Chapter 156

That night, Wayne's cooking was again highly praised by the sorceresses. Everyone enjoyed a pleasant dinner while chatting and enjoying the food.

And after dinner, when Wayne took out the Gwent cards and prepared to teach Margarita how to play, he didn't expect that this gentle headmistress was actually a master of this, and was also very interested in the witcher's challenge.

But unfortunately, wanting to defeat Master Wayne through Gwent on a lucky day is undoubtedly a quite difficult thing.

However, under Wayne's intentional suppression of his strength, everyone still spent a pleasant time through the Gwent game.

In the following days, Headmistress Margarita's healing magic was indeed powerful. Injuries that could be called difficult in front of many people were a piece of cake in front of this plump sorceress, and Triss's injuries were soon healed.

Perhaps because the vacation was too long, and because of the sorceress's desire for power, after Triss's injuries were healed, this royal advisor, who had been on paid leave for nearly a month, immediately returned to her busy work, leaving Wayne, who intended to accompany her to recuperate, idle.

And soon, Yennefer also proposed to leave. After the White Wolf was dragged out of the brothel by Yennefer, he didn't even put his clothes on properly, and without a formal farewell, he was dragged away by the sorceress by his ears.

And after Master Wayne became idle, his life not only didn't become easier but fell into some entanglement.

The reason for his entanglement was none other than the Deathclaw egg about to hatch.

This thing is not comparable to a direwolf cub. The Deathclaw's appearance is similar to a Tyrannosaurus rex, and its initial growth rate is also very fast. In the witcher world, it is almost a brand-new species.

If it is raised at home like a direwolf, once it grows up, it will definitely cause panic among ordinary people and also attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

And if you want to domesticate this cub, you must accompany it every day, use Taming Technique and the newly acquired "Captive of Gourmet" ability, and strengthen the relationship with this cub through feeding and training. The time spent on this is definitely not short.

But the entanglement lies here: it is now late March 1251. According to the development of the plot, Ciri's grandmother, Queen Calanthe, is about to hold a marriage recruitment party for her daughter, Ciri's mother, Princess Pavetta.

According to Wayne's idea, he very much hopes to participate in this very interesting banquet.

Because at this banquet, not only can he see the Southern Emperor, the hedgehog man Emhyr, who will be "dancing on the grave" in the future, but he can also see Princess Pavetta awaken the power of the Source and make the child in her womb become the Child of Destiny of the White Wolf Geralt.

This is also the beginning of the main plot of the Witcher series, the beginning of the fate of Ciri, the Child of Destiny favored by fate, and her old father Geralt.

Unfortunately, the Deathclaw cub is undoubtedly a very powerful help for Wayne in future battles.

He couldn't take such a little thing and swagger through the witcher world, adding all kinds of risks.

After struggling for a few days.

Wayne finally decided that he would go to Middle-earth to retreat and practice for a period of time.

This is not only to lay a good foundation for future adventures in Middle-earth, but also to concentrate on cultivating the Deathclaw cub, let it become his future help, and also to calm down and polish his strength.

Since awakening the Elder Blood, he hadn't calmed down for a while to improve his skills. He indulged in all kinds of beauty every day and was a bit carried away.

Cultivation is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat.

And compared to the witcher world, Middle-earth has a very special advantage: in that world, the time flow is only one-fifth of the witcher world. That is to say, even if Wayne stays in Middle-earth for two or three years, when he returns to his own world, only about half a year has passed, and it hasn't even reached winter yet.

But this is also good. Although he missed the story between Geralt and Ciri's parents, at the same time, without his interference, this matter should proceed on track according to the original work, and no butterfly effect will occur to affect the birth of the future Child of Destiny, Ciri. ………………

Middle-earth, Shire village.

Bilbo Baggins woke up and found that it was already bright. After washing up, he first came to his food warehouse, which was stored full, took a pile of ingredients, and prepared a sumptuous breakfast for himself in the kitchen.

Then he carried this food to the huge dining table in his house and enjoyed a sumptuous meal beautifully.

Meat sausage and cheese, with potato salad, and a bowl of steaming onion beef soup.

After breakfast, he followed his usual habit, opened the door, and came to the mailbox to see if he had any new letters.

Suddenly, the village postman, 14-year-old little Wingert, barefoot, carrying a large bag of tools, ran excitedly towards the market, just passing by his door.

This is his neighbor, the village carpenter, the son of old Wingert.

Bilbo saw this and immediately stopped the young man curiously, asking:

"What's wrong, little Wingert? Seeing you running so anxiously, did someone in the market invent new food? Or has new pipe-weed started to be sold?"

Little Wingert had an excited expression on his face and said to Bilbo: "No, Uncle Bilbo, a big man came to the market. He used a gold bar to hire twenty Hobbit young men to help him build a house on the other side of the river."

"My father is also going to work there. I heard that the wages offered by that big man are twice the normal wage. Now many people are scrambling to do that job."

"Hehe, that big man is really too tall. I estimate I'm not even half his height. It's my first time seeing a big man."

"I heard that he is preparing to settle on the edge of the forest on the other side of the river and will invite all the Hobbits in our village to hold a party tonight."

"Now, he is still buying all kinds of food and fine wine in the market, and then sent people to deliver them all to the open space on the other side of the river. An open-air party will be held there tonight."

"It's been a long time since I've encountered such an interesting thing. I have to hurry up and join in the fun."

"By the way, he also has a little wolf cub with white hair all over its body by his side, which is especially cute. My sister Fannier likes it very much and was just shouting for me to catch one too."

The young man's mouth was very slick, and he said a lot of things. After finishing, he bowed slightly to Bilbo and then immediately ran towards the market with light steps.

Bilbo was also surprised when he heard this. As a settlement for Hobbits, Shire village has always been a very peaceful place.

For hundreds of years, everyone has worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, living a life of farming and weaving, and few outsiders come to their village.

Not to mention the legendary big man.

After considering for a few seconds, curiosity overcame surprise. Bilbo also put the letters he received back into the house, then brought his favorite pipe, barefoot, and ran towards the market.

Since he was born, he had almost stayed in this village. The last time he saw a big man was decades ago, when he went to a human town to purchase with his mother Belladonna.

(End of chapter)