Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 194 Return to Kaer Morhen and Hearthstone Wholesale

The auction for Crusader enchantments didn't feature any scenes of showing off, getting humiliated, or playing dumb to outsmart others.

"Eighty-five gold coins, for the first time!"

"Eighty-five gold coins, for the second time!"

"Eighty-five gold coins, for the third time!"

"Sold! This Crusader Enchanted Scroll has been won by bidder number 101!"

It was just a normal bidding war. When Wayne raised the price of the enchantment scroll, which had a base price of fifty gold coins, to eighty-five gold coins, no one else bid.

Eighty-five gold coins would be a considerable fortune for adventurers who live on the edge, but for Wayne, it was nothing. At a ratio of roughly twenty to one, one Azerothian gold coin was worth about twenty orens, so eighty-five gold coins were worth about seventeen hundred orens.

Well, Wayne was also heartbroken. He had only spent a little over two thousand Orens on his mansion in Vizima, and this one enchanted scroll was almost equivalent to half of that mansion.

However, this is already considered a bargain price.

Because it is still a time of peace, the world of Azeroth has not yet experienced the inflation of later generations, and the prices of most items are very affordable, which even made Wayne addicted to shopping.

Compared to the resource-scarce wizarding world, Azeroth has so many good things.

After lot number 150, the next 50 lots were all excellent items.

However, for Witchers, ordinary weapons and armor are not very meaningful. The steel swords, silver swords, and armor they use are all made from blueprints left over from the Order's time, specially tailored for Witchers. Unless they encounter an overpowered weapon like the Statikk Shiv, some excellent magical weapons are not worth replacing their familiar old partners.

However, besides weapons and equipment, there were still many good items at the auction, such as enchantments for various parts of equipment, gloves, shoulder armor, shoes, belts, chest armor, and cloaks. Although the prices at the auction were inflated, Wayne still bought a set of dragonhide armor for himself. Individual pieces might not seem to provide much of an improvement, but the whole set of armor would indeed significantly boost Wayne's strength.

After acquiring these enchanted scrolls, Wayne developed a strong interest in the enchanting skill. Unfortunately, according to what he learned from Lawrence, these enchanted scrolls were traded from the Magic Kingdom of Dalaran in the Alliance. Stormwind City currently has no enchanters, so if he wanted to learn this skill, he would have to go to Dalaran or the High Elf Kingdom.

This also sparked Wayne's strong interest in the legendary magical kingdom of Dalaran. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough time this year to travel across half of Azeroth to explore Dalaran, so he could only make plans for his next trip to Azeroth.

Besides these enchanted scrolls, there were other very valuable items, such as powerful healing potions and powerful mana potions, five of each type, which cost Wayne over a hundred Azerothian gold coins, equivalent to two thousand Orens—enough for another mansion.

It is said that the potent potion is ten times more effective than the intermediate potion. As long as one is not dead, it can keep one alive. It is carefully crafted by master alchemists, and even those masters produce very little of it.

But what surprised Wayne the most was that the third to last item in the auction was a total of thirteen Hearthstones—yes, Hearthstones that can teleport over long distances.

Upon arriving in the world of Azeroth, Wayne learned that while Hearthstones were quite precious, they weren't rare. Like armor and swords, almost every powerful adventurer or noble could obtain one.

However, these items are also divided into grades. There is the common grade, which is the one most people use on the market. The interval between uses is thirty days, or one month. The rare grade Hearthstone is very rare and is usually monopolized by powerful players. The interval between uses is ten days.

There is also a super Hearthstone, which is extremely rare and can only be used once a day. This type of Hearthstone is basically not available on the market, and no one knows who owns it.

The prices of these Hearthstones are also terrifying. For example, the thirteen ordinary Hearthstones auctioned in this auction house had a starting price of thirty gold coins. In the end, Wayne spent five hundred gold coins to buy ten of them, which is equivalent to almost ten thousand gold coins in Orens. Each Hearthstone costs more than one thousand Orens, a price that ordinary poor Demon Hunters can't even imagine.

Rare Hearthstones typically cost between 800 and 1000 Azerothian gold, and are rarely seen on the market; you might not see one for several years.

As for the more expensive Super Hearthstone, it is said that there is no record of it ever being sold, so its price is unknown.

However, Wayne bought these Hearthstones to give to his brothers in the Wolf School. It is said that each person can only have one. When using it, you just need to hold the Hearthstone in your hands and place it on your heart, and then transmit the belief of returning home to the Hearthstone. Try it a few times, without interruption, and it will take about a minute to take you back to your home.

Therefore, this thing must be used in a safe environment. If you want to use it in battle, you must first get rid of many distractions and ensure your own safety, and be careful not to be ambushed and killed by others.

Furthermore, while Hearthstones can only be bound to one location and cannot be changed, they are not indestructible. As long as you destroy the old Hearthstone and replace it with a new one, you can change the location to be bound to.

Although these Hearthstones were expensive, leaving Wayne heavily in debt, with them, his Wolf School brothers no longer had to waste months each year traveling back and forth.

By the time the auction ended, it was already close to afternoon. Wayne stuffed a large amount of stuff into his spatial bracelet and left Brown Auction House, attracting the attention of many people.

