Chapter 130

"Aren't we friends?"

Listening to Triss's slightly coy rhetorical question, Wayne felt a bit embarrassed; he was still not quite used to the initiative of sorceresses.

Over the past year, although the two hadn't contacted each other alone, they had met several times because of Keira. He even personally taught the two sorceresses how to play Gwent and was invited to cook a few times for the two sorceresses to enjoy, so they should be considered friends.

Thus, he stopped being polite and asked straightforwardly:

"Then, Triss, I was just preparing to find a place to enjoy lunch."

"Do you have any good restaurants to recommend to me? Do you want to come along?"

Triss's face was still smiling like a flower, but her tone changed: "Why not come to my house, Wayne? Speaking of which, it's a coincidence. I happen to have a contract in my hand that I'm not sure whether to accept. You can just happen to help me consult."

"And, I haven't eaten the food you cooked for a few months. Now, thinking of the dishes you make, I'm drooling a bit."

Hearing that Triss had a contract and was still hesitating, Wayne raised his eyebrows, but he became excited again. Besides the fact that a contract that even a sorceress hesitated about must be a high-level mission that could obtain high rewards...

Secondly, it was because for the fish-man city underwater, he had the confidence to invite Keira to help him, but if he wanted to invite Triss, the relationship between the two hadn't reached that point, and it was a bit difficult to open his mouth.

If this time, he could let Triss owe him a favor, then for the battle of the underwater fish-man city in March, he would have seven witchers and two sorceresses. He felt that no matter what enemy they faced, they would have the strength to fight, and they would definitely be able to completely eradicate this hidden danger on the shores of Wyzima.

In this way, it could be considered repaying the Lady of the Lake for her help to him, and it would be easier to open his mouth if he wanted to ask the goddess for help in the future.

Thinking this way, he said to Triss with a smile:

"Alright, as a gentleman, how can I refuse the invitation of a beautiful lady."

"However, why don't we go to the grocery store to take a look first? Since I'm cooking for you alone today, then let you customize the menu. Whatever dish you want to eat, I will satisfy you."

Triss's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and even the smile on her face became brighter. She subconsciously licked her lips, her skirt moved slightly, and she walked to Wayne's side, emitting a scent of roses from her body, and said with a smile:

"That would be great, Wayne. Hurry up, I can't wait anymore."

Triss's mansion was also located in the wealthy district, closer to the royal city. Compared to the luxury of Keira's house, Triss's home seemed smaller and warmer.

And the maid in her house was not a cute and young little maid like Maisie, but a woman in her thirties. Triss said this was a maid she brought from her family. Truth be told, the one who took care of Triss at the very beginning was the mother of this big sister, and the age of this big sister was actually seven or eight years younger than Triss. In the blink of an eye, she grew from a little girl into an adult.

Speaking of this problem, Triss couldn't help but sigh at the transience of mortal life. Now the head of the Merigold family, a fifty-something old man, was Triss's cousin.

Her parents had already passed away due to old age. Counting by Triss's seniority, she was already a grandmother figure in the family.

And because of the help of the sorceress, the Merigold family had also been promoted from a merchant family to a small noble family. Although it was the kind of honorary noble family without a fief, it was still considered a promotion in class and was no longer considered commoners.

Wayne's culinary skills were still as lingering as ever. According to Triss's requirements, he made a Chinese-style dessert, a Western-style cake, and a quite luxurious whole roast suckling pig.

Fortunately, the kitchen utensils in Triss's house were very complete. Not only were there ovens and stoves, but there was also enough honey and candy to use, so he could exert his original strength without losing face due to overturning.

The three kinds of food had their own characteristics. Combined with Wayne's unique cooking techniques, that wonderful taste made the sorceress eat with joy, and she kept a happy smile from the heart on her face.

Under the stimulation of fine wine, Triss's face was always hung with a faint blush. After she put a piece of roast suckling pig with crispy skin, tender meat, and melting in the mouth into her mouth, she immediately narrowed her eyes and shook her head slightly in intoxication.

After a long while, she opened her mouth slightly, exhaled a hot breath, and said with a charming and coy expression:

"It's too delicious, Wayne. Seriously, I want to tie you up and hire you as my exclusive chef to cook food for me every day. If that were the case, I could enjoy these delicacies every day."

Wayne kept a gentle smile on his face, not letting the pride in his heart show. He knew his culinary skills clearly. Keira could be so attached to him, and his cooking skills must have played a significant role. After Triss praised him a few more times with sincere words, she began to turn the topic to business.

"Wayne, actually, this contract wasn't sought by me, but entrusted to me by my family—that is, my cousin."

"The mission location is near a silver mine outside my hometown, Maribor. That is a mine contracted by our family and the Duke of Maribor."

"However, since last month, four murder cases have occurred, and nine miners have died, causing this mine to stop working."

"The Duke of Maribor sent guards into the forest, but they were injured and returned without success, forcing the mining of this mine to be shelved."

"However, our family only holds less than one-tenth of the shares in that mine. Even if it stops, it won't cause too much loss."

"But the Duke of Maribor didn't know where he heard the news and wanted to hire me to solve this incident through my family."

Speaking of this, Triss picked up the red wine and tilted her head to drink another gulp. However, perhaps because she was a bit drunk, some wine flowed along the corners of her mouth, along her fair skin, to her exquisite collarbone, and then flowed into the round and full cleavage along the arc of the collarbone.

Such beautiful scenery unconsciously attracted Wayne's gaze, making him couldn't help but look a few more times.

Triss put down the wine glass, opened her red lips, exhaled a hot breath, and then said with a blurred gaze:

"Actually, I'm not interested in this contract. The rewards given by those nobles are nothing more than a few gold coins."

"Do they think that an outstanding sorceress would be short of these few gold coins?"

"However, Maribor is my hometown after all, and my family lives there. The Duke of Maribor is not a good thing either. Refusing him might bring trouble to my family."

Wayne asked somewhat strangely upon hearing this:

"Then why not solve this matter quickly? You are an outstanding sorceress. If it's just one or two monsters, it shouldn't be any difficulty for you."

Triss looked at Wayne, snorted slightly through her nose, and said: "If things were really simple, I wouldn't be so tangled."

"According to the on-site intelligence provided by my family and some information I read later, I suspect that the culprit behind this incident might be a Leshen in the forest."

"As a witcher, you should know very well how dangerous and troublesome it is to deal with that kind of monster."

Leshen! After hearing this name, Wayne couldn't help but frown. Ordinary people might not understand, but as a witcher who is a monster expert, he knew very well the power of a Leshen.

This kind of monster not only possesses a huge body and powerful strength, but can also control underground vines and control the surrounding wild beasts to help it fight.

Besides that, the body of a Leshen is hard to be hurt by steel swords or iron tools; only special silver weapons can hurt their bodies.

And what makes people even more desperate is that this kind of powerful monster not only possesses quite high intelligence but also possesses many unknown spell-like abilities. Its personality is also very cunning and cruel. In the dense primeval forest, it can be called the king of the forest, much more powerful than those wild beasts like lions and tigers.

I'm afraid that even a sorceress would be quite tricky when facing such a monster. No wonder Triss was hesitant and didn't want to accept this contract.

Even a veteran witcher has a high probability of overturning when facing a Leshen.

The Wolf School medallion he is currently using was taken back by his teacher Vesemir from a friend who was killed by a Leshen.

So now, should he take the risk to try this mission?

(End of chapter)