Although the Beggar King is just the leader of the underground society, he may have acquired the arrogance of some masters because he has held power for so long.
He is wearing a robe that only nobles would wear. Although he is bald, his waist is straight and his bearing is extraordinary. Even when discussing interests with others, he can be calm, calm and gentle.
This is actually not simple - because generally those who have been in power for a short period of time and are eager to build a reputation are more eager for quick success and short-term benefits.
Such was the case with the controlled Hawthorne II.
And the fact that an underground giant like the Beggar King can develop an open-minded character and handle things with ease shows that he has experienced many years of honor and disgrace - he has seen blooming flowers, he has also experienced trees falling and hozens scattering, and he has been able to get through it smoothly - this has been He is a mature boss.
But thinking about the situation more broadly, if the four giants of Novigrad, except for Hawthorne II, all have this kind of old coin... No wonder Radovid V and Emhyr are not confident that they can easily win this city. , they can only fight for each other through wooing.
"Who are you?" When he saw Geralt and his entourage arriving, the Beggar King showed no signs of alertness and just asked who was coming with a question.
But Xie Yuan suspected that this was just a courtesy at first meeting.
Because Triss quickly called out affectionately: "Geralt." Triss was wearing a brown and green hunting suit with a hooded waistcoat. It seemed that this was her It is a must-have item for travel, but this does not prevent her from looking at Geralt with affectionate eyes as soon as she sees him.
"Hi, Triss." Geralt responded with a smile. Just like this, Tris raised the corners of her mouth and her eyes were as charming as silk... It seemed that feelings were not so easily extinguished.
"It seems that you two know each other." However, in addition to Xie Yuan and Margarita who were watching the show with peace of mind, there was also a Beggar King who was anxious to talk. He immediately interrupted their eyes with a voice " Reminiscing about the past."
But when he heard these words, Geralt didn't show too much depression. Instead, Triss lowered her head very lonely.
"It seems you have a good relationship!" Although the Beggar King's face was only gentle and showed no other expression, everyone could hear the interesting teasing. However, this also changed the atmosphere from pink to black seriousness. The Beggar King looked at Geralt seriously: "Witcher, I was still confused about how you found me just now."
Geralt became the main object of the Beggar King's attention and communication, but unlike Xie Yuan, who was first humble and then domineering, Geralt's conversational style was very sarcastic...or cynical.
Even though he clearly had no grudge against the Beggar King, in order to express his ridicule towards the Beggar King who liked to profit from beggars and thieves while using them to spy on the whole city.
Fortunately, the Beggar King is a tolerant person. Of course, he may also have the power behind the witcher and the witcher. He was not too angry at Geralt's ridicule, but explained it very seriously. own ideas and thoughts. Regardless of whether what he said at this moment was true or not, at least he emotionally believed in himself.
It’s just that some of the people involved didn’t believe it, and Geralt was the worst among them. He directly played with Triss and made eye contact.
However, in the end, everyone still listened carefully to the Beggar King's speech...or ambition: to overthrow the old municipal government, previously controlled by the Order of Eternal Fire, and now controlled by the witch hunters of Radovid V. The authority of the hall - and this also promoted the occurrence of the witch hunt. When speaking of this, Triss rarely looked at Geralt lovingly again, but felt lost and sad.
The Beggar King hopes to concentrate the underground power of the city of Novigrad to make Novigrad a free city with independent authority and transcending the two major forces of the north and the south... Why does this horse look so like night? What is the logic of the formation of the city?
However, after the Beggar King expressed his ambition, Xie Yuan felt that this method was so advanced that it was almost impossible to happen.
He himself is one of the founders of Night City, and he knows very well that the formation of Night City was entirely due to a force majeure reason for increasing capital at the right time - the artificial split of the Bald Eagle Empire!
Because of the decentralization of power caused by the breakdown of the state system, coupled with
The economy and the ambition to not be controlled by the top management, and the intention to build a distribution center for large companies, have gradually made Night City become like this.
