Dick Follow it.
The captain smiled slightly, came to the door, opened it, and made a gesture of invitation.
Dick entered directly, and the captain closed the door again.
There was another middle-aged man in a formal dress waiting inside. When he saw Dick coming in, he politely said, "I am West, Dick, the butler of the palace. Please follow me."
Then he said nothing and led the way directly ahead.
Dick followed from behind, but saw that the palace was huge and guarded by soldiers at intervals.
After passing through a long corridor, the two stopped at the door of a room.
At this time, the butler gave a serious warning. "Witcher Dick, please pay attention to your words when you enter."
Seeing that Dick didn't answer, the butler was not embarrassed. He just opened the door gently, bowed slightly and motioned for the demon hunter beside him to go in.
Dick naturally would not refuse. As soon as he entered, the door behind him was closed tightly.
Quickly looking around, the room was filled with candlelight. Directly in front were six tall soldiers in full armor, their temples bulging high. They looked like they were all masters.
The ends of their spears were placed on the ground, standing proudly, protecting a man in front of them.
This man was sitting on a big chair with his head half lowered. He looked to be in his thirties, with a delicate beard on his face, and was wearing gorgeous clothes. He held two small stone balls in his left hand and kept rubbing them. His right hand was casually placed on the long table, and his fingers full of rings tapped the tabletop gently.
Seeing Dick come in, he raised his head calmly.
"Sit down, [Dick of Rivia]."
"Are you Prince James?"
"Exactly."
Another soldier immediately carried a chair to the side and placed it at the end of the long table. Dick was not polite and walked a few steps before sitting down.
Then he raised his head, took off his quartz sunglasses, and looked at Prince James: "Excuse me, why did you ask me to come here?"
"It's nothing serious, I just want to chat with you and relax.
"Dick, I have no hostility towards you.
"Ivan was sentenced to death because he committed murder. Although you also killed mercenaries, it was only in self-defense.
"I just want to use Ivan's death to make some unruly demon hunters abide by the laws of our kingdom, that's all.
"Now Jatu is intruding on Northern Kingdoms from time to time, and a few days ago I received a letter from you to my sister. It seems that those Misty Mountains barbarians are not very honest either.
"We must keep everything in order when we are outside. I hope that we can achieve a solid internal structure to ensure that we are safe and worry-free during the period when my sister is away Northern Kingdoms.
"Is this what you want to say to me?"
"Exactly, and after you leave, you can take away Ivan's head.
"I have ordered people to put his head in a wooden box and sprinkle some lime to marinate it. I believe it will not rot for a long time."
"Then I really appreciate your kindness. But I have something to ask you, and I hope you won't hesitate to enlighten me."
"You said?"
"Do you know [Black Cat Mercenary Company]?"
Hearing this, James turned his head and looked at the soldiers around him. The soldiers shook their heads, and then he looked at Dick.
"I don't know him. What's the origin of [Black Cat Mercenary Company]?"
"They were just a small, third-rate mercenary group. They wanted to ambush me, but I killed them."
"As long as the counterattack was out of self-defense, I forgive you."
"Actually, this is not the point. The real point is that I found a letter on their corpses. There is a seal of a real dragon spreading its wings printed on the letter, which is exactly the same as the pattern on the armor on the right chest of the soldier behind you!"
"Oh? Dick, do you suspect that I sent those mercenaries to ambush you?"
"No, if you wanted to do something to me, you wouldn't be so polite right now."
James flicked the table with his index finger, and then said, "These soldiers of mine are actually knights of the regular knights, and they are called [Order of the Dragon Knights].
"This knighthood, of which I am the grand leader, has only been established for two years, but both the knights and the retinue are carefully selected from noble families.
"I trust them. These people will not act in secret, so the messenger of the Lord should be someone else."
Dick was silent for a moment, and then said, "Thank you for clarifying my doubts. If there is nothing else to do, Prince James, please forgive me for leaving."
The two dragon knights behind the prince saw that Dick was a little rude in his words, so they scolded him.
James raised his left hand to stop their behavior.
"Dick, I have one more thing to say to you."
"Please say."
"You are still very young, I think you are only 20 years old. According to the lifespan of a witcher, you can live at least three to four hundred years.
Then James changed the topic, "There are fewer and fewer monsters in this continent now. You may not be able to be a demon hunter forever."
"Please explain it clearly. Forgive me for being stupid and unable to understand."
"Okay, let me tell you straight. I hope that after you return to Witcher Order, you can write to me regularly and in detail about the abnormal behavior of the other demon hunters."
"You want me to be a spy?" Dick frowned.
"This is not a spy. Logically speaking, the witcher should have disappeared long ago.
"In the past, monsters wiped out people and demon hunters wiped out monsters, but you demon hunters killed them too hard. After making many monsters extinct, this continent has actually fallen into a certain ecological balance.
"In other words, we don't need witchers that much anymore."
Dick just listened expressionlessly and did not interrupt.
"And you should also think about your future. Just imagine that one day you will no longer receive commissions, how will you live?
"Now as long as you do as I say, in exchange, you will enjoy endless prosperity and wealth in the future."
Dick's mouth turned cold. "Why don't you let Ruiwen pass the news for you? She is also a court warlock, so it should be more convenient."
"Ruiwen is a court sorcerer, but he is only my sister's court sorcerer and does not obey any of my orders."
"With all due respect, are you interested in [that position]?"
Dick's words were extremely rude, but James's face remained calm.
"I'm not interested. Now I am inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, but sometimes I have to prove myself and prove that I am capable enough to help my sister - your Queen Meve.
"Even [Order of the Dragon Knights] was established for this reason, so Queen Meve doesn't know about these things.
"There are some things that my sister can't bear to do. I'm here to help her. I'm willing to take all the responsibilities.
"But don't worry, I'm not letting Witcher Order perish. I just want them to obey my orders from now on."
"I've finished what I want to say, now tell me the answer, Dick, are you willing to accept the task I gave you."
When saying the last words, James leaned forward, showing the majesty of the superior, and the surrounding dragon knights also cooperated, slamming the tail of the spear to the ground.
Awesome!