Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1385 1357. The source of magic

Riens is just a minor character.

When Geralt just showed a tiny sign of his recent worries to Lan.

It took the young demon hunter less than two minutes to see through what the White Wolf of Rivia could never see clearly.

A wizard who crossed the borders of three countries like a mad dog, bribed, blackmailed, tortured, and killed all traces related to Geralt and Ciri along the way.

To ordinary people, it sounds horrifying.

It is enough to be a villain in a knight novel.

However, this kind of character is really just a minor character.

As Lan said, the intelligence departments of Redania and Temeria are not just for show.

He has never come into contact with the intelligence department of Kaedwen, so he does not jump to conclusions.

But it is abnormal enough for Riiens to enter Temeria alive from Redania.

The intelligence departments of the two northern powers can also find all the traces that Reens can find, and even the process of finding them can be traceless, which is far from Reens, an amateur who does delicate work but has rough methods.

They can easily know where he will investigate next and who he will investigate earlier than Reens himself.

As long as these intelligence departments want to kill Reens, they will do as Lan En said.

They will squat on the road he must pass, holding a crossbow or a longbow, and shoot when the person shows his head.

In a specific encounter, the intelligence department may lose a few people, or may not, but it is harmless.

If it doesn't work once, they will do it twice. The suppression of intelligence can let them play with Reens like playing with a dog.

This wizard who suddenly appeared will die eventually.

But he didn't die.

Not only did he not die, he even continued to investigate openly and recklessly.

- That means someone doesn't want him to die. They want to see who else can be "revealed" by the splashes he stirs up.

"Huh~ Thank you, Lan."

Geralt's shoulders slumped, and he shrunk into his chair, as if he had no bones.

"I was almost driven to the point of being driven by that mad dog, just like Berengar said, to find him and kill him. But after hearing what you said, tsk."

Geralt made a sound of astonishment, and his mind was obviously calmed down, and he was glad that he was no longer impulsive.

Berengar, who had just slapped the wine glass on the table, now picked up the wine glass again in a sullen manner.

"It's too complicated." The old witcher sighed with emotion, looking at the two witchers who were younger than him. "When you break this matter down, it feels like the puff pastry on a dessert, one layer on top of another."

"This is just a step further in thinking." Lan said calmly.

"If we think about it more deeply, what was the idea of ​​the person behind Reens who sent him out?"

"He sent this mad dog to investigate, and he knew what this mad dog would do, but he still sent him out."

"Does this mean that he is not worried at all whether Reens will be killed by the intelligence agencies of these countries halfway?"

"He knows the style of these intelligence agencies, and he also knows that these intelligence chiefs will not easily kill Reens in order to dig him out."

"Bang bang" sounded twice, Lan En's fingers tapped the table carelessly, with a sneer on his face.

"Heh, looking at a vicious mad dog, in fact, it is only because the people behind both sides are betting that they ignore him and let him bark and bite at will."

"The intelligence chief is betting that he can dig out the people behind him from Reens."

"And the people behind Reens are betting that the greed of those intelligence chiefs and the long-term plan will give themselves enough time to achieve their goals and withdraw without leaving any traces."

Berengar held the wine glass and drank a sip with a depressed look: "This is really getting more and more complicated."

The momentum or reckless impulse of the old demon hunter who wanted to directly chop people with a long sword just now has disappeared.

In a complex situation, mindless violence cannot solve the problem.

Lan En was not surprised to see that Berengar was still digesting information and his brain was empty.

The complexity of the real society is far beyond imagination, so the mutual involvement in major matters is also beyond imagination.

In fact, he didn't finish speaking just now.

There are two possibilities for the person behind Reans at the end of his plan.

One is what Lan En just said openly. He is sure that after finishing everything, he can withdraw without leaving any trace.

The other is that it doesn't matter if he leaves any trace. As long as things are done well, he doesn't care whether his identity is exposed or not, or in other words, he doesn't care at all.

He is looking for Ciri, so why?

Why does the person behind Reans not care about the intelligence organizations of the two intelligence powers of Temeria and Redania as long as Ciri is found?

Why does he have the right?

Thinking of this, Lan En actually had some vague guesses in his heart.

