Chapter 242 Ciri once again hopes to grow up quickly on
Little Skellig Island, the Tursek family castle.
In the resting hall prepared by East for Lann and the others, Lann took off his armor at this moment, put on a white robe, and tied on a red waistband and bearskin waistcoat - this was a banquet The attire is also the dress used in ceremonial occasions such as celebrations.
Soon came the most important celebration during this period - East's coronation ceremony.
After completing the task of supporting East, I had a rare free time. What is Lan planning to do during this short period of time at the beginning of the celebration?
——He sat down and spread out the [Gryphon School Contact Notes]
"Dear teacher, I see the words as they say:
I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much. After leaving Kaer Siren, I went to the Wolf School. In the base camp of Kaer Morhen, I met Cohen, the predecessor of the school. I hit it off with him and talked a lot about the future of the school. I just felt that there was a huge responsibility on my shoulders. At the same time, I also reached an agreement with Vesemir, the current mentor of the Wolf Faction. We have reached a consensus that the entire Wolf Faction will move to Sintra in the near future."
Human translation: Cohen and I talked freely about the future, but the future is not the future without a teacher! And the entire Wolf Faction is about to come over. I, a newcomer from the Griffin School, revived the Demon Hunter Order, but it turned out that the largest number of members were the Wolf Faction. Is this ridiculous? outrageous! So teacher, come quickly, you'd better bring Kelda with you!
"Now that I am in Skellige, I was very surprised to meet a fellow member of the Bear School. His name is Gede, and he is also an alternative to the school of thought like the Cat School Kyan I mentioned to you before: he has rich Emotions also have strong strength. Like our predecessor George, he also has the strength to hunt a real dragon alone - although it is a green dragon." Human translation: Even the Bear Faction has
appeared now, and it is so powerful. , comparable to the pride of our school, George the Dragon Slayer! Counting Leitho from the Snake Faction and Vesemir from the Wolf Faction, these are all seniors! But the Griffin School only has two newcomers, me and Cohen, to support the show. How can it be enough? So teacher, come quickly, you'd better bring Kelda with you!
"At the same time, I discovered a female night demon in Skellig who came to the mainland at the beginning of the celestial sphere convergence. She revealed a message to me - the celestial sphere convergence that occurred 1,500 years ago is about to reappear. I mentioned to you in my letter before that many monsters that had been dormant in the past suddenly woke up and became active - such as Skellig's ice giant. Now I have found the reason. And I think there will be brand-new monsters appearing in the near future. This is a disaster more terrifying than war. I only hope that I can allow Cintra to survive this upcoming crisis safely, so that the new Demon Hunter Order can protect the civilians of the mainland as much as possible..."
Human Translation: The intersection of the heaven and the earth is coming! The people need witchers again! This is the duty of the Demon Hunter Order, and now is the best time to revive the Order. In this troubled world, no one can survive alone. Have you heard the cries of civilians in the distance? Will you be able to sit still in Caer Siren? So teacher, come quickly, you'd better bring Kelda with you!
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Although Geron had promised to help Lan in critical moments, Lan still hoped that Geron could stay in Sintra permanently. It would be a waste for such a master demon hunter with both magic and martial arts to live in seclusion on the edge of the world.
As for the Castle of Kelseren, it is natural that it cannot be abandoned. This base camp transformed from an ancient elf castle is built on a rare magical place. It is the so-called "cave paradise" in fairy tales. Although it is not as capable of transforming a demon hunter in a short period of time as the Ring of Elements in Kaer Morhen, the subtle improvement it brings to spellcasting professions is even better.
In Lann's plan, Kelseren can become a base camp for spellcaster training, and a spellcaster base camp can definitely be established there that is not inferior to the Ring of Oak or the Eltusa Magic Academy.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for all this - the mentor comes down the mountain.
...
After writing the letter, Lan gently closed the note and took it back to the [Inventory] with a clap of his left hand.
He raised his head and looked towards the hall. Everyone else was also making preparations for the ceremony, waiting for notification from the castle manager.
Xili was naturally there. At this time, she put on the white robe that she had longed for and ran around in the living room. She seemed to mind the embarrassment of being restricted by her clothing when she was fighting the giant bear, and now she was trying to find ways to adapt her body to the clothing.
Okay, some people are very annoyed by Ciri's "sensible" behavior.
"Our Princess is really lively. I believe the housekeeper in Sintra will be very pleased to see this scene." Yennefer leaned against the wall with her chest in her arms, shaking a glass of wine in her left hand, "But Ciri, you If you mess up your clothes again, you'll have to clean them up in front of the mirror in a while!"
