There is a question that Ciri has always been curious about - did the wish she made to Lann come true? And how will the Djinn fulfill this wish?

In fact, when Lan heard Ciri's wish, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought Ciri had wasted a wish.

Ciri didn't care about this. Even if Lann had the ability to come and go freely on the battlefield, he could win the war with the help of his grandfather and others...

But it’s always better to have an extra layer of insurance!

But Di Jing doesn't think so.

As mentioned before, the same wish can be understood in many different ways, and each wish can be realized in many different ways.

…

Firewood was thrown into the fireplace and the flames burned brightly.

The majestic king began to read the battle report in his hand.

[On February 15, 1265, the entire territory of Rivia fell. King Henselt of Kaedwen took the opportunity to invade Aedirn from the south.

On February 16, King Demaevi of Aedirn withdrew 3,000 light cavalry from the front line to support the northern part of Aedirn. At the same time, he commanded the central army in Vengerberg to go north to fight against Kaedwen, which greatly weakened the strength of the Aedirn troops in the southern coalition.

On February 19, the coalition forces of Queen Mevi and King Demave were defeated by Nilfgaard again at Edelsberg in Aedirn. King Henselt led the Brown Banners across the Difni River in Aedirn and captured the town of Guleta in Aedirn.

On February 20, King Demave and Queen Meve split up their forces and headed north to provide support. Nilfgaard left only 3,000 men to deal with Queen Meve.

On the same day, Duke Cintra Lannister, who received a request for help from Aedirn's advisors, arrived in Aedirn and helped Queen Meve repel the Nilfgaardian troops, and then went north to pursue the Nilfgaardians.

On February 21, the Nilfgaardian Central Army Group located in Obersoden, led by Marshal Menno, marched eastward collectively.

On February 22, Lannister and Queen Mevy faced off against the Nilfgaardian division of Nausicaa and the 7th Cavalry Brigade of Deiranni. The Nilfgaardians were repelled.

On February 23, Duke Lannister, Queen Meve and King Demave joined forces to pursue the fleeing Nilfgaardian army. The Aedirnian army continued to march north to fight against Kaedwen.

On February 24, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms came into contact with the Nilfgaardian Central Army Group at the border of Livia and were defeated again. Marshal Menno left the Alba Division to consolidate the victory and led the Third Army and the Fourth Cavalry Regiment to continue northward.

On February 25, the Duke of Lannister suddenly appeared in the Alba Division that was left behind. The commander of the Alba Division, Aigblaj, was assassinated, and the core officers were wiped out.

On the same day, Marshal Menno stopped his march north, allowing Queen Mevi and King Demawi to catch their breath and defend the capital of Lyria.

On February 26, the Duke of Lannister appeared behind the Central Army Group, and was suspected of assassinating Marshal Menno. A large number of Nilfgaardian warlocks appeared at the scene, as well as two giant dragons.

Later, the Duke of Lannister appeared in the city of Lyria again, and Major General Marcus Brabant, commander of the 4th Nilfgaard Cavalry Corps, was reported to have been killed.

On February 27, Marshal Menno sent Vrihede's Brigade and Deswin's Division back south to build fortifications in Rivia and Lower Soden. The Lord of Lannister did not appear.

A fire was burning brightly in the fireplace.

Philippa Eilhart, the "Pearl of the Court of Tretog", looked at the battle report in front of her with a dazzling gleam in her eyes.

The head of the Redanian intelligence organization, Sigismund Dijkstra, trembled with his hands, unable to imagine that the "Duke of Lannister" in the battle report was the blond knight who had chatted with him in the Oxenburg not long ago.

"Tell me, my advisor, and my earl." King Vizimir II of Redania stared at the fireplace in a trance, seemingly looking forward to his ministers' opinions. "What should we do next?"

Philippa glanced at Vizimir II and quickly lowered her head. There were too many emotions in her eyes, which were not suitable to be shown in front of the king at this moment.

"Father, I think we should behead all the spies who brought this war report!" The king's eldest son Radovid shouted, "This information is ridiculous!"

Compared to the last time he met Lan, his buzz cut had become even more "shaggy".

The king said nothing, but turned his eyes to Dijkstra.

"Your Majesty, Redania has the best intelligence agency in the North." The spy chief said immediately.

