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It wasn't until they entered the woods on the other side that they saw the corpses of elves lying on the ground in various ways, and everyone in the mercenary group realized Lu Qi's terrifying strength.

And Lu Qi's initiative to help, made the remaining members of the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group feel ashamed of Lu Qi's exclusionary behavior during the journey.

Before going on the road again, Gillian came over to find Lu Qi and expressed his deep apology for the previous disrespectful actions of himself and his subordinates.

Lu Qi was magnanimous, and waved his hand casually, expressing that he didn't care.

The two parties didn't have any deep hatred, but they could barely be called companions who fought side by side, and there was nothing worth keeping in mind.

Besides, one more friend is one more way, who knows that one day he will need the help of these mercenaries...

After the reconciliation, the attitude of the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group towards Lu Qi changed 360 degrees.

Along the way, he was respectful to him, and many chores were contracted by the mercenaries on their own initiative.

In this regard, Lu Qi did not have any psychological burden at all, and calmly accepted these special treatment.

After all, the strong deserve enough respect, don't they?

. . .

As the Scoia'tael guerrillas shot and killed several horses pulling the carriage, Kayla had to abandon the comfortable carriage, turn to riding a horse, and continue on the road.

Although half of the guards and mercenaries were lost in this attack, several horses were also killed.However, the whole team was streamlined a little, and the speed of travel was much faster.

Originally planned to take a ten-day journey, now it only takes seven days to reach the destination.

Although she has a lot of complaints about riding a horse, Keira is not ignorant of the general situation. Apart from complaining to Lu Qi from time to time, she also obediently follows the crowd and lives a wild life of eating and sleeping...

It is worth mentioning that when passing through a vast forest with no end on the way, Kairat specifically asked everyone to stay away from the forest and not to approach the periphery of the forest.

When Lu Qi curiously asked why, he learned the name of this forest from Keira - Brokilon!

Brokilon Forest is an endless and extremely lush primeval forest.

Various creatures such as dryads, goblins and satyrs live here, and fire, axes and other objects and actions that may harm the trees are forbidden here.

For human beings, this silent forest is extremely dangerous. Every human being who wants to get close may be shot by an arrow.

And the dryad will not give any warning before throwing an arrow in the dark.

Therefore, it is also called "Death Forest" by the world.

Seeing Brokilon Forest meant that they were not far from Gos Velen...

. . .

Soon, they saw the outline of the city in the distance:

Surrounded by high walls and towering minaret, the top of the tower glistened in the midday sun.On the other side of the city is the sea, the gray-green sea surface, dotted with white sails.

"Gos Velen..." The mercenary captain riding beside Lu Qi said with a little emotion: "We are finally here..."

Under the blowing of the sea breeze, a group of people rode into this city located by the sea.

As the closest city to Thaned Isle, Goth Velen can be called the city of mages.

Walking on the street, you can see everywhere male warlocks wearing warlock robes with a calm demeanor, and female warlocks with colorful shawls and long hair in fancy dresses, making Lu Qi feel like "all the warlocks in the entire northern countries are gathered here "The illusion.

After arriving at the most famous Yinlu Tavern in the city, Gillian bid farewell.

Send Keira to the destination, and their mission is completed.

Next, they are going to make a good repair, and then make the next step after adding some local manpower.

For this mercenary group that suffered heavy losses, Kaila, the employer, was very generous. He also gave a part of the reward on top of the negotiated bounty, which can be regarded as compensation to a certain extent for those mercenaries who were killed in the attack. .

After bidding farewell to the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group and others, Lu Qi sent Kaila to a mansion in the north of the city at the request of Kaila.

The one who came out to greet her was a female sorceress with slightly curly red hair and a pair of blue eyes:

"Kyla!"

"Triss!"

Chapter 5 and Five

The moment Keira called out the other person's name, the red-haired woman quickly overlapped with an image in her mind.

Lu Qi blinked his eyes, and immediately understood that the beautiful warlock with red hair and a few freckles on her face was another confidante of "Witches Piledriver" Geralt - Triss Merigold!

Before he could introduce himself, Triss first noticed the man who was slightly behind Keira.

The man's attire, his calm expression, and the way he tied his hair all reminded her of the man she kept in her heart...

"Who is this?"

Meeting Triss' suspicious eyes, Keira smiled slightly and introduced, "He's my friend, Alex."

"Along the way, he helped me solve a lot of troubles..."

Hearing the meaning of Keira's words, Triss frowned, and immediately understood.

"Oh, hello, I'm Triss Merigold, nice to meet you."

Bowing slightly to Triss, Lu Qi said, "It's my honor, Ms. Merigold."

"Oh, look at me, I've forgotten how to treat guests while talking, come in quickly."

Hearing this, Lu Qi couldn't help looking at Kaila, seeing that the other party didn't have any objections, he followed behind and walked into this very old-looking mansion.

The unpretentiousness of the exterior is in stark contrast to the luxurious interior decoration.

Passing through the porch, Keira did not forget to briefly introduce Lu Qi beside her:

"This is a property specially purchased by the royal family of Temeria so that we can have a place to stay when traveling to and from Thaned Island. By the way, Triss is also one of the royal family's advisors."

"It's great to be a warlock!"

Lu Qi sighed casually, but got Kaila's meaningful murmur: "You don't even know how difficult it is..."

Looking at Keira who was suddenly depressed, Lu Qi couldn't help changing the subject:

"By the way, will Arethusa Academy admit male students? I want to learn magic and become a warlock, but I don't know if there is such an opportunity..."

Obviously? Lu Qi's half-truth and half-fake joke? It made Kaila feel better, and she couldn't help but give Lu Qi a blank look:

"That's a college that trains female sorceresses? Unless you become a woman now..."