The sorceress put on a black strapless dress at this time. There was a circle of feather-like decoration on the edge of the shoulder straps, and an obsidian star necklace was attached to it. Under her distinct collarbones, the skin and the bulge underneath were made up to look like spring snow.
Yennefer is obviously going to the banquet too. And since she was attending, Geralt's was naturally indispensable.
The wolf sect demon hunter also put on a slightly tight black dress. He looked embarrassed and always felt that the sorceress was teasing him.
"It's better to wear a robe or a cloak outside." Seeing Geralt's uncomfortable look, Lan commented with a chuckle.
Yennefer was very insistent on wearing the attire for a mainland noble banquet with Geralt, which really didn't match Skellige's style and made the White Wolf very uncomfortable.
Geralt immediately cast a grateful look after hearing Lan's words.
Also sitting in the room were Kolgrim and Korn, who were still wearing armor and obviously did not intend to attend the banquet. At this moment, they all looked at Geralt teasingly with gloating eyes.
Alice is no longer possessing Lan's back, but is painting colors on the canvas in the corner of the hall, apparently inspired. Shiri would run past her from time to time, looking curiously at the painting of the soul in the painting.
"Dong dong dong——"
The sound of knocking on the door sounded.
Apparently the moment Lan had been waiting for had arrived.
The head of the Tursek family opened the door and came in after receiving the consent, his face was full of joy.
"Duke Lannister, Your Highness Cirilla, our... His Majesty calls you two over. People from several other families are coming soon, and Your Majesty wants to accept their greetings with you two." At this time
, The "Your Majesty" in the steward's words is no longer King Bran.
Lan nodded, adjusted his clothes slightly, and then turned his questioning eyes to Ciri.
The little princess looked distressedly at the hem of her skirt that was messy from jumping around, and looked at Yennefer with pleading eyes, which earned her a disdainful look from the sorceress.
"Lan, you go ahead. I'll tidy it up..."
Lann chuckled and shook his head. He greeted everyone in the room and followed the manager out of the hall.
Shirley watched Lann's leaving figure and saw the door of the hall being closed by the attendants, waiting for their footsteps to gradually disappear in the corridor.
Her eyes rolled slyly, no longer looking distressed as before.
Under Yennefer's increasingly fierce eyes, Ciri quickly jumped to Alice's side.
"Alice...teacher." Shirley called softly.
Alice was originally brought out by Lann as a painting teacher, and he had started art lessons for the princess some time ago.
"I heard you mention before that Lan will bring a female night demon back to Cintra... Is this true?"
After Ciri's words came out, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Visibly, everyone's ears perked up.
Even Yennefer turned slightly sideways and looked at Ciri. After thinking briefly, she smiled appreciatively.
During the time when Lan came back, everyone had already heard some rumors about the Night Stalker. After all, Fetov's apprentice was so unscrupulous that even after receiving a severe beating, he made a fuss several times to go back to the forest to find Nanomi. The result was that the Sky Master taught the apprentice what he originally planned to teach him before he traveled to the mainland. Practical courses are ahead of schedule.
The apprentice's screams continued for several days.
And all the druids in the Oak Ring also have a negative teaching material when teaching their disciples.
Although Lann said "The Night Stalker will no longer be Skellige's problem," Geralt and the others knew that Lann was not the kind of person who would kill intelligent races at will, and Ged had no intention of killing them. It is revealed that although the female night devil behaves "free and easy", she has a "pure and kind" nature.
Then it's easy to guess how Lann will deal with it.
But when they broached the subject, Lane always thought about other things.
Apart from Lan, Alice is the only one who knows about the Night Stalker. However, the temperament of the soul in the painting is too deserted. Even if everyone has heard something about it and is curious, they are too embarrassed to talk to her - the topic is still this.
It was Yuhiri who had to ask this question.
...
Everyone who had been pricked by curiosity for a long time secretly cheered in their hearts.
After hearing the little princess's question, Alice turned her head and chuckled: "Yes, Night Stalker, her name is 'Nanomie', and we will go back to Sintra together later." The soul in the
painting The moment the words fell, there was a gasp of cold air in the hall.
"Hiss--"
Kolgrim smiled with a satisfied smile and sincerely praised: "As expected of Lan, he managed such a thing so easily."
Cohen also nodded in admiration and agreed: "I heard I have slept with night demons before with humans and even witchers, but this is the first time I heard that I could bring the night demon home."
Geralt wanted to say something, but Yennefer pushed him back with his eyes.
Shirley's expression became serious.
The little princess walked around the room, picked up a bearskin cloak and put it on Geralt's shoulders: "Geralt, can you use your witcher senses to see if Lann has anything extra and female? Are there any traces related to the Night Demon?"
