Chapter 63: Lumber Camp Camp
After reaching a consensus with Political Officer Peter, Wayne soon officially purchased and moved into a new house in New Vizima City.
Also staying with him were two friends, Geralt and Dandelion.
The new residence is spacious enough, and each person is assigned a separate spacious room.
Of course, before moving in, he briefly told the two of them about the little earth spirit Lala and her family. Both the demon hunter Geralt and the naturally romantic bard Dandelion were very interested in this kind-hearted demi-human. The race has good intentions and means that it will not harm the little earth spirits.
As for Druid Elder Cainster, after nearly a week of conditioning, his body has returned to a healthy level.
The old man formally bid farewell to Wayne and prepared to carry out the task that had been delayed for three years, to establish a new Druid Circle in the forest beside Lake Vizima.
After discussing with Wayne, the old man decided to leave Vizima City together when Wayne went to the logging camp in Revaden.
On the eve of leaving Vizima City, Wayne spent 500 orens as agreed upon to carefully select a pair of gemstone earrings from a jewelry store in the city as a birthday gift for Keira and delivered them to her mansion.
In fact, he had considered giving the sorceress the gold pocket watch he drew, but because the craftsmanship of the gold pocket watch was too advanced, it was a work of art that could not be completed by medieval craftsmen and would easily expose some things, so he gave up.
However, the sorceress didn't seem to care whether the gift he gave was precious. When he came to Keira's mansion at night, he was immediately attracted to the sorceress who had dressed up carefully in advance.
The two of them went from the living room to the kitchen, from the kitchen to the bathroom, and then from the bathroom to the balcony, playing adult games all night long. The poor maid Maisie had to join in the game when she brought them supper. After holding on for two hours, he fell asleep again.
The next morning, before leaving, Kayla put on an elegant long dress. Not only did she forgive Wayne for missing her birthday party, she also gave him a bottle of expensive wine. With a satisfied smile, she went The palace went to complete her duties as royal advisor.
Holding a bottle of wine worth hundreds of orens, Wayne left Keira's mansion and returned to his home with a somewhat complicated mood.
Putting the wine into his still empty wine cabinet, Wayne said goodbye to Geralt, who also had a complicated expression, then picked up his luggage, put on his equipment, mounted his mount Lucifer, and together with the old Druid Cainster, Left Vizima City.
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Lake Vizima is the largest inland lake in the Kingdom of Temeria. It connects the tributaries of the Pontar River and is located in the Izmina Valley. It is the city of Vizima and its surrounding villages and towns. , providing a large amount of fresh water resources and fish.
The reason why Vizima can support so many residents is due to this resource-rich freshwater lake.
And because of the irrigation of a large amount of lake water and the nourishment of rain, this huge lake not only formed a large swamp area full of dangers, but also gave birth to an extremely wide virgin forest.
A large number of wild animals, demons and monsters live around Lake Vizima, dividing their respective territories and forming a relatively stable ecological structure.
However, since a year ago, the situation has changed slightly.
Because of the establishment of New Vizima City, there was a large demand for lumber. Driven by profits, lumberyards of all sizes sprung up around the virgin forest, and a large number of lumberjacks began to set up in groups. Cut down trees.
The emergence of these logging camps has seriously disrupted the ecological structure of the original forest. Many wild animals living in the forest have been forced to leave their habitats and invade the territories of other creatures. They have to fight for their own survival. Melee.
It is this chaotic environment that makes many monsters originally hidden in the central area of the forest begin to attack the loggers who disturb them.
Following the route given by Revaden, he rode all the way forward. After entering the scope of the primeval forest, Druid Elder Cainster officially separated from Wayne.
The old man told the witcher the approximate location of the Druid Circle he was going to build, and after sincerely thanking Wayne again for his life-saving grace, he disappeared into the forest.
Looking at the direction in which Keinster left, Wayne suddenly thought, could it be that more than ten years later, in the plot of The Witcher 1, the Druid camp in the Vizima Forest was established by this old man.
Perhaps this is indeed the case. After all, the number of Druid elders is quite small. They will not appear or disappear for no reason. There should be only one Cainst sent to be the Druid elder of Vizima.
It seems that even without Wayne's intervention, the old man will escape from the control of the Dingo Gang, just like without Wayne's intervention, the Dingo Gang will be replaced by other gangs.
With this mood, after riding for about half an hour, Wayne found the location of Revaden's lumberyard.
This is a very large lumberyard. There are hundreds of lumberjacks working for Rewarden, half of them humans and dwarves. Wayne even saw a few elven lumberjacks. They have obviously been working here for a while. A large area of forest that has been cut down and only the roots of the trees are left continues to extend, as if it has been bitten by a giant beast. In this green primitive forest, a piece of it is left. Ugly scars.
Seeing Wayne coming on horseback, a middle-aged man wearing a robe and glasses with a somewhat anxious expression quickly walked up to Wayne.
He pushed up the wooden square glasses on his nose, looked at Wayne up and down for several seconds, and then said in a voice with a southern accent: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Wayne, the witcher?
"
Wayne turned over and dismounted, with a kind smile on his face, nodded and said,
"Yes, I accepted Mr. Revarden's commission and came here."
The middle-aged man seemed to be relieved, and he made a slight gesture towards Wayne. After a salute, he introduced himself:
"Welcome, Mr. Wayne."
"I am the deacon appointed by the respected Mr. Revaden, Ozik, to manage the daily affairs of this lumber camp." "
Mr. Revaden has written to tell me that you are a powerful warrior who can help Let us solve the current difficulties and let us cooperate with your work."
His expression hesitated for a second, then he saluted again and asked sincerely:
"Although it is a bit presumptuous, Mr. Wayne, can you now Just start working?"
"This morning, three of our lumberjacks suddenly disappeared. It has been two hours." "
They are all formal workers from Vizima City. They have wives and children. They are from home. The mainstay."
"If you can save them, you will save three families."
"I hope you can agree to my request."
Ding! Trigger the task, [Looking for the missing lumberjack], expert level.
Do you want to accept it?
Wayne frowned. Unexpectedly, he received an expert-level task just as he arrived at the workplace.
However, as a task master, there is no reason to refuse the task.
He took over the task in his mind, and his expression changed from friendly at first to serious. He looked at Ozik and said,
"Of course, no problem. This is my job, Mr. Ozik."
"Please take me there. At the crime scene, tell me the information you have."
"Time is urgent, and every second of delay will reduce the chance of survival of the three workers."
Seeing Wayne's professional and serious attitude, Ozik His attitude also became more respectful.
However, the man opposite him was a friend of his boss, and he looked like a young man. He was completely different from the mercenaries in his impression. If something went wrong, he would certainly not be able to explain it to his boss Revarden.
Ozik thought about it for a second, and for safety reasons, he still asked hesitantly:
"Mr. Wayne, do you need me to summon a group of lumberjacks to work with you?" "
Although they are not soldiers, they are all strong workers and should be able to help a little."
Wayne picked up Lucifer from The master-level silver sword that had never seen blood was hung together with the steel sword presented by Vesemir. He did not immediately reject Deacon Ozik's kindness, but said seriously: "No need for now, Mr. Ozik,
I You must investigate the situation on site before making a decision."
"This primeval forest is full of dangers. If a large number of people are sent out, there may be more casualties."
Seeing that the middle-aged deacon still had a hesitant look on his face , Wayne showed a faint smile and said in a calm tone:
"Don't worry about my safety. Although I look young, there are many more monsters who have died under my sword than you think."
(This chapter over)