From Witcher to Lord of the Empire

Lan put down the pen in his hand and rubbed his head tiredly.

The desk in front of him was piled with mountains of documents, which was completely different from the level he had to deal with in Blochlon Town.

However, this is considered a happy trouble for him now.

Sintra, which is full of things to do, has too many things to deal with: the planning of the celebration ceremony, the rewards for the restored generals, the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with neighboring countries...

Previously, members of Cintra's royal family and almost all of its ministers died together when the city was destroyed, which resulted in a gap in Cintra's current talent pool. The new generation has not yet grown up, and the older generation itself has a lot of important responsibilities, which results in Lann having to do most things himself.

He has lost count of how many meetings he has held, how many documents he has signed, and how many people he has met in the past few days.

I don’t know if Mossak specifically saw this opportunity to lead the Warlock Group to carry out the mutation of the witcher. After cultivating Lan’s political ability, he was happy and free, and completely devoted himself to the research of magic experiments. .

But considering that the projects Mossack was working on now were all found for him by Lann, Lann couldn't complain anymore.

"Help me call Enns!" Lann shouted towards the door, finally deciding to invite foreign aid.

The guard outside the door responded, and his footsteps sounded and then faded away. As the royal steward, Enns now has many things to keep an eye on, and he is no longer on call 24 hours a day like before.

…

On a small desk next to Lan, Ciri also followed his example and leaned back on the chair, showing an exhausted look.

The little girl's education classes have not been missed while she was in Brochlon Town. As the first heir to the royal family, she has already started to get involved in government affairs with the help of various ministers.

This moment is considered practice, helping Lan En share some of the pressure.

However, this pressure soon overwhelmed the little princess, and now Ciri was in the same half-dead state as Lan.

The two people looked at each other with dull eyes.

Suddenly he laughed out loud.

It was a suppressed chuckle at first, but then it began to expand and turned into a roar of laughter, filling the study room and rushing out of the door, causing the guards outside the door to curl their lips.

Shirley touched the corners of her glistening eyes, then touched the chairs, tables, and even the floor beneath her: "We are finally back, Lan."

"I promised you." Lan said softly.

"And you are able to fulfill your promise every time." Ciri also replied softly.

Shirley plucked the documents on the table, not wanting to look at them at first.

But suddenly she had a flash of inspiration, and she picked up the pen again and started preparing to draft her own agenda.

"Lan."

"Um?"

"What we are doing now is what grandpa and grandma used to do, right?"

"if not?"

"There are also two thrones in the palace hall."

Lan nodded his chin and looked towards Ciri.

He kind of guessed what the little girl was going to say.

He chuckled: "That's right."

"But when I become queen during the ceremony, I can only sit on one chair."

"It's obvious."

"...Then the extra one can only be left empty, which doesn't look good!"

"Oh?" The smile on Lan's face turned teasing, "Is that what you think? Do you think - it's not beautiful?"

Xili's ears have turned camel red, and this color has a tendency to gradually spread.

"That's right - it's not pretty!" Xili said with a blush, "So I think I need one more person to sit next to me to fill up the chair!"

"That makes sense. Who could that person be?"

Lann's expression was serious, as if he was really in distress.

With a "bang" sound, Xili hammered the desk hard.

The physical fitness of the half-witcher who was trained in Kaer Morhen was really impressive. Lan seemed to hear the desk tearing up and wailing, and he was afraid that he might not be able to hold on anymore.

"That's the table that my aunt and uncle used to use." Lan reminded kindly.

Ciri stared hard at Lan and let out a breath.

Then she suddenly jumped up onto the table so that she could look down at Lan.

She raised her chin slightly and became dignified.

"Duke Lannister, I think I made a mistake in the past." Princess Ciri said seriously.

"I promoted you from earl to duke prematurely - even skipping the level of marquis."

"And you now have the merits of recovering Sintra in your hands. In the foreseeable future, you will surely create an even more glorious legend."

