[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again":3,"chapter-the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-130":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Witcher: Make the Witcher Great Again",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1881906,2497,"Chapter 130: I Will Give You an Offer You Can't Refuse","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-130",130,"\u003Cp>Novigrad, the famous City of Worldly Delights, he had of course been to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was precisely because he had been there that he couldn't believe Lynn's words just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of living in Novigrad was probably only lower than in Kovir in the entire North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what Lynn said about renting a blacksmith shop for him in the city...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he hadn't inquired about the rent, it must be astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even dare to think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone opening his own blacksmith shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn't just about having money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also required the permission of the blacksmith guild, as well as a series of procedures at the city hall, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was a stinky outsider coming to Novigrad to steal jobs from the locals. Wouldn't he be squeezed to death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those difficult words like \"talent should be valued regardless of class or region,\" did he think those barbarian guys would understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Berengar couldn't believe it would be as easy as Lynn said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, what Berengar didn't know was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an ordinary individual with no power or influence encountered such a thing, it would indeed be as difficult as climbing to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the dwarven banker Vimme Vivaldi stepped in, those rules and restrictions on ordinary people would naturally not be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rules were made by the superiors to restrict the inferiors. How could the superiors be bound by the rules they themselves made?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ask Vimme to step in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freeloading was definitely not an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to spend some crowns to grease the wheels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helping Berengar was actually helping himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Lynn's understanding of Berengar, Berengar had almost the level of a master swordsmith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he wasn't good at hunting monsters and didn't like fighting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had a particular fondness for blacksmithing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he opened a blacksmith shop for him in the city, he wouldn't have to worry about not making money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berengar stared into Lynn's eyes for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter did not avoid his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Lynn's eyes, Berengar understood what the other meant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why help me?\" he asked in a slightly hoarse voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn smiled: \"For no reason other than we are brothers of the Wolf School, and because Vesemir said we should help each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berengar hesitated for a moment: \"Don't you think I'm a deserter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I think that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lynn's rhetorical question, Berengar avoided eye contact, as if recalling something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I shirked my witcher duties. Witchers are supposed to kill monsters, but I... don't want to do that, I even fear others knowing I'm a witcher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Berengar,\" Lynn sighed and said in a serious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never thought there was anything wrong with a person wanting to pursue happiness. What's more, you're not even stepping on others to climb the ladder of happiness you seek, so that makes you even better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berengar was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't speak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn thought he had refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no helping it, everyone had their own aspirations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Berengar wasn't willing, then he couldn't force him, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he reached the door, he suddenly heard Berengar's voice from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirty percent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you asking me to work for you?\" Berengar looked at him and said, \"I only want thirty percent, you keep the rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, Lynn shook his head. \"No, we'll split it fifty-fifty. You're putting in more effort, I won't take advantage of you. I'll worry about the rent, material costs, and employee wages. You just focus on blacksmithing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berengar's expression first froze, then he turned his face away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was somewhat emotional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Lynn, for everything you've done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest well, Berengar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Berengar's room, the smile Lynn had been hiding finally broke free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he had suffered a big loss, but in reality, he was the one who had gained a great advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using fifty percent of the profits to firmly tie a master blacksmith to his chariot was important, and even more importantly, that fifty percent profit was created by Berengar himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he hadn't spent a single crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Berengar's role wasn't just a blacksmith; in the future, he would also be responsible for teaching his skills to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what he was going to do in the future was essentially a rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apprentices recruited in the future naturally couldn't all be witchers skilled in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would inevitably be those like Berengar, who were obsessed with blacksmithing;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there would also be those like Samwell Tarly, who were suitable to become scholars;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and even merchants, clergy, military officers, etc...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only warriors wouldn't work; the Witcher Order of the past had fully proven this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, discussing these things now was still quite far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still a lot to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take it slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second day of their arrival at Kaer Morhen, the dwarves officially began work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had been drunk the night before, it didn't affect their work efficiency at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had plenty of strength, and one dwarf could be worth five human craftsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the dwarves were working enthusiastically,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn called Geralt, and the two of them left the castle together, heading deep into the Blue Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just went to the food storage room, and there's already plenty of food inside. Any more would just go to waste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You misunderstood, Geralt, I called you out not to go fishing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what are we going to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As monster-hunting witchers, isn't it ironic that the place we live has monster nests?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geralt shrugged: \"Anyway, they won't come to the castle, and no one's paying a bounty, so why bother? But since you put it that way, fine, it's good to stretch my muscles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, for the next few days, Lynn and Geralt were clearing out the monster nests near the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know until they did it, but the Blue Mountains had practically become a demon's lair, with monster nests everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the two of them might not be enough in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they also called Eskel and Lambert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eskel was a good-natured and honest person; he just looked ugly and fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that help was needed, he didn't hesitate and came over with his silver sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lambert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't so easy to get this lord to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while staying in the castle, Lambert had been called to work with Vesemir and the dwarves, doing dusty work for several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vesemir was already hundreds of years old and was personally involved, so how could Lambert just lie around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when he heard that Lynn and the others were going to clear out the monsters near the castle, Lambert was more than willing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very rarely, he didn't say a few sarcastic remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, although both were dirty and tiring work, killing monsters was much better than doing dusty work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For early access to advanced chapters on p@treon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FChaos_God\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you so much for your support and for reading\u003C\u002Fp>",1223,"2026-06-10T06:33:50.714Z",1,"novelbin.me","194dc5fc22e05dd2728adc52fb71d00ef0b0047fd4e2957f8d5ea0016bd05383","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-218","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-340",398,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-cover.jpg"]