From Witcher to Lord of the Empire

Lane and his accompanying cavalry left the theater and continued to clear up the gangsters along the way and rescue the citizens of Novigrad.

When the people whose lives are hanging by a thread are rescued, the first thing they see when they look up is the roaring lion crest and the pair of shining lion pupils.

Whether these will have any other impact in the future, no one knows.

Soon, Chapelle, who had solved the problem of Caleb Manji's coup, led the temple guards into the arena officially. They ran into the oncoming Lei Suo on the way, and quickly launched rescue work after learning the specific situation.

After a full day, the chaos basically subsided. With the end of Novigrad's official orthodox forces, and the secret help of the Beggar King and Machete, the Ghost Face Gang no longer has the strength to resist.

But although the chief culprit has been punished, the imp is difficult to deal with. There are still quite a few members of the Ghost Face gang hiding in the alleys, and Eternal Flame has issued arrest warrants for this, mobilizing all forces in the city to arrest all suspicious persons.

The stakes at Novigrad Square were even used again.

Three days later, the Eternal Flame sent Bishop Novigrad to give a brief official explanation of the situation:

"Our city has been invaded by evil heretics, and they sent evil spirits to possess Caleb Manji, evoking the darkness and meanness in his heart. But under the light of the eternal fire, Mr. Chapelle, our security officer, saw through the enemy's plot, protected us, and smashed the enemy's invasion.

The thug riots in casinos, women's branches, and fighting arenas are also the result of pagan instigation, because they are often in filthy places, and the evil spirits of pagans easily occupy the dark brains of these people, making them crazy and chaotic. You need to know - there are no gangsters in Novigrad, so the so-called gangster riots are nonsense!

The subterranean toads in Novigrad are also a pagan conspiracy! How many innocent girls and believers of the eternal flame have they poisoned by wrapping the poison in candy shells!

Monsieur Chapelle protected us! Thanks also to the Lion in the Flame, Lord Lannister of Cintra - and his entourage of witchers. On the earth shrouded in eternal fire, they were able to detect the evil in time, so that the evil spirits had nowhere to hide. "

Regardless of what was in the hearts of the citizens, they ultimately accepted the statement.

At the end of the matter, Chapelle took the lead in donating a batch of gold reserves and all the silverware of the Eternal Flame, in order to condolence to the citizens who were injured in the riot and help the city restore order as soon as possible.

In this regard, Chapelle said: "Everything is guided by the eternal fire."

Lane also sent some of Sintra's soldiers, Milva, and Levin to help build up their reputation and condolences to the citizens.

These are scenes that cannot be seen in other places in the North. Many businessmen and political personnel from other countries were amazed and admired the actions of the City of Liberty.

…………

Did a Ghost Face really wreak havoc in Novigrad? not at all.

The chaos just looks scary. After all, it was the gangsters who rioted, not the soldiers who broke the city.

Most of the sufferers were honest local citizens, travelers who had no time to respond, and homeless people on the streets. The merchants, large organizations, and wealthy nobles living here from other countries were almost unscathed, and they could even make a fortune in the name of "rebuilding the city."

It's just that after this battle, the reputation of the Eternal Flame among the citizens has only increased, and the faith of the believers has become stronger.

Temple Island.

In a residence that was previously prepared for the king, Chapelle watched the chaotic energy constantly dissipating from Lane's body, and whispered about the recent situation in Novigrad.

"I'm sorry I didn't put this calamity on Nilfgaard's head. I originally thought of 'the heretics of the black sun', but now that Nilfgaard's merchants occupy a large market share, I can't put them Drive outside. But I will adjust their tariffs and try to graft their interests onto Cintra."

Lane nodded to express his understanding: "It is the most rude and unskillful way to drive the merchants from the enemy country directly. It is very good now, after all, this is the city of freedom. And the merchants of Nilfgaard will also bring The intelligence of the empire, we can also wrap sand into their caravans, their presence is a must."

Chapelle nodded, and continued: "Eternal Flame will purchase a batch of silverware, and if possible, I would like to order a batch of [Moon Dust] from you. Some alchemists want to fight for this order, but I I plan to make this a trade order for Sintra, what do you think?"

Lan thought for a while: "It may take a while before we can supply you."

Chapelle didn't care: "I also need a little time to prepare."

As he spoke, he touched the silver chain around his neck, feeling uneasy.

