Wizard: This witcher is not doing his job properly

As the herald's words fell, a Skellige man with a strong build, a dark face, luxurious clothes, and a hooked nose walked into the banquet hall first.

This Skellig man who looks like a sailor is the current king of the Skellig Islands, King Esther Tursek.

Behind him were several young men in their twenties and thirties, all children from the major lords' families in Skellig. Wayne could see Dandelion following this group of people at a glance.

After entering the banquet hall, the dark-skinned king led his young men and walked unceremoniously towards Queen Calanthe, who was talking to the two demon hunters.

Queen Calanthe, who had a fierce expression just now and seemed to want to get angry, saw the king entering the banquet hall. She didn't bother to bargain with the two demon hunters anymore. She pointed directly at the two seats next to her and led Gritting his teeth, he whispered:

"Sit here, Witcher, we will discuss the employment issue later."

When Wayne heard this, he realized that Geralt was too stubborn and immediately pulled him to sit on the two seats next to the queen.

However, in order not to affect the development of this matter related to Geralt's fate, he still gave the position adjacent to the queen to Geralt, preparing to be a theatergoer who could check for leaks and fill in the gaps at any time.

Soon, King Esther Tursek came to Queen Calanthe. He first politely led the Skellige boys behind him, saluted the beautiful queen, and then looked away. He unconsciously fell on Geralt and Wayne beside the queen.

This king from Skellig has been pursuing Queen Calanthe many years ago. The two have a close relationship and have been friends for many years. The Kingdom of Cintra can have such a strong strength, and their important ally Skellig The Guangzhou Islands have contributed a lot.

Looking at Geralt sitting next to the woman he liked, King East had Skellig's traditional straight temper and asked directly:

"Calanthe, who is this white-haired noble next to you? Why don't I recognize him?"

And because this matter was related to the fate of his daughter, Calanthe didn't want to involve too many people, nor did he want to offend his allies because of the marriage contract that the dead husband had made for his daughter in advance. He just smiled reluctantly and said Looking at King East with soft eyes, he said:

"This is Ravix from Four Corner City. He is the distinguished guest I invited."

Seeing that something was wrong with King East's expression, Calanthe quickly changed the subject and said softly:

"It's been a hard journey, East. Are you following the heroes of Skellig who are planning to propose marriage this time?"

King East looked at Geralt with a slightly provocative look, like a male bear launching a challenge to fight for his mate. Next to Geralt, Wayne, who looked handsome and looked like a young man, was also regarded by him as He met the princess's suitor and didn't pay much attention to it.

Facing the queen's question, King East said with a slightly proud expression:

"Yes, Calanthe, these young men behind me are all brave and capable. They are all the best sailors and captains. In order to marry Princess Pavetta, they are not afraid to challenge anyone."

Following the introduction of King East, the young Skellig men following him saluted Queen Calanthe very respectfully, and then bravely boasted to the queen about their past achievements, hoping to win Calanthe's favor. , marries the princess of Sintra.

The most conspicuous one among them is named Kratz Ann Clete. He is strong, powerful, has red hair, and has the brave title of the Boar of the Sea. He is the nephew of the current King of East, and belongs to the Quinte family. The heir, and among this group of Skellige young people, the most qualified person to become a marriage partner.

The young people who came to attend this marriage selection banquet all knew that in addition to choosing a qualified husband for Princess Pavetta, the most important reason for this marriage selection banquet was to win over allies through political marriage. , to consolidate the position of the Kingdom of Sintra.

And these young people from Skellig are the best choice.

However, although Skellige is Cintra's staunchest ally, it is not the only choice. After these young people introduced themselves, many nobles from other places quickly came to the banquet hall.

For example, Prince Windham of Atri, the three sons of the great noble Lord Streep, and some other noble children from the Cintra vassal country, they are all contenders for this princess selection meeting.

For the nobles of these vassal countries, if they could marry the princess of Sintra and ascend the throne of Sintra, it would be like a serf turning over to sing and becoming a master in an instant.

With the arrival of these people, the banquet officially began. King East had no time to ask about Geralt's identity. He could only take the young people from the Skellige Islands back to his seat and start enjoying it. banquet.

