This woman is timid.
Should I say that I am worthy of being Philippa Erhart? Even if he is timid, he still has to put on airs and refuses to speak properly.
But... forget it, that's all this woman is anyway.
In the original plot, "Kingslayer", who was used as a chess piece and tool by Philippa, in turn viciously plotted against Philippa and Lodge of Sorceresses.
Lodge of Sorceresses's reputation is completely ruined.
The mastermind behind "Kingslayer" is none other than the emperor of Nilfgaard, Emhyr Enris.
But Philippa didn't even dare to hate the other party, and even wanted to change his family to serve the other party.
Of course, how can a person like Philippa live in depression for a long time?
She hopes to become Emhyr·Enris' palace advisor, but she just wants to repeat what she once did at Redania when the time comes.
But this is enough to prove that as long as your fist is bigger than Philippa, she will not dare to make mistakes.
"Cooperation? Of course, I am happy to cooperate with the future Queen Redania. However, Ms. Philippa, it is not me you should worry about, but Brotherhood of Sorcerers."
"I know what you are thinking, Demon Hunter," Philippa sneered, "Don't even think about using my 'magic' against me."
"No, you don't know." Lynn shook his head with a sincere expression.
"If you really knew, you wouldn't come here to trouble me."
He paused and continued, "You should know Nilfgaardian Empire's newly appointed Emperor Emhyr Emres. He is the son of Fergus Emres."
"His father was once overthrown by a very influential noble City of Golden Towers. He himself was turned into a hedgehog-like demi-human monster by a warlock named Braathens."
Philippa was stunned for a moment. "Wait, how do you know this?"
Of course, Philippa also knows these things.
But she was very confused, where did Lynn know it?
After all, a mere demon hunter is not like her, Redania's palace advisor, who also controls a country's intelligence network.
"I have my own source of information," Lynn said, looking at the stunned Philippa, "This demi-human monster, or the former imperial prince, has changed his name to '' from now on. Duny', and while wandering in the forest area of Cintra, he met the injured and helpless Cintra Wang Fu, Ebbing's Roegner."
"After saving the other party, Duny used Law of Surprise on him, which means he asked Roegner to use 'something he didn't know but actually had' as a reward for saving his life."
"Ms. Philippa, I think you should know what this thing is, right?"
Philippa nodded. "Cintra the late princess, Pavetta."
"Exactly."
Philippa naturally also knows about the past that happened in Cintra City many years ago.
Lioness of Cintra, Calanthe, I want a son throughout my life.
But fate plays tricks on people.
She has one and only one child.
Still a princess.
When Cintra's princess Pavetta was fifteen years old, the queen Calanthe who ruled Cintra held a marriage selection banquet for the princess.
This banquet invited many nobles including Skellige Isles, and also invited a demon hunter.
That is the famous White Wolf Geralt.
But the real purpose of this marriage selection banquet is not to select a partner for Princess Pavetta, but to get rid of the hedgehog spirit who will take his daughter away as a gift when the time comes.
Calanthe originally planned to use Geralt's hand to get rid of Duny at the wedding banquet (because Calanthe was sure that Duny would definitely come to claim his reward fifteen years later).
In the end, something went wrong and the curse of Duny was lifted.
Therefore, Pavetta finally married Duny.
The two also gave birth to a daughter named Cirilla.
Then, Duny and Pavetta died in a shipwreck, leaving only Cirilla to be raised by Calanthe.
Thinking of this, Philippa suddenly asked, "You just said that Emhyr·Enris is Duny? Then Duny is Emhyr·Enris?"
Lynn smiled slightly, "Ms. Philippa, I really listen to what you say, just like listening to a word... But, yes, they are the same person."
Philippa frowned and said, "The shipwreck..."
Lynn spread his hands.
"Of course it was created deliberately. The purpose was to secretly return to Nilfgaard and regain the throne."
Philippa couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this.
