"Ciri?"
"Trissy?"
Ciri was surprised to see the girl in front of her.
"Why are you in Novigrad?"
"That's my problem … .What are you doing here?"
"It's a long story …."
As he spoke, Hiri looked at Liz, who immediately nodded.
"Then I'll go back and tell the kids a story."
"Okay, thank you."
After saying that, Trissy bowed to the two respectfully and turned to leave. At this moment, Ciri turned her head and looked at Trissy helplessly.
"To be honest, after taking care of the kids, I realized how naughty I was when I was a kid …. Kids are such a pain in the ass."
"Wait? You have kids? "
Trissy stared at Ciri, dumbfounded. She felt completely dumbfounded. As for Ciri, he was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly waved his hand.
"Ah, I didn't mean that. I adopted them. We met a few orphans before. Their parents died in the war, so we took care of them for a while."
"I see. That really gave me a fright."
Trissy breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Ciri's answer.
She looked at Ciri and said, "I have a lot of things to ask you."
"No problem. Let's find a quiet place."
Soon, the two of them booked a room on the second floor of the tavern. Trissy cast a spell to ensure that their conversation would not be eavesdropped, then looked at Ciri.
"Alright, tell me, Ciri. What have you been through all these years? Why did you come to Novigrad? And what's with the Oracle of the God of Fire? What the hell is going on … "
"Ah …."
Ciri felt awkward when he heard Trissy asking about the Oracle. He did not want to be a Oracle in the first place. Although he was mentally prepared, hearing someone who knew him ask this question still made him want to commit suicide.
"Actually, I didn't want to be a Oracle. Mr. Fangzheng forced me to …."
"Who is Fangzheng?"
"Ah …. I'll tell you from the beginning."
It was too troublesome to explain everything one by one, so Ciri decided to tell Trissy everything that had happened. After hearing Hiri's explanation, Trissy had a look of disbelief.
"You mean you were being hunted by the Wild Hunters, then crossed into another world, met those people, and they sent you back....?"
"Yes, that's it."
"Then what's with the Oracle?"
"It's all Mr. Fangzheng's fault!"
Having said that, Hiri began to pour out his grievances to Trissy.
"I wanted to go back to Kaer Morhen first, but Mr. Fangzheng said that Geralt might not be in Kaer Morhen right now. I might not be able to find him even if I go back …."
"That's true …"
As a close friend of Geralt, Trissy also knew that it wasn't nonsense. After all, Geralt was a demon hunter, and he was always involved in messy things. Who knew where he would run off to, and what would happen to him ….
"But what does this have to do with you being an Oracle?"
"It's because Mr. Fangzheng said that it's too troublesome to run around like a headless chicken looking for someone. I might as well wait for Geralt here. As long as I make a name for myself, Geralt will definitely come to Novigrad to look for me. At that time, we happened to see the witches being executed in the square, so Mr. Fangzheng made a move on the Church of Eternal Fire. "
"…."
After listening to Hiri's explanation, Trissy was dumbfounded.
"So, you guys did such a big thing and changed the situation in the North just to let Geralt know that you're here?"
"…. That's about it."
Hiri was also very embarrassed, but what could she do? It sounded too exaggerated, and it wasn't her idea!!!
"But when I went to the church to look for you, why weren't you there?"
"Because I'm not used to the church. Trissy, you didn't see the way those believers looked at me. It made me itch all over. So, I told them that if Geralt came to the church to look for me, they should ask him to stay and send me a message. "
"I see … So the Church of Eternal Fire is now managed by that person called Fangzheng?"
Thinking of this, Trissy frowned slightly. In her opinion, the other party was obviously using Hiri as a puppet to control the church.
But …
"No, Mr. Fangzheng also said that he's too lazy to care about these things. He has already set off with Miss Miao Jie to find a place suitable for the children to live."
"… Huh?"
Hearing Hiri's answer, Trissy felt as if her brain had turned into mush.
"So who's in charge of the Church of Eternal Fire now? Didn't Mr. Fangzheng send anyone to stay? "
"No. Right now, we've only promoted a few people with good reputations in the church and put them in charge of the church's affairs. According to Mr. Fangzheng, as long as the Church of Eternal Fire doesn't harm other wizards and non-human races, he won't care. "
"… But, but what if they continue to harm wizards in the dark?"
Trissy originally thought that the other party must have planted his own people in the Church of Eternal Fire, but Hiri's answer really surprised her. If the other party didn't leave anyone behind, how could they ensure that the Church of Eternal Fire would always act according to their wishes?
"That doesn't matter. Mr. Fangzheng said that if they don't listen, he'll burn them again …"
Hiri spread her hands helplessly as she said that.
