Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 109 Two Proposals

"Haha, George, now that I know about your difficulties, doing nothing is not in my nature."

Wayne took a sip of cherry mead, considered his tone, and continued...

"I have two suggestions for you to consider."

"Oh?"

George was curious to hear this. What would this young witcher, whom he was meeting for the first time, say?

"What suggestion, Wayne?"

Wayne gave a friendly smile and said:

"My first suggestion is that you're getting 300 Orens for this commission, right? I'll lend you those 300 Orens first, interest-free. You can pay me back once you've completed the commission."

"You should be able to tell that I don't need this little bit of money."

George looked at Wayne's complexion and attire with a hint of envy. Indeed, he looked more like a pampered young nobleman than a witcher who had toiled in the open.

In retrospect, it might really be due to some unseen influence of luck. Since Wayne came down the mountain, apart from the first request from Misha to find her child, for which he only received five Ducards as payment, everyone else he encountered was an honest and generous person. Not only were the rewards generous, but they were also very kind.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that his employers are all prominent figures, not the troublemakers in the countryside.

"So, what's the second suggestion?"

As a Witcher of the Griffin School who believes in chivalry, George doesn't want to receive help from others for no reason, even though Wayne seems like a very kind person.

After all, monetary debts are easy to repay, but debts of gratitude are not.

When George rejected the first offer, Wayne was not disappointed. The offer was not very meaningful; it was just lending out a small amount of money and wouldn't make George owe him a big favor.

"As for the second suggestion?"

After refilling his glass, Wayne looked at George and said:

"George, as you know, dragons possess advanced intelligence, and their numbers have dwindled to the point of near extinction. It would be such a waste to simply kill it and take its hide or other materials."

Sensing Wayne's hidden meaning, George frowned and asked:

"Do you intend to capture this dragon alive, or let it go?"

Wayne laughed, but instead of revealing his own thoughts, he asked George:

"What have you heard about the dragon hunt in Holober City a few months ago?"

George shook his head and said:

"I just returned from the Skellige Islands two months ago and have only heard some scattered news. I don't know the specifics of what happened."

Wayne didn't mind. Instead, he used his excellent eloquence to tell George the whole story of the Holober dragon hunt while they drank and ate meat. Only after telling the story did he make his second suggestion.

"My golden dragon friend certainly wouldn't want to see his own kind killed by us witchers like this."

"George, if you're willing to help me, I'll inform my golden dragon friend, and the three of us can subdue that green dragon together."

"No matter how it is ultimately dealt with, it will certainly never have the opportunity to pose a threat to any human being again."

Seeing that George remained silent and offered no comment, Wayne added:

"Well, as for your reward for assisting me, I'm willing to pay you one thousand Orens. I'll cover the repair costs of your equipment and all expenses incurred during this mission. How about that?"

It has to be said that, as a boss who is not short of money, the reward offered by Wayne is almost the highest George has seen in the past ten years. However, as a witcher, he still has some doubts and asked directly:

"Why go through all this trouble, Wayne?"

"Wouldn't it be better to just kill that green dragon?"

Wayne certainly couldn't say that George would have died at the hands of the dragon if he hadn't intervened. Besides, he genuinely felt that killing a rare green dragon outright would be a waste.

If it were a female dragon, Borch would probably not mind having another mate.

Even if it's a male dragon, having Borch join in to kill it wouldn't cause his friends any resentment, and it could also save George's life in the process.

Hearing George's question, Wayne sighed and said:

"George, we witchers are just mortals. We must do everything we can to increase our chances of survival."

"Think about it, if you don't follow my suggestion and go to fight that green dragon all by yourself, wearing this tattered armor..."

Are you confident you'll be safe and sound?

"If you die at the hands of this green dragon, then many people who may need your help in the future will lose their chance to live."

"Your Griffin School will decline further, or even perish completely."

"Our goal is to protect vulnerable civilians. As long as we achieve this goal, the process and methods, whether the monster lives or dies, are not that important, right?"

After expressing his thoughts, Wayne picked up his glass, raised it to George, and said:

"Of course, this is just a suggestion. Whether you choose one or neither, it won't affect our friendship."

After a few seconds of silence, George looked at Wayne and gave him a smile full of vicissitudes.

As a Griffin School witcher who has been active in the northern kingdoms for over a hundred years, he is not actually a rigid or stubborn person.

"Wayne, both of these offers are too generous to me. If they were made by a merchant or nobleman instead of a witcher, I would have thought they were all swindlers and even prepared to be renege on my promise later."

"To be honest, when I received this dragon hunting commission, I already had a feeling that this might be my last mission."

"But now, if I could get another witcher and a dragon as my helpers, I think maybe my witcher career could continue, wouldn't it?"

Everyone understands the principle that cooperation benefits both sides while conflict harms both. Unless it's a matter of principle, no one would refuse a win-win situation.

As he spoke, George offered Wayne a toast, saying sincerely:

"Thank you, Wayne. I choose the second option."

"Now, you are my employer."

Now that an agreement had been reached, the conversation between the two became much more casual.

Wayne invited George to stay in his guest room and let him taste his superb cooking skills.

While the two were having dinner together, they also started talking about the allocation of tasks.

"My friend Jinlong will probably have to wait about a week to get here."

Wayne picked up a crispy and tender piece of fried chicken, stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile:

"Tomorrow, go to town and buy some materials to make alchemical bombs or potions, and replenish your supplies for battle."

"Of course, you can also use our Wolf School's bombs and potions; I have a whole warehouse full of them."

George smiled upon hearing this and asked curiously:

"Are you talking about that warehouse on the first floor? To be honest, I was really shocked when I saw what was in that warehouse just now."

"So many bombs, so many potions, what are you preparing all this for? When will we ever run out of them?!"

Wayne shrugged. Of course, he couldn't say it was because he was practicing the byproducts of his skill creation, so he just vaguely said:

"These things were not prepared for this battle."

"After this commission is completed, I have a big mission in the second half of the year that I need my Witcher friends to help me with."

"If you have time then, please come and help me, George."

George neither immediately refused nor immediately agreed, but rather said vaguely:

"If you have time, of course, no problem. However, I need to see what kind of request it is first."

Wayne knew that George was somewhat hesitant, worried that the request he made involved political factors, so he wouldn't easily agree before hearing the details.

Instead of exposing him, he laughed and explained:

"You'll definitely have time, George. My job is to clean up a growing evil god's lair. There are so many monsters inside that I can't handle them all by myself, which is why I'm looking for some friends to help."

"An evil god?"

George frowned upon hearing this. Even in his more than 100 years as a witcher, he had never encountered many missions related to evil gods.

"If they are evil gods, then we must get rid of them as soon as possible. These guys are strange and evil. If we leave them alone, they might cause a large-scale disaster at any time."

Wayne nodded, not dwelling on the topic, and continued:

"Once your equipment and supplies are all ready, George, you can set off first to gather intelligence for our operation in Willen."

"My golden dragon friend and I will meet you in a few days."

"I remember there's a place near Velen called Raven's Den, right? Let's meet outside the gate of Raven's Den."

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(There's another big chapter coming up this afternoon, I need to organize it.)

(End of this chapter)