Chapter 256 Ciri’s Parents
Due to the love between Calanthe and East, Cintra and Skellige became firm allies. Ciri's mother, Pavetta, and father, Donny, often took Ciri to Skellige for vacations when he was young. They also visited the islands as members of the royal family and exchanged friendships.
At that time, it was Kratz who was responsible for receiving the Pavetta couple and Shirley.
However, when the Shirley family was about to leave after their vacation, there was a prelude to a storm at sea. The experienced Kratz tried to stay with everyone for a while to wait for the weather to clear, but Ciri's father Donnie insisted on going to sea, and eventually encountered a rough sea storm, and the entire ship disappeared on the sea, leaving only the remaining Ciri escaped death on Great Skellige.
Kratz firmly believed that this was his fault, and that if he had blocked it more firmly, he might have been able to avoid the disaster. He once confessed in front of Calanthe and wanted to commit suicide to apologize, but Calanthe forgave Kratz, so Kratz swore to the mountains and the sea that he would devote his life to protecting Ciri.
The above is the bond between Kratz and Shirley, but Lann knows that there is a treacherous conspiracy of Bo Yun in it.
First of all, Xili's father is fake - we can't say that, we can only say that his name and identity are fake, and he is cheating on the marriage.
This person with the pseudonym "Prince Dhoni", whose real name is "Emhyr var Emres", was a troubled prince who was exiled due to a coup at the time. Now he has unified the entire south and is about to sweep the north - Nilfgaardian Emperor.
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Lann has always been wary of the Warlock Brotherhood in the North today, because he has the blood of the ancients. In addition to the Wild Hunt who created the ancient blood, lost the ancient blood, and now want to regain the ancient blood, many ambitious people among humans also hope to seize the power of the ancient blood.
Among them is the current member of the Wizards' Association, a man who is ranked among the top 3 warlocks in the mainland, and can even reach the top among warlocks in terms of comprehensive combat ability-Wige Fortz.
Lan En has fought openly or covertly with the opponent many times in the current battle.
Because of Islini's prophecy, everyone knew that the ancient blood was the power to save the world. But as we all know, prophecies and proverbs can be misinterpreted.
Therefore, in the interpretation of some people, the ancient blood changed from "the power to save the world" to "the strongest power in the world", and was finally understood as "the power to rule the world if it is obtained."
Vilgefortz was a talented man who stood at the pinnacle of warlocks before he was a hundred years old, but he was ambitious and attempted to pursue greater power. After he had his own "understanding" of the power of the ancient blood, he searched the classics and confirmed that the ancient blood existed in the royal family of Cintra.
At that time, Calanthe had already risen to prominence, and Cintra was on its way to developing into a military power. It was not something Vilgefortz could plot with his own power, so he made a careful plan.
Vilgefortz first found Prince Emhyr, who was in exile because of usurping the throne and was cursed, and confirmed that the troubled prince was a "chess piece" that could be cultivated. So he secretly gave Emhyr tips on how to lift the curse: go to the forest around Cintra, save the king of Cintra who was in danger at the time, and use the ancient "law of accident" to designate the daughter the king didn't know he had. Pavetta as payment.
Fourteen years later, Emhyr returned to Cintra, and due to the entanglement of fate, he began a tryst with Pavetta and made her pregnant with his child - Ciri. At Pavetta's wedding party a year later, Emhyr had a showdown with Calanthe under the alias "Prince Dhoni".
Looking back at the wedding banquet now, it can be said that it was a gathering of talents: in addition to Emhyr, there were also Dandelion who was invited to perform, Geralt who was roped in by Dandelion to be his bodyguard, East brought Kratz to propose marriage, and Mossack followed East to join in the fun.
After a series of twists and turns, the marriage banquet entangled the fates of Geralt and Ciri. Mossak decided to stay in Cintra to teach the newly awakened ancient blood, and Calanthe and East both fell into love. Falling in love also allowed Emhyr's pseudonym "Prince Dhoni" to marry Pavetta.
So the time was pushed back to Ciri's birth, and Pavetta and "Prince Duny"'s family were preparing to return to Sintra after vacationing in Skellige. At that time, Vilgefortz felt that the time was ripe, so he taught Emhyr the prophecy that he had misinterpreted. Let the usurped prince think that his wife Pavetta and daughter Ciri can help him regain the throne and unify the world.
Then came the storm at sea. Vilgefortz promised Emhyr that the family would teleport back to Nilfgaard in the storm, but Pavetta was keenly aware of something. She secretly left young Ciri in Skellige until Emhyr only discovered this after setting sail. In the end, Pavetta accidentally fell into the sea and died in a storm. Emhyr returned to Nilfgaard alone. Although he did not have the power of the ancient blood, he still relied on himself to regain the throne step by step and quickly grew the empire.
