[{"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-223":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},1881927,2497,"Chapter 223: Novigrad Be Improved With Vermin?","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>Lynn didn't need to spend extra money to buy the equipment and tools for the blacksmith shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Beauclair, he had brought all of Taenseel's belongings with him.Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel·fire·net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a Runic Leather Satchel was incredibly convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many hands make light work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn called on Letho and the others, and they quickly helped Taenseel clean and set up the house, even preparing a grand opening ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it might seem unnecessary on the surface, it was actually quite important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it provided emotional value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the blacksmith shop officially opened, he handed over the master-grade equipment schematics he'd found in Toussaint to Taenseel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had him and Berengar quickly craft them so the witcher brothers could upgrade their gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Taenseel and Berengar were working overtime, the others Lynn had brought back from Toussaint also began their respective tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letho and his companions went to the city's notice boards to accept monster hunting contracts, dealing with monster problems both inside and outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regis, on the other hand, took Ciri and moved to a village outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resumed his old profession—a barber-surgeon traveling between villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dettlaff and Kassia unexpectedly got along well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They remained at the villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, Geralt was released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, when going to City Hall, Lynn had meticulously prepared several answers for Dudu to use in case of questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the City Hall staff didn't ask a single question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't care why \"Alfred,\" who had previously filed a complaint at City Hall, was now withdrawing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only cared about one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the plaintiff withdrew the complaint, Geralt no longer had to stay in jail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fine couldn't be refunded, oh no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn now understood why, in The Witcher 3, the city was controlled by gangs rather than City Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Novigrad be improved with these vermin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't one to suffer a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving City Hall, he immediately contacted the Syndicate, asking them to visit that night and \"take\" a thousand crowns from the City Hall vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Syndicate did not disappoint Lynn's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides successfully retrieving the thousand crowns for him, they also managed to expand their beggar network to fifty individuals and gathered information on Security Officer Chapelle:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chapelle seems to know he has many enemies in the city, so he's very cautious. Besides spending most of his time on Temple Isle, he always travels with a large number of Temple Guards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a rooftop in Novigrad's Upper Quarter, Lynn stood with his back to Drek, overlooking the entire city from the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't really care about the Temple Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Syndicate wasn't just good at intelligence gathering; they were also skilled in assassination and direct combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those Temple Guards were actually no different from Novigrad's city watch. Although well-equipped, they were mostly for show; they had no real experience in direct confrontation with an army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Temple Guards in The Witcher 3 could chase sorcerers all over the place wasn't because the Temple Guards were particularly strong, but because the sorcerers they were pursuing were too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorcerers in this world are actually divided into many types:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scholars, herbalists, alchemists...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the type of sorcerer commonly perceived as skilled in combat, often called combat sorcerers, are actually a relatively small proportion of the overall sorcerer population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because most sorcerers were non-combatants that, in The Witcher 3, Triss had to organize their escape rather than eliminate the Eternal Fire and seize the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Syndicate members now with Lynn were not non-combatants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all survived battles against Nilfgaard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Syndicate's assistance, no matter how many Temple Guards Chapelle brought, it would be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly made Lynn hesitate was the need to ensure there were no witnesses during Chapelle's assassination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even one person saw it, the mission would fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if others saw Chapelle being assassinated, how could Shasha then impersonate him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Lynn envisioned that it would be best to eliminate Chapelle in a secluded spot, discreetly and without anyone knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could a high-ranking official like Chapelle voluntarily go to a secluded place? He wasn't a game quest designer, deliberately simplifying assassination quests to prevent players from getting stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to his surprise, there really was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In rare cases, Chapelle will bring only one guard and go alone to a certain cottage in a village outside the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drek continued to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The name of that cottage is 'The Red Queen's Race,' and the owner's name is Oscar Feras. His public identity is a painter, but in reality, people who visit his god-awful place aren't going for his paintings at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're going for a secret product called 'White Crystal.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'White Crystal'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name itself didn't sound like a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, it wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a type of anesthetic powder, but purer and of higher quality than ordinary anesthetic powders, with milder side effects and less harm to the body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn couldn't help but gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn just kept thinking, good heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worshippers of the Eternal Fire believe the undying flame is a symbol of survival, guiding them in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They view this flame as a harbinger of progress and a bright future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, everything is like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When proclaimed, it's all beautiful; when it comes to actually doing it, that's another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what's absurd is that Chapelle, the Security Officer of the Eternal Fire, actually had such a hobby?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a superior was lazy, gluttonous, and a heavy drinker, while serious, it wouldn't be that serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the subordinates' superior was a drug addict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then that superior shouldn't expect to comfortably sit in an office like a presidential suite; what awaited him would only be a gloomy, damp, cold dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Chapelle only brought one guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fanatical the Temple Guards were, they couldn't possibly think anesthetic powder was a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some might ask, couldn't Chapelle send someone else to pick up the goods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is, he really couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything done not by oneself, but through others, could lead to unexpected incidents...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, for something like this, it was definitely safest to do it oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meaning, we just need to make that guy named Oscar cooperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making Oscar cooperate wasn't actually a difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even require Oscar's personal consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn, accompanied by Shasha, went directly to Oscar's cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a master-level Axii Sign, he took control of Oscar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Shasha watched Oscar transform into his likeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Automatically gaining his memories and mannerisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Shasha, in Oscar's guise, wrote a letter to Chapelle, stating that he had invented a brand new, upgraded version and hoped Chapelle would definitely grace him with his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For advanced chapters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get early access to 120 advanced chapters before anyone else!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>👉 Join now: patreon.com\u002FChaos_God\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-10T06:33:50.715Z",1,"novelbin.me","4db978ac18c1701ac291c69aef3aa73a5bcb3a6d3a7e65487f1a62fa601d8fe5","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-174","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-173",398,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-cover.jpg"]