Chapter 174 Vesemir, do you want a wife or not?
I don’t know if it’s the evil twist of fate, but love stories rarely have happy endings. Especially in this era, and especially in the aristocratic families of this era.
"The happy time lasted for a while. But then, we were discovered by my father...Vesemir escaped in such a hurry that he even forgot about his soft armor." Mrs. Minor's tone changed at this time. Very disappointed, "My father issued an arrest warrant for him and soon married me."
Lan asked with interest: "That is the armor of the Wolf Faction, right? I heard that you have been I like to collect collections related to witchers, so this must be your first collection."
Mrs. Minoru nodded reservedly: "My later husband passed away very early and left me a lot of property. So I I have become a lonely and wealthy woman who can only live in memories. These collections can give me a moment of warmth."
Lann was in a good mood after hearing about Vesemir's romantic history from a first-person perspective. He is now a member of the Griffin Faction. If the Wolf Faction were here, he might not be able to keep his mouth shut.
"Then, Mrs. Minor."
Lann's eyes were full of sincerity: "I will take you to find Vesemir!"
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In response to Lan's invitation, Duchess Minor made a shocking statement enthusiasm.
In particular, Lann also selectively showed several letters written by Ciri to himself. They did not involve any secrets about Cintra or Lan himself, but only described the friendship and warmth between Vesemir and Ciri. of interaction.
I don't know what she thought of, but Mrs. Minor's eyes softened when she looked at Lan.
But before setting off, Mrs. Minor needs a few days to make some preparations and explain some things. After all, she has a noble status and has countless properties to her name, so it is impossible for her to just leave.
Lann expressed his understanding and provided some help in the process.
As for how Mrs. Minoru gets to Kaer Morhen? Naturally, it relied on Triss's portal. Triss even made a special trip to tell Vesemir the news.
Lan asked curiously: "What was Vesemir's reaction?"
Triss smiled and said nothing.
Lann asked again: "What was the reaction of the other members of the Wolf Faction, such as Geralt?"
Triss fell to the ground laughing.
Since then, Maximilian Posodi's House has also been safely included in Lan's [Inventory].
In the [Heart of Stone] series of missions, there is still the [Party in the Underworld] that summons Olgierd's dead brother and the BOSS battle [Memories of Marriage].
The places involved in these two tasks are relatively far away.
[Party in the Earthly World] needs to go to the family cemetery of the Everec family, where Olgierd's younger brother Vladimir is buried; and [Marriage Memories] needs to find the ancestral manor of the Everec family, Olgierd's The wife was placed under house arrest there.
What’s a little more troublesome is that both of these places are in the Niu Fort area; although these two places are on the edge of Niu Fort, it takes more than a day of horseback riding to go back and forth.
Moreover, Lan only knew the approximate directions of these two places.
Lann decided to let people go out to inquire about the information first. At the same time, he also asked the temple guards to propose the idea of meeting Chapelle, hoping to learn the specific location of the Everrick family manor through the information about the Eternal Fire, so as to save time.
"Gang riots have become more frequent recently. Mr. Chapelle took people out personally. However, he has confirmed the itinerary with me before and will come to see you tomorrow. It should be about the follow-up matters about the toad monster." This
paragraph The words came from Chapelle's adjutant, who was responsible for recording Chapelle's schedule. At this time, he respected Lann's attitude a lot: "Thank you for helping us get rid of that monster. It killed many of our brothers."
Not seeing the person he wanted to see, Lann had to return to his residence. House, who went out to inquire for information, also brought unexpected information.
"The place where Olgierd lived before was burned down by him?"
Facing the Earl's doubts, House nodded: "It was a huge fire. There was almost nothing left in the manor, and it is said that we left. It didn't take long for the fire to start."
Lann couldn't help but think of what Mirror Master had said to him before: Reigns had found Olgierd.
"So we have lost track of Olgierd now?"
House nodded with shame.
This was not over yet. After bringing the bad news about Olgierd, House continued: "Your Excellency, the soldiers on guard have reacted to our situation in the past few days. People in cloaks often appear around our courtyard. "
"Meaning that someone is watching us?" Lann frowned, "Who are they?"
House's face turned even darker: "We...didn't catch them. Their movements were very flexible, even the experienced scouts I can't even keep up with them."
It looked like they were professional tracking personnel, at least with strong reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance capabilities.
Lan asked again, "How many cloaked men are there in total? Do you know this?"
House nodded and said, "Based on their size, there are four cloaked men who have appeared before and after."
...
Four cloaked men Sitting in a corner of the basement, their breathing was weak, and their bodies and chests were almost invisible under the cover of their cloaks.
There were many disputes in front of them, but the four of them remained unmoved, as if they were four sculptures, or four poisonous snakes entangled in an ambush.
This is a spacious basement. The decoration style looks a bit like an underground vault. At this time, it was transformed into a simple underground conference room for the use of those who are currently inside.
