Lynn stood by the river, looking across the rushing river to the Nilfgaard land on the other side.
The river breeze blew across his face, bringing with it a bit of a bit of chill.
Behind him was a military camp with flags fluttering, but it was small, with only a thousand people stationed there.
Because Maecht, Geso, Ebbing, and Metinna had just been captured, he dispersed his army to the transportation arteries and important hubs of the four provinces in order to suppress the bandits and control the situation.
Therefore, there is only this army of one thousand people on the front line confronting Nilfgaard.
Although there are only a thousand people, Lynn is here.
With Lynn's current strength, even if tens of thousands of troops are organized on the opposite side, he alone can kill the entire enemy army head-on and behead their commanding officers.
"Your Highness." Drake's voice suddenly came from behind.
"It's Drake, come here." Lynn didn't look back, still looking at the other side of the river, "How about it, the scenery here is nice, isn't it?"
"It would just be better if there wasn't that annoying Sun Flag."
Lynn glanced at Drake in surprise. "When did you learn to flatter?"
Drake bowed and said, "I am just stating a fact. Whether it is my personal emotions or your great cause, that flag is still an eyesore."
Lynn nodded slightly.
His eyes returned to the distance again.
"What latest news did your spies tell you?"
Drake It is not surprising at all that the Lord can guess her purpose.
If the master does not have such ability, he will naturally not be worthy of her allegiance.
"Duke Joachim and Duke Adal are ready for peace talks."
Within the remaining Nilfgaard sphere of influence, the two largest forces are Duke Joachim and Duke Adal.
The two parties plan to negotiate for peace, which means they are preparing to end the Nilfgaard civil war and jointly fight against the threat of the Augustus Family.
"Both of them must die. Go find Letho. You can discuss the details. I only want the result."
Drake nodded.
She didn't say much, but she understood what Lynn meant.
Duke Joachim and Duke Adal are the oldest noble families of Nilfgaard, with deep-rooted strength and influence.
If you want to completely control Nilfgaard and prevent its remnants from coming back, you must uproot and eradicate these intertwined noble families.
"Your Highness!"
Fringilla hurried over with a solemn expression, "Sheala Ms. de Tanshavier requests to contact you urgently."
Sheala de Tanshavier is a sorceress from Creyden. She is a character that is completely different from other sorcerers.
While other spellcasters are obsessed with secretly controlling the world, manipulating elements and alien creatures, changing destiny, and determining royal inheritance, Sheala does not like to be involved in politics, and she prefers to devote her energy to academic research.
She even resigned from her position in Brotherhood of Sorcerers because it affected her research work.
However, Queen Zuleyka of Kovir found a suitable position for Sheala in Kovir, so that she would not be disturbed by the world and could immerse herself in her favorite research work.
If Sheala requests to contact him urgently, it means there is only one possibility: Kovir has changed!
Lynn returned to the military camp with Fringilla. In Fringilla's tent, she had arranged a telescope. After adjusting to the appropriate magic frequency, a picture appeared on it, which was the figure of Sheala.
Sheala After bowing, he went straight to the point and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty is seriously ill and would like to see you."
"What?"
Lynn asked some more questions before cutting off the remote communication with the sorceress.
Before he could speak, Fringilla on the side said worriedly, "Could this be His Majesty Istredd's plan to get rid of you?"
This thought also flashed through Lynn's mind, but he did not let it take root in his brain.
He believed that Istredd would not do that.
But if the situation really develops in a bad direction, with his current strength, he will be able to break out of the siege.
But if something like that really happens, then his relationship with Kovir and Thyssen family will be completely broken.
"Contact Ms. Tissaia and ask her to come over and guard."
Lynn explained this to Fringilla.
If Tissaia is stationed in the military camp for you, even if Nilfgaard Army on the opposite side comes to kill them, they will never come back.
Then he went to call Drake. After making a brief explanation, Lynn called Deathclaw.
He mounted a gryphon and flew to the capital of Kovir.
If you take a boat from Ebbing to Kovir, even if the journey is smooth, it will take at least ten weeks.
However, the speed of the gryphon was far beyond ordinary. It only took a few hours for the outline of the Kovir capital to appear on the distant horizon.
The arrival of the gryphon quickly attracted the attention of the city. Although it could land directly inside the city, Lynn still let Deathclaw land outside the city.
