The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 381 Velen, I fucking Leiner
After listening to Triss's report, Foltest looked at Lynn expectantly.

"So, that's it? I'll no longer be bothered by that being whose name I can't even mention?"

“That’s true and it’s not true,” Lynn nodded first, then shook his head. “You’re on His list now, and as long as He exists, you can’t say you’re truly safe.”

Then he shrugged.

"Of course, if you are willing to stay inland, far from the lake, then yes, it can be said that even the evil god Dagon can no longer exert his power on you."

Foltest was taken aback: "I can't go back to Vizima?"

Vigemar is the capital of Temuria, not Maripo.

Even during the Vampire Bird incident, Foltest never considered moving the capital.

"No," Lynn answered decisively.

What a joke.

The projection of the evil god Dagon is at the bottom of Lake Vizima outside Vizima City. Going back to Vizima City would be like walking into a trap.
Foltest said dejectedly, "Is there really no other way?"

Of course there is a way.

Since everything was caused by the evil god Dagon, then eliminating Dagon would solve all the problems once and for all.

But Lynn didn't want to agree so easily.

Lynn's help in finding and eliminating Yulcaster, the evil god's henchman, was already worth the reward of ten thousand Oren gold coins.

Even if Foltest offered another 10,000 orens, it still wouldn't be enough to buy the head of the evil god Dagon.

Even the head of a king is worth more than ten thousand orens, let alone the head of an evil god.

Whether it was the experience summarized by the predecessors of the Wolf School or the lessons learned by Lynn in his previous life, they all told him without exception that he should pretend to be frowning at this time.

This matter is indeed difficult to handle, so we shouldn't take on everything ourselves.

Otherwise, even if you do all the dirty and hard work, you still won't get much money in the end.

After a long pause, Lynn slowly said, "This is almost an impossible task."

The fact that it is "almost impossible to accomplish" rather than "absolutely impossible to accomplish" suggests that there is still room for discussion.

Foltest fell silent.

He hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

Do you know Willen?

Lynn certainly knew.

It's one of the places he's most familiar with.

Besides Raccoon City, there's also Velen.

Willen is like his home.

But as a witcher, he "shouldn't know."

At the very least, one shouldn't know too much.

“I’ve been there a few times, but only passed through. It’s much more sparsely populated than any other place I’ve been. I could hardly find any work there.”

“Even though I see that monsters are active there frequently, no one hires me, and no one pays me for killing monsters.”

Foltest did not deny Lynn's point of view: "Wyllen is one of the provinces of Temeria. It is not small in size, but it is the most barren. The people in that land are also the most ignorant and uneducated, without exception."

"Welen has had many lords, but none of them have been able to make Velen develop in a good direction."

"The current acting lord of Velen, Baron Veserad, is probably the worst one."

At this point, Foltest stopped: "Witcher, do you understand what I mean?"

To be honest, Lynn didn't really understand.

So he tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, do you mean that after I finish what I'm doing here, there are still plenty of commissions waiting for me in Velen?"

Foltest smiled. "What I mean is, I think Willen should get a new master."

Foltest's generosity was no surprise to Lynn.

Because in this world, the chances of commoners rising above their social class to become nobles are few, but not nonexistent.

For example, in the original novel, Geralt was knighted by Meve, Queen of Lyria and Rivia, for his heroic deeds.

Even though knights are the lowest rank of nobles, they are still nobles.

Once you cross this threshold, it means you have the opportunity to continue climbing.

But Lynn hesitated in the face of Foltest's generosity.

"May I say something, Your Majesty?"

"of course."

“I wish to transfer the fiefdom you just mentioned to Triss.”

His feelings for Triss are now beyond words.

Giving it to Triss is essentially giving it to himself.

Besides, my future base should still be located in the far north.

After all, that's a corner of the known world.

This way, we won't be disturbed during the development process.

Countries like Temuria, located in the central part of the continent, are too easy to attract attention.

But if it were transferred to Triss, that would be a different story.

She is a sorceress.

While there was no precedent for sorcerers acquiring land before her, there were precedents for magic academies and knightly orders acquiring land.

The lands that Ban Ade Academy, Aretusa Academy, and the White Rose Knights now control were granted to them by the king.

If Triss were to obtain a fiefdom from Foltest, it would minimize external hostility.

Moreover, the province of Velen borders the island of Xenide, where Novigrad and Aretusa Academy are located, which means that while it is convenient to take care of Triss's territory, Aretusa Academy will not be left out.

After all, Velen is just outside Shanid Island. If even Velen is affected, it's as if the enemy has already come knocking on our door. Margarita wouldn't stand idly by, even for the sake of the Academy.

However, as a veteran player, Lynn knew very well that Velen was the worst of all the maps Geralt could visit in The Witcher 3, in every respect.

However, Velen actually possesses abundant natural resources, and if properly developed and fully utilized, it can be transformed into a high-quality territory.

As for labor, there's no need to worry about that.

Novigrad has many people who want a piece of land of their own.

All Lynn needs to do is have the Eternal Flame step forward and announce that "any citizen of Novigrad can receive a certain area of ​​land by paying a symbolic tax, and if they cultivate the land continuously for five years, the land will belong to them."

How could we possibly be afraid of not having enough people?

Moreover, he had previously asked the Rustwater Conglomerate to go to the Kingdom of Cordwin and bring out those non-human races.

If those non-human races wished, he could also allow them to settle in Velen on the same terms.

Of course, before the settlers arrived, he would thoroughly clean the entire Velen, inside and out, to ensure that not a single evil spirit was missed.

Foltest is unaware of the relationship between Lynn and Triss.

But since it was Lynn who asked for it, Foltest thought about it and agreed.

I just want to get rid of this damn curse, or whatever...

(End of this chapter)