Chapter 69: The Fisherman King
The task was triggered, and it was still expert-level, and Wayne subconsciously wanted to take it.
But in an instant, he froze again, Lala is a believer in the goddess of the lake, and his brother was captured by the half-fish man, and the half-fish man relies on the evil god Dagang, who is also commonly known as the evil god of the sea.
Whether this matter is just an ordinary kidnapping, or whether it involves a fight between the two gods, Wayne is a little unsure.
The witcher before meeting was a little hesitant, Lala blinked her ugly and cute big eyes, reached out and grabbed Wayne's trouser leg, raised her head and looked at him with pleading eyes, and said:
"Can you help me get my brother out, Wayne?"
"I don't know who to call for help."
Looking at the poor Lala, Wayne thought about it, in the original book, Geralt helped the Goddess of the Lake defeat the evil god Dagan, and was canonized by the goddess as the knight of the goddess of the lake and gave the sword of the Lady of the Lake.
Since even Geralt, an osteoporosis patient, can defeat this so-called evil god.
Evil God Dagang is not a powerful guy, and the task shows an expert difficulty, so there should not be a very dangerous situation.
can take this opportunity to get closer to the goddess of the lake.
In the wizarding world, the Lady of the Lake is a mysterious creature called the Nymph, a mysterious spirit born from nature, often in the form of a beautiful maiden, and possesses magical powers like Dijing, who can grant wishes.
Not only in the lake, but also in some mountains and forests, wilderness, and springs, it is possible to give birth to such beautiful mythical creatures, and the goddess of the lake is the most powerful and well-known one among them.
There was even a large number of noble knights who believed in the goddess of the lake, and in order to promote the five virtues of knights taught by the goddess of the lake, they did a lot of good things on the whole continent.
Whether it is for the benefit of the future or for the justice of the world, helping the goddess of the lake is a good choice.
Thinking of this, Wayne chose to take the task in his mind, then looked down at Lala and asked:
"No problem, Lala, I'll help you."
"But before that, you have to tell me everything you know, such as what your brother looks like, who captured him, and where they took your brother."
"If you know why those half-fish people are catching your brother, so much the better."
After seeing that Wayne was willing to help her, Lala immediately breathed a sigh of relief, in the stories she had seen, the witchers were very powerful masters, no matter what kind of monster, in the end, the witchers won.
Listening to Wayne's question, Lala frowned, clasped her hands on her chest and thought for a while, before she grinned as if she had thought of something, and said:
"By the way, the other day, my brother said that he stole a good thing from the half-fish man and left it in our house."
"Today, when he went to fish in the lake, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of half-fish people, saying that he was asked to hand over something, but my brother refused, so they took him away."
"I was small, and I hid in the aquatic weeds so that I was not discovered by the fishermen."
"Later, I heard those half-fish people say that they want to take my brother to Black Tern Island and sacrifice it to their god."
"There are so many of them, I don't know what to do, so I'm coming to you."
After listening to this, Wayne roughly understood what had happened, but soon became a little distressed.
Black Tern Island is located in the heart of Lake Vigema, a place of life and untouched by humans, with a mysteriously populated number of animals and monsters.
But to get there, you have to go by boat, and ordinary boatmen don't dare to drive there at all.
The Witcher is not a half-fishman, and it is impossible for him to swim that far to land on the island in the middle of the lake.
So, with the attitude of giving it a try, Wayne asked Lala:
"Lala, Black Tern Island is located in the middle of the lake, I can't get there without a boat, do you have any way?"
Hearing this, Lala frowned in the same distress, but after more than ten seconds, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said excitedly:
"I thought about it, Wayne."
"In the swamp village lives the fisherman king, who is also a devotee of the goddess, and sometimes sails to the black tern to meet the goddess, and if we ask for his help, we should be able to take us to the island by boat."
Wayne also nodded when he heard this, he also remembered that there was such a character as the Fisherman King, but this person was quite mysterious, and it seemed that he was still one of the lovers of the goddess of the lake, and he should be a character who could be trusted, at least not on the half-fishman side.
He looked at the sky and found that it was already dusk, the sun was slowly setting, and in the dark environment, he wondered if those half-fish people could see in the dark like him.
