From Witcher to Lord of the Empire

Why are these people knocking on the windows and doors outside of their rooms when they have clearly entered their own territory or even entered their own homes like no one else?

"Please come in." Ran rubbed his temples with a headache and shouted.

A polite and magnetic voice entered Lan's ears at the same time as the door was opened. It was a good singing voice:

"Come uninvited, hope I didn't bother you, Lane."

Without the previous stepping on the moon, without the void choir that penetrated into the soul, he just walked in so plainly, carried the chair on the other side of the room with both hands to Lann's desk, and sat down plainly. opposite.

If this static time is ignored, he is really like an ordinary businessman received by the lord Lann, even a downcast one.

The two backpacks he had on his shoulders were too small, and he didn't even replace them with a larger one that could wrap the contents well, which looked shabby.

But Lan knew that if anyone really thought this man was ordinary, it would be a big mistake.

He is a traveler of dimensions, he is a maker of rules, and he is a mystery that no one knows.

He is the master of the mirror who is both gods and demons - Gaunt Odim.

"Long time no see, Ran. I'm glad to see you like the gift I gave you so much."

Master Mirror looked at Lan En's lion pupils and said sincerely, "I also sincerely hope that you will be as happy as I am."

This was the first time that Lann faced the real Mirror Master consciously. During the last communication, he was completely motionless.

What should ordinary people do in the face of such an existence with a ceiling of combat power, and humbly pray? Obsequiously please?

The attitude of Geralt in the original book is a good reference, that kind of feeling of being neither humble nor overbearing, even a little bit of yin and yang. Master Mirror seems to like this way of communication very much.

In other words, Lann could treat the Mirror Master the same way he treated the bard Milo Glass.

"I really can't say I don't like it, but I can't say I like it either." Lan looked at Master Mirror expressionlessly, "Odimu—may I call you that?"

"I'd be happier if you called me Gaunt."

"Then Odim—I want to know, did you spend a lot of thought in order to be able to send this gift?"

"First, as long as a small coincidence, the dangerous situation will turn into a desperate situation, and then you will give me a little help to save my life, and this help will also have a little power; and when I have a little power, you will give me a little help." Help me establish a more powerful enemy, so as to arouse my desire for more powerful power, and facilitate our subsequent transactions."

Lann said calmly: "If you really just rewarded me with wine as you said, then you could show up earlier and let me recover and save Sintra. But you didn't, so you chose to let me carry the country. The hatred of ruining the family is against half the continent or even the entire continent, right?

There is no such thing as "you will show up when I think of a suitable reward", you have prepared a reward for me from the beginning, because I will definitely go for that reward, and I can't ask for another reward, It's all about making your deal go through as promised, right? "

The mirror master sat across from Lan En. Following the exposure or framing by the lion-eyed man, he was not angry at all. Instead, the smile on his face became bigger and bigger. The novelty of seeing treasures and seeing the same kind Joy filled his face more and more rippling.

"No, no, Lan, you misunderstood me." The mirror master said sincerely.

"You only talked about the part of the transaction, and there is also the part of the poem: the battle of defending the country in which the demon hunter saves his relatives, how can it be as exciting as the battle of revenge of the last prince? I have been looking forward to your body. What a new theme, these are touching stories that I can still share in other worlds.”

The mirror master sincerely corrected the cognitive errors in Lann's language, as if he was teaching a child how to understand the world.

"Deal? Deals are secondary to the story. Does that make you understand?"

Lan's face twitched, as if he didn't expect Master Mirror to be so frank.

He clenched his fists tightly, reminding himself repeatedly that what was in front of him was the ceiling of combat effectiveness, and now was not the time to turn his face.

"Let's get down to business—your deal. Get that deed out of your bag, it's about to fall out of your battered bag. If you need it, I can replace it with a better one." Bigger and stronger bag."

"This contract? It's not for you, and we don't need these things between us."

The mirror master picked up the quill in mid-air, teased the feathers on the tail, and began to dictate the deal he had prepared for Lan:

"As much as I see in you now, I love stories. Before I get the stories in you, I'll tell you a story too: about a hard-hearted scoundrel, how mean and shameful he was No one can match him, and he refuses to pay his debts. He is a beast in human skin, feeding on the pain of others!"

When he said the last sentence, Master Mirror gritted his teeth.

Lan En was expressionless: "Although I feel that you seem to be introducing yourself, it can be seen that you really don't like him very much. How did this person offend you?"

