The North-South War ended, the Nilfgaardians were driven away, and Cintra, the gateway to the North, was recaptured. After years of war, the North should have a chance to recuperate, and time should go back to before the war, and all countries will regain a stable and comfortable time.

This is what the kings and nobles of the Northerners originally thought.

However, none of them expected that some people - or more specifically, a certain person - did not want the North to be too peaceful.

With the enemy country constantly developing, the enemy constantly coveting, and the crisis of world destruction approaching, a "stable life" is self-destruction.

The cold north needs something drier.

…

During the Civil War, Kaedwen, which had preserved its strength the most, was the first to experience change.

On January 2, 1266, King Henselt was assassinated. According to the recollections of the palace guards, the assassin was suspected to be a member of the Nilfgaardian sorcerer army.

The next day, the Scoia'tael from the North suddenly gathered in Kaedwen. Following the orders of the elven leader named "Iorveth", they carried out an unprecedented integration of the scattered teams.

On January 6, Iorveth attacked Ben Grimm, and a violent conflict broke out with the Kaedweni special forces [Brown Flag Battalion] stationed there.

On January 7, a green dragon was found in the primeval jungle near Ben Green. Later, some people speculated that it had been dormant in the jungle for a long time and was accidentally disturbed by the conflict of war, so it became furious.

On that day, the Squirrel Party and the Brown Banner Camp fought a decisive battle on the banks of the Lisela River, and a green dragon suddenly descended. The Brown Banner Camp, which was mainly composed of light cavalry, had no power to resist the dragon's poisonous flames and was completely wiped out.

After the Brown Flag Camp was completely wiped out, the Squirrel Party on the front line used bows and arrows to temporarily force back the Green Dragon, but they did not expect the Green Dragon to turn around and attack the slower-moving logistics troops in the rear of the Squirrel Party, causing heavy losses to the Squirrel Party.

On January 9, a female warrior named Saskia appeared in Ben Grimm. She gathered refugees from the war and organized troops to resist the Squirrel Party.

On January 11, Saskia started negotiations with Iorveth, the leader of the Scoia'tael. During the negotiations, Saskia claimed to be a quarter-elf hybrid and proposed the concept of "racial equality".

On January 12, Saskia entered the cave where the green dragon was hiding alone and slayed the dragon.

The Scoia'tael recognized Saskia's strength, were grateful for her revenge for their compatriots, and led their troops to leave Ben Grimm.

Since King Henselt had no children, after he was assassinated, all the royal bloodlines began to fight for power. The Scoia'tael took advantage of the opportunity and captured several cities during this period.

Saskia used her reputation as a dragon slayer to gather refugees and began to build a stronghold.

On January 20, Saskia announced the formation of an uprising army. She issued a wide statement, denouncing Henselt's oppression of non-human races and exploitation of citizens during his reign, and opposing the nobles' disregard for the lives of civilians in the melee to divide the royal power; at the same time, she once again proposed the "equality concept" and called for the re-establishment of a "country where all races live in harmony" on the land of Kaedwen.

On January 21, Iorveth announced that the Scoia'tael, which was mainly composed of elves, dwarves, halflings, and gnomes, would join Saskia's uprising army to respond to the call for "racial equality". At the same time, he called on all the Scoia'tael in the North that had not yet assembled to rush to Kaedwen and join the great cause.

On January 30, the Saskia rebels entered Ban Ader and, after reaching a consensus with the local half-elf mayor, claimed ownership of the city.

On January 31, the Ban Ade School of Magic announced its support for leader Saskia. The troops under Saskia's name began to call her "Virgin Saskia".

…

"Although Banard's training of apprentices is not as professional as Aretusa on Thaned Island, it is still a magic school after all, right?" Saskia shrugged at Lann, "And it's a boys' school, which can help to alleviate the awkward situation of having only female sorcerers under your command."

Saskia, who was arranging combat tasks in Kaedwen in the morning, now secretly appeared in the study of the Cintra Palace, reporting the combat situation to the famous Duke Lannister.