"Can this thing really make me immune to other silverware?"

"No, what are you thinking?" Lane glanced at him, "It can only temporarily suppress your transformation ability with chaotic energy, fix you on the image of 'Chapelle', so that you won't lose control on the spot , and bring a little illusion by the way. But if you are injured by silverware, you should go to a place where no one is there as soon as possible."

This silver chain is a magic item made by Triss in the past few days. For this reason, she also took a lot of Chapelle's blood and body tissue for research, scaring the doppelganger enough.

But even so, the effect of this silver chain is still not enough to satisfy Chapelle. Especially when he thought that Eternal Flame would order a batch of special silverware in the future, he sighed even more.

In this regard, Lann comforted: "If something happens, you can contact Kayan in time. Triss is still making magic props for communication recently. If there is an accident, he will come to save you. But if you Be sure to take him with you when you go out, as this kind of careful communication tool has a very limited range of use.”

Chapelle nodded gratefully.

That's right, Lane decided to temporarily leave Kayan in Novigrad as his eyes here.

Although they haven't been together for a long time, under the influence of the [Followers] panel, there is no need to worry about Kaiyan's position for the time being; and in the eyes of other forces, they don't know that Kaiyan is from Lann. Chapelle even thought about letting Kayan join the Eternal Flame Sect as a personal bodyguard to cover up people's eyes and ears.

At the same time, Lann also planned to let Kayan return to his old job as a witcher in Novigrad: accept commissions and share his experience through the system.

You must know that this is the first city in the north, and there will be a steady stream of missions. Lan was even worried that Kayan would not be able to eat these experiences by himself and wanted to send a few more people, but unfortunately he didn't have any other demon hunters [followers], so he had to give up for the time being.

"Remember to equip Kaiyan with a better armor and build it according to the drawings he provided."

Chapelle nodded as it should: "I will invite the best craftsman in Novigrad."

After finishing the above conversation, Chapelle left. He has been very busy recently.

When the surroundings quieted down, Lann took a deep breath, and the chaotic energy fluctuated all over his body again, and his mana began to decrease continuously.

In front of Lan, a man in a nomadic slanted-breasted robe had his eyes closed. His body twitched and twisted with the energy in the air, a jade-colored shell gradually climbed up his skin, and his body became smaller and smaller.

But in the end, his physical changes stopped abruptly at a certain point, and he immediately swelled back to the size of an ordinary person. And as the magic failed, his body began to ooze blood continuously, which directly awakened him from his coma.

"Lannister!"

The man cast by Lane is naturally Ogierd. It can be seen that the robes all over his body have been soaked in blood at this time, and even scabs have dried up and become hard shells.

Lan has already practiced [Transformer Sealing Technique] for three full days.

Just ask, is there any better way to increase spell proficiency than hands-on experiments?

Only in the past, because the failure of the [Encapsulation Art] would cause irreversible physical damage to the caster, and even endanger life, this kind of magic practice with humans as objects was expressly prohibited.

But Ogierd is completely free from this moral problem.

Seeing the experimental material waking up, Triss suddenly appeared beside her. She skillfully cast out the magic, which made Ogierd fall into a coma again.

"Your magic has progressed very quickly these few days." The sorceress affirmed, "Maybe tomorrow, or even today, your spell will be perfected."

Lan En smiled confidently: "I think it will succeed next time."

Triss nodded in agreement: "I believe in you."

With Triss in charge of the captives, Lan knelt on the ground and meditated for a while. After the mana value recovered, he began to chant the spell again and cast magic on Ogild.

The blood of the ancients brought a magical physique that surpassed the conventional magic source, and violent fluctuations of magic power emanated from Lann's body. Under the action of chaotic energy, Ogierd's body changed drastically again, and it continued to twist in the direction of the jade carving.

At this moment, Lan En suddenly felt a sound like a holy sigh coming from his ears, the system panel opened in front of him, and a burst of brilliance flashed from the [Skills] column.

Lan En felt something in his heart, and he clicked on the panel with his consciousness full of expectations.

I saw that besides the five interfaces of [Battle], [Alchemy], [Spell Seal], [Secondary Mutation] and [Ancient Blood], a brand new skill interface suddenly appeared——

【magic】

At the moment, there is only one lone skill on it.