A round table was placed in the middle of the basement, with five people sitting around it. There was a silver candlestick in the center of the round table, emitting dim light and drawing out the shadows of the five people.
Looking at these five people, they are a slender man wearing a cloak, a stout dwarf covered with tattoos, a gloomy middle-aged man wearing gorgeous clothes, a scar-faced man wearing iron armor, and a nomadic man wearing a diagonal-breasted jacket. Robed warrior.
The warrior wearing a diagonal-breasted robe was the first to break the silence: "We are indeed 'plotting' now, but there is no need to just light a candlestick, right? Could it be that the three friends opposite have lived in the dark for so long, even with candles?" Do you hate them all?"
"Ogierd, they are also our companions, and they will fight alongside us in the future." The scarred-faced man in iron armor said dissatisfied, "Maybe you can endure your temper for a while and listen to their plans first. How to say it."
These two people were naturally Olgierd and Riens. They met on the outskirts of Novigrad and now came to the underground world of Novigrad.
Clearly they need more allies.
In front of them was another important political component of Novigrad - the gang.
Novigrad is the "City of Freedom", which is the view of the North; but in the eyes of Vizmir II, the real name here should be "the land of lawlessness".
Because of the existence of the eternal fire, the king's decrees will be hindered at all levels here.
There has been no actual rule by a king for nearly two hundred years, but Vizmir II was helpless.
It's just that the political power of religion is definitely not as comprehensive as an orthodox kingdom, which is why Novigrad's underground forces, known as gangs, were born.
Don't underestimate these gangsters.
At the critical moment of the future Civil War, both Nilfgaard and the North recognized that "the key to the war is to obtain Novigrad", but at this time the gangsters dared to preach that "if Novigrad is breached, burn it" He captured the fleet, robbed the treasury, and turned this city into a dead city."
In this way, Radovid V and Emhyr turned against them and had to reach an agreement with the gangs.
In front of them are the three current gangsters in Novigrad.
This situation may be difficult to understand in other countries and cities, but in Novigrad, the freest, most prosperous, and most chaotic, the power and wealth of the three giants can even exceed that of ordinary established nobles. Maybe they are nothing in their official status, but in Novigrad, they are all "uncrowned kings".
The three giants in front of him are:
the man who is in charge of all thieves, assassins, beggars, vagrants, and street orphans in Novigrad, and the self-proclaimed "King of Beggars", Francis Beland.
Alphonse Willy, the leader of the mafia family nicknamed "Hawthorne", is in charge of all the casinos, arenas, and women's wards in Novigrad.
And the dwarf Nicknamed "Cache", Carlo Varese, is in charge of most of the alleys and taverns of Novigrad, uniting all non-human races.
Faced with Reigns' words, the Big Three had different reactions.
"The news from the North will all converge to Novigrad, and the news from Novigrad will all converge to me." The Beggar King said in a calm tone, "As far as I know, Mr. Riens seems to have been in the North. I searched for information about Mr. Lannister, but unfortunately I always suffered losses. Why are you so confident this time?"
Machete said angrily: "Don't just call people 'companions', don't think I don't know, you warlocks They are all racists! They talk about fighting side by side, but in the end, they may want to put our inhuman race in front."
Hawthorne looked around with gloomy eyes: "This dark and damp place is disgusting. , it’s better to stay in the machete bathhouse. Reigns, you’d better talk to me quickly.”
The words of the three giants made Reigns’ expression become more ferocious, but he stroked the scar on his face with his left hand, After taking a few deep breaths, his mood gradually calmed down.
Perhaps it was difficult to tell from his appearance that Riens was still a warlock, but he still tried his best to maintain his so-called "demeanor" at this moment.
"Mr. Belan's information is indeed very well-informed. I have indeed been wandering in the North for a long time, but this time is different."
Riens opened his arms, making his shadow even larger under the candlelight: "This time, I It has brought a promise from the Emperor of Nilfgaard, His Majesty Emhyr var Emres. Now it is not me who invites you to cooperate with me, but His Majesty the Emperor who invites you to cooperate with Nilfgaard!" Seeing the three
giants His expression finally became more serious, and Reigns showed a satisfied expression on his face.
"His Majesty the Emperor's trade policy must have brought a lot of benefits to everyone during this period." Riens said, "A wider variety of commodities and lower prices have brought more benefits to everyone present. . After this cooperation, Nilfgaard will continue to increase its business tilt towards Novigrad. What this means, everyone should know better than me."
Hawthorne sat up straight, his property and Lien What Si said was the most closely related, and he was already thinking about it in his mind.
The Beggar King said unhurriedly: "Nilfgaard hasn't even entered Cintra yet. Is it too early to plan on Redania now?" "No, no,
this time it's nothing. Politics and war are just pure business behaviors. In the subsequent commercial tilt, you can gain a greater say in Novigrad by virtue of your industry." Riens shook his head and said: "And if one day His Majesty
really By reaching Novigrad, all of you who have already established friendship with the emperor can take a step further in the new order. Why not?" (
End of Chapter)