Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 217 Master-Level Mission: The Runaway Princess

Before the plot unfolded, Wayne had no intention of causing trouble. He simply sneaked into the palace, wandered around the magnificent palace, and casually selected some jewelry from the palace's treasury.

After meeting the beautiful Princess Elizabeth and getting to know the king and the villain, he casually placed a magical mark on the princess.

It wasn't that he was lusting after the princess's beauty; it was just that since he was already here, he should at least get a higher-level mission to make up for the few days he had wasted.

Five days passed quickly. Just as Wayne was thinking about whether he should return to the Wizarding World first, say hello to his acquaintances in Beauclair, and then deal with the mission in this world.

The riot he had been anticipating for days finally happened.

That day, Wayne was leisurely watching a show at a circus in the royal city. It was a performance by a group of medieval clowns, and it was quite interesting, to be honest.

This gave Wayne an idea: he wanted to take some novels, scripts, and literary works from this world back with him, whether as gifts, as plagiarists, or even as famous writers and literary giants to make a name for himself and gain unexpected profits.

However, just as he was engrossed in watching the play, a large group of soldiers and guards suddenly ran through the streets, armed with weapons, and began searching for suspicious persons in various shops. They also sealed off all the city gates of the entire royal city, making the residents of the royal city very nervous.

Clearly, the plot of the movie has begun. If he remembers correctly, it seems that a monk stole the magic bean that could connect to the territory of the giants in the sky, intending to take it to the monastery to destroy it or something. However, he was chased by soldiers along the way and quite coincidentally ended up in the hands of the movie's male protagonist.

The crown was stolen by Roderick, who was likely to marry the princess. This guy was a bad seed and wanted to use the power of the giants to overthrow the current king and rule the entire kingdom.

So Wayne decided to wait until the time was right, then he could kill Roderick, get the crown, and complete another mission along the way.

Anyway, once night fell and the magical vine grew strong enough to form a path to the heavens, it would be his turn to take action.

So Wayne ignored the chaos outside and leisurely returned to his rented hotel, where he read a book and waited to see how things would unfold.

Soon, evening arrived, and a sudden downpour began. Seeing this, Wayne knew it was almost time.

The magic bean that the male protagonist obtained was stimulated to grow by the torrential rain in the sky, forming a huge magical vine.

He changed into a rainproof leather armor and put on a rain-proof cloak. He then controlled a magic flying carpet and left the inn, also flying away from the capital city of the Kingdom of Abiran and heading towards the outskirts of the city.

Things progressed smoothly, and before long, in Wayne's dark vision, a huge magical vine suddenly began to grow rapidly two or three kilometers away from the royal city. It grew at a speed of almost one or two meters per second, and in just a few minutes, it grew to a height of one or two hundred meters, connecting the sky and the earth, which was very conspicuous.

Upon seeing the magical vine, he didn't wait any longer and flew towards that location on his magic carpet.

Although flying in the downpour was quite troublesome, the two or three kilometers passed in the blink of an eye. In about ten minutes, Wayne flew to the foot of the magical vine that had grown to almost a thousand meters tall and penetrated deep into the clouds, and saw the mess at the base of the vine.

As expected, Wayne found the male protagonist, who had fallen unconscious, on the muddy ground.

It was truly bad luck for this guy. He was tricked by the runaway monk into trading his own horse for some useless magic bean. As a result, while he was at home, the magic bean fell into the soil below his house and was then hit by a heavy rain. This rain sent his house, along with Princess Elizabeth, who had run away from her arranged marriage and sought shelter at his house, all of them flying into the sky and into the territory of the giants.

Upon seeing the main character, Wayne didn't stand on ceremony. While he was still unconscious, he searched his body and found the remaining five magic beans. These were valuable items, almost one of the most valuable treasures in the movie.

Moreover, these are magical items that current monks can no longer create; they are virtually unique and will never be obtained again.

It would be too wasteful to leave these magic beans for the people of this world to use. Perhaps he could take them back and have the sorcerers study them to see if they could be replicated. If so, even using them as engineering weapons would be extremely powerful.

After obtaining the magic bean, Wayne looked up at the magical vines that had already soared into the sky, but did not choose to climb up immediately.

He hasn't even received the assignment yet, and he's already doing the work now—it's such a waste!

So he took the magic flying carpet again, found a place nearby to take shelter from the rain, and entered a meditative state.

Soon, the next day arrived. The downpour had ended, and the morning sunlight, mixed with the fragrance of rain-soaked earth, wafted into Wayne's nostrils.

He opened his eyes and stepped out of the shelter from the rain. The fragrance of more plants wafted towards him, sweeping away the gloom of the previous night's downpour.

Looking up, a group of knights dressed in fine equipment had arrived at the place where the vines had grown last night. The one in the lead, wearing a golden helmet and armor, was none other than King Blavel of Abiran.

Seeing that the main characters had arrived, Wayne changed into his rather magnificent green dragon armor, slung the massive Excalibur on his back, boarded the magic carpet, and flew towards them.

This operation was not intended to be concealed, so Wayne did not fly very high, only a dozen meters above the ground. When he was about two hundred meters away from the king, he was spotted by the soldiers around the king.

The Kingdom of Abrian is quite strong. Not only do they have knights in full plate armor, but almost all of the royal guards are also equipped with iron armor. All of them are standard equipment. Although the quality is not particularly good, their technological level has reached a certain level, which is much stronger than some countries in the Wizarding World.

