Chapter 1411 1383. ‘Small ingress and egress’
The dangers facing Gaoqiu Castle have been arranged.
Although there are only eight summoning symbols left, Lan and Geralt's continuous exploration for more than a week are convinced that this is completely enough.
So now he has basically completely given up his worries about High Hill Castle and the Ember Knights.
"Thank you for your hard work." Lan En reluctantly patted Lincoln's shoulder, "Be alert, it's not too late to wait for them to attack before starting to draw the summoning talisman."
Even if the parts of the built engineering equipment were transported to the road in scattered pieces, then assembled, and then pushed along the road around the castle, the movement would not be small.
But comparing the average reaction time of armies in this world when encountering emergencies, they still have an advantage.
But first of all, the quality of the Ember Knights is completely different from the so-called 'average'. Secondly, those White Rose knights who were hiding in the hills and secretly building siege equipment didn't know that the situation between the enemy and ourselves had already been reversed.
It’s crazy that their raid was effective.
“Since you have confidence, I don’t have much to say.”
Geralt shook his head calmly.
Before, he was worried about how the Ember Knights would deal with this unfavorable situation when Lan En had already said that he would not take action.
After all, although they don’t have much contact, the entire Ember Knights came out of the refugee group who supported each other with him in the chaotic war situation in Cintra.
The Ember Knights still respect the master witcher, and Geralt still cares about them.
But now it seems that things should be stable this time.
"The wizards' meeting is about to begin." Lan En counted the time and said to Geralt, "At this moment, Yennefer and Ciri should be halfway to the territory of Velen, right?"
White Wolf nodded, his expression, which was tired and cold due to continuous investigation for more than a week, became a little softer and warmer.
In order to let Ciri get in touch with society and have a normal girl's upbringing environment, he sent her to the Melitelli Temple in Elland, where he was treated as an ordinary girl by his trusted Aunt Nanni. He is raised just like the little girl fostered by the temple.
Because of Ciri's identity as [the source of magic], if her gradually awakening power is not guided, it may harm others and herself, so he even lowered his face and asked Yennefer to teach Ciri magic.
If Yennefer had not gone directly through the portal on the last day when she came to Xenide Island for a meeting, she would have been not far from Gos Velen by now.
‘No, they can’t go through the portal. ’
Thinking of the black-haired sorceress who always smelled of lilac and gooseberry perfume, Geralt decided in his heart.
Yennefer also knows that there are people who are using any means to track down Ciri's whereabouts.
The portal seems convenient, but now it is just like a means of magical communication.
As the situation became increasingly tense, and during the last battle at Sowden Mountain, Menno Kuhorn, the general of the Southern Army, expanded the warlock's group command on the battlefield like a genius.
Let everyone who has obtained a little bit of battle report analysis realize the potential of Warlocks in the transmission of information, materials, and personnel.
There are already too many people watching secretly.
I heard that the emperor of the Southern Empire had set up a new department to keep an eye on the fluctuations of the portals throughout the continent around the clock.
Whether this is a rumor fabricated by the northern intelligence agency or not, the dignitaries of the northern kingdoms often use this incident as a conversation starter when chatting with the warlocks.
This is used to talk about the southern Nilfgaard Empire's defense against northern warlocks, the same attitude towards their own warlock tools.
On the surface, the fluctuations in portals across the continent are as calm as they were a few years ago.
But when all knowledgeable and knowledgeable warlocks see the current calm situation, they will feel a sense of panic that is deeper than facing the violent storm.
I'm afraid now, only those reclusive and idle wild mages who really "have nothing to hide in their hearts and have nothing to do with themselves" can still walk through the portal casually.
The world has been changing, but in recent years, the speed of change has made it difficult for these immortal warlocks to understand.
“After Triss has supervised the mutations of the remaining five people and allowed them to safely survive the most dangerous period, you can leave and return to Gos Velen.”< br>
Lan once again recounted their schedule to Geralt.
This is emphasis.
When ordinary people see Geralt's usually stern face, they would probably think that he is really a standard cold-blooded witcher.
But Lan En was his lifelong friend, and he knew that underneath Geralt’s cold face, he was actually an emotional person.
