Witcher's Atelier

In the evening, Lomne. The magic city surrounded by mountains, the towering walls can imagine the glory of the past, and not far from the city gate, an elite army is setting up camp to blockade.

They have a fire emblem on their chests, and their armor is crimson and black.

"The Knights of the Flaming Rose... actually showed up at the Peace Summit? I really didn't expect to meet them here"

"They came here with Radovid. After losing their base in Temeria, they rebuilt their status in the Redanian Palace. It's best not to let them see you, God knows how these prejudiced people will react."

"Damn... Radovid must have no good news by gathering these villains. For them, dead elves are good elves."

"Not only because you are an elf, but also because you are Iorveth, you should be aware of your reputation."

Shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly, Iorveth stopped and raised his hand to stop more than 20 Scoia's Party assault soldiers.

"Wick, I will take them through the underground cave and into the city through the sewers. I suggest you go with us. Strictly speaking, witchers are not considered human beings, at least they don't think so."

"It doesn't matter. I'm going to meet Radovid. He owed me a favor in the past. Maybe I can get some information by talking to him.

There is a saying that the person who understands you the most is your enemy. I believe that the King of Redania has a deep love for Philippa Ehart."

"Do you really want to do this? I heard that Angouleme's title of Golden Eagle is stained with the blood of flaming roses. It is rumored that she killed more than 30 armored knights single-handedly. They may still hold a grudge."

"There are not more than 30, but thank you for reminding me. It is indeed inappropriate for Angouleme to appear in front of them. Let her go through the sewers with you, and we will find a place to meet after entering the city."

After agreeing on a secret code and watching the others leave, Victor temporarily acted alone.

...

At the beginning of the night, five fully armed knights, leaning or sitting, chatted at the sentry guard.

Three of them wore helmets with only the visors opened, while two of them tucked their helmets under their arms. One was a common bald man, and the other was an M-shaped bald man.

After observing and confirming that he didn't know any of them, the witcher slightly adjusted his clothes and walked directly towards the other party.

"Stop! Who is it?"

"The witcher. Victor of Keldra."

The bald knight who spoke on behalf of the witcher had two beautiful beards and stared at Victor's pupils, "Ah... Eternal Flame Shining, you are really a witcher, what are you doing here?"

The young man smiled on his simple face, and when he was about to start making up a story, the M-shaped bald man next to him interrupted coldly.

"Wait! I recognize this guy, he is Victor Corleone, the leader of the Phantom Troupe."

The M-shaped bald man, the middle-aged knight who spoke, had a pale complexion, sharp nasolabial lines on his thin face, twisted thin eyebrows, and a sinister and cruel look in his eyes.

The surrounding knights heard his revelation and their eyes towards the witcher suddenly changed.

Victor was not in a hurry, "In this world, everyone plays many roles, and the Brigade is my part-time job. This respected knight, I don't seem to know you, is there any problem with my identity?"

"It's a big problem, where is your member Angouleme Corleone?" The knight sneered, "Maybe you have heard of my name, I am Patrick de Vize. Don't try to deceive my eyes, I will never forget your appearance!"

To be honest... If it weren't for Iorveth's reminder, Victor would have forgotten that he had a grudge with the Rose Knights. But thanks to the elf's reminder, he can now think of who the other party is.

And Patrick de Vize, this man tried to attack the non-human race in Shani Field Hospital during the Vizima riot, and was blocked outside the door by Angouleme holding a golden eagle. After the bloody battle, he left behind seven or eight corpses and retreated. Before leaving, he also made a fierce statement that he would come back for revenge soon.

Unfortunately, his wish was not fulfilled, because Foltest and Knight Commander Jaques fell out, and the king mobilized the city guards to arrest members of the Knights, and the Flaming Rose of Temeria completely withered.

"Now tell me, where is Angouleme Corleone, who killed eight members of the Knights?" Patrick threatened with his hand on the hilt of the sword.

Originally, he knew that it would be difficult to meet the Phantom Troupe again, after all, it was just a two-man mercenary group, but he didn't expect that the Eternal Flame would protect Victor and let him run into him, so how far would Angouleme be?

However, the witcher spread his hands, "She is not here, Knight Patrick, Angouleme has left, she is already gone, she is underground."

