Chapter 118: Francesca's Invitation
Led by Torruville, Wayne and Geralt re-entered the elven ruins of the forest, and after passing through a labyrinthine cavern, they once again saw the inhuman inhabitants of the inhabitants.
However, he was a little surprised that, unlike when he left at the beginning of the year, the number of inhabitants here had probably doubled or tripled, the children and the elderly were gone, and they were no longer living in tents built haphazardly out of linen, but in simple wooden huts made of trees cut down from the forest outside.
The mental outlook of these people has also changed, and they are no longer the weak, hesitant, fearful and helpless they saw at the beginning of the year, but a kind of moth to the fire, like they can risk their lives for the ideal, and they are full of vitality.
Just ask, Wayne has nothing to hide.
He looked at the refreshed inhabitants and asked Torruville:
"You seem to have a lot more people, and they've changed a lot, are these all inhuman races who are persecuted in Kodwin?"
Hearing this, Torruviel turned her head to look at Geralt, who was following the two of them, and instead of answering immediately, she stroked her jet-black black braids.
Seeing this, Wayne was about to explain that Geralt was a trustworthy person, but the white wolf rushed ahead of him, so he spoke:
"Lady Elven Commander, may I ask, is the dwarven blacksmith Horton I saw last time still here? In the first half of the year, that guy won dozens of Oren in my hands, and I always remember this hatred. ”
Torruvier was silent for a second, then replied softly:
"Yes, Witcher, he is now the quartermaster of the camp, in the cabin by the big campfire, where you should be able to find him."
After hearing this answer, Geralt did not stop, directly greeted Wayne and Torruville, and walked towards the position of Quartermaster Horton.
Wayne originally wanted to keep it, but after thinking about it, with Geralt's character, he really didn't like to get involved in such things, so he gave up.
After seeing Geralt leave, Torruviel muttered for a few seconds before saying to Wayne:
"The people here are all warriors who are willing to stay in the Kingdom of Kovind and save our compatriots, and those old people and children have been sent by us to the Valley of Hundred Flowers and are in a safe environment."
"We're always trying to find ways to rescue more people, and your advice to us is very good, we have formed a special team, and we have been using bribes, purchases, and hires to secretly rescue some of the captured inhuman races."
Wayne frowned when he heard this, in his memory, it seemed that it would not be long before the elf king of the Valley of Hundred Flowers was wiped out by the armies of several northern kingdoms because of a turmoil.
Since then, the elves have had no actual leader until the sorceress Francesca becomes the queen of the elves.
During this period, the Valley of Flowers was not a safe place.
Of course, at this time, he would not show his foreknowledge ability in front of Torruville, but nodded and said:
"That's not bad, but I remember that there should be a lot of humans living in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, and the elves of the Valley of Flowers should only make up a small part, and most of them are forced to live in the forests and mountains."
Torruviel nodded, although the Valley of Hundred Flowers is known as the last settlement of the Free Elves, it is currently a territory controlled by King Demawi of the Kingdom of Aden.
This king constantly migrated the human inhabitants to the forests of the Valley of Hundred Flowers, destroying the forests, clearing the fields, and building houses, in order to squeeze the living range of the free elves in the forest.
However, unlike the domesticated elves and half-elves in the city, the free elves living in the Valley of Hundred Flowers are the ones who have inherited the will of the ancient elf kingdom, and they have the most rebellious spirit and are also the strongest group of elves.
It is precisely because of their efforts to resist that the elves did not completely lose the only territory in the northern continent, and also let those northern kings know that the elves are not powerless to fight back.
Torruvier seems to have a lot of trust in Wayne, and after some thought, she reveals a secret to Wayne.
"Wayne, in fact, we have already connected with a big man in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, and it was she who helped us, evacuated the old man and children, and also sent the elite warriors in the Valley of Hundred Flowers to help us train soldiers, provide us with living materials, and strengthen our courage to resist the Kingdom of Kordway."
"The Golem Cores that you left behind at the beginning of the year have been bought by the Lord for a total of five hundred crowns, which is thirty percent higher than the market price, and she thanked you for helping us clean up the ruins."
Speaking of this, Torruville paused for a moment before continuing:
"The lord said she would like to meet you in person, if you wish, and she is quite curious about your kind."
"But if you don't want to, she won't be reluctant, because, if fate arranges it, you will always see each other one day."
Seeing that the elf female commander said so mysteriously, Wayne was quite unimpressed, as someone who had read the original book and played the game, he had probably guessed who was helping them.
Although it is true that the identity of that person should be covered up and not exposed, so as not to cause other disputes, but looking at the entire elf clan, the only people who can handle it at present are her and a few or two people.
So, he pretended to be puzzled and asked:
"Torruville, I think that no matter who you go to meet, out of the least sincerity, you should tell me who she is first."
"Isn't it?"
Torruvier looked at Wayne's face, hesitated for a second, nodded and said:
"I can tell you who she is, but Wayne, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble to that lady, I want you to keep it a secret and not tell anyone else."
Wayne immediately nodded with a serious expression and said:
"No problem, I assure you, Torruville."
Toruvelle nodded, and no longer hidden, and said:
"As a witcher, you've probably heard her name."
"Lady Francesca Findabey, she is a great nobleman of the elven clan and one of the five members of the core council of the Warlock Brotherhood."
"She's the most powerful elven sorceress in the world right now, or maybe she's the most powerful sorceress."
Sure enough, it was her, Wayne thought to himself, but he still pretended to have a surprised expression on his face, and then pretended to think about it for more than ten seconds before he said:
"It's this lady! I have heard her name from other warlocks, and she is said to be the most beautiful lady in the world, and she is very famous in the whole circle of warlocks. ”
Hearing Wayne say this, Torruvier frowned slightly, but quickly stretched out and said:
"Indeed, Wayne, Lord Francesca is definitely the most beautiful lady I have ever met, she is an extremely rare pure-blood elf in the world, she has been making various contributions to our elven people hundreds of years ago, and in the hearts of all people, she is definitely one of the most respected people."
Wayne nodded thoughtfully, whether in the game or in the original book, in fact, the description of this elven sorceress is quite rare.
The only thing that impressed me was that after the invasion of Nilfgaard, in order to be able to keep the elves independent, she reached an agreement with Nilfgaard, so that the Valley of Flowers became an independent elf kingdom, and also became a vassal state of Nilfgaard, and on the surface, she cleared up the relationship with the Squirrel Party, helped the warlocks of Nilfgaard, captured Yennefer, and severely damaged the power of the Warlock Brotherhood.
In short, he is indeed an elven warlock who has put a lot of effort into the continuation of the elven race.
To be honest, for this kind of person, Wayne still has a lot of respect in his heart, and he can work hard for a great cause and persevere for hundreds of years, not for personal selfish desires, for power, and for money, which is already something that many mortals can't do.
But respect is respect, and if you become an enemy or a friend with such a person, then you will feel quite a headache, because in their hearts, personal selfish desires are always put aside, and they will always sacrifice for the continuation of the race.
However, now the witchers are also treated as an inhuman race by all humans, and they are not even as good as the non-human race, and they can be treated as monsters.
And as a half-elf, it is not a bad thing for him to be able to know such a powerful warlock of the same race.
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