From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 282 None of you do unnecessary things, right?
The continent that everyone stepped on is not as big as they think. The so-called "south" and "north" are actually just divisions of land that have been explored by the existing society.

To the east of the Northern Kingdoms and the Nilfgaardian Empire, there is a rolling mountain range called the "Blue Mountains" that separates them from the other half of the continent like a dividing line.And if an adventurer spends more than a month and lives enough to cross the Blue Mountain, he will have the opportunity to come into contact with a completely strange country-Zerikan.

Zerikhan is also known as [Serrikania,] this is a country that is very strange to people from the north and the south, but has a bit of a legendary country.Legend has it that there is a desert climate like a steamer, and poisonous insects as big as cows can be seen everywhere on the road; but there is also an extremely prosperous human civilization and advanced alchemy technology there.

Zerekhan can produce the most expensive spices and the most solid longbows - the current bows of Milva and Lann come from Zerekhan; [Dragon's Dream] and [Devil's Dust] are also passed down through Zerekhan's merchants To the north; Zerikan is most famous for its female mercenaries, dressed in clothes made of lion fur and with tattoos on their faces, unrivaled on the battlefield and in the bed.

As far as Lane knows, there was a group of demon hunters who left the sect with the founder of the Bear Sect, Anahad, and wandered in the north during the split of the sect; When the conflict broke out, they left the Bear faction and went to the south with the Snake faction; and in the end they left the Serpent faction because they did not conform to Ivar Xieyan's philosophy, and crossed the mountains and crossed the Blue Mountains to Zerekhan.

They also created a school - called [Manticore] school.

Facing Lan En's question, Saskia nodded after recalling it for a while and said, "The demon hunters of the Manticore school are also the stories my father once told me, but they seem to be gone now, since I have memories I haven't seen them since."

"However, it seems inappropriate to call them 'demon hunters', because they have transformed into mercenaries. It is said that they were responsible for providing protection for caravans crossing the desert at the beginning. Later, they were valued by Queen Zerikhan, so they It was incorporated into the Royal Guards, which specially provided protection for the royal family's caravans and envoys."

These words made both Kolgrim and Geralt raise their brows. It sounds like this team of witchers is still the best.

"But it seems that around 100 years ago, they took over the task of escorting Prince Zerikhan to marry him, and sent out 20% of the school's demon hunters. But when they passed the Flame Mountains, they encountered a [-]-meter-long High fire element, the whole army was wiped out."

Colgrim and Geralt showed incredulous eyes, what is the concept of a fire element more than 20 meters away?This can destroy a small country!

"Later, the manticores who failed in the mission were ignored by the royal family, and Zerikhan began to open up safer sea trade routes, so they could not live in Zerikhan. It is said that now they gather in the west and reunite I started hunting demons for a living." Saskia finished her memory and nodded confidently, "My father gave me an exam specially for this part, so I can't go wrong."

Colgrim and Geralt looked at each other and let out a long sigh.The decline of the demon hunters seemed to be predestined. The detached Griffin School and the Manticore School, who were the royal bodyguards, both came to such an end in the end, which made the two demon hunters sigh.

Lan thought for a moment, and asked Saskia: "In addition to hoping to build a multi-racial and harmonious country, I am also committed to revitalizing the Demon Hunter Order. If possible, Saskia, can you contact me? A friend or some other acquaintance in Zerikhan that would give me access to the Manticore school?"

"No problem! I've always thought that the concept of a demon hunter is very great—drawing a sword for those who can't fight is simply more knightly than a knight in the north!" Saskia nodded excitedly, "It's just that many demon hunters They have all deviated from the track, but with Lan En leading them, they will surely be able to reproduce that noble cause!"

Colgrim muttered a few words, "We are going to collect money, the only noble people are griffins", and then he was pulled back by Geralt and fell silent.

Saskia herself has been taught magic, and has a unique way to contact friends far away in Zerikan, and even believers who believe in dragons.It's just that the mountains are long and the road is far away. It is unknown when this news will be passed on and back.