However, saving people is urgent, and the strength of the half-fish man is not much stronger than that of the water ghost, as long as you are careful, there should be no big problem.
As a witcher, Wayne has a lot of energy, and even if he doesn't rest for a night or two, he doesn't feel too tired.
He touched Lala's head and said:
"Alright, Lala, I know pretty much that."
"You go home now, take out the thing your brother brought back, and wait for me by the lake outside the city."
"We went to the fisherman king overnight and tried to get your brother back before dawn."
Lala nodded immediately, walked a few steps in the direction of the door with her short legs, and then, as if she had thought of something, looked back at Wayne, and said gratefully:
"Thank you, Wayne, you're such a nice guy."
Looking at the back of Lala leaving, Wayne exhaled lightly, and there was no time to take a shower anymore, so he changed into the witcher's equipment again, hung both swords on his belt, and then took out a bottle of Red Bull from the hidden compartment where the snacks were hidden, drank it all, and stuffed a few pieces of chocolate into his mouth.
Then he walked out of the house, mounted his mount, Lucifer, and walked in the direction of the outside of the city.
With the Demon Pattern Storage Bag, all kinds of supplies on his body are basically quite complete, and he doesn't have to spend time preparing for the battle like other demon hunters.
Riding all the way, Wayne left Virgin City before the city gate closed, and after a brief search, he soon found Lala at the agreed place in the grass by the lake.
Without any pleasantries, he took the little one in his arms, and then rode his horse and galloped in the direction of the swamp village.
Lara had lived in the area for many years, and under the guidance of this local, the two rode horses, took a few shortcuts, and ran a little half circle around Lake Vegema, and finally arrived in the swamp village before nightfall.
This is a village built in a swamp, also known as the village of Dark Water, the whole village is inhabited by more than 100 people, and for generations they have lived on the special soil in the swamp, firing clay pots, and roof tiles.
By the time Wayne arrived, the people of the village had already fallen asleep, and only a few houses could still see the faint light.
However, this matter is not the business of the villagers, and he does not want to disturb the peace of these ordinary people, and soon under the guidance of Lala, he comes to a dilapidated wooden house located by the lake.
The wooden house looks very ordinary, there is nothing special about it, and if it is not built on the edge of the lake, at a considerable distance from the village, no one will notice it at all.
After turning over and dismounting, Wayne reached out and grabbed Lala, who had little arms and legs, off the horse.
This little guy is also quite lively, very curious about the outside world, when riding a horse, she seems to have forgotten about her brother's kidnapping, and her little hands always can't help but caress Lucifer's hair, and she looks like she wants to put her face on it.
But when he arrived outside the fisherman's house, the little one finally remembered what he was doing, and his face became a little anxious again.
After dismounting, he immediately ran to the main entrance of the wooden house with his short legs, and knocked on the door.
After about ten seconds, a faint light lit up in the hut, and then after another ten seconds, the door of the wooden house was opened, and an old man with an oil lamp, a shabby linen robe, and a firewood knife in his hand walked out.
After walking out of the wooden house, the old man's cloudy gaze first glanced at Wayne who was seven or eight meters away, his eyes stayed on the two swords hanging from his waist for a few seconds, and then looked at the little earth spirit Lala, who was standing at his feet, only half a meter tall, the expression on his face did not change, he opened his mouth and spit out a few words in a hoarse voice:
"What's the matter?"
Holding the colorful conch given to her by the goddess of the lake in both hands, Lala said to the fisherman king in an anxious voice:
"My brother has been captured by the Half-Fishman, and I'm going to take the Witcher to save him."
"Please take us to Seatern Island by boat, Fisherman King."
After listening to Lala's words, the Fisherman King's expression still did not change, he squatted down and put his ear close to the position of the colorful conch that Lala was holding up.
After more than ten seconds, I don't know what he heard, the old man stood up, turned his head to look at a wooden boat parked not far from the wooden house, and said:
"Well, let's go."
(Thank you to the big guy Beidangyun, Shenmu Mountain, Daji and Bigan, and 20230713223714861 for the reward, Mo Da!) )