Chapter 181 Geralt, who was imprisoned,
heard that the reward was about one thousand crowns. Wayne was very happy. After all, it only took two days of work to get such a large reward and be able to be with Shu. Being familiar with the Jing clan is already very profitable.
But what the Dryad Queen said next shocked him a little.
what happened? He suddenly gave two tree elf sisters to him as bodyguards, and they were also permanent bodyguards. Well, although he was very happy and willing to do so, what was going on?
Why did the Dryad Queen suddenly show such kindness?
Of course, not only was he shocked, but Marika and Aiglais beside him were also shocked. The two tree fairies opened their mouths and looked at the dryad queen, but they did not dare to question it.
In the dryad clan, the queen's orders are absolute. Compared with the lifespan of ordinary dryads, which are hundreds of years, the dryad queen Aisna has ruled the dryad clan for more than a thousand years, and the earliest can even be traced back to humans and elves. During the war, her prestige among the entire tree spirit clan was unparalleled. She could almost be regarded as the mother and absolute ruler of the entire clan.
Seeing the two tree elf girls next to him looking like they wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, Wayne was also very confused, so he simply asked directly.
"Ms. Esna, I am honored to be able to form a close relationship with the tree spirit family, but I still want to ask, why did you suddenly do this?" "Why did you give
Malika and Aigles to me as gifts ? Guard?"
What Wayne didn't expect was that this powerful sorceress, known for her erudition and wisdom, did not pretend to be mysterious or beat around the bush, but said straightforwardly: "Wayne, I have predicted your future with prophecy
. future, and find out what the blood in your body is."
"The power of this blood is related to the fate of the world. I only hope that in the future, when you make a choice, you can think of the courtesy I gave you today. In the world, give the dryad family more living space."
Having said this, the Dryad Queen's eyes became particularly bright. Looking into Wayne's eyes, it was as if she could see the distant future through the boundaries of time.
She pursed her lips and said in an ethereal voice:
"Prophecy is just one of the possibilities in the future. When it comes time to truly decide your destiny, you still need to make your own choice."
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Two days later, Wayne takes a flying carpet to the capital city of Sintra.
After a conversation with the Dryad Queen, Wayne seemed half-hearted on the surface, but in his heart he was very happy to accept the offer, with two beautiful dryads as his guards.
However, as the Kingdom of Cintra hates the elves and dryads very much, Wayne did not choose to bring Marika and Aglaise to the capital of Cintra, but temporarily left them in the Broklon Forest.
Even he himself disguised himself as a human again because he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.
Driving the magic carpet all the way, Wayne was in a very happy mood. In just two days in the Dryad Forest, he not only gained one thousand crowns of major wealth, but also a Minotaur and a Royal Griffin. Materials on the body.
The most important thing is that not only did he gain the friendship of the tree spirit family, but he also gained two tree spirit girls who can be used as family heirlooms as his permanent guardians.
Moreover, these two dryad girls are not just ordinary guards. Although Aiglais has just grown up, she is a very rare healer among the dryads. Although she is not particularly good at fighting, she has the natural ability to be like a druid. The caster has similar abilities. He can use natural magic to heal himself and other people's wounds, and he can also use natural magic to change the growth state of plants. He is an excellent multi-functional tool man.
The plump Marika is a very good archer and warrior, with good melee abilities. As a tree spirit, she has natural concealment ability and some other spell-casting abilities in the forest, only in terms of combat effectiveness. , several times stronger than Aiglais, and a captain-level existence of the tree spirit clan.
Of course, for Mr. Wayne, combat power is not the most important element. As almost gifts designated by the Queen of Dryads to Wayne, Marika and Aglais are naturally loyal. As long as they are treated well With these two beautiful trees, there is no need to worry that they will rebel. They can be used by Wayne as a trustworthy person to carry out many secret tasks.
