To be honest, Geralt's impression of Xie Yuan has always been between half good and half bad.
The bad perception was definitely not because he had a very close interaction with Ciri; nor was it because he gave Yennefer a "photo" of Ciri but not himself.
It's just that this person has a very obvious shortcoming: he has a strong murderous intention, and he can even be a little unable to control himself - but this person is not the kind of personality that was developed through tragic events with great suffering and hatred.
It seems that he is deliberately destroying his own moral level... He can obviously be a good person, but he has to do something bad.
Strange guy.
But after thinking for a moment, Geralt made a decision: "I will be in charge of Novilia, and you will be in charge of Velen, but I will walk with you for the first part of the way - not only to find the way to the pass, but also to help How about you learn about the local alchemy materials and take a look?"
"I have no objection." Xie Yuan shook his head indifferently, "Then when the time comes, I hope you can give me some advice."
"So...are you ready to go?"
"anytime."
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"Where do I have time!" Xie Yuan accepted these things boredly, "Fortunately, I can make these things old, and then when I go back, I can make antiques and art collections for my friends."
Walking into the small courtyard inside the hotel, you can also see a farmer struggling to drive a pig into the house. His wife is still trying to persuade him to give up, but he stubbornly says that the pig is his life...
"It's just a little trick, I'll teach you when I have time... Let's go quickly," Xie Yuan didn't want to talk more about this, "I have observed a ferocious tiger many times, and I can imitate it perfectly."
However, when Geralt came back, he had a strange look on his face and took out a shield and badge with a spray-painted version of Médecins Sans Frontières - but with the logo of a black golden sun added to it.
"A knighthood... is not a worthless thing. No matter how many people want to buy it, they can't buy it."
However... when the roar of a herd of horses suddenly appeared outside the door, the only guests in the tavern suddenly got up and walked out of the tavern as if nails were stuck on the bench.
The two of them didn't waste time on this issue, and after the wild dogs had been taught a lesson and stabilized for a while, they immediately rushed to the hotel at the crossroads.
Unknowingly, he also had a stance and tendency.
But the only thing Xie Yuan can do is to secretly fiddle with the balance between the two sides of the war, so that the Nilfgaardian side can win a decisive victory as soon as possible and end the war. This is the best way.
"This is the first time I've heard such a terrifying roar... It's a bit like the Redanian ghoul..." Geralt commented, "But it can affect people's minds even more."
Xie Yuan was not annoyed after being rejected, but he just drank calmly. He could also collect information by himself, but Geralt, a local, was more suitable.
Geralt wanted to whip up his horse immediately, but Xie Yuan just took a breath, and then——
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Xie Yuan waved these things in his hand: "I guess they want to keep these trophies and give me these worthless titles instead."
At this time, Xie Yuan was wearing brown-gray iron leather armor covered with rivets, with metal sheaths on his elbows and knees, plus leather boots and leather gloves. This was Nilfgaard's unique aristocratic warrior equipment.
"This should be an exchange...Did Mamari not give you any extra gold coins? Before I entered the city, I gave twenty or thirty Wild Hunt swords and knight heads to the Nilfgaard army, and I wanted to ask them to deal with it on my behalf."
This is still a territory controlled by the Nilfgaardians. On the road just now, we could see cavalry of men in black patrolling outside the village.
"At the intersection there, according to the map, there is a hotel. Let's go there and find the locals there to ask about Hantrick's whereabouts."
Geralt needed to find Mamari to get his equipment back, while Xie Yuan contacted Ambassador Yazhuo to learn more about the war process and current situation between the two parties.
"Xu Xu!!!"
"Then let's go...I have to have a good drink."
However, although they could do it at any time, the two of them stayed separately for a while.
Anyway, Geralt won't be able to learn this thing in a short time.
The two of them rode towards the village, but soon they received the first batch of greeters.
This is a sonic attack technique, which is actually a "lion's roar", but Xie Yuan found that there is no such animal as a lion here... Then he might as well design it like a tiger's roar.
But at the beginning, both parties got the same answer: This person is not a good person, so don't look for him.
It took the two of them five days to get from Vizima to the northern border of Temeria, Velen.
In the current world, if Xie Yuan didn't have this killing ability, and Geralt didn't have the ability obtained through body mutation... If you want to stand in this world, it can only be said to be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
A group of wild dogs covered with scars suddenly came from both sides and tried to outflank Xie Yuan and Geralt's horses.
Xie Yuan didn't roar too loudly, at least except for Geralt's carrots who suddenly became excited, these wild dogs were the only ones who seemed to be suddenly frightened, foaming at the mouth, whining and rolling on all fours on the ground.
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"嘤嘤...嘤嘤嘤"
"Roar!!!" He roared like a lion at the oncoming wild dogs.
Along the way, the good news is that most of the road sections have returned to stability under the influence of military control, but the bad news is that the closer this road gets to Willen, the desolation caused by the war has become more serious.
"A reciprocal courtesy, but I really didn't expect these wild dogs to be so afraid..." Xie Yuan even looked at the horse under Geralt's crotch teasingly, "Even the horses are like this."
"You are now a knight." Geralt handed the shield, badge and a promotion certificate to Xie Yuan, "It seems that you have accepted Nilfgaard's invitation."
And Geralt still has a unique armor suit for the witcher, but in addition to the double swords he always carries on his back, he also adds a crossbow.
"Yaxi!" Geralt directly made an inverted triangle gesture, emitting a burst of white light to calm the horse's spirit, and then turned to look at Xie Yuan unhappily: "What are you doing?!"
"Woof woof woof! woof woof woof! woof woof woof!"
During this period, Xie Yuan originally wanted to test with Geralt whether some of the original Xuanmen and Shimen spells could be used here, but a sudden burst of fear made Xie Yuan immediately give up the idea and immediately realized: Isn't this just showing off?
?
How did Monkey Sun get kicked out by Patriarch Bodhi?
Therefore, he had no choice but to follow Geralt on horseback, seriously crossing the mountains and rivers on the road, and then came to Velen.
After getting off his horse, Xie Yuan ran directly to the tavern owner, asked him for a glass of strong drink, and asked about Hantrick's whereabouts, while Geralt went to ask a couple sitting nearby.
Geralt suggested as he looked at the village in the distance.
After hearing about Xie Yuan's achievements, Geralt had to defend this title: "At least if you have time to participate in Toussaint's knight tourney, you can't participate without this title."
At this moment, next to a dead tree filled with hanged people, the two stopped their horses and stopped.
The boss immediately suggested that Geralt and Xie Yuan go out: "You have to leave quickly! I will open the back door for you."
But before Xie Yuan said anything, Geralt became unhappy: "I haven't finished my wine yet."
The next moment, "Bang!" The door was opened directly, and a group of heavily armed guys dressed as mercenaries filed in. The leader shouted directly: "Boss, hurry up and get the vodka!"
Now Xie Yuan and Geralt can't leave for the time being.