Chapter 181: Geralt locked in prison

Hearing the reward of about one thousand Crowns, Geralt was still very happy. After all, it only took two days to get such a large sum of bounty, and he could also get familiar with the Dryad race, which was already very profitable.

But the Shujing nvwang's words behind made him a little shocked.

What's going on? Suddenly sending two Dryad sisters to him as guards, and what kind of eternal guards, well, although he was very happy and very willing, what is going on?

Why did the Shujing nvwang suddenly want to show such great kindness?

Of course, not only was he very shocked, but Marika and Aigles beside him were also very shocked. The two Dryad beauties opened their mouths and looked at the Shujing nvwang, but dared not raise any questions.

In the Dryad race, the Queen's order was absolute. Compared with the lifespan of hundreds of years of ordinary Dryads, Shujing nvwang Eithne had ruled the Dryad race for more than a thousand years, dating back to the war between humans and elves. Her prestige in the entire Dryad race was unparalleled, almost considered the mother of the entire ethnic group, the absolute ruler.

Seeing the two Dryad sisters beside him looking like they wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, Geralt was also very puzzled in his heart, so he simply asked directly.

"Ms. Eithne, being able to form a close relationship with the Dryad race, I am also very honored, but I still want to ask, why did you suddenly want to do this?"

"Why give Marika and Aigles to me as guards?"

What Geralt didn't expect was that this powerful sorceress, known for her erudition and wisdom, didn't play tricks or beat around the bush, but said directly: "Geralt, I have predicted your future with prophecy and figured out what the bloodline in your body is."

"The power of this bloodline is related to the destiny of the world. I only hope that in the future, when you make choices, you can remember the courtesy I gave you today, and give the Dryad race more living space in the future world."

Speaking of this, the Shujing nvwang's eyes became exceptionally bright, looking into Geralt's eyes, as if she could cross the boundaries of time and see the distant future.

She pursed her lips and said with an ethereal voice:

"Prophecy is just one of the possibilities of the future. When it comes to the time to truly decide destiny, you still need to make your own choices."

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Two days later, Geralt took the flying carpet to the capital of Cintra.

After a conversation with the Shujing nvwang, Geralt was half-pushing and half-accepting on the surface, but in his heart, he was very willing to accept the two beautiful Dryads as guards.

However, as the Kingdom of Cintra, which hated the elf and Dryad race quite a bit, Geralt did not choose to bring Marika and Aigles to the capital of Cintra, but temporarily left them in the Brokilon Forest.

Even he himself, because he didn't want to attract unnecessary trouble, disguised himself as a human again.

Driving the magic carpet all the way here, Geralt was in a very pleasant mood. Just in the two days in the Dryad forest, he not only harvested the main wealth of one thousand Crowns but also harvested materials from a Bull-headed Beast and a Royal Griffin.

Most importantly, not only did he harvest the friendship of the Dryad race, but he also obtained two Dryad sisters who could be used as family heirlooms as eternal guards.

Moreover, these two Dryad sisters were not just ordinary guards. Although Aigles had just reached adulthood, she was a quite rare healer in the Dryad race. Although she was not particularly good at fighting, she was born with abilities similar to Druid spellcasters, could use natural magic to heal wounds on herself and others, and could also use natural magic to change the growth state of plants. She was an excellent multi-functional tool person.

And the plump Marika was a very excellent archer and warrior, her melee ability was also not bad, and as a Dryad race, she possessed natural concealment ability and some other spellcasting abilities in the forest. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, she was several times stronger than Aigles, and was a captain-level existence in the Dryad race.

Of course, for the old lecher Master Geralt, combat effectiveness was not the most important element. As a gift-like existence designated by the Shujing nvwang to Geralt, Marika and Aigles naturally had loyalty attributes. As long as these two Dryad beauties were treated well, there was no need to worry about them rebelling, and they could be used by Geralt as people who could be trusted to execute many secret tasks.

For Master Geralt, who was short of trusted manpower and was always running back and forth in various places, this was simply a joy from heaven. After arriving in the capital of Cintra, Geralt put the Magic Flying Carpet into the storage bag and walked into the city wearing a Green Dragon Light Armor.

