Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 163 Keira and Triss's Discussion

Inside Wayne Manor, Wayne summoned his old butler, Ford, to the study.

After a brief conversation, Old Ford gave Wayne a slight bow and said with a serious expression:

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wayne."

"While you are away, I will take good care of all the affairs of the manor for you."

"I will keep detailed records of every expense and income; please trust my professional ethics."

Wayne waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Don't be so formal, Old Ford, my friend. Of course I trust you, otherwise I wouldn't have entrusted so many things to you."

"After I leave, White Fang and Robin will remain in the manor. Robin is strong enough now; she can feed herself in the forest, so there's no need to prepare food for her. But I'll leave White Fang to you."

"Oh, and those herbs I brought back from other places, you should also send people to expand their planting area as soon as possible. It would be best to add a few more planting areas before I return."

"As for other things, they are minor matters. I will be away for about six months this time. Next time, I may bring one or two acquaintances back to help you manage the manor and reduce your burden."

The old hobbit, upon hearing this, felt no offense; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"That would be best, Mr. Wayne. To be honest, just managing the planting area has already taken a lot of my energy. It would be great if someone could help me."

"This old man wants to live a few more years."

After quickly settling the issues at Wayne Manor, Wayne arrived at a mysterious room on the first floor.

To others, this room appears to be just an ordinary library, containing many bookshelves and various books.

However, in Wayne's eyes, the very center of this room is the spatial rift through which he enters and exits this world. One of the important purposes of building Wayne Manor was to control this spatial passage within his own territory.

In the future, once the entire manor is staffed with people he can trust, no one will be able to discover his secret of traveling between the two worlds.

After confirming that there was nothing else to explain, Wayne took a deep breath, activated his abilities, and returned to the wizarding world.

………………

In the city of Vigemar, at Triss's mansion.

A female sorceress, dressed in a light purple nightgown, sat by the window, holding a glass of red wine in one hand and resting her chin on her other, gazing at the moon outside the window with a hint of boredom.

Across from her, Kayla, also dressed only in a thin white lace nightgown, sat at the table, fiddling with the fruit on her plate with a silver fork. She yawned somewhat boredly and said:

"What are you going to do, Triss?"

"The king can't wait any longer. He's preparing to post public notices throughout the country, searching for someone who can lift the curse of the vampire bird."

"Doing this would undoubtedly hand over a handle to other feudal nobles. At that time, some despicable scoundrels would definitely take the opportunity to stir up trouble, exaggerate the impact of this matter, and tarnish the king's reputation."

"I feel that as royal advisors to the King, we should not allow such a thing to happen."

Upon hearing this, Triss continued to gaze at the moon in the sky without speaking, seemingly lost in thought.

Kayla, seeing that she didn't answer, didn't mind and continued:

"Some ministers suggested that we should kill the vampire bird directly, since it has been almost three years and more than eighty people have died at the hands of this monster."

"Now, every month, they also use death row inmates from the prison to satisfy this monster's bloodlust."

"This has already caused dissatisfaction among many nobles and ministers."

"As you know, what happened between King Foltest and his sister was already a scandal. Now their child has become a monster. If this matter continues to ferment and is exploited by those with ulterior motives, it might cause a major upheaval."

Seeing that Triss, sitting by the window, still looked lost in thought despite all her talking, Kayla couldn't help but frown and say loudly:

"Hey! Triss, I'm talking to you about serious business!"

"Look at you now, all lovestruck and infatuated. Do you have any of the spirit of a sorceress left?"

"It's only been a little over four months since I last saw him. If you're really that thirsty, with our beauty and status, don't you have plenty of men waiting for you to choose from?"

"While you're here missing him, that little bastard is probably having a great time in some bitch's bed."

Hearing Kayla say this, Triss turned her gaze away from the moon, sighed with a hint of melancholy, but instead of discussing Wayne's situation with Kayla, she said:

"Kayla, King Foltest is a very stubborn man. No matter what we think, as long as that vampire bird is still his daughter, he will never agree to let anyone kill that vampire bird until he has completely given up on her."

"Unfortunately, we have very few records about this cursed creature, the vampire bird."

"I consulted many books, but I still couldn't find a way to break this curse."

"This situation is likely to continue for a long time until things take a turn for the better."

After saying this, Triss looked at Keira. She had a better political sense than Keira and had been a royal advisor for a longer time, so she understood the king's personality better.

So, he continued to persuade them:

"The best solution now is to find a way to lift the curse of the vampire bird and help the king rescue his princess."

"If you think you can get rid of the king's troubles by killing the vampire bird, you'll only offend him completely and won't gain anything."

"Kayla, you need to understand that it is not the nobles who gave us power, but the Brotherhood of Sorcerers and the King. You need to figure out who we should be loyal to."

After hearing Triss's explanation, Keira remained silent and pondered for a long time, finally understanding the problem. Then she looked at the red-haired sorceress with a rather complicated expression.

Because of Wayne, the former colleague-friend relationship between the two has become somewhat distant. However, also because of Wayne, their relationship has shed much of the pretense and pretense, and they can now openly and seriously discuss things that ordinary friends would never talk about.

Perhaps, to some extent, their relationship has become closer.

At least in the past, Triss might have given her a brief reminder or two on political issues like this, but she would never have been as thorough as she is now.

Thinking of this, Kayla wasn't an ungrateful person. She coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness in her tone, and then said with a slightly solemn tone:

"Thank you for reminding me, Triss. It seems we'll need to find an expert in curses to resolve this issue."

Triss also smiled. Actually, she felt more awkward than Kayla when facing her. After all, Wayne was Kayla's lover at first, and it was through Kayla that she met the Witcher.

Therefore, she always felt inexplicably indebted to this junior.

For Keira, Triss was not only one of her few close friends in Vizima, but also her senior colleague who had helped her in many ways.

Although she didn't handle the situation with Wayne the puppy poorly, it didn't diminish her affection for Triss.

Kayla had drunk a bit too much red wine today, and after abstaining from sex for about two or three months, she felt a fire slowly burning inside her.

Just as the battle inside the room was escalating.

A slightly mocking voice came from outside.

"You two have certainly given me a surprise. Did I come at the wrong time?"

(End of this chapter)