[{"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-27":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},1881778,2497,"Chapter 27: There's Still a Master","the-witcher-make-the-witcher-great-again-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>Chapter 27: There's Still a Master\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later, Lynn and Geralt followed Istrad's caravan and left Aldersberg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Istrad's caravan was extremely large, consisting of an entire dozen large carts, all packed with goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said all the goods were going to be delivered to the Mahakam Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the day-to-day items needed by the dwarves of the Mahakam Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan was not small in terms of size, so naturally the number of armed guards couldn't be small as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up to thirty human guards, and a small contingent of dwarves with a small army but good equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two columns deep the guards were, protecting the wagons in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn and Geralt followed behind Istrad at the vanguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Lynn and Geralt sharing a horse, Istrad magnanimously offered Lynn a jet-black Kovir from the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group rode on without stopping at all, and the pace was very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before one could even say Aldersberg was far behind, it became a black dot and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey was serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The robbers they encountered basically fled when they noticed a caravan with so many guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would only now and then attack the caravan by the sporadic nekkers or ghouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Lynn and Geralt, two Witchers, they never gave the creatures an opportunity to approach the caravan and killed them with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time for the evening soon arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was not entirely dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone began a bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A circle was formed around the bonfire using roughly a dozen wagons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone slept close to the bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>April was the month, and it was still somewhat cold in the evenings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the whistling cold wind was not strong enough to suppress the warmth caused by the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody had the idea of sleeping early at night after dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it was impossible to sleep early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, someone suggested that since there was nothing to do in the first place, why not indulge in some activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment this was said, it was vetoed by the others immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were not housed in a safe city but in the dangerous wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next day, they still had to travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be too stupid to expend too much physical energy at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the captain of the dwarven team had a better idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not play a great Gwent game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwent was a dwarven-made game. Although Gwent had not yet been popularized throughout at this point, it was the most favorite entertainment game in Mahakam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf commander's name was Yarpen Zigrin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took two Gwent card decks from his belt and laid them on the ground, a Northern Realms deck and a Nilfgaardian Empire deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone may play, but it will be expensive for the contestants, at a crown each.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who has said dwarves know only how to hack with an axe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leastways this dwarf named Yarpen Zigrin turned out to be as cunning as a gnome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not play himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other people had to pay him money to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other caravan members, excluding the dwarves, like Istrad, had never seen Gwent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this card game caused much excitement among everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after Yarpen and another dwarf demonstrated the gameplay and rules of Gwent, everyone's enthusiasm was ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to hold back was Istrad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He openly used a crown to ask Yarpen for the Northern Realms deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young guard painfully removed a crown and exchanged it for the remaining deck of Nilfgaardian Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat down in the open space and began a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few minutes, the young guard was defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was unable to discourage other people who were ready to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Geralt could not help but go up and play two rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn did not play on impulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the fight for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until he convinced himself that the two decks Yarpen pulled out contained only some simple cards that he agreed to enter the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Zigrin, I have my own Gwent cards, so I don't need your deck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, it's a little boring to play cards like this. How about adding some prizes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could refuse such an offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn pulled out five crowns first and placed them before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him sat a bald strong man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Lynn take out five crowns, the bald strong man took out an equal number of crowns and placed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the two engaged in a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwent compared abilities and cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bald strong man used the deck which Yarpen had provided him, and it only contained simple cards, so no card advantage was present, and only abilities remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And apart from Yarpen and a few other dwarves, no one else had played Gwent until today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for skills, Lynn absolutely dominated way ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the result was as clear as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an hour's time, Lynn's opponents changed one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone knew that the dashing black-haired boy in front of them was a Gwent master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy already won dozens of crowns honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early morning the next day, the light was white and gray, the air was moist, and the air smelled of morning fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole camp could hear the packing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stomping of horses' feet, clinking of horse equipment, creaking of wooden poles, rubbing of wagon crossbars, and the noise of talking and swearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain of the guard marched down the line, giving orders as he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the route to be taken today had to pass through a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Istrad changed the position formation of the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was not Lynn and Geralt who followed him at the front of the team anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Geralt and the captain of the guard were at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn was in charge of the back of the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of the two Witchers protested this arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convoy moved very slowly down the road in the thick forest, and the thick leaves formed a green roof above the convoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight filtered through openings in the leaves onto the road, creating mottled light and shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of horse hooves and footsteps echoed through the trees, as if they became a part of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the horses' hooves reached, Yarpen arrived on a pony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile spread across his face as he nodded to Lynn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, Witcher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn had always replied kindness with kindness for nice people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, Lord Zigrin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, not a lord, but call me Yarpen, then,\" Yarpen stroked his big beard and laughed. \"May I inquire how you obtained your Gwent cards? Your card game is superior to the dwarven masters who invented Gwent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a gift from a Witcher brother of mine. He also got it from a dwarven rich merchant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... Young Witcher, will you fight tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn grinned and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The wise will not stand under a wall that is going to collapse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn won dozens of crowns the previous night. Although no one else complained, if he won tonight as well, there could be trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not fear trouble, but he did not want to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The motivation for taking up this assignment was not entirely for the remuneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it was not necessary to disturb Istrad's underlings at the expense of some money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was intelligent to recognize what had to be done, stop in the proper moment, and grasp the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[author]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to those who support me on this journey. 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