Chapter 99

After the Lady of the Lake left, Wayne couldn't help but stretch, letting out a comfortable sigh. The time spent with this beautiful Lady was always so happy.

Although there was a suspicion of being a "kept man," this Lady was really too generous, answering every request, and not asking for a return for the time being.

Holding the pearl given by the Lady, he came to Geralt and Yennefer's side, told them the Lady's prophecy selectively, tried his best not to cause any impact on their future because of spoilers, and gave the pearl to Yennefer.

Both of their expressions were a bit complicated. As a witcher and a sorceress, compared to those stupid, ignorant, and arrogant ordinary people, they believed more in fate and the power of prophecy.

Not to mention that this prophecy came from the legendary Lady of the Lake. As everyone knew, she was a kind and ancient deity.

In this world with magical power, individuals were often very small existences. Whether you believed in the power of fate or not, few people could change it.

Seeing that both of them were quite thoughtful after hearing the prophecy, Wayne didn't bother them anymore, but came to the crippled knight Eike and told him about his request for the Lady of the Lake to treat him.

This news made Eike very excited, and he even uncharacteristically expressed his gratitude to the witcher he had previously quite disliked.

After chatting with him for a few words, Wayne found that compared to healing his own injuries, what this guy was more excited about was being able to see the legendary Lady of the Lake. His faith in the Five Chivalric Virtues far exceeded the understanding of ordinary people and was seen as far more important than life.

It was precisely because of this that Wayne felt that this guy might become the Lady of the Lake's number one simp in the future. However, with the Lady's kindness, maybe she would change his twisted paranoia and let him become a truly noble knight, changing the tragic fate of himself and his family.

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Two days later, Wayne returned to Wyzima alone.

After discovering signs that he and Yennefer were reconciling, Geralt immediately abandoned his good brother, turned on "simp mode," and prepared to follow Yennefer to find commissions near the city where the sorceress was.

Wayne certainly didn't let his brother lose face. Although Borch's commission reward hadn't been given to him yet, he took 1,500 orens out of his own pocket as the reward for this dragon-hunting mission and handed it to Geralt.

And this action of his also made Geralt both moved and a bit ashamed. If it could be said that Wayne didn't do much in this dragon-hunting operation, then Geralt could be said to have been "coasting" the whole time, not even participating in any battle.

However, everyone was a straightforward person. After Wayne persuaded him a few words, Geralt generously accepted the gold coins.

Their witcher lifespan was still very long, and there were still hundreds of years in the future. No matter what favors were owed, there would be opportunities to repay them later.

And before leaving Holopole, Wayne also did a favor, letting Borch's Zerrikanian warriors release Yarpen and his dwarf squad.

Although this group of dwarves were members of the dragon-slaying squad, in fact, these few little dwarves were also "coasting" the whole time and hadn't done anything real, so it wasn't unforgivable.

Moreover, Yarpen had quite a reputation and status among the young dwarves in Mahakam. Executing him rashly would only invite the hostility of the dwarves.

Wayne took the initiative to release them, which could be considered as forming a good connection with this group of dwarves. Maybe there would be opportunities to deal with each other in the future.

After dealing with the trivial matters, Wayne rode fast all the way back home.

The first thing after returning home was to bathe and change clothes, close the door tightly, sit on the bed, and even light a bottle of expensive incense in the bedroom, and took a few fruits as offerings.

Last time, so many treasure chests didn't yield anything, and he suspected it was because he wasn't pious enough and lacked a sense of ritual.

So this time, regardless of whether he believed it or not, while the lucky blessing given by the Lady was still on him, he knelt on the bed and silently prayed to all the gods he knew in his previous life, then clicked on the Master-level treasure chest in the system and the attached Expert-level treasure chest, entering the "touching the chest" session.

After taking three deep breaths to calm his excited mood, Wayne closed his eyes.

Ding! Treasure chest opened! Master-level treasure chest.

Obtained: 1,214 orens, Statikk Shiv. With the sound of the system, a full and heavy money bag and a short sword of about eighty centimeters appeared on his bed.

A weapon! It actually yielded a weapon! Wayne was exceptionally excited, wishing he could shout out loud immediately. The Master-level treasure chest produced rare or treasure-level items, only one level lower than the strongest Epic-level treasure chest. In any case, the value of this sword must be very high.

The Lady of the Lake's lucky blessing was indeed very powerful, and he didn't know if the "praying to grandfather and grandmother" ritual also played a role.

Wayne didn't care about the money bag, but looked at the short sword that appeared on his bed, thinking quickly in his mind.

Statikk Shiv? What kind of weapon is this? Soon, a more common name than "Statikk Shiv" appeared in his mind.

Shiv, a very representative piece of equipment in the League of Legends world.

It was one of the favorite pieces of equipment for the once-happy wind man Yasuo, a crit-flow hero.

Sure enough, when Wayne held the short sword in his hand, the system thoughtfully provided an introduction to this weapon.

Statikk Shiv: A mysterious weapon from the Valoran continent, capable of releasing powerful lightning magic while swinging and attacking. Its forger is unknown, but the fame of this weapon has been circulating among many swordsmen.

Attributes: This weapon is made of special materials, and the blade contains the power of wind and thunder. It is not only exceptionally sharp and exceptionally sturdy, but can also improve the user's movement speed, attack speed, and reaction speed.

Special Ability: Chain Lightning. When the host holds this weapon, this weapon will absorb the magic in the air and the host's own magic, accumulating it in the weapon's core. When this power is fully accumulated, it can be actively triggered by the host to form a powerful chain lightning, attacking multiple enemies within a certain range. Cooldown: 180 seconds.

It really was it. Wayne was excited in his heart and couldn't help but pick up the short sword to examine it carefully.

The silver-white straight blade, the cold-glinting edge, the gorgeous hilt wrapped in unknown leather—the whole thing was both beautiful and practical, and it felt very comfortable to touch. It was definitely a weapon forged by a Master-level craftsman.

And its most prominent feature was the unknown magic inscriptions carved on the blade, dense and numbering in the thousands, covering the entire blade.

After Wayne held the hilt, he could feel a suction force slowly injecting his chaotic magic into the blade, and those magic inscriptions carved on the blade also lit up one by one as time passed, emitting a faint fluorescence.

After waiting for about three minutes, all the magic inscriptions on the entire short sword had lit up, and the originally silver-white blade turned a faint blue under the light of countless magic inscriptions.

And when all the inscriptions lit up, the Statikk Shiv not only stopped absorbing his magic but instead fed the excess magic back to him, making his body lighter and more agile, and even his mind became clearer.

Wayne had a premonition that as long as he actively injected some more magic into the short sword, he could trigger all the inscriptions inside the entire short sword, forming a powerful magic.

It would probably be the "Chain Lightning" mentioned in the introduction, capable of hitting several targets within range.

And Wayne estimated that from the blank state to the fully accumulated state, this short sword absorbed about one-tenth of the chaotic magic in his body, which was several percentage points more than the consumption of an Igni Sign, and this magic was not just provided by Wayne alone; the short sword itself would also absorb magic from the air.

It is conceivable that when this Chain Lightning magic is triggered, the power must be quite astonishing.

The only pity is that this weapon is a short sword, not the long sword that witchers are good at using.

When facing those larger monsters, although the short sword is more agile and has more varied moves, it also has many limitations, and the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Compared to dealing with monsters, this sword is more suitable for fighting people, especially when dealing with those metal cans equipped with full plate armor. A chain lightning can make them lose their combat effectiveness without even having to pierce their armor.

(There is another chapter in the afternoon.) (End of chapter)