Chapter 69: The Fisherman King

The mission was triggered, and it was an Expert-level one. Wayne wanted to accept it subconsciously.

However, in an instant, he froze again. Lara is a believer in the Lady of the Lake, and her brother was taken away by Drowners, while the Drowners rely on the evil god Dagon, which is also commonly referred to as the ocean evil god Dagon.

Is this matter just an ordinary kidnapping, or does it involve the struggle between two gods? Wayne was not sure.

Seeing that the witcher in front of him was a bit hesitant, Lara blinked her ugly-cute big eyes, reached out and grabbed Wayne's trouser leg, looked up at him with pleading eyes, and said: "Can you help me save my brother, Wayne?"

"I don't know who else to ask for help."

Looking at the pitiful Lara, Wayne thought about it. In the original work, Geralt helped the Lady of the Lake defeat the evil god Dagon, and was then knighted by the goddess as the Knight of the Lady of the Lake and bestowed with the Aerondight.

Since even Geralt, that osteoporosis patient, could defeat this so-called evil god.

It stands to reason that the evil god Dagon is not a very powerful guy, and the mission shows it is an Expert-level difficulty, so there shouldn't be any very dangerous situations.

It is a good opportunity to get closer to the Lady of the Lake.

In The Witcher world, the Lady of the Lake is a mysterious creature called a Nymph, a mysterious elf born from nature, often appearing in the image of a beautiful young girl. Like the Djinn who can grant wishes, she possesses magical powers.

Not only in lakes, but also in some mountains, wilderness, and springs, such beautiful mythological creatures can be born. The Lady of the Lake is the most powerful and well-known among them.

She once even possessed a large number of noble knights who believed in the Lady of the Lake, who traveled the entire continent to uphold justice and did a lot of good deeds for the sake of the five knightly virtues taught by the Lady of the Lake.

Whether for future benefits or for justice in the world, helping the Lady of the Lake is a good choice.

Thinking of this, Wayne chose to accept the mission in his mind, then looked down at Lara and asked:

"No problem, Lara, I will help you."

"But before that, you have to tell me all the information you know, such as your brother's appearance, who took him away, and where they took your brother."

"If you know why those Drowners wanted to take your brother, that would be even better."

Seeing that Wayne was willing to help her, Lara breathed a sigh of relief. In the stories she had read, witchers were all very powerful masters. No matter what kind of monster it was, the witcher eventually won.

Listening to Wayne's question, Lara frowned, hugged her chest and thought for a long time, and then, as if she had thought of something, grinned and said: "By the way, a few days ago, my brother said he stole a good thing from the Drowners and put it in our house."

"Today, when he went fishing in the lake, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of Drowners, saying he should hand over something. My brother refused, so they took him away."

"I am small, so I hid in the water grass, and I was not discovered by those Drowners."

"Later, I heard those Drowners say they wanted to take my brother to Black Gull Island to offer him to their god."

"There were too many of them, and I didn't know what to do, so I came to find you."

After Wayne finished listening, he roughly understood the course of the incident, but soon became a bit distressed.

Black Gull Island is located in the central area of Wyzima Lake. It is full of life and has no human involvement. It is home to many animals and monsters, which is quite mysterious.

But if you want to get there, you must take a boat. Ordinary boatmen dare not sail their boats there.

A witcher is not a Drowner, and it is impossible to swim such a long distance to land on this island in the middle of the lake.

So, Wayne tried to ask Lara with a try-it-out attitude:

"Lara, Black Gull Island is in the middle of the lake. Without a boat, I can't get there. Do you have any way?"

Lara frowned in distress upon hearing this, but ten seconds later, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said excitedly: "I thought of it, Wayne."

"The Fisherman King lives in the swamp village. He is also a believer in the goddess and sometimes sails to Black Gull Island to see the goddess. If you ask him for help, you should be able to use a boat to send us to the island." Wayne nodded upon hearing this. He also remembered the character of the Fisherman King, but this person is quite mysterious and seems to be one of the lovers of the Lady of the Lake. He should be a trustworthy character, at least not on the side of the Drowners.

