Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1461 1433. News of the war

The Ember Knights left with the [Big Eater Vitality] produced by Lan En in batches.

These potions will be taken to High Hill Castle by Stuart himself to complete the subsequent strengthening process of the Ember Knights.

After they **** these alchemy potions, they will go directly north to Novigrad to complete Lan En's mission: to execute all the members of the Eternal Fire who participated in this matter, and to clean up the dregs within the Dark Alley Gang.

After that, he turned to Aedirn in the east and participated in the internal work of the rebel army under Sakia.

After several tasks, each one is time-consuming and laborious, and it also consumes mental energy. Normally, it is not something that a mere knights can handle.

But the Ember Knights had no complaints or hesitation.

As always, they will never let down Lan En's expectations.

Lan En also gave them the utmost trust.

On Xianide Island, the traces of the battle and the mess of the fighting that night were all quickly cleaned up within a few days.

The originally relaxed and free-spirited college atmosphere now became dignified and silent.

People are talking about the war.

The news spread from the harbor of Goth Velen to the entire city faster than the salty sea breeze.

On the night when Stuart and the others arrived, Lane heard that Nilfgaard's army had broken through the defense line in the upper reaches of the Yaruga River, which was jointly defended by Livia and Aedirn.

Undeclared war.

The Nilfgaardians' caliber is: the other side attacked them first, and they responded legitimately and reciprocally.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Nilfgaardian forces gathered on the river section must be assembled at least two months in advance. If it were to be assembled secretly, the time would have to be doubled, taking at least four months.

So everyone said that the provocative Aedirn and Rivia soldiers were actually Nilfgaardians pretending to be in order to provoke a war.

But Lan En had already left Tissaya, the client at the Gastang Palace at the time, and the two of them talked in a hug.

The demon hunter knew that they were indeed soldiers from Aedirn and Rivia, but Emhyr's information should have gotten the plans of the northern kings early on, so he just followed the trend.

"Spala and Skala, the two Livia fortresses were captured immediately. I heard that they had been prepared to hold on for several months, but due to pressure from the merchants and guilds in the city, they opened the city and surrendered. ”

"Because the Nilfgaardians said they would not sack towns as long as they gave up resistance and paid a ransom."

The poet who is best at inquiring about information and spreading news took a sip of warm red wine and rubbed his hands.

Walking around the pier and wandering around in today's sea breeze is indeed not an easy task.

"Did they keep their word?"

Lan En asked.

"Complied."

"Interesting." Lan En sneered.

"In today's age full of hatred and contempt, the door is opened with just a promise? I remember that craftsmen and merchants would never open the gate of the city wall, they would only help defend the city. Their own garrison was even built like a small castle Same, there are arrow towers and watchtowers.”

"Money knows no borders, Lann." Dandelion spread his hands, "As long as a merchant can make money, it doesn't matter who the ruler is. The Nilfgaardians don't care who pays taxes. A dead merchant can earn If you can’t make money, you can’t pay taxes.”

"Let me guess." Lan En pinched his chin with his fingers, already constructing a situation map of the battlefield based on Dandelion's news.

"The one who broke through the defense line on the upper reaches of the Yaruga River should be Nilfgaard's eastern front. The commander is... Menno Kuhorn?"

"Amazing!" Dandelion looked at him in surprise, his mustache rising, "How did you know?"

Lan En smiled.

How does he know?

Because it is impossible for a slave-militarist empire to suddenly repent and be able to do anthropomorphic things because of a defeat two years ago.

But Nilfgaard's eastern front actually kept its promise not to loot or massacre.

That can only be the commander's problem.

And Menno Kuhorn was the only top commander left after Lann killed all the top commanders on the Sowden Mountain battlefield.

The only reason Lan En was allowed to let him go at that time was that he seemed to be one of the few rational people among the top brass of the Nilfgaardian military.

He knows that violence and carnage alone cannot win a war, and he knows the importance of politics and prestige, so he has been curbing the criminal tendencies of his legions.

But now it seems that Lan En's words have indeed been engraved in his heart.

"Okay, thank you, Dandelion." Lan En patted the poet on the shoulder, "Thank you for helping me get information before leaving."

"It's not a big deal, it's easy for me." The poet raised his eyebrows proudly, but declined.

"But...you really want me to send Geralt to Broklon? I heard that the tree spirits there kill people without blinking an eye!"

Lan En didn't say anything more, he just put a cloth bag containing New World crop seeds in Geralt's saddle bag.

Geralt himself lay drowsily on his horse.

"So looking at Geralt like this, will you not go, Dandelion?"