[Encapsulation Art]: Wrap the caster in a jade shell and shrink it to become a "statue" that can be held in the palm of your hand. The spell may inflict severe bodily harm on the caster, depending on the effect of the spell. (1/1)

The spell I just learned was actually recorded as a skill by the system!

Immediately afterwards, this solitary skill flashed again, and when I looked at it again, it suddenly changed into: [Transformer Sealing Technique (2/2)]

[Magic Tide] can also be used on this skill, and it has pushed the level of this skill up one level!

After the surprise, Lann quickly calmed down, and began to summarize the changes in the skills recorded by the system.

First of all, the skills included in the system can get obvious proficiency bonuses. Lan can use it freely with just a thought, just like muscle memory. There is no unexpected situation where spellcasting fails due to poor state and wrong spell casting.

Later, Lann also noticed the original (1/1) and current (2/2) markings on the back of the skill. This means that Lan can't use skill points to forcibly upgrade these magic skills. It seems that he can only continue to increase the upper limit of this magic through his own practice. After all, it is not a skill produced by the system itself.

But even so, Lane was very satisfied. After all, this is a surprise, and if you earn more, you earn less.

The changes in the system and Lane's psychological activities are unknown to the outside world.

At this moment, Triss watched Ogierd turn into a jade statue, and hugged Lann happily.

"It worked, Lane! You made it!"

Lan touched the flaming red hair and took a light breath.

"Yeah, it worked." He said, "Then we can continue with the rest."

Now, there is only one reason for Lane to stay in Novigrad:

The entrustment of the mirror master, the last link of the [Heart of Stone] series of tasks: [Marriage Memories].

Lane needs to lead people into the Everec Manor, find Ogierd's wife, and bring back the purple rose that symbolizes Ogierd's love.

But now Ogierd is physically "in Lann's hands", so Lane decides to take Ogierd directly and throw him in front of his wife, the effect should be the same.

It's just that there is another problem here - Everec Manor is an out-and-out BOSS battle.

As I said before, Ogierd has a unique talent in black magic, and even Master Mirror is the contact he established with the other party on his own initiative.

That's why Everec Manor is densely covered with demons from other worlds and creatures of different dimensions summoned by the black magic [Magic Summoning]. In addition, there are many other monsters that the outside world can't see at all.

It can be said that the interior of Everec Manor is a world of its own.

This is the real world, and Lane doesn't have the confidence to go to this place alone like a player. Lane even thinks that if he brings all his Sintra cavalry, he might be buried in the manor. It was originally planned that he hoped to get the help of the Eternal Flame to complete this task, but if it didn't work, he would ask Geron and Mossak to come over to help temporarily.

But now, he has other options.

Leto, Colgrim, Oakes, Serrit, and Kayan, the four Snake Demon Hunters and one Cat Demon Hunter were called by Lane.

At this moment they gathered in Lane's room, listening to him explain the purpose of his trip and the dangers he might encounter in Everec Manor.

Triss was also listening. She also wanted to help out in battle, but Lane politely refused:

"The monsters in the manor are all elusive. If a warlock enters rashly, it is easy to get close before he reacts. The protective shield is probably useless. This kind of occasion is still more suitable for demon hunters."

In order to make complete preparations, Lan stayed on Temple Island for more than half a month. Chapelle funded and provided manpower, according to the equipment blueprint of the snake school found by Colgrim and the cat school that Kayan brought. The equipment blueprint has carried out a major equipment upgrade for several demon hunters from head to toe!

Because Keyan obtained the blueprint of the most basic cat school suit, his equipment was completed first.

At this moment, he is lined with a white undershirt, and a light leather vest on the outside. Inside the vest, there are simple reinforcements made of metal materials, but not many; the pants and boots are all made of leather, and only the gloves and wrist guards are covered. The leather base is cast with rivets for punching strength and steel rods for parrying light weapons.

What stands out is that it is nimble and light, and the overall weight is even lighter than the leather armor worn by some mercenaries.

But Keyan is very satisfied, the most important thing is that he has his own steel and silver cat head swords again.

The armor forging of Snake School is a bit more troublesome. Its blueprint is more advanced. Many alchemy techniques and rune materials need to go back to Mossak to complete the casting. Only the most basic prototype forging can be completed here.

The snake armor is somewhat similar to the one Geralt wore when Lann first met him, but it is only similar in appearance. As far as the material is concerned, this set of armor uses fine chain mail as the base, and the dense metal ensures the defense while allowing the wearer to maintain complete flexibility.

