Wizard: This witcher is not doing his job

Chapter 185 Urchion the Hedgehog
In the wizarding world, no one can resist the charm of Gwent cards.

As a conflict disappeared, the atmosphere at the banquet was cheerful again, and the gwent card game between Wayne and the Skellige delegation was also in full swing.

As a professional Gwent card master, Wayne, who has experienced no less than a thousand Gwent card battles, big and small, did not use a crushing attitude to defeat these Skellige players in the past few years. brawny.

During the previous drinking and arm wrestling, Wayne has already proved his strength and courage to these sea warriors. Today, when playing Gwent card games with them, Wayne will deliberately control his strength and often win by two After three rounds, they will lose one round cleverly. While gaining experience and gold coins, it will also let the opponent experience the joy of defeating a strong enemy.

This performance made these strong men of Skellige very interested and joined the game of Gwent one after another.

After all, most of the members of the Skellig envoy in front of them will become important figures in the major families of the archipelago in the next 20 years.

Although Wayne is not afraid of them, it is definitely more beneficial to be friends than enemies.

In fact, it wasn't just Wayne who thought so, but also the strong Skellige men on the opposite side. Although the competition just now made them suffer, it didn't prevent them from recognizing Wayne's ability.

In the era of cold weapons, people with strong strength often have strong combat effectiveness.

This means that you can have more physical strength, wear thicker armor, use heavier weapons, and exert greater power.

Soon, with the intentional matchmaking between both parties, Wayne blended into the cheerful atmosphere of the Skellig envoy very harmoniously. Everyone drank, ate, bragged, and played Gwent together. It didn't take long, as if Like becoming a good friend.

Even King East and Kratz, the Sea Boar, showed goodwill to Wayne. After all, the two sides are not enemies, and Wayne is not Kratz's competitor. Having one more friend is better than one more powerful enemy. Much better.

This disappointed many aristocrats who were paying attention to them. As the biggest competitor in this relative selection meeting, the Skellige Mission Group wanted to watch them suffer rather than watch them get another powerful helper.

However, the joyful atmosphere at the banquet did not last long. Just when Princess Pavetta was affected by the cheerful atmosphere of Wayne and his friends, like a novice at the card game, she was teaching gambling with Wayne. A man wearing golden armor The guards came in from outside the banquet hall.

This was a strong guard. He bypassed the people around the banquet table, walked quickly to Queen Calanthe, and whispered something.

Then, under the promise of Queen Calanthe's slightly changed face, accompanied by the guard's loud announcement, a knight wearing neat iron plate armor, a spiked helmet, and a face shaped like a dog's mouth came from the gate. walked in.

Uchion of Ihrenwald was the name of this knight.

With the arrival of this uninvited guest, the atmosphere at the banquet changed subtly. Wayne clearly felt that Princess Pavetta, who was sitting opposite him, trembled all over her body, and her eyes were fixed on the dressed woman. The figure of the whole plate armor, the chaotic magic power emanating from the body is also becoming more and more.

Seeing this, Wayne chuckled, and showed a meaningful smile to the princess. When other people's attention was attracted by the armor monster, he leaned over and whispered:
"Your Highness, is this the person you are waiting for?"

"Fate is amazing. You actually fell in love with someone who lied to you from the beginning to the end."

Originally, Princess Pavita's attention was all on Urchion who had just walked in, but after hearing Wayne's words, her attention was immediately diverted, she couldn't help trembling all over, and looked at This handsome young man in front of him.

Wayne winked at her, then stretched out his finger, made a hissing gesture at her, and whispered mysteriously:
"After today's banquet is over, I will tell you some truths that you don't know."

"A kind and innocent person like you should not live in lies."

After saying that, he did not look at Princess Pavetta anymore, but like everyone else, he looked at the armored weirdo who walked into the banquet hall.

Accompanied by the clanging sound of armor and the dull sound of iron boots on the ground, under the gaze of everyone at the party, the man wearing the spiked dog-head mask walked up to Queen Calanthe's throne and shouted loudly: road:
"Your Majesty, Dear Gentlemen, please forgive me for interrupting your grand banquet."

"I am Urchion of Illenwald, please forgive me for coming without warning."

Queen Calanthe, who was sitting on the throne, changed her sitting position and looked at the armored man in front of her with sharp eyes. After a few seconds, she said:
"Since you are here, you are also a guest, and there is your seat at the banquet, so you can find a place to sit."