The poet opened his mouth, but in the end he puffed up his chest with a rather righteous expression, his expression was almost dramatic, and he mounted his little mare. Geralt's most serious injuries were to his legs and feet, but the most difficult thing to deal with was his brain.

Lan En has already taken care of the problem with his legs and feet, he just needs to rest.

Originally, Lan En wanted to use [Big Eater Vitality] on him, or other restorative magic potions from demon hunters.

But these things must also be supplemented with energy into the body in order to be able to afford the body's consumption. And Geralt now has a concussion and is so dizzy that he can't eat anything.

After much deliberation, I decided to simply send him to a place with abundant vitality, and even provide him with medical treatment and rest.

As for where the vitality is the most abundant in this magical medieval period, the first choice is of course Brok Leon, who has friendship with the demon hunter and suppressed an ancient deer-headed spirit that has been to the New World.

By the way, Lan En also wanted to ask Dryad Queen Aisna to try to see if she could better cultivate plants from the New World.

The portal opens, and the change in air pressure makes one feel like a film of air is covering the ear canal.

Lan En finally stopped Dandelion and confirmed something with him.

"Are you sure you remember correctly?" Lan En's silver hair was floating in the air current of the portal. He asked seriously, "Dandelion, when you gave the sword to Ciri and Geralt, did you send that sword to Ciri and Geralt?" Gave her the dagger?"

"Of course! I'm sure! That dagger feels comfortable to the touch, I'll give it to Ciri!"

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Dandelion pressed his hat in the air and shouted, Lann nodded.

The [Blocking Dagger] strengthened by the Flame World [Blessing Gem], under normal circumstances, can almost be said to be a magic prop that continuously releases micro-restorative miracles.

In addition, Ciri carried with her a small gift made for her by Berengar - an improved hidden sword wrist guard.

Under normal circumstances, she shouldn't have any big problems.

Although he was confident in Ciri's safety because he had met her as an adult, Lan En still couldn't help but care about the girl.

The poet took the lead into the portal, and he and Geralt would appear directly outside the Broklon Forest.

In the following days, news of the war continued to come. Even if the poet did not go to the dock to inquire about information, the news still seemed to have wings and spread everywhere.

Aedirn and Rivia fought against more than fifteen thousand soldiers and more than three thousand knights, but were quickly routed by the Nilfgaardians, and at least a third of their troops were besieged in Lyria.

The remaining soldiers kept retreating and retreating again.

The Nilfgaardians seem to be on a risk-free and rewarding hunt.

Prey is easily available, defeated soldiers and people can be used and sold as slaves, and the army has been routed and no one can protect them.

Later, news came that the free elves and the Nilfgaardian light cavalry army had defeated the Governor of Aedirn in the Valley of Flowers.

Although the market has already guessed that the Scoia'tael are supported by the Nilfgaardians, this is their official stand together to carry out military operations.

The Valley of Flowers that was captured was rumored to be entrusted to Francesca Findabel by Emperor Nilfgaard and become the kingdom of the elves.

In addition to the eastern front, news also began to come from the other two armies of the Nilfgaardians.

Their western coastal front has directly attacked the Kingdom of Verden and is currently attacking Hydaris.

The central front also crossed the Yaruga River.

But unlike the Eastern Front led by Menno Kuhorn, they implemented a scorched earth policy.

Nilfgaardian armies burned everything and pillaged everything.

Foundries, huge furnaces, mixing furnaces, zinc foundries, woolen mills, ale houses

Military and people's livelihood, factory technology, equipment, and even products.

Grain, cloth, livestock in warehouses.

Nilfgaard plundered everything.

Dismantle and move away.

Emhyr's order was that simple.

He wanted everything that could enhance the country's power be shipped back to Nilfgaard itself.

But he didn't care at all about those occupied areas. If they became imperial territory in the future, what would the people above do with their lives?

The so-called great empire, a unified territory.

It sounds exciting, and even those who don't understand it will regard it as an advancement of civilization, but in essence it is just a trick to capture and then plunder colonies.

The Nilfgaardians only care about their core territory, and the rest of the occupied areas are not considered Nilfgaardians at all.

They are not qualified to talk about the integration of civilizations.

In the following days, the unfavorable war situation in the north became more and more widespread. Even the streets and alleys of Gos Velen seemed to suddenly realize that the war was so close to them.

And the Nilfgaardians' army is so fierce. Now that they don't have the help of magic, how can they fight against them?

And on a bright and bright afternoon, a group of soldiers appeared at the gate of Arethusa, which was closed.

That's a team of blue-shirted Iron Guards.

Foltest's bodyguards.