The previous two times, because he had to treat the princess and was accompanied by a sorceress, things felt a bit rushed.
This time, it was still early, and Triss wasn't around to supervise him, so he could take his time and look around.
And indeed, medieval kings certainly knew how to enjoy themselves.
A grand villa with a grand garden, situated on high ground, offering a panoramic view of the entire New Vizima.
Watching the commoners toil like ants in the city certainly satisfied a man's unique desire for power.
The witcher still had the leisure to stroll and admire the scenery, while the personal maid leading the way, her face flushed with urgency, couldn't help but urge:
"Master Guilliman, please walk faster."
"Her Royal Highness has been waiting for a long time. If we delay any longer, she might get angry."
Guilliman chuckled inwardly at her words. He was deliberately walking this slowly.
Didn't he know Adda's intentions? The little hussy was very flirtatious. While he didn't mind having a few rounds with the princess to experience the taste of a wild princess, it definitely couldn't be in the palace, which was full of watchful eyes.
If he let her succeed, his future days wouldn't be easy.
As he thought this, he noticed a middle-aged man in royal robes, looking robust, walking slowly, surrounded by a group of royal guards, his destination unknown.
It was Foltest, the King of Temeria.
So, he simply bypassed the personal maid in front of him and walked quickly and directly towards the King's location.
When the guards became alert and Foltest's gaze turned towards him, the witcher bowed slightly and said in a clear voice:
"Your Majesty, I have an important matter I wish to report to you."
"Please grant me a moment."
Seeing that it was him, Foltest's gaze narrowed slightly, sweeping over the witcher and the princess's personal maid behind him, then he snorted and said:
"Go to the audience hall."
"Oh, and call my royal advisor."
Ten minutes later, it was still the same magnificent and spacious royal audience hall from their last meeting.
King Foltest sat on his throne, and the witcher stood below with a rather serious demeanor.
However, the royal advisor standing beside the King was not the red-haired beauty Triss as expected, but the sorceress Keira Metz, with short, bright golden hair, a petite and delicate figure, and a rather arrogant expression.
This was their second meeting.
Now, the witcher Guilliman had gained some renown in Vizima, and many high-ranking officials knew that he was treating the princess's curse and was currently a person highly valued by the King.
In the past, the King had invited many famous and talented individuals, but all were helpless in completely lifting the princess's curse.
Even the proud Keira now had to face this witcher with a more serious attitude.
After listening to Guilliman's report, Foltest, on the throne, looked solemn. He tapped his fingers lightly on the golden armrest of the throne, pondered for about ten seconds, and then said:
"Witcher."
"So, you encountered an unknown deity who called herself the Lady of the Lake on the Black Gull Archipelago."
"She told you that Dagon, the evil god who controls evil underwater creatures, is currently entrenched near Black Gull Island."
"And he commands nearly ten thousand monsters, um, evil fishemen."
"These monsters have been residing at the bottom of Lake Vizima for many years and could crawl ashore at any time to attack the kingdom's populace, attack Vizima, is that right?"
Guilliman nodded solemnly, adding:
"According to the goddess, there are at least ten thousand fishemen, and possibly more evil monsters could be summoned at any time."
After hearing this somewhat absurd, even fantastical news, Foltest did not immediately dismiss it as a lie.
Instead, he frowned, closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead, then looked at the royal sorceress beside him and asked:
"Keira, what do you think?"
"Could this matter be true?"
After hearing Guilliman's description, Keira also looked serious, maintaining a businesslike expression, and said:
"Centuries ago, in the Southern Continent, especially in the Toussaint region, there was indeed a very famous Lady of the Lake."
"She had several hundred knights who believed in her, always advocating virtue and interfering in the politics of neighboring countries."
"Punishing criminals, fighting bandits, and helping the weak commoners."
"However, this belief quickly declined."
"Those knights either died in battle or were murdered by other nobles through schemes and tricks, imprisoned, basically none of them had a good end."
"As for fishemen, they are a weaker monster than drowners."
"There are indeed many fishemen living at the bottom of Lake Vizima, an unknown number."
"However, for a long time, besides causing some trouble for fishermen and women washing clothes by the lake, there haven't been too many casualties."
"As for the evil god Dagon that Mr. Guilliman mentioned, I have never heard of any related records, nor have I heard that name."
"There are indeed some intelligent creatures in the sea. The language they use is completely different from ours, and they have very little interaction with land creatures. We don't know what they believe in, how many of them there are, or even if they have the concept of a nation."
Clearly, contrary to Guilliman's urgent situation, as described by Keira, it seemed to become a minor issue, nothing to worry about.
This was certainly not Keira intentionally misleading the King.
It was truly because there was too little communication between sea races and land races, and with seawater as a barrier, humans knew too little about the ocean floor, leading to this subconscious underestimation.
However, Foltest was ultimately a relatively wise king. He did not rashly make a decision by simply believing either Guilliman or Keira.
Instead, he stared at the witcher with a serious gaze for a long time before speaking:
"I cannot simply believe your one-sided account, witcher."
"However, as it concerns the safety of Vizima, I will not be careless."
"How about this, I will have Keira accompany you for a period. Once you have thoroughly investigated this matter and provided corresponding evidence, I will make my decision."
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