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty."

However, the man who called himself Uchion did not retreat to the banquet as the queen wanted. Instead, he clenched his iron-gloved hands into fists, beat his chest hard, and said loudly:

"But I didn't come here this time to attend the banquet. In order not to waste your time with the adults, I want to explain the situation directly."

However, his attitude angered Queen Calanthe. The glamorous queen raised her eyebrows and scolded directly:
"It's really rude. Attending my banquet, facing me, the host of the banquet, dare not show your true colors."

"Take off the helmet, I can give you time to explain the situation, otherwise, I will let the guards throw you out."

But after a few seconds of silence, the armored Uchion said in an apologetic tone:

"Forgive me, noble queen, and respectable gentlemen, my appearance cannot be announced to the public for the time being, because I have made a knight's oath and will not take off my helmet before midnight. I hope you will allow it."

As he spoke, many people at the banquet immediately shouted angrily, thinking that his oath of knighthood was just an excuse and that there must be something shady hidden under his mask.

However, Wayne noticed that as people's anger grew, Princess Pavetta's expression became very tense, while the Grand Druid Mossak, who was sitting in the corner of the table, moved his lips slightly and muttered silently. After uttering a spell, a special magic power pervaded the entire banquet, and even the badge on his chest began to tremble slightly.

Unfortunately, with Wayne's current knowledge of magic, he still couldn't tell what kind of magic the archdruid was releasing.

Queen Calanthe stared at Uchion for more than ten seconds. The knight's oath was still a very respected oath in the Middle Ages. Few people dared to violate it. Finally, she nodded and gave him time to explain.

With the queen's permission, Uchion, who was wearing armor, seemed to take a gentle breath, and then continued to say in a loud voice:
"Fifteen years ago, your husband, King Rognar, got lost while hunting in Irenwald. While wandering in an inaccessible place, he fell off his horse and injured his leg."

"If it weren't for the help of others, he would have died long ago."

Queen Calanthe frowned and said:
"I know about it, and if you know about it too, I guess you are the one who saved him."

Urchion responded loudly:

"Yes, it is because of my rescue that King Rogner can return to your side safe and sound."

Queen Calanthe had no expression on her face and just said lightly:
"I am grateful for your help, even though my husband has passed away, but this gratitude is not diminished."

"Tell me, if your aid is not gratuitous, how can I thank you."

"Fiefdom, title, wealth, I can satisfy you."

Urchion looked at Queen Calanthe who was pretending to be stupid on the throne, and immediately said loudly:
"You know very well that my aid is not gratuitous."

"You also know very well that I am here today to collect the reward that King Rognar promised to me."

Queen Calanthe was silent for a few seconds, staring at Uchion with sharp eyes, her dark green eyes seemed to be ignited with green flames, and said in a mocking tone:
"So, you found a wounded person who couldn't protect himself at the bottom of the canyon."

"Facing such a wounded person, will you help him only if he promises to reward you?"

"If he doesn't agree to your request, you'll leave him in the canyon to die, right?"

"Your behavior must be in line with one of your knight oaths, right, you are really a noble knight."

As Queen Calanthe spoke these mocking words, the noise in the entire hall immediately became louder. The guests at the banquet looked at Uchion in front of the throne with contempt, thinking that he was like A man of his character is not worthy of being called a knight.

Seeing that her words had an effect, Queen Calanthe looked at Urchion with an even more angry smile and said:

"Today, 15 years later, you came to my banquet and came here specifically to ask for a reward. Do you want to go back with your capital and profits?"

As she spoke, the queen showed a sneer, and said in a dark tone:
"Since you said that it was Rognar who wanted to give you the reward, well, I'll send you to another world to meet him and let him personally give it to you."

"I love my husband dearly, and the thought of you bargaining with a seriously injured man fills me with disgust."

"Did you know? In my kingdom, you are as close to death as Rognar was at that time, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

"If I allow you to leave alive now, should you also give me the same reward?"

Queen Calanthe's death-threatening words immediately dropped the temperature in the entire banquet hall by several degrees.

The guests present also noticed that something was wrong with the Queen's situation. It stands to reason that even if a knight with bad character came to ask for a reward from the rescued person, as the master, even if he hated him, he would give some compensation instead of using death threats to intimidate him.