He looked at the sky and found that it was dusk, the sun was slowly setting, and in the dark environment, he didn't know if those Drowners could see in the dark like him.

However, saving people is urgent, and the strength of the Drowners is not much stronger than that of a Drowner. As long as he is careful, there should be no big problem.

As a witcher, Wayne has a lot of energy. Even if he doesn't rest for a night or two, he won't feel too tired.

He touched Lara's head and said: "Okay, Lara, I know almost everything."

"You go home now, take out the thing your brother brought back, and then wait for me by the lake outside the city."

"We will go to find the Fisherman King overnight and try to save your brother back before dawn."

Lara nodded immediately, walked toward the door with her short legs, and then, as if thinking of something, turned back to look at Wayne and said gratefully: "Thank you, Wayne, you are really a good person."

Looking at Lara's back, Wayne sighed lightly, and had no time to take a bath. He put on his witcher equipment again, hung both swords on his belt, took a bottle of Red Bull from the secret compartment where he hid snacks and drank it in one gulp, and stuffed a few pieces of chocolate into his mouth.

Only then did he walk out of the house, ride his mount, Lucifer, and walk toward the direction outside the city.

With the magic-inscribed storage bag, his various supplies were basically quite complete, so he didn't need to spend time on pre-battle preparations like other witchers.

Riding all the way, Wayne left Wyzima before the city gate closed. After a simple search, he soon found Lara at the agreed place in the grass by the lake.

Without any pleasantries, he held the little guy in his arms, rode his horse, and galloped toward the swamp village.

Lara had lived in this area for many years. Under the guidance of this local, the two rode horses, took a few shortcuts, ran around half of Wyzima Lake, and finally arrived at the swamp village before night fell.

This is a village built in the swamp, also known as the Dark Water Village. About a hundred people live in the whole village, and they have made a living by firing pots and roof tiles with special mud in the swamp for generations.

When Wayne arrived here, the people in the village had already fallen asleep, and only a few houses could see the faint light of lamps.

However, this matter had nothing to do with the villagers, and he didn't want to disturb the peace of these ordinary people. Soon, under Lara's guidance, he arrived beside a dilapidated wooden house by the lake.

The wooden house looked very ordinary, with nothing special. If it weren't built by the lake and far away from the village, no one would notice it at all.

After dismounting, Wayne reached out and hugged Lara, who had small arms and legs, down from the horse.

This little guy also had a very lively personality and was very curious about things in the outside world. When riding a horse, she seemed to have forgotten that her brother was kidnapped, and her small hands couldn't help but stroke Lucifer's fur, and she even looked like she wanted to stick her face on it.

However, after arriving outside the Fisherman King's house, the little guy finally remembered the business, and her face became anxious again.

After dismounting, she immediately ran to the front door of the wooden house with her short legs and knocked on the door bang, bang, bang.

About ten seconds later, a faint light lit up in the cabin, and after another ten seconds, the door of the cabin was opened, and an old man who looked quite old, carrying an oil lamp, wearing dilapidated linen clothes, and holding a firewood knife in his hand, walked out.

After walking out of the cabin, the old man's turbid eyes first looked at Wayne, who was seven or eight meters away, stayed on the two swords hanging from his waist for a few seconds, and then looked at the godling Lara, who was standing at his feet and only half a meter tall. His expression did not change at all. He opened his mouth and spat out a few words in a hoarse voice: "What's the matter?"

Lara held the seven-colored conch bestowed by the Lady of the Lake in both hands and said to the Fisherman King in an anxious voice: "My brother was taken away by Drowners, and I want to take a witcher to save him."

"Please use your boat to send us to Black Gull Island, Fisherman King."

After listening to Lara's words, the Fisherman King's expression still did not change. He squatted down and brought his ear close to the seven-colored conch Lara was holding up.

After more than ten seconds, I don't know what he heard, but the old man stood up, turned to look at a wooden boat parked not far from the cabin, and said: "Hmm, let's go."

(Thanks to the big bosses Beidangyun, Chenmushan, Daji and Bigan, 20230713223714861 for the tips, mwah!)

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