As the banquet began, Dandelion immediately became excited. As a bard, what he liked most was the feeling of being surrounded by various nobles.

As long as you can perform impressive and beautiful poems on such occasions, you can quickly spread your reputation and increase your popularity.

But this time, he met several colleagues, two bards named Dugega and Deleg Podwu, who also participated in the banquet. One of them used the flute and the other used the harmonica to play songs. It is also quite beautiful. When combined with each other, it is better than the monotonous lute. The nobles who attended this banquet liked it very much.

And just when Dandelion wanted to use his poetry to save the situation, a baron named Alan Burt stood up. This baron had a nickname named Cuckoo Tower. He was a member of the Cintra royal family. The vassal was very good at imitating the sounds of various animals and had flexible eloquence. He soon made everyone at the banquet laugh with his own performance.

While the guests at the banquet were attracted by the bard's performance, Queen Calanthe was still having a conversation with Geralt. The content of the conversation was probably about whether the witcher should act in accordance with the king's orders.

It's a pity that although Queen Calanthe is beautiful and majestic, she faces Geralt who is inexperienced. The famous White Wolf firmly believes that he is not a killer or a mercenary. It was impossible to make him submit to the nobility with money and power.

Queen Calanthe believes that she is the employer who hires witchers, and everything she does should be based on the interests of her employer. The so-called witcher principles do not exist at all. Every principle has a price. The reason why she chose not to Just do it because the price offered by the employer is not enough.

Wayne listened and found it quite amusing.

Unfortunately, at the end of the discussion between the two, Queen Calanthe emerged victorious. She used threats and pleadings to get Geralt to agree to ensure that Cintra and Skellige could succeed at this banquet. Alliances are forged rather than broken by unexpected events.

After all, whether it is Queen Calanthe or the citizens of the Kingdom of Cintra, only by maintaining a close alliance with the Skellige Islands can they ensure their status and power among the northern countries, and can their country It will not fall into war and turmoil because of weakened strength.

Faced with this kind of issue related to people's safety, our white wolf Geralt still chose to surrender.

Wayne didn't have much opinion on this. The master-level mission he received from Geralt was not to ensure someone's safety or kill someone, but to assist Geralt in making the banquet stable. proceed.

This is a very vague but easy to accomplish task. All in all, as long as Wayne's performance can satisfy Geralt after the banquet, his task will be completed.

As the conversation between Geralt and Queen Calanthe ended, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually reached a climax.

The nobleman who had drunk a lot of wine, the Baron whose nickname was Gatora, suddenly stood up from his seat and heckled Queen Calanthe:

"Dear Your Majesty the Queen, the banquet has been held for some time. Should we invite the protagonist of this banquet, our beautiful Pavetta?"

"We have all been famous for the beauty of Princess Cintra for a long time."

Following the baron's speech, both the straightforward Skellige nobles and the princes of the subject countries all started to boo.

After all, although attending the banquet was fun, the biggest purpose of their trip was to gain the favor of Princess Pavetta and become the king of Sintra. Everyone was looking forward to seeing this young and beautiful princess.

Faced with the booing from everyone at the banquet, Queen Calanthe first glared at the leader, Baron Gatora, and then had to stand up to maintain order and shouted to the palace steward behind her:

"Go and invite Princess Pavetta out and tell her that the guests are already waiting impatiently."

Then, Queen Calanthe smiled and said to the guests at the banquet:

"Dear guests, please don't be anxious. My daughter is relatively shy. In order to face all the excellent suitors, she hopes to face everyone with the most perfect posture. Please wait a moment."

It can only be said that Queen Calanthe, who is accustomed to the world, calmed everyone's emotions with just a few words, and her loyal suitor, King East, also immediately stopped the young people of Skellig. Cheering, the scene suddenly returned to its joyful state.

After a few minutes, under the loud announcement from the palace manager, the entire banquet hall fell silent. All the guests turned their faces to the stairs, and the anticipation in their eyes seemed to be tangible.

Soon, a beautiful girl came down the stairs with the support of the maid.

