What happened to Geralt this night was full of ups and downs.
First coming out of Pucilla, he immediately went to the bathhouse to look for Sigi Luwin.
At first, the bathhouse closed its door tightly and did not respond at all. When the men knew that the person knocking on the door was the witcher Geralt of Rivia, their attitude changed drastically and they immediately opened the door.
After entering the door, even though Geralt had already guessed that this Sigi Luwin was not simple, when he actually saw him, he found that he was an acquaintance from a few years ago. Sigismund Dijkstra was still the same Still couldn't hide his surprise.
Sigismund Dijkstra was the head of the intelligence organization during the reign of the previous king of Redania. He was also the real manager of Redania and held the position of Minister of State.
Judging from his past acting style, this guy is more like a KGB chairman who uses intelligence to control military affairs. He is far from the stereotyped impression of a spy with no specific style in the rumors.
He is nearly seven feet tall and weighs over two hundred pounds. His habitual movement whenever he clasped his hands in front of his chest - it looked like two sperm whales kowtowing to a great white whale. As for his appearance... combined with his hair color and skin color, he looks more like a pig that just took a bath, although this fat giant always gives people the illusion of being stupid and slow. But before he lost his position as intelligence chief, his power could be so great that if Dijkstra wanted to turn day into night, no one would dare say no.
He lost everything because of the failed coup on Thanede Island. Geralt originally thought he should be dead, but unexpectedly, he suddenly changed from a great spy to a great criminal. On the other side, Dijkstra's surprise was the same, but this was not the time to show his expression, just because there were other underground giants gathering here at this time.
There are "Butcher" Cliff, "Beggar King" and so on. They are all naked, with only a towel covering their private parts.
Except for the Beggar King, Cliff had never seen Geralt before. After questioning, he finally
Finally, Dijkstra introduced the witcher: "This is the witcher, the one who saved Futai earlier.
King Stur then murdered him. "
Getting a head start and amplifying a bad reputation to shake up the situation are the usual methods used in the underground world to overwhelm tough opponents.
Geralt did not want to bear the reputation of a king-slayer, so he corrected himself. However, just as he and Dijkstra were chatting about the old history, a new incident occurred.
A group of uninvited guests broke into the place and planned to start a beheading operation against the other three giants, and Geralt had to get involved and kill the intruders.
After the incident subsided, Geralt was undoubtedly suspected of being involved in the assassination, but everyone was more suspicious of Hawthorne II, who had never been present.
Cliff decided to use very drastic means to sweep away Hawthorne II's territory to lure him out; while the Beggar King decided to stay out of the matter, and only Dijkstra planned to talk to Geralt one-on-one.
In fact, Geralt was also confused at this time: you must know that the real Hawthorne II has been controlled by Xie Yuan for a long time, and has not been released for a long time, so the one who is giving orders to Hawthorne II's men at this time who?
Isn't it really Radovid V who actually controls Hawthorne II?
But the cautious Geralt did not reveal any information, but continued to lie to Dijkstra, while making a vague request to find Dandelion.
Dijkstra agreed, but the price was that Geralt had to help find the lost treasure - I didn't expect that Dijkstra had completely distrusted humans and was more inclined to let a troll defend the city... A very clever idea. .
But unfortunately, Dandelion's planning skills are also very good. In order not to expose Dandelion, the biggest mastermind, Geralt also had to help Dijkstra review the process of the robbery.
The result is: after Dandelion learned about the Marquis of Henville who was secretly buried last year because of a horse wind, he imitated this person through many means.
Because except for a few well-informed people, such as Dijkstra who only realized it later, most people did not know that this person was dead, so after dressing up as a marquis,
Dandelion simply deceived the registration officer and booked a bathing seat.
Then a bomb...an alchemy bomb set with magic runes entered the drainage pipe through the open plug, and then "Bang!" There was a loud noise, and the pipe directly broke the iron door of the secret room below.
Before that, because the troll ate the deadly poisonous mushrooms attached here, it became drowsy. Moreover, because the sound insulation effect was so good, the above did not notice the changes below... So under such a strange combination of circumstances, a ridiculous robbery was successful.
By examining the pipes - before which Geralt had also had to take an unpleasant antidote that made people vomit, Geralt discovered two people who had died of poisoning due to vomiting due to the smell of the medicine... One of Dijkstra's men, one of the men who came to rob.