Bai Lang was stunned and shook his head in amusement: "Then I have to record the pheromones on the Night Demon before I can make a comparison. But don't worry, I think Lan En has a lot of pheromones on her body. New pheromones are produced, but they are not very strong. He is not as close to the carriers of these new pheromones as I am, let alone you."
Xili narrowed her eyes with satisfaction. Then, in the stunned eyes of Bai Lang, he took off his cloak and threw it aside.
She turned to Yennefer: "Is there any magic that can make the body grow faster? I want to learn it."
When Yennefer saw a cloak on Geralt's shoulders that didn't match his clothes at all, His face darkened for a moment, but after seeing the cloak, his face brightened a little, and he replied gently: "You're dreaming, ugly girl." ——Lan
followed
the steward to the banquet hall, which was already full of people.
East was different from the one he met last time. He already had a dark-colored crown on his head, without any gems or other precious metal carvings on it. It is said that the blacksmith of the Tursek family melted East's first steel sword and cast it into the crown.
Iron Crown, very distinctive islander style.
At this moment, he was sitting in the most conspicuous position of the hall like a mascot, sipping wine all the time, and returning greetings when vassals and lords came up to pay their respects. It was obvious that he was bored to death, and his eyes lit up when he saw Lan coming over.
"In my career as a king, this is the thing that I don't want to look back on the most. I didn't expect that I would have to go through it again." East smiled bitterly at Lann, and then
looked behind the young man twice: "Where's Shirley? Why didn't she come with you?"
Lann scratched the left side of his face: "She's not ready yet. She needs more time..."
East shook his head and sighed, "This little guy" Then he pulled Lan to his side.
Just at this time, a lord came up to ask East, and he happened to be an acquaintance.
"Uncle Torgil." East smiled and opened his arms to hug the middle-aged man in front of him. His beard and hair are all white, but his body is strong. Two knots bound his long beard so that it would not interfere with his slashing and fighting movements.
"Your Majesty." Torgil bowed to East first, then opened his arms and hugged East, slapped each other hard on the back, and laughed, "I really didn't expect that in my lifetime I can call you that for the second time."
East smiled and said: "I hope you can help me coordinate more about sending troops in the future."
"Of course, I can't wait for a long time." Tolgil spoke to East with all his strength. Te clinked the wine glass and said, "When the city of golden towers was wailing under my axe, it was I who took you, Bran, and Kratz there with them. Nilfgaard has nothing to fear at all!
" Ergil laughed heartily. He was the elder of the Tursek family, so he was quite unscrupulous when talking to East, "Bran...it's just a pity for Bran. Speaking of which, where are the others?
" Te's face stiffened for a moment, and he whispered: "Bilna has a problem, and Bran is dealing with family matters. He will come back later to plead guilty to other families, and I hope you can help to take care of it..."
Yi Ste did not say what happened, but Torzir obviously guessed something, and he cursed loudly: "I have long said that woman is not suitable to take home as a wife, but Bran was fascinated by her at that time! This boy , this kid!!"
The noise caused by this elder attracted a lot of attention from the surrounding people. Fortunately, he quickly realized this and adjusted his mood. After briefly clinking glasses with East and giving a slight greeting to Lan, he stepped aside and said, "I want to introduce you to a warrior, but I guess you have already seen him."
It was Gede, a member of the Bear Faction . The witcher also wore a rather neat leather robe and was grinning at East and Lannister.
Being introduced to the king by the lord on this occasion shows that Torgil regards Gede as a member of the Tursek family, and he is the kind of absolute confidant who can look after him in times of crisis. If there were any female descendants of the family in Torgil, they might have to arrange a marriage with Gede.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Torzir took Ged and left, while East discussed in a low voice to Lan: "I heard that you recruited Ged before, but he was unwilling to return to Sintra with you?"
Lan nodded regretfully. : "He is tired of the life of licking blood on the edge of a knife and seems to want to retire."
East sighed: "I know Geralt very well, and I know that the life of a regular witcher is always full of sorrow. Gerd is a true warrior, and this ending seems good for him... But if If you are really committed to him, I can find a way to get him to participate in the battle later."
As the king, he ordered Torgil to send troops. As a confidant and comrade, could Gede not follow?
But Lan considered this tempting idea and shook his head.
"Let me think about it again..."
East nodded, then pointed to a few corners in the hall.
"People from several other families are basically here, and they will come over to say hello to me soon. You stand behind me, and after I say hello to them, you also have a few words with them." Lan En said to
himself He agreed without hesitation, and then asked curiously: "Have you talked to them about sending troops?" When talking about
this topic, East finally showed a satisfied smile on his face: "The annihilation of the Swablo sect is The achievements are enough to be written into the history books. This time, the major families have no excuses and have agreed to send troops." Lann could not help but be infected by
East's smile: "Great!" Skellig,
who is about to ascend the throne. The king patted the Duke of Cintra on the shoulder and said: "But I still plan to appease the two neutral families - Udarek of the Brokval family, and Harold of the Todaloch family. There is a gap between obeying me and sending troops because of my reputation, and supporting me from the bottom of my heart to send troops." Lann nodded and searched for
the lords of the two neutral families in the crowd of people below.