Her long light gray hair is tied into two braids and hangs down on her waist. There is a gold chain belt on her silver-blue dress. She has fair skin, a slim figure, and a very beautiful face. Under the gaze of everyone, she even wears a gold chain belt on her cheeks. A slight blush.

As soon as Princess Pavetta appeared, everyone present couldn't help but sigh, what a beautiful princess.

Under the special arrangement of Queen Calanthe, the maids surrounded the princess and walked down the stairs, sitting in the empty seat between Dugerga and East. It was the table closest to the young people in Skellig from the throne.

Obviously, in the heart of Queen Calanthe, she also hopes that her daughter can choose a young man from Skellige for marriage.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her beautiful daughter, Queen Kallan said to Geralt with some pride:

"I must reiterate again that your mission this time is to ensure that Cintra and Skellige form an alliance and overcome all difficulties to achieve this goal. This is for the well-being of the entire nation of Cintra."

Geralt was silent for a few seconds after hearing this, then looked at the queen who had always been very strong and asked:

"Ensure these? Isn't your own wishes, the Queen, enough to ensure the smooth progress of this matter?"

When Queen Calanthe heard this, her expression was very complicated, and she said in a less confident voice:

"Things may change, and when the time comes, even my wishes may not guarantee that things will go smoothly."

When Geralt heard this, he was immediately surprised. You must know that currently, in the entire Kingdom of Cintra, Queen Calanthe's orders are absolute. Even the noble council cannot compete with the queen's prestige.

So he asked curiously:

"Your Majesty, what on earth can be stronger than your will?"

Hearing Geralt's question, the matter came to a head, and Queen Calanthe no longer concealed it. She looked at Geralt, and then at Wayne, who had been silent, just drinking and eating, and then expressed a complicated expression. Say a word.

"destiny."

After hearing this word, Geralt couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect to hear this word from the queen.

Fighting against a fate that is stronger than the will of the royal family, this task seems impossible to complete. As a son of fate who was born because of fate, Geralt respects fate more than anyone else, and even fears fate.

When Queen Calanthe saw that Geralt also had a complicated expression, she immediately restrained her expression, pretended not to care, and said:

"It is precisely because this task is extremely difficult that I traveled thousands of miles to invite you, the famous white wolf Geralt, to solve this problem."

"You should know my credibility. As long as you can help me complete this commission, any of your requirements can be met."

Geralt thought about it for a long time after hearing this, and then looked at Wayne next to him. If he was still a little unsure on his own, but he followed Yennefer's suggestion and called over Wayne, a powerful junior, then With the strength of the two of them, as long as the problem is not particularly outrageous, they should be able to solve it.

So, Geralt looked at Queen Calanthe, nodded, and agreed to fight with her against the so-called fate and ensure the smooth alliance between Cintra and Skellige.

However, maybe the two of them didn't think so, but the conversation between the Queen and Geralt had been long enough. Many nobles had already noticed this, and were looking at them intentionally or unintentionally, and even whispered, discussing the Queen and Geralt. special relationship.

This made King East, who had been pursuing Queen Calanthe, even angry. However, due to Princess Pavetta sitting next to him, he suppressed his anger and never broke out. However, those fierce eyes kept glaring at the sitting lady. Geralt, who was beside the queen, seemed likely to stand up at any moment and teach him a lesson.

However, as the atmosphere of the banquet increased, people chatted more and more, drank fine wine, and ate delicious food. The bards sang their poems loudly, the musicians played cheerful songs, and the young people of Skellig drank. They stood up and sang tuneless songs one after another, and talked about all the interesting things that happened during their robberies in other countries.

When Wayne saw that Geralt and Queen Calanthe had reached a consensus, he passed Geralt and asked the queen softly:

"Your Majesty, you will have Geralt on call at any time. Why don't you let me go to Princess Pavetta to protect her safety."

Queen Calanthe frowned when she heard this, but considering her daughter's condition, she quickly made a decision and said to Wayne:

"Your name is Wayne, right, young man."

"Go, protect my daughter and don't let suspicious people get close to her."