"Madam, everyone is here."
"Then tell them."
The knight nodded, took out the certificate of grant again, and loudly announced to the villagers that they had a new lord.
In fact, apart from the village chief, I'm afraid there won't be anyone in this village who knows how to read.
But this is a necessary procedure and cannot be omitted.
The knight spoke so impassionedly that his throat went dry. However, when he glanced down, he almost became angry to death.
In his eyes, some of these fools were sleepy, some had their eyes open but didn't know what they were thinking, and some were looking at him as if he still had something to say, completely unaware of what they should do now.
If these were his subjects, he would definitely give these stupid people a good beating.
But now, he suppressed the anger in his heart and just shouted, "Now, you can salute the new lord."
The village chief and the villagers saluted Triss, but they all looked numb and looked like they had lost hope in life.
The knight walked up to Triss and said angrily, "Madam, for the sake of your majesty, I think they can be punished appropriately. As long as a few people are hanged, the rest will know how to respect you."
Triss has no reply.
Instead, he looked at Lynn for help.
Lynn first gave Triss a "Don't worry, leave it all to me" look, and then began to observe the civilians below.
He found that in addition to dull eyes, lack of concentration, and lack of energy, these civilians were all starved and emaciated.
So he walked into the village chief's house with everyone's doubtful eyes on him. He first took out water from the magic pattern leather bag and washed the cauldron clean.
Snap!
Lynn snapped his fingers and used Igni Sign to light the firewood in the stove.
He took out the raw meat and seasonings and put them into the cauldron.
After a while, the smell of meat wafted out from the village chief's house.
Lynn asked the village chief to direct the villagers to line up one by one, and the knights were responsible for maintaining order. When the meat in the pot was cooked, each villager received a bowl of broth filled with meat.
The villagers had never seen this scene before. If it weren't for the heavily armed knights maintaining order, they would have started looting it long ago.
Even if there was no looting, after receiving their share of the meat, the villagers, who were afraid of being robbed by others, ate it eagerly without caring about burning it. As a result, they screamed when they were burned.
They have to rely on Triss to use healing magic to relieve their burns.
In addition to the villagers, there are also knights.
When everyone had finished eating the meat and was slowly drinking the broth with satisfaction, Lynn called the village chief aside alone and asked him about the situation in the village.
It is said that medicinal supplements are not as good as dietary supplements. After drinking this full bowl of meat and broth, the village chief's face was no longer numb and became more sincere.
"There is an illusory evil spirit that always appears at noon. The villagers try to drive it away, but no one is its opponent. If you can drive it away and let it never appear again, we will be forever grateful to you."
"And, and..." The village chief carefully observed Lynn's face. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Lynn, he then continued speaking.
"There seems to be something hidden in the nearby forest. Old John called two people before and wanted to hunt some game in the forest. As a result... a few days later, we found their bodies on the outskirts of the forest."
The village chief's throat was dry and he hesitated. "If... if you can, please help me."
"I understand, but my assistance is not free."
"But we can't afford anything extra."
"I don't want your things. You provide taxes to the lord, and the lord should provide you with shelter. The previous lord failed in his duties and caused you to suffer so much. I will remedy this mistake."
Lynn paused and continued, "However, when the lord has fulfilled her duties, it will be your turn to fulfill your obligations."
"I will, of course, sir, I promise you," the village chief agreed hastily, "As long as you can help us get rid of those two monsters, we will not lose a penny of the tax we should pay."
Lynn nodded. "Remember what you said."
After leaving the village chief, Lynn went to find Triss.
After Triss heard about it, he wanted to go with Lynn.
But he was rejected by the witcher.
He doesn't need Triss's help.
He is enough on his own.
He asked Triss and the knights to stay in this village for a while. If possible, it would be best to help these villagers get medical treatment and solve their minor illnesses and disasters.
As long as they are not difficult and complicated diseases, ordinary diseases are not difficult for warlocks.
Granting necessary favors can also increase the loyalty of the people in your territory.
After staying in the village until noon, Lynn left the village alone and went to the place where the village chief said he saw the evil spirit.
Soon, he found his target.
It was an evil spirit wearing a tattered wedding dress, wandering around the fields.
It only appears at noon. There is no doubt that this is a Daytime Wraith.
Daytime Wraith is much stronger than the ordinary lantern Wraith in all aspects. The lantern Wraith can be weakened and even annihilated through constant attacks.
To eliminate Daytime Wraith, you can only find the thing that makes it unwilling to leave this world (this thing can be its cherished belongings or its corpse), and then burn it to free it.
This is what most ordinary witchers do.
But Lynn doesn't have to do this.
Because he has Lady of the Lake's Sword.
The divine power of Lady of the Lake contained in Lady of the Lake's Sword can directly make all evil spirits (of course not limited to evil spirits) die.
Just like this one now--
Lynn stepped hard and rushed out at an extremely terrifying speed. One second he was still in the same place, but the next second he was already in front of the Daytime Wraith.
Nothing fancy.
Lynn swung the Lady of the Lake's Sword, which was as huge as a dragon-slaying sword, and slashed it down hard, splitting open the Daytime Wraith's head and then its chest.
The divine power on Lady of the Lake's Sword caused Daytime Wraith's whole body to ignite with golden light as if on fire.
Daytime Wraith let out a shrill scream, as if feeling extremely painful.
Lynn slashed horizontally with his sword again, dividing Daytime Wraith into two.
The light burned its body, causing it to gradually dissipate in the sunlight.
The School of the Wolf Medallion on the chest stopped shaking, proving that this Daytime Wraith had indeed disappeared from this world.
Then, Lynn headed directly to the nearby forest without stopping.
They are both forests, but the forest of Velen and the forest of Toussaint are completely different.
The forest of Toussaint makes people happy to embrace nature, but the forest of Velen is always a ghostly and infiltrating scene.