Chapter Fifty-Three: Little Earth Spirit
"The Goddess of the Lake."
Hearing the name, Wayne was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the location of this house was only separated by a wall from the shore of Lake Vigema, and the underground river under the well was most likely connected to the lake outside the city.
And the shores of Lake Vigema are the places where the legendary goddess of the lake manifested her miracles.
In this lake, there is not only the altar of the goddess of the lake, but also an underwater city, in which many half-fish people live, and in the depths of the city, there is also an evil mythical creature, the evil god Dagang.
In the game of Wizard One, the white wolf Geralt was canonized as the Knight of the Goddess of the Lake by the Goddess of the Lake after helping the goddess defeat the evil god Dagan because of his noble character.
He was also given a powerful artifact sword, called the Sword of the Lake Maiden, also known as Arondaite.
Later, Geralt lost the artifact during his fight with the dragon, but when he was in Tousente, the Goddess of the Lake appeared and returned the artifact to Geralt, which can be said to be quite important to him.
Believe that the white wolf is the sword of fate that changes the world, and the only demon hunter in the world who has the potential to solve the "White Frost" crisis.
In short, this is a goddess of goodness who admires the five virtues of knights, and there are many beautiful legends about her that have been circulated around the world.
Wayne's thoughts raced, and the thoughts flashed through his mind.
He looked at the location of the little earth spirit and spoke:
"I believe in you, little one."
"My name is Wayne, can you tell me your name?"
Hearing this question, Xiao Diling seemed a little shy, and it is estimated that in this world, not many people have asked her name.
Since hundreds of years ago, the number of small earth spirits has been decreasing, and it can even be called an endangered species.
She was silent for a few seconds before she stammered:
"My name is Lala."
Wayne smiled slightly, made his voice as kind as possible, and said:
"Nice to meet you, Lala."
"I'd like to discuss something with you, is that okay?"
As if sensing Wayne's friendly attitude, the position of the little earth spirit shook for a while, and Lala's figure was re-revealed.
She opened her big watery eyes, put a finger in her mouth, tilted her head, and asked with some confusion:
"Is there anything you need help with, Wayne?"
The little earth spirit is indeed quite kind, Wayne thought to himself, he considered his words for a moment, and said:
"That's right, Lala, it won't be long before this house becomes my house."
"I want to be at peace with you."
"I may often be away from home because I have to carry out tasks, can I ask you to help me look after my house when the time comes?"
Lora was stunned when she heard this, and the simple-minded little earth spirit couldn't figure out Wayne's thoughts, nor did she understand the sinister nature of human nature.
She thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little happy that she could stay here freely after getting the permission of the owner of the house.
However, thinking of what her father always admonished her, Lala replied with some frustration:
"I'd love to promise you, Wayne, but my father won't let us have much contact with humans, and I'll have to go back and ask his opinion."
This answer was not unexpected by Wayne, although he wanted to make contact with this group of small earth spirits, establish a good relationship, and see if there could be some unexpected gains.
But if his father refuses to have contact with the witchers and forbids her and her brother to come back to the house after Lala returns, he has nothing to lose.
So, Wayne nodded, smiled and said:
"It's alright, Lala, you can go back and ask your father's opinion."
"However, you can tell your father that I am a witcher, and I have no ill will towards you little earth spirits, and I also have a lot of respect for Her Excellency the Goddess of the Lake."
"If you can help me look after my house, I'll pay you."
"Remuneration?"
Lala tilted her head, opened her big eyes, and asked with some incomprehension:
"What's the pay, Wayne?"
Wayne smiled and said with some temptation in his tone:
"The reward is, if you help me take care of the house, I will give you a reward, and when you want something that only human beings have, I can reward you with it as a reward."
As the most curious cub, Lara is very interested in humans, and when she hears that Wayne can give her something that only humans can give as a reward, she immediately gets her heart moved.
She shook her fingers, looked at Wayne with watery eyes, and said:
"I really want the kind of pay you said, but Wayne, I'm going to have to go back and ask my father."
Wayne nodded, and didn't say anything more, but admonished:
"No problem, Lala, you don't have to rush to answer me, you are always welcome."
"However, you'd better not show up during the day until I'm staying in the room, or you'll be in danger if you're seen by other humans."
Lara nodded, and then showed Wayne the colorful conch on her chest with some pride, and said:
"I know, Wayne."
"However, I have a treasure given to me by the goddess that will protect me from human harm."
After saying this, Lala touched the garland on her head and said with some regret:
"It's getting dawn, Wayne, I have to go home."
"Nice to meet you."
"Goodbye!"
Wayne nodded, it was almost dawn, and he was going to take advantage of the early morning darkness to return.
"See you next time, Lala."
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In the days that followed, Wayne didn't rush to the city hall to handle the formalities.
Although he has basically solved the problems in the house, if he is too anxious, the people in the town hall are not fools, and they may take the opportunity to cause trouble and add unnecessary trouble.
So, together with Geralt, he went to the Kingfisher Hotel and found the wealthy merchant Levarden.
This guy said before they parted that there was a commission for Wayne to deal with.
Now that I have nothing to do, I can go and see what trouble he has.
"Welcome, my friend, how are you doing in Vigema City?"
At the Kingfisher Inn, Revarden still looked friendly and friendly, hugging Wayne and Geralt warmly, and then ordering a hearty lunch for them at the hotel.
Although he knew that this guy was not a good person, Wayne preferred to get along with smart people like Rayvarden more than those rude, savage, and rude poor people.
The three of them sat around the table and chatted casually about the gossip in the city of Vigema.
Wayne saw that the food in the kitchen had not yet been served, and his heart moved, and he immediately took out the Gwent card in his pocket, and said to Ray Walden with a smile:
"My friend, before we get down to business, we just have time, why don't we have a game of Gwente?"
Hearing this, the smile on his face stiffened slightly, he was a person who had personally experienced the big gambling game of Gwent cards in Floating Harbor, and he knew Wayne's strength, where would he dare to play Gwent cards with him.
So he turned his head a little jerkyly, and was about to find a reason to prevaricate, when he suddenly noticed Geralt, whose expression was also a little stiff, and immediately rolled his eyes and said:
"You're right, my friend."
"If you have time, why don't you let me play a few games with Geralt, and you can also pass on your superb GWENT skills to us."
"I am sure that a noble person like you will definitely not refuse my request."
Wayne probably guessed that Rayvarden would not fight Quint with him again, smacked his lips with some regret, and said casually:
"I do know a few GWWENT tricks, but the main reason I've been able to keep winning is because Lady Luck has favored me."
"By the way, when I'm done with this period of time, we can also organize a gambling game in Virgilma's Gwent Card Tournament, how about it?"
"This is a very lucrative project, you know my strength, when the time comes, put all the chips on me, and we can make a lot of money."
When Revarden heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he said with a smile:
"Actually, I've been thinking about this for a long time, but I haven't known how to talk to you."
"No problem, when you have time, let's plan well and make a lot of money."