...

These former kingdoms have now become provinces of the Nilfgaard Empire.

After the Nilfgaardian Empire occupied these kingdoms, it forced the local people to stop speaking their own languages, eliminated their own cultures, and replaced their own country's architectural style with the Nilfgaardian architectural style...

Those who disagree with Nilfgaard's actions believe that this is an organized genocide by Nilfgaard.

But the Nilfgaardians felt that they were bringing civilization and advanced systems to a barbaric and backward region.

Even now, the provincials in these conquered areas are still second-class citizens in the empire.

Not only that, in order to prevent the people in the conquered areas from rebelling, the Nilfgaardians also carried out economic plundering of their own provinces.

In name it was a province, but in reality it was treated like a colony.

Since the conquered areas were not allowed to implement tariffs, local product protection policies, etc., cheap handicrafts from the Golden Tower City could be sold unscrupulously to the conquered areas and destroyed the local handicraft industry.

So much so that now, the conquered areas can only transport food and raw materials to Nilfgaard.

Nilfgaard is so cruel to its own people. If the usurper emperor knew that a witcher lord had emerged in Toussaint...

Duchess Carolberta didn't dare to think any further.

"Master Lin En, your calmness and ability to judge the situation surpass those of most of my courtiers. If they were standing before me now, they wouldn't have considered so much and would only focus on grabbing their own benefits."

"Well, since you've thought about it so much, I guess you must have thought of a solution, am I right?"

"Or would you rather receive a big bag of gold as a reward?"

Lynn was about to answer when he caught sight of Geralt winking at him.

As the protagonist of the "story" who adheres to the path of neutrality, Geralt's biggest fear is being involved in various political struggles.

To him, this thing is more terrifying than the Deer-Headed Demon.

Besides, Toussaint is different from Kovir. This country is sandwiched between the North and the South.

Who knows what weird things might happen in the future.

But Lynn gave Geralt a look that said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"I do have an immature idea, if you agree, then..."

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