Witcher's Atelier

After years of separation, the witcher and the king met again. They were both good at planning and both of them looked ahead three steps.

They made their moves without regrets. Both sides made their moves quickly. In a blink of an eye, the war entered a close combat. The situation was intertwined and the outcome was unpredictable.

"Ka!" Radovid turned the hourglass upside down after the bishop ate the queen.

While Victor was thinking, the king suddenly asked, "Some people say that the chessboard is like a battlefield. Suppose this chessboard represents Redania versus Nilfgaard, do you think I will win?"

The other party's question was a bit sensitive and not so easy to answer. The witcher thought about it before speaking steadily, "Your Majesty, I think the winner will be Redania, but the reason for the victory is not in the board, but outside the board..."

Pushing the pawn to the bottom line and upgrading it to a queen, Victor turned the hourglass upside down, "The Black Clothes can't hold on. Their supply lines are too long, and as far as I can guess, the Merchant Guild also hopes that the war will end as soon as possible."

Tactical retreat, Radovid applauded enthusiastically, "Very good! You are worthy of being the one who can play chess with me. When countless fools are still afraid and complaining, only you and I see the inevitability of victory.

You are right! The chessboard is not enough to express reality, and the rules are meaningless." The brown pupils are shining, and the king is like a wolf waiting to choose someone to devour.

Victor smiled and said nothing.

Next, neither of them spoke again.

…

The sixty-seven moves ended, and the witcher lost to the king by one move.

Throwing down the chess piece, Radovid shook his head and laughed, "Your skills are good, it's fun to compete with you."

"It's an honor to play chess with your majesty."

The king nodded to Victor, "I have received your respect for me again. Now let's talk about business──"

He stood up from his seat and walked to the side of the ship, staring at the sky that changed from sun and rain to cloudy rain, "I want you to find Philippa Ehart.

That damn witch, I once ordered her eyes to be dug out, but obviously being blind did not prevent her from escaping from the cage!"

Hearing this, the witcher touched his nose guiltily. He knew the process of the sorceress's escape very well, because he was the one who let her go.

"My hunter found that Ms. Ehart was hiding in the east of Oxenfurt, and she used magic to seal the entrance to her hideout, so it's not easy to get in.

But I believe you will succeed, brave dragon slayer, capture her and give her alive. I will give you a generous reward!"

Ignoring the witch hunter and wizard Carduin who were silently watching, Victor also walked to the side of the ship and stood side by side with Radovid, "What is Philippa Ehart doing here?"

"I guess she wants to find old friends, reorganize the sorceress gathering place, or seek revenge on me.

Hehe... Ms. Ehart is a stubborn person. Sometimes I think of her teachings to me when I was a child Guide, her teachings are as impressive as her punishments.

Her cruelty is always unpredictable and long.

Although I dug out her eyes, she is still a dangerous person. I suggest you be careful. "

"Philippa can use magic. Perhaps Your Majesty should send a wizard to take action, which is more likely to succeed?"

"No! I will not trust wizards in this matter. They are all cowardly mediocre people, and they are not as good as Ehart, Margarita or Merigold.

Or they are hungry wolves that can never be tamed, full of evil and vicious thoughts. Do you know that they killed my queen?"

The sudden news of death made Victor stunned.

Radovid's queen was "Yada", the White Yada, who had a fleeting relationship with him.

The last time I got news about her was when Toussaint participated in the competition, and the Rose Knight Siegfried told me.

It was good news at the time. It was said that she was pregnant and was about to give birth to an heir with a strong claim. Unexpectedly, the next time I heard it, it was an obituary that she was killed by a wizard.

"How dare they!?"

"Adda died of childbirth, I asked the wizard to find a way to save her, but they said they were powerless... Do you think they deserve to die?

God damn it! That's the heir of Temeria and Redania! Bang!" Radovid punched the side of the ship.

Although the king was angry, the witcher could feel that the main reason for his anger was the death of the heir, not the death of the queen.

As for whether the wizard was responsible for this matter, Victor knew that the truth was not important, what was important was what Radovid thought, so he skipped the topic directly.

"Your Majesty, you don't send wizards to hunt down sorceresses, but you still have witch hunters?"

"You are the best witch hunter, Dragon Slayer, and you have fully proved your ability in Lomne.

Remember? It was you who revealed the plan of Sire Tanshavier and Philippa Ehrhart to me.

It started with you, and I hope it will end with you.

Go to the mountains now and bring Philippa Ehrhart to me, and I will let Patrick tell you the details!" Radovid's tone was serious and his attitude was not to be refused.

Victor shrugged his shoulders, "Your Majesty, I can serve you, but you also know the code of witchers, refusing free services, and I hope to negotiate the reward first."

"Hahahaha! How many crowns do you offer?" After getting the answer he wanted to hear, the little bald man promised in high spirits.

"Money is secondary. What I really care about are other issues.

As your majesty knows, I am very close to Dr. Shani, who just had a near-death experience. I think it is very unreasonable to send such an excellent person to a dangerous place where monsters are rampant! I hope to get your majesty's guarantee that her workplace is always safe. "

"Shani? Is she the one who invented the 'stethoscope'?" Seeing Victor nod, Radovid frowned in dissatisfaction, "Shubrechi, I remember I said that some people still need to be treated preferentially. Do you know what this is about?"

A witch hunter with tattoos on her face and a leather hood stepped out in response, "Your majesty, the order for sampling venom 15-48E/246 was issued by Yabrechi Hawkenhou. I am not sure why he assigned it this way. But there are rumors that he was once a suitor of Dr. Shani, but was rejected harshly. ”

Failed pursuit of revenge!?

Victor didn’t expect to hear such gossip. He was curious. Was it the witch hunter who was taking advantage of the situation or was it true?

But the king obviously didn’t care. He knocked on the side with his right hand wearing a corundum ring. He spoke in a relaxed tone as if he was discussing what he wanted to eat for dinner. “Oh! He must be a spy of the Black Clothes for such a bad behavior. Take some people to hang that bastard! And tell them not to go to the front line in the future. "

The childish words are just like the ancient wisdom: find the right person to talk to, and things will be easy.

After successfully ensuring the safety of the senior sister in the war, Victor watched the witch hunter named Shubrecht leave. Thinking that there was no need to stay, Victor also said goodbye to Radovid.

But before leaving, there was a small episode. The witch hunter sent by the king to explain the situation turned out to be an old acquaintance.

The same M-shaped baldness and pale skin color, the eyes are sinister and cruel, and the thin face has sharp wrinkles.

He almost killed Angouleme in the Vizima conflict and attempted to murder Victor in Lomne. He is the former member of the Flaming Rose Knights. Patrick de Viz.

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