Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 296 Princess Pavita has disappeared

Upon hearing Julia's question, Wayne merely yawned somewhat boredly and did not immediately give an answer.

A few days ago, when the goddesses were performing their daily exorcisms on him at the temple outside Kaer Mehen, he worked too hard to improve his Divine Blessing skill level. He didn't leave the temple for three consecutive days, which allowed his skill to improve a little more.

The reason for this intense thirst is that Triss, as the Order's chief sorcerer, was not in Kaer Morhen during this period.

After several years of effort and research, the Witcher's mutation formula seems to have made a breakthrough. The sorceress needs to find some cutting-edge experimental equipment and the help of some magic masters.

She took a lot of information and teleported to Aretusa Academy overnight, where she has been staying for half a month.

Wayne felt a bit stifled by the departure of his sorceress lover.

Moreover, the days of recuperating were too boring. Because he couldn't use the chaotic magic power in his body, during these three years, besides handling various affairs of the cult, he spent most of his time honing his skills and learning the theoretical knowledge of various magics.

According to Lani's guidance, the dark magic within him was extremely special. After three years of sealing and suppression, it had gradually become tamed. Due to long-term contact with the chaotic magic within him, it had begun to show signs of fusion.

He just needs to wait a while longer until he can completely suppress the power left behind by Baal. Then he won't need to perform frequent purification and sealing anymore, and he can go to other worlds to find a way to fuse with this power.

Wayne was quite pleased with this, even though his magical skills hadn't improved at all during the three years he was recovering from his injury.

However, under the nourishment of the power of hell, his physical attributes have gradually surpassed the limits of humanity, and compared to three years ago, they have undergone earth-shattering changes.

Even his physical structure has transcended the scope of a witcher. Nourished by hellish magic, he may have overcome genetic barriers and begun to transform into a magical creature.

Moreover, in order to adapt to his new body, Wayne never gave up his pursuit of martial arts in his spare time.

Both his swordsmanship and archery skills have improved by several levels, but due to a lack of ability points, he has not yet unlocked any new skill specializations for himself.

The long period of mundane life has led Wayne to now even somewhat anticipate an unexpected situation that might bring him some excitement.

The Kingdom of Aden had predicted this attack on Kovind several years ago. As two countries that frequently went to war over territorial disputes, this situation was not surprising at all.

Demavia had already shown signs of this years ago; he's just now getting ready.

As for Wayne, both the Kingdom of Aden and the Kingdom of Cordwin were countries that were quite hostile to non-human races.

When the two of them fight, it's just dogs fighting, and no matter the outcome, it makes no difference to him.

Now, after several years of development, the Witcher Order has grown to a considerable size, and with the magical barrier in the Blue Mountains, external disturbances are of no concern to them.

Wayne considered for a few seconds, then waved his hand and said:

"Don't worry about them. Our guild has already taken over the supply of materials to many cities. War is a matter for the nobles themselves. Let them handle it themselves. We can raise prices a bit more and restrict the flow of certain materials to secure more benefits for our guild."

"However, those are things that Sian should be considering."

"You only need to protect our guild's stronghold and fulfill your guard duties. If any nobles dare to have any bad intentions, don't give them any face, just beat them to a pulp."

"This war presents a good opportunity to extend our influence further into this country."

Seeing that Julia seemed somewhat disappointed, Wayne smiled and said:

"I know what you're thinking, but this can't be rushed."

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; the sooner someone jumps out, the sooner they die. Only those who laugh last can achieve final victory."

"Haven't I been telling you to take in those orphans for years?"

"Once the war begins, the number of orphans will definitely increase."

"I will then allocate another sum of money for you to build a new mercenary academy in Cordwin, specifically for training our own mercenaries."

"As for the war, heh, didn't I tell you to plant more intelligence agents in the south?"

"You should know very well that the fighting between Cordwin and Aden is just a small skirmish. The real war that will sweep across the entire north will only begin once the lion in the south is ready."

Julia was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this. Including the members of the Cat Paw Mercenary Group, she controlled more than 20,000 warriors, far exceeding the number of the world's largest mercenary group.

Judging solely from the number of people, they are undoubtedly the number one mercenary group in the entire north, even exceeding the total military strength of many small northern countries.

This is undoubtedly thanks to Lord Wayne's unfathomable wealth and support, and it is also the source of Julia's hard work and dedication.

Unfortunately, as guards of the merchant guild, these people usually dealt with bandits and ruffians or lone monsters, using them only as bodyguards and protectors, and never engaged in a large-scale war.

This gave Julia a sense of regret, as she possessed a peerless weapon but could not participate in actual combat.

As a female officer born in a military academy, Little Cat undoubtedly also dreamed of becoming a general, and Lord Wayne's support was the closest she ever came to that dream.

"Okay, boss, I will focus more attention on those war orphans."

"Nowadays, because the wilderness is too dangerous in the Kingdom of Cordwin, almost all of the trade routes have been controlled by our Wayne Merchant Guild."

"Even if Demavia had the ability to defeat Count Kahn and take his place, he wouldn't have enough soldiers to clear out the monsters and fallen humans in the wild."

"At that time, we will still be in charge of the whole country, and they will not be able to change the status quo."

Seeing that the little cat was still chattering on and on about the current situation, Wayne waved his hand helplessly and said:

"Alright, alright, I know you've worked very hard these past few years and achieved considerable success."

"But for now, we should wait patiently and avoid doing anything unnecessary."

Since her boss had made up his mind, Julia was somewhat disappointed, but she still obediently sat back down in her seat.

At the same time, she turned her attention to herself, to her partner of several years, and now to the Wayne Merchant Guild, whose reputation had spread far and wide in the north, and to Sianna.

However, before Sian, who had once been a young girl but had now grown into a beautiful and dignified noblewoman, could speak,

Geralt, dressed in casual clothes, suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.

He first glanced at Wayne's subordinates sitting around the council table, then hesitated for a moment before quickly walking to Wayne's side and whispering:

"Wayne, Yennefer just received a message from Sintra."

"Princess Paveta seems to have gone missing."

"Queen Calanthe wants to seek our help."

(End of this chapter)