Chapter 167

In the end, even if these one thousand books were all public books from the first floor, the total selling price was set at a huge sum of fifteen thousand orens, an average of fifteen orens per book.

It looks like a lot, but Wayne also knows that this is already much lower than the market price; it is definitely Margarita who gave up quite a lot of benefits to have such treatment.

And the dozen or so secret knowledge books that Wayne needed were much more expensive; fifteen books were priced at four thousand five hundred orens, with an average price of about three hundred orens per book.

But for the expensive price of these books, Wayne not only had no idea that they were expensive but felt that he had taken a big advantage, a huge advantage.

Because these fifteen books not only include the relevant records, research ideas, and many experimental data on the development of the Trial of the Grasses lost during the witcher order period but also record many theories and knowledge in genetic modification by the legendary sorcerer Alzur and his teacher Cosimo Malaspina.

The two of them were the creators of witchers and the top developers of all mutation experiments.

Wayne believes that with these books, plus the formulas for mutation experiments of various schools and the experimental data they recorded, if a senior sorcerer research team is formed, the lethality of the Trial of the Grasses can be restored or even improved, so that becoming a witcher is no longer a tragedy.

And besides that, among these thousands of various books, there is also the most real purpose of Wayne's trip to Aretuza.

That is the coordinates of the places of power found by the Sorcerers Brotherhood all over the world, as well as the coordinates of the space rifts they sealed, well, limited to those that the Sorcerers Brotherhood is willing to disclose.

These two items of knowledge, for ordinary sorcerers or casters, have no use at all, because these locations and coordinates are mostly located in remote areas or wilderness, and have no utilization value, nor will they cause any harm.

But for Wayne, a witcher who possesses the Elder Blood and the system, each coordinate is worth a fortune, representing a new world, representing ability points that can make him stronger.

In order to hide his purpose of wanting to obtain this information, the various books purchased in large quantities this time also served as a good cover.

If there are problems with those space rifts and places of power in the future, he will not be regarded as the main suspect, and even no one will suspect him at all.

As for the payment of the book purchase money, Wayne is of course not stupid enough to pay such a huge astronomical figure at once; as a witcher famous for being poor and destitute, taking out such a huge sum of money at once will undoubtedly be suspected by people and cause investigation by people with ulterior motives.

Therefore, after discussing with Margarita and others, this money will be paid in twenty-four installments within two years, paying about eight hundred orens each month.

My dear little baby Triss took the initiative to offer to guarantee for him, assuming all the remaining debts after he failed to complete the agreement, which is also one of the important reasons why this transaction could be reached.

And just when Wayne was thinking in his heart when to find time to explore these space rifts and places of power, the time for parting also arrived.

After leaving Aretuza, the three returned to Wyzima city.

Keira returned to her mansion after leaving a meaningful look at Triss, without even looking at Wayne, which made him quite regretful.

The good thing of continuing to play the three-person tango like in the academy, it is estimated that there will be no chance in a short time.

At night, when the two were lying on the bed embracing each other, Triss suddenly made a request to Wayne.

Well, that's right, it is the curse of the striga, King Foltest's daughter, that Wayne had been waiting for for two years and had considered countless times in his heart.

"Wayne, you have lived in Wyzima city for nearly two years, and you should have heard of the striga thing long ago."

Triss gathered the red hair hanging down by her ear, looking at Wayne, her beautiful face with a few small freckles always gives people a feeling of wanting to bully her.

She pursed her lips, pressed her face against Wayne's chest, and said with a heavy tone: "However, this striga has another identity, she is the daughter of the current King of Temeria, His Majesty Foltest, Princess Adda; this princess died prematurely from birth and was buried in the royal cemetery."

"No one expected that she would lie in the coffin for seven years, and actually resurrected, and turned into a cursed striga."

"His Majesty Foltest now has neither a formal wife nor a direct heir; he has deep feelings for this daughter of his; if someone can lift the curse of the striga and turn his daughter into a normal person, he will definitely get the gratitude of His Majesty the King and receive extremely generous rewards."

"And this time Keira and I returned to Aretuza and searched for a lot of relevant information, and have already obtained a possibly effective way to lift the curse from the former principal, Ms. Tissaia."

Wayne of course understood what she meant, and was also willing to do something for Triss.

In fact, when he first came to Wyzima, he was still planning to rely on this matter to obtain the king's trust and friendship and change the witcher's situation.