After a while, a group of cavalry hurriedly came forward. After seeing Lynn riding on the back of the griffon and the huge black gold double-headed eagle emblem on the armor worn by the griffin, they were relieved.
The cavalrymen dismounted one after another and knelt on one knee.
"Your Highness the Grand Duke."
"Well, take me to see His Majesty Istredd."
"Yes."
The cavalry stood up, and then hesitantly looked at the gryphon behind Lynn, feeling worried:
'What should we do with such a monster?"
"Should he be put in a stable with the horses? Will he eat them all?"
"No, before that, what we should be more worried about is how to get it to the stable? Is this monster really willing to let people other than its owner get close to it?'
As if aware of their thoughts, before they could speak, Lynn whistled, and Deathclaw spread its wings, soared into the sky, and quickly disappeared into the distant sky.
Half an hour later, Lynn finally saw Istredd lying on the hospital bed in the ward of the palace.
The sight in front of him made Lynn almost unable to believe his eyes.
When he first met Istredd more than ten years ago, the head of Thyssen family was tall, strong, energetic, and high-spirited.
But now he is lying on the hospital bed, looking so weak, his vitality is as weak as a candle in the wind.
In the ward, Istredd's wife Zuleyka, the eldest princess Gautmuta, the second princess Hroissa, and the crown prince Tankred were all present.
After bowing to each other, everyone stepped aside and allowed Lynn to sit in front of Istredd.
Looking at Feng Jun who was extremely weak, Lynn felt very complicated.
In this world, the person he respects most is Vesemir.
And the second person who made him feel this way was Istredd.
It was Istredd who granted him the status of a noble, and then borrowed troops and food, which enabled him to achieve today's great cause.
Without the help of Istredd, it is not that it would have been absolutely impossible to achieve our great cause, but we would have definitely had to take a lot of detours and encounter a lot of ups and downs.
In addition, Istredd is very tolerant of himself.
When I first conquered Hengfors, the spies who stayed in Kovir had already reported to me that the nobles of Kovir had repeatedly advised Istredd that they should not be given so much power. They were worried that the incident like Poviss Secession, which weakened Kovir, would happen again.
However, Istredd has never adopted these suggestions.
Even though he later became the co-owner of Hengfors and Isparaden and became de facto independent, Istredd never took any action against him.
Under normal circumstances, only a weak lord would be indifferent, but Istredd is obviously not a weak lord, so this can only show his trust and tolerance for himself.
This alone is enough to make Lynn full of gratitude and respect for him.
"Is it Grand Duke Augustus here?"
"Your Majesty, it's me, I'm here."
"Well, let the others go out first."
After the others left, only Istredd and Lynn were left in the room.
The air seemed to be frozen, and only the faint sound of breathing echoed in the silence.
"I have known for a long time that you are not just a demon hunter," Istredd's voice, although weak, was filled with unquestionable determination, "And your subsequent performance did not let me deceive you."
Lynn made no sound, just listened quietly.
"After I die, my son will admit that Augustus Family and Kovir are not affiliated with each other. At that time, you can also be called 'Your Majesty' instead of 'His Royal Highness' by others."
"It's just that I hope you can support my son just like you support me."
Lynn nodded. "I will, Your Majesty."
After receiving Lynn's assurance, Istredd's face showed a somewhat relieved look.
Then, Istredd's voice became deeper and deeper, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
"If... if after my son dies, if my grandson does not have the ability to govern the country, you can merge Kovir. Just give Thyssen family a piece of land, that's enough."
Lynn was silent for a moment and nodded solemnly. "Your Majesty, I will keep your trust in mind."
Istredd seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and slowly closed his eyes, with a relieved smile on his face.
A few days later, Istredd passed away peacefully.
Lynn stayed with Kovir and attended his funeral.
The funeral was solemn and solemn, and countless people came to mourn the king.
Lynn stood in the crowd, filled with emotions.
After the funeral, Crown Prince Tankred officially inherited the throne and became the new king of Kovir.
The first thing he did after taking office was to declare and recognize the independence of the Augustus Family, making it clear that both parties were not affiliated with each other.
This decision caused quite a shock both inside and outside the government, but it also laid a new foundation for relations between the two countries.
Immediately afterwards, Tankred and Lynn signed a series of treaties, including a non-aggression treaty and a military alliance, as well as a series of agreements aimed at deepening cooperation between the two parties.
