The main quest of rebuilding Kaer Morhen and expanding the witchers' influence did not conflict with Olivia's main quest of unifying the entire continent and becoming an empress.
No matter what she wanted to do, she needed a base. Of course, the more reliable the base, the better. Now, Olivia had already made the witchers of the School of the Wolf her base.
Compared to Olivia's "ambitious goals," her sister Cirilla was more practical. She clearly stated that she wanted to become a powerful witcher. At the very least, she would be able to protect her sister.
Both Geralt and Vesemir admired Cirilla's determination to become stronger. They did not let Cirilla go through the "Trial of Grasses," but trained her using the training methods of professional witchers.
To their surprise, no matter how difficult the training was, Cirilla could complete it perfectly. She also had an extraordinary talent for swordsmanship …
At the same time, with the "Elder Blood," she did not even need to go through the "Trial of Grasses." She displayed strength, agility, and perception that were far superior to other children of her age.
This was the power of being born with a super bloodline. What "Trial of Grasses"? It was clearly for those who had no bloodline power to mutate, and the mortality rate was so high …
Olivia did not spend her time practicing her swordsmanship, nor did she spend her time on those exciting parkour events. Geralt and Cirilla had even competed in those parkour events. It was during this process that Cirilla had truly acknowledged Geralt as her father.
Her time in Kaer Morhen was the warmest and most carefree time that Cirilla had ever had. Not only did she have her sister by her side, but she also received true fatherly love from Geralt and Vesemir …
Thus, it was only natural that Cirilla felt a strong sense of belonging to this place.
The real reason why Olivia did not practice swordsmanship or do parkour was because she had perfectly inherited the swordsmanship and parkour abilities of "Jane Doe Sue." She did not need to waste her time. She would rather learn magic on her own.
That's right, in Kaer Morhen, there were still many magic books. After all, her cheap father was so popular with the female sorcerers. Among them, there were two female sorcerers who had an unimaginably good relationship with Geralt. They even had their own rooms in Kaer Morhen, a broken place like this.
The word "true love" was not an exaggeration. However, even true love would not allow them to stay here for long. They had to endure the cold, desolate, and shabby Kaer Morhen …
These two sorceresses were Yennefer and Triss. They were best friends, but they liked Geralt at the same time. This led to a very complicated relationship between the three.
Olivia had already shown off her magical talents in front of Geralt. Seeing that she still loved magic so much, Geralt decided to let Triss teach the little princess.
In fact, Cirilla had also shown off her magical talents in the process of swordsmanship. However, she could not control magic as perfectly as Olivia. Her sudden outburst of magic worried Geralt and Vesemir, who did not know much about magic. Vesemir even suggested that Cirilla undergo the "Trial of Grasses." It was risky, but as long as she succeeded, Cirilla would become a true witcher. Then, they would be able to train her skillfully.
It couldn't be helped. They were just witchers, not warlocks.
However, this idea was unceremoniously rejected by Olivia. She said that her sister, Cirilla, was a natural "source sorcerer." Her talent was no worse than her teacher, Vilgefortz. Accepting the "Trial of Grasses" was like picking up sesame seeds and throwing away a watermelon.
"What? You said your teacher is Vilgefortz? "Geralt asked in surprise, as if he had heard something incredible.
At the same time, Geralt also remembered that when Olivia was younger, they had successfully hunted down a small foggoblin. Her "magic and martial arts" fighting style had amazed him.
Now that Olivia had come to Kaer Morhen, Geralt felt that he did not need to teach this little girl at all. It would be better for her to learn on her own.
When he finally knew who Olivia's teacher was, he seemed to understand why she was so monstrous.
Vilgefortz, who was already quite famous in the Northern Realms, was now completely famous. He had become the chief sorcerer of the Southern Nilfgaardian Empire!
Not only that, but he had also shown his brilliance in the recently concluded Battle of Sodden Hill. He had almost single-handedly faced off against twenty-two of his former sorcerer friends. Then, he had decisively killed fourteen high-level sorcerers (according to the official statistics), shocking the entire continent!
According to historical records, a total of 100,000 people participated in this battle. At least 30,000 were killed or wounded in the battle. 22 sorcerers joined forces with the Northern Kingdom to fight against the Nilfgaardian army. Vilgefortz of Roggeveen commanded the sorcerers, and the Northern Kingdom relied on the sorcerers' help to secure victory here.
However, that was the end of the victory. After this battle, Cintra had completely fallen, and the Nilfgaardian Empire's territory had expanded.
Fourteen of the twenty-two sorcerers were killed in the battle (official statistics showed that only twelve bodies could be found because the bodies were incomplete and difficult to identify). Triss Merigold was also wrongly counted among the dead, and her name was engraved on the monument, so she was also known as the fourteenth martyr.
In fact, she was severely burned during the battle, but did not die. After the Sorcerer Brotherhood rescued her, they used magic to restore her appearance. Yennefer was blinded in this battle. She later regained her vision through magic, but the experience left her with psychological trauma.
Both sides suffered heavy losses in this battle. In the end, Vilgefortz of Roggeveen led the way to a truce. The first Nilfgaard-Northern War had ended.
Sodden Hill was also known as the Hill of Sorcerers, or the Hill of the 14 Martyrs. An obelisk was built on the hill, engraved with the names of the 14 fallen sorcerers. Every year, on the 30th of April, people in the vicinity would light lamps to commemorate these 14 heroes.
Regardless of whether it was Yennefer or Triss, they were Vilgefortz's sworn enemy. Geralt claimed to be neutral, but deep down, he was biased towards these two confidantes.
He was going to ask Triss to teach Olivia. Now, he found out that Olivia was Vilgefortz's disciple. Wasn't this awkward?
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