"You want to say that everyone is interested in the 'witchers' group now because of me, and they are digging deeper, and they don't want to let go of any of it. So your concern for witchers is normal and universal, and there is no reason to be suspicious, right? ”

Under Lanne's calm question, Wigo Fortez also answered calmly.

"Of course, I have to admit it. I had an interest in witchers before these things happened. But that's not because of anything else, but because the witchers are the most deeply entangled and common group in the world today. ”

"Who wouldn't be interested in the vagaries of fate?"

Lan En interjected, "Especially for an archmage like you, who has already stood at the apex of wizards, is it more attractive?" ”

"What else could it be? What else can arouse my desires? ”

Wigo Fortez said as a matter of course.

"During my time in Eritusa, I read your paper, Sir. And I also got a comprehensive understanding of the crystal cultivation project you took over from Tishaya, and I have to say that I was amazed by the sharpness of my mind. ”

Under her leadership, although there was occasional news about the project, it was still only regarded as a joke by everyone. But after you took over, the project began to be practical by leaps and bounds, and now it is even making money every day. ”

"So unlike those mediocre people, I know very well that I am dealing with a wise man with a lot of knowledge, clear logic, and quick thinking. Instead of a ferocious and brutal man, just waiting to kill a few people every day to refresh himself, except to show off his strength and vent his sexual desires, it seems that he has no other pursuit in his life. ”

"So I think you should understand my thirst for knowledge."

Lan En nodded slightly.

"Understanding is understanding, but I don't support the temptation of the law of contingency There are some obscure things in this world, but rather the protection of the seeker of knowledge."

"It's like a cabbage trying to explore the causes and effects of its existence, and calling the result of its thinking 'an eternal and mysterious conflict between the head and the root', and seeing rain as an unfathomable high-latitude inducing force."

"You compare me to a cabbage?" Instead of being annoyed, Wigo Fortez became curious. "So what do you think is the so-called 'rain from above'?"

Lan looked at the oil painting in front of him, and Tishaya's face didn't look much different from now, except that at that time, her eyes were still as smart as a fawn.

The witcher just shook his head, then turned away.

"You're lying, Wigo Fortez, I can feel it. You're hiding something from me. Your interest in witchers isn't due to the law of accident, but for something else. ”

"It's nothing, after all, everyone has something they don't want to say. But in return, I won't satisfy your curiosity either. ”

Lan En can sense other people's emotions in the smallest subtleties, which is a gift as the emperor's son.

Emperor's sons often use this talent to inspire and gain insight into the direction of the battlefield.

When Wigo Fortez first saw him, his slightly chaotic breathing meant that he couldn't hide too much in front of Ran.

He said that he was interested in witchers because of his quest for the Law of Accidents.

But in Lann's opinion, what this guy craves is not for a certain type of knowledge, but for something more concrete.

An object, or. Alone.

He is, indeed, as Margarita says, an ambitious and dangerous man who is good at hiding himself, and such a person is often purposeful.

Even if they pursue something ethereal, such as the law of accidents, then they will definitely grasp a tangible, concrete path to move forward.

But alas.

As he himself put it: he mistook the reflection in the lake for the starry sky.

This ambition for knowledge and power is so evident that he does not recognize the truth of the world.

Wigo Fortez is too young.

Lan En, who was walking away, shook his head, and remembered Tishaya on the oil painting again.

Rann said that Wigo Fortez was young, but of course he wasn't saying it from his own point of view, after all, the witcher was only in his early twenties.

This 'young' is based on the history of wizards.

The young wizards thought they had understood the laws of nature, believing that they were the only ones on the path of supernatural powers who used reason and logic to move forward, and refuted everything but themselves.

But in the eyes of a veteran wizard like Tishaya, who has lived for nearly five hundred years, or even an even older spellcaster?

In her early years, Tishaya had written a number of treatises on how the clergy's ability to cast spells came about.

After all, in the temples of Meritelli, in the hands of Cliff's priests, and in Freya's halls, the clergy did not have to learn theoretical knowledge or recite incantations.

The spell they use is completely incomprehensible to the warlocks, just praying, and then the spell appears.

In her early years, Tishaya had vaguely put forward some ideas in her treatise, namely the 'true existence of the gods'. And after Lan's long contact with the Lady of the Lake, Tishaya had already affirmed her original thesis.

However, among the younger generation of warlocks, these self-conscious spellcasters no longer have this sense of inquiry.

According to Geralt, his strong-sounding friend, Yennefa of Wengerberg, had wanted him to spend the night together in a temple.

Do it in front of the idol*!

The attitude of the younger generation of warlocks towards the gods can be seen.

They just thought that the sacrifices in the temple were similar to the witch doctors and goddesses in the countryside, relying on the power of imagination to try their luck and attract the magic of chaos.

And without considering or even knowing the existence of the gods, blindly pursuing a higher level of power and knowledge. Lane wasn't optimistic about such a move.

Wigo Fortez listened to the footsteps slowly fade away, and then turned his gaze from the oil painting in front of him to the back of Lan En who had disappeared into the shadows.

There was no trace of loss or anger in his expression of rejection, just meaning.

"No, he hasn't seen through me yet, Lydia."

Suddenly, he turned his head and said a word, and in the direction of his turn, a woman with an abnormally stiff face walked out.

She doesn't seem to be able to speak, so she only communicates with Wigo Fortez telepathically.

"He only knew that I was lying, but he didn't know exactly what I was aiming for."

It was like talking to herself again, but Lydia next to her frowned.

"People like that are scary, right? Just as soon as we met and said a word, we knew I was lying. Tsk, how many years have I not been seen so thoroughly? ”

Wigo Fortez said nonchalantly, turning his face to the oil painting on the Promenade of Glory.

The whisper was like muttering to himself.

"But I'm sure that as long as we want to get the blood of the ancients, we're bound to do it. He has a close relationship with Geralt. ”

"Well, yes. You're right, Lydia. Not only is he terrifyingly sharp, but he also has Erethusa as a backup. ”

"Margarita and Tishaya, the level of magic of these two women makes me feel oozing. Each of them is worthy of two Felipa Earhard. But before this meeting, I had always felt that Felipa was more difficult than the two of them combined. ”

"Because they lack ambition, decisiveness, and persistence, even if they are strong, they are not difficult to deal with. But add this witcher. He seems to think that he knows the world better than I do, which makes it even more interesting. ”

Vigo Fortez groaned, then smiled with interest.

"It seems that to accomplish my goal, as long as this witcher is still around, it will be very difficult."

The youngest member of the Wizarding Guild chuckled, played with his steel staff like a straw, and gradually walked into the darkness of the corridor with his female assistant.

But no matter how things in this world should ferment, Lan En has already ridden the unicorn and entered a new world.

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