The face of the leader of the Udarek clan, which looked like it had been filled with anesthetic powder, was quickly captured by Lann. If Lan's memory from his previous life is correct, the reason why Udarek's face looks like it is today, as if he has overindulged and taken the wrong medicine, is not because of any bad habits in life, but because of him. Haunted by evil spirits.
But Udarek did not seek help because it involved some bloody secrets of the big family.
Lan showed a thoughtful expression, and then said to East: "Leave Udarek to me. I probably know how to make him owe us a favor and gain his 100% support."
East Hearing this, he showed an interested look: "You know the Skellige clan leader better than me, the King of Skellige? Is this also the ability brought by your ancient blood?" Lan smiled without saying a word and raised his glass
. He touched East slightly.
"But I don't seem to have seen Lord Harold of the Todaloch family. Isn't he here yet?"
Lan's eyes scanned the scene, but he never saw the bearded man whom he had met once during the previous banquet. , The Todaloch family is a family of blacksmiths and shipbuilders. They are much stronger than the average Skellige and should be very eye-catching.
Instead, he spotted Jutta Ann Diemen in the crowd. This iron lady has put on an elegant dress and is followed by guards. She has obviously successfully inherited the position of the clan leader.
After seeing Lan En's gaze, an expression suddenly appeared on her stern face towards other men. Her eyes blinked several times quickly, projecting unspeakable emotions.
Lan quickly pulled out a socially etiquette smile, nodded slightly, and then immediately looked away and looked around - luckily Ciri hadn't followed him yet, otherwise it would have taken him a long time to explain.
Hearing Lan's doubts about Lord Harold's absence, East explained: "The island he is on is not close to us, maybe he is still on the way. He has never been very concerned about the collective affairs of the archipelago. My family has never participated in the king's election, so if you want to gain his friendship, you can basically only rely on personal relationships."
Lann nodded thoughtfully.
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One after another, lords and vassals came towards East and extended their sincere greetings to the new king. Some old ministers who had followed East to become the previous king were particularly sad, confiding their longing to East and saying that they would do their best to follow him to fight against Nilfgaard.
East thanked them sincerely, and then pulled Lan forward behind him, introduced him to his followers as if introducing his own son, and asked them to greet each other.
The harmonious atmosphere between the king and his subjects ended with the arrival of Bran.
It's "Bran", not "King Bran".
This standard archipelago man's appearance is no different from before - except that there is no longer a crown on his head.
His mental outlook was not good. His brows were furrowed and he seemed to have all kinds of worries in his heart. This was unreasonable for a father whose son had just recovered from a serious illness. He should be happy.
Not only Bran, but also Svenridge who was following him looked equally ugly, and even had an even greater sense of despair.
This scene made everyone whisper: Could it be that now that things have happened, "King" Bran regrets abdicating the throne and does not want to give up power to his brother?
When East saw this, he just sighed, strode forward under the gaze of everyone, and gave his brother a fulfilling hug.
After the two whispered for a while, Bran shook his head slightly at East, and East sighed again.
Then Bran walked to the center of the party and looked around. Obviously he had something to say, so the discussions among the people around him immediately subsided and they looked at the king who was once highly respected and trusted by everyone.
"It goes without saying why everyone is gathered here today." Bran spread his palms in the direction of East, "For my brother to regain the throne, the former 'Knight of the Sea', and the future ' King of the Islands."
Someone around him immediately shouted loudly: "Easter! The flames of the sea!"
"Long live! The leader who destroys the evil god!"
"The absolute warrior who tamed the berserker!"
He was praising his brother. A fleeting smile appeared on Bran's face.
He looked at the crowd and found that among the cheering people were Kratz, Dona from the Heven family, and Jutta from the Dimen family. Although Lugo, the lunatic of the Drummond family, strained his cheeks as hard as he could, the excitement could still be seen from his clenched hands.
Bran has long been used to the half-dead look of Udavik of the Brockvar family.
But Harold of the Todaloch family was not seen, which made Bran frown, because if the people were not present, what he was going to say might be compromised.
In order not to disturb the reading experience by publishing a single chapter, I hereby declare:
I will take a day off tomorrow.
Recently my grades have started to decline again. It just so happens that the Skellige chapter is about to come to an end, so let’s sort it out.
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(End of chapter)