Chapter 100

After settling his mood and putting the Statikk Shiv into his storage bag, Wayne walked out of the room again.

He had been too hurried when he left home, and he only had time to entrust the affairs of the house to the little groundling Lala. Now, after almost a week, he had to manage the affairs of the house properly.

However, after walking around the house, he found that the little one was still very reliable. Not only were the flowers and plants in the front yard well taken care of, but even the hygiene in the house seemed to have been cleaned once, without a speck of dust.

Wayne was very gratified and immediately went to the market to buy some fruits and candies and snacks that children liked, placed them in the room, and prepared to use them as rewards for Lala.

Since learning magic from the Lady of the Lake for a period of time, the little one had become increasingly intelligent, and her parents were both knowledgeable spellcasters. Although she was just a little groundling, she was probably smarter and more clever than most of the civilian children in this city.

In the next few days, Wayne seemed very leisurely. With the lucky blessing of the Lady, he felt that he had indeed become lucky. Not only would he pick up money bags while shopping on the street, but he would always encounter promotions when buying things, and even when playing Gwent with old friends, he was more handy, having to secretly control his win rate so that his old friends wouldn't get angry.

This afternoon, when he returned home from Master O'Henry's blacksmith shop, he found Maisie carrying a basket, wearing a slightly conservative maid outfit, waiting outside his house.

After not seeing her for a few days, this shy maid seemed even more slender.

Seeing Wayne return, the girl ran up to him holding the basket, with a blush on her face, smiled, nodded, and bowed, then handed the basket in her arms to Wayne, saying:

"Mr. Wayne, this is the snack Lady Keira sent you, brought back from the palace."

"Lady Keira asked me to ask you if you have time in the next two days; she hopes you can find time to come to her mansion."

"Lady Keira has something to discuss with you."

Wayne took the beautifully shaped bamboo basket and opened it to see that there were many beautifully shaped snacks placed inside, all high-end goods filled with honey and preserved fruits, which smelled very sweet just by smelling them.

In this era, honey and sugar were luxury items, and wanting to eat something sweet was more difficult for ordinary people than eating meat.

Wayne took out a snack that looked like a honey cream cake, took Maisie's little hand, put the snack in her hand, and said with a smile:

"This is for you, Maisie. You seem to like these desserts very much."

"Go back and tell Keira that I will go over tonight. If there is anything, we will talk about it in detail at night."

The girl's face turned even redder. She held the cake in her palm, didn't refuse, but nodded shyly, then whispered a farewell, and walked away quickly.

Watching Maisie's departing back, Wayne let out a slight sigh in his heart.

Maisie was just an ordinary person after all. In a few years, the world would be in turmoil, and war would sweep across the entire North. By then, no one would know where her fate would go.

Even Keira, this sorceress who was very glamorous now, wouldn't she possibly be put on the gallows and executed in public in the future?

Returning home, he happened to see Lala appearing in his kitchen.

After not seeing her for a few days, the little one had actually learned to use human kitchen tools, squatting beside a small stool, learning to scrape fish scales off a fish with a small knife. There were also some cut side dishes in the pot next to her, as if she was about to prepare a pot of fish soup.

After seeing Wayne, a happy smile immediately appeared on the little one's face. She moved her short legs, ran to Wayne, raised her head, and greeted with a smile:

"Wayne, you're back. I've been waiting for you for a long time. You've been out for several days this time."

"By the way, I've taken good care of your house. Those flowers, those little trees, I water them every day, and I even cleaned the kitchen for you."

"But I'm too short, and I can't reach some places, so I can only use magic to clean."

Looking at Lala, who had a proud expression, Wayne smiled and touched her head, then put the basket of royal snacks Maisie gave him in front of Lala.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lala. This is a thank-you gift for you. There are some candies in my room. You can take them back later and share them with your family."

The little one was indeed too short, only half a head taller than the handle of the basket. She was simple-minded. After hearing Wayne's words, she didn't know what "polite" meant at all. She immediately opened the basket to look, and was attracted by the beautifully shaped snacks emitting the aroma of honey and fruits.

"Ah! It's cake! I've seen it in books. Thank you, Wayne."

She swallowed her saliva greedily, but still covered the bamboo basket lid very obediently, preparing to take it home and enjoy this delicacy with her family.

Wayne looked at Lala and remembered her brother, Fitz, who had been polluted by the evil god Dagon, so he asked:

"By the way, Lala, how is your brother now? Did the Lady cure the curse on him?"

Upon hearing this, Lala tilted her head and thought for a while before saying:

"I don't know if it counts as cured, but my brother is now completely different from ordinary groundlings."

"He is taller than my father, very strong, his skin has turned light blue, and he can stay in the water all the time."

"But my brother now hates the fish-men in the lake very much, and goes to the underwater city of the fish-men every day to find trouble for them."

"My father warned him later, saying that the avatar of the evil god Dagon is still sleeping in that underwater city, and told him not to go deep."

"Fortunately, after my brother suffered a big loss last time, he became obedient. Now he is looking for those lone fish-men in the lake every day."

Hearing Fitz's recent situation and the fish-man city underwater, Wayne's heart moved immediately.

He had received so much help from the Lady recently, and this should be a way he could temporarily repay the Lady of the Lake's favor.

The evil god Dagon was the Lady's enemy, and cleaning up the evil god's minions was also cleaning up the Lady's enemies.

Although the number of fish-men in an underwater city must be extraordinary and it would be difficult to clean them up completely, he didn't have any major commissions recently, so it would be good to do it as a daily mission.

Killing ten or dozens every day, it wouldn't take long to kill most of the fish-men there.

So, Wayne touched Lala's head and said with a smile:

"Lala, after you go back today, help me make an appointment with your brother. Tell him that tomorrow night, after the moon comes out, I will meet him near the Fisherman King's pier, is that okay?"

For this kind of request, the little one agreed without thinking. Then, she turned her head to look at the fish soup she hadn't finished, blinked her eyes, and said flatteringly:

"No problem, Wayne. But I really want to drink the fish soup you made again. Can you help me finish this dish?"

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In the evening, Wayne took a bath, put on a handsome black formal suit, went to a jewelry store to buy a gemstone necklace worth 200 orens, and a large bouquet of colorful flowers, and came to Keira's mansion as agreed.

Maisie had been waiting at the door and welcomed him into the living room with a smile.

What Wayne didn't expect was that there was more than one woman in the living room. There was also a beautiful woman with red hair wearing a pretty purple dress, sitting opposite Keira.

The two were drinking red wine while eating the exquisite cake on the table, smiling and chatting about something.

Seeing Maisie leading Wayne in, Keira stood up, brought a burst of fragrance and a full smile, took Wayne's arm, brought him to the red-haired sorceress, and introduced with a smile:

"Wayne, this beautiful lady is the royal advisor of Temeria, Triss Merigold from Maribor."

"She is a very talented sorceress and also my good friend."

"It just so happens that you can get to know each other."

(End of chapter)