As she spoke, Saskia began to beam with joy: "Lan En, your understanding of guerrilla warfare is really amazing. I can't believe that the troops composed of farmers in the early stage can actually fight against the regular army. Your idea of ​​encouraging me to gather the countryside first and then attack the city is also correct. Now I..."

Lann coughed twice to stop Saskia from talking, and shook his head: "The North is vast and sparsely populated, especially in Kaedwen. This tactic can be most effective in Kaedwen. But now your power base has been established, and you just need to play it safe from now on."

"When can you capture Ade Kalai?"

Saskia thought for a moment and said, "It's the capital after all, so it's a little difficult..."

"It's okay. I will support you. You can always come to me if you have any problems with supplies. After your [Free State] is established, Cintra and Temeria will immediately issue a statement of recognition. Aedirn, Lyria, and Rivia will also have no problem."

Saskia nodded excitedly, thought for a while and suddenly said: "Then should I contact Iorveth and the elves of the Blue Mountain to absorb more elven troops?"

Lann shook his head: "The elves under your command must be separated from the elves of the Blue Mountains. If you want to control this race with a long history, you can't let them bring their own "history" under your command. Now this army composed of young people is the best. And..."

Lan sneered. "Most of the truly old and powerful elves died in the previous war with humans, and the young and brave ones are basically all in the Scoia'tael. Those hiding in the Blue Mountains are so-called 'politicians' and 'elders' who are addicted to the illusions of the past and uphold the concept of 'elves first', not 'warriors'. If you really recruit them, it will only cause trouble."

"I remember that you used your dragon body to kill many Scoia'tael who did not obey Iorveth's command. Then this is the best situation for you. There is no need to do anything unnecessary."

Saskia listened carefully, and after a while nodded in agreement.

"But they also have an elf sage named [Aida Amin], who is indeed very valuable. Please help Iorphis and I to learn more about her situation and summarize the information for me." Lann urged, "Let Cintra absorb her. The strength of the elf sage is very strong, you can't control it, let me do it."

Saskia chuckled and shrugged.

…

"So that's basically the situation in Kaedwen."

Lann turned his head and looked aside.

Think tanks such as Ens and Mossak sat there, recording Sakia's reports and analyzing the situation.

"Ens, what's the situation in Redania? How much of the reactions from various countries have you collected after the incident on Thaned Island?"

The old butler adjusted his glasses, began to flip through the notebook in his hand, and said after sorting out his wording.

"Vizimir II was assassinated on the day of the incident on Thaned Island. Philippa was quite capable of planning this. Fortunately, Mr. Chapet listened to your advice and visited the capital, Traitorg, two days in advance. He and Vizimir II had a good chat and it was said that they planned to go to Niubao together that day."

"After the king was assassinated, Mr. Chapet immediately organized the capture of the assassin and gained a lot of reputation. He then led the interrogation of the assassin and announced the conclusion that 'the assassin came from Nilfgaard'."

"Most people in Redania believe in the Eternal Flame, and Mr. Shappert also claimed to have seen instructions from the flame. He arrested several ministers who were "secretly communicating with Nilfgaard" and put them on trial."

"After the news from Thanedd Island was passed back, Mr. Schappet further stabilized the court. A few days ago, news came that Queen Hedwig intended to ask him to become Prince Radovid's teacher and support the prince's succession to the throne."

Lane turned around with satisfaction, Shapet was still steady in his work.

"Let Kaiyan stay with Shapet as a protection and make sure Shapet is safe. Tell him that we will send royal advisors back after the Brotherhood settles down in Cintra."

"Yes, Master."

…

Lann breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, the four major countries in the north were basically included in his camp.

Temeria will be the country of his children in the future. It is only a matter of time before Shapet gradually seizes power in Redania and Kaedwen becomes the territory of Saskia...

It seems that it is Aedirn, which formed an alliance during the Civil War, that has become the most distant?

Let's wait and see. If he goes against me later, I'll just let Saskia go south.

Anyway, Demave is a tyrannical king, so it is quite easy to raise an uprising army.

Apart from the four major countries in the North, the only remaining countries that are worth mentioning are the United Kingdom of Leiria and Rivia, and Queen Mivi has long been one of them.

