The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 393 Bald Tree Mountain

Crow's Nest is built on an inland island, and the entire castle is divided into an inner city and an outer city.

The inner city was the lord's residence, while the outer city was for the people to live in.

When Baron Veserad left Raven's Den, he took many of the outer city's inhabitants with him. Now, there are plenty of houses and land available in the outer city of Raven's Den, enough to house all these people.

Keeping them under our noses also makes it convenient to monitor them.

Otherwise, if they were moved to another village, too far from the crow's nest, they wouldn't even know they had decayed.

Of course, Lynn also knew that this approach was only a temporary solution and not a permanent one.

Willen will never lack followers of the Lady of the Woods.

If another natural disaster or man-made calamity were to strike, without any instigation from them, the people of Velen would rush to offer their loyalty and faith.

But Lynn actually knew what the so-called Lady of the Woods was.

So he's waiting.

Lady Woods hosts a banquet every year on Bald Tree Hill.

Those who believe in the Lady of the Forest will also go to Bald Tree Mountain at this time to offer the Lady of the Forest the offerings they have prepared throughout the year.

Afterwards, they will receive magical acorns from the Lady of the Woods, which grow on the sacred oak tree atop Bald Tree Mountain.

If believers press these magical acorns into oil and sprinkle it in the fields, they can ensure a bountiful harvest the following year.

And that's the time Lynn has been waiting for.

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Lynn had a large amount of grain purchased in Novigrad, and Triss opened a portal to transport the grain directly to Raven's Nest, from where it was then sent to other villages.

With this grain, if they eat it sparingly, it should be enough to feed the Velen people for at least a year.

However, Lynn also knew that people are lazy.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Velen people from developing the habit of "it doesn't matter whether we cultivate the land or not, since we have the lord's relief anyway," he made it clear when distributing the grain that it was a loan from the lord and that they would have to repay it in the future.

Meanwhile, Lynn also spread the Eternal Flame to the land of Velen. In addition to preparing to defeat faith with faith, the newly formed Knights Hospitaller will also take on the responsibility of patrolling the roads between the various villages.

Lynn didn't expect them to eliminate all threats to Velen; he just wanted them to ensure the safety of the main road.

For the next two months, Lynn stayed in Velen, assisting Triss in becoming a qualified lord.

Then, two months passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, at dusk, Lynn traveled alone by boat to the foot of Bald Tree Mountain.

Because today is the day when Lady of the Forest gathers on Bald Tree Mountain to collect offerings from the believers and bestow blessings upon them.

There is only one road leading up Bald Tree Mountain.

Down the mountain, Lynn took out several bottles of high-grade potions, consumed them, and then headed up the mountain.

At this time, the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and night fell.

The surroundings quieted down, and all was silent.

After Lynn had been walking along the mountain path for some time, a crossbow bolt suddenly shot down from above.

To him now, the crossbow bolt seemed incredibly slow.

Without even drawing his sword, he casually deflected the incoming crossbow bolt to the side.

Then he looked up.

But then they saw a man on the distant mountain path, holding a crossbow, his face filled with astonishment. He was clearly terrified by Lynn's skill in deflecting the flying arrow.

Lynn suddenly disappeared from where she stood, and when she reappeared, she was already in front of the man.

Before he could react, she reached out and grabbed his throat tightly, lifting him off the ground.

The man tried to struggle, but the hand gripping his throat was like steel, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

click-

A crisp sound rang out, and the man stopped struggling.

As Lynn dumped the man's body, more guards carrying pitchforks and wearing flower wreaths rushed out from the blind spots on both sides of the mountain path.

Lynn could easily tell from their clothing that these guards were farmers, not soldiers.

Apart from the one whose neck was broken, the other guards were carrying farm tools, not weapons.

If Geralt were here, he might soften his heart.

But Lynn is not Geralt; he will not show mercy.

On the narrow and rugged mountain path, the enormous Lake Maiden's Sword was wielded like a storm, and wherever the giant sword passed, flashes of bright, cold light appeared.

Despite their large numbers, the guards would soon discover a despairing truth: it wasn't them who had surrounded Lynn, but Lynn who had surrounded them all.

pitchforks, hoes, sickles... none of the farm tools could hit the Witcher. On the contrary, the Witcher's enormous, exaggerated Lake Maiden Sword would create clouds of blood mist with every swing.

Because the sword was swung so fast, the guards could only see a flash of white light before their bodies were cleaved in two by the sword.

When the number of guards around them decreased sharply from dozens to a dozen or so, the remaining guards finally snapped out of their fanaticism for Lady of the Woods.

The strong smell of blood in the air and the corpses of their companions lying on the mountain path eventually overwhelmed even the most fervent believers, as their convictions were gradually suppressed by the instinctive fear of their creatures.

I don't know who shouted first, but then they dropped their weapons and ran away.

Seeing this, the other guards also joined in the escape.

If it were on a battlefield, these enemies who had lost their will to fight could be spared, and their countries could be forced to pay ransoms for them.

Or let them earn their right to freedom through labor.

But this is not a battlefield, and these guards are not enemy soldiers with opposing sides, but rather the minions of evil creatures.

Then we can't keep them.

After killing all the guards, half an hour later, Lynn finally arrived at a clearing in the mountains.

Several bonfires were burning brightly on the open ground.

Many men and women wearing flower garlands sat around the campfire, talking to each other.

Some of them saw the Witcher because of the angle.

But Lynn didn't look like a believer who came up the mountain to ask for blessings, so everyone who saw him couldn't help but focus their attention on him.

Gradually, others were also affected and their eyes turned to look.

Finally, everyone stopped talking.

Lynn planted the greatsword in his hand into the ground.

He activated his Evil Detection system and discovered that the corruption among those present was not yet severe.

At least they weren't as deeply corrupt as the guards outside.

(End of this chapter)