This is a blessing from heaven for Mr. Wayne, who is in short supply of trustworthy manpower and is always traveling back and forth. After arriving in the capital of Cintra, Wayne put the magic flying carpet into his storage bag and walked into the city wearing a green dragon light armor.
This was his second time entering a large human town besides Vizima.
However, the city of Sintra gave him a feeling that it was not as prosperous as the city of Vizima. Not only was this city much smaller than Vizima, it had a smaller population and could not be seen in the entire city. There were only a handful of elves and even dwarves, and all they saw coming and going were humans.
But this is not surprising. Although the Kingdom of Cintra was quite famous a few decades ago, it was far from powerful in terms of strength. Until the current Queen Calanthe of Cintra took office, this country It just began to flourish. After decades of hard work, it has become as strong as it is now.
Queen Calanthe's name as the "Lioness of Sintra" spread throughout the northern countries, and she was widely recognized in this era of widespread discrimination against women.
However, these had nothing to do with Wayne. After entering the city, he followed the address Geralt gave him and found a dilapidated hotel called "The Boar and Parsley" in the civilian area in the south of the city, trying to find Geralt's whereabouts. .
The resulting news surprised Wayne.
He originally thought that Geralt might not have arrived in Sintra yet, and was planning to wait in the city for two days and take a look around.
As a result, the hotel owner told him that Geralt had been imprisoned by the city guard due to a brawl not long ago. His luggage and mounts were stored in the hotel, and he was already in arrears with the rent for two days.
If no one comes to pay the arrears in a few days, the hotel owner is already planning to sell Geralt's luggage.
Wayne was quite speechless at such a result. He took out a few crowns and helped Geralt pay for the room. He patiently inquired about the incident with the well-informed hotel owner, and finally You know, Geralt was not the only one who participated in the fight, but also the famous bard, Dandelion.
Well, after hearing this name, Wayne immediately felt it made sense. You must know that in the original work, as long as Geralt and Dandelion mix together, these two guys will definitely cause some trouble.
According to incomplete statistics, Geralt and Dandelion were imprisoned in a cell together no less than dozens of times. Of course, most of them were caused by Dandelion and Geralt took the blame.
In this entertainment-starved Middle Ages, the handsome, smooth-tongued Dandelion is a walking hormone. Like Geralt, this guy always likes to hook up with various women wherever he goes, many of whom are married. There are even wives of wealthy businessmen and nobles.
It is precisely because of this that they are often taught a lesson by powerful torturers and then imprisoned.
Seeing this situation, although Wayne felt quite helpless, he had no choice but to find the city guard station where the city guards and the prison were located after some inquiries. After spending money to clear the way, he found the guard captain of the city guard station, a man. A middle-aged man who looks like a veteran.
However, unlike Geralt and Dandelion, Mr. Wayne always wears handsome and decent clothes when going out to do business. He does not look like a witcher at all, but has a more noble temperament than many nobles.
After the city guard captain saw Wayne, he was very polite and invited him into the reception room alone because he was not sure of Wayne's identity.
And this was exactly in line with Wayne's thoughts. After seeing that he and the captain were the only two people left in the reception room, he was not polite and immediately used Axi's hypnotic spell.
Of course, Wayne, who has learned a lot of magic knowledge, knows very well that Axi's hypnosis is not omnipotent. It cannot change a person's cognition. If the contrast caused by the command is too great, after the hypnosis is lifted, the person will You will immediately realize that you have been controlled, causing future troubles.
So Wayne just used hypnosis to disguise himself as a noble from Temeria in the cognition of the city guard captain, and then used bribery to implore the captain to release Geralt and Dandelion. , describing the two as his bodyguards and friends, who committed the incident because of some impulse.
Facts have proved that this method is quite effective. After all, in the Middle Ages, the same thing was often handled by a noble and by a commoner, and the results were completely different.
With the dual advantages of money and status, the city guard captain quickly agreed to Wayne's request and took him into the prison of Cintra. He successfully met Geralt, who had been imprisoned for three days. and Dandelion.
(End of chapter)