Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1401 1373. White Rose

"It's a bit hard to believe."

Lan En looked at the red-haired sorceress in front of him and tilted his head.

"Let's not talk about who can let 'Fearless Merigold' hide and avoid. Just take the title of Temeria Royal Magic Advisor. Those who want to cause trouble to you in the northern countries have to think twice, right?"

"Of course it's normal, um, normally." Triss reluctantly pulled her hand out of Lan En's palm.

If she kept physical contact, she was a little doubtful about how long her legs could support her, after all, they were a little weak now.

The blushing sorceress brushed her wine-red hair behind her ears and sighed.

"If someone is looking for trouble with malicious intent, I will definitely let him know how to respect others on the spot."

"But if that person comes to me with a legitimate reason and even has a reason to follow the procedures and rules to make trouble, then my title will restrict my hands and feet."

The sorceress who has always been an "open, strong, and unrestrained" image in public opinion is of course impossible to be really unrestrained.

When Triss was with Lan En, she was obsessed and seductive, but from the first half of her words, we know that if anyone really makes trouble for her, she will immediately show the anger of a sorceress.

But at the same time, since she enjoys the power of the royal advisor of Temeria, she is naturally restricted by this position.

A sorceress can cast a spell to play tricks on people because she loses her temper, because everyone knows the style of a sorceress.

But with an identity and position, how can she be qualified to lose her temper at will?

"It's the Templar Council."

Speaking of this name, Triss sighed again, looking very headache.

But Lann raised his eyebrows, and in an instant he almost figured out the idea of ​​the matter.

Sure enough, Triss's next complaint completely confirmed Lann's guess.

"The Templar Council is holding on to me. The White Rose Knights filed a lawsuit against them, accusing us of what we did in the Pontar Valley."

The sorceress counted on her fingers to show Lann.

"First, 'After the Embers Knights arrived in the Principality of Elland, they did not follow the etiquette to contact and reveal their identities to the Grand Duke of Elland.' Then, 'concealed their identities and mixed into the Grand Duke of Elland's troops.'"

"Finally, 'killed five registered White Rose Knights and seized the command of the troops.'"

"They couldn't find you, and they didn't get along with Aretusa, and they didn't enter Gos Velen at all. What else can they do? Can't they just hold on to me who is staying in Vizima?"

The Templar Council is an organization in Temeria responsible for managing the affairs of the Knights.

Because the founders and members of each knight order are basically nobles or descendants of nobles, the management of this armed organization must be coordinated by an organization.

This rule applies to all countries.

The power of the management organization of this knight order is not small. In order to win over the White Rose Knights, Duke Heward of Elland granted their knights fiefs and made them property knights.

There is really a lot of effort in the Templar Council.

The Templar Council not only holds the power to grant fiefs to members of the Knights, but also has many rules that need to be maintained.

For example, what Lan En did before with ten Embers Knights in Elland was indeed against the rules.

You have to greet the local owner when you enter the territory with a well-organized armed force, otherwise who knows what you are here for?

But this is not a big deal. After all, Lan En was invited by Foltest to deal with the problem of Pontar Valley.

It was like he had already informed the king, but when he arrived at the place, he found that the local lord was not on good terms with him, so he simply refused to meet him. This was not without precedent.

But for all matters, whether they should be investigated or not, it mainly depends on whether the other party wants to investigate.

Moreover, in a desperate situation at that time, the Embers Knights did kill five members of the White Rose Knights in a way that was almost like execution. Then he took over the command.

"Break one thing into three steps, calculate each step separately, and then we have three times the crime?"

Lane was calm in the face of the news brought by Triss, and even said it a little bored.

"They just want to annoy us, otherwise why would they use such boring means?"

"Foltest ordered the Templar Council to supply the supplies here, and they didn't dare to reduce the supply by a single bit."

After the Battle of Sodden Mountain, the Embers Knights have been affiliated with the system of the Templar Council of Temeria under the name of 'Cintra Foreign Knights'.

Today, the castle and material supplies are all allocated to the Embers under this system.

Triss herself thinks so.

The Templar Council did not deduct even the daily supplies of the Embers, even if it symbolically blocked the transportation process, which means that in their eyes, this matter is just a statement.

Even to make a statement, they went to the Vizima Palace to find Triss, instead of going directly to the Embers at High Hill Castle.

