Today, the North also looks like this. Compared with arranging soldiers to maintain law and order, they are more willing to give the **** baron a real baronial title, and he will maintain law and order. In this way, they do not need to spend more military expenditures where there is not much tax.

This is exactly why Francesca can get enough support in the South. She can ensure the stability of South Aden, Livia and Lelia, and provide sufficient tribute. In the era of war, no emperor did not like to see such a stable place, and would not risk letting the property and manpower of this area into the hostile camp.

Back to the crow's den, the first thing the **** baron did was to distribute all the good wine in stock to his men.

"I will never touch a drop of wine again, absolutely not!" Philip with one hand, holding his beer belly, stretched out a finger: "Next, I want to turn this land into a good place. One can and Orson A good place compared to Futer, let Anna stay, and Tamara is willing to come back, instead of continuing to talk to me, the better and more civilized Ocean Futer than here."

Zelin and Geralt looked at each other.

"I wish you success, Baron."

It may take more than a year and a half to turn Willen into Osenfurt.

It may take ten or even twenty years.

"Let's have a drink." As soon as the baron finished speaking, he came back to his senses: "Oh, yes, this is the last time. We always have to celebrate. After eating, I will celebrate with others and have white water. Up."

With that, he walked to the cabinet and took out a wine bottle with half a bottle of wine left in it. Then he took out three cups, poured the cups, and threw away the empty wine bottle.

"The last time I had a drink with Geralt, it was to Te Moria. This time, I want to toast New Willen."

The baron raised his glass, Zelin also picked up the glass, and then clinked with Geralt and the baron.

"To the new Willen."

They raised their heads and drank the wine in the glass.

"Oh, I never knew that there is actually a good church in the swamp south of Willen." The **** baron laughed, and the wrinkles on his face were full of smiles: "Devil hunter Zelin, I should talk to you in the future. Your friends work well together. You know the priests there, right? I can send people to protect them to build altars in nearby villages. If the entire Weilun people can be as religious and friendly as the people there... ....."

Suddenly, the wooden door on the side was pushed open.

"Uma!"

A distorted, short and weird creature screamed in a language that no one could understand, and rushed out. A sergeant ran out behind him.

"He escaped from the stable!" The sergeant caught it in the living room and quickly apologized to the baron: "I will shut it back."

Chapter 2562 Amelia's Welcome

"What is this?"

Zelin looked at being dragged away by the sergeant, with a funny strange appearance: "I, I never remember a race with such a strange appearance. But if a human is born with so many congenital diseases, it is a miracle that he can survive. ."

"Multiple deformities, there are problems with eyes, nose, ears, as well as hare lips and stuttering." Geralt retracted his gaze: "In the past, demon hunters often found such children. Their parents were unwilling to raise them, so they They are abandoned in front of the demon hunter’s castle. Generally speaking, this kind of child is more difficult to survive the trial, unless there is the help of a warlock, otherwise it is impossible to survive."

"I got this during a gambling." The **** baron clutched his forehead, recalling the previous event: "I was drinking at the Crossroads Hotel and gambled with a person with Gwent cards. That person's card luck was too bad. He kept losing, so he almost sold his pants for money. Later, he said he was betting me with this, so I won it."

He looked strange, Zelin couldn't help but think of Guru.

"Could he be cursed?" Zelin said: "There are very few people who are born with this look, but curses can turn everyone into a weird look."

"I didn't notice the traces of Chaos Magic." Geralt shook his head: "If it is a deep curse, only professional warlocks can detect it."

"Come on, where do I go to find professional warlocks to treat him? Those warlocks either run away or die, let alone know how much it will cost to find a warlock." The **** baron sighed and raised his hand. Pendulum: "I still have so many people to raise. The money I hired a warlock to check is enough for me to spend money to repair the crow den again. Okay, don't talk about him anymore. Anyway, there are wars everywhere. At the time, he could stay in a safe stable and worry about eating and drinking, which was better than most people. Geralt, you helped me find my family, and you are also looking for your daughter, Xili? Is this Name, right? I wish you an early reunion with her."

After a day's rest in the baron's crow's nest castle, Zelin and Geralt set out for Novigrad.

Geralt wants to find a ship in Novigrad to Skelliger. Of course, whether he will visit Triss before this is not something Zelin needs to care about.

Triss is still in Novigrad. Her current status is the special envoy of the Warlock Order in Novigrad. She is responsible for recruiting the warlocks who were in exile due to the decline of the Order. Many warlocks chose to take refuge in Novigrad. There are many sorcerer villas on the central square, and more sorcerer manors are scattered beside the countryside outside the city. Most of these warlocks were afraid of the coup on the island of Sinide, and now it is difficult to convince them to believe in the Order again, but Triss' enthusiasm can be used very well at this time.

Among the female warlocks, there are few members like Triss who are not easy to arouse suspicion.

At sunset, Zelin saw the shadow of the walls of Novigrad in the distance.

Saying goodbye to Geralt’s village outside the city, many Novigrad citizens could not afford the houses in the city, so they built thatched huts and wooden houses outside the city walls. Most of the people living here are workers and farmers, washerwomen and servants. Geralt found a commission here. It seems that a woman witnessed a woman in white dancing in the farmland during the day. He took the commission and prepared to earn some Skellig's boat fare.