Lann gently stroked his left chest in a very cooperative manner: "You don't have to mind, Your Highness Princess."

"No, I have to consider the possible impact this matter will have in the future." Princess Xili's face showed concern for the country and the people, "If heroes like you cannot get matching rewards, then Cintra, which has just recovered, will I’m afraid it will fall back into turmoil and all the good wishes will come to naught.”

Lann showed a heavy expression: "We can't let this happen, Your Highness Princess."

"Yes, Duke Lannister." Her Royal Highness the Princess nodded. She was very satisfied with the Duke's advice.

"So, Duke Lannister. I plan to ascend the throne as queen at the celebration ceremony soon. And then I will, um... announce." When Ciri said this, her voice finally couldn't help but start to tremble.

"I will...announce to the entire Cintra and the entire North." Xili's throat tightened, "Announce that you will become the king of Cintra, continue to lead the people forward with me, and regain Sintra." Terra’s former glory.”

"Are you willing to take on this responsibility for the future of Cintra?"

Lann showed a flattered expression: "Your Highness Princess..."

"This is for the stability and development of Cintra." Her Royal Highness the Princess said with a straight face, and her words began to deviate from the elegance of palace education, "Duke Lannister, don't be disrespectful!"

Lann let out a long sigh: "For Cintra, this seems to be the only way to do it."

The princess nodded with satisfaction.

The next second, the little girl's expression began to collapse, and in an instant she looked like a ripe apple.

She jumped over the table towards Lann with her teeth and claws open, waving the quill in her hand quite like a witcher's sword dance.

"Why do you sound so reluctant? Ah!"

The conference room seemed to be hit by the wind, and all the documents began to fly.

The guards outside the door could no longer suppress their expressions. Fortunately, they had helmets and visors to hide their expressions.

But their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.

…

"Master, Your Highness, I'm here."

The knock on the door came from outside, and it was full of force.

You can tell he is the old butler without distinguishing his voice. He is the only one in Cintra who still calls Lann "Master".

"……Enter."

As soon as he opened the door, the old housekeeper saw documents spread out on the floor, as well as the Duke and Princess collecting them on the floor with serious faces.

The old housekeeper sighed.

"Young Master, Your Highness - Cintra is full of things to do. I know that the recent numerous affairs will trouble you, but please hold on for a while."

The two nodded together and accepted the old housekeeper's encouragement and teachings.

But Lann's face soon showed a look of collapse again, because he saw the old butler also holding a stack of documents in his hand.

The mountains of momentum on the table were accumulated bit by bit by the old butler.

"I know why you asked the guards to come to me, young master. It just so happens that I want to send these things to you." Enns clenched his fists and coughed lightly, "I'm sorry that I can't assign tasks to you for the time being. Now every position is fully occupied..."

Lan opened his mouth and sighed.

It seems that it is unrealistic to ask the old housekeeper to help.

He could also see that although the old housekeeper was speaking with great enthusiasm, he was actually relying on the excitement of having just returned to the country. Now the whole person is in a contradictory state of extreme excitement and exhaustion.

If possible, Lan would even want to get some sleeping potion from the warlocks to add some to Enns's meal, otherwise he would be really worried that the old man's body would not be able to hold on.

He even transferred House to work for the old butler.

"I understand." Lann rubbed his temples, "I need your help to keep an eye on the re-establishment of order in the palace and the arrangements for foreign guests. Leave these documents to me."

Enns smiled and added another layer to the top of the paper mountain.

Lann patted his face again to regain his spirits: "Remind me of your recent important trip. Is there anything I need to remember?"

The old butler meticulously took out the notepad from his arms: "The envoys from Temeria and Redania have arrived in Cintra. As a big country and an important ally in the war to restore the country, they need to get what they deserve of attention.”

Lann let out a sigh of relief: "I remember this. They seemed to have arrived in the capital in the morning, right?"

"Yes."

"Did the two countries come together?" If so, there are a lot of intriguing things in it.