The unexpected answer made M-shaped bald man's sinister eyes flash with a cold light, "Do you think this kind of shirking will work? Since she is dead, the blood debt falls on you!"

Victor's eyes swept from right to left across the other people present, stopping at the face of the bald knight with a beautiful beard, "This is neither reasonable nor legal. No country has such a law of compensation. The Knights will condone Patrick to hurt innocent people?"

"Ahem--", the bald knight coughed twice when he was called and was about to speak.

Patrick interrupted fiercely, "--Buck, you don't need to persuade me, I don't want to kill him, but I want to beat him hard, break a few of his bones, and let him feel the pain of losing my comrades."

Hearing the declaration of his colleagues, the bald knight gave the witcher an apologetic look and yawned and stepped back, "I can ignore you, but remember not to beat him to death."

"No problem! I promise you."

After speaking, Patrick put on his helmet and the other three knights also put down their visors and prepared to attack Victor.

At the critical moment──.

"──What are you guys doing?" A familiar voice shouted firmly, and the speaker was clearly the "Rose Knight". Siegfried by Danso.

The M-shaped bald Mr. Patrick's ferocious face turned calm when he turned to the other party, "No...it's nothing. I just think this witcher is a bit suspicious and want to investigate him."

He lied blatantly, thinking that Victor didn't dare to talk nonsense, but he was wrong.

"That's not what you said just now. Don't you want to break a few of my bones? You are a weakling who dares to say what you do but dare not admit it!?"

In an instant, Patrick's face turned red, and Siegfried saw Victor, then thought of Angoulême, and successfully deduced the cause and effect.

Rose Knight only said: "Victor is my friend, don't embarrass him in the future."

Then he took the witcher's arm and left the post.

…

The camp of the Knights of the Flaming Rose occupies a large area, completely blocking the entrance. The tents are set up in an orderly manner, and bonfires are dotted everywhere.

Victor and Siegfried reunited after an absence. The two sat by the fire, each with a bottle of Vizima Champion beer.

The Rose Knight raised the bottle, "I haven't seen you for a few months, welcome. Victor Corleone, do you need to call you Your Excellency? Or do you prefer Victor of Keldro?"

The witcher also raised his bottle against each other, "You can continue to call me Wick, Sieg."

Flame Rose's new armor color scheme is black and crimson, making it even more heroic when worn on the opponent.

In Victor's eyes, the handsome Siegfried has only one weakness in appearance, his hair style. But this just proves how handsome he is, and he can even successfully control the little melon hairstyle.

"I'm sorry about Foltest. If you are here to pursue Geralt—Geralt of Rivia. I can tell you that he entered the city from here the night before yesterday, but I really don't think he It's a murderer."

"I agree with you. Only guilty people hide. Geralt is not a king slayer."

"It's a pity that our trust can't help him escape from being wanted. If there's anything I can do to help, just tell me. That's what Geralt and I said."

"You can indeed help me. I wish to speak with Radovid."

Siegfried chuckled upon hearing Victor's request.

"What a coincidence. Geralt also asked me to help with this. It's a pity that his reputation is so bad. You don't have this problem. You can rest in the camp tonight. When you report on the defense tomorrow morning, I will accompany you in person. . The king trusted me and mentioned you to me several times.”

The witcher smiled and nodded. With the friendship between them, there was no need to say thank you for such a trivial matter.

"Hmm...how is the situation in the city? There are so many mages, kings, and their soldiers...it must be very lively! I don't believe that only Radovid brings the army."

"You are still so smart. This city has been divided into several camps that have built fortifications. They treat each other as fighting and guard against each other. It is a bit strange for peace talks."

"It's weird to send a whole group of knights to guard the gate. Your Majesty just wants to show force?"

"It's much more than that. Small accidents are happening all around. The kings gathered in Lomugna are obviously not very confident in their diplomatic skills."

Siegfried then explained to Victor the divisions of the city. In summary, the entire circular city is currently divided into several camps, with the Redania District on the west side. King Radovid V personally attended the meeting.

On the east side is Temeria, represented by Regent John. Marshal Natalis. But there were two other knights. As expected, they were the Earl of Maraville and Baron Kimbert. These two powerful candidates for the throne also came to participate.