The name of the rascal and beast that the Mirror Master spoke of was Ogierd Everec.

He was born in a nomadic people, and his ancestors were awarded nobles with military honors in Redania, and he was one of the founders of the Redanian dynasty.

But such a noble family eventually fell into disrepair. Like many cliché stories, this fallen nobleman tried to reverse the fate of the family, but the result was bankruptcy and the betrayal of his lover; in the end, he had to turn to the devil to exchange wealth and save love.

But this guy is different from the idiots in other stories. Although he messed up a lot of things, he is talented in black magic and some tricks:

Before meeting Master Mirror, he had taught himself black magic to the point of "cursing others into frogs" or "summoning dark astral creatures from afar"; The loopholes in the contract made the following conditions:

Ogierd promised to give his soul to the mirror master in exchange for status and wealth. But if the mirror master wants to obtain this soul and complete the contract, he must first fulfill Ogierd's three wishes, but it cannot be implemented by him himself, but through an agent.

Lane was not the first choice of Master Mirror, but Ogierd's wisdom and means must be admired here: after all, if the agent sent by Master Mirror before had played a role, then Lane now would not be needed.

"I need more than a thug, but a witty enough to be fearless, like—you, Lane."

Lan En was expressionless: "I am flattered by your compliment."

Master Mirror nodded: "I can feel it. Lane, I need an ally, a friend, and I think you are the one I'm looking for."

Ran opened his arms and indicated where he was: "But O'Dim, as you can see, I have a mess to deal with right now. In your terms, I'm writing a story for you, so I don't have time I traveled all the way to Redania to be a dijing that fulfills other people's wishes for you."

Faced with Lan En's refusal, Master Mirror seemed to have expected it. He smiled mysteriously and said:

"Have you forgotten Lane, I told you - 'When the time is right, I will come to you again', I never lie."

Hearing this, Lan En showed a confused expression on his face.

However, Master Mirror did not intend to explain, and continued on his own: "I believe this will be a smooth journey, and my entrustment will also be a splendid embellishment in your story. When you arrive in Redania Let’s get back in touch later, I’m waiting for your good news.”

After saying this, Master Mirror smiled mysteriously:

"By the way, Lane. Regarding your witcher mutation, you have obtained far more than you imagined. After all, how could the gift I gave you be defective? There are more surprises waiting for you to develop. Waiting for you After knowing the full content of this mutation, I believe you will really thank me."

What's the meaning? Lan En was about to ask again, but he heard a "dong dong dong" knock on the door.

The sound of the quiet space suddenly attracted Lan En's attention. How could there be another person's knock on the door in a place where time stood still?

Immediately after he realized it, he turned around and saw that the place where Master Mirror was sitting was empty.

The gel-like sunken ink rippled and then became flat, and the quill suspended in mid-air fell to the table with a "snap" sound.

And at the place directly opposite Lann, there was a small plain mirror at some point. There was no decoration on the back of it, only the clarity of the mirror surface was commendable. You can buy it from any merchant on the road. mirror.

But this mirror is definitely not ordinary, because it is something left by the mirror master.

Lan En remembered that in the original book, the mirror master would leave a mark on the agent, which was regarded as supervision and a token; now it seems that this mirror is the token left by the mirror master, but he has not agreed to the other party's entrustment ah?

"Dong dong dong." The knock on the door became more urgent, followed by the druid's voice, "Lan, are you inside?"

"Yes." Lan got up and wanted to open the door for Mossak, but the old druid stopped waiting to push the door and enter after getting Lan's response.

His expression was stern, and he held a letter in his hand.

"Lan, the Northern Kingdom is going to hold a war conference, and Cintra is the invited party."

North-South peace talks are here.

Hearing what Mossack said, Lan suddenly felt that the matter was not simple, and quickly took the letter and began to read it carefully.

To put it simply, after the Northern Kingdom blocked Nilfgaard from the northern border this time, the two sides are at a stalemate at this stage. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the next strategic deployment.

Because the situation has developed to the current stage, any major country in the northern region can no longer decide on its own. They have fully realized Nilfgaard's huge ambitions and powerful strength.

If you want to take advantage of the victory to pursue and even defeat Nilfgaard, then the northern border needs thorough cooperation; and if you want to negotiate peace with Nilfgaard, then how to negotiate, what you have to pay and what you want to get, these also require the various forces in the northern border Carry out overall coordination.