Pause? The female sorceress looked at Lu Qi's face and figure brazenly, crossing her arms with her chest? Putting on a disgusted look:

"Well... if you become a woman, you shouldn't be as attractive as you are now..."

Shrugged? Lu Qi spread his hands? He smiled, "Forget it, being a man is fine."

After coming to the restaurant and having a sumptuous lunch with the two sorceresses? Lu Qi wisely proposed to leave.

Keira and Triss, who obviously have something to talk about, have no intention of keeping him.

However, when sending Lu Qi to the door, Kaila suddenly grabbed Lu Qi's cloak and said:

"Don't leave the city yet, I need someone to accompany me into Shaned Island."

Hearing this? Lu Qi, who just got the remaining balance of the escort commission, couldn't help frowning:

"Why? Is this the territory of warlocks? Bandits or Scoia'tael should not dare to act wild here."

Seeing Lu Qi's searching eyes? Kaila finally realized that this man in front of him is not as easy to deceive as other men who are blinded by beauty.

After thinking about it? Keira raised the corners of her lips slightly, stepped forward, approached Lu Qi, stretched out her hand to caress the non-existent dust on his shoulder, and exhaled like blue:

"I just need a handsome man to accompany me to the banquet held on the eve of the meeting, that's all."

Meeting Keira's hazel eyes, Lu Qi seemed to understand something. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head, nodded reluctantly and said:

"Okay then, I'll wait for your news at the hotel..."

After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.

Not long after walking, Lu Qi seemed to think of something, turned his head and took a deep look at the mansion, then turned and left again.

He always had an inexplicable feeling that the mage meeting Keira was talking about was not as simple as it sounded...

. . .

After sending Lu Qi away, Kaila and Triss locked the door of the mansion and went to the basement together.

A huge alchemy laboratory is filled with various materials packed in bottles and cans, as well as alchemy tools.

Among them, on the open space in the corner, is a mysterious magic circle painted in ancient Chinese language. Three metal pointed rods inlaid with crystals are inserted into the ground in a triangular shape.

Casually building an air barrier around the basement, Keira nodded to Triss beside her:

"It's time to start."

In the next second, Triss, who was standing in front of the magic circle, suddenly lit up with fiery red light in her hands, and the flame elements continued to gather on her palms, and finally shot at the three crystals!

Charged by the magic energy, the magic circle drawn on the ground suddenly burst into white light, and a gray-white magic mirror appeared in front of the two of them out of thin air.

In the illusory magic mirror, a transparent woman appeared.

Seeing Triss and Keira, this woman in a low-cut dress with two braids and a calm expression, couldn't help but say:

"Triss, Keira, you are finally here..."

"Philippa, are we really going to do this?"

Facing Triss' question, the woman on the other side of the magic mirror couldn't help but frowned, and said solemnly:

"Triss, if we don't get rid of those traitors before they get rid of them, then the interests of our warlocks in the north will be betrayed, and the power of the southern empire will further infiltrate into the borders of the northern countries."

"If we don't take the initiative to protect the interests of warlocks, who else can help us? Do we rely on those nobles and kings who sit in the palace all day and are full of hunting and breeding?!"

After being scolded by the sorceress named "Philippa", Triss, who is the king's adviser, was not angry, but showed a slightly apologetic expression:

"That was not what I meant..."

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Keira on the side rolled her eyes, then took over the conversation and asked:

"Philippa, what are you going to do?"

"I have already planned the details of the operation with Dijkstra. His Redanian soldiers will be in charge of all the defense work on the island during the meeting. After the banquet is over, when everyone is lying in bed and sleeping, These soldiers will assist us to complete the capture, and everything will be under our control..."

At this time, Triss, who was lowering her head in deep thought, seemed to think of something, and asked again: "If they don't surrender obediently, what if they choose to resist?"

"Then, for the sake of our former colleagues, give them a treat! Betrayers don't need any mercy!"

Hearing the other party's murderous words, Triss and Keira couldn't help but look at each other, silent.

"Prepare well, success or failure depends on one action, may Goddess Freya be with us!"

"May Goddess Freya be with us!"

Chapter Five and Six

Although he promised Kaila to accompany her to the banquet, before the banquet started, Lu Qi didn't foolishly stay at the Yinlu Hotel every day.

When you come to Gos Velen for the first time, you must take a good look at the scenery of this coastal city.

Especially when he had a huge sum of more than two hundred Oren in his pocket, of course he wanted to do some shopping and equip himself with better equipment.

Considering that he already had a silver-plated dagger in his hand, and he didn't want to run around the world with two swords on his back like a witcher, he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​getting himself a silver-plated long sword and chose to buy more I took a handy steel sword as a backup.

Although the "Black Hawk" presented by Vig is very sharp and easy to use, no matter how sharp the weapon is, it also has durability.

It's always good to be prepared.

In addition to buying swords, he went to various taverns in the city almost every day to collect information.

For any gossip and rumors about where monsters appeared, he was willing to come over and ask a few questions.

It's a pity that he didn't hear any news about the white-haired witcher...

Just like that, time flies by.

It wasn't until the last day of June, a week after Lu Qi came to Gos Velen, that Keira finally came to the door.

In the afternoon, Keira, who was wearing a v-neck low-cut mage dress, painted with light eye shadow, and exuded femininity all the time, walked into the room like this.

Seeing this, Lu Qi, who was sitting on the seat, paused slightly, and then closed the "Pearl of the North: Novigrad" in his hands with a "snap".

He bought this old book from an old bookseller in the downtown square.

In addition to this one, he also bought two books dedicated to introducing countries and regions, "Kevil and Povis" and "Skelly Jay: History and Geography".