The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 261 Family is Everything

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

At the end of September, the group finally set off, leaving Novigrad and heading towards Kaedwen.

The journey to Kaer Morhen was long, and it was impossible to cross the two countries to the other side just by walking, so Lynn gave everyone a horse.

Just in case, a few extra horses were prepared.

This time, they no longer needed to hire carriages to transport the supplies they purchased in Novigrad.

That would be too time-consuming and laborious.

Therefore, Lin En’s choice was to put all the purchased materials directly into the magic pattern leather bag.

Anyway, the space inside the magic pattern leather bag is as big as a villa.

The supplies equivalent to more than a dozen carriages were more than enough to fit into the magic pattern leather bag.

Reso, his two companions, and George had never been to Kaer Morhen Castle.

But they showed strong curiosity about this, the only remaining witcher castle so far.

In particular, they also heard that the witchers of the Wolf School were like a family.

Therefore, they really want to see what kind of school of thought and master can create such a culture.

Unlike the expectant and curious witcher, Tissaia's expression was much calmer.

She remembered the last time she had been to Kaer Morhen, the day before.

But the memory of that time was not good.

She just hoped that this time it wouldn't be as unpleasant as last time.

Geralt always stayed by Yennefer's side.

Although Yennefer always had a look of keeping strangers away in front of others, Lin En could still see that the couple had made up after their quarrel.

He couldn't help but sigh quietly.

It’s a pity that Triss can’t leave Vizima for that long, otherwise she wouldn’t have to watch others show their love and eat dog food to her heart’s content.

……

The last time they had returned to Kaer Morhen they had taken a barge up the Pontar River.

This time we traveled by land.

First through Redania, then across to Kaedwen.

There was nothing to do on the way, so Lynn gave Cassia and the children a moral education lesson in Vesemir's way.

Teach them that no matter what happens, their family will always be there for them.

Reso, his two companions and George were also amazed.

The Viper School goes without saying.

Although the Griffin School is known for its nobility, it does not specifically teach its members how to connect with each other.

The team traveled in Redania for a month, during which time nothing happened.

Then, enter the territory of Kaedwen.

As everyone knows, Kaedwen is the most prejudiced country against non-human races among the northern countries, and witchers are also regarded as non-human races. With so many witchers in their team, if they enter the city, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble.

So, after some discussion, everyone decided to bypass cities and villages and camp only in the wild.

Anyway, there are so many of them, and monsters and robbers will avoid them when they see them.

Of course, with so many people, the daily food consumption is not a small amount.

Although a lot of food was purchased before departure.

But this food was prepared to survive the winter in Kaer Morhen.

During that long winter, the mountains were covered with snow and no one could get out unless they could fly.

Therefore, you cannot consume all the stockpiled food on the road.

But this was easy to do. Every time they arrived at a village, town, or city, Lin En would use the Amulet of Deception to change his appearance, disguise himself as an adventurer, and enter to buy food.

Anyway, in his magic pattern leather bag, time is still.

There is no need to worry about too much food going bad.

……

One day, not long after they set out, they noticed a column of smoke rising into the sky and a flame that illuminated the distant sky.

Everyone knows what this means.

"Something's not right," Lin En said, frowning as he looked at the column of smoke. "We've been deep into Kaedwen territory for several days and have long since left the border. Even Kaedwen's neighbors wouldn't penetrate deep into the heartland to burn, kill, and plunder."

Geralt said, "Could it be bandits?"

In this era when ID cards are not connected to the Internet and there are no cameras on the streets, the second most numerous creatures after cockroaches and rats are robbers.

Cities or towns protected by walls would be fine. The militia and city walls formed spontaneously by the people are enough to make most robbers feel afraid.

Take Toussaint for example. Even though the bandit groups active in Toussaint knew that most of the Knights-Errant had left Toussaint, they did not dare to take the opportunity to attack the city of Beauclair and the nearby walled towns.

That's why they don't even dare to get close.

But it’s a different story for villages without walled protection.

In the eyes of robbers, they are like weak sheep and are the places most frequently visited by robbers.

If the smoke column was caused by robbers, that would make sense.

In this era, no country can completely eliminate bandits.

Including the Empire of Nilfgaard.

Even due to the Nilfgaard Empire's exploitation of the occupied areas, illegal activities such as smuggling and black markets in those provinces are extremely rampant, and banditry is even worse than in the north.

But for some reason, Lin En had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

He couldn't tell the details.

I just vaguely feel that this doesn't seem like the work of robbers.

Oakes asked, "Do you want to take a detour?"

Seeking benefits and avoiding harm is the instinct of living things.

Although their team has nothing to fear even if they really encounter robbers, witchers are not heroes, and never have been.

Their destination was Kaer Morhen, so Ox instinctively wanted to avoid any trouble.

But after a brief thought, Lin En rejected Oakes's suggestion: "It's better to go and see the situation."

The direction of the smoke column was exactly the direction they were heading.

Even if you take a detour, you might run into the people who created the smoke column.

Therefore, it is better to go and investigate first to see the situation.

"Raise your hands if you're willing to go with me."

As soon as Lin En finished speaking, the demon hunters raised their hands at the same time.

This made Lynn feel very relieved.

But we don't need so many people, we just need to investigate the situation.

Besides, Lin En still needs them to stay and protect the team.

Therefore, in the end, Lin En only allowed Reso to go with him.

The rest of the group hid in the nearby woods and took cover for the time being.

He also told them that if he and Reso were unable to meet them until dark, the team should take advantage of the night, avoid the direction of the smoke and flames, and continue on their way.

They will then reunite at Kaer Morhen.

(End of this chapter)