"Let's talk about you, White Wolf." Lan En didn't say what he was thinking. He turned to ask Geralt. "That mad dog bit hard, but why did you stay in Gos Velen for several days?"

Now Geralt is so worried that he is confused. The demon hunter master who used to be able to calmly handle various curses and strange tasks is now like a dangerous and stressed wolf because his adopted daughter is being pressed step by step.

Uncertain news, telling him will only stimulate his already tense nerves.

If this nerve breaks when the pressure increases suddenly, then Geralt may get into trouble because of his emotional excitement and outspokenness.

"There will be a meeting on the island of Thanedd, and many warlocks will come."

Geralt was also depressed by Lan's analysis of the complex situation before, and he said after taking a big sip of wine.

"Given Yennefer's status and strength, she must be on the list of participants."

"If she comes to the meeting, she will never let Ciri stay alone in the Meliteli Temple in Elland."

Lan frowned: "Isn't there Sister Nenneke taking care of Ciri? In the Meliteli Temple, how can she be considered alone?"

"Compared to believing in other people's promises, Yennefer has always been more willing to believe in her own abilities." Geralt shook his head helplessly. "So, compared to placing Ciri in the safe Meliteli Temple, she is more inclined to keep her by her side all the time."

"Confident to the point of conceit." Berengar commented scathingly, "At the same time, she is suspicious and finds it difficult to give others her trust. This is a common personality trait of sorceresses."

Lan scratched his chin beside him: "I don't feel it."

"You are different, let's talk about it." Berengar was no different from before, leaning back in the chair and waving his hand, and said it again.

Geralt shook his head. He also knew that Yennefer's strong personality was not very popular with his friends.

But there was no way. He loved her and she loved him.

So let it be.

After so many years of separation and reunion, they never really separated.

"Besides." Geralt continued to speak while missing the unique perfume of lilac and currant on Yennefer, her plump skin, and thick and charming black hair.

"Yennefer told me that it's time for Ciri to learn to be a sorceress."

Geralt picked up the bottle of wine that Berengar had placed on the table and added some to his glass.

"Ciri is the source of magic, or the descendant of the ancient blood inherited from Laura Doron. As long as it is explicit, it is the source of magic."

"It's time for her to learn magic now. Otherwise, if she delays, her talent may start to harm her."

[Magic Source] is a unique talent among people who can become sorcerers and use magic.

For ordinary warlocks, their magic journey often begins with sensing the existence of chaotic magic and being able to interfere with it to a limited extent.

This is a "talented person".

If they undergo systematic training and education, they can make their bodies have the power to absorb and transform external chaotic magic and become warlocks.

And [Magic Source] goes a step further and is a group of people who can be called gifted among the warlock group.

Normal warlocks need to absorb and transform chaotic magic from the external environment with their own bodies, and then use it under control before magic can appear.

But [Magic Source], those magic that can be used directly without transformation will naturally flow out of their bodies.

In other words: the body of [Magic Source] is more like a hole through which chaotic magic can flow out.

Their bodies can spontaneously generate magic, which sounds very similar to the slight magic generated from the mutant and modified flesh in the body of the demon hunter.

But the quality is completely different.

In history, as long as the magic source warlocks have been educated and trained by magicians, there is basically no one who is unknown.

Even the innate characteristics of the magic source will remind people of the first batch of spell users who emerged when the ancient northern humans landed.

Joffrey Monk captured more than a dozen genies, which are intelligent creatures born from the four elemental interfaces. They can naturally control the chaotic magic in the world without any obstacles.

Joffrey Monk even achieved a certain sense of "endless magic power" by using the genies he captured as a medium for casting spells.

The concept of the magic source is indeed somewhat similar to the elemental interface creatures such as genies and fire giants.

But another saying is that this similarity is similar to the similarity between the magic source and the demon hunter. In terms of quality, it is completely different.

The magic source can naturally emerge from the body under their control. Chaotic magic.

But elemental life forms like the Djinn and the Fire Giants don't need to "emerge magic from their bodies" at all. They can absorb and control all the chaotic magic in the world without any obstacles.

This is the source of "endless mana".

Compared with this, [Magic Source] is like a "small drain" for chaotic magic.