Chapter 126 Recruiting Berengar
With the help of the intermediate healing potion, Berengar's injury was quickly stabilized, but his body was still very weak. When he woke up, it was already the next day.
Because everyone was not close to him, Eskel took the initiative to take care of him and took care of him all night by the fireplace in the hall.
When it was time to have breakfast, Eskel supported Berengar, who had already woken up, to the dining table and ate with everyone.
Although his words were a bit stiff and his voice was hoarse and dry, the man still expressed his gratitude to everyone sincerely, including Wayne's kindness in gifting him with the healing potion.
However, he still seemed not used to getting along with other people. Even when he was eating the delicacies cooked by Wayne, his expression seemed as if he was chewing wax. He lowered his head and ate in silence the whole time, without showing much joy.
And because of his presence, everyone did not talk as freely as before, and the atmosphere at the dinner table seemed a bit dull.
However, this scene did not last long. After breakfast, Berengar took the initiative to say goodbye and stayed in his room all day long as before, no longer appearing in front of everyone at will.
During this winter, no other incidents occurred in Kaer Morhen. The brothers of the Wolf School had nothing to do but play Gwent, practice their sword skills, or learn and consolidate demon hunting in Kaer Morhen's library. People's monster knowledge, exchange each other's experiences over the past year at the dinner table.
When others learned that Geralt had spent most of the year with a sorceress named Yennefer, they all became very curious and kept asking about various details of the White Wolf's life. I also vaguely felt the strong character and extreme control of the sorceress Yennefer.
But seeing Geralt looking like he was enjoying himself, everyone didn't say anything more and could only silently give their blessings in their hearts.
In daily life, Wayne, as the youngest among the witchers, takes the initiative to take over all the cooking work. Geralt is responsible for going out hunting and obtaining game and wild vegetables. Vesemir is also very interested and brings Wayne's previous work. The remaining vegetable field was renovated and some vegetables that could grow in winter were replanted.
As for chores such as chopping firewood, raising horses, fishing, clearing snow, and repairing the castle, Lambert and Eskel took care of them.
Everyone was like a real family, sharing all the housework and living a quiet and peaceful life.
However, in addition to practicing swordsmanship, learning knowledge, cooking food, and using animal training skills to tame the little direwolf White Fang, Wayne also has one more job on weekdays.
That is to give Berengar a portion every day during his meal, and help him change the herbs and bandages on his body.
According to what Vesemir had told him in private, Berengar was actually a miserable man. Well, it should be said that most demon hunters were miserable men.
This man was a child he rescued from a bandit's den. His parents had been killed by the bandits. Because he had no relatives, Vesemir took him back to Kaermohan.
Among the eight children who were trained in the same batch as him and grew up together, only Berengar successfully completed all the trials and survived, but this was also the lowest level of genetic mutation experiment.
That experiment not only caused him to lose the ability to have children and all his friends of the same age, but also caused his personality to become very extreme due to various physical and mental stimulations.
And because the effect of genetic mutation is not ideal, among all the current Wolf School demon hunters, Berengar is the weakest.
Even outside the castle, when executing various witcher commissions, he encountered many more difficulties than ordinary witchers.
At this point, Vesemir also sighed and told Wayne:
"Looking back now, I am not sure whether it was right or wrong to bring him back to Kaer Morhen and let him become a demon hunter. Wrong? This may cause him more pain than letting him become a wandering orphan."
Others may not know this, but Wayne, who has played a generation of games, knows that Berengar really hates the identity of a demon hunter and longs to be an ordinary person, get married and have children, and have his own family. He has always been him. dream.
Decades later, the reason why Berengar revealed information about Kaer Morhen was because he had been tortured by the Salamander Gang for a long time and had to make a choice when his life was threatened.
After meeting Geralt, he would also sacrifice his life to deal with the warlocks of the Salamander Gang.
After all, for many demon hunters, life is too hard. Not only do they always have to face the danger of monsters, physical pain, but also the strange looks of others.
Moreover, they are all immortal species with a long life span. If there are no accidents, this kind of torture may last for hundreds of years.
At dinner that day, Wayne held the furry White Fang in his arms and opened the door of Berengar's room with a portion of dinner.
But I found that this man who had always been silent was packing his luggage. Although he only had a few old clothes, he was ready to leave.
After seeing Wayne come in, he pursed his lips and nodded silently to Wayne without speaking.
