Chapter 225: Triss's Proposal and Vesemir's Surprise

Faced with Wayne's request, Triss was somewhat puzzled. What exactly were these huge creatures?

Could it be that he wanted to use a portal to transport cargo or large beasts?

She pressed her face against Wayne's chest, her soft little hands stroking the man's eight-pack abs, a smile on her face as she asked with some confusion:

"What are you planning to transport, my dear? Ordinary portals can be supported by our own magic as sorceresses, but large-scale portals require the consumption of many magical materials. Furthermore, they must be coordinated with a large-scale magic array, and the set destination must be a place with abundant magic or where magic exists."

"Using one costs at least three thousand Orens, and it can only transport about a thousand people. The preparation time is also not short; even if the materials are complete, it takes at least three days to finish."

"It is precisely because of its many limitations that even those kings cannot afford the cost, so basically, very few people use this ritual."

Upon hearing this, Wayne reached out to hug Triss, then lowered his head to kiss her forehead before saying what he had been considering for a long time.

"Later, I will take you to see what I want to transport, and then, I will tell you some of my secrets."

"You are the first person in the world to know this secret, and you are also the person I trust most right now. I believe you will definitely keep this secret for me."

Although Wayne's words were not flowery, after hearing them, Triss's heart was immediately filled with the warmth of being trusted. As a smart woman, she had guessed long ago that her lover must have some secrets; otherwise, as a witcher, he would not have grown so fast, nor would he always have such financial resources.

However, being the first to know this secret still moved Triss quite a bit.

She flipped over to sit on top of Wayne, kissing the man's chest, and said with a giggle:

"I've rested enough. Let's have another round. This time, I want to be on top."

By noon, after the two got up, Wayne first took Triss for a stroll through the beautiful city of Beauclair, buying many gifts for the red-haired beauty.

He also took out the most valuable piece of jewelry he had obtained from the giant's treasury and gave it to her as a gift.

It was a precious gemstone necklace inlaid with six huge gems of different colors. No matter where it appeared, it would be the most conspicuous existence; it was extremely rare, extremely precious, and priceless.

No woman could refuse such jewelry, not even a noble sorceress. Therefore, Wayne received countless enthusiastic kisses from the red-haired beauty, and a sweet expression remained on Triss's face.

And after that, Wayne took Triss to the place where the giant race was located.

When the sorceress saw those hundreds of giants who were eight or nine meters tall, wearing iron armor, holding weapons, and looking like they had astonishing combat power, she couldn't help but exclaim.

And when she saw these tall giants kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Wayne and shouting "Master," the red-haired beauty's jaw was so shocked it couldn't close.

Faced with such a scene, the sorceress was stunned for a long while before asking Wayne very surprisingly about the origin of these giants.

Wayne did not hide it anymore, but weighed his tone and explained to Triss: "My dear Triss, as a knowledgeable sorceress, you should have heard of the Elder Blood, right?"

Triss was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then thought of something, her eyes widening even more as she asked in disbelief: "Could it be that you possess this legendary bloodline, Wayne?"

"I thought this bloodline had long been lost and was just a legend fabricated by those chroniclers."

Wayne's expression was calm; he reached out to touch Triss's beautiful face, then nodded and said: "Yes, Triss. Don't you find it strange why I was able to make rapid progress in strength within a few years of finishing my apprenticeship and become a powerful witcher?"

"Besides my outstanding talent, my Elder Blood bloodline also played a considerable role."

He leaned in to kiss Triss, and not until a few minutes later, when their lips parted, did he whisper into the ear of the somewhat infatuated sorceress:

"And just as some books record, my Elder Blood allows me to pass through space rifts and travel to other worlds."

"The flow of time in many worlds is not the same as in our world. In fact, I have already practiced for many years in other worlds and have also obtained many resources and treasures from them."

"The giant race in front of you now is the servants I subdued from another world by chance. They will obey my orders one hundred percent and will become a powerful force under my command."

"It is precisely because I trust you, my dear Triss, that I am telling you these secrets. You are also the first person in this world to know that I possess the Elder Blood."

This was true. In order to bring this batch of giants with him to the Witcher world, he had spent some ability points to specifically open a space channel.

Otherwise, the vast majority of otherworldly races would have no ability to pass through the already sealed space rifts.

And his ability points were down to only three. Once he spent them on the mutation enhancement skill specialty that could strengthen physical potential, he would only have one point left. This stuff really didn't last long.

After listening to Wayne's words, Triss lay quietly on his chest, wondering what she was thinking. After considering for a few minutes, she raised her head and asked softly: "Wayne, you already possess powerful strength, and you are so diligent, and you have also gathered a group of powerful giants as subordinates."

"This is not something an ordinary witcher can do."

"My dear, can you tell me what your goal is?"

Faced with this question, and faced with Triss who asked this question, Wayne did not hide it. He believed in his relationship with Triss; as long as he answered this girl sincerely, she would also feel his sincerity.

He held Triss's face in his hands, looked directly into the sorceress's eyes, and said:

"My dear, you know my current situation. I am a witcher, and also a half-elf."

"So, what I hope to do now is to rebuild the Witcher Order and let witchers live the life we deserve."

"Secondly, there is the situation of the elves. I hope to help these poor elves as much as I can, so that they can also live happily."

"This is not an excessive request, and besides that, I certainly hope more that the people I care about live a happy life. For example, you; I also hope you can live happily."

Wayne's words were a bit cheesy, and even he himself felt a bit embarrassed. However, a woman like Triss, who believes in love, loves to hear such words.

She emotionally held Wayne's hand in return, stood on tiptoe, pressed her forehead against Wayne's, and said:

"I know, my dear. I will keep the secret for you."

