The moment Keira called out the other person's name, the red-haired woman quickly overlapped with a certain image in her mind.

Lu Qi blinked and immediately understood that the beautiful sorcerer with red hair and a few freckles on her face was another confidante of Geralt, the "Sorceress Piledriver" - Triss...

Merigold!

Before he could introduce himself, Triss noticed the man who was slightly behind Keira.

This man's attire, calm expression, and the way he tied his hair all reminded her of the person hidden deep in her heart...

"Who is this?"

Meeting Triss's doubtful eyes, Keira smiled slightly and introduced: "He is my friend, Alex."

"He helped me solve a lot of troubles along the way..."

Hearing the meaning behind Keira's words, Triss raised her eyebrows and suddenly understood.

"Oh, hello, I'm Triss Merigold, nice to meet you."

Bowing slightly to Triss, Lu Qi said: "This is my honor, Ms. Merigold."

"Oh, look at me, I have forgotten how to treat guests as I talk. Come in quickly."

Hearing this, Lu Qi couldn't help but look at Keira. Seeing that she had no objection, he followed behind and walked into this seemingly very old mansion.

The simplicity of the exterior is in sharp contrast to the luxurious interior.

Passing through the porch, Kayla did not forget to give a brief introduction to Lu Qi beside her:

"This is a property specially purchased by the Temerian royal family so that we can have a place to stay when traveling to and from Thaned Island. By the way, Triss is also one of the royal advisers."

"It's great to be a warlock!"

Lu Qi's casual sigh was met with a meaningful whisper from Kayla: "You have no idea how difficult it is..."

Seeing Keira who was suddenly depressed, Lu Qi couldn't help but change the topic and said:

"By the way, will Aretuza Academy accept male students? I would like to learn magic and become a warlock, but I don't know if there is such an opportunity..."

Apparently? Lu Qi’s half-truth and half-false joke made Kayla feel better and she couldn’t help but give Lu Qi a blank look:

"Is that an academy that specializes in training sorceresses? Unless you become a woman now..."

After a pause, the sorceress looked at Lu Qi's face and figure unscrupulously, folded her arms, and put on a look of disgust:

"Well...if you become a woman, you won't be as attractive as you are now..."

Shrugging? Lu Qi spread his hands and smiled, "Forget it, it's good to be a man."

After arriving at the restaurant and enjoying a sumptuous lunch with the two sorceresses, Lu Qi wisely asked to leave.

Keira and Triss, who obviously had something to talk about, had no intention of keeping him.

However, when sending Lu Qi to the door, Keira suddenly grabbed Lu Qi's cloak and said:

"Don't leave the city yet, I need someone to accompany me into Thanede Island."

Hearing this? Lu Qi, who had just received the remaining balance of the escort commission, could not help but frown:

"Why? This is the territory of the Warlock? Bandits or Scoia'tael should not dare to run wild here."

Seeing Lu Qi's searching gaze, Keira realized that the man in front of her was not as easy to deceive as other men who were blinded by beauty.

After thinking about it? Keira raised the corners of her lips slightly, stepped forward, approached Lu Qi, reached out to touch the non-existent dust on his shoulders, and exhaled like a blue breath:

"I just need a handsome man to accompany me to the banquet held on the eve of the meeting, that's all."

Facing Keila's hazel eyes, Lu Qi seemed to understand something. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and nodded reluctantly:

"Well, I'll wait for your news at the hotel..."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out.

Not long after walking out, Lu Qi seemed to have thought of something. He turned back and took a deep look at the mansion before turning around and leaving again.

He always had an inexplicable feeling that the meeting of mages that Keira mentioned was not as simple as it sounded...

...

After sending Lu Qi away, Keira and Tris locked the door of the mansion and went to the basement together.

A huge alchemy laboratory is filled with various materials packed in bottles and jars, as well as alchemy tools.

Among them, located in the open space in the corner, is a mysterious magic circle painted in ancient languages. Three metal pointed rods inlaid with crystals are inserted into the ground in a triangular shape.

After casually constructing an air barrier around the basement, Keira nodded to Triss on the side:

"It's time to start."

The next second, Triss stood in front of the magic circle, and her hands suddenly lit up with a fiery red light. The flame elements continued to gather in the palms, and finally shot towards the three crystals!

Under the charge of magic energy, the magic circle painted on the ground suddenly emitted a burst of white light, and a gray-white magic mirror appeared in front of the two of them out of thin air.

In the illusory magic mirror, a transparent woman appeared.

Seeing Triss and Keira, this woman wearing a low-cut long skirt with two pigtails and a calm expression couldn't help but say:

"Triss, Keira, you are finally here..."

"Philippa, do we really want to do this?"

Facing Triss's question, the woman on the other side of the magic mirror couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice:

"Triss, if we don't clear out those traitors before they do, then the interests of our northern warlocks will be betrayed, and the power of the southern empire will further penetrate into the northern countries."

"If we don't take the initiative to protect the interests of the warlocks, who else can help us? Are we relying on the nobles and kings who sit in the palace all day long and only think about hunting and breeding?!"

Being scolded by the sorceress named "Philippa", Triss, as the king's advisor, was not angry, but showed a slightly apologetic look:

"That was not what I meant..."

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little tense, Keira on the side rolled her eyes, then took over the conversation and asked:

"Philippa, what are you going to do?"

"I have already planned the details of the operation with Dijkstra. His Redanian soldiers will be responsible for all defenses on the island during the meeting. After the banquet is over and everyone is lying on the bed sleeping,

These soldiers will assist us in completing the capture, and everything will be under our control..."

At this time, Triss, who was bowing her head in deep thought, seemed to think of something and asked again: "What if they don't surrender obediently and choose to resist?"

"Then for the sake of my former colleagues, give them a good time! The betrayers don't need any mercy!"

Hearing each other's murderous words, Triss and Keira couldn't help but look at each other, silent.

"Be well prepared, success or failure depends on this. May the goddess Freya be with us!"
Chapter completed!