Chapter 309: The Dark Brotherhood of Sorcerers

"Don't be anxious, Queen. I just arrived here and don't know anything about the specific situation. It's too difficult for you to want me to come up with a plan."

"At the very least, you have to tell me the information you have mastered first."

Geralt's tone was unhurried. He turned and found a seat, sitting opposite the Archdruid Mousesack.

This old man probably just arrived recently. Five years of time hadn't changed him much. Seeing Geralt looking over, the old man also greeted Geralt kindly.

It seemed that she also realized she was too anxious, but Queen Calanthe was never someone willing to admit her mistakes. She bit her lip and said in a tough tone: "For the specific situation, let Lady Yennefer and Geralt tell you. They have been investigating for several days and should have mastered more information than me."

"However, you should be very clear that Pavetta is my only daughter, and I absolutely cannot let anything happen to her."

"No matter who the enemy is, you don't need to hide it from me. I will let them know how terrible an angry mother is."

Geralt nodded when he heard this. Counting the time, Princess Pavetta had been missing for nearly ten days. As a mother, Queen Calanthe indeed had a reason to be anxious.

However, as he said before, being able to find the Shujing nvwang to cast a prophecy spell before coming to Cintra was already the simplest method he could think of. In the final analysis, apart from some understanding of the future plot, he wasn't a very smart person himself, nor could he achieve foresight.

After about half an hour, Yennefer brought Geralt and a young female sorceress to the council hall together.

After a simple greeting, Geralt and Yennefer told everyone the results they had found.

After listening to Geralt's narration, Geralt scratched his chin unexpectedly and asked:

"In other words, according to the results of your investigation, in the few days before Princess Pavetta disappeared, a man wearing a cloak who didn't let people see his face appeared at the place where the princess lived several times."

"And after the princess disappeared, this person didn't appear again."

"So, that person is highly likely a sorcerer, and also the mastermind of the kidnapping, right?"

Geralt nodded when he heard this, then looked at Yennefer.

Seeing her boyfriend looking over, the voluptuous and beautiful sorceress restrained her originally distracted expression, crossed her arms, looked at Geralt seriously, and said: "Geralt, I have already been to those places to check."

"There are indeed traces of Chaos Magic having been mobilized, which should be the work of a sorcerer."

"Moreover, from their magic power, I also felt a familiar dark taste."

"Although my memory of that time is almost gone, I vaguely sensed that it should be the dark magic power used by those corrupted sorcerers when they were in the mist."

"I think the person who kidnapped Princess Pavetta is likely from the Dark Brotherhood of Sorcerers."

"This kidnapping operation is likely planned by them."

Hearing Yennefer's words, Queen Calanthe immediately became a bit furious. She patted the armrest of the throne hard and said quite angrily:

"I have heard of this organization. It's an evil sorcerer group that has only emerged in the past few years after the incident in the Kingdom of Kaedwen, right?"

"I heard that these bastards mixed with monsters, lived in those wildernesses, forests, and those ruins, always attacking villages and towns, kidnapping those lone passersby, and even in some kingdoms, there have been phenomena of leading monsters to attack cities."

"I didn't expect these guys to be so bold that they have already reached out to the Cintra royal family."

"Damn it, those trash in the Sorcerers Brotherhood, they are always arrogant and always despise royal power."

"Now that they have caused trouble and cannot solve it themselves, they have plunged the entire North into trouble."

"I want to tell them this news and let them send sorcerers to help me find my daughter."

"Pavetta had better be fine. Otherwise, I will definitely cause them trouble."

Listening to Queen Calanthe's indignant speech, Geralt appeared quite calm. Hiding his face was likely to cover up the demon tattoo on his face and the ugly face eroded by Hell Magic, which indeed conformed to the characteristics of the Dark Brotherhood of Sorcerers.

However, these guys, under the circumstances that the Demon Lord Baal was eliminated and the space rift of the Dark World was sealed again, were mostly confused. They kidnapped Princess Pavetta absolutely not to study the Elder Blood.

With their intelligence, it was estimated that they could no longer complete such profound research.

Then it was highly likely that someone behind the scenes instigated them to do so, or there was another purpose.

As for what the final result would be, there was too little information now to make a decision.

"I don't suggest you do this, Queen."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Geralt cleared his throat and continued:

"Princess Pavetta, as the possessor of the Elder Blood, is itself a quite secret matter."