The amount of information is simply too huge.
Even she felt like her head was buzzing.
If what they just discussed is true, then...
"Fake one's own death in a shipwreck to hide from others, but it is impossible to do this without the help of a sorcerer."
"And Nilfgaardian Empire's warlocks will only be loyal to the emperor. It doesn't matter who the emperor is. In this case, the only one who helps Emhyr Enris is the northern warlock."
Lynn clapped his hands and praised, "Bingo, your guess is absolutely correct."
Philippa snorted with a cold face.
"Huh, in the final analysis, this is just your one-sided statement."
Even though he said that, Lynn looked at the sorceress's face and it was obvious that she already believed it.
"Ms. Philippa, you don't have to believe me, but as you have mastered the Redania national spy network, it should be easy for you to collect information about the warlocks inside Brotherhood of Sorcerers who have betrayed the north and secretly defected to Nilfgaard."
"You are a smart person. As long as you verify various information, you will naturally know whether the things I told you are true or false."
Philippa Put your hands on your chest and cross them.
"Of course I will go and seek verification, but... I guess, you tell me so many secrets, maybe you want to get some rewards from me. Tell me, what do you want?"
"I've already said, Ms. Philippa, it's not me you should worry about. In other words, we can actually become allies."
"Allies?"
If Lynn said this before telling Philippa about Emhyr Emperor Enrith's past, Philippa would definitely sneer at it.
But now, Lynn has proven enough that he is no ordinary demon hunter.
At least, if most warlocks are unable to cast spells in front of Lynn, they are no different from lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Therefore, Philippa began to seriously think about the proposal of alliance put forward by Lynn.
"Since "the White" Raffard was suppressed by Brotherhood of Sorcerers, the highest position of power that a warlock can climb is only the position of royal advisor. Ms. Philippa, don't you feel it is a pity, don't you feel regretful?"
Lynn stretched out his hands, with the same bewitching expression on his face as the hair-washing man.
"Whether it's a king or a noble, no matter how noble his blood is, he's just a mortal body. And sorcerers and demon hunters, who are obviously extraordinary, have to succumb to mortals. Why? And why?"
Finally, Philippa was persuaded by him.
She promised not to cause trouble to Lynn.
Lynn also promised to remain silent about Philippa's subsequent thief actions.
Watching Philippa turn into an owl again and leave, Lynn finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Next, it's time to take action."
When Thyssen family returned to his loyal Kovir and Poviss, the businessmen of Novigrad were dumbfounded.
Because Novigrad is the closest to this far north country, if this country needs it, it will basically choose to purchase anything it needs from Novigrad.
Includes dye.
In the past, the two kings who once ruled Kovir and Poviss were very fond of blue.
Therefore, whether it is the clothes of his courtiers, the uniforms of the army, or the flags, there is a very high demand for indigo dye.
However, times suddenly changed.
Thyssen family, who once dominated Kovir and Poviss, is back.
And Thyssen family doesn't want indigo dye, they only want carmine.
At this time, the Novigrad merchants were surprised to find that all the carmine in the Novigrad market had long been swept away by a noble from Toussaint.
Therefore, the businessmen from Kovir and Poviss could only do business with the professional managers under the nobleman, and they made a huge profit from them.
While Dudu was ruthlessly blasting gold coins from Kovir and Poviss, on the other side, Lynn led the army and also left Principality of Talgar.
But he didn't rush to Autonomous Dominion of Eszpádén immediately.
Instead, we first went to Malleore, which borders Principality of Talgar.
When Poviss Secession occurs, Malleore becomes independent from Creyden, Caingorn, Curved Coast, and Holopole.
After that, Curved Coast became a vassal state of Redania, and Malleore, Creyden, Holopole, and Caingorn formed Hengfors League.
When Principality of Talgar was invaded previously, various city-states sent out many troops.
After losing the war, some people were lucky enough to return to their hometowns, but some never came back.
