Chapter 144: Triss's thoughts and the King's commission

On the third day, through the portal, Wayne and Triss returned to Wyzima.

As a royal advisor to Foltest, the sorceress cannot leave Wyzima for too long. This mission was also made possible by the permission of this King, which led to the trip to Maribor.

Although she was a bit reluctant to part with Wayne, Triss still quickly separated from him and headed to the Wyzima Palace, which had not been completely rebuilt.

Her work had been backlogged for several days, and she would likely have to work overtime for several days in a row.

And after separating from the sorceress, Wayne also returned to his mansion. Just after pushing open the door, he saw the petite Alex, holding a small hoe, cleaning up the weeds and stones in the yard.

He worked quite hard, his thin clothes were soaked with sweat, and the sweat on his forehead was like rain, so he had to wipe the sweat with his sleeves from time to time to see the things in front of him.

When he saw Wayne pushing open the door, he was stunned for a moment, and then a cheerful smile appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "Welcome home, Mr. Wayne."

He thought he was just a child laborer taken in by Wayne, and didn't know that Wayne intended to take him as an apprentice in the future. However, for this job, Alex was quite satisfied. Although the work was indeed a bit tiring, the daily food was very good, well, it should be said that it was too good.

I have never heard of any worker's family being able to have fish and meat every day, eating so richly.

So for Wayne, who hired him home, Alex was truly grateful, and even regarded Wayne as his benefactor.

Because a few days ago, it was precisely because Wayne took action to save him that he was not harmed by those bastards of the Rats.

Wayne just smiled gently at him and didn't say much. Time is still short. Although he is quite satisfied at present, he needs more time to see the character of this child. As the first apprentice, the requirements for him must be the highest.

Wayne didn't stay in the front yard for long and headed to the blacksmith workshop in the backyard. The sound of hammers hitting the anvil spread into his ears from afar. Nowadays, the only person living in his house is Berengar. Unexpectedly, this silent guy actually knows the craft of a blacksmith.

But thinking about it, in the original game, this guy seemed to have designed a sword called "Toad" himself, but it hadn't been completed before he disappeared.

Coming to the blacksmith workshop in the backyard, Wayne really saw Berengar swinging a blacksmith hammer, seemingly forging something.

After seeing Wayne coming, Berengar nodded at him, greeted him, and said:

"You're back, Wayne."

"The tools for working at home are not complete, so I forged some myself, and by the way, I forged some training equipment for that child."

He was silent for a few seconds, and then asked:

"Will other children join later? Should I forge more training tools?"

Wayne thought about it and didn't hide it, but said seriously: "There should be a few more children joining later, but I'm not sure about the number."

"However, I don't intend to train them as witchers. Before our mutation technology is perfected, I don't want to risk the lives of children."

"We are currently just training them as ordinary swordsmen. Witcher swordsmanship is still quite powerful among ordinary people."

"This can also ensure that they can survive in a chaotic environment in the future."

Berengar heard this and looked at Wayne deeply. In the heart of this witcher, he also didn't want more children to repeat his tragic fate. Regarding Wayne's idea, it can be said that he agreed from the bottom of his heart.

So he nodded and said in a deep voice: "Well, I understand what you mean. Leave it to me."

In the following February, Wayne didn't receive any major commissions. He also made an appointment with Lalla's brother, Fitz, to start the activity of bombing fish every day, trying to consume the power of the Drowners before the official action began.

And every afternoon, he would go to Triss's house to learn the most basic magic knowledge, prepare dinner, and by the way, tell Triss his questions about magic during their physical and mental exchanges, and get professional guidance.

It has to be said that as a top graduate of Aretuza, a top student sorceress, Triss's teaching is quite useful. As a magic teacher, her tone is gentle and strict, her knowledge is very broad, and every question can be answered in detail. It is much more effective than him reading and learning alone. And such a long time of getting along, communicating each other's interests, the combination of spirit and flesh, and studying magic knowledge together, also made the relationship between the two grow day by day. Although it can't be said to be inseparable, it can be considered a passionate love.

When the time was about right, Wayne told Triss about the Drowner city under the Wyzima lake and the evil god Dagon, and invited the sorceress to complete this operation with him.

He didn't say that this matter was related to the Lady of the Lake, but only said that he had received a commission from a mysterious employer to take on the task of cleaning up these minions of the evil god.

"By the way, Triss, can you make a magic prop for us?"

"It's best to help us move better underwater. The witcher's swordsmanship is too seriously affected underwater."

"If you can make a barrier that separates the lake water, so that we can move freely underwater, that would be great."

Triss, like a kitten, nestled in Wayne's arms, her fingers constantly spinning on his strong chest muscles, didn't answer this question immediately, but thought for dozens of seconds, and suddenly asked:

"Did you tell Keira about this?"

Wayne felt a bit embarrassed. Since he got along with Triss, he spent more time staying at Triss's house than at his own, and the frequency of staying at Keira's house was also less.

Keira seemed to have discovered something, but she had never talked to Wayne about this problem head-on. The two maintained a "friends with benefits" relationship, and there was no in-depth conversation about other problems.

After considering for a few seconds, Wayne answered honestly: "Not yet. Except for my witcher colleagues, I only told you about this."

"However, because this matter involves an evil god, I am worried that the action is too dangerous, so I also want to invite Keira to join this action, but I haven't found an opportunity to mention this to her yet."

Triss heard this, as if she had won something, stuck closer to Wayne's chest, then raised her head and kissed him on the corner of his mouth, saying:

"You don't have to worry about this matter first. I will tell King Foltest about the danger of this matter."

"The Wyzima lake is so close to the new Wyzima city. Dealing with the monsters in the lake should have been the King's responsibility. I will persuade the King to issue a formal commission."

"Leave this matter to me. By then, Keira should also accept the King's commission and come with me to deal with this matter."

"You and your witcher colleagues can also get a bonus. In this way, you can get two bonuses."

Wayne was stunned. The action against the underwater Drowners was just his idea to repay the Lady of the Lake. He hadn't thought that he could get a bonus from King Foltest, which was an unexpected joy for him.

Although Triss would definitely get some benefits from it, so what? Who doesn't want a free bonus? This is a win-win move. How could Wayne refuse?

He looked at the sorceress who was like a kitten, and kissed her on the forehead, smiling and saying:

"No problem, leave this matter to you. To be honest, I really don't know how to open my mouth to Keira, letting you two participate in such a dangerous action is not my wish."

Triss glared at Wayne, exhaled a hot breath, bit her lower lip, and said:

"I have rested, my dear little apprentice, let's have the second round."

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A week later, Triss really got the royal commission from King Foltest, commissioning Triss to lead the solution to the evil god Dagon in Wyzima lake, and giving high bonuses to the witchers who assisted her in the battle.

Keira will serve as a deputy to assist Triss in completing this task.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 145 =====