But since awakening the Elder Blood and being able to travel to other worlds at will, he has become a bit indifferent to these things.

The world is so big, possessing infinite resources, infinite possibilities, no need to be confined to a little bit of petty profit, trapped in a dead end.

He reached out and stroked Triss's face gently, saying with a smile:

"Alright, no need to explain so much to me, my dear Triss." "You just need to tell me how you need me to help you."

"Dealing with the striga, I have confidence; of course, I won't hurt her life; although this kind of monster has a quite powerful body, it won't use magic and won't be harder to deal with than a leshen."

Hearing Wayne say this, Triss also felt very moved; as a sorceress, being able to be trusted by someone so much and getting the other party's unconditional help is also a feeling that is quite warm for her.

The red-haired beauty couldn't help but lean forward and offer a fragrant kiss; the two hugged together and lingered for more than ten minutes before Triss said softly with a flushed face:

"How to handle this matter specifically, Keira and I haven't thought it through yet, and we must ask for His Majesty the King's opinion."

"However, according to His Majesty the King's character, as long as we are sure of success, we should solve this matter within this month."

"My dear, as long as you don't leave Wyzima city this month, just wait for our arrangements."

"At that time, as long as this matter is done, His Majesty the King will definitely give you a generous reward."

Ding! 【Lift the curse of the striga】 Master-level task, whether to accept.

Holding Triss's soft and delicate body, listening to her pleading words, unexpectedly the system was very humanized and immediately gave a master-level task.

For this kind of task, Wayne of course had nothing to hesitate about, immediately chose to accept, and at the same time smiled and said to Triss:

"Of course no problem, my dear Triss, tomorrow I will return to my home and wait for your news; away from home for more than four months, there are also some things that need me to handle."

However, the sorceress had already tasted the sweetness of living with Wayne; she leaned over, licked Wayne's chest a few times, and said in a coquettish tone: "Why are you going back, why don't you just live with me, isn't it good for us two to live together? If you want, we can occasionally let Keira come to my house, and the three of us can play together."

"Even if you don't go to execute those commissions and don't do witcher work, it's not like I can't afford to support you."

"As for the money for buying books, you don't have to worry, at worst, I'll pay for you."

Facing the red-haired beauty's soft pleading and the temptation of the three-person tango, Wayne almost couldn't help but agree.

Unfortunately, although eating soft rice is fragrant, if two people are always together and lose the sense of distance, when the passion fades, everything will no longer be as beautiful as it is now.

Moreover, he is also a man with ideals; reborn once, obtained such talent, possessed such an opportunity, how could he always indulge in the gentle village and not fight once?

He put his finger into Triss's mouth, teasing her, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, my dear Triss, I will often come to your house to find you."

"Moreover, I also have my own career; you wouldn't want to stay with a useless man, would you?"

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The next morning, Wayne returned to his mansion; it is shameful to say, it has been almost five days since he returned to Wyzima city from Middle-earth, and he actually returned home today.

Fortunately, after not returning for a long time, everything at home was very smooth; after four months of not seeing each other, Berengar was not idle; he managed Wayne's home in an orderly manner; besides insisting on training Alex every day, he also successfully reclaimed a large piece of wasteland in the backyard and built a fully functional planting greenhouse, planting some herbs commonly used by witchers.

The stable and blacksmith shop were also renovated and repaired, looking more formal and fully functional.

Alex, the little guy, was obviously quite hardworking; with the help of nutritious food and a lot of physical exercise, he had successfully changed from the weak little beggar in the past to a quite strong teenager, picking up a training wooden sword, and could also use a set of basic swordplay in a decent way.

Seeing Wayne, who had been away for four months, both were very happy; whether it was Berengar or Alex, being able to live in such a luxurious big house, living a life without worrying about food and clothing, and not having to run around like now, was simply their dream.

And for Wayne, who helped them realize their dreams, both undoubtedly held a very grateful attitude.

After a simple small talk, life continued, and on the third day after Wayne returned to his home, when he was shaking the dice as usual, he suddenly found that the lucky day in August had finally arrived.

It was time to open the treasure chest again.

More than six hundred ordinary-level treasure chests and more than twenty expert-level treasure chests stored in the system.

Since Wayne came to this world for so long, it was also the first time to open so many treasure chests at once.

(Thanks to the big boss Yujing for the reward, mwah!) (End of this chapter)