"You mean, Duchess Roberta was assassinated?"
After the small talk, we turned to the main topic.
Toussaint has always had the habit of using abbreviations.
Carolina Roberta's abbreviation is Caro Roberta.
Just like Anna·Henrietta is called Anna Yetta, and Sylvia·Anna is called Xi Anna.
"That's what the knight errant who commissioned me told me."
"The Duchess who ruled Toussaint suffered an assassination at the beginning of last year. Although she survived, she also fell into a coma. The palace was looking for good doctors. Doctors came and went, but no results could be seen."
"So some people suspected that the Duchess's coma might be caused by a curse."
After listening to Geralt's words, Lynn frowned slightly.
"Curse? No, I remember Toussaint doesn't have a court sorcerer? Isn't there even something they can do about it?"
If he remembered correctly, there were at least two court sorcerers in Toussaint.
One of them is also a distant cousin of Anna Ye Ta and Xi Anna.
Demon hunters are not the only ones with the knowledge to lift curses.
Even some warlocks' knowledge in this area is better than that of demon hunters.
After all, they are both professions that can live for hundreds of years. Warlocks are not like witchers. They spend most of their time in the countryside and cannot even maintain food and clothing.
Although not all warlocks can find a job similar to that of a palace consultant, at least it is not a problem to have enough food and clothing.
They have a lot of time to devote to studying knowledge.
Therefore, Lynn finds it strange.
There are obviously two court sorcerers, why do we still need to find a witcher?
Could this be some kind of palace conspiracy?
As we all know, witchers are born assassins.
Originally, their physical fitness was already higher than that of ordinary humans.
The endless emergence of various magic potions and alchemy bombs further enhances their combat effectiveness.
Although the seals they use are simple, they are fast and flexible.
All of the above are reasons why demon hunters are stronger than human assassins.
Of course, if you form a team of demon hunters, you can still display terrifying strength.
You don't even need to have an entire army of witchers, just a squad of all witchers.
If you join the battle at a critical moment, you will definitely be able to turn the tide of the battle.
Of course, this is another topic and will not be discussed further here.
Geralt agreed.
"Well, I thought so too, that's why I didn't immediately agree to the knight, but returned to Kaer Morhen first."
"However, about half a year has passed now. If there is really some kind of political whirlpool brewing in Toussaint's court, it should probably subside."
Toussaint...
Lynn Look up at the sky.
That may be the last pure land on this continent.
It exists like a dreamy utopia.
It is one of the few safe havens that is friendly and respectful to witchers.
There, the people live and work in peace and contentment; the knights errant also punish evil and promote good in the name of the duchess...
Everything looks so beautiful and romantic.
It's like it only exists in fairy tales.
But Lynn knows.
That seemingly utopian place is actually built on false peace.
It looks beautiful, but is actually fragile.
The Principality of Toussaint is a vassal state of the Nilfgaardian Empire.
The country has no army, and the people at the bottom have no obligation to provide military service to the duchess.
Therefore, to maintain stability and law and order in the Principality, we can only rely on the elite but sparse knights errant and the Principality Guard.
With such an armed force, there is certainly no problem in fighting against those robbers and bandits who invade the principality of Toussaint.
But if the invader is a country, I'm afraid...
In the Second Northern War, it took the Nilfgaard army less than twenty days to conquer Kingdom of Aedirn.
If Aedirn is replaced by Toussaint, I'm afraid it won't last even twenty minutes.
The beauty and ideals of Toussaint were obtained as a price for outsourcing national defense to Nilfgaard.
But what if one day Emperor Nilfgaard decides to take back the privileges granted to the principality, how should Toussaint respond?
As the saying goes, dignity only lies on the edge of the sword.
Such an approach of placing the hope of peace on the kindness of others...
Lynn really cannot agree.
"Well, what were you thinking about just now?" Geralt noticed that Lynn had been looking at the sky.
He thought there was something in the sky.
So he also looked towards the sky.
The result is nothing.
"Nothing. By the way, have you and the knight made an appointment to meet somewhere?"
"Temeria province Velen, a village called Midcops."
Lynn's eyelids twitched.
Geralt really knows how to pick places.
There's nothing wrong with it, I have to choose Velen.
Velen That shabby place is so poor that it makes me heartbroken.
The only entertainment for the locals is to show their teeth at the water ghosts that haunt the jungles and swamps.
"Why did you choose to meet there?" Lynn looked at Geralt in confusion.
The latter sighed.
"Well, it's a long story."
Lynn smiled, "Then let's talk slowly. Anyway, we still have a long way to go."
One month later.
Lynn, Geralt, and Berengar finally set foot on the land of Novigrad.
At this time, Novigrad has not yet been poisoned by Radovid's extreme and extreme thoughts.
Even though it has been illuminated by the radiance of the eternal fire, it is still only a weak flame.
It's completely incomparable to what it will be ten or twenty years later.
Therefore, the guards at the city gate just looked away when they saw the three demon hunters riding into the city.
We all know that the demon hunters are extremely poor, and there is no benefit to be gained from them.
However, the sword is not bad at all.
You have to pick the persimmons soft and pinch them, right?
So I don't even bother to come here to cause trouble.
"I rented a villa in Shangcheng District. You can wait at my house first. When I finish my work at Vivaldi Bank, I will come find you."
Since the three people were surrounded by crowded people, it was very noisy.
Lynn had to turn up the volume in order to be heard by Geralt and Berengar.
Berengar nodded.
But Geralt said.
"I don't have to. Do you know where the best brothel in the city is?"
"I'm sorry, I'm quite demanding in this area and I've never been there."
Lynn said expressionlessly, "But I heard a friend of mine say that Passiflora, next to St. Gregory's Bridge in the upper town, is the best brothel in the city."
"Thanks."
Geralt turned the horse's head and prepared to head towards the upper city.
"Wait."
The voice of Lynn came from behind.
Geralt Look back.
But he saw a money bag flying towards him.
He caught it subconsciously.
After opening it, I found that it was full of shiny gold Krona coins.
A rough estimate is that there are dozens of them at least.
"What are you doing? I have money." Geralt patted a pocket on his School of the Wolf coat and said.
But Lynn only left him with a back view.
"Keep it, I don't want you to have to mop floors and pay off debts when we set off."
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