"So, this intelligence is true?" the king said calmly. "I'm not surprised by the first half. It's normal for Henselt to do anything. But I'm a little wary of the middle part. Demave and Mivi together are no match for them. Maybe we should pay more attention to Nilfgaard."

"But these last parts - the Lannisters running around? And killing the commanders of so many troops so easily? And two dragons? Can you still call such a battle report true?"

To be honest, Dijkstra himself went through a long psychological struggle before submitting this battle report to the king.

"Count Dijkstra, don't you want to explain yourself?" Prince Radovid said sternly.

Dijkstra began to sweat.

Fortunately, Vizimir II quickly turned his attention away: "Philippa, my advisor. I hope you can give me some advice on this 'magical' intelligence."

The sorceress had calmed down by now. "Your Majesty, we all know that the Lord of Lannister is... special. He likes to make friends with special groups such as demon hunters and druids. The dryads of Brokilon have an alliance with him, and Triss Merigold, the advisor of Temeria, is also under his command."

Philippa is trying her best to cover for Lann and reduce the threat he poses to King Vizimir II.

She pondered for a moment, as if sorting out the information in her mind. "There are rumors that the druids of Skellige can control pterodactyls. Perhaps this is related to the two dragons reported in the newspaper. Lannister must have had the help of those druids and warlocks to achieve such a record. It's just that he was shown to the public alone as a support, so everyone thought that Lannister achieved such a record alone."

"You mean he is hiding the whereabouts of his magic army to increase the deterrence against the Nilfgaardians?" Vizimir II smiled, "At the same time, he can also take more credit and legends in the process, shape his own image in Cintra, and write Cintra's epic in the North?"

"There's no other way to explain it." Philippa lowered her head.

"How despicable!" Radovid sneered, "Using warlocks and druids to fight, and then taking credit for their achievements!"

The king frowned and finally waved his hand to signal the prince to be quiet for a while.

He leaned closer to the fireplace again: "Philippa, if it is you... or a warlock you know, can you do something to this extent? Can you replicate Lannister's achievements?"

This time Philippa did not hesitate at all: "I can't do it, and no known member of the Warlock Brotherhood can do it."

But she added: "But your majesty, I can ensure that this will not happen in Redania."

Philippa pointed to the battle report and stopped at February 26th.

The above is [Duke Lannister assassinates Marshal Menno, and a large number of Nilfgaardian warlocks appear at the scene].

Marshal Menno also appeared in the subsequent battle report, indicating that the assassination attempt by Lannister failed due to the presence of the warlock troops.

Vizimir II pondered for a moment and said, "Dijkstra, I heard that there are always Nilfgaardian spies around the Ban Ader School of Magic who contact dropouts and absorb them into their intelligence system. And the Kaedwen people turn a blind eye to this?"

"Yes, sire."

"We might as well get started."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then Philippa. Pass on my order - let the warriors on the eastern border teach Kaedwen a lesson. Henselt cannot ignore our warnings without paying the price." Vizimir II thought for a moment, "We have to help Demave free up his hands to deal with Nilfgaard."

"War." These two words made Prince Radovid look excited.

"Your will, your majesty." The sorceress gave a court salute.

"As for Cintra..." Vizimir II pondered for a moment, "Forget it, let's leave it at that for now. We can deal with anything else after we drive the Nilfgaardians away. After all, they only have so many people."

The conversation should have ended here, as Vizimir II felt a little tired.

But he suddenly saw his son, whose face was full of excitement. His prince seemed to be particularly fond of war, and some bad rumors had begun to spread in the palace.

This made Vizimir II begin to ponder.

"Philippa, you need to pay more attention to Radovid's education. I have a feeling that times will change."

Radovid was stunned, and his excited brain cooled down.

"It's my honor, Your Majesty." Philippa smiled meaningfully.

She bowed her head again to prevent the king from seeing the look in her eyes, which were filled with the greed of a night owl spotting its prey.

"And Dijkstra." Vizimir II turned to his intelligence chief again and said, "Some time ago I asked you to contact Foltestai to discuss the matter of marriage. Did he respond? I remember that guy's daughter is called Yada?"

Dijkstra looked as if he was about to say something but hesitated: "Your Majesty..."

…

Temeria, Vizima.

Unlike Redania, which singles out Novigrad as a trading city, Vizima, as the capital of Temeria, is itself one of the largest port cities in the North.

Due to the constant flow of merchants coming and going, the city has an amazingly free atmosphere, and with it comes all kinds of gossip that is almost impossible to suppress.