The exit of the robbers was a river, so after grabbing the goods, they immediately followed the waterway down the river and soon disappeared without a trace.
The clues that could be found in the bathhouse were quickly interrupted, so Geralt could only follow Dijkstra's reminder and came to the house of the Marquis of Henville. By this time, the place had long been deserted.
But strangely, there are still traces of recent life here. Through the traces left by his predecessors, Geralt discovered a machine that used pterodactyl oil as its main material, and through hidden mechanisms, he finally discovered that Manji, the leader of the temple guard, had obtained all the treasures.
"Manji got it?" Xie Yuan suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Geralt in surprise. "Yes." Geralt nodded, but then looked at Xie Yuan in confusion, "What's there to be happy about?"
"Hey! This means we have a better reason to take the life of the temple guard leader!" Xie Yuan slapped his thigh, "I have decided. I will visit the spots around the torture house later and draw some A detailed location map, we will take action tonight to catch everyone in that building."
"Yuan." Geralt was very cautious about this. "The torture facility is an airtight fortress with only a front door and is surrounded by walls. It is difficult to sneak in and it is almost impossible to storm. Triss has a plan. ..."
"Wait!" Xie Yuan suddenly stretched out his hand, "What does this have to do with Ms. Triss?"
Geralt suddenly rolled his eyes helplessly, as if he was accusing Xie Yuangang of interrupting his speech.
However, he continued to describe what happened next.
Dijkstra is not a person who can easily trust others, but considering his former career as a spy chief and his current title as a major criminal, this character and behavior are understandable.
Because runes were involved, he went directly to Triss—it was really tricky to choose this person.
Because if Geralt really couldn't reach an agreement, the demon hunter, who had no weaknesses, could just walk away. He didn't hide Dandelion, so it would be really hard to keep him after all. But Triss can't. She is a member who must live in the circle, and there are many younger spellcasters behind her who are waiting for help. They need shelter and basic material security, and only these giants can provide these. Triss does not dare and cannot offend Dijkstra. And it happened that because Geralt, a demon hunter, had an affair with Triss, he couldn't just sit back and watch Triss have problems... so he entangled Geralt like this.
Even now, Geralt has never thought of telling the truth to Dijkstra, but he doesn't mind exposing Manji, the current mastermind who took the treasure. Anyway, Xie Yuan also has this intention to blame Manji. Prompt the two parties to turn against each other.
But I didn't expect that the suspicion turned out to be true.
However, Dijkstra is not a person who will give convenience and trust to the executor of the will, or he is happy to see Geralt controlled - controlled by the bond with Triss, as long as his old love remains...
As for Geralt, his old love is not lost.
After Dijkstra left, Geralt had no choice but to tell Triss the truth about the real reason for helping to find the treasure.
The good news is that Triss is willing to help and is ready to do her best to help, but the bad news is that Triss didn't tell the witcher her method—
—Just ask him to meet at the altar of the eternal fire.
"Don't promise her like that." Xie Yuan looked at Geralt indifferently, "Emotions require mutual fulfillment and debt, but there is no need to suffer physical torture - just let me do it."
"Promise what?!" Geralt was a little confused.
"You really don't understand?" Xie Yuan looked at Geralt suspiciously.
"Hurry up!" Geralt was also a little impatient.
"It's not hard to guess Triss's methods. The burden fell on her. She was simply using herself as a bait, controlled by you, and entering the torture chamber openly."
Xie Yuan looked at Geralt impatiently: "And all you have to do is take this opportunity to grasp the secrets of Manji through dialogue..."
"I won't agree!" Geralt asserted firmly.
"But there is always someone who needs to do things, so I will be the executor."
Xie Yuan then pointed at Geralt: "You can just help me search and wash the ground when the time comes." "I'll go with you." Geralt didn't seem to be looked down upon and directly asked to join the action. "No need, this time there are not thousands of fully armed warriors. One more person will not speed up my killing efficiency."
Xie Yuan directly waved his hand and refused: "This time I will use my weapons to act. You have to pick up the people early, and maybe you can see my heroic appearance - but my only request is that Triss must torture Is it possible to burn it completely, without leaving any clues, to the level of burning it to a white ground?
I can't just do it all by myself. "
This provoking method immediately made Geralt angry: "Don't worry, she can do it - I want to see how you can use rapid efficiency!"
At this time, Geralt's curiosity and competitiveness were hooked together.
