With Wayne's manipulation, Vesemir met the countess again that afternoon.

The scene of the two old lovers meeting each other was quite touching, although there were no kisses and hugs as imagined, nor any sweet words.

But just a simple conversation like "You're here." "I've always wanted to find you." made Wayne feel that time has passed and the world has changed.

Although now, he has not experienced the scene of his lover or friends being separated from him forever because of Zhao Hua's death, but as a strong man who is bound to survive for a long time, he will definitely experience the situation in the future where many familiar people leave him forever due to the passage of time.

In fantasy works, the theory of longevity has always been a powerful knife. It is basically difficult for immortals and short-lived people to have a happy relationship. Perhaps they may fall in love because of momentary passion, which seems beautiful and romantic, but the cruelty of reality often brings only tragedy.

Compared with ordinary humans, demon hunters with a lifespan of more than 300 years can be considered an immortal race.

After not seeing each other for decades, Countess Minore has grown from a young girl in her prime to a middle-aged woman. Her feelings for Vesemir are definitely no longer as impulsive and admiring as they were decades ago, but more of beautiful memories and fantasies of youth.

But no matter what the result is, I believe that after this meeting, the old witcher Vesemir and Countess Minore will be able to have a satisfactory explanation for their past relationship and it will not become a regret.

After arranging the meeting, before he could take a break, Sienna brought him the latest news about Aedirn.

King Demave was defeated, and the Black Army of Nilfgaard was victorious.

However, although the capital was lost and the army of the Kingdom of Aedirn suffered a crushing defeat, the king was lucky enough to escape.

With his remaining troops, he broke out of the siege at night and returned to the city he occupied in the Kingdom of Kaedwen.

Of course, such a result was not only expected by Wayne, but almost everyone who knew the gap in military strength between the two sides could guess this result.

Although as demon hunters, they do not need to care too much about the current situation, as long as there are various monsters in this world, no matter who is the emperor, they will always need demon hunters to help clean up.

However, as the head of the Witcher Cult, he must pay attention to the Civil War, which will affect the fate of countless people and the situation of the entire continent, whether it is active or passive.

After all, this matter will not only affect his future life, but also all aspects of the world.

But what’s interesting is that unlike the original novel’s Emhyr, who is ambitious, self-important, and always likes to make big moves, he actually doesn’t know much about military affairs.

This usurper emperor, who was born into an aristocratic family, accumulated military merits through continuous accumulation of military merits by low-level officers, and eventually built up strength and gained the support of many people, thus overthrowing the Enreis family that had ruled Nilfgaard for generations.

He may be inferior to Emhyr in politics, inferior to the politician nicknamed the "Dance on the Grave". In the original book, he was defeated by Ciri's father and was completely erased from the historical record.

But when it comes to leading troops and directing wars, his ability is several levels higher than Emhyr's.

It can even be said that it was because the usurper emperor replaced Emhyr's father and became the emperor of Nilfgaard that this country was able to annex surrounding kingdoms through wars and continuous victories, becoming an extremely powerful empire.

After launching the Civil War, the usurper emperor did not directly send out a large army to fight against the entire North like Emhyr did. Instead, he limited his military power to the Kingdom of Aedirn, and through a steady and cautious approach, he continuously weakened the power of Demavi and tried to completely control the country.

He even sent his own envoys half a month ago to find a plausible reason for his Black Army's sneak attack on the Kingdom of Aedirn, and barely found an excuse for the fairness of this war.

But now, Nilfgaard has only ignited the war to the Kingdom of Aedirn and found a reason for the war between him and Aedirn.

So, whether out of a mentality of luck or out of various dirty tricks among the northern countries, it is difficult for them to make up their minds to immediately rise up and unite to fight against Nilfgaard.

Even the original intention to send reinforcements to support the Kingdom of Aedirn became hesitant because of Nilfgaard's countermeasures.

Without the support of other reinforcements, Demave's army was ultimately unable to withstand the Black Army of Nilfgaard. After holding out in the capital of Aedirn for half a month, it eventually lost most of its troops and was completely defeated.

The entire war lasted less than two months, and a kingdom that had existed among the northern kingdoms for thousands of years fell completely into the hands of Nilfgaard.

Although Demavi managed to escape, with his current strength, it is basically impossible for him to organize an army and take back his kingdom.

According to Sianna's latest news, after conquering the Kingdom of Aedirn, Nilfgaard temporarily stopped its steps and did not take any more military actions. Instead, it began to clear out the resistance forces within the Kingdom of Aedirn.

Whether it was the old nobles of the Kingdom of Aedirn, the defeated deserters, or the residents who resisted the rule of Nilfgaard, they all became the targets of the Black Army's cleansing.

Under the control of tens of thousands of Nilfgaardian soldiers, whether they were being cleansed, recruited, or captured as slaves, the influence of King Demavi and his original royal family was rapidly weakening at an extremely fast pace.

I believe that in just a few years, the residents of the Kingdom of Aedirn will completely forget about Demave and make it a vassal of Nilfgaard.

This must be a very dangerous signal for other northern kingdoms. With the strength of other northern kingdoms, they are simply unable to fight against the Kingdom of Nilfgaard independently. The huge military gap frightened many visionary and wise northerners. They immediately contacted each other in private and began to discuss how to jointly fight against Nilfgaard.

Originally, Wayne was just waiting and watching the matter, wanting to see how the Warlock Brotherhood was going to deal with it next.

However, before the northern kings and those high-ranking spellcasters could react, trouble arose for the Witcher Cult.

………………

In the hall of the Witcher Castle, Wayne sat on the magnificent main throne, supporting his chin with one hand and tapping lightly on the armrest with the other hand.

He frowned slightly, looked at Francesca who was sitting below with a gloomy expression, and asked in a questioning tone:

"You mean to say that Nilfgaard sent out warlocks to find the Valley of Flowers and the elves, and wanted to discuss cooperation with you, right?"

"They are willing to support the independence of Baihua Valley and the establishment of an elven kingdom. They are also willing to support you in becoming the queen of the elven tribe."

"And the condition is that you create unrest throughout the North by inciting non-human races, thus weakening the North's ability to go abroad?"

(End of this chapter)