These treaties not only consolidate the peaceful relations between the two countries, but also pave the way for future common development.
After handling Kovir's affairs, Lynn rode on Deathclaw, left Kovir, and returned to Tretogor city.
In the city of Tretogor, a coronation ceremony was held. Since there is no pope-like presence in the world of demon hunters, Lynn put a crown on himself and solemnly announced the establishment of the empire under the gaze of everyone.
This new country did not have a specific name, it was just called the "Empire" because he believed that within a few years, all the countries in the known world would be integrated into this huge empire.
One day after the grand coronation ceremony, the guards hurriedly came to report:
The leader of Order of the Flaming Rose of Temeria, Jacques requested an audience.
Lynn nodded and motioned to the guard to let him in.
A young man entered the palace, knelt on one knee, and respectfully presented a crown with both hands.
And Lynn recognized it at a glance, it was the crown of Foltest.
Lynn did not speak, but waited for Jacques's performance.
Jacques began to tell what happened:
Many years ago, after Princess Adda was lifted from the vampire bird's curse by a demon hunter, she still retained some monster habits, such as liking to eat raw meat.
But that's not the point. The point is that this precious princess of King Foltest also fell in love with power.
Since King Foltest has no other heirs, Princess Adda always thought that she would inherit the kingdom in the future.
However, the next two things that happened made Princess Adda furious.
She first learned that she was going to be packaged and betrothed to Lynn. After being rejected by Lynn, she learned that her father actually had an affair with Marie-Louise La Valedie, the wife of the old Baron La Valetti, who also gave birth to two legitimate illegitimate children for her father.
Although Temeria does not recognize the queen like Cintra, if there is a male heir, even if the eldest princess is older, the succession will still be ranked after the male heir.
What follows is the same old story:
Princess Adda was unwilling to have her kingdom taken away by her younger brother "bastard", and Jacques, who noticed this, began to approach Princess Adda intentionally.
Later, under the instruction of Princess Adda, Order of the White Rose in the original territory of Temeria was absorbed, and after the reorganization, it was named Order of the Flaming Rose.
Jacques became the grand leader of this knighthood, and the middle and senior levels were the second and third sons of other nobles in the kingdom.
With the endorsement of Princess Adda and under the banner of protecting the kingdom, the Knights quickly developed and became a force that cannot be underestimated in the city of Vizima.
When the time was right, Princess Adda secretly poured poison into her father's wine. Even King Foltest would never have thought that his daughter would poison herself.
After King Foltest passed away, Princess Adda used the power of Order of the Flaming Rose to eradicate all the forces that did not belong to her in the Vizima palace.
Then, the princess realized that the scale of Order of the Flaming Rose was too large. Although they were allies in the past, they now began to covet each other.
Princess Adda wanted to declare Order of the Flaming Rose to be rebellious, but unexpectedly Order of the Flaming Rose took the lead.
Jacques's deputy, Roderick de Wit, used a curse to transform Princess Adda back into a vampire bird (because the original curse removal implemented by Geralt was incomplete, leaving loopholes).
No matter how ambitious the princess is, when she turns back into a monster, everything will be in vain.
Although Jacques obtained the crown and Vizima city at the same time, the nobles of Temeria would not recognize him as the king.
They have formed King Qin's army and are preparing to attack Vizima city.
Jacques knew he was outmatched, so he took his subordinates and fled into the territory of Redania.
And is willing to use the crown of the king of Temeria generation in exchange for the protection of Lynn.
After listening to Jacques's story, Lynn said calmly, "Alvin, if you want to get my protection, then you must serve me wholeheartedly. I will not allow betrayal."
Jacques was shocked and said, "How did you know?"
"Are you surprised? Not only do I know that your former name was Alvin, but I also know that you also have Elder Blood. I also know that you are not from this era, you are from 1270."
Jacques subconsciously put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
But the guards in the palace aimed their halberds at him at the same time.
Triss, who was standing behind Lynn, also had a ball of flame on his hand.
"How would you know?"
"Because I am not only a witcher and an emperor, but I am also a prophet. Although I cannot travel through time like you, I can see the future. Your timing of action is earlier than what I can 'see', but it doesn't matter. Do you still want to steal the witcher's Trial of the Grasses formula? Form an army of mutants?"
Jacques was completely dumbfounded.