This was the second time he entered a large human town besides Wyzima.

However, the feeling Cintra gave him was not as prosperous as Wyzima. Not only because the area of this city was much smaller than Wyzima and the population was smaller, but also because there was no trace of elves in the whole city, and even the number of dwarves was sparse. What he saw coming and going were all humans.

But this was not surprising. Decades ago, although the Kingdom of Cintra was quite famous, it was far from powerful in terms of strength. It was not until the current Queen of Cintra, Calanthe, took office that this country began to flourish. After decades of hard work, it had its current strength.

And the name of Queen Calanthe, "The Lioness of Cintra," also spread throughout the Northern Kingdoms because of this, and was widely recognized in this era that generally discriminated against women.

But these had nothing to do with Geralt. After entering the city, he followed the address Geralt of Rivia gave him and found a dilapidated inn called "The Boar and Parsley" in the civilian area in the south of the city, trying to find Geralt of Rivia's whereabouts.

The result he got made Geralt very surprised.

He originally thought that Geralt of Rivia might not have arrived in Cintra yet, and prepared to wait for two days in this city and stroll around casually.

As a result, the innkeeper told him that Geralt of Rivia had been locked in prison by the city guards not long ago because of a brawl case, and his luggage and mount were stored in the inn, and he had already owed two days of rent.

If no one came to pay the arrears in a few days, the innkeeper was already prepared to sell Geralt of Rivia's luggage.

Regarding such a result, Geralt was quite speechless. He took out a few Crowns to pay the room rent for Geralt of Rivia, and patiently asked the well-informed innkeeper about the process of this matter, only to know that the person who participated in the fighting case was not just Geralt of Rivia alone, but also the famous bard, Dandelion.

Well, after hearing this name, Geralt immediately felt it was reasonable. You know, in the original work, as long as Geralt of Rivia and Dandelion were mixed together, these two guys would definitely cause some trouble.

According to incomplete statistics, the experience of Geralt of Rivia and Dandelion being locked in prison together was no less than dozens of times. Of course, most of them were Dandelion causing trouble and Geralt of Rivia taking the blame.

In this Middle Ages lacking entertainment, the handsome and glib Dandelion was a walking hormone. This guy, like Geralt of Rivia, no matter where he went, always liked to hook up with various women, many of whom were married women, and even many wives of wealthy merchants and nobles.

It was precisely because of this that they were often taught a lesson by powerful cuckolds and then locked in prison.

Seeing this situation, although Geralt felt quite helpless, he had to find the city guard station where the city guards and the prison were located after some inquiries. After some money-paving, he found the guard captain of the city guard station, a middle-aged brute who looked like an old veteran.

However, unlike Geralt of Rivia and Dandelion, Master Geralt always wore clothes that were both handsome and decent when going out, not looking like a witcher at all, but rather having a more noble temperament than many nobles.

When this guard captain saw Geralt, because he couldn't be sure of Geralt's identity, he performed quite politely and invited him alone into the reception room.

And this just happened to meet Geralt's idea. After seeing that only he and the captain were left in the reception room, he was not polite and immediately used the Axii hypnosis spell.

Of course, Geralt, who had already learned a lot of magic knowledge, knew very well that Axii's hypnosis was not omnipotent. It could not change a person's cognition. If the contrast caused by the order was too large, after the hypnosis was lifted, this person would immediately realize that he had been controlled, causing future troubles.

So Geralt just used hypnosis to disguise himself as a noble from Temeria in the cognition of this guard captain, and then through bribery, begged this captain to release Geralt of Rivia and Dandelion, and described the two as his bodyguards and friends, who had committed this matter because of some impulses.

Facts proved that this method was quite effective. After all, in the Middle Ages, for the same thing, the result handled by a noble and a commoner was often completely different.

With the dual advantages of money and status, this guard captain soon agreed to Geralt's request, took him into the Cintra prison, and successfully saw Geralt of Rivia and Dandelion who had been locked in the prison for three days.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 182 =====