Of course, no matter where you are, the private affairs of the royal family are always the hottest topic among people, especially in Temeria where there is such an explosive orthopedic culture.

Princess Adda was born into such a family and always attracted the attention of the people of Vizima.

What's more, her own experience is legendary. She was cursed by a court sorcerer and turned into a vampire bird. She was saved by the famous demon hunter "White Wolf". After that, she always had a wild nature that could never be removed. She always acted in a high-profile manner. It was said that she even mixed with some underground gangs in the city for a while.

Fortunately, the current king of Temeria, Foltestai, does not take trivial matters seriously, otherwise most of the people in Vizima would have been thrown into prison.

In recent months, however, the people of Vizima have been surprised to find that Princess Adda has not appeared for a long time.

Another outrageous rumor began to spread from the court of Vizima - Princess Adda was pregnant without being married!

…

Keira and Fekater walked through the royal castle, through the spacious and noble stone halls, tinted window glass and domed ceilings, and came to the king's executive suite.

They were summoned by the king, and a royal butler helped them pass the message and then opened the door.

Before he could even enter, he heard a roar from inside: "Lannister!"

Kayla looked at her companions and shrank her neck.

The king was irritable of late, especially when the subject involved the Lannister Lord of Cintra.

But the lion has been too active in the north recently, and every piece of information passed to the court cannot avoid him. The distressed spies once thought about whether they could remove the part about the lion of Cintra from the intelligence, but they found that there was no intelligence to be passed on to their superiors.

The king became even more angry.

With a face that was prettier than a woman's, Foltestai threw a battle report to his warlock advisor, which described Lann's recent battle situation in the North.

Keira and Fecat were not as cunning as Philippa, and the expressions on their faces became visibly dull.

"It's magic, it must be magic. That Lannister guy likes these things." Foltste shouted loudly, "And Merigold, he kidnapped Merigold! The achievements in this battle report are definitely due to Merigold's contribution!"

"Keira, Fekat! You have worked with Merigold before. Tell me, can you do what is written in the battle report?"

Even Fecat, who has now become one of the top ten members of the Warlock Brotherhood, could only shake his head at this kind of question, and they gave similar answers to Philippa.

Foltestai sat back heavily on the sofa, trying to get the blond-haired man out of his head.

He began to care about his daughter.

"Kayla, you've been taking care of Yada, how is she doing?"

Keira Metz sorted out her words: "Her Royal Highness is in very good health, but she has been insisting on her previous views recently."

"You want me to send troops to support Cintra?"

"Yes." Kayla lowered her head.

As expected, the handsome king who had just calmed down jumped up again: "This is a trick of Lannister! It's a shameful revenge! He has really brought shame to Calanthe! He actually wants to make me surrender in this way? Damn Lannister! Dirty witcher!"

"No, that's also a lie! He's not a demon hunter at all!!"

"Everyone in the North has been deceived by him!!!"

Who could have thought that not long ago, Foltestai was planning to marry his illegitimate son with the Princess of Cintra, but now the situation has turned out like this.

Fecate looked around and cleared his throat: "Your Majesty, this is not a bad thing from a political point of view. It can even help us achieve many strategies..."

"Get out!"

So the EQ of warlocks is really low.

After driving away his two advisors, Foltestai stood there for a while, catching his breath.

After a long silence, no one knew what he was thinking about, the King of Temeria instructed his royal butler again: "Has Roche returned to Vizima?"

"Just arrived yesterday, Your Majesty. He just completed the last mission you ordered him to do."

"Bring him here."

A man as strong as iron soon asked for a meeting. He was wearing blue cotton leather armor with scattered stripes on the sleeves, holding a brown turban, and had a resolute expression.

"Your Majesty." The iron man knelt down in front of his king.

"Roche, you are one of my most trusted subordinates." The king said, "I want you to immediately gather all the members of the Blue Guards who are away. I need this special forces to be my guard for a period of time."

Roche's expression immediately turned serious: "Your Majesty, is there an assassin?"

"No." Foltestai gritted his teeth, "I want to lead the army south myself!"

Roche hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Should we... attack Cintra?"

Anyone who heard the order would think so, considering the king's recent temper.

"No." Foltestai almost bit his teeth.

He took a deep breath and said in an extremely unwilling tone: "The target is the Nilfgaardians!"