But will the fall of the Bald Eagle Empire happen in Nilfgaard and Redania? It's very possible, but the problem is that the disintegration of either Redania or Nilfgaard will only result in the other party's energy greatly increasing, and then the main force will be transferred directly to Novigrad.
And neither the so-called Big Four nor the Syndicate should be able to escape the end of the gallows... Now both Emhyr and Radovid V are petty, and Radovid V is still a cold-natured person. Anyone who disobeys him or has no use value will be punished by him with the most painful death penalty - Xie Yuan really wants to diss Philippa Earhart, what on earth did you do to turn a person into a human-faced animal with a heart? monster? Or is it his own fault?
However, no matter how Xie Yuan imagined it, it had to be stopped immediately. Because after talking about ambitions and cooperation requests, although Geralt did not give any positive feedback in the end, the generous Beggar King took care of Triss's face, so he ended the conversation very thoughtfully and let Triss and Geralt directly Te left Fu Lin together and completed their reminiscence.
So the three became four, and just like that, everyone left the Fu Lin together with Geralt and Triss in front, Xie Yuan and Margarita in the back.
"Have you been opening up your spiritual realm since you left Triss's villa?" Margarita entered the rotting forest without saying a word, but as soon as she came out, she excitedly held Xie Yuan's hand and spoke humbly Ask for advice, "Otherwise, why didn't the Beggar King's spies notice us, or even the Beggar King?" "Of course he noticed." Xie Yuan turned around and explained, but he didn't pay attention to Margarita's little actions, " However, in the eyes of this big boss, he only saw two followers with very formal faces. Why should he pay so serious attention to the thoughts and expressions of the two followers? This is what I gave to the secret in advance through my skills. Geralt, our strategy."
"But why did you choose not to show up?" Margarita didn't agree. "If you chose to hide, how should we find a temporary shelter for Felicia?"
"I don't think the Beggar King can provide a decent place to live," Xie Yuan thought for a while and explained his thoughts, "He is the organizer of thieves and beggars in lower-class residential areas, and his prestige can only affect civilians. In the area of districts and slums... expect him to find a good house that can live in? Most likely it will be some old small western-style building, or a loft arranged by a reluctant landlord who has to endure it for the sake of money."
"This place has only one healthy person, and those with no physical problems can live alone, but two sick and injured patients?" Xie Yuan looked at Margarita, "For the sake of their healing, we'd better do it with less than with excess. "
"But... But then we have no choice?" Margarita also agreed with Xie Yuan's point about the injured number needing a good environment to cultivate.
But the question is where are the good houses?
But this does not trouble Xie Yuan: "I once studied the memory of Hawthorne II, and found that Geralt's friend, Dandelion, seemed to have received a gift from the dead Hawthorne I, Alphonse - a gift. There is a building named "Herb Technique". This is where Hawthorne II became extremely angry with Dandelion.
The great poet is making great efforts, probably because he wants to become a high-end ***. "
"As long as we find Dandelion, if nothing else happens, his building should be completed in a short time. And this is the best hiding place for seriously injured people like Xi'er and Felicia. "
"Well... we all know that Dandelion has been captured by the temple guards. In this case, the great poet must be rescued... It will be difficult." Margarita did not respond to this. hope.
"It's okay, it really doesn't work. I think there is a plan B: Novigrad has an existing technical college and a high-end hotel in operation. I heard that the former is Sigi Luwin, also known as Sigismund. ·Dijkstra's territory. With Geralt, or you, see if we can give them a sealed suite to recuperate for the sake of money."
"Bad plan, although it has merit, Philicia Curley is actually Philippa Earhart's
She is a disciple, and her status is second only to her other lover Cynthia. "
Margarita decided to shelve the plan without thinking: "I heard in the past that Dijkstra and Philippa fled in panic after the assassination of the old King Vizmir was exposed, but they still did not forget to dispatch assassins to each other. Stabbing - neither of them can tolerate this behavior. Now once Felicia appears in front of Dijkstra, I can't guarantee whether the former spy chief will stab her." "The latter's high-end hotel here is the most famous. The problem is that you need to find an acquaintance, or even if you are not an acquaintance, find someone easy to control."