But hope is always good, and this is the first time Lann and the others have a hand that can reach Zerikan.Lan even hoped that Saskia could contact her golden dragon father, but unfortunately she was rejected.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't contact my father myself." Saskia spread her hands, "It was already the limit that he was willing to stay in Zerikhan for decades to raise and teach me, and now I don't know him. Where did he go. He didn't leave me a way to contact me for the sake of peace."

I get it, it's Jin Long, the dad who yearns for freedom.As expected of the ruthless person who was able to spend the night in the big bathtub with Geralt and the four of them back then.

Lane no longer insisted.

……

Afterwards, Saskia chatted a lot with everyone, fully satisfying the curiosity of the demon hunters about the dragon race.

Until the moon climbed to the top of the mountain, everything was silent, and only this room in the entire town of Ferenc was still lit.

Lan was sitting aside with Mahakam ale, sipping like wine, quietly watching his confidants chatting and discussing.His strangeness quickly caught Geralt's attention.

"What do you seem to be waiting for?" White Wolf's intuition was particularly keen.

Just at this time, there were footsteps outside the house, and Lan chuckled lightly: "I've been waiting."

There was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of Sintra's guards: "Your Excellency, Patriarch Wavgenek Ferenc is visiting."

"Please invite him in, this is the Ferenc clan, he is the master." Lan Enlang said.

Having said that, Wavzhneck, the host, came in quietly, without the slightest demeanor as when they first met.

It's understandable when you think about it, anyone will become restrained after seeing Lan standing on the shoulders of the ice giant.

"Duke Lannister." Wavzinek saluted Lann slightly.

"Wavzhinek, I don't know if you have finished the matter?" Although the patriarch Ferenc was restrained, Lan was still the same as the first time they met, "I'm sorry for what you guys went through during the day. An unacceptably tragic accident."

"It's also fortunate that you showed up to help, Duke Lannister, otherwise I can't imagine what would happen." Wavzhinek said sincerely, "When I knew that humans came to Mahakam for help, I swore that unless I There is grass growing in my ass, otherwise it will never help them-but now it seems that I can't keep my ass."

Waffzhinek made a joke, which eased him a little, and Lane smiled politely.

After seeing Patriarch Wavznek secretly looking at the demon hunters and attendants in the room, he said openly:

"Given how busy you are now, you must have something important to discuss when you visit late at night." Lann waved his hand, "And no matter what we do in the future, the people in this room will participate. I trust them as I trust my own hands." The sword in it, so you don't have to worry about anything."

"Well, I believe you, Duke of Lancaster."

Wavzhinek nodded in response, and said in a deep voice: "I believe you have already guessed my request. It may be dangerous, but I still have to say it—"

"I want you to help slay the dragon, I want you to kill Kelturis."

……

Unsurprisingly, during the day Wavznek looked at Lann and the ice giant with too hot eyes, and he made no secret of his hostility towards the dragon.

"Several centuries ago, we dwarves had a war with Kelturis. The place where it nests now was once the territory of our Ferenc clan, so our clan sent the most fighters in that battle."

Wavzhnek clenched his hands: "Of all the clans, we paid the most. But just as Krturis was about to die, Brovar Hogg stopped us. He insisted on signing a contract with the Red Dragon. Agreement, let it clear the monsters so that Mahakam can free up more dwarven labor to mine. In exchange, the ones who support the red dragon are still the ones closest to the red dragon.”

"We, Ferenc! We, Ferenz, who have lost our territory, lost our warriors, and finally worshiped the red dragon to the point of losing our dignity!" Wavzinek gritted his teeth, "What did Broval say is right? Mahakam's best choice, let us sacrifice for the clan...he is the great elder, but I am also the patriarch and elder of the Ferenc clan!"

"Curturis has lost his mind now, and I don't have the patience to wait for Brovar's solution." Vavzinek sincerely begged Lan, "I know you are here for help, Lan Duke of Nestor, and now we are doing the same thing. You have ice giants, if you help us kill Kerturis, the Ferenc clan is willing to send half of the people to support Cintra!"

Familiar lines, but also half of the people.I don't know if there is any particularity about this quantifier in the dwarf clan, "half" is the greatest sincerity.

