The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 301 Gentle Advice (Part )

"Son, you are still too young. The struggle between our two families has lasted for a century. If we propose reconciliation to the Quit family now, wouldn't all the warriors who shed blood and sacrificed for the Drummond family be wasted?"

"We can remember their deeds in poetry, erect stone monuments to record their achievements, and we can remember and commemorate them in many ways, but they are no longer with us. Father, are we, the living, expected to continue sacrificing our lives for the hatred of the dead?"

"You...oh!"

"One-Eye" Lugo was so angry that he sobered up.

If it wasn't for his older son sitting below him, he would have wanted to throw the wine glass in his hand at his face.

But out of the corner of his eye, One-Eye Lugo suddenly caught sight of the demon hunter sitting next to his son. He thought for a moment and said, "Master Lin En, what do you think?"

"Me?" Lin En didn't expect that this would even involve him. "Master Lugo, what do you want me to say?"

One-Eye Lugo said without hesitation, "Of course it's the Master's true words."

"you sure?"

After receiving the affirmation and confirmation from "One-Eyed" Lugo, Lynn considered for a moment and decided to speak his mind.

The Skelligers think differently than the Nilfgaardians.

What the Skellige people hate most is someone saying one thing to your face and another behind your back.

I hate fence-sitters even more.

If you don't make it clear in person and then change your attitude afterwards, you will only be boycotted by all the people in the islands.

The same is true in The Witcher 3. If Geralt chooses to help the Quit family so that the heir of the Quit family becomes the king of the islands, Lugo, the "madman" of the Drummond family, will be unwilling to kneel down to the heir of the Quit family because of his feud with the Quit family.

It is understandable that there is a feud. For example, Japan and South Korea in Lin En's hometown also have a feud. Since the "Three Kingdoms Period", South Korea and Japan have had an irreconcilable relationship of "different mountains and rivers, irreconcilable".

It's just that "Madman" Lugo could have feigned submission, then waited for the Quetes to fight the Nilfgaardians to the death on the front lines, and then suddenly stabbed them in the back and divided the Quetes' territory with the Nilfgaardians, just like King Henselt of Kaedwen did in the Second Northern War...

But "Madman" Lugo didn't do that. Instead, he showed his cards in front of Mossack and Geralt who came on behalf of the Quete family, saying that he would not be loyal to the Quete family, and finally died under Geralt's sword.

These are the Skellige people.

Perhaps such an approach will be regarded as "stupid", "pedantic" and "rigid" by mainlanders.

But if you want to gain the respect of the Skellige people and make friends with them, you have to adapt to their rules in order to integrate into their society.

By the way, on the way back, Lin En also figured out a question that he had never figured out before:
That is, the "Madman" Lugo he met was clearly a sensible and reasonable lord, but why in The Witcher 3, the "Madman" Lugo was just as his nickname literally meant, being unreasonable and unable to consider the overall situation.

Perhaps it was because of this expedition.

In the original plot, without Linn's joining, "Madman" Lugo and his group might have been wiped out as soon as they entered the courtyard. Even if "Madman" Lugo escaped by chance, the damage he suffered in Resident Evil would still be indelible, which is why his temperament changed drastically.

In this world line, with the addition of Lynn, the "madman" Lugo was not possessed, so it was naturally a happy ending for everyone.

……

Back to the topic.

In fact, one of Lynn's purposes for coming to the Skellige Islands was to win over the major families in the islands and improve their relationships.

Of course, we cannot use the metaphorical way of speaking that the people of the islands hate.

So he thought about it and expressed his true thoughts.

"Although I'm an outsider, not from the Drummond family, or even from Skellige, there's a saying in my hometown that translates to: 'The parties involved in a matter often don't see things as clearly as bystanders because they overthink the pros and cons and don't have a comprehensive understanding.'"

This statement is certainly correct.

Both Lugo and his son nodded.

"You and your son both have good intentions and are both motivated by good things. You are all doing this for the Drummond family. However, I must point out one thing: while the interests of the family are important, we cannot ignore the unity of the archipelago."

"The ancestors of all the major families in the archipelago were once sons of the mythical hero Hemdall. In other words, we are all brothers."

"In a family, brothers have quarrels and conflicts, sometimes even escalating to physical fights. These are understandable and normal human nature."

"But brothers are still brothers after all. No matter how big the conflict is, it's still an internal conflict. Besides, at certain times, appropriate compromise and concessions are actually necessary."

One-Eye Lugo understood the witcher's stance and sided with his son.

"Master Lin En, what do you mean..."

"I agree with Lord Lugo's approach. Reconciling with the Quete family will maximize the interests of the Drummond family. Moreover, on Great Skellig Island, your Drummond family is the outsider."

All the vassals looked at Lin En in surprise for daring to "speak wildly", and then looked at "One-Eyed" Lugo.

One-Eye Lugo remained silent, but those vassals who knew the master well knew that cursing would be fine, but silence, on the other hand, meant...

Bjorn tried to speak for Lynn, but was held back by Floki.

"Crazy" Lugo sensed that the atmosphere was not right and said stubbornly.

"Father, Master Lin En absolutely has no intention of disrespecting you. He is from the mainland and doesn't know much about the archipelago or the Drummond family. You..."

"One-Eye" Lugo raised his hand to stop his son from speaking.

He suddenly stood up from his seat, walked down the steps and came to the witcher.

He patted the witcher's shoulder three times gently.

The latter was stunned for a moment, then looked at the head of the Drummond family, as if he was conveying something to him.

Then, "One-Eye" Lugo returned to his seat.

"Reconciling with the Quiet family is a complex matter. It's a historical legacy, and it can't be explained in a few words, nor can it be resolved overnight."

He glanced at his son. For some reason, "Madman" Lugo felt that what his father had just said seemed to be directed at him specifically.

"Madman" Lugo looked away guiltily, not daring to meet his father's gaze.

One-Eye Lugo stopped looking at his son and said to his vassals who were staring at him eagerly, "This matter is too important and too sensitive. We'll discuss it later."

"Everyone, no matter what, Master Lin En is a hero to the Drummond family. He enabled the Drummond family to open up the land in the southeast of Great Skellig Island."

"Master Lin En is from the mainland, after all, so his perspective on things is different from ours, so it's understandable that his remarks may not be appropriate."

"But we, the Drummond family, are not petty people. We can't keep going after people and biting them just because they said something we don't like."

"Today's unpleasant atmosphere ends here. Everyone, drink! Let's dance! I don't want the outside world to spread the word that our Drummond family is barbarians who don't know how to entertain guests."

(End of this chapter)