As for Trissy, she was completely at a loss for words when faced with this answer.
"So, what kind of person is that Fangzheng guy?"
Trissy gathered her thoughts and looked at Ciri once more. Ciri had a complicated expression in response to her question.
"This … How should I put it …"
Although Hiri had spent some time with Fangzheng, she didn't know how to describe this man. To be honest, Hiri believed that he had unimaginable power, but his personality and behavior really made it hard for Hiri to think of him as a big shot. His mouth was full of nonsense, and he was always full of twisted logic. Ciri had never seen such a big shot before. If what Fangzheng said was true, then his identity was greater than all the big shots in this world combined.
But his behavior was really … hard to believe that he had anything to do with this identity.
"In short, he's a very friendly person."
In the end, Hiri used a more neutral word to describe him.
"… Friendly?"
Trissy didn't expect Hiri to give her such an ambiguous answer.
"Well, at least he doesn't look scary or deliberately pretend to be dignified like many big shots. As for the rest … I can't say."
Hiri didn't know what to say. Saying too much would just make her cry!
Hearing Hiri's answer, Trissy was also dumbfounded. Are you kidding me? A friendly person could burn the entire upper echelons of the Church of Eternal Fire into charcoal with just a raise of his hand, and even smash Radovid the Fifth to death with a meteor?
Even the most daring Warlock wouldn't do such a thing!
"Can I go see him?"
Although she was confused, Trissy still looked at Hiri and made her request. She had originally wanted to find a way out for herself and the Warlocks of Novigrad. Trissy had initially hoped to use Hiri's recommendation to talk to the people within the Church of Eternal Fire who had facilitated this reform. However, she did not expect that Fangzheng, the instigator of the reform, could not be bothered with the Church at all. If that was the case, she could only meet the other party in person to discuss things.
Moreover, as a Warlock, Trissy was also very curious about Fangzheng.
What was up with that hundred-meter-tall flame giant?
How did he summon a meteor to destroy the capital?
Where did all of this come from?
What kind of power did that man have?
She originally hoped to get an answer from Hiri, but she didn't expect to get an answer. Instead, she had more and more questions.
In this case, she could only confirm it with her own eyes.
"Of course."
Hiri responded to Trissy's suggestion without hesitation.
Soon, the group was on their way.
As they were going to bring the children to the new lodging place that Fangzheng and Miao Jie had found, they had prepared a carriage. Adding a female Warlock to the group wasn't a big deal. Trissy had experience taking care of Hiri in the past, so it wasn't a problem for her to help them look after the children.
Soon, they arrived at a village near the crow's nest. But after asking around, they still couldn't find any clues about the two.
"Miss Trissy, what did Mr. Fangzheng say?"
Hiri scratched her head in confusion and looked at Trissy. The latter took out the letter and glanced at it.
"Mr. Fangzheng said that we should ask the people in the nearby villages."
"But I did ask, and they said that no such person has appeared here."
"I know."
Trissy's eyes lit up when she heard Hiri's answer.
"Please come with me."
Trissy led Hiri and Trissy to the tavern in the village and found the owner.
"Oh, it's you guys again. I told you that I've never seen such a person."
The tavern owner hurriedly replied when he saw Hiri. But this time, Hiri didn't say anything. Instead, Trissy stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"I'm very sorry, but I would like to ask, has anything strange happened in the vicinity recently?"
"Strange?"
"Yes."
"Now that you mention it, there really is something strange."
The tavern owner pondered for a moment before he raised his head.
"Not long ago, a mountain suddenly appeared here!"
"… What?"
"… Huh?"
Hiri and Trissy were puzzled when they heard the tavern owner's answer.
"A mountain suddenly appeared? What do you mean by sudden? "
"It's sudden … How do I put it … It's like after we woke up, we found a mountain suddenly appeared in the north!"
"Isn't that where the mountain has always been?"
"Of course not, Miss. I'm not blind. A lot of people went to take a look. It's over there!"
The tavern owner pointed north as he spoke.
"As long as we climb over this hill and walk forward, we'll be able to see it. That mountain is really tall! I've never seen such a tall mountain before! And there seems to be something on it! "
"Is no one going to take a look?"
"Who dares to go? A mountain that appeared out of nowhere, what if it mysteriously disappears again? Also, that mountain is very steep and difficult to walk on. It's best for you to stay away from that place. No one knows what's going on with that mountain. "
"Thank you."
Liz nodded and led the two of them out of the tavern.
"Okay, our destination has been confirmed."
"You really believe that the mountain is related to Mr. Fangzheng?"
Hiri asked doubtfully. Trissy didn't answer directly. Instead, she turned her head and looked north.
"You'll know when we get there."
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