The Witcher: Darkness Falls

A carriage slowly drove towards the southern part of Nilfgaard City, and from time to time, the joyful laughter of women could be heard from the carriage.

Soon, the carriage slowly drove into the gate of a college, above which was written "Imperial College" in Nilfgaardian.

This is the branch of the Imperial Academy located in the south of Nilfgaard.

Two hundred years ago during the Northern War, Emperor Emhyr demanded that all wizards from Nilfgaard must serve the Empire unconditionally, or die.

This led to a large number of Nilfgaardian wizards gathering in the capital, the City of Golden Tower, to serve as magical advisors to Emperor Emhyr.

In order to accommodate these wizards, Emperor Emhyr specially marked out a castle in the south of Nilfgaard.

Later, the castle was also occupied by the School of Magic, a branch of the Imperial Academy.

A large number of wizards and apprentices lived here in the past, and of course, they still do now.

However, later more and more scholars from other fields came here for academic exchanges.

Among them, the most are in the fields of biology and history.

Because in this world, many tools used for experimental research, such as lenses, microscopes, test tubes, beakers, etc., are in wizards' laboratories.

After learning and drawing on the technology of other humanoid races, human technology later developed and was able to manufacture these devices, but the accuracy was still not as good as that of wizards' equipment.

After all, wizards have magical means to assist them, and ordinary people cannot use magic.

Biologists turn to wizards for help when conducting more microscopic experimental research, and many wizards are experts in the field of biology themselves.

And wizards sometimes need to seek help from these biologists.

After all, their main focus is on magic research, and they only dabble in things unrelated to it, but not in depth.

But for some scholars, that is their life's work, so wizards sometimes have to consult with these people in areas where they are weak.

It can be said that the two help each other.

Therefore, many biologists from the Imperial College headquarters simply moved here.

As for why historians also come here, it is because wizards themselves have an interest in collecting all kinds of books, and there are many extinct history books among them.

Therefore, many historians moved here to facilitate the review of information, and more and more historians gathered here.

There are other scholars who have settled here as well.

Over time, the branch of Imperial College was born.

The carriage entered the Imperial Academy branch and then stopped at the door of a side hall in the castle.

Lyon got out of the carriage, stretched out his hand and helped Mrs. Evertson down.

After leaving the forest, Leon quickly rushed to the city of Nilfgaard and sought help from Mrs. Evertson.

He also learned the current time from her. He estimated that excluding the three days of travel, the time he was unconscious in the cave was not long, only two days.

No wonder he wasn't very hungry after waking up.

It didn't take him long to arrive in Nilfgaard, only two days.

And today, he and Mrs. Evertson came to Imperial College to look for biologist Fred Ryan Mandela.

Mrs. Evertson wore a light yellow dress today.

Leon's clothes have also changed, the main color is brown, and from the appearance, he looks like a knight.

"That's the main teaching area of ​​the academy. It is said that you could see a lot of wizard activities there before, but now most of them are apprentices. There are wizards, but not many.

Close to the garden is the School of History, and in front of us is the School of Biology.

The person you are looking for is here. I have already informed him in advance. "Mrs. Evertson pointed to the area inside the castle and introduced it to Leon.

Lyon looked around the place from the carriage. It was a large area, comparable to the Earl of Grampian's castle.

The main body of the castle, a pointed Gothic building, is the School of Magic, which is also the foundation of the Imperial Academy branch.

There are also a few smaller buildings, which are the areas of other colleges.

According to Mrs. Evertson, the Imperial College branch is currently divided into six areas.

They are the School of Magic, the School of Biology, the School of History, the School of Humanities, the School of Animal Husbandry, and the School of Physics.

The Animal Husbandry College was established fifty years ago by the then Emperor of Nilfgaard, while the Physics College was only developed in the past thirty years. It is said that the founder of the college was a scholar from Kovir.

I don’t know what methods the other party used to gain the support of many nobles.

