The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 273 Non-human Race: I Will Really Thank You
Temeria also prohibits exports to Kaedwen due to its alliance and agreement with Redania.

In the end, Kaedwen had no choice but to import from Kovir at a high price.

After all, Kovir is a neutral country, and anyone can buy things from it.

Therefore, even though the Ispadon Autonomous Region is just north of Kaedwen, if they offend Kovir, Kaedwen will have to fight with sticks from now on.

To the northwest of Kaedwen are the many small nations that broke away from Kovir during the "Bovis Schism" incident. However, due to the obstruction of the Kestral Mountains, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

There is a flat and open plain in the southwest, but that is the territory of Redania, the most powerful kingdom in the north.

Ever since Henselt was pinned to the ground and rubbed hard by King Vizimir of Redania, he has developed a fear of Redania.

Not to mention setting foot on Redania's territory again, even seeing the Redania coat of arms would scare you to the point of shitting your pants.

Therefore, for many years, King Henselt and his ministers have turned their attention to Aedirn in the south.

But the southward expansion theory has lasted for so many years, and Kaedwen and Aedirn have been fighting each other on the border.

Sometimes the Kaedwen were lucky enough to cross the borders of Aedirn.

But the advantage did not last long and was often pushed back.

And more often than not, they couldn't even reach the border of Aedirn.

In order to solve the dilemma of "not being able to get out", King Henselt came up with two clever ideas:
The first is to regularly harvest those non-human settlements that have developed well.

Those that have not developed will be ignored for the time being.

But when the country developed, it sent soldiers disguised as robbers to use the looted property as the national treasury.

The second is to develop towards the Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains are a continuous mountain range that covers a vast area.

From the north of Ispadon, go east, then turn south, stick to the eastern border of Kaedwen, continue south, and stick to Aedirn and Lyria.

Henselt didn't believe that such a vast land could not be entirely mountainous. After crossing the mountains, there must be land suitable for settlement.

That's why he sent this team of riders to Blue Mountain.

As for why we have to go into the mountains when the snow is heavy instead of waiting until next summer.

This is because Henselt is a person who always does what he thinks of.

Of course it would be best if there is something to gain.

But if these people died in the mountains, it wouldn’t matter.

They are just cannon fodder anyway.

……

The riders moved forward on the snow, which was sometimes deep and sometimes shallow.

After walking for a while, they finally found two houses.

"There are two small houses up ahead, perfect for sheltering from the cold."

The riders approached the two houses that stood alone in the snow.

They first opened the hut on the left and found a stable inside.

So he led the horse into the stable.

Then walk towards the house on the right.

A rider pushed open the door, walked in, and suddenly backed out with a look of horror on his face.

"Captain Kiusha!"

"what's up?"

"There's a body inside... inside."

Kiusha was stunned by these incoherent words.

"Are you frightened by the dead?"

Kiusia drew his sword and went into the house.

Lying on the floor of the house was a young woman without a head, wearing a rough dress made of animal skin.

After only a brief inspection, he came to a conclusion.

"He's been dead for a long time. There are no external injuries on his body. He must have frozen to death."

Another rider asked timidly, "Captain Kiusia, do we still need to live here?"

Kiusha glanced at him and said disdainfully, "What's so scary about a dead person? Who hasn't seen corpses left exposed in the wilderness these days?"

He waved his hand casually, as if to shoo away a fly.

"Throw the body out. The snow is so heavy it will cover her."

Two riders came forward and lifted each end of the body.

But just as they passed by Kiusha, Kiusha fell to the side as if by reflex.

"Captain Kiusha?!"

Everyone looked at Kiusha, only to see that his face was pale and he looked terrified.

However, this look of fear turned into anger in an instant.

"Who of you suddenly grabbed me just now?"

The two riders carrying the body looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Captain Kiusha, we're all carrying the body, how can we free our hands to catch you?"

After Kiusia calmed down and thought about it carefully, he realized that this was indeed the case.

He lowered his gaze, not knowing if it was a coincidence or for some other reason.

It just happened to meet the eyes of the female corpse.

At that moment, Kiusha felt a chill down his spine.

It's like being watched.

My legs almost gave out and I fell to the ground again.

However, the two riders had no idea what Kiusha was thinking, and they just carried the body out anyway.

Only after the body was carried out did Kiusha feel a little better.

He thought for a moment and then ordered, "You guys, go get some firewood and burn the body."

"Captain Kiusha, it's hard to start a fire in this cold weather."

No one wants to do this hard work.

As Kiusia had said before, everyone has seen a dead body these days.

Famine, disease, war...

If an ordinary person were to encounter any of these, it would cause countless deaths and injuries.

Perhaps only the ladies and daughters of noble families who never leave the castle have never seen a dead person.

A grain of sand of the times, falling on everyone's shoulders, is like a mountain.

The body is just a body, just throw it in the snow. It’s so troublesome to find firewood to burn it. It’s so cold outside.

Kiusia was furious: "Don't talk nonsense, just burn it when I tell you to."

No one knew why Kiusia was angry.

But I still did it obediently.

After a while, Kiusia saw with his own eyes that his men went to find some firewood that was not wet by the snow, first spread a layer of it on the snow, then lifted the body onto the firewood, and finally piled firewood on the body.

Ignite with kindling.

Looking at the blazing fire, Kiusha felt a little relieved.

The exhausted riders returned to the hut, sat on the ground, took out their dry food and wine, and began to eat.

But the biting cold continued to seep in from the cracks in the house.

They were so cold that they cursed.

one rider suggested.

"Captain Kiusha, why don't we light a fire? We might be able to survive during the day, but we won't be able to endure the night. I have a friend who froze to death. The old people say that if you don't keep warm, even if you don't freeze to death, you'll have to have your limbs amputated if you get frostbite."

Kiusia had no reason to object.

One of the riders opened the door and tried to get out to collect some more firewood.

As a result, before he could go out, the blizzard rushed in.

(End of this chapter)