There is a river outside the city gate, and altars of eternal fire are erected on both sides of the bridge. Now this is the holy city of eternal fire. Under Chape's rule, Novigrad can almost see humans of different races from all over the world. The elves with long ears, the dwarves in linen clothes, the halfling farmers nearby, and even the Overfiers wearing turbans. People coming and going at the gate of the city, the city guard frowned and looked at the sun above his head, hoping that the high-temperature fireball would disappear behind the mountains as soon as possible. The heat would only dissipate a little when the sea breeze came from the west.

Not long after entering the city gate, Ze Lin saw an unexpectedly familiar figure.

"Zelin, look here!"

Wearing a white shirt and black jacket, Amelia stood on a stone platform in front of a shop on the side of the street, waving to Zelin.

"Amelia?" Zelin raised his eyebrows, and he squeezed past the crowd and walked over: "Are you still in Novigrad?"

"Why can't I stay here?" Amelia put her hands behind her back: "Your friend's boat docked early this morning. I know he passed by the floating port, so I want to find out the latest news about the castle. All of you are not here. , Joseph stayed there most of the time. As a result, he told me that not only did you come back, but you were also on your way. It was just because something happened halfway to disembark at Willen in advance. So I went to the gate of the city to wait for you. "

Zelin was a little surprised: "Do you know I'm coming to Novigrad?"

Since he left Lomugne, it seemed that anyone knew he was going to Novigrad. Dikoscher knew that this incident should not surprise Zelin. After all, he is the most famous spy leader in the whole continent. Although he is no longer serving in Ridania, he still has contacts with intelligence personnel from various countries, just like Tamoli Roche and Tal of Ya don't know how many things will appear on his desk in the form of secret letters every day.

But if too many people knew that Zelin had arrived in Novigrad, then his investigation was meaningless. As long as the master behind the scenes is not stupid, he will know that before the demon hunter arrives, he will transfer personnel and hide all possible clues.

"No, this is what Chapei told me. You know, he has intelligence sources and knows what ships enter the port every day." Amelia smiled sweetly: "How could I know these things? This time. , I have been helping Chapei to deal with all kinds of small troubles. Governing such a city is not easy at all. In particular, it is necessary to find ways to lobby businessmen and members of the city council, as well as representatives of various guilds and associations. ."

She wouldn't tell Zelin that when Zelin appeared in the floating port, she got the news from the anesthetic powder dealers under her.

They followed a somewhat muddy path through a junction where an altar was erected. Behind the gate of the port area is the port area of ​​Novigrad. After entering the city, you can see the Biz area full of fishy smells and hawkers. Opposite the city canal in Biz District is Novigrad’s largest fish market, as well as a glorious alley full of mud and low-end brothels.

"What are you doing in Novigrad lately?"

"What else can I do? Help Zha Pei and participate in some things management? Recently, there have been a lot of troubles. I will do the things he can't handle." Amelia walked forward briskly, as if the city was Her home is equally familiar: "What else can there be?"

With that said, Amelia glanced down and looked to the second floor of a nearby attic. After noticing that the window on the second floor hadn't opened, she frowned, but the displeasure in her eyes only flashed, and she returned to her former lively and innocent appearance.

During this period of time, her spies and secret agents planted in every corner of the city asked them to monitor every altar and temple, and report on the movements of every missionary and witch hunter.

As they walked, Amelia was enthusiastic and told Zelin about what she had seen and heard outside during this time.

“There are dozens of ships entering and leaving the port every day in this city. Every day they have to inspect the goods to see if there are smuggled goods, collect customs duties and ensure that those inspectors do not accept bribes from merchants and shipowners. The city council is still discussing cleaning up the old city. Everyone is arguing about **** bills, and sometimes I have to go to the parliament to see if they fight. I am busy outside every day, and I almost miss the days of doing nothing in the castle."

"You have been helping him?"

"Yeah, he is really not suitable to be a bishop. He is healing the church. Such people have long been tricked into being used as experimental materials." Amelia suddenly coughed: "Ah, I mean, he is too kind. There are many people who betrayed him and are thrown into jail. They should be put to death instead of leaving them a chance to make a comeback. He said that everyone should be given a chance to reform. How could this group of people know what reformation is. They regretted it only because they were arrested. If others are not allowed to see how miserable the traitor is, soon more people will betrayed under the temptation of profit. And they trust their subordinates too much, and often he thinks it’s okay. Now, I have to go outside to help him pay attention and see if things are really going as smoothly as he imagined."

"You are busy outside every day, but your skin is not tanned, and it looks like after a month in a dark house." Zelin said lightly.

"Uh...I have always been like this, don't you know?" Amelia changed the subject decisively. It is always difficult to lie in front of Zelin: "You come to Novigrad What to do?"

Zelin looked around, and Novigrad's appearance hardly changed. No one is interested in repairing the old city, instead of throwing them to the poor to live in, living in a cleaner new city by themselves, or moving to a villa outside the city. The building here spans a long time, and you can see the latest villa gardens, as well as the oldest wooden houses.

"I hope to go to the bank to investigate some things." Zelin looked at the surrounding environment. He can notice that some people are staring here.

"Bank? Vivaldi Bank? After dinner, let's go together. It just so happened that Chapei also had some trouble with the bank recently... By the way, how about my new clothes?"

Amelia turned around and stood in front of Zelin with her arms outstretched: "The one I bought recently was bought with my own money."