A riot? A rebellion? In Redania?

Shapet was so shocked that he could hardly maintain his disguise and revealed his true appearance as a shapeshifter.

How much influence does Redania have in the North, and how strong is it?

Let’s put it this way, although the North is now known as the “Four Great Countries”, the strength between countries is still different.

Although Kaedwen has the largest territory, it is sparsely populated and its ruler is still a nobleman like Henselt. He even directly promoted the spread of scourges like the Scoia'tael throughout the North. All the kings are waiting for Henselt to kill them.

Aedirn has the shortest history. Although it is a major agricultural country, its industry and trade are underdeveloped, and its military is relatively weak. In the history of Nilfgaard's invasion, it was the first major country to be destroyed. King Demaevi III even fled to Temeria to seek asylum.

Temeria is stronger than the above two countries in terms of strength, with relatively developed economy and military industry. Foltestai is also a rare iron-fisted monarch and once became the face of the King of the North in the original history.

But compared to Redania, Temeria seems slightly inferior.

Because since this generation of monarchs took the throne, Redania is the only country whose comprehensive national strength has steadily increased.

When Vizimir II first ascended the throne, Redania was about the same strength as the other three kingdoms. However, during his reign, he worked hard to govern the country. On the one hand, he generously funded the Bull Castle Academy to gather academic talents from the entire North, and at the same time, he opened up Novigrad and encouraged trade to create the largest port city in the North.

Although both cities are now more or less semi-independent politically, especially Novigrad, the talents and taxes they bring have actually enhanced Novigrad's overall national strength, benefiting the people and strengthening its military. It even developed the largest spy intelligence agency in the North, keeping track of all the movements in the North.

It can be said that when the other three kingdoms were still playing the feudal Middle Ages and doing this and that on their own little piece of land, Redania already had some signs of the Renaissance and even the Enlightenment.

If Nilfgaard in the south had not intervened later, and if Redania had continued to develop in this way, it is really possible that it would have been able to annex the other three countries and unify the north.

Therefore, when Lann said that such a powerful country as Novigrad would be in riot or even rebellion, Shapet was horrified.

Shapet also completely believed what Lan said. Not to mention their already close relationship, Lan was now famous throughout the continent at the age of less than 20. Countless people had already confirmed his honor as the "Heroic Lord". The people of Cintra even ranked him alongside the "Three Legendary Kings" of humans who overthrew the Elf Dynasty.

Shapet completely believed the news brought by Lan.

He stood up excitedly: "Lane, who wants to attack Redania? Nilfgaard's spies? The Scoia'tael? Or is Henselt crazy? Or is it Temeria..."

Under Shapet's anxious gaze, Lan waved his hand: "It was Redania herself."

Then Shapet was frozen as if he had been cast under the [Transformation and Sealing Technique].

Lan En touched his chin again: "If you want to be strict, you can add me."

…

Schappet sat down.

He picked up the glass in front of him and drank it all: "Tell me what you are planning."

Lann tapped the table with his fingertips as he detailed Philippa's plan.

The shapeshifting monster in front of him kept changing his expression in the physical sense, and it took a long time to stabilize.

Chapet let out a long sigh: "The royal advisor killed the king and then let the sorcerer take over the country... You want to change the situation in the North that has lasted for thousands of years. This means that Philippa will be the actual ruler of Redania soon, right? This is a huge change for both Novigrad and the Eternal Flame."

Shapet tapped his head. "Especially me. I wonder if a warlock of her level can see through my disguise... You asked me to help you. What can I do?"

Lan looked at Shapet, who had been upset after hearing the news, and smiled.

"I want you to help me completely control Novigrad and completely ignite the Eternal Flame throughout Redania. I also want you to support the new king Radovid V after the assassination of Vesemir II, and then teach him how to be a 'qualified' monarch."

"As for Philippa, you don't have to worry." Lann raised his glass to cover his lips, "She won't come back from Thaned Island."

Shapet was about to pour wine into the glass in front of him, but his hand shook and the wine spilled all over his clothes.

"You..." Shapet's expression was full of doubt.

"Me." Lan nodded.

Shapet was silent for a while.

"What are you planning, Lan?" Shapet was silent. "Excuse me, you should be able to see that I am not a qualified politician. The nature of the shapeshifter has influenced me. What I really love is peace. The original Shapet was just an extreme religious figure. He didn't know how to govern, let alone run a country."

"It's okay. I'll help you." Lann chuckled. "Although my actions are undoubtedly intended to clear future obstacles for Cintra, and have a distinct political color. But you can think of it this way: you took over this situation for the people of Redania, and to prevent the out-of-control situation from completely sliding into the abyss."

"You have seen the tragic situation in the Demon Pit. I can tell you that Radovid will be a tyrant comparable to Henselt in the future, and a rational tyrant at that. I'm afraid he will not tolerate the current situation in Novigrad after he takes power, and more people will die because of him."

"I believe that you will be able to help Redania get through the turbulent period smoothly. I will not shy away from telling you that I have bigger ambitions in the future, but I also hope to achieve my goals as peacefully as possible, so as to preserve the strength of the North to the greatest extent possible to face future powerful enemies."

"I believe you, Shapet." Lann smiled, and looked at Shapet with his dark golden lion eyes. "Do you believe me?"

…

I don't know how long it took, but the sunlight on the Temple Island gradually weakened.

Lan was escorted out of the study by Shapet.

"Just leave it to me, Lan," Shapet promised solemnly.

Then he relaxed and asked, "What are your plans for the future? Do you want to get familiar with Novigrad?"

Lann shook his head. "My relationship with Vizimir II is not very good at this stage, so I'd better not show up too much in Redania. My gains this time are beyond your imagination, and I should go back and take stock..."

