After staying for half an hour, after filling his stomach and collecting information, Lu Qi left the noisy tavern.

What disappointed Lu Qi was that, apart from the war situation and the news about the gryphon's appearance, he didn't hear a single word about the white-haired demon hunter.

The situation of the war was extremely unfavorable to the northern countries.

After more than ten days of brief peace, the Nilfgaardians, whose offensive on the eastern front was extremely smooth, immediately tore up the peace treaty with Temeria, crossed the Yaruga River, and invaded Temeria.

Leah's vassal kingdom - Brugg!

Obviously, Nilfgaard's previous envoys to Temeria were just a delaying tactic to hold back the main force of Temeria so that they would not support Aedirn and Rivia.

Now that they have captured Livia, Lyria, and Aedirn, the Nilfgaardian troops are naturally looking for their next target.

And what stands in front of the Black Legion is, of course, the great northern country of Temeria!

The Nilfgaardians are not false to Temeria at all. They directly invaded Temeria's younger brother's house without saying a word. This is evidence that does not require too much explanation!

I don’t know if this time, King Foltest of Temeria will just watch his younger brother being beaten to death, or will he send troops to resist Nilfgaard in anger...

However, for Lu Qi, fighting or not fighting has little to do with him for the time being.

He had thought that if he wanted to prevent the coming of hoarfrost, he had to ensure Ciri's safety first.

There are too many forces coveting Xili:

The Sorceresses' Covenant, the Emperor of Nilfgaard, Vilgefortz, the King of the Wild Hunt...

Especially the Wild Hunt. Once Ciri, who possesses the ancient blood, falls into the hands of the Wild Hunt, the elves from another world can open the door to the world again and let the elves invade the wizarding world.

As for Emhyr, it's pretty good.

After all, they are a father and a daughter. If Shirley is willing to forgive her father, power and status will be at her fingertips.

However, Lu Qi was 100% sure that Xili would never like this arrangement.

Therefore, the Nilfgaardians were also included on the list of potential enemies by Lu Qi.

No matter how strong a person is, he has his limits.

Even Wesker, who is almost invincible in the game "Resident Evil", knows how to find allies and form forces to fulfill his ambitions.

What's more, Lu Qi, who has experienced several game worlds?!

He had already thought about it. While looking for Ciri, he must develop his power as much as possible until he has a power powerful enough to compete with the Wild Hunt army and even the Nilfgaard Empire.

Only then can he properly protect Xili and allow her to complete her mission at the right time.

Considering the backwardness of communication technology in this world? Expand your reputation and power, form an intelligence organization, and find Ciri better, instead of like Geralt? Follow various rumors or news? Run around the world, everywhere.

try to find.

In the context of the Northern War, if you want to quickly accumulate reputation and wealth, build up a force, and make contributions on the battlefield, it is a good choice.

As long as he defected to either the northern countries or Nilfgaard, Lu Qi was sure that with his super combat power and hundreds of years of special operations experience, he could help his side win a partial victory in the war.

As for commanding an army? He scolded Fang Qiu, but he was not so confident. He believed that he could command thousands of legions to fight.

What's more? In the aristocratic political background of the Middle Ages, it was impossible for him, a ranger, to gain the trust of the king and nobles in a short period of time and obtain the command of a large army.

From the beginning, Lu Qi never thought about adopting neutrality in this northern war.

In a war that affects the future of the entire continent, remaining neutral is despicable and the most stupid behavior.

Assessing the situation and joining the side that will win in the end is the way to go!

Judging from the current situation of this war, the Nilfgaardians seem to have completely gained the upper hand. As long as they defeat the northern countries with their own agendas one by one, they can unify the entire continent.

However, under this situation, if Lu Qi joins the Nilfgaard Empire, it will only be the icing on the cake at best, and he will not gain much power after the war.

The most important point is that if he finds Ciri by then, and Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr orders him to hand over Ciri, as a minister, should he hand it over or not?

After handing over, will Ciri be obedient and become her Nilfgaardian princess? Or will she use her ancient blood to escape from the dull and boring palace, escape from this world, and then let the hoar frost destroy the entire world?

The ending is self-evident.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Lu Qi had made a decision in his mind.

After all, the icing on the cake is never as important as providing help in times of need, isn't it?

...

While thinking about how to join the northern camp, Lu Qi walked on the stone road and arrived in front of a tall and majestic building in the center of the town.

Looking at the town soldiers guarding both sides of the building gate, Lu Qi paused and then stepped forward.

"Good afternoon, I'm here to see the mayor."

"The mayor is very busy, what can I do for you?"

"I heard that the mayor issued a commission to conquer the griffins, and I'm here to take over that commission!"

The reason why Lu Qi suddenly went to attack the griffons was certainly not just for the five hundred crowns.

Although this is indeed a very attractive reward, it can even allow him to buy a silver-plated sword with a core of meteorite iron, or allow him to hire mercenaries to initially form his own force. However, he is definitely not

Only for money would he go face to face with the ferocious gryphon.

Speaking of which, when he was playing "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt", the first boss he faced, the griffon in Novice Village, left a very deep impression on him.

When facing the griffon, he, like many players, asked the game a thought-provoking question:

"Holy crap! This gryphon is so handsome. Can I catch it and use it as a flying mount?!"

Unfortunately, the game only gives one option, which is to kill it.

Isn't it a sandbox game with a high degree of freedom? You can't even catch a gryphon as a mount. Polish donkey, look at the "Ark xxxx" next door and learn from it!

Of course, games are games. At that time, Lu Qi only scolded the game designer for his bad words and had no other solution.

However, now that he has personally traveled to the world in "The Witcher" and rarely encountered a griffin, he feels that he will definitely regret it if he does not try this tempting idea!

In addition, Lu Qi also wanted to test his current magic level and gain some practical magic experience.
Chapter completed!