Among the people present, Arch Druid Mossak was the one who knew part of the inside story. He was worried that the stubborn Queen Calanthe would really take the initiative to kill the Wu who came to ask for reward, regardless of the chance of accidents. Qiong, this kind of behavior is tantamount to the greatest blasphemy of the ancient law of accidental rate.

From the perspective of human history, anyone who does not follow the accident rate will often get the backlash of fate and suffer an extremely tragic fate.

This is not an imaginary story. In a world where gods exist, destiny is a powerful force that does exist, and ordinary mortals have no ability to resist it.

As spellcasters who seek out the truth of the world, they understand this better than those ignorant commoners or nobles, and they are more in awe of the power of fate.

Thinking of this, the archdruid first looked at Wayne beside him. Although he didn't know Wayne, he could guess that this young man with amazing power was probably also a member of the Demon Hunter.

However, Wayne didn't notice the druid's gaze at this time. Instead, he looked at the scene in the banquet hall with a smile on his face, as if admiring a scene. audience like a play.

There was no response to his gaze, and the archdruid immediately turned his gaze to the witcher Geralt beside the throne.

The two old friends made eye contact, and immediately began to communicate with each other in a subtle way. Mossak hoped that Geralt would end up protecting Urchion. He didn't want his good friend, Queen Calanthe, to go her own way and end up being backlashed by fate. Ended up tragically.

But at this time, Geralt, who had accepted the entrustment of Queen Calanthe, was also in a complicated mood. Before he knew the whole situation, he hadn't made up his mind which side he should help.

In the banquet hall, facing Queen Calanthe's accusations and threats, as well as the whispers of the surrounding guests.

Urchion didn't get nervous, he said loudly:

"You know very well whether you are telling the truth or not."

Queen Calanthe smiled angrily, and said:
"Are you accusing me of lying?"

Urchion did not answer directly, but said loudly:

"You should be very clear about what happened in Illenwald back then."

"King Rognar was rescued by me. After returning home safely, he found that his beautiful queen, you, had given birth."

"Yes, I have been waiting for 15 years and I will get my reward today."

"Everyone here has come here in vain."

"Because according to the oath, Princess Pavetta is mine from the day she was born."

"This wedding was a wrong decision from the very beginning."

Urchion's words immediately caused an uproar among the guests, and some nobles shouted:

"It's impossible, it's just unheard of."

Others said:
"It's ridiculous. What evidence do you have to prove all this?"

Facing everyone's scolding and questions, Urchion didn't panic at all. He opened his hands and said loudly to everyone:
"The queen's face has already said everything, and this incident is by no means empty words."

When the guests heard the words, they all looked towards Queen Calanthe. Sure enough, following Urchion's speech, the queen who was always confident and aloof in the past had a very ugly face at this moment. She pursed her lips tightly, With a complicated expression, he looked at Urchion under the throne, but he didn't give the order for a long time.

If what Urchon said was a lie, with the character of the queen, someone must have ordered the head of this impolite person beheaded.

But this strange silence also made the guests present realize the truth, and they all whispered to each other and discussed in low voices.

As the sound in the banquet hall became more and more noisy, Wayne, who was standing beside Princess Pavita, noticed that although the princess was still sitting there quietly, the magic power of chaos surrounding her had begun to distort, obviously The owner of the ancient blood must be in extremely complicated mood at this time, so complicated that her mood has already affected the magic power of chaos in the entire banquet hall.

Although Princess Pavetta is a natural sorcerer, she has not learned any magic knowledge, nor has she undergone any spell training. The way she mobilizes magic power is almost instinctive.

After about two minutes of silence, Queen Calanthe suddenly beckoned for a servant, bowed her head and gave an order in the servant's ear.

Then, the manservant took the order and ran out of the banquet with a surprised and complicated expression.

And King East, who was standing behind Wayne, also stood up. He left his seat, walked to the center of the banquet hall, and calmly asked Queen Kalan:
"Is what he said true, Calanthe."

Queen Calanthe, who was standing in front of the throne, no longer had the calm demeanor she used to have. She bit her lower lip, looked at the Kingdom of East with a bit of pitifulness, and asked:

"Even if it's true, so what?"

Although King East felt pity for his sweetheart, he still frowned and said:
"If this is true, then the promise must be kept."

"Otherwise, I would think that you take your promise so lightly. As a person in power, if you don't take your promise seriously, will this covenant be abided by by his allies?"

(End of this chapter)