The old butler shook his head and denied: "It's just a coincidence. The Temerian mission departed from the port of Vizima, and Redania departed from Novigrad. They are both Grand Canal Roads. And Redania Although it’s far away, we set off early, so we happened to meet the Temerian side.”

"They are all resting after arriving. They hope to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Young Master as soon as possible."

Lan nodded to express his understanding and asked, "Who are they here?"

"The Temerian mission is led by the royal advisor Keira Metz Warlock. She is now going to see Ms. Merigold and has a good conversation." Enns replied, "Redania is led by the royal advisor. Philippa Earhart is leading the team, and Prince Radovid is also in the mission.”

Lann chuckled: "Can the envoy be led by a warlock now? I thought the warlock group had lost the trust of the kings in the north."

The old housekeeper shook his head slightly: "The situation has obviously changed now."

Tapping his index finger lightly on the table, Lan looked at Ciri. The little girl had an indifferent attitude towards both missions.

If we talk about the relationship between Cintra, Temeria, and Redania, the original Cintra was closer to Redania. After all, Vizmir II had a clear-cut stance during the Northern Conference. The ground expressed support for Lane.

Although Vizmir II also had his own plans, it was much better than Temeria who always opposed Lan.

However, during the battle of Leiria, Temeria also sent real soldiers and swords to support, and King Foltest even led the expedition in person.

Although it is not clear what made Foltest make such a change, it is obviously more rare than Redania's support.

I just don’t know what price Cintra will need to pay for Temeria’s support?

"Did they all ask to be met alone?"

"Yes, Master."

Then it would be unrealistic to invite them to dinner, and it would waste more time.

"Then let's meet the Temerians first and move Redania back a little." Lann agreed. "It just so happens that the road to Redania is longer, so let them rest a little longer."

The old housekeeper agreed and prepared to notify the two missions later.

"Should I arrange a bath for you?"

Lan shook his head: "No need."

Now Lan En didn't have time to go through the process of bathing, changing clothes and scenting for these two missions. It's not like he didn't pay attention to personal hygiene.

Cintra, a country founded by the military, did not have so many rules. Calanthe once attended a banquet and met guests wearing blood-stained armor the moment after the battle, which only made her reputation even more widespread.

The old housekeeper nodded in agreement.

After looking through the notebook for a while, he suddenly reminded: "Master, there is one more thing."

"You asked me to remind you to check your own every once in a while, uh..." Enns paused, "...[experience points]? This seems to be a very important thing for you."

Lann slapped his head and quickly opened the system template that only he could see.

[Experience value: 1919/2000]

It was such a close call, it almost escalated.

During this period of time, I have been repeating the old pattern of "approving documents, accepting tasks and then arranging subordinates to complete the tasks", and the experience points are accumulated very quickly.

It’s not that upgrading is bad, the basic attribute improvement and skill point acquisition brought by level up are really helpful. But these experiences have a more important use at this stage.

However, even if all the experience at this level is exhausted, Lan is very confident that he can accumulate enough experience to upgrade within the next week - after all, Cintra is full of tasks and can be said to be full of tasks.

"Let's make some arrangements." Lan said excitedly, "I'm going to the dungeon."

…

The two guards opened the iron gate and saluted Lan respectfully.

One of them held up a torch for Lann and led the way to the deepest part of the dungeon.

Hearing the sound of someone coming, two people suddenly came out of one of the cells and started yelling at Lan.

The guard leading the way suddenly raised his eyebrows. How dare he insult the lion in front of the Sintra soldiers?

Lan En waved his hand: "Ignore them for now."

He walked straight to the end and came to an exceptionally clean room.

The inside was carved out and turned into something like a bath, filled with a fishy-sweet red liquid.

Two charcoal-like bodies floated inside, and you could see the fangs on the face and the inhuman claws extending from the fingers.

Lan looked at it for a moment, then moved his eyes to his system panel.