Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 269 The Unlucky Kingdom of Cordwin

Wayne was startled upon hearing this. Although he knew that the secret of the ancient blood probably couldn't be kept for long, he absolutely didn't want too many people to know about his journey to another world.

Connecting to another world represents both unpredictable dangers and unimaginable wealth and resources, which many people covet.

Wayne realized he had underestimated the natives of the wizarding world.

So, it seems that besides the Tree Queen being able to deduce her ancient blood from the future through her powerful prophetic magic, the Elven race also has its own way of identifying their unique bloodline.

However, now that he has Kaer Morhen, a territory that can be considered absolutely safe, even if the Ancient Blood is exposed, it is not a big problem.

Wayne's mind raced, but his expression remained largely unchanged. He wasn't lying; he simply spoke in a normal tone:

"Do any elves still have members with ancient blood? How did you discover the ancient blood within me?"

After asking the question, Francesca had been observing Wayne's expression. She didn't want to create a rift between herself and this most promising young man in her race because of these matters.

Upon hearing Wayne's question, Francesca turned her head slightly, her clear and beautiful eyes meeting the man's, and said sincerely:

"Besides you, there are no other male elves who possess this special bloodline."

"However, there is a female elven sage in our race. Like you, she does not possess the purest ancient bloodline and cannot fully control this power."

"This sage once saw you from afar. She is a powerful being who is proficient in ancient blood and could easily discern the bloodline within you."

"The power of the ancient blood is very special, and it has special significance for our race."

At this point, Francesca bit her lower lip, her voice carrying a hint of seduction as she said:

"Before arriving in this world, this bloodline had been circulating within the elven royal family, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to call it the royal bloodline."

"Our current Elf King does not have this bloodline, so he is not the true leader of the Elf race."

Wayne understood Francesca's subtext and couldn't help but feel a little tempted. Although he knew it was definitely a trap, he didn't care and hadn't made any promises.

After thinking for a moment, Wayne said with a somewhat serious expression:

"I have indeed been to several other worlds, madam,"

They also gained something from those other worlds.

"However, the other world is too dangerous. To put it bluntly, even a demon hunter like me, whose strength is already at the top, would not be considered a powerful expert in the other world."

"In many other worlds, there really are gods who can destroy the world, so I am very careful every time I travel to another world, and I dare not reveal the existence of our world."

"Otherwise, it might bring a serious crisis to our world."

The elven sorceress understood. The Einshidi elves had explored many worlds and encountered many powerful ones. They were far more aware of the dangers of other worlds than Wayne, a novice possessor of ancient blood.

So Francesca placed her soft palm on Wayne's palm and whispered words of advice:

"Wayne, the other world may indeed bring you great rewards, but you only have one life, so you must be very careful and not expose yourself to danger."

"Your existence is very important to our Elven race. Please trust me even more from now on. I will never do anything to hurt you."

Hearing the elven sorceress's sincere words, Wayne felt a touch of emotion. However, due to the stereotypes in the original work, he still found it difficult to fully trust this future queen of the elves. It just goes to show how important first impressions are.

But as of now, Francesca has never done anything to wrong him; on the contrary, she has provided a great deal of help.

She is undoubtedly a very good partner, and at least until there is a conflict of interest, she is unlikely to betray us.

With this understanding, Wayne decided to deepen his cooperation with the elves. Since they already knew most of his secrets, cooperating was the best option.

The two rode quietly for a few more minutes, when Francesca suddenly patted Wayne's hand, which was resting on her slender waist, and chuckled, saying:

"Heh, Wayne, I was so scared by your Deathclaw at first that I forgot about the important matter."

"You've been in another world for two months, so you probably don't know what happened in the Kingdom of Cordwin. I came to find you specifically to tell you about this."

Wayne, upon hearing this, also showed an interested expression. He remembered that before he left, the portal in the mountains that connected to the Diablo world had shown unusual activity, even causing an earthquake, and many monsters had come here from another world.

This led to Henselt falling into a coma, and the Brotherhood of Sorcerers had to send members of its High Council to investigate the cause.

Now that two months have passed, he really wants to know how things have progressed.

Seemingly sensing that Wayne was also interested, Francesca didn't keep them in suspense and said directly:

"Actually, the development of this matter is also related to another world."

