Chapter 81

When Borch woke up from his slightly tipsy state, held his head, and came to the backyard, he happened to see Vea sitting in Wayne's arms, with a sweet smile on her face, playing Gwent with Téa.

The three of them were intimate, playing and frolicking, and it seemed that in just one afternoon, they had become true friends.

Borch's expression immediately became a bit strange. Téa and Vea were indeed his bodyguards; don't look at their usual smiling, harmless girl appearance.

But as the dragon guards who were carefully selected from Zerrikanian female warriors and possessed both martial power and beauty, they were very proud in their bones.

Along the way from the Eastern Zerrikanian Kingdom to Temeria, at least thirty or forty men who teased them because of their sexy attire had been disemboweled by them and turned into corpses.

If it weren't for Borch's quite broad-minded personality, which often stopped the two girls' killing intentions, there would definitely be more unruly people who died at their hands.

The most exaggerated time was when a group of thugs in Kaedwen relied on their numbers, gathered a group of people, and wanted to bully the two girls.

As a result, the two female warriors took their Zerrikanian sabers, chased and killed them all the way, hacked more than a dozen to death, and finally triggered the army in the city to surround and capture them, so they had to stop.

Developing to the end, it was Borch who turned back into a dragon body before taking the two of them and flying away from that area.

These female warriors had a high status in their country and were also very picky about people. Unless one could defeat them in martial power and their appearance was to their taste, very few people could gain their favor.

Watching the three of them seem to be holding some strange cards and playing very happily, Borch also joined in with great interest.

Seeing Borch walking over, Wayne's eyes lit up. Playing Gwent with two girls, although interesting, couldn't be gambled with money, and there was no Gwent experience, which made him feel a bit regretful.

But Lord Golden Dragon was famously generous and wealthy, definitely an excellent object for playing Gwent.

He waved to Borch, then showed him the exquisite Gwent cards in his hand, and praised: "Borch, you came just in time. I am teaching Téa and Vea to play a new game that has spread from the dwarves. It is very interesting and is now popular throughout the entire Northern Continent, and even the Southern Continent."

"Do you want to come and play together?"

Borch's eyes lit up. He took an exquisite Gwent card and looked at it carefully.

"Of course, I won't refuse a new game. Tell me the rules of this game."

As a long-lived race, Lord Golden Dragon had always been very curious about new things. He excitedly swapped positions with Téa and sat opposite Wayne.

As for Vea, she boldly kissed Wayne on the lips, then giggled and ran to Téa's side, the two heads touching together, whispering in low voices.

This made Wayne sigh in his heart that Zerrikanian girls were really too enthusiastic. Obviously, today was just their first meeting, but it seemed that as long as there was a hint of a look, they would pounce on him.

And the two of them didn't seem to avoid Borch with their intimate actions toward him, giving Wayne a kind of different stimulation.

Gwent gambling was always very joyful. As a master who had won hundreds of Gwent games, Wayne had enough basic cards on him. He dealt a set of ordinary cards to each person, and the four of them went back and forth, quickly playing until night.

After several hours of entertainment, Borch lost a full four hundred gold coins, but he didn't care at all, and even at dinner time, his interest remained undiminished.

By the time Wayne went to the kitchen to cook, he was still playing cards with the two Zerrikanian girls, going back and forth, occasionally letting out shouts of frustration.

After the entertainment, there was another sumptuous dinner. Wayne changed a few new dishes, and the excellent taste made the three of them have endless aftertastes.

And compared to the slightly polite restraint at noon, after an afternoon of Gwent games, everyone's relationship was really much more harmonious.

When talking to each other, eye contact and physical contact also seemed more intimate, as if they were friends who had been dating for a long time.

After dinner, Borch also seemed to have made up his mind. He cleared his throat, looked at Wayne, and said solemnly:

"Wayne, my friend."

"Although it is a bit presumptuous, I still hope to issue a commission to you."

Seeing that the main event was coming, Wayne smiled and nodded, encouraging in a tone that it should be so: "It should be like this, Borch. Helping each other between friends is the most common thing."

"Tell me your commission. As long as it doesn't violate my principles, I will definitely help you."

Borch also seemed to be infected by Wayne's generous words. He laughed, stepped forward to give Wayne a hug, and then said: "It's like this, my friend."

"On a mountain in the city of Hooborg, there is an injured green dragon. She is very important to me, and I must protect her."

"However, this news seems to have spread, and some teams attempting to slay the dragon are restless, gathering in the small town at the foot of the mountain."

"And some kingdom nobles in the surrounding area heard the news and seem to be very interested in dragon-slaying, and are organizing soldiers to head to the mountain. So, that green dragon is now very dangerous, and I hope you can protect her with me."

Ding! Task triggered.

【Protect the Green Dragon, Myrgtabrakke】 Master-level.

Do you accept?

Upon hearing the system prompt that it was a Master-level task, Wayne immediately accepted it impatiently.

However, on the surface, he still pretended to be deep in thought, considered for more than ten seconds, and then asked: "My friend, for this commission, I only have one question."

"The green dragon you mentioned, is she an evil dragon that harms one side and kills innocent people indiscriminately?"

"If so, I cannot help you protect her?"

Seeing that Wayne didn't seem to have much resistance to his commission, Borch was overjoyed, patted his chest with his hand, and guaranteed seriously: "Don't worry, my friend, this green dragon is a kind dragon, has always lived in the wilderness, and is a mother who has laid dragon eggs."

"It's just that the local nobles, after learning the news that she had laid dragon eggs, attempted to seize the title of dragon-slaying hero, so they organized soldiers to hurt her."

"The trouble is, once the dragon eggs are laid, the mother dragon cannot leave the nest where the dragon eggs are located."

"This is a brave mother. In order to protect her children, she is willing to risk her life to guard the nest."

"This sincere and great maternal love is worthy of people's respect."

Upon hearing this, Wayne also pretended to be slightly moved, then nodded solemnly and said:

"Okay, Borch, I accept this commission."

"And, I will persuade my companion to execute this commission with me. He is a powerful witcher and quite famous in the North."

"Perhaps, you have also heard of his nickname, White Wolf."

Borch immediately asked back in surprise: "Is it White Wolf Geralt? I have heard people mention him, and there are legends about him in many places."

"It is him. He is my witcher senior."

Wayne confirmed Borch's guess and then continued:

"However, before executing this commission, there are some things that I think it is better to make clear."

"This commission involves nobles and various forces, and even mages will participate. Their purpose must be to slay the dragon, standing on the opposite side of us."

"We cannot deal with so many people at once, and as a witcher, I cannot kill the humans or nobles of those dragon-slaying teams just to protect the green dragon."

"So you, Téa, and Vea cannot act rashly and must listen to our arrangements."

"Otherwise, we might not only fail to protect that green dragon but also lose our own lives."

Borch considered it for a few seconds upon hearing this, then nodded and said:

"No problem, Wayne. You are experts. Listening to your opinions is the correct behavior."

Wayne nodded with satisfaction at Borch's attitude and then explained: "Actually, there is no need to worry too much. Those dragon-slaying teams are not of one mind either."

"Also dragon-slaying, some people do it for wealth, some for glory, some to obtain materials from the dragon, and some are just for some inexplicable purposes."

"And our purpose is only to protect the green dragon and her children; everything else can be abandoned or traded."

"This gives us the opportunity to divide them."

"Specific things will be analyzed in detail after arriving at Hooborg."

"There should still be some time before the incident happens. After we are ready, we will set off immediately."

(End of chapter)