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The demon hunter, after getting the hush money and the thanks from the King of Temeria, left Vizima again and continued his journey of hunting monsters...

Of course, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, especially the secrets of the royal family, which are the topics that people like to talk about after dinner.

Soon, various versions of this story were circulated and became known to everyone.

Since then, Foltest seems to have restrained himself a bit, and gradually shifted his focus of life to governing the country.

. . .

The spacious and luxurious stone hall, the colorful window glass? And the vaulted ceiling? All fully reflect the superb engineering skills of the dwarves.

And next to the palace, in the royal suite at the corner of the courtyard? Has "the king of Temeria and Soden, the ruler of Pontar and Mahakam? The protectors of the two places of Brugge and Elland "Foltest, who is waiting for the title, is sitting on a finely crafted seat? Resting his chin with one hand, frowning? He seems to be thinking about something.

The king whose private life was notoriously chaotic? Wearing a crown, with a hooked nose, sharp eyes, and a tough personality that never said a word.

Not long ago, he just held a secret meeting in this huge and gorgeous room.

Participants? They were Vernon Roche, the leader of the King's private army, the Blue Iron Guard, Prince Maribor, John Natalis, who had a humble voice but became an outstanding general of Temeria, and Mayor Vile of Vizima. Ladd et al.

These seven or eight people are considered to be the most trusted by Foltest, and they are also his court officials who govern the country.

And there was only one topic discussed at the meeting, and that was whether to send troops to the south? Retake Sintra!

The international situation in the Wizarding Continent is very similar to the end of the Warring States Period of the Celestial Dynasty.

The southern empire, Nilfgaard, is like the powerful and mighty Qin State, with a vast territory and numerous soldiers and horses.

And the northern countries are like other big and small countries? Only by uniting can they barely compete with Nilfgaard.

Of course? There are dwarves, elves and other forces on the mainland.However, these are insignificant, and they can only be played by the side drums of small fish and shrimps.

In the past ten years, under the wise leadership of Emperor Emhyr Enress, Nilfgaard has developed rapidly, continuously annexing small northern countries, and pushing the border to the vicinity of the Kingdom of Sintra.

In 1263, that is, four years ago, Nilfgaard, which was focused on expansion, directly captured the Kingdom of Sintra through the "First Northern War", and gained the upper hand in the all-out war with the northern countries .

If it weren't for the warlocks of the northern countries, united and repelled the Nilfgaardian army in the world-famous "Battle of Solden Mountain", forcing Nilfgaard to sit at the negotiating table, perhaps the black sun of the southern empire The flag has already crossed the Yaruga River and inserted it on the head of the city in the Kingdom of Temeria.

It is worth mentioning that during this war, Ciri, the princess of Cintra, experienced national destruction and escape, but was found by Geralt who happened to be passing by, and brought her back to the Wolf Faction. The Witcher's Stronghold - Kaer Morhen...

Times have changed, and after four years of peace, there is a moment when the undercurrent is surging.

Not long ago, the leaders of the northern countries held a secret meeting at Haji Fortress, planning to form a coalition force to go south, cross the Yaruga River, and regain Sintra.

Because Sintra's geographical location is right in the middle of Temeria and Nilfgaard, it is a strategic buffer zone between the two countries, and it is also a battleground for military strategists.

However, after Nilfgaard captured Sintra and classified it as a province, the only thing that Temeria could stop the southern imperial army was the Yaruga River.

This feeling of being stared at by a lion like a piece of fat made Foltest forget about eating and drinking.

Therefore, he took the initiative to take the lead, intending to form a northern coalition to liberate or recapture Sintra.

After the secret meeting, the northern kingdoms of Redania, Leiria and Livia, Aedirn, and Kaedwen all agreed to participate in this southward move.

Next, it should have entered the stage where representatives of various countries discussed the details of sending troops.

However, Nilfgaard's spies, who did not know where they got the news, began to frequently dispatch troops and gather the troops in Sintra, as if they were preparing for the coming of war.

This news made Foltest very upset.

Sitting in an empty room, he pondered for a long time before he spoke:

"Let the warlocks in."

"As ordered."

Following the reply from a calm male voice outside the door, two beauties with equal appearance walked into the room hand in hand and bowed to Foltest who was sitting on the seat.

Among them, the woman in a red dress with a light golden shawl and hair on the left is Kayla Metz who issued the commission to Lu Qi.

And standing on the right side, the woman with fiery red hair and a mage robe is another sorceress advisor to King Temeria, Triss Merigold!

"Your Highness, are you looking for us?"

"Well, how about the thing you talked about last time?"

Hearing this, Keira and Triss looked at each other, and then Keira responded:

"Triss and I have a few suspects, and Fikat is one of them."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"We dare to assure you that the Brotherhood of Warlocks will definitely give you an explanation!

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Glancing at the guard who closed the door casually, Keira and Triss, who walked out of the king's suite, walked side by side, silent all the way.

Triss, who had been hesitant to speak until she left the garden and came to a luxurious office dedicated to the king's advisor, closed the door, couldn't help but say:

"Kayla, we"

"Wait a moment!"

With a wave of her hand, an air magic was released in the room, and after the sound was isolated, Keira nodded to Triss and said:

"It can be said now."

Not paying attention to Keira's cautiousness, Triss reached out and brushed the red hair on her forehead, then sat on a seat, and asked a little hesitantly:

"Are you really sure that someone intends to betray the Warlock Brotherhood and join Nilfgaard's camp?"