"You know about that spatial rift that caused the anomaly back then. Later, two high councilors of the Brotherhood of Warlocks led a group of mages, under the protection of an army, to the rift."

"But they discovered that the rift was slowly expanding due to the influence of some powerful dark force, and it could not be sealed."

"That power is extremely advanced, and it comes from another world. Even members of the Supreme Council cannot break through that power in a short time."

"A constant stream of monsters from another world are coming to our world from the other side."

"They stayed near that rift for half a month. Later, the army was besieged by monsters. The monsters from the other world were like an army. They had a large number of mages, controlled many undead creatures, and could even resurrect corpses to fight."

"In the end, the army of the Kingdom of Cordwin could not hold out, and the highest councilors were helpless; the matter ended in failure."

At this point, Francesca couldn't help but smile.

Clearly, this outcome was more in line with the interests of the Elven race. Although the Kingdom of Cordwin had been invaded by another world, most of the losses were to human forces. After all, it was the territory of a human kingdom, and one that was hostile to non-human races. This gave her a sense of satisfaction, like a fisherman reaping the benefits of a conflict between two powerful beings.

After confessing her past secret to Wayne, Francesca became more affectionate. Her hand remained on Wayne's arm, the warm touch traveling through their skin to their hearts.

The elven sorceress pursed her lips, a slight smile appearing at the corners of her mouth, and continued:

"Now, two months have passed, and that strange mist where monsters always appear has covered nearly one-fifth of the Kingdom of Cordwin, dividing the entire kingdom into two parts. Even their capital, Banad, is completely shrouded in the mist."

"Although the Brotherhood of Sorcerers has used sealing magic to set up a magic circle around the mist, slowing its expansion, it has indeed divided the entire kingdom into two parts."

"In addition, Henselt has been in a coma, and now there are a large number of refugees in the entire Kingdom of Cordwin. The nobles are fighting each other, and two great nobles with royal blood are fighting each other for the throne."

"This country is in such a state of chaos that it's on the verge of collapse."

As Wayne listened, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. He hadn't expected that the Kingdom of Cordwin would have developed to this extent in just two months. At the same time, he also felt a sense of unease about the spatial rift in the other world.

Although the wizarding world has indeed been thoroughly infiltrated, if he is to continue creating spatial rifts in the future, he must clean up the mess and completely seal them off, so that they do not become like the rift in the Dark World, which could even directly affect the fate of a nation.

However, to Wayne's surprise, Francesca's message didn't end there. After a few seconds of pause, the elven sorceress continued:

"Furthermore, according to the intelligence I obtained in other northern countries, given the chaos in the Kingdom of Cordwin, it seems that other kingdoms are already trying to interfere in the issue of Cordwin's succession to the throne."

"At the very least, I have definite information that King Demavi of the Kingdom of Aden has already taken an interest in the Kingdom of Cordwin."

"The Kingdom of Cordwin is now divided in two by the mist, and even the capital has been swallowed up by the mist. In addition, their throne is still undecided and their military strength has suffered heavy losses. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"And as you know, the Kingdom of Aden and the Kingdom of Cordwin have a long history of enmity and have had many bloody conflicts over territorial issues."

"Demarvik of Aden is also a greedy fellow; he is not prepared to give up this opportunity."

"Perhaps it won't be long before we see a large-scale war breaking out between the Kingdom of Aden and the Kingdom of Cordwin, with the fighting becoming fierce."

Francesca always has a smile on her face when she talks about this.

To the elves, neither the Kingdom of Cordwin nor the Kingdom of Aden were good things.

One harbors extreme hatred for non-human races, while the other has been eyeing Hundred Flowers Valley, constantly trying to seize the last piece of land from the Elf Lord.

Countless innocent elves have died at the hands of the humans of these two kingdoms. It would be quite a joy to see them fighting like dogs.

After hearing Francesca's description, Wayne was also somewhat shocked. It seemed that the history of the wizarding world had undergone tremendous changes because of his influence.

Based on the timeline, Ciri of Cintra should have been born by now, but Doni the Hedgehog threw her into another world, and the southern kingdom of Nilfgaard is still ruled by the usurper.

However, unlike in the original story, unrest has broken out in the Kingdom of Cordwin in the north. I wonder if the Kingdom of Nilfgaard will wait six years before starting the first North-South War, just like in the original story?

(End of this chapter)