Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1222 1204. Sacrifice the Dragon Slayer
This so-called "trade-off" is actually what Lan and Iorveth want to tell Sakia, the key to how to resolve racial conflicts.

That is what is called "sacrifice".

'Sacrifice' is the most noble act that an intelligent life can perform.

If you want to build a city with racial equality, then people must make sacrifices for this vision.

The non-human races must face the cruel reality. They must sacrifice their hatred and start standing with the farmers among humans.

Perhaps it was humans who destroyed their civilization and massacred them first.

However, the current social situation is one in which humans are absolutely dominant. In order to fight for survival and racial equality, they must "forget" their past injuries.

Otherwise, if they just pursue revenge, there is absolutely no reason for humans to stand with them.

Although they are victims, in the cruel and complex reality, they must make "sacrifices" for the future.

At least the hatred should be directed towards the nobles among humanity, and it must not be allowed to spread indefinitely.

Nor can we use this as an excuse to take back what the human farmers have obtained.

And humans also need 'sacrifice'.

They must sacrifice their original social status which was higher than that of non-human races.

Even farmers who dig for food in the fields would feel a sense of superiority when facing non-human races.

But by the same token, if human farmers want to gain the support of non-human races in a peasant uprising, they must abandon their ridiculous sense of superiority.

In the final analysis, everyone has to sacrifice some of their own persistence in order to unite as a whole and start moving towards the future.

In Lan En's hometown world, this is called "tolerance for the sake of the country" and "setting aside disputes."

But the non-human races in this world have a deep hatred for humans, and the farmers in this world are short-sighted, cowardly and fickle.

They have no so-called patriotism or sense of justice.

In the process of uniting to do things, they are bound to be fickle and even turn against each other.

They cannot be expected to possess a strong and courageous will.

Therefore, the only option is human intervention and strong intervention from the upper echelons.

Force them to maintain the results achieved by their unity through their "sacrifice".

This process is bound to be fraught with difficulties and even filled with injustice, such as the past injustices of non-human races.

But in order to cut off the chain of hatred, this was Lan's "method" of remaining silent to Sakia on the barge.

"If you can all help me and believe in me, then I am willing to give it a try for our common ideal."

After Sachia pondered for a while, he spoke seriously.

Iorveth clasped his hands together and rubbed them constantly, his chest heaving violently, and nodded heavily.

But after Sakia responded solemnly, a mocking smile appeared on the face that was praised by Iorveth.

She turned to look at the most crucial demon hunter in this conversation.

"You let me be the leader on the stage, and you yourself are the one giving advice and help from the back. It sounds like I have been sidelined and become a puppet."

"If we really have reached a cooperation based on power and interests, then there is no doubt about it." Lan En nodded calmly, "This does sound like supporting a puppet."

Lan En said calmly words that would be enough to make people shudder and turn their blood cold in any power structure.

"But are we?"

The witcher's amber cat eyes met the green dragon warrior's eyes, and neither of them shifted their gaze.

"We have no conflict of interest, no compromise or struggle for power. Even the fact that we are sitting together now is only because our ideas are roughly similar. And we are also ready to start working steadily for this idea."

As he spoke, the demon hunter stretched out his right hand towards the female warrior across the fire.

"Now, we are gay."

Sakia looked at Lan's face caressed by the flickering firelight in a daze, then smiled and reached out to shake it.
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In the subsequent exchanges, with the help of Iorveth and Lan, Sakia was able to sort out his thoughts and had a simple idea for the future.

The high-pressure environment of Aedirn for peasants is an excellent setting for organizing a riot.

But why should the rebellious peasants listen to the leadership and advice of a stranger? Although according to Iorphis's theory, Sakia is indeed the ideal idol in the rebellion.

But if she fails to convince and inspire awe, then when this beautiful female warrior appears in the ranks of the rioters, she will most likely be treated as a 'trophy' by the rioters.

No matter what, she needs to make a name for herself first.

A name that is loud enough, awe-inspiring and convincing enough.

Then use this name to participate in the peasant uprising that is bound to break out in Aedirn.

"【Dragon Slayer】!" Iorveth declared excitedly and confidently. "【Dragon Slayer Saint】!"

"Use your true appearance to attract hunters, hide in the cave, and then come out as a human to claim that you killed the dragon!" "Just like what the Klingfeld plunderers said, few people dare to really go into the cave to see the dragon's body. As long as you bring out a small box of gold and silver treasures and claim that it is the dragon's collection, who can say it is not right?"

