After completing the contract with Milva, Lann turned around and shouted to the Arrow Servant: "Ace, what are you mumbling about? It's your turn!"

The arrow attendant who was muttering "lion group" and "lion" in a trance was suddenly startled, then strode forward with his head held high and chest puffed out, full of a sense of glorious ceremony.

Then, a panel appeared that surprised Lann -

[Follower: Ace Eloman Oman

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Level: 1

Talent: Magical Aura (Not Awakened)

Experience value: 0/1000

HP: 200/200

Mana: Not enabled

Inventory: City Guard Armor, City Guard Greaves, City Guard Gauntlets, City Guard Longsword, Mahogany Recurve Bow

Skills: Advanced Archery, Intermediate Horsemanship, Intermediate Swordsmanship

Mission: None]

[Shared Follower Talent: Magic Aura]

[Magic Aura: Increases the attack distance of magic skills by 20%, increases the attack accuracy of magic skills by 20%]

Lane knew that talent was a very rare thing. It was normal for Milva to have talent since she had a gold card as a foundation, but he did not expect that Ace would also have talent.

And it's a spellcaster talent.

Ace, your skills are misplaced!

"My Lord Earl." Ace suddenly spoke, pulling Lann out of his thoughts, "I also feel that what I learned before is clearer. And you are also more heroic, more majestic, and more handsome."

"You don't have to say the second half of your feelings." Lann hesitated and asked, "Ace... Has your family ever produced a warlock, druid, or alchemist?"

The Archer, who didn't know he was about to become a Magic Servant, replied in surprise: "You know, sir, I am the son of a knight, and my family has inherited the art of swordsmanship..."

His voice became lower and lower because he saw Lan's solemn and conflicted expression.

He heard the Earl say: "Perhaps, I should change my plan for you..."

…

After giving the two fighting factions their attendants the system panels, it was already dark.

Night, Lannister House, garden.

“I have lost a follower, a friend, a comrade.

He held my back countless times in his life, and the last time he and I said goodbye, he fell into the enemy's magic trap in order to protect me."

There is a small mound in the garden, surrounded by flowers.

Lann held Sward's helmet in his hands and whispered a mournful word.

“He is my sharpest sword and my strongest shield.

He was the son of a blacksmith, but his virtue surpassed that of a knight.

He was an oath keeper, and he died for it.”

Behind Lann were all the Lannister retainers, in addition to Geralt and Ciri.

Ciri burst into tears and sobbed, blaming herself for what she had said to Sword.

“He was born into a wonderful city and rose from it with a group of wonderful people.

He died in that wonderful city, among those who fought for it.

He will live forever in our hearts and in the hearts of our descendants for generations to come.

The rest he now has is far more peaceful than anything he has ever experienced.”

Lann stepped forward, placed his helmet on the grave, and whispered, "Your oath ends here. Rest in peace, Sward."

Everyone was silent for a while. Ace and House, the two servants who had been with Sword day and night, were the most grief-stricken. From then on, only two of the three servants were left.

"Lan." The Lion-Eyed Man suddenly felt his clothes being pulled, and Ciri's barely audible voice came from behind him, "I thought you...had an accident, so I said a lot of bad things to Sword."

The little princess burst into tears: "He died for me, but my last words to him were not good words."

Lann sighed inwardly and gently pulled Ciri over to hug him to his chest: "You feel very uncomfortable, don't you?"

Ciri nodded.

"Then cry, Ciri. You have to cry when you feel sad." Lann comforted her softly, "But you have to remember this feeling and everyone who sacrificed for you, because from now on you will have an extra responsibility on your shoulders."

Geralt stood at the back. He was used to seeing life and death, but he also felt sorry for the deceased.

White Wolf said softly: "What a pity, I like him very much."

When Ciri gradually calmed down, Ens came forward and asked, "Master, what inscription do you want to engrave on Sward's tombstone?"

In order to prevent the body from rotting beyond recognition, Lane buried Sward early for the sake of dignity, and the tombstone had not yet been carved.

He had already thought of the words he wanted to carve: "Heaven is on the left, warriors are on the right."

The old butler nodded and took note, then took a step back to make room for the two again.

Commemoration of the dead can only be brief, the war is still going on, the soldiers have just been settled, and there will be endless affairs to come.

With a melancholy feeling of missing the deceased, everyone soon returned to their work.

Late at night, in Lord Brokilon's mansion, Lann's bedroom.

The familiar notebook was spread out on the table, filled with Chinese characters that only Lan En could understand.

This book was originally placed at the bottom of Lannister's mansion in the capital. When the old butler transferred his property, he was reluctant to throw away any of Lann's things. He even brought a half-worn feather pen, not to mention this important thing in the exquisite little box.

Ciri flipped through it, but didn't understand what was inside.

Lann glanced at what he had written in the past. It read [Save Cintra], [Become Stronger], [Develop Territory], and [Major Events] in order.

With a smile, Lann turned the page to the blank page at the back and wrote down the following:

【Restoration of Sintra】

【Strength Improvement】

There is no need to say much about the preservation of Sintra. This land carries too many things of Lann. Everything he has gained now makes Sintra an inseparable part of him.

In the foreseeable future, Sintra will continue to provide him with great support. Having a country as your backing is better than wandering around on the mainland.

Moreover, compared with the corrupt ending of Cintra in the original book, the current situation in Cintra is much better and not irreversible.

In the original book, Ciri lost her guards and fled everywhere. Because of the special nature of the ancient blood and her status as the first heir to Cintra, she became the object of contention among various forces. Some people even wanted to kill Ciri completely to make Cintra a completely ownerless land.

