The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 93 Freedom, oh freedom, how many crimes are committed in your name!

What he needed was a servant to clean the house, buy groceries and cook, not a child who needed someone to take care of him.

"Master Lin En, don't you need a servant? Don't look at this child's thin arms and legs, she can do a lot of work."

"And her demands aren't high. All she wants is a roof over her head and two meals a day. You don't have to pay her wages."

"Honestly, if it weren't for the Novigrad City Hall's regulations prohibiting the employment of child labor, I would have wanted to take this child in."

"Alas, sometimes having a system that's too advanced can be a problem."

After hearing what the dwarf banker said, Lin En's eyes twitched. "Sir Weimo, do you think I look like a bad nobleman with some special fetish?"

As if sensing that the atmosphere was not right, Wei Mo was startled.

He explained hurriedly.

"No, of course not. Gods be upon me, how could I have thought so badly of you, Master? You misunderstood. I really just thought this child was perfect for you."

"Of course, that's up to you. If you don't think he's suitable, I'll find someone else who's right for you."

With that, Weimo turned to the dwarf waiter and said, "Lucas, take this child away."

The dwarf waiter nodded and said to the little girl, "Let's go."

The two walked out of the meeting room.

Looking at that thin figure, a strange thought suddenly popped up in Lin En's mind:

If he didn't do something, perhaps this would be the last time he saw this pitiful little girl who looked like an abandoned animal.

Finally, Lynn softened her heart.

"Wait a moment."

The dwarf waiter had already pushed open the door of the conference room.

After hearing what Lin En said, he stopped.

"Sir Weimo, I will give this child a one-month trial period. During this month, she will be responsible for cleaning my house, washing my clothes, sheets, and bedding, buying groceries for me, cooking for me, taking care of my horse, etc."

"If she does a good job, she can stay and continue to serve me. Of course, I won't give her less than the salary she deserves..."

"I'll give her a month to prove she can do the job, but if she fails me, I'll send her back."

"Sir Weimo, please have your people take her downstairs first, let her take a bath, and then change her into clean clothes."

Weimo grinned and gave instructions to his men with a smile.

"Lucas, you heard what Master Lin said, do it."

The VIP room became quiet again only after the two left.

The dwarf banker rubbed his hands.

"Hehe, I knew Master Lin En wouldn't just sit there and watch that poor kid wander the streets and die of hunger and cold."

Lynn frowned.

He doesn't like being flattered.

I don’t want to be morally kidnapped.

So he said coldly.

"That's not necessarily true, Lord Weimo. Don't forget, I'm a demon hunter. Demon hunters don't shed blood or tears. If she doesn't do well, I will really throw her out. I mean what I say."

Weimo laughed.

He wisely chose to remain silent and not argue with the witcher.

After a while, Lin En took the initiative to break the silence: "But how did that child come to your place? Is she from the city? Or does she live in a village outside the city?"

Weimo scratched his head and said, "Neither. Her village is on the east side of the Kestral Mountains."

"The Kestrel Mountains? Aren't they within the Kingdom of Kaedwen? How did she end up in Novigrad?"

The Kestrel Mountains are a long mountain range that divides the north, stretching from the northernmost city of Holopor to the Buena River, and from the Buena River to the border between Redania and Kaedwen.

To reach Novigrad from the east side of the Kestrel Mountains, one must first cross the border of Kaedwen and the entire Kingdom of Redania. You know, in this era, getting from one place to another is a very difficult thing.

This is not only because there are no fast and convenient means of transportation in such an era, but also because the roads are full of dangers.

Robbers, bandits, wild beasts, zombie monsters, etc...

Even an adult may not be able to complete this long journey.

Then the problem is coming.

How did such a thin child do it?

"I asked her, but she didn't tell me how she got to Novigrad. She only told me that her village was destroyed, and her parents and three brothers fought hard to help her and her sister escape. Her sister also died of a cold on the way."

"Now she's all alone."

There are too many things like this in this era.

The peace and stability of the world where Lin En came from is something that people of this era dare not even imagine.

"Who did it? Bandits? Kaedweni?"

The dwarf banker shook his head.

"Neither. It's the Sons of Liberty, the elves who have vowed to restore their former glory."

"Wait, you said Sons of Liberty?"

The Sons of Liberty, the predecessor of the Scoia'tael.

The name Scoia'tael only became popular after the First Northern War, and the name was not actually given by the elves themselves.

They named themselves the Sons of Liberty, but they felt that the Northerners calling them the Scoia'tael implied their fear of them.

So, after the First Northern War, all the Sons of Liberty transformed into the Scoia'tael.

"I remember that the Sons of Liberty were formed by oppressed elves to resist human tyranny. Why would they attack an elven village? Lord Weimo, could you have made a mistake?"

Weimo sneered disdainfully.

"Who doesn't know that behind those Sons of Liberty stand the Nilfgaardians? Even their battle cry, the famous 'Drive the Humans Back into the Sea,' was taught to them by the Nilfgaardians."

"Deliberately attacking the villages of one's own people and then deceiving the rest of the people with false information—even if the Sons of Freedom can't think of it, the Nilfgaardians will teach them how to do it."

"As for whether they can do it or not...don't make me laugh. Don't be fooled by those pointy-eared guys acting like victims now. Remember, before humans arrived, the so-called brilliant elven kingdoms they boasted about actually practiced slavery."

"Who are they enslaving? Not us dwarves, nor the gnomes, but their fellow elves."

"Master Demon Hunter, perhaps you don't know the Wagner system of the elven kingdoms?"

"I really like the definition given by a professor named Higsmund Grogg at the University of Oxford. I remember he said it this way:"

Wei Mo deliberately cleared his throat and spoke like an old scholar.

"In the old days the Elven kings believed that a boot was a boot, and a hat was a hat; boots could not be worn on the head, nor hats on the feet;"

"And the same is true for the subjects of the elven kingdoms. Within each kingdom, subjects have their own place. The sons of nobles should inherit the nobility, and the sons of serfs are born to work in the fields..."

“If the sons of serfs were given the same access to knowledge as the sons of nobles, it would be a disaster second only to the end of the world.”

"Hahaha, I've strayed off topic... Let's get back to business. Anyway, this kid has been incredibly hardworking during the few days she's been here. All my employees here really like her."

"Including that taciturn Lucas. Don't be fooled by his appearance, he's just stupid."

"As long as you give that child a chance, she will never let you down."

This time, the witcher didn't object.

Suddenly, the dwarf banker slapped his head as if he had thought of something.

"Look at my memory. I almost forgot something very important."

"Master Lin, during the time you were away from Novigrad, Lord Ruxer came to see me several times, saying he had another important matter that needed your help."

"I hope you can find time to visit him as soon as possible after you come back."

(End of this chapter)