However, half of the people in the Fuchs clan were due to shrinking resources, and half of the people who were discarded could just help the clan to tide over the difficulties; as for the half of the people in the Ferenc clan, they used to support the red dragon, and the red dragon was gone. They could just be freed to aid Cintra.

The eyes of everyone in the room looked at Sakia intentionally or unintentionally, which made Wavzynek feel strange for a while.However, Xiao Longnu's expression did not change, she had an appointment with Lan En.

Lann tapped the knuckles of the table with his index finger, showing a contemplative look, and after a few "knocks" under Wavzinek's nervous gaze, he finally gave a reply.

"I sympathize with what happened to the Ferenc clan, and I am deeply disgusted by the atrocities committed by the red dragon Kelturis."

"It's just that before taking action, there are some things I still hope to clarify. Intelligence is always the most important thing in battle." Lan stared into Wavzinek's eyes, "For example——why did Kerturis suddenly change? To be so violent and start attacking the Ferenc clan in spite of centuries-old agreements?"

"Patriarch Wavzneck, you didn't just know that the red dragon was pregnant and laid eggs some time ago, so you poisoned it and smashed its eggs secretly?"

Wawzhinek visibly panicked.

……

Needless to say, Lann knew about this passage because the same thing happened in the original history.

At that time, Nilfgaard invaded the northern border, and the entire kingdom of Leiria and Livia fell. Queen Mivi retreated to Aedirn to seek help. As a result, she was given the lead ring of friendship by King Demavi like a kicked ball. Go to Mahakam and ask the dwarves for help.

Queen Mivi, who was traveling in the mountains, happened to encounter the scene where the red dragon was raging the Ferenc clan. After sending a few soldiers to drive away the red dragon, she took Wavzinek to hunt the red dragon request.It turned out that the rampage of the red dragon was all due to the sneak attack of the Ferenc clan.

At that time, the red dragon was already pregnant and laying eggs, and the Ferenc clan was worried that the birth of the young dragon would increase the burden of the clan's support. It just so happened that their hatred for the red dragon for hundreds of years had not disappeared at all, and it was like burning gunpowder at this time stand up.So they secretly poisoned the food offered to the red dragon, and then sent soldiers to smash the dragon eggs while the red dragon was in pain.

It's a pity that they underestimated Kelturis, and the dose of poison was not enough.As a result, the red dragon, who lost his beloved son, angrily killed all the dwarves who entered the lair, and brought his anger to the Ferenc clan.

……

In all fairness, Lann had no objection to the behavior of the Ferenc clan.Doves occupy their own territory and magpies' nests, and after a bunch of young people die, they have to support their enemies for hundreds of years.Lan En asked himself that if he was the one who had this kind of encounter, he would definitely seize every possible opportunity to kill that enemy.

The only problem with the Ferenc clan was that it was not accurate enough to measure the strength of the enemy and us. Driven by hatred, they acted hastily. So in the end, a big problem caused innocent clansmen to die tragically, and the reinforcements who kindly helped them were also involved.

But now Lane has more to consider.After all, this kind of behavior of "smashing the dragon egg in front of the dragon mother" was too intolerable for Sakia, and the little dragon girl who had always looked normal before could no longer hold back her expression after hearing Lan En's words.

With a "click", the corner of the table was directly crushed by Sakia.

Colgrim was also very surprised by Lann's words: "The red dragon is actually a mother?"

Lan glanced at Saskia who was gnashing his teeth and Colgrim who was in a state of displeasure, shook his head and said nothing.

Wavzhinek showed a bitter smile, and asked incredulously, "How did you deduce all of this?"

Lan shook his head: "Otherwise, I really can't think of why a female dragon who has been at peace with Mahakam for hundreds of years would suddenly go crazy."

Wavzhinek suddenly felt a little cold, and when he looked up, he met Saskia's angry eyes.The feeling of being targeted by a top predator made him shiver involuntarily, and he quickly explained to Lan:

"Duke Lannister is not wrong... That was actually our original plan, but now there is a small problem - we just observed that the red dragon may be pregnant, but it has not had time to lay eggs."

Most of the feeling of being targeted by predators dissipated immediately, and Wavzhnek felt as relaxed as if the boulder in his heart had been removed.

(End of this chapter)