In addition, there are three additional layers of shoulder armor on the shoulders of the upper body armor, which are reinforced sequentially from top to bottom. There are leather sewing on both sides of the side waist, and the key points of the chest are cast with steel plates and then wrapped in leather. It makes for a more snug fit. Another unique dagger bag hangs forward from the shoulder.

Triss also found a lot of high-quality emeralds in the treasure house of the Eternal Flame, and applied basic poison and resistance enchantments to the dual swords and armor of the Snake School.

Apart from the time for building equipment, such a long period of time also gave several demon hunters time to familiarize themselves with the new equipment and make certain modifications according to their own fighting style.

Colgrim's snake suit was dyed dark green and dark brown, and properly reinforced with metal shoulders and waist, making it look like a jungle snake.

Oakes and Serrit chose rock gray and sand brown, these are two sand snakes. At the same time, they shortened the shoulder armor and increased the thickness of the gauntlets.

Lesso wasn't so flashy, he didn't dye or cast his new armor, and even subtracted it frantically. He canceled the entire design of the arm part, and exposed the two thick arms as usual, but the image was closer to Kayan.

According to him, it is more convenient to move around like this.

Everything was ready, and the demon hunters finally checked the bombs, potions, poisons, sword oil and other equipment on one side, and left Novigrad one morning.

The people who stayed in Sintra watched them go.

"I hope the Earl will come back as soon as possible... huh? What's wrong with you?"

House gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. His strange behavior quickly attracted the attention of the other three attendants.

House swallowed hard: "The place where six demon hunters are required to dispatch together, and even the Earl has been preparing for it for so long, how dangerous is that place? Obviously we are the servants of the Earl, we should always Those who followed the Earl, fought for him, and died for him. Now those who follow the Earl have become these... new demon hunters."

He stroked the lifelike carving of a lion's head on the hilt of the silver sword at his waist, gritted his teeth and said, "I can't accept it!"

Levin comforted: "Didn't the Earl tell us? He wants us to take advantage of the impact of the previous riots and promote Sintra's reputation in the city. This is a more important political task."

Milva also nodded. She regretted not being able to follow Lane, but she was meticulous about Lane's mission.

House shook his head: "I have no objection to the task, but I can't accept... I can't accept that I'm unable to protect the back of the Lord". It is very difficult for us to intervene in the current battle of the Earl. That was the case last time, and it will be the same this time.”

"But we are already a member of the 'Lion Pride', you can definitely feel your own improvement." Milva said, "My strength is stronger than those big men now, as long as this continues, there will always be One day we can surpass those witchers."

House remained silent, he still felt that it was not enough.

He looked down at the lion's head silver sword. As the earliest attendant who followed Lann, he knew that Lann had reforged this sword from a cat-pie witcher's silver sword.

witcher...

As long as you become a demon hunter, can you get out of the current predicament?

………

Bull Castle, Everec Manor.

Keyan has already been here once, and it can be said that he is familiar with the road when he comes again.

The few people rode the best war horses, but it took a little more than half a day to arrive at the Ifric Manor on the edge of the Niubao area.

It was clearly afternoon, but the manor was shrouded in a cloud. At first, everyone thought it was a problem with the weather, but when they looked far away with their outstanding strength, they were able to find that there was still sunlight shining in the distant woods.

This cloud spread out from the manor as the center.

The walls of the manor are very high. It is estimated that the builder wanted to lean towards the castle when he designed it. Everyone walked along the base of the wall while observing, groping through the wall plants and various creepers along the way, and soon found a huge gap in the wall.

From time to time, a dark wind came from inside, rustling the surrounding shrubs and other overgrown herbs. Looking inside from the gap, you can also see the faint white mist covering most of the manor.

"Okay." Colgrim shrugged. "I now believe what Lan said. This manor belongs to the kind of place where you can be sure that there is black magic at a glance."

Kaiyan nodded: "When I came here before, I heard that the surrounding villagers would sneak in to snatch some property while the owner of the manor was away, but the people who went in never came out. Later, they would still come from time to time. There are homeless people and thieves who want to go in and try their luck, and it's the same thing."

The Cat Pie demon hunter was attracted by the depths of the manor when he first came here, but he failed to explore as he was tasked with awakening Flodimy. Now that he was here again, his excitement could hardly be suppressed.