If he really didn't care about the Ember Knights before, he would probably just stay. "Take Berengar and Triss. Yes, and Stewart. It's time for his face to return to its previous appearance."
"Okay, okay." Geralt interrupted impatiently, "Why are you acting like a nagging old woman now, Lan? I thought I was talking to Nannick. Do you think Am I stupid?”
“It’s because you’re not stupid,” Lan En complained expressionlessly, “You’re even smart and have great ideas. That’s why I want to remind you: don’t do anything unnecessary.”
“By the way, take a piece of the flannel ball back for me.”
“Huh?” He looked up at Lan En in surprise, "You are just here to arrange our itinerary, what are you going to do? Not even taking the kitten with you?"
Having said this, Lan En smiled slightly, stretched out his tongue and licked his dry lips.
But this ordinary action of moistening their mouths felt very chilling to Geralt and Lincoln at this moment.
It's like a lion with the smell of blood in its mouth, lying on a person's neck and licking its teeth.
In just an instant, a layer of hair stood up on the backs of their necks.
“The Knight of the White Rose took off his coat of arms and became a bandit, and he dared to make weapons on the spot to attack my castle.”
Lan En still smiled and spoke unhurriedly.
"But what do you mean, it's a coincidence? There should be banditry at their Knights' station right now."
"Sir," Lincoln interjected in a daze. A reminder, "That's unlikely, right? The Knights of the White Rose and Duke Siward The Duke is very close, not only the political alliance, but also the resident castle is not far from the Duke's castle, and banditry is unlikely."
The young clerk didn't even say the word 'possible' at the end. Before he could finish his sentence, Lan En glared at him and choked him back.
“If I say it’s possible, it’s possible.”
Under Lan En's speechless and angry mouth, Lincoln's expression quickly changed from confused to suddenly enlightened.
"Oh!!!"
Then Lincoln showed a tacit smile and made a 'pinch' gesture with one hand in front of his mouth, indicating that he would not speak much. .
"Bandit." Geralt reacted faster than Lincoln. He crossed his arms and tilted his head to look at Lan En, "Is that why you don't bring a kitten? Well, it is indeed too unique. "It's so conspicuous."
Then White Wolf looked up and down at Lan En: "Qilin can run away at any time, but what about you?"
"That's almost it. What are you thinking about when you have an excuse to fool around?"
Lan grabbed his large hooded cloak that was also placed on the desk and shook it. Obviously, this cloak was his excuse. '.
“Do you really think I’m giving them face?”
“It’s not obvious who the Knights of the White Rose and Grand Duke Elland are not dealing with recently? But so what?”
"Those White Rose Knights in the mountain are still smart enough to know that they can't make things big from the beginning. Take off the knight's coat of arms and use it as an excuse."
"Okay, now everyone doesn't want to make a big deal out of it." Lan En rubbed the fabric of the cloak in his hand with his fingers interestingly, "Let's see who has the ability."
"." Geralt He relaxed his shoulders and slumped down, "Okay, now I don't want to do it at all." I'm worried. As you said, we won't waste a minute when Triss is finished."
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Bring it to Geralt. Within two hours of the news, all five remaining mutation slots had started.
It was still Lan En who injected drugs into them one by one.
According to the experience of Berengar, who is already a little numb, they will begin to undergo the most dangerous physiological reactions among mutations in the early morning of tomorrow.
By the afternoon, this process will go through smoothly with the support of [Big Eater Vitality]. During this period, Triss acted as insurance and was ready to use the [Stabilization Spell] to intervene at any time.
As long as the most dangerous stage of this mutation has passed under supervision, Triss and the others will immediately set off for Gos Velen to prepare for the Warlock Summit that will begin the next night. Be prepared.
According to Geralt's investigation, the night of the Warlock Summit may be the time chosen by the White Rose Knights to take action.
After all, they are not stupid.
They know how to conceal their identity to confuse the public and reduce their impact, and they keep hiding it.
Only when Lan En is tripped up by a meeting of warlocks and has no idea what is happening in his castle, is the time when they can most confidently take action.
But Lan En himself, as they thought, no longer cares about the affairs of Gaoqiu Castle.
It’s just that the reason for ‘not caring’ is slightly different from what they imagined.
(End of this chapter)