The two of them walked towards the conference room while talking. Lann wanted to greet the witchers, but he only saw two lonely people inside.

In the huge conference room, only two old fellows, Vesemir and Raymond, were sighing over the history of the Wolf Clan. The old wolf still had tears in his eyes despite the comfort from the old old wolf.

"What about the others?"

Hearing the noise, Vesemir quickly wiped his eyes.

"The boys are full of energy. I heard that Kaiyan had tried to recruit shapeshifters and female night demons to go to Cintra but was rejected, so they were curious and wanted to go see what was going on."

You may have to guess about others, but anyone who goes to see the female Night Demon Rann is very sure.

However, compared to when Lann had just left Novigrad, his demand for these non-human races with strange abilities has been greatly reduced, and he no longer has the enthusiasm he had before.

"I understand the others, but did Geralt and Yennefer go along as well?"

“They didn’t join in the fun.” Vesemir shook his head but smiled, “But this is Novigrad after all. There are many attractive things here.”

Oh, I went on a date.

I hope it's not the kind in the hotel.

Lan En rubbed his brows: "What do you two say?"

Vesemir and Raymond looked at each other.

Vesemir still wanted to return to Cintra as soon as possible to continue to oversee the establishment of the new site of the Order; to put it another way, even if he had to take a vacation, his Duchess of Minore was still in Cintra.

Raymond was also more curious about the situation of the Witcher Cult.

"Then I'll ask you to take care of Geralt and the others for me. Just give them a holiday." Lann turned around and said to Shapet, "When they come back, let Yennefer communicate with the fixed teleportation array here to return to Cintra."

Shapet agreed without hesitation.

…

The bright emerald light flickered on and off. Raymond looked at his surroundings in shock, then touched his head for confirmation.

Not dizzy at all, it's really good news for demon hunters on long journeys!

He looked around and realized that he was in Kel Siren, the headquarters of the Griffin School.

"As expected of the Griffin School, this style... is something we didn't expect when we first established Kaer Morhen." Raymond exclaimed, "And after so long, their castle is still so well preserved!"

Vesemir whispered to Raymond about the changes in the Griffin School, which made Raymond look surprised again.

And Lane ran towards Mossak's laboratory.

He wanted to restore Raymond's armor as soon as possible.

Lann was really envious of Raymond's armor. He knew much better than the people of the Wolf Clan how significantly the armor could improve combat effectiveness.

In the games of his previous life, each school had its own exclusive armor, and players had their own preferences based on their different aesthetics: the hooded light armor of the cat school was light and chic, the robes of the bear school had a grandmaster-like heaviness, and the medium armor jackets of the wolf school were in line with modern people's aesthetics.

The armor developed by Raymond himself, called "Abandoned Wolf", has unified the players: it has a kind of beauty of strength.

At least compared to the suits that Lann has collected now and the [Top Griffin Suit] he is wearing, the [Abandoned Wolf] developed by Raymond is far superior.

In a sense, Vesemir was right: if Raymond had brought the armor back to Kaer Morhen, perhaps he could have reversed or at least delayed the fate of the Wolf Clan's decline.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

At this moment, even Yuna Todaloch, who was still in Cintra supervising the armaments, was dragged over by Lann. Although Cintra has now been restored, Yuna, who came as a support, did not return to the island with the reinforcements from Skellige, but stayed in Cintra.

The Todaloch family said it was a big deal. The people of the islands encouraged people to experience life everywhere. Wandering and adventure were part of their romance.

Lan was also happy to have a future master blacksmith staying in Cintra, so he absorbed Yuna into his own armament system.

Now the golden-haired girl was whispering with Raymond, discussing their respective forging techniques based on the drawings in front of them.

On the other side, Lann explained Raymond's origins to Mossak, which made the druid sigh again.

"Kel Siren also had a forge in the past. I went to see it before. It was well restored by the wishes of the Genie." Mossak suggested, "Maybe it can be restarted now."

Lann nodded, then showed an apologetic look: "I have to add burden to you again. This set of armor contains a lot of alchemical techniques. I don't know if it can be combined with our current [Magic Infusion] or other technologies. Many alchemical technologies of the new era may also be able to replace the technology at that time for strengthening. Once the secondary mutation experiment is completed, I will trouble you to start this project."

Mossak tapped Lan's chest with his index finger and shook his head helplessly. But then he raised his chin slightly and smiled reservedly in Lan's inexplicable look.

"In fact," the old druid smiled, "we can start studying this armor now."

"...What do you mean?" Lan En was confused at first, then he thought of something and showed a look of surprise.

"Aren't you wondering where Gerald went?" Mossak patted Lann's shoulder. "We have made a breakthrough in the secondary mutation. Now we can implement it on Geralt and the others while ensuring safety. However, there is a shortage of materials recently, especially the eggs of the albino centipede, so Gerald went back to Toussaint's laboratory to look for them."

"At this stage, we are unable to perform secondary mutations on too many people due to material problems. After all, albino centipedes are too rare. We plan to breed them for several generations first, rather than using up all the materials at once."

Lan nodded heavily, completely agreeing with Mossak's proposal, and then asked: "How many people can undergo a second mutation now while ensuring sustainability?"

Mossak estimated: "About two or three people. You can decide who will mutate within your sect."

Lann took a deep breath and couldn't help laughing: "With the second mutation and the new armor, now the demon hunters can really kill high-level vampires alone."

"Lord Lannister!"

Before Lann could come back to his senses from the joy of the breakthrough in the secondary mutation experiment, Yuna's voice sounded again behind him.

She clutched the Abandoned Wolf School's armor blueprint, her face flushed with excitement. "I've confirmed that the several school blueprints you gave me before are essentially the same system as this one. It's easy to knock out the embryo without enchantment first!"