Lan thought for a moment and asked, "After the representatives of various countries reported the news of Thaned Island back to their respective countries, what are the latest reactions?"

Ens straightened the notebook in his hand again, and an uncontrollable smile began to appear on his face.

"The appearance of the Wild Hunt is too mythical. Many people don't believe it at all, and you, Master, intend to block this news."

"So what everyone knows is that Viggo Fortz, the traitor of the Brotherhood, led the warlocks of the South to launch a surprise attack on the Brotherhood. He wanted to take advantage of the meeting on Thanedd Island to massacre the important officials of the northern countries, but was finally stopped by you. This is the fact."

Ens listed them all: "The incident on Thaned Island, the death of King Henselt, and the death of Vizimir II. These three things are now all blamed on Nilfgaard. The kings of the North are now in danger, and the call to fight against Nilfgaard has reached a peak!"

In the past, at such times, there would only be two situations: either one of the four kings would issue a call to summon the kings of the other four major countries to participate in the meeting, just like the Northern Talks that had just begun;

Or the neutral organization, the Brotherhood of Warlocks, could come forward and call for and hold a meeting with the help of the various royal advisers.

However, with half of the kings of the four major countries dead, their appeal has been greatly reduced; and the Brotherhood of Warlocks has directly disintegrated, and they have only just been abducted to Cintra by Lann and have not yet completely settled down.

And even if they issue a call, it will be difficult to gather people together.

After all, Nilfgaard's assassination is hard to defend against!

In this situation, all countries, big and small, are looking to——

"Lan, what are you going to do?" Mossak looked expectant, as if he had seen a grand event.

Lann fiddled with the desk in front of him. On it were several letters with royal seals from various countries, and every word on them was sincere.

Lann tapped his knuckles on the table and sighed, "Every country is in danger now. Looking at the North, it seems that only Cintra can bear this burden now."

His eyes showed concern for the country and the people, and a sense of righteousness.

Ciri couldn't help but sneer.

Lann glanced at the little girl and said, "Who do you think I'm working so hard for, Your Majesty?"

Then he waved his hand and ordered:

"Ens, write letters to the kings of various countries in my name. We must severely condemn Nilfgaard's despicable behavior and express our condolences to the deceased king. At the same time, in order to express our protest against Nilfgaard, we must draw our swords!"

"Under such circumstances, no kingdom, duchy, town or village in the North can stay out of it. The power in the North must be integrated!"

"I will hold a meeting in Cintra and take charge of the security of various countries. This letter is an invitation letter." Lann raised his chin slightly, "I require all the kings in the North to come and participate, no one can be left out!"

Ens's face flushed with excitement: "Your will, Master."

"But considering Sintra's geographical disadvantage..."

Lan scratched his chin gently. For example, the previous four-nation meeting chose the Pontar Valley at the junction of the four countries, which saved time and was safe.

Cintra is located at the southernmost part of the northern border, and the journey alone would take a long time for the kings of various countries. If there are old and weak people, it is not certain that one or two will die on the way.

"Go and discuss with Lady Tissaia and ask the sorcerers to help deliver the letter. Then have them be responsible for picking up and dropping off the kings of various countries."

"Your will, Master."

"Pick a suitable day and ask the clerk to start copying the letters."

"You just need to dictate, you don't need to write it down yourself." Lan En looked at the old butler and suddenly said, "Don't make yourself too tired... Now, you can rest more."

Ens was stunned, looking at Lan's sincere eyes.

After a long smile, he said, "Your will, Master."

…

After everyone left, Lan returned to his seat.

He did not review the documents on the desk, but closed his eyes and felt something carefully.

Ciri rested her face on one hand and looked at Lan curiously.

She knew that Lann possessed several abilities of the Ancient Blood that she did not possess, including the magical ability he called [Teleportation].

This ability allows Lann to leave a mark on others, so that he can summon the mark holder to his side at any time, or vice versa, allowing him to teleport to the mark holder at any time.

And according to Lann, he engraved a mark on the leader of the Wild Hunt when he was on Thaned Island!

By now, the Wild Hunt should have returned to the base camp, right?