I felt as if I had been stripped naked.
Lynn said slowly, "I also know that you have always been able to see a scene, a scene of White Frost destroying the world. You were frightened, so you decided to form an army of mutants."
"But I want to tell you that you are wrong and made a fatal mistake."
"The White Frost you see is the scene after Wild Hunt appeared. White Frost is chasing Wild Hunt. As long as we prevent Wild Hunt from invading our world, our world will not be destroyed."
Jacques's voice was trembling. "Are you... are you sure? But what if you are wrong..."
Jacques did not use honorifics, but Lynn can forgive him for this offense.
"I didn't say that I was definitely right, but we will always find a way to overcome difficulties."
"Jacques, you have no hope and are too desperate, but the reality is that we still have time and a chance."
"But all this is based on a premise: you must offer your complete allegiance to me and put aside your obsession with rebuilding a new order. The world has not been destroyed, and it will not be destroyed - as long as we are united."
Jacques was silent for a moment, and the inner struggle gradually subsided after thinking twice.
He raised his head, and the complicated emotions in his eyes finally turned into relief and determination.
His voice was low but firm. "I understand, Your Majesty, I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly."
Lynn nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes.
He knew that Jacques was not a careerist, but a bigot driven by idealism.
He has Elder Blood, which is second only to Ciri, and has endless potential.
As long as he is guided properly, he will become a powerful force in the Empire.
"Very good," Lynn's voice was gentle but unquestionable, "I will give you a chance, Jacques. But remember, neither you nor I can afford the price of betrayal."
Jacques bowed deeply, and the heavy burden in his heart seemed to lighten a lot.
He knew that this time, he would no longer be alone.
Land of the Alders.
This is a world far away from the world of demon hunters, and is the current home of the elves of the Ain El tribe.
Iron Ayre and Iron Sheedy originally belonged to Iron Woodard.
In order to escape the invasion of White Frost, the elves had to open the world gate (super large portal) and go to one world after another.
Later, some elves chose to settle in the world of witchers, while others came to this world full of alder trees.
The elf who went to the alder world was renamed Ain El.
They launched a bloody conquest on this land, slaughtered most of the world's indigenous people, enslaved the survivors, and forced them to work for them.
Then, a magnificent city, Tir Na Lea, was built on the land of the indigenous people.
But Ain El's good days did not last long.
Not only did they lose the ability to create the world gate, but what was even worse was that White Frost came to them again and slowly eroded the world they were in.
Auberon Muhitazi, known as the King of Alders, ordered the cultivation of Elder Blood.
Eventually Laura Doran was born.
As a result, Laura Doren was abducted by a human warlock.
Hundreds of years later, Auberon sent his most capable men, Eredin and Avallac'h, to the world of demon hunters to search for Elder Blood, but to no avail.
Until one day, Archon Ge'els hurried into the hall holding a luminous receiver in his hand, breaking the silence.
"Your Majesty, this is Elder Blood."
The old Auberon, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly became energetic, took the receiver, and felt the message conveyed in it.
This beacon corresponds to Sunstone left by Gev'ehn, the sage of their Ain El clan.
That was a long, long time ago. Gev'ehn fell in love with Deithwen, the elf of the Iron Sid tribe, so he created Sunstone, which functioned as a beacon, and gave Sunstone as a gift to Deithwen.
Even though they are several worlds apart, as long as Deithwen activates Sunstone, he can still guide Gev'ehn, and he will come back for her even if they are thousands of miles apart.
Unfortunately, Deithwen never used this stone, and Gev'ehn eventually died of depression.
But the receiver still followed the sage's advice and was placed in the palace.
is activated until now.
But the person using Sunstone on the other end obviously cannot be Deithwen. Even the elves do not have such a long lifespan. Moreover, Auberon can feel that it is Elder Blood who is using this stone.
"Elder Blood, it's Elder Blood."
Auberon, who had lived for 600 years and was already exhausted, felt as if he had suddenly become 400 years younger. He was pessimistic about the gloomy future of Ain El, and his hope was rekindled.
Ever since Laura Doren was abducted by a human warlock, Auberon's most trusted friends, Eredin and Avallac'h, have been searching for her in the world of witchers for so long, but have found nothing.
Auberon Originally thought that Ain El could not escape the fate of destruction.
Unexpectedly, there was a turning point.