Wayne put the food on the table and looked at Berengar, who was still injured. He thought for a while, and although he felt a little presumptuous, he still said, "
Berengar, are you going to leave alone tomorrow?"
Belencar's movements paused for a second, but soon returned to normal. He nodded, his voice hoarse and weak, and said, "
Yes, I'm going to leave tomorrow."
Seeing that this was the case, Wayne I sighed in my heart and had no choice but to express my thoughts before the person left.
"It's too dangerous for you to leave Kaer Morhen now. Not only are your injuries not healed, but you've also lost your equipment, horses, and supplies. The snow has just melted, and the weather outside is still very bad. With your current body In this situation, you might faint halfway."
When Belencar heard this, he raised his head and glanced at Wayne. He still paused for a few seconds before saying,
"I know, but I still want to leave as soon as possible." Seeing that the other party seemed a bit out of touch, Wayne remained silent. After a while, he said straight to the point:
"Berengar, do you no longer want to be a demon hunter and want to escape from this life?"
Hearing Wayne's words, Berengar's movements seemed to freeze. , he slowly raised his head, and his originally somewhat cold expression became more lively. He looked at Wayne and asked,
"Why do you think so, eh, Wayne?"
Wayne touched the person he was holding. The direwolf cub in his arms found a chair in Berengar's room and sat down, and then said:
"Vesemir told me about your experience. Your life has always been full of suffering, ever since you were a child. From the beginning, misfortune has been with you."
"It's not surprising to have this idea, and many demon hunters have struggled with this problem for a long time." "It's
just that you made it more obvious."
Belenga Er lowered his head slightly, sighed, and said:
"Wayne, you are still young."
"When you have been a witcher like me for decades, you will still not be able to eat enough, and you will not be able to sleep well. Relatives and no friends, I helped those unscrupulous people clean up the monsters. Not only did I not pay, but I was besieged by them and almost died." "
You will understand why I hate being a demon hunter so much."
Wei. En Wenyan nodded. He probably understood the pain of this kind of encounter, but he was born with a system. Even if the employer in reality did not pay him enough, he would not be short of money, and he would not be able to experience such a miserable life.
After a few seconds of silence, Wayne considered his tone and said bluntly:
"In that case, Berengar, are you willing to work for me? A long-term job, maybe decades, maybe hundreds of years. , work until you want to retire."
"You no longer need to worry about the trivial matters of life, and you don't have to face various battles with monsters every day. I even have a way to help you hide your identity as a demon hunter, so that you can live a life similar to that of ordinary people." "As long as
you Be loyal to me and won't betray me, and maybe your dream life will come true."
Berengar was stunned when he heard this, not expecting Wayne to say such words.
In his imagination, he thought that the next scene would be two demon hunters talking to each other and comforting each other, but why did it suddenly become like this.
He was stunned for more than ten seconds before asking in a hoarse voice:
"You hired me? I remember you just became a demon hunter this year."
"What did you hire me for? Let's go together. To carry out a commission?"
Wayne tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said,
"For the time being, it's a bodyguard or escort job. It's safe and stable. Maybe sometimes you will be my assistant and perform some tasks with me."
" I will also take care of the equipment and horses for you. You don’t need to communicate with your employer or deal with those unscrupulous people. I will handle everything, and you don’t have to worry about your treatment." As he spoke, Wayne
revealed With a confident and gentle smile, he said:
"To be honest, I may not have as much experience as you in performing tasks, but when it comes to making money, that is what I am best at." "
If you promise me, you will My workplace should all be near Vizima City, so I don’t need to travel around anymore, and I can live a stable life in that city for a few years." Upon
hearing this, Belengar looked at Wayne for dozens of seconds. , I don’t know what kind of struggle and thinking he went through in his mind, and finally, he asked with some difficulty: "
Why me? We are not familiar, and you have no friendship?"
"Maybe before last month, You don't even know my name."
"How could you trust me so easily?"
Wayne sighed after hearing this, and his expression became serious and said:
"I don't completely trust you, Belencar, I just gave you a chance."
"We are both demon hunters, and we are all wolves. Demon hunters of the school, we are born to help each other. If you don't betray my trust in the end, I will get a good brother who can entrust my life." "And if I am wrong, I will lose nothing
. It’s just a little money.”
“So the most important thing is whether you are willing to give yourself a chance and try to believe me.”
(End of Chapter)