Kaer Morhen, like Kaer Seren, Haern Caduch, Gorthur Gvaed, Berhelt Nar and Biasuf Alzalea, is the headquarters of the Witcher Academy.
There used to be twenty-three witchers and forty apprentices living in this castle. Every winter, they would gather together to talk about the adventures they had experienced during the year and complain about the unruly people who worked without paying them.
Although they don't have the blood-thicker-than-water relationship, they are still better than a family.
When the winter snow melts, most of the demon hunters will leave the castle and go to Northern Kingdoms to help the troubled farmers and help them eliminate monsters.
However, what the demon hunter did was not welcomed by a certain group of people.
They saw the actions of the demon hunters in killing the people, but they resented it.
So they spread books and publications full of lies and false information such as "The Monstrum, or a Description of Witchers" and "Monster, Portrait of a Witcher (Volume 1)" to incite those ignorant nobles and commoners.
They succeeded.
They instigated a massacre against witchers.
The Siege of Kaer Morhen, also known as the Massacre of Kaer Morhen.
Including the previous Grand Master, most of the demon hunters, apprentices and warlocks stationed in the fort were brutally killed in this massacre.
"Wait, I seem to know this. My uncle once mentioned it to me. That's not..."
Fringilla suddenly stopped talking.
She looked over.
Noticing her gaze, Lynn waved his hand.
"I'm fine, Fringilla, let's go."
The massacre at Kaer Morhen is a thing of the past.
There's nothing not to mention.
Moreover, he had a vague hunch.
If this is the nightmare world that was created, then the depths of the nightmare they are going to should be in Kaer Morhen Castle.
The two entered the camp.
As Fringilla said, everything in this world is an illusion.
The soldiers standing guard and patrolling in the camp seemed not to have seen the two men. They did not stop them, but allowed the two men to go straight in.
In this way, they arrived at the center of the camp, which was in front of the most gorgeous tent.
Then, both of them saw a military meeting going on inside.
Sitting at the head of the long table was a tall and burly man. The man was wearing a set of heavy armor, and a two-handed sword was placed next to the chair.
Lynn knows who he is.
He is the culprit who captured Kaer Morhen, King Vadislaus of Kaedwen.
After he succeeded to the throne, he implemented a brutal reign of terror in Kaedwen for eight years.
During these eight years of rule, he had so much blood on his hands that it was impossible to even count how many innocent people died because of his orders.
He had no reason to kill these people. Sometimes he might just feel that "he should kill someone" and order his guards to randomly select a "lucky person" and drag him out for execution.
Because he killed so many people, he even invented a brand new machine called the guillotine.
This is a quick beheading machine that is faster than the gallows and takes up less space.
Just one guillotine can execute a large number of "prisoners" in a short period of time.
Kaedwen people endured his brutal rule for eight years.
After that, the people who couldn't bear it broke out in a vigorous revolution. Even the army that had worked for Vadislaus also switched sides to the people's side.
Realizing that the situation was not good, Vadislaus tried to escape, but because he was too fat, he could not even ride a war horse.
He could only let his close associates carry the sedan.
Then as expected, an accident happened, and he was caught before he could escape far from the palace.
Ironically, it was the guillotine he invented that was used to execute Vadislaus in the end.
Now, this noble man's head and his body are still well connected, and he roars like a porcupine.
"Ms. Tissaia, what do you mean by what you just said? Did you come all the way from Temeria just to humiliate me?! To humiliate a king with noble blood flowing in his body?!"
Opposite Vadislaus, sitting on the left side of the long table, was a black-haired woman wearing a robe.
Tissaia de Vries, the center of Brotherhood of Sorcerers, one of the five core members of Chapter of the Gift and the Art.
In the year 1251 when Lynn was living, she had already abdicated in favor of someone more powerful.
And in the time of the past illusion that happened in the book world, she was still the dean of the Aretuza Academy.
Facing the king's anger, Tissaia was not afraid at all, but spoke calmly.
"Vadislaus Your Majesty, of course I am not humiliating you, but I hope to stop you and avoid bloodshed and conflicts."
"Ha!" Vadislaus said as if he had heard the funniest joke, "I have thousands of soldiers under my command, but there are only dozens of mutant freaks in that castle. Each of them can drown them alive just by spitting on them."
Tissaia is not as optimistic as the king, she said worriedly.
"Your Majesty, of course I am not doubting it, but have you ever thought about it? It is the demon hunters who can eliminate the monsters causing trouble in the fields, allow your farmers to farm with peace of mind, and allow your army to fight with neighboring countries without having to worry about their future."
"If you kill all the witchers, what will you do when the monster appears again? Send troops to destroy the monster?"
At this time, on the other side of the long table, a thin, bald warlock sneered.
"Ms. Tissaia's remarks are a bit too alarmist. Today is different from the past. In this world, the number of monsters has dropped sharply. Demon hunters are monster killers, but if there are no monsters, what else do we need monster killers for?"
"Blue Mountains is the sphere of influence of Kaedwen. Those filthy mutants have built their nests in the royal territory without obtaining His Majesty's permission, nor have they sworn allegiance to His Majesty, nor have they provided military obligations or taxes..."
"If a commoner had dared to be so rude, he and his family would have been hanged from a tree long ago, his hut would have been burned to the ground, and the thick smoke rising into the sky would have warned others not to try to challenge the king's authority."
Tissaia frowned and looked at the bald warlock who was talking nonsense.
Pya·Puli.
The dean of Ban Ade Academy, the center of Brotherhood of Sorcerers, and another core member of Chapter of the Gift and the Art.
It was also Pya's perseverance in trying to convince King Vadislaus that the demon hunters would pose a threat to his rule, which led to the current situation.
Only a fool would believe that the witcher is trying to seize power.
The code of witchers requires them to remain politically neutral and not get involved in any political struggles.
Although there are various schools of witchers and different personalities, they miraculously do not participate in any political struggles.
What?
You said School of the Cat?
Even School of the Cat, they only kill people on orders, and they do it for money, not for any political purpose.
Therefore, Pya·Puli's words are simply untenable.
He just couldn't stand the existence of forces that were not under his control.
In addition, he covets the large collection of books in Kaer Morhen Castle.
Unfortunately, King Vadislaus seems to believe the conspiracy theory of Pya.