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"What!"
In order to explain the cause and effect to Kratz, Lan specially moved to a secluded place and repeatedly asked Kratz to calm down. But Kratz still screamed, causing the busy sailors not far away to look sideways.
The truth was too shocking. Fortunately, Kratz was already a mature patriarch of a large clan and did not say anything that really revealed the secret. Even so, it took him more than ten breaths to slightly let his avalanche-like emotions fall back to the normal range.
"I'm sorry Lan, the news you said is too shocking." Kratz paced in place irritably, "Donnie is Emhyr? This is really..." After a while, Kratz suddenly turned around: "
Ciri Do you know this?"
Lann shook his head: "How should I tell her? 'Xili, your father is actually still alive, but his previous identity was false, and he also killed your mother. Now He even killed your grandmother and slaughtered your country. So even if he is your father, we are ready to kill him, and we hope you can join me.' How do you want me to tell her such a thing? ?"
Not to mention a little girl, even Kratz was silenced by Lan's long list of overly informative words.
"But Ciri... she has to know after all."
"I will tell her, but... I haven't figured out how to organize the words and what kind of opportunity to look for."
Lan said sincerely: "Klara Kratz, I am telling you this today just because I hope you will no longer feel guilty about the death of Princess Pavetta. It was not your fault, but a heinous conspiracy." Kratz feels that today is the longest time he has been silent
. One day, the last time was the day he learned that Pavetta was buried at sea.
"No, Lan. You're not right." Kratz suddenly shook his head, "Donnie is Emhyr pretending to be an evil person. It's me who didn't see through his evil disguise. I once tore out my heart and soul for him. Considered my brother; I once shed tears for his death and felt so guilty that I wanted to commit suicide to console myself." "I
didn't see through his true colors. It was my fault. It was me who handed Pavetta into his hands. And my ship and sailors. The death of Pavetta, the deaths of those brave sailors, and the torment of conscience I have suffered over the years, all are blamed on Emhyr!" Kratz patted Lan's face
. Shoulder: "Thank you for bringing me this news, Lann. But I will still continue to atone for my sins and continue my oath to protect Ciri with my life. But at the same time, the Krait family of Skellig will I will fight Nilfgaard until death!"
Lan opened his mouth, but although Kratz's face was full of anger at the moment, it was also mixed with relaxed relief. That's the feeling of being able to wield the tomahawk to your heart's content after throwing away the shackles.
So Lann said nothing more.
"You also mentioned a warlock named Vilgefortz. He is actually the mastermind behind the scenes, right? He plotted the ancient blood. Did he take action against you?" Lann
nodded: "He joined forces with the current Emhyr. More than once, he sent assassins to kill me, but I was able to resolve them all. As for how to deal with him, I already had a plan in mind."
Kratz gritted his teeth and said, "You must tell me when you kill him. I hope This process is slow and painful."
The sails were hoisted, and the sound of horns was heard in the distance. The Cintra attendants came to remind Lan that the gifts had been delivered to the heads of each clan, and the luggage had been packed.
"Bon voyage, Lann." Kratz let go of Lann's shoulder and formally and solemnly extended his right hand, "We will see you later."
Lann nodded, stretched out his hand and shook Kratz's hand tightly.
——Cintra
, Brochlon Town, an open space outside the military camp.
The ground is densely covered with vines, but if you look closely, you can see that they are connected to each other quite regularly, outlining a huge magic circle. These vines will grow branches at regular intervals. Holding up a small fragment of a gem.
Mossak stood in front of the magic circle, which was a teleportation circle.
Advanced mages can master teleportation magic, but this does not mean that they can travel everywhere. The size of the portal, the maintenance time, and the distance of transmission all require the caster to continuously invest magic power in adjusting and maintaining it.
Even within the Northern Territory, when senior warlocks go from their own country to Xenide Island to attend a meeting, they need to go through the portal several times.
When Mossack returns to Skellig on weekdays, he also relies on the Oak Ring's special teleportation and positioning array. Not to mention that at this moment he was about to bring an entire army back to Cintra from Skellige across the sea.
Fortunately, spellcasters are all good at using the power between heaven and earth to replace their own spellcasting existence. This is also the power of knowledge. By carving the magic circle, the cost of casting spells can be greatly reduced, and the various gemstone fragments that Lan collected from the Mirror Master are also excellent casting materials.
"Consultant Mossack, it's almost time." Old Butler Enns reminded from the side. When Lan returns, he must be the first to welcome him.
Mossack himself also secretly estimated the time in his mind, and after hearing the words, he moved his hands and recited the incantation loudly.