"The people of the Dark Brotherhood of Sorcerers kidnapped her, likely for this reason as well."

"If you tell the Sorcerers Brotherhood this news, perhaps their sorcerers can help you find the princess back." "But in that case, this secret can absolutely not be kept secret anymore."

"By then, you can only pray that among the many sorcerers in the North, there is no one who is crazy enough to study the Elder Blood."

"Otherwise, Princess Pavetta's future life will be difficult to live safely and peacefully."

"In order to obtain the Elder Blood, many people should take risks."

Queen Calanthe's face changed when she heard this, and then she looked at her husband King Eist, seemingly unable to make up her mind.

Although she was a strong woman and an outstanding figure in the Cintra royal family, as a mother, she absolutely loved her daughter very much and could not accept any life danger to her young daughter.

King Eist, as a captain who had always sailed in storms in the past, had excellent psychological quality. He didn't panic, but sighed, patted his wife's hand, and said: "My dear, since we have invited Master Geralt and Master Geralt this time, and have the help of two professional sorcerers, Lady Yennefer and Lady Isha, let's not add trouble to them."

"Archdruid Mousesack will also provide help."

"Leave this matter to these professional people to handle. We just need to support it silently."

"If this matter encounters difficulties in the end and cannot be solved, then we will notify the Sorcerers Brotherhood."

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After leaving the palace, the time had reached dusk. Geralt led everyone back to the luxury hotel that Syanna had already purchased. Geralt and Yennefer also moved here.

As members of the Witcher Order, they had all seen the pile of gold mountains placed on the top floor of the castle and were accustomed to Geralt's nouveau riche behavior, and had gradually enjoyed the convenience and fun of rich people.

At the very least, Geralt had never been polite to Geralt in terms of money. Since discovering that Geralt had become an unimaginable big financier, the daily necessities he used had quickly upgraded to the same level as ordinary rich people, truly interpreting what it meant to be easy to go from frugal to luxurious.

"What do you think about this matter, Geralt."

"If it was really done by the Dark Brotherhood of Sorcerers, how should we deal with them?"

Sitting in the gorgeously decorated lobby on the first floor, Geralt asked with a frown, holding a glass of high-end red wine.

Usually, what they dealt with were those monsters. Although some were quite smart, overall, their intelligence was at the level of beasts.

And spellcasters like sorcerers were definitely the most dangerous enemies, not only possessing various mysterious curse-type spells, but even their direct lethality far exceeded most monsters.

The disastrous defeat three years ago when they were besieged by corrupted humans had already cast a shadow in Geralt's heart. He didn't dare to guarantee that he would be so lucky this time, and could still survive after being hurt like that.

Geralt saw Geralt's worry. He reached out and patted his good brother's shoulder, and then said: "I have already thought of a way. Leave this matter to me."

"Tomorrow, you and Yennefer stay in the palace and protect the safety of Queen Calanthe and little Ciri."

If the mastermind behind this matter was Vilgefortz, letting Geralt and Yennefer face that guy was indeed a bit dangerous.

Then the best choice was to let them stay in the palace, and also protect Ciri's safety. Although the little girl didn't attract anyone's attention for the time being, no one could say for sure about such things. Don't let Ciri get lost too.

Speaking of this, Geralt hesitated for a moment and decided to say frankly: "You know, Geralt, I also possess the Elder Blood, so I am more sensitive to this aspect and have a special induction."

"I think it's better to tell you one thing."

Seeing that his powerful good brother was so serious, Geralt also asked seriously:

"What is it, Geralt?"

Geralt was silent for a second, then said:

"I saw your child of destiny, little Ciri, at noon today."

"Although she hasn't shown it because she is too young, I can sense that the concentration of Elder Blood in her body is purer than her mother Princess Pavetta, and can even be said to be the purest existence of Elder Blood among all descendants so far."

"And according to the prophecy of the Shujing nvwang Lady Eithne, in the future, there will be a child of destiny possessing Elder Blood, who will determine the fate of this world, just like the ancient prophecy."

Speaking of this, Geralt looked at Geralt's changing expression, and then continued:

"Actually, I have always thought that the person mentioned was me, and I am the legendary child of destiny."

"However, since Ciri also possesses this special bloodline, then in the future, this little girl will definitely be involved in all kinds of troubles and keep struggling in the surging tide of fate."

"This matter should not be known by others before her bloodline awakens."

"So you'd better consider clearly how to choose in the future."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 310 =====