Chapter 119 Francesca’s Invitation
Under the leadership of Toluvel, Wayne and Geralt once again entered the elven ruins in the forest. After passing through a maze-like cave, they once again saw the people living here. Residents of non-human races.
However, what surprised him was that unlike when he left at the beginning of the year, the number of residents here had probably doubled or tripled. The children and the elderly had disappeared, and they no longer lived in tents randomly built with linen. Instead, it is a simple wooden house made from trees cut down from the forest outside.
The mental outlook of these people has also changed. They are no longer the weak, hesitant, fearful and helpless people we saw at the beginning of the year. Instead, they are full of energy, like moths flying into the flame, risking their lives for their ideals.
Feel free to ask, Wayne has nothing to hide.
He looked at the residents who were refreshed and asked Toruvel:
"You seem to have a lot more people, and they have changed a lot. Are these the inhuman races that were persecuted in Kaedwen?" "
Hearing this, Toluvel turned her head and glanced at Geralt who was following the two of them. She didn't answer immediately, but smoothed her shiny black braid.
Seeing this, Wayne was about to explain that Geralt was a trustworthy person, but the White Wolf rushed in front of him and said:
"Ms. Elf Commander, may I ask, the dwarf blacksmith Holden I saw last time is still here. In the first half of the year, that guy won dozens of Orens from me. I will always remember this grudge."
Toluvel was silent for a second and replied softly:
"Yes, Demon Hunter, he He is now the quartermaster in the camp. He is in the wooden hut next to the big campfire. You should be able to find him there."
After hearing this answer, Geralt did not stop and called Wayne and Toluvel directly. With a greeting, he walked towards the quartermaster Holden's position.
Wayne originally wanted to retain him, but after thinking about it, Geralt really didn't like to get involved in such things, so he gave up.
After seeing Geralt leave, Toluvel pondered for a few seconds and said to Wayne:
"The people here are all warriors who are willing to stay in the Kingdom of Kovind and save our compatriots, and those old people and children have already We have sent them to Baihua Valley and are in a safe environment." "
We have been trying to rescue more people. The suggestions you gave us are very good. We formed a special team and have been using bribes, purchases, and There are hiring methods to secretly rescue some captured non-human races."
Wayne frowned when he heard this. In his memory, it seemed that it would not be long before the Elf King of Baihua Valley was involved in a turmoil. , was wiped out by the armies of several northern kingdoms.
From then on, until the sorceress Francesca became the Queen of the Elves, the elves had no actual leader.
During this period, Baihua Valley could not be called a safe place.
Of course, at this time, he would not show his precognitive ability in front of Toluvel, but nodded and said: "
This is not bad, but I remember that there should be many humans settled in the Valley of Flowers. The elves in the Valley of Flowers should only account for a small part, and most of them are forced to live in forests and mountains."
Toluvel nodded. Although the Valley of Flowers is known as the last settlement of free elves, it is currently Asia. A territory controlled by King Demavi of the Kingdom of Dian.
This king kept migrating human residents into the forest of Baihua Valley, destroying the forest, cultivating fields, and building houses, just to squeeze out the living range of the free elves in the forest.
However, unlike the tamed elves and half-elves in the city, the free elves living in the Valley of Flowers have inherited the will of the ancient elf kingdom. They are the most rebellious and the strongest group of elves.
It was precisely because of their hard work that the elves did not completely lose the only territory in the northern continent, and also let the northern kings know that the elves were not powerless to fight back.
Toluvel seemed to trust Wayne quite a bit, and after some thought, she revealed a secret to Wayne.
"Wayne, actually we have already established a line with a big shot in Baihua Valley. It was she who helped us evacuate the elderly and children, and also sent elite soldiers from Baihua Valley to help us train soldiers and provide us with a living. supplies to strengthen our courage to resist the Kingdom of Coldwell." "
The cores of the golems you left behind at the beginning of the year have been bought by that adult for a total of five hundred crowns. The price is 30% higher than what is on the market, and she is very interested in it. You helped us clean up this ruins and expressed our gratitude."
At this point, Toluvi paused before continuing:
"The adult said that if you are willing, she wants to meet you in person. , she is quite curious about your fellow race." "But if you don't want to, she won't force it, because, if it is fate, there will always be a day when you two meet." Meet the female elf
commander Wayne was quite disapproving of the mysterious words. As someone who had read the original novel and played the game, he had probably already guessed who was helping them.
Although it is true that the identity of that person should be concealed and should not be exposed to avoid causing other disputes, but looking at the entire elves, there are only one or two people who can take advantage of it.
So, he pretended to be confused and asked:
"Toruvel, I think that no matter who you are meeting, out of the most basic sincerity, you should tell me her identity first." "Isn't it?
"
Toluvel looked at Wayne's face. After hesitating for a second, he nodded and said,
"I can tell you her identity, but Wayne, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble to that lady, I hope You can keep it a secret and don’t tell anyone else."
Wayne immediately nodded with a serious expression and said,
"No problem, I promise you, Toluvel."
Toluvel nodded, no longer hiding anything, and said :
"As a witcher, you may have heard of her name."
"Ms. Francesca Findabe, she is a great noble among the elves and one of the five core members of the Council of the Warlock Brotherhood." "She
is currently the most powerful elven sorceress in the world. Or she is the most powerful sorceress."
It was indeed her, Wayne thought in his heart, but he still pretended to be a little surprised, and then pretended to think about it for more than ten seconds before saying: "That's
it. What a lady! I have heard her name from other warlocks. It is said that she is the most beautiful lady in the world and is very famous in the entire warlock circle." After hearing what Wayne said,
Toluvel He frowned slightly, but soon relaxed, and said:
"Indeed, Wayne, Lady Francesca is definitely the most beautiful lady I have ever seen. She is an extremely rare pure-blood elf in the world. She was born hundreds of years ago. , has already made various contributions to our elves, and she is definitely one of the most respected people in the hearts of all the people."
Wayne nodded thoughtfully, no matter in the game Still in the original work, the description of this elf sorceress is actually quite sparse.
The only thing that impressed me was that after Nilfgaard invaded, in order to allow the elves to maintain their independent status, she reached an agreement with Nilfgaard, making Baihua Valley an independent elf kingdom and becoming a vassal of Nilfgaard. country, and openly distanced itself from the relationship with the Scoia'tael, helped Nilfgaard's warlocks, captured Yennefer, and severely damaged the power of the Warlock Brotherhood.
In short, he is indeed an elf warlock who has put in a lot of effort for the continuation of the elves.
To be honest, Wayne still has a lot of respect for this kind of person. He can work hard for a great cause and persevere for hundreds of years, rather than for personal selfish desires, rights, and money. This is something that many mortals cannot do. Things have arrived.
But respect comes from respect. If you become enemies or friends with such people, you will feel quite a headache, because in their hearts, personal desires are always put aside, and they will always make sacrifices for the continuation of the race. .
However, demon hunters are now treated as a non-human race by all humans. They are even inferior to non-human races and can be treated as monsters.
And as a half-elf, it's not a bad thing for him to know such a powerful warlock of his own race.
(End of chapter)