Moreover, just as he had said before, four large repeating ballistae were installed on the walls of the royal city. They were quite powerful and could even kill giants. Wayne planned to take one back to study before leaving. If there hadn't been a shortage of space for his spatial bracelet, he would have taken them all.

Seeing Wayne flying over on a magic carpet, not only the king, but also the guards, soldiers, and even the general were all very surprised. Some soldiers even opened their mouths wide, as if they had witnessed some kind of miracle.

In this world, magic is just a legend, existing only in stories. To see someone who can fly in the sky is undoubtedly a phenomenon that overturns their understanding.

However, Wayne's armor was both magnificent and imposing, and he himself was tall, handsome, and human, so he did not arouse much hostility.

Upon seeing Wayne, not everyone was so slow to react. King Brawell and General Hamilton, the bespectacled man beside him, were the first to react.

The elderly general, being the most cautious, turned and shouted to all the soldiers:

"Stay alert!"

"Protect the King!"

Then, together with Captain Emont of the Royal Guard, who had also reacted, they drew their weapons and stood in front of the King, watching Wayne flying overhead with wary expressions.

Royal Guard Captain Emont drew his crossbow from his back, aimed it at Wayne, and shouted:

"Don't come any closer, stranger. Before you stands King Blavel of the Kingdom of Abiran."

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Faced with the people's wariness, Wayne slowly slowed down his magic carpet, stopping it about thirty or forty meters away from them. Then he lowered his altitude, jumped off the carpet, and landed on the ground.

After they had both sized each other up, he turned to the king, who was clad in golden armor, and spoke:

"Your Majesty King Bravel, I mean no harm. You may address me as Master Wayne."

"I came here because I discovered this magical vine."

He glanced indifferently at the soldiers surrounding the king, then said:

"You can think of me as a wizard, a user of magic, like in a story. I'm here to deal with the giants in the sky."

Upon hearing Wayne accurately mention the magical vines, the giants, including the king and general present, immediately frowned and asked incredulously:

"A race of giants?"

"Could the giants described in the stories really exist?"

King Brabant had just learned from the male protagonist, Jack, that his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, had been taken to the sky by magical vines. Upon hearing about the giants, he became even more worried about his daughter's safety.

Wayne's expression remained unchanged; he simply pointed to the enormous magical vine that had already reached into the sky and said:

"Didn't you already mention this magical vine in the stories you've left behind hundreds of years ago?"

"This is not a story, but a true event that happened in the past."

"Since these magical vines exist, isn't it normal that giants also exist?"

After saying that, Wayne looked at the king again and said directly:

"Your Majesty, I am about to enter the Giant Kingdom by following this magical vine. The giants are extremely powerful, so I must do my reconnaissance beforehand."

"Your Kingdom of Abirian had better prepare for the arrival of the giants on the surface."

After saying that, Wayne prepared to bypass the king and his soldiers and head towards the location of the magical vines.

Of course, this was just a ploy to lure him in. If he really wanted to climb up, he would have started taking action last night. Now he was just waiting for the king to ask him for help.

As it turned out, Princess Elizabeth, as the King's only daughter, was indeed very much loved.

When King Bravel saw Wayne remount the magic carpet, seemingly wanting to fly directly onto the magic vines...

Although he still harbored many doubts and didn't believe what Wayne said, he still spoke loudly:

"Master Wayne, if you wish to reach the top of this magical vine, to the giant's kingdom you speak of..."

"Please, please rescue my daughter, Elizabeth."

"I am willing to pay you a thousand gold coins as a reward."

When the king announced the reward, the surrounding soldiers erupted in uproar.

Upon hearing this, Wayne remained outwardly calm, but he was actually somewhat surprised by the king's offer.

After living in the capital for a while, he discovered that gold coins had a very high purchasing power and were of high purity, unlike the crudely made, low-quality gold coins exported from the north. An ordinary packhorse could be bought for just two gold coins, and that was a high price.

A reward of one thousand gold coins is an astronomical figure that is unimaginable for ordinary people.

However, it would be laughable to think that Wayne could be satisfied with such a small amount of money.

He remembered very clearly that the giants in the sky had filled an entire room with gold and silver treasures when they entered the castle. These were the riches that these giants had plundered when they ravaged the world hundreds of years ago. These things would undoubtedly become his spoils of war. Compared to this wealth, these thousand gold coins were just a drop in the ocean.

However, as the king's voice faded, a system notification sounded in Wayne's mind.

Ding! The quest "Rescue the Runaway Princess" (Master Level) has been triggered.

Accept or not?

Wayne didn't hesitate; this was exactly what he had been waiting for.

After immediately accepting the task given to him by the system, Wayne calmly looked at King Bravel and casually waved his hand. Tens of thousands of gold coins appeared on the ground, forming a small mountain. Each gold coin was golden and the pile on the ground reached the chest of an ordinary person.

This scene immediately stunned everyone present. Such a large amount of gold coins was something that probably only His Majesty the King had the privilege of seeing in his own treasury.

Ordinary people have never seen such a scene before.

Of course, Wayne is currently in debt and doesn't have that many gold coins on hand; this is just a loan he took from Vivian to make up the numbers.

Seeing the stunned soldiers and king present, Lord Wayne waved his hand again, and the mountain of gold coins disappeared, returning to his purse.

After greatly elevating his own image, he said in a calm tone:

"Your Majesty King Bravel, do you believe a wizard of my power would lack gold or power?"

"However, I will rescue your daughter, Princess Elizabeth, and I will also deal with the giants in the giants' territory."

"Just remember, you owe me a favor, and I'll ask you for it when I need it."

(No more for today, 10,000 words tomorrow!)

(End of this chapter)