There is also the Nilfgaard camp on the north side, represented by Hillard. Fitz. Ambassador Oyestelan, his deputy is the military attaché Renua Aip Matson.

Finally, to the south is King Henselt, who is left to Kaedwen. He should also bring a large army.

As for Prince Stennis of Aedirn, who was preparing for the coronation ceremony in Vengerberg, he only sent a team of envoys to the Redanian camp, and his diplomatic orientation was clearly visible.

After listening to the explanation, the witcher finally had a basic idea of ​​the situation. He rubbed his chin and smiled maliciously, "Tell us about your Majesty Radovid? From the last time in Toussaint to now, you still have feelings for him. Highly anticipated?”

The Rose Knight raised his eyebrows, "His Majesty is an ambitious leader. He gives the Knights a vision and makes specific demands. More importantly... he pays generously. I have nothing to be disappointed with."

"Understood. I have a feeling that this summit will not just stop at talks. We will see who will reach the top."

"Haha! Anyone who enters the city and comes into contact with that chilling atmosphere can easily come to the same conclusion. Of course, you still feel it, after all, you haven't gone in yet."

Sniffling, I suddenly felt like I know you are driving, but I have no proof.

Thinking that Siegfried was guarding the city gate and must be well-informed, Victor changed the subject.

"I would like to ask the brave Knight of the Rose, have you heard that the Saint Saskia of Aedirn and the sorceress Philippa Eilhardt are also here to participate in the Lomuni Summit?"

"No, I only heard that the war in the Pontar Valley ended with the victory of the dragon slayer Saskia, but she and the sorceress also came to participate in the summit?" Rose Knight shook his head in denial, "I can't give you a definite answer. But they never entered or exited through the city gate, otherwise I would definitely know. My King, His Majesty Radovid, misses Ms. Philippa very much and specifically requests the Knights of the Flaming Rose to find her."

Victor snickered, of course Radovid V wanted Philippa to die...he wanted her to die very, very much. Their love and murder had just begun.

Taking the ingredients brought by his subordinates, Siegfried set up the iron pot and started cooking soup. Dinner was pumpkin and pork soup.

"What about the Angouleme people? Why didn't they act with you?"

Victor puffed up the hair on his forehead, "It was because of the grudge between the Golden Eagle and the Flaming Rose that I let her go into the city through the sewers. Don't show that shocked face, I know that there are many foodies, three treasures, rot-eating demons, water ghosts, and food in there. Ghoul. But she also has more than twenty powerful martial arts escorts, so she is very safe.

It’s just that guy who held a grudge just now, Mr. Patrick de Vize…”

The Rose Knight made skillful cooking movements, and the unfinished meaning of the witcher's words was very clear.

After the violent conflict in Vizima, they both knew what kind of people they were, so he said calmly, "If you want to do it, just do it cleanly. I don't know anything."

Danso's Siegfried - an idealist who believes in the eternal fire and follows the rules of the Order, but he is by no means a visionary who lacks common sense. He is polite and open-minded, and is not tainted by the prejudices that plague so many of Flame Rose's colleagues.

And he will not forget the instructions of the leader Jaques before his death, and he will do his best to help Victor. Corleone, although he still doesn't know why, faith doesn't always need a reason.

Patrick, a radical, corrupt and depraved colleague, some of his private actions are deeply disgusting. Compared with Victor and Angouleme, who repeatedly jump between human and non-human groups, but always remain human, it is very easy to support whom. make a choice.

After receiving the unsurprising answer, Victor chuckled and bowed slightly to Siegfried, "Thank you."

…

After enjoying dinner, we had a pleasant chat and encountered each other after farewell. He will stay at the camp of the Knights of the Flaming Rose tonight.

…

Late at night, there was sudden heavy rain, thunder and lightning, strong winds, and the color of the sky and the earth changed!

The dim light flickered in the quiet tent, and the dark green liquid in the center of the cauldron was swirling. The alchemist poured the liquid into test tubes one by one.

Victor hadn't been so serious about making potions for a long time, and he didn't want even a drop to leak outside.

There is no "Wheel of Truth", it is just a sophisticated alchemy product, but he knows that this potion is more epic than epic from a certain perspective! More legendary than legendary!