Chapter 50: The Haunted House
is very detailed in this manual. It not only clearly records the area, location and price of the house, it even uses lines to draw the simple structure of the house, which is very considerate.
Wayne looked at it and suddenly found that the price of a house was quite low, only about one-third of other houses of the same level. The area was large and the location was quite remote, which was quite in line with his wishes.
So he asked:
"Mr. Peter, I wonder what is going on with this house? Why is its price so much cheaper than other houses." "
Well, which one is it?"
Peter heard this and looked at where Wayne was pointing. There, then his face changed, showing some hesitation.
He raised his head and saw that Wayne seemed really interested. After thinking about it, he still didn't want to offend this customer. After all, many people knew about it and couldn't hide it, so he said: "Mr. Wayne
, To be honest, there are some problems with this house."
"It has had two buyers before this, but various accidents always happened to them while they were living there." "
For example, I have nightmares at night . , they always tripped for no reason, objects from high places fell and hurt them, etc. In the end, the buyers came to the city hall to make trouble, and everyone knew that there was something wrong with this house." "
For To reduce the bad impact of this matter, the city hall took back the house and hoped to dispose of it at a low price."
As he said, Peter looked at his face and added:
"Of course, as a price for the low price, the buyer The home must sign a contract with the city hall, and after the purchase, it cannot be regretted."
Listening to the description of the political officer Peter, Wayne's first reaction was that ghosts, small earth spirits or curses were at work.
Of course, there are thousands of monsters in this world, as well as all kinds of ghosts and demons. Even the devil hunter cannot recognize them all. Maybe there are other reasons.
But in any case, if it is just a minor problem, with his ability as a demon hunter, he can completely solve it. In this way, not only can he save a lot of money, but he can also get an ideal house, killing two birds with one stone.
Although the brochure stated that the price of this house was only two thousand orens, for the sake of safety, Wayne decided to conduct a secret investigation first to see if he could solve the problem before deciding whether to complete the transaction.
Later, he and the political officer Peter exchanged information about other houses, but most of them were expensive and not very cost-effective.
These newly built houses are all prepared for wealthy merchants, nobles or powerful people. Most of them are large in size and luxuriously decorated, and are not affordable for ordinary civilians.
Peter was also anxious about performance. Seeing that Wayne's temperament was not like those of ordinary people, and he also looked like a man who was not short of money, he was so patient and explained so many things to him.
"Then that's it for today. Thank you, Mr. Peter, for explaining it to me in such detail." "
I will think about it carefully in the next two days. After making a decision, I will come to the city hall to find you. When the time comes, I will ask Mr. Peter to help me personally." Let's go through the formalities."
There are several administrative officers in the city hall, and whoever sells the house and land will have the performance.
Seeing that Wayne was on the right track, Peter nodded with satisfaction and sent him to the door of the city hall in a very friendly manner.
Seeing that Wayne was chatting happily with the administrative officer in the city hall, the two guards at the door did not dare to embarrass him any more and obediently handed back his weapons.
After getting back his steel sword, Wayne looked at the sky. It was almost the time he agreed with Geralt. Instead of running around, he wandered around the streets near the entrance of the city hall.
After waiting for about half an hour, he finally saw two guys, Geralt and Dandelion, with drunken faces, walking shoulder to shoulder in his direction, followed by the mare Carrot and the little baby. donkey.
Judging from their appearance, I don’t know whether they went to a pub to drink or drank with a woman.
After the three met, Dandelion laughed, held Wayne's arm mysteriously, and whispered:
"Hey, Wayne, you really lost a lot by not playing with us." "
We first went to a tavern to drink, and then we met a noble baron while playing Gwent." "He lost the game. I gave it to Geralt, lost more than a hundred orens, and then took us to a private club for a bet." "
It's called the Queen of the Night. The girls there, oh! They are all top-notch, no matter their figure or beauty, They are hard to see outside."
"However, the consumption inside is too expensive. In this afternoon, we spent at least two hundred oren."
Two hundred oren is one-tenth of a house.
Wayne was speechless. Dandelion was simply a bad friend. In this afternoon, he almost spent all the little money Geralt had earned.
Seeing Geralt's unfinished expression, Wayne couldn't say anything.
The two of them feel that it's worth it. Carpe diem is also an attitude towards life.
As for Queen of the Night, Wayne, who has played the game, knows very well that the owner of this brothel is a good friend of future Geralt, an old lover of Regis, and is also a high-level vampire. Those in Queen of the Night Girls, many of them are vampires, have the ability to charm humans. No wonder Dandelion can't forget them so much.
After a brief chat, Wayne took the two of them to the Fox Tavern in Old York and had dinner in his hotel.
The food they ate was large wild boar brought back from an abandoned farm. Wayne specially cooked and used a large amount of wild boar to make a hot pot and barbecue feast.
He invited everyone he knew to come and enjoy it. Everyone's mouths were full of food and they were enjoying themselves. He even specially called the thin young man Alex.
He was going to observe this orphan who had lost his family to see his character. If this child knew what gratitude and loyalty were, Wayne would put some effort into cultivating him.
After dinner, while they were chatting, Wayne also told Geralt of his decision.
"Geralt, I plan to stay in Vizima City to receive commissions this year, and then return to Kaer Morhan in the winter."
Geralt, who was originally drunk, was stunned when he heard this, and his face showed With a puzzled expression on his face, he asked:
"Why did you make this decision, Wayne?"
Wayne acted very calmly and rationally and said:
"I have a lot to learn, Geralt, so I I want to start my training in Vizima, a place that is relatively safe, has many commissions, and has to deal with all kinds of people." "
Here, not only can I practice my various abilities as a demon hunter , and also allow me to learn how to survive in this world and how to get along with people of all races."
Geralt nodded after hearing this, then silently picked up the wine glass and took another sip of strong wine.
To be honest, he would rather have Wayne follow him and carry out demon hunting commissions in the countryside and wilderness than let this young apprentice stay in a complicated place like Vizima.
But getting along with him in the past two or three years has made Geralt know that Wayne is a rational and intelligent young man. He always has his own plans, and his fighting ability is not much better than that of ordinary demon hunters.
As a companion, he cannot interfere too much in Wayne's life, and he will not treat Wayne as a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child.
The wine table was silent for about a minute, just when Dandelion was about to tell a few jokes to lighten the atmosphere.
Geralt let out a breath and said,
"Okay, now that you have decided, Wayne, just do it according to your own ideas." "
I will also stay here for a month or two, waiting for me When I am sure that you can adapt to life here, I will leave and look for commissions elsewhere."
(End of this chapter)