Even in Stormwind, among the nobles, few could spend nearly a thousand gold coins in an afternoon like Wayne did, truly throwing money around.

However, Wayne didn't pay much attention to this. He and Lawrence went to the temple district and found Julie. With the farm girl was a female priest with a rather quiet demeanor, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old.

She inherited the Lawrence family's voluptuous and shapely figure, possessing a devilish physique at a young age. She is none other than Harley Lawrence, the daughter of James, the mayor of Goldshire.

However, Wayne didn't bother flirting with the little girl, and pretended to be a quiet, handsome man the whole time.

The four of them found a high-end restaurant, enjoyed a delicious meal, and then took a carriage back to Goldshire.

A few days later, Wayne returned to the Wizarding World.

Before leaving, he formally bid farewell to some friends in Goldshire and received some parting gifts. Julie took the opportunity to pester him for a long time, almost making Lord Wayne lose himself in her huge breasts.

By the time he returned to Vijma, it was already early November.

Without much delay, he spent a day having a good time with Triss, and another day having an in-depth conversation with the two tree beauties and the goddess of the lake on the island in the middle of the lake. Then, he boarded his magic flying carpet and embarked on his journey back to Kaer Mehen.

Fortunately, thanks to the sustain provided by mana potions and tawny owl potions, Wayne flew through the sky almost without stopping, arriving at the Kingdom of Cordwin and the elven underground ruins where Toluville was located in just one day and two nights.

This time, however, he did not stay in the elven underground ruins for long. He only had time to whisper sweet nothings to the female elven leader and talk about their respective situations before setting off again.

But Lord Wayne wasn't a heartless man. He promised to spend more time with Toruviel in the elven ruins when he set off next year. Moreover, the female elf told him that the elven sorceress Francesca also wanted to see him, as if she had some request for him.

Wayne neither confirmed nor denied this, saying that they would discuss it in detail when they met. Toruville did not insist, and with a hint of pride, she handed Wayne a longbow.

This is a powerful bow made entirely of an unknown wood and metal, with a bow length of about 1.4 meters and a bowstring woven from the sinews of a green dragon mixed with other materials.

As per Wayne's instructions, this bow can only be used by strongmen, and its range is up to 600 meters. If the user is strong enough, it can pierce armor at close range.

"This bow is called the Dragon's Roar Bow. It was made by a master bow maker in Hundred Flowers Valley, who spent nine months crafting it."

Toluviel's tone held a pride in being a master craftsman of her kind. She gently stroked the longbow, its body a blend of black and red, and handed it to Wayne, saying:

"That master said that this bow should be considered the best bow in the entire north, but very few people can bring out its full potential. Not only must one have superb archery skills, but also a great deal of strength."

The female elf said with a sigh:

"I tried several times, but with my strength, I couldn't draw the bow to its full extent and unleash its full potential."

Wayne remained unmoved by Toluviel's words. He picked up the Dragon's Roar Bow, drew an iron arrow from behind the female elf, gripped the bow, and fired.

With just a gentle pull, the beautifully designed bow and arrow were drawn to their full extent.

Then, to Toluville's astonishment and admiration, Wayne spotted a water ghost a few hundred meters away, foraging for food on the riverbank.

With a soft hum of the bowstring, the iron arrow instantly transformed into a black shadow, whistling as it struck the water ghost's head.

However, contrary to Wayne's expectations of piercing the skull, the iron arrow pierced half of the water ghost's skull, exiting from the back of the ghost's head. It then carried the ghost's body backward for about half a meter before crashing into the river.

It was a poor water ghost, it didn't even utter a sound, and it lost its life.

Having witnessed the power of the Dragon's Roar Bow, Wayne nodded with satisfaction, then reached out and embraced Toruvel beside him, kissing her under the adoring gaze of the female elf.

Wayne only released the elf after he had kissed her until her body was limp, and said with satisfaction:

"I really like this bow, Toruville, thank you for the gift."

After thinking for a moment, he took out more than a dozen bottles of intermediate-level healing potions and a pair of exquisite women's leather boots made of an unknown leather from his right-hand spatial bracelet, and handed them to Toruville, saying:

"This is a gift for you."

"These leather boots will make your body lighter, your movement more agile, reduce your fall injuries, and increase your jump height."

"These medicines are fast-acting treatments that are non-toxic and can be used by ordinary people."

"You can keep it with you as an emergency medication, but of course, I hope you won't need it."

Toluville didn't refuse and reached out to take it. She was a woman with a strong and straightforward personality, and she rarely showed her feminine side, even in front of Wayne.

After receiving a jug of specially made cider from the female elf, Wayne left the elven underground ruins and flew into the vast Blue Mountains, braving the winter winds.

After struggling in the cold wind for half a day, the castle etched in the hearts of all the wolf school demon hunters finally slowly came into Wayne's view.

He exhaled hot breath as he lowered his altitude, landing just in the castle courtyard, when a voice, though aged, warmed Wayne's heart.

"Welcome home, child."

"However, you're back really late this year. Everyone's waiting for you in the castle."

(Burn paper money during the day, write more at night.)

(End of this chapter)