"That's why I came out to hide."

The sorceress spread her hands.

"I can't help but see the people of the Templar Council. After they came, they didn't say anything unpleasant, but they just took up time to pester me. Of course, the old man thought I didn't see the look in his eyes when he looked at me."

"I don't usually see them, the Templar Council, so concerned about the conflicts between the Knights."

"I think it's the Knights of the White Rose. They may have put a lot of effort in the Templar Council for the honor of the Knights this time."

"The Knights of the White Rose," Lan En frowned slightly when he mentioned this name again. "They reacted very strongly and fiercely?"

"How could it not be fierce?" Triss looked at Lan En in disbelief, as if she couldn't believe why he asked such a question. "You trampled the honor of their Knights into a mud pit!"

"You killed their knights like an execution, and you still expect them not to fight back?"

The demon hunter scratched his head and said nothing.

But Lan En thought: I don't know how many knights I and the Embers Knights ran over on the battlefield of Sodden Mountain, and I didn't see them dare to stand in front of me and say "fight back".

They didn't react when I killed them on the battlefield. Who knows if they would "endanger their honor" if they were killed like an execution?

But on the other hand, although Lan En could not quite empathize with the magical medieval knightly thought, he could understand this thought from an objective perspective.

‘Insult’ equals ‘mortal enemy’, this equation has appeared in many places in many periods.

On the other hand, the belief that is now prevalent within the White Rose Knights seems to be the eternal fire?

Thinking of this, Lan En looked thoughtfully outside the castle wall.

Gaoqiu Castle was built for military purposes, which is different from the manor-style castles built by the nobles for tradition and comfort.

The main body of the castle is built with large rocks, and the walls are not equipped with windows with sashes, but more with long and narrow shooting holes that are open.

It is cold in winter and hot in summer, but it is convenient for combat and observation.

And looking out from the long shooting holes, on this hill, the terrain of the Wilen area, which is difficult to develop and has a wildly overgrown vegetation, can be seen.

At a glance, even with Lan En's eyesight, there is no trace of human activity.

The rich biological activities have left too many traces.

For example, there is a hill far away from the hill where the High Hill Castle is located, and there are still a group of harpies hovering on it.

'There are more monsters than people in this damn place of Velen', except for the vicinity of Gos Velen, this saying is mostly true.

"I heard about it." Triss looked at Lan En seriously, "When you came here, did you find someone staring at this place?"

"This is really chilling, but don't worry, now you have a powerful sorceress in your crowded little castle, etc."

With a little pride and ridicule, the sorceress suddenly raised her head and looked at the witcher who was looking out of the observation hole in the castle wall thoughtfully.

"What you asked me just now, don't you think that the people staring at this place are the Knights of the White Rose?"

"I just thought of it." Lan En did not deny this statement. "The Eternal Fire Church has been increasingly radical in its propaganda in recent years. It's hard to say how many fanatics there are in the White Rose Knights now."

The Eternal Fire Church was initially a very tolerant and moderate faith, but in an increasingly chaotic and cruel world, radical faith is the most attractive.

Today, the Eternal Fire has become an out-and-out extreme radical church.

They produce fanatics, and the fanatics give blood back to the church. The situation is getting worse and worse like a wild horse running away.

"Fanatical." Triss had a headache when she heard the word. She covered her forehead, "But that is a knight group officially registered in the Holy Templar Council! How dare they send troops to fight privately?"

"Honor madman, religious madman, or simply a combination of the two kinds of madmen. I think the atmosphere in the White Rose Knights is quite suitable for the birth of such a character, isn't it?"

Triss had a headache, but Lan En said in a low voice with a mocking smile.

"Besides, if they really defeat the Embers, will the Templar Council really punish them?"

"It's more likely to be a small punishment and a big reward, right? Maybe they will fine a moderate amount, and then the Knights' fiefdom that Heward has been running for several years without success will be quietly handed over?"

The Embers are a top knight group that was established through war, so all the participating countries recognize them.

And if there is a knight group in Temeria that can break the High Hill Castle, it would be strange if the Templar Council is not happy.

Let's put aside whether the hard power is up to standard, and we have to keep the reputation first.

"But they don't know that you are here now."

Triss glanced at the demon hunter beside her and said without much worry.

"I guess they thought you would be distracted by the island of Thanedd and couldn't get away. I wonder what happened here?"