When Xie Yuan said this, he suddenly realized that the two people in front of him had disappeared. However, outside a store, there were two villains in witch hunter costumes knocking on the door fiercely.
Margarita also noticed this situation, and immediately clenched her fists, with surprise and anger on her face: "Can witch hunters just arrest people on the street?"
"Well, maybe they entered the store and fell into a trap set by others for Triss..." Xie Yuan analyzed.
"Oh...it's really hard on her." Margarita sighed empathetically, and then looked at the two witch hunters in front of her, their expressions regained their determination, "How is it? Do you need us to take action?"
But Xie Yuan rejected the proposal: "That's not necessary, because they have already arrived underground. It seems to be a secret tunnel, and it is still moving...the direction seems to be...the underground river."
Margarita relaxed her brows and said, "Yes, the most famous thing here is the dense underwater passages. Many people use these water passages as smuggling passages, so let's find them quickly."
The two didn't stop for a long time. Margarita immediately followed Xie Yuan through several streets and alleys, and very quickly came to the bottom of a bridge over a city river. At this moment, the two of them saw Geralt crawling out of the dirty river wetly and handing Triss a bag.
As soon as Geralt saw Xie Yuan's arrival, he smiled teasingly: "It took you a long time."
Xie Yuan responded with a teasing smile and stretched out his head: "After all, with a beauty by your side, who wouldn't want to have no unnecessary presence hanging around?"
As he spoke, he looked at Triss, who was curious about her eyes, and then looked back at the demon hunter: "Why don't you help introduce me?"
"This is Knight Yuan Xie. He was recently canonized by Emhyr, but he has no actual duties, so he traveled here with me to help me find clues about Ciri."
After Geralt finished speaking, he looked at Triss's eyes and added: "He is also Ciri's teacher."
"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Yuan." Triss responded very politely. However, this may also be related to Xie Yuan's low reputation, so Geralt glanced at Xie Yuan again, meaning not to hide it.
Xie Yuan then released the attention shielding method, and then Triss looked at the woman next to Xie Yuan in great surprise: "Margarita!!"
Margarita also stepped forward and hugged Tris, with a look in her eyes: "It's so great to see you again."
"Margarita, you...didn't you say that you have disappeared?" Tris asked in confusion, "I thought you had hidden yourself, but I didn't expect that you would still show up..."
"Actually, I was controlled by the witch hunters of Radovid V."
Margarita's faint words made Tris cover her mouth directly: "Not only me, Xi'er was also caught. We were tortured, but what makes me feel sad the most is... I had to watch every one of my students being taken out and executed - they are the most promising sorceresses in the academy!"
Listening to the tragic situation of her companions, Triss's eyes were full of sorrow, but she quickly stopped her tears: "What about the back? Were you imprisoned in Delmer's Prison in Oaks? How did you get out? ?」
This time it was Margarita who looked surprised: "You don't know, do you know?" "You know what?"
"Delmer Prison has been blown up." Margarita explained. Looking at Triss who looked shocked, she could only elaborate, "Even the foundation there has collapsed, and the original prisoners have already collapsed." Deported secretly
, the entire prison's jailers were also buried together with the prison - in order to find out the truth, Radovid V lost one-fifth of Oaks's garrison strength, but still found nothing. "
"This is... so shocking." Triss had to close her open mouth, and soon she showed joy, "And it is absolutely good news. I should find a way to spread the news - —This way witch hunters can be more restrained.”
"Who did it?" Triss was curious about the person who blew up the prison. She guessed that the person who could do this must be a top magician, but in her impression, the person who could do this was Geralt's enemy... He was already dead.
However, Margarita quickly took Xie Yuan's arm and gave the answer with practical actions: "It was Yuan who did it... he did it by himself."
"Oh?" Triss was a little shocked when she saw Margarita's movement. This movement meant a lot.
However, this was the first time Triss looked at the plain-looking Xie Yuan in front of her.
She was a little confused and even a little shocked: How did the human beings in front of her do it?