Including Malleore, all city-states were severely damaged.
At the same time, there was also a lot of dissatisfaction with King Niedamir.
Therefore, Lynn believes that now is the best time to enter Hengfors League.
Therefore, Lynn marched to the city of Malleore in the name of Hengfors League having invaded Principality of Talgar and now coming to seek justice for Principality of Talgar.
Lynn tied a letter to an arrow and shot it into the city.
The letter requested Earl of Malleore to pay one hundred thousand Linta (the currency used by Hengfors League) as war compensation.
Not long after, a message arrow was also shot down from the city.
The letter tied to the arrow said that the amount of 100,000 Lin Pa was too large. Even Earl, who ruled Malleore, could not come up with such a large sum of compensation in a short period of time.
He hoped to be given a few days of grace, and in a few days he would personally hand over the compensation with his own hands.
Lynn wrote another letter, tied it to an arrow, and shot it into the city.
"Earl-sama."
A personal guard took the letter off the arrow and handed it to Earl of Malleore.
Earl of Malleore anxiously opened the letter with a bit of nervousness.
Immediately, the nervous look disappeared.
"Earl-sama?"
Earl of Malleore was in a good mood and handed the letter over casually. "Read it yourself."
The guard took it with respectful hands and lowered his head to look at it.
The content of the letter is actually not much, just one sentence:
--Grand Duke Augustus of Kovir kindly and generously agreed to Earl of Malleore's humble request.
The guard's face was filled with joy. "Master Earl, we don't have to fight anymore?"
Although one hundred thousand linta is not a small amount, but who cares, he did not agree to this clause that humiliates the country and loses power. He is just a personal guard who earns a dead salary. Why should he worry about it in his turn?
But if he can reach an agreement with the Kovir army, this will be a real benefit to him.
After all, he and his family live in this city, so it would be best not to fight.
"What are you thinking about?" Earl of Malleore sneered, "It's just to delay time."
"Originally, I was prepared to be rejected, but I didn't expect that the other party agreed immediately. It was so naive. This way we can delay it for at least ten days and a half."
"Ten days and a half are enough for us to force the people in the city to defend the city. The enemy only has 3,000 people. As long as we hold on firmly, the enemy troops will retreat."
Seeing that the bodyguard was stunned on the spot, Malleore hummed dissatisfied. "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go down and convey my military order?"
Urging the guards to leave, Earl of Malleore then picked up the wine and started drinking.
However, when he thought of something, he called another guard and asked him to inform the officer on duty to arrange a double manpower vigil tonight.
Although an agreement has been reached with Grand Duke Augustus, Earl of Malleore is still uneasy.
What if the other party also has the idea of paralyzing itself and has no intention of negotiating peace at all, but will attack at night?
You must know that the northern and southern camps that besieged Panhu City were defeated because of night attacks.
Even though the city walls of Malleore are taller and stronger than ordinary military camps, it is always good to keep an eye on everything, otherwise you will not regret it if you make a big mistake.
Time soon came to night.
After dinner, Earl of Malleore would have gone to bed early under normal circumstances.
But when he thought about the three thousand troops outside the city, Earl of Malleore didn't even dare to take off his armor.
Boom, boom!
Outside the window, thunder was rolling.
Soon, there was a heavy downpour, and it started falling in an instant.
Earl of Malleore suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart.
He called the captain of the guard over.
"Call everyone up, let's go to the city wall and have a look."
'Master Earl really knows how to choose the right time...'
The captain of the personal guard cursed in his heart.
Of course he knew that there were enemy troops outside the city, but hadn't he already reached an agreement with the enemy?
Now that our side has surrendered, the enemy can wait and collect the money. When the enemy is full and full, attack the city by force.
However, although the guard captain thought so in his heart, he did not dare to show it, let alone neglect it.
Soon, the guards gathered together.
Surrounded by the personal guards, Earl of Malleore and his party walked towards the city gate.