A huge portal appeared in mid-air, and with the old butler's expectant eyes walking out...Lan was supported by Ciri.
The Lion of Cintra rubbed his temples with a headache. His [Teleport] is similar to the magic principle of the warlocks. Currently, it is not possible to travel across the distance of nearly a month to return to Cintra on the mainland, so he has to use the teleportation gate as a last resort.
"Welcome back, young master." The old butler knew Lan En's habits well and smiled as he stepped forward and offered herbal juice to relieve dizziness. Although Lann felt that this was too delicate more than once, the old housekeeper never tired of it.
After Mossack saw Lann, a smile appeared on his serious face: "Welcome home, Lann. I have heard part of your achievements in Skellige. Visekid knows about you. He and Ciri came back today and rushed back from the front line. They should be here soon."
Lann patted Ciri's head to indicate that he was fine, and said to Mossack: "Then let's go to my study. A lot of things have happened in Skellig. I need to communicate with you. This will take a long time."
Mossack nodded as expected: "We also happened to report the recent situation in Sintra. Let me report to you."
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Blochiron Town, Lord's Mansion, Study Room.
In the familiar seats, Lann, Mossak, and Visekid sat separately. The old marshal was tired and tired. He had obviously just gotten off his horse, and his whole body showed fatigue. But his eyes were particularly bright, because during this time he really felt the hope of Sintra's restoration. The vitality brought by this hope was different from when he was stationed in Brugg.
Enns entered the house last, because Lan En brought back many new people this time, and the old housekeeper in charge of internal affairs needed to arrange them properly.
"Miss Yuna chose a residence near the lord's mansion, and now she is inspecting our forging situation with the craftsmen of the Todaloch family."
Yuna and her party did not come to Sintra by boat, but were greeted by Lan The invitation came directly from the portal and returned together. Craftsmen are what Cintra is in urgent need of right now. The sooner they can invest in territory construction, the better. Lann can't wait for the ship to sail slowly on the sea for a month.
Yuna had no objection to this, and was even happy with it.
Lann has now also figured out Yuna's true identity, which was also a very important character in the previous game - a super armor blacksmith who can create master-level armor for players. Without additional expansion packs or DLC, this is the most advanced armor that players can have access to.
Yuna's fate has also been changed too much by Lan. Yuna is a member of the Todaloch family. In the original book, her family was destroyed by the ice giant. Because she no longer had the protection of her family, and to prove her forging skills, she began to travel across the continent.
However, the mainland's contempt for women made it impossible for Yuna to display her blacksmithing skills. She even had to find a dwarf with poor skills to push to the stage as a publicity, and she made armor in the name of his assistant, and then she got some business. .
It wasn't until the player learned the truth and cleared Yuna's name that she burst into glory that shocked everyone.
At this moment, Yuna is not yet the perfect person to stand at the top of the armor craftsmen in the future, but she is already much better than ordinary royal craftsmen, enough for one person to take charge of all the forging work in a kingdom.
And her potential doesn't stop there. This kind of talent is of great help to Sintra now.
"But after my observation, the Todaloch craftsmen brought over by Miss Yuna are better at making armors and weapons, as well as building ships. They are very unfamiliar with the making of siege equipment." The old housekeeper said worriedly .
This is very reasonable. Skellige's pirates have no need to attack the city, so they can only be regarded as "mastery" of the craftsmanship of corresponding equipment, but they are far from "proficient". However, this is because Enns is a little greedy. Being able to obtain the help of an entire armor craftsman group can alleviate Cintra's urgent needs to a great extent.
"Mr. Gerd went to contact Mr. Reso and the others, and Bill was placed together by House and I." Enns continued. As a new member of the lion pride, he also attached great importance to it and made a proper placement.
"As for Nanomi... uh, miss." This was talking about the female night demon, "She seems not to like towns, and wants to settle in Brokilon Forest, and even wants to meet the dryads. "
When he said this, Enns' face looked unnatural, and he seemed to hesitate to speak.
Mossack, on the other hand, cast an undisguised look at Lann with confusion, teasing, and even a little admiration. There was even a sense of gratification that "one is better than the other". He never imagined that Lan could bring back a female night demon after visiting his hometown.
Lan rubbed his temples and didn't want to explain any more: "Don't worry about her, the forest is a forest, just let her be."
After the old butler sat down completely, Hardy, the familiar butler's grandson and Lan's valet, filled everyone's wine glasses.
Lan straightened his expression: "What is the current situation in Sintra? I remember that before I left, Uncle Mossack was responsible for going to Kevir to contact the mercenary group, and Enns was in contact with the surrounding countries to purchase supplies. Now How is the situation? And Marshal, how is the battle on the front line?"
(End of Chapter)