"Leave the matter of the large portal to me."

"And, the Witcher Order you are preparing, there shouldn't be any sorcerers joining yet, right?"

"If you don't mind, I can serve as your Witcher Order sorceress while working part-time as a royal advisor." "Actually, running back and forth between those stupid nobles has already made me feel very tired."

"If I can use my power to help you realize your ideals, I will also feel very happy."

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Triss's proposal surprised Wayne quite a bit. In fact, he had thought long ago about whether he could trick Triss into joining the Witcher Order and becoming the order's exclusive sorceress.

Unfortunately, most sorceresses like power and a luxurious life. With Kaer Morhen being such a desolate, broken place, the Witcher Order hadn't even built its most basic framework yet. If he tricked Triss into coming now, he would not only feel sorry for her but also hurt their relationship.

But now that Triss had proposed it herself, he naturally wouldn't refuse. He immediately took out a large pile of gold coins and collected materials for the large portal with her in Beauclair.

Fortunately, trade in Beauclair was prosperous, and it was said that specialties from all over the world could be bought there. Although the price was somewhat expensive, after spending about eight hundred Crowns, the materials needed for the large portal were finally collected.

And after that, Triss began to set up the magic array in the Karoberta Forest to construct the large portal.

However, this kind of large portal was different from the small portals for single-person passage; it had to be set up at both coordinates of the teleportation location to achieve the purpose of teleportation, rather than constructing teleportation coordinates out of thin air.

Therefore, Wayne had to personally go to Kaer Morhen and bring a magic item inscribed with magic coordinates to the corresponding teleportation location, and it had to be a place with abundant magic.

Although the whole process was a bit troublesome, it was still much simpler than traveling thousands of kilometers, crossing several human kingdoms, and not being discovered.

And what was even more convenient was that Wayne had a Hearthstone on him that could return directly to Kaer Morhen, so he didn't need to make a long journey back.

Therefore, he went directly to find Triss, handed the magic crown he had obtained to the sorceress, and after telling her how to use the crown to control those giants, he rubbed the Hearthstone and returned to the city in front of the red-haired beauty.

This was his first time using a Hearthstone, and it felt very wonderful, as if there was a pulling force guiding his spirit to the home he had bound. When his soul crossed the endless distance and arrived at that home that made one feel warm and comfortable, in an instant, his body arrived too.

And before he could recover from the slight dizziness of returning to the city, an old and familiar voice came to his ears.

"Wayne? Child, why did you suddenly come back?"

Wayne turned his head along with the voice and saw the old witcher wearing home clothes, holding books brought back from Aretuza, standing up and looking at him with some surprise.

Apparently, the old man hadn't gone out to execute any contracts and had just been studying the witcher materials he had brought back.

Faced with Vesemir's question, Wayne scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, and then said the script he had prepared long ago.

"Ah, Master, it's like this."

"You might not know, but I went to the southern kingdom of Toussaint this year to execute a contract."

"In the process of executing the contract, I encountered many things, many things that are helpful for me to rebuild the Witcher Order."

As he spoke, Wayne took out several barrels of delicious red wine he had prepared long ago from his space bracelet, placed them on the table by the fireplace, and continued:

"But let's talk about these things while we drink."

"The main purpose of my return to Kaer Morhen this time is because I have taken in a group of poor people. They recognize me as their master and hope that I can find a place for them to survive."

"So I plan to arrange for them to live in the Blue Mountains."

"It just so happens that being neighbors with us witchers will allow us to look after each other."

Vesemir frowned upon hearing this. As a traditional witcher, he didn't want the location of Kaer Morhen to be exposed to more people, because in his view, most people outside were untrustworthy; besides stupid peasants, there were greedy nobles, and even many sorcerers with ulterior motives. It was hard to find people who could be trusted.

However, after the discussions everyone had during the winter, he no longer opposed Wayne's idea of forming a Witcher Order, nor would he directly raise strong opposition. He could only pull a long face and say: "Child, most humans are untrustworthy. For hundreds of years, the rumors of the noble class have been deeply rooted in their hearts. In their eyes, we witchers are monsters and thieves. This matter is hard to change."

"Don't get yourself into a pile of trouble just because of a moment of softheartedness!"

Wayne stepped forward, put his arm around Vesemir's shoulder, and half-dragged him to the dining table.

Then he opened a barrel of the best red wine, took out quite a few side dishes he usually prepared for himself from his space bracelet, and with a fawning smile on his face, said to the old witcher:

"Master, please trust my judgment."

"These poor people are not humans, but a humanoid race like trolls. They revere me as their king and will execute my orders one hundred percent. Moreover, I have the means to completely control them. They will become a powerful force for our Witcher Order."

"When you see them, you will know why I said that."

Seeing that Vesemir still had surprise and doubt on his face, Wayne laughed and immediately used the method of changing the subject to take out a large number of Master-level equipment blueprints he had harvested in Toussaint, as well as the research materials on secondary mutations developed by Professor Mousesack, from his space bracelet.

Like an elder showing off his achievements, he said excitedly:

"Let's talk about this later. You should look at the good things I brought back first, Master. It will definitely surprise you."

"Moreover, besides these gains, I also made friends with a group of witchers from the Viper School in Toussaint, found a witcher from the Cat School, and there is an absolutely trustworthy sorceress willing to join us and become the first order sorceress of our Witcher Order."

"We have already taken a big step forward toward the establishment of the Witcher Order."

As his voice fell, the sound of the system prompt suddenly rang in his ears.

Ding! Epic-level task 【Rebuild Witcher Order】, progress updated.

Current progress: 2/10.

Currently claimable rewards: 600 experience points, Master-level Treasure Chest * 2.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 226 =====