The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 76: How can you handle politics well when you are with a sorceress like this?
Triss took a sip and put the glass down.

A pair of beautiful eyes like sparkling gems kept looking at the witcher.

"You are much younger and more handsome than I imagined. You should have just finished your witcher trials not long ago, right?"

She spoke gently.

Obviously trying to avoid offending the witcher as much as possible.

Lynn admitted it directly without hesitation.

"Yes, ma'am, this is my first year as a demon hunter. Also, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask a question first."

Triss grinned. She somewhat liked the handsome little witcher in front of her. "Get straight to the point. Is this your personality, or are all witchers like you?"

Lin En thought for a moment and said, "I think it might be my personality. I'm used to doing the important things first."

"Since you said so." Triss placed one leg, which was wearing high boots and showed off her long curves to the fullest, over the knee of the other leg.

"Mr. Vimo Vivaldi should have already told you my identity, right? After all, I didn't ask him to keep it a secret."

Lin En nodded and looked directly into the sorceress's eyes: "Yes, Lord Weimo did not hide your identity."

"Then you know who I am."

"Compared to my status as an advisor to the Temeria royal family, this house is indeed a bit shabby."

Triss's smile widened.

She lowered her legs from her knees, sat up straight again, and deliberately leaned her upper body back.

With his hands behind his head, he showed the dangerous raging sea waves.

She didn't ask what question Lynn wanted to ask.

Of course, she could probably guess a thing or two.

However, she did not continue speaking along the lines of what Lin En said.

Instead, he posed a question to the other party.

"A royal advisor from Temeria has appeared in a neutral free city. Young witcher, what do you think is the reason?"

Lin En touched his chin and said, "It can't be that they're trying to seize Novigrad."

Triss chuckled.

"Why do you think so?"

Lin En said seriously, "If King Foltest of Temeria really wanted to control Novigrad, he should have sent an intelligence chief to this free city instead of a royal advisor."

In fact, there is one more thing Lin En didn’t say.

That is--

He wasn't targeting anyone, but almost all female sorcerers failed in politics.

Including the ambitious Philippa Eilhart, and Keira Metz, who is a royal advisor to Triss.

The only exception is the elven sorceress Francesca, one of the five members of the core "Talent and Skill Association" in the Warlock Brotherhood.

This sorceress's political prowess rivals that of Queen Calanthe the Lioness of Cintra, and Queen Mevi of Lyria and Rivia.

As for the other sorceresses...

Especially Philippa Eilhart.

She is a typical example of someone with a brain but not a big chest.

In the future, this woman will not only be involved in the death of Vizimir the Just, King of Redania.

It is also related to the deaths of King Demaev of Aedirn and King Foltest of Temeria.

Although Philippa actually just wanted to use a regicide to get rid of King Demave of Aedirn. This way Aedirn would fall into chaos, and she could take the opportunity to establish a country controlled by a sorceress in Aedirn.

However, what Philippa did not expect was that the regicide had deceived her.

He was not the kind of tool man with all muscle in his head as Philippa thought.

Not only did he assassinate King Demave, he also used the financial resources and assistance provided by the Sorceresses' Coven to assassinate King Foltest.

Philippa did not subjectively want King Foltest to die, but she indirectly contributed to his death and the collapse of the situation in the north.

In the end, it was a lose-lose situation for both the North and the Warlock.

Honestly, it takes talent to mess things up so badly.

If it were anyone else, if it were anyone more careful, this wouldn't have happened.

What’s even more amazing is that in The Witcher 3, even after having her eyes gouged out, Philippa still didn’t change her bad habits.

She even tried to get involved in the Nilfgaard court.

All I can say is that you reap what you sow.

Triss looked at Lynn in surprise.

Lynn's answer was somewhat unexpected.

Generally speaking, intelligent warriors like demon hunters usually cannot tell the difference between royal advisors and intelligence chiefs.

But just from that one sentence, Lin En was able to show that he was different from those ordinary people.

He really understands politics.

Indeed, if King Foltest needed to fight for control of Novigrad, he would not send a royal advisor, but rather an intelligence chief.

When it comes to making fireballs with bare hands, Triss is good at it.

But if she is asked to set up an intelligence network and a spy network, forget it.

As a royal advisor, she was not actually able to participate in all military and national affairs. All she could provide to King Foltest was magical services and assistance.

Triss sat up straight again, put away her previous deliberately teasing attitude, and said seriously.

"You're right. If that's the case, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. The reason I want to see you is because I have a commission to hire a demon hunter."

Lin En nodded slightly: "So, what do you need me to do?"

A dangerous word uttered from the sorceress's cherry lips: "I need you to accompany me to investigate the missing persons case."

"Missing?" Lin En frowned. "Please tell me more details."

"Okay," Triss paused and said, "First of all, do you know Brokilon?"

Lynn began to recall what he had read in Kaer Morhen's collection of books.

"Yes, the Brokilon Forest is a large primeval forest surrounded by the Kingdoms of Cintra, Bruge, Soden, Verden, Kerak, Cidaris, and Temeria."

"It is inhabited by various creatures such as dryads, goblins, and forest sprites, but Brokilon is very dangerous to humans."

"Fortunately, the tree spirits living in Brokilon usually shoot two or three arrows as a warning before killing humans who stray into the forest."

"Wait, the missing person case you mentioned, could it be someone disappeared in Brokilon Forest?"

"If that's the case, then I can only refuse with regret."

Women are okay.

If a man goes missing in that forest, he can basically be considered dead.

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(End of this chapter)