"I'm sure! Therefore, we must convene a meeting of mages as soon as possible to find out these traitors who hide among us and try to abandon the principles of warlocks and commit themselves to secular kingship!"

After a pause, looking at Triss's pensive expression, Keira couldn't help but add:

"Philippa agreed to the plan, too."

Hearing the name "Philippa", Triss frowned slightly and involuntarily relaxed a little:

"Well, when will the meeting be held?"

"It's not clear yet, but Philippa has sent invitations to members of the Warlock Brotherhood, and the Warlocks should gather soon."

"Is this meeting still held on Thaned Island?"

"Yes, as long as the magic barrier on the island remains open, those traitors will have no chance to use the teleportation spell to escape!"

Keira's tone was full of firmness and confidence.

Shrugging, Triss stood up, "Okay, I hope you are right, I still have something to do, so shall we meet on Thaned Island?"

"Okay, be careful."

"Well, I will."

Keira and Triss have served Foltest together for several years. The two are both female warlocks, and they have many topics in common, and their relationship has always been very good.

After sending away Triss, who had left first, Keira heard the guard outside the door as soon as she arrived at her alchemy laboratory, saying:

"My dear lady, that man has delivered the last batch of materials."

"Well, let's put things outside."

After all, Keira seemed to think of something, and then asked through the door:

"By the way, what happened to what I asked you to do?"

"According to your instructions, we have carried out close surveillance on him. He stayed at the Asbestos Light Hotel. In the past few nights, he would go to various pubs in the trade area and the temple area. After drinking two glasses of rye beer , and return to the hotel."

"Did he act strangely, or meet someone?"

"Not found yet."

After listening to the guard's report, Keira blinked her eyes and nodded imperceptibly:

"Very well, you go down."

"As ordered."

Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, Keira opened the door.

Seeing the bottles and jars on a tray, the female sorceress couldn't help but twitched her mouth and murmured:

"I really didn't see the wrong person"

. . . . . .

In just five days, Lu Qi completed Kaila's commission and sent twenty water ghost brains and five tubes of water ghost blood to the guards in the inner city one after another.

Although the commission was completed quickly, he still encountered a crisis.

It's not a life-threatening crisis, though, it's a financial crisis

Sitting in the corner of the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, Lu Qi frowned while eating honey muffins with kumiss, as if he was thinking about something.

At this moment, his mood was like that of a migrant worker who was about to go home for the New Year, but was owed wages by the boss, so he was very upset.

You know, Vizima is the capital of the Kingdom of Temeria. Whether it is the price of hotel accommodation or the price of repairing weapons, it is almost the most expensive in the entire kingdom.

In just a few days, spending money on lodging and eating, buying fodder to feed the horses, visiting taverns, inviting others to drink, and collecting information, his wallet quickly bottomed out.

If Kayla doesn't pay the balance of the remaining entrustment, he may even have problems with accommodation and meals.

Moreover, the water ghosts in the underground waterway seemed to have been ordered to hide.

Realizing that something was wrong, Lu Qi was afraid of offending higher-level monsters, so he didn't dare to walk around with a torch like before.

This made his plan to kill water ghosts and sell some materials die prematurely before it even started.

That's why he looked so troubled.

"Damn it, aren't sorceresses very rich? Do you want to blackmail me for the commission fee?"

Just as Lu Qi was complaining about Kaila in his heart, he suddenly picked up a piece of muffin with a fork, put it into his mouth, and chewed viciously, a deep voice sounded from beside him:

"Excuse me, is this Sir Alex?"

Looking up, what came into view was a soldier in blue chain mail with the Temerian white lily coat of arms on the armor.

"It's me, who are you?"

"I am here to invite you on the orders of Lord Metz. Lord Metz is waiting for you in the mansion."

Hearing this, Lu Qi's heart moved, and he put down his fork, took out a handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and then stood up:

"Okay, let's lead the way!"

He didn't bring any weapons, but followed the soldiers directly to a red brick mansion deep in the trade zone.

"We're here, and then you can go in by yourself."

Seeing the soldiers turn around and stand guard in front of the mansion without saying a word, Lu Qi blinked his eyes and pushed the door open.

Walking into the mansion and coming to a rather luxurious hall, Lu Qi saw Keira in a v-neck low-cut printed dress, sitting at a round table, holding a glass of wine in her hand .

With the slight movement of the wrist, the wine in the glass seems to emit bursts of seductive rose aroma.

"You're here, do you want something to drink?"

"Thank you, but no need."

"All right"

Kai Lip took a sip of the wine, and Kaila waved her hand, and a money bag placed on the round table flew up and shot at Lu Qi.

With a "snap", the next second when I stretched out my hand to pick up the purse, I heard Kaila say:

"Here's the rest of the bounty."

Hearing this, Lu Qi weighed the purse and found that it was heavier than the previous deposit, so he put it under the cloak casually.

Seeing this, Keira raised the corner of her mouth, and suddenly said, "I have another commission here, are you interested?"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Qi frowned, and then looked at Kaila's charming and beautiful face:

"You don't really think of me as a witcher, do you?"

"It's different this time. I'm going to take a long trip recently, and I need a bodyguard to escort me there"

Chapter 5 and One Rose with Thorns

Lu Qi was a little surprised by the sudden escort commission.