Finally, it was the ghost father, Emperor Emhyr, who wanted to marry Ciri to gain the orthodoxy of Cintra. After failing to capture Ciri, he asked someone to pretend to be Ciri to make a marriage contract. On this basis, the emperor finally signed a peace treaty with the Northern Kingdom and ceded Cintra.

Even in such a situation, Lann remembered that there was a lone army of Cintra outside, waiting to restore the country. It seemed to be the remnants of Cintra led by Marshal Visegid. Where were they stationed before, and where are they now?

Lan shook his head in distress. He couldn't remember clearly, but as long as his influence in Brokilon grew, he would not be afraid that the marshal would come to find him.

The above is the sequel of Cintra in the original book, and the current situation is naturally much better. With Brokilon as the base, with the two royal families of himself and Ciri calling for support, and the dryads providing support, this place will become the last spark of Cintra in the future.

The main reason why the Kingdom of Cintra fell was that the king and queen died too suddenly in the original novel, and the capital was taken away by Nilfgaard in a blitzkrieg. Otherwise, how could it have been defeated so quickly? The old Cintra people later relied on civilian armed forces to hold off Nilfgaard for almost a year.

The political and strategic position of the border of Brokilon and the nearby Temeria should be enough to make Nilfgaard cautious. Unless the empire, which is fighting on multiple fronts, completely revises its strategic layout, Lann and his party will be safe here for the time being.

If you want to restore your country, there are several key time points to pay attention to.

Lan thought about it, and wrote a few more lines under "Restoration of Cintra".

Battle of Sodden Mountain

This war was mainly divided into two parts. The first was the Battle of Upper Soden: the Empire won a great victory over the regular army of the Northern Kingdom;

Later, the warlocks of the Northern Kingdom realized the seriousness of the matter and spontaneously organized to resist Nilfgaard, and the Battle of Lower Sodden broke out.

In the Battle of Lower Sodden, 22 warlocks of the royal advisor level and the coalition forces of the Northern Kingdom fought against the Nilfgaardian Imperial cavalry. In the end, more than 30,000 people died in this battle, and 13 of the Northern Warlocks were sacrificed, which was a great loss.

Nilfgaard's invasion was thus blocked, and the First Nilfgaard-Northern War came to an end.

But after thinking about it, Lann crossed out the line. Nilfgaard, who was fighting on multiple fronts, might have already reached Lower Soden. There was no time left. And he was not qualified to participate in this war now.

It is hard to say whether there are 30,000 young and middle-aged people left in Cintra now. What's more, thirteen consultant-level warlocks have died. How can I risk my life to participate?

Lann, whose strength has been enhanced, has been a bit arrogant recently, but not to this extent.

There are some people who can be rescued and the relationship deepened so that they can be pulled to Cintra's camp in the future: for example, Triss, who was once thought to have died in the war, seemed to have been knocked down by the soldiers and teleported to her own secret laboratory, where she was found and treated for a long time; another example is White Wolf's official wife Yennefer, who seemed to have been blinded by Fringilla Viego in this war and was blind for a long time.

As long as they can hold out until the Battle of Sodden Mountain is over and Nilfgaard is defeated, Cintra can try to gradually recover the lost territory. This is also a long process.

Unless there is help.

Lan thought about it, and then wrote down [North-South Peace Negotiations] and [Thannid Island Coup].

The North-South Peace Negotiations were an important time point. Lann remembered that it was during these negotiations that Cintra was ceded to the Empire. But at the beginning, Cintra still had many supporters, and these were all that Lann could win over.

Even if he becomes a demon hunter, he may be rejected by some countries. But his royal status is still there, he has soldiers, territories and princesses, and entering as Ciri's guardian is enough for him to knock on the door of the Game of Thrones.

Lann muttered to himself, "And when I have enough strength - they will be the ones to enter my door."

The only problem is that Ciri can't stay in Brokilon for long. From a personal development perspective, she must go to Kaer Morhen for training, build her own bonds, and grow; from a broader perspective, the remnants of the Cintra army and the small town of Brokilon can no longer protect the Ancient Blood, and more hands from the dark will reach out.

Even Lann himself will have to find a spokesperson to take over after the territory is initially stabilized, and he may also go out to travel. On the one hand, it is to improve his own strength, and on the other hand, it is to avoid the trouble caused by his identity.

Confirmed. [North-South Peace Talks] is a major event that will happen in the near future, and it is also something I must participate in, so I have to start preparing early.

[The Senid Island Coup] There is no rush for the time being. This major event is still three or four years away, so just plan slowly. There will be many major events happening at that time, and you need enough strength to be qualified to enter. You have to accumulate slowly, and then plan the benefits you can swallow according to your strength at that time.

Lann remembered that this event was even more serious than the Battle of Sodden Mountain. If the death of thirteen warlocks at the level of royal advisors in the Battle of Sodden Mountain had caused serious damage to the Warlock Brotherhood, then the consequence of the coup on Thanedd Island was the complete dissolution of the Warlock Brotherhood and the rewriting of the relationship between spellcasters and mortals on the entire continent. After this, cases of warlocks being killed by mortal armies would no longer be uncommon.

After deciding on [North-South Peace Negotiations] and [Thannid Island Coup], Lan thought about it and finally wrote down [Ally]

And write [Skellig] and [Witcher] in sequence behind them.

After "Monster Hunter", Lann wrote down "Griffin" and "Wolf". After thinking for a while, he drew a bracket: (Viper) (Bear) (Cat), arranging them in order.