Guilliman, an outsider who knew nothing about politics, was for now too lazy to interfere with the kingdom's court affairs.
However, to ensure Princess Adda's safety, he summoned the wraith Sabina from his body, instructing her to hide around Princess Adda and protect her closely.
Presumably, with the strength of this sorceress wraith, ordinary assassins would be no match for her. Moreover, in the royal palace, if she could just stall for a little time, the surrounding guards would surely react, thus guaranteeing safety.
Unlike Guilliman, who required a large amount of soul power to advance and evolve, as a wraith, the Witcher fed this sorceress about ten points of pure soul power daily, like feeding a pet.
That was enough for her to absorb freely and grow rapidly.
Although she couldn't ascend in soul like Guilliman to higher stages of life, when Sabina absorbed souls beyond a certain critical point, she could evolve into a ghost, a creature one level higher than a wraith.
After leaving the royal palace, Guilliman went directly to Keira's home to visit. He could ignore the fates of others, but Triss was not only his friend but also a sorceress he was very fond of.
If, due to changing history, this beautiful red-haired sorceress were to die unexpectedly, he would probably feel heartbroken.
Arriving at Keira's home, the petite sorceress indeed looked exhausted.
However, upon seeing Guilliman, Keira visibly relaxed, clearly, his strength was also highly recognized by this sorceress.
They were part of the same interest group; maintaining the royal authority of the Temeria Kingdom was also maintaining their own interests.
Guilliman was not interested in other matters, so he asked directly:
"Is there any news of Triss?"
"Or any news of that mysterious army?"
Unfortunately, although she was a royal advisor, Keira didn't know much more information than he did. After a conversation, Guilliman sighed and then said to Keira:
"Tomorrow or the day after, you should send an invitation to Margarita in the name of the Temeria Royal Family, inviting her to treat His Majesty Foltest's injuries."
"I will personally go to the battlefield there and inquire about the detailed situation from Marshal Natalis."
"Triss is our friend; we cannot abandon her."
Hearing Guilliman say this, Keira's face showed a somewhat surprised expression. She probably hadn't expected the Witcher to go to such lengths for Triss.
However, a moment later, she asked somewhat strangely:
"Why don't you invite Margarita yourself?"
"If you made the invitation, Rita would definitely agree."
Guilliman glanced at her, then said:
"I've troubled her too much recently, and I don't want to put her in a difficult position, which is why I'm having you invite her officially."
"As for whether Margarita agrees, that's her own decision."
"Anyway, His Majesty Foltest's life has been saved; now it's just a matter of how long his recovery will take."
After some conversation, Guilliman left the sorceress's home, where she had wanted him to stay overnight.
However, he didn't idle; instead, he returned to the royal palace and slept with Princess Adda.
As news of the king's assassination gradually spread, some nobles who had been relatively well-behaved also began to stir.
Fortunately, Foltest's army had not suffered many losses this time, so those disloyal nobles dared not openly make any small moves.
But until this matter was resolved, the Temeria Kingdom would ultimately become more chaotic.
The next day, Guilliman bid farewell to the princess, preparing to go to the battlefield where the assassination occurred to see if any valuable clues had been left behind.
As a Blue Stripes member deeply trusted by the king, Roche even dispatched several members, ordering them to be Guilliman's guides and help him coordinate with the army.
However, the Witcher refused all of these offers, as he used long-distance teleportation, and bringing too many people would be inconvenient. As for Marshal Natalis, he had met him once before, so there shouldn't be any major problems... Arriving at the army camp, Guilliman the Godslayer's reputation was quite effective, probably having circulated in the army for a long time.
Without any trouble, he successfully met Marshal Natalis.
This was a middle-aged marshal of humble origins, conservative in character, and outstanding in ability. He had even served as the supreme commander of the entire Northern Kingdoms' allied forces, defeating the Nilfgaardian Empire in the Battle of Brenna.
In short, he was a talented individual with considerable skill in commanding armies.
Foltest's ability to always appear on the front lines without worrying about command issues was due to this legendary marshal's contributions.
After they met, there were no pleasantries, and they quickly got down to business.
Perhaps because Foltest had spoken about him as a Witcher in front of the marshal, Natalis was quite cooperative with all of Guilliman's requests, especially since he carried the princess's writ.
When he mentioned the mysteriously appearing heavy armored legion, Natalis's expression became serious, and then, looking into Guilliman's eyes, he described earnestly:
"That was indeed a very powerful legion. Each person wore a set of heavy plate armor and carried long-handled weapons, sweeping through ordinary soldiers unopposed."
"According to my observations, their armor was even heavier than ordinary knight's armor, and combined with those heavy weapons, it's probably a burden that ordinary people couldn't bear."
"So, I suspect that this suddenly appearing army is not composed of ordinary people, and perhaps not even ordinary humans."
At this point, Marshal Natalis sighed, then continued:
"Unfortunately, we lost nearly a thousand soldiers. Although we also killed several of theirs, their bodies were all taken away when they retreated; not a single one was left."
"Otherwise, if bodies had been left behind, perhaps many clues could have been uncovered."
Hearing this, Guilliman frowned and asked:
"How did they escape? They couldn't have been on horseback, could they?"
"Logically, with the weight of their equipment, they shouldn't have been able to evade your pursuit."
When this question was raised, Marshal Natalis's expression became even more serious. He stroked his stubbled chin, then said:
"This is also one of the mysteries of this assassination."
"I sent many scouts to follow this mysterious force, but after they left the town and entered a cave in the forest, they all mysteriously disappeared."
"And when our men entered the cave to investigate, they found it was just an ordinary cave, without any secret passages or hidden doors or other mechanisms."
"So, I have reason to suspect that this assassination must have been assisted by sorcerers who manipulate magical power."
"Otherwise, that mysterious army could not have escaped so thoroughly."
After hearing Marshal Natalis's reply, Guilliman nodded thoughtfully, and at the same time, he had a suspect in mind.
Hundreds of sets of special metal plate armor—that was no small sum and must have cost a lot of money to manufacture.
Currently, in this world, those with the motive and ability to assassinate Foltest in such a way, besides the Emperor of Nilfgaard, were probably only Philippa and Dijkstra of Redania.
Since the marshal suspected the involvement of sorcerers, Philippa and Dijkstra's suspicion was undoubtedly greater.
After all, he had heard Francesca say before that Philippa and Dijkstra were ambitious, attempting to create chaos in the Northern Kingdoms and then have Redania unite the entire North to counter the powerful Southern Nilfgaardian Empire.
And according to what happened in the original timeline, even if these things weren't done by them, they should still be inextricably linked to these guys.
They were the kind of 'pig teammates' who were useless for proper tasks but very skilled at backstabbing.
Guilliman sighed, preparing to go to the battlefield and the cave location for an on-site investigation later.
Although he didn't hold much hope, after all, he wasn't some great detective and it would be difficult to find any useful clues.
He only hoped that Triss hadn't been taken too far away.
Otherwise, if she were kidnapped to Redania or the Nilfgaardian Empire, finding the cute one would be much more troublesome.
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