Lyon followed Mrs. Evertson into the School of Biology. He saw many men and women who looked like students walking quickly in the castle.

In some classrooms, you can hear scholars lecturing loudly and students interacting passionately.

Leon looked around curiously, he had never been to this academy before.

Most of the students who can come here to study come from well-off families, and the academy is guarded by soldiers, so there is no need for demon hunters.

"Come, this is it," said Mrs. Evertson, pointing to a room.

She went up and knocked on the door.

"Please come in, the door is not locked." A deep voice came from inside the door.

Mrs. Evertson opened the door and walked in, followed by Leon.

After Leon came in, he took a quick look and roughly understood the layout of the room.

This is more like a study room. At the entrance are two sofas placed opposite each other and a coffee table in the middle.

There is an agave plant by the window on the left, and on the other side is a row of bookshelves filled with books.

On the right side there is a desk, in front of which sits an old man with Mediterranean white hair, writing something.

Behind the old man is a row of bookshelves. There are few books on the shelves, but they are all very old.

"Professor Mandela, I've brought people here," Mrs. Evertson shouted.

Leon looked up when he saw the old man, who was still wearing a monocle.

"This is the biologist Fred Ryan Mandela I told you about before. He is a professor at the School of Biology." Evertson first introduced the old man in front of him to Lyon.

"Hello." Leon stepped forward and greeted.

He saw Fred push up his glasses and look at him with shining eyes.

"This is the demon hunter Leon I mentioned to you. He is very interested in your research." Mrs. Evertson continued to introduce Leon.

During this time, Fred quickly came out from behind the desk and held out his hand happily.

"Hello, Mr. Witcher, I've heard a lot about you. I didn't expect to see you in Nilfgaard!" Fred was unexpectedly enthusiastic, which made Leon a little confused.

Leon stretched out his hand, ready to shake hands with the other party.

Who knew that after Fred grabbed Leon's hand, he didn't intend to let go, and even began to grope upwards along his arm.

Leon felt a chill and immediately pulled his hand out with force.

His force was so great that it made Fred stagger. If he hadn't been quick to catch himself, he would have fallen flat on his face.

"Sorry." Leon apologized. After all, he still needed help.

"It's okay! It's okay! It's my fault! Sorry, Mr. Demon Hunter, I was too excited! Please forgive my rudeness." Fred adjusted his glasses and invited Leon and Mrs. Evertson to sit down, "Please sit down, what would you like to drink?

I have a kind of leaves called "tea" that I bought from a merchant in Zerekania. I strongly recommend you to drink it. It is not as bitter as coffee, but it leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth after drinking it, and it is refreshing!"

Mrs. Evertson sat elegantly on the sofa and beckoned Leon to sit over and said, “Of course, we are willing to give it a try, what Professor Mandela recommended.”

Leon nodded as well. He didn't mind what to drink.

"Well, please wait a moment." Fred took out a wooden box from the drawer of the desk with a smile, and carefully grabbed some black dry leaves from it, and then put them into three ceramic cups.

Then he ran out again in a hurry, and came back after a while with a pot of boiling water.

Lyon watched him pour the boiling water into the cup, then he brought the cup to Lyon and Mrs. Evertson and said, “Wait until these leaves sink and you can taste them.”

Leon smelled a fragrance, like a faint orchid, but also a very light scent of sandalwood.

It's quite complex, but it smells pretty good.

Mrs. Evertson's eyes lit up, and she showed great interest and said, "It smells so good. Those merchants from the East always have strange things! I want to buy some. Do you have more? Or can you introduce some to me?"

Fred smiled bitterly and said, "That's all I have left. I'm really sorry, but I'm willing to give it out to you as a guest.

Madam, that box of thirty ounces cost me one thousand florins, and that's because I know the merchant, otherwise it would have cost more."

Lyon looked in disbelief at the black leaves that kept sinking into the cup.

This thing is actually more expensive than completing a mission with all his effort!