The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 56 More money is needed

At the same time as the battle inside the camp ended, the battle outside the camp also came to an end.

None of Judd's men could escape.

Most of them were shot to death by crossbow bolts.

Only a few were taken prisoners.

The captain of the guard brought some people and took the prisoners to the other side for interrogation.

After a while, the captain of the guard came back.

His body was still covered in blood.

From the captives, everyone got very valuable information:

As Istrade and the others had previously guessed, the mastermind behind the attackers was indeed King Ryder of Povis.

King Ryder hired Judd's group of mercenaries, along with his own soldiers, to try to ambush and kill Istrada and the others.

After the attack failed, Judd and his men retreated to this temporary camp.

And he sent a man to the place where King Leder's men were stationed.

In other words, as long as they stayed here, waited and caught the people sent by Judd, there was a great chance that they would get the enemy's next ambush plan.

So everyone started to make arrangements.

Put out the fire in the camp first to prevent the black smoke from being discovered.

Then drag away the bodies of the mercenaries outside the forest.

Finally, everyone hid in the forest and lay in ambush.

While waiting, Lynn found Istrade.

"Sir, the ones who attacked us weren't just ordinary bandits, were they? They looked like they were targeting this caravan intentionally."

As an "informed" outsider, it is normal for him to raise questions at this time. It would be abnormal not to raise questions.

After all, he knew Istrada's true identity, but Istrada didn't know that he knew it.

Sure enough, after Lynn raised the question, Istrade breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, in his opinion, Lin En should have asked this question a long time ago.

"Master Lin En, you are right, they are indeed coming for me."

"But I didn't mean to hide anything at the time. I had reasons that made it impossible for me to confess. I can assure you that I will tell you everything when we get to Targo."

……

Rocky was riding his horse back to the camp.

When he set out, he only took a piece of cold and hard black bread. Not only did it not satisfy his hunger, it also almost broke his teeth.

After conveying the boss's intentions to King Reid's men, he wanted to ask for food, but was kicked out.

In the eyes of King Reid's men, the gang led by Judd were mercenaries in name only, but in reality they were no different from bandits.

The high and mighty knights were already reluctant enough to condescend to cooperate with these guys whom they usually looked down upon.

Do you still dare to ask them for food?

If this isn’t you asking for a fight?
Therefore, Rocky had to drag his tired body on the road again.

After spending several hours on horseback, Rocky was hungry, thirsty and exhausted.

But fortunately, he finally managed to pull through.

The grove where his accomplices were stationed in a temporary camp appeared in his sight.

Thinking that the destination was right in front of him, Rocky couldn't help but cheer up.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

Where is the sentry post on the outskirts of the forest?

The entire forest was silent, but that was impossible.

There are so many people in the camp, no matter how quiet it is, it won't be a dead silence.

Just as the thought "not good" popped into his mind, a crossbow arrow shot out from the forest and hit the horse he was riding in the eye.

The crossbow bolt pierced through the horse's eye and penetrated its brain. The poor steed fell to the side without even a whine.

The rider had no time to react and was crushed by the fallen horse.

There were footsteps all around.

A large group of people gathered around.

But clearly not his accomplice.

"I advise you not to move, my friend."

……

In the camp, the captain of the guard walked towards Istrade.

"Your Excellency, please look."

Istrade took the parchment handed over by the captain of the guard, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Lynn.

"Master Demon Hunter."

Lin En took it without hesitation.

The content on this parchment is a hand-drawn map of the Principality of Targo.

There are many markings on it, which are clearly visible.

After he finished reading it, he handed it to Geralt next to him.

"Your Excellency, Master Demon Hunter," the captain of the guards said, standing with his hands behind his back and his head held high. "According to that man, King Reid's men agreed to Judd's request for more money."

"The mark on this map is the meeting point agreed upon by King Ryder's men and Judd, and the place where they ambushed us again."

"King Ryder's men have no idea what's going on here. If we go directly to the assembly point, we might be able to catch them off guard."

Istrade was silent for a long while before he asked.

"Master Demon Hunter, I'd like to hear your opinions."

Geralt thought for a moment and said, "The enemy has no idea their plans have fallen into our hands. This is our advantage. We can completely avoid them with the help of this map."

Lynn agreed, "I think so too. There are enough horses in Judd's camp for us."

The captain of the guard was stunned for a moment: "What about King Reid's men?"

Lin En said, "Forget about them. The most important thing for us now is not to kill them, but to reach Talgo City safely."

The previous attack on Judd's camp was to obtain the needed horses and the enemy's plans.

The horses were now secured and the enemy's plans known.

There is no need to fight another battle.

Of course, there is actually a more important reason.

That was the alchemical bomb that Lynn and Geralt had used before, which had been almost consumed.

Without the alchemical bomb to scare the enemy, if they fought head-on, Lynn and Geralt would definitely be fine, but Isterad's men might suffer casualties.

There is no need for this.

Istrade nodded.

"The two masters think the same as I do. Captain of the guard, go tell the others that we are going back to the inn now."

……

On the way back to the inn, Istrade suddenly came to Lynn's side and asked in a low voice.

"Master Lin En, please forgive me for being so presumptuous, but there is a question that has been on my mind for a long time."

Lynn gave Istrade a puzzled look and said, "Sir, please tell me what you have to say."

"Would the witcher mind becoming a vassal of the king?"

Lynn knew it.

In fact, as early as when he was still in Edsberg, he recognized Istrada's true identity, and when he was plotting against him, wasn't the other party also plotting against him?
Both directions went to belong to yes.

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