Lan En said this suggestion was an option, but unexpectedly, Sakia seemed very interested in having a real dragon like him bear the title of "Dragon Slayer" and nodded repeatedly.

Although the goal is to establish a free city-state with racial equality, it is best not to reveal the identity of Sakia the True Dragon.

Because although true dragons are considered an intelligent race by witchers, warlocks and other groups, they are no different from elves and humans.

However, the knowledge level of witchers and warlocks makes them truly high-level intellectuals in this magical Middle Ages.

Can other people compare? Can the average level of society compare?
Because of its appearance and long-standing reputation, most people still regard real dragons as a kind of "monster".

Elves and humans may obey the command of a dwarf, but they will never obey the command of a water ghost or an evil ghost.

It is also impossible to unite around a "monster" and talk about equality.

Lan En did not participate in the subsequent detailed discussions on the plan.

As he said, he will help behind the scenes but won't be too prominent.

He told Sakia that he had some assets in Novigrad, and if he needed help, it would be no problem whether he asked the Knights of Embers or went to Novigrad to find Dudu.

He would greet all the people under his command.

"Then we must act immediately, time waits for no one!"

The one-eyed elf said this with great confidence.

Seeing that his ideal of saving the race was finally starting to get on the right track, he now felt full of energy.

The night was dark, and the petals of the wild roses that blossomed freely under the influence of chaos magic were stained with dew and exuded a faint fragrance.

But these beautiful sights and scents could not affect Iorveth's increasingly strong will.

He immediately pulled Sakia away from the campfire and was about to leave to inform his remaining Scoia's Party men.

Sakia complained that she was still a wounded soldier, but Iorveth said that her injuries had healed a lot with the help of the witcher, and the doctors in his army were enough to handle it.

Among non-human races, since they have lived in this world for a longer time, herbal medicine is quite popular. The overall medical level is stronger than that of humans.

At least a barber would not be considered a doctor.

After telling Sachia how to contact them, Lan and Margarita calmly watched the other two leave and move towards their future careers.

"You'll definitely be busy when you come back."

The sorceress leaned against Lan's side and spoke with some resentment.

"Who knows? Once your Free City really makes progress, you might just move there? You won't even stay in Aretuza."

"Then build a normal portal between the future Free City and Aretuza."

Lan En shrugged and said nonchalantly.

"How much can it cost? Twenty or thirty thousand Orens? I can give the college a custom order."

"Hey!" Margarita patted the witcher beside her with her palm in dissatisfaction.

Except for some cases where Lan En is a male chauvinist and insists on paying for it himself out of self-esteem, such as space expansion packs and the manufacture of demon hunter equipment.

The rest of the time, Margarita liked to cover all his expenses and enjoyed it.

Sometimes, Lan's insistence on paying out of her own pocket was considered by her to be "depriving herself of the joy of spending money."

Although the gap in their assets was narrowing rapidly as the Valyrian steel business gained ground in the steel market, Margarita just liked to spend money on him.

The witcher took off the leather gloves on his hands and casually pushed the scattered hair from the sorceress's face behind her ears.

The direct contact of skin and the stimulation of chaos magic caused the sorceress to tremble with pleasure.

And he let out a breath, a gentle sigh that was very suggestive.

"Maybe I will be a little busier in the future." Lan En said calmly, "But like I said, I mainly do behind-the-scenes support and planning."

"And this matter cannot be separated from the support of the academy. In fact, one of my major roles is to build a bridge between the future Free City and Aretuza."

The witcher looked down at the headmistress, who was looking thoughtful amidst her joy.

"Getting involved in the cause of racial equality presents risks for Aretuza and the warlocks, but also opportunities."

"A free city-state. Just like Novigrad, how many forces are currently entrenched in that pearl of the North? Big and small, overt and covert, aren't they all trying to get a piece of the profit wave of gold coins surging in that city and expand their influence?"

"Quite a number of warlocks agree with the idea of ​​racial equality. After all, there are many of you with elven blood, right? I remember that Yennefer has a quarter of that."

"Hmm?" Margarita seemed alert. "Why do you remember her so clearly?"

Lan En, who was originally preparing to analyze the interest relationship thoroughly, paused when he heard this, and then looked at Margarita in silence.

(End of this chapter)