Although he agreed to Keila to accompany her to the banquet, Lu Qi did not stupidly stay at the Yinlu Hotel every day before the banquet started.

When you come to Goth Velen for the first time, you must take a good tour of this coastal city.

Especially when he had a huge sum of more than two hundred orens in his wallet, he certainly wanted to go shopping and equip himself with better equipment.

Considering that he already had a silver-plated dagger in his hand and didn't want to be like a witcher who carried two swords around the world all day long, he temporarily gave up on the idea of ​​getting himself a silver-plated long sword and chose to buy more.

I got a handy steel sword as a backup.

Although the "Black Hawk" presented by Weige is very sharp and easy to use, no matter how sharp the weapon is, it still has durability.

It's always better to be prepared.

In addition to buying swords, he went to various taverns in the city almost every day to collect intelligence.

He was willing to go over and ask any gossip or rumors about where monsters appeared.

Unfortunately, he didn't hear any news about the white-haired demon hunter...

Just like that, time passed quickly.

It wasn't until the last day of June, a week after Lu Qi came to Gos Velen, that Keira finally came to visit.

In the afternoon, Keira, who was wearing a V-neck low-cut mage skirt and light eye shadow, always exuding feminine charm, walked into the room.

Seeing this, Lu Qi, who was sitting on the seat, paused slightly, and then closed the "Pearl of the North: Novigrad" he was holding in his hand with a "snap".

He bought this old book from an old bookseller in the city center square.

In addition to this book, he also bought two books specializing in introducing countries and regions, "Kovir and Povis" and "Skellige: History and Geography".

These books, full of historical writing, are a very good supplement for him to further understand the wizarding world.

Putting the books on the desk, Lu Qi immediately stood up and looked at Keila:

"Shall we go to the party now?"

Hearing this? Keira frowned suddenly, "Are you kidding me? Are you going to the banquet dressed like this? The guards won't let you in at all!"

Looking down at his cloak and leather armor, Lu Qi spread his hands with an indifferent expression. "Please forgive me for not being a gentleman who often attends banquets..."

"I can see... Come on, you need to change into something more suitable? It won't be seen through by anyone. It's your first time attending a banquet."

After saying that, Keira turned around and walked out of the room.

"Where to go?"

"Go shopping for clothes!"

...

"Wow? You're feeling better now! You look handsome!"

After purchasing a pair of valuable aristocratic tight-fitting clothes at the most famous "Mrs. Emily" clothing store in the city and changing into them on the spot, Lu Qi finally received Kayla's praise.

From the moment he met Keira? Until the two gradually became familiar with each other, Lu Qi felt more and more like a soft-boiled young man being kept by a rich sorceress.

Although strictly speaking, it was a business of collecting money to do things. However, Keira's initiative and teasing made Lu Qi always feel like a sorceress who was lusting after her body.

Damn it, this inexplicably exciting feeling? What’s going on...

Pulling the sleeves that were close to his skin, Lu Qi met Keira with a satisfied look on her face. He glanced at her bumpy figure and then said:

"Thank you for the compliment, you are beautiful too."

The sorceress who was praised was not the least bit shy. Instead, she raised her chin generously and responded confidently:

"Of course! I'm Keira Metz!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Keira, who was obviously in a good mood, reached out and took Lu Qi's arm, and stood in front of the mirror and took a closer look.

At this moment, she blinked her eyes, as if she remembered something, and suddenly said:

"By the way, you'd better not bring weapons with you later. The banquet should be like a banquet, not a place for fighting and killing."

Hearing this, Lu Qi turned his eyes, glanced at the black cloak and steel sword he had replaced, and nodded thoughtfully:

"I see."

...

Passing through Caddo Street, which connects Haimen and reaches Thanede Island, Kayla and Lu Qi, who were riding in a carriage, arrived at the entrance of Thanede Island.

A heavily armed guard wearing armor stopped the carriage.

On the chest of the guard, there is a coat of arms with a white eagle on a red background, which is the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Redania.

This detail made Lu Qi raise his eyebrows, further confirming his guess.

On the island of Senide, which is within the Kingdom of Temeria and is full of sorcerers, the ones guarding it are soldiers from Redania, which seems unusual...

Seeing a man and a woman getting out of the car, the guard with a serious face bowed slightly and said:

"Hello, sir and madam."

"We're here for a banquet."

"Please show me the invitation letter."

Immediately afterwards, Keira took out an exquisite invitation letter from somewhere and handed it to the guard.

After checking and confirming that everything was correct, the guard stepped out of the way and stretched out his hand to indicate:

"No problem. I hope you two have a good time tonight."

The two of them gave up the carriage and walked into this majestic and mysterious island of warlocks.

Sunide Island, from the outside, does not look like an island at all, but more like a huge pyramid.

On the seabed are giant stone pillars supporting the entire building complex.

The pyramid is surrounded by spiral roads, as well as zigzag steps and terraces. Next to the terraces, you can see orchards and gardens everywhere, full of greenery.

Xenide Island is divided into three main parts, namely Gastang Palace, the main palace where the mages' conference is held, Arethusa Academy, which is dedicated to the study of sorceresses, and Rosha Palace, which receives visitors and guests.

The banquet was held at the Arethusa Palace located in the north of the island.

According to Keira, because a large number of mages came to attend the meeting and needed to arrange accommodation, the young students of Arethusa and the entourage of the sorcerers were moved to the Rosha Palace.

The Palace of Arethusa was used as the venue for the banquet, and a large number of Redanian soldiers were dispatched to guard the entrances and exits to ensure that the banquet would not be disturbed by other people.

Only then did Lu Qi understand why the Redanian soldiers temporarily became the island's defense force.

There is only one reason. One of the sorceresses who presided over the meeting was none other than Philippa Eilhardt, who was highly respected among the northern sorcerers and served as an advisor to King Vizmir II of Redania!